On 8/25/2011 3:57 PM, James Silverton wrote:
> Rice is not all bad and Chili's quite good served over boiled small
> potatoes either! After all, potatoes are a New World vegetable. I
> suppose it's been mentioned that the potatoes could be baked too (I'd
> use Idahos then.) I've also used Pita bread and crisped tortillas and of
> course, I like Chili Cincinnati style (with spaghetti). The chili there
> doesn't have to follow the Cincinnati recipe.
>
> Eat the stuff anyway you like and thumb your nose at the purists!


In Texas a lot of restaurants serve "stuffed" baked potatoes. They use
huge Idaho bakers and cover them with Chili, cheese, onions, etc. Other
variations cover the spuds with either beef or pork BBQ.

Interesting... but it doesn't appeal to me so I've never had one.

George L

On Aug 25, 2:05*pm, George Leppla > wrote:
> On 8/25/2011 3:57 PM, James Silverton wrote:
>
> > Rice is not all bad and Chili's quite good *served over boiled small
> > potatoes either! After all, potatoes are a New World vegetable. I
> > suppose it's *been mentioned that the potatoes could be baked too (I'd
> > use Idahos then.) I've also used Pita bread and crisped tortillas and of
> > course, I like Chili Cincinnati style (with spaghetti). The chili there
> > doesn't have to follow the Cincinnati recipe.
>
> > Eat the stuff anyway you like and thumb your nose at the purists!
>
> In Texas a lot of restaurants serve "stuffed" baked potatoes. *They use
> huge Idaho bakers and cover them with Chili, cheese, onions, etc. *Other
> variations cover the spuds with either beef or pork BBQ.
>
> Interesting... but it doesn't appeal to me so I've never had one.
>
> George L

I remember when I lived in New Orleans there was a place out in
Metairie that was called Pudgy's that was a stuffed baked potat place.
They had all kinds of toppings including crawfish, shrimp, brocolli, ,
you name it. I wonder if it is still there.

"George Leppla" > wrote in message
...
> On 8/25/2011 3:57 PM, James Silverton wrote:
>> Rice is not all bad and Chili's quite good served over boiled small
>> potatoes either! After all, potatoes are a New World vegetable. I
>> suppose it's been mentioned that the potatoes could be baked too (I'd
>> use Idahos then.) I've also used Pita bread and crisped tortillas and of
>> course, I like Chili Cincinnati style (with spaghetti). The chili there
>> doesn't have to follow the Cincinnati recipe.
>>
>> Eat the stuff anyway you like and thumb your nose at the purists!
>
>
> In Texas a lot of restaurants serve "stuffed" baked potatoes. They use
> huge Idaho bakers and cover them with Chili, cheese, onions, etc. Other
> variations cover the spuds with either beef or pork BBQ.
>
> Interesting... but it doesn't appeal to me so I've never had one.

You have chili cheese fries too. And that sounds yucky to me.

On Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:31:20 -0700, Ranée at Arabian Knits
> wrote:

> We do that with leftover chili or shredded beef or whatnot. It's
>pretty good, actually, and makes another meal out of a quantity of food
>that might not have been enough for everyone otherwise. Add the
>potatoes and a little sour cream and/or cheese, and you're set.

Baked potatoes are great vehicles for leftover saucy meat -- chili,
BBQ, sloppy joe, taco meat, roast beef / pork and gravy. That's a
good lunch to pack if you have just a bit of meat left.

Tara