# Where no meal has gone before (combos no one but you are eating) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [February 27, 2024, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-no-meal-has-gone-before-combos-no-one-but-you-are-eating/998146 "2024-02-27T05:14:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2024, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-no-meal-has-gone-before-combos-no-one-but-you-are-eating/998146/101 "2024-03-04T18:26:05Z")
We make Middle Eastern fajitas with kebabs from Costco, Naan from Costco, guacamole, salsa, peppers and onions. It’s not an odd combo - it is fusion. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2024, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-no-meal-has-gone-before-combos-no-one-but-you-are-eating/998146/102 "2024-03-05T06:03:31Z")
Tonight I made a seat-of-the-pants stir-fry type dish with eggplant, wingbeans, and onions. Seasonings were chopped chives, Kosrae chili salt, cider vinegar, soy, mirin, and sugar. Definitely a one-of-a-kind mix, but nothing truly unusual, although I suppose you don’t see eggplant-wing bean stir fries all that often. But I served it with leftover [tamale pie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-casseroles/995711/34), which I made more or less as written. Eggplant-wingbean stirfry plus tamale pie? I’m guessing no one has had THAT before. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2024, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-no-meal-has-gone-before-combos-no-one-but-you-are-eating/998146/103 "2024-03-05T07:01:46Z")
I hope that you found it good enough to have again. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2024, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-no-meal-has-gone-before-combos-no-one-but-you-are-eating/998146/104 "2024-03-05T07:07:04Z")
The tamale pie? Oh, absolutely. In fact I intend to make it for the family I cook for. Many thanks for posting the recipe. It’s going into my binder of dishes I want to make over and over. (As discussed in the thread, I used masa harina instead of corn meal. The results were lovely, but I am guessing regular cornmeal would have been just as good.) ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2024, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-no-meal-has-gone-before-combos-no-one-but-you-are-eating/998146/105 "2024-03-05T09:19:54Z")
Earlier this week I made a batch of ham bean soup. Yesterday I made cornbread to go with it at dinner. In the course of the day the 9x13 pan of cornbread was devoured, and I was left to scrounging through the freezer for a side dish for last night. So we ended up with baked onion rings and ham bean soup for diner. It actually went together quite well. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2024, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-no-meal-has-gone-before-combos-no-one-but-you-are-eating/998146/106 "2024-03-05T09:56:18Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > A brewery I go to had very nice grilled cheese sandwiches on their specials menu last night. I asked if they could put slices of tomato on mine, with some pizza sauce on the side. They did, and it was delicious. The folks in the kitchen liked the idea and they are adding it to their regular menu. So a closed-face “cheese dream”? > **[Cheese dream](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheese_dream)** > > The cheese dream is an open-faced version of the American grilled cheese sandwich made with bread and cheese; it is cooked with either oil, margarine, or butter. Other ingredients such as bacon, avocado, pineapple, eggs, or sliced tomato can be optionally added to the open-faced sandwich as well. > It can be cooked in a pan or skillet on the stove top, under a broiler or using a pan in the oven. In its simplest form, it consists of a slice of bread, topped with American cheese, and broiled until t... My mother used to make those, always with tomatoes, and usually a sprinkling of green onions or chives. They were pretty good, actually. I like your addition of the pizza sauce; Mom’s were good, but pizza sauce was what hers always needed. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2024, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-no-meal-has-gone-before-combos-no-one-but-you-are-eating/998146/107 "2024-03-05T11:59:29Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > a closed-face “cheese dream”? Cool! Now I have an excuse to stop at the brewery! ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2024, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-no-meal-has-gone-before-combos-no-one-but-you-are-eating/998146/108 "2024-03-05T20:56:50Z")
Grilled cheese with tomato is not uncommon in my experience. Not my bag, but I know I’ve seen it on menus and talked with people who eat it that way. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2024, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-no-meal-has-gone-before-combos-no-one-but-you-are-eating/998146/109 "2024-03-05T21:12:16Z")
Me for one. Grilled cheese demands a thinly sliced, home grown tomato. When those aren’t available, I’ll add a schmear of sun-dried tomato pate instead. ---
**Author:** ![fedman1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e495f1/32.png) [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2024, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-no-meal-has-gone-before-combos-no-one-but-you-are-eating/998146/110 "2024-03-09T19:07:44Z")
my best fries ever was in San Diego where they served them with a white truffle aioli–I begged them for a jar to go.😢 ---
**Author:** ![fedman1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e495f1/32.png) [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2024, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-no-meal-has-gone-before-combos-no-one-but-you-are-eating/998146/111 "2024-03-09T19:11:43Z")
when can I show up?? 😁 ---
**Author:** ![fedman1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e495f1/32.png) [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2024, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-no-meal-has-gone-before-combos-no-one-but-you-are-eating/998146/112 "2024-03-09T19:16:16Z")
so how did you toast the bread in your office? ---
**Author:** ![fedman1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e495f1/32.png) [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2024, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-no-meal-has-gone-before-combos-no-one-but-you-are-eating/998146/113 "2024-03-09T19:24:16Z")
chili mac anyone from midwest? ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2024, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-no-meal-has-gone-before-combos-no-one-but-you-are-eating/998146/114 "2024-03-09T19:39:48Z")
I’m a lifelong west coast resident (grew up in Oregon, have spent most of my adult life in California), and so far as I remember had not heard of this concoction before coming up with it myself. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2024, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-no-meal-has-gone-before-combos-no-one-but-you-are-eating/998146/115 "2024-03-09T20:01:39Z")
Obviously not a Scout. That dish is ubiquitous at Scouting functions. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2024, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-no-meal-has-gone-before-combos-no-one-but-you-are-eating/998146/116 "2024-03-10T01:20:06Z")
The office toaster. That was for everyone. Microwave popcorn is the real culprit. Brought the fire department twice. ---
**Author:** ![stui\_magpie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stui_magpie/32/11010_2.png) [@stui\_magpie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stui_magpie)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2024, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-no-meal-has-gone-before-combos-no-one-but-you-are-eating/998146/117 "2024-03-10T03:44:53Z")
Thank you, I had never heard of Tamale Pie before, now it’s on my list to make as soon as it cools down a bit. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-no-meal-has-gone-before-combos-no-one-but-you-are-eating/998146.md?page=5)