Cookin again

Zardnaar · Dec 8, 2021

Dannyalcatraz said:
Sorry, wasn’t clear: I’ve been eating tabouli for DECADES. Love the stuff! But I’d never asked for it at this Afghani kebab shop. I had no idea if they even had any.

Even if it weren’t part of their own cuisine, a lot of the Mediterranean/Arabic places in the D/FW Metroplex are really fusion restaurants*, so they might have had it anyway. A lot of the “Geek” places are run by Lebanese families. There’s a lot of crossover from the “Persians” and Ethiopians into Italian cuisine, as well as a bunch of Romanian pizzerias.

* TBF fusion joints of all kinds are all over the Metroplex. Mexican, Chinese and Indian are some of the biggest core crossover cuisines here, with creole on the rise.

Similar here with Arabic/Turkish/Afghani.

That Indo-Nepalese place brdt for curry got the idea from your one.

"Gamenight" tonight.

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Irish Pub. Looks like they have Emerson's on tap (local beer pretty damn good).

Dint think I'm brave enough to try the hare. Haven't tried rabbit since I was a kid.

Dannyalcatraz · Dec 8, 2021

I may or may not have had rabbit as a kid. Creole cuisine, y’know? But the last time I tried to have some as an adult, I was thwarted by an inability to find the local chain (The Rapid Rabbit) that was advetising all over TV & radio.

My roomie/bestie and I REALLY went looking one of their spots, and never succeeded.

prabe · Dec 8, 2021

Dannyalcatraz said:
I may or may not have had rabbit as a kid. Creole cuisine, y’know? But the last time I tried to have some as an adult, I was thwarted by an inability to find the local chain (The Rapid Rabbit) that was advetising all over TV & radio.

My roomie/bestie and I REALLY went looking one of their spots, and never succeeded.

I think the only time I have had rabbit was at a charruscaria. It was delicious--but everything there was.

Zardnaar · Dec 8, 2021

Think we have a new favorite. Irish pub exceeded expectations.

Caesar salad. Bit of a failure as a Caesar salad but amazing smoked chicken salad. Finished off my mother in law's one.

Steak sandwhich. One of the best ones I've had with great steak fries and aioli.

Little Miss borings sticky date pudding. She beelines for places with this and Caesar salad.

My desert was a berry parfait with meringue. Beautiful and reasonably priced.

Minor nitpick was the venue was small most people dining outside.

Dannyalcatraz · Dec 8, 2021

Looks good!

Zardnaar · Dec 13, 2021

Dinner the other night I made.

Zardnaar · Dec 13, 2021

Cheap "Chinese".

I've heard it's actually American. On the plate satay chicken skewer, fried chicken, egg foo young, sweet and sour wontons,

Top container mostly the same with sweet and sour pork on the left. It was average.

Dannyalcatraz · Dec 13, 2021

For the longest time, sweet & sour pork and shrimp fried rice were two of my benchmark dishes for Chinese restaurants. Sadly, I haven’t found as much good S&S pork lately. It seems to be waning in popularity.

Zardnaar · Dec 13, 2021

Dannyalcatraz said:
For the longest time, sweet & sour pork and shrimp fried rice were two of my benchmark dishes for Chinese restaurants. Sadly, I haven’t found as much good S&S pork lately. It seems to be waning in popularity.

It's fairly average and terrible for you.

Went to doctor yesterday. Diet and exercise time.

6:30am went for 30 minutes walk.