Woofers and Tweeters Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 I made some chicken tacos the other night, had a couple of setback from the start. Some sort of wildlife had eaten half of all of my ripe tomatoes, leaving the other half on the ground. No worries, it was after 11 at night, so I stole some from my neighbor's planters (the ones I made at my mom's), and gathered the peppers from my garden. The other setback was that I had not taco seasonings, so I turned to google U and made my own. The seasoning turned out great, and, rather than buy the premixed stuff, I will do that every time. Usually, I have to dump most things out of cans. This time I had made from scratch seasonings, fresh from the garden tomatoes, onions, jalapeno and banana peppers and newly bought chicken. Questions: Do you make your own seasonings? If yes, what and how much of what do you use? What else to you put in your taco mix, before in hits the shells, scoops or wraps? Also, I have a bad habit of going to a restaurant (when I could) and usually ordering the same meals... (same Mexican meal at Mexican restaurants, same Chinese meal at Chinese restaurants etc...) I am adventurous and like to go out of the way to find the whole in the wall places that makes food that isn't typically offered at the chains. Help me out here: What Mexican meal do you make, what do you put in it...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtmudd Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 That's tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtmudd Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Where's minermark when you need him ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woofers and Tweeters Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share Posted August 10, 2020 14 minutes ago, dirtmudd said: That's tomorrow I got my days mixed up and had taco Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coytee Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Get your days straight.....Taco-Boy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woofers and Tweeters Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share Posted August 10, 2020 17 minutes ago, Coytee said: Get your days straight.....Taco-Boy! Don't you have a backhoe to fix? 😜 Bring the axle to the shop so we can fix it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coytee Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 oooooooooooooh...... below the belt..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted August 10, 2020 Moderators Share Posted August 10, 2020 1 hour ago, Coytee said: oooooooooooooh...... below the belt..... Right where tacos end up. Not just anybody can break a backhoe, your like a specialist. I need to talk with your wife, I have a great flower pattern she could put on your teenage horns. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coytee Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 She's had my backhoe as a yard ornament in the front yard, both front wheels removed (loader holding it up) as I've been trying various ways to remove a king pin. Now, as a side note, while just sitting there, I've replaced the hydraulic fluid....rebuilt the steering cylinder, replaced the transmission fluid... rented a Flouroscope (sp) and gone BACK into the transmission pan to find and remove about 8" length of transmission dip stick that simply broke off and fell into the bowels of the transmission. Pulled the steering pump, had it rebuilt, replaced a couple hoses....I'm concocting a brace to pull the front axle pin OUT to simply remove the entire (several hundred pound) axle... of course, I don't know how to weld nor have a welder....BUT, I'm willing to try!! This thing has NEVER sat this long without being used....I got stuff to do yet, that stupid kingpin keeps winning. Its winning days however, ARE numbered.... I just don't know how the story ends.....yet. I will however, prevail. Now, back to your regularly scheduled update by Mr. Taco breath... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted August 10, 2020 Moderators Share Posted August 10, 2020 2 hours ago, Woofers and Tweeters said: This time I had made from scratch seasonings, fresh from the garden tomatoes, onions, jalapeno and banana peppers and newly bought chicken. 2 hours ago, Woofers and Tweeters said: What else to you put in your taco mix, before in hits the shells, scoops or wraps? I tried really old chicken instead of newly bought chicken, not nearly as good. We don't put almost all of that in it, just taco seasoning, not the little pouch kind but similar Tones in a bottle, it's a little different maby. The rest of the things get added as you make the wraps, we tend to like them better than shells. Chopped onion, tomato, jalapeno, salsa, sour cream and cheese. But i don't think you can do it a wrong way ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted August 10, 2020 Moderators Share Posted August 10, 2020 2 minutes ago, Coytee said: I don't know how to weld nor have a welder....BUT, I'm willing to try!! Like Reagan said, just say NO, that's not the place to learn how to weld. The problem with kingpins is they get out of shape on both ends and do not want to come out of the hole. With some things you can heat with a torch one part which makes it a little bigger to help get the pin out. But the problem with that is on that kind of machine that is a whole lot of metal to try to heat, and if not done right it could crack something since it's such a large volume of metal around the pin. Maby a homemade jig to put portapower in to press the pin out, maby rent one? ? Depending on the jig might be a little dangerous, they produce a high pushing pressure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woofers and Tweeters Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share Posted August 10, 2020 9 minutes ago, dtel said: Depending on the jig might be a little dangerous, they produce a high pushing pressure. Are we talking about Mexican foods? 🤪 The problem with using a hydraulic something is to get someone to built the framework to withstand those forces... and they better do some math. I have a 50 ton porta power here and 100 ton jacks and and such. His problem is my shop's not there. Edit> "The problem with kingpins is they get out of shape on both ends and do not want to come out of the hole." It seems that the pin is a pivot point too, it is a part of being a bearing and seems to be hardened. It isn't mushrooming, and it isn't playing nice to welds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted August 10, 2020 Moderators Share Posted August 10, 2020 11 minutes ago, Woofers and Tweeters said: Are we talking about Mexican foods? 🤪 A little, we had tacos a few days ago, I ate so much I thought I might need something to help remove them the next day, ok not that bad. I tend to overeat if I really like something, trying to change that. Coytee did it, Coytee did it, I just forgot where he got off track and was an innocent bystander. almost "get someone to built the framework to withstand those forces." .YES it's also not the place to learn how to weld. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 3 hours ago, Woofers and Tweeters said: what do you put in it...? I use fresh Lebanese pita bread , instead of taco shells - I add a bit of TAHINI , and I sparkle with toasted sesame seeds, the fried chicken is mixed with onions , basil , coriander , thyme, oregano ,then topped with tomatoes and parsley 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woofers and Tweeters Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share Posted August 10, 2020 14 minutes ago, RandyH000 said: I use fresh Lebanese pita bread , instead of taco shells Sounds doable. I never enjoyed the hard shells, I do like the scoops. 99% of the time I do the soft wrap thing, so the pita bread might get tried soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted August 10, 2020 Moderators Share Posted August 10, 2020 3 hours ago, Woofers and Tweeters said: I do like the scoops Scoops as in the chip kind, if so we do that at times also, everything on top of chips, the kids call it taco salad. Never tried peta bread but I do like it. And your right I forgot lettuce or spinach leaves for me, not crazy about lettuce, no flavor and not as good for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 7 minutes ago, dtel said: lettuce, no flavor and not as good for you. Romaine, it was the bunny's favorite. The bun always knows best... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 too much work constructing a taco. I've got more important things to do ... like counting every case of COVID in the world and letting you guys know. Sorry, thought it was sarcastic Monday. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 The bunny was never sarcastic about her Romaine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtmudd Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 18 minutes ago, BigStewMan said: too much work constructing a taco. I've got more important things to do ... like counting every case of COVID in the world and letting you guys know. Sorry, thought it was sarcastic Monday. You go to del taco anyways 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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