I'm just here for the great recipes !

There’s a YouTube channel called Old Man Cooking, check it out, I grew up in Maine (now in Texas) and I think this is a great one.

Not after today

Absolutely. Cant go wrong.

That is a very interesting take. I am now quite curious if that is why!

Smart! Another bad weather day-I had a really stressful drive to work and as soon as I got there I had a call from the hospital. My daughter was in an accident on her way to school. They said she was ok but they wanted me to come pick her up. I asked them if they had called her dad who was at home. Of course not! I told them that I had just driven for 2 hours to get to work and I wasn’t going to get back in my car just to do it all over again. So, call her dad…

I bought a generator in 2008, I think it's only run maybe 3 times in all those years.

I've got an old car battery with an inverter, it'll run a light, the cable modem and the wifi. To cook I've got a camp stove and heat from the woodstove. The power is rarely out for more than an hour or two at my house ever. Like once a decade ever.

If you live out at the end of the road a generator might be a good idea but most people don't need one.

It makes me laugh when I see idiots with "Stars & Bars" flags up here. I'm from Georgia & all I can think is -The confederacy lost. Why are you waving the loser's flag?

A lot of the mud tires on big trucks are terrible in the snow.

My last pickup had snow rated tires, they were fantastic. The new one will get them when the current tires need replacing.

I've always said that too but now I wonder, does the first really slick storm scare the people who shouldn't be out anyway and keep them home?

You'll never understand the value of proper snow tires until you've actually had them. Sure you can drive with all season tires but the ability of snow tires, even cheap ones, in bad conditions is totally worth it.

I used to drive a rear wheel drive diesel Mercedes, perfect snow car, skinny tires, heavy car, low power, manual transmission. I went places in the snow that 4wd trucks couldn't follow. As long as I didn't high center we could get there.

It always has to be elbow macaroni. It’s just not the same otherwise. For me, the other key is putting butter in with the beef. A classic comfort food.

Here's our family recipe. I'm not sure where mom learned it from but shes been making it this way since she got married in the 70s. I make it the same way, it's a pure nostalgia bomb:

1 lb box of elbow macaroni

1 lb hamburger

1 15 oz can stewed tomatoes

1 small can tomato paste

1 small can tomato sauce

Butter, salt, pepper to taste

Cook pasta according to directions. Drain and add plenty of butter, salt and pepper. Cook hamburger, Drain fat. Add all tomato products to hamburger and heat thoroughly. Mix sauce in with pasta.

I'm doin it

Thanks to all.

Your brakes work the same, it's your TIRES that can't get enough friction against the icy road.

I've done variations cooking the pasta in the beef suey, and other times pre-cooking. the one time I was impatient and did it pretty al dente, it came out just right.

I remember one time the snow started about noon. Seemed like every business let out around 2pm, the roads were crazy. I went back to work, put on my headphones and watched movies until about 7. At that point the traffic had died down, the plow crews had gotten a handle on it and the roads were fine, no stress...

So I've got to ask, at what point is it not worth it to make it to winter soccer practice?

I remember lots of times where my dad would be taking me to some extracurricular activity and we'd just turn around and go home "nope, it's too bad out tonight."

I know that winter soccer practice is "important" but not getting into car accidents is even more important.

I prefer the soup it gives a creamier texture but mushrooms are great

Thanks. These threads are the best.

The one great thing about this meal, so long as you have Hamburg, macaroni and a tomato based sauce, all the other variations are accepted.

Grew up in Maine. Mom grew up in Maine. Always called goulash. Didn’t know about American Chop Suey until I went to college in Mass. Funny how names change. Wonder if goulash lost its name due to sounding Russian, and the Soviet scare, like how Russian Salad dressing turning Thousand Island dressing

These days? As long as I remember (30+ years) I saw the Confederate flag around, at least in the very rural areas.

My grandmother's basic recipe:

1lb ground beef

1 medium onion, diced

1 8oz can tomato paste

1 14.5oz can stewed tomatoes (chopped into smaller pieces)

1 box macaroni (1lb)

1 tbsp butter/margarine

Salt/Pepper/Italian spices to taste

Brown ground beef and onions, add tomato paste, stewed tomatoes, seasoning, butter and simmer. Cook macaroni according to box directions and mix with beef/tomato mixture.

These days, I usually add minced garlic/peppers/mushrooms and a couple different types of onion. Top with mozzarella and/or fresh parm.

Mines about the same except I add mushrooms and celery. And tomato paste or sauce instead of soup.