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Costacat
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07-15-2000

Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 12:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
BTW, sorry all, but I really get ticked off at the way really great food gets Americanized. Most of the time, all that Americanizing does is add a lot of empty fats and/or calories. I won't go on my diatribe about ruining authentic dishes or why Americans' waistlines, well, aren't. Suffice it to say that sometimes, what you are eating isn't really Mexican food, or Italian food, or even Chinese food. It's Mexican-American, or Chinese-American.

And I'm such a purist, that my guac has only a bit of red onion and serranos in it. I want to taste the avocado. (There's a few cheap azz taco stands around here that add crema or sour cream to their guac to boost the number of servings and it totally ruins the guac!)

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 12:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
Huk - The pizza you describe is the Marguerite - thought to be the first version of pizza. However, many other things (and foods) have evolved and changed and are excellent in both their original and present forms!

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 12:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
***shakes head at Hukd*** I love the pizza you described there by Food Network, but I also love pizza sauce, pepperoni, the works. However, I cannot stand the sauce Pizza Hut uses. The rest is fine (and I love their bread sticks), but the sauce is too sweet or something.

Hukdonreality
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09-29-2003

Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 12:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
Oh yeah? ***shakes head at ALL y'all*** lololol! What can I say? I likes what I likes!

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 1:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
I just appreciate food in all it's incarnations! LOL

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 2:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
I think "authentic" guac depends on what part of Mexico you're from, too. One of the owners of a local Mex. restaurant and I were talking recipes, and he said he always puts in tomato, serrano, red onion, garlic, lime juice and the avocado. It's basically pico de gallo with avocado and without cilantro. Funny thing - I'd made mine the same way just because I liked the way it tasted. :-) I'm not sure what part of Mexico he was from, though.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 2:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Oh yeah. Lime juice. I use avocado, salt, lime juice, serranos, red onions. (I didn't say it was authentic, I said I was a purist! LOL!)

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 2:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
my guac is pico and lime juice.
if i don't have pico, i will just slice up the avocado, sprinkle a litle Tony Chatchere's and a squeeze of lime.

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 3:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
I think we should all be the Next Food Network Star! :-)

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 3:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
Works for me - I can bring the southern soul food scene -

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 4:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
I've gotten so I don't even bother with anything but the avocado and a little salt. YUMMY!

Isn't it funny how your tastes change as you get older?

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 4:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
i use avocado almost like butter or mayo

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 5:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
Avocado has healthier fats than the other two you named -

Bombaycat
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07-21-2007

Friday, August 20, 2010 - 10:41 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bombaycat a private message Print Post    
Just saw a commercial for Aarti's new show. I was surprised that they stuck with her NFNS show name of "Aarti's Party". It's on this Sunday at noon (EDT) on FN.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Friday, August 20, 2010 - 11:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
that's why i use it instead of those! LOL

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Friday, August 20, 2010 - 11:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
I don't know why this tickled me when I came across it today...if it was the timing of seeing this given the conversation or that someone actual wrote a recipe for it.

Avocado Toast

Ingredients
1 piece Sourdough Bread
1 whole Avocado
Salt And Pepper

Preparation Instructions
Toast the bread in a toaster until it’s just golden brown. Slater the avocado on top and season with salt and pepper.

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Friday, August 20, 2010 - 12:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
I despise avocado. I also had Kentucky Fried Chicken for lunch yesterday and liked it. But I still want to know more about flavor. Carry on.

ETA Texannie - that recipe is hilarious. Colossus would laugh me out of the room if I though I was going to pass that off as a respectable avocado sammie. I've been serving him Costco's recipe with rave reviews recently.

Allietex
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08-16-2002

Friday, August 20, 2010 - 12:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Allietex a private message Print Post    
I love avocado. I can eat it just sliced, mashed, with pico, with onions, with just about anything.

I make a great salad where you shred lettuce pretty fine, mash the avocado, stir it all up together with just a little salt and pepper. It is very tasty.

It is like using the avocado as the salad dressing. Just make sure the lettuce is well drained. Dry it with a paper towel. Any excess water makes it soggy.

One of my favorite things to eat.

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Friday, August 20, 2010 - 1:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
If you have to go to that much detail to describe how to make avocado toast...perhaps they should give details on stuff like "slice open avocado and scoop out the insides, discarding the large seed in the middle" LOL!

Hukdonreality
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09-29-2003

Friday, August 20, 2010 - 1:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
Wow, I'm going to get my recipe published too! Here it is:

Chocolate Milk

Ingredients
white milk
Nestle's Quik


Preparation Instructions
Pour milk into a glass, leaving room for Quik. Put a ton of Nestle's Quik into the glass. Stir and enjoy.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Friday, August 20, 2010 - 2:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
GAL, I'm glad Colossus is enjoying my sammie! You crack me up! (I read that thinking "Wait! Costco makes sandwiches? And then I realized... HAHAHAHA!)

My all-time fave sammie is still lettuce, tomato, cheddar, avocado on toasted sourdough. So simple and so delish. Especially if you have vine ripened tomatoes!!

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Friday, August 20, 2010 - 3:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
I was trying to figure out what avocado sandwich costco serves! LOL

Allietex
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08-16-2002

Friday, August 20, 2010 - 8:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Allietex a private message Print Post    
Huk, I can't stop laughing.

Allietex
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08-16-2002

Friday, August 20, 2010 - 8:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Allietex a private message Print Post    
Food is a funny thing. I prefer mustard to mayo or salad dressing on almost all of my sandwiches, except when I make sliced cucumber sandwiches. Then I want it dripping with Miracle Whip. There is just something about the combination of cucumbers and Miracle Whip. Yummy.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Saturday, August 21, 2010 - 6:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
Mustard is way better!!!

I brainstormed last night and created a new recipe.

Water Frio

Ingredients:
One 8 oz glass
Water (6 oz)
Ice Cubes (4)

Directions:
Put ice cubes in glass. Add water.

Note:
For special occasions add a slice of lime or lemon.