homesick....hungry... comfort food!!!

Miguel_Clavo says on Jun 14, 2009, 07:14:

Get ready to eat a SaltBurger at McD's.......yuck!

i cant wait for Monporrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiii to comment here...jajajaj

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Bill Turley (Moderator) (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jun 14, 2009, 07:24:

jackh4u says on Jun 14, 2009, 08:19:

The canned tomato's are $3,640 at Exito. Del Monte brand diced tomato's. I make salsa like twice a week and I use them as they are cheaper. I like to use the fire roasted diced as it makes the salsa WAY better but they are a bit costly, like $5,500 or so. But, I can no longer find they in any store. Guess I bought them all!! There is also a different brand that shows a whole I think its called Roma tomato on the can that is also about $3000 each. Consumo and others have them.

Happy eating!

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goin_south says on Jun 14, 2009, 09:23:

Hey My Favorite Freak!
Maybe a little liable and slander from your pbh buddies will keep your nerves intact ... jjejjaj

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Paisa/Calena/Luver says on Jun 14, 2009, 09:40:

F el Coral, if shes jonesing for a North American style burger she should do a Barking Spider burger im hearing.. Or save up,, make a huge batch of your spaghetti sauce and portion it and freeze it..

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theflatline says on Jun 14, 2009, 09:46:

You evidently have the internet, look for a tomato sauce recipe.

Making fresh marinara for a pasta is very easy with fresh ingredients. Garlic, onion, and tomato all easy and cheap to buy in Colombia.

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dwmte7 says on Jun 14, 2009, 10:54:

hey young lady.....can't make tomatoe sauce? duh. can you boil water? good, you're good to go. get yourself five nice tomatoes, chop them up. put them in a slow simmering pan. and salt to your taste and a smidge of sugar if they're overly acetic. that's it. let it simmer slow, maybe and hour til the water cooks away and...voila!!! done deal. wan't that easy?

in colombia, cost you max, 50 to 80 cents. and you have some left over. go for it.

patriarch

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Paisa/Calena/Luver says on Jun 14, 2009, 11:21:

You cant make GOOD spaghetti sauce without fresh Garlic, Basil and Onions..

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Brody says on Jun 14, 2009, 12:05:

If you have a blender it is even easier. I feel your pain, I was a facilista who only used canned tomatoes myself, before coming here and having to figure it out with actual tomatoes. Just liquify the tomatoes in a blender, and cook it that way. Much better flavor, and better for you.

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babygirl says on Jun 14, 2009, 13:12:

sigh...love you guys. seriously I do.xoxo

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lpdiver says on Jun 14, 2009, 13:15:

"having to figure it out with actual tomatoes. Just liquify the tomatoes in a blender"

So the tomatos in the blender aren't "actual" tomatos? WTF??? Just yanking ya chain dude. I can't wait to do this with my homegrown 'maters tomorrow.

ts

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dwmte7 says on Jun 14, 2009, 16:38:

personally i don't like my tomatoes through the processor/blender...and i didn't mention ajo, sebolla y basil cause i wanted the girl to learn cooking one step at a time.

patriarch

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mranderson says on Jun 14, 2009, 16:48:

I know what you mean. Every once in a while (long while) I´ll do a mcdonalds or dominos. But now I think I´ll do a barking spider run instead of mcdonalds. Although a little more expensive but worth it.

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pedro (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jun 14, 2009, 16:50:

ratbag says on Jun 14, 2009, 17:59:

American food turns people into fat pigs...

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Darloup (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jun 14, 2009, 18:26:

Babygirl:

Fair point!

Pedro's instructions are pretty good except that he forgot the most important point: What he described is called BLANCHING and it's imperative for you to cut the skin of the fresh tomatoes before boiling them for a minute or two. Just use a sharp knife and just make a small cross-shaped incision at the top of each tomato (that's called "scoring"). THEN, you'll able to peel them without problems.

It also helps to put the tomatoes in iced water (cold water with a few ice cubes) just after you blanched them in boiling water for a minute or two.

Full instructions available here: http://canningusa.com/IfICanYouCan/TechniqueBlanchingandPeeling.htm

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Darloup (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jun 14, 2009, 18:38:

Darloup (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jun 14, 2009, 18:44:

Paisa/Calena/Luver says on Jun 14, 2009, 19:00:

If your going to go through all of that trouble to blanch and peel the tomatoes and then reduce them.. just buy the freaking plum peeled tomatoes for the love of god..

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Darloup (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jun 14, 2009, 19:04:

goin_south says on Jun 14, 2009, 19:55:

give 'er a break; she's not Ms Domestic.
I already offered to marry her, and stay home, cook, and take care of the kids ;-o)

nothin I say is to be takn for my words, but rather for the words of Sailor Jerry.

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PoorButHappy says on Jun 14, 2009, 20:52:

baby g: Take one of the recipes above and instead of boiling the tomatoes bake them in the oven and you will have a much more flavorful sauce. When you boil the tomatoes you boil away much of the flavor not to mention many of the nutrients. A la orden.

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adrimm (Moderator) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jun 14, 2009, 22:39:

El Expatriado says on Jun 15, 2009, 03:13:

I went there in Venezuela once, only because I just got there, didn't have my apartment set up, and had to get something quickly for breakfeast for work.

Otherwise, I wuldn't touch it with a ten f0ot pole. Wher I am in Russia now, they don't even have Mcdonalds. Curry and Sushi places yes, McDonalds, no.

I think i've been to McDonalds 106times in the last 20 years, no matter whereI am. They do say thier food has no-trans fats, but I doubt this applies outside of North America, and possibly Europe.

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El Expatriado says on Jun 15, 2009, 03:14:

Not 106, I meant 10 (ten) times in the last 20 years. Stupid typo.

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El Expatriado says on Jun 15, 2009, 03:19:

True North American Food (outside of New Orleans and Montreal)mostly sucks, anyways. That's why we have so many ethnic restaurants. British and Irish is even worse.

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dwmte7 says on Jun 15, 2009, 04:29:

damn, expat....i was about to say you beat me by near 100....whew! actually, not really. or rare occassions we'll get something to eat at mc d. not my choice, but if the youngest pipes up, what can i say. i remind her that mother's cooking something delicious/nutritious,etc...."but daddy, i want a hamburger" well, on that tearful note, i lose.

patriarch

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dwmte7 says on Jun 15, 2009, 04:32:

when reducing your tomatoes to sauce, who said anything about adding water? tomatoes are 98% water. just simmer slow. i don't remove the peels as many of the fruits nutrients are therein contained. and when simmered slowly, they break down and are easily eaten like all the pulp. slow cooking is the secret to any good meal.

patriarch

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dwmte7 says on Jun 15, 2009, 04:33:

i'm not sure that we've converted the young lady--baby girl--to domesticity....the vote's not in yet. have to wait and see.
d

patriarch

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adrimm (Moderator) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jun 15, 2009, 06:02:

jbd777 says on Jun 15, 2009, 06:54:

You dont boil the matoes!!!! A slow simmer for hours. It only takes 5 mins. to blanch and peel, no big deal. And sorry, eating the peels, no. This is not a potatoe, thus you are losing no nutrients.

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larryrn says on Jun 15, 2009, 08:28:

When I go to America I eat at McDonalds and Olive Garden (and the Ale House in Florida). When I was in Santa Marta last week there were signs on all the bus waiting areas advertising Big Macs for 4,000 pesos - which sounds like a reasonable price but I never made it to McDonalds. I should have - I ate a most of the restaurants in Rodadero and really didn't find anything that was increduble like in Medellin. Actually, I was somewhat disappointed in the food in Rodadero - here in Monteria we have La Bonga del Sinu which is very, very good like my favorite place..

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diobahn says on Jun 15, 2009, 09:32:

Pasta with Fresh Tomato and Herb Sauce

1/4 cup olive oil
2 to 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
2 lbs. ripe tomatoes, chopped
3 tbsp. tomato paste
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
1 tsp. chopped fresh oregano
1/2 tsp. chopped fresh thyme
1 tbsp sugar
salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
1 lb. dried pasta of your choice, cooked according to package directions (do not rinse)

Heat the oil in a large skillet over moderate heat and sauté the onion until limp, then add garlic and sauté for 1 minute. Add the tomatoes and cook until the sauce begins to thicken, about 15 minutes. Stir in the herbs, sugar, salt, and pepper and toss with cooked pasta. Top with grated romano cheese. Serves 4 to 6.

I realize that baby may not be ready for all this..........but it's really simple. You may find that the tomatoes will spit and sputter, so have a lid handy.

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Mononoke28 says on Jun 15, 2009, 11:56:

I always crave a good piede of meatloaf and au gratin potatoes when I'm in Colombia. Talk about comfort food... yum!

Diana

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Robert Jorge says on Jun 15, 2009, 20:02:

I never craved US food in Colombia. Same with France. Germany - I had to stop at McDs. At least McDs there in Zweibrucken served Parkbrau pils and Bittburger pils.

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La_Huella says on Jun 15, 2009, 21:23:

You can eat at Mickey D's in Colombia no problem. It's a lot healthier because they don't allow the importation of a lot of the garbage they sell at Mickey D's in the US.

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Paisa/Calena/Luver says on Jun 15, 2009, 21:40:

LIKE WHAT? One of the main rules about Mickey D's is that it must taste the same in every single McDonalds in the world..Consistency is a major rule of thumb there.. Besides the greens, what dont they import from the US? I would like to know..

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Chriscan (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jun 15, 2009, 22:59:

La_Huella says on Jun 15, 2009, 23:04:

But do they have Kraft Dinner to go with it? And Heinz ketchup made with tomatoes from Leamington? :P

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babygirl says on Jun 16, 2009, 06:40:

Ok I'm going to try the homemade tomatoe thing. The next challenge is the gas stove. I'm getting a bit better but this thing is bloody ridiculous. I either burn my food or end up shutting off the gas entirely!! What the .....??

But I did have a Big Mac last night. Really hit the spot. So gross but soooo good.

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dwmte7 says on Jun 16, 2009, 06:56:

BG.....make it easy on your self............stick to mac and cheese and 'nuke' it.

patriarch

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Mononoke28 says on Jun 16, 2009, 10:18:

babygirl says on Jun 16, 2009, 06:40 (today): flag
But I did have a Big Mac last night. Really hit the spot. So gross but soooo good.
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Was it gross because it was a Big Mac or because it was made in Colombia and tasted different. I've never had it down there so I'm not sure what the difference would be if any.

Diana

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goin_south says on Jun 16, 2009, 10:38:

bg.... go have some fresh, lush, juicey colombian Papaya today.
Have 3 or 4 for me, today.
(betta throw some Pitaya in there! ... to clean out that big mac!)

nothin I say is to be takn for my words, but rather for the words of Sailor Jerry.

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dwmte7 says on Jun 16, 2009, 13:15:

hey, coon ass! wass up?

patriarch

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goin_south says on Jun 16, 2009, 13:58:

dat be: 'honery/honorary coonass'.
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span_colombia says on Jun 16, 2009, 14:32:

best hamburger I've had in Colombia: Diner's. It's on the north-east corner of Parque 93 and at the World Trade Center on 100 close to the septima. Great quality burger, large patty, everything tasted just right. With tax and tip, I paid just over 26.000 for burger, fries and a ginger ale.

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dwmte7 says on Jun 16, 2009, 17:27:

excellent advice, young lady.....follow it. keep thy machine clean.

patriarch

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goin_south says on Jun 16, 2009, 17:56:

hey morpus.
where you been hiding?
It's been nice here, without ya.
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papiChulo says on Jun 16, 2009, 22:07:

'The only thing that maybe I enjoyed eating was the anus burger.'

Chriscan... does it taste like a beso negro?

I'm givin'er... givin'er HARDCORE

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goin_south says on Jun 16, 2009, 22:25:

Have I recently confused papiChulo with Papidelejo?

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babygirl says on Jun 17, 2009, 08:51:

I have to say that had a realized how easy it is to use fresh tomatoes as opposed to cans I would have done this ages ago!!! WOW my red sauce is awesome!!! You guys rock. That was great. I'll be eating pasta for days and trust me it's not a problem for me what so ever.

PS: The big mac actually tasted better here for some reason but my pasta sauce is WAY better. Guess what I'm having for lunch.. hehe.

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goin_south says on Jun 17, 2009, 11:49:

Papayas with salsa de tomato?
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Don't forget: tomatoes are actually considered a fruit. No?
So, that makes three.... jaj

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babygirl says on Jun 17, 2009, 18:08:

GS.... ask Morphus what Papaya is in Cuba hehehe.

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Robert Jorge says on Jun 17, 2009, 18:43:

I think I know. LOL (lived in Miami a while)

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dwmte7 says on Jun 18, 2009, 04:46:

baby......see how easy it is....one simple conquest and you're on your way to haute cuisine. after a taste of honey, there's no turning back. happy cooking.

patriarch

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babygirl says on Jun 18, 2009, 06:52:

dwmte... I agree, when I have the time it's definitely the way to go, and right now, I've got TONS of time. Mostly my friends have been cooking for me, for the love of GOD I've never gone through so much oil in such a short period of time in my life!!

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dwmte7 says on Jun 18, 2009, 07:41:

i seem to remember you being in bogota, but not sure. if you're out in antioquia (medallo) they have estaderos all over the place (open air restaurants) and you can sit around the grill watching the folks prepare their varied colombian fare. it's great and the smell is divine. doesn't replace a kitchen and your own experimentation, but sure can learn a lot and spoil your senses. GOD i love colombia. even with all the 'pieces of work' one has to deal with on a daily basis. it's such a beautiful and varied culture with lots to give/share and lots to learn. it's just a priviledge to be part of the process. all the best to you in the trail ahead. stay alert, stay alive and go for the gold.
douglas

patriarch

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goin_south says on Jun 19, 2009, 21:40:

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nothin I say is to be takn for my words, but rather for the words of Sailor Jerry.

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goin_south says on Jun 19, 2009, 21:48:

hummmh....muy interesante.
I must have amnesia.

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goin_south says on Jun 19, 2009, 21:52:

I think the fishbowl is calling you, ... morpus.

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