For potatoe lovers

brin · Mar 5, 2013

J F said:
Screw that! :laughing:

:mischievous: It was only a suggestion...

J F · Mar 5, 2013

Noted...and denied!

You better not be one of those skinny guys always pokin' fun at our walmart brethern. :laughing:

brin · Mar 5, 2013

J F said:
Noted...and denied! You better not be one of those skinny guys always pokin' fun at our walmart brethern. :laughing:

:dance1: 6' 1" & 165 # not a skinny guy....but I watch my carbs and fats really good....I remember years ago a TV anchor, Chuck Moore , who was an anchor in Atlanta was asked how he stayed so slim...He said " Easy, never eat anything you like " Sad isn't it...?

J F · Mar 5, 2013

:laughing: Yeah thats about the truth. Now you're just showing off with your weight and height. :laughing:

I gotta go thaw out some ground chuck and bacon....and call my local funeral home.

brin · Mar 5, 2013

J F said:
:laughing: Yeah thats about the truth. Now you're just showing off with your weight and height. :laughing:

I gotta go thaw out some ground chuck and bacon....and call my local funeral home.

I am getting read to fix a beef stir fry for tonight...but ground chuck and bacon sounds great...I was watching Diners Drive Inns and Dives and they showed a place where the cook took bacon and cut it into 1/2 inch pieces then pattied out his burger then pressed the cut up bacon onto both sides of the peppered and salted burger 80/20...then fried it on a flat grill...wow did that look good....I haven't tried it yet....:licking:

J F · Mar 5, 2013

I'm really going to have boneless/skinless chicken breast with steamed broccoli and a salad tonight.

I was just braggin' about the burgers. :laughing:

creekbend · Mar 5, 2013

NoTrespassing said:
Sorry, all I can think of now is poor ol Dan Quayle standing in front of a chalk board!

I love potatoes too. Any hints on how to grow them in our gawd awful yellow clay? I'm thinking about tilling in some sand and grass clippings this year. Does anyone think that's a good idea? Nothing grows well under ground here. Carrot, beets, onions etc. never do well.

Kevin

After reading your post, I thought about your Family's new addition last year. How is everyone doing? Hopefully I am correct that you had a baby last year.

brin · Mar 5, 2013

J F said:
I'm really going to have boneless/skinless chicken breast with steamed broccoli and a salad tonight.

I was just braggin' about the burgers. :laughing:

Well I am stunned....It will take me some time to get over this....So you have changed your menu for dinner tonight after announcing it on TBN.....? I don't think that is allowed....I think once you have posted a menu Muhammad forces you to eat that.....or else...You might want to PM him and see...I'm not really sure..

J F · Mar 5, 2013

brin said:
Well I am stunned....It will take me some time to get over this....So you have changed your menu for dinner tonight after announcing it on TBN.....? I don't think that is allowed....I think once you have posted a menu Muhammad forces you to eat that.....or else...You might want to PM him and see...I'm not really sure..

J F said:
I gotta go thaw out some ground chuck and bacon....and call my local funeral home.

This was for tomorrow night.

Hopefully I'm within forum rules. :laughing:

Stimw · Mar 5, 2013

2LaneCruzer said:
I would water them down and hope for the best. I have had potatoes up six or eight inches and get nipped pretty good; the tops die and they continue to grow. I'm betting even with a hard freeze, the bulk of your plants will survive. My good Irish friend, Bob McGough, advised me that potatoes should be planted on St. Patrick's day for the best crop; I was never quite that disciplined though.

Pic is my taters last year. There was no coming back from that freeze!

Rustyiron · Mar 5, 2013

Hey while we're talkin tater's, would you guy's hate me if I admitted to loving "box" mashed tater's?

wyeguy · Mar 5, 2013

My wife asked me tonight if she gave me too many mashed potatoes. I said, "If I ever tell you I have too many potatoes, call the Doc. There's something bad wrong."

Potatoes do very well sandy soil that has good nutrients. Not pure sand at all. Just well drained, good black dirt.

Gunny · Mar 6, 2013

Rustyiron said:
Hey while we're talkin tater's, would you guy's hate me if I admitted to loving "box" mashed tater's?

We always keep a box or two of instant potatoes in the pantry, just in case. They're great if you have a last minute change and need to get mashed taters done real quick or you want mashed taters and you're out of real taters. You can always tinker with the portions to give different taste/texture. After all, they are real taters that have all the water dried out of them.
I watched a really good show on the History Channel about potatoes and they showed them making instant potatoes and how they shipped them all over the world

turnkey4099 · Mar 6, 2013

brin said:
Maybe it would be a good idea to require anyone posting on this thread to also post their height and weight...Ya think ? :confused3::laughing:

Would that be height standing up or laying down?

Harry K

brin · Mar 6, 2013

Rustyiron said:
Hey while we're talkin tater's, would you guy's hate me if I admitted to loving "box" mashed tater's?

Idahoan Instant mashed potatoes sold by Sam's Club in our opinion in my house are even better than fresh mashed potatoes....

turnkey4099 · Mar 6, 2013

Rustyiron said:
Hey while we're talkin tater's, would you guy's hate me if I admitted to loving "box" mashed tater's?

The one potato version I _don't_ like. Unfortunately I turned into the 'chief cook and bottle washer' when my wife became disabled and she loves them.

Sitting here mulling over my morening breakfast. Will I shred or slice my baked potatoes for it. Decisions, decisions. I "bake" about 5lbs at a time but not to "full baked" 400F for 50-55 minutes for use in breakfasts or Microwaved and served with gravy. There is omthing about cooking them with skin on that enhances the flavor. Never did like the microwave "baked" potatoes. Those aren't 'baked', just steamed.

Harry K

NoTrespassing · Mar 6, 2013

Thanks for the thought Creekbend. Everythings going great. In fact, Mommy is planning his 1st birthday party. He's a happy and healthy little boy. I'm attempting to explain what the word NO means theses days. I think it's going to be a long process

J F · Mar 6, 2013

Stimw said:
Pic is my taters last year. There was no coming back from that freeze!

Dammmn.

2LaneCruzer · Mar 6, 2013

NoTrespassing said:
Thanks for the thought Creekbend. Everythings going great. In fact, Mommy is planning his 1st birthday party. He's a happy and healthy little boy. I'm attempting to explain what the word NO means theses days. I think it's going to be a long process

Extrapolating from the experiences I have had with my twin Grandsons, "Run" and "Don't Run!" meant the same thing.

flyerdan · Mar 6, 2013

One of the only good things about winter is that the shop stays cool enough that I can keep 50 pound sacks of potatoes and eat cheap all winter. I'll boil up a huge pot of them and have some with sour cream, next day a couple fried up with bacon and an onion, and a skillet hashbrown with omelets the third day. Fortunately I love potatoes, and with smart shopping these meals are under a buck each, and I'm not going hungry by any means.