Naptown Nosher's Profile
The forgotten Veg
For me, it's rutabagas. Though my grandma supposedly fed me mashed rutabagas when I was little, I didn't truly discover this vegetable until a couple years ago when I started roasting root vegetables. I slice them thin and and roast them in olive oil for about an hour with pepper and sea salt. The come out with an amazing mix of sweet and savory rooty flavor and a buttery texture. And, they're so cheap! I have also developed a whole new appreciation for turnips, radishes and carrots after learning what they taste like roasted.
Bacon fat
My mom kept a custard cup of bacon fat in the fridge for cooking while I was growing up, and I've done the same ever since I moved out years ago. My favorite is cornbread baked in a bacon-greased cast iron skillet. And, pancakes always seem to taste better when fried in bacon grease. I don't use the stuff as much as I used to, but man, I've got to have it at least once every month or two.
Home Fries are Good Again!!!!
Now, when you say home fries, are you referring to good ol' fried potato slices or potato wedges? I like both, and I will say that there's been too big of a deficiency of them in my diet over the past 20 years. Mom used to make fried potatoes and onions, eggs and bacon for breakfast, but I could never get anything like that in a restaurant. Plus, I used to be able to get potato wedges everywhere when I was a kid. Now, I'm forced to indulge my wedge cravings at grocery store delis (when I'm lucky enough to find one that has them!). It's high time for the return of the noble home fries. I'm ready.
best mexican food in indianapolis?
I have Hissica to thank for introducing me to La Guanaquita, located around 30th and Lafayette, about four years ago, and it quickly became my favorite Mexican place in town. I went there in June after a long absence and saw that there was still a restaurant there, but it was now called Guatelinda. Maybe it's the same owners or personnel because the food tasted just as good. I recommend the tortas, sopes, pupusas and especially, the empanadas. Oh, and don't be afraid to try lengua as a meat. It tastes like a tender pot roast...'cept better.
Has anybody heard what happened to Los Llanos at 84th and Michigan? That was one of my recent favorites. There was a legal notice in the window saying the landlord took possession of the business or something. That place was great...and very clean.
