The Felt Memorial Food Thread.

[That Fancy Chap]

The only fast food places we have around here are the average Pizza places (Apache's, Papa Johns, Domino's, etc.) and the common stuff like McDonalds, Burger King, KFC and Subway. I'd really like to try some of the other foods you Americans get... Oh yeah, and even still, all those places are like a half hour drive away, or a 45 minute bus drive. God, if I could eat Subway every day, I'd be so happy...

[Valter]

Charley's Steakery is the best fast food money can buy.

If you don't mind a longer wait and a slightly higher cost, though, Chipotle's also really good.

And White Castle is good if all you need is consumption in wretched excess. You can order twenty sliders at once!

[That Fancy Chap]

Only thing I know about White Castle is from that Harold and Kumar film... Gawd those burgers looked tasty.

[Valter]

They taste pretty damn good, but they still can't beat a decently-made Philly Cheesesteak from Charley's.

Part of the experience at Charley's is they grill the meat on a stove right in front of you, so you get to watch and listen to it sizzle.

[tynic]

Philly cheesesteaks are ok without too much cheese. But I guess I'm not a huge fan of the bread. And the meat is kind of ... ok you know what? I think I'd just prefer a good yiros.

[bebarce]

Last time we were in Philly we decided to go see whether Pat's or Geno's had the better cheese steak. We ordered the same cheese steaks from both, and were split on the end 2 liking pats (me including) and 2 for genos. And after eating 2 foot long cheese steaks we all ended up in the bathroom for the next 3 hours.


Good times!

[tynic]

I'm not surprised - I don't think I ever made it through even a half-foot. From any eatery.

[Kuraiou]

gyros and a cheese steak are completely, completely different animals. Both are tasty in their own unique way.

SO GUYS. I MADE PASTA FOR THE FIRST TIME LAST NIGHT. I will have photos eventually. But for now here is just the recipe:

SERVES 2-3
4 Eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
dehydrated onion
granulated garlic
dried sage
plenty of salt
black pepper

Put the three cups of flour in a large mixing bowl. Form a well in the middle, then put the spices in the well. Crack the eggs on top of the spices, break the yolks with your fingers, and then mix the egg and spices with your hand. Start mixing clockwise (or counterclockwise), pulling in the flour. Turn the bowl as you do this; keep mixing flour in to the egg mixture. Do this until about 2 to 2.5 cups of the flour have been pulled in and it starts to adhere to itself as a sticky, sticky dough.

Sprinkle some flour on a flat cool surface, pat your hands with flower, and knead the dough into a ball. Knead knead knead knead knead. It all needs to stick to itself. Then stick it in a fridge for about half an hour and play some goddamn rock band, because woo.

Once you're done kicking ass on drums, pull the dough out of the fridge. Start boiling a large pot of water. Tear off about a quarter of the dough, and start running it through a pasta maker on the highest setting. Run it through, fold it in half, then run it through again. If it's getting too wide, fold lengthwise instead of widthwise. After it starts going through flat and even, reduce the size on the pasta maker by one and repeat. Repeat this as necessary until you have it the thickness you want, then run it through the slicer and lay the fettucine/spaghetti off to the side. Repeat for the other three quarters of the dough.

You can lightly salt the boiling water, BUT IT'S NOT NECESSARY. There should already be a decent (even obscene) amount of salt in the pasta already. So just toss the pasta in the water and make sure it's not sticking to itself with a pair of tongs. It should only take 3-4 minutes in the boiling water before it's done.

Portion it out as you wish, drizzle with extra virgin olive oil, top with parmigiana reggiano, and then crack some black pepper on that sucker and toss. Red pepper is really good too.

OR YOU COULD MAKE A SAUCE. I HAD A RECIPE FOR THAT BUT I LOST IT. I WILL TRY AND FIND IT AGAIN.

[Capt. Ido Nos]

I need to go out and run some errands this afternoon. I haven't eaten lunch, and sorta feel like eating out. Any thoughts as to where I should go?

[Kuraiou]

Five Guys burger and fries

[Capt. Ido Nos]

I appreciate the love, but a place that won't kill me is appreciated haha.

Peanut allergies for the lose! It's cool guys, I never said ^^;;

[Acionyx]

I need to go out and run some errands this afternoon. I haven't eaten lunch, and sorta feel like eating out. Any thoughts as to where I should go?

Cicis.

[SleepingOrange]

Philly cheesesteaks are as overrated as Sonic.

[Bellstrom]

Currently eating homemade chicken curry with rice and a piece of naan bread, and drinking some RC Cola.

[Marionette]

I really liked cheesesteaks when I was a kid, but I got kind of burnt out on them. As for Sonic, it's pretty okay I guess. I've only been there once, and I just got icecream.

We had some horrific beast of a taco casserole for dinner. Macaroni from a box, crumbled stale tortilla chips, ground beef, salsa that was a little too spicy... blech. Box macaroni cheese and stale tortilla is just not a pleasant combination. My dad sounded as if he was verifying its quality when he stated it was a Kraft recipe. Uhh... yeah. Just heated up some lasagna.

Ground beef is another one of those things I'm burnt out on because we seem to have it at least every other night. Tonight taco casserole, last night cube steak, the night before that was slowcooker roast (not ground beef, but we probably have it at least weekly to a similar effect- it wasn't great to begin with, and now I never want to look at it again), the night before that lasagna... side dishes get little to no thought, either. I'm lucky if some canned vegetables or incredibly overcooked broccoli are thrown on the side. I DESPISE YOU, WESTERN DIET. And my dad's curious inability to operate a steamer (or to just stick broccoli in a bowl with a little water, put a plate overtop, and nuke for two minutes- it's not rocket science). I have told him time and time again just to let me do it, but...

The day when I get to do my own shopping and cooking will be a glorious one.

[Kuraiou]

There are few things as terrible as box macaroni.

Marionette, why not just straight up offer to make a meal? Be like "don't worry, dad, I got this" and prep yourself? My parents love it when I cook because it means they don't have to work (although I don't get to do it nearly often enough due to my busy schedule). The trick is to not tell them what it is you're cooking. I swear, parents can be so fussy sometimes

[Marionette]

I'm actually pretty fond of Annie's white cheddar macaroni, but this was the weird-tasting Velveeta knockoff kind.

Actually, I've offered multiple times to cook if I had the proper ingredients, and I've done it several times before. I usually get nothing but hostility and complaints for tying up the kitchen/dirtying dishes (even though that would happen anyway if someone else were making dinner...). People are also under the impression that I have no idea how to do the most basic tasks. I've had utensils yanked out of my hands before just trying to make some pancakes so my dad could "show how it's done." My sister was also in there, so I had two people in our tiny, tiny kitchen trying to micromanage my production of one of the easiest foods to make ever.

Sooo yeah. Most food production is restricted to meals for myself.

Anyway, enough whining out of me, back to food discussion. I made one of those microwave brownies in a mug last night. It was edible. I hadn't set my expectations very high, so I wasn't disappointed. I thought I'd mixed it well, but it was like... really sweet some places, not sweet enough others. A little milk poured over it helped. I also edited the recipe somewhat because I wasn't keen on eating 3tbsp oil at once and wasting half an egg, so less oil, more egg used. >_> Probably would not make it again barring another "oh man it is midnight, want chocolate things, cannot bake" emergency.

[beesmygod]

Going for indian food tonight~

Might try something different but I think I like curry and tandoori chicken way too much.

[Kuraiou]

curry is the best. the absolute best.

what kind of curry do you guys like the best? Indian, Thai, Japanese, green, red, brown, yellow, spicy, mild, sweet -- TELL ME

[Marionette]

I'm afraid I haven't had much curry. I think what I have had has been run of the mill mild. I don't care for spicy things, so that's probably for the best.

[Z1P~PZpQ]

What makes something curry, anyway? The different kinds don't seem to have much in common besides being food stewed in sauce.

[beesmygod]

Curry the spice, I imagine.

e: I was wrong.

"It is analogous to "soup" or "stew" in that there is no particular ingredient that makes something "curry.""

Thanks wikipedia!

[Moh Tzu]

i was gonna say i don't like curry but i guess that's like saying i don't like soup. so i'll just say "i have not had a curry i particularly enjoy"

that might be because most of the curries i've had have had overcooked proteins and vegetables.

[Doktor Sneeze]

I like whatever my dad makes and calls curry chicken. It is delicious, but does not assault my mouth with discomfort like most things you would call curry.

I am a big baby btw.

[Bellstrom]

I like pretty much any kind of curry, just as long as it's not TOO spicy.

(Currently eating fries and drinking more RC Cola)