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Fresh chopped jalapeno, tomato, red onion, cilantro, and lime juice. Always red onion. Never plain yellow onion. I like to do that myself. If the opportunity permits, such as when there's already a fire in the BBQ pit, I will roast the veggies first. Fire roasted veggies give you a deeper depth of flavors.
I like using Romaine lettuce.
Avocado if it's not too expensive.
Creme fraiche or Greek yogurt, instead of sour creme.
Hand made corn tortillas from a local market.
The meat can be anything from leftover roast beef trimmings (the salty, peppery ends), leftover roast chicken, to leftover pork roast. Or some of that pre-marinated meat sold at Latin American Carnicerias. Sometimes it's just plain old New York steak.
Where I cheat, is Peking Duck taco. Flour tortilla steamed in the microwave (not traditional). Roast duck from Chinatown (not traditional). Shredded purple cabbage, green onion, and Hoisin sauce (again, not traditional). . If plum are in season, I make a plum sauce.
Vans had their moment,......back in The 70's. Not that I'm old enough to remember, nor will I admit to even being alive during that decade, but the term "vansploitation" comes to mind. I must have read it on the side of a box of cereal or something.
Wow, is that the price these days in "the city"?? whewy-doggies I am glad I am out in nowhere land where premium is still about 4.10-ish. And yes, there was a huge thing for vans back then. **** carpet, tricked out with beds and stuff. Today we would call them micro-campers.
If you ever go to Alice's at the corner of highway 84 and highway 35 (AKA Skyline Blvd.) in Woodside, ask for Rufino's Crispy Taco. It is off-menu these days, but us locals still ask for it, and if they have the stuff, they will make it for you. It is GINORMOUS and not really "traditional", but my SO and I really love them. My SO can eat one of them, but I can (usually) get through two.
OMG I miss Alice's... good memories, so thanks, but now I am hungry for some odd reason.... You can get through two of those?? wow. I could eat about a third and would be over-full. My other favorite place further down the peninsula was Rossotti's on Alpine, Menlo Pk area. back in the 80's we'd ride our horses over there and have lunch. Only place I know, besides Alice's that had a hitching post still for the ponies. Not sure if Alice's still has, but I know Rosott's does. Course name has changed, can't recall what it is now. been a minute since I lived down there.
Well seeings were still talking Tacos on a Wednesday, lol , I brew mine up this way
two pounds ground ranch raised grass fed Beef
three Linguisa chopped up 1/8 to 1/4”
mesquite smoky seasoning from Costco
fry up linguisa untill crisp ,add chopped onion , add beef and seasoning , cook through out .
fry corn tortillas
grade up some sharp cheddar or Costco’s kingdom aged cheddar ( best)
shread up some Ruffage ,
choice of salsa , mines fire roasted green chili’s or Hatch 505 salsa from Hatch New Mexico ,just found at Costco.but been a fan for a long while.
enjoy .
This sounds yummy, must try it, thanks for sharing!!
Hi Guys! Thanks to Nighteyez for the invite to come over here.
Maybe I should give a bit more info about me? yeah, why not? So, I am retired age, but as mentioned in the forum intro thread, I am now working at a small repair shop. 'We' specialize in 4x4, but work on everything from Ferrari to Jeeps, and all years that are still running. One of the few shops left in the area that still knows how to rebuild a carb. (sad to think of that, actually) Anyway It's fun, no stress and I am loving it. Fun retirement job, at any rate. Course you would think I'd get all my work done there... well, we are so over-booked for customer work that it's really a challenge to get my vehicle looked at. Sometimes I can ask nicely and after 6pm may get some attention. So the good news is that we have way too much work, the bad news is that we have way too much work. Like I said, small shop, as in very small, but excellent work which is why we have too much to get done. Today we begin yet another tear down on an 05 5.4l F150, for instance. Two months ago we redid the timing on it (3 valve nightmare). It came back after 1500 miles, we think it's sucked a valve, but two cylinders are down. Finally got the ok to rip into it, so, that's on the agenda for today. Frankly can't wait to find out what the heck is going on with it. My blackwood has a 5.4l, not sure if it's a 2 or 3 valve. That motor's been solid as heck though, 218k miles on it.
I retired from my career in the computer industry as a software engineer in '14 after 40 years. (yes, I am a old 'chick') I got into computers because I got laughed at when I went to apply at GM training School in the early 70's. "You're a girl, what the hell are you thinking?" was the response I got. I'd been helping to build engines for many years at that point, but being a female wasn't a good thing if you wanted to work on cars. I thought if I had real training people might take me seriously. So, I thought if I couldn't work on cars, then maybe these computer things might be interesting. So I began my career repairing computer hardware back in the 70's when they took up entire floors of buildings and had about a tenth of the storage space our phones have today. One still got dirty working on computer hardware too, and greasy if it was a printer.
I grew up with cars, they are kind of in my blood. (Divorced parents) My Dad restored Aubruns, Cords and Duesy's. I grew up hanging around a bunch of old men working on these gorgeous classics. Helped my Dad on his own Auburn and whatever else he had at the time. At one point there were 12 cadillacs in his driveway. It was quite a thing to get one out, often had to move 6 to 8 vehicles. hahaha My Mom on the other hand liked "foreign sports cars" and had a '61 Alfa and then a '66 MGBGT. When I learned to drive (officially) I learned in the MG. We had a '67 Cougar at that time too.
As I have said previously, I am a Ford girl, it's my brand of choice. I've had the early Mustangs, even had two replica Cobras for a while (pic of my old garage). Have autocrossed them. Fords are reliable. Somehow a Ford will always get you home. Hmm, guess this should be over in the actual intro thread. oh well. hi guys!!
Fresh chopped jalapeno, tomato, red onion, cilantro, and lime juice. Always red onion. Never plain yellow onion. I like to do that myself. If the opportunity permits, such as when there's already a fire in the BBQ pit, I will roast the veggies first. Fire roasted veggies give you a deeper depth of flavors.
I like using Romaine lettuce.
Avocado if it's not too expensive.
Creme fraiche or Greek yogurt, instead of sour creme.
Hand made corn tortillas from a local market.
The meat can be anything from leftover roast beef trimmings (the salty, peppery ends), leftover roast chicken, to leftover pork roast. Or some of that pre-marinated meat sold at Latin American Carnicerias. Sometimes it's just plain old New York steak.
Where I cheat, is Peking Duck taco. Flour tortilla steamed in the microwave (not traditional). Roast duck from Chinatown (not traditional). Shredded purple cabbage, green onion, and Hoisin sauce (again, not traditional). . If plum are in season, I make a plum sauce.
Ok, so you can come cook for me anytime. I am drooling... haha and still hungry, should say, now more hungry!
OMG I miss Alice's... good memories, so thanks, but now I am hungry for some odd reason.... You can get through two of those?? wow. I could eat about a third and would be over-full. My other favorite place further down the peninsula was Rossotti's on Alpine, Menlo Pk area. back in the 80's we'd ride our horses over there and have lunch. Only place I know, besides Alice's that had a hitching post still for the ponies. Not sure if Alice's still has, but I know Rosott's does. Course name has changed, can't recall what it is now. been a minute since I lived down there.
Alice's hasn't had a hitching post for years. Zott's sold last year, but has been re-started by some locals. They updated the interior and have modernized it a bit. I haven't been down there since they re-opened, so I can't say of they still have a hitching post, but there are a lot of horse people in that area. The other place that had (has?) a hitching post is the Mountain House (called the Red Pump in the old days). You might still be able to hitch your horse down at Buck's too.
Hi Guys! Thanks to Nighteyez for the invite to come over here.
Maybe I should give a bit more info about me? yeah, why not? So, I am retired age, but as mentioned in the forum intro thread, I am now working at a small repair shop. 'We' specialize in 4x4, but work on everything from Ferrari to Jeeps, and all years that are still running. One of the few shops left in the area that still knows how to rebuild a carb. (sad to think of that, actually) Anyway It's fun, no stress and I am loving it. Fun retirement job, at any rate. Course you would think I'd get all my work done there... well, we are so over-booked for customer work that it's really a challenge to get my vehicle looked at. Sometimes I can ask nicely and after 6pm may get some attention. So the good news is that we have way too much work, the bad news is that we have way too much work. Like I said, small shop, as in very small, but excellent work which is why we have too much to get done. Today we begin yet another tear down on an 05 5.4l F150, for instance. Two months ago we redid the timing on it (3 valve nightmare). It came back after 1500 miles, we think it's sucked a valve, but two cylinders are down. Finally got the ok to rip into it, so, that's on the agenda for today. Frankly can't wait to find out what the heck is going on with it. My blackwood has a 5.4l, not sure if it's a 2 or 3 valve. That motor's been solid as heck though, 218k miles on it.
I retired from my career in the computer industry as a software engineer in '14 after 40 years. (yes, I am a old 'chick') I got into computers because I got laughed at when I went to apply at GM training School in the early 70's. "You're a girl, what the hell are you thinking?" was the response I got. I'd been helping to build engines for many years at that point, but being a female wasn't a good thing if you wanted to work on cars. I thought if I had real training people might take me seriously. So, I thought if I couldn't work on cars, then maybe these computer things might be interesting. So I began my career repairing computer hardware back in the 70's when they took up entire floors of buildings and had about a tenth of the storage space our phones have today. One still got dirty working on computer hardware too, and greasy if it was a printer.
I grew up with cars, they are kind of in my blood. (Divorced parents) My Dad restored Aubruns, Cords and Duesy's. I grew up hanging around a bunch of old men working on these gorgeous classics. Helped my Dad on his own Auburn and whatever else he had at the time. At one point there were 12 cadillacs in his driveway. It was quite a thing to get one out, often had to move 6 to 8 vehicles. hahaha My Mom on the other hand liked "foreign sports cars" and had a '61 Alfa and then a '66 MGBGT. When I learned to drive (officially) I learned in the MG. We had a '67 Cougar at that time too.
As I have said previously, I am a Ford girl, it's my brand of choice. I've had the early Mustangs, even had two replica Cobras for a while (pic of my old garage). Have autocrossed them. Fords are reliable. Somehow a Ford will always get you home. Hmm, guess this should be over in the actual intro thread. oh well. hi guys!!
Thanks for the introduction! Love the Cobras. The replicas are probably better then the originals.
[QUOTE=Fifty150;18931862]Kid goat roasted that way is delicious. Not as much meat on a goat. Slow roasted over a low temperature fire, perfectly crispy skin, meat melts and falls apart. Depending on the cook's cultural background, different seasoning is used. Spice rubs will vary from around the world. Sometimes just old salt & pepper will do the trick.
Somebody should open a restaurant to feature whole roasted beast. Maybe they could spit roast a few different types of animals. Suckling pig. Kid goat. Spring lamb. Buffet style. All you can eat salad bar. All you can eat roast meat. Casual no dress code. Live band. Would you pay for that? How much would you pay for that?[/QUOT
In the City? I'm thinking this would be a huge success. yes, I'd go, if I were close enough or had a day in the City. Hmmm, price? for all you can eat?? neighborhood of 19.99 to 29.99 might work to cover well enough, do you think? Fifty150, let me know when you open!
Alice's hasn't had a hitching post for years. Zott's sold last year, but has been re-started by some locals. They updated the interior and have modernized it a bit. I haven't been down there since they re-opened, so I can't say of they still have a hitching post, but there are a lot of horse people in that area. The other place that had (has?) a hitching post is the Mountain House (called the Red Pump in the old days). You might still be able to hitch your horse down at Buck's too.
Ahh, Buck's in Woodside, yup they still have the hitch posts. Miss doing their 'day of the horse'. Great memories.
Thanks for the introduction! Love the Cobras. The replicas are probably better then the originals.
I my have missed it but what is your name?
Sorry, Tim, my name's Terrie. Replicas were more fun, because A) they were fiberglass and didn't dent when you breathed near them, and B) didn't worry so much while driving around the race tracks. teeheee Plus insurance was waaay less. I do miss them. The Daytona is still in NorCal SAAC, I believe. The 427 went back east somewhere. The Nor-Call SAAC website still has photos of it up, they were taken when we owned it. Alas, someone got bored with it and sold it, I had zero say in the matter. The 427 was all mine though. Someone also sold it during the divorce against my wishes, and unfortunately never saw a dime of that money. Oh well. It was a fun toy while it lasted.
First moisture in awhile always gets a little slippery.
Some guy in a white pick up, spun out on I-280 near Farm Hill. Traffic backed up past 84, almost to Sand Hill.
Wasn't me. I drove right by in my white pick up. CHP on the side of the road gave me a dirty look like I owed her child support. I get a feeling that cop remembers the "lifted white pick up, bright off-road lights" radio broadcast from the last time. There's a traffic stop and polite conversation in my future. I'll let you guys know if that CHiPs babe punches my dance card.
Hello Tim
well Guys , for now Ranch work is done ( ) at least the hydraulic hose leak is fixed , I get to head down to the Bay Area and bid a project , I don’t normally go that direction ,but it’s for the Elderly so I’ll go. I just hope when I’m OLDER somebody will come , and not try and talk me through it on the I phone,
is it just me or are the nights getting colder , I got up three times and looked at the Thermostat, 70 deg , bumped it up to 72 , felt like 35deg in here , could of swarn I seen my breath and a couple cows hanging next to me.
if I don’t make it back on tomorrow , Y’all have a great weekend
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You can get through two of those?? wow. I could eat about a third and would be over-full. My other favorite place further down the peninsula was Rossotti's on Alpine, Menlo Pk area. back in the 80's we'd ride our horses over there and have lunch. Only place I know, besides Alice's that had a hitching post still for the ponies. Not sure if Alice's still has, but I know Rosott's does. Course name has changed, can't recall what it is now. been a minute since I lived down there.
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) at least the hydraulic hose leak is fixed , I get to head down to the Bay Area and bid a project , I don’t normally go that direction ,but it’s for the Elderly so I’ll go. I just hope when I’m OLDER somebody will come , and not try and talk me through it on the I phone, 
