Soft taco boats. These are my son's. Ours had sour cream and black olives and hot sauce, too.
figmentPez
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Not dinner--lunch.
I tried a pupuseria today. First time ever. I never saw them when I lived in Texas, but they have them all over the place up here.
Carnitas tacos. With cucumber, radish and lime garnish. Seemed weird. Tasted delicious.
Two different pupusas.
1. Loroco con queso: loroco and cheese--loroco is a flower, and in this case, the buds are used (much like capers are a flower bud). The flavor was very deep and green and complex. It reminded me of the time I made salsa with sauteed cactus leaf. Very delicious.
2. chicharrón y frijoles: seasoned shredded pork and refried beans.
Reading about pupusas online, I thought they might be a bit like a pita, but they're not. They're more like a stuffed pancake in presentation. All the ingredients are completely enclosed in the shell.
They were amazing. The waitress brought me out two sauces and warned that one was "spicy". So, I grabbed that one, dabbed a bit on my finger, and took a taste--and nearly fell out of my chair. It was almost....allllmost too spicy for me
I tried a pupuseria today. First time ever. I never saw them when I lived in Texas, but they have them all over the place up here.
Carnitas tacos. With cucumber, radish and lime garnish. Seemed weird. Tasted delicious.
Two different pupusas.
1. Loroco con queso: loroco and cheese--loroco is a flower, and in this case, the buds are used (much like capers are a flower bud). The flavor was very deep and green and complex. It reminded me of the time I made salsa with sauteed cactus leaf. Very delicious.
2. chicharrón y frijoles: seasoned shredded pork and refried beans.
Reading about pupusas online, I thought they might be a bit like a pita, but they're not. They're more like a stuffed pancake in presentation. All the ingredients are completely enclosed in the shell.
They were amazing. The waitress brought me out two sauces and warned that one was "spicy". So, I grabbed that one, dabbed a bit on my finger, and took a taste--and nearly fell out of my chair. It was almost....allllmost too spicy for me
I completely gorged myself at an Indian buffet at lunch. I'll never eat again. Ugh. So stuffed.
Lots of cooking tomorrow. Easy dinner tonight. Sirloin salad.
That was my wife's. She wanted a bigger salad than we had. We used the corelle bowls
Thanksgiving leftovers are gone. Tonight, crusted tuna steak on butternut squash noodles with garlic parmesan baby potatoes.
I got one of these from Amazon's Black Friday:
I don't know how anyone lives without a pressure cooker now. This thing is fucking awesome. You can brown or saute whatever you're going to pressure cook or slow cook in the fucking pot before letting it do it's thing. The only large dishes you make is the insert. I fucking love this thing.
Tonight I made pot roast and vegetables in like 30 minutes (plus the preheat time) and it was delicious.
I don't know how anyone lives without a pressure cooker now. This thing is fucking awesome. You can brown or saute whatever you're going to pressure cook or slow cook in the fucking pot before letting it do it's thing. The only large dishes you make is the insert. I fucking love this thing.
Tonight I made pot roast and vegetables in like 30 minutes (plus the preheat time) and it was delicious.
We have a 4 and 10 quart pressure cooker. We use them every weekend. They're essential.
Don't give in to peer-pressure.
When I got a pressure cooker last year, my wife predicted that it'd sit in the cabinet and never get used.
I use it several times a month. Sometimes, several times a week. I love mine. and it's super easy to use and clean. But it doesn't do yogurt
It's really changed cooking for us. Cook a whole chicken in ~15 min., and have homemade chicken broth as a by-product. Or cook beans in 20-30 min. (depending on the bean) w/o soaking overnight.When I got a pressure cooker last year, my wife predicted that it'd sit in the cabinet and never get used.
I use it several times a month. Sometimes, several times a week. I love mine. and it's super easy to use and clean. But it doesn't do yogurt
Pressure cooker risotto:
https://www.kcet.org/food/weekend-recipe-pressure-cooker-parmesan-risotto
I'm a risotto snob. I've had "rice cooker risotto" that didn't cut the mustard. I'll have to give that a try and see if it's adequate
If you pronounce it like that you probably also berate people by calling them donkey too.
We have an 8 quart and 6 quart instant pot, and it's a rare night we don't use one or the other, and occasionally we'll use both. The 6 quart has a persistent place on the counter, the 8 quart comes and goes, but these days is often spending its time making bone broth.
They've really simplified pressure cooking to the degree that it's easier to use them than any other cooking method where they do a decent job. Easy to use, easy to clean, automatic operation with beeps - and saves a bit of energy to do the same amount of cooking as stovetop or oven, but doesn't have to be watched to tended as closely.
Highly recommended, even if you don't have an army to feed.
They've really simplified pressure cooking to the degree that it's easier to use them than any other cooking method where they do a decent job. Easy to use, easy to clean, automatic operation with beeps - and saves a bit of energy to do the same amount of cooking as stovetop or oven, but doesn't have to be watched to tended as closely.
Highly recommended, even if you don't have an army to feed.
I got one of these from Amazon's Black Friday:
I don't know how anyone lives without a pressure cooker now. This thing is fucking awesome. You can brown or saute whatever you're going to pressure cook or slow cook in the fucking pot before letting it do it's thing. The only large dishes you make is the insert. I fucking love this thing.
Tonight I made pot roast and vegetables in like 30 minutes (plus the preheat time) and it was delicious.
I got mine two years ago on Amazon. It is the best! I bought an extra insert so I could use it for more than one dish.
What happens if you put instant ramen in an instant pot?
It'll be done in an instant.
Instant karma.