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Oh my.
Cirque du So-What (8,217 posts) Sun Feb 3, 2013, 12:18 PM
Mushrooms in chili
A couple of years ago I attended a Super Bowl party at which the host served chili with mushrooms in it. The chili was the basic tomato juice-based type with ground beef and kidney beans, and the mushrooms were canned morels - nothing exotic about them. Mind you, I am not a 'foodie,' and it didn't turn my stomach or anything, but there's just something about mushrooms in chili that seems...wrong.
I'm interested in hearing thoughts from others about a dish that, to me, seems like an epic mismatch where ingredients are concerned.
Nope, nope, nope.
franksolich is generally accepting of most things, but when it comes to chili, no onions, no peppers, no tomatoes (tomato sauce and tomato paste is okay though), no dead fish, no mushrooms.
mopinko (39,368 posts) Sun Feb 3, 2013, 12:24 PM
1. dh loves mushrooms, is lukewarm about chili, but when i suggested mushrooms in the chili, his hair caught on fire.
it does seem odd to me, but i might do it if i had some mushrooms that needed to get used. except for afore mentioned dh.
Angry Dragon (23,056 posts) Sun Feb 3, 2013, 12:25 PM
2. I have never had them in chili
Trust me, you don't want them either.
HappyMe (8,699 posts) Sun Feb 3, 2013, 12:25 PM
3. Yeah, that's an epic mismatch.
Doesn't seem appetizing at all.
Uh huh. It's about as appetizing as putting raw tomatoes, peppers, onions, or dead fish in it.
Cirque du So-What (8,217 posts) Sun Feb 3, 2013, 12:40 PM
6. It was edible
but, then again, I'm like Mikey from the old Life cereal commercial; I eat everything.
<<<not like Mikey.
d_r (2,413 posts) Sun Feb 3, 2013, 12:36 PM
4. you might could come up with a chil-like thing with portobellos but just putting mushrooms in chili is wrong, imho. But I like tofu in chili playing the role of the beans, and I like chili made out of crawfish and shrimp, so I'm probably not qualified to make a comment.
Cirque du So-What (8,217 posts) Sun Feb 3, 2013, 12:39 PM
5. I like tofu in chili and the crustaceans sound tasty as well, although I may be imagining something more akin to gumbo than chili.
Tofu?
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Yuk....I love mushrooms, but in chili just does not sound right.
I'm good with the onions and peppers though. :-)
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This is one of the few times I've been in agreement with coach on a food topic.
I do use diced tomatoes, but they cook down to almost nothing.
I'm a little surprised, though, that there's no mention of topping the bowl of chili with a pint of sour cream.
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Ok... I think, and have been told, I make some darn good Chili.
I use:
Bell Peppers
Onions
Diced toms
Crushed Toms
Tomato sauce
Beef
3 different types of beans
Seasonings.
But mushrooms? No...
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That sounds awful.
I hate mushrooms as much as franksolich dislikes onions.
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I love mushrooms and cook with them a lot. I'm also pretty chilled about going slightly off-piste with ingredients...but mushrooms in chilli? That's just an abomination against nature and all that's good in the world.
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I love mushrooms and cook with them a lot. I'm also pretty chilled about going slightly off-piste with ingredients...but mushrooms in chilli? That's just an abomination against nature and all that's good in the world.
That could get you shot in TX. beans are bad enough.
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That could get you shot in TX. beans are bad enough.
I always knew Texas was a great state.
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I prefer mushrooms on pizza, but never chili.
Veggies belong in chili too. Its ok to have onions, beans, peppers, and beans.
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I love mushrooms and cook with them a lot. I'm also pretty chilled about going slightly off-piste with ingredients...but mushrooms in chilli? That's just an abomination against nature and all that's good in the world.
I'm with you on this. :puke:
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Mushrooms...in chili...canned...morels...?
So horribly wrong on so many levels.
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Revolting.
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That sounds awful.
I hate mushrooms as much as franksolich dislikes onions.
I too, hate mushrooms. Nasty, vile things.
You should write a country music song about mushrooms. :fuelfire:
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I too, hate mushrooms. Nasty, vile things.
I love mushrooms.
I also love olives and artichoke hearts.
None of them belong in chili.
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I love mushrooms.
I also love olives and artichoke hearts.
None of them belong in chili.
I'm with you on the artichoke hearts and olives.
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I love mushrooms.
I also love olives and artichoke hearts.
None of them belong in chili.
Agreed!
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I've never even heard of Morels coming in a can or jar. Most people I know fry Morels.
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Maybe dummie is confusing spaghetti sauce and chili.
Mushrooms go in spaghetti sauce. Not chili.
Beans do not go in chili. or anything else for that matter.....
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If I was a guest in someone's home, minding my manners, and they had made the unfortunate mistake of putting mushrooms in chili, I suppose I could choke it down. But tofu? No way in hell. Watch the DUmmies put peas in the chili next.
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If I was a guest in someone's home, minding my manners, and they had made the unfortunate mistake of putting mushrooms in chili, I suppose I could choke it down. But tofu? No way in hell. Watch the DUmmies put peas in the chili next.
North Carolina I had chili with corn added. Now this was in a place off the tar road and people came from miles around to eat that Chili. What ever was in season went into the pot, didn't matter what came from the fields in it went. [ did I mention this was a well known Biker Bar ] ?
Good hardy eaten, WTF these people were not from Texas and just wanted to fill up their belly as they had another 200 miles to go, in all weather, it was the spices that kept them stopping in on a round trip.
One can make Chili out of anything, any kind of meat and throw in darn near anything as long as there is the chili spices. Texas chili is of one kind but the rest of the nation has taken the original Texas chili and thrown in what is available to them, as long as you have the spices, even adding carrots and radishes, it is CHILI.
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North Carolina I had chili with corn added. Now this was in a place off the tar road and people came from miles around to eat that Chili. What ever was in season went into the pot, didn't matter what came from the fields in it went. [ did I mention this was a well known Biker Bar ] ?
Good hardy eaten, WTF these people were not from Texas and just wanted to fill up their belly as they had another 200 miles to go, in all weather, it was the spices that kept them stopping in on a round trip.
One can make Chili out of anything, any kind of meat and throw in darn near anything as long as there is the chili spices. Texas chili is of one kind but the rest of the nation has taken the original Texas chili and thrown in what is available to them, as long as you have the spices, even adding carrots and radishes, it is CHILI.
You must have had chili con corny.
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You must have had chili con corny.
:thatsright:
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I'm famous for my meatless mushroom-artichoke-olive chili with anchovies and capers. Ummmm.
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Maybe dummie is confusing spaghetti sauce and chili.
Mushrooms go in spaghetti sauce. Not chili.
Beans do not go in chili. or anything else for that matter.....
Chili without beans is called a sloppy joe with no bun. :fuelfire:
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Yes, but do you put radishes and carrots in it?
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Yes, but do you put radishes and carrots in it?
Not carrots, parsnips!!!
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Not carrots, parsnips!!!
Okra!! :yahoo:
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Yes, but do you put radishes and carrots in it?
Only when making it for Sgt. Snugs and Col.Carrots.
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Chili without beans is called a sloppy joe with no bun.
What he said.
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Storm clouds a-brewin'...
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Storm clouds a-brewin'...
And here we go....:bolt:
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Storm clouds a-brewin'...
And here we go....:bolt:
It's a chili thread....
what else would be expected?
It's the Hatfields and the McCoys of food!
:whistling:
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Storm clouds a-brewin'...
What's wrong with Sloppy Joes?
I like Sloppy Joes, too, and if some people want to call that "chili", it's fine by me.
On TV, I've even seen these big Sloppy Joe cooking contests that they call "Chili Cook-Offs", and that's fine.
I'll bet they make some great Sloppy Joes!
But still, as good as Sloppy Joes are, you make chili with kidney beans.
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And here we go....:bolt:
Why bolt? :popcorn: :whistling:
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Why bolt? :popcorn: :whistling:
It was the closest smiley to a running one that I could find.
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I don't think that Sloppy Joes should be made with chili powder, or other southwest seasonings, like cumin. Nope. Also, it's pinto beans, not kidney. They're just too big and obnoxious.
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I don't think that Sloppy Joes should be made with chili powder, or other southwest seasonings, like cumin. Nope. Also, it's pinto beans, not kidney. They're just too big and obnoxious.
We had chili with pinto beans when I was a kid.
In WV you choose between two beans, pinto and halfrunner.
We never had the proper kidney beans.
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Chili does not have BEANS!
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXChcvVPv2A[/youtube]
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I'm with you on the artichoke hearts and olives.
And fresh garlic, which belongs in most everything except dessert.
Cindie
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It was the closest smiley to a running one that I could find.
Stay a while! Grab some popcorn! :popcorn:
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Stay a while! Grab some popcorn! :popcorn:
I'll need more than popcorn before this thread dies. :couch:
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I'll need more than popcorn before this thread dies. :couch:
:cheersmate:
:lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:
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I'll need more than popcorn before this thread dies. :couch:
Hokay! :cheersmate: :popcorn: :fuelfire: :whistling:
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Both kinds of beans. Kidneys and pinto. I like to be fair.
Chili goes good with buttered toast and a couple slabs of cheddar on the side.
and beer.
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Both kinds of beans. Kidneys and pinto. I like to be fair.
nooooooooooooooooooo beeeaaaaaaaaaaannnnns in chili...... :overreaction:
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nooooooooooooooooooo beeeaaaaaaaaaaannnnns in chili...... :overreaction:
Lots of them. More is gooder. :stirpot: <----beans in there, too.
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Lots of them. More is gooder. :stirpot: <----beans in there, too.
(http://ts3.mm.bing.net/th?id=H.4803711357159554&pid=1.7&w=160&h=143&c=7&rs=1)
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You're all a bunch of RINO chili makers!!!!
:rant:
:-)
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You're all a bunch of RINO chili makers!!!!
:rant:
:-)
Well you're a hippopotofbeans. :tongue:
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You know who makes a hell of a good chili? Ron Paul.
:-)
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:lmao: :rofl:
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:lmao: :rofl:
Oh, but this thread is still miniature, compared with this, from July 15, 2010:
"primitives discuss cooking hamburger"
http://www.conservativecave.com/index.php/topic,46375.0
It's getting close, but still not there, compared with this, from October 3, 2011:
"primitives discuss beef stew"
http://www.conservativecave.com/index.php/topic,65049.0
And finally, for comedic relief from a thread that never really took off, but should have, from January 7, 2009:
"primitives watch cats watch primitives cook"
http://www.conservativecave.com/index.php/topic,20383.0
The lackluster response on the last one was probably because w-a-a-a-a-y back then, conservativecave had many many many fewer members than we did later; in January 2009, I don't think we had even a tenth of the members we have now.
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Oh, but this thread is still miniature, compared with this, from July 15, 2010:
"primitives discuss cooking hamburger"
http://www.conservativecave.com/index.php/topic,46375.0
It's getting close, but still not there, compared with this, from October 3, 2011:
"primitives discuss beef stew"
http://www.conservativecave.com/index.php/topic,65049.0
And finally, for comedic relief from a thread that never really took off, but should have, from January 7, 2009:
"primitives watch cats watch primitives cook"
http://www.conservativecave.com/index.php/topic,20383.0
The lackluster response on the last one was probably because w-a-a-a-a-y back then, conservativecave had many many many fewer members than we did later; in January 2009, I don't think we had even a tenth of the members we have now.
Were there beans involved? I hope so. :yum:
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nooooooooooooooooooo beeeaaaaaaaaaaannnnns in chili...... :overreaction:
Pfft...I put THREE kinds of beans in my chili. Deal. It's cheaper than more meat, thanks to the Oconomy.
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Pfft...I put THREE kinds of beans in my chili. Deal. It's cheaper than more meat, thanks to the Oconomy.
THREE? You decadent 1%er.
I steep one bean in a cup of water that I let sit out in the sun to warm up. Then I take the bean from the chili and wrap it up to save it for later. Then, I drink the chili.
I can make five or six servings of chili this way before the bean ceases to imbue any flavor to the chili.
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THREE? You decadent 1%er.
I steep one bean in a cup of water that I let sit out in the sun to warm up. Then I take the bean from the chili and wrap it up to save it for later. Then, I drink the chili.
I can make five or six servings of chili this way before the bean ceases to imbue any flavor to the chili.
When finished, I hope you donate it to the local athist center to help feed the hungry masses. :pokingpoop:
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When finished, I hope you donate it to the local athist center to help feed the hungry masses.
That would be your local democrat party headquarters. Do they feed winos AFTER elections?
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That would be your local democrat party headquarters. Do they feed winos AFTER elections?
You do have a point. It would have just about as much substance as their promises. :-)
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I too, hate mushrooms. Nasty, vile things.
You should write a country music song about mushrooms. :fuelfire:
Something is wrong with you two, mushrooms are delicious.
Mushrooms and chili, wrong.
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Something is wrong with you two, mushrooms are delicious.
Mushrooms and chili, wrong.
I like breaded mushrooms, and on pizza and in spaghetti.
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For those who don't like mushrooms, sauté fresh sliced mushrooms in butter (real butter). After it gets going add a little water and chicken granules, cover. Cook them down, it takes awhile. Make sure you check it often so the water doesn't evaporate. Serve with a medium rare ribeye and call me in the morning.
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For those who don't like mushrooms, sauté fresh sliced mushrooms in butter (real butter). After it gets going add a little water and chicken granules, cover. Cook them down, it takes awhile. Make sure you check it often so the water doesn't evaporate. Serve with a medium rare ribeye and call me in the morning.
Hmmm . . . Nurse BEG! :naughty: :hyper: :hot:
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For those who don't like mushrooms, sauté fresh sliced mushrooms in butter (real butter). After it gets going add a little water and chicken granules, cover. Cook them down, it takes awhile. Make sure you check it often so the water doesn't evaporate. Serve with a medium rare ribeye and call me in the morning.
I do something similar. I add onions and garlic, a splash of white wine (instead of water) and chopped bacon.
:drool:
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For those who don't like mushrooms, sauté fresh sliced mushrooms in butter (real butter). After it gets going add a little water and chicken granules, cover. Cook them down, it takes awhile. Make sure you check it often so the water doesn't evaporate. Serve with a medium rare ribeye and call me in the morning.
Butter and a little worchestershire sauce. Even better.
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I do something similar. I add onions and garlic, a splash of white wine (instead of water) and chopped bacon.
:drool:
No chicken or onions, garlic and red wine. :-)
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No chicken or onions, garlic and red wine. :-)
No chicken or onions for me either.
Just butter, garlic, kosher salt and pepper. Saute until a nice golden brown. Good with fresh or canned.
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Everyone else is wrong. O-)
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Mmmm, nothing better than sauteed mushrooms on a steak. :drool:
BEG, you object to Splashdown's addition of bacon???
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Mmmm, nothing better than sauteed mushrooms on a steak. :drool:
Oooohhhh yeah . . . :-) :drool:
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All those mushroom recipes are excellent.
Just don't add peas, and don't put any of that stuff in chili.
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Mmmm, nothing better than sauteed mushrooms on a steak. :drool:
BEG, you object to Splashdown's addition of bacon???
I only like bacon, not bacon in things.
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I only like bacon, not bacon in things.
Except BLT's
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I only like bacon, not bacon in things.
Your 'bacon makes everything better' and 'mushrooms are terrible' circuits seem to have been wired incorrectly. :-)
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Your 'bacon makes everything better' and 'mushrooms are terrible' circuits seem to have been wired incorrectly. :-)
But that's why you love quirky little me. :-)
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I'm making ChiliMac for dinner. I'm using Wolf Brand Chili. It's a Texas treasure.
Should I serve it "open face" in a large grilled portobello cap?
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I'm making ChiliMac for dinner. I'm using Wolf Brand Chili. It's a Texas treasure.
Should I serve it "open face" in a large grilled portobello cap?
Don't forget a strip of bacon!
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But that's why you love quirky little me. :-)
You and my spousal unit must share some of the same circuitry. She is a member of the 'bacon only belongs in a few things' club. She also tries to sneak nasty, vile mushrooms into dinner. I always pick through my food, and leave them on a nice little pile on my plate.
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You and my spousal unit must share some of the same circuitry. She is a member of the 'bacon only belongs in a few things' club. She also tries to sneak nasty, vile mushrooms into dinner. I always pick through my food, and leave them on a nice little pile on my plate.
My husband does the same with peas and tomatoes. I love both.
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Don't forget a strip of bacon!
Crumbles of bacon!
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Neither beans nor mushrooms belong in chili. Oh, and bacon is the food of the gods!
Cindie
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You and my spousal unit must share some of the same circuitry. She is a member of the 'bacon only belongs in a few things' club. She also tries to sneak nasty, vile mushrooms into dinner. I always pick through my food, and leave them on a nice little pile on my plate.
I'm in the same group with your wife and BEG.
Bacon should not touch any other food except on a BLT sandwich. Nothing else is acceptable.
Mushrooms are always good.
Any bean other than a green bean is bad. Peas can be tolerated only in certain circumstances... fresh or frozen only, barely cooked, lots of butter, maybe in a casserole provided they stay very green.
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I only like bacon, not bacon in things.
I like bacon in the frying pan.
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I like bacon in the frying pan.
Too much bacon grease there. Take it out first. :tongue:
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But what about bacon in a potato soup? I think it's a must. Otherwise, you're going to having Greenbriar's soup, which consists of potatoes, water, and peas.
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But what about bacon in a potato soup? I think it's a must. Otherwise, you're going to having Greenbriar's soup, which consists of potatoes, water, and peas.
I like asparagus tips in potato soup too.
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But what about bacon in a potato soup? I think it's a must. Otherwise, you're going to having Greenbriar's soup, which consists of potatoes, water, and peas.
By the way, has anybody seen Pamela on Skins's island lately?
I've looked, and I haven't.
Maybe she departed this mortal coil after all?
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But what about bacon in a potato soup? I think it's a must. Otherwise, you're going to having Greenbriar's soup, which consists of potatoes, water, and peas.
peas in potato soup? :puke:
mine has potatoes (duh :-) , butter, onions, celery, parsley, bit of garlic, chicken broth, half and half, lots of cheese.
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Too much bacon grease there. Take it out first. :tongue:
Thanks for the tip. :thatsright:
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It's not potato soup without bacon bits, and it's not potato soup if it has peas.
Without bacon bits and with peas, you would have a gruel that might have been served as punishment at a 19th century orphanage in Wales.
Any time you add peas to something else, you're making punishment food.
It's the reason that not once in my life have I eaten "chicken pot pie".
Worse even than chili without kidney beans.
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It's not potato soup without bacon bits, and it's not potato soup if it has peas.
Without bacon bits and with peas, you would have a gruel that might have been served as punishment at a 19th century orphanage in Wales.
Any time you add peas to something else, you're making punishment food.
It's the reason that not once in my life have I eaten "chicken pot pie".
Worse even than chili without kidney beans.
I can't high five you enough for that right there.
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"Punishment food." :lmao:
Chicken pot pie would be just fine if the peas were left out.
I got one of those Ramen-in-a-cup deals. It ended up having peas in it, and ruined the whole thing.
I'm sure I told you about the salad-from-hell I encountered at a small dinner party. Pulverized raw carrot, and pulverized peas, layered in a loaf pan in 4 layers. Unmolded and sliced, and served on a plate. I could not get it down, and since it was only a party of four, it was noticed. I very nearly hurled.
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I made chili this weekend.
I did not add mushrooms.
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"Punishment food." :lmao:
Chicken pot pie would be just fine if the peas were left out.
I got one of those Ramen-in-a-cup deals. It ended up having peas in it, and ruined the whole thing.
I'm sure I told you about the salad-from-hell I encountered at a small dinner party. Pulverized raw carrot, and pulverized peas, layered in a loaf pan in 4 layers. Unmolded and sliced, and served on a plate. I could not get it down, and since it was only a party of four, it was noticed. I very nearly hurled.
OMG. Why would somebody do that???? :bawl:
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That salad sounds disgusting.
I like peas. I like them in my chicken pot pie, too. It's not chicken pot pie without them.
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"Punishment food." :lmao:
Chicken pot pie would be just fine if the peas were left out.
I got one of those Ramen-in-a-cup deals. It ended up having peas in it, and ruined the whole thing.
I'm sure I told you about the salad-from-hell I encountered at a small dinner party. Pulverized raw carrot, and pulverized peas, layered in a loaf pan in 4 layers. Unmolded and sliced, and served on a plate. I could not get it down, and since it was only a party of four, it was noticed. I very nearly hurled.
I have seen the pea/carrot layered thing in pictures in cooking magazines.
Always thought it looked disgusting... you just confirmed it. :o
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I like peas okay, I guess. I eat them, unenthusiastically.
But just gratuitously adding them to something else is a crime against nature.
They're not chocolate chips, or bacon bits, or shredded cheddar - those things can always be added.
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I am a pea fan. Peas are some yummy stuff. Pea salad is mandatory on every buffet line-up.