I hate it when I get to DiS1972 cards that I basically have NOTHING to say about. I didn’t take any sort of notes so all I can really do is present the card:
And then post the finished picture:
You know what it tasted like? Beef smothered in Hormel Vegetarian Chili (with Beans). Topped with cheese. And a side of Fritos.
Fritos are an underappreciated snack food, and one that I always forget about until I have one and I’m like “Fritos are good.”
Speaking of Fritos, what is a Frito Pie? Is it kinda like these Chili Steaks? Or is it more like the Skyline Chili dip–cream cheese topped with Cincinnati chili and cheese and baked?
Skyline Chili. Damn. I love Skyline. I can’t remember the last time I thought about Skyline let alone the last time I’ve had it. Skyline is one of those things that I’m not quite sure if it’s actually good, or if it just always tastes great because you can only get it in certain regions of the country. Know what I mean?
Speaking of chili and regional foods, I received an awesome birthday present earlier this month from my bro and SIL–a chili dog pack from the famous American Coney Island in Detroit. It included everything–the dogs, the buns, the chili, and even a big sweet onion. It also included a t-shirt and paper hat.
Like I said, this was an awesome gift.
The dogs were quite yummy. The best part was the wiener itself–it had the SNAP to it. I’d totally go there if I happen to be in Detroit (although I cannot think of any reason why I’d be in Detroit).
I make Frito pie the way Sonic used to: Add diced onions to a can of chili, preferably Wolf with beans, and heat in microwave (or however), then stir in a half or less teaspoon of sugar (or to taste). Arrange Fritos in the bottom of bowl (or bowls, if you want to eat directly from them), then mix in finely shredded cheese (I prefer Mexican bland, but extra sharp cheddar works, too). Pour chili atop chips, then top that with more cheese. Heat (in microwave, oven, whatever you want to use) until cheese is melted, then serve. Obviously, too, you can use multiple cans of chili and make this into a casserole. A variant is also to sprinkle more crushed Fritos on top of the chili before you add the cheese.
wow you could of saved some hassle and just put some some beef stew meat added the spices and some flour and then mixed all it in the chili …….
add a scoop of rice to marty k’s recipe and you’d have what at various grades of school we called “pepper bellies”( note i did not know that was a considered a ethnic slur until many years later ………. )
Fritos are addictive, curvy little salt bombs second only to Bugles….used to scoop hot cheese dip. *Hot in temperature, not spicy.
Fritos are totally an underappreciated food! They are my second-favorite Lipton Onion Dip delivery system (after Ruffles) and the key to a good 1970s taco salad. Before foods served in schools had to be “healthy,” the student store at the HS where I taught did the best Frito Boats: bag o’ Fritos, scoop of cheap chili, scoop of cheaper nacho cheese and a really flimsy fork (jalapeños were 10 cents extra).
Your birthday gift is fantastic!!! I’m a little jealous.
Decades ago the Woolworth’s in Santa Fe had a walk-up window where you could get something I think they called Frito pie – basically, they split open a small pkg of Fritos in a paper bowl and covered the chips with a ladleful of chili, topped with shredded cheese and chopped onion. Now I’m craving that, and a chili size. And Cincinnati chili.
Mmm I love Frito Pie. It can be baked like a casserole but I prefer to just take a bowl of Hormel, no beans, and dump in my shredded cheddar, chopped onions and Fritos so that the Fritos stay crunchy.
That Coney Island Kit is the best birthday gift ever!!!!
I’m from Cincinnati, home of Skyline. It’s delicious because it’s delicious, not just a regional thing. It’s Greek. Put some cinnamon and coriander in your chili. So good. And a LOUD 2nd to Fritos being underappreciated. But Frito Pie is it’s own creation, totally unrelated to Skyline. It’s a chili casserole, topped with Fritos and baked. I eat the hell out of both.