Super Bowl Menu!

[IE Rams]

But that is missing the cocoa

This right here. Once I heard about adding cocoa, that put my chili over the top—adds a real nice earthiness. That, and Chinese flower pepper.

 

[A.J. Hicks]

I think you'll be happy with it. I prefer it over spaghetti, topped with some shredded cheddar & chopped raw white onions.

If I can find the whole all spice I'm going to make it tomorrow.

 

[Riverumbbq]

If I can find the whole all spice I'm going to make it tomorrow.

I'll be looking forward to hearing your take on it.

 

[A.J. Hicks]

I'll be looking forward to hearing your take on it.

I just read the ingredients to my wife and she said it sounds really good!

I think I will for sure make it tomorrow see what we think and maybe make some dip for the BIG game!

Thanks for sharing the recipe!

I love seeing all the different things people are cooking. Food is right there at the heart of culture and community.

Just recently had a friends girlfriend make a beer topper sauce. I'd never heard of anything like it. She made it with watermelon and tajin. It was really good.

GO RAMS!

 

[RamFan503]

I only prepare it myself once or twice a year

Heck. I made it twice last week. It was wonderful.

View: https://youtu.be/QG-vBVyIMIk

 

[Faceplant]

My one co-worker will always bring a skyline chili dip when there is pot luck type things at work. I'd be willing to try the spaghetti with chili and shredded cheese as well.

Its delish. It took me a min to overcome my (healthy) fear of too much cinnamon in chili. It's a fine line, but it's worth the gamble.

 

[Riverumbbq]

Heck. I made it twice last week. It was wonderful.

Unfortunately, as my age advances it's getting a bit more difficult to spend as much time in the kitchen as I used to, so it's far more restaurants or ordering for delivery than ever in my case. The kitchen clean-up is more a problem than the cooking really. Special occasions and the holidays I take control over the food operations, but I can't really complain, we have so many options for truly excellent food service in L.A., it rarely goes wrong.
I have a couple local kabob restaurants that I'm now pretty regular with, along with pizza, rib, hot wings, burger joints, Chinese, Indian and still my favorite, Mexican restaurants. As long as I'm near great tasting food, I'll die a lucky man.

 

[RamFan503]

Unfortunately, as my age advances it's getting a bit more difficult to spend as much time in the kitchen as I used to, so it's far more restaurants or ordering for delivery than ever in my case. The kitchen clean-up is more a problem than the cooking really. Special occasions and the holidays I take control over the food operations, but I can't really complain, we have so many options for truly excellent food service in L.A., it rarely goes wrong.
I have a couple local kabob restaurants that I'm now pretty regular with, along with pizza, rib, hot wings, burger joints, Chinese, Indian and still my favorite, Mexican restaurants. As long as I'm near great tasting food, I'll die a lucky man.

Bummer about not being able to spend much time in the kitchen my man.

I remember when we lived in the valley as a kid. There really wasn't a lot to choose from. Love's BBQ Pit was a special occasion place. There were a few Chinese restaurants around but they all seemed to center on slimy bean sprouts. Of course there was Mexican everywhere.

We didn't have much money, so hitting the real restaurant areas was rare. Now, there is really good food from every corner of the world all over the place. Hell... Even Reno has some great food from all over the world. It's kinda hard to rationalize slaving over a stove with all that is to offer. So - yeah... I get yuh.

Hell. My wife doesn't cook much at all so she cleans up after me (no small task) and still I find it hard to resist letting someone else do the cooking.

Cheers man.

 

[drsnook]

If you don't like lamb kababs, how do you call yourself a proper carnivore ?

Lamb is obviously very different from beef & chicken, but I can understand childhood aversions, ... maybe a revisit one day. I only prepare it myself once or twice a year, but you'll find it in many Indian, Greek & Arabic restaurants.

We grew up on lamb, nothing better than a roast leg and then turning the leftovers into curry.

 

[Riverumbbq]

Bummer about not being able to spend much time in the kitchen my man.

I remember when we lived in the valley as a kid. There really wasn't a lot to choose from. Love's BBQ Pit was a special occasion place. There were a few Chinese restaurants around but they all seemed to center on slimy bean sprouts. Of course there was Mexican everywhere.

We didn't have much money, so hitting the real restaurant areas was rare. Now, there is really good food from every corner of the world all over the place. Hell... Even Reno has some great food from all over the world. It's kinda hard to rationalize slaving over a stove with all that is to offer. So - yeah... I get yuh.

Hell. My wife doesn't cook much at all so she cleans up after me (no small task) and still I find it hard to resist letting someone else do the cooking.

Cheers man.

Yeah, Father Time is relentless. I was hit twice in my 20's by two separate cases involving drunk driving women, between them both I lost about a years worth of work. I didn't come out of it with any obvious observable handicap, but my back has had creeping and sometimes chronic stages ever since. It's odd, sometimes I'll go a year without any pain, then I'd just turn wrong or sleep wrong and it would knock me on my ass for a month with an excruciating nerve pain. If it wasn't for the cannabis, not sure how I would have handled it as doctors weren't in the mood to prescribe pain medication to a long haired 'hippie' biker in the 70's/80's.

Love's was a family favorite back in the day, that BBQ sauce was pretty sweet by today's standards, but it was tasty, and I liked their onion rings as well. It seemed most of the truly fine dining back in those early days was along LaCienega's restaurant row, ... L.A. and the Valley has certainly grown leaps & bounds since that time, and great dining is everywhere.

 

[Riverumbbq]

We grew up on lamb, nothing better than a roast leg and then turning the leftovers into curry.

Love it, seems lately i've been consuming a lot of chicken Tikka Masala & Nan, that & lamb saag. Never understood why some people dislike curries, but to each their own.

 

[IE Rams]

Love's BBQ Pit was a special occasion place.

Love's. Now that's a place that's been gone for a long while. Same story with us--maybe a once a year treat for us growing up in north OC.

 

[HE WITH HORNS]

I'm ordering a 16 oz Tiger Steak from Exotic Meats .com

500 dollars, but it's going to be well worth it.

 

[Dagonet]

I'm going to have to try this. Maybe even this week.

Give her a test run before next Sunday. Good idea man.

 

[Dagonet]

Unfortunately, as my age advances it's getting a bit more difficult to spend as much time in the kitchen as I used to, so it's far more restaurants or ordering for delivery than ever in my case. The kitchen clean-up is more a problem than the cooking really. Special occasions and the holidays I take control over the food operations, but I can't really complain, we have so many options for truly excellent food service in L.A., it rarely goes wrong.
I have a couple local kabob restaurants that I'm now pretty regular with, along with pizza, rib, hot wings, burger joints, Chinese, Indian and still my favorite, Mexican restaurants. As long as I'm near great tasting food, I'll die a lucky man.

How old are you my friend? I'm 58. You don't have to say if you don't want. I live in a small rural town, so don't have access to what you have. Not complaining, just saying. I love living here.

I whole heartedly agree on the clean-up. I can (mason jars) and freeze a lot of the food I grow in garden, and clean-up there is work too. It's worth it though. That said, I'm going to raised beds in garden. I know the older I get I'm not going to be able to do as much in garden.

Cooking.. I've went more to crockpot cooking. Slow cooking is great, and not much clean-up. I'm digging it with minimal clean-up. Currently have 2 arm roasts slow cooking in a quart of (home canned) tomato juice. I cut arm roasts up into chunks. I'll add more tomato juice, fresh garlic (smashed), cabbage, brussels sprouts, baby carrots, peas, and green beans. Not sure on spices I want to use yet. Might go the Italian route, or add a dehydrated Carolina reaper from the garden, or both.. lol

You take care my friend. Glad to see you posting a lot.

 

[oldnotdead]

It's going to be 76 here in Tucson. Going to fire up the grill and it's ribeyes, elotes, fresh guac, chips, seasoned rice, asparagus, shrimp cocktails, tons of fresh fruit and cerveza and my GF for desert (i'm old not dead remember). Everyone is a Ram fan so no problems there.

If they get beat (which I don't expect) as long as its straight up and the Rams don't give it away I will be okay. If they win I probably won't sleep all night.

 

[Riverumbbq]

How old are you my friend? I'm 58. You don't have to say if you don't want. I live in a small rural town, so don't have access to what you have. Not complaining, just saying. I love living here.

I whole heartedly agree on the clean-up. I can (mason jars) and freeze a lot of the food I grow in garden, and clean-up there is work too. It's worth it though. That said, I'm going to raised beds in garden. I know the older I get I'm not going to be able to do as much in garden.

Cooking.. I've went more to crockpot cooking. Slow cooking is great, and not much clean-up. I'm digging it with minimal clean-up. Currently have 2 arm roasts slow cooking in a quart of (home canned) tomato juice. I cut arm roasts up into chunks. I'll add more tomato juice, cabbage, brussels sprouts, baby carrots, peas, and green beans. Not sure on spices I want to use yet. Might go the Italian route..

You take care my friend. Glad to see you posting a lot.

I'm heading rapidly towards 70. If it wasn't for my back I'd really have few other complaints about health. About a year ago I was finding that BBQ ribs were getting a bit rich for my consumption, but thank goodness that didn't last and my cast iron stomach is back in good working order. I've always eaten or drank pretty much anything I like without it being a problem, but I'm basically down to 1 meal a day now, so that has changed.

 

[IE Rams]

Jesus, now I don’t feel so alone hearing all you guys. My wife isn't doing so well health-wise, so I do most of the cooking. And also for my Pop so all he has to do is heat stuff up during the week. Nothing to brag about, but no one's starving here.

Fortunately our 17 yr-old boy still cleans up after my cooking. He does a half-ass job most if the time, but so did I back then.

My wife and I wanna do a raised garden too for herbs, onions and some flowers for her. It's gonna have to be raised cuz of her pains, and one of these years my arthritic back that I broke in a motorcycle wreck 5 yrs ago can start acting up more and more any time. The stretching and yoga helps, but there's only so much.

I think once our boys are gone, I won't be going all ape shit with the cooking, and my wife knows this, which explains why she already got me padded mats for around the stove and sink, and a pressure cooker and a crock pot. She ain't stupid.

All we can do is do our best for the ones we love, and make half-time adjustments when we have to.

Good hearing these stories, and being able to share. Enjoy it while we can, and be thankful for what we have, boys n girls.

Plus, we have a Super Bowl to get ready for!

 

[Riverumbbq]

Jesus, now I don’t feel so alone hearing all you guys. My wife isn't doing so well health-wise, so I do most of the cooking. And also for my Pop so all he has to do is heat stuff up during the week. Nothing to brag about, but no one's starving here.

Fortunately our 17 yr-old boy still cleans up after my cooking. He does a half-ass job most if the time, but so did I back then.

My wife and I wanna do a raised garden too for herbs, onions and some flowers for her. It's gonna have to be raised cuz of her pains, and one of these years my arthritic back that I broke in a motorcycle wreck 5 yrs ago can start acting up more and more any time. The stretching and yoga helps, but there's only so much.

I think once our boys are gone, I won't be going all ape shit with the cooking, and my wife knows this, which explains why she already got me padded mats for around the stove and sink, and a pressure cooker and a crock pot. She ain't stupid.

All we can do is do our best for the ones we love, and make half-time adjustments when we have to.

Good hearing these stories, and being able to share. Enjoy it while we can, and be thankful for what we have, boys n girls.

Plus, we have a Super Bowl to get ready for!

I hope your wife is feeling better soon, ... and you can bet on finding those that can relate as far as your back is concerned, seems almost an epidemic as we age. Talk to @Dagonet when you get around to your raised garden, that man's got the green thumb, he's also responsible for bringing me to this site almost a decade ago.
For convenience I now do about 75% of my grocery shopping with Amazon Prime as they deliver right to my front door, saving my back some excess stress, even the supermarket I use for the remainder of my shopping delivers, so you can cut corners to simplify life depending on your location.
While I eat out or get restaurant delivery about 3 times a week now, this can get expensive, although, ... and it's embarrassing to admit after being in restaurant/bar & catering businesses for most of my days, there are some pretty good frozen meals available that with a little doctoring can taste almost home-made, and the clean-up is minimal when it comes to your kitchen. When I'm home alone, it's all about paper plates & bowls which I can buy in bulk.
'Half-time adjustments', that's a brilliant way of putting it, I'll be using that.

 

[den-the-coach]

We grew up on lamb, nothing better than a roast leg and then turning the leftovers into curry.

He don't eat no meat? Okay I make Lamb.