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28 June 2008

Today the homeless (or semi-homeless) bought me lunch.→[More:] I made about $25 in tips from a few regulars with big scores, so I treated myself to a lunch break of chicken fingers, jalapeno poppers and three pints of Bud draft at a dive around the block from work. Never let it be said that they don't contribute to the economy. The guy who owns the bookstore around the corner from us was there on his lunch break, too. he likes getting his load on midday, it seems.

post by: jonmc at: 18:52 | 18 comments

Jalapeno poppers....mmmm....

(I thought of you today when I saw the pickled eggs at my favorite produce store.)

posted by bunnyfire 28 June | 20:02

When I think of Jalepeno poppers I think of these. I know jalepeno poppers are battered and deep fried. They are good, but these are the yummiest. My friend made them for Cinco de Mayo with a twist. She added blackberry jam. Or, maybe it was raspberry. Whatever it was, it was delicious. Jam, cream cheese, bacon, and jalepeno. Good combo!

posted by LoriFLA 28 June | 20:57

Fridays has a popper sandwich. Chicken, cream cheese and peppers. It's sooooo good.

posted by jrossi4r 28 June | 21:01

Cream cheese, bacon, and jalepenos...on the grill? STOP IT STOP IT OMG. That sounds amazing.

posted by Miko 28 June | 21:05

I went to place once that had shrimp stuffed roasted jalapenos wrapped in bacon with a tabasco sour cream dipping sauce.

posted by jonmc 28 June | 21:07

shrimp stuffed roasted jalapenos wrapped in bacon with a tabasco sour cream dipping sauce

*moans*

*goes back to eating her (suddenly less enticing) salad*

Also, I aced the candy bar quiz posted on MeFi this morning, with the predictable side effect that I now want to ~~binge~~ sample one of each, except Charleston Chew because eeeeew.

Incidentally, have I shared my too-recent revelation of the best way to eat a KitKat? Instead of breaking off those stingy little individual bars, you turn the bar to the five skinny little butt-ends are facing your mouth and chomp down on the whole thing. It's gratifying.

Wow. I might need to go get a candy bar.

posted by Elsa 28 June | 21:59

Jalepeno poppers? WTF? They do enough damage to my nasal tissues WITHOUT the added jalepeno juice, thank you very much.

posted by treepour 28 June | 22:09

Jon just leaned in and said, "In this light, the shadow makes your teeth look blue."

Actually, I just ate a bomb pop. Red, white, and blue. It's almost 4th of July.

posted by Pips 28 June | 22:13

Hee! On a scorching day a few weeks ago, I had my first ever Windex-blue slushy. It turned the inside of my mouth cyan. FOR HOURS.

The pizza delivery guy looked at me kinda funny.

posted by Elsa 28 June | 22:32

Jalepeno poppers? WTF? They do enough damage to my nasal tissues WITHOUT the added jalepeno juice, thank you very much.

Just be thankful it's not a suppository.

posted by jonmc 28 June | 22:40

You can hardly find a really hot jalepeno anymore...the Aggie mild version seems to have taken over in every Mexi-style restaurant I've been in in a long time. As someone who occasionally enjoys the scalp-peelingly hot pepper, it's disappointing.

posted by Miko 28 June | 22:52

I too mourn the loss of the spicy jalapeno.

While we're at it, does anyone care to weigh in on various popper stuffings? I can't decide whether I like cream cheese or cheddar best. Cheddar has more flavor, but the texture is subpar. Cream cheese is nice and creamy, but doesn't have much punch, and it often burns my tongue to the point of rawness.

Discuss.

posted by mudpuppie 28 June | 23:07

I'm a cream cheese man, but today's were cheddar. sharp cheddar.

posted by jonmc 28 June | 23:12

Definitely cream cheese. That popper-stuffing cheddar doesn't quite seem like real cheese.

posted by box 28 June | 23:27

(Though I suppose I'm talking about the regular bar-food version, rather than the, yeah, bacon-wrapped shrimp-stuffed one.)

posted by box 28 June | 23:29

People - y'all are ridiculous. Poppers are NASTY. Least -favorite thing to order, ever.

Ew. Ewww. Ewwwwwww.

Gimme a plate of french fries with whatever you jalapeno-heads like in those poppers on top, and I'm golden.

posted by Lipstick Thespian 29 June | 09:41

Oh yeah, cream cheese is the way to stuff a pepper popper.

Speaking of stuffed peppers, we sometimes make an un-fried one that's yummy: you make tuna salad with diced apples instead of pickle relish, and stuff it in hollowed-out jalapenos. MMMMM.

Now I'm craving jalapenos.

posted by BoringPostcards 29 June | 10:59

Normally I prefer the cheddar-stuffed version when I'm eating at a bar, or whatever. However, I live in a primarily Mexican neighborhood, and there's this one delivery place that make their own, with huge peppers (2" at least), Chihuahua cheese, and breading. So juicy that dipping them in anything is totally superfluous.

Side note: when I got my first paycheck from the new job I celebrated by buying a large box of jalapeno poppers at the grocery store, true story.

posted by jtron 29 June | 13:27

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