Favorite things to eat with chips?

@f00l superman loves guacamole too?

@djslack

He’d better love it. But he can’t have any of mine. And I don’t care about his damned super strength and x-ray vision.

@f00l

http://shirt.woot.com/offers/this-bowl-is-super

No plans of buying it, but I do have this shirt … uh, somewhere:

http://shirt.woot.com/offers/the-divine-recipe

@f00l Just in case you didn’t know. When you post your topic, if you immediately hit edit a box showing the topic bubble will show up. You can then add any topic bubble gif or image address you like.

@mfladd
Post stoopid and learn. Thx.

But perhaps superman is just jealous because Metropolis is not in Texas. Poor wretched superman.

@f00l Superman goes everywhere except Texas

@mfladd
Perhaps he never got the invite.

One Riot, One Ranger.

@mikibell

@conandlibrarian
What about #17? Has quite a twist, that one.

@rockblossom

Only problem is, that bag is stupid tiny. What’s it for, a miniature race of humans?

When you put chips in front of people, assume “binge eating”.

@f00l Oh, yeah- 13 oz. Hardly enough for an appetizer. Fortunately, I ordered the 4-pack before I realized the size. Also fortunately, I had an almost-empty storage bin for 3 of the bags.

@rockblossom Ok, now THIS creeps me out a wee bit. Just received an email from Amazon with this tidbit:
Alexa has voice-exclusive deals for Prime members on everything from electronics to home goods. Prep for the big game with 20% off. Just say, “Alexa, order sweet potato tortilla chips.” They used this particular photo in the email, too.

Don’t have Alexa and doubt I ever will.

@LaVikinga
You can get an iOS or android app that does a lot of Aliza stuff. But iDK if it works for ordering. Might tho. I think that’s the entire point of it.

Read instruction I guess.

@LaVikinga I have the Echo set to ask for a PIN when it “hears” an order. I don’t need visitors accidentally ordering stuff for me. Or “accidentally” ordering for me, which is far more likely, given my screwball relatives.

And Amazon is Santa, because Amazon “sees you when you’re sleeping.” It knows when you’re awake. It knows if you’ve been bad or good, and what you have been reading on the internet. But you can go to: Your Account > Message Center > E-mail Preferences & Notifications > Promotional E-mails and uncheck boxes for e-mails you don’t want. I’ve have mine set to “none” for so long that I forget that other people get those.

@f00l Some of my family has the Echo and quite enjoy it.
@rockblossom I’ve been using Amazon since its early days when they sent out free gear just because & so I understand how to set the email preferences. I have my email alerts set for Kindle book sales & for Prime Video odds & ends. I just thought it was an unusual coincidence to read about the sweet potato tortilla chips here (didn’t know they were a thing) and then to get an email an hour later which included the exact item.

@compunaut
My Mom put celery in guacamole and so did one of my grandmothers. Very very finely chopped. If they had some. Not every time. And native Texans all.

So STFU you whiner.

If you don’t like celery in your guacamole, be creative, try something, and then tell us what you did and if it was good.

Guacamole is one of those recipes that normally does not call for much measuring.

As for where to get it: just whatever stores happens to be nearby and have the fresh made stuff, which is about every store. No don’t have a super fav source as long as it’s decent.

You might go get what they have at some of the Hispanic groceries like the one at La Gran Plaza. (Standalone building on the west side of the main complex). Also try their salsa and pico and just whatever they happen to have freshly made. It won’t be bad.

PS. The produce at a decent Hispanic grocery will blow your head off. You might not wanna go back to Sprouts (and I like Sprouts).

@f00l Happens all the time, except we ask for a to-go box. Couple meals worth of leftovers.
Hate wasting food

@f00l That’s why I always order the pork carnitas. They reheat so much better than tacos.

@compunaut
@LaVikinga

If you could just, ya know, pig out and eat it.

Another reason we ration our visits.

@f00l The human stomach can only hold so much! Our local place (it’s actually become a chain here in town) serves huge portions, all the chips & salsa you can eat, at very reasonable prices. There are a few Meh-ers who live in my area & can probably figure out the place I’m talking about.

@LaVikinga
So tell us if there’s not some reason to keep it secret. Pls pls pls.

@LaVikinga All the chips and salsa you can eat is standard practice here. Big portions, too. Three enchiladas, flautas or tacos on an oval platter with rice, beans, and salad filling the plate, with a steambox of fresh tortillas on the side and sopapillas for dessert for $7-8. At lunch they often throw in soup and iced tea for that price, called comida corrida. The enchiladas and salad fill me up and the rice, beans and tortillas always go home with me to become burritos the next day.

@moondrake
You are a few bucks cheaper than here. Prob for similar quantity and similar to poss slightly better quality.

@lisaviolet
Had em in off the tree once in Florida. Diff variety than the Texas and CA ones I think.

The FL ones are huge with smooth med-dark green skin. The Texas ones - and I think the CA ones - are much smaller and pebbly- textured very very dark black-green skin.

Think these are Fl variety.

Think these are the SW US variety

But I know nothing about plants.

@f00l We have Hass avocados. Usually here we see a lot of Fuerte and Hass. Our tree hating neighbors had a Fuerte tree. In its good years, it put out a lot of fruit. Then the drought hit and they never watered it.

http://www.californiaavocado.com/how-tos/avocado-varieties.aspx

@lisaviolet
Now I have to go look them up. I only know them by sight, not by name.

@lisaviolet

The thing I like most about that California avocado web page is that all the varieties are “great tasting” as a characteristic.

Yes!

@f00l Haas all the way. My MiL has an enormous avocado tree in her back yard, but unfortunately, they’re the bigger, less magical tasting version. Truly has hundreds of avocados each year–so many that she is able to have someone come in to buy them. Husband says the tree does so well because it sits atop the old septic tank field.

MiL also has the fattest squirrels I’ve ever seen. Those not-so-little buggers eat the 'cados! Once spent 15 minutes watching a squirrel trying to haul an avocado up a tree. He finally gave up. Just sat and ate the thing at the base of the tree.

@LaVikinga
Squirrel know good stuff.

They just don’t know to hold out for there Hass variety.

@daveinwarsh

@moondrake
That does sound great.

Since you have a slight allergy thing I’ll help and eat the rest of it ok?

I actually have not made guacamole in decades. Because we practically you whistle and fresh guacamole shows up, just like w Bogie and Bacall.

@moondrake Any one ever give you a heads up about the relationship between avocado allergies and latex allergies?

@LaVikinga
My SIL is allergic to latex bit not avocados. She is allergic, slightly, to some nuts.
Is the allergiy relationship supposed to be 1:1?

@f00l No. It’s just one of those things to be on the look out for because it can "cascade."
I have a mild latex allergy/sensitivity. So far it’s confined to mucous membrane contact. I can blow up a balloon or two without too much trouble, but after the 5th or 6th one, my lips start feeling…odd.
Other than that, I have no problems eating avocados, bananas, kiwis, etc. My mom used to tell me I broke out in a rash the first time I ate strawberries (can eat them fine now) and when I had a series of allergy tests, was told to really avoid soy products if I could. Evidently, those things tend to be interconnected.
On to 0-11 scale, my soy sensitivity was an 8, so not Epi-pen worrisome and for what it’s worth, I occasionally eat soy sauce without noticing any issues. I just avoid it because of the salt and soy’s supposedly not great for people who have thyroid issues.

@LaVikinga No, I haven’t ever had trouble with latex. My allergies are strange and don’t seem related to one another, but fruits top my food allergies, with raw pineapple topping the list, I’m so allergic to it that it blisters my hands, can’t let it near my mouth. But pop it on the grill for a few minutes and it’s fine, cooked and canned pineapple is okay too. Melons and avocados will blister my mouth (even fricking watermelon) depending on ripeness and how much I eat. But citrus fruits don’t bother me at all. Walnuts, sometimes almonds, dyed pistachios but not natural ones give me trouble breathing, as does anything with sulfur in it. Other nuts are no problem. Red chile and coffee cause severe gastric distress often with bleeding, a sharp drop in blood pressure, tunnel vision, chills. A doctor told me that’s not an allergy it’s a chemical reaction, but I call it an allergy as people get that. I avoid red chile and coffee, although once or twice a year I indulge in a very modest amount. Sometimes I get away with it and sometimes there’s a price. What’s annoying is that I LOVE melon and coffee, and where I live red chile is so ubiquitous that even with vigilance it’s impossible to wholly avoid. I’ve met a couple of other people with this red chile and coffee problem so I’m not alone.

@moondrake
Ouch. Sounds like quite a pleasure denial and quite a PITA.

@f00l No problem, you’d be welcome. I make it for friends, not for myself as I can only have an ounce or two. I rarely like commercial or restaurant guacamole, It’s always too overworked for me. I prefer produce to be gently handled, cut with very sharp knives, lightly tossed or cooked. No bruising whatsoever. I spend a lot of time in the produce aisle selecting the exact perfect pieces for my purposes. Veggies rarely go into my fridge, I usually line them up on the counter and cook them within a day or two of purchase.

@moondrake No matter what it’s called, that SUCKS!

@mfladd
All tasty unhealthy with way too much salt chips you wanna eat too many of are good chips

@mfladd should have said fish and used this instead

@duodec
Wouldn’t mind trying.

@duodec My grandparents would do a special shrimp dip for their New Year’s Eve parties. Loved it as a kid and it’s impossible to make these days. It called for a brick of cream cheese, sour cream blended together, along with a can of Campbell’s FROZEN Cream of Shrimp Soup, chopped cooked & chilled sweet Gulf of Mexican pink shrimp, fresh lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, salt & garlic (and maybe a very light a shot or two of Tabasco). They served it with Ruffles chips since they were the only chips able to cut through the dip. It was heavenly.

Campbell’s no longer makes the frozen soup. Their on the shelf canned version tastes in no way similar to the frozen version. That soup made all the difference in the world. I miss my Grands.

@LaVikinga
That does sound good. I didn’t know Campbell’s ever made frozen soups.

@f00l They made the frozen line of soups a long time ago, back in the days when Saturday morning cartoons were actually good, Samantha was on her second Darrin (or The Evil Darrin as he is known in our house), and maxi & mini skirts were both in fashion.

@LaVikinga

@LaVikinga The canned version doesn’t work?
https://www.campbells.com/campbell-soup/condensed/cream-of-shrimp-soup/

It’s available on Walmart.com
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Campbells-Cream-Of-Shrimp-Condensed-Soup-10.75-Oz/10321677

@LaVikinga It certainly sounds interesting. We’ve tried making shrimp dip similar to the clam dip but using both frozen salad shrimp and reconstituted Asian-type dried shrimp; the latter imparted better flavor. Does the cream cheese help with excess moisture? We always need to dry the clams (or shrimp) of as much external moisture as possible or the dip will turn a little soupy.

Maybe next time I’ll try cutting in some cream cheese and see how it tastes and acts.

We used to make several recipes using Gorton’s Cream of Crab soup in the can, but it is also apparently gone. Haven’t seen it in a decade or more, and the ‘other brands’ just don’t taste right.

I sympathize on the loss of special ingredients… and the makers of those special recipes.

@moondrake @LaVikinga already stated that the canned didn’t taste the same.

I just checked the Campbells food service website, and while they do still make some frozen soups in institutional sizes, the cream of shrimp isn’t one of the available selections.

@duodec There is no extra moisture to worry about. The shrimp get steamed in shell, peeled, cooled, and then hacked up. Since they lived on the Gulf coast, the shrimp was always fresh, sweet, with no hint of ammonia like you can sometimes get with frozen shrimp. If they ever used frozen, it would’ve been shrimp they had purchased and froze themselves.
Off the top of my head: 2 bricks cream cheese, softened.
16 ounces Sour Cream
1 can (12oz?) Frozen Cream of Shrimp Soup (It was larger than usual shelf-stable Cream soups)
1 TBS fresh Lemon Juice
1 1/2 cups diced cooked shrimp
1 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
1-2 garlic cloves, very finely minced
dash of Tabasco
Salt to taste.
Mix, cover & chill for several hours for flavors to meld. Serve with sturdy chips, crackers, and maybe a spreading knife.

@moondrake The stuff on the shelves absolutely doesn’t work. Believe me, the entire family has tried. Ens up with an entirely different flavor.

@Shrdlu
I love those but can’t buy them. No resistance. Doomed.

Except that I do buy them sometimes.

/giphy bad

@f00l
PS I can’t do what that awesome gymnast is doing in that giphy. The good parts or the catastrophe.

@f00l Yup. Can’t have corn chips, Doritos, etc. in the house. I can here them calling me from behind the pantry door.
These are my favorites. Well, they used to be. Haven’t had them in years. The ones in the paper bag. They’re closer to restaurant style chips and less like Fritos.

@LaVikinga
If I have tostito s or Doritos or similar at home something always"gets to them". Perhaps it’s those avocado loving squirrels?

DOH! Hear, not “here.”

@LaVikinga
You can “here” them calling you from “hear” to “there” at which point you will be simultaneously “there” and “here” and “hear”.

Capisce?

@f00l

@KDemo
That sounds so good. I really like the grapefruit idea. If I lived in the valley I could grow all the ingredients.

Ok someone who can grow things could grow all the ingredients. I could watch.

@f00l - A Salsa garden is easier. Homemade salsa made with homegrown tomatoes - heavenly!

@KDemo
I believe you. But in the valley you can grow all that. Citrus trees. Peppers and tomatoes in the garden. Avocado trees. All sorts of stuff.

Ever had pink grapefruit?

@f00l My mom used to make a tossed salad with sliced avocados, sections of grapefruit (if it was on the sweet side) or navel oranges, red onions, fresh spinach or romaine leaves, & croutons tossed in a garlicky vinaigrette dressing. Pretty good along side grilled steaks & baked potatoes.

@LaVikinga
that sounds worth skipping the steaks for.

@thismyusername
Yum spinach dip.

@Pixy
Share?

@f00l Not anymore. The cat licked it. And it was good stuff too. (He usually avoids human food. Hummus and spinach dip seem to be exceptions. He is a weird cat).

@Pixy Cats are weird. Used to have one that would steal grilled cheese sandwiches if you didn’t watch him like a hawk.

@LaVikinga Yeah, I had one that liked sauerkraut.

@Pixy hummus is the shit. especially if it’s spicy.

@schneidermys
Homemade? Or not canned/bottled?

You may pass.

@f00l
PPPPS.
No cheese sauce for these.
Grated or sliced cheese.
Come on. Show some respect.

@f00l It must be noted that the dairy can’t be fat free, and needs to be actual milk. I was watching some people on tv eat ridiculously hot stuff and they were told to drink milk, it’ll help. They were drinking almond milk. They were in pretty bad shape.
Water usually makes it worse, moves the capsaicin around and coats the entire mouth. Fat binds to it so you can wash it away.

@RiotDemon
I figured it was the fat.
Cause I know even tho margarine is considered trans fat evil now, it works to stop the too hot pepper pain pretty fast.

@f00l What’s hot is capsaisin oil. It’s soluble in full fat dairy and alcohol, so swish sour cream or cheese in your mouth then flush with margarita (the lime will also help break down the oil). Eating bread or tortillas can mop it up but won’t fully relieve the sting. Drinking water doesn’t really help. Diluting it with other oils can help. I was cutting jalapeños and onions, and wiping my eyes from the onions managed to get jalapeno juice in the corner of one which burned like crazy till I dabbed olive oil generously on the area and wiped it up a couple of times. I’ve used that trick on my nose as well. Nothing like handling peppers to make you aware of touching your face.

@moondrake
Thank you thank you thank you.

@2many2no
Yes. Has hops and stuff. Sounds like food to me.

@f00l I think it was the Romans that called beer liquid bread. It was a part of the Roman soldier’s daily food alotment.

@sohmageek
And fish tacos with chips.
And you can order guacamole to go with.

@RiotDemon I once discovered the joys of eating Cape Cod chips with little scoops of NY Style potato salad. Publix carries a version of it: Potatoes (more smashe than chunks), with bits of onion & green pepper, and maybe carrot. Kinda bland yet not. And I wonder why my weight fluctuates…

@LaVikinga
Grocery stores are dangerous to the soul. I keep tempting fate that way.

@JerseyFrank Also, sole with malt vinegar

@JerseyFrank
How are souls and sole prepared?

Recipes!