Food with Attitude!

Good morning everyone despite it being 4:30 PM.

I believe dinner shall be a beef roast with mashed 'taters, though I'm also thinking of making Indian Fry Bread.

I am going to make a pizza tonight so I can use up the last bit of sauce in the fridge. Any excuse for a pizza is a good one!

Wait ... that isn't a picture from you on vacation?

I thought you said ... beach pics when you got back to show off your suntan?


:(

Lol, I actually shared a couple of pics over on the EQ thread but I think I broke imgur. It's not working for me now. :\

Yum! The beef and mashed taters!

When I came home from Florida I had a renovated kitchen! Nef kicked some serious ass while I was gone. It was a complete surprise!

We'll eventually update the appliances, but this makes such a huge difference. He painted the walls, replaced some backsplash and added a lot, painted the cabinets and got new hardware for them, replaced the sink and faucet, replaced the counters and added some cute decor. :)

Beautiful!!!
That is SO NICE.

I have a group of kids here after the skatepark so we are having gypsy soup, cheddar and/or ham biscuits, and tabbouleh. I'm having some frozen blue drink as well. Had to make room in the freezer. lol

https://imgur.com/E6Abq1a

What a nice surprise! It looks very clean & cheery!

I bought some ricotta while we were out so now we're having five cheese calzones, ricotta, parmesan, provolone, cheddar, & mozzarella. I just put mushrooms in mine, & Mr put bacon bits, pepperoni, & onions.

I thought I wouldn't really be hungry after last night, but after a walk in the park I'm starving! It smells delicious baking.

Those biscuits are what's catching my eye. Yum!

How was your shopping trip? Did you buy out the store?

I made 2 each so we'll have leftovers for next week.

https://imgur.com/IiB1Nb9

WOW. Really nice!

That backsplash looks like real tiles. I mean it looks expensive.

Wonderful kitchen S27, and great dinners everyone.

I fell asleep again so am now having the roast as a sammich having not made the fry bread as I was asleep and Mrs. cooked the roast.

Fry bread? I guess I missed a lot.
The Indians make fry bread down in Tucson.

I never had it but people love it. It's just bread dough fried in oil and then sprinkled with sugar I think.

I guess they could have sugar on them. I was thinking more like a crispy bread, like a thick flour taco.

Here's the simple recipe I'm using. [link to thestayathomechef.com (secure)]

Wow. It's a like a meal on a small loaf of bread.

I gotta learn not to open this thread when I am hungry ...


But wow!! What a beautiful kitchen Simple27 .. you are blessed.

I spent $200 but it sure didn't seem like much. Especially after the kids got finished last night. lol

Those biscuits are a favorite here. I just stir in a lot of cheddar, a little parmesan, a little mustard and some chopped ham (usually smaller pieces but I was in a hurry last night)

How's your weekend been?

I lived on the Dine rez for awhile and learned to make it there..but mine is never very good. That was a long time ago, but one thing I do remember is that all the best cooks mixed it with their hands and didn't even measure!

It actually has a long sad history, and is believed to be one of the more detrimental things we have done to the Native Americans. The bread arose from figuring out what to do with government rations and since the introduction of processed white flour and (rancid) vegetable oils, many metabolic diseases have skyrocketed including diabetes.

[link to news.azpm.org (secure)]

Those leftovers wouldn't last long here! YUM! They look perfect!

That looks great! I'd try a bite (and sip) of all of that!

This looks great too! The perfect size. :)

The tiles are real but they weren't too expensive. About $2.50 per square foot. He spent roughly $100 for the tiles/glue. Not having to pay someone for the labor was a huge savings! :)

Will you be making the bread today?

When I was a kiddo we used to get fried dough with powdered sugar on top and it was SO good! Carnivals/fairs used to always sell it. :)

Thanks TF!

I think they are called elephant ears? When my kids were little, I would the frozen bread dough & let it thaw. We would cut in into balls, fry it, & then roll it into sugar. I think we even used pop on the counter biscuits in a pinch although they weren't as good as the bread dough.

I always get funnel cake every year when they have a festival. I tried making them at home once with Baby from a recipe I found online. They were good, but messy to make!

I haven't quite mastered making them pretty like you get from a restaurant. I pinch them up tight so the cheese doesn't leak out. Save the cheese!

Thank you for the history lesson, yes that is sad.

We're both achy and tired today, fry bread would be easy to make. I have both all-purpose white flour as well as masa flour.

If I become sufficiently motivated to do something today I could make taco beef, a veggie side dish, and the fry bread. The thought of figuring out the ratio of masa to all purpose flour is making my head hurt.

It sucks feeling blech on a sunny day and being both without beer or the desire to deal with the world to rectify the situation by going out to buy some.