What's for Dinner? - Page 94

Gravdigr · 11-13-2014, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigV

A store-roasted whole chicken

Man, are those things handy as hell, or what? Price-Less/IGA's whole chickens absolutely rock.

BigV · 11-13-2014, 08:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gravdigr

Man, are those things handy as hell, or what? Price-Less/IGA's whole chickens absolutely rock.

The price of each chicken, approximately the same size, a whole chicken, one roasted, one uncooked... the difference was about a quarter. WTF. I spend more than twenty-five cents cooking it and then cleaning the pan. For that matter, I don't even have to include the cost of a dirty dish for the first meal cause I start butchering it right in that clamshell bucket it get sold in. nom fucking nom.

Now.

It's not the BEST roasted chicken, I make a tastier, juicier chicken than one that's been mass produced and parked in hotplate purgatory. But. The convenience/grub factor is way, waaay higher.

glatt · 11-14-2014, 07:42 AM

Super Pollo Chicken is a local rotisserie chicken place two blocks from us, and when we don't know what we're having for dinner, I'll often walk there and pick up a whole chicken. They taste way better than the supermarket ones, but are a couple bucks more. Somehow they know how many to cook up, so they are taking them fresh off the spit just as you get there at dinner time.

orthodoc · 11-13-2014, 08:26 PM

Leek risotto. Chicken Marsala, made from scratch. Can't argue with that.

Clodfobble · 11-14-2014, 11:42 AM

I would not be able to resist calling that place "super chicken chicken" if I lived near one.

glatt · 11-14-2014, 11:47 AM

Yeah. We can't resist either.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-14-2014, 01:52 PM

Huh? Oh, pollo is chicken in Spanish... nevermind

Clodfobble · 11-14-2014, 08:19 PM

And the La Brea Tar Pits translates to The "the tar" Tar Pits.

Gravdigr · 11-15-2014, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

And the La Brea Tar Pits translates to The "the tar" Tar Pits.

Have I been putting my fish in La Brea Tar sauce?

Gravdigr · 11-15-2014, 01:49 PM

Anyone ever eaten at Pollos Hermanos?

sad_winslow · 11-16-2014, 06:11 AM

Food today was a downer. I ate at a burger place I hadn't tried before, and their schtick is to try and sell fancied-up mini-burgers, not much bigger than a slider, for relatively obscene amounts of money. $10 for a two mini-burger, boring fries, and drink combo. It felt like an appetizer. It was technically executed well on the cookery side, but I left hungry. And they're doing that awful new west coast thing where they decorate with concrete and brushed metal everything, so it's ugly and the acoustics are terrible to boot. It was a weirdly depressing experience.

Food generally should not be depressing, with two notable and delicious exceptions, both sandwiches from Frisch's Big Boy. First and foremost, the Brawny Lad: a burger on a dark brown rye bun with a slab of onion. That's it. It's short, squat, and brown, like an old shoe, and it is a marvel to behold on a white plate. Stark but filling, and tastes surprisingly good. The other is the Swiss Miss, which is the Brawny Lad's slightly perkier cousin for those with a little pep still in their step. It trades the onion for a slice of swiss cheese and a little shredded lettuce and secret (tartar) sauce.

Even then, it's important to recognize that the Brawny Lad and Swiss Miss aren't sandwiches of despair, but meals of grim determination. When you order your Brawny Lad you know you're low in the world, but you set your teeth and you bear through it, and you come out a better person on the other side. You don't leave feeling hopeful, exactly, but you at least leave feeling tenacious and maybe even a little absolved, in a Protestant sort of way. They are exactly what you needed.

The mini-burgers tonight, though, just left me feeling hungry and a little dirty. Like I needed a Brawny Lad.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-16-2014, 10:18 AM

Do it or don't, but never ever ever, mini anything.

Gravdigr · 11-16-2014, 03:11 PM

I kinda like the mini-beef and mini-chicken quesadillas from the new $1 menu at Taco Bell.

Reasonably tasty and filling for a buck. Just don't travel very far with them. They're wrapped twice in foil to keep them warm, but, the tortilla tends to stick to the foil, and it wants to peel away with the foil.

BigV · 11-16-2014, 05:46 PM

Twil got the fixins for caprese sandwiches. We'll have those with cider, or maybe red wine

infinite monkey · 11-16-2014, 10:22 PM

I won't eat any sandwich that is called a 'slider' or is referred to as 'like a slider." I mean, that's just gross. It's supposed to just slide down your throat, like oysters? Ugh. No. Never. It's a texture vs. value thing.

I think that term originated from that damn White Castle. Won't eat that crap either.

11-13-2014, 08:26 PM	#4
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	Leek risotto. Chicken Marsala, made from scratch. Can't argue with that. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

11-14-2014, 11:42 AM	#5
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I would not be able to resist calling that place "super chicken chicken" if I lived near one. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

11-14-2014, 01:52 PM	#7
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Huh? Oh, pollo is chicken in Spanish... nevermind __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-14-2014, 08:19 PM	#8
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	And the La Brea Tar Pits translates to The "the tar" Tar Pits. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

11-15-2014, 01:49 PM	#10
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Anyone ever eaten at Pollos Hermanos? __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

11-14-2014, 07:42 AM	#3
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Super Pollo Chicken is a local rotisserie chicken place two blocks from us, and when we don't know what we're having for dinner, I'll often walk there and pick up a whole chicken. They taste way better than the supermarket ones, but are a couple bucks more. Somehow they know how many to cook up, so they are taking them fresh off the spit just as you get there at dinner time.

11-14-2014, 11:47 AM	#6
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Yeah. We can't resist either.

11-16-2014, 06:11 AM	#11
sad_winslow Big McLargeHuge Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: california, USA Posts: 203	Food today was a downer. I ate at a burger place I hadn't tried before, and their schtick is to try and sell fancied-up mini-burgers, not much bigger than a slider, for relatively obscene amounts of money. $10 for a two mini-burger, boring fries, and drink combo. It felt like an appetizer. It was technically executed well on the cookery side, but I left hungry. And they're doing that awful new west coast thing where they decorate with concrete and brushed metal everything, so it's ugly and the acoustics are terrible to boot. It was a weirdly depressing experience. Food generally should not be depressing, with two notable and delicious exceptions, both sandwiches from Frisch's Big Boy. First and foremost, the Brawny Lad: a burger on a dark brown rye bun with a slab of onion. That's it. It's short, squat, and brown, like an old shoe, and it is a marvel to behold on a white plate. Stark but filling, and tastes surprisingly good. The other is the Swiss Miss, which is the Brawny Lad's slightly perkier cousin for those with a little pep still in their step. It trades the onion for a slice of swiss cheese and a little shredded lettuce and secret (tartar) sauce. Even then, it's important to recognize that the Brawny Lad and Swiss Miss aren't sandwiches of despair, but meals of grim determination. When you order your Brawny Lad you know you're low in the world, but you set your teeth and you bear through it, and you come out a better person on the other side. You don't leave feeling hopeful, exactly, but you at least leave feeling tenacious and maybe even a little absolved, in a Protestant sort of way. They are exactly what you needed. The mini-burgers tonight, though, just left me feeling hungry and a little dirty. Like I needed a Brawny Lad.

11-16-2014, 10:18 AM	#12
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Do it or don't, but never ever ever, mini anything. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-16-2014, 03:11 PM	#13
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	I kinda like the mini-beef and mini-chicken quesadillas from the new $1 menu at Taco Bell. Reasonably tasty and filling for a buck. Just don't travel very far with them. They're wrapped twice in foil to keep them warm, but, the tortilla tends to stick to the foil, and it wants to peel away with the foil. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

11-16-2014, 05:46 PM	#14
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Twil got the fixins for caprese sandwiches. We'll have those with cider, or maybe red wine __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

11-16-2014, 10:22 PM	#15
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	I won't eat any sandwich that is called a 'slider' or is referred to as 'like a slider." I mean, that's just gross. It's supposed to just slide down your throat, like oysters? Ugh. No. Never. It's a texture vs. value thing. I think that term originated from that damn White Castle. Won't eat that crap either.

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)