Search results

Trust me I know all about Central market and HEB . When I moved back to Texas it was one of the things I was happy about because I could get excellent selection of groceries at reasonable rates. I remember back when they were HEB pantry foods, and when I was in college at A&m, it's the only...

Yeah I was so suggesting it because if you don't have a decent Asian market Asian Frozen items are pretty good and priced very well. I wonder if you're referring to the location that's pretty close to a HEB Central market over there in Fort Worth. If it's the one I hate that location. It's...

Switch to the thighs, and thank us later.

Man if you got a trader Joe's close by go hit that instead of HEB. They're much cheaper and they're really good. We don't buy a lot of Frozen stuff but there's spring rolls and their potstickers or goyosa, or whatever the hell you want to call him are very tasty, and affordable. I've checked...

In relation to cheap eats, I had made teriyaki chicken out of thighs last week, and fried rice, and tried to figure out what to do with the leftover vegetables and what have you. I made potstickers to go along with it as kind of an appetizer, just the frozen ones from trader Joe's and they're...

Absolutely. I love just then fatty pork chops seared and a cast iron skillet, a box of macaroni and cheese or some mashed potatoes, some steamed broccoli, it's a simple quick delicious meal. Sometimes you just want to change it up though, and it doesn't take that much more effort to make...

You're absolutely right, that's all industries, except Hollywood and these different showrunners and directors or whatever the hell are still able to get massive projects off the ground. Look at all the Disney Star Wars stuff under Kathleen Kennedy. As a general contractor if I I consistently...

Didn't make anything on St Patty's Day because I had made a big thing of dashi for ramen that we ate all week, but still picked up a couple of corned beef brisket chunks. Going to turn them into pastrami this evening, make colcannon and cabbage. Figure afterwards we can use some of the...

We do something similar. When I pick up those giant pork loins, I'll cut pretty thick chops out of it and the fattier the better, and then dredge them in Italian bread crumbs or you can use panko, brown and set aside. You don't cook the pork chops completely just them nice and crispy. I'll...

I have a buddy who does stunt work in Atlanta in movies and TV shows. He's been in a couple of them Marvel films, Hunger Games, and a smattering pretty much anything on TV. Even just doing stupid stunts like falling down stairs, but he's been on a lot of sets and productions. When we catch up...

Too bad they can't do it now since the actors are too old. There's an actual pretty good audio acted version on audible with multiple narrators and sound effects, but I think I got for free when they were doing one of their audible original things. I guess you could try to replace the actors...

Most of the chops I make now or typically thicker and I do them on the grill, but there's something to be said for those little breakfast sized pork chops that are what maybe a quarter inch thick. You can get those big value packs that will have 16 of the damn things in there.

I really just enjoy those thin cut fatty pork chops cooked in cast iron, with macaroni and cheese and some broccoli. Cooked separately of course. That's how my mom always did it and there's nothing better than a little crispy fat pork chop. She typically always overcooked them, I got it down...

Red River ranch! Good stuff.

That's what the alien theory guy thought, given the time period when the movie is supposed to take place, so you're probably right. Which you obviously stated, hehe, sorry was that walking the dogs and drinking a gin and tonic.

The alien theory guy talking about the trailer. I think it's the biggest thing is it looks like there's some capable people and key positions working on it, so maybe I have a little bit of Hope. I'm sure it'll look fantastic, I just don't know how the story is going to end up turning out, and...

Holy shit, that's a big rabbit, and I'm sure very delicious.

Figured it out because it was bugging me. Infinity was the game. Games small figure wise, and pretty quick. It was fun the couple of times I got together to play it. I just don't think it's real popular though. How to dig out my little squad wherever the hell they're at. I don't think I've...

Nah, it's not that. I sent a message to that buddy of mine but I haven't gotten a reply back yet asking him what it was. I don't even know where the little case I had for my squad is located and the manual. I think it's in a box out in the garage somewhere. For some reason I'm thinking...

Yeah I checked it out some after you had posted stuff about it, it looks fun and I agree that the barrier to entry is pretty minimal. I was playing another game with a buddy after I moved back to Texas and I don't even remember what the hell it's called, but it was a different universe and...

That actually makes a lot of sense. I didn't know if it was because there was some movement to protect the sharks like save the whales or something. I do know Gordon Ramsay did a episode on one of his shows about shark fin soup in Asia and just the complete waste of the meat where they just...

Haha, see the David Lynch deal I mentioned the other day.

I honestly didn't know much about raising them, I just know they're a staple for the French and I guess that's because you don't need a big footprint for them, and they breed relatively quick. Not that you need that much for chickens either. I just really enjoy eating it and anytime I get it...

They sure do but they're so damn tasty. Speaking of French though, I know they eat a lot of rabbit, which is also delicious and they do it because it's cheap and they're easy to raise. Why don't we do that here in the US? You figured you'd be able to find it in my grocery stores no problem...

Monica! I rarely buy chicken breasts. I just don't care for them when I can get thighs. We buy a whole chickens all the time and will butcher or cook them whole, but the breast is typically the last thing that I eat on it. Its good for stuff like salads, sandwiches, or maybe if I do gyros...

Yeah, he's got a ton budget meal vids, and typically does a good cost breakdown. Plus, he's just a good ole boy. His reviews of frozen food from whatever store also reinforces my belief in not buying frozen food or prepared meals.

Probably once a week. Green onion, mushroom, Worcestershire, garlic pepper. Served with some sort of vegetable and either rice or maybe mashed potatoes. Was one of my favorite meals growing up. I still make it periodically but with the price of cube steak , it's no longer a cheap cut...

HEB has that, too. When my mom was training border collies and Aussies for herd trials, that's what she fed all the dogs. I buy because it's cheap and just like legs and thighs better, especially for tossing on the smoker.

Hell no. I had around a 1k Necron army back in college when they came out, and after painting and playing a couple of games, sold it to a coworker and made 100 bucks or so profit. It was just a pain in the butt finding games, and a lot of the guys playing weren't necessarily folks I wanted to...

Just honestly didn't know.

Seriously?

Is it select or economy? I can see getting select, maybe choice when it's on sale, but never prime at that price, at least nowadays. I mean if I can get that consistently I'd be buying it up all the time and cutting my own steaks. No reason not to buy a primal to save money and do your own...

If it's true prime, you're not getting that for less than $15 maybe. Wasn't the case under Trump, but the price has shot up ridiculously. This past Christmas HEB had select rib roast on sale and I still think I paid maybe 6 or $7 a pound for two three rib roast. We made one of her Christmas...

If it works it works. Sometimes it's just easier to eat the same thing pretty damn often. Saw an interview with David Lynch a long time ago where he said eats steamed broccoli and chicken salad or something weird pretty much every day and that's it. His reasoning was that he doesn't have to...

Yeah, what @mkopec said, use it as the pork fat for something like beans, red or black, served over rice. Just get your holy Trinity lined up but should be a cheap easy meal that'll taste great.

I guess that's the Latin version of red beans and rice which we ate all the time growing up. Just dried kidney beans, an onion, celery, bell pepper, some smoked sausage, bay leaves and garlic if you have them to hand, and some bullion. Serve over white rice. I do love black beans though...

Are chicken thighs that really expensive where you live, that's nuts? I just bought some the other day and I think maybe they were $3 a pound, which is still way more than they ought to be. I just always buying because hey they're cheap and they just taste better.

That's different than the chicken spaghetti I know. The one we always made was Velveeta, cooked chicken stripped off the carcass, can of Rotel, cream of chicken soup, and lots of whatever pasta you wanted, typically vermicelli. Mix everything together and then bake it for a bit. I loved it...

Haha, that one's a classic, and I make it, as does most of my family to this day. But if you want easier dumplings you can also use the canned biscuit dough, just cut it into little chunks, and you can use the generic whatever brand, doesn't make much of a difference.