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In keeping with the "gameday" spirit, we made sheetpan nachos for dinner. Mine: chicken, black beans, onions, tomatoes, cheese, guac, salsa and sour cream.
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Originally Posted by phillygold
(Post 33988778)
Looks really good except that red spawn of the Devil! 😀
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Caesar salad from a kit
Trader Joe's giant rotini Trader Joe's cacio e pepe sauce Rao's marinara Debating whether to break into the Costco Valentine's Day chocolate mini cakes, or save them for tomorrow. If I hit the chocolate, I'll have something other than the wine to blame for my headache tomorrow morning. |
Veg. Manchurian, onion kulcha, lachha paratha, rice, yogurt cucumber raits & papad.
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Grilled artichoke with spicy orange mayo
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Super bowl party supper
Proposition Chicken carryout (by host!) fried chicken bbq chicken wings kale Caesar-style salad cupcakes with raspberry frosting (made by host) https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...8ea92833a.jpeg |
Originally Posted by phillygold
(Post 33981973)
Center cut, bone in pork chop, broiled with a bacon pepper glaze
Spanish Rice Vanilla/Chocolate nut Haagen Daz bar |
Originally Posted by JBord
(Post 33928776)
I think it was me, and you returned the favor with Sitka Shares.
There are technically two stores in Niles, one on Golf and one on Touhy. I think you probably went to the one on Golf, which would also be near Joong Boo and Patel Bros. There is actually one further from you too, as I think you said you're on the north side of the city. There's one in Wheeling, right on the corner of Milwaukee and Dundee. As far as ranking them, I think either of the Niles locations are excellent. The Wheeling location is 3rd. We sometimes go to that one for the produce as it's a few minutes closer for us. They have a nice meat and deli section too, but do NOT have the good seafood or bakery sections. I still consider Fresh Farms the best keep food secret in the Chicago area. I keep saying some day I'm just going to buy a bunch of vegetables there that I've never heard of and figure out how to cook them. And yes, the Joong Boo parking lot on Kimball is possibly the worst grocery store parking lot I've ever seen. BTW, we decided not to renew Sitka. We loved the quality of the fish, but we just didn't need that much. Probably gave away 8 salmon fillets to family. We decided we would just buy what we need at Boston Fish Market. It's comparable to Sitka, maybe slightly more. But we'll probably spend less overall since we'll buy less. Thanks again for the recommendation, we enjoyed it. |
CNY Day 14 coinciding with Valentine ‘ s 😊
Would have never thought that this was going to be dinner on such a night ! But picked all / most favourites available at The Living Well like avocado , dried cranberries , mushrooms , pumpkin & sunflower seeds , cling peaches ( did not notice this previously and not had for years ? ) including egg & potato salads , with pomegranate vinaigrette dressing . Was getting a bit too large for the box 😂 https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...bee0d8daa.jpeg Admiring the salad https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...bb1b8719c.jpeg About halfway through the salad |
Take out from Beef O’Brady’s for Valentines Day
Grilled chicken, seasoned rice, steamed broccoli, onion rings snuck from Mrs BamaVol’s plate |
Kielbasa fried with potatoes and onions.
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Cambozola cheese with rosemary crackers
grilled broccolini over goat cheese with toasted panko grilled lamb chops Castellano Montepulciano https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...ebdf109840.jpg https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...7d5e56acd4.jpg |
Originally Posted by corky
(Post 33990956)
Tell me more about this "bacon pepper glaze".
I just poured some on after about 3 minutes in the broiler, cook an additional 3-4 minutes, flip, pour more on side 2…then broil an additional 4 minutes. I bought the sauce at BJ’s. https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...3f8a406e7e.png |
Carryout from mokis, Sf ca
ahi poke a bunch of sushi incl vegetarian rolls edamame after table clearing and digestion… chocolate fondue with dippers including toasted marshmallows and Granny Smith apples happy Valentine’s Day everyone! https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...3b7213f17.jpeg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...19d435099.jpeg |
Originally Posted by chgoeditor
(Post 33991352)
BTW, I saw someone refer to Fresh Farms as "Whole Foods for Slavs," which isn't too far off when you think about it. If the one on Touhy had just a few more household items (no 409?) and carried Califia almond milk (like the one on Golf) it would be my perfect grocery store.
My wife said the other day "I'm going to Fresh Farms and Jewel". I asked why both. She pointed out that she couldn't buy things like paper towels and cleaning supplies at FF, which was the first time I realized that. I suspect there are a few of all those items, but maybe not much and not the brands we typically buy. I think what happens is I walk through the produce section and it's breath-taking, and then walk by the 49 types of cured and smoked fish with my eyes popping, through the cheeses which make me want to cry, and finally after looking at 307 types of sausages and deli meats, I'm exhausted and can't focus on the rest of the store. And all that at about 2/3 the price of lower quality items at Jewel or Mariano's. I wish I owned stock in FF, but alas am just a cheerleader. |
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