Haystacks for dinner
By Kelli M
@spiderdust (14756)
San Jose, California
April 13, 2020 10:17pm CST
We have a lot of leftover turkey after yesterday... lots of leftovers in general, actually. I'm feeling kind of tired today and didn't feel very inspired when it came to tonight's dinner, but April reminded me about my old standby -- haystacks.
I've posted about them before, but it's been a while... they're a build-your-own type of dish, usually with something like rice or tortilla chips or potatoes at the base, then layered with some protein, vegetables, and other toppings. It's a good way to use up odd bits of leftovers in your fridge too.
We had turkey meat, lettuce, rice, tortilla chips, corn, tomatoes, bell peppers, sliced cucumber, diced avocado, carrots, shredded red cabbage, baby spinach, pineapple, refried beans, shredded cheddar, ranch dressing, and sour cream.
Each person chose what to put on their plate and designed their own stacks. Not everyone used the same combination of items, but they had to at least choose some protein and a variety of vegetables.
What did you make for dinner tonight?
(Photo not mine)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haystack_(food)
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
14 Apr 20
We had a dish called " Menudo" ground beef sauted in onions and garlic, tomato sauce, diced carrots, green peas and potatoes added.
Haystacking is a cool idea.
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
14 Apr 20
@JhovanPH menudo is common " carinderia" ( street eatery) type food that I like but like more when it's prepared in the house.
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
14 Apr 20
I've mostly just known menudo as a soup... is it different in the Philippines than it is in Mexico and the US?
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
14 Apr 20
Oh, an egg roll sounds so good to me right now.
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@LadyDuck (502343)
• Italy
14 Apr 20
@spiderdust I never cook pork because my husband does not eat pork, I also like the veal schnitzel, but it's expensive.
@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
14 Apr 20
I love chicken schnitzel! And pork schnitzel too.
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
14 Apr 20
What did you make for lunch?
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@rakski (156298)
• Philippines
17 Apr 20
@spiderdust made adobo here. Chicken with soy sauce and vinegar
@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
17 Apr 20
@rakski My coworker makes adobo for our hot bar at work sometimes. She was born in the Philippines too. Sometimes she has sent it home with me.
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@thislittlepennyearns (68246)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
14 Apr 20
I need to make them this weekend. Probably with stew meat or ground beef though, unless I get motivated to go to the grocery store for a meat stock up trip.
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
15 Apr 20
@thislittlepennyearns Call 'em that anyway!
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
14 Apr 20
I've made them many times with ground beef. That's the beauty of haystacks, you can pretty much make them with anything you have on hand.
This link can give you some ideas:
https://togetherasfamily.com/mexican-haystack-rice-bowls/
@thislittlepennyearns (68246)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
15 Apr 20
@spiderdust I think it's a recipe the kids will like. You know if they ever get to actually come home.
Stupid coronavirus. I miss mah babies. Who would kill me if they knew I was calling them babies.
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@JhovanPH (2672)
• Philippines
14 Apr 20
That's great to hear. Amm about our dinner, we only have some grilled meat and some soup we called it "sinigang" (it is some kind of Filipino soup with the taste of sourness, it contains vegetables dominantly are leafy veggies and it has a corn with some sort of fish)
