bird foot = bird food
― VegemiteGrrl, Thursday, 14 April 2011 20:11 (thirteen years ago) link
GISing 'dirty jobs fat balls' is not a good idea, btw.
― grill 'em bake 'em fry 'em beat 'em 'n' eat 'em (snoball), Thursday, 14 April 2011 20:13 (thirteen years ago) link
I have baked beans with b'fast in Engaland and I wasn't much of a fan.
― Periblepsis occasioned by homoeoteleuton (Michael White), Thursday, 14 April 2011 20:13 (thirteen years ago) link
En-ger-land
― grill 'em bake 'em fry 'em beat 'em 'n' eat 'em (snoball), Thursday, 14 April 2011 20:14 (thirteen years ago) link
Actually, there was a time when it was called Englaland
― Periblepsis occasioned by homoeoteleuton (Michael White), Thursday, 14 April 2011 20:16 (thirteen years ago) link
now I want a jacket with cheesy beans for dinner
fuck this thread
:(
― ENBB, Thursday, 14 April 2011 20:16 (thirteen years ago) link
I have been trying to work out if Heinz made Spaghetti Hoops sauce 100x sweeter around ten years ago or if that was just the magical sudden onset of adulthood
― dimension hatris (a passing spacecadet), Thursday, 14 April 2011 20:17 (thirteen years ago) link
sorry that might have been too harsh
it's just making hungry and wishing that stuffed baked potatoes were a thing you could get as commonly here as over there
― ENBB, Thursday, 14 April 2011 20:18 (thirteen years ago) link
also the couple who made the fat balls reminded me of the Will Ferrell hot tub guy and his wife from SNL.
― VegemiteGrrl, Thursday, 14 April 2011 20:18 (thirteen years ago) link
I need to go back to think about butties and heinz spaghetti
apropos of not exactly anything, toasted heinz spaghetti sandwiches with cheese are AMAZING (also like mouth napalm when hot)
― VegemiteGrrl, Thursday, 14 April 2011 20:19 (thirteen years ago) link
stuffed baked potatoes are a thing that I miss v much
― VegemiteGrrl, Thursday, 14 April 2011 20:21 (thirteen years ago) link
Baked bean and cheese toasties are the best toasted sandwiches ever, bar none.
― ailsa, Thursday, 14 April 2011 20:22 (thirteen years ago) link
Right? As a vegetarian they were awesome and something I knew I could rely on when eating out. That said, eating out as a veg was almost easier in the UK. More options across the board and most of the menus were labeled. You wouldn't think that it would be but it really was.
― ENBB, Thursday, 14 April 2011 20:23 (thirteen years ago) link
x-post
whenever they had a flea-market type thing growing up, there would be the man with his mobile oven cooking baked potatoes as big as ostrich eggs, stuffed with fresh coleslaw, cheese, lemon pepper, sour cream, the whole thing, even meat sauce if you were that way inclined
best lunch EVER
;_;
― VegemiteGrrl, Thursday, 14 April 2011 20:24 (thirteen years ago) link
Boston's love of baked beans with molasses is a double edged spoon
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Molasses_Disaster
― brownie, Thursday, 14 April 2011 20:29 (thirteen years ago) link
I've read about that. What a way to die!
― Periblepsis occasioned by homoeoteleuton (Michael White), Thursday, 14 April 2011 20:30 (thirteen years ago) link
There's a big deli chain down here, McAlister's, that has a lot of stuffed baked potatoes on their menu. They use huge potatoes, too, two-pounders generally.
― The Louvin Spoonful (WmC), Thursday, 14 April 2011 20:33 (thirteen years ago) link
Where you at? I'm coming to visit, k?
Yeah the molasses disaster thing is nuts.
― ENBB, Thursday, 14 April 2011 20:35 (thirteen years ago) link
(runs to car) where you at WmC????
― VegemiteGrrl, Thursday, 14 April 2011 20:44 (thirteen years ago) link
i voted for fries assuming that "chips" = potato chips, because duh. should have known they would be britishes chips.
so uk chips = potato wedges???
― adult music person (Jordan), Thursday, 14 April 2011 20:47 (thirteen years ago) link
The event has entered local folklore, and residents claim that on hot summer days, the area still smells of molasses.
Nobody says this. Just fyi.
― ENBB, Thursday, 14 April 2011 20:47 (thirteen years ago) link
xpost more like steak fries but not exactly
― VegemiteGrrl, Thursday, 14 April 2011 20:48 (thirteen years ago) link
VegGrrrl, it's McAlister's Deli -- they started near here in Oxford, MS, and have gotten huge since they started franchising in the mid 90s.
― The Louvin Spoonful (WmC), Thursday, 14 April 2011 20:52 (thirteen years ago) link
Oh so she's invited but I'm not. Thanks a lot! ;p
― ENBB, Thursday, 14 April 2011 20:53 (thirteen years ago) link
no I'm coming to pick you up E! We are carpooling to McAllisters for some serious baked potato lovin'
― VegemiteGrrl, Thursday, 14 April 2011 20:54 (thirteen years ago) link
;p
― ENBB, Thursday, 14 April 2011 20:54 (thirteen years ago) link
Sorry Erica, spuds for you too! Missed your post. Their locations page is surprising; I didn't realize they'd spread out to so many states. I used to eat there when they were nervous about opening their 4th and 5th locations.
― The Louvin Spoonful (WmC), Thursday, 14 April 2011 20:56 (thirteen years ago) link
deadly serious, E!
I'll be there in...hmm...okay this could take some time
― VegemiteGrrl, Thursday, 14 April 2011 20:56 (thirteen years ago) link
SPUD MAX™ • 7.29Ham, turkey, bacon, cheddar-jack cheese,green onions and black olives with sourcream on the side.
SPUD OLÉ™ • 6.29Covered with chili (or veggie chili), cheddar-jack cheese andsliced jalapeños.
THE BIG NASTY® SPUD • 6.99Roast beef smothered in gravy and topped with cheddar-jack cheese.
VEGGIE SPUD • 5.49Red onions, bell peppers, diced tomatoes, black olives and mozzarella.
BACON SPUD • 6.49Loaded with bacon and cheddar-jackcheese.
GRILLED CHICKEN SPUD • 6.89Sliced grilled chicken, mozzarella, diced tomatoes and green onions.
CHEESE SPUD • 5.99Loaded with melted cheddar-jack cheese.
JUSTASPUD® • 4.99Served with a side of sour cream.
Add Gravy, Ro-Tel® cheese sauce, Chili or Veggie Chili • 1.00 each
Ranch or Bleu Cheese dressing • .50 each
Ro-Tel Cheese Sauce!!!!! <3
― VegemiteGrrl, Thursday, 14 April 2011 20:59 (thirteen years ago) link
I usually have the Olé and make time in my schedule for a brief coma.
― The Louvin Spoonful (WmC), Thursday, 14 April 2011 21:03 (thirteen years ago) link
Oh. God.
PS: Bacon cheddar and scallions plsplsplsplsthx
― Back up the lesbian canoe (Laurel), Thursday, 14 April 2011 21:04 (thirteen years ago) link
Have to make sure to get that vegetable in there.
― Back up the lesbian canoe (Laurel), Thursday, 14 April 2011 21:05 (thirteen years ago) link
I think I'd be down with the Ole, with extra Rotel Cheese sauce because omg I really want to try that
or just a spud with rotel cheese sauce: potatoes, cheese, tomatoes, chilis. All the food groups!
― VegemiteGrrl, Thursday, 14 April 2011 21:14 (thirteen years ago) link
Roast beef in a baked potato? The big nasty is more English than the English really are! Bit like a snail omlette for the French!
I voted chips. I think fries are a bit posh. I only ever have them in trendy restaurants who don't want to sell the common chip. It's all about the way you cut them right?
― I am leader of the sheeple (captain rosie), Friday, 15 April 2011 07:40 (thirteen years ago) link
Your username is making me crave potato waffles now :-(
xposts
― ailsa, Thursday, 14 April 2011 21:10 (Yesterday)
That ad I posted upthread gives me the nearest thing to a Pavlovian reaction, especially the longer version that lists a whole load of food that can be put on the waffles, especially the scrambled eggs
― grill 'em bake 'em fry 'em burn 'em (snoball), Friday, 15 April 2011 10:32 (thirteen years ago) link
I had no idea that loaded baked potatoes were an uncommon thing in the States! I guess the McAlisters influence is pretty strong in this area. We make them at home fairly often -- a steamed/chopped broccoli crown + rotel cheese dip is a good combo.
― The Louvin Spoonful (WmC), Friday, 15 April 2011 13:17 (thirteen years ago) link
What, you can get baked potatoes at Wendy's!
― kkvgz, Friday, 15 April 2011 13:26 (thirteen years ago) link
I don't think they're exceedingly rare or anything but I don't see them that often whereas in the UK you can get them at nearly every pub and they're just way way more common.
― ENBB, Friday, 15 April 2011 13:26 (thirteen years ago) link
OK yeah you can get them at Wendy's but I haven't been inside a Wendy's since forever.
― ENBB, Friday, 15 April 2011 13:27 (thirteen years ago) link
Probably like, IHOP, Applebee's, places like that...maybe TGI Fridays. I dunno. I don't eat at those places either, but I think there are hellof ton of options for stuffed baker acquisition stateside.
― kkvgz, Friday, 15 April 2011 13:29 (thirteen years ago) link
I don't know about IHOP but def not at the other two.
― ENBB, Friday, 15 April 2011 13:30 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.applebees.com/Menu_Extras.aspx
"top off your baked or mashed potatoes", Erica. hmmmmm?
― kkvgz, Friday, 15 April 2011 13:32 (thirteen years ago) link
I haven't had a baked potato in forever though. Totally gonna do this.
― kkvgz, Friday, 15 April 2011 13:34 (thirteen years ago) link
x-post - ok but that's a side dish and not a meal where it comes with salad or something. I'm not saying you can't get them anywhere but it's just done differently! WTH does top off mean anyway.
― ENBB, Friday, 15 April 2011 13:36 (thirteen years ago) link
It means when your baked potato starts getting cold, they throw a warm baked potato on top of it.
― kkvgz, Friday, 15 April 2011 13:38 (thirteen years ago) link
Baked-potato bowl full of bacon-cheese-potato soup is going to be the next big thing.
― The Louvin Spoonful (WmC), Friday, 15 April 2011 13:43 (thirteen years ago) link
I used to call them fries until I realized that they're best paired with fried sea food of some sort, as it should be. I particularly like crinkle style chips with my fried surf and turf.
― Leopard on the Cheetos Bag (MintIce), Friday, 15 April 2011 14:05 (thirteen years ago) link
Actually i've been meaning to ask if baked potatoes are a regular thing in the US. Couple of lunchtimes I've been downtown in SF and craving a spud with chilli or coleslaw or something and can't think of anywhere I'd get one. In the UK most of the sandwich shops near my office would do (usually MASSIVE) baked potatoes as well as sandwiches, super cheap too.
― Not the real Village People, Friday, 15 April 2011 16:24 (thirteen years ago) link
The idea of a cold salad like coleslaw piled into a hot baked potato grosses me out.
― The Louvin Spoonful (WmC), Friday, 15 April 2011 16:29 (thirteen years ago) link