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On Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:09:50 GMT
dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

Jar Din Air <jdr@chi.meh> posted:

On Sun, 04 Jan 2026 20:48:06 GMT
dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> posted:

On Sun, 04 Jan 2026 08:22:28 GMT, dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net <user4742@newsgrouper.org.invalid>
posted:

What's it going to be night at your house? Dropping by a
favorite or new restaurant? Delivery or grilling/cooking
this first Saturday of the new year?

I just now got a quick and easy pan of Hoppin' John on the
stove to simmer about an hour or so on a /very low/ flame.
This fast recipe calls for canned black-eyed peas, a can of
Ro-Tel, and in my case, it was the mild variety even though
it still has bit of a kick. One chopped onion, washed rice,
diced ham, two cups of chicken broth, some garlic and a bit
of seasoned salt. It will be tasted later if it needs more
seasoning.

The traditional recipe calls for this to be served over
cooked rice but I spied this version online a couple of
years ago. I like that the rice will absorb the flavor of
the chicken broth, Ro-Tel, and seasonings.

The choice of meat is completely optional with some having
cubed chicken while others have kielbasa or chopped, crisp
bacon.

I think a small skillet of cornbread will round out this
meal.

~

I had some frozen pot roast that was a lot like canned beef
stew i.e., it was overcooked and tasted like it was canned. It
was okay for meat frozen for a month or so. Later on we went
to Zippy's and I had a mini-hamburger steak. My wife had chili
with a burrito. I wasn't hungry so just plain old regular food
suited me just fine. If I was hungry, I'd go get some fried or
raw fish.

How did Zippy's compare to Wendy's, Arby's, Fluppy's and
Flappy's?

Zippy's doesn't compare to anything. There's nothing like it in existence. All chain restaurants should be like Zippy's -
incomparable.

But now in Vegas:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BPx0lvs5T7c?feature=share

Monthly Special - Available January 12 - March 1
The Wrecking Crew Pac 16.25 | 1840-1970 cal
Fried chicken, Portuguese sausage, Hoki
(fried fish), chili of your choice, macaroni salad,
and rice topped with furikake (seaweed flakes)

The amazing thing about Zippy's on the mainland is that the food
items served seems to be the same as the ones on Hawaii. That's a no compromise policy. Hopefully, the prices are somewhat cheaper. A
oxtail soup over here goes for $30 a bowl!

WTF?!?!?

That's madness he said and then went and checked the Vegas menu, and
sure enough:

"Oxtail Soup
Like grandma used to make. Simmered for hours until the meat falls off the oxtail bone in a rich broth with peanuts and mushrooms. Served with ginger, choi sum, cilantro and two scoops of rice.

$29.35

Meanwhile:

Wun Tun Min
Steamed won ton dumplings and noodles in a simple broth with with a piece of uzumaki fish cake and sweet pork char siu. Served with shoyu and hot mustard.

$14.15"

I know oxtails are not expensive, so the disparity must come down
to time to prepare.


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