OT - Artery Clogging Treats

[JohnL]

>About 10 years ago I ate only Raisin Brain and such for about a year.

Calf or monkey brain? Either way, it sounds disgusting! :)

[Scott]

Raisin Brain they are low calories. (I also eat Raisin Bran) : )

[Brother Ragnarok]

Being from an old Norwegian family, how's this for pure calories?  It's called rumegraut (I'm positive I spelled it wrong, but that's the phoenetic version, anyway), and the ingredients are:  flour, sugar, butter, milk, and heavy cream.  Sprinkle a little cinnamon and sugar on top, and it absolutely rules, but it's kinda like solidified egg nog, it's too rich to eat very much at one time.

Brother R

[Cricket21a]

I perfer Philly Cheese Steaks,  they are just full of grease. Lots of Mayo, crushed red peppers and mozzarella cheese.

[jmc]

Alas, I can't enjoy the artery clogging treats as much as I used to [got my blood tested back in the fall and the triglycerides were above 600 so I had to change my diet and start taking medication--at the ripe old age of 31] but I used to enjoy chili sausage cheeseburgers at a local greasy spoon.  It was basically a sausage cheeseburger with a giant patty, and with chili and cheese poured all over it.  Took up a giant plate.

Of course, now I've moved and this place doesn't have very many good restaurants, so that makes it a tad easier to not go overboard.  Plus, I'm broke.
We're moving again next month and will probably have better restaurants to choose from, so I'll have to start watching it again.

[Johnny Z]

a bag of corn chips and soft cream cheese to use as a dip. Quick, simple, fairly inexpensive and will give you a heart attack.

[Scott]

I forgot HARDEES. Is this franchise still around anywhere?

[Cricket21a]

It's still around.  Now they have what they call thickburgers, you can get a 1/3 pound, 1/2 pound, and I wouldn't doubt a full pound burger.

[jmc]

Hardees got replaced by Carl's Jr. in several states during the mid-90s.  It was weird, in my home state they got replaced by Carl's Jr. but in a neighboring state they are still Hardees.

[AndyC]

Mmmm, the talk of restaurants is bringing back memories of dinners past.

There is a small chain in our area called Moose Winooski's that used to have something called the Lumberjack Platter. Choose three meats and a couple of sides from the available choices. My favourite was schnitzel, grilled sausage and barbecued ribs, with baked beans and garlic mashed potatoes with gravy. Oh, and it came with a little loaf of garlic bread that was literally sitting in a pool of melted butter.

There was also a local restaurant that offered a Brontosaurus Burger, which was a one-pound patty on a huge bun, with bacon, whole fried mushrooms and a bunch of other stuff, served with a basket of fries and a tray of condiments to apply as you like.

I was also really amazed at the food when Lori and I visited Chicago two years ago. A bunch of chains we don't have at home, and some interesting local establishments, all serving huge portions. I will never forget TGI Friday's Angus meatloaf stack, with bread, huge slabs of meatloaf, mashed potatoes, gravy and French fried onion rings. A rare situation where the food turned out to be bigger than it looked in the picture. That and Superdog were the most memorable meals we had.

[Velvet Brotha]

Wow! Sounds yummy! Too bad I'm Lactose intolerant. :(

[daveblackeye15]

I like to get a bowl of peanut butter and choclate ice cream, pour choclate syrup on it, spray it with whip cream, and give it several spoonfulls of razzberry jam. Yum!

[Scott]

Thanks for that tidbit Cricket21a. I always wondered what happened to the HARDEES franchise. Finally had the chance last year in Arizona to try CARL JRS which I also enjoyed. See it in California a year before, but timing was off for a stop at CARL JRS and went to JACK IN THE BOX instead.

[Scott]

I have to add two places to my "to try" list.

Sonic
Checkers

[jmc]

Sonic is excellent.  But of course, I'm almost never able to go there now.  I was glad to see that they do have a Sonic here where I live but they're still a lot rarer than in Oklahoma or Texas--when I lived in Tulsa there was a Sonic practically on every block.  

We're about to move anyway, though, so I have a feeling I will never get to experience the California Sonic experience.