Hey Steel Shank!

[Hank_Hill 18487]

 

Two bean and cheese with homemade refrieds and an Irish cup of Joe. Type of breakfast that makes a man feel like he can accomplish anything with his day, or take a nap...dealers choice.

Edited April 29, 2020 by Hank_Hill

[futureman 22415]

38 minutes ago, 4th&Five said:

my mom thought this was fine dining for most of my childhood...

tuna helper > hamburger helper 

 

it is absolutely fine dining. 

[4th&Five 41459]

I ate too much of it and never want to see it again. I’d crush some HH spaghetti though. I used to make sandwiches out of that stuff. 

[4th&Five 41459]

Borkage

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[RPM 26222]

Like I said, ymmv, but hot tuna... with cheese... is just... wrong.

[Orange&White 5516]

2 hours ago, 4th&Five said:

my mom thought this was fine dining for most of my childhood...

I don't know why they call this stuff Tuna Helper. It does just fine by itself.

[Cheeseweasel 26437]

16 minutes ago, Orange&White said:

I don't know why they call this stuff Tuna Helper. It does just fine by itself.

[Horn Draoi 254]

17 hours ago, cam4mav said:

I think HEB has something in the same vein I read on here or shaggy years ago if you're in HEB land. I'm in Seattle so I don't know if it's similar. 

Basically it's this.

3 Avocados

1 cup mayo

1/2 cup water

2 serranos

half an average size cilantro bunch

1 green onion

1/4 cup pickled jalapenos

1 tbsp pickled jalapeno jar juice

salt, pepper, garlic powder (plenty!), onion powder (less than GP unless no green onion)

Juice 2 key limes or 1 reg lime

blend it, taste it, adjust as you want. Rough ratio's above, it's very easy to adjust after tasting. less serrano for kids, etc. 

 

Copied it from a line cook at a restaurant I worked at in Tucson AZ years ago in college. Call it Andy Salsa, he's a gangster. 

 

Great, thanks!  Might make a tuna melt edible

[cam4mav 770]

3 hours ago, Horn Draoi said:

Great, thanks!  Might make a tuna melt edible

nice little tuna melt with some tomato slices in there and dip that sumbitch in a crap ton o sauce. yessir

[Jameslaw121 4445]

First attempt at cfs. And first time making cream gravy. Gravy was a little thick but didn't want to add any more milk because it was right at the taste I wanted

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[irishtexan 11445]

[Dutch 4465]

Yep, I’d eat that.

[Bash Riprock 1695]

1 hour ago, Jameslaw121 said:

First attempt at cfs. And first time making cream gravy. Gravy was a little thick but didn't want to add any more milk because it was right at the taste I wanted

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I'd say strong, to quite strong?

[Bash Riprock 1695]

Cheesy Tater Soup

[Kennythetiger 9334]

11 hours ago, 4th&Five said:

my mom thought this was fine dining for most of my childhood...

My mom would put peas in that and fuck it all up. 

[BurntOrange&White 39647]

I like when the gravy is real thick on cfs. When you get a runny gravy it takes away from the crispiness of the CFS.

[Hank_Hill 18487]

Gravy on the side always for that reason 

[Brisketexan 104590]

11 hours ago, Bevo VIII said:

I like when the gravy is real thick on cfs. When you get a runny gravy it takes away from the crispiness of the CFS.

Actually, it should be Goldilocks gravy -- not too thick, not too thin.....JUST right.

And to make it even weirder, if you are a South Texas mexican like my dad.....you mix ketchup in the gravy.  This is a man who doesn't eat ketchup on anything, but when we get CFS, there it is.  He's been doing that since childhood, and so do all of his running buddies from down there.  It's a local thing, and I've seen a bunch of em do it.

[PantsTent 2002]

A small bowl of Funyun pie

[PantsTent 2002]

bork

Edited April 30, 2020 by PantsTent

[PantsTent 2002]

bork, bork

Edited April 30, 2020 by PantsTent

[PantsTent 2002]

....aaaannnddd Bork

Edited April 30, 2020 by PantsTent

[Jameslaw121 4445]

FYI: left over CFS and mashed potatoes cold for lunch does not suck

[Dutch 4465]

That gravy, and the CFS, looks good, jameslaw; I'd go back for seconds. 

Brief aside: Am I in the minority in liking my gravy heavily peppered? I find the creaminess and richness of a well-made CFS or CFC with cream gravy needs some heat from pepper (and occasionally a hot sauce like Valentina's) to provide balance.  Thoughts?

[Brisketexan 104590]

Just now, Dutch said:

That gravy, and the CFS, looks good, jameslaw; I'd go back for seconds. 

Brief aside: Am I in the minority in liking my gravy heavily peppered? I find the creaminess and richness of a well-made CFS or CFC with cream gravy needs some heat from pepper (and occasionally a hot sauce like Valentina's) to provide balance.  Thoughts?

I always pepper up my cream gravy.  Always.

[TPCJ007 48]

1 hour ago, Brisketexan said:

Actually, it should be Goldilocks gravy -- not too thick, not too thin.....JUST right.

And to make it even weirder, if you are a South Texas mexican like my dad.....you mix ketchup in the gravy.  This is a man who doesn't eat ketchup on anything, but when we get CFS, there it is.  He's been doing that since childhood, and so do all of his running buddies from down there.  It's a local thing, and I've seen a bunch of em do it.

I've heard they put ketchup on tamales in South Texas.

[Jameslaw121 4445]

31 minutes ago, Dutch said:

That gravy, and the CFS, looks good, jameslaw; I'd go back for seconds. 

Brief aside: Am I in the minority in liking my gravy heavily peppered? I find the creaminess and richness of a well-made CFS or CFC with cream gravy needs some heat from pepper (and occasionally a hot sauce like Valentina's) to provide balance.  Thoughts?

Plus one on the heavily peppered and salted. For an extra kick, when I've made fried chicken before, Adding Crystals (Or cholula) to the egg wash helps a little bit. I can't do that when the wife and kids eat my food though. Or red pepper flakes in the flour 

[Whatever 700]

Actually, it should be Goldilocks gravy -- not too thick, not too thin.....JUST right.
And to make it even weirder, if you are a South Texas mexican like my dad.....you mix ketchup in the gravy.  This is a man who doesn't eat ketchup on anything, but when we get CFS, there it is.  He's been doing that since childhood, and so do all of his running buddies from down there.  It's a local thing, and I've seen a bunch of em do it.

I’m from CenTex and I’ve been mixing gretchup on my CFS my entire life. It’s the only way I eat it.

Also, queso is pretty damn tasty on a CFS.


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[Whatever 700]

Actually, it should be Goldilocks gravy -- not too thick, not too thin.....JUST right.
And to make it even weirder, if you are a South Texas mexican like my dad.....you mix ketchup in the gravy.  This is a man who doesn't eat ketchup on anything, but when we get CFS, there it is.  He's been doing that since childhood, and so do all of his running buddies from down there.  It's a local thing, and I've seen a bunch of em do it.

I’m from CenTex and I’ve been mixing gretchup on my CFS my entire life. It’s the only way I eat it.

Also, queso is pretty damn tasty on a CFS.


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[Whatever 700]

Actually, it should be Goldilocks gravy -- not too thick, not too thin.....JUST right.
And to make it even weirder, if you are a South Texas mexican like my dad.....you mix ketchup in the gravy.  This is a man who doesn't eat ketchup on anything, but when we get CFS, there it is.  He's been doing that since childhood, and so do all of his running buddies from down there.  It's a local thing, and I've seen a bunch of em do it.

I’m from CenTex and I’ve been mixing gretchup on my CFS my entire life. It’s the only way I eat it.

Also, queso is pretty damn tasty on a CFS.


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[Braff Zacklin 13414]

54 minutes ago, Dutch said:

Brief aside: Am I in the minority in liking my gravy heavily peppered?

 Country/cream gravy should be heavily peppered by default. Anybody who tells you otherwise should be shot.

[Whatever 700]

Actually, it should be Goldilocks gravy -- not too thick, not too thin.....JUST right.
And to make it even weirder, if you are a South Texas mexican like my dad.....you mix ketchup in the gravy.  This is a man who doesn't eat ketchup on anything, but when we get CFS, there it is.  He's been doing that since childhood, and so do all of his running buddies from down there.  It's a local thing, and I've seen a bunch of em do it.

I’m from CenTex and I’ve been mixing gretchup on my CFS my entire life. It’s the only way I eat it.

Also, queso is pretty damn tasty on a CFS.


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[Whatever 700]

Actually, it should be Goldilocks gravy -- not too thick, not too thin.....JUST right.
And to make it even weirder, if you are a South Texas mexican like my dad.....you mix ketchup in the gravy.  This is a man who doesn't eat ketchup on anything, but when we get CFS, there it is.  He's been doing that since childhood, and so do all of his running buddies from down there.  It's a local thing, and I've seen a bunch of em do it.

I’m from CenTex and I’ve been mixing gretchup on my CFS my entire life. It’s the only way I eat it.

Also, queso is pretty damn tasty on a CFS.


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[Whatever 700]

Sorry for the sextuple post or whatever. Fucking Tapa.


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[Whatever 700]

I've heard they put ketchup on tamales in South Texas.

I know CenTex folks that put ketchup on enchiladas. It’s not for me though.


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[formermav43 4599]

1 hour ago, Dutch said:

That gravy, and the CFS, looks good, jameslaw; I'd go back for seconds. 

Brief aside: Am I in the minority in liking my gravy heavily peppered? I find the creaminess and richness of a well-made CFS or CFC with cream gravy needs some heat from pepper (and occasionally a hot sauce like Valentina's) to provide balance.  Thoughts?

No way. I don't think it's possible to use too much black pepper in cream gravy. I don't stop until my hand gets tired of grinding it (yeah, I know...I tried to phrase that multiple ways, but it's unavoidable).

[Whatever 700]

No way. I don't think it's possible to use too much black pepper in cream gravy. I don't stop until my hand gets tired of grinding it (yeah, I know...I tried to phrase that multiple ways, but it's unavoidable).

Agreed. Same goes for a salad with ranch. Impossible to over-pepper.


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[threesheets 1652]

17 hours ago, Kennythetiger said:

My mom would put peas in that and fuck it all up. 

Any kid that grew up in this country in the 60s-80s should get a medal of valor for eating the shit our mother's would whip up at home.  Especially the 60s.  Jello salads, "chicken a la king," all that shit.  Luckily I was an 80s kid, so the crazy shit that these companies were tricking housewives into making (torturing their families with) at home had tapered off quite a bit.  Still "kit" meals, but at least we were getting sloppy joes and Rice A Roni.

[Jameslaw121 4445]

^^^^^^ These guys fuck

[formermav43 4599]

You can say that again.

 

Edit: this made more sense when there was a quadruple post.

Edited April 30, 2020 by formermav43

[Brisketexan 104590]

5 minutes ago, threesheets said:

Any kid that grew up in this country in the 60s-80s should get a medal of valor for eating the shit our mother's would whip up at home.  Especially the 60s.  Jello salads, "chicken a la king," all that shit.  Luckily I was an 80s kid, so the crazy shit that these companies were tricking housewives into making (torturing their families with) at home had tapered off quite a bit.  Still "kit" meals, but at least we were getting sloppy joes and Rice A Roni.

Absolutely.  My mother had a paperback cookbook called "the hotdog cookbook."  It was everything you can imagine...and less.  It had a handful of recipes for the underlying dish -- mac and cheese, scrambled eggs, etc.   What made it the "hotdog cookbook?"  Ever fucking recipe ended with the same goddamned line: "cut up 3-4 hotdogs, stir into [whatever the fuck you made]."

1 -- that cookbook was clearly the pinnacle of modern convenience cooking at the time.

2 -- man, I fucking wish we still had that book, for the comedic value alone.

Also, if you don't love you an occasional pot of Kraft mac n cheese with some hotdog cut up in it, you are a commie who hates America.

[threesheets 1652]

Yeah but I bet you at least brown the dogs up in a pan before cutting them up/throwing them in.  That cookbook you'r talking about was telling these moms to throw them in cold most of the time, guaranteed.

[NateHitch 1282]

No way. I don't think it's possible to use too much black pepper in cream gravy. I don't stop until my hand gets tired of grinding it (yeah, I know...I tried to phrase that multiple ways, but it's unavoidable).

I was never a big pepper fan until I started doing briskets and added way too much pepper to the rub one time. I didn't want to wash it off and do it over so I just smoked it and the bark turned out amazing. Now I add too much pepper to just about everything

[ScottS 1057]

1 hour ago, Brisketexan said:

Also, if you don't love you an occasional pot of Kraft mac n cheese with some hotdog cut up in it, you are a commie who hates America.

In college I would cut up some Earl Campbell hot links to put in my Kraft mac n cheese.   I think the grease added some extra flavor.

[Dutch 4465]

3 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

Also, if you don't love you an occasional pot of Kraft mac n cheese with some hotdog cut up in it, you are a commie who hates America.

[Steel Shank 9414]

Treaty Oak Ghost Hill Bourbon and some chicken fajitas. On top of some beer and a gummie.

[Whatever 700]

Treaty Oak Ghost Hill Bourbon and some chicken fajitas. On top of some beer and a gummie.

Indica?


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[Jack Straw 2953]

5 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

Absolutely.  My mother had a paperback cookbook called "the hotdog cookbook."  It was everything you can imagine...and less.  It had a handful of recipes for the underlying dish -- mac and cheese, scrambled eggs, etc.   What made it the "hotdog cookbook?"  Ever fucking recipe ended with the same goddamned line: "cut up 3-4 hotdogs, stir into [whatever the fuck you made]."

1 -- that cookbook was clearly the pinnacle of modern convenience cooking at the time.

2 -- man, I fucking wish we still had that book, for the comedic value alone.

Also, if you don't love you an occasional pot of Kraft mac n cheese with some hotdog cut up in it, you are a commie who hates America.

when I was growing up, my dad used to make a hot dog soup that was sort of a chowder, with Campbell’s tomato soup as the base, canned corn, sautéed onions, cubed potatoes, and cut up hot dogs.  I think he learned it in the Army or some shit.  I loved it.  

[Steel Shank 9414]

12 minutes ago, Whatever said:

Indica?


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I don't know. I don't think so.Maybe.

[Steel Shank 9414]

You tell me.