Shit HEB Makes (when its open).

[jimmyjazz 45898]

28 minutes ago, South Austin said:

Does Mi Tienda make black refried beans? 

Not to my knowledge.  I've only seen regular pintos and pintos + chorizo.

[South Austin 52463]

38 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

Not to my knowledge.  I've only seen regular pintos and pintos + chorizo.

Well shit, something just got added to my weekend grocery list.

[CooterBrown 18006]

The chorizo refried beans are better than the plain. Just enough chorizo to give it a bit more pig fat lusciousness.

[Blotto 23497]

1 hour ago, CooterBrown said:

The chorizo refried beans are better than the plain. Just enough chorizo to give it a bit more pig fat lusciousness.

Yup, I've tried them both and prefer the chorizo

[Deej 76759]

2 hours ago, CooterBrown said:

Just enough chorizo to give it a bit more pig fat lusciousness.

Are we still talking about beans, or Vic's ladies?

[SydneyCarton 48075]

2 hours ago, Deej said:

Are we still talking about beans, or Vic's ladies?

Yes

[Mitch Cumsteen 18547]

Mi Tienda beans are definitely the best tasting store bought I've ever had, but I do find them a little runny. Also... they have a short expiration date typically which isn't a big deal but I would stock up on them otherwise. 

[ChickenSandwich 9832]

What does Ninfas add to their refried beans that makes them the GOAT?

[tx 3 putt 76905]

2 minutes ago, ChickenSandwich said:

What does Ninfas add to their refried beans that makes them the GOAT?

love 

[rage-a-holic 4382]

3 hours ago, ChickenSandwich said:

What does Ninfas add to their refried beans that makes them the GOAT?

baby panda renderings

[Smax 3800]

10 hours ago, CooterBrown said:

The chorizo refried beans are better than the plain. Just enough chorizo to give it a bit more pig fat lusciousness.

 

 

but pale in comparison to shiner bock borracho beans

[salonghorn 204]

16 hours ago, Mitch Cumsteen said:

Mi Tienda beans are definitely the best tasting store bought I've ever had, but I do find them a little runny. Also... they have a short expiration date typically which isn't a big deal but I would stock up on them otherwise. 

Has anyone tried freezing them?

[Brisketexan 105095]

For refrieds, we go with the La Sierra brand in the can (they’re real deal messican). Pro-tip: melt about a tsp of bacon grease in the pan before you add them.
And…funny story about La Sierra. Quite a few years back, my dad is out of town on business. Mom decides to make one her favorite easy dinners for herself: open a can of La Sierra black beans, add some sliced sausage and veggies, make a little black bean soup. She opens the can of black beans….and inside are pintos. It was mislabeled. My mother being who she was, actually jotted down a letter to the company: I really like your product, I was disappointed, etc.

Like two weeks later, a delivery shows up. A case of La Sierra black beans, and a letter from the company, obviously written by someone for whom English was a second language. But the best was the perfect Mexican cultural apology at the end. “We are sorry. These things sometimes happen, and this time, it happened to you.”
That is now a regular family expression of sympathy for us when shit just goes south.

[South Austin 52463]

1 hour ago, Brisketexan said:

“We are sorry. These things sometimes happen, and this time, it happened to you.”

That’s awesome. I’m going to start using that on clients.

[jimmyjazz 45898]

I love that apology.  It's going in the rotation.

Speaking of parents, my dad was essentially the photo you saw in the dictionary under "earnest".  The dude hated any kind of obfuscation or inefficiency.  (Engineering prof.)  It drove him nuts that our bags of Purina dog food came with two coupons for a discount on  your next bag.  I'm sure you can see where this is going -- it's the opposite of the "cut your step size in half, how long does it take to reach the wall?"  He laid out the math on how one would soon be swimming in extra coupons because they couldn't be used at the rate they were being accrued.  My suggestion was "give the extras to friends" but that didn't work for him, they'd soon be swimming in coupons, too.

Edited March 25, 2023 by jimmyjazz

[Underdog 28611]

23 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

For refrieds, we go with the La Sierra brand in the can (they’re real deal messican). Pro-tip: melt about a tsp of bacon grease in the pan before you add them.
And…funny story about La Sierra. Quite a few years back, my dad is out of town on business. Mom decides to make one her favorite easy dinners for herself: open a can of La Sierra black beans, add some sliced sausage and veggies, make a little black bean soup. She opens the can of black beans….and inside are pintos. It was mislabeled. My mother being who she was, actually jotted down a letter to the company: I really like your product, I was disappointed, etc.

Like two weeks later, a delivery shows up. A case of La Sierra black beans, and a letter from the company, obviously written by someone for whom English was a second language. But the best was the perfect Mexican cultural apology at the end. “We are sorry. These things sometimes happen, and this time, it happened to you.”
That is now a regular family expression of sympathy for us when shit just goes south.

That's how you customer service, amazing more companies can't seem to grasp it.  We had a similar interaction with Delta's tamales, had a shipment get sent to us that, no fault to them, went bad(weather?), wife contacted them and we received another shipment at no cost to us.  

[irishtexan 11518]

My HEB at William Cannon and Brodie is reorganizing their shelves AGAIN and I want to burn the whole fucking thing to the ground. Just when you finally memorize where all your shit is located they fucking move everything around and it takes twice as long to do your shopping. Rage-inducing.

 

On 3/24/2023 at 8:53 AM, South Austin said:

Does Mi Tienda make black refried beans? My kids love that whenever it’s served at a Tex Mex joint.

They used to. And they were awesome. But they haven't made them in like 5 years. 

 

[jimmyjazz 45898]

7 minutes ago, irishtexan said:

My HEB at William Cannon and Brodie is reorganizing their shelves AGAIN and I want to burn the whole fucking thing to the ground. Just when you finally memorize where all your shit is located they fucking move everything around and it takes twice as long to do your shopping. Rage-inducing.

Do you use their app?  You can create a grocery list and it will organize by section/aisle.  There's also an in-store map function.  Helps relieve the retail rage.

[WhatTheBuck 28776]

19 minutes ago, irishtexan said:

Just when you finally memorize where all your shit is located they fucking move everything around and it takes twice as long to do your shopping.

That’s exactly why they do it. Break your routine, make you look at products you don’t normally see, and maybe you’ll spend more. I hate that.

[royiv 9285]

22 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

Do you use their app?  You can create a grocery list and it will organize by section/aisle.  There's also an in-store map function.  Helps relieve the retail rage.

The app saves me so much time. My wife makes the grocery list in our house and I do the shopping. Having everything organized with directions makes shopping quick and also cuts down on impulse items.

[jimmyjazz 45898]

1 minute ago, royiv said:

The app saves me so much time. My wife makes the grocery list in our house and I do the shopping. Having everything organized with directions makes shopping quick and also cuts down on impulse items.

My only rage-ey moments are when (off map) the app will tell me to locate something "on the right side of the dairy aisle" or some such.  Right side if I'm facing which way?  Dumbasses.

[SydneyCarton 48075]

39 minutes ago, irishtexan said:

My HEB at William Cannon and Brodie is reorganizing their shelves AGAIN and I want to burn the whole fucking thing to the ground. Just when you finally memorize where all your shit is located they fucking move everything around and it takes twice as long to do your shopping. Rage-inducing.

 

They used to. And they were awesome. But they haven't made them in like 5 years. 

 

Must be on a timed cycle, mine is getting re-organized as well. 

[hornian 5212]

On 3/24/2023 at 10:02 AM, South Austin said:

Well shit, something just got added to my weekend grocery list.

I actually prefer the regular over the pintos+chorizo. 

 

[South Austin 52463]

19 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

Must be on a timed cycle, mine is getting re-organized as well. 

My HEB (Burnet & Koenig) went through a re-org 2-3 years ago, but it was much needed, and it coincided with a lot better products getting on the shelves. 

The one on Braker is going through it now, but mostly due to an expansion since it's moving into the adjacent space that was occupied by Brick Oven.

[deft 6844]

I think that yes, some of it is to cause you to look around again. But they’re also very on top of bringing in new product and looking for opportunities to increase product sku counts.

[WBT 20561]

On 3/25/2023 at 8:53 AM, salonghorn said:

Has anyone tried freezing them?

Yes, defrost in the fridge and heat like normal.  They're still good.

[DoobieWah 1435]

16 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

Right side if I'm facing which way?  Dumbasses.

Orientation is always as if you just entered the store and are standing in the doorway. 
 

Always. 
 

HTH. 

[Wiler77 1566]

16 minutes ago, DoobieWah said:

Orientation is always as if you just entered the store and are standing in the doorway. 
 

Always. 
 

HTH. 

Reminds me of a debate I had with my BIL about 10 years ago while we were swimming at my in-laws house.  His little boy jumped off the diving board over my BIL's head and spun clockwise.  I don't even remember how the term "clockwise" got brought up, but my BIL proceeded to insist that the spin was counterclockwise because from his POV it was counterclockwise.  Basically his argument is there is no clockwise or counterclockwise because everything is dependent on POV.  I asked him if he stands behind a clock, does that mean the hands actually move counterclockwise.  "yes".  So the Earth's rotation of clockwise vs counterclockwise is dependent on if you're looking at it from the North Pole or South pole?  Yes.  this went on for AT LEAST 15 minutes.  At the end, I was like

 

One of us brings it up as a joke every couple of years, and the debate starts all over again for about 1 minute, then the rest of the family yells at us to shut up.  Good times.

[PantsTent 2002]

This could be good. Team clockwise/counter-clockwise absolutely depends on the point of view.

The terms clockwise and counterclockwise can only be applied to a rotational motion once a side of the rotational plane is specified, from which the rotation is observed. For example, the daily rotation of the Earth is clockwise when viewed from above the South Pole, and counterclockwise when viewed from above the North Pole (considering "above a point" to be defined as "farther away from the center of earth and on the same ray").

[Native Horn 3500]

I was told there would be no clocks.

[ztejas 43418]

20 minutes ago, PantsTent said:

This could be good. Team clockwise/counter-clockwise absolutely depends on the point of view.

The terms clockwise and counterclockwise can only be applied to a rotational motion once a side of the rotational plane is specified, from which the rotation is observed. For example, the daily rotation of the Earth is clockwise when viewed from above the South Pole, and counterclockwise when viewed from above the North Pole (considering "above a point" to be defined as "farther away from the center of earth and on the same ray").

You sure about that? 

[MAUFRAIS 6623]

Oh fuck

[MAUFRAIS 6623]

I will merely contribute that thespians and paddlers solve similar issues with the terms stage right and river right.

[Nueces River Rat 5538]

19 hours ago, irishtexan said:

My HEB at William Cannon and Brodie is reorganizing their shelves AGAIN and I want to burn the whole fucking thing to the ground. Just when you finally memorize where all your shit is located they fucking move everything around and it takes twice as long to do your shopping. Rage-inducing.

 

They used to. And they were awesome. But they haven't made them in like 5 years. 

 

Did they secretly sell part of the company to a private equity firm from  Chicago who has screwed up another Texas brand?  

[PantsTent 2002]

45 minutes ago, ztejas said:

You sure about that? 

No different than left and right which depends on the point of view.  The "clock" part of the word is just using something we are all familiar with, just like we all know which is left or right when facing forward.

[PantsTent 2002]

OK, last I'll say, is any direction is dependent upon an agreed coordinate system.  In the case of rotation, the + z-axis is coming out of the clock toward the person looking at the clock.  That's the baseline for clockwise/counter-clockwise.  For somebody standing and spinning, we've pretty much all agreed the z-axis is up.  So for @Wiler77 standing to the side of the jumper, he is assuming up for z-axis, but for the BIL looking up from the pool he is assuming facing him is the z-axis.  No agreed coordinate system...no agreed direction.

Let's say one person was on each side of the pool and the kid did a front flip.  I would hope that both would agree it was a clockwise rotation for one and counter for the other if both assumed the z-axis was facing them.

[jimmyjazz 45898]

Any chance I could delete my comment about "right"?  Coordinate system talk not going away.

[Native Horn 3500]

Friendly reminder that, no matter which way the clock goes, HEB is closed on Easter.

[Bill Brasky 1443]

I found for the first time HEB Honey Sopapilla ice cream.   Damn.  10/10 

[Redneck Mutha 7954]

18 hours ago, Native Horn said:

Friendly reminder that, no matter which way the clock goes, HEB is closed on Easter.

[Redneck Mutha 7954]

On 3/25/2023 at 10:34 AM, Brisketexan said:

For refrieds, we go with the La Sierra brand in the can (they’re real deal messican). Pro-tip: melt about a tsp of bacon grease in the pan before you add them.
And…funny story about La Sierra. Quite a few years back, my dad is out of town on business. Mom decides to make one her favorite easy dinners for herself: open a can of La Sierra black beans, add some sliced sausage and veggies, make a little black bean soup. She opens the can of black beans….and inside are pintos. It was mislabeled. My mother being who she was, actually jotted down a letter to the company: I really like your product, I was disappointed, etc.

Like two weeks later, a delivery shows up. A case of La Sierra black beans, and a letter from the company, obviously written by someone for whom English was a second language. But the best was the perfect Mexican cultural apology at the end. “We are sorry. These things sometimes happen, and this time, it happened to you.”
That is now a regular family expression of sympathy for us when shit just goes south.

Team La Sierra.  We always have at least one can in the pantry, makes for good and easy breakfast tacos, tostadas, or naoch.

[Your Mom 4805]

On 4/5/2023 at 3:07 PM, jimmyjazz said:

My only rage-ey moments are when (off map) the app will tell me to locate something "on the right side of the dairy aisle" or some such.  Right side if I'm facing which way?  Dumbasses.

I’ve never used the app but Home Depot has a great system for that, telling you the aisle and the exact bay on that aisle, with every bay being marked in store.  

[BurntOrange&White 39931]

What bag do yall recommend of the Mi tienda refried? Looking online they have the purple and the red colored bags

Edited April 7, 2023 by BurntOrange&White

[jimmyjazz 45898]

3 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

What bag do yall recommend of the Mi tienda refried? Looking online they have the purple and the red colored bags

One has chorizo, one doesn't.  I prefer the plain, most prefer the chorizo version.

[ztejas 43418]

7 minutes ago, Your Mom said:

I’ve never used the app but Home Depot has a great system for that, telling you the aisle and the exact bay on that aisle, with every bay being marked in store.  

Same with Lowe's.

[Brisketexan 105095]

28 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

One has chorizo, one doesn't.  I prefer the plain, most prefer the chorizo version.

Yeah, I like the plain.  Half a half bag in the fridge right now (just two of us in the house now).  Again, you just melt some bacon grease in the pan, squeeze the beans in to heat, add a dash of salt.  Shit, they're a meal.  And while the chorizo version is good, I'm a traditionalist.

FTR, the best refrieds in this town are at Juan in a Million.  They are the real deal, with lard.  They taste like the beans I grew up eating in little dinky mexican towns and such.  I almost always order an extra side of them.

[jimmyjazz 45898]

I'm gonna try adding either a small amount of roux or maybe a corn starch slurry to the Mi Tienda beans just to see if I can thicken them up a bit.  They're pretty runny.

[CooterBrown 18006]

FTR, the best refrieds in this town are at Juan in a Million.  They are the real deal, with lard.  They taste like the beans I grew up eating in little dinky mexican towns and such.  I almost always order an extra side of them.

I go to JIAM specifically for the beans.

I never thought of getting a double side of them.

[Brisketexan 105095]

27 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

I'm gonna try adding either a small amount of roux or maybe a corn starch slurry to the Mi Tienda beans just to see if I can thicken them up a bit.  They're pretty runny.

Just heat them on med-high heat for 5 mins or so.  Cooks off some of the water, thickens them up.  Easier than jacking with them with a roux or whatnot.

Bacon grease.  Squeeze in beans.  Simmer till the right consistency.  Salt.  Eat.  Fart.  Be happy.

[jimmyjazz 45898]

8 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

Just heat them on med-high heat for 5 mins or so.  Cooks off some of the water, thickens them up. 

Maybe.  One of our go-to preferences is tostadas, with just beans & cheese & jalapenos heated on tortillas in the oven.  They're too runny for that, they get all over the sheet pan.  So, either way, I need to pre-cook.  Plus, I like a roux, because butter.