LakeSide MT (Whitefish, Bigfork: property taxes, prices, store)

[jimj]

Originally Posted by grannymontanny

Lakeside needs a good family type resteraunt, all anyone seems to care about is catering to the rich people moving in.

Agreed!

As for Qdoba, you're correct they don't have tamales or rellenos and there's no place (that I'd eat) in this valley that does. I also grew up eating this stuff at places where english was an afterthought so I just learned to make it myself. My favorite is Carnitas with red sauce. Actually made some pretty decent fish tacos last night....

[rickers]

Have you ever been to Porkyland in Barrio Logan in San Diego ? That used to be my favorite lunch place other than Henry's BBQ in the downtown area.
Hey Jim check out my post on the recipes section of the food board I posted a recipe for fried crab leg tacos on it titled "Tacos de jaiba" It's my variation on the classic Rubio's fish taco but with tempura batter fried snow crab legs instead of fish.
Sorry to have hijacked the Lakeside thread into a food thread !

[grannymontanny]

you guys are grossing me out with talk of fish tacos. i hate fish. chicken or beef for me

[jimj]

Originally Posted by grannymontanny

you guys are grossing me out with talk of fish tacos. i hate fish. chicken or beef for me

Well granny the following is for you and, NO FISH! I got this from a mexican lady and it works well!
Carnitas Estillo Poblano
Carnitas is a very famous Mexican dish. It consists of braised pork and can be eaten by itself (and tortillas, a chili sauce) or as the filling in tamales, tacos and burritos. The pork is first simmered for a long time to make it really soft and then braised in the oven to make it crispy. Since the recipe is very simple and does not involve any chili sauces everyone likes carnitas. You can add the heat on your own as you eat it.
This recipe serves 2.
Ingredients:
· 2 16oz cans of chicken broth
· 4 pounds of boneless pork shoulder
· 1 tbs. chopped coriander (cilantro)
· 1 tbs chopped cummin (comino)
· 2 bay leaves
· 1 onion, quartered
· Chili sauce, such as Pico de gallo, chipotle or whatever you like
Pre-cooking:
· Cut the pork meat in chunks and discard big pieces of fat, leave some fat as it adds to the flavor
· Call your mother
· Chop the cilantro and cumin if you need to
Cooking:
· Set tall frying pan in mid-high heat
· Add the pork, cilantro, cummin, onion and broth
· If nescessary, add water so that the meat is covered
· Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer for about 3-4 hours or until the meat is very soft and pulls appart easily
· Remove the meat and place it in a roasting pan, discarding the onion and broth, brake appart the meat in smaller chunks
· Bake for about 20 minutes at 450 degrees, until the meat is brown and crispy
· Heat the tortillas and enjoy, you can serve it with your favorite chili sauce, chopped onions and cilantro
Tips:
A Pressure Cooker really helps here. If you like making dishes like this one often you should consider the pressure cooker. It will cut cooking time to half hour..

[grannymontanny]

[quote=jimj;2133054]Well granny the following is for you and, NO FISH! I got this from a mexican lady and it works well!
Carnitas Estillo Poblano
thanks! ill print that out and share it with my one sister that loves to cook mexican.sounds yummy

[rickers]

Jim you're killing me with that recipe. I'm so frigging hungry ! Pressure cookers RULE ! My wife is about to stick a can of tuna in a boxed herb and butter noodle dish and call it supper ! I'm not sure if many folks in lakeside would eat it ! But however, the folks that do live in Lakeside can go to the Mackinaw grill in Somers. I haven't been to it since it changed hands and reopened, (finally)! When it was first built they had an all you can eat snow crab and one sirloin steak dinner with all the fixins (great herb bread sticks, potato, veg etc.) for $22.00 ! Needless to say they offered a good thing to customers but ran themselves broke ! I have no Idea if they are any good now or even if they are still open for the "local's " season, and I don't care if some folks think they're a foo foo restaurant catering to these so called rich Californians or not ! (The truly rich can't be bothered with western Montana for the most part anyway), I'm grateful for eateries coming in serving something other than pizza or Chester fried chicken if just for the fact that I like to treat my wife to a truly nice dinner on our anniversary without driving all the way to Cour D' Alene for the increasingly crappier Red Lobster, or to Spokane for The old Spaghetti (rob my car by homeless people while I'm eating ) Factory !

[rickers]

Granny, I'm I'm guessing you would probably hate spending the day with us on our river floats, (on our sit-on -top kayaks), cuz I usually bring this for a lunch or snack:

Skinless large sardine fillets in olive oil (Reeses), smoked salmon (hard smoked Inuit style), smoked cheddar cheese, Green olives, pickled jalapenos with hot carrot slices, Ritz crackers or a fresh baguette and plenty of Sam Adams lager to wash it down with !!! But I bet Jim wouldn't mind if it included a bit of fishing ! ???

[jimj]

Originally Posted by rickers

Granny, I'm I'm guessing you would probably hate spending the day with us on our river floats, (on our sit-on -top kayaks), cuz I usually bring this for a lunch or snack:

Skinless large sardine fillets in olive oil (Reeses), smoked salmon (hard smoked Inuit style), smoked cheddar cheese, Green olives, pickled jalapenos with hot carrot slices, Ritz crackers or a fresh baguette and plenty of Sam Adams lager to wash it down with !!! But I bet Jim wouldn't mind if it included a bit of fishing ! ???

First, to answer your first question, yes I've eaten there and also found a really great "locals" mexican eatery in Old Town SD that was just fantastic.

Second, except for the beer (can't drink due to meds) it sounds great! I used to take a can of sardines and a pack of saltines to school and eat it for lunch. More than once I had teachers asking me to exit the classroom until I smelled less of fish. We have a 2 person pontoon boat that we float all summer, so yes it sounds great!!!

[rickers]

Would that Mexican eatery happen to be El Indio or is it the Old Town Mexican cafe ?

[jimj]

I don't remember the name all I remember is that it had real low ceilings and was painted god awful green inside with piniatas everywhere. There were 3-4 mexican restaurants on the street most with live music and packed and it was in the middle of the block no live music and really not packed, it also had a covered patio with long wood tables painted red and green. We were wary until we asked someone and they said "it's where the locals eat to stay away from the tourist crowds" and boy was this good advice. Some of the best mexican I've ever had!