OK, Be Honest *****What Did You Just Eat??????????

[capt_noonie]

Originally Posted by Maximo

Yes! We could share cooking horror stories. Mine include physical injury, lol.

Good question. Can't be any good because no recipes were passed down from my great grandparents. The only Dutch thing I know is a "Letter S" pastry, an almond thing that my relatives love. My mother was Norwegian/German and they don't know anything about food either.

I would like to hear some of the physical injury stories.

One of my mom's famous cooking horrors was before she even started cooking that day. She got a fish from the chinese market. You pick it out of the tank, and they gut and prep it for you. The chinese style is to keep the head on, so it was a whole fish still. She goes to get it out of the wrapping, and said she felt the muscles twitch. That freaked her out and she flung the fish across the kitchen and it landed under the dining table. She had to call grandpa to come and get it as she wouldn't touch it after that. Honestly I don't remember if we still had fish for dinner that night. What a baby.

[capt_noonie]

I had my huitlacoche again with a huge green salad with avocado, tomato, a little cheese, carrots and onion. I used mostly salsa and only used some dressing on the last few bites. I am stuffed! and proud of myself!

[capt_noonie]

Originally Posted by gidget529

What is aguas frescas?

It's mexican juices. Like horchata, tamarindo, jamaica, plus any other number of fruits. One of my favorite taco places has watermelon and cantaloupe also.

[gidget529]

Originally Posted by capt_noonie

It's mexican juices. Like horchata, tamarindo, jamaica, plus any other number of fruits. One of my favorite taco places has watermelon and cantaloupe also.

Yum. Sounds good. You did good today w the salad! Maybe your avatar will rub off on me and I'll eat some good seafood instead of cheesecake.

[DvlshAngel985]

Originally Posted by capt_noonie

It's mexican juices. Like horchata, tamarindo, jamaica, plus any other number of fruits. One of my favorite taco places has watermelon and cantaloupe also.

YUM!! I love the places that actually have a watermelon agua fresca. It's so hard to find.

[DvlshAngel985]

Originally Posted by capt_noonie

Maybe I should change it to pizza, spaghetti and aguas frescas?

I just saw this. You're mean!

[Maximo]

Originally Posted by DvlshAngel985

I just saw this. You're mean!

The new avatar makes my mouth water, but a pasta/pizza theme would be killer.

Originally Posted by capt_noonie

I would like to hear some of the physical injury stories.

One of my mom's famous cooking horrors was before she even started cooking that day. She got a fish from the chinese market. You pick it out of the tank, and they gut and prep it for you. The chinese style is to keep the head on, so it was a whole fish still. She goes to get it out of the wrapping, and said she felt the muscles twitch. That freaked her out and she flung the fish across the kitchen and it landed under the dining table. She had to call grandpa to come and get it as she wouldn't touch it after that. Honestly I don't remember if we still had fish for dinner that night. What a baby.

Your mom IS a baby.

My mom liked to throw food in the oven or on top of the stove and then she would go sit and read the paper or a book, or watch the news...until the fire alarm would go off. Once when she was frying bratwurst, I told her that smoke was coming from the covered frying pan. When she lifted the lid, flames shot out and she threw the lid, which hit me in the leg and burned me. No scars, don't worry.

One of the reasons I hated meat for so long is that I thought all meat was like the shoe leather that my mother would burn in the oven with little packets of seasoning poured over them.

[capt_noonie]

Originally Posted by Maximo

The new avatar makes my mouth water, but a pasta/pizza theme would be killer.

Your mom IS a baby.

My mom liked to throw food in the oven or on top of the stove and then she would go sit and read the paper or a book, or watch the news...until the fire alarm would go off. Once when she was frying bratwurst, I told her that smoke was coming from the covered frying pan. When she lifted the lid, flames shot out and she threw the lid, which hit me in the leg and burned me. No scars, don't worry.

One of the reasons I hated meat for so long is that I thought all meat was like the shoe leather that my mother would burn in the oven with little packets of seasoning poured over them.

OMG at least she wasn't drunk or something that's why she forgot about the oven! LOL

I think Susana told me her mom cooks all meat to well done, and asked her why she always overcooks meat, and her mom looked at her like, what do you mean overcooked?

[sugarmamma]

Originally Posted by gidget529

What is aguas frescas?

Agua Fresca



--
Serves:
about 1 quart, 3 to 4 servings
Ingredients
1 large cantaloupe or half a watermelon, seeded and diced (about 3 cups)
1 1/2 cups water
2 to 4 tablespoons sugar
2 to 3 limes, juiced
Directions
This and other similar fruit drinks, which translate literally as "fresh water," are served all over Mexico and they're a cinch to replicate at home. The key is to strain the pulpy fruit to make a clearer liquid. Instead of melon, you could use strawberries, pineapple, or mango -- any fruit that is soft enough to puree.

Puree cantaloupe and pour through a fine sieve to eliminate pulp. In a pitcher, mix strained fruit puree with water and season with sugar and lime juice, to taste.

[DvlshAngel985]

Originally Posted by capt_noonie

OMG at least she wasn't drunk or something that's why she forgot about the oven! LOL

I think Susana told me her mom cooks all meat to well done, and asked her why she always overcooks meat, and her mom looked at her like, what do you mean overcooked?

Hahaha! That's my mom. If isn't cooked right unless the meat looks like jerky.

[Maximo]

Originally Posted by capt_noonie

OMG at least she wasn't drunk or something that's why she forgot about the oven! LOL

I think Susana told me her mom cooks all meat to well done, and asked her why she always overcooks meat, and her mom looked at her like, what do you mean overcooked?

Yep, no booze, just CNN Headline News and the Washington Post, lol.

Originally Posted by DvlshAngel985

Hahaha! That's my mom. If isn't cooked right unless the meat looks like jerky.

Too funny. I wonder where she developed that habit/taste?

My mom didn't mean to make meat look like jerky, but that is how it came out. I developed a taste for burned things thanks to mom: burned grilled cheese, burned hot dogs, and so on.

[capt_noonie]

My mom's cooking was soooooo bland. Can you imagine bland unsalty chinese food? No wonder my and my lil bro would hide in the closet with the salt shaker and eat salt by the pinchfuls!

[yorkietalkjilly]

Half a chocolate malt and half a broiled chicken sandwich with lettuce, tomatoe. Hardly ate 2 bites yesterday and am making up for it today.

[gidget529]

Originally Posted by DvlshAngel985

Hahaha! That's my mom. If isn't cooked right unless the meat looks like jerky.

Yep, that was my house! My mom once made a "gravy" to go w the ham she bought from the store for Easter - orange juice and soy sauce, nothing else added - that was what was in the gravy boat.

My mother would make this green jello mold recipe for family picnics, and we always brought home the whole jello dish and got stuck eating it.

My mother also bought things in bulk, way too much than we could eat at any given time. She would hold onto it and use it eventually - years after the expiration date. It would be really embarrasing w company. They would comment something tastes funny about the mayo or the salad dressing. We would look at the bottle, and the expiration date would be 3 years prior to the date.

[gidget529]

Originally Posted by sugarmamma

Agua Fresca



--
Serves:
about 1 quart, 3 to 4 servings
Ingredients
1 large cantaloupe or half a watermelon, seeded and diced (about 3 cups)
1 1/2 cups water
2 to 4 tablespoons sugar
2 to 3 limes, juiced
Directions
This and other similar fruit drinks, which translate literally as "fresh water," are served all over Mexico and they're a cinch to replicate at home. The key is to strain the pulpy fruit to make a clearer liquid. Instead of melon, you could use strawberries, pineapple, or mango -- any fruit that is soft enough to puree.

Puree cantaloupe and pour through a fine sieve to eliminate pulp. In a pitcher, mix strained fruit puree with water and season with sugar and lime juice, to taste.

Sounds delish.