lillianstone
Lillian Stone
lillianstone
Staff writer @ The Takeout, joke writer elsewhere. Wrangling beagles and baked goods in Chicago. Debut essay collection, EVERYBODY'S FAVORITE, publishing in 2023 via Dey Street/HarperCollins.

You need some papas a la mexicana! Crispy, seasoned with jalapenos and tomatoes.
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The best breakfast burritos I’ve had use shredded hashbrowns (cooked crispy) or tots. Fries could work if crispy enough.
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If they make the fries well done, then they can go into anything. But soggy fries inside a burrito taste like sad. And those are San Diego style burritos. Not representative of most of CA :)
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Fries can be great in a burrito...if they’re crispy. If they’re not, you miss the best part of their addition which is an extra textural element. Soft french fries just become a starchy goo, which is fine if you hate rice, but rice at least retains its character in a burrito. Read more

I enjoyed this as it reminded me of the time I was in mid conversation when a BIG ass fly just flew straight down my throat. After a few minuets of fighting around in my neck I thought it was over until I could feel something moving inside me. After shaking myself about abit (in my head it was to finally finish the Read more

My high school track coach referred to them affectionately as Vitamin Z and then yelled at me to run faster. Read more

I accidentally ate/drank a lady bug a few years ago. This has brought the memory of the nastiness that was that bug. 😝 Read more

Thank you for your sacrifice to bring us this review.  I’m a total weenie when it comes to spicy food, so I probably won’t try this.  I did really enjoy the loaded taco nacho fries though. Read more

I’m making black bean nachos for dinner - BECAUSE, I found a squeeze bottle of Taco Bell Zesty Ranch Sauce on the clearance rack at da Publix! Hello! Did y’all know this existed? Would serve fries instead of tortilla chips, but I figure the chips will suffice. Trick is to heat up the chips slightly. Makes it fancy. Read more

We have these in Northwest Indiana as well. Technically a suburb of Chicago, so I guess that makes sense.  Read more

Horchata with cold brew coffee is such a great morning pick me up. Read more

It’s pretty clear ever since the KFC Famous Bowl aka Failure Pile aka Sadness Bowl that America’s culinary destiny is hurtling toward an inevitable black hole wherein every unhealthy element of the nation’s food culture — fast food, fried food, massive portions — would glom together and collapse in on itself. Read more

Last year when Code Red was scarce, I would have traded a lot of things for it. Read more

Please check your C to F conversions. Most online converters translate absolute by default (on a thermometer 2C= 35.6F) but in this case, you’re looking for a difference (2C warmer = 3.6F warmer). It’s an easy mistake to make. You can fix it by subtracting 32 from the F values. Read more

As I think about my answer, I realize how grossly unhealthy I ate back then. Huh. Read more