On 9/13/2015 5:26 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "taxed and spent" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>>
>>> "Gary" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> Ophelia wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> That is something that really annoys me. There is another poster
>>>>> here,
>>>>> who
>>>>> you ask a question gets all hoity toity with a google reponse. What
>>>>> these
>>>>> idiot don't seem to understand is, if we all just googled, there
>>>>> would be
>>>>> no
>>>>> point in the group!
>>>>
>>>> I've asked here for "tried and true" recipes here a few times in the
>>>> past. By then, I've already googled several. I'm just asking for more
>>>> personal...did you make this and how did it taste.
>>>
>>> Of course, but to be rudely told to 'Go google it' ... or the
>>> sneering 'I
>>> googled and found this .. you could have done it too' The question
>>> isn't to
>>> find out how clever the googlers are, but to ask for personal opinions.
>>
>> are not the results you find in a web search personal opinions?
>
> Some are, but we here don't usually know those people. Not that I know
> anyone here personally but I have been conversing with most for years now.
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On 9/13/2015 5:22 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>>
>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> "Cheri" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>>
>>>> "Kokopelli" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> On 9/11/2015 8:28 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>>>>> On Fri, 11 Sep 2015 16:20:54 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It's as though you all think I am stupid and not capable of
>>>>>>> thinking to do other things.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I nominate this for Quote of the Month!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -sw
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> You are an evil woman-stalking dwarf.
>>>>>
>>>>> I hope someone runs over you.
>>>>
>>>> Another lame poster who starts threads to do with Julie and then
>>>> bitches about all the responses she gets. Loser.
>>>
>>> Yeah. According to Steve, this newsgroup shouldn't even be here. We
>>> could all search the web for everything. Right?
>>
>> That is something that really annoys me. There is another poster
>> here, who you ask a question gets all hoity toity with a google
>> reponse. What these idiot don't seem to understand is, if we all just
>> googled, there would be no point in the group!
>
> Yes! And while looking something up, might give you an answer, it might
> also give you a wrong answer. I prefer asking people who are known to
> me if they have tried something.
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On 9/13/2015 4:54 AM, cshenk wrote:
> Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>>
>> "cshenk" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> taxed and spent wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Gary" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I believe those taco molds are intended to be used with corn
>>>>>> tortillas, not flour tortillas. Flour tortillas aren't supposed
>>>>>> to be crisp nor are they used in what I've seen called a "taco
>>>>>> salad".
>>>>>
>>>>> I think you are correct there, Jill. Corn tortillas are the ones
>>>>> I've always eaten after being cooked crisp.
>>>>>
>>>>> G.
>>>>
>>>> all the taco salad bowls I have ever seen have been flour, not
>>>> corn.
>>>
>>> Me, I've not seem a crisp type that was not corn.
>>
>> I guess you don't get out much. We even have restaurants here that
>> make nachos with the flour ones. And some places use a wedge of
>> fried flour tortilla as a garnish. Then there is the dessert made of
>> fried or baked flour ones with cinnamon and sugar. That's what I do
>> when I get tortillas for cheap or have some that are going bad to use
>> up. And I guess you've never heard of a Chimichanga or Flautas?
>
> Ok. I just live in the wrong spots to see that crisp flour type I
> guess. Of course I have heard of chimichangas and Falutas. Easy to
> make. I lived in San Diego for 6 years and San Antonio for 3.
>
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On 9/13/2015 4:35 AM, Janet wrote:
> In article >,
> says...
>>
>
>> ok, watching an episode of Doc Martin and now he what is a "digestive"?
>
> It's a UK biscuit, the sort you'd eat with a cup of tea or coffee.
>
> Google McVities Digestive for a look.
>
> Janet UK
>
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On 9/13/2015 4:38 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>
>
> "l not -l" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> On 12-Sep-2015, "Ophelia" > wrote:
>>
>>> "Janet B" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>> > On Sat, 12 Sep 2015 13:16:10 +0100, "Ophelia" >
>>> > wrote:
>>> >
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>"Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>> >>> On Friday, September 11, 2015 at 7:21:10 PM UTC-4, Julie Bove wrote:
>>> >>>> "Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
>>> >>>> ...
>>> >>>> > On Friday, September 11, 2015 at 12:42:41 PM UTC-4, Kokopelli
>>> >>>> > wrote:
>>> >>>
>>> >>>> >> But that's not traditional.
>>> >>>> >
>>> >>>> > So, how long a tradition are we talking about? The first taco
>>> >>>> > salads appear to have been served just as other salads we
>>> >>>> > on a plate or in a bowl. I'd say that's the tradition, not
>>> >>>> > the "tortilla bowl" one.
>>> >>>> >
>>> >>>> > <http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodsalads.html#tacosalad>
>>> >>>> >
>>> >>>> > Cindy Hamilton
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Sorry. I'm not scrolling through all of that. I just don't
>>> >>>> understand
>>> >>>> why
>>> >>>> people here have to always veer all over the place and tell me
>>> to do
>>> >>>> things
>>> >>>> other than what I want to do. I thought this was a simple
>>> thing. I
>>> >>>> said
>>> >>>> that I bought the molds and they came with no instructions. I
>>> >>>> foolishly
>>> >>>> assumed that someone else here might have them and could tell me
>>> how
>>> >>>> to
>>> >>>> use
>>> >>>> them. Someone did, but then others are telling me to do other
>>> >>>> things.
>>> >>>> It's
>>> >>>> as though you all think I am stupid and not capable of thinking
>>> to >>>> do
>>> >>>> other
>>> >>>> things. That really ****es me off!
>>> >>>
>>> >>> I've trimmed this up a bit, which I should have done before.
>>> >>> I was responding to kokopelli, who seems to care what's traditional.
>>> >>> Taco salads have been around for about a minute (relatively
>>> speaking)
>>> >>> on the food scene, so I don't believe tradition needs to be invoked.
>>> >>> Serve 'em how you like 'em.
>>> >>
>>> >>So, is a Taco Salad any salad in a taco shell?
>>> >>
>>> >>If not, what is is?
>>> >
>>> > A taco salad is a salad that uses the ingredients of the taco. Iceberg
>>> > lettuce, tomatoes, onions, shredded cheese, probably cooked minced
>>> > meat and/or refried beans. Topped with salsa and sour cream. Served
>>> > with corn chips or tortilla pieces or in one of the taco shells.
>>> > There are as many ways of putting it together as there are cooks.
>>> > http://tinyurl.com/nudqjr7
>>> > As you can see from the pictures, everyone has their own idea of
>>> > presentation.
>>>
>>> They are all very pretty
>>>
>>>
>>> > I make individual meal-sized salads on dinner plates or large shallow
>>> > bowls. A serving of hot refried beans goes in the middle of the plate
>>> > surrounded by a serving of corn chips. (we like Tostitos) The beans
>>> > and almost all of the chips are covered with finely shredded iceberg
>>> > lettuce, sprinkled with chopped green onions. Shredded cheddar or
>>> > Jack cheese is next, then a hefty sprinkling of diced tomatoes and
>>> > chopped black olives. A dollop of sour cream is next followed by a
>>> > drizzle of salsa.
>>> > You take a chip or fork, push toward the refried beans, lift up and
>>> > you have all the ingredients of a taco on your fork. It's messy
>>> > eating but, oh, so good
>>> > I'm going to have to do this for dinner tonight.
>>>
>>> So, it is nothing to do with the tortilla? Oh my, I get so
>>> confuddled)
>>> I
>>> though 'taco' was another name for a tortilla used in a different way.
>>>
>>> Thank you)
>>
>> A fairly typical recipe, with photo, can be seen at:
>> http://www.daisybrand.us/recipes/taco-salad-177
>>
>> As can be seen in the photo, the tortilla is shaped, then fried or
>> baked in
>> a bowl shape in which the salad is served.
>
> Thanks But it is actually the tortilla that is the 'taco' part?
>
> Mmmm hmmm...

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On 9/13/2015 3:13 AM, wrote:
> On Sat, 12 Sep 2015 09:32:43 -0700, "taxed and spent"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>> > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Sat, 12 Sep 2015 09:56:29 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Ophelia wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> That is something that really annoys me. There is another poster here,
>>>>> who
>>>>> you ask a question gets all hoity toity with a google reponse. What
>>>>> these
>>>>> idiot don't seem to understand is, if we all just googled, there would
>>>>> be no
>>>>> point in the group!
>>>>
>>>> I've asked here for "tried and true" recipes here a few times in the
>>>> past. By then, I've already googled several. I'm just asking for more
>>>> personal...did you make this and how did it taste.
>>>
>>> Exactly - the Baileys Cheesecake recipe I received from O was a good
>>> example - I would not have thought to google that but it was a
>>> success.
>>
>> and now that she has given it to you, will you look it up in your files or
>> ask her again?
>>
> Baileys Cheesecake
>
>
> Base: One packet of dark chocolate digestives (I used just short of a
> packet for a 9 inch tin)
> 100g unsalted butter, melted.
>
> Top:
> One pot of Philadelphia cream cheese (about 200g)
> One pot of Mascarpone (about 200/250g)
> 300 ml double cream (plus about 75ml for decorating the cake -
> optional)
> 100g icing sugar
> A good measure of Baileys - I used a full whisky tumbler, and it was
> VERY
> alcoholic, but you can use a lot less and still get the flavour
> Grated good quality plain chocolate, as much as you like - I used
> about 60g
> Cocoa powder
>
> Melt the butter gently in a pan. Crush the biscuits into crumbs, the
> finer
> the better. I used an electric mill. Mix together and press into the
> bottom of a greased 9 inch springform tin with removable base and put
> in
> fridge to harden (I put it in the freezer while I made the rest of the
> cheesecake).
>
> Beat together the two cheeses, the Baileys and the sugar until smooth.
> In a
> separate bowl, beat 300ml of the cream until firm but still soft (go
> gently
> as it thickens, you don't want a load of churned butter!). Fold this
> into
> the cream mixture, along with the grated chocolate. Don't worry if
> your
> lovely smooth mixture now becomes a little lumpy, it'll be fine.
>
> Spoon over the biscuit base and leave in the fridge to set.
>
> When ready (a few hours will do it), carefully remove the base from
> the tin
> and dust the cake with cocoa powder (best to use a fine tea strainer
> if you
> have one, a sieve can send the cocoa everywhere). Beat the remaining
> cream
> and pipe rosettes of cream on the cake. Decorate with dark chocolate
> curls,
> little triangles of dark chocolate, or individual Baileys truffles.
>
>
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On 9/13/2015 2:37 AM, Janet B wrote:
> On Sat, 12 Sep 2015 17:28:44 +0100, "Ophelia" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> "Janet B" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Sat, 12 Sep 2015 13:16:10 +0100, "Ophelia" >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> On Friday, September 11, 2015 at 7:21:10 PM UTC-4, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>>> "Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>> On Friday, September 11, 2015 at 12:42:41 PM UTC-4, Kokopelli wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>>> But that's not traditional.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> So, how long a tradition are we talking about? The first taco
>>>>>>> salads appear to have been served just as other salads we
>>>>>>> on a plate or in a bowl. I'd say that's the tradition, not
>>>>>>> the "tortilla bowl" one.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> <http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodsalads.html#tacosalad>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sorry. I'm not scrolling through all of that. I just don't understand
>>>>>> why
>>>>>> people here have to always veer all over the place and tell me to do
>>>>>> things
>>>>>> other than what I want to do. I thought this was a simple thing. I
>>>>>> said
>>>>>> that I bought the molds and they came with no instructions. I
>>>>>> foolishly
>>>>>> assumed that someone else here might have them and could tell me how to
>>>>>> use
>>>>>> them. Someone did, but then others are telling me to do other things.
>>>>>> It's
>>>>>> as though you all think I am stupid and not capable of thinking to do
>>>>>> other
>>>>>> things. That really ****es me off!
>>>>>
>>>>> I've trimmed this up a bit, which I should have done before.
>>>>> I was responding to kokopelli, who seems to care what's traditional.
>>>>> Taco salads have been around for about a minute (relatively speaking)
>>>>> on the food scene, so I don't believe tradition needs to be invoked.
>>>>> Serve 'em how you like 'em.
>>>>
>>>> So, is a Taco Salad any salad in a taco shell?
>>>>
>>>> If not, what is is?
>>>
>>> A taco salad is a salad that uses the ingredients of the taco. Iceberg
>>> lettuce, tomatoes, onions, shredded cheese, probably cooked minced
>>> meat and/or refried beans. Topped with salsa and sour cream. Served
>>> with corn chips or tortilla pieces or in one of the taco shells.
>>> There are as many ways of putting it together as there are cooks.
>>> http://tinyurl.com/nudqjr7
>>> As you can see from the pictures, everyone has their own idea of
>>> presentation.
>>
>> They are all very pretty
>>
>>
>>> I make individual meal-sized salads on dinner plates or large shallow
>>> bowls. A serving of hot refried beans goes in the middle of the plate
>>> surrounded by a serving of corn chips. (we like Tostitos) The beans
>>> and almost all of the chips are covered with finely shredded iceberg
>>> lettuce, sprinkled with chopped green onions. Shredded cheddar or
>>> Jack cheese is next, then a hefty sprinkling of diced tomatoes and
>>> chopped black olives. A dollop of sour cream is next followed by a
>>> drizzle of salsa.
>>> You take a chip or fork, push toward the refried beans, lift up and
>>> you have all the ingredients of a taco on your fork. It's messy
>>> eating but, oh, so good
>>> I'm going to have to do this for dinner tonight.
>>
>> So, it is nothing to do with the tortilla? Oh my, I get so confuddled) I
>> though 'taco' was another name for a tortilla used in a different way.
>>
>> Thank you)
>
> Tacos are varying ingredients served in a folded tortilla, generally
> eaten in the hand.
> Janet US
>
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On 9/13/2015 2:47 AM, Cheri wrote:
>
> "taxed and spent" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Cheri" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>>
>>>>> "Cheri" > wrote in message
>>>>> ...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Kokopelli" > wrote in message
>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>> On 9/11/2015 8:28 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Fri, 11 Sep 2015 16:20:54 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> It's as though you all think I am stupid and not capable of
>>>>>>>>> thinking to do other things.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I nominate this for Quote of the Month!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> -sw
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You are an evil woman-stalking dwarf.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I hope someone runs over you.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Another lame poster who starts threads to do with Julie and then
>>>>>> bitches about all the responses she gets. Loser.
>>>>>
>>>>> Yeah. According to Steve, this newsgroup shouldn't even be here.
>>>>> We could all search the web for everything. Right?
>>>>
>>>> That is something that really annoys me. There is another poster
>>>> here, who you ask a question gets all hoity toity with a google
>>>> reponse. What these idiot don't seem to understand is, if we all
>>>> just googled, there would be no point in the group!
>>>
>>> True, and I like to hear from people that have actually made or are
>>> making the recipe.
>>
>> Me too. Google searches are a good source for that.
>
> But I haven't been communicating with them for years and trust their
> opinions as much as *most* here. YMMV, and Google away.
>
> Cheri
>
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On 9/13/2015 2:32 AM, Cheri wrote:
>
> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>>
>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> "Cheri" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>>
>>>> "Kokopelli" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> On 9/11/2015 8:28 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>>>>> On Fri, 11 Sep 2015 16:20:54 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It's as though you all think I am stupid and not capable of
>>>>>>> thinking to do other things.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I nominate this for Quote of the Month!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -sw
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> You are an evil woman-stalking dwarf.
>>>>>
>>>>> I hope someone runs over you.
>>>>
>>>> Another lame poster who starts threads to do with Julie and then
>>>> bitches about all the responses she gets. Loser.
>>>
>>> Yeah. According to Steve, this newsgroup shouldn't even be here. We
>>> could all search the web for everything. Right?
>>
>> That is something that really annoys me. There is another poster
>> here, who you ask a question gets all hoity toity with a google
>> reponse. What these idiot don't seem to understand is, if we all just
>> googled, there would be no point in the group!
>
> True, and I like to hear from people that have actually made or are
> making the recipe.
>
> Cheri
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On 9/12/2015 11:56 PM, Gary wrote:
> Ophelia wrote:
>>
>> That is something that really annoys me. There is another poster here, who
>> you ask a question gets all hoity toity with a google reponse. What these
>> idiot don't seem to understand is, if we all just googled, there would be no
>> point in the group!
>
> I've asked here for "tried and true" recipes here a few times in the
> past. By then, I've already googled several. I'm just asking for more
> personal...did you make this and how did it taste.
>
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On 9/13/2015 3:29 AM, taxed and spent wrote:
> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>>
>> "taxed and spent" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "taxed and spent" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>>
>>>>> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
>>>>> ...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Gary" > wrote in message
>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>> Ophelia wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> That is something that really annoys me. There is another poster
>>>>>>>> here,
>>>>>>>> who
>>>>>>>> you ask a question gets all hoity toity with a google reponse. What
>>>>>>>> these
>>>>>>>> idiot don't seem to understand is, if we all just googled, there
>>>>>>>> would
>>>>>>>> be
>>>>>>>> no
>>>>>>>> point in the group!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I've asked here for "tried and true" recipes here a few times in the
>>>>>>> past. By then, I've already googled several. I'm just asking for more
>>>>>>> personal...did you make this and how did it taste.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Of course, but to be rudely told to 'Go google it' ... or the
>>>>>> sneering
>>>>>> 'I
>>>>>> googled and found this .. you could have done it too' The question
>>>>>> isn't
>>>>>> to
>>>>>> find out how clever the googlers are, but to ask for personal
>>>>>> opinions.
>>>>>
>>>>> are not the results you find in a web search personal opinions?
>>>>
>>>> Of course, but not of those we know and trust.
>>>
>>> LOL! I find it easier to separate the wheat from the chaff in my web
>>> searches than here.
>>
>> Each to his/her own eh?
>
>
> I don't tell people what do to. I am too busy telling people not to tell ME
> what to do.
>
>
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On 9/13/2015 3:11 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>
>
> "taxed and spent" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>>
>>> "taxed and spent" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>>
>>>> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Gary" > wrote in message
>>>>> ...
>>>>>> Ophelia wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> That is something that really annoys me. There is another poster
>>>>>>> here,
>>>>>>> who
>>>>>>> you ask a question gets all hoity toity with a google reponse. What
>>>>>>> these
>>>>>>> idiot don't seem to understand is, if we all just googled, there
>>>>>>> would
>>>>>>> be
>>>>>>> no
>>>>>>> point in the group!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I've asked here for "tried and true" recipes here a few times in the
>>>>>> past. By then, I've already googled several. I'm just asking for more
>>>>>> personal...did you make this and how did it taste.
>>>>>
>>>>> Of course, but to be rudely told to 'Go google it' ... or the
>>>>> sneering
>>>>> 'I
>>>>> googled and found this .. you could have done it too' The question
>>>>> isn't
>>>>> to
>>>>> find out how clever the googlers are, but to ask for personal
>>>>> opinions.
>>>>
>>>> are not the results you find in a web search personal opinions?
>>>
>>> Of course, but not of those we know and trust.
>>
>> LOL! I find it easier to separate the wheat from the chaff in my web
>> searches than here.
>
> Each to his/her own eh?
>
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"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> John Kuthe wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, 11 Sep 2015 16:15:41 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >"Gary" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> >> John Kuthe wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> "Julie Bove" wrote:
>> >>> >Yeah. But I'm not going to start frying things.
>> >>>
>> >>> Then you are not gonna make what you are desiring.
>> >>
>> >> And I tend to agree with you there, John. If you try to recreate a
>> >> fried food, the "oven fried" version is never as good.
>> >>
>> >> French fries are the perfect example.
>> >
>> >I must disagree there. I have to be careful how much fat I eat. Too
>> >much
>> >and I get sick..
>>
>> You missed what Gary was talking about then. He was not talking about
>> how it affects YOU, he was taking I think about the relative
>> conditions of a product for frying vs. baking.
>
> I was talking about taste only.
> Here's another example....Tater Tots. They come precooked.
>
> 1) heat some up in the microwave and eat.
> (You really don't want to do that though)
>
> 2) heat to hot on a tray in the oven. Much better but not all that.
>
> 3) deep fry them to hot and the taste is so much better
> than the other two ways. The difference is very noticable.

I would never put potato products like that in the microwave. The only ones
I would do that way would be the ones intended for the microwave. In
reality, I wouldn't do those either because nobody in this house likes them.

I do not like deep fried foods in general. I have eaten Tater Tots that
were fried and they did not taste as good to me as what I make at home in
the oven. I would think it would be pretty hard to mess up Tater Tots but
Sharis restaurant did it.

On 9/13/2015 10:13 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "Gary" > wrote in message
> ...
>> John Kuthe wrote:
>>>
>>> On Fri, 11 Sep 2015 16:15:41 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>> >
>>> >"Gary" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>> >> John Kuthe wrote:
>>> >>>
>>> >>> "Julie Bove" wrote:
>>> >>> >Yeah. But I'm not going to start frying things.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Then you are not gonna make what you are desiring.
>>> >>
>>> >> And I tend to agree with you there, John. If you try to recreate a
>>> >> fried food, the "oven fried" version is never as good.
>>> >>
>>> >> French fries are the perfect example.
>>> >
>>> >I must disagree there. I have to be careful how much fat I eat.
>>> Too >much
>>> >and I get sick..
>>>
>>> You missed what Gary was talking about then. He was not talking about
>>> how it affects YOU, he was taking I think about the relative
>>> conditions of a product for frying vs. baking.
>>
>> I was talking about taste only.
>> Here's another example....Tater Tots. They come precooked.
>>
>> 1) heat some up in the microwave and eat.
>> (You really don't want to do that though)
>>
>> 2) heat to hot on a tray in the oven. Much better but not all that.
>>
>> 3) deep fry them to hot and the taste is so much better
>> than the other two ways. The difference is very noticable.
>
> I would never put potato products like that in the microwave. The only
> ones I would do that way would be the ones intended for the microwave.
> In reality, I wouldn't do those either because nobody in this house
> likes them.
>
> I do not like deep fried foods in general. I have eaten Tater Tots that
> were fried and they did not taste as good to me as what I make at home
> in the oven. I would think it would be pretty hard to mess up Tater
> Tots but Sharis restaurant did it.
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"Ophelia" > wrote in message
...
>
>
> "Janet B" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Sat, 12 Sep 2015 20:36:17 +0100, "Ophelia" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>"Janet B" > wrote in message
...
>>>> On Sat, 12 Sep 2015 18:08:21 +0100, "Ophelia" >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>"Janet B" > wrote in message
>>>>
>>>> snip
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>So, it is nothing to do with the tortilla? Oh my, I get so
>>>>>>>confuddled)
>>>>>>>I
>>>>>>>though 'taco' was another name for a tortilla used in a different
>>>>>>>way.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Thank you)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Tacos are varying ingredients served in a folded tortilla, generally
>>>>>> eaten in the hand.
>>>>>
>>>>>You are going to confuse the heck outta me again ... aren't you???
>>>>>
>>>>>O retires from the subject, gracefully ...
>>>>
>>>> picture of taco
>>>> http://tinyurl.com/poq8zhr
>>>
>>>Now that is what *I* understand a taco to be)) As I said, the 'taco
>>>salad' thing was confusing .... well to me anyway)
>>>
>>>thanks)
>>
>> the salad is a deconstructed taco
>
> Ahh yes. Understood) So, does a taco salad have set ingredients (which
> define it as a taco salad)?

Tacos don't even have set ingredients. But in general there is a protein
such as meat, fish or beans, lettuce and tomato. Sometimes cheese.
Sometimes cabbage or coleslaw. Sometimes just pico de gallo. Depends on
where you get it. The taco salad if served in a shell will have a dab of
beans on the plate to stick the shell down to. And often more beans in the
bottom. It will almost always have lettuce and tomato. Some form of meat.
Usually steak, chicken or seasoned ground beef. Cheese, olives, tomatoes,
salsa, and often sour cream and guacamole. I put sliced green onions and
cilantro on mine. Sometimes also topped with tortilla chips but usually not
served in a shell if it has those. Some places here serve them with pita
bread which seems weird to me.

> wrote in message
...
> On Saturday, September 12, 2015 at 1:28:56 AM UTC-5, Julie Bove wrote:
>> > wrote in message
>> >
>> > Carry on, ****tard.
>>
>> It would seem that I am not the ****tard here.
>
> Yes, you are and you will ALWAYS be one and an attention
> whore as well.
>>
>> You have no reading
>> comprehension. I said repeatedly that I wanted the crown shape which is
>> why
>> I bought the molds.
>>
> You said NOTHING about wanting 'crowns' u n t i l it
> was suggested to you to use a metal bowl.

You're just not paying attention. I did not ask how to make bowls. Did I?
I stated that I had the molds. Why did I have the molds? Because I wanted
the crowns. Seriously...how do you make it through life? It would truly
suck to be you.
>>
>> I am not stupid and I do know that I could bake
>> something around a bowl, in a custard cup, around upside down muffin
>> tins,
>> in foil or whatever.
>>
> Who said anything about a custard cup, or a muffin tin, or
> foil?? You did, not a single person here mentioned those
> items, but the biggest dumbass on RFC.

Doris is the one who posted a link to that.
>>
>> I didn't want to do that. I wanted to use the molds.
>> If I were to use my bowls, I would then somehow have to distort the
>> shape
>> to get the crown shape. Which makes no sense at all since I already have
>> the molds.
>>
> Eye roll at yet another lame answer.
>>
>> Who's the ****tard now?
>>
>> You still are, you'll always get first prize for that. As
> usual when anyone has a suggestion for you it won't work/my
> lazy ass family doesn't like/won't eat that/that's how we do
> it on the west coast/I've never seen that on the west coast (as
> if you were speaking for everyone./I can't eat that, and the
> list grows daily.

Wrong! Moving right along...

On 9/13/2015 10:20 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>>
>> "Janet B" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Sat, 12 Sep 2015 20:36:17 +0100, "Ophelia" >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Janet B" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> On Sat, 12 Sep 2015 18:08:21 +0100, "Ophelia" >
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> "Janet B" > wrote in message
>>>>>
>>>>> snip
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> So, it is nothing to do with the tortilla? Oh my, I get so
>>>>>>>> confuddled)
>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>> though 'taco' was another name for a tortilla used in a
>>>>>>>> different way.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thank you)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Tacos are varying ingredients served in a folded tortilla, generally
>>>>>>> eaten in the hand.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You are going to confuse the heck outta me again ... aren't you???
>>>>>>
>>>>>> O retires from the subject, gracefully ...
>>>>>
>>>>> picture of taco
>>>>> http://tinyurl.com/poq8zhr
>>>>
>>>> Now that is what *I* understand a taco to be)) As I said, the 'taco
>>>> salad' thing was confusing .... well to me anyway)
>>>>
>>>> thanks)
>>>
>>> the salad is a deconstructed taco
>>
>> Ahh yes. Understood) So, does a taco salad have set ingredients
>> (which define it as a taco salad)?
>
> Tacos don't even have set ingredients. But in general there is a
> protein such as meat, fish or beans, lettuce and tomato. Sometimes
> cheese. Sometimes cabbage or coleslaw. Sometimes just pico de gallo.
> Depends on where you get it. The taco salad if served in a shell will
> have a dab of beans on the plate to stick the shell down to. And often
> more beans in the bottom. It will almost always have lettuce and
> tomato. Some form of meat. Usually steak, chicken or seasoned ground
> beef. Cheese, olives, tomatoes, salsa, and often sour cream and
> guacamole. I put sliced green onions and cilantro on mine. Sometimes
> also topped with tortilla chips but usually not served in a shell if it
> has those. Some places here serve them with pita bread which seems
> weird to me.
Mmmm hmmm...

Ayup...

On 9/13/2015 10:22 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Saturday, September 12, 2015 at 1:28:56 AM UTC-5, Julie Bove wrote:
>>> > wrote in message
>>> >
>>> > Carry on, ****tard.
>>>
>>> It would seem that I am not the ****tard here.
>>
>> Yes, you are and you will ALWAYS be one and an attention
>> whore as well.
>>>
>>> You have no reading
>>> comprehension. I said repeatedly that I wanted the crown shape which
>>> is why
>>> I bought the molds.
>>>
>> You said NOTHING about wanting 'crowns' u n t i l it
>> was suggested to you to use a metal bowl.
>
> You're just not paying attention. I did not ask how to make bowls. Did
> I? I stated that I had the molds. Why did I have the molds? Because I
> wanted the crowns. Seriously...how do you make it through life? It
> would truly suck to be you.
>>>
>>> I am not stupid and I do know that I could bake
>>> something around a bowl, in a custard cup, around upside down muffin
>>> tins,
>>> in foil or whatever.
>>>
>> Who said anything about a custard cup, or a muffin tin, or
>> foil?? You did, not a single person here mentioned those
>> items, but the biggest dumbass on RFC.
>
> Doris is the one who posted a link to that.
>>>
>>> I didn't want to do that. I wanted to use the molds.
>>> If I were to use my bowls, I would then somehow have to distort the
>>> shape
>>> to get the crown shape. Which makes no sense at all since I already
>>> have
>>> the molds.
>>>
>> Eye roll at yet another lame answer.
>>>
>>> Who's the ****tard now?
>>>
>>> You still are, you'll always get first prize for that. As
>> usual when anyone has a suggestion for you it won't work/my
>> lazy ass family doesn't like/won't eat that/that's how we do
>> it on the west coast/I've never seen that on the west coast (as
>> if you were speaking for everyone./I can't eat that, and the
>> list grows daily.
>
> Right! Moving right along...
Mmmm hmmm...

Ayup...

"Ophelia" > wrote in message
...
>
>
> "l not -l" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> On 12-Sep-2015, "Ophelia" > wrote:
>>
>>> "Janet B" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>> > On Sat, 12 Sep 2015 13:16:10 +0100, "Ophelia" >
>>> > wrote:
>>> >
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>"Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>> >>> On Friday, September 11, 2015 at 7:21:10 PM UTC-4, Julie Bove wrote:
>>> >>>> "Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
>>> >>>> ...
>>> >>>> > On Friday, September 11, 2015 at 12:42:41 PM UTC-4, Kokopelli
>>> >>>> > wrote:
>>> >>>
>>> >>>> >> But that's not traditional.
>>> >>>> >
>>> >>>> > So, how long a tradition are we talking about? The first taco
>>> >>>> > salads appear to have been served just as other salads we
>>> >>>> > on a plate or in a bowl. I'd say that's the tradition, not
>>> >>>> > the "tortilla bowl" one.
>>> >>>> >
>>> >>>> > <http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodsalads.html#tacosalad>
>>> >>>> >
>>> >>>> > Cindy Hamilton
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Sorry. I'm not scrolling through all of that. I just don't
>>> >>>> understand
>>> >>>> why
>>> >>>> people here have to always veer all over the place and tell me to
>>> >>>> do
>>> >>>> things
>>> >>>> other than what I want to do. I thought this was a simple thing.
>>> >>>> I
>>> >>>> said
>>> >>>> that I bought the molds and they came with no instructions. I
>>> >>>> foolishly
>>> >>>> assumed that someone else here might have them and could tell me
>>> >>>> how
>>> >>>> to
>>> >>>> use
>>> >>>> them. Someone did, but then others are telling me to do other
>>> >>>> things.
>>> >>>> It's
>>> >>>> as though you all think I am stupid and not capable of thinking to
>>> >>>> do
>>> >>>> other
>>> >>>> things. That really ****es me off!
>>> >>>
>>> >>> I've trimmed this up a bit, which I should have done before.
>>> >>> I was responding to kokopelli, who seems to care what's traditional.
>>> >>> Taco salads have been around for about a minute (relatively
>>> >>> speaking)
>>> >>> on the food scene, so I don't believe tradition needs to be invoked.
>>> >>> Serve 'em how you like 'em.
>>> >>
>>> >>So, is a Taco Salad any salad in a taco shell?
>>> >>
>>> >>If not, what is is?
>>> >
>>> > A taco salad is a salad that uses the ingredients of the taco. Iceberg
>>> > lettuce, tomatoes, onions, shredded cheese, probably cooked minced
>>> > meat and/or refried beans. Topped with salsa and sour cream. Served
>>> > with corn chips or tortilla pieces or in one of the taco shells.
>>> > There are as many ways of putting it together as there are cooks.
>>> > http://tinyurl.com/nudqjr7
>>> > As you can see from the pictures, everyone has their own idea of
>>> > presentation.
>>>
>>> They are all very pretty
>>>
>>>
>>> > I make individual meal-sized salads on dinner plates or large shallow
>>> > bowls. A serving of hot refried beans goes in the middle of the plate
>>> > surrounded by a serving of corn chips. (we like Tostitos) The beans
>>> > and almost all of the chips are covered with finely shredded iceberg
>>> > lettuce, sprinkled with chopped green onions. Shredded cheddar or
>>> > Jack cheese is next, then a hefty sprinkling of diced tomatoes and
>>> > chopped black olives. A dollop of sour cream is next followed by a
>>> > drizzle of salsa.
>>> > You take a chip or fork, push toward the refried beans, lift up and
>>> > you have all the ingredients of a taco on your fork. It's messy
>>> > eating but, oh, so good
>>> > I'm going to have to do this for dinner tonight.
>>>
>>> So, it is nothing to do with the tortilla? Oh my, I get so
>>> confuddled)
>>> I
>>> though 'taco' was another name for a tortilla used in a different way.
>>>
>>> Thank you)
>>
>> A fairly typical recipe, with photo, can be seen at:
>> http://www.daisybrand.us/recipes/taco-salad-177
>>
>> As can be seen in the photo, the tortilla is shaped, then fried or baked
>> in
>> a bowl shape in which the salad is served.
>
> Thanks But it is actually the tortilla that is the 'taco' part?

There is no taco part. They are called taco salads because they are the
ingredients that would normally be put into a taco.

On 9/13/2015 10:24 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>>
>> "l not -l" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> On 12-Sep-2015, "Ophelia" > wrote:
>>>
>>>> "Janet B" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>> > On Sat, 12 Sep 2015 13:16:10 +0100, "Ophelia" >
>>>> > wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >>"Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>> >>> On Friday, September 11, 2015 at 7:21:10 PM UTC-4, Julie Bove
>>>> wrote:
>>>> >>>> "Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
>>>> >>>> ...
>>>> >>>> > On Friday, September 11, 2015 at 12:42:41 PM UTC-4, Kokopelli
>>>> >>>> > wrote:
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>>> >> But that's not traditional.
>>>> >>>> >
>>>> >>>> > So, how long a tradition are we talking about? The first taco
>>>> >>>> > salads appear to have been served just as other salads we
>>>> >>>> > on a plate or in a bowl. I'd say that's the tradition, not
>>>> >>>> > the "tortilla bowl" one.
>>>> >>>> >
>>>> >>>> > <http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodsalads.html#tacosalad>
>>>> >>>> >
>>>> >>>> > Cindy Hamilton
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> Sorry. I'm not scrolling through all of that. I just don't
>>>> >>>> understand
>>>> >>>> why
>>>> >>>> people here have to always veer all over the place and tell me
>>>> to >>>> do
>>>> >>>> things
>>>> >>>> other than what I want to do. I thought this was a simple
>>>> thing. >>>> I
>>>> >>>> said
>>>> >>>> that I bought the molds and they came with no instructions. I
>>>> >>>> foolishly
>>>> >>>> assumed that someone else here might have them and could tell
>>>> me >>>> how
>>>> >>>> to
>>>> >>>> use
>>>> >>>> them. Someone did, but then others are telling me to do other
>>>> >>>> things.
>>>> >>>> It's
>>>> >>>> as though you all think I am stupid and not capable of thinking
>>>> to >>>> do
>>>> >>>> other
>>>> >>>> things. That really ****es me off!
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> I've trimmed this up a bit, which I should have done before.
>>>> >>> I was responding to kokopelli, who seems to care what's
>>>> traditional.
>>>> >>> Taco salads have been around for about a minute (relatively >>>
>>>> speaking)
>>>> >>> on the food scene, so I don't believe tradition needs to be
>>>> invoked.
>>>> >>> Serve 'em how you like 'em.
>>>> >>
>>>> >>So, is a Taco Salad any salad in a taco shell?
>>>> >>
>>>> >>If not, what is is?
>>>> >
>>>> > A taco salad is a salad that uses the ingredients of the taco.
>>>> Iceberg
>>>> > lettuce, tomatoes, onions, shredded cheese, probably cooked minced
>>>> > meat and/or refried beans. Topped with salsa and sour cream. Served
>>>> > with corn chips or tortilla pieces or in one of the taco shells.
>>>> > There are as many ways of putting it together as there are cooks.
>>>> > http://tinyurl.com/nudqjr7
>>>> > As you can see from the pictures, everyone has their own idea of
>>>> > presentation.
>>>>
>>>> They are all very pretty
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> > I make individual meal-sized salads on dinner plates or large shallow
>>>> > bowls. A serving of hot refried beans goes in the middle of the
>>>> plate
>>>> > surrounded by a serving of corn chips. (we like Tostitos) The beans
>>>> > and almost all of the chips are covered with finely shredded iceberg
>>>> > lettuce, sprinkled with chopped green onions. Shredded cheddar or
>>>> > Jack cheese is next, then a hefty sprinkling of diced tomatoes and
>>>> > chopped black olives. A dollop of sour cream is next followed by a
>>>> > drizzle of salsa.
>>>> > You take a chip or fork, push toward the refried beans, lift up and
>>>> > you have all the ingredients of a taco on your fork. It's messy
>>>> > eating but, oh, so good
>>>> > I'm going to have to do this for dinner tonight.
>>>>
>>>> So, it is nothing to do with the tortilla? Oh my, I get so
>>>> confuddled)
>>>> I
>>>> though 'taco' was another name for a tortilla used in a different way.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you)
>>>
>>> A fairly typical recipe, with photo, can be seen at:
>>> http://www.daisybrand.us/recipes/taco-salad-177
>>>
>>> As can be seen in the photo, the tortilla is shaped, then fried or
>>> baked in
>>> a bowl shape in which the salad is served.
>>
>> Thanks But it is actually the tortilla that is the 'taco' part?
>
> There is no taco part. They are called taco salads because they are the
> ingredients that would normally be put into a taco.
Mmmm hmmm...

Ayup...

"Ophelia" > wrote in message
...
>
>
> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>>
>>> "Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
>
>>>> I've trimmed this up a bit, which I should have done before.
>>>> I was responding to kokopelli, who seems to care what's traditional.
>>>> Taco salads have been around for about a minute (relatively speaking)
>>>> on the food scene, so I don't believe tradition needs to be invoked.
>>>> Serve 'em how you like 'em.
>>>
>>> So, is a Taco Salad any salad in a taco shell?
>>>
>>> If not, what is is?
>>
>> Nope. It is the ingredients that you would put in a taco, served in a
>> shell. But there is usually quantity of stuff, especially lettuce.
>
> So, the ingredients for the taco salad are prescribed?

Not necessarily. I have seen them with black beans in them, corn, the
ingredients can vary. But in general it would be the types of things you
would put in a taco.

On 9/12/2015 6:13 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
> I would think it would be pretty hard to mess up Tater Tots but Sharis
> restaurant did it.

Shari's is a step up from Luby's Cafeteria...just...

On 9/12/2015 6:36 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>>
>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
>>
>>>>> I've trimmed this up a bit, which I should have done before.
>>>>> I was responding to kokopelli, who seems to care what's traditional.
>>>>> Taco salads have been around for about a minute (relatively speaking)
>>>>> on the food scene, so I don't believe tradition needs to be invoked.
>>>>> Serve 'em how you like 'em.
>>>>
>>>> So, is a Taco Salad any salad in a taco shell?
>>>>
>>>> If not, what is is?
>>>
>>> Nope. It is the ingredients that you would put in a taco, served in
>>> a shell. But there is usually quantity of stuff, especially lettuce.
>>
>> So, the ingredients for the taco salad are prescribed?
>
> Not necessarily. I have seen them with black beans in them, corn, the
> ingredients can vary. But in general it would be the types of things
> you would put in a taco.


I think you've handled this query nicely again.

On 9/13/2015 10:29 AM, Julie Bove wrote:

> That and when people heard the name "salad" they automatically assumed
> that they were eating something healthy. And that probably was not true
> if they ate the egg shell, sour cream and guacamole.
Mmmm hmmm...

Ayup...

On 9/13/2015 10:36 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>>
>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
>>
>>>>> I've trimmed this up a bit, which I should have done before.
>>>>> I was responding to kokopelli, who seems to care what's traditional.
>>>>> Taco salads have been around for about a minute (relatively speaking)
>>>>> on the food scene, so I don't believe tradition needs to be invoked.
>>>>> Serve 'em how you like 'em.
>>>>
>>>> So, is a Taco Salad any salad in a taco shell?
>>>>
>>>> If not, what is is?
>>>
>>> Nope. It is the ingredients that you would put in a taco, served in
>>> a shell. But there is usually quantity of stuff, especially lettuce.
>>
>> So, the ingredients for the taco salad are prescribed?
>
> Not necessarily. I have seen them with black beans in them, corn, the
> ingredients can vary. But in general it would be the types of things
> you would put in a taco.
Mmmm hmmm...

Ayup...

On 9/12/2015 5:50 PM, S Viemeister wrote:

> If I couldn't find digestives, yes, I would use graham crackers - but
> I've noticed that a number of US markets now carry digestives.

I've found them in a few local stores recently. They were
always available here and there, but I guess they're making
a push to be more widely distributed.

nancy

On Sat, 12 Sep 2015 21:57:20 +0100, "Ophelia" >
wrote:

>
snip
I love learning all this stuff but eating them
>would be a different matter. Spicy foods are simply not something we would
>eat.
>
> Thank you very much
>
>O
I don't recall, do you make chili?
Janet US

On 9/13/2015 11:35 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
> On 9/12/2015 5:50 PM, S Viemeister wrote:
>
> nancy
>
Mmmm hmmm...

Ayup...

On 9/13/2015 1:34 PM, Janet B wrote:
> On Sat, 12 Sep 2015 21:57:20 +0100, "Ophelia" >
> wrote:
>
>>
> snip
> I love learning all this stuff but eating them
>> would be a different matter. Spicy foods are simply not something we would
>> eat.
>>
>> Thank you very much
>>
>> O
> I don't recall, do you make chili?
> Janet US
>
Mmmm hmmm...

Ayup...

"S Viemeister" > wrote in message
...
> On 9/12/2015 3:34 PM, wrote:
>
>> In Canada I can get plain digestives, shortbread cookies would be a
>> nice swap or graham cracker if all else fails.
>>
> Ginger snaps can be good, too - completely different, but good.

I think I would prefer that to digestives)

>

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"S Viemeister" > wrote in message
...
> On 9/12/2015 4:57 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>
>> That was most interesting. I make flour tortillas (or are they
>> chapatis?) and my husband just rolls them up with whatever takes his
>> fancy. It is fascinating (to me) how all these different and complex
>> dishes have spun out from such a simple thing I love learning all
>> this stuff but eating them would be a different matter. Spicy foods are
>> simply not something we would eat.
>>
> Nice thin tattie scones can be used the way you'd use tortillas or
> chapatis. Especially good if you use barley flour, rather than wheat.


Sound good

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"dsi1" > wrote in message
...

> The banana muffin was made from some banana mash that I had sitting in the
> fridge. To make it, you let the bananas get all mushy and disgusting and
> then you mash it in a bowl and let it sit for a day or so and then keep it
> in the refrigerator. I accidentally added too much lemon extract to the
> batter so it came out like lemon muffins. Too bad. I baked it in the
> toaster oven which works surprisingly well. I'm learning new ways to cook
> all the time.

So am I I meant to say, last week when I made pizza, I used your method.
I mixed up the dough and left it in a poly bag out on the counter over
night. It was so easy to flatten out and it tasted great) So, thanks

Mind you, the next day the bag was so blown up I thought it might burst

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"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>>
>> "Janet B" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Sat, 12 Sep 2015 20:36:17 +0100, "Ophelia" >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Janet B" > wrote in message
m...
>>>>> On Sat, 12 Sep 2015 18:08:21 +0100, "Ophelia" >
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>"Janet B" > wrote in message
>>>>>
>>>>> snip
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>So, it is nothing to do with the tortilla? Oh my, I get so
>>>>>>>>confuddled)
>>>>>>>>I
>>>>>>>>though 'taco' was another name for a tortilla used in a different
>>>>>>>>way.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Thank you)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Tacos are varying ingredients served in a folded tortilla, generally
>>>>>>> eaten in the hand.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>You are going to confuse the heck outta me again ... aren't you???
>>>>>>
>>>>>>O retires from the subject, gracefully ...
>>>>>
>>>>> picture of taco
>>>>> http://tinyurl.com/poq8zhr
>>>>
>>>>Now that is what *I* understand a taco to be)) As I said, the 'taco
>>>>salad' thing was confusing .... well to me anyway)
>>>>
>>>>thanks)
>>>
>>> the salad is a deconstructed taco
>>
>> Ahh yes. Understood) So, does a taco salad have set ingredients
>> (which define it as a taco salad)?
>
> Tacos don't even have set ingredients. But in general there is a protein
> such as meat, fish or beans, lettuce and tomato. Sometimes cheese.
> Sometimes cabbage or coleslaw. Sometimes just pico de gallo. Depends on
> where you get it. The taco salad if served in a shell will have a dab of
> beans on the plate to stick the shell down to. And often more beans in
> the bottom. It will almost always have lettuce and tomato. Some form of
> meat. Usually steak, chicken or seasoned ground beef. Cheese, olives,
> tomatoes, salsa, and often sour cream and guacamole. I put sliced green
> onions and cilantro on mine. Sometimes also topped with tortilla chips
> but usually not served in a shell if it has those. Some places here serve
> them with pita bread which seems weird to me.

So, just any regular salad that is served in a taco shell?

That is just what I was trying to ascertain! Thank you!

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"Janet B" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 12 Sep 2015 21:57:20 +0100, "Ophelia" >
> wrote:
>
>>
> snip
> I love learning all this stuff but eating them
>>would be a different matter. Spicy foods are simply not something we
>>would
>>eat.
>>
>> Thank you very much
>>
>>O
> I don't recall, do you make chili?

No

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On 9/12/2015 9:46 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>
>
> "dsi1" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> The banana muffin was made from some banana mash that I had sitting in
>> the fridge. To make it, you let the bananas get all mushy and
>> disgusting and then you mash it in a bowl and let it sit for a day or
>> so and then keep it in the refrigerator. I accidentally added too much
>> lemon extract to the batter so it came out like lemon muffins. Too
>> bad. I baked it in the toaster oven which works surprisingly well. I'm
>> learning new ways to cook all the time.
>
> So am I I meant to say, last week when I made pizza, I used your
> method. I mixed up the dough and left it in a poly bag out on the
> counter over night. It was so easy to flatten out and it tasted
> great) So, thanks
>
> Mind you, the next day the bag was so blown up I thought it might burst
>

I find it relaxing to knead the dough in the bag while watching TV.
Squishy stuff in a bag is pretty therapeutic and your hand stays clean!

dsi1 wrote:
>
> I find it relaxing to knead the dough in the bag while watching TV.
> Squishy stuff in a bag is pretty therapeutic and your hand stays clean!

Oh Man! (tm by Drew Carey). We could have a lot of fun with that
comment. This isn't the group for that though so that's all I have to
say.

"dsi1" > wrote in message
...
> On 9/12/2015 9:46 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>>
>>
>> "dsi1" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>> The banana muffin was made from some banana mash that I had sitting in
>>> the fridge. To make it, you let the bananas get all mushy and
>>> disgusting and then you mash it in a bowl and let it sit for a day or
>>> so and then keep it in the refrigerator. I accidentally added too much
>>> lemon extract to the batter so it came out like lemon muffins. Too
>>> bad. I baked it in the toaster oven which works surprisingly well. I'm
>>> learning new ways to cook all the time.
>>
>> So am I I meant to say, last week when I made pizza, I used your
>> method. I mixed up the dough and left it in a poly bag out on the
>> counter over night. It was so easy to flatten out and it tasted
>> great) So, thanks
>>
>> Mind you, the next day the bag was so blown up I thought it might
>> burst
>>
>
> I find it relaxing to knead the dough in the bag while watching TV.
> Squishy stuff in a bag is pretty therapeutic and your hand stays clean!

It's all good)

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"Ophelia" > wrote in message
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>
>
> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>>
>>> "Janet B" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On Sat, 12 Sep 2015 20:36:17 +0100, "Ophelia" >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>"Janet B" > wrote in message
om...
>>>>>> On Sat, 12 Sep 2015 18:08:21 +0100, "Ophelia" >
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>"Janet B" > wrote in message
>>>>>>
>>>>>> snip
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>So, it is nothing to do with the tortilla? Oh my, I get so
>>>>>>>>>confuddled)
>>>>>>>>>I
>>>>>>>>>though 'taco' was another name for a tortilla used in a different
>>>>>>>>>way.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Thank you)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Tacos are varying ingredients served in a folded tortilla,
>>>>>>>> generally
>>>>>>>> eaten in the hand.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>You are going to confuse the heck outta me again ... aren't you???
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>O retires from the subject, gracefully ...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> picture of taco
>>>>>> http://tinyurl.com/poq8zhr
>>>>>
>>>>>Now that is what *I* understand a taco to be)) As I said, the 'taco
>>>>>salad' thing was confusing .... well to me anyway)
>>>>>
>>>>>thanks)
>>>>
>>>> the salad is a deconstructed taco
>>>
>>> Ahh yes. Understood) So, does a taco salad have set ingredients
>>> (which define it as a taco salad)?
>>
>> Tacos don't even have set ingredients. But in general there is a protein
>> such as meat, fish or beans, lettuce and tomato. Sometimes cheese.
>> Sometimes cabbage or coleslaw. Sometimes just pico de gallo. Depends on
>> where you get it. The taco salad if served in a shell will have a dab of
>> beans on the plate to stick the shell down to. And often more beans in
>> the bottom. It will almost always have lettuce and tomato. Some form of
>> meat. Usually steak, chicken or seasoned ground beef. Cheese, olives,
>> tomatoes, salsa, and often sour cream and guacamole. I put sliced green
>> onions and cilantro on mine. Sometimes also topped with tortilla chips
>> but usually not served in a shell if it has those. Some places here
>> serve
>> them with pita bread which seems weird to me.
>
> So, just any regular salad that is served in a taco shell?

No! It has to be the sorts of things that you would normally put into a
typical taco. But what those things are, will vary. Salads are not usually
served in taco shells although there is lettuce or cabbage and often
tomatoes.
>
> That is just what I was trying to ascertain! Thank you!

You are making this waaaay too complicated.

On Sat, 12 Sep 2015 21:34:18 -0600, Janet B >
wrote:

>On Sat, 12 Sep 2015 21:57:20 +0100, "Ophelia" >
>wrote:
>
>>
>snip
> I love learning all this stuff but eating them
>>would be a different matter. Spicy foods are simply not something we would
>>eat.
>>
>> Thank you very much
>>
>>O
>I don't recall, do you make chili?
>Janet US

Chili needn't contain hot pepper, I prefer with very little, guests
can add their own.

"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>
> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>>
>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Janet B" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> On Sat, 12 Sep 2015 20:36:17 +0100, "Ophelia" >
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"Janet B" > wrote in message
>>>>>>news:h3v8valkkolv9m9lds1v998bqe6vamm7pg@4ax. com...
>>>>>>> On Sat, 12 Sep 2015 18:08:21 +0100, "Ophelia"
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>"Janet B" > wrote in message
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> snip
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>So, it is nothing to do with the tortilla? Oh my, I get so
>>>>>>>>>>confuddled)
>>>>>>>>>>I
>>>>>>>>>>though 'taco' was another name for a tortilla used in a different
>>>>>>>>>>way.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>Thank you)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Tacos are varying ingredients served in a folded tortilla,
>>>>>>>>> generally
>>>>>>>>> eaten in the hand.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>You are going to confuse the heck outta me again ... aren't you???
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>O retires from the subject, gracefully ...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> picture of taco
>>>>>>> http://tinyurl.com/poq8zhr
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Now that is what *I* understand a taco to be)) As I said, the 'taco
>>>>>>salad' thing was confusing .... well to me anyway)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>thanks)
>>>>>
>>>>> the salad is a deconstructed taco
>>>>
>>>> Ahh yes. Understood) So, does a taco salad have set ingredients
>>>> (which define it as a taco salad)?
>>>
>>> Tacos don't even have set ingredients. But in general there is a
>>> protein
>>> such as meat, fish or beans, lettuce and tomato. Sometimes cheese.
>>> Sometimes cabbage or coleslaw. Sometimes just pico de gallo. Depends
>>> on
>>> where you get it. The taco salad if served in a shell will have a dab
>>> of
>>> beans on the plate to stick the shell down to. And often more beans in
>>> the bottom. It will almost always have lettuce and tomato. Some form
>>> of
>>> meat. Usually steak, chicken or seasoned ground beef. Cheese, olives,
>>> tomatoes, salsa, and often sour cream and guacamole. I put sliced green
>>> onions and cilantro on mine. Sometimes also topped with tortilla chips
>>> but usually not served in a shell if it has those. Some places here
>>> serve
>>> them with pita bread which seems weird to me.
>>
>> So, just any regular salad that is served in a taco shell?
>
> No! It has to be the sorts of things that you would normally put into a
> typical taco. But what those things are, will vary. Salads are not
> usually served in taco shells although there is lettuce or cabbage and
> often tomatoes.
>>
>> That is just what I was trying to ascertain! Thank you!
>
> You are making this waaaay too complicated.

I am very sorry you think so. You forget these things are unknown to me and
I am interested. If you find it annoying please ignore my posts.



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