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These are poppers or peppers?

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Sat Jan 28th, 2012 at 01:08:44 PM EST
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"Poppers" are something you "pop" - whole and entire and in one go - in your mouth to eat. Could be peppers, could be a lot of things.

by ATinNM on Sat Jan 28th, 2012 at 01:12:43 PM EST
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Poppers.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Sat Jan 28th, 2012 at 02:07:04 PM EST
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Re: Tonight is (4.00 / 3)

OK, I am unaware of modern and urban slang which makes me dull and boring at parties.

by ATinNM on Sat Jan 28th, 2012 at 03:07:41 PM EST
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huevos rancheros should be poached, not scrambled

by stevesim on Sat Jan 28th, 2012 at 01:15:40 PM EST
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I've never, ever, seen it served with poached eggs.

Which isn't to say it cannot be served that way since the basic dish is eggs and salsa.

by ATinNM on Sat Jan 28th, 2012 at 01:21:09 PM EST
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I've never, ever, seen it served with scrambled eggs.

by stevesim on Sat Jan 28th, 2012 at 01:28:20 PM EST
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with guacamole and refried beans on the side, on a tortilla.

by stevesim on Sat Jan 28th, 2012 at 01:29:54 PM EST
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Actually making me hungry for Mexican food.

by ElaineinNM on Sat Jan 28th, 2012 at 01:30:52 PM EST
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me too. I think I'll go poach a couple of eggs.

by stevesim on Sat Jan 28th, 2012 at 01:35:07 PM EST
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Nor have I, always scrambled, but my experience with it is limited to Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California.

'tis strange I should be old and neither wise nor valiant. From "The Maid's Tragedy" by Beaumont & Fletcher

by Wife of Bath (kareninaustin at g mail dot com) on Sat Jan 28th, 2012 at 02:18:20 PM EST
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Rick Bayless (supposedly famous chef of authentic Mexican cuisine) claims that Huevos Rancheros are made with FRIED eggs; Huevos Mexicanos are made with scrambled eggs. His cookbook, "Authentic Mexican, Regional Cooking from the Heart of Mexico," has no poached egg recipes, but that cannot be taken as a sign that poached eggs can't be Mexican food, of course.

As my post below indicates, all the Huevos Rancheros I've ever seen on menus have been with scrambled eggs. Maybe because they're so much easier to make?

'tis strange I should be old and neither wise nor valiant. From "The Maid's Tragedy" by Beaumont & Fletcher

by Wife of Bath (kareninaustin at g mail dot com) on Sat Jan 28th, 2012 at 02:30:08 PM EST
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I've only eaten them in Mexico.

by stevesim on Sat Jan 28th, 2012 at 02:34:13 PM EST
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I have eaten some of the most decidedly 'un-Mexican' meals in cafes in Jalisco and Durango during the mid '60s. There were so many European immigrants after WW II, some of whom opened resturants, that it was hard to predict what you would get. I was surprised, my my traveling companion, a sometimes naturalist and guide with a BS in Biology from Columbia Univ., said it was not unusual.

As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."

by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Sun Jan 29th, 2012 at 12:07:11 AM EST
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poached eggs are not so hard to make, once you get the hang of them.

by stevesim on Sat Jan 28th, 2012 at 02:53:49 PM EST
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I can make them; I just don't like them.

'tis strange I should be old and neither wise nor valiant. From "The Maid's Tragedy" by Beaumont & Fletcher

by Wife of Bath (kareninaustin at g mail dot com) on Sat Jan 28th, 2012 at 04:41:32 PM EST
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Probably the best Mexican cuisine cookbook ever written. It's my go-to book for getting it right.

by sgr2 on Sat Jan 28th, 2012 at 04:47:50 PM EST
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Yes.

And there's one called Mexican Fiestas: Frida Kahlo's Dinner Parties, which is both an art book and recipes. (Mine's in German.) by Guadalupe Rivera and Marie Pierre Colle.

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin

by Crazy Horse on Sat Jan 28th, 2012 at 05:10:38 PM EST
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Nice, thanks for the tip. I'll be on the lookout to add that one to my collection.

by sgr2 on Sun Jan 29th, 2012 at 02:03:54 PM EST
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Re: Tonight is (4.00 / 3)

chilies and jalapeños & etc. & so on are all inescapable in 'these hyar parts.'

One of the reasons we love the Southwest USA.

As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."

by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Sat Jan 28th, 2012 at 02:25:58 PM EST
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Hear, Hear.

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by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Sun Jan 29th, 2012 at 07:04:14 AM EST
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Not to mention the Mains are all, you know, wrong.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Sat Jan 28th, 2012 at 12:52:06 PM EST
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Reads like the daily special at Applebee's.

by ATinNM on Sat Jan 28th, 2012 at 01:03:24 PM EST
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Surely it can't be as bad as Applebee's.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Sat Jan 28th, 2012 at 01:21:09 PM EST
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I was thinking the Mains were something Applebee's would offer, try to make ... and then fail. I mean, a big problem at Applebee's is their cooks can't cook.

by ATinNM on Sat Jan 28th, 2012 at 01:25:07 PM EST
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That's true. Their cuts of meat also leave a lot to be desired here.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Sat Jan 28th, 2012 at 04:54:28 PM EST
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http://thinkinbinary.com/King/FN/FN.htm

Something like this:

by asdf on Sat Jan 28th, 2012 at 10:29:59 PM EST
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Wow... ONE guy sitting in front of a serving platter for a family of six.

'tis strange I should be old and neither wise nor valiant. From "The Maid's Tragedy" by Beaumont & Fletcher

by Wife of Bath (kareninaustin at g mail dot com) on Sun Jan 29th, 2012 at 03:01:10 AM EST
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Stuffed Jalapeño poppers

sounds dangerous.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poppers

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Sat Jan 28th, 2012 at 01:54:46 PM EST
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