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  1. 11 hours ago, baboso said:

    Mas informacion, senor.  Por favor.

    I brush each side of the tortillas with oil, wrap in paper towels, and microwave for 30 seconds.  Makes them pliable and easy to roll.  I notice no difference in quality since switching to this method from briefly pan frying.

  2. On 9/5/2022 at 7:51 PM, hornian said:

    Someone tell me what counterdepth fridge won’t suck. I am getting Samsung to buy a two year old model back from me becsue they can’t repair it/can’t exchange it. So I’m getting the whole purchase price refunded to me. So obviously no Samsung. 
     

    The Fridge needs to be stainless to match our other appliances (we inherited GE profile appliances that were about 15 years old when we bought the house, have replaced the dishwasher (KitchenAid) and fridge since then), and I need a legit ice maker. Other than that, I’m open. 

    Our counter depth KitchenAid is surprisingly roomy and had no issues for 3 years now.

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    REK

    I am going to the final show.  Really hoping that there are some special guests.  

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  3. We booked in January 2021 for a trip in May of 2021 and ended up staying in Wawona.  It was about 45 minutes to the valley floor and it was certainly not a fancy lodge.  We stayed in a small, 60s era cabin that was very clean but far from posh.  The best possible version of a Yosemite trip needs to be planned at least 18 months out.  

    Having said that, our trip was absolutely incredible.  We went the week before Memorial day and never had trouble parking in the valley or super congested hikes.  The weather was also perfect.  One thing that the kids (7 and 10) loved was renting bikes and seeing the valley that way.  The food inside the gates was generally not very good as is common in national parks, but there was a decent pizza place/bar in Curry village that hit the spot.  Our big hike was taking the mist trail all the way to Nevada falls.  It ended up being 10 miles 2500 feet in elevation gain, which was about the max we could expect the kids to handle.

    We will be going back as we did not hit Toulumne due to staying so far south.  Getting a half dome permit hiking Cloud's rest will also be on the agenda.

    We flew in and out of Fresno and paired Yosemite with 2 days in Sequoia/King's canyon.  It was lots of driving but that always comes with NP trips.  Everyone should go to Yosemite at least once in their life.

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  4. On 7/11/2022 at 9:23 AM, Bevo&Pevo said:

    ^^  short version.  Roughly a 10 minute boil followed by a simmer.  After which, I jarred it and put in oven for 10 min or so.  Then allowed to cool down.  As it cooled I could hear the occasional "pop" which is a good sign.   Check this morning and all jars were sealed.  Taste check this morning over some eggs and it was muy bein.  

    Even with the seal botulism is a risk canning this way.  Eat fast and refrigerate.

  5. Pams grotto-HC

    Native American falls-SG

    Haw creek falls-HC

    Pack rat falls-HC

    Kings bluff-SG

    Pedestal rock-SG

    Buzzards roost-SG

    Six finger falls-SG

    Terry Keefe falls-SG

    Alum cove natural bridge-SG

    Big cave creek falls-SG—wet trails

     

    This was our list last spring break.  SG is short for Sand Gap and HC is for Hurricane Creek.  Those were the two places we stayed.  All of these trails were incredible and off the beaten path.  We saw maybe 10 other people maximum at each location.  
     

    There is a ton of bang for your buck on Upper Falling Water road that runs along Falling water creek.  It will be labeled at County Road 1205 in Witt County.  If the creeks and rivers are running there are 5-6 cool hikes you can hit in one day there.

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  6. There are several rentals around the Ponca area.  Tough to beat the Buffalo National River.  Tons of hike there.  Make sure to hit Whitacre Point and see the elk in Boxley.

    We have rented this spot: https://abnb.me/SwrPFKn8nnb .

    It’s in a great location to access the Ozark National Forest.  This is a very underrated area of the state.

    No matter where you stay make sure to buy this book and bring it with: Arkansas waterfalls guidebook https://www.amazon.com/dp/1882906489/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_MG7WBYX3X17R184Q40NT .  Best time to go is spring.  Hiking and floating to be had everywhere.

    make sure to stock up on groceries and booze because all of the places worth staying or going are remote as hell and won’t have much by way of commerce.

    Hope this helps.  We try to go at least once a year. 
     

    ETA-these are North central AR recs.

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  7. 21 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

    It's been several years ago, but there was this podunk little town in NE Oklahoma that sat on a highway/turnpike interchange (I think the turnpike ended there).  It had an Indian smoke shop, a really fucking big truck stop, and some 18-wheeler service businesses (probably owned by the truck stop) and I don't think the town had anything else.  There was an overpass and the cops/town setup the speed limit signs to bust you coming off of the overpass.

    They were making well over 50% of their town's revenue from that one stop, and it was such a pain in the ass and the signs were setup to fuck you over (you had to brake hard as soon as you saw the signs), that eventually the state legislature did something about it.

    I don't know what the legislation was, but it was something about you couldn't fund your town off of fucking speeding tickets or whatever.  it was fairly scandalous.

    And if they were doing seizures, it wouldn't surprise me, because there had to be a lot of meth moving through that area (Arkansas, Missouri, and Kansas were't that far away).

     

     

    Big Cabin at 44 and 69.  James McMurtry out front should have told you.

    A bit further south is the Shawnee bypass where Roscoe tried to miss him but he didn't quite.

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  8. 4 hours ago, Landomatic said:

    X-posting from the Dallas BBQ thread...

    Sorry to have to report this...went to Terry Black's (Dallas) last week and it was really really meh. I took the family who was in from out of town for Christmas and of course, I oversold the hell out of it to them, only to show up and have it be way below average. Brisket was roast beef and sausage was so overcooked, we almost couldn't eat it. Pork ribs were just okay and they're normally great. Horribly disappointing top to bottom.

    It was 2 days before Christmas so maybe they had their C team working holiday hours or something? Or maybe some were out with Covid? I know whoever was running the pits definitely wasn't the same guy that was running them last time we were there when everything was great. Hoping whatever the reason, it was just a glitch and they'll be back to normal next time, but that drastic of a swing in consistency is concerning.

    I was there 12/26 and everything was excellent.  Its always funny to leave there with and then drive past Pecan Lodge with a line wrapped around the building.  Folks don't realize better food with no line is 1/2 mile down the street.

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