What's your favorite meal? [Archive]

Zilal

02-12-2008, 04:08 PM

The best complete meal I had was at a restaurant called the Coyote Cafe in Santa Fe. I had a romaine and parmesan salad that was somehow the best salad ever made. And it was bizarre. They stood the romaine up inside a crispy band like it was an Indian headdress. And the main course was pumpkin salmon, with half-cooked salmon that... had something to do with pumpkin... I forgot what the dessert course was... damn. Who would have thought I'd forget the best meal I'd eaten?

coffeeloverfreak

02-13-2008, 08:20 AM

Too many to remember. The ones that stand out are usually meals I've enjoyed on my travels. France and Belgium are both foodie paradises. I also have great memories of a meal cooked by an inn owner in Tortuguero, Costa Rica with fresh fish, coconut and fried bananas.

Rick

02-13-2008, 08:30 AM

Food in Belgium. I'll sign my lifetime allotment to you, lol. I spent 2 months in Belgium and couldn't find a decent meal in the western part of the country. That was around Kortrijk, Gent, and Brugge. Had eel in kelp sauce and lots of undercooked things. I like seafood, but even their seafood was terrible. Matter of taste, I guess. They also eat raw ground pork, which didn't appeal to me at all. Neither did horse. Their soups and microbrewed beers, though, were excellent.

Over in the western part, in Lanklaar, a found a restaurant that had good veal cutlets, though. I had to drive to Aachan, Germany for good food (schnitzel and potatoes).

Santana28

02-13-2008, 08:38 AM

my grandmother's homemade pork chop biscuits and gravy. i ate it every sunday for 17 years... i've mastered the sausage version, but i'll never figure out how she managed to make pork chop gravy taste the way she did. mmmmm.........

that, or corn bread. i ate a lot of cornbread growing up. non-sweet. the ultimate comfort food. (its also really good when you mix up a piece of cornbread in chocolate milk).

Rick

02-13-2008, 08:46 AM

Santana28

02-13-2008, 08:51 AM

Cornbread? A true southerner from Michigan?

For those in the deep south, surely you've heard of boudain (pronounced boo-dane)? Another favorite. It is a cajin spicey sausage. I grilled some a couple of days ago. Boudain is sort of a spiced up pork, pork liver, and rice sausage, normally. There is also a crawfish boudain that is almost worth fighting for. Andoullie (spelling?, pronounced an-dou-ee) sausage is another good spicey cajin sausage that you can get here in Georgia...sometimes.

i'm not even remotely "southern" - i'm from southern Ohio, but my family have all traditionally been from the foothills of Kentucky and Tennessee. this kind of "southern" food is completely different than that of the deep south or louisiana. its more mild. there's nothing like a bowl of pinto bean soup and a piece of hot buttered cornbread to warm you up when its cold outside.

Rick

02-13-2008, 09:11 AM

I agree completely with you, as long as there's no sugar in that cornbread. Sugar in cornbread is satanic.

Being sort of a survivalist, a had to buy a bag of dried pinto beans a couple of weeks back - just to make sure I knew how to prepare them. I soaked them in water for a day then cooked them for a couple of hours. Talk about a difference from the canned varieties. Good stuff!

brewmaster

02-13-2008, 09:54 AM

Barely cooked bone-in ribeye is my favorite, but this is kick ass cornbread.

Brewmaster's cornbread:

1 package chorizo, fry in cast iron skillet that will also be used to bake the bread, remove once browned but leave the grease.

2 cu cornmeal
1 cu flour
1 tbsp sugar (sorry, I like it)
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp salt

4 eggs
2 cu evap milk

handful of chives, or shallots
1 pkg corn (I use my own that I freeze, but one can of Del Monte works too. It has to be Del Monte BTW, all other brands I have tried in a pinch taste like crap.)
4 chipotles (again I use my own, but the canned stuff is good too, plus you get the adobo)

Combine all, but don't mix too heavily.

40 min to 1 hour at 375 F. At the last 10 minutes turn your oven on broil and add shredded parmesan to the top.

Santana28

02-13-2008, 10:06 AM

karen

02-17-2008, 11:47 PM

I'm sure many of us like to try new foods. Please share your favorite meal, or best meal of all time.

Yakisoba.. nothing fancy but delicious!

lordrrr

02-18-2008, 10:36 AM

Uh, for dinner?

I'd say Japanese chicken teriyaki with white rice, ikura (the best sushi ever) and shrimp tempura and maybe a few other awesome things with green tea to drink.

But I also like my moms spaghetti.

rwyatt365

02-18-2008, 12:28 PM

Truly authentic Italian food!

I spent 9 months in central Italy many years ago and got totally addicted to the cooking there. I haven't found anything remotely like it here in the US - and I miss it.

JusVisiting

02-18-2008, 08:24 PM

Perfectly aged steak grilled medium rare served with Bearnaise sauce on the side. Steamed asparagus with a drizzle of lemon juice as a side dish. An assortment of exotic fruit sorbet to finish the meal.

lordrrr

02-18-2008, 08:25 PM

Oh man I totally forgot my mom makes the best new york steak.

Learning

02-19-2008, 08:53 AM

Truly authentic Italian food!
I spent 9 months in central Italy many years ago and got totally addicted to the cooking there. I haven't found anything remotely like it here in the US - and I miss it.
Sounds really good. What is the main difference?

Pinkie

02-19-2008, 03:23 PM

My favourite food ever is lasagne, although I surprised myself by making a really good shepherd's pie the other day. I'm glad I still have two-thirds of it left ^____^

Learning

02-29-2008, 04:09 PM

STeeaAAkK. Mmm... with real smashed potatoes.

PortInStorm

02-29-2008, 04:25 PM

Pad Thai- noodles with Thai sauce, scrambled eggs, shrimp, green onions, steaming hot... mmm.

Ytterbium

02-29-2008, 04:35 PM

I see no one tried Finnish cuisine. ^^

I've ate many good things. But I remember a hamburger I ate on the ferry back home from Estonia. I wasn't like ordinary burgers as the bread was made of whole grain and the beef really think and looked hand made. I did not have any regular sauce either nor ketchup/mustard. The bastard was huge and looked very rustic It came with fried potatoes, bacon and cheese. Even though I had been completely wasted and had not eaten for the whole day, I had a hard time get everything down.

INTJoe

03-01-2008, 05:47 AM

A couple of my fav's for the cost are the following:

Goode Co. barbecue:
Sliced Brisket & Jalapeno Sausage with barbecue sauce and with potato salad, Jambalaya, and Jalapeno bread. This runs about $10+

Miyakos Japanese (just ate there yesterday)
Lunch menu:
Teriyaki chicken comes with Miso soup, salad, ginger, wasabi, fried rice, 2 california rolls, tempura veggies, and an appetizer plate with 4 different tasty things on it. This is only about $8.50 at lunchtime, and is one of the best lunch values in Houston, imo.

Learning

03-03-2008, 02:48 PM

Yakisoba.. nothing fancy but delicious!

Had to look it up... :).

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Has anyone eaten anything that might be considered wierd? Perhaps a delicacy in another country?

I see no one tried Finnish cuisine. ^^

I've ate many good things. But I remember a hamburger I ate on the ferry back home from Estonia. I wasn't like ordinary burgers as the bread was made of whole grain and the beef really think and looked hand made. I did not have any regular sauce either nor ketchup/mustard. The bastard was huge and looked very rustic It came with fried potatoes, bacon and cheese. Even though I had been completely wasted and had not eaten for the whole day, I had a hard time get everything down.
Duuuude... that sounds AWESOME right now!

dandylion

03-03-2008, 03:01 PM

Has anyone eaten anything that might be considered wierd? Perhaps a delicacy in another country?
When I was a kid, I used to eat eggs. With little chicks inside. Then I got older and realized what they were, and I've never had one since. They taste pretty good, but the idea of consuming a chicken embyro is disturbing. And look, this is what they look like. To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

I used to eat chicken feet, too. Well, that's not really gross to me still. :P
Other weird things include dirt (I thought it was chocolate powder... needless to say, the earth isn't made of chocolate) and vanilla ice cream with pickles (tastes like chocolate).

Nothing beats simple, homemade chicken soup, though. It's pretty normal. ;)

Edit: One more thing... I eat cubes of pork's blood in a certain soup. It's not my favorite thing in the world, but I don't mind it.

Firelie

03-03-2008, 05:13 PM

Corned beef and cabbage. Mm mm...

ssfanatic

03-03-2008, 08:15 PM

The "Tour of Italy" from the Olive Garden.
Parmesan Chicken, Alfredo, Lasagna, Bread sticks, and soup. Now thats a real meal. Man my mouth is watering!

Learning

03-04-2008, 10:17 AM

When I was a kid, I used to eat eggs. With little chicks inside. ... And look, this is what they look like. To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
Nothing beats simple, homemade chicken soup, though. It's pretty normal. ;)

Edit: One more thing... I eat cubes of pork's blood in a certain soup. It's not my favorite thing in the world, but I don't mind it.

I've heard of the chicken embryos... from someone who went to the Philippines, maybe (can't remember).
Soup is good stuff... great way to get a lot of variety in a meal. What do you like in your chicken soup?
I don't think I've heard of the pork's blood cubes.

brewmaster

03-04-2008, 10:41 AM

Has anyone eaten anything that might be considered wierd? Perhaps a delicacy in another country?

I'm of the mindset that nearly everything is edible, so I will try anything, but the most common bizzare thing I eat is Ustilago maydis (corn smut).

I am a freak over the stuff and am a mean bastard because I will go out into sweet corn fields with a knife and slice the ears to make them more susceptible, come back a week later and its dinner time.

Aoiluna

03-04-2008, 11:20 AM

The perfect meal for me is all homemade. A dark greens salad with red cabbage, onions, carrots, and a lemon shallot vinaigrette. Garlic red-skinned potatoes, to the point where you could almost call them mashed (skin falling off, potatoes melting in your mouth). A garlic wine sauce for my favorite pasta, campanelle or orecchettie. Oh and bruschetta. I love bruschetta. Load on the carbs.

futureperfect5

03-04-2008, 12:10 PM

I'm sure many of us like to try new foods. Please share your favorite meal, or best meal of all time.

I have a passion for fresh, tart strawberries.
A whole package of them is an extreme pleasure for me.
Maybe with a dipping bowl of raw honey.

I can get emotional :lovestruck:about strawberries ...

dandylion

03-10-2008, 07:02 PM

Oh yeah, I almost forgot... simple homemade mac and cheese. :D It's comforting. I just melt a few slices of cheddar into the pan with some elbow pasta (with a little bit of oil so nothing sticks to the pan) and that's it. :D

pavman

03-10-2008, 08:21 PM

I have a passion for fresh, tart strawberries.
A whole package of them is an extreme pleasure for me.
Maybe with a dipping bowl of raw honey.

I can get emotional about strawberries ...

I'll have to try that. I use strawberries and chocolate sauce sold at one of the local food chains here for romance :lovestruck:, and it works really well....

As for my favorite food...
King Crab. So succulent... a bit of work to eat, but well worth it. :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

PortInStorm

03-11-2008, 07:47 AM

oh ya, crab.... *drool* plus melted butter, but even without it's delicious.

While not a meal, smoked salmon (traditionally done, from a small-town vendor) is also one of my tops.

Aurelia

03-12-2008, 09:35 PM

Spicy Tuna Rolls and Volcano Rolls
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My mom's Korean cooking (kalbi, meat jun... yum)
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There are too many good places to eat in Hawaii. Zippy's has everything (Hawaiian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and American food), The Food Company in Kailua also has a blend of cuisines, Ryan's Grill for salmon, Bravos for Italian food, Leo's Taverna for Greek food... I want to go back home now!

nightengale

03-12-2008, 11:05 PM

family comfort food- macaroni and tomato juice and hot dogs. it's delish :P

i don't think i could actually pick one favorite meal. too many cuisines, too many dishes, too much deliciousness.

ceg6

03-15-2008, 04:25 AM

I love to cook and am a total food/ingredient snob but I have favorites.

Marinated and grilled meats and veggies.
Casseroles and all kinds of homey comfort foods like stew, soup, baked mac and cheese.
Fresh baked breads, rolls and desserty things. I love to bake bread, no bread machine. That's not real bread.
Light, fresh salads with homegrown ingredients. The joy of walking out my back door to grab a tomato, greens, cukes.. Very liberating.

Funny since my son requested it for dinner tonight. Bacon gravy and biscuits. All that carby, fatty goodness. Scrambled eggs. Maybe some fruit. :thumbsup:

TheLastMohican

03-21-2008, 12:07 PM

I'm sure many of us like to try new foods. Please share your favorite meal, or best meal of all time.

It depends on the day. I really love gyros, maybe because I rarely get to eat them.

Do you mean my favorite meal as in favorite combination of foods, or my favorite meal as in a memory of a certain meal on a certain day?

raconteur213

03-21-2008, 12:25 PM

Rare steak, good wine

PortInStorm

03-24-2008, 11:17 AM

Hummus and expensive crackers (though not really a meal)
falafel in a super fresh pita

lordrrr

03-24-2008, 03:50 PM

Hummus and expensive crackers (though not really a meal)
falafel in a super fresh pita

Ohhhh! Humus and pita bread is awesome!!!

But that is more of a snack than an actual meal.

Harukosan

03-24-2008, 06:43 PM

My absolute favorite food is called Greek soup. It is a really unusual soup, and most people do not like it the first time they try it, but it is delicious!

Learning

04-04-2008, 07:54 AM

Goode Co. barbecue:
Sliced Brisket & Jalapeno Sausage with barbecue sauce and with potato salad, Jambalaya, and Jalapeno bread. This runs about $10+

Miyakos Japanese (just ate there yesterday)
Lunch menu:
Teriyaki chicken comes with Miso soup, salad, ginger, wasabi, fried rice, 2 california rolls, tempura veggies, and an appetizer plate with 4 different tasty things on it. This is only about $8.50 at lunchtime, and is one of the best lunch values in Houston, imo.
Texas has great food...
The perfect meal for me is all homemade. A dark greens salad with red cabbage, onions, carrots, and a lemon shallot vinaigrette. Garlic red-skinned potatoes, to the point where you could almost call them mashed (skin falling off, potatoes melting in your mouth). A garlic wine sauce for my favorite pasta, campanelle or orecchettie. Oh and bruschetta. I love bruschetta. Load on the carbs.
mouth literally watering... great descriptive writing!
Maybe with a dipping bowl of raw honey.

have to try that...
Spicy Tuna Rolls and Volcano Rolls
My mom's Korean cooking (kalbi, meat jun... yum)
There are too many good places to eat in Hawaii. Zippy's has everything (Hawaiian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and American food), The Food Company in Kailua also has a blend of cuisines, Ryan's Grill for salmon, Bravos for Italian food, Leo's Taverna for Greek food... I want to go back home now!Pictures are great! Can't say I've had tuna or volcano rolls that I can remember, they sound & look good. (Btw, I had a bit of a lighthearted chuckle when I read the last line of your post and glanced over at your avatar :cheesy:).

Szarra

04-04-2008, 08:29 AM

Hot sandwich:
Cut a sub roll in half (you can also use French or Italian bread rolls). Layer on muenster cheese, pastrami, turkey and roast beef (I prefer Cajun roast beef). Drizzle on mustard (regular or spicy). Add banana peppers and/or black olives if you like. Roll the whole thing up in aluminum foil. Leave the ends of the foil open so the bread doesn't become soggy from the meat juices. Bake at 350 for 20 to 30 mins.

You can even put them together in the morning or night before and refrigerate them. Then all you have to do is pop them in the oven when you get hungry. I haven't tried freezing them but that may work as well if you wanted to make them up for another day.

Uberfuhrer

04-04-2008, 05:30 PM

A Double Whopper meal with Diet Coke from Burger King.

notoppings

04-04-2008, 05:45 PM

Chicken with cheese enchiladas. Only homemade will do easy but decadent. Get a whole roasted chicken throw away everything except the meat shred that into a sauce pan add 3 of those 6oz packs of cream cheese, and two envelopes of taco seasoning, cream together. This will be thick. In a large bowl empty one 15oz can of enchilada sauce I prefer green, add same amount of heavy cream not half and half or anything light. Heat up 24 white corn tortillas, set aside. Grade 1lb cheddar, 1lb jack, 1lb colby and mix together. Get your cookie sheet and assemble. Take one heated corn tortilla dip it in sauce mix, fill with chicken mix add a good pinch of cheese roll up seam down onto cookie sheet. Top full cookie sheet with reaming sauce then cover with remaining cheese pop into preheated 375 degree oven for about 15 minutes till all cheese is melted. Then I like to set oven to broil and crisp the edges of the enchiladas serve hot also a great leftover cold. Quick easy tasty.

TheLastMohican

04-04-2008, 05:47 PM

French toast! I haven't had it in a long time, though.

Aoiluna

04-07-2008, 11:17 AM

oh i forgot, stuffed grape leaves. mmm

suzyk

04-07-2008, 01:53 PM

Pizza at Pizza Pizza. My family has been eating there for 2 years now. I like the cheese and mushroom pizza.

Noehelia

04-07-2008, 03:40 PM

My absolute favorite food is called Greek soup. It is a really unusual soup, and most people do not like it the first time they try it, but it is delicious!

Greek soup? What are the ingredients? I am Greek, we have many soups but there is none called "Greek soup".

Well my favorite meal is pastitsio, the way I cook it and everyone loves it from my hands. It is similar to mousaka (if you know that) but with pasta instead of aubergine.
However the best food I have eaten was from an Italian cook and it was lasagna (similar again with pastitsio).

PRBori

04-07-2008, 05:42 PM

Hmmm..

I personally would do anything for SEAFOOD... Love SEAFOOD, specially shrimp, crab, and scallops... Love PAELLA

Outside of the above Puerto Rican food and of course the following foods in the order listed:

1. Indian - Butter Chicken is the best, but I love everything else... spices, spices, spices.. yummy
2. Arabic - Hummus, Couscus, Kababs, Pita Bread, Grape Leaves and almost everything even spicy food
3. Chinese - Love Shrimp w/ Scallops, Brocoli, and Baby Corn or even Chicken with Brocoli, combination fried rice
4. American - last one in my list... I rarely eat red meat, but when I do it has to be well done.. not much into BBQ.

All in all it is essential that the food has lot's of flavor and NO SWEETS, I hate sweets within my food. Sweet for desert is best, not within my food.

Harukosan

04-07-2008, 06:34 PM

Greek soup? What are the ingredients? I am Greek, we have many soups but there is none called "Greek soup".

Well my favorite meal is pastitsio, the way I cook it and everyone loves it from my hands. It is similar to mousaka (if you know that) but with pasta instead of aubergine.
However the best food I have eaten was from an Italian cook and it was lasagna (similar again with pastitsio).

It's basically made up of chicken broth, rice, lemon juice and eggs. My grandma worked at a greek restaurant for 5 years and they served it there. I'm not sure if it goes by another name but it is delicious. If you know what it is really called, I would like to know.

Scantilyclad

04-07-2008, 06:49 PM

a Sirloin Steak-well done, with a baked potato and a nice dinner salad with ranch. yum yum.

I also enjoy fajitas very much.

Noehelia

04-07-2008, 07:10 PM

v2B2

04-07-2008, 07:20 PM

My own 5-min creation (if the stuff is in the kitchen):
Cucumber and smoked salmon wrappied in sushi seaweed
(has to be eaten fresh though for the seaweed to be crispy)

Satisfying for me and rather low in calorie!

Harukosan

04-08-2008, 12:52 PM

Ohh, my favorite soup. Well, yes, it is a very common soup for Greeks. It is called avgolemono but in some areas like mine we can also call it avgokofti. Avgolemono means egg and lemon while avgokofti means whipped egg. You will find it easily in google by the name avgolemono soup.

Well it is nice to finally know what it is actually called. Thank you! lol, it is much easier to pronounce greek soup than avgolemono or avgokofti, so maybe that is why my grandma always just called it "greek soup".

ChrisM

06-15-2008, 02:37 PM

I'm close enough to you guys, dammit.

Buffalo Burgers / RARE Tuna Steak, Creamed Spinach, Carrot Souffle, Berry Cobbler.

It's a wonder I'm alive. :)

Arcani

06-15-2008, 07:58 PM

I'm closer. ;D

My favorite meal is lemon chicken, rice and corn, all mixed together with some extra sauce poured on the rice. Simple, but oh so good (just had it tonight actually).

azelismia

06-15-2008, 08:05 PM

uh currently, , it's turkey burgers made with a mix of spices ground turkey breast, habenero bbq sauce, onions, sweet potatoes and extra sharp cheddar bbq'd, then topped with more bbq.

replicant

06-15-2008, 09:03 PM

Poached eggs, toast and orange marmalade, sliced ham, broiled tomato topped with Cheddar.

Bioplasmoid

06-15-2008, 10:02 PM

Ok forget INTJ Island, how about INTJ Eatery. I could happily live solely on the meals listed so far...

xtremegeek - your thanksgiving sounds great.

The perfect meal for me, consists of a large buffet, combining Thai, Italian,Indian,Greek,Turkish,Chinese,European and traditional English dishes. Oh and a few days continuous access to said buffet!

Elfrun

06-15-2008, 11:13 PM

Mexican... they got the food thing-o perfect, bless 'em, every last one of them :lovestruck:

I could live on Mexican food alone!

Motor Jax

06-15-2008, 11:28 PM

yep, mexican dishes, Cajun cuisines (tart ecruvisse, gator ettoufe, file gumbo, etc), mediterrain dishes like spinach lasagne, pastas, baby lamb

not much for asian dishes as they usually hose me up inside

azelismia

06-15-2008, 11:55 PM

I love mexican food too. I like chinese food that I make at home. I don't trust chinese restaurants for the most part. it doesn't twist me up inside, that distinction goes to Indian food, I eat it anyway though.

Danisty

06-16-2008, 03:32 AM

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. I never cook anything we eat on Thanksgiving on any other day of the year, so it's always special.

Other foods I like though include, Mexican (I never get tired of it...ever), Cajun, Japanese, Indian, and Italian.

Marcus

06-16-2008, 02:14 PM

I like seafood (especially crabs) and French cuisine.

xtremegeek

06-16-2008, 03:07 PM

Just about anything from Taco Bell hoses me up inside...or as I like to call it Taco Hell.

xtremegeek added to this post, 3 minutes and 39 seconds later...

Ok forget INTJ Island, how about INTJ Eatery. I could happily live solely on the meals listed so far.

Hmm...interesting thought. If there was a 'food court' designed specifically for INTJs, what would that design be?

I think I see a new SIM CITY game in the making.

PortInStorm

06-16-2008, 04:45 PM

comet

06-16-2008, 05:14 PM

Given that it's winter here in Oz, my favourite meal this time of year is corned beef with mustard cheese sauce, mashed potatoes, carrots, broccoli and cauliflower.

Summertime it's seafood and salads.

Shakyamuni

06-16-2008, 07:06 PM

Oh I love cooking, and eating what I cook. My favorite meals.... ginger beef, teriyaki chicken, champagne chicken, etc. Basically as long as its not fast food I'll eat it. Oh yeah, and blueberry and lemon pie. Yum.

Tenacious B

06-17-2008, 11:10 AM

Fajitas, one of the benefits of living in Texas is that there is a good Mexican place on every corner.

Learning

06-20-2008, 11:23 PM

French toast! I haven't had it in a long time, though.
Yummy! Love to make french toast.
oh i forgot, stuffed grape leaves. mmm
Greek, right?
I personally would do anything for SEAFOOD... Love SEAFOOD, specially shrimp, crab, and scallops... Love PAELLA

1. Indian - Butter Chicken is the best, but I love everything else... spices, spices, spices.. yummy
2. Arabic - Hummus, Couscus, Kababs, Pita Bread, Grape Leaves and almost everything even spicy food
3. Chinese - Love Shrimp w/ Scallops, Brocoli, and Baby Corn or even Chicken with Brocoli, combination fried rice
4. American - last one in my list... I rarely eat red meat, but when I do it has to be well done.. not much into BBQ.

All in all it is essential that the food has lot's of flavor and NO SWEETS, I hate sweets within my food. Sweet for desert is best, not within my food.
What about Thai food?

Beery Swine

06-22-2008, 05:57 AM

1. At Mercado Juarez restaurant (only in Texas) I get the dinner portions of chicken fajitas, preceded by a truckload of their superly fantabulous salsa that comes heated to about 140 degrees and chips. You MUST eat the salsa with the entree. I'm talkin at least 6-8 empty salsa bowls on the table when all is said and done.

2. Make sure you go to Mama's Pizza restaurant (only in Texas) on a buffet day and just chow down. No fewer than 12 (huge) slices, preferably 15.

3. Chili and cheese and rotel and guacamole and sour cream dip, with tortilla chips. Some time I'm gonna try it with sharp cheddar instead of Velveeta, but don't try that without getting some instructions on proper blending techniques.