404973 Thu May 24 18:51:54 -0700 2007 687 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 2600271 There sure are alot of things that you wounld'nt think would taste good together that do. Today I made a grilled chicken breast sandwich on a cinnamon raisin bagel,mayonaise and mustard on a whim and to my surprise I actually loved it and will make it again. We all have different tastes but some pairings may not be as weird.Most of mine come on a whim. Thu May 24 18:51:54 -0700 2007 98401 widehomehi 1 2600281 one of the best sandwiches I ever had was shrimp salad on Irish soda bread, at Serendipity in Manhattan. It's been years, but I'll always remember that combo. I love the savory/sweet combination in general. or blue cheese drizzled with honey? Delicious. Thu May 24 18:57:17 -0700 2007 2600271 86449 cafecreme 2 2600371 A slice of sharp cheddar on a Ginger Snap...been a favoite since I was a kid. Thu May 24 19:37:12 -0700 2007 2600281 96905 bubbles4me 3 2959775 I once tried a chocolate "teddy graham" with sharp cheddar - so good. Thu Sep 20 11:03:29 -0700 2007 2600371 123423 bosun 4 3381343 My boyfriend always gets mad at me for wanting scones with butter, raspberry jam and sharp cheddar. My sistes add bacon, too. Sat Feb 09 17:29:02 -0800 2008 2959775 161585 miss_bennet 3 4770448 Most of my friends think I'm nuts, but I love to dip ginger snaps in orange juice. Oreos+milk for the rest. Ginger snaps+OJ for me! Sat Jun 13 17:38:40 -0700 2009 2600371 278426 vanmartin 3 4798985 cheddar cheese+peanut butter+granny smith apple slices is a whole lot of awesome!! Tue Jun 23 13:13:07 -0700 2009 2600371 1086258 jchamberlain 4 4802931 i love those too! Wed Jun 24 14:05:25 -0700 2009 4798985 227117 haolebaby 4 5012131 YUM! I love that combo! Mon Sep 07 18:43:16 -0700 2009 4798985 210952 erisgrrrl 4 5129015 My son's favorite was similar. He liked apples with peanut butter and a slice of bacon. I tried it and it was tasty. However, I liked when my grandma put cheddar cheese in vanilla wafers. Sun Oct 25 05:51:48 -0700 2009 4798985 1118993 toni Vaughn 2 2990552 A chunk of Maytag Blue, Bleu D'Auvergne & Clemson too along with Good-Quality Honey & Crisp Ginger Snaps - makes an extraordinary mini fromage flight. Folks actually think that I "learned" this in one of my fine culinary lessons I've taken through the years, as I often feature this "flight-of-cheese" during cocktail parties. I've discovered presenting good quality blues on vintage Gump china with beautiful fresh cut flowers in sterling mint julep cups puts on a great backdrop for my wacky, yet tasteful concoction of blues, gingersnaps & honey for dipping - this infusion was a mere accident, but a yummie one @ that! Sun Sep 30 12:52:44 -0700 2007 2600281 124137 JayVaBeach 3 3837357 Cottage cheese mixed with sweeter and cinnamon spread on toast and popped into the toaster oven is a “legal” weight watchers cheese Danish from the old days. Thu Jul 03 15:24:08 -0700 2008 2990552 109905 laliz 4 4734422 This isn't weird. Half of all WW eat this at some point... Mon Jun 01 20:09:27 -0700 2009 3837357 18011 Jacey 5 4802934 weight watchers ought to be a dirty word. Wed Jun 24 14:06:18 -0700 2009 4734422 227117 haolebaby 6 4804364 actually ww is probably one of the few healthful, effective diet programs. Thu Jun 25 02:56:13 -0700 2009 4802934 105717 alkapal 2 3541270 a long time ago I used to put cottage cheese in the microwave for a minute with sugar ad cinnamon. Sounds gross, but it was good... Sat Mar 29 15:43:19 -0700 2008 2600281 171426 jenniegirl 2 4322993 another sweet savory pairing is ricotta cheese, banna a handful of mixed berries and brown sugar all on sourdough bread put under the grill its very yummy! Tue Jan 13 13:26:56 -0800 2009 2600281 235412 umbushi plum 2 5005240 We just tried the honey on blue cheese thing (Valdeon, to be precise) and it was great. Not so good with Roquefort, so I guess it depends somewhat on the cheese involved :-). Fri Sep 04 11:23:44 -0700 2009 2600281 169233 grayelf 3 5005857 Gorgonzola and roast ripe figs makes for a delicious appetizer. Fri Sep 04 14:56:05 -0700 2009 5005240 48389 racer x 1 2600374 Lots of other posts on this, but I'll bite: cucumbers with garlic salt and watermelon or dill pickles and watermelon. Thu May 24 19:40:13 -0700 2007 2600271 89401 chownewbie 2 2852398 Try drizzling some Sambuca over cut up watermelon....delicious! Thu Aug 16 13:31:07 -0700 2007 2600374 116345 ChefBoyAreMe 2 4354691 Pickles and Dubliner cheese (it melts in your mouth plus has crunchy bits in it!!) (also for some reason really good with milked-up tea) Cheeze-its and Louisiana hot sauce, Cheeze-its and pickles! (these got me through law school!) Banana guacamole with LOTS of ground ancho Avocado and sauerkraut sandwich with mayo and mustard (I will only eat BUBBIE'S sauerkraut) Oh, Cheeze-its and sauerkraut!!! mmmmmm A bite of peanut butter on toast, followed by a mouthful of V8 heavily spiked with Louisiana hot sauce (my morning ritual) Chicken sandwiches with blue cheese and sliced peaches (discovered that one in the UK) Watermelon is a MUST for the beach - completely counters all the salt taste in your mouth. Peanut butter whipped up with apple cider vinegar over noodles . . . mmmmmm p.s. once I discovered the beauty of Cheeze-its with all things pickle-y, I quickly packed on like 20 lbs. So beware, thar be dragons!! Sat Jan 24 17:30:26 -0800 2009 2600374 260204 seviya 3 4706605 I have to say that chicken sandwiches with blue cheese and peaches sound delightful to me! I'm going to have to try that one at home... Fri May 22 09:33:56 -0700 2009 4354691 75881 vorpal 4 4802940 I must second the blue cheese, peach and chicken theory. They're wonderful, goes really great together. Wed Jun 24 14:07:24 -0700 2009 4706605 227117 haolebaby 3 5028830 That sauerkraut combo sounds incredibly interesting. Peanut butter is actually great with strawberry cream cheese and aged balsamic vinegar. Mon Sep 14 10:49:14 -0700 2009 4354691 101707 yankeefan 1 2600421 I love this kind of creativity! As a child, I liked Triscuit crackers spread with butter, sprinkled with sugar. Here are some I enjoy as an adult: Egg salad, made with mayo, chile powder, raisins and a little salt. Blue cheese, smoked oyster and basil on a saltine cracker. Sesame balls (Chinese dim sum) with Yank Sing chile pepper sauce. Thu May 24 20:06:11 -0700 2007 2600271 97205 sondrac 2 2601625 hahahha, I just cracked up at the sesame balls with Yank Sing comment. I love this combination and get made fun of for it all the time! I thought I was the only one Fri May 25 09:50:54 -0700 2007 2600421 66403 dagoose 2 2705270 mm oyster and blue cheese on saltine with basil hmm mmm Thu Jun 28 20:59:21 -0700 2007 2600421 98401 widehomehi 1 2600894 My boyfriend likes PB & mustard sandwiches, but he's got problems. There's a resto here in Boston that makes a butterscotch fondant with black truffle ice cream that's just wonderful. Fri May 25 05:03:53 -0700 2007 2600271 11106 tatamagouche 2 2603912 My husband loves peanut butter sandwiches dipped in French's mustard. I can't bring myself to even taste it, but he swears by it. Sat May 26 06:13:19 -0700 2007 2600894 10205 valerie 3 3244287 peanut butter and potato chip sandwiches are where its at! savory...sweet..delicious! Fri Dec 28 22:10:11 -0800 2007 2603912 153156 icancook 4 4431285 YES!!! Totally agree!!! Creamy PB and Lays potato chips...HEAVEN!!!!! Thu Feb 19 03:10:30 -0800 2009 3244287 212582 schrutefarms 5 4742079 My husband turned me onto Peanut Butter and Mayo sandwiches on toast. Yum! The thought makes most people gag, but it works. Thu Jun 04 09:14:19 -0700 2009 4431285 239537 dgreenwood 6 4781913 I do this all the time ! PB and mayo sandwiches with banana slices ! Sooo yummy ! It does no good for the waistline, thougth. Wed Jun 17 13:02:46 -0700 2009 4742079 1084400 mokafeinomane 5 4834028 LOVE that combo! Mon Jul 06 13:12:56 -0700 2009 4431285 729068 cookieluvntasha 4 4802945 pb + cheese is tasty as well Wed Jun 24 14:08:18 -0700 2009 3244287 227117 haolebaby 2 2605589 Im here in boston as well..who makes that ice cream? Sun May 27 05:49:49 -0700 2007 2600894 24546 bitsubeats 3 2605818 Believe Christina's makes it, but the butterscotch-black truffle ice cream is at Gargoyle's. Sun May 27 09:05:26 -0700 2007 2605589 11106 tatamagouche 2 4317853 Is your boyfriend Mark Voucher????!!! He introduced me to pb and m in 1970 (we were 7) and I have yet to find - well, until now - anybody else who had ever heard of this delicious combo. Has to be white bread and American mustard. Mon Jan 12 02:26:14 -0800 2009 2600894 246675 szmeterling 3 4792443 No, but did you grow up in Iowa? Sun Jun 21 12:09:27 -0700 2009 4317853 11106 tatamagouche 2 4720277 One of my favorites is PB, Lettuce & crispy bacon on toast - ...like a BLT only with melting PB which is a nice contrast to the cool lettuce & crispy bacon. NUMMO! Wed May 27 17:32:53 -0700 2009 2600894 323533 peytonplace 3 4783080 I love pb and bacon on toast, but I would have never thought of putting lettuce on it. But what a great idea, because sometimes it can get kind of dry. Wed Jun 17 19:32:00 -0700 2009 4720277 253542 cycloneillini 3 4816806 PB and kimchi, I've tried this several times (inspired by this post), and am amazed that the PB completely overwhelms the kimchi! I'm still piling on the kimchi and will report back when I've reached Ideal Proportions. Mon Jun 29 20:00:50 -0700 2009 4720277 18264 steinpilz 2 4794436 my father in law eats hot dogs on martin's potato bread with french's yellow mustard and peanutbutter.... ugh. Mon Jun 22 07:57:38 -0700 2009 2600894 264146 kubasd 3 4795280 i was with him till the peanut butter. i adore martin's breads and rolls -- esp. for bbq pulled pork. Mon Jun 22 11:57:22 -0700 2009 4794436 105717 alkapal 3 4802952 I miss martin's potato bread.. I like ham sandwiches with cheese, mustard, pickles & chips on MPB. Wed Jun 24 14:09:30 -0700 2009 4794436 227117 haolebaby 4 4950342 martin's potato bread is awesome, my fave way is just toasted with butter.... mmm cultured butter with a little sea salt sprinkled on, so tasty. Sun Aug 16 07:33:24 -0700 2009 4802952 264146 kubasd 2 5184062 Peanut Butter and Nilla Waffers are amazing too!!!!! Sun Nov 15 17:14:50 -0800 2009 2600894 1124810 hskip11 1 2600899 Alltime favorite weird combo.....raisin english muffin, butter, peanut butter toasted with poached eggs on top Fri May 25 05:07:13 -0700 2007 2600271 40385 othervoice 2 2644026 Sounds good to me I might even add some Sriracha. Fri Jun 08 21:39:33 -0700 2007 2600899 98401 widehomehi 2 2990641 I like a good PB and J. Peanut butter and jalepeno! The pickled kind, of course! Sun Sep 30 13:40:43 -0700 2007 2600899 88192 holy chow 3 3362138 Peanut butter and dill pickles on soft wheat. Be sure to drain the pickles well, or you'll have a soggy mess. Sun Feb 03 18:07:52 -0800 2008 2990641 160926 Kinnexa 4 4720397 Your entry gave me an idea. I just tried PB and dill pickle potato chips on toast! the PB is melted & gooey. Thanks for the idea! Wed May 27 18:01:41 -0700 2009 3362138 323533 peytonplace 4 4750602 one of my favs! Sun Jun 07 13:08:21 -0700 2009 3362138 165622 terkalin 1 2600903 Banana and mayo on white toast. Don't know where I had this first but I still make it sometimes. Another that drives my wife nuts is I like Campbell's Tomato soup with a PB&J sandwich. Fri May 25 05:13:36 -0700 2007 2600271 77397 Eric in NJ 2 2600988 OMG, I love banana w/ mayo! Fri May 25 06:11:00 -0700 2007 2600903 11106 tatamagouche 2 2623910 That's so funny....I love Campbell's T' soup with PB&J.....also with a grilled cheese. Sat Jun 02 15:23:17 -0700 2007 2600903 40385 othervoice 3 3553781 mmm Campbell's T soup and bologna and mustard sammy to dip. Wed Apr 02 12:19:59 -0700 2008 2623910 180068 Smileelisa 1 2600922 At my favorite restaurant we were served an amuse bouche of bruschetta with nutella sprinkled with a small pinch of sea salt... I made a funny face at first but ended up eating mine as well as my husband's! Fri May 25 05:26:55 -0700 2007 2600271 92324 Foodie in Friedberg 1 2600967 Okay, I created this sensation in a bar (naturally) a couple of weeks ago. The bartender had brought in habenero pepperjack cheese and crackers, and also had some of her homemade brownies. I cut one of the brownies in half, added a thickish slice of the hot cheese, put the top of the brownie back on, and viola! A suprisingly delicious treat that everyone enjoyed. Fri May 25 06:02:25 -0700 2007 2600271 16490 Bostonbob3 2 2601015 I might just do that. Fri May 25 06:21:54 -0700 2007 2601006 11106 tatamagouche 3 2601032 Cool. I sit at the very end of the bar. Pegmeister shows up on occasion, too. Back on topic, I also like cottage cheese and tobasco sauce. Actually, my fav cottage cheese "pairing" is with sardines and tobasco. Could I be the world's first pregnant man? Fri May 25 06:28:33 -0700 2007 2601015 16490 Bostonbob3 4 2656261 Hate to say it, but that sounds delicious! Wed Jun 13 10:43:35 -0700 2007 2601032 103153 Boston Foodie 5 2711741 I agree yummmmmmy Sun Jul 01 18:13:12 -0700 2007 2656261 98401 widehomehi 4 2694762 Actually, the cottage cheese and Tabasco sounds pretty good to me. It would make my dieting taste better, since cottage cheese by itself is boring. Tue Jun 26 06:39:43 -0700 2007 2601032 19537 AlyKen 4 3554868 My aunt actually makes a really good chip dip out of cottage cheese, salsa, and taco seasoning. Sounds odd, but it's addictive. Wed Apr 02 16:29:54 -0700 2008 2601032 179924 Al_Pal 4 3989524 Try cottage cheese and Tiger Sauce. Yum! Tue Aug 26 18:02:55 -0700 2008 2601032 119807 Alfred G 3 3443617 That sounds delicious! What a magnificent thread this is. My mother used to make me a bizarre combination of cottage cheese, sweet pickle relish and Dijon mustard with a bit of salt and pepper. It remains one of my favorite comfort foods. Thu Feb 28 09:07:25 -0800 2008 2601015 169497 GourMel 2 3181473 Ha! That sounds icky :( It reminds me of this time when I worked at a truck stop and dreamed one night of a hamburger patty with chocolate frosting. Since I had the items handy at work the next morning, I tried it. UGGGGHHHHHHHH Just don't. Wed Dec 05 08:46:35 -0800 2007 2600967 48155 juster 2 4802955 Ooh, considering how much I like chocolate bars with chile bits.. this sounds great. Wed Jun 24 14:10:57 -0700 2009 2600967 227117 haolebaby 3 4950349 have you had the chocolate bar with ancho and pasilla peppers and.... pop rocks? it is just.... awesome and tasty. Its chocolatey and actually spicy, and then you got the pop rock fizz. Sun Aug 16 07:34:45 -0700 2009 4802955 264146 kubasd 1 2600968 I love to drink coke and milk. It froths up in the glass and tastes like a melted coke float. My dad used to drink this when I was growing up, and everyone who has seen me do it has cringed, but its one of my favorite comfort foods (drinks). I also love the salty/ sweet combo and I like to put raisins in my tuna salad (w/ mayo) and splash it with some balsamic vinegar. Its similar to a chunky chicken salad sandwich on raisin pumpernickel bread that they served at Baumgart's in NJ. mmmm Fri May 25 06:03:42 -0700 2007 2600271 49792 julseydesign 2 2671465 Laverne did this with Milk and Pepsi! I've always wanted to try it. Mon Jun 18 14:39:55 -0700 2007 2600968 86015 Melissavina 3 3362143 Wow, now that's a blast from the past. When I was very young my mother used to make us a "Black Cow"--milk and Pepsi. I loved it then, but the idea makes me gag thirty-odd years later... Sun Feb 03 18:10:31 -0800 2008 2671465 160926 Kinnexa 1 2601120 When I was a kid I loved liverworst pickle sandwiches and tobasco on pocorn. Along the lines of the brownie and pepperjack cheese, I recently sampled a chipotle chocolate bar. Killer combination! Fri May 25 07:06:24 -0700 2007 2600271 12633 rHairing 2 2601204 Ah liverwurst....one of my favorite after school snacks was liverwurst on a mini pita that my mom had popped into the toaster. Delicious. I also love french fries with Mayo (homemade or Hellmans) and ripe cantaloupe with salt and pepper. Fri May 25 07:35:25 -0700 2007 2601120 49959 thegolferbitch 3 2669496 YES! French fries and mayo - the best! The Brits got that right! Sun Jun 17 21:56:48 -0700 2007 2601204 94404 WannaBeFoodCritic 4 2669512 Sriracha or wasabi in the mayo for fries and sandwiches is good too. Sun Jun 17 22:03:36 -0700 2007 2669496 98401 widehomehi 5 3048782 Love wasabi mayo! Anything with wasabi really. Fri Oct 19 02:24:29 -0700 2007 2669512 124476 FoodieKat 6 3262723 Try fries with lemon pepper mayo! Fri Jan 04 19:21:21 -0800 2008 3048782 22015 newJJD 7 3356837 Fresh Fries dipped in Thousand Island dressing.... ...so Im NOT crazy? Fri Feb 01 14:11:41 -0800 2008 3262723 162638 Fast JABS 6 4802959 try wasabi ranch. so good with a seared ahi block. Wed Jun 24 14:12:03 -0700 2009 3048782 227117 haolebaby 4 2677580 Actually mayo on fries is more of a Continental thing, especially in the Benelux area. The Brits' first choice on fries - or rather, chips - is malt vinegar. Wed Jun 20 10:14:49 -0700 2007 2669496 14386 BobB 4 3391717 i love it too - but can't we thank the belgians for frites and mayo? the brits i've been around use malt vinegar on their chips. Tue Feb 12 18:38:15 -0800 2008 2669496 105717 alkapal 4 3541731 I'm with ya on the french fries and mayo! Family thinks I'm nuts Sat Mar 29 19:00:33 -0700 2008 2669496 158403 jcattles 4 3919292 Since you brought the Brits up. My husband just loves "Beans on toast." It's toast (obviously) then Heinz baked beans, topped with a fried egg and usually, but not always, a dollop of ketchup. I laughed until I tried it. The Brits get poverty food! Thu Jul 31 13:00:04 -0700 2008 2669496 208878 mrschef1 3 2707061 French fries and good hummus mmm. Fri Jun 29 12:16:05 -0700 2007 2601204 92426 ktmoomau 4 3862001 Cheez-its and hummus...this one was discovered out of necessity. We always have hummus in the fridge at work, and one day we ran out of pita bread, but someone had brought in Chees-its. Somehow, I got stuck being the guinea pig, but I'm glad I did. Sat Jul 12 05:06:31 -0700 2008 2707061 204860 theferlyone 5 4750605 cheeze-itz dipped in hot KFC gravy (don't ask). Sun Jun 07 13:10:09 -0700 2009 3862001 165622 terkalin 6 4750611 strangely enough, i can see that. but i think i'd go for crunchy cheetos, instead. Sun Jun 07 13:12:10 -0700 2009 4750605 105717 alkapal 6 4752581 No need to ask, the sodium and grease index on this one easily explains its appeal. Mon Jun 08 07:55:53 -0700 2009 4750605 14386 BobB 3 3544426 French fries are fatty enough without the mayo...but I have to admit, it's damned tasty to dip a hot crispy fry into a cool creamy dip. Plain mayo (as they often serve in Europe) is usually a bit too bland for me to feel it worth the extra calories, but a garlic or chipotle aioli...mmmm. Wasabi mayo is also great...but the best thing I ever had was the green pepper creamy sauce they served in a famous frites shop in Amsterdam. I wish they had that here! Sun Mar 30 20:58:59 -0700 2008 2601204 134351 Morticia 4 3545004 green bell pepper, or jalapeno-type pepper? i've got some roasted red peppers, and you just made me think of a rrp aioli! fabulous on fries, fried calamari, a spoon! Mon Mar 31 06:49:11 -0700 2008 3544426 105717 alkapal 5 3563086 Oops - should have been more specific: green peppercorns, not green pepper. And it is really just the most amazing sauce!! Fri Apr 04 17:18:17 -0700 2008 3545004 134351 Morticia 6 3576117 were they ground up in the mayo? have you tried to copy the sauce? i'm intrigued.... (I looked for recipe on google..without success.) Wed Apr 09 05:16:21 -0700 2008 3563086 105717 alkapal 4 3917157 Not really the same thing, but I love hushpuppies with tarter or remoulade sauce...they are soooo good! Wed Jul 30 19:55:52 -0700 2008 3544426 206111 bythebayov 2 2666741 Chocolate and chili peppers go so well together. Very classic mexican preperation, new to american palates. Either way, so good! I love Pringles dipped in melted chocolate! Sat Jun 16 15:35:10 -0700 2007 2601120 65067 jme1beachbum 3 4802970 maybe if you get those jalapeno pringles and dip them in chocolate Wed Jun 24 14:14:18 -0700 2009 2666741 227117 haolebaby 2 3314331 I love tobasco on popcorn! Drop a few drops in the microwavable bag and shake shake shake! I also like to sprinkle cinnamon and sugar in butter-flavor mic popcorn :-) Sweet and savory. Yum. Sun Jan 20 11:13:53 -0800 2008 2601120 22264 baconstrip 3 4781968 add a squirt of lime juice! And I find tabasco to have an odd flavor, so I use Cholula, but same concept. Wed Jun 17 13:15:06 -0700 2009 3314331 61392 sparkalina 1 2601183 A sandwich made with soft white bread, strawberry jam and American cheese. My mom used to pack it in my lunch when I was a kid, and I think it was something she made up. We Filipinos like to put cheese with anything sweet. Fri May 25 07:25:55 -0700 2007 2600271 81281 ap616 2 2603182 My mom did that with whole wheat bread/rolls and cream cheese. Sometimes even provolone. Fri May 25 18:22:32 -0700 2007 2601183 10681 piccola 3 2707019 My amish nanny always made me for breakfast with my cereal: toast, strawberry freezer jam (or jelly if that was all gone) and a slice of cheese normally colby/jack or cheddar. The bread was always homemade and the cheese some brand we got at the almish bakery. Fri Jun 29 12:07:48 -0700 2007 2603182 92426 ktmoomau 3 2852309 When I was a pre-teen, my Dad once received a gift basket filled with little jellies and jams. My younger sister and I had recently been introduced to cream cheese and jelly sandwiches. We began experimenting immediately. It was all tasty and we enjoyed the experience immensely. The strangest combination was cream cheese and mint jelly. I still feel a little weird when I think about that one. Thu Aug 16 13:11:05 -0700 2007 2603182 97205 sondrac 4 2870331 I like cream cheese and hot pepper jelly on crackers Wed Aug 22 12:20:30 -0700 2007 2852309 88006 McJ 4 2870396 loooved cream cheese & jelly sandwiches as a kid! they were a lunchbox staple in our house. for some reason i especially loved cream cheese with strawberry or grape jelly on matzo during passover... Wed Aug 22 12:36:19 -0700 2007 2852309 103920 goodhealthgourmet 5 2870437 you really cant go wrong with cream cheese- not much you cant pair with it.. even the low fat stuff is good melted in a panini (and thats saying a lot) Wed Aug 22 12:44:05 -0700 2007 2870396 101707 yankeefan 6 3544435 I'm not a huge fan of sweet things with cream cheese but I recall as a child we learned how to make little canapes with a small square of thin rye bread, spread with cream cheese and topped with a slice of green olive. This led to my frequently requesting a whole cream cheese & olive sandwich on rye for my school lunch, until I got tired of it. Sun Mar 30 21:04:28 -0700 2008 2870437 134351 Morticia 7 3545013 cream cheese with green olives (with pimento), on pumpernickle and grilled. if you're not kosher, add some rare roast beef before grilling. oh. so. delicious! Mon Mar 31 06:51:19 -0700 2008 3544435 105717 alkapal 4 2913676 My grandmother made cream cheese and jelly sandwiches. She called them "bar-le-duc" sandwiches. She also used to put margarine on pb and j! Wed Sep 05 14:37:18 -0700 2007 2852309 70640 glorypea 5 3181450 The name probably derives from a type of currant jelly called bar-le-duc, which itself it named for the town in France where it's made. Wed Dec 05 08:39:18 -0800 2007 2913676 14386 BobB 6 3342085 I love brie cheese with raspberry preserves on top. I was first served this in a brazillian steakhouse. Its like cheesecake with a twist! Mon Jan 28 14:53:19 -0800 2008 3181450 150115 Mellicita 6 3837437 Brie cheese w/fig jam and sliced almonds run it into the oven to melt Thu Jul 03 16:02:02 -0700 2008 3181450 109905 laliz 3 4802973 ooh I love strawberry jam on a bagel w/cream cheese. Wed Jun 24 14:15:21 -0700 2009 2603182 227117 haolebaby 4 4830357 Or sub in some lemon curd for the jam -- instant lemon cheesecake for brekky :-). Sat Jul 04 22:42:21 -0700 2009 4802973 169233 grayelf 2 3919359 Yummm, that reminds me of a cuban sandwich called Elena Ruth. It's a pressed sanwich on cuban bread with turkey, strawberry preserves and cream cheese. Ridiculously good! Thu Jul 31 13:15:42 -0700 2008 2601183 208878 mrschef1 1 2601199 A peanut butter and pickle sandwich. Use your fave pb but pickles must be dill. Those crunchy Clausens work best. Oh, and before you cut it, squash it a little. Sounds gross but it's de-lish! Fri May 25 07:34:37 -0700 2007 2600271 77264 kja1 2 2601963 Bread and butter pickles - homemade of course, were the preferred pickle in our house. And, the PB must be crunchy. I do wonder what the origin of this gross-out your friends combo is, as the BP & P sandwich seems to come up a lot on these boards. My mother, who introduced us to this culinary gem was from the mid-west, but growing up in Massachusetts, no one seemed to ever have heard of it. If you took one to school for lunch it had to be cut in quarters so anyone brave enough to try it could, without eating half your lunch. PS: A BP& P sandwich is the only good use for iceburg lettuce IMHO. Fri May 25 11:17:56 -0700 2007 2601199 57199 clamscasino 3 2603555 How do you make B&B pickles? Fri May 25 21:27:39 -0700 2007 2601963 36661 Sam Fujisaka 4 2603562 Fanning's, out of the jar, will save you a lot of ..everything. Sabroso. Fri May 25 21:32:03 -0700 2007 2603555 57170 Veggo 5 2785802 Bubbie's B&B pickles are great too...local SF item, dunno if you can find it outside the bay area. If you do see them, try them! Thu Jul 26 10:46:03 -0700 2007 2603562 105586 Cat Chow 6 4802977 we have Bubbies in Hawaii too. No other way to go unless you have homemade. Wed Jun 24 14:16:07 -0700 2009 2785802 227117 haolebaby 4 2606437 Bread and butter pickles are made from thin slices of cucumbers. Some recipes say to layer them with onions and salt in a colander and let sit for 3 hours - some don't. My husband does this and adds layers of slashed grape leaves (slashed to allow for drainage). Somewhere, he read that the grape leaves make the pickles come out crispier. Then the cukes and onions are put into a boiling pickling brine made from 2 cups water, 1 quart vinegar, 4 cups sugar, 2 TBS each celery and mustard seed. The brine is allowed to come back to the boil. Pack immediately into hot sterilized jars and seal. This recipe is for 6 quarts sliced cukes, 6 medium sliced white onions, and 3/4 cup salt. It makes about 8 pints. Sun May 27 14:43:17 -0700 2007 2603555 57199 clamscasino 5 2606511 Thank you, clamscasino. I'm going to give them a try. Sun May 27 15:24:07 -0700 2007 2606437 36661 Sam Fujisaka 6 2670593 and speaking of pickles - take your dill slices and put them into leftover bread and butter juice and let them sit - outstanding! It's a weird combo, but surprisingly good. and favorite odd food combo? - peanut butter and mayo sandwich (in the dark of course when no one is looking....) Mon Jun 18 09:58:00 -0700 2007 2606511 66016 Spoonula 7 2670880 i haven't thought about a pb&mayo in YEARS! omg we loved those as kids! we also used to put potato chips in our pb&j's. YUM. Mon Jun 18 11:27:45 -0700 2007 2670593 65780 jujuthomas 8 2673692 When I was younger a friend's father introduced me to a peanut butter, mayo, and lettuce sandwich on white bread...we were on vacation at the time and I my friend and I have been refering to the sandwich as "the beach" ever since. Haven't had one of those in a long time... I also like potato chips on sandwiches, though never tried with a PB&J. Usually do it with something savory like turkey. Tue Jun 19 09:22:47 -0700 2007 2670880 80286 italyinmind 7 3541294 When we were growing up, my sister Lindsey loved peanut butter and mayo sandwiches. I tried it once and it wasn't for me. She sweared that the mayo kept the peanut butter from sticking to the roof of her mouth...I might just try it again to see if she was right... Sat Mar 29 15:53:36 -0700 2008 2670593 171426 jenniegirl 3 2671474 I've actually heard that PB and onions is very good on soft, white bread. I've never tried it, but I imagine that the peanut butter would cut the spice of the onion. Mon Jun 18 14:41:41 -0700 2007 2601963 86015 Melissavina 4 2693698 PB and onions sure sound good. Mon Jun 25 18:50:38 -0700 2007 2671474 98401 widehomehi 5 2705736 Raw or caramelized? Fri Jun 29 05:49:11 -0700 2007 2693698 11106 tatamagouche 5 2705789 not sure never heard of it before i'll have to try and see you ever tried pb and onions? Fri Jun 29 06:12:55 -0700 2007 2693698 98401 widehomehi 6 2713528 I think the recipe I saw was for raw onions on white bread with generous amounts of peanut butter. I got the idea here: http://www.sandwichproject.co.uk/ Mon Jul 02 11:44:43 -0700 2007 2705789 86015 Melissavina 2 2603653 Absolutely agree on the PB & PIckles, and I do prefer the Clausen dills and chunky peanut butter. The sharp moist crunch of the pickle is such a perfect balance for the peanut butter. Used to be a Skippy fanatic, but kinda like Jiff now, not quite as sweet. I like this on white bread, but its really good on a nice rye. Been eating it since I was a little kid. Mystery readers might recognize this combination from the Sue Grafton "Alphabet" books, she apparently likes different pickles - it varies from book to book. Fri May 25 22:28:38 -0700 2007 2601199 57890 KaimukiMan 3 3314344 Used to love PB & Pickles sandwitch! I tried it after reading Kinsey Millhone mysteries in middle school. The alphabet letter series (A is for Alibi, etc)! LOL! Sun Jan 20 11:17:41 -0800 2008 2603653 22264 baconstrip 2 2603924 I like to put pickled jalepeno slices with peanut butter on toast. Sat May 26 06:23:01 -0700 2007 2601199 94179 ChefNet 3 2647090 Crunchy peanut butter, sharp cheddar and piccalli (my answer to the bread and butter pickles ! ) Grilled....Yum. Sun Jun 10 14:54:53 -0700 2007 2603924 102673 FoodisArt 2 2647504 I used to eat creamy peanut butter, a slice of cheese, and sweet pickles for a sandwich. My pickle choice was those little sweet gherkins, sliced. this was the only time I would eat creamy peanut butter for the longest time, actually. I'm partial to crunchy. Sun Jun 10 18:14:44 -0700 2007 2601199 32586 revsharkie 2 2656257 This is one of my absolute favorites - Always Dill, Always natural crunchy peanut butter for me. A peanut butter and bacon sandwich is also heavenly. I have a friend who swears by Peanut butter and miracle whip, but i don;t eat the miracle so I can't vouch for it. Seems combos with peanut butter make it big for unique tastes Wed Jun 13 10:43:00 -0700 2007 2601199 26966 kolgrim 3 2663070 as a kid my neighbor used to make those PB and mayo or miracle whip sandwiches...the only miracle was how she managed to swallow that (eeech!) Fri Jun 15 08:27:32 -0700 2007 2656257 15170 Local 4 2672221 Peanut Butter (creamy), tuna, and Bacon (crispy) on White Toast. YUM Mon Jun 18 19:03:33 -0700 2007 2663070 69079 starlady 5 3837444 my mother used to eat peanut butter, tuna,and bacon Thu Jul 03 16:06:01 -0700 2008 2672221 109905 laliz 3 2679976 I do PB and spanish olive sandwiches. Ooh so good. Also, scrambled eggs with sriracha and wheat toast with butter and peanut butter. A mouthful of each element -- salty, creamy, spicy, sweet. OMG I'm hungry. Thu Jun 21 00:43:09 -0700 2007 2656257 46777 ctscorp 3 3919525 Yes, it's the peanut butter and bacon and nothing else sandwich -- that's what what my wife knocks back when she really wants to indulge. Claims it's a survivor of childhood weekend morning treats. It must be a Silver Spring thing. I've tried it and its ok. Thu Jul 31 14:00:38 -0700 2008 2656257 72742 Craterellus 1 2601218 Did you ever put an M&M on top a Cheez-It? Yum! Fri May 25 07:39:21 -0700 2007 2600271 16196 AnneM 2 2658927 I will now! Thu Jun 14 05:58:52 -0700 2007 2601218 98401 widehomehi 1 2601258 Goat cheese drizzled with maple syrup on a baguette round. Melon and prosciutto. A sandwich of crunchy peanut butter smeared with sriracha on whole wheat bread. Lamb tagine with apricots and prunes. Fri May 25 07:54:21 -0700 2007 2600271 42449 mrbozo 2 2602014 Lamb with dried fruits is not strange at all, it's quite common in Mediterranean & Middle Eastern cooking. Ditto melon and prosciutto, it's about as standard an Italian appetizer as you can find.. Now peanut butter & sriracha, THAT's unusual! To my knowledge, only African cooking (and its slave-kitchen-derived spinoffs in the Caribbean) commonly combine peanuts and hot chilies, and then usually in a stew, not a sandwich. Fri May 25 11:32:26 -0700 2007 2601258 14386 BobB 3 2602064 Well, I was thinking of "strange" in relation to mainstream North American tastes, where waving a piece of garlic over a dish in preparation may be considered as over doing it. I suppose French fries with mayo or aioli would fit as well. Poutine horrifies some. I have a long-time Guyanese friend to thank for the PB/hot sauce combo. Kimchi alone on a hamburger is another personal favourite. Fri May 25 11:47:39 -0700 2007 2602014 42449 mrbozo 4 2602096 //Well, I was thinking of "strange" in relation to mainstream North American tastes, where waving a piece of garlic over a dish in preparation may be considered as over doing it.// Huh? Where do you live? Because that's nothing like I've experienced living all over the country the last 15 years. (And now back home in the best city anywhere. IMHO of course. :) Fri May 25 11:59:10 -0700 2007 2602064 16490 Bostonbob3 5 2602152 I was born and grew up in Montréal but have lived in Toronto for the past two decades. You and I have been exposed to a variety of cuisines. If your regular diet is meat and potatoes and black pepper is seen as a daring seasoning, that's a different matter. What is "strange" to some is welcome gustatory variety to others. Fri May 25 12:15:33 -0700 2007 2602096 42449 mrbozo 4 2852327 Mmmm, poutine sounds great. I love wet fries - fries with brown gravy - so a little cheese curd can't be bad. Thu Aug 16 13:15:00 -0700 2007 2602064 97205 sondrac 5 3919373 I don't get wet fries, to me it's all about the crispy ones. Soggy on purpose, please explain the joy of that to me... Thu Jul 31 13:18:51 -0700 2008 2852327 208878 mrschef1 3 2602528 Actually I had never heard of melon and prosciutto until a few months ago, and I am a biiig food fan born and raised in NYC. I actually thought the person who made it for me had just invented it (or it was one of those "only in the family" things) because it sounded so strange to me. Fri May 25 14:11:12 -0700 2007 2602014 18288 janethepain 4 2602692 Ah, but did you like it? Would you have it again? Fri May 25 15:06:05 -0700 2007 2602528 42449 mrbozo 5 2610371 Haha yes, as I seem to have developed a taste for prosciutto. What a coincidence, I had this for dinner last night with the "inventor." He was amused to know what he had invented. Tue May 29 10:38:52 -0700 2007 2602692 18288 janethepain 6 2785823 try prosciutto with with a slice of pear... or a bit of prune! Thu Jul 26 10:50:31 -0700 2007 2610371 105586 Cat Chow 7 2786046 or a nectarine Thu Jul 26 11:32:22 -0700 2007 2785823 19185 budlit 4 2603853 Nonetheless, it's a common Italian dish. But not everyone can hear of everything--there's a great poem called "The Man Who Never Heard of Frank Sinatra"--there's always an airplane going overhead or a train rumbling by when his name is spoken..:) Sat May 26 05:07:14 -0700 2007 2602528 11106 tatamagouche 4 3541738 proscuitto, an apple slice, and brie!!!! Sat Mar 29 19:03:08 -0700 2008 2602528 158403 jcattles 5 3544917 hey, i thought that was normal food. often spread brie on a slice of apple and wrap in prosciutto. yum! Mon Mar 31 06:15:19 -0700 2008 3541738 158319 mjoyous 2 2669285 Goat cheese with honey and mint is really good. At a Japanese-inspired sushi fusion place, I had a tuna sashimi dish with sliced apples, goat cheese, and pumpkin oil. It was great. Sun Jun 17 20:02:59 -0700 2007 2601258 99895 diva360 2 4786022 Chopped walnuts sauteed in butter & maple syrup, w/Goat cheese, served on an endive leaf & drizzled w/ fig jam. Thu Jun 18 18:16:28 -0700 2009 2601258 32941 Rmis32 2 4803000 a salad of field greens, prosciutto, melon, chile pepper.. yum Wed Jun 24 14:20:29 -0700 2009 2601258 227117 haolebaby 1 2601637 Has anyone tried watermelon rubbed or squeezed with lemon? My boyfriend swears by this, it doesnt taste bad but personally I think its just alright..I like my watermelon plain! Fri May 25 09:55:39 -0700 2007 2600271 70390 strawberryfields 2 2603390 This is a common practice in Mexico. Fruits of all type are often eaten with a squeeze of lime and chili powder Fri May 25 20:09:56 -0700 2007 2601637 89493 scubadoo97 3 2603410 And in Queretaro and Michoacan, it's corn on the cob with chili powder. Fri May 25 20:19:42 -0700 2007 2603390 57170 Veggo 4 2603808 We usually dip a halved or quartered lime in chili powder and salt, then rub it on the corn. Yum. Sat May 26 03:42:11 -0700 2007 2603410 10681 piccola 5 3342096 In Miami, its common to see someone eat mango chunks with vinegar, salt, and pepper. Its something like a tangy mango salsa in flavor. Mon Jan 28 14:56:38 -0800 2008 2603808 150115 Mellicita 4 2604766 do they do the mayo and parmesan cheese thing? Sat May 26 15:06:24 -0700 2007 2603410 89493 scubadoo97 5 2604924 Yes, although it is doubtful that it was parmesan and I don't have a guess what might be an equivalent mexican cheese. I remember trying to wipe off some of the mayo while my ladyfriend was dolloping more on hers. I was spoiled in Colorado by the Olathe sweet corn which might be the best in the world. The mexican corn is not as tender, but it's good. Come to think of it, we are getting nice corn in Florida now, and I need to take a trip down memory lane and do some of these mexican styles. And you are right up I-75 from me, so you are enjoying it also. Sat May 26 16:58:28 -0700 2007 2604766 57170 Veggo 6 2831302 I believe the closest equivalent to parmasan cheese as far as mexican cheeses are concerned would be Queso Cotija which is an aged cheese that is quite salty. Its very good, but isn't the same texture as parm and doesn't have the same nuttiness and depth of flavor that Parm has. To me, Cotija is like the offspring of a Parmagiano Reggiano and a Ricotta Salata. I love it in Enchiladas. And I make a killer Mexican quiche with it. I have seen Cotija used for roasted corn, but in the areas of Mexico near where I was raised, they use grated queso fresco which isn't quite as salty or pungent. Thu Aug 09 19:26:50 -0700 2007 2604924 71407 Homero 5 2645007 very pleasing party app - spread made with mayo, fresh parm, green onion and beau monde ....toast or broil it on quarter slices of very thin white bread Sat Jun 09 13:03:23 -0700 2007 2604766 94484 kirgirl 4 2605301 I first tasted corn on the cob with chilpotle pepper sauce in Worcester, MA. We might have been partaking of something else from Michoacan, however. Sat May 26 21:13:22 -0700 2007 2603410 62508 RIChowderhead 4 2645310 Spice it up with habanero sauce or sprinkle with chipotle, then sprinkle with bits of cotijo cheese (like very mild feta from Mexico.) Sat Jun 09 16:21:00 -0700 2007 2603410 17493 lintygmom 5 2647120 Sounds good! Sun Jun 10 15:15:08 -0700 2007 2645310 62508 RIChowderhead 6 2665777 Make sure and put mayonnaise on the corn first to make the cheese stick! Sat Jun 16 06:47:44 -0700 2007 2647120 17493 lintygmom 4 2669501 Tuna with mayo and lots of chili powder on raisin cinnamon toast - yum! Sun Jun 17 21:59:14 -0700 2007 2603410 94404 WannaBeFoodCritic 5 2783353 I love tuna on raisin bread..i usually add nutmeg...but will now try chili powder!! Wed Jul 25 15:53:41 -0700 2007 2669501 111088 vermontpoet 2 3541739 My husband and mother in law, sprinkle salt on watermelon. They even have my kids doing it now. Of course they like sugar added to frosted flakes too! Sat Mar 29 19:04:21 -0700 2008 2601637 158403 jcattles 3 3542245 as a southerner, i grew up eating salt on most all melons. now i also add some fresh ground pepper, sometimes. Sun Mar 30 02:43:50 -0700 2008 3541739 105717 alkapal 4 3554649 I like lemon meringue pie with black pepper. yum Wed Apr 02 15:25:03 -0700 2008 3542245 180068 Smileelisa 4 4781972 salt on figs! Wed Jun 17 13:16:12 -0700 2009 3542245 61392 sparkalina 3 3846247 Mrs. Doc puts salt on watermelon. I like cayenne pepper. Mon Jul 07 14:30:29 -0700 2008 3541739 28638 phantomdoc 1 2601995 Fig Newtons and Guinness stout. Discovered by accident when that was all I had left in the house one day - serendipity! Perfectly complementary flavors. Fri May 25 11:26:20 -0700 2007 2600271 14386 BobB 2 2650756 I can see that...one of my favs is Wagon Wheels with Guinness. Mon Jun 11 18:36:44 -0700 2007 2601995 101313 chiagurl 2 2686468 Fig Newtons and Scotch. One of Colonel Potter's favorites. Fri Jun 22 21:39:13 -0700 2007 2601995 62508 RIChowderhead 2 2721549 dude, that sounds fantastic! Thu Jul 05 11:39:33 -0700 2007 2601995 101707 yankeefan 1 2602009 Tuna salad with mango chutney in it. mmmmm! And when I was a kid we used to make a tomato salad with monterey jack cheese, red onion, and Fritos. Fri May 25 11:31:14 -0700 2007 2600271 71196 dalaimama 2 2655779 Funny you mention Fritos. As a child I used to put them on my pepperoni pizza. Lord have mercy. Wed Jun 13 08:32:31 -0700 2007 2602009 80361 MellieMac 3 2670597 I used to put Fritos on my peanut butter sandwiches when I was a kid... Mon Jun 18 09:59:21 -0700 2007 2655779 66016 Spoonula 4 2782305 we always used to put chips on our sandwiches! the salty corn crunch of the fritos was a perfect complement to pb & j. and the flavors of doritos and cheetos went so well with tuna. when all else failed, you could never go wrong with regular potato chips. as for snacks, back in junior high & high school my friends & i used to dip potato chips & pretzels in cream cheese... Wed Jul 25 11:17:33 -0700 2007 2670597 103920 goodhealthgourmet 5 2785836 count me in as putting fritos or potato chips in sandwiches...still tastes just as good when I do it (very occasionally!) Thu Jul 26 10:52:17 -0700 2007 2782305 105586 Cat Chow 5 2785911 In high school my favorite lunch was egg salad on wheat with ketchup chips stuffed in it! (yes, I live in Canada) Thu Jul 26 11:06:14 -0700 2007 2782305 11053 thenurse 5 3919394 Fritos are the best dipped in cream cheese! Also love eggs scrambled with cream cheese. Alternately, there is a recipe my grandma used to make with tomato sauce and a fried egg, topped with feta at the last minute. OMG, just reminded me, greek olives with cream cheese on a bagel. Total comfort food for me. Thu Jul 31 13:25:36 -0700 2008 2782305 208878 mrschef1 6 3923343 fry an egg, slice feta cheese, place on yolk while frying, cover so cheese melts into yolk. let egg edges get crispy. yum yum yum! Fri Aug 01 18:09:52 -0700 2008 3919394 105717 alkapal 5 4354783 My college roommate used to eat Doritos with cream cheese... they had to be nacho or cool ranch and she had the soft cream cheese in the tub. It was ok, but I never really got it. My favorite was mac n cheese with tuna. Sat Jan 24 18:21:57 -0800 2009 2782305 257980 scoutmom1973 4 2795245 I always put Fritos on my tuna sandwiches, and always make tuna salad by adding diced apples to it. And when I was a kid, I used to dip mini Shredded Wheat in soft butter. Sorta cancels out the healthy factor, huh.... Sun Jul 29 23:32:54 -0700 2007 2670597 107725 bards4 4 3541744 regular potato chips with butter on white bread Sat Mar 29 19:05:22 -0700 2008 2670597 158403 jcattles 2 2959809 Tuna with relish and honey mustard is a great combo as well. Thu Sep 20 11:08:40 -0700 2007 2602009 123423 bosun 1 2602034 How about sauteed button mushrooms, cottage cheese, salt and pepper. Havent had it in years, but I will this weekend! Thanks for the topic! Fri May 25 11:38:38 -0700 2007 2600271 12815 feta 1 2602271 My old childhood favorite: bologna, sweet pickle slices, and gobs of mayo on an onion roll. Fri May 25 12:49:04 -0700 2007 2600271 51540 MartiniQueen 2 3919402 I knew a kid in high school who swore by Lebanon bologna with peanut butter. Another who always got ham on her tuna subs. Tried them both and liked them, can't say I actually crave them now, but then I did go to high school in the 70's... Thu Jul 31 13:27:56 -0700 2008 2602271 208878 mrschef1 1 2602279 a piece of sharp cheddar cheese on top of a mini reese's peanut butter cup Fri May 25 12:52:26 -0700 2007 2600271 12268 mollyomormon 2 2602401 Try pepperjack. Or better yet, habenero pepperjack. Together, we could rule the world using spicy/sharp cheeses and sweets as a potent combinaton. Fri May 25 13:25:53 -0700 2007 2602279 16490 Bostonbob3 1 2602536 The one that comes to mind when I think of unusual pairings is oatmeal with sugar AND salt. When my friend's mom suggested it, I was astounded - it jsut made no sense. Now that's the way I love it. I guess this is how I discovered the sweet/salty balance other people loved. Fri May 25 14:13:33 -0700 2007 2600271 18288 janethepain 2 2602696 I like my oatmeal with maple syrup, sweet butter, and salt. Fri May 25 15:06:58 -0700 2007 2602536 42449 mrbozo 3 2623002 Not so unusual - that was exactly the way I ate it growing up - and my mom was making it for me :-) Sat Jun 02 08:04:40 -0700 2007 2602696 12099 sivyaleah 3 2785841 me too. Guatemalans always add the pinch of salt when doing "mosh" (oatmeal) and the bit of cinnamon stick. I'm not a big fan of the cinnamon stick tho, so I omit. Thu Jul 26 10:53:15 -0700 2007 2602696 105586 Cat Chow 1 2602726 My best friend is Korean taught me about the glorious combo of Spam fried super crisp with Kimchi and rice for breakfast Scientifically the combo of sweet/salty is the most pleasing to the palate Fri May 25 15:17:39 -0700 2007 2600271 100997 dwhitne1 2 2605596 that was breakfast for me all the time when I was a kid. Sometimes my mom fried me an egg on the side as well Sun May 27 05:53:03 -0700 2007 2602726 24546 bitsubeats 1 2602769 Basil and chocolate. No really. Try it sometime. I discovered this when I was making pesto one day, after I had made some brownies. I dropped a bit of the basil accidentally into the leftover brownie batter, and was going to throw it out, except it smelled *amazing*. So I tasted it, and it tastes *amazing*. Fri May 25 15:37:19 -0700 2007 2600271 66685 AnnaEA 2 2605251 I'm intrigued by that combination. There's a chocolatier in Toronto who makes a balsamic truffle and an olive oil truffle . I thought they would taste bizarre but it somehow works. They are now my favourite truffles. Sat May 26 20:38:12 -0700 2007 2602769 11858 mrsleny 3 2606460 For my final project in my pastry techniques class, I made basil infused dark chocolate (75%) truffles. I thought they were AWESOME, but many people came up to me and asked if they were made with marijuana. I was pretty straight edge at the time and had never tried pot- and certainly had never eaten it. I found out after just a tiny bit of research that marijuana and basil are quite closely related. hehehehe! Sun May 27 14:58:06 -0700 2007 2605251 39914 lunchbox 2 2677654 I had a basil flavoured gelato recently with dark chocolate curls on top! You are right, it IS amazing! A chocolatier where I live makes jalapeno tequila chocolates. Now that was an odd combo, but honestly, not bad and not overpowering. Wed Jun 20 10:32:20 -0700 2007 2602769 93628 femmenikita 3 3860647 one day after a morning meeting, the only things left to eat were jalapeno cream cheese and a choc chip bagel- wow- was it good! so glad I was brave- it's now one of my favs. Fri Jul 11 13:56:27 -0700 2008 2677654 207221 lucyjane444 1 2602792 --Watermelon dressed with cayenne pepper and lemon --sliced radishes with butter, kosher salt, and pistachios --roasted apricots, white cheddar, bacon and parsley on a hamburger really and truly delicious! Fri May 25 15:49:34 -0700 2007 2600271 97951 cerisenoire 2 2655465 radishes with butter, kosher salt on a baguette was my usual after-school snack. Though not uncommon at all in France. Will have to try with pistachios. Wed Jun 13 06:51:11 -0700 2007 2602792 10896 chaddict 1 2603102 Watermelon,Feta and mint makes a great salad, don't have the exact recipe its on the boards here somewhere Fri May 25 17:44:10 -0700 2007 2600271 11562 Hue 1 2603148 Rootbeer float made with mint chocolate chip ice cream. Fri May 25 18:04:46 -0700 2007 2600271 41864 optimal forager 2 2669506 That's how I make mine! Sun Jun 17 22:01:47 -0700 2007 2603148 94404 WannaBeFoodCritic 1 2603171 freshly ground black pepper on fresh strawberries...yummy! Fri May 25 18:16:14 -0700 2007 2600271 68998 kleinfortlee 2 2671487 Toss in a little balsamic, a squeeze of lemon, and some fresh mint and you've got my favorite dessert! Mon Jun 18 14:46:12 -0700 2007 2603171 86015 Melissavina 1 2603206 Hummus and pickled beets. Even better in a sandwich. Eggs and maple syrup (OK, that's a Canadian thing). Fri May 25 18:30:56 -0700 2007 2600271 10681 piccola 2 2603569 Eggs nad maple syrup and sausages! Yeah I think it's a CDN thing. We did it growing up in the States, but then Mum is from Ottawa. Then I moved to BC and it was game over, I was HOME, others did this too!!! LOL Fri May 25 21:33:58 -0700 2007 2603206 69079 starlady 3 2603757 i did this all the time and i'm chinese and grew up in los angeles. i still occasional eat eggs and sausages with maple syrup, that is whenever i eat breakfast foods which isn't often. Sat May 26 00:42:22 -0700 2007 2603569 72668 phant0omx 4 2603810 Maybe not exclusively Canadian, but def. more common there because of the sugar shack culture. Sat May 26 03:45:56 -0700 2007 2603757 10681 piccola 5 2785847 I'm not Canadian either (just visited a few times) but I love eggs, maple syup and sausages...all in one glorious mess! Thu Jul 26 10:55:10 -0700 2007 2603810 105586 Cat Chow 3 3261733 Somewhat along those lines is a toasted cinnamon raisin bagel with mayonnaise, fried egg, cheddar cheese and a crispy sausage patty. Sweet, savory and SOOOO not good for you. Bacon works in place of the sausage and I've known folks to use scrapple too. Fri Jan 04 13:49:20 -0800 2008 2603569 13683 Dee S 1 2603423 I'm quite fond of smoked oysters atop Triscuits spread with bleu cheese. Yum. Fri May 25 20:26:32 -0700 2007 2600271 32172 lingmao 1 2603764 Sardines with avocado sandwiches are very good. Sat May 26 00:57:43 -0700 2007 2600271 13619 Sharuf 2 2655044 Yup, that should work. Especially with a crusty roll or baguette, no? Tue Jun 12 23:05:30 -0700 2007 2603764 14663 pilinut 1 2603893 Garlic and chocolate. Not together, but one after the other. Say, a slice of pizza or some pasta with an obscene load of garlic followed by a chocolate bar or any other very chocolatey dessert. Awesome. Sat May 26 05:57:37 -0700 2007 2600271 25244 rockycat 2 2605405 Rockycat...when I was a kid there was a Spaghetti Factory in SF's North Beach, unrelated to the chain, as far as I know. I always saved a piece of garlic bread to eat with my chocolate ice cream. YUM Sat May 26 22:50:12 -0700 2007 2603893 20387 tobycat 1 2604061 Those cocktail crockpot meatballs made with a jar of grape jelly and a jar of barbeque sauce. I've never been able to bring myself to make it but if served I'll sure eat them. Another combination I like is white tuna, cilantro chutney, chopped red onion, and some lemon juice. It's a strong tasting dish but surprisingly good on pita. Sat May 26 08:07:38 -0700 2007 2600271 13599 Ellen 1 2604101 Cold Rico's Buttery Flavored Topping on hot freshly popped pop-corn, while eating Raisinets. Movie theater nirvana. Good luck getting the cold butter substitute out of the kid at the cineplex though. Sat May 26 08:34:04 -0700 2007 2600271 100129 CharlestonChow 1 2604112 Lobster with an orange vanilla cream sauce. Amazing! Sat May 26 08:44:49 -0700 2007 2600271 10285 Candy 1 2604381 I love the sweet/salty thing too. Current favourite is foccacia bread split in half with pesto, strawberry jam and sharp cheddar cheese. Put under broiler until cheese starts melting. Heavenly..... Sat May 26 11:25:39 -0700 2007 2600271 67007 squingy 2 2604556 watermelon, lemons or grapefruit...liberally sprinkled with salt. Peanut butter, banana and Miracle whip on white bread Balsamic vinegar and freshly ground pepper on fresh strawberries Sat May 26 13:10:22 -0700 2007 2604381 49452 SweetPhyl 3 2673762 Amen to the salt on the watermelon. Someone mentioned this to me long ago and I gave him the strangest look. Now I get the looks. Tue Jun 19 09:39:51 -0700 2007 2604556 12051 tubman 4 2993209 My fried eats apples with salt on them. I think that would ruin the apple, but she swears by it. Mon Oct 01 12:05:28 -0700 2007 2673762 114561 Ditdah 5 3000736 i forgot about salt on apples! i used to do this all the time and loved it...the trick is just to put the tiniest bit so the flavor of the apple is enhanced, not overpowered. Wed Oct 03 12:20:21 -0700 2007 2993209 80286 italyinmind 6 3006372 yep i put cinnamon and a tiny sprinkling of salt. :) Thu Oct 04 20:37:21 -0700 2007 3000736 70838 taryn 1 2604648 Chocolate covered donuts in a bowl,broken up with buttermilk poured over them, eat like cereal...delicious! Sat May 26 13:58:59 -0700 2007 2600271 89203 jword2001 1 2605266 Oh, and grits mixed with chocolate, allowed to cool ,sliced,foloured,fried,and served with black raspberry preserves ohhh yeah! Sat May 26 20:47:26 -0700 2007 2600271 89203 jword2001 1 2605400 Saltines with marshmallow fluff. Sat May 26 22:44:04 -0700 2007 2600271 76039 coseboom 2 2686067 Yum, that sounds awesome! Fri Jun 22 17:47:42 -0700 2007 2605400 13950 chowmeow 3 2783363 ohhh yes! Saltines and Fluff is addictive. Wed Jul 25 15:56:39 -0700 2007 2686067 111088 vermontpoet 4 2958244 Just saw the Saltines and Fluff note. Haven't tried it but I think I get it. Reading that made me realize that something I have done since I was a kid might seem odd though it never did until now. When we weren't feeling well, my mom was a big believer in the benefits of Campbell's chicken noodle soup, 7-up and Saltines. I used to dunk some of my crackers in the 7-up and eat them. I have no idea why, but the honest truth is that I still do. Hadn't occurred to me until now that this might seem odd to some, but it tastes good if only because it reminds me of being a kid who was cared for by a loving mom. Wed Sep 19 22:24:43 -0700 2007 2783363 81261 bananna slug 5 3541346 Okay, so this is gross and I haven't eaten it since I was five-my favorite thing was "Mayonaise bread"-my mom babysat my best friend Ingrid, and we used to eat Wonder bread and "Best Food's" mayo-now that I'm in Minnesota and not California, it's Hellman's. Totally gross, but good times. Sat Mar 29 16:12:15 -0700 2008 2958244 171426 jenniegirl 6 3569012 a mayonnaise and potato chip sandwich on white bread is really delicious Mon Apr 07 07:08:57 -0700 2008 3541346 139265 Cookiepants 7 3572880 I'll skip the white bread, but put that on a roll, with some bread and butter pickles, and you've got a meatless masterpiece. They have to be plain potato chips. I tried this once with sour cream and onion and it was revolting, despite me liking all three separately. Tue Apr 08 07:47:13 -0700 2008 3569012 165800 jhopp217 6 3854911 That made me think about my Brother who to this day still eats thousand island dressing sandwiches. That's it. Just the bread and the dressing. Even better he says is throw spaghetti with meat sauce in there too! I love a good spaghetti sandwich but, can't get past the thousand islands gahh Wed Jul 09 21:00:26 -0700 2008 3541346 144814 livetocook 1 2605599 schwelmer pilsner with chocolate melty kiss squares from japan both are amazingly sweet and go perfectly together Sun May 27 05:53:51 -0700 2007 2600271 24546 bitsubeats 1 2605604 Peanut butter & Cheese Whiz on white bread. Velveeta will do in a pinch. Sun May 27 05:57:34 -0700 2007 2600271 101217 spycegurl 2 2605662 Thinking about this, my neighbors kids used to cover a piece of white bread with yellow mustard, then sprinkle heavily with sugar...i could never bring myself to try it. Sun May 27 07:11:48 -0700 2007 2605604 89203 jword2001 1 2605716 Toast with peanut butter, blue cheese, and a slice of mango. I actually tried this first at a restaurant, believe it or not. Sun May 27 07:48:36 -0700 2007 2600271 20436 thebeavises 1 2605881 French fries and vanilla ice cream Pickles and vanilla ice cream Sugar and avocado Doritos and white rice with siracha Oatmeal with peanut butter and melted chocolate YUM!! Sun May 27 09:36:11 -0700 2007 2600271 100242 Me so hungry 2 2605998 That reminds me of one I like french fries dipped in a strawberry shake. Sun May 27 10:25:52 -0700 2007 2605881 98401 widehomehi 3 2673740 I do a similar version...french fries dipped in a Wendy's frosty. Tue Jun 19 09:35:13 -0700 2007 2605998 80286 italyinmind 4 3178493 This IS terrific!!! Haven't done it for ages though. Tue Dec 04 09:59:14 -0800 2007 2673740 123480 scuzzo 3 3541378 In middle school they used to have these amazing shakes that were really just soft serve-we would get those with french fries for lunch. Now that I teach at a high school, and we have a "Wellness initiatie"-all the kids can get is bottled water and I'm not so sure about the fries-probably baked potatoes...anyway back in the day they were good memories, if not so healthy... Sat Mar 29 16:19:55 -0700 2008 2605998 171426 jenniegirl 2 2785857 ditto on the french fries with vanilla ice cream...OR dipped into vanilla milkshake! Thu Jul 26 10:56:47 -0700 2007 2605881 105586 Cat Chow 2 2798706 Yes! French fries and ice cream. Or chips and ice cream. Sour cream + onion with vanilla is rather tasty. Mon Jul 30 22:15:09 -0700 2007 2605881 27032 aktivistin 2 3541801 That;s so funny, my daughters love vanilla ice cream and french fries, i just don't get it. Sat Mar 29 19:35:48 -0700 2008 2605881 158403 jcattles 1 2606467 Prunes stuffed with cheese (swiss is good), wrapped in bacon and grilled. Sun May 27 15:01:02 -0700 2007 2600271 16828 Judith 2 2731666 I sometimes make a version of this, stuffing the prunes with chevre, and wrapping in pancetta. under the broiler for a few minutes.... perfection in flavors, textures, and beautifully bite-sized. Mon Jul 09 07:45:13 -0700 2007 2606467 102095 vvvindaloo 2 2785864 prunes stuffed with pate. add a sliver of walnut for texture if you like Thu Jul 26 10:57:19 -0700 2007 2606467 105586 Cat Chow 1 2606470 Truffles and coffee. I was making my self some truffled scrambled eggs for breakfast (Working with the gourmet food distributer had its perks!) and I used the spoon from the truffles to stir my coffee by accident. It was absolutley delicious! I've used coffee and truffles in a few game sauces and glazes since. Sun May 27 15:02:42 -0700 2007 2600271 39914 lunchbox 2 2607464 Sounds interesting. Mon May 28 06:47:47 -0700 2007 2606470 98401 widehomehi 2 2677639 I worked in gourmet coffee places for many years, and we had some beans that actually had notes of mushroom. Sumatra coffee in particular; I can't drink it anymore without tasting mushroom! It will always be a savory coffee to me now because of that; it grosses me out to think of people mixing it with sugar Wed Jun 20 10:29:51 -0700 2007 2606470 93628 femmenikita 1 2606872 . . . and scrambled eggs and jam. Sun May 27 19:31:39 -0700 2007 2600271 16828 Judith 2 2785867 yes yes yes!! Strawberry jam for me!! Thu Jul 26 10:57:50 -0700 2007 2606872 105586 Cat Chow 3 3058308 Variations of the classic dessert omlette filled with the jelly or jam of your choice, then sprinkled with powdered sugar. Probably been around close to a century, if not more. French origin. Mon Oct 22 22:14:18 -0700 2007 2785867 112096 Caroline1 2 4945685 Reminds me of one of my favourites, scrambled eggs with dates (date puree in the pan with the eggs) Fri Aug 14 02:43:08 -0700 2009 2606872 224081 BamiaWruz 1 2610258 Fritos on a bologna sandwich Potato chips on a tuna sandwich -- it's a texture thing. Tue May 29 10:06:08 -0700 2007 2600271 92786 minutia 2 2712816 I always sneak a few chips onto my tuna sandwich - adds crunch and salt. The best is when the tuna has apple diced into it...YUM! Mon Jul 02 08:38:01 -0700 2007 2610258 55578 Eatin in Woostah 3 3912536 Definitely agree. Chips on tuna sandwich. Oh and a little bit of pickle juice. I'm not a big mayo fan so I use very little. The pickle juice helps hold the tuna and celery together. (I also don't like to eat pickles, just use the juice.) My sister eats saltines with whipped cream. Dates back to an experiment in elementary school. They were trying to make butter but the teacher bought the wrong kind of cream. LOL. After spending hours shaking the jar of cream, my sister was not going to be denied her snack. So saltines and whipped cream was born. Ick. Tue Jul 29 14:58:09 -0700 2008 2712816 186925 why_itsme 1 2612720 One of my favorites was a cabinet (aka milk shake with ice cream) made with coffee syrup, and pistachio ice cream. Wed May 30 05:30:20 -0700 2007 2600271 62508 RIChowderhead 1 2622056 I'm going to contribute one combination that is uncommonly bad -- blue cheese and coffee, all the worst moldy flavours you could imagine (think water-damage) are dramatically enhanced. Fri Jun 01 16:52:59 -0700 2007 2600271 18264 steinpilz 1 2623538 Maybe not as strange as some of the items on this list (pretty impressive) but I used to like wafflles with a fried egg on top, covered in syrup. Sat Jun 02 12:51:23 -0700 2007 2600271 14093 Melanie 2 2647070 I eat this all the time pancakes are good too. Sun Jun 10 14:41:40 -0700 2007 2623538 98401 widehomehi 3 2785874 me three. If I really want to pig out for breakfast (of course breakfast any time of day) it has to be the platter where I get eggs, sausage, bacon, hash brown, waffle or pancakes. I won't be able to touch another meal for the next 24 hours but WELL WORTH IT Thu Jul 26 10:59:13 -0700 2007 2647070 105586 Cat Chow 1 2644089 Triscuit spread with cream cheese and chopped prunes! Tasty and high in fiber. Fri Jun 08 22:29:40 -0700 2007 2600271 73472 Bethwick 1 2644135 Tuna sandwich with chocolate milk. Used to like this occasionally when I was younger. Scrambled eggs with a touch of sugar. Fri Jun 08 23:26:58 -0700 2007 2600271 90814 Vegasbuff 1 2644156 Chateau d'Yquem and roast beef Fri Jun 08 23:55:54 -0700 2007 2600271 51760 joshekg 2 2644234 Cranberry Raisin bread with pulled turkey breast, crumbled blue cheese, thinly sliced granny smith apples and some honey mustard. A sandwich shop near me serves this and now I make it myself at home. Once you try it, you'll crave it! Also, since I was a kid I've been eating Ruffles potato chips dipped in chocolate ice cream. YUMMY!!!! Sat Jun 09 04:17:29 -0700 2007 2644156 89053 sparkplug 3 2644953 I'll be trying this or something similar sounds great.Seems like mustard with raisin bread and almost any type of meat is pretty good I like cinnamon raisin bagels for sandwiches. Sat Jun 09 12:22:48 -0700 2007 2644234 98401 widehomehi 3 2673750 That sandwich sounds to die for! I might have to go seek out the ingredients to make it for myself today... Tue Jun 19 09:37:25 -0700 2007 2644234 80286 italyinmind 1 2645275 With chili I always have a PB and maple syrup sandwich on white bread to dip. My SO thinks it is gross, but I love it. Sat Jun 09 15:58:00 -0700 2007 2600271 82243 ArikaDawn 1 2647118 My Grandma turned me on to this one Kaukauna sharp cheddar cheese ball with almonds and crab cocktail AWSOME!I think there was an underlying message in this snack that she wanted to let me know she was a cheese ball and my grandpa was a crab ummmmmmm yah. Sun Jun 10 15:14:48 -0700 2007 2600271 98401 widehomehi 1 2647512 I like Sriracha sauce instead of ketchup on those frozen tater tots that you cook in the oven. My church folks think this is weird, but I found it in a Rachael Ray cookbook: an appetizer made by putting slices of pears, walnuts (pecans, in my case, since I don't like walnuts), and blue cheese on baguette slices and put them under the broiler till the cheese melts a little. I mentioned that to some of my church ladies and they acted as though I'd asked them to eat something I'd scraped off my shoe. Sun Jun 10 18:18:22 -0700 2007 2600271 32586 revsharkie 2 2652166 Boo on them. Pears, walnuts, and gorgonzola are a classic Milanese combination. Tue Jun 12 08:48:23 -0700 2007 2647512 13445 Louise 3 2669353 Based on this combination, I make a pizza in the winter topped with sauteed radicchio, walnuts, and blue cheese, and then I put sliced pears on at the end. It's really good. Sun Jun 17 20:37:40 -0700 2007 2652166 99895 diva360 1 2651120 Heres one I just ate for dinner tonight I call it Little House on the Prairie I ate poached trout I caught at a local lake with baked beans,strawberrys and wheat grass with Blue Cheese dressing on it and a jalapeño(don't know if they had those on the Prairie).Call me cuckoo I thought it tasted gooooooood Mon Jun 11 21:02:53 -0700 2007 2600271 98401 widehomehi 1 2651241 A pastrami and avocado sandwich. Mon Jun 11 22:15:48 -0700 2007 2600271 104642 Jules M 2 2652915 nutella and string cheese brownies and really sour dill pickles crunchy peanut butter on toasted really dark german pumpernickle Tue Jun 12 11:50:06 -0700 2007 2651241 96864 pamplemouse 2 3837506 avocado w/baon avocado w/roast beef avocado w/turkey avocado burger avocado diced on chili sigh. avocado wit Thu Jul 03 16:29:29 -0700 2008 2651241 109905 laliz 3 4945687 Avocado with maple syrup is something my mother started eating, it was good! Fri Aug 14 02:46:18 -0700 2009 3837506 224081 BamiaWruz 4 5029884 try that with a small sprinkle of chipotle! Mon Sep 14 17:21:48 -0700 2009 4945687 88006 McJ 1 2652865 i saw a kid once (like, age 4) dipping his french fries in his chocolate milkshake. he seemed to really enjoy it!!! LOL!!!! Tue Jun 12 11:37:19 -0700 2007 2600271 95796 excuse me miss 2 2654405 I like french fries with a strawberry shake Tue Jun 12 18:37:05 -0700 2007 2652865 98401 widehomehi 2 2670979 my sister and I still love that combo! YUM. chocolate and salty is one of my fave's! my dad always used to get strange looks when he'd order hot fudge sundaes with black raspberry ice cream - oh is that good! Mon Jun 18 12:00:42 -0700 2007 2652865 65780 jujuthomas 2 2672448 i did this as a kid, but even better, frenchfries dipped in honey. mmmmmmmmmm! Mon Jun 18 20:36:30 -0700 2007 2652865 70838 taryn 3 2783378 A variation to the FFs dipped in honey that I adore is FFs drizzled with honey mustard. Wed Jul 25 15:59:42 -0700 2007 2672448 111088 vermontpoet 2 2785888 I answered this already above, my favorite is vanilla milkshake, but strawberry and chocolate will do just fine :D I still do it when I get the chance Thu Jul 26 11:01:49 -0700 2007 2652865 105586 Cat Chow 1 2652984 Two combos that I think may be Pennsylvania Dutch: cottage cheese and apple butter french fries with vinegar Tue Jun 12 12:03:48 -0700 2007 2600271 97171 chocoannie 2 2653082 I love cottage cheese and apple butter. I have also added really good apple butter to yogurt before and enjoyed it. Can't say there is much I wouldn't enjoy good apple butter with though, haha. Tue Jun 12 12:29:32 -0700 2007 2652984 82243 ArikaDawn 3 2653332 Nacho Cheese Doritos with chunks of swiss cheese on top. A slice of bread buttered with sugar sprinkled on top. Tue Jun 12 13:31:47 -0700 2007 2653082 103418 cor 4 2785891 ditto on the bread buttered then toasted with sugar on top Thu Jul 26 11:02:22 -0700 2007 2653332 105586 Cat Chow 4 3541457 my students were talking about how good hot cheetos were with melted cheese. Sounds really gross, but if you're ten, I guess it's pretty good. I'm not tempted to try it though... Sat Mar 29 16:51:25 -0700 2008 2653332 171426 jenniegirl 2 2654030 I've been doing the fries-and-vinegar thing all my life and I'm nowhere near Penn. Dutch. I'm pretty sure vinegar is a standard condiment at most Canadian chipwagons - it comes in those little individual packets. Tue Jun 12 16:28:52 -0700 2007 2652984 10681 piccola 3 2655847 I got hooked on fries and vinegar in Ireland. Nothing like that in Kansas, where I grew up, and people around here often look at me like I've got three heads if I ask for vinegar when I'm having a meal of fish and chips. (Big thing at home, courtesy of the great Murphy's Steak House, is fries with thick, dark, brown gravy. But I gather that's not all that unusual.) Wed Jun 13 08:52:58 -0700 2007 2654030 32586 revsharkie 4 2657799 Mayo and Sriracha mixed to dip fries in. Wed Jun 13 16:58:15 -0700 2007 2655847 98401 widehomehi 2 2654064 Well the chocolate dipped pretzels are common enough. Though my chocolate appreciation sensors abruptly switched off a year and a half ago. Weird. Tue Jun 12 16:42:50 -0700 2007 2652984 13445 Louise 2 2656129 The vinegar on FF, or on Fish & Chips has always been popular in Rhode Island, and, I think, southern New England in general. I like mustard (Dijon preferably) on my fries. Wed Jun 13 10:09:24 -0700 2007 2652984 62508 RIChowderhead 3 2657250 Dijon mixed with mayo on my fries :-) Wed Jun 13 14:08:59 -0700 2007 2656129 12099 sivyaleah 3 2668159 Growing up in Toronto, chips [french fries] and vinegar was the norm -- fish and chip places always offered white and malt vinegar -- chip trucks here and in SW Ontario still do. Funny thing, though, vinegar [always malt] tastes good only on "real" chips; the reconstituted-potato thingies or frozen fries don't take it so well. Mayo on chips/fries is excellent -- I met it first in Brussels, where I had the best chips [frites] in the universe, huge paper cones offered with a huge array of possible sauces, ranging from plain or lemon or mustard or curry mayo through a kind of "Espagnole" sauce with fresh tomatoes and peppers, and others I can't recall now. But a personal fave is the northern UK "chip shop curry sauce," an odd, slightly sweet yellow curry gravy, which for some reason works well on real chips/fries. Sun Jun 17 10:21:53 -0700 2007 2656129 104753 pearl3 4 2668178 I find that to be the case too frozen fries don't taste the same with vinegar as fresh made ones,curry sauce sounds good on fries.Yuuuuuuuuuuuuuuummmmmmmmm Sun Jun 17 10:32:12 -0700 2007 2668159 98401 widehomehi 5 2668211 Yup, the curry stuff is as addictive as ketchup, maybe moreso. It's available in all its undoubtedly chemical glory: online:http://www.shopenglandonline.com/cochshcusami.html Or, you could be swank, and make it: http://www.greatbritishkitchen.co.uk/recipes_result.asp?name=chipshopcurrysauce Me, I just grab a package of the Colman's stuff if I'm in a grocery store that sells UK foods. Sun Jun 17 10:51:29 -0700 2007 2668178 104753 pearl3 4 2941599 Chip trucks? Wow, if we had these in NYC I would weigh 1000 lbs! Fri Sep 14 10:30:06 -0700 2007 2668159 17392 JennS 5 2991124 We call them "chipwagons" in Ottawa - there's one every couple of blocks and one permanently parked by the university student centre. Sun Sep 30 17:35:38 -0700 2007 2941599 10681 piccola 5 3045213 nyc's got its fair share of street food...plenty of choices to inspire serious weight gain even without the option of fish & chips. Wed Oct 17 21:19:17 -0700 2007 2941599 103920 goodhealthgourmet 3 3541813 French fries dipped (or in my case soaked in) au jus!!! or fries topped with green chili and cheese Sat Mar 29 19:39:50 -0700 2008 2656129 158403 jcattles 2 3262991 My dear chocoannie, Including french fries with vinegar on the "STRANGE PAIRINGS" thread is annoying to us Canucks who much admire that condiment with our 'chippies' than 'catsup'. It has been a national specialty for as long as I have been alive. Those Pennsylvania Dutch must have known a good thing when they sampled it. Fri Jan 04 21:39:08 -0800 2008 2652984 151625 fruglescot 3 3432355 fruglescot, What's really interesting to me is the responses to that--pretty much equally split between those who find it very common (many Candians!) and those who said they get strange looks when they do it. I can't understand how something so delicious isn't totally universal! Mon Feb 25 09:25:55 -0800 2008 3262991 97171 chocoannie 1 2654142 Home made hot apple high pie with a chunk of really REALLY sharp cheddar Tue Jun 12 17:02:33 -0700 2007 2600271 86137 purple goddess 2 2656287 Try melting the cheddar on top of the pie... heavenly. Wed Jun 13 10:48:38 -0700 2007 2654142 26966 kolgrim 2 2656867 That's actually a fairly common combination. Wed Jun 13 12:56:42 -0700 2007 2654142 14386 BobB 2 2656913 My family has always made a fantastic apple crunch that has sharp cheddar shredded cheese in it. Delightful! Wed Jun 13 13:04:25 -0700 2007 2654142 89053 sparkplug 2 2831331 I love it with sharp cheddar, but if you get a chance, try it with a few slices of melted gjetost cheese. Is a Scandinavian goat cheese that is made with whey instead of curds. It has a slightly salty caramel flavor that I think is terrific with Apple pie. Thu Aug 09 19:37:39 -0700 2007 2654142 71407 Homero 3 3144389 I've been looking online for a recipe to add gjetost to an apple pie. I've always just eaten it as a snack with apples or crackers or by itself, so I've been wary of how it will melt and meld inside an apple pie. Any suggestions? Tue Nov 20 20:52:00 -0800 2007 2831331 144597 cammysauce 2 3262994 Nothing strange about that pairing, Purple g Fri Jan 04 21:40:24 -0800 2008 2654142 151625 fruglescot 1 2655033 Champorado with tuyo: sweet chocolate rice porridge with flakes of fried dried salted fish. I thought my mom was (uncharacteristically) messing with my brain, but it turns out to be a traditional Filipino combination. And once I tried it, I was hooked! Then there's white bread thickly spread with condensed milk, topped with grated queso de bola (aged Edam cheese) and baked until lightly browned. (More sweet-and-salty, crisp-mushy-chewy stuff!) Tue Jun 12 22:59:40 -0700 2007 2600271 14663 pilinut 2 2655151 Apple pie and cheddar is a classic pairing, but most people now think it is strange. My kids always dipped their fries in Wendy's Frosties. yuk, I never tried it but I can imagine the grease congealing in the cold. I like brussel sprouts with butter and blue cheese. I cook them very tender, but not mushy. Melt a big pat of butter on top and crumble some stilton over them, for a late night snack. I only make this when I am alone. Cottage cheese is best with potato chips, and also good with pickled beets. I use potato chips to scoop up my baked beans or pork and beans. I always have a Fat Tire or Sam Adams lager with my brownie fudge sundaes. Wed Jun 13 00:48:20 -0700 2007 2655033 27492 denverdoni 3 2694172 mmmmmmmmmmm cottage cheese with beets sounds pretty awsome.-Thanks Mon Jun 25 22:02:12 -0700 2007 2655151 98401 widehomehi 3 2724167 mmmm. cottage cheese and fat tire. fantastic in itself. being on the east coast really makes me miss my fat tire. cottage cheese, fresh figs, feta, and sweet potato fries pressed in a sandwich with dousing of hot sauce is fantastic. Fri Jul 06 08:52:14 -0700 2007 2655151 101707 yankeefan 4 2724305 Last night I had Bass Ale and Baked Alaska.-Burp Fri Jul 06 09:31:40 -0700 2007 2724167 98401 widehomehi 3 2725551 Cottage cheese, pickled beets, and fresh shredded carrots - maybe a douse of Tabasco. Fri Jul 06 15:20:53 -0700 2007 2655151 104631 wino22 3 3178523 Cottage cheese, sunflower seeds, drizzled with Thousand Island. Tue Dec 04 10:09:00 -0800 2007 2655151 123480 scuzzo 4 3541481 Oh yes. I always put cottage cheese on my salad-with lettuce, cherry tomatoes, beets and canned corn. I've done it since I lived in a little apartment with six other girls... Sat Mar 29 16:59:13 -0700 2008 3178523 171426 jenniegirl 4 3542249 scuzzo, love it! gotta get the croutons on it, too. and add some chunky iceberg lettuce. Sun Mar 30 02:46:42 -0700 2008 3178523 105717 alkapal 2 2785897 pilinut, that second combo I'm going to try out! Que Rico! Thu Jul 26 11:03:23 -0700 2007 2655033 105586 Cat Chow 1 2655471 Gelbwurst on a sourdough roll with soy sauce. Wed Jun 13 06:54:28 -0700 2007 2600271 10896 chaddict 1 2655937 Crispy bacon with mayo and lettuce on the bacon side of the toast and peanut butter on the other slice of toast. A PBBL!! Wed Jun 13 09:17:13 -0700 2007 2600271 84750 spazita 1 2656005 Slices of eggplant and sweet potato (cooked) rolled up with goat cheese...and a little marinara , if you wish... Wed Jun 13 09:34:32 -0700 2007 2600271 14726 twodales 2 2656184 Peter Jennings was known for eating peanut butter, onion and mayo sandwiches. My dad used to eat the same thing but without the mayo. It's surprisingly good. When I was about 6, I liked white bread/potato chip sandwiches, not turkey or mayo. Just white bread +potato chips. Awful! Wed Jun 13 10:24:49 -0700 2007 2656005 85064 Whisker 3 3917152 I have to admit I still like to add potato chips to my sandwiches, esp salt and vinegar. Wed Jul 30 19:54:03 -0700 2008 2656184 206111 bythebayov 1 2657804 My grandma told me about this one cold cheese with raw onions and mayo sandwich its really great.Sriracha in the mayo,even greater. Good with mustard too. Wed Jun 13 17:00:59 -0700 2007 2600271 98401 widehomehi 2 2663089 my variation on the onion theme, -thin sliced Maui onion with kosher salt and rice wine vinegar on a toasted wheat or cinnamon raisin bagel. sometimes with tomato! Fri Jun 15 08:31:48 -0700 2007 2657804 15170 Local 3 2712827 My favorite sandwich: white or wheat toast with butter, thick slice of white onion, salt. Then, dip in apple sauce. Mmmmm.... the breath isn't so great aftward, though! I think I first read about it in a children's book - "Jennifer Hecate Macbeth William McKinley and me Elizabeth" by E.L. Konigsberg. It was my favorite book as a kid, so I had to try the sandwich. I think I made up the applesauce part, though. Mon Jul 02 08:43:09 -0700 2007 2663089 55578 Eatin in Woostah 4 2714707 yes, the onion is one of those items you eat only when working at home in your pj's with no likelihood of any close encounters or upcoming business mtgs....applesauce? sounds like it would work, but i like the crunch factor of the toasted bagel so wouldn't wan't it softened by the applesauce- maybe a slice of granny smith perhaps? thanks for the idea! Mon Jul 02 18:06:34 -0700 2007 2712827 15170 Local 2 2990659 Take that sandwich and fry up those onion slices. Oh, heaven. Sun Sep 30 13:50:36 -0700 2007 2657804 88192 holy chow 1 2661703 Peanut butter paired with a sweetened some oatmeal (especially with bananas and brown sugar!) Thu Jun 14 17:54:38 -0700 2007 2600271 101164 PlatypusJ 1 2663063 My father loves a peanut butter and BLT combo (quite a mess! and my mom cringes at the cholesterol load)...or PB and chicken which only made sense to me after my first childhood venture to try Thai food. I used to like PB and iceberg lettuce for the high crunch factor... Fri Jun 15 08:26:04 -0700 2007 2600271 15170 Local 2 2670273 Grandpa likes peanut butter, bolonga & pickles. Some mayo too, so it doesn't stick to the roof of his mouth. He must know something....he's 92 and still has all his marbles. Mon Jun 18 08:33:20 -0700 2007 2663063 13445 Louise 3 3262741 My grandpa likes peanut butter and bologna, too! No pickles. I should suggest it to him! My brother picked it up from him as well. I haven't ever tried it...maybe I should... Fri Jan 04 19:28:12 -0800 2008 2670273 154570 jacQlin 4 3357384 My mom and I used to splurge on PB and salami sandwiches. Crunchy PB, hard Italian salami, and some good sturdy white bread. I guess it's the garlic in the salami that works with the PB. YUM! I also like corned beef and cream cheese on rye bread. I don't like mustard, and so cream cheese seemed like a decent alternative to try... unfortunately, I get the strangest looks when I request this in delis. Good thing I don't keep kosher! Fri Feb 01 18:01:51 -0800 2008 3262741 88099 truman 5 3391722 try olive cream cheese with rare roast beef grilled in pumpernickel, since you're off the kosher ranch, so to speak.... Tue Feb 12 18:41:07 -0800 2008 3357384 105717 alkapal 1 2664817 I really like to take a cinnamon raisin bagel or bread, spread some cream cheese on it, then some ham, then some whole berry cranberry sauce and then top it off with some sharp cheddar cheese and run it under the broiler to melt the cheese. When I was little I used to live on honey and peanut butter in a dish all stirred together, now I can't stand peanut butter. I have a friend who eats grape jelly and pickle relish sandwiches. Ugh! Fri Jun 15 16:31:45 -0700 2007 2600271 105570 murriel 2 2665481 raisin bagel and almost any meat rules. Fri Jun 15 23:06:43 -0700 2007 2664817 98401 widehomehi 3 2668380 -Underwood deviled ham mixed with curry powder and sweet pickle relish on a saltine -smooth split pea soup with several squeezes of fresh lemon juice -mint (from my garden) with peas (from my garden) -equal parts sugar and salt sprinkled on tomatoes (from my garden...if I'm that lucky) -jennyfur Sun Jun 17 12:31:46 -0700 2007 2665481 15310 jennyfur 4 2990661 Mint and peas work very well. I make a minted pea soup that people love. Sun Sep 30 13:51:22 -0700 2007 2668380 88192 holy chow 5 3045214 actually that's a very traditional & common combination. Wed Oct 17 21:19:40 -0700 2007 2990661 103920 goodhealthgourmet 1 2669398 A friend of mine recently served a dessert of sliced oranges topped with cinnamon, olive oil and grated manchego. Sun Jun 17 21:04:12 -0700 2007 2600271 10681 piccola 1 2669408 Popcorn and M&M's (this was a treat at Grandma's house) Peanut butter with sliced tomato on toast (don't forget a little salt and pepper) Sun Jun 17 21:08:58 -0700 2007 2600271 106056 firecooked 2 2670602 It's amazing how versatile peanut butter is!! Mon Jun 18 10:00:53 -0700 2007 2669408 66016 Spoonula 3 2705744 Is it a question of versatility, or is it just that peanut butter addicts (like myself) will try it anywhere, anytime, with anything...whether it "works" or not...:) Fri Jun 29 05:53:27 -0700 2007 2670602 11106 tatamagouche 4 2706992 Yes. Seriously, I think most places in the world don't limit peanuts to dessert/snacking like we do. So you have peanut sauce, African spicy stews incorporating peanuts or peanut butter, that sort of thing. It is very versatile, and until recently many mainstream non- or semi-chowish American folks didn't really know this. But then, in my case, I could probably smear peanut butter on your big toe and it'd taste good to me. (Apologies to Padma, of course.) Fri Jun 29 11:59:45 -0700 2007 2705744 32586 revsharkie 5 2707939 I'll admit in my younger days peanut butter made Top Ramen palatable some Sriracha and ginger and vegis too didn't hurt. Fri Jun 29 16:38:37 -0700 2007 2706992 98401 widehomehi 2 2671434 I can't believe I didn't mention popcorn and M&M's before! I actually have it listed as my comfort food on my profile. A trip to the movies is not complete without my buttered popcorn and bag of plain M&M's! Mon Jun 18 14:29:50 -0700 2007 2669408 89053 sparkplug 1 2672386 Kimchi on egg matzoh. I used to eat it for breakfast until my husband made me stop. He wouldn't go into the kitchen until the fog cleared. Mon Jun 18 20:11:20 -0700 2007 2600271 17493 lintygmom 2 2672432 Wow...if I started trying to eat that my husband would be fighting me for some of it! We buy those pint jars of kimchi (I don't have any great illusions about making my own) that are like 5 bucks each, and they go away immediately if we don't pay attention to what we're doing. Had a ration of Spam kabobs and rice with kimchi the other night. It was heavenly. Mon Jun 18 20:29:04 -0700 2007 2672386 32586 revsharkie 3 2673167 My husband's choice for eating out is Applebee's. He grew up in household without garlic. Though he eats and enjoys all kinds of cuisine (because I made him sit there until he took at least one taste), he still prefers bland. But try that combination. Somehow it just works despite the lack of robust meat or other flavor to balance the kimchi. Tue Jun 19 06:56:24 -0700 2007 2672432 17493 lintygmom 4 2673713 This may sound odd, but I was raised to put ketchup in my mother's or grandmother's chicken soup. Not the canned kind, just my mom's homemade. It gives a nice acidic sweetness to the soup. I think it may a Polish or Ukranian thing, but I could be mistaken. Tue Jun 19 09:28:04 -0700 2007 2673167 87282 lawgirl3278 5 2677645 This is not that weird, but my favorite sandwich is : lightly toasted white bread with butter and strawberry preserves and a medium fried egg with salt and pepper and a slice of super sharp cheddar cheese eaten with thai green chillies. Basically a breakfast sandwich with hot and sweet flavors. But oh so good! In certain Chicago neighborhoods, if you order a breakfast sandwich, you always get a packet of their super sweet and super synthetic grape jam. I can't eat a breakfast sandwich any other way now. Wed Jun 20 10:31:25 -0700 2007 2673713 67551 caliking 6 2678001 Haha I would say that's pretty weird. The only thing missing is bacon. Maybe grits can be squeezed in somewhere ;) Wed Jun 20 11:53:57 -0700 2007 2677645 18288 janethepain 7 2682145 Toasted buttered white bread with good English Seville orange marmalade and Swiss cheese. Lebanon bologna with crunchy peanut butter on whole wheat bread Cooked turkey breast with Hellman's on a toasted cinnamon raisin bagel Thu Jun 21 14:25:16 -0700 2007 2678001 83338 birgator 5 2714981 I never had it but I grew up hearing stories of my great-grandfather (Ukraine/Russian background) putting ketchup in homemade chicken soup-- with matzoh balls! Mon Jul 02 19:59:38 -0700 2007 2673713 82426 jdream 1 2682209 raisin pecan bread, toasted, topped with nutty goat cheese, topped with carmelized onions. Also, bread and chocolate bar sandwiches. Thu Jun 21 14:45:09 -0700 2007 2600271 103321 sed231 2 2726433 oatmeal with cilantro, green onions, soy sauce, black seseme oil and chinese chili sauce. It's good with or without fried ham chunks Fri Jul 06 21:49:23 -0700 2007 2682209 101560 CinnamonKitten 3 2726561 Why am I having trouble wrapping my brain around this one?Guess oatmeal is kind of like barley so it might be like thick barley soup.I'm not knocking it!I might like it,I'll have to try a small experiment and see how it tastes. Fri Jul 06 23:34:51 -0700 2007 2726433 98401 widehomehi 3 3185375 YES! this is a slightly healthier version of my family's congee. We started having oatmeal or irish oatmeal instead of rice porridge when I was a kid and now I prefer it. We'll top it with anything savory at all, including "rou or rui song" (the super deep fried meat/fish stuff), sauteed garlicky veggies, preserved eggs, etc. Thu Dec 06 11:59:40 -0800 2007 2726433 14028 thejulia 1 2682446 Hummus and animal crackers! Seriously. Thu Jun 21 15:57:34 -0700 2007 2600271 102399 MilliVanilli 2 2682835 Ok this one blew my mind to bits...im going to try it! Thu Jun 21 18:25:33 -0700 2007 2682446 98401 widehomehi 1 2683372 I think someone has already mentioned sprinkling fruit with chilli powder although we always made a little mix of sugar, salt, and chilli powder - goes particularly well with any crunchy, slightly sharp fruit - e.g. unripe mangos, unripe guavas, Granny Smith apples. Another fruit / spice favourite of mine is slices of ripe oranges sprinkled with black pepper. And as a little twist on the salt/tequila/lime technique try ground cinammon/tequila/orange. Thu Jun 21 22:34:12 -0700 2007 2600271 93764 AmarV 2 3058320 A street vendor classic in Mexico is fresh coconut liberally sprinkled with chili powder and finished with a squeeze of lime. It's good! Mon Oct 22 22:22:17 -0700 2007 2683372 112096 Caroline1 1 2683475 I like crunchy peanut butter & cream cheese sandwiches, spinach dip over sunny side eggs with tabasco and a baked sweet potato split down the center sprinkled with a dab of nutmeg and french vanilla ice cream (I'm drooling now) Thu Jun 21 23:53:36 -0700 2007 2600271 106509 bunnyluv24 2 2686061 The Ice Cream on Sweet potatos sounds really good Bunny...thanks. ok this might not be super strange but it's pretty weird and very good Dr.Pepper M&M's with peanuts and Cool Ranch Doritos eaten and drank in small quantity's the flavors combine and pretty taste good to me. Fri Jun 22 17:45:01 -0700 2007 2683475 98401 widehomehi 2 2712834 When I was pregnant and not concerned with calories, I ate an onion bagel with peanut butter and cream cheese almost every morning. Mmmmm...crunchy peanut butter would have been better. Mon Jul 02 08:45:45 -0700 2007 2683475 55578 Eatin in Woostah 1 2686090 A bite of Drake's coffe cake followed by a bite of hard salami followed by a swallow of warm green tea with milk. Very comforting to me! Fri Jun 22 18:02:39 -0700 2007 2600271 13950 chowmeow 2 2689999 Ok, you're making that one up :-) Sun Jun 24 18:22:36 -0700 2007 2686090 12099 sivyaleah 3 2690209 I thought it sounded pretty good. Sun Jun 24 19:56:20 -0700 2007 2689999 98401 widehomehi 1 2694234 My mom used to make this and it brings me back home... Toasted english muffin, buttered, then drizzles of honey on both sides, a layer of Kraft American cheese (yes, you read that right) and then microwaved for 5-10 seconds until the cheese is slightly melted. Wierd but soooo good Mon Jun 25 22:45:59 -0700 2007 2600271 63004 lychee 1 2694533 I can't think of anything all that unusual that I do, but one of my absolute favourite flavours of ice cream is wasabi (with real wasabi - none of that horseradish crap). Whoever thought of this is a genius! Tue Jun 26 04:41:28 -0700 2007 2600271 75881 vorpal 1 2697283 I once had a grilled chicken sandwich with Peanut Butter, bacon, chedder, pickles, lettuce & tomato. It was so good! The restaruant even offers to swallow the charge if you dont like it. Its called the Peanut Butter bet. If you are ever in Orlando- try it! http://www.jungle-jims.com/ I may try to duplicate it at home now that I'm thinking about it. Yum Also I do love a chocolate covered pringle- salty and sweet :) Perfect blend- and make it dark chocolate and its heart healthy. Tue Jun 26 16:57:15 -0700 2007 2600271 65067 jme1beachbum 1 2705978 Tall glass of Dr. Pepper with a shot of espresso thrown in. Slice of lemon, optional. Be careful b/c it froths up when you add the espresso, hence the tall glass. Fri Jun 29 07:15:47 -0700 2007 2600271 93628 femmenikita 1 2707089 So my Dad always eats PB, Sandwich Spread (I think like mayo mixed with relish) and tomatoes or banana either one. I still haven't to this day tried he but he swears it to be a gourmet delight. I really like a dip called angel of death with is a combination of cream cheese, blue cheese and a huge amount of garlic. Very good on crackers, but don't think someone will kiss you after eating it. Fri Jun 29 12:23:31 -0700 2007 2600271 92426 ktmoomau 1 2712486 Perhaps it's not the strangest combo on here, but for breakfast today me and my SO shared a toasted blueberry bagel spead with cashew butter and topped with segments of clementine to add sweetness. It was incredibly good and half a bagel left us both quite satisfied. Will definitely have this again, maybe with thinly sliced apples next time. Mon Jul 02 06:30:10 -0700 2007 2600271 82243 ArikaDawn 2 2712789 A blueberry bagel in and of itself constitutes an unnatural pairing! Mon Jul 02 08:27:28 -0700 2007 2712486 14386 BobB 3 2712858 I like those! And there's fruit cream cheese, so why not. What would be weird if there was a bagel with lox baked into it. Mon Jul 02 08:52:23 -0700 2007 2712789 18288 janethepain 4 2713083 And I'm not saying you shouldn't - especially as most "bagels" sold these days have little but their shape in common with true bagels anyway. I'm just a traditionalist where certain things are concerned. If I want blueberries with my breakfast I'll order them in a blintz. Mon Jul 02 09:52:04 -0700 2007 2712858 14386 BobB 5 2713490 Haha, I wasn't objecting to your post. I'm not that much of a traditionalist, but some of the bagels at Panera do make me angry. A French Toast bagel? Kinda gross. Mon Jul 02 11:33:44 -0700 2007 2713083 18288 janethepain 1 2712841 I have a friend who told me he always spreads the top of a grilled cheese sandwich with grape jelly. I thought it sounded strange but tried it - very, very good. Mon Jul 02 08:47:34 -0700 2007 2600271 55578 Eatin in Woostah 2 2713743 It does sound strange, but when you think about it, fruit and cheese have always been a natural pairing. Mon Jul 02 12:44:22 -0700 2007 2712841 14386 BobB 1 2714811 late to the game.... but one of our standard Friday evening dinners growing up was french toast with tuna salad - sort of a fishy croque monsieur. Nobody I've lived with or been married to will eat one. I don't find it that odd. Btw, the salad was tuna in water (which even I don't care for these days, preferring olive oil by far) with celery, scallions and a lot of mayo. No cheese. Mon Jul 02 18:40:30 -0700 2007 2600271 24421 Panini Guy 1 2716412 Ok, this sounds a bit incorrect, but I enjoy a dab of good yogurt mixed with almost any Chinese food. I started doing this while living in Beijing. I seemed to crave that extra sour addition to all of those great garlicy sauces. Don't tell! Peace, jill Tue Jul 03 10:21:30 -0700 2007 2600271 16394 jill kibler 1 2716714 I used to make peanut butter, honey and celery sandwiches on potato bread as a child. Tue Jul 03 11:40:22 -0700 2007 2600271 61182 hopeinmee 1 2718408 8 grain bread with mustard and fried rice. Yum.Just tried it,on a whim of course. Tue Jul 03 22:40:26 -0700 2007 2600271 98401 widehomehi 1 2720750 Terrific discussion topic, especially given I have some odd eating habits Im curious if anyone shares. A couple examples: - figs, sweet potatoes, homemade and tons of hot sauce and garlic on a whole wheat pizza dough - cottage cheese, butterscotch yogurt and dried mango - panini sandwich with breaded chicken, feta, cream cheese, smoked salmon Thu Jul 05 07:34:31 -0700 2007 2600271 101707 yankeefan 1 2720782 green tea and peanut butter :) the perfect combo Thu Jul 05 07:43:31 -0700 2007 2600271 15907 fifi 1 2726571 Bananas & Gorgonzola;););) Fri Jul 06 23:47:42 -0700 2007 2600271 107969 Big Cicada 1 2726789 This seems to be the thread (mostly) about things to pair with peanut butter ;) In that vein, I would like to add that I love pb spread on radishes. I learned that from my mother. Haven't found anyone else who does this. I am also a big fan of the mayo/fries combo. Especially scallion mayo. Sat Jul 07 06:18:53 -0700 2007 2600271 110180 Veloute_Sauce 2 2727075 I love PB on radishes as well as cucumber, carrots basically any crispy veg. wil work. Sat Jul 07 08:58:53 -0700 2007 2726789 82243 ArikaDawn 3 2738384 Yup PB is pretty good on vegis,apples too. Tue Jul 10 23:05:36 -0700 2007 2727075 98401 widehomehi 1 2785813 Peanut butter and relish on a Ritz cracker. Mmmmmm-mmmm! Thu Jul 26 10:48:23 -0700 2007 2600271 19632 The Engineer 1 2785923 Chocolate and pretzels - not so common in Canada as in the US. Peanut butter and lettuce. Peanut butter and carrots... mmm Thu Jul 26 11:08:15 -0700 2007 2600271 11053 thenurse 2 2799800 Re: choc and pretzels - try dunking the pretzels in choc pudding. Yum. Tue Jul 31 10:00:42 -0700 2007 2785923 10681 piccola 1 2785978 Okay I've answered a few along the way, so I'll add the ones that I didn't get a chance to talk about here: Sliced salami with smooth peanut butter. You can just slice the salami (although my "growing up" recipie was Gallo Salami and Skippy, but I've since tried with other salumi) dab enough peanut butter,fold in half and eat. People in my family don't know where I acquired the taste for it, other than as soon as I started going to kindergarten, I'd come home and prepare myself this snack. Another variation, make a sandwhich: toast white bread (sourdough, preferably) spread the peanut butter on both sides and add as much sliced salami as you want. Hubby is a big sweet/savory combo kind of guy so we always are game for new combos. Of course we do all the ones I have listed here. In Guatemala of course we just have to squeeze limon over everything. Some other interesting combos include: -Adding salt to your beer -Adding pinches of salt to your sliced fruits. I think I does enhance the flavors. -Adding a scoop or a slice of avocado to your clear broths/caldos -Adding sugar to your frijoles volteados (refried black beans). Some even add a pinch of cinnamon. Better yet if you are paring this with fried platanos and crema. My mom has a comfort food by which she toasts a slice of white bread, would skim the nata off our milk (its the layer that floats to the top when you boil milk and after the milk cools) and then drizzle honey over it. I used to think she was crazy but now I see the potential in this...unfortuantely the only way to replicate this specific "nata" would be to buy raw milk, boil it, let it cool then skim off the nata. Something interesting I once had in Bogota Colombia and I've loved ever since (although hard to replicate): Chocolate Santa Fereno: Basically Hot Chocolate with a stick of hard yellow cheese in it.( the cheese must have been a local variety I've tried it with hard cheddar when I've tried to replicate it) Oh boy! Has anybody tried cornflakes with vanilla ice cream? Thu Jul 26 11:19:29 -0700 2007 2600271 105586 Cat Chow 2 2788155 Vanilla ice cream goes well with... -Buttered Popcorn -Cracklin' Oat Bran -Honey Nut Cheerios -Cinnamon Toast Crunch -Raisin Bran Crunch -Cookie Crisp -Complete Bran Flakes -All Bran Extra Fiber -Butternut Squash Pureed w/ cinnamon and salted butter... Thu Jul 26 23:11:50 -0700 2007 2785978 15572 Emme 3 2799808 I put cereal in vanilla froyo all the time. It's awesome. Best yet: Nature's Path Heritage O's or Quaker Corn Bran. Re: salt in beer - a Mexican friend taught me to mix lime juice and tabasco in Corona, then serve in a salt-rimmed glass. It's now my fave summer drink. Tue Jul 31 10:03:10 -0700 2007 2788155 10681 piccola 4 2814166 Try tuna salad with guacamole on wheat bread sometime. Drippy but yummy. I also have tried and liked guacamole on fresh picked farmstand corn on the cob -- called it dinner on hot summer nights. Sat Aug 04 15:40:48 -0700 2007 2799808 44790 mare 2 2852371 Salt also helps to keep the color of sliced fruit (similar to lemon). Thu Aug 16 13:23:36 -0700 2007 2785978 97205 sondrac 2 4319568 So that wonderful stuff has a name: "nata" As a kid we never had a name for it - just fought over it! Thanks! Mon Jan 12 13:41:46 -0800 2009 2785978 227202 vtnewbie 1 2795233 Years ago, I went through a phase of ordering tuna fish salad and peanut butter sandwiches on 9-grain from Lee's Sandwiches in the Financial District. The sandwich makers would always look at me cross-eyed when I ordered it, and would ask the store manager if it was okay to do. One time they actually said no, so I ordered two sandwiches - one tuna fish and one peanut butter - and had them switch the top half of the sandwiches around. It was great - I had an extra sandwich for dinner. Sun Jul 29 23:20:24 -0700 2007 2600271 102410 AntarcticWidow 1 2795256 When I was little, my mom always served white rice with cinnamon sugar. That's how I thought it was supposed to be, so when I went out for Chinese food for the first time with my husband, I asked where the cinnamon sugar was. Hey, I was the youngest of five kids -- we didn't get out much. Sun Jul 29 23:45:37 -0700 2007 2600271 107725 bards4 1 2798713 Jell-o in evaporated milk - just pour the evaporated milk over the Jell-o and used your spoon to cut it up. Childhood favourite. Mon Jul 30 22:20:10 -0700 2007 2600271 27032 aktivistin 2 2825842 That was one of our favorite desserts to eat as a child. Jell-O & evaporated milk. The other was slices of avocado & evaporated milk with a bit of brown sugar. Yummy. Wed Aug 08 11:50:50 -0700 2007 2798713 97593 Cinnabon 1 2803430 maybe this isn't strange, but nobody I know seems to think it sounds good. I love dense wheat bread sandwiches made with cream cheese and green olives. mmmm Wed Aug 01 10:10:58 -0700 2007 2600271 115794 artistephanie 2 2803719 that sounds good! We do a spread with cream cheese, sliced green olives stuffed with pimento and chopped pecans Wed Aug 01 11:16:52 -0700 2007 2803430 105586 Cat Chow 1 2803768 Peanut butter, bacon and onion Wed Aug 01 11:26:44 -0700 2007 2600271 32853 mmalmad 2 3261233 My Dad used to eat peanut butter, banana and sandwich spread (like miracle whip with relish in it) or he would sub the banana for tomato in summer. I to this day still haven't tried it but I should. It grossed me out as a kid mainly because I didn't like sandwich spread or whole tomato slices then. Fri Jan 04 11:51:31 -0800 2008 2803768 92426 ktmoomau 3 3262675 PB and tomato is fantastic, but I've never tried it with mayo/spread. Fri Jan 04 19:01:56 -0800 2008 3261233 10681 piccola 3 3860809 That's how my mom eats banana sandwiches, too. Never tried it with tomato. I like mine with white bread, miracle whip, banana slices, and potato chips for crunch(and salt). It's not so uncommon in the south. Fri Jul 11 14:53:15 -0700 2008 3261233 207221 lucyjane444 4 3913077 sliced banana on a buttered Kaiser roll...yum Tue Jul 29 17:53:54 -0700 2008 3860809 18755 howboy 1 2806779 You might not think it sounds like a good combo, but pork and/or beef trimmings, mace, and garlic wrapped in a pigs intestine is really tasty. Thu Aug 02 08:34:52 -0700 2007 2600271 19632 The Engineer 2 2807545 I use my buddy's chittlin's to wrap Frenched lamb chop bones together for a funky presentation. The rest of them get gobbled up by me. Thu Aug 02 11:28:36 -0700 2007 2806779 16490 Bostonbob3 1 2808848 Cottage cheese stirred with cubed mango, cubed avocado, a couple sprinkles of cinnamon, and a couple dashes of Tabasco Thu Aug 02 16:49:08 -0700 2007 2600271 104631 wino22 1 2810217 German bologna on white bread with ketchup and pickled jalapenos...mmmm cottage cheese with Pace Picante sauce (medium) Great topic. Fri Aug 03 07:21:44 -0700 2007 2600271 109812 crosby_p 1 2810381 Peanut Butter, Thick slices of Peppered Bacon and a swirl of honey mustard, spiced with a mixture of cumin and chili powder and a few sliced jalapeno's, all wrapped in a flour tortilla Fri Aug 03 08:10:16 -0700 2007 2600271 51489 Jimbosox04 2 2810437 Holy crap!! That sounds unreal. now I know what Im having for lunch. Thank you half-day Fridays. Fri Aug 03 08:26:09 -0700 2007 2810381 101707 yankeefan 3 2810450 Breaking news ... Sox and Yanks find agreement Yank, let's wash it down with a nice 22oz. Magic Hat No. 9 Fri Aug 03 08:30:05 -0700 2007 2810437 51489 Jimbosox04 4 2810483 I kid you not, I was planning on strombolis and a couple Franziskaners tonight. This is groundbreaking. Now Ill get more yankee-centric and wish ill on the freaking sox pen. talk about rich getting richer. Fri Aug 03 08:39:40 -0700 2007 2810450 101707 yankeefan 2 2810443 With the exception of the honey mustard, that sounds wonderful! Might be my brunch meal tomorrow. Think the addition of scambled eggs would add or detract? Fri Aug 03 08:27:21 -0700 2007 2810381 16490 Bostonbob3 2 2810467 that sounds disgustingly good Jimbosox04. I go for Pringles dipped in nice chocolate. Toasted sesame bagel with cream cheese and Doritos (as a sandwich) Chocolate ice cream (intense dark luxurious chocolat) and a glass of red wine (or drizzle the wine over the ice cream and a large glass of milk instead Peanut Butter Sandwich, Honey, and banana slices (not that strange) maple syrup/chipotle (or habenero) home fries. Grape nuts (the cereal) with yogurt As breakfast, leftover pizza, pan fried to reheat with a fried egg served over easy on top. Fri Aug 03 08:33:48 -0700 2007 2810381 88006 McJ 3 2810488 Ever try those chocolate covered pretzels (called flipz I think) with some small chunks of watermelon....my lady loves the combo Fri Aug 03 08:40:41 -0700 2007 2810467 51489 Jimbosox04 4 2811183 You're going to laugh, but the addition of bacon to the chocolate pretzel-watermelon treat would make it truly great. Fri Aug 03 11:41:32 -0700 2007 2810488 16490 Bostonbob3 5 3860704 Bacon goes great with anything! Fri Jul 11 14:17:14 -0700 2008 2811183 159948 Potomac Bob 3 2870472 When I was a kid my mom would make peanut butter, honey and banana sandwiches too, but she also added salted sunflower seeds. They were really good. I think she found the recipie in a Sunset magazine from the early 1970s. She would also add butterscotch chips to granola and nut trail mix. I loved that. Wed Aug 22 12:52:20 -0700 2007 2810467 81261 bananna slug 1 2814458 I like cream cheese with pork skins with a little tobasco chipolte on it. Sat Aug 04 18:33:13 -0700 2007 2600271 107345 cookingwithcharlie 1 2819550 Wheat thins and bananas. crunchy cheetos and mustard. Real Keilbasa( not the orange kind in grocery stores) on a good roll with horseradish and ketchup! Mon Aug 06 17:49:31 -0700 2007 2600271 11387 nosey 2 2825888 Peanut Butter, Mayo and Vidalia Onion sandwich. Read once it was a favorite of the late news anchor Peter Jennings. Tried it with a friend and loved it. Peanut Butter/Grilled Cheese also great paired with a bowl of Chili! Wed Aug 08 12:00:20 -0700 2007 2819550 108300 moodyfoodie63 3 2826195 Are those Vidalias glazed in balsamic? Or is that too much? Wed Aug 08 13:07:54 -0700 2007 2825888 88006 McJ 4 2826725 We ate them raw and liked the texture but you could try glazed. Wed Aug 08 15:03:53 -0700 2007 2826195 108300 moodyfoodie63 1 2826528 my favorite is chocolate chip cookies dipped in lemonaid www.foodhuntersguide.blogspot.com Wed Aug 08 14:15:53 -0700 2007 2600271 71916 arizonagirl 1 2852387 I just had a great one, Chicken Salad with seedless grapes. It was awesome. I love it with walnuts also. I too, have tried different things on cinnamon raisen bagels that I thought would be awful but were great. For example, peanut butter and fried egg. Thu Aug 16 13:28:39 -0700 2007 2600271 40385 othervoice 2 3261245 That is Waldorf Chicken salad almost, pretty much a classic. Fri Jan 04 11:55:12 -0800 2008 2852387 92426 ktmoomau 1 2852391 White cheddar cheese dipped in orange juice. Yum! Thu Aug 16 13:29:48 -0700 2007 2600271 119678 du jour 1 2852499 Turkey sub with nacho cheese doritos! When I was young I was all about a banana wrapped with white american cheese. I dont know about that one anymore. Thu Aug 16 13:49:35 -0700 2007 2600271 116806 jroxybabe19 2 3342116 I did the banana with white american cheese thing too! I saw it first done on Mr Roger's Neighborhood on TV and copied it. Mon Jan 28 15:01:39 -0800 2008 2852499 150115 Mellicita 3 3418016 haha yes! I knew I got the idea from some where! I use to watch that all the time!! Wed Feb 20 13:47:09 -0800 2008 3342116 116806 jroxybabe19 1 2870377 Vanilla cake with milk chocolate icing with rock sea salt on top. Makes my mouth water just thinking about it. Wed Aug 22 12:29:22 -0700 2007 2600271 107418 steeltowngrl 1 2904035 Great topic! I can't wait to read them all. My current favorite is marcona almonds OR pignoli nuts wrapped in nori seaweed. It's addictive. Sat Sep 01 21:18:56 -0700 2007 2600271 121161 lycheegal 2 2904078 there's a company called 'rising tide sea vegetables' that makes some great snackable seaweed products. i don't know where you live, but my local co-op market in santa monica, ca, carries their 'sea crunchies.' it's a snack mix of toasted sea palm fronds & almonds. they sell it in bulk bins, and i buy a bag every time i go! you can also order it directly from the manufacturer... http://www.loveseaweed.com/ Sat Sep 01 22:07:28 -0700 2007 2904035 103920 goodhealthgourmet 1 2904992 Take a a bite of a Snickers bar or some other chocolate bar and quickly follow it up with a few Doritos or Fritos cornchips. Delicious Apples or raisins in chicken salad. French fies and mayonaise. Lay's potato chips and vanilla ice cream. Sun Sep 02 13:59:30 -0700 2007 2600271 120398 winkchow 2 2932742 lay's dipped in chocolate...yumm Tue Sep 11 19:03:05 -0700 2007 2904992 124200 SaraMiller 1 2913658 Butter chicken (murgh makhani) with fresh nectarines. I just slice up a nectarine in dip it in the sauce. Wed Sep 05 14:33:02 -0700 2007 2600271 27032 aktivistin 1 2916165 while eating at a sushi place over the weekend, a street vendor came in selling quarts of local blackberries and muscadines. the blackberries looked good, so we bought a container. while sitting around after dinner snacking on the berries, i got to eyeing the leftover wasabi. i smeared some wasabi on a nice juicy blackberry and popped it into my mouth. absolutely wonderful. the wasabi opened up my senses, and i could really taste all the nuances of the berry. plus, the heat was a nice balance to the sweet-tart berry. Thu Sep 06 09:28:28 -0700 2007 2600271 12583 mark 1 2924034 Fresh figs and curry powder. new one I just tried. drizzled with balsamic. good stuff. Sun Sep 09 07:33:36 -0700 2007 2600271 101707 yankeefan 1 2932738 peanut butter, miracle whip and lettuce on white bread Tue Sep 11 19:02:23 -0700 2007 2600271 124200 SaraMiller 1 2938596 the name says it all. I've eaten hounds from all around the world, I especially like the asian breeds. I found that they have a much more exotic flavor. If you haven't tried any hound yet, please make your way to your nearest china town or international market and pick some up. They are delicioso. Thu Sep 13 12:34:47 -0700 2007 2600271 127093 houndchewer 2 2940734 I don' t know if you literally mean dogs, but where's the pairing part? Fri Sep 14 06:48:37 -0700 2007 2938596 11106 tatamagouche 1 2938713 spicy chicken wings and vanilla milkshakes- i guess the milk helps the spicy factor. I dip the wing in the milkshake. the only time i can drink V8 juice is with a slice of cheddar cheese. Cinnamon raisin bread with a nice slice of sharp cheddar cheese...mmmhmmm.. Thu Sep 13 13:06:54 -0700 2007 2600271 122570 teamuse 1 2943678 Spicy tandoori chicken and a baked sweet potato full of brown sugar and butter. Sat Sep 15 02:07:53 -0700 2007 2600271 15521 Querencia 1 2945549 While attending college, I used to start my days with a Fried Egg, Kim Chi, Cheddar, Mayo sandwich on any bread I had available. Gooey yolk, salty cheddar, acidic kim chii, mayo to bring it all together. mmmm. Sat Sep 15 22:58:30 -0700 2007 2600271 14281 Mr Conlin 2 2958258 That sounds like a bit more than I am willing to try. Having said that, a friend of mine in college used to eat Kim Chi over a handful of broken potato chips and washed all that down with a cold beer. It was actually pretty good and became a modestly popular thing to eat among the guys who got together to watch Monday Night Football in the dorm. I haven't any idea how he came up with this dish. Wed Sep 19 22:32:54 -0700 2007 2945549 81261 bananna slug 3 2962023 Just try it once! Kim chee with anything is good. just take your potato chip / kim chee 'nachos' add some cheese and wash it down with beer. Save a bit for breakfast, top it with a fried egg, and let me know. I'll try it this week and post a picture, or maybe a video... I might trademark it... Thu Sep 20 22:07:49 -0700 2007 2958258 14281 Mr Conlin 1 2962099 One of my favourites is HOT garlic french fried with vanilla, chocolate, or chocolate malt ice cream. The garlic is tempered by the sweetness of the icecream and the hot and cold together is just..*sigh* Heavenly... Thu Sep 20 23:32:59 -0700 2007 2600271 27835 milgwimper 1 2990673 One of the pairings that I love is red wine and coke. If you've ever visited spain you know what I'm talking about. viva kalimotxo Sun Sep 30 13:57:17 -0700 2007 2600271 131180 winchester883 2 2993122 there is a regular at one of the local bars that always has a glass of red wine and a cup of coffee together Mon Oct 01 11:43:01 -0700 2007 2990673 19185 budlit 2 3038498 when i was in chile, we always mixed red wine and coke! the few times i've done that here, people look at me like i'm crazy... Tue Oct 16 05:56:32 -0700 2007 2990673 120748 vballgal 1 2992466 Anyone tried the combo I learned from EatingWell. Grilled Chicken or Tofu with PRUNES & GREEN OLIVES ! It's wonderful. Sweet, salty, a little chewy.. but looks funny:) Mon Oct 01 08:47:11 -0700 2007 2600271 120962 reannd 2 2994384 That's a classic North African combo. Love it (though I've only tried with chickpeas and couscous, not tofu - yet). Mon Oct 01 17:29:46 -0700 2007 2992466 10681 piccola 1 2993301 I seriously think there must be close to 50 references to blue cheese in this thread. I think that sums up what I've known for years. ANYTHING and blue cheese rocks. It's my desert island food. Mon Oct 01 12:27:21 -0700 2007 2600271 116638 southernitalian 2 3000828 You're so correct SouthernItalian - you must try Clemson Blue, Ginger Snaps & good Honey for dipping! <grin> Wed Oct 03 12:38:58 -0700 2007 2993301 124137 JayVaBeach 1 3005042 My summer camp gave me an appreciation for hot dogs with peanut butter. I almost never eat hot dogs, but they're just not the same if they don't have peanut butter. I've never seen anyone else do this. Thu Oct 04 13:20:07 -0700 2007 2600271 111207 rweater 1 3011119 My friend's Swedish granny would make a sandwich of Mortadella, alfalfa sprouts, Miracle Whip on cinnamon- raisin bread. Yummy! Sat Oct 06 16:00:28 -0700 2007 2600271 16314 geekgirl 2 3013595 Tony Chachere's Creole Seasoning on Papaya or mango with some lime juice. Or Major greys Chutney on a chicken sandwich. Warning: once you try them, you can't go back. Sun Oct 07 23:42:05 -0700 2007 3011119 11631 Mission 1 3035386 Kiwi fruit and watermelon make a really nice fruit salad combination. Sprinkle on a few pine nuts if you have them on hand. Then, one of my fave sandwiches is German black bread spread with cream cheese, then a layer of thin sliced cantaloup (a few layers, in fact) and the same with thin sliced avacado. Not only does it taste good, it's gorgeous too! And then there is "gourmet quality" dill weed potato chips dipped in chocolate. Made a bag of them, among other things, as Christmas candy gifts a couple of years ago. Not one of them made a gift box. Addictive! Now I don't even pretend they're for anyone else. Mon Oct 15 08:45:52 -0700 2007 2600271 112096 Caroline1 1 3036572 Poaching Salmon in goose fat - it sounds oddish ( like in a foie gras sort of way ); however, it's simply divine ! And obviously, this isn't for a low fat healthy classic poaching fish method, but rather a tasty way for Salmon. Mon Oct 15 13:20:35 -0700 2007 2600271 124137 JayVaBeach 1 3045193 When I was poor I concocted toast w/ mashed banana and chilli flakes, topped w/ melted cheese. over the years and depending on $, the cheese has changed faces....kraft singles, brie (presonal fav), cheddar. If I'm out of chilli flakes then I'll sub fresh ground pepper. This has been a staple breakfast for many, many years. Ohh...craving it now :) Wed Oct 17 21:10:29 -0700 2007 2600271 83353 aussiewonder 1 3048779 Garlic ice cream with warm caramel sauce, from the Stinking Rose in SF. Yum! And dark chocolate chili truffles. From Hotel Chocolat. Fri Oct 19 02:22:15 -0700 2007 2600271 124476 FoodieKat 2 3056253 sausage biscuit with jelly and/or yellow mustard...very tasty also - watermelon with fresh cracked pepper and balsamic - it literally tastes like strawberry shortcake. Mon Oct 22 09:24:54 -0700 2007 3048779 119606 Franklin Smith 1 3056294 Foie gras with warm, melted marshmallow Mon Oct 22 09:37:57 -0700 2007 2600271 124622 Spiritchaser 2 3262702 or, per le pigeon, on Portland, their foie gras , peanut butter and jelly ; a revelation Fri Jan 04 19:09:33 -0800 2008 3056294 106255 chazzerking 1 3056707 When I was a kid I ate peanut butter and fishpaste sandwiches. (maybe fishpaste is a British thing - think low grade potted salmon). At the time it made people cringe - I guess that was my objective. But add a bit of chilli sauce and you practically have a Thai curry. Mon Oct 22 11:48:47 -0700 2007 2600271 40746 Peg 1 3058031 cantalope and cream gravy lemon juice on papaya with hot chocolate vienna sausage and dill pickle sandwich chicken coated with dry instant mashed potato flakes, then fried crisp refried beans mixed with guacamole salad a hot dog topped with chili, lettuce tomato, and onion scrambled eggs topped with orange marmalade or ketchup sauer Kraut topped with cayenne pepper flakes - almost as good as kimchee Mon Oct 22 19:34:23 -0700 2007 2600271 136226 warthawgs 2 3177975 I never thought I'd see anything on this list that made me do a double take, but cantaloupe and gravy?! You're kidding! What's that like? Tue Dec 04 07:32:15 -0800 2007 3058031 11106 tatamagouche 1 3058094 At a food 'Science' dinner I attended a year ago Dr Peter Barham, a collaborator and advisor to Hester Blumenthal of The Fat Duck, discussed Molecular gastronomy. In brief analysis of the aromatic molecules from different foods may be, to some extent, shared. Where two unlikely foods share a major molecular group they will go well together eg Gruyere cheese and chocolate. Thus by this approach extraordinary but appealing combinations can be created. On that occassion we enjoyed a lightly cooked piece of salmon on a bed of white chocolate, topped with a smal amount of sweet chilli sauce and a pickled gherkin! And what's more he showed that fine food tastes better if you stroke a piece of velvet while you eat it!!! Mon Oct 22 20:06:43 -0700 2007 2600271 136543 1001dinners 1 3144997 Good, fresh strained yogurt on red meat. There is no better sauce for a steak, in my opinion. Wed Nov 21 07:14:34 -0800 2007 2600271 142652 madgreek 2 3145235 Unless you add some shredded cucumber, garlic and a little olive oil! '-) Wed Nov 21 08:29:22 -0800 2007 3144997 112096 Caroline1 3 3145283 I think I could subside off of only lamb, tzatziki, and pita for the rest of my life - lol! Wed Nov 21 08:42:51 -0800 2007 3145235 142652 madgreek 4 3261282 Speaking of made me think about how I love hummus on everything: baked potatoes, fries, lamb burgers, etc. It is one of my new condiments of choice. I have thought about trying it with egg now too, don't know why. Fri Jan 04 12:04:21 -0800 2008 3145283 92426 ktmoomau 5 3262689 Try the classic combo: hummus, hard-boiled egg, roasted or fried eggplant and parsley in a pita. (You can add crunchy veggies, too, but thy're optional.) Fri Jan 04 19:04:09 -0800 2008 3261282 10681 piccola 6 4320903 Oh, with turnip pickles and garlic paste. Mon Jan 12 21:50:52 -0800 2009 3262689 152043 TampaAurora 1 3145138 Made this last night: omelette with spicy peanut sauce. The peanut-egg combo is fantastic. Wed Nov 21 07:59:38 -0800 2007 2600271 10681 piccola 1 3145164 Jalapenos and the juice from the jar on vanilla ice cream. Marmite on pretty much everything. Wed Nov 21 08:07:46 -0800 2007 2600271 137960 link_930 2 3242407 Wow, that sounds awesome! I can't wait to try it. I love grilled cheese (cheese/bread of your choice) with good quality maple syrup. Yum! Fri Dec 28 08:24:02 -0800 2007 3145164 92744 invinotheresverde 1 3145454 A chunk of Maytag Blue, Bleu D'Auvergne & Clemson along with Good-Quality Honey & Crisp Ginger Snaps - makes an extraordinary mini fromage flight. Wed Nov 21 09:27:09 -0800 2007 2600271 124137 JayVaBeach 1 3146301 i've never had the combination, but science has proven that chemically speaking, chocolate and caviar make a great combo Wed Nov 21 13:58:29 -0800 2007 2600271 142904 SiksElement 1 3177624 ritz vegetable chips with an entire container of philly smoked salmon cream cheese. dump a can of herb and garlic flavoured tuna or sweet chili thai tuna on top and drink lots of cheap red wine so fishy and salty and good Tue Dec 04 02:55:52 -0800 2007 2600271 139265 Cookiepants 1 3178387 Someone already mentioned pepper on fruit, but I found this recipe for black pepper and pear pie in the NYT. It calls for a tablespoon of freshly ground black pepper, I think. It got rave reviews from friends. Since then, I've become a black pepper-on-everything fiend. :) Tue Dec 04 09:27:07 -0800 2007 2600271 116395 anzu 1 3178531 Vanilla ice cream topped with balsamic vinegar! My family refuses to try it, but it's great. Strawberries and balsamic, or melon with balsamic are good too. Tue Dec 04 10:10:50 -0800 2007 2600271 123480 scuzzo 1 3182235 My sister and I love to toast white bread, spread peanut butter on top, and then put three of four slices of crisp cooked bacon on top of that. Delish! Wed Dec 05 12:03:58 -0800 2007 2600271 148016 SeaShelly 1 3184795 Smoked duck PB&Js. I stole the idea from Bayona in New Orleans, but I use hot duck right out of the smoker. Oh, and its best if you use pepper jelly and cashew butter. Thu Dec 06 09:15:04 -0800 2007 2600271 77259 Paul N 1 3184835 Oh, and Patron Silver tequila with Jelly Bellies ...you're welcome. Thu Dec 06 09:28:49 -0800 2007 2600271 77259 Paul N 1 3185402 slightly odd thing that i tried last night, that turned out to be amazing: ankimo (monkfish liver), kobe beef sashimi (raw), topped with olive tapenade and lemon peel. WOW. i like pickled anything with salty/meaty/creamy/fatty anything. love pickles (beets, cucumbers, whatever), with goat cheese sandwich. soy sauce on sunnyside ups. heaven with toast. i mentioned it up there already, but my family had their chinese style congee/jook with oatmeal or irish oatmeal instead of rice porridge. so all sorts of savory chinese ingredients were often thrown into oatmeal. thousand year old eggs, chili sauce, garlick sauteed veggies, meats... YUM. Thu Dec 06 12:10:37 -0800 2007 2600271 14028 thejulia 1 3242153 I'm not sure but I think I may have invented this and it was delicious. I am on a real salsa and sour cream and grated melted sharp cheddar kick lately and have been putting it on absolutely everything. I ran out of tortillas and beef so I mixed a can of tuna, some salsa and sour cream, grated extra old cheddar and put it on wonderbread LOL. Its delicious! What should I name it? Fri Dec 28 06:36:38 -0800 2007 2600271 139265 Cookiepants 2 3243453 Name it "Arthur." Fri Dec 28 14:43:41 -0800 2007 3242153 76480 ozhead 1 3247540 My ex-husband won't eat fried rice without drenching it in Thousand Island dressing..my fault actually. It was our 3rd date and I invited him to my apartment to eat. This was in Italy 27 years ago (he's Italian and I still live here) I had made the dressing for a salad and when I turned around he was dousing the rice with it...it's really quite good and I went on for 17 years of marriage eating it like that too...Also my BIL eats hot dogs on a soy sauce soaked bun...sorta nasty for me but hey... Sun Dec 30 14:09:10 -0800 2007 2600271 64830 alidrum 1 3247594 I tried the GARLIC ice cream in a London, Ontario Canada restaurant called "GARLIC" It was quite delicious and I'd order it again but I have not been back to that out of town restaurant nor have I ever seen the item elsewhere. Apparently the garlic is carmelized first before combining with the other ingredients. Sun Dec 30 14:31:45 -0800 2007 2600271 151625 fruglescot 2 3248170 You can find garlic ice cream at that ice cream shop in Vancouver that has hundreds of flavours. Sorry I'm not more specific, the name completely slipped my mind. Sun Dec 30 18:33:44 -0800 2007 3247594 10681 piccola 1 3248042 Large sweet onions pair surprisingly well with fresh fruit. I like the onions in a salad with fresh strawberries (in season) or pears in the wintertime. I also like to cook sliced apples and onions together in saute pan; sometimes I add a bit of smoked sausage, but sometimes I treat this as a side dish. I add a little cider or wine to the dish. Sun Dec 30 17:46:28 -0800 2007 2600271 134265 sueatmo 1 3257824 Arrowroot cookies spread with cheez whiz and topped with a slice of boiled egg. They're called UFO's... Any kind of boiled sweet pudding like figgy duff or molasses pudding, or the x-mas pudding thing...right on the plate with the other veggies and such, and doused in gravy..mmm When i was a kid we would sometimes have a snack of white bread spread with either butter or miracle whip, and sprinkled with sugar. I have a great recipe for a peanut butter stir fry with Chinese 5-spice...yum. I toss peanut or other nut butters into a lot of my home stir fries and curries. On more finer dining notes however.....i had a very good lobster with white chocolate dish once, and love a chocolate cake with fleur de sel. a great microbrewery nearby makes a deadly Jalapeno beer that is fantastic with cheese as an appetizer. Very hot !!! I love salted caramels, and have enjoyed chili pepper peanut brittle, as well as chocolate with just about anything....i've had fleur de sel chocolate, chipotle chocolate, garam masala chocolate, white pepper and cardamom, pink peppercorn, and even a jalapeno truffle. Thu Jan 03 12:55:57 -0800 2008 2600271 153184 im_nomad 1 3267079 Holy mackedrel! I have no interest in plowing through 408 responses, so if my offering is a duplicate, sorry 'bout that! Peanut butter and mayonnaise sandwiches... My son invented them (as far as I know) when he was around 8 years old. It's really interesting! I also like peanut butter and tomato sandwiches with a bit of mayo. And one of the most interesting yogurt salad dressings I've ever had was made by a guy I knew who didn't know much about cooking, but cut a yogurt recipe out of the newspaper and had no idea yogurt came in "plain." The recipe included green onions and garlic and all sorts of savory things, but he used strawberry yogurt. It was really good! Sun Jan 06 12:36:05 -0800 2008 2600271 112096 Caroline1 1 3267233 here's one from the mistake pile that i forgot. Back when i still ate meat, i was at my sister's place for x-mas morning brunch. She is an extremely good cook, however i guess a little distracted this morning. She was making a scrambled egg with crumbled bacon dish, and instead of reaching for the milk, she reached for the egg nog instead in the fridge. I loved it !!! Sun Jan 06 13:26:20 -0800 2008 2600271 153184 im_nomad 1 3268042 Hey All, Occassionally ...I crave a wonderbread sandwich with bologna, sweet pickle slices and miracle whip . . . sweet savory crunch....mmmmmm SB Sun Jan 06 18:20:04 -0800 2008 2600271 17544 snackboy 2 3275287 Sounds like that half shepards pie, half trifle Rachel made in Friends! As Joey said, Jam-Good, Custard-Good, Meat-Good . . . what's not to like? TT has simple (yet refined tastes). I suppose cheese and tomato or cinnamon swirl bread doesn't sound like it would taste good, but it does. TT Tue Jan 08 16:10:41 -0800 2008 3268042 19247 TexasToast 1 3275489 Sort of an improvised "ants on a log" - Cucumber slices spread with peanut/cashew butter and topped with dried figs. It's very good and the texture is out of this world with the crunchy cucumber and seedy figs. A new one I was introduced to a couple of weeks ago in Key West was Twizzlers dipped in Marshmallow Fluff. Probably not a natural ingredient in either item, but it hit the spot at 4am when in the company of my newly acquainted reggae crew. Tue Jan 08 17:04:02 -0800 2008 2600271 82243 ArikaDawn 1 3275548 I like to stack pickles and sharp cheddar cheese - mmm! I am also a big fan of the bacon peanut butter burger. Tue Jan 08 17:25:32 -0800 2008 2600271 140849 burritobelle 2 3278852 Pickles and cheese I can see, though the other one sounds vile. TT Wed Jan 09 15:40:59 -0800 2008 3275548 19247 TexasToast 3 3853441 It isn't. Ever eat satay? Meat and peanut spread are naturals. Wed Jul 09 13:29:55 -0700 2008 3278852 11106 tatamagouche 1 3313826 In North Houston there is a vendo who serves roasted corn on the cob or in the cup with butter, mayonnaise, sour cream, chili sauce, and grated parmesean/mexican cheese. That's all they do. For months, I watched people line up 10 deep for this strange looking concoction before I plunked down my on two dollars for a cup. It is absolutely sublime! The combination of sweet, salty and spicy, creamy, and cunchy works surprisingly well. I have since recreated this at home pretty successfully. Sun Jan 20 07:57:32 -0800 2008 2600271 120398 winkchow 1 3314302 I love to dip sweet potato fries in guacamole. It's the bees knees! Sun Jan 20 11:01:44 -0800 2008 2600271 58756 HoneyHoneyNY 2 3357016 i made "nachos" with sweet potato chips, asiago cheese and sriracha last weekend....then ground the remaining chips in the bag into a powder, which i added into my picadillo black bean cake recipe i came up with. a nearby irish restautant serves sweet potato fries as an option with their meals...they also have a guinness mayo......and i love the two together. Fri Feb 01 15:15:34 -0800 2008 3314302 153184 im_nomad 1 3356998 When I eat oatmeal, I have it sprinkled with salt with cold milk poured on top, we always had it this way at home, it's how the Scots eat porridge. French fries are surprisingly good dipped in a creamy blue cheese sauce, we also have them with garlic mayonnaise and sriracha drizzled over them. ( I don't ind the french fry ideas odd, but concede that the oatmeal is). Fri Feb 01 15:11:57 -0800 2008 2600271 111645 Emma01 2 3385618 The oatmeal's not so odd; it's how my grandma makes porridge; though she also adds salt while it's cooking and usually a sprinkle of brown sugar and/or raisins along with the cold milk poured on top. Yum. Mon Feb 11 09:44:37 -0800 2008 3356998 139180 Blush 3 3390879 I occasionally have that exact version! Except now, I omit the raisins usually. Tue Feb 12 14:38:50 -0800 2008 3385618 88006 McJ 1 3357404 Chocolate cake and a fried egg. Fri Feb 01 18:09:31 -0800 2008 2600271 16301 Non Cognomina 2 3359992 We have a winner. Sat Feb 02 19:37:53 -0800 2008 3357404 77259 Paul N 2 3362381 You made that up. :) Sun Feb 03 20:24:53 -0800 2008 3357404 10681 piccola 3 3391736 i think choc cake and fried egg is as fantastic as roasted garlic brownies! (from the old chock full o' nuts commercial. "mmmm mmmm mmmmm") Tue Feb 12 18:45:01 -0800 2008 3362381 105717 alkapal 1 3360838 I made a basic black bean soup a few years ago with just black beans, chicken stock, some spice and cream cheese. It was bland though and since I had a whole batch of dried cherries sitting around that needed to be used up, I added a few handfuls into the soup. It turned out to be perfect; the cherries added tart and sweet to the blandness of the black bean flavor. The cherries were reconstituted by the soup and were wonderfully soft and warm. Yum! I make that to take to potlucks now. Sun Feb 03 08:34:56 -0800 2008 2600271 163038 linxi 1 3360842 fresh turkey, honey brown mustard on top of a blueberry (untoasted) bagel, with lettuce and pickles. hahaha. soooo gross sounding, but it really is a favorite of mine. when i was pregnant, i ate at least one a day i think. Sun Feb 03 08:38:35 -0800 2008 2600271 160193 CPunches 1 3362064 My father's favorite sandwich when I was growing up was peanut butter and butter and I never understood that combo. Then one day I got his sandwich accidentally in my lunch. It was peanut butter (crunchy), cottage cheese and orange marmalade. I was scared to try it, then I did and oddly it was fantastic. Sun Feb 03 17:23:02 -0800 2008 2600271 160734 Miami Foodie Girl 2 3362093 Miami........peanut butter and butter is sooooooooooo good ! i have not had this in years. Sun Feb 03 17:39:20 -0800 2008 3362064 153184 im_nomad 1 3379685 plain peanut butter and sugar French fries and chocolate pudding, or soft serve ice cream mmmmmmm or dinner rolls and whipped creammm, sooo good its like the best cheap dessert ever but the dinner rolls have to be fresh and chewy like the costco 30 count bags. i find fruit and rice to be realllly great,cold canned peaches and hot rice, excellent combo Sat Feb 09 00:22:49 -0800 2008 2600271 154523 AndyGanil 1 3382113 Chalk this up to my older bro; French toast with liverwurst & maple syrup for breakfast. We both still love it and have "converted" our spouses. My kids love it, it might be the reason his are vegetarians! Sun Feb 10 05:01:26 -0800 2008 2600271 93538 Passadumkeg 2 3386777 Peanut butter and cream cheese sandwiches Peanut butter and bologna sandwiches Mon Feb 11 13:44:53 -0800 2008 3382113 24648 Sean 1 3392206 Black Forest cake dipped in soy sauce also. Fresh bacon bits cooked in brownies. Tue Feb 12 21:56:46 -0800 2008 2600271 57657 scrapple 2 3418088 Most of the replies here were things you just throw together like peanut butter and mustard, my entry is a little more complicated. Opus restaurant serves an appetizer that is Octopus and pork belly, the pork is fried into crisp little squares and a great sauce makes it a dish to die for. Wed Feb 20 14:07:28 -0800 2008 3392206 15591 wiz 1 3434751 This has gotten to be a long fascinating thread. I like to grate nutmeg over acorn squash. Salt, pepper and nutmeg. The tastes work together serendipitously for me. Also, I am braising apples this winter, and seem to want to grind pepper in them along with cinn. and nutmeg. Something about the pepper with the cooked apples is good. Mon Feb 25 19:53:25 -0800 2008 2600271 134265 sueatmo 1 3447331 I know it sounds, well,..... but I love smooth peanut butter spread on a slice of garlicky kosher salami. Never ate p.b. as a kid, until I saw this in a Dennis the Menace cartoon, and tried it. Love it still. Fri Feb 29 10:16:29 -0800 2008 2600271 158319 mjoyous 1 3541176 I like my own tuna salad (solid white albacore-bumble bee) with pecans, Kraft mayo, and water chestnuts. I eat it on either salty matzah or cinnamon raisan pecan bread! Also, low sodium soy sauce is the perfect topping for a baked potato! Sat Mar 29 15:01:20 -0700 2008 2600271 18808 Kam7185 1 3541485 I've got two suggestions. First, make homemade chili, hot and sweet, maybe two or three alarm, not four or five, with refried beans instead of of kidneys. Heat it up, then pour a big ladle full over a salad with lots of bleu cheese dressing. Top with some grated cheddar, and it tastes pretty good. Second suggestion is a Swedish Christmas meal. Take a thick slice of limpa, (dark, sweet Swedish rye bread,) butter it with room temp butter, and add some thin slices of extra sharp cheddar and a 1/2 inch slice of sylta, (Swedish headcheese.) Outstanding stuff. Sat Mar 29 17:00:49 -0700 2008 2600271 178923 bigpaul5 1 3542739 Avocado in curry sauce. Add cubed avocado, lime juice and coriander leaves to hot curry sauce that has been taken off the heat - so the avocado doesn't cook. Surprisingly yummy! Sun Mar 30 09:04:17 -0700 2008 2600271 40746 Peg 1 3544978 a slice of ham, spread with cream cheese, wrapped around a dill pickle spear Mon Mar 31 06:38:52 -0700 2008 2600271 158403 jcattles 1 3547074 Potato chips with unsalted butter. Mon Mar 31 15:05:29 -0700 2008 2600271 179622 mrsmith 1 3553424 cream cheese mixed with green olives spread in celery Wed Apr 02 11:07:01 -0700 2008 2600271 170026 seedove17 2 3553801 My Mom used to always make that..also good on raisin bread toasted too.. I love potato chips with fresh tomato sandwich with lots of mayo, salt and pepper and then squish them down and its one of the best sandwiches ever! Wed Apr 02 12:23:27 -0700 2008 3553424 97452 Beach Chick 2 3836680 we have that as an "appetizer" at Thanksgiving in my family! Thu Jul 03 11:33:59 -0700 2008 3553424 80286 italyinmind 1 3554885 Recently, I've tried two unusual pizzas that I actually ended up loving. At Palomino at the Crescent Hotel in Dallas, I had a pizza with oil, mozzarella, and clams, and at Cru over in the Shops at Legacy, I had their pear and gorgonzola pizza. Wed Apr 02 16:35:41 -0700 2008 2600271 179924 Al_Pal 1 3555056 Despite some poeple I imagine going for shock value, the few entries that had Peanut Butter & Mustard sound the most revolting to me. The craziest I have ever gotten with PB is to add apple butter, bananas, raisins, and bacon, and of course - grill it! I don't know if these are odd, but I think Blue cheese goes with almost anything but Fish. I've sat and eaten blue cheese and a dollop of dijon sandwiches on a baguette. I made a hamburger and put horseradish on it because it was there. For breakfast I've put Lox, cream cheese, a fried egg, bacon, lettuce, tomato, and onion on one bagel. Not sure if I was drunk or it was good. Cumin on popcorn! Also Cayenne Pepper and Rosemary on other occasions. My boss swears by Ritz crackers and orange sherbert, but I've never tried it. This isn't crazy, just delicious. Gorgonzola on salad pizza. In lieu of salad dressing, I've put tartar sauce on tomato and lettuce and threw it on a roll. Also done the same with Luger's Steak sauce. I don't think any of mine jump out as nasty. But not stuff I eat every day Wed Apr 02 17:22:58 -0700 2008 2600271 165800 jhopp217 2 3556315 French toast topped with ketchup. My best friend in high school had that at least once a week. Thu Apr 03 06:05:49 -0700 2008 3555056 180068 Smileelisa 1 3557071 In last night's episode on Top Chef...they made a controversial white chocolate wasabi sauce...I thought that sounded good, but definitely uncommon! Thu Apr 03 09:13:31 -0700 2008 2600271 112406 Chew on That 2 3560528 I mix wasabi into my green tea ice cream. The waitress at a Japanese restaurant saw me do this and acted completely revolted, but the flavors play off each other nicely. Wasabi loves richness. I'm trademarking the combo! Fri Apr 04 06:44:01 -0700 2008 3557071 68363 JungMann 3 3561828 I've actually had a wasabi green tea ice cream with a black sesame brittle at a viet restaurant. Fri Apr 04 11:45:39 -0700 2008 3560528 170026 seedove17 1 3557263 sweet potatoes and crumbled bleu cheese.. an accident that has evolved into a family standard Thu Apr 03 09:55:10 -0700 2008 2600271 172760 fromagina 2 3564049 More proof that bleu cheese tastes good with everything. The nigth after christmas I was at a French Restaurant and had duck confit w/ pumpkin risotto and bleu cheese. The mix of the pumpkin and bleu cheese was a match made in heaven Sat Apr 05 07:14:51 -0700 2008 3557263 165800 jhopp217 2 3836687 This makes perfect sense to me, considering I regularly dip sweet potato fries in blue cheese dressing Thu Jul 03 11:36:47 -0700 2008 3557263 80286 italyinmind 1 3562088 Cold fried chicken drizzled with maple syrup Fri Apr 04 12:46:06 -0700 2008 2600271 180670 jtpeters 2 3564052 One of the local supermarkets used to sell maple glazed fried chicken. I always thought it tasted better cold the next day Sat Apr 05 07:15:53 -0700 2008 3562088 165800 jhopp217 3 3851884 Used to do honey on fried chicken. Sounded lousy but restaurant put it on and it was great. Wed Jul 09 07:48:34 -0700 2008 3564052 28638 phantomdoc 4 4950143 I love A1 Steak sauce on my fried chicken! Used to eat it everyday when I worked at KFC. Ours was a sit down rest that served a regular menu. Memories Sun Aug 16 04:12:46 -0700 2009 3851884 180068 Smileelisa 1 3563227 baby carrots dipped in caramel or chocolate. brownies with chipotle chilis.. Fri Apr 04 18:29:02 -0700 2008 2600271 180838 cowgirrlup 1 3573821 Sounds gross but just regular McDonalds french fries dipped in McDonalds vanilla ice cream is delicious. I think it's McDonalds-specific though ;) Tue Apr 08 11:40:57 -0700 2008 2600271 181319 mohammadmirza 2 3621285 i agree, i tried it with in n out milkshake, it was too thin and it wasn't sweet enough, its mos def only McDonald's. Tue Apr 22 23:20:26 -0700 2008 3573821 154523 AndyGanil 2 3861413 I can vouch for Wendy's fries dipped in a chocolate frosty Fri Jul 11 18:41:30 -0700 2008 3573821 111530 gordeaux 3 4320915 Only with the chocolate though. Their new line of Frosties are just wrong with fries. Mon Jan 12 21:55:04 -0800 2009 3861413 152043 TampaAurora 1 3573934 When I was in high school I used to eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with dill pickles and a slice of American cheese. Sounds awful I am sure but it is quite good. Tue Apr 08 12:09:03 -0700 2008 2600271 46235 Johnresa 2 3576202 Has anyone offered up peanut butter and sweet pickles? Wed Apr 09 06:03:28 -0700 2008 3573934 11104 dolores 3 3727280 cold lamb fat/drippings left over from a roast, spread it on whole wheat bread with lots of seeds, topped with apricot jam, yummoh! Wed May 28 09:56:11 -0700 2008 3576202 101631 capetowngirlie 1 3727381 I really dig grilled cheese sandwich, with a sunnyside up egg (cooked white/raw yoke) mashed on top, with some sort of tomato product included. Either sliced tomatoes cook in the sandwich or salsa or ketchup on top. It all depends on what cheese I use. Wed May 28 10:17:24 -0700 2008 2600271 194222 LaurCar 1 3727793 Toast with butter, maple syrup and curry powder. Curry and maple syrup are awesome friends. Then again, I will put curry on anything. :) The peanut-chili combination is very very common in SE Asian cuisine. Another pairing very common in Indonesia is avocado and coffee. It makes for a great milkshake if you throw in a little condensed milk or ice cream. In my house we usually just pour strong coffee over the sliced avocado and sprinkle a little sugar on top. Wed May 28 12:05:28 -0700 2008 2600271 16363 mogo 2 3852447 Just tried the toast (whole wheat), butter, maple syrup, and curry powder (and a little salt). Absolutely delicious—thanks, mogo. Wed Jul 09 10:04:24 -0700 2008 3727793 11067 Liana Krissoff 3 3853231 Orange and raw onion sandwiches... my grandmother's favourite. Wed Jul 09 12:52:37 -0700 2008 3852447 169233 grayelf 3 3910968 I'm going home to try this after work! I wish I had a land line and an answering machine cause I know I'm gonna forget. Tue Jul 29 08:26:59 -0700 2008 3852447 88006 McJ 1 3853335 take 5 candy bar and a bottle of new castle. Wed Jul 09 13:09:52 -0700 2008 2600271 72668 phant0omx 1 3853344 i used to eat ,and sometimes still occasionally do, peanut butter sandwich with a slice of farmer john ham. Wed Jul 09 13:10:55 -0700 2008 2600271 72668 phant0omx 1 3861406 Fresh pecans, and peppermint sticks. As a kid, this was one of the signs that xmas was here. Grandma would bring a huge sack of pecans from her tree in Mississippi. Everyone would sit around the coffee table in the living room by the fire, and crack the pecans by hand (two pecans in one hand, and squeezing with the other hand to force the harder pecan to crack the softer one) dig out the meat, and eat the nuts with a bite of a candy cane stolen from the xmas tree. One of those things that you can just keep eating all night for like three days straight. Fri Jul 11 18:40:04 -0700 2008 2600271 111530 gordeaux 1 3862592 I like to scramble a couple of eggs in a pan with a big dab of yellow mustard. Or, how about a raw oyster on a peach half with maple syrup? (j/k) Sat Jul 12 11:05:12 -0700 2008 2600271 189169 ChrisOC 1 3868721 dip for baby carrots: cattlemen's sweet bbq sauce (or sweet baby ray's bbq sauce) plus texas pete hot sauce. yummee. discovered at july 4 bbq. Mon Jul 14 17:38:10 -0700 2008 2600271 105717 alkapal 1 3914119 Welch's grape juice and orange sherbert floats Wed Jul 30 05:26:20 -0700 2008 2600271 48737 pancettabelly 1 3916224 Ok I think I have a winner... I went to Argentina and saw "sweet potato and cheese candy" on a dessert menu. On a whim, I ordered it having no idea what to expect.... Out came a plate of sweet potato gelatin and a hard cheese. Sounds gross, BUT it was delicious!!! I couldn't believe how much I enjoyed it. Such a good combination! Wed Jul 30 14:31:54 -0700 2008 2600271 112406 Chew on That 2 3917148 One of my fav latin deserts is a Martin Fierro, quince jelly and white cheese...mmmmmmm. They frequently serve it in Argentina and Uruguay. Wed Jul 30 19:52:57 -0700 2008 3916224 206111 bythebayov 1 3917142 I really like dark chocolate dipped in melted cheese (esp sharp cheddar) or or a hunk of cheddar w/ nutella on top! YUMMMM Wed Jul 30 19:51:31 -0700 2008 2600271 206111 bythebayov 1 3917164 I also love pizza with ketchup and ranch...horrible, I know but so good! Wed Jul 30 19:57:00 -0700 2008 2600271 206111 bythebayov 2 3919484 I "invented" something when I was a kid that everyone I've offered it to just loves. I call it "Mac-a-tuney" It's boxed mac & cheese, with sauteed onion & canned mushrooms, plus a can of tuna and a glug of tomato sauce. DO NOT try to gourmet it up. Must be all canned/boxed products. Cover and cook briefly for the flavors to blend. It's strangely delicious. Thu Jul 31 13:49:27 -0700 2008 3917164 208878 mrschef1 3 3921569 I also love vienna sausages (from a can) with tomato sauce, onions and peppers (sauteed) on a hotdog bun w/ a little mayo...odd but delish (recipe for it and refigerator pickles on my blog odd combo but tastes awsome! myfoodmyart.blogspot.com Fri Aug 01 08:01:16 -0700 2008 3919484 206111 bythebayov 1 3919140 Ritz cracker, peanut butter and 1/4 slice of American cheese Grilled cheese sandwich dipped in ketchup Dry roasted peanuts in tossed garden salad Thu Jul 31 12:17:14 -0700 2008 2600271 214879 bnoble 1 3922285 Tuna sandwich on soft white or wheat bread. Nibble off the crust on side so the tuna starts to ooze out. Dip that side in crushed Lays Sour Cream and Onion chips. Perfect lunch. When I was little my parents would sometimes take us to A&W for dinner. I LOVED dunking my fries in my Coke...so good! Fri Aug 01 11:21:13 -0700 2008 2600271 157998 Petrichor 2 3924051 This sandwich sounds really good! I know a lot of people (including me at times) that dip their fries in their frosty's at Wendy's. Its delish...but almost anything is good dipped in ice cream and chocolate :) Sat Aug 02 06:46:24 -0700 2008 3922285 206111 bythebayov 1 3922286 Tuna sandwich on soft white or wheat bread. Nibble off the crust on side so the tuna starts to ooze out. Dip that side in crushed Lays Sour Cream and Onion chips. Perfect lunch. When I was little my parents would sometimes take us to A&W for dinner. I LOVED dunking my fries in my Coke...so good! Fri Aug 01 11:21:15 -0700 2008 2600271 157998 Petrichor 1 3923888 I haven't made my way through all 500+ posts in this thread but has anyone mention Doritos and cream cheese? It's best if it's the packets of whipped cream cheese, and you eat it like dip. Sounds awful but it's insanely good. Sat Aug 02 03:35:10 -0700 2008 2600271 145096 sugartoof 2 3924055 my brother loves this but think he may have been smoking at the time :) Sat Aug 02 06:47:20 -0700 2008 3923888 206111 bythebayov 3 3924597 French fries with mayo and peanut sauce. Peanut butter smothered pancakes with maple syrup and bacon. Sat Aug 02 11:49:13 -0700 2008 3924055 128949 foodiefromfl 3 3924782 he may be, but i can testify this combo works without the aid of substances. Sat Aug 02 13:06:54 -0700 2008 3924055 145096 sugartoof 2 3946669 I forgot if I mentioned it already but you made me think of it and this is one of my favs! Bagel, cream cheese, and Dorito sandwich. awesome. I am gonna go make one tight now. Mon Aug 11 07:40:35 -0700 2008 3923888 88006 McJ 1 3927125 My mom has always made a "pate" using liverwurst and cream cheese...we eat this spread on ritz crackers, she tops hers with grape jelly, I prefer mine with Tabasco.... Sun Aug 03 17:36:39 -0700 2008 2600271 211939 baccimi 1 3933496 When we were kids my dad used to makes us grilled baloney and peanut butter sandwiches, they were soooo good. I have a friend who really loves to use peanut butter on any sandwich in place of the mayo. She used to bring peanut butter, baloney, cheese and lettuce sandwiches to work. They were actually good :) Tue Aug 05 20:35:15 -0700 2008 2600271 216298 liquid_niki 1 3936301 Egg salad sandwich (whole wheat bread and made with mayonnaise) with hot chocolate. I love the combo Mustard on chili Mustard and brown sugar on polska type sausage apple pie with chocolate ice cream chocolate milk over ice skim milk over ice can't drink any other milk any other way both worchestershire AND ketchup on steak (this causes people to castigate me) Wed Aug 06 17:28:52 -0700 2008 2600271 109905 laliz 2 3946895 thought of one more over the weekend; wheat toast w/butter and peanut butter (preferably crunchy) dunked in hot chocolate. I have a friend who pours milk into cubes of red jello. Mon Aug 11 08:54:48 -0700 2008 3936301 109905 laliz 1 3956052 My best friend growing up loved bologna and frito sandwiches. And an ex-boyfriend of mine used to eat bbq potato chips using cottage cheese as a dip. Every so often I get a craving for a fried eggs topped with soy sauce. Thu Aug 14 05:49:26 -0700 2008 2600271 12947 gmm 2 3974970 My mom used to make fried scrambled egg and green onion sandwich's with several splashes of soy sauce on white toasted bread. This was my morning breakfast before going to school. I crave it every now and them. Thu Aug 21 08:27:39 -0700 2008 3956052 128949 foodiefromfl 1 3985252 I just ate at this restaurant, I think called Maxi's, in Bolton Valley, VT. Their breakfast special was two pancakes. Each with a fried egg, bacon and cheese inside. Other than the unusual filling, it looked exactly the same as your standard pancake. It was phenomenal! Mon Aug 25 11:10:48 -0700 2008 2600271 88006 McJ 1 4224051 I don't think this has been suggested yet. During a discussion with my 87-year-old mother about finger food for cocktail parties, she said "oh, and of course you've tried peanut butter on whole grain crackers with a squirt of creamy horseradish?" Sounds awful and is surprisingly good! Fri Dec 05 15:22:32 -0800 2008 2600271 64491 mickie44 1 4319080 Way too many posts to read, but my scan does not discuss my old favourite...cream cheese and pickle ...on anything. I find it works best with a Strubbs pickle (full sours, original brine..none of that newfangled stuff) and philly. I doubt Strubbs is available outside of Canada, but a good garlicky strong pickle...-not Bicks!!! - will suffice. Mon Jan 12 11:34:25 -0800 2009 2600271 74367 foodiesnorth 1 4319114 pretzel nuggets w/ sriracha Mon Jan 12 11:46:51 -0800 2009 2600271 135229 thew 1 4319233 Again... I missed a lot of posts....BUT, MY fav comfort food is cream cheese/cottage cheese/ onion/ dash of milk/ and plenty of horseradish... serve with classic lays! Mon Jan 12 12:18:34 -0800 2009 2600271 182145 alwrobel 2 4322759 Cold cereal and tomato juice. No, not in it, in a glass. Milk on the cereal. Tue Jan 13 12:34:23 -0800 2009 4319233 189528 Whosyerkitty 1 4411471 I just had an amazing meal of sichuanese chicken and red chilis Chinese takeout with apple cider last night. I've never seen apple cider on the menu at a sichuanese restaurant. But there was something about the combination of the numbing effect of the sichuanese peppercorns on the apple cider flavor that was surprisingly good. It brought out flavor qualities I don't remember experiencing before. Thu Feb 12 12:27:34 -0800 2009 2600271 48389 racer x 2 4413854 I have long enjoyed drinking hard cider with Indian vindaloo - the slight sweetness of the cider sets off the heat of the curry beautifully. Unfortunately I've had no luck persuading any of my favorite Indian restaurants to carry it, and the one brown-bag place I used to frequent now has their liquor license, so I can only indulge these days with take-out. Fri Feb 13 07:55:36 -0800 2009 4411471 14386 BobB 1 4425409 Fried sweet plantains, fried/roast pork, mayo, hot sauce, all on a baguette, panini style! Tue Feb 17 11:39:51 -0800 2009 2600271 88006 McJ 1 4425916 A piece of Vita "cocktail" herring on a Ritz cracker, topped with a slice of bread-and-butter pickle. (Blot the herring dry on a piece of paper towel first to prevent a soggy Ritz.) Tue Feb 17 13:43:46 -0800 2009 2600271 10787 Deenso 2 4705983 is that herring smoked? Fri May 22 06:02:01 -0700 2009 4425916 105717 alkapal 1 4431287 Roast beef and cream cheese. With yellow mustard. Also cream cheese and black olives. Actually all of those combined!!!! Thu Feb 19 03:11:26 -0800 2009 2600271 212582 schrutefarms 2 4705992 schrutefarms, try that combo with pimento-stuffed green olives, on pumpernickel bread. grilled until the cheese is melty. i fell in love with that sandwich at the orlando fashion square mall's "dunderbak's" restaurant back in the day. Fri May 22 06:04:28 -0700 2009 4431287 105717 alkapal 1 4705765 Hm, while reading all the replies to this topic I kept thinking "man, I don't eat anything this weird..." But, do I? Some odd combinations I like that relate to other posts: -Kosher salt on my peeled grapefruit, loads of it. -Apple chunks in my potato salad (this is how my mom has always made it) -Salt, lots of pepper, milk, butter, and honey on my grits. -Black pepper freshly ground over grilled cheese and macaroni and cheese (can you tell I love pepper? haha) Just tried some soft italian bread with nutella and salt as suggested by someone else, and it was fantastic. Fri May 22 01:47:11 -0700 2009 2600271 234199 iamtheeiceworm 2 4705994 what's an ice worm? does it look like a carrot or lime? ;-). Fri May 22 06:05:29 -0700 2009 4705765 105717 alkapal 2 4733694 apples in potato salad isn't unusual at all Mon Jun 01 15:56:54 -0700 2009 4705765 48389 racer x 3 4735017 apples in potato salad is unusual in the south. racerx, are you from a different region, like a big apple region? i like to see how standards (like potato salad) are adapted and "augmented" by what is in season or in great abundance. Tue Jun 02 06:07:13 -0700 2009 4733694 105717 alkapal 4 4739210 Of course there are regional differences. But just try a search for "potato salad" and apple(s). Plenty of recipes appear. (Btw, I am from the Midwest, with family from many states, mostly Southern.) Wed Jun 03 11:01:02 -0700 2009 4735017 48389 racer x 5 4830367 Interesting. I've had apples and raisins in carrot salad but never potato... Sat Jul 04 22:55:52 -0700 2009 4739210 169233 grayelf 1 4706159 Hot Dogs,Peanut Butter, Sriracha and/or Jalapeno's Fri May 22 07:06:03 -0700 2009 2600271 178033 JanPrimus 1 4706164 Theater popcorn and a box of Junior Mints!!! Fri May 22 07:09:24 -0700 2009 2600271 216999 CocoaNut 1 4770188 movie popcorn and milk duds Sat Jun 13 15:31:05 -0700 2009 2600271 19185 budlit 1 4782024 smartfood white cheddar cheese popcorn (in the black bag) while drinking cherry 7-up. Wed Jun 17 13:29:37 -0700 2009 2600271 61392 sparkalina 1 4782074 Brie cheese topped with salt and jam, atop a Carr's wheat cracker - Pizza dipped in ranch dressing Twice-baked potatoes dipped in salsa Fried chicken and honey www.thelunchbelle.com Wed Jun 17 13:40:01 -0700 2009 2600271 110996 LeahBaila 1 4782314 PB&J on wheat bread with a cold Red Stripe. Wed Jun 17 14:37:25 -0700 2009 2600271 1084678 cjoz 1 4783194 Nacho flavored Doritos dipped in a Wendy's chocolate Frosty. A lunch staple during high school! Wed Jun 17 20:13:35 -0700 2009 2600271 27796 Squint 1 4786452 My daughter would mention her favorite sandwich---peanut butter and mayo on whole wheat. I don't know WHERE she got that. Then again, I like to snack on little canapes of sharp cheddar and sardines on vanilla wafer. And I love warm cream of wheat drizzled with pomegranate molasses. Thu Jun 18 21:57:09 -0700 2009 2600271 252189 h2Bn 1 4792336 My favorite strange combo is a peanut butter/balonga/cheese sandwich with extra crunchy peanut butter and a thick slice of balogna and two slices of real american cheese on wheat bread. Talk about a protein injection! Need a big glass of ice cold milk to eat it without sticking your mouth closed. love 'em. Sun Jun 21 11:20:43 -0700 2009 2600271 323053 Northforker 1 4793426 I have recently discovered the joys of kimchi and American cheese on a Ritz cracker. If you want to be more sophisticated I suppose you could go with cheddar, but I haven't tried it yet. Sun Jun 21 20:23:16 -0700 2009 2600271 10668 johnb 1 4794200 last night - mascarpone and salted chiles (see universal condiment thread) on italian bread Mon Jun 22 06:34:43 -0700 2009 2600271 135229 thew 2 4800102 try the salted chiles on some pepper jack - not redundant, delicious Tue Jun 23 19:08:01 -0700 2009 4794200 118015 vcavett 1 4801370 Block of room-temp cream cheese topped with a mound of red or green jalapeno jelly. Spread on a cracker of your choice...D E L I S H ! www.thelunchbelle.com Wed Jun 24 07:25:10 -0700 2009 2600271 110996 LeahBaila 2 4804367 you're from texas, i think? Thu Jun 25 02:57:42 -0700 2009 4801370 105717 alkapal 3 4804593 Yessum! :) Are you? www.thelunchbelle.com Thu Jun 25 06:04:27 -0700 2009 4804367 110996 LeahBaila 4 4807604 no ma'am, i'm from southwest florida's gulf coast ;-), but once spent a very memorable summer in houston. <what? no icon for "profuse sweat"?> i connected some "dots" from your blog and your posts. fellow hound scargod is a texan too, danhole and cheflambo, as well. ps, that jalapeño jelly is super easy to make. i've done it with red jalapeños, and made up a nice batch to give to friends. they really appreciated it. it makes a nice glaze, too, for chicken. Fri Jun 26 04:02:22 -0700 2009 4804593 105717 alkapal 5 4807682 :) Houston in the summertime is deadly. Wow. Yes, jalapeno jelly is great. I love how taken aback people are when they first see it (having not tried it before). www.thelunchbelle.com Fri Jun 26 05:13:33 -0700 2009 4807604 110996 LeahBaila 6 4807794 leahbaila, since my jalapeños were (mostly) red, i used a little red food coloring, so it was a gorgeous color, with heat n' sweet. speakin' of jalapeños.....have you seen these jalapeño "thingies" from pioneer woman? mmmm! http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2007/07/bacon-wrapped_j/ Fri Jun 26 06:05:53 -0700 2009 4807682 105717 alkapal 7 4807880 Thanks for the link! We used to make these all the time in college...Soooo good! Agreed re: adding food coloring, otherwise it doesn't look as robust. :) www.thelunchbelle.com Fri Jun 26 06:36:46 -0700 2009 4807794 110996 LeahBaila 1 4832561 every 4th of july i seem to get some new weird combo insight. last year it was baby carrots dipped in cattleman's bbq sauce plus frank's hot sauce. this year: nacho cheese doritos to scoop up kfc-style cole slaw. Mon Jul 06 06:05:13 -0700 2009 2600271 105717 alkapal 1 4833844 My cousin loves Cheezits and chocolate. Sounds gross but it's oh so good! Also, Cheese doodles and mashed potatoes, I ate it on a dare and loved it from then on Mon Jul 06 12:29:36 -0700 2009 2600271 1091321 deeco 1 4838790 Grilled Cheese with tomato and honey Chocolate Ice Cream, good olive oil, and sea salt Wed Jul 08 05:24:17 -0700 2009 2600271 136241 six dower 1 4945623 Many people may like Grilled Cheese Sandwich with apples but I live it with Grapes and Cheddar Cheese please. Fri Aug 14 00:09:08 -0700 2009 2600271 229297 LEsherick2008 1 4945642 Turkey & jalapeno sandwiches, w/ mayo; gives some flavor to the most bland of all meats, turkey. Fri Aug 14 00:54:49 -0700 2009 2600271 93538 Passadumkeg 2 5043344 Turkey, bland?! Milder than many other meats, I'll grant you...but a good bird cooked well, mmm, so not bland... That said, your sandwich sounds good good good. I love/hate this thread, only check it every so often b/c it makes me want to run out to the store every time. I wish the mods would do something useful for once though (that is SO a JOKE! I PROMISE!) and fix the typo that's been in the subject line for 2-plus years. It's been bugging me since the beginning. Sun Sep 20 04:59:47 -0700 2009 4945642 11106 tatamagouche 3 5130401 Well put, tatamagouche- Sun Oct 25 18:24:55 -0700 2009 5043344 105625 EWSflash 1 4946430 I became inspired honey wheat bread,ham,sweet munchee cheese,stick prezels and honey Really good maybe no out there enough... I am going to try all of these just not sure I will live long enough to get thru this post but I will try Fri Aug 14 09:38:20 -0700 2009 2600271 274698 pikiliz 1 5002764 I get flak for eating this from whomever has to share air with me, but it was a college staple borne of necessity, poverty, and a near-empty larder, which became an enduring favorite: a flour tortilla with cream cheese, sliced ham, and old, fermented kimchi. I nuke the tortilla first. The giant ones are best so you can stuff it obscenely full of kimchi. DELICIOUS. Juicy. I got the juice sucking reflexes from my cajun ancestry, I guess. (suck dem heads) I had learned how to make kimchi from my Korean MIL but prefer to buy it if I can find the brand I like best. My daughter runs screaming from the room if she even catches a whiff of this creation, but I promise it's addictive. Thu Sep 03 12:35:49 -0700 2009 2600271 1106661 krsyindove 2 5003298 i'll suggest that it's not the kimchi that makes that an oddity. it's the cream cheese ;-) Thu Sep 03 15:32:27 -0700 2009 5002764 24421 Panini Guy 1 5002821 carrot cake with dark chocolate ganache Another definitely strange but synergistically delightful combination was the invention of my daughter, a request for her birthday cake when she was little: carrot cake with dark chocolate ganache for icing. She insists on the light, smooth, moist, rich kind of carrot cake, as opposed to the regular old kind with nuts and a coarse texture. We had a big party this year so I made a really big cake, and some of the guests actually verbalized their apprehension about the combination, but one taste and they all ate every bite. Someone said it tastes like Christmastime, and someone else said it reminded them of chai tea. Nobody left any cake behind. If you try it you might be surprised how good it is. Thu Sep 03 12:52:50 -0700 2009 2600271 1106661 krsyindove 1 5012151 There are so many things! I LOVE peanut butter and pickles on toast - and it HAS to be toast! Sometimes just the smell of toasting white bread makes me want this sandwich! Ketchup on ridge-y potato chips. Mayo-mustard combo for french fries. Yesterday I had catfish lasagna in a white sauce- sounded crazy but it was so good! My husband liked my food better than his! :D Mon Sep 07 18:50:41 -0700 2009 2600271 210952 erisgrrrl 2 5026237 I've tried peanut butter and kimchi on toast, it's ok but you can't taste the kimchi -- the PB totally overwhelms it... PB reigns supreme! Sun Sep 13 09:00:59 -0700 2009 5012151 18264 steinpilz 1 5026243 Maybe not uncommon - Lamb sausages (prepared with thyme and lemon) eaten alternately with bites of watermelon. Sun Sep 13 09:04:11 -0700 2009 2600271 224081 BamiaWruz 2 5031419 This sounds delicious and reminds me of something I've read about and unfortunately never eaten (never seen it on a menu, and don't usually eat oysters at home): oysters on the half shell served with hottest possible grilled chipolata sausages. Wish I could have it for lunch RIGHT NOW! Tue Sep 15 09:27:09 -0700 2009 5026243 13709 buttertart 1 5026348 The most revelatory for me was what appeared on the menu of a local burger joint: a thick rare burger topped with plum jam and dijon mustard. I ordered it just to say I had eaten something that weird. It was fabulous and it's one of my favorite ways to top a burger that's red inside and seared to a crunch on the outside. Sun Sep 13 09:58:10 -0700 2009 2600271 17969 rainey 1 5043148 This thread made me very happy, kinda like I just had good dose of theobromide, and it gave me hope for the future of the human race. Thing that works: smoked salmon on a cinnamon raisin bagel. Thing that doesn't work: cranberry sauce and milk. Sat Sep 19 21:44:55 -0700 2009 2600271 1095104 bushwickgirl 2 5043246 "Thing that doesn't work: cranberry sauce and milk." -- Blorg! Curdle city... Sat Sep 19 23:46:17 -0700 2009 5043148 169233 grayelf 3 5043346 Too bad, b/c I can see the theoretical beauty of the flavor combo... Sun Sep 20 05:00:50 -0700 2009 5043246 11106 tatamagouche 4 5045372 Cranberry sauce mixed with Fage whole milk yogurt, maybe... Mon Sep 21 05:26:40 -0700 2009 5043346 14386 BobB 5 5045486 That sounds quite good, actually. Homemade cranberry sauce makes a very nice cheesecake topping. Mon Sep 21 06:36:19 -0700 2009 5045372 13709 buttertart 3 5044412 i swear that i heard my mac book pro make a gagging/distress sound when i read this!! Sun Sep 20 15:49:43 -0700 2009 5043246 105717 alkapal 1 5044433 Probably my combination is a familiar pairing. I've been craving it a lot lately. Chocolate ice cream with pretzels. My obsession with chocolate and salt reached a new level this past weekend when I discovered and bought a bunch of dark chocolate with sea salt chocolate bars. I was at the World Market and found two brands--Lindt and World Market. The Lindt bar WAS (it's all gone now) amazing and I'm actually not even a big fan of dark chocolate. I much prefer milk. And don't get me started about sea-salt chocolate-covered caramels + vanilla bean ice cream. And I confess-- I dunk pretzel rods in French onion dip. Maybe these combinations aren't strange, but man are they addictive... Sun Sep 20 15:57:56 -0700 2009 2600271 255446 Gigi007 2 5121572 Hard-boiled egg with pesto sauce. Preferably while the egg is warm. Also, I make ice cubes out of Ronnybrook lowfat milk. Then I put the ice cubes in Red Jacket Fuji apple juice. For some reason, this really appeals to me when I have a hangover. Wed Oct 21 19:58:49 -0700 2009 5044433 1095073 omnidora 1 5129019 I had that sandwich without the mustard. Yummy! I also like canned smoked sardines mashed with dijon mustard and mayo with a thick slice of red onion on a ritz cracker. Sun Oct 25 05:54:54 -0700 2009 2600271 1118993 toni Vaughn 1 5129239 My mother raved about a sundae from her youth called a "Tin Roof", which was nothing more than peanuts on top of chocolate sauce over vanillla ice cream. I analyzed this and found it far better than I would have expected. But the reason it tasted so good was the salt on the peanuts. I have found that liberally sprinkling kosher salt on vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce sundae vastly improves the dish. Sun Oct 25 08:44:49 -0700 2009 2600271 22427 gfr1111 2 5130144 That is my favorite sundae - best with the skin-on Spanish peanuts for the added bit of bitterness from the skins. Sun Oct 25 17:13:21 -0700 2009 5129239 13709 buttertart 1 5147493 I enjoy corn or flour tortillas with peanut butter or flour tortilla with mayo and iceberg lettuce. Sun Nov 01 14:57:19 -0800 2009 2600271 171058 kanosis 2 5155609 your post just gave me the idea to make a BLT flauta! Wed Nov 04 11:29:50 -0800 2009 5147493 105717 alkapal 3 5155624 Sounds good, but won't the lettuce get all wilted? Wed Nov 04 11:34:59 -0800 2009 5155609 14386 BobB 4 5156762 i don't think it would wilt if it's shredded iceberg, cut from near the core (so it is very firm) in large (1/4") shreds.... how long would a flute-size-circumference rolled tortilla take to fry up? a minute or two, max? maybe we need to re-think and make it a flautita. ;-). but actually, the larger size would "protect" the lettuce inside from heat (better ratio of filling vis-á-vis heated outside tortilla surface) more than a smaller circumference. in a worse case scenario, we could use tender cabbage shreds, to keep the crunch -- which would add a little more flavor, too. the key would be good smoky bacon, pretty crisply done, crumbled in larger crumbles, mayo on the tortilla, s&p, and the meat of fresh garden tomatoes (skinned and seeded), cut in baton-like pieces. alright, now i want to add in some thin slices of avocado, and maybe smoked turkey shreds! (or keep that avocado outside, for a dipping sauce?). hey...this is morphing into my thanksgiving taquito! ~~~~~ along the lines of crispy fried rolled-up things, you might enjoy this thread for some ideas on my leftover turkey spring roll, etc. LOL! http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/574054 Wed Nov 04 17:48:11 -0800 2009 5155624 105717 alkapal 4 5162604 just eat it piping hot! Fri Nov 06 20:03:06 -0800 2009 5155624 171058 kanosis 1 5158268 For self-indulgence, I love a bag of Lay's potato chips eaten alongside a Hershey's with almonds, alternating between the two. Have been doing this (very occasionally) since I was a little kid and discovered how good my mom's chocolate chip cookies were when eaten with potato chips. Thu Nov 05 10:06:25 -0800 2009 2600271 13709 buttertart 2 5162597 Geez, what is it about that salty sweet thing. I used to eat polly seeds (sunflower seeds) with m&m's. Haven't done that in decades! Fri Nov 06 19:59:33 -0800 2009 5158268 171058 kanosis 3 5165053 A marriage made in heaven. Yours sounds great too. Sun Nov 08 09:47:32 -0800 2009 5162597 13709 buttertart 1 5184401 -peanut butter, mayo and alfalfa sprout sandwich - french fries, with vanilla ice cream as dipping sauce - this isn't that weird, but I always have peanut butter on pancakes Sun Nov 15 19:35:12 -0800 2009 2600271 262618 Bernhardt