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PoindexterOglethorpe

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26. I know. I keep on threatening that son

Sun May 21, 2017, 12:30 AM

May 2017

that I'll move there, so he can take care of me in my old age.

I will say, that when I've visited he takes me to different restaurants every time we go out, which I appreciate. Also, I have had absolutely the best New England clam chowder I've ever had in Portland. Two different trips, two different restaurants. OMG! The main reason not to move there is that I'd quickly weigh about 300 pounds if I lived there.

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Who Puts Catsup On A Steak?... [View all] Grassy Knoll May 2017 OP

Ketchup has one purpose...fries Wounded Bear May 2017 #1

Ohhh, home made fries are the best! PoindexterOglethorpe May 2017 #9

I don't have a deep fryer, so I don't do fries at home...nt Wounded Bear May 2017 #14

You don't need an actual deep fryer, just PoindexterOglethorpe May 2017 #15

Exactly. And I learned the trick. You cook them until soft/done inside and then Laura PourMeADrink May 2017 #23

I have been told that the two step process PoindexterOglethorpe May 2017 #25

oh you need to try ! It's not that much longer and makes all the difference Laura PourMeADrink May 2017 #44

As in how much not much longer? PoindexterOglethorpe May 2017 #51

I boil the potatoes first, then fry them. betsuni May 2017 #52

Yes! That is the best way. They have a place here in Boston called Saus smirkymonkey May 2017 #82

Or make a variation of French fries by roasting small wedges karynnj May 2017 #71

Roasting is much healthier than frying (far less fat), but just as flavorful. - nt KingCharlemagne May 2017 #75

Portland has the best food. Tom67 May 2017 #21

I know. I keep on threatening that son PoindexterOglethorpe May 2017 #26

For a while some catsup brands had high fructose corn syrup in them csziggy May 2017 #43

I'm vegan now but I use to love me Cha May 2017 #33

Malt vinegar on fries is the way to go GeoWilliam750 May 2017 #57

I love malt vinegar on fries! smirkymonkey May 2017 #84

Bleah. Igel May 2017 #76

For a McD's knock-off at home flotsam May 2017 #86

I put ketchup on my steak........but.... suston96 May 2017 #2

No. murielm99 May 2017 #32

You won't believe who was a "fool" jmowreader May 2017 #54

That's right in chi town we don't put ketchup on hot dogs! bench scientist May 2017 #65

I never understood the concept you could ruin a hot dog with ketchup. Hassin Bin Sober May 2017 #50

Best on a hot dog: Kimchee Rollo May 2017 #62

I do and I am somebody. Doreen May 2017 #63

Faux Billionaires. sarcasmo May 2017 #3

He has to eat "foreign" food for I've over a week. I would love to do this trip uppityperson May 2017 #4

Nope mainstreetonce May 2017 #13

He is such a twit uppityperson May 2017 #19

Are you serious? smirkymonkey May 2017 #85

Tanuki.... Tanuki May 2017 #5

Our Leader flamingdem May 2017 #6

The same type of person to order steak well done. tammywammy May 2017 #7

Truth!! That is nearly criminal. No steak, especially a good one, should ever be well done AgadorSparticus May 2017 #80

3 year olds Takket May 2017 #8

People who don't actually like steak (n/t) Spider Jerusalem May 2017 #10

I never do Cartoonist May 2017 #11

My Mom Was From Italy (Dead Now) And Made Homemade Lasagna.. Grassy Knoll May 2017 #12

Oh, dear. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2017 #16

My Dad Divorced My Mom Long Before Both Deaths.. Grassy Knoll May 2017 #22

Wait, your Italian mother put ketchup on her lasagne? smirkymonkey May 2017 #39

think she meant her dad put ketchup on the lasagna her mom made Laura PourMeADrink May 2017 #46

Oh, ok. I see. smirkymonkey May 2017 #49

I'm a He, Lol. Grassy Knoll May 2017 #60

Who eats theirs well done? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2017 #17

Well, growing up GP6971 May 2017 #38

Yep. I grew up not liking pork roast. Hassin Bin Sober May 2017 #47

Where was pork mentioned in the thread? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2017 #72

3 strikes.. Eating Pizza With A Fork... Grassy Knoll May 2017 #55

Fred Flintstone... First Speaker May 2017 #18

I do. But only at home. Horse with no Name May 2017 #20

One who's parents were unaware of the etiquite classes available at Tiffany & Co, and some fine mulsh May 2017 #24

My kid does, but he likes ketchup on everything Luciferous May 2017 #27

Only if I'm out of mayonnaise. Shrike47 May 2017 #28

lol Cha May 2017 #31

Mayo On A Hot Dog Is Heven Grassy Knoll May 2017 #58

People who eat really shitty steaks, maybe, I dunno... Still In Wisconsin May 2017 #29

Like the ones Rump was marketing? spiderpig May 2017 #36

The bestest Cutter-grade steaks, right? jmowreader May 2017 #59

Eww.. catsup on a hotdog.. and I'm vegan. Cha May 2017 #30

Anything on steak OR hotdogs. yuck! vegan here also. n/t Binkie The Clown May 2017 #34

Well, I liked grey poupon and Cha May 2017 #37

Yeah. I used to like sauerkraut on mine, and ketchup (catsup) on scrambled eggs. n/t Binkie The Clown May 2017 #42

I tried it on cottage cheese.. I read Cha May 2017 #45

Heck, I can't even do the A1 Steak Sauce. R B Garr May 2017 #35

My husband does the ketchup on eggs...weird LeftInTX May 2017 #41

A-1 is for meatloaf - not for steak csziggy May 2017 #48

Ex-actly!! PCIntern May 2017 #77

You can take the boy out of Queens, but you can't take the smirkymonkey May 2017 #40

In a breakfast situation: steak and eggs, hashbrowns, tomato slices. betsuni May 2017 #53

I don't understand food snobs Lotusflower70 May 2017 #56

I'm with you radical noodle May 2017 #61

I have a friend who puts catsup on almost everything. Doreen May 2017 #64

My sister get the red out May 2017 #66

Horseradish HockeyMom May 2017 #67

Love me some ketchup Freddie May 2017 #68

My ex used to put catsup on EVERYTHING WhiteTara May 2017 #69

Trump steaks Soxfan58 May 2017 #70

Your position is 50% correct. Tommy_Carcetti May 2017 #73

That's only the start of it. backscatter712 May 2017 #74

Philly cheesesteak w/fried onions BumRushDaShow May 2017 #78

De gustibus. Igel May 2017 #79

Hokkien is alive and well in Malaysia. So is Hokkien cooking, thank heaven! Tanuki May 2017 #83

Saddest thing about his eating disorders randr May 2017 #81

Real Tomoto Ketchup Eddie? ThoughtCriminal May 2017 #87