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lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I cook that stuff for the dog.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

When the kids were little, we "dissected" the different parts.

They liked seeing how the heart felt and the liver.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

I'm not a big fan of gravy, except on Thanksgiving.

flan

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Ok. We hashed out the gravy.

Let's talk fruit salad.

I make mine with apples, bananas and grapes mixed with mayonnaise.

It's how I've had it my whole life.

How do you make yours.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

I just chop up fruit and toss it together. No need for anything else.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

No yogurt or whip topping or anything?

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

lilyofcourse wrote:
Ok. We hashed out the gravy.

Let's talk fruit salad.

I make mine with apples, bananas and grapes mixed with mayonnaise.

It's how I've had it my whole life.

How do you make yours.

I love fruit salad!

But, I'm too lazy to actually make one. At home. (Hang my head) cry

It's something that I order in a restaurant. wink

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

In a restaurant? I never realized it was offered in a restaurant.

That's cool.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
I just chop up fruit and toss it together. No need for anything else.

That is the ONLY way I'd eat fruit salad. It's disgusting to put anything else on fruit.

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
I just chop up fruit and toss it together. No need for anything else.
That is the ONLY way I'd eat fruit salad. It's disgusting to put anything else on fruit.

That's how I make it too. Chopped up fruit. End of recipe. I made it once for a company pot luck and people kept asking what was in it because it tasted so good. I told them all "just fruit". They couldn't believe it.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

And I won't even look at it if it has coconut in it. Bleck.

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

Mellow Momma wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
I just chop up fruit and toss it together. No need for anything else.
That is the ONLY way I'd eat fruit salad. It's disgusting to put anything else on fruit.
That's how I make it too. Chopped up fruit. End of recipe. I made it once for a company pot luck and people kept asking what was in it because it tasted so good. I told them all "just fruit". They couldn't believe it.

Fruit goes bad.

Or, not even bad, but it turns brown, and looks bad.

JMHO.

Really, you chopped up fruit, threw it in a bowl, and it looked good to eat, in 30 minutes? confuse

I would have to see a picture.

wink

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Fort Worth Mom wrote:
Mellow Momma wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
I just chop up fruit and toss it together. No need for anything else.
That is the ONLY way I'd eat fruit salad. It's disgusting to put anything else on fruit.
That's how I make it too. Chopped up fruit. End of recipe. I made it once for a company pot luck and people kept asking what was in it because it tasted so good. I told them all "just fruit". They couldn't believe it.
Fruit goes bad.
Or, not even bad, but it turns brown, and looks bad.
JMHO.
Really, you chopped up fruit, threw it in a bowl, and it looked good to eat, in 30 minutes?
I would have to see a picture.

Lemon juice. Stops the fruit from turning brown.

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
Fort Worth Mom wrote:
Mellow Momma wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
I just chop up fruit and toss it together. No need for anything else.
That is the ONLY way I'd eat fruit salad. It's disgusting to put anything else on fruit.
That's how I make it too. Chopped up fruit. End of recipe. I made it once for a company pot luck and people kept asking what was in it because it tasted so good. I told them all "just fruit". They couldn't believe it.
Fruit goes bad.
Or, not even bad, but it turns brown, and looks bad.
JMHO.
Really, you chopped up fruit, threw it in a bowl, and it looked good to eat, in 30 minutes?
I would have to see a picture.
Lemon juice. Stops the fruit from turning brown.

Roger that.

But, no one mentioned lemon juice.

Or Fruit Fresh, which is what we used, back in the day.

Heck, it's more work than I'm willing to do. wink

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

I hate coconut so much I'd rather eat a brown apple than an apple in jello, cool whip, and coconut.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

NJN, tell us how you really feel about coconut!

I've never had fruit salad.

flan

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

I don't make fruit salad per se. Just cut up a bunch of assorted fruit and mix together in a bowl. I might add a bit of OJ or apple juice and that helps keep the fruit. It doesn't go bad because we usually eat it all within one or two days. At most, just put a bit of whip cream on top. Easy peasy. No need to ruin fruit with yogurt or anything else.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Fort Worth Mom wrote:
I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
Fort Worth Mom wrote:
Mellow Momma wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
I just chop up fruit and toss it together. No need for anything else.
That is the ONLY way I'd eat fruit salad. It's disgusting to put anything else on fruit.
That's how I make it too. Chopped up fruit. End of recipe. I made it once for a company pot luck and people kept asking what was in it because it tasted so good. I told them all "just fruit". They couldn't believe it.
Fruit goes bad.
Or, not even bad, but it turns brown, and looks bad.
JMHO.
Really, you chopped up fruit, threw it in a bowl, and it looked good to eat, in 30 minutes?
I would have to see a picture.
Lemon juice. Stops the fruit from turning brown.
Roger that.
But, no one mentioned lemon juice.
Or Fruit Fresh, which is what we used, back in the day.
Heck, it's more work than I'm willing to do.

There is also the option of using fruit that doesn't turn brown. My go to fruit salad is simply strawberries, blackberries, blueberries and green grapes. None of that turns brown, and it is pretty.

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

Lawyerlady wrote:
Fort Worth Mom wrote:
I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
Fort Worth Mom wrote:
Mellow Momma wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
I just chop up fruit and toss it together. No need for anything else.
That is the ONLY way I'd eat fruit salad. It's disgusting to put anything else on fruit.
That's how I make it too. Chopped up fruit. End of recipe. I made it once for a company pot luck and people kept asking what was in it because it tasted so good. I told them all "just fruit". They couldn't believe it.
Fruit goes bad.
Or, not even bad, but it turns brown, and looks bad.
JMHO.
Really, you chopped up fruit, threw it in a bowl, and it looked good to eat, in 30 minutes?
I would have to see a picture.
Lemon juice. Stops the fruit from turning brown.
Roger that.
But, no one mentioned lemon juice.
Or Fruit Fresh, which is what we used, back in the day.
Heck, it's more work than I'm willing to do.
There is also the option of using fruit that doesn't turn brown. My go to fruit salad is simply strawberries, blackberries, blueberries and green grapes. None of that turns brown, and it is pretty.

That does sound good, LL. smile

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

I can't help it. I will eat coconut in frosting like German coconut or whatever. I'll eat it as a coconut pie. I like it in candy bars. I don't really care for it plain. I hate it mixed with fruit. LOL I said this on the foods you hate thread. It depends on what it is in. It's not bad bad but I really don't like it in fruit salad. Most people who make it that way also put jello or whipped cream in with it. There's just something about that combination I don't like. Probably the jello. The only way I eat jello is plain. I actually do like plain jello, but not jello with anything in it.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Now I want a piece of German chocolate cake...

flan

ladyloonatic · Regular

Coconut is just plain evil. A lot of delicious desserts are ruined by the addition of coconut.

I make different kinds of fruit salad.

I usually use berries: strawberries, blueberries and black berries, sometimes I put peaches in it. I usually add banana, but I wait and add that just before serving because it browns quickly. Sometimes I serve just the fruit, maybe with a squeeze of lemon juice. Sometimes I add a little plain yogurt or whipped cream. Sometimes I add walnuts or pecans.

And just to get my 2 cents worth in on gravy, I use both flour and corn starch, depending upon the situation.

If I'm making a turkey or chicken (where I'm doing some basting) or pot roast (where there's a braising liquid), I usually use corn starch dissolved in a bit of cold water to thicken so I avoid the lumps. I have used the shaken flour and water method as well, but mine usually tastes kind of flour-y.

When I'm making say, fried chicken or meatballs or pork chops on the stove top, I add flour to the drippings and make a roux, cooking the raw taste out of the flour, and then add water, stock or milk, depending on what I have and whether I'm making brown gravy or a white, country-style gravy.

I do like giblets in my gravy, and I always use the giblets and neck to make stock. The neck and wing tips make good stock for your gravy.

I like the idea of adding a little horseradish to your gravy! Good tip.

ladyloonatic · Regular

How about chili? Beans or no beans? Is White Chicken chili really chili, or is it bean soup? What kind of meat do you use? Ground or chopped up?

I put beans in my chili, and it's always a red or brown chili. I usually ground beef, sometimes a combo of ground beef and pork, like a chorizo or other hot sausage. I have used sirloin and chuck steak that I have cubed. That's good too.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

I hate chili.

I'm such a loser...

flan

just Czech · Give Me Grand's!

Real chili does not have beans or tomatoes. And definitely no chicken.

Just sayin'. ;)

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

just Czech wrote:
Real chili does not have beans or tomatoes. And definitely no chicken.

Just sayin'. ;)

Chili without kidney beans? I don't think so.

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

Lawyerlady wrote:
just Czech wrote:
Real chili does not have beans or tomatoes. And definitely no chicken.

Just sayin'. ;)
Chili without kidney beans? I don't think so.

Kidney beans? Gack! furious

I'm on team Czech for this one! wink

just Czech · Give Me Grand's!

Lawyerlady wrote:
just Czech wrote:
Real chili does not have beans or tomatoes. And definitely no chicken.

Just sayin'. ;)
Chili without kidney beans? I don't think so.

Why would anyone ruin a good chili with kidney beans? confuse

ladyloonatic · Regular

Real chili does not have beans or tomatoes.

That's what I've heard...just plain crazy I say. That's just meat gravy. What do they use as a base?

just Czech · Give Me Grand's!

Fort Worth Mom wrote:
Lawyerlady wrote:
just Czech wrote:
Real chili does not have beans or tomatoes. And definitely no chicken.

Just sayin'. ;)
Chili without kidney beans? I don't think so.
Kidney beans? Gack!
I'm on team Czech for this one!

Thank you, FWM! smile

just Czech · Give Me Grand's!

ladyloonatic wrote:
Real chili does not have beans or tomatoes.
That's what I've heard...just plain crazy I say. That's just meat gravy. What do they use as a base?

Hamburger, tomato juice, lots of onions and spices. Simmering a l o n g time makes chili wonderful. smile

I use 3 pounds of hamburger to one can of juice.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

WARS!!!!!

flan

chef · Guru

I didn't know real chili also doesn't have tomatoes. I knew it didn't have beans. DH hates chili with beans. I don't care whether it has beans or not. I love me some chili!

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I don't care for kidney beans.

But black beans is a different story.

Love black beans in chili.

I've said it before and got the collective raised eyebrow, I put a small can of whole kernel corn in mine as well.

It's good.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

just Czech wrote:

Real chili does not have beans or tomatoes. And definitely no chicken.

Just sayin'. ;)

OMG!!! Blashphemy!

ladyloonatic · Regular

Correct me if I'm wrong Czech, but tomato juice is tomatoes, just saying...

I don't put corn in my chili, lily, but I've had chili made that way and it was good.
I like lots of onions and peppers in my chili, maybe a little celery, tomatoes, beans, and meat of course.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

DH claims that he doesn't like beans. Well, sorry, I ain't making chili without beans. You can eat it or don't!

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Mine is good ground beef, onions, peppers (both bell and banana), tomato paste, sauce and diced tomatoes, black beans, corn, and various seasonings.

Takes about an hour to get done. But I let it sit at a slight simmer for 2-4 hours. It gets nice and thick and all the flavors marry beautifully.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

I never tried black beans. That sounds good. I do really like black beans.

just Czech · Give Me Grand's!

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
just Czech wrote:

Real chili does not have beans or tomatoes. And definitely no chicken.

Just sayin'. ;)

OMG!!! Blashphemy!

How so? confuse

just Czech · Give Me Grand's!

Add beans and chili is just fart soup. biggrin

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Got to have something to do on those long, cold, winter evenings.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

I made chili the other day.

just Czech · Give Me Grand's!

We attended a chili cook off this weekend. Good gosh, beans in every one of the soups!

One was a pork base and another was a chicken base. GAG!!

The worst one had brown sugar and jalapenos! Sweet and spicy, no.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

just Czech · Give Me Grand's!

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:

I agree!

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Um, I'm laughing because I don't think there's a WRONG way to fix chili. People fix it however they like it. I respect that. I do not like chili that is so hot I burn my innards on it. I put chili in the same category as pizza. There are so many ways to fix pizza. New Yorkers do it one way. Chicagoans do it another. Italians do it another way. I don't think there's a right and wrong way. I just think the whole thing is funny.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

just Czech wrote:
We attended a chili cook off this weekend. Good gosh, beans in every one of the soups!

One was a pork base and another was a chicken base. GAG!!

The worst one had brown sugar and jalapenos! Sweet and spicy, no.

Shouldn't that tell you something?

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Ya think!!!!