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Contributor: Ansley Ansley
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Originally posted by Starkiller87
For me it was always soup with a lot of rice in it. chicken, celery, carrots, cilantro, rice. But theres fideo which is like beef and really thin wirey noodles with tomato and chicken broth. Mundo or posole. Both are different. We had a lot of soups ... more
I like the sound of the first one! Posole looks so weird to me and kind of chewy. LOL And I won't eat anything that has a "head" in it. Yuck!
01/16/2012
Contributor: Starkiller87 Starkiller87
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Originally posted by geliebt
I used to love clam chowder, but not so much anymore. Something about it is gross to me
Now, I love love love tomato soup, especially the tomato and roasted red pepper soup that trader joe's has awesome! I love yummy hearty stew, too, and ... more
I dont eat trader joes anything since I found a dead fly in my salad and they were really rude about it.
01/16/2012
Contributor: Ansley Ansley
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Originally posted by Starkiller87
I dont eat trader joes anything since I found a dead fly in my salad and they were really rude about it.
I can't *afford* anything at Trader Joe's.
01/16/2012
Contributor: Starkiller87 Starkiller87
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Originally posted by Ansley
I like the sound of the first one! Posole looks so weird to me and kind of chewy. LOL And I won't eat anything that has a "head" in it. Yuck!
The best part about posole is the chick peas and the toppings. Lime and onions and avocado, a ton of stuff thats chopped up ready for you to throw on as you like.
01/16/2012
Contributor: Starkiller87 Starkiller87
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Originally posted by Ansley
I can't *afford* anything at Trader Joe's.
Trader joes is actually a lot cheaper than whole foods and most health food stores. At least here but a lot of fruits and veggies are grown locally in california so I think the cost is cheaper because of that.
01/16/2012
Contributor: geliebt geliebt
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Originally posted by Ansley
I can't *afford* anything at Trader Joe's.
Neither can I. My mom is a sanctimonious hippie, though, and shops there all the time. There ARE some benefits to crazy parents! XD
01/16/2012
Contributor: ellejay ellejay
I love a rich tomato soup or bisque, especially when paired with a grilled cheese.
01/16/2012
Contributor: Ansley Ansley
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Originally posted by Starkiller87
Trader joes is actually a lot cheaper than whole foods and most health food stores. At least here but a lot of fruits and veggies are grown locally in california so I think the cost is cheaper because of that.
We have a pretty decent farmer's market here, but Whole Foods is the winner here...I'm not even sure we have a Trader Joe's. The only one I've been to was in Chicago, but I think I had sticker shock from the time I landed at the airport until the time we left so my perception might be off.

We buy our stuff at the grocer and I only buy what's on sale or what's in season.

I think my big thing with a lot of Mexican dishes is that I don't enjoy lime and I think cilantro tastes like soap so a lot of things are off limits or have to be specially ordered and then I just feel like a jackass.
01/16/2012
Contributor: Ansley Ansley
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Originally posted by geliebt
Neither can I. My mom is a sanctimonious hippie, though, and shops there all the time. There ARE some benefits to crazy parents! XD
LOL I can totally see that!
01/16/2012
Contributor: Antipova Antipova
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Originally posted by Ansley
I like the sound of the first one! Posole looks so weird to me and kind of chewy. LOL And I won't eat anything that has a "head" in it. Yuck!
I made a pork soup once with these expanded corn ... it wasn't hominy, was it? Was that called posole? (I bought the hominy because I wanted the cans for pressing cheese, and I found the recipe on the internet. It was crazy-good, though)
01/16/2012
Contributor: Starkiller87 Starkiller87
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Originally posted by Antipova
I made a pork soup once with these expanded corn ... it wasn't hominy, was it? Was that called posole? (I bought the hominy because I wanted the cans for pressing cheese, and I found the recipe on the internet. It was crazy-good, though)
Yeah hominy.
01/16/2012
Contributor: Dusk Dusk
Oooh, I should have eaten before this
01/16/2012
Contributor: Ansley Ansley
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Originally posted by Antipova
I made a pork soup once with these expanded corn ... it wasn't hominy, was it? Was that called posole? (I bought the hominy because I wanted the cans for pressing cheese, and I found the recipe on the internet. It was crazy-good, though)
Yep!!! Hominy. I don't like it. LOL Um do I need to state for the record that I'm an extremely picky eater?
01/16/2012
Contributor: Starkiller87 Starkiller87
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Originally posted by Ansley
Yep!!! Hominy. I don't like it. LOL Um do I need to state for the record that I'm an extremely picky eater?
I grew up on it so that might be the difference. I was eating eye balls and stuff as an infant. Thats what happens when you grandpa kills goats and things in the basement. Old mexican people are nuts.
01/16/2012
Contributor: geliebt geliebt
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Originally posted by Starkiller87
I grew up on it so that might be the difference. I was eating eye balls and stuff as an infant. Thats what happens when you grandpa kills goats and things in the basement. Old mexican people are nuts.
Aaaaah eyeballs! =O
01/16/2012
Contributor: Ansley Ansley
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Originally posted by Starkiller87
I grew up on it so that might be the difference. I was eating eye balls and stuff as an infant. Thats what happens when you grandpa kills goats and things in the basement. Old mexican people are nuts.
Oh yeah, it's all about what you were raised on. My mom was raised on government and PX stuff and I was raised on stuff slightly better than that. The only spices you'll find in our cabinets are garlic, salt, pepper and oregano. We ate a lot of chicken and a lot of pork, but not a lot of beef. And given the option between a real dinner and a piece of fruit, I'd take the fruit everytime.
01/16/2012
Contributor: Starkiller87 Starkiller87
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Originally posted by Ansley
Oh yeah, it's all about what you were raised on. My mom was raised on government and PX stuff and I was raised on stuff slightly better than that. The only spices you'll find in our cabinets are garlic, salt, pepper and oregano. We ate a lot ... more
Id take the dinner everytime. But than again I went through periods of time where all my family could afford was rice and beans. So you eat rice and beans every day for a few weeks you will scarf food down every chance you get.
01/16/2012
Contributor: Antipova Antipova
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Originally posted by Starkiller87
I grew up on it so that might be the difference. I was eating eye balls and stuff as an infant. Thats what happens when you grandpa kills goats and things in the basement. Old mexican people are nuts.
in the BASEMENT? Shoot, we had a little outbuilding for slaughtering things.

When great grandma would slaughter chickens, that was a Banner Day.

how do you cook the eyeballs, by the way?
01/16/2012
Contributor: Ansley Ansley
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Originally posted by Starkiller87
Id take the dinner everytime. But than again I went through periods of time where all my family could afford was rice and beans. So you eat rice and beans every day for a few weeks you will scarf food down every chance you get.
Aw! Now I feel bad. We had months like that too. One dish that we ate a ton of as a kid was macaroni and tomatoes. It's exactly as the name indicates - elbow macaroni boiled to death with a tin of tomatoes and a ton of salt.

I got a lot of my protein at school with their lunches.
01/16/2012
Contributor: Hot 'N Sexy TexasMama Hot 'N Sexy TexasMama
My husband loves soups and stews...so does my daughter. My son and I both don't care for them much. I did recently have chicken fajita soup (from a can) that was good and when we go to Chili's they have a soup I try to get.

I may lurk here tonight but not say/do much since I'm not a soup fan.
01/16/2012
Contributor: Ansley Ansley
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Originally posted by Antipova
in the BASEMENT? Shoot, we had a little outbuilding for slaughtering things.

When great grandma would slaughter chickens, that was a Banner Day.

how do you cook the eyeballs, by the way?
I hear they pop like powdery balls of goo in your mouth.


Who's hungry NOW?
01/16/2012
Contributor: Starkiller87 Starkiller87
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Originally posted by Antipova
in the BASEMENT? Shoot, we had a little outbuilding for slaughtering things.

When great grandma would slaughter chickens, that was a Banner Day.

how do you cook the eyeballs, by the way?
I dunno Ive never cooked them myself only had them when my gramma made it all the time growing up. She always did it in soup though, thats all I remember. We ate a lot more tongue than eyes though.
01/16/2012
Contributor: Ansley Ansley
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Originally posted by Starkiller87
I dunno Ive never cooked them myself only had them when my gramma made it all the time growing up. She always did it in soup though, thats all I remember. We ate a lot more tongue than eyes though.
That's tripe, right? Or wait, is tripe intestines?
01/16/2012
Contributor: Starkiller87 Starkiller87
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Originally posted by Ansley
Aw! Now I feel bad. We had months like that too. One dish that we ate a ton of as a kid was macaroni and tomatoes. It's exactly as the name indicates - elbow macaroni boiled to death with a tin of tomatoes and a ton of salt.

I got a lot ... more
We do macaroni and tomatoes but we use tomato sauce, add some ground beef. Chicken broth or chicken bouillon salt pepper. And call it shells.
01/16/2012
Contributor: Starkiller87 Starkiller87
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Originally posted by Ansley
That's tripe, right? Or wait, is tripe intestines?
Yeah tripe is intestines which is in menudo.
01/16/2012
Contributor: Ansley Ansley
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Originally posted by Starkiller87
Yeah tripe is intestines which is in menudo.
Gotcha...well now that boy band name is really silly isn't it? LOL
01/16/2012
Contributor: Sir Sir
Oh wow, I'm not going to miss this!
01/16/2012
Contributor: Antipova Antipova
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Originally posted by Hot 'N Sexy TexasMama
My husband loves soups and stews...so does my daughter. My son and I both don't care for them much. I did recently have chicken fajita soup (from a can) that was good and when we go to Chili's they have a soup I try to get.

I may ... more
Fair enough, but still chime in if you like!
01/16/2012
Contributor: Rossie Rossie
Hi everyone, have you guys started yet?
01/16/2012
Contributor: Ansley Ansley
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Originally posted by Starkiller87
We do macaroni and tomatoes but we use tomato sauce, add some ground beef. Chicken broth or chicken bouillon salt pepper. And call it shells.
That sounds really good. One thing we like to do is get a box of Hamburger Helper Italian Shells and use chicken instead of beef. It's so much better!
01/16/2012