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[The Lost One]

Rice is great, particularly if you know the difference between good rice and Uncle Ben's. Rice bought from an Asian martket is cheap and taste good and is really easy when you own a rice cooker. My family eats rice all the time.

[Mad Dr Jeffe]

Rice has passed Potatos in my Kitchen as my nimber one staple food.
Its cheap, and tastes great. I deal with the poor nutritional value in a few ways. I get a lot of brown rice, as well as high grade rice from Asian stores and Wild Rice. I cook it in a rice cooker to save me a lot of fuss and I serve it with a lot of veggies and greenstuff. The trick to not overeating rice is scale. A cup makes way too much for both my wife and I. Leftover rice can be frozen to use in fried rice recipes (and its yummier that way too)

[Fellfrosch]

Everyone in Utah, go to Pampas Argentine Steakhouse as soon as possible. We went there last night for Dawn's birthday, and the food was incredible.

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Everyone in Utah, go to Pampas Argentine Steakhouse as soon as possible. We went there last night for Dawn's birthday, and the food was incredible.

Um...Where is it?

[Fellfrosch]

Sorry. It's on University, about 350 N. About a block north of the new Dragon's Keep, actually. Dinners range from 9 to 14 dollars, though we got a special 2-person meal deal for $20 that included dessert. The primary focus, of course, is grilled steak, though they have quite a bit of fish and pasta on the menu as well.

[Mad Dr Jeffe]

Biscuits and Gravy, maple sausage and hasbrowns....

mmmmm

[fuzzyoctopus]

Since my husband is out of town for about a week, we're playing "Let's dinners that J.T. doesn't like."

So tonight I tried the recipe for beans and rice that was posted on the Exponent blog this week.  It was quite tasty; my mother-in-law said it tasted like Chipotle.  Oh, and cornbread.  Tasty tasty cornbread.

Black Beans and Rice
Serves 4

1/2 c chopped onion
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 T olive oil
1 15 oz can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 14 1/2; oz can Mexican-style stewed tomatoes
1/8 to 1/4 t ground red pepper
1 t cumin
1 t oregano
Cooked rice
(Note: everything here is an approximation, feel free to add more or less of any ingredient)

In a medium saucepan, cook the ½ c onion and garlic in hot oil until tender. Stir in beans, undrained tomatoes and spices. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered for 15 minutes.

Serve beans over rice with sour cream, cheese, cilantro, green onions;whatever you like. Salt and pepper to taste.

[Ruthie]

Some toppings that are surprisingly good with black beans and rice: mandarin oranges (from a can) and hard-boiled eggs (chopped or crumbled).

I made chocolate-dipped strawberries for a party last night, and they were wonderful. I didn't think they were quite that easy and cheap to make, especially since they're a dollar apiece at Harmon's right now.

[Mad Dr Jeffe]

Cheese Grits, scrabled eggs with cheese and home fries with a side of ham this morning.

YUM

[Shrain]

Limited edition Eddy's Slow Churned Samoan Girl Scout Cookie ice cream. A mouthful of deliciousness! (And half the calories, too!)

[Mad Dr Jeffe]

Good german Bratwurst (made by the German Deli in Seven Corners) boiled potatos and saurkraut and a side of fried mushrooms.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

cheese.
That's right, cheese
we haven't had it in the house for weeks.

[The Lost One]

Cheese is good. In fact, one of the best things I experienced while living in Wisconsin was really good cheese. For some reason, all cheese is better in Wisconsin. It's not the same outside of Wisconsin (even if the cheese is Wisconsin cheese).

[Nessa]

Mmmm, cheese. We are never without cheese in my house. Probably stems from my having grown up on a dairy farm.

[Ruthie]

*does Wallace's little gleeful hand wiggle to celebrate the discussion of cheese*

(I don't like cheese myself. I just find it funny.)