On Sun, 04 Jul 2010 02:25:37 -0500, Omelet >
wrote:

> Pice de gallo works, but I personally prefer Pace brand medium chunky
> picante sauce. ;-d Forgot to add that to my last post. <G> Thanks for
> the reminder!

Why Pace? You should be able to get real fresh or at least pretend
fresh commercial salsa's at your grocery stores.

--
Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

In article >,
sf > wrote:

> On Sun, 04 Jul 2010 02:25:37 -0500, Omelet >
> wrote:
>
> > Pice de gallo works, but I personally prefer Pace brand medium chunky
> > picante sauce. ;-d Forgot to add that to my last post. <G> Thanks for
> > the reminder!
>
> Why Pace? You should be able to get real fresh or at least pretend
> fresh commercial salsa's at your grocery stores.

Because I like it?
The fresh stuff tends to be too damned hot and reeking of Cilantro stems.
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On Sun, 04 Jul 2010 12:03:58 -0500, Omelet >
wrote:

> In article >,
> sf > wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 04 Jul 2010 02:25:37 -0500, Omelet >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Pice de gallo works, but I personally prefer Pace brand medium chunky
> > > picante sauce. ;-d Forgot to add that to my last post. <G> Thanks for
> > > the reminder!
> >
> > Why Pace? You should be able to get real fresh or at least pretend
> > fresh commercial salsa's at your grocery stores.
>
> Because I like it?
> The fresh stuff tends to be too damned hot and reeking of Cilantro stems.

All of it? Dang. We can get it mild and bland.

--
Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

In article >,
sf > wrote:

> On Sun, 04 Jul 2010 12:03:58 -0500, Omelet >
> wrote:
>
> > In article >,
> > sf > wrote:
> >
> > > On Sun, 04 Jul 2010 02:25:37 -0500, Omelet >
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Pice de gallo works, but I personally prefer Pace brand medium chunky
> > > > picante sauce. ;-d Forgot to add that to my last post. <G> Thanks for
> > > > the reminder!
> > >
> > > Why Pace? You should be able to get real fresh or at least pretend
> > > fresh commercial salsa's at your grocery stores.
> >
> > Because I like it?
> > The fresh stuff tends to be too damned hot and reeking of Cilantro stems.
>
> All of it? Dang. We can get it mild and bland.

The stuff available at the grocery store is generally fresh made. I'll
give jalapeno and cilantro dip a pass. <g> Plus it's always made with
RAW onions and even tho' I've developed an appreciation for onions in
general (hated them growing up), I still utterly detest raw onions...

Pace is a cooked sauce. I like that. ;-d

But, thanks anyhoo!

I may eventually learn to make my own but like I said, I LIKE Pace brand
chunky picante sauce (medium) and it's not expensive. :-) The regular is
too runny but the chunky really is quite nice.

I've recently begun to develop an appreciation for cilantro, but ONLY
the leaves. Turns out it's the stems that taste of soap chips...
It is time consuming, but I pick all the leaves off one by one.
--
Peace! Om

Web Albums: <http://picasaweb.google.com/OMPOmelet>
Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar and fat. --Alex Levine

On Mon, 05 Jul 2010 02:06:31 -0500, Omelet >
wrote:

> Pace is a cooked sauce. I like that. ;-d

<shaking head> I guess it's good as hurricane, tornado or earthquake
food.
>
> But, thanks anyhoo!
>
> I may eventually learn to make my own but like I said, I LIKE Pace brand
> chunky picante sauce (medium) and it's not expensive. :-) The regular is
> too runny but the chunky really is quite nice.
>
> I've recently begun to develop an appreciation for cilantro, but ONLY
> the leaves. Turns out it's the stems that taste of soap chips...
> It is time consuming, but I pick all the leaves off one by one.

Cilantro doesn't taste like soap to me. I don't like the stems as a
textural thing, but I'm not so picky that I can't eat some of the more
tender stems nearest the leaf.

--
Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

In article >,
sf > wrote:

> On Mon, 05 Jul 2010 02:06:31 -0500, Omelet >
> wrote:
>
> > Pace is a cooked sauce. I like that. ;-d
>
> <shaking head> I guess it's good as hurricane, tornado or earthquake
> food.

Works for me. The local fresh stuff never has appealed! To each her own.
<g>

> >
> > But, thanks anyhoo!
> >
> > I may eventually learn to make my own but like I said, I LIKE Pace brand
> > chunky picante sauce (medium) and it's not expensive. :-) The regular is
> > too runny but the chunky really is quite nice.
> >
> > I've recently begun to develop an appreciation for cilantro, but ONLY
> > the leaves. Turns out it's the stems that taste of soap chips...
> > It is time consuming, but I pick all the leaves off one by one.
>
> Cilantro doesn't taste like soap to me. I don't like the stems as a
> textural thing, but I'm not so picky that I can't eat some of the more
> tender stems nearest the leaf.

So long as it's not crunchy!
I've been putting the Cilantro leaves in rice noodle Pho' and rice
wrapper spring rolls with romain leaves and chicken breast.
I bought a fresh bunch tonight along with more fresh Basil.
It'll be rice Pho' tomorrow for lunch at work along with baby spinach
leaves.

Tonight I got ambitious as I was shopping hungry earlier today. Sorry no
pics!

Baked catfish fillet' sprinkled with Lemon pepper (salt free), celery
seed, dill weed and MSG. Served with steamed baby carrots with coconut
oil (not much!), dill weed and lemon pepper, steamed rainbow swiss chard
with lemon butter and steamed Okra with nothing but some deseeded and
chopped roma tomato.
--
Peace! Om

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Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar and fat. --Alex Levine

In article >,
Omelet > wrote:

> In article >,
> sf > wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 04 Jul 2010 12:03:58 -0500, Omelet >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > In article >,
> > > sf > wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Sun, 04 Jul 2010 02:25:37 -0500, Omelet >
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Pice de gallo works, but I personally prefer Pace brand medium chunky
> > > > > picante sauce. ;-d Forgot to add that to my last post. <G> Thanks for
> > > > > the reminder!
> > > >
> > > > Why Pace? You should be able to get real fresh or at least pretend
> > > > fresh commercial salsa's at your grocery stores.
> > >
> > > Because I like it?
> > > The fresh stuff tends to be too damned hot and reeking of Cilantro stems.
> >
> > All of it? Dang. We can get it mild and bland.
>
> The stuff available at the grocery store is generally fresh made. I'll
> give jalapeno and cilantro dip a pass. <g> Plus it's always made with
> RAW onions and even tho' I've developed an appreciation for onions in
> general (hated them growing up), I still utterly detest raw onions...

Well, there you go. It's not too much to expect mild salsa. A fresh
salsa without raw onions? I wouldn't expect that. And no cilantro
stems, just leaves? Not likely. Too much manual labor.

> Pace is a cooked sauce. I like that. ;-d

If you prefer a cooked salsa, then Pace isn't bad.

> I've recently begun to develop an appreciation for cilantro, but ONLY
> the leaves. Turns out it's the stems that taste of soap chips...
> It is time consuming, but I pick all the leaves off one by one.

I cut the leaves off, but I get a fair amount of stems.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

In article
>,
Dan Abel > wrote:

> > The stuff available at the grocery store is generally fresh made. I'll
> > give jalapeno and cilantro dip a pass. <g> Plus it's always made with
> > RAW onions and even tho' I've developed an appreciation for onions in
> > general (hated them growing up), I still utterly detest raw onions...
>
> Well, there you go. It's not too much to expect mild salsa. A fresh
> salsa without raw onions? I wouldn't expect that. And no cilantro
> stems, just leaves? Not likely. Too much manual labor.

Indeed. :-) I may eventually play with home made, but am concentrating
on other things right now.
>
> > Pace is a cooked sauce. I like that. ;-d
>
> If you prefer a cooked salsa, then Pace isn't bad.

It sells well nation wide for a reason I imagine! <g>

>
> > I've recently begun to develop an appreciation for cilantro, but ONLY
> > the leaves. Turns out it's the stems that taste of soap chips...
> > It is time consuming, but I pick all the leaves off one by one.
>
> I cut the leaves off, but I get a fair amount of stems.
>
> --
> Dan Abel

No thanks.
--
Peace! Om

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*Only Irish *coffee provides in a single glass all four *essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar *and fat. --Alex Levine

In article >,
Omelet > wrote:
>
> Indeed. :-) I may eventually play with home made, but am concentrating
> on other things right now.

Home made and mass produced, (cooked or uncooked), salsas are two
different beasts entirely. If you have access to fresh ripe tomatoes you
should try making your own. It only takes a few minutes. Just chop some
tomatoes, add some diced onions, a touch of garlic (optional), chopped
chiles- the variety that suits you taste for picante, cilantro to taste
or some pounded coriander seed and salt to taste. And maybe a little
lime juice to taste. Stir and let sit for a couple of hours before
serving. Save the canned stuff for the winter.

D.M.

On Sun, 04 Jul 2010 12:03:58 -0500 in rec.food.cooking, Omelet
> wrote,
>Because I like it?
>The fresh stuff tends to be too damned hot and reeking of Cilantro stems.

Pace is good. Pace is always sitting there on the bottom shelf of the
refrigerator when I'm ready for it. And yes, no damned soapweed.

In article > ,
David Harmon > wrote:

> On Sun, 04 Jul 2010 12:03:58 -0500 in rec.food.cooking, Omelet
> > wrote,
> >Because I like it?
> >The fresh stuff tends to be too damned hot and reeking of Cilantro stems.
>
> Pace is good. Pace is always sitting there on the bottom shelf of the
> refrigerator when I'm ready for it. And yes, no damned soapweed.
>
>
Old El Paso is not bad either, but I usually go for the Pace chunky. :-)
I use it in Omelets for dad too. Mix it with chopped leftovers and a
little bit of shredded cheese for a quick filling.
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Peace! Om

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Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar and fat. --Alex Levine