Yeah, I might try just grabbing some taters from the deli if I make it. I have a hard time cooking anything anymore.
Oh, I love homemade mashed taters. I just can't stand long enough to prepare them.Blasphemer! French fries do not hold a candle to the brilliance that is mashed potatoes! Of course, I don't have to peel 'em, I'm allergic to raw potatoes. Once they are boiled, I'm on mashing duty, but they are so worth it. Love Shepards pie too.
Tonight we had to run errands on the way home so we grabbed Arby's.
Whoa there! Let's not go attacking French fries, now. Let's remember that the rule of thumb is deep fried, trumps all!Blasphemer! French fries do not hold a candle to the brilliance that is mashed potatoes! Of course, I don't have to peel 'em, I'm allergic to raw potatoes. Once they are boiled, I'm on mashing duty, but they are so worth it. Love Shepards pie too.
Tonight we had to run errands on the way home so we grabbed Arby's.
May have to try this soon. We've got a large pack of chicken breast in the fridge right now.
I'm down with fries, but they are no mashers!Whoa there! Let's not go attacking French fries, now. Let's remember that the rule of thumb is deep fried, trumps all!
Challenge accepted
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I wonder how wild game meat would do in Shepherds pie?
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I like dark meat better as well, but in this, it is probably better with breasts. Here ya go.May have to try this soon. We've got a large pack of chicken breast in the fridge right now.
If it were up to me, it would be a large pack of thighs, but the wife doesn't care for dark chicken meat
Yeah, she's pretty spot on there. I love my rice a lot more than potatoes. Especially the really long grain basmati rice. There is an Indian restaurant here that uses rice that almost looks like noodles. Great food. I wish I could afford to eat it every day, as I sit here craving it right now lol.
I honestly never thought about it but Americans eat potatoes with just about every meal. One day when I was teasing her for eatting rice with every meal because shes Asian she was like " You eat rice all the time too" and I said "I've eaten more rice in the 10 years I've been married to you then I have in my whole life". She was like "Not Asian rice, American rice." At first I was like "WTF are you talkin about?" and she said "Potatoes are American rice, you eat them with most meals". I just busted up laughing. I was like "Huh, I never thought of it like that. can't argue with you there!"
Potatoes, rice, pasta - they're all called starches in the culinary world. Meat and potatoes, meat and rice, meat and pasta. It's common in just about every culture except those vegan weirdos lol.
I agree. This is a strong flavored, rich dish, so breast would work better.
It's a great recipe. I am going to try it next time with cilantro, cumin, cayenne, and some tomatoes instead of the spinach and Italian seasoning. Might throw some Spanish rice in there as well. Oh, and Monterey and Cheddar instead of Mozerella
I didn't explore Indian food in my younger days, but for the past 20 years or so, I've come to really love it. There's an Indian place about 30min away that does a week day all-you-can-eat lunch buffet, that I try to get to a few times a year. Decent spread and excellent quality!
Don't forget about breads (baguettes, tortillas, pita, etc).
Stop it. You're making me hungry!I didn't explore Indian food in my younger days, but for the past 20 years or so, I've come to really love it. There's an Indian place about 30min away that does a week day all-you-can-eat lunch buffet, that I try to get to a few times a year. Decent spread and excellent quality!
Don't forget about breads (baguettes, tortillas, pita, etc).
I love 'em all, so just bring it!
I get that, I just never realized how prevalent the potato is in American culture until she pointed it out. I know Asians eat rice with almost every meal because its very obvious from the outside looking in but, I guess cuz i grew up in America I never realized that we do the same thing with potatoes.
