Instead of Eating Out

[Creedmoor]

Is that a compliment? Apologies, I grew up in FL and Red Lobster is just a no go. I'm sure your wife's scampi is better.

I always giggle when Buckeyes and Hoosiers talk up Red Lobster, Chesapeake Bay east coaster myself.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Is that a compliment? Apologies, I grew up in FL and Red Lobster is just a no go. I'm sure your wife's scampi is better.

I’m not much of a seafood fan, even “good” seafood.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

I always giggle when Buckeyes and Hoosiers talk up Red Lobster, Chesapeake Bay east coaster myself.

I know what you mean. I get a chuckle out of what Yankees call chili and barbque.

 

[Creedmoor]

I know what you mean. I get a chuckle out of what Yankees call chili and barbque.

Marylands on the South side of The Mason Dixon, Never had Yankee chili or Barbque?
Do I get that in Indiana?

 

[Cameramonkey]

They make a box mix that is pretty much spot on.

which would explain how he makes them so well.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Marylands on the South side of The Mason Dixon, Never had Yankee chili or Barbque?
Do I get that in Indiana?

Yes. I’ve tasted the abominations they call “good” chili and “good” barbecue. Maryland may be south of the MD line but it’s still yankee to people down south.

 

[bullcrap]

The question would be, which Ketchup?
Like sweetness levels, RedGold is super sweet when compaired to most others.

I had a school teacher tell the class, (that was a long time ago) that there were two kinds of people, those that ate to live and those those that lived to eat. I'm guessing that everyone on here are the ones that live to eat.

 

[Andyccw]

Interestingly, enough, I have found that if you are trying to make a “replica” dish (rather than making something better); the key ingredient is MSG.

Most people assume Chinese food gets the MSG treatment, but A LOT of popular dishes from chain restaurants has a bit in the recipe.

 

[Creedmoor]

Yes. I’ve tasted the abominations they call “good” chili and “good” barbecue. Maryland may be south of the MD line but it’s still yankee to people down south.

lol. Only place ive ever been called a Yankee truly has been here in Indiana.
The irony was when I asked where they thought Md was they told me around New Hampshire and Vermont.
Elimate four counties and Marylands so Southern you can still marry your cousin.

 

[Christow19]

Chicken cheese and rice for me. Love getting it at the local Mexican restaurant but it is always packed out and there are days it’s just better to do it ourselves. Cheaper too!

 

[d.kaufman]

They make a box mix that is pretty much spot on.

Yeah I've seen that, but I have everything needed to make them without leaving the house at any given time

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Yeah I've seen that, but I have everything needed to make them without leaving the house at any given time

I don't cook nearly as much as I used to. DoggyMama eats like a bird and it seems like we end up throwing out a lot of leftovers. Consequently I don't keep a lot of baking supplies on hand.

My ex and I both cooked at TGI Fridays and both enjoyed eating. We used to make a lot of their recipes (back in the day when they made everything from scratch). Now they have a central commissary and all their stuff comes in frozen. Soups and sauces are all boil-in-bag stuff and their menu selection went from over 100 items when we worked there down to just a couple of pages now.

 

[femurphy77]

My wife loves to cook and is very good at it (as proven by the extra girth I've gained in the 16 years we've been together), she's quite successful at deciphering the recipes for various restaurant chains. She's done exceptionally well with Carrabba's menu.

 

[ancjr]

I make a pretty tasty copy of Red lobster cheddar bay biscuits

Dad used to be able to get overruns / superficially damaged bags of the mix when he was a truck driver.

 

[KG1]

I don't cook nearly as much as I used to. DoggyMama eats like a bird and it seems like we end up throwing out a lot of leftovers. Consequently I don't keep a lot of baking supplies on hand.

My ex and I both cooked at TGI Fridays and both enjoyed eating. We used to make a lot of their recipes (back in the day when they made everything from scratch). Now they have a central commissary and all their stuff comes in frozen. Soups and sauces are all boil-in-bag stuff and their menu selection went from over 100 items when we worked there down to just a couple of pages now.

Gordon Ramsy disapproves.

 

[wcd]

I always giggle when Buckeyes and Hoosiers talk up Red Lobster, Chesapeake Bay east coaster myself.

DEAD LOBSTER?..

 

[BigBoxaJunk]

I always made my own cocktail sauce so I could control the horseradish (added a little more than what comes in the prepared sauce). And it is Heinz ketchup.

I do the same, but I also add a little lemmon juice and Worcestershire.

 

[63PGP]

Pete's Mexican Food - Beef Burrito

I have to make it because Pete's is in Huntington Beach, CA. First went there in 1981 and was hooked on that burrito and 2 chicken tacos as my every time order. Pete's granddaughter told me the secret to the red chile sauce, and I have been making my own Pete's burritos ever since.

 

[WebSnyper]

DEAD LOBSTER?..

We call it Dead Mobster

 

[Ark]

General Tso's Chicken is my white whale of food reproduction. I'm like 70% there. Can't get the sauce to have enough volume or syrupyness. Thighs instead of breasts was a breakthrough, as was the obligatory chili peppers.

I will harpoon you one day, General. I shall feast upon a faithful reproduction of unhealthy garbage from the dirty Chinese place before I die.