Shit HEB Makes (when its open).

[tx 3 putt 77236]

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19 minutes ago, CooterBrown said:

 

I go to JIAM specifically for the beans.

I never thought of getting a double side of them.

 

@Brisketexan is ‘master’ level Mexican 

[Brisketexan 105180]

2 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

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.

Butter is awesome, frenchie.

But for messicans, pig fat rules.

And yeah, love the simple tostada dinner like that.   Still, I always pre-heated my beans in a pan before applying, because if I don't, the cheese gets all melted before the beans really get warmed through.

Goddammit, now I want like 27 tostadas.

[jimmyjazz 46000]

Plus plus, dirt cheap.

[jimmyjazz 46000]

Also, I don't know how gringo-ish this opinion is, but these particular jalapenos are delicious.  Not very spicy, though.  

Edited April 7, 2023 by jimmyjazz

[Brisketexan 105180]

1 minute ago, jimmyjazz said:

Plus plus, dirt cheap.

Yep.  When I was feeding a growing teenage boy, who also happens to count bean and cheese tacos and bean and cheese tostadas among his favorite foods, they were a godsend.  I could shovel food into him till he was stuffed, and the total cost for him was like $2.50.

There's a reason poor mexicans eat a lotta beans.  A social distinction my dad was quite self-conscious about for years -- first time my mother served dinner of beans and cornbread, he asked "where's the meat?  Just beans is what the poor folks eat."  Mind you, at the time, THEY FUCKING WERE POOR FOLKS, but the old man had to keep up appearances.  Cut to the end of the story: to get rid of an abundance of beans that my old man wouldn't eat, my mother tried to flush an entire pot of pinto beans down the toilet.  They backed up the whole system in their dinky apartment, and when dad got home the next day, there were beans bubbling up in the bathtub and my mom was crying and apologizing.

We think its hysterical now.  I don't think she did at the time.

[Brisketexan 105180]

2 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

Also, I don't know how gringo-ish this opinion is, but these particular jalapenos are delicious.  Not vert spicy, though.  

Those are usually in my fridge.  Another good option (which HEB often has) is the Louisiana brand:

Oh, and when you're done, don't toss that peppery vinegar/brine out.  Add a bit of salt to it, and grab a can of hardboiled quail eggs from the asian supermarket (or again, HEB actually often has them).  Drain, dump them into the jalapeno jar.  Let them soak up the goodness for a couple of weeks.  Then pop 'em like candy while drinking beer.  And then deal with your wife telling you "goddammit, why do you do that? I'm gonna make you sleep in the goddamned guestroom if you can't stop stinking up the bed."

[Wally Pryor 5261]

I guess these are gone. Never see them at the Brodie location anymore. 

Very good and a bargain+.

 

[NoName 16364]

23 minutes ago, Wally Pryor said:

I guess these are gone. Never see them at the Brodie location anymore. 

Very good and a bargain+.

 

basically the same taste wise as the HEB branded kettle cooked in the black/green bag?

[Wally Pryor 5261]

14 minutes ago, NoName said:

basically the same taste wise as the HEB branded kettle cooked in the black/green bag?

Yeah, pretty sure it was the same product but on the cheap. 

[jimmyjazz 46000]

They were good.  Better than the HEB brand, in my opinion.  And now they're gone.

[shadow_operative2.0 16011]

Less than $4 for 64 oz of those japs at Sam’s. They were $2.99 for a long time before everything went up. 

[tx 3 putt 77236]

9 hours ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

Less than $4 for 64 oz of those japs at Sam’s. They were $2.99 for a long time before everything went up. 

H‑E‑B is expensive, imo 

 

[Okie State 3821]

Hâ€'Eâ€'B is expensive, imo 
 

Noticeably cheaper than Randall's or Kroger though.

[jimmyjazz 46000]

2 hours ago, Okie State said:

4 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

H‑E‑B is expensive, imo

Noticeably cheaper than Randall's or Kroger though.

Not on everything.  I can almost always get random dairy less expensive at Randall's.  Sometimes meat.  Never produce.  HEB kills it on produce.

[Blotto 23560]

13 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

Not on everything.  I can almost always get random dairy less expensive at Randall's.  Sometimes meat.  Never produce.  HEB kills it on produce.

One thing that I didnt pay much attention to until recently is the HEB app. They will occasionally run deals for $10 off your basket when you buy $50 worth of shit, etc.. Its not automatic, you have to claim the coupon and scan it at checkout, but those kind of discounts make your entire purchase 20% cheaper. I'm about a block away from the Hancock HEB, so I usually stop in several times a week rather than one big trip every week or two. I'm now in the habit of checking the app before I go, just to see what deals are on there. You can get some pretty good savings occasionally.  

[jimmyjazz 46000]

5 minutes ago, Blotto said:

One thing that I didnt pay much attention to until recently is the HEB app. They will occasionally run deals for $10 off your basket when you buy $50 worth of shit, etc.. Its not automatic, you have to claim the coupon and scan it at checkout, but those kind of discounts make your entire purchase 20% cheaper. I'm about a block away from the Hancock HEB, so I usually stop in several times a week rather than one big trip every week or two. I'm now in the habit of checking the app before I go, just to see what deals are on there. You can get some pretty good savings occasionally.  

Yeah, I use their app religiously.  I can't stand paying more for food than I need to.

[burntorangebongos 10750]

On 4/7/2023 at 10:31 AM, jimmyjazz said:

Also, I don't know how gringo-ish this opinion is, but these particular jalapenos are delicious.  Not very spicy, though.  

I confess to being a Trappey's fan

[Wally Pryor 5261]

Fresh for me, on everything. Slice, dice, especially in the cast iron or whole on the grill.

Can never get enough of them.

 

[tx 3 putt 77236]

1 hour ago, Wally Pryor said:

Fresh for me, on everything. Slice, dice, especially in the cast iron or whole on the grill.

Can never get enough of them.

 

fresh jalapeños on a pizza, are they way 

[Wally Pryor 5261]

2 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

fresh jalapeños on a pizza, are they way 

 

Damn straight.

[Brisketexan 105180]

I guess these are gone. Never see them at the Brodie location anymore. 
Very good and a bargain+.
 

Disagree. The HEB kettle cooked jalapeño chips are noticeably better, crisper, more fresh jalapeño flavor.

[254512 236]

Stopped by today, just in case they may not be open tomorrow. These are pretty good, light on the cheez and get the honey taste up front. The 6 year old made a good pick.

[Trey3216 15350]

On 4/8/2023 at 8:21 PM, tx 3 putt said:

fresh jalapeños on a pizza, are they way 

Fried banana pepper and red onion with pepperoni is the best pizza you'll ever have.  Only problem is, no one has fried banana peppers....but I have them at home from my garden.  

[Blotto 23560]

we talking "deep fried" like an onion ring? I have yet to encounter such wizardry on a pizza

[jimmyjazz 46000]

1 hour ago, Trey3216 said:

Fried banana pepper and red onion with pepperoni is the best pizza you'll ever have.

I made a "brunch" pizza a few weeks ago with grapes, prosciutto, and fontina cheese.  It was amazing.

[Trey3216 15350]

1 hour ago, Blotto said:

we talking "deep fried" like an onion ring? I have yet to encounter such wizardry on a pizza

No… we’re talking pan-fried in olive oil with a little garlic and then canned.   
 

it’s also the best thing for your charcuterie board    
 

 

 

[Herbie Hancock 7369]

These are finominle. Put them on the smoker at 225 degrees for 60 minutes then another 30 minutes turned down to 200. Highly recommend. One package has 4 leg quarters and is around $4 per package.

[Herbie Hancock 7369]

These are finominle. Put them on the smoker at 225 degrees for 60 minutes then another 30 minutes turned down to 200. Highly recommend. One package has 4 leg quarters and is around $4 per package.

[WhatTheBuck 28794]

Buy one, get one free. 

[tx 3 putt 77236]

14 hours ago, WhatTheBuck said:

Buy one, get one free. 

[DalTxHornFan 3109]

16 hours ago, Herbie Hancock said:

These are finominle. Put them on the smoker at 225 degrees for 60 minutes then another 30 minutes turned down to 200. Highly recommend. One package has 4 leg quarters and is around $4 per package.

You better cook the shit out of that stuff.  I have it on solid authority that they only season up shit that way when it is headed way over the "sell buy" date.

[ChickenSandwich 9844]

Lots of tendon in Hill Country Quarters. Last few have been more ligament than meat. 

[CooterBrown 18015]

You better cook the shit out of that stuff.  I have it on solid authority that they only season up shit that way when it is headed way over the "sell buy" date.

Yep. Same thing with any hot deli food like the rotisserie chicken and ribs. It was too old to sell fresh.

[deft 6859]

You better cook the shit out of that stuff.  I have it on solid authority that they only season up shit that way when it is headed way over the "sell buy" date.

That may be but they come into the store already seasoned and packaged like that. It’s not a market employee pulling almost expired chickens out of existing packaging, coating it, and then repackaging it.

The deli does use unsold roti chickens to make chicken salad and cold pulled chicken which is why you usually get such a short date on those.

[Blotto 23560]

Noticed this for the first time a couple of weeks ago. They had a $1 off coupon making it like $3. Pretty solid. 

[South Austin 52523]

[Steamboat1874 4075]

HEB tiramisu is pretty damn solid....

 

[jimmyjazz 46000]

Yeah, the "Tiramisu Cake" that allegedly feeds 4 (but is closer to feeding 6) is only like $17.  My wife loves that stuff.

[SydneyCarton 48134]

I'd have to be legitimately out of options to spend money on Hill Country Fare brand anything. Except for the hot dogs I use to hide my dog's medicine, maybe. 

[jimmyjazz 46000]

16 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

hot dogs I use to hide my dog's medicine, maybe. 

My go-to.  Her dumb ass still hasn't figured it out.  Problem is, I have to give the OTHER dog a non-loaded cheese cube just to keep things "equal".

[ztejas 43524]

I'm a big fan of this salad with their balsamic vinaigrette. Not a hard boiled egg guy so I just toss it.

[Native Horn 3505]

1 hour ago, jimmyjazz said:

My go-to.  Her dumb ass still hasn't figured it out.  Problem is, I have to give the OTHER dog a non-loaded cheese cube just to keep things "equal".

Bitches be cray.

[jimmyjazz 46000]

My go-to HEB salad, the large Greek . . . gets me two lunches.  Gotta supply your own dressing (which is a good thing).

[Deej 76858]

9 minutes ago, ztejas said:

Not a hard boiled egg guy so I just toss it.

[4th&Five 41571]

i get the salad with the scoops of cranberry turkey salad once or twice a week.  the balsamic cups are good.

[Trey3216 15350]

2 hours ago, SydneyCarton said:

I'd have to be legitimately out of options to spend money on Hill Country Fare brand anything. Except for the hot dogs I use to hide my dog's medicine, maybe. 

I get the HCF extra thick cut bacon.  If you pick up a package of it and Wright Brand, I highly doubt you could tell the difference in look or taste.  And it's like $3 cheaper.  

That is...when I don't buy a 30lb box of Wright Brand from a local restaurant buddy of mine at their cost.  I can get one of those bitches for like $105-115.  

[jimmyjazz 46000]

Yeah, the normal cut HCF bacon just tears too easily.  Thicker slices work and I agree, don't taste much different than more expensive brands.

[Ten Bears 2481]

On 4/7/2023 at 1:17 PM, Wally Pryor said:

I guess these are gone. Never see them at the Brodie location anymore. 

Very good and a bargain+.

 

 

I don't really like Jalapeno chips but these were delicious. RIP

 

[Ten Bears 2481]

 

 

These are legit.

[shadow_operative2.0 16011]

^ Co-signed, had them recently with some simple grilled chicken. Wish I had bought more than one can for the pantry.