Whatcha Eating?

[Tunedfrog]

Baked up some drumsticks and thighs in the air fryer. Yum!View attachment 161094

Delicious and healthy, man that looks good.
I had Tamales again. I love them.

 

[WickedFog]

Delicious and healthy, man that looks good.
I had Tamales again. I love them.

Tamales are great. I never learned how to make them, but have had some really good ones before. My Mexican friend said the secret to making good ones is "pig butter". Whatever the hell that is

 

[Smilinbri]

Not currently as I just got up and "eating" coffee right now, but the last few days I've been destroying bags of this Chex Mix! Usually munch on the cheese one, but man, this one is so good!!

 

[Xraycer]

Tamales are great. I never learned how to make them, but have had some really good ones before. My Mexican friend said the secret to making good ones is "pig butter". Whatever the hell that is

Sounds like good old lard.

Not currently as I just got up and "eating" coffee right now, but the last few days I've been destroying bags of this Chex Mix! Usually munch on the cheese one, but man, this one is so good!!
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Ooooo I haven't seen those! Will definitely grab a bag when I come across them.

 

[Lukedavis]

Sounds like good old lard.



Ooooo I haven't seen those! Will definitely grab a bag when I come across them.

Yeah we have them in Oregon and they are the bomb

 

[Greywolf74]

Not currently as I just got up and "eating" coffee right now, but the last few days I've been destroying bags of this Chex Mix! Usually munch on the cheese one, but man, this one is so good!!
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I'm a huge destroyer of regular ole Chex Mix. I love it! Ill eat it so much Ill burn myself out on it for periods of time lol

 

[Smilinbri]

I'm a huge destroyer of regular ole Chex Mix. I love it! Ill eat it so much Ill burn myself out on it for periods of time lol

O I know what ya mean!! Soooooo good!!

 

[WickedFog]

Sounds like good old lard.



Ooooo I haven't seen those! Will definitely grab a bag when I come across them.

I asked him about that, and he said you get it at Mexican grocery stores. They call it pig butter

After finding this, I am pretty sure this is what it is...
https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/recipe-pork-butter

 

[Xraycer]

I asked him about that, and he said you get it at Mexican grocery stores. They call it pig butter

After finding this, I am pretty sure this is what it is...
https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/recipe-pork-butter

Sounds like he just doesn't know what lard actually means. I did a quick Google on Mexican pig butter and this article came up. My family used to make lard from scratch, back in the day.
https://www.zenger.news/2021/03/01/pig-out-mexican-cuisines-tasty-secret-ingredient-is-lard/

 

[WickedFog]

No, he knew what lard was. I asked him if that is what it was. But seeing this makes me think this is what it was. It has pork meat mixed with butter.

"While it may sound like the latest overreaching product of pig mania, this delicious pork butter recipe from chef Nathan Thurston is actually akin to classic French rillettes. But instead of slow-cooking the protein in fat, Thurston braises his pork shoulder or butt until its fall-apart tender. He then pulverizes the meat in a stand mixer and combines it with butter; the result is a delicious spread for crackers and toast."

That was in the tamales. It was fine shredded pork, sweated peppers and onions. Best damn tamales ever.

 

[WickedFog]

I was eating one of my favorite candy the other day, and noticed that this company is out of Indiana.
I've only seen this brand at one particular local grocery store, so it's not well known in these parts. Are you familiar with this brand? These gummy worms are like crack to me!View attachment 161087

I ordered some of these with the groceries today, except I didn't catch the fact it was a 36oz bag. So we now have enough gummy worms to choke a rhinoceros. They are really good, but opening the bag, the smell about knocked me out. Very chemical smell to them. Breydon likes the blue ones

 

[Xraycer]

I ordered some of these with the groceries today, except I didn't catch the fact it was a 36oz bag. So we now have enough gummy worms to choke a rhinoceros. They are really good, but opening the bag, the smell about knocked me out. Very chemical smell to them. Breydon likes the blue ones

Hmm
I didn't find the smell obnoxious or even overly powerful.

 

[WickedFog]

Hmm
I didn't find the smell obnoxious or even overly powerful.

They almost have an alcohol smell to them.

 

[Hammer Down]

Made some potato pancakes from leftover mashed.

 

[Xraycer]

They almost have an alcohol smell to them.

That must be the Indiana version

 

[WickedFog]

These are pretty darned good.

 

[Greywolf74]

ALL YOUR GUMMY WORMS ARE BELONG TO ME!

 

[Doom!]

Made some potato pancakes from leftover mashed. View attachment 161157

No such thing as leftover Mashed Potatoes in the house of Doom! Looooove mashed potatoes.

 

[Tunedfrog]

I agree, anything tators just don't happen in my house, I don't get to eat tators anymore but I do cheat on my diet once in awhile.
I remember a few years ago I could shove almost 3/4 of a pizza down my neck, now I can barely get down two slices.
That's my cheat for the week.

 

[Xraycer]

Came home late from work and found this in the kitchen: a fresh veggie pizza.