On Saturday, December 16, 2017 at 11:22:50 AM UTC-5, Casa del Sol naciente wrote:
> On 12/15/2017 8:12 PM, wrote:
> > On Friday, December 15, 2017 at 8:14:06 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
> >> On Fri, 15 Dec 2017 16:40:03 -0800 (PST), dsi1 >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Thursday, December 14, 2017 at 6:42:35 PM UTC-10, wrote:
> >>>> Wendy's chile is nothing special but comes in handy in a pinch or when I don't feel like wasting a lot of time cooking. I buy a bucket of the stuff - family size, good for 6 or 7 meals. I eat the same thing 6 days in a row. But I doll it up a bit first.
> >>>>
> >>>> In 3 or 4 tablespoons of olive oil I saute a bunch of sliced onions, sliced mushrooms, diced bell pepper, a jalapeno, and maybe some celery if I have any on hand.
> >>>>
> >>>> I let that go for about 6 or 8 minutes, then add a bunch of roughly cut parsley, a pound or so of skinned roma tomatoes cut in chunks, and about 6 cloves of garlic, half of them sliced thinly, the other half minced fine. I put a lid on it and let it go for 20 or 30 minutes on low. Then I toss it into a large container with the Wendy's chile and I'm good for 6 days, 7 meals total. Each day I put a small amount of already cooked chicken or meat into a bowl and ladle some chile over it, then stir and top it with already made rice I have in a container in the fridge. I am proud of this meal and just had to share it. Thanks.
> >>>>
> >>>> TJ
> >>>
> >>> I like Wendy's chili. They have packets of cumin/garlic sauce to spice it up a bit. Awesome!
> >>
> >> Wendy's chili:
> >> "CHILI (WATER, CHILI BASE (CHILI SAUCE [TOMATO JUICE, TOMATOES,
> >> CALCIUM CHLORIDE, SEASONING {SUGAR, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, SALT, DRIED
> >> CHILIES, NATURAL FLAVORS, SPICES, FLAVOR ENHANCER (DEXTROSE, SALT,
> >> YEAST EXTRACT, SILICON DIOXIDE, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH), CITRIC ACID,
> >> DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, XANTHAN GUM}, VEGETABLES
> >> {ONIONS, CELERY, GREEN PEPPERS}], GROUND BEEF, CHILI BEANS (PREPARED
> >> PINK BEANS, PREPARED KIDNEY BEANS), SOY LECITHIN. CHILI BEEF IS COOKED
> >> ON THE SAME GRILL AS, AND MAY COME IN CONTACT WITH, INGREDIENTS THAT
> >> CONTAIN MILK AND SOY."
> >>
> >> Thanks, Wendy!
> >
> >
> > Yeah, I am aware of that, but I don't care now and then when I am not in the mood for cooking a bunch of stuff. I doll it up pretty good with natural stuff. I know I could just make my own beans and doll them up too, which I do now and then - but sometimes when lazy I go with the family sized bucket of Wendy's chile. I am not a big time fast food person. They don't have a Popeye's chicken around here. To me, most fried chicken chains are about the same. However, I have to admit I really do enjoy Popeye's red beans and rice. I used to get a small container nearly every night while driving cab in L.A., enough to keep up the energy, not enough to bog me down. I asked them for the ingredients and they gave me a small pamphlet. It was all dehydrated natural stuff. The only ingredient some might be turned of by was monosodium glutomate. I think Popeye's read beans and rice is good tasting stuff. Haven't had it in years though.
> >
> > TJ
> >
>
> I get that on a semi-regular basis and it is by far my favorite fast
> food side.
>
> Their mashed taters with Cajun gravy is excellent as well.


Wow, I am glad to hear that as the Popyeye's beans and rice is indeed my favorite fast food side of all time as well. Finally we are on the same page.. Let's hope the book doesn't explode.

TJ