The next time we hit the city......

Hey, at least it's still cheaper than the $2,745.00 "Valentine pizza"

I just don't get it.... if I want maple syrup I'll go to IHOP. The same for some ads I see for some of the pizza chains.... you can get cinamon flavored breadsticks... they may taste good but what the hell do they have to do with pizza?

We can go to John's Pizza and enjoy a true treat (and save $985).

I'll meet you at "Rays"! lol - that's like saying "I'll meet you at the Blarney Stone"! (there are only like, what, 100 of each??)

(I tried to meet someone at the Blarney Stone once, by the Garden... I went to the one I knew, right by the Garden - I had no idea there was another one a couple blocks away! )

Ray's is a disgrace....

The Blarney Stones used to have pretty good sandwiches... I used to love their briskets with a nice cold beer.

And you're a fake Italian!

Well you're partially right about that. But sauce and cheese(s) are what is mostly served on their pizza. You can get a white pie, and eggplant pie or a dry sausage / pepperoni pie.

And they sure as hell DON'T serve pizza with focking cheddar cheese or pineapple on it!

But the shit that YOU talk about and call a pizza IS just outright criminal! Only a fake Italian would call those pizzas!

I did try a chicken francese slice once and have to admit that it was delicious. But it's NOT a pizza! It's an open faced chicken franchese with mozzarella baked on pizza dough!

And I thought you liked the Col.

Syrup on pizza??? Are you crazy????


I can't believe it!!! To each his own but come on!!!! This is awful!!!




TIS

You know something MIG, when I first opened this topic this morning, the first thing I saw was SC's post "Ray is a disgrace" and I was like "OH MY GOD, what the hell happened here?"

Then I saw what he was really talking about.

Another fake Italian!!!!

Me too - it's kind of like potato salad. I heard they serve them that way in Belgium.

You know what sounds disgusting but is absolutely outrageously good? Deep fried oreos! My daughter made them over the summer, and they were delicious. My mother couldn't stop eating them, and her diabetes went out of control. My daughter is now forbidden to cook them anymore!

You know, SB, I was going to mention those. I've never tried them, but they were selling them at Kennywood when I went a couple months ago. I'll have to try them the next time I go.

I've also been to a restaurant somewhere (can't remember where), where they were selling deep-fried pickles, I believe. Anyone ever heard of that?

Not sure how weird this is, but one of my favorite snacks is a plate of Doritos, smothered in Tapatio hot sauce and sprinkled with lime.

I have heard of deep-fried pickles, but have never had them.

My daughter coated them in a pancake-like batter and then deep-fried them. They were delicious. Now I see that there are places also selling deep-fried twinkies. I love an occasional twinkie as much as the next person, but I'm not sure I'd like it fried. Like they aren't bad enough for you, so let's stick them in a big oil jacuzzi??

I'm heating up a Hot Pockets Calzone -- is that Italian??

Boy Toys??

OH NO!!!!


YOU REALLY REALLY REALLY are a F-A-K-E ITALIAN!!!!!!!

You know what? I too have had the hot pocket Calzone. I'm getting to cook less and less. Not too bad for a quick meal but nothing like the real thing. Of course, I have never made calzone myself but I'd like to try.

A couple months ago I get a flyer on my door for a new Pizza Factory opening. The pictures of the food looked wonderful. One of the pictures on the flyer was of calzone. I kept that stupid flyer on my fridge for about a month,thinking I'm gonna go there soon and buy the calzone. My mouth was watering. How gullible is that?

A few weeks later, my kids happened to be over to use the pool here in my complex and visit for a while. I showed them that picture and said, "I'll treat. Let's go get some Italian food.

Good thing, I asked the waiter if there is ricotta in their calzone and he said "NO". WTF It had provolone, mozzarella and whatever other items you wanted. Yea, I should have known with a name like Pizza Factory! Oh, and I ended up ordering a meatball parm sandwich and guess what??? Maybe had 3 small meatballs in the wholse sandwich. Pathetic


TIS

Provolone in a calzone? YUK. Sounds like "Factory" was a good name for the place.

JG, please tell me you don't eat Spaghetti-Os!! I begged my mom for Spaghetti-Os when I was a kid. My mom finally caved in and bought them for me. I took one taste and spit them out. My mother put them in the dog's dish. She took one sniff and ran away. For years, my mom would tell the story and finish it off with, And the DOG wouldn't even eat them!!

Spaghetti-Os are great. I don't like the ones with meatballs in them. My son loves them to. It's good with a peanutbutter sandwich.

beef-a-roni is the best!!!! That's Italian!!!!

You're joking with us, right?

If you really think that they are great than do yourself a favor.

Go and buy a couple of cans of Tuttorusso crushed tomatoes with basil in it. Slice up a couple of cloves of fresh garlic. slice and dice a half an onion. Make sure that it is diced very fine. Get a 1/2 pound of sirloin chopped meat.

Warm up a sauce pan on a med flame and then coat the bottom with about a 1/4 inch of extra virgin olive oil. When olive oil is warm to hot, throw in your fresh garlic and onions. Add in some parsely, oregano and basil. Stir until the onions and garlic are begining to brown and then add in your chop meat.

Stir chopmeat combining with other ingredients until chop meat is brown. Now add in the two cans of Tuttorusso sauce and stir. Add a little more orageno, some more parsely, basil, a touch of sugar, and some fresh grated cheese to the sauce and stir. Bring the flame down to low, use a pot cover and cover only half the pot with it. Let cook for a couple of hours on low, stirring and tasting occassionally and season accordingly to your taste.

Get yourself some spaghetti. Bring the appropriate amount of water to a boil, add salt and then add your Pasta. Stir the pasta so that the salt gets around and prevents the pasta from sticking together. Cook pasta to desired tenderness, usually 8 - 10 minutes.

Drain you pasta in a collander, then place pasta in a large pasta bowl and add your meat sauce mixing it in with the pasta.


Now you have a REAL ITALIAN dish, not that shit, fake, spaghetti O / beef-a-roni / hamburger helper junk.

Of course you can do this with Angel hair Pasta, Elbow macaroni, Ziti, or whatever pasta you enjoy. I just suggested using Spaghetti to give you the affect of a spaghetti o (just typing the word spaghetti O makes me want to puke) type dish.


And Geoff, you being from an Italian family and all, you should be ashamed of yourself for desicrating the Italian culture by eating that shit! Next time we get together for dinner, you will NOT be allowed to eat in an Italian restaurant with us. NO MORE REAL ITALIAN FOOD FOR YOUUUUU!

You can go down the block to Pizza Hut and then meet us for drinks after dinner!

Spaghetti-Os and peanut butter. Oh, Mig, please say it isn't so!!

All I got to say about that is yes I like Spaghetti-Os ever since I was a little girl. Without getting mad all I'm gonna say is to each his own.

Saseege its own.

Chef Boy-ar-dee... now THAT'S real Italian!!

Well, my brother went through this phase when he wanted Underwood Deviled Ham all the time, or whatever that crap was in that can. Is that even still sold in the stores??

I guess Spaghetti-Os still wouldn't be selling if they didn't appeal to people.

Why would you go and get mad?













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