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land_shark3 wrote:

RinglingRingling wrote:

land_shark3 wrote:

ToplessRideFL wrote:

land_shark3 wrote:"yes, its just a table for one."

Choose a place with a bar ... and eat @ the bar... usually you will have company. Like a CIP Bennigans, Chillis etc...

I'm getting to know most of the bartenders at the Outbacks across Tennessee.

If you ever change to Chili's, I know a guy in Austin who can grease your skid into the new community.

Sadly enough, I use to go to Chilis so much that the waitress would bring me out the salsa before "hydrating" it. If you ever go to a Chilis, ask for the salsa without hydration. They will look at you like you've discovered the great Chilis conspiracy.

never eaten at a Chili's.. what is hydrated salsa?

RinglingRingling wrote:

land_shark3 wrote:

RinglingRingling wrote:

land_shark3 wrote:

ToplessRideFL wrote:

land_shark3 wrote:"yes, its just a table for one."

Choose a place with a bar ... and eat @ the bar... usually you will have company. Like a CIP Bennigans, Chillis etc...

I'm getting to know most of the bartenders at the Outbacks across Tennessee.

If you ever change to Chili's, I know a guy in Austin who can grease your skid into the new community.

Sadly enough, I use to go to Chilis so much that the waitress would bring me out the salsa before "hydrating" it. If you ever go to a Chilis, ask for the salsa without hydration. They will look at you like you've discovered the great Chilis conspiracy.

never eaten at a Chili's.. what is hydrated salsa?

and why on earth would you put it in your mouth?

It must be...like before they add the water or something (?)

ToplessRideFL wrote:It must be...like before they add the water or something (?)

I think you're on to something.

We do the opposite at CIP....we drain a salsa for use in several items.

buffettbride wrote:

ToplessRideFL wrote:It must be...like before they add the water or something (?)

I think you're on to something.

I guess I just thought of salsa as what comes out of the jar, no water necessary.

RinglingRingling wrote:never eaten at a Chili's.. what is hydrated salsa?

Chili's gets cans of salsa that has only been partially hydrated. Instead of draining it like CIP, they use it in other dishes straight out of the can. If you order chips & salsa, they water it down.

However, if you ask them not to water it down, they treat you like you are complaining. If you ask for it un-hydrated, they think you're in the know.

land_shark3 wrote:

RinglingRingling wrote:never eaten at a Chili's.. what is hydrated salsa?

Chili's gets cans of salsa that has only been partially hydrated.

What does it look like, feel like, taste like.... details please!

We eat out at least twice a week. I'm a great cook and so is my beloved, but there are nights when neither of us can face the prep and clean-up. We are not limited in any way for choices, no kid now, so we can go as casual or as upscale as we feel inclined to. Mmmmmmm, I think I feel Thai comin' on for tonight!

land_shark3 wrote:

RinglingRingling wrote:never eaten at a Chili's.. what is hydrated salsa?

Chili's gets cans of salsa that has only been partially hydrated. Instead of draining it like CIP, they use it in other dishes straight out of the can. If you order chips & salsa, they water it down.

However, if you ask them not to water it down, they treat you like you are complaining. If you ask for it un-hydrated, they think you're in the know.

You DO spend a lot of time there...

land_shark3 wrote:

RinglingRingling wrote:never eaten at a Chili's.. what is hydrated salsa?

Chili's gets cans of salsa that has only been partially hydrated. Instead of draining it like CIP, they use it in other dishes straight out of the can. If you order chips & salsa, they water it down.

However, if you ask them not to water it down, they treat you like you are complaining. If you ask for it un-hydrated, they think you're in the know.

We go to Chili's often, but have no complaints about the hydrated salsa, since we order it every time! I'd be afraid to try the unhydrated!

I'm the only person who voted for 5-6 nights a week and that doesn't include lunch

before I was separated, we ate out probably 3 or 4 times a week....now that I'm living alone...I go to the bar of restaurants and have a coupel drinks and good food all the time...5 times a week is

but I can cook...quite good, actually....but it costs just as much to make a good meal as it does to eat out...

ParrotheadGator wrote:I'm the only person who voted for 5-6 nights a week and that doesn't include lunch

before I was separated, we ate out probably 3 or 4 times a week....now that I'm living alone...I go to the bar of restaurants and have a coupel drinks and good food all the time...5 times a week is

but I can cook...quite good, actually....but it costs just as much to make a good meal as it does to eat out...

no....

ToplessRideFL wrote:

land_shark3 wrote:

RinglingRingling wrote:never eaten at a Chili's.. what is hydrated salsa?

Chili's gets cans of salsa that has only been partially hydrated.

What does it look like, feel like, taste like.... details please!

Have you ever had "all natural" salsa or "organic" salsa? The texture is similar; its much more chunky and doesn't drip all over the place.

RinglingRingling wrote:

ParrotheadGator wrote:I'm the only person who voted for 5-6 nights a week and that doesn't include lunch

before I was separated, we ate out probably 3 or 4 times a week....now that I'm living alone...I go to the bar of restaurants and have a coupel drinks and good food all the time...5 times a week is

but I can cook...quite good, actually....but it costs just as much to make a good meal as it does to eat out...

no....

no?

RinglingRingling wrote:

PHG wrote:....but it costs just as much to make a good meal as it does to eat out...

no....

Depends on what you cook. Last time I cooked a full meal for my fiancee, the ingrideants were around $75. Add in the cost of my time to do the shopping, prepare the meal, and clean the dishes it would have been much cheaper to go out for a nice steak dinner.

Granted I had some left overs, but usually by the time I'm through cooking and cleaning I'm not hungry anymore.

land_shark3 wrote:

RinglingRingling wrote:

PHG wrote:....but it costs just as much to make a good meal as it does to eat out...

no....

Depends on what you cook. Last time I cooked a full meal for my fiancee, the ingrideants were around $75..

Thats some meal!

does SpeedTran count as a restaurant . .? ?

I thought the evening meal was Corona and Lay's . .

ToplessRideFL wrote:

land_shark3 wrote:

RinglingRingling wrote:

PHG wrote:....but it costs just as much to make a good meal as it does to eat out...

no....

Depends on what you cook. Last time I cooked a full meal for my fiancee, the ingrideants were around $75..

Thats some meal!

exactly. for your general everyday meals, it is a lot cheaper to make at home yourself. Unless you are an attorney and bill $300+/ hour, the cost of your time is not that significant. And if you slowroast some adobo pork, you can be doing other things while it is reaching perfection. There is no hamburger and a couple beers worth $20 (with tax and tip) that you can't make at home for less.

land_shark3 wrote:

RinglingRingling wrote:

PHG wrote:....but it costs just as much to make a good meal as it does to eat out...

no....

Depends on what you cook. Last time I cooked a full meal for my fiancee, the ingrideants were around $75. Add in the cost of my time to do the shopping, prepare the meal, and clean the dishes it would have been much cheaper to go out for a nice steak dinner.

Granted I had some left overs, but usually by the time I'm through cooking and cleaning I'm not hungry anymore.

I can go to my favorite restaurant, get a good meal, a couple beers or cocktails, tip well and have it easily under $20. Or I can get a kick ass bbq meal at Sonny's for under $10....

compared to buying steak, chicken, or anything to make my own bbq type stuff.....you can't buy a T-bone for under $15 right now