April 18, 2021

Food Thread: באָבע־מעשׂה (Bubbemeisse) And other Food Nonsense [CBD]
— Ace Open Blog


Bubbemeisse: Yiddish: old wives tale; bullshit.

Food and cooking and eating and especially drinking are filled with traditions that make no sense, prohibitions that are just silly, and some things that devolve into nonsense when questioned.

My favorite is the absolute nonsense about mixing different kinds of alcohol. Depending on whose nonsense you are hearing, it could be that wine and beer are okay, but never drink hard alcohol after beer. or is it, if you start with wine, don't drink beer, but hard alcohol is fine? Or maybe even, if the moon is full, never drink schnapps and then a double IPA?

What is really going on is that people get hammered, feel like crap the next morning, then try to fool themselves that they didn't over-indulge and that it was a specific combination and order of the alcohols that did them in. Sure...drinking sweet drinks may make you feel shittier than just shots of vodka, but I doubt those drinks have any more sugar in them than a cola or a glass of orange juice!

Pro Tip: It's the alcohol* that gives you the hangover.

So, what are some other myths about eating and drinking that fall apart under even cursory examination? Any family silliness that you are willing to share? Something taught to you by that wise senior on your freshman dorm floor?

* Yes, I know, there are other chemicals in liquor that may contribute -- fusel oils and other byproducts of fermentation -- but face it, it's the booze, not the impurities!
We all have enjoyed mocking the current corporate fad of fake meat, but I wonder where they think all of the demand will come from, if not from current customers of other fake foods? Sure, tofu has its place, in fact I eat tofu all of the time...at least once each year when I get some really good spicy Korean tofu soup from a local take-out joint.

But how many Americans are going to pay a significant premium for fake meat when the real thing is available in vast quantities at every quality and price level? Is the goal similar to the insanity of electric cars? Are they going to push for government subsidies so that America will finally dip its toes in FrankenMeat?

That sounds ridiculous, doesn't it! So how many of you will bet against it?

Can You Really Only Eat Oysters in "R” Months?

I'll eat oysters in all months, but I have heard this article's premise, that bacterial and viral growth accelerates during the warmer months. So when I do eat oysters I will tend toward cold water versions, but that is pretty much all of the time. But cooked? That is another issue entirely. If you haven't eaten a New Orleans roasted oyster you haven't lived.

Yup! It's smelts season in NJ...at least at the Greek restaurant last night. Damn, they were great. A big plate of crispy little buggers with a bit of lemon squirted on them! And for an added pop we dragged them through the grilled octopus dressing, which was nothing more than olive oil, lemon juice and some browned garlic.

I think that Greek food is an underappreciated gem. We ate some fabulous stuff last night (probably too much), and the bill was embarrassingly small. And not a complicated dish on the table.

Marvelous Gigante Beans in a very light tomato sauce, spectacular head-on prawns in a simple tomato and spinach sauce (who knew?). And several other dishes that were just good eating.

Maybe we are spoiled because there is a good-sized Greek community in the NY area, but if you ever have the chance to eat good Greek food...grab it!

Chip shop customers queueing around the street for 1,000-calorie deep fried butty

A "butty?" Brits are weird people!

It's just a big pile of potatoes and gravy stuffed into a bread pocket, then battered and fried. it's not particularly appealing, and honestly? It sounds sort of boring. But for £2.80 (about $3.95), it's a quick and filling meal.

I also wouldn't "queue," which in civilized tongues means "line up," for fast food. it's like the maniacs who lined up for the Popeye's chicken sandwich. Come on folks; it's fast food!

[Hat Tip: Duncanthrax]

What the hell is Machaca? Apparently it is ground beef jerky that can be used as a topping or perhaps even as an addition to sauces and stews to add some beefy punch. It is an interesting idea, but I keep thinking, "Why wouldn't you just est the jerky?'

Yes...I love beef jerky. Especially my friend Andrew's beef jerky, which is the best I have ever had. And the bastard hasn't made any in a long time. Or maybe he has and is holding out?

[Hat Tip: redc1c4]

They are some pretty famous chocolate chip cookies, but for some reason they have been elevated beyond all reckoning to some place above the heavens, where only the Titans live and eat.

Yeah...it's just a big fat cookie with some nice big chunks of dark chocolate. And don't get me wrong: I approve of that sort of thing! And I will be playing with the recipe from the video so I can make my own version. There are some interesting twists, and I will definitely be stealing the addition of egg yolks, because extra richness is rarely a bad thing, but in the grand scheme of things, homemade chocolate chip cookies are pretty damned delicious, even using the recipe on the back of the Nestle's chocolate chip bag.

Wait...actually that is an excellent recipe and the one that I use all of the time. So this newfangled hipster recipe had better turn out some spectacular cookies, or I will be mocking it early and often.
Tender Broccoli Rabe that isn't bitter, spare bottles of Van Winkle Special Reserve 12 Year Old Bourbon, an herb garden that actually produces herbs, well-marbled NY strip steaks and elk backstrap to:
cbd dot aoshq at gmail dot com.

And don't think that you are off the hook with maple syrup and French Toast: I'm watching you...all of you! And I am watching you perverts who shake Manhattans and keeping a list for the Burning Times.

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1 Food fight!

Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2021 04:03 PM (Cxk7w)

2 Food! 

Posted by: Rosasharn at April 18, 2021 04:04 PM (PzBTm)

3 I thought I smelt a new thread.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 18, 2021 04:04 PM (guGkK)

4 Even before scrolling down to the,comments, I knew Skip would be first. He must have ESP.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 18, 2021 04:05 PM (kTF2Z)

5 I really can't imagine a better chocolate chip cookie than the good ol' Nestle one.  

Posted by: bluebell at April 18, 2021 04:06 PM (wyw4S)

6 Dutifully called as always. No regular bread for French Toast this week.

Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2021 04:06 PM (Cxk7w)

7 Bubbemeisse: Yiddish: old wives tale; bullshit.


Iiiinteresting....how do you say pork in yiddish ?

Posted by: runner, Powered by Minx 1.1.6c-pink ! at April 18, 2021 04:06 PM (Q9SFr)

8 When you eat smelts, do you eat the eyeballs and everything?  I couldn't do that.

Posted by: bluebell at April 18, 2021 04:06 PM (wyw4S)

9 Greeks know from fried smelts.  Always get them at tavernas.

Posted by: runner, Powered by Minx 1.1.6c-pink ! at April 18, 2021 04:07 PM (Q9SFr)

10
British cuisine... *shakes head*

Although pub grub is good if you lack a sensitive palate.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 18, 2021 04:08 PM (mht8P)

11 When you eat smelts, do you eat the eyeballs and everything? I couldn't do that.
Posted by: bluebell at April 18, 2021 04:06 PM (wyw4S)

You can eat around them but it's hard. 

Hi Bluebell!

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 18, 2021 04:08 PM (guGkK)

12
If you haven't eaten a New Orleans roasted oyster you haven't lived.
Guess I've been dead for a long time then. No wonder I feel like shit.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 18, 2021 04:08 PM (kTF2Z)

13 Hi Cicero!  I think I'd just cut the head off.  But I don't want to eat the bones and skin and tail and all that, so actually I'll just slide them onto your plate when you're not looking.

Posted by: bluebell at April 18, 2021 04:09 PM (wyw4S)

14
So, what are some other myths about eating and drinking that fall apart under even cursory examination? Any family silliness that you are willing to share?



clean your plate because starving chirruns in Aferca?

Posted by: DB- just DB at April 18, 2021 04:10 PM (iTXRQ)

15 One word: Lebkuchen!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at April 18, 2021 04:10 PM (hOUT3)

16 When you eat smelts, do you eat the eyeballs and everything?  I couldn't do that.

Posted by: bluebell at April 18, 2021 04:06 PM


Head off and fried.  I love those things with a little lemon juice or homemade tartar sauce.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 18, 2021 04:10 PM (B1HPI)

17 So, what are some other myths about eating and drinking that fall apart under even cursory examination? 

You can't get pregnant doing it standing up. 

Posted by: rickb223 at April 18, 2021 04:10 PM (OCTRt)

18 Going to try chicken legs wrapped in bacon and covered in sweet baby ray BBQ sauce.  Dutch oven uncovered at 425 until done. 

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 18, 2021 04:11 PM (JUOKG)

19

LOL Duke, me too.  I guess we're zombies.  That would explain a lot of things, like why I feel stiff and creaky when I first get out of bed.

Posted by: bluebell at April 18, 2021 04:11 PM (wyw4S)

20 Rich liberals tend to be foodies, so I really don't think they're gonna go for frankenmeat even as a holier-than-thou symbol.  Yes, they will try to force the plebs to eat it but America is a big place and there's a lot of cows so I don't see enforcement being very effective.  Those shady roadside meat trucks might see their reputation rehabilitated though.

Posted by: CppThis at April 18, 2021 04:11 PM (zcf1k)

21
So, what are some other myths about eating and drinking that fall apart under even cursory examination? 

Brussels sprouts are edible.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 18, 2021 04:11 PM (mht8P)

22 Classic cheap chip butty is nothing more than fries on a hamburger bun with a huge dollop of mayo or tartar sauce. You can do gravy, ketchup, vinegar, etc., but mayo is the preferred bang for buck. It's basically what you buy when you can't afford fish and chips, or when you need some extra oomph on top of fish and chips. Very much a northern thing too.

Posted by: Walter Freeman at April 18, 2021 04:12 PM (+WWsf)

23 Greeks know from fried smelts.  Always get them at tavernas.

Posted by: runner, Powered by Minx 1.1.6c-pink ! at April 18, 2021 04:07 PM


Why, yes.  Yes, we do.  And grilled octopus.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 18, 2021 04:12 PM (B1HPI)

24 I thought I smelt a new thread. Posted by: Cicero


He who smelt it, dealt it. 

Posted by: rickb223 at April 18, 2021 04:12 PM (OCTRt)

25 No going swimming until an hour has passed if you drink milk. My grandma firmly believed this.

Posted by: GnuBreed at April 18, 2021 04:13 PM (F0YaR)

26 When you eat smelts, do you eat the eyeballs and everything? I couldn't do that. Posted by: bluebell at April 18, 2021 04:06 PM (wyw4S)

We saved the eyeballs for our youngest brother and told him they were a delicacy!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at April 18, 2021 04:13 PM (hOUT3)

27 I want to thank Presdent Joe Bidum for taking care of the childin of coler on the border that Trump tried to hurt. He and Vice Presdent Harris is be doing a grate job and we be should lets all these children of coler into the US and raise taxes on anyonee making over $30 to helps these poor children tortured and harmed by Trump and Bush. Bush and Trunp has be lyed about everything from Golbil Warming to the COVID19 virerus that be created by Reagun to kill childrin of coler in Centril America .  We loves Presdent Biden and VP Horris and so proud they are taking a leedership role in saving the Earth.

Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro, VT at April 18, 2021 04:13 PM (JLQTf)

28
clean your plate because starving chirruns in Aferca? Posted by: DB- just DB at April 18, 2021 04:10 PM (iTXRQ)
Then send them this crap then. After I had recovered from Dad slapping me out of my chair, I cleaned my plate.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 18, 2021 04:14 PM (kTF2Z)

29 bluebell, smelt  are just a fried  version of sardine. 

Posted by: Ben Had at April 18, 2021 04:14 PM (fidon)

30 I remember kids who thought the little dangly white bits in a freshly-cracked open egg were the unborn chick's eyes

also- if you cough sneeze and burp all at the same time, you die

water from the garden hose is perfectly safe. I'm living proof.

Posted by: DB- just DB at April 18, 2021 04:15 PM (iTXRQ)

31 clean your plate because starving chirruns in Aferca?

Posted by B- just DBat April 18, 2021 04:10 PM (iTXRQ)


One time when my mother said that to me, I handed her my plate and said "Here....send it to them.".  My dad, who seldom went off on us - he was Mr. Calm, lost it.  


Boy howdy was I in trouble!


Posted by: Tami at April 18, 2021 04:15 PM (cF8AT)

32 Taking 3 or 4 Ibuprofen with at least a half-liter of water before going to bed will prevent a hangover no matter what type of booze you've swilled.....

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at April 18, 2021 04:15 PM (5AVMW)

33 Mary Cloggenstein has picked up a decidedly ghetto patois. 

Posted by: rickb223 at April 18, 2021 04:15 PM (OCTRt)

34 The food prawn threads are decadent and shameful.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at April 18, 2021 04:15 PM (yOVXa)

35 14 clean your plate because starving chirruns in Aferca? Posted by: DB- just DB at April 18, 2021 04:10 PM (iTXRQ)

I have a theory that the woke cult has its roots in the starving kids proto-meme.  It's the same mixture of self-indulgence and self-righteousness, taken to its logical extreme by those who were told that as kids in the 80s and 90s.

Posted by: CppThis at April 18, 2021 04:15 PM (zcf1k)

36 Wait 30 minutes after eating before having sex or you can get cramps.  Mom told me so it must be true.

Posted by: WTP at April 18, 2021 04:15 PM (WQfDg)

37
Duke, you my brother?!

Posted by: Tami at April 18, 2021 04:16 PM (cF8AT)

38 Trying something a BIT different. Normally I do a roast (beef or pork, usually) and make up a slurry of olive oil, salt and pepper, then plop the meat in and roll it around.
Today is pork roast, so I added garlic powder, onion powder and d ash of paprika.
Here's hoping it works. 

Posted by: Tito Thruthetulips at April 18, 2021 04:16 PM (fBtlL)

39 Oh, and I found a recipe for lemon curd shortbread squares that is to die for.
Got that in the oven now. 

Posted by: Tito Thruthetulips at April 18, 2021 04:18 PM (fBtlL)

40 I added some crispy bacon and a couple tablespoons of bacon fat to chocolate chip cookies.  
Different.  Fun.  Probably do it again for the fun factor.  

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 18, 2021 04:18 PM (3ofGF)

41 Mary Cloggenstein has picked up a decidedly ghetto patois. 

Posted by: rickb223 at April 18, 2021 04:15 PM (OCTRt)


And a tendency to ramble a bit..... I remember her being just a bit more pithy....





Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at April 18, 2021 04:18 PM (5AVMW)

42
Her Majesty is returning tomorrow from her three-week anabasis around the South. I will try to make pork chops with apples for dinner.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 18, 2021 04:19 PM (mht8P)

43
Duke, you my brother?! Posted by: Tami at April 18, 2021 04:16 PM (cF8AT)
Heh. The other one I tried was "Mom, the only plate I care about is the one in front of me." Pretty much the same result.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 18, 2021 04:19 PM (kTF2Z)

44 Oh, and I found a recipe for lemon curd shortbread squares that is to die for. Got that in the oven now. Posted by: Tito Thruthetulips at April 18, 2021 04:18 PM (fBtlL)

Please to be posting this!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at April 18, 2021 04:19 PM (hOUT3)

45
Not a myth!!If you accidently swallow a seed, a plant will grow in your stomach.

Posted by: Weasel at April 18, 2021 04:19 PM (MVjcR)

46 Mom always cooked the heck out of pork, out of fear of trichinosis. I really never liked pork until I left home and tasted some that was well prepared. She was also nervous of what she called "raw" tuna, i.e., straight from the can. She made us cook it before eating it. Mercury, or something. With that said, my Mom is the greatest person ever, so don't take my comments as criticism!

Posted by: Wally at April 18, 2021 04:20 PM (OmxRG)

47 And a tendency to ramble a bit..... I remember her being just a bit more pithy.... Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at April 18, 2021 04:18 PM (5AVMW)

Don't talk with your mouth full!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at April 18, 2021 04:20 PM (hOUT3)

48 OK.... Guess I better look into how the comments work while we're still on the backup server...... 

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at April 18, 2021 04:21 PM (5AVMW)

49 Food myths?
French food is worth the time, effort, and calories. 

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 18, 2021 04:21 PM (EZebt)

50 Not a myth!!If you accidently swallow a seed, a plant will grow in your stomach. Posted by: Weasel

And if you swallow gum, your farts will pop! 

Posted by: rickb223 at April 18, 2021 04:21 PM (OCTRt)

51 Got some Beef Bulgogi ready to go for dinner.  Did all the prep work last night.  Everything has been marinating for the last 24 hours. A little basmati rice and sesame seeds and off I go.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at April 18, 2021 04:22 PM (mcfjc)

52 Not a food myth.....eat a nice big ripe mango. You and your colon will thank me later the next day. And the day after. And maybe the 3rd day.
Grilled Steaks, baked tater with lots of butter, salt and pepper and nothing green to be seen for dinner.
Oh look! Martini time.....one olive only please.

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at April 18, 2021 04:22 PM (R/m4+)

53 California is drying up internally because of water for smelt, and you people are eating them?

Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2021 04:22 PM (Cxk7w)

54 oh yeah
drinking with food in your mouth can put someone's eye out. something like that

Posted by: DB- just DB at April 18, 2021 04:23 PM (iTXRQ)

55 Throwing salt over your right shoulder wards off evil.  My  Granpa  did  it every time he sat down for  supper.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 18, 2021 04:23 PM (fidon)

56

Why, yes.  Yes, we do.  And grilled octopus.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 18, 2021 04:12 PM (B1HPI)


ώπα !

Posted by: runner, Powered by Minx 1.1.6c-pink ! at April 18, 2021 04:23 PM (Q9SFr)

57 Wait until the coldest night in winter to make potet klub.  You'll feel sick if you don't.  Sicker than you would otherwise, I mean.

Posted by: grammie winger at April 18, 2021 04:23 PM (45fpk)

58 Morons when we go back to the old server:
WHERE THE FUCK DO I TYPE GREEN?

Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 18, 2021 04:23 PM (kTF2Z)

59 Whiskey on beer, never fear, wine on liquor never sicker.
It has served me well. Except that time I had MD 20-20 for the first time. 

Posted by: Jak Sucio at April 18, 2021 04:23 PM (jvt6t)

60 Don't talk with your mouth full!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at April 18, 2021 04:20 PM (hOUT3)



Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at April 18, 2021 04:24 PM (5AVMW)

61 A myth - you need to be rich to eat well.
Tonight's dinner is an "Hmart meets American tastes" special.  I bought 2lbs of their marinated beef chuck tender.  I LOVE their marinated meats b/c they are sliced thin and tenderized, so my GI never has issues.  And they have different Korean marinades on their beef, pork belly (another winner)/ribs, and chicken.
So, I'm making a Korean beef and veg stir fry.  A whole sweet onion, 2 green onions, 1 bell pepper, 1/2 lb of shredded carrots, 3 sliced celery stalks, grated fresh ginger and garlic and salt, and my one Hmart veg -  a whole package of King oyster mushrooms.  I precook the veg b/c my fam likes stir fry veg "less crisp and more cooked" and then I'll just toss the cooked veg in with the beef and marinade.  In about 8-10 minutes, we'll serve it over white rice with a sprinkle of fresh garden cilantro with some grapes and raspberries (was gonna be watermelon, but we lost the raspberries in the fridge, and I refuse to let them go bad).

Posted by: Nova local at April 18, 2021 04:24 PM (b1h2x)

62 Posted by:Ben Hadat April 18, 2021 04:23 PM (fidon)
I still do that. Every day when I cook. Every time.

Posted by: Jak Sucio at April 18, 2021 04:24 PM (jvt6t)

63 So, what are some other myths about eating and drinking that fall apart under even cursory examination?
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Tomato juice, a shot of whiskey or a raw egg in beer to cure a hangover.

Posted by: dartist at April 18, 2021 04:25 PM (+ya+t)

64 Posted by: SSBN 656 (G)

Cut from thread, then click on < html > option in format page, then paste into format page, click apply, and you can comment (and format) away, almost like at a normal site. At least that is how it seems to work for me!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at April 18, 2021 04:26 PM (hOUT3)

65 when we go back to the old new server, anyone who dares mention "green" spends a fortnight in the box

Posted by: runner, Powered by Minx 1.1.6c-pink ! at April 18, 2021 04:26 PM (Q9SFr)

66

@ Ben Had..

Do kindly check your email for recent that I've sentcha?  Thanks in advance!

Jim

Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX

Posted by: Jim at April 18, 2021 04:26 PM (QzJWU)

67 Gotta sous vide that shit

Posted by: ghost of hallelujah at April 18, 2021 04:26 PM (sJHOI)

68 51 We were thinking on the same lines today ...

Posted by: Nova local at April 18, 2021 04:27 PM (b1h2x)

69 Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 18, 2021 04:23 PM (kTF2Z)

In the Answer "box" where else?

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at April 18, 2021 04:28 PM (hOUT3)

70 Jak Sucio,  I will do it  when I'm cooking for guests.  Seems to work as I haven't  poisoned anyone yet.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 18, 2021 04:28 PM (fidon)

71 Tonight's dinner is homemade spaghetti sauce with 1lb of hot Italian sausage, 1 lb ground sirloin, mushrooms, 1015 Texas Sweet onions, fresh crushed tomatoes, and Contadina tomato sauce, with fresh oregano, garlic, basil & thyme. A nice crusty loaf of French bread and a salad of fresh greens. It is simmering now and smells wonderful.
Bon Appetit y'all.

Posted by: Jak Sucio at April 18, 2021 04:29 PM (jvt6t)

72 Jim,  I'm waiting until your results come back.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 18, 2021 04:30 PM (fidon)

73 When you bite down on a smelt, do the guts burst out in your mouth. Smelt - Crunchy bones and exploding guts. Yay!

Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 18, 2021 04:30 PM (kTF2Z)

74 Commissar:  Da comrade!

Shorturl link. Hope it works.
https://tinyurl.com/5nh7cbu4

OF course I cheat.
But a 10 oz. bottle of Dickenson Lemon Curd, add some lemon jest + juice. 
Use that in place of the recipe one. 

Posted by: Tad Zawayilikeit at April 18, 2021 04:30 PM (fBtlL)

75 I remember believing the myth about not swimming for an hour after eating.
I wonder if it is possible to light farts on fire, or is that just a myth?

Posted by: Northenlurker, representing Deep Lurk at April 18, 2021 04:30 PM (cSyAR)

76 40 I added some crispy bacon and a couple tablespoons of bacon fat to chocolate chip cookies.  
Different.  Fun.  Probably do it again for the fun factor.  

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 18, 2021 04:18 PM (3ofGF)


Damn, this is a great idea.  Now, I'm thinking if bacon and chocolate work and chocolate and banana work, why not make a killer banana muffin the same way?  It's like breakfast meets nirvana ...

Posted by: Nova local at April 18, 2021 04:31 PM (b1h2x)

77 I'm not cookin tonight. Mrs. and Boy made Italian style meatballs. They're both from California so I will nod politely because they have no clue.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 18, 2021 04:31 PM (EZebt)

78 I used to live close to the Welland Canal. People would dip nets for them. Eating them dusted with flour and salt and pepper is a distant childhood memory.

Posted by: Northenlurker, representing Deep Lurk at April 18, 2021 04:31 PM (cSyAR)

79 Grilling steak kabobs. (Just started pouring outside.) Roasted broccolini with lemons for the side.

Posted by: olddog in mo at April 18, 2021 04:31 PM (ju2Fy)

80 Tonight's dinner is homemade spaghetti sauce with 1lb of hot Italian sausage, 1 lb ground sirloin, mushrooms, 1015 Texas Sweet onions, fresh crushed tomatoes, and Contadina tomato sauce, with fresh oregano, garlic, basil & thyme. A nice crusty loaf of French bread and a salad of fresh greens. It is simmering now and smells wonderful. 
Bon Appetit y'all.

Posted by: Jak Sucio at April 18, 2021 04:29 PM (jvt6t)


You put a lot of onions in your sauce

Posted by: ghost of hallelujah at April 18, 2021 04:32 PM (sJHOI)

81 Living heah on the Gulf coast, there are so many ways to eat oysters *yes, I've heard the 'avoid them in "R" months'*  .    I've tried 'em a couple of times raw, but mostly just to say been there done that. I love 'em fried in poboys and bbqed and especially in a cajun style pan roast. You need a steam kettle to do the last one right.

Posted by: GnuBreed at April 18, 2021 04:32 PM (F0YaR)

82 * buy

Posted by: Tad Zawayilikeit at April 18, 2021 04:32 PM (fBtlL)

83 Jim,  I'm waiting until your results come back.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 18, 2021 04:30 PM (fidon)

That's what the email about 30 min. ago reports. 

Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX

Posted by: Jim at April 18, 2021 04:32 PM (QzJWU)

84 The local distillery is selling mixers. I bought a small bottle of rhubarb/habanero mixer and I'm enjoying a cocktail of the mixer, gin and soda water. Quite lovely, the mixer has a fair bit of spicy bite but I like that.

Posted by: Northenlurker, representing Deep Lurk at April 18, 2021 04:33 PM (cSyAR)

85 >>>So, what are some other myths about eating and drinking that fall apart under even cursory examination?<
>So putting a shot of moonshine in you toddler's baby milk bottle won't mitigate teething discomfort?

Posted by: Dr. Bone at April 18, 2021 04:33 PM (yOVXa)

86 Posted by: Tad Zawayilikeit at April 18, 2021 04:30 PM (fBtlL)

Thank you, and I like the way you think!!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at April 18, 2021 04:33 PM (hOUT3)

87 The little deli that makes the best Italian subs within decent driving distance closed down because of the covid dammit! Wait until I get my hands on that little bastard Fauci!

Posted by: dartist at April 18, 2021 04:35 PM (+ya+t)

88 Don't eat the mussels that have been scraped off the pilings in San Diego Harbor.  Has nothing to do with months with a 'R' and everything to do with the Navy and shipbuilding.

Posted by: JAS, AoSHQ addict at April 18, 2021 04:35 PM (xopIz)

89 Making this tonight for dinner....

Baked Lemon-Butter Chicken Thighs


https://tinyurl.com/yfvvrqjv

I'm using skinless/boneless thighs though because that's what I had thawed.

Posted by: Tami at April 18, 2021 04:35 PM (cF8AT)

90 Posted by: nurse ratched at April 18, 2021 04:18 PM (3ofGF)

Nurse, I have heard of using bacon fat in place of shortening for cookies, but never tried it!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at April 18, 2021 04:37 PM (hOUT3)

91 Throwing salt over your right shoulder wards off evil. My Granpa did it every time he sat down for supper. Posted by: Ben Had at April 18, 2021 04:23
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Does it matter which hand you use?

Posted by: olddog in mo at April 18, 2021 04:37 PM (ju2Fy)

92 My aunt was a physician and she would dip her finger into a glass of bourbon and rub the toddler's gums with it.

Posted by: JAS, AoSHQ addict at April 18, 2021 04:37 PM (xopIz)

93
Tonight's dinner is homemade spaghetti sauce with 1lb of hot Italian sausage, 1 lb ground sirloin, mushrooms, 1015 Texas Sweet onions, fresh crushed tomatoes, and Contadina tomato sauce, with fresh oregano, garlic, basil & thyme. A nice crusty loaf of French bread and a salad of fresh greens. It is simmering now and smells wonderful. Bon Appetit y'all. Posted by: Jak Sucio


I can be there in a few hours. 

Posted by: Tonypete at April 18, 2021 04:37 PM (Rvt88)

94 1,015 onions?  Seem a little excessive.

Posted by: JAS, AoSHQ addict at April 18, 2021 04:39 PM (xopIz)

95 My aunt was a physician and she would dip her finger into a glass of bourbon and rub the toddler's gums with it.


Doesn't everyone do that? No kidding. 

Now, I have to admit, I don't tell the Mom of the little guy I watch but his teething is going well and damn few cries out of the wee one. 

Little white lies of omission in the pursuit of goodness are okay, right? 

Posted by: Tonypete at April 18, 2021 04:39 PM (Rvt88)

96 Tonight's dinner is homemade spaghetti sauce with 1lb of hot Italian sausage, 1 lb ground sirloin, mushrooms, 1015 Texas Sweet onions, fresh crushed tomatoes, and Contadina tomato sauce, with fresh oregano, garlic, basil & thyme. A nice crusty loaf of French bread and a salad of fresh greens. It is simmering now and smells wonderful. 
Bon Appetit y'all. Posted by: Jak Sucio at April 18, 2021 04:29 PM

That's a $hitload of onions.....how big of a pot do you use?

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 18, 2021 04:39 PM (JUOKG)

97 Sickest I ever got was drinking beer, then red wine. Felt like I was gonna die. 

Posted by: Chester White at April 18, 2021 04:40 PM (y3091)

98 94 1,015 onions?  Seem a little excessive.

Posted by: JAS, AoSHQ addict at April 18, 2021 04:39 PM (xopIz)

Agreed, and I am a food service professional.

Posted by: Weasel at April 18, 2021 04:40 PM (MVjcR)

99

@ Tami.

One of Larsen's finest, on the topic of your dinner fare this evening:

https://tinyurl.com/332ecx3m

Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX

Posted by: Jim at April 18, 2021 04:40 PM (QzJWU)

100  The little deli that makes the best Italian subs within decent driving distance closed down because of the covid dammit! Wait until I get my hands on that little bastard Fauci!

Posted by: dartist

Driving 150 mi. down U.S. 441 last week, I saw probably a dozen small businesses, restaurants closed, boarded up, For Lease signs, etc. It was almost tragic to see.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 18, 2021 04:41 PM (CTJwJ)

101 https://www.pittmandavis.com/blog/what-are-texas-1015-onions/#:~:text=Texas%201015%20are%20sweet%20onions,mild%2C%20exceptionally%20flavorful%20sweet%20taste.
To help previous poster ...Texas 1015's are a variety of onion.

Posted by: Nova local at April 18, 2021 04:41 PM (b1h2x)

102 We did the bourbon on the baby's gums thing too, and it was very effective.
just a coincident that both sons are raging alcoholics now.
Just kidding.   neither son drinks much, nearly never actually.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, in the Big Sky Country at April 18, 2021 04:42 PM (4l77G)

103 It is very difficult for me to get seriously plastered, much to my friends' chagrin.  A birthday tradition was once held among my closest circle of friends when we lived closer together: whoever the birthday boy was, he was getting drunk on his birthday, and all of us would buy for the birthday boy.  Designated driver taken care of so there was NO excuse.   So it was my turn and about $120-150 of booze later...I was shooting pool better.  I was in NO shape to drive, but I was otherwise unfazed.  I remind my friends of this from time to time, and these many years later they are STILL pissed about that. The last time I was drunk was over Labor Day weekend 2006, and I staggered home from a heavy night of drinking which began with nine beers and proceeded into 5 glasses of hard liquor, so I was already loaded when the shots began.  The next morning...no hangover, no headaches, none of the usual things associated with hangovers, BUT...if I got out of bed, the room began moving.  So most of the day was spent in bed with occasional tests of my sanity.  Once I sensed the room stopped moving I was OK.  Since then?  Not so much alcohol, though I do knock down two bottles of wine every New Year's.  

Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at April 18, 2021 04:42 PM (49Dnm)

104
LOL! Jim!

Posted by: Tami at April 18, 2021 04:42 PM (cF8AT)

105 Tami, how was that crockpot lemon chicken you made when your husband was away?  I can't believe you didn't make yourself a steak or something while you had the chance!

Posted by: bluebell at April 18, 2021 04:43 PM (wyw4S)

106 Sounds like everyone has a great dinner planned/cooking. Who wants company? I'll bring bourbon and scotch.

Posted by: Rosasharn at April 18, 2021 04:44 PM (PzBTm)

107 Didn't plan well for my supper tonight, wasthinking days ago cheesesteak  but got a steak for grill maybe Tuesday so discounted it. Might be making a ham hoagie for easy meal.

Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2021 04:44 PM (Cxk7w)

108 *looks at previous thread*

Congratulations goes to the Pietch family who run Auto Union/VW company. You have completely killed Doktor Ferdinand Porsche's* volks wagen dream. Rot in Hell.

*Oh yeah the good Doktor had also looked at electric vehicles but settled on a gasoline powered vehicle as the answer because it was cheaper overall.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 18, 2021 04:44 PM (Rv+cn)

109 I was gonna share a new breakfast recipe I call toast, but there are so many variations that I thought a post would be met with 'too long, didn't read'
but I really like it

Posted by: DB- just DB at April 18, 2021 04:44 PM (iTXRQ)

110 My aunt was a physician and she would dip her finger into a glass of bourbon and rub the toddler's gums with it.
If I got a toothache at night or on the weekend, my mom would soak a cotton ball in bourbon and have me bite down on it.  

Posted by: Tami at April 18, 2021 04:44 PM (cF8AT)

111 Who here has heard of Bahama Mamma's?  Not the restaurant.  The sausage/hot link. 

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 18, 2021 04:44 PM (3H9h1)

112 Posted by:Weaselat April 18, 2021 04:40 PM (MVjcR)
It's a variety of onion grown in Texas. As a food professional, you may recall that 1015 Texas Sweets were subbed for Vidalia onions a while back and it was SCANDALOUS in Georgia. 

Posted by: Jak Sucio at April 18, 2021 04:45 PM (jvt6t)

113 The alcohol thing isn't an old wives tale.

It takes longer to get drunk off of beer, unless you are shotgunning it, then say shots.

So, if you do your shots and then drink beer you are likely to drink less alcohol versus the reverse.

Beer is likely to make you feel full as well, since the alcohol content is comparatively low.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 18, 2021 04:45 PM (JMMlQ)

114 Greeks run the best diners.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 18, 2021 04:46 PM (vuisn)

115 My dad ice fishes for smelt with his Korean friend.
Korean guy removes smelt from the line, pulls a bottle of hot sauce out of his coat pocket and down the hatch.
Hardcore.

Posted by: Huh at April 18, 2021 04:46 PM (MAstk)

116 [quote}So most of the day was spent in bed with occasional tests of my sanity.  Once I sensed the room stopped moving I was OK.
  -- Catch Thirty-thr33 [/quote]

Did you have the three axis spins? I have it on good authority the only way to pull out of that dive successfully is to push the mattress into a corner and put one hand on the wall at the head of the bed, one hand on the wall at the side of the bed and one foot on the floor. 

It's science!! 

Posted by: Tonypete at April 18, 2021 04:46 PM (Rvt88)

117 111 Who here has heard of Bahama Mamma's?  Not the restaurant.  The sausage/hot link. 

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 18, 2021 04:44 PM (3H9h1)


You obviously mean the drink - way better than the sausage might be ...

Posted by: Nova local at April 18, 2021 04:46 PM (b1h2x)

118 I think cocktails with a bit of zi g to them are loads of fun! I have a bottle of Thai bitters that I roll out every now and then for a sort of Martini. Good stuff. 

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 18, 2021 04:46 PM (Q9lwr)

119
Tami, how was that crockpot lemon chicken you made when your husband was away? I can't believe you didn't make yourself a steak or something while you had the chance!

Posted by:bluebellat April 18, 2021 04:43 PM (wyw4S)


Bluebell, I made stuffed artichokes when he was away.  

That crockpot chicken recipe, however, was very yummy!  I'll be making that again.


Posted by: Tami at April 18, 2021 04:46 PM (cF8AT)

120 Beer is fine, but liquor is quicker.
Every moron on a date.

Posted by: Jak Sucio at April 18, 2021 04:47 PM (jvt6t)

121 I'm starting to do some stir-fry more often and I marinade the beef in various stir fry sauces before throwing it in the pan for cooking.  Not sure about what I'll make for dinner tonight.  But tomorrow, it's stew, prepped in the crock pot.  (Perhaps one of the greatest cooking inventions, EVER.)  Then I'll be set for five-six days. Good night, beef is bloody expensive these days! Earlier today at the grocery store I saw pork on offer, cut into bite sizes for stew.  Has anyone here tried pork in a stew?  

Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at April 18, 2021 04:47 PM (49Dnm)

122 112 Posted by:Weaselat April 18, 2021 04:40 PM (MVjcR) 
It's a variety of onion grown in Texas. As a food professional, you may recall that 1015 Texas Sweets were subbed for Vidalia onions a while back and it was SCANDALOUS in Georgia. 

Posted by: Jak Sucio at April 18, 2021 04:45 PM (jvt6t)

Still, I'd go 800, maybe 900 onions, tops.

Posted by: Weasel at April 18, 2021 04:48 PM (MVjcR)

123 speaking of onions, been getting some shitty-ass onions (mainly yellow, sometimes white too) for the past several months.
They look good from the outside (firm, hard & smooth on the outside - no sign of mold).  Slice it in half and the middle 20%-30% is dark brown or even black sometimes.  Been going on for a while.

Posted by: ghost of hallelujah at April 18, 2021 04:48 PM (sJHOI)

124 Who here has heard of Bahama Mamma's?  Not the restaurant.  The sausage/hot link. 

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 18, 2021 04:44 PM (3H9h1)



I thought it was a drink.

Posted by: grammie winger at April 18, 2021 04:48 PM (45fpk)

125 Is there a new NOOD or not?

Posted by: Dingler at April 18, 2021 04:48 PM (I6l/n)

126
Did you have the three axis spins? I have it on good authority the only way to pull out of that dive successfully is to push the mattress into a corner and put one hand on the wall at the head of the bed, one hand on the wall at the side of the bed and one foot on the floor. 

It's science!! 

Posted by: Tonypete at April 18, 2021 04:46 PM (Rvt8

Um, that was NOT natural so I freaked out and jumped back into bed immediately.  "Why is the room moving???" 

Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at April 18, 2021 04:49 PM (49Dnm)

127 Posted by:Weaselat April 18, 2021 04:48 PM (MVjcR)
1015 Texas Sweets. Try one sometime. I limit them to one bag in my sauce.

Posted by: Jak Sucio at April 18, 2021 04:50 PM (jvt6t)

128 121 I'm starting to do some stir-fry more often and I marinade the beef in various stir fry sauces before throwing it in the pan for cooking.  Not sure about what I'll make for dinner tonight.  But tomorrow, it's stew, prepped in the crock pot.  (Perhaps one of the greatest cooking inventions, EVER.)  Then I'll be set for five-six days. Good night, beef is bloody expensive these days! Earlier today at the grocery store I saw pork on offer, cut into bite sizes for stew.  Has anyone here tried pork in a stew?  

Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at April 18, 2021 04:47 PM (49Dnm)


What type of pork?  Some will work great in crockpot...some not so much...with pork, the fattier it is, the better it will do in a crock stew.  You can strain the fat or do as I do, keep it b/c pork fat is awesome and make a cornstarch slurry to bring the stew together (and use a TON of veg in the stew) - that's another thing.  A little pork will go a long way in a stew, especially if you keep the fat...

Posted by: Nova local at April 18, 2021 04:50 PM (b1h2x)

129 bigly sad, but it could work... just saying

Posted by: Dingler at April 18, 2021 04:51 PM (I6l/n)

130 Well; I don't know. I haven' t been hammered too many times in my life. Last time was probably sometime in the early 90's. I mixed-not together-but several glasses  (2)of pink champagne followed by  2 glasses of white champagne. I felt terrible the next day. I don't know if that was overindulgence or  mixing or not.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 18, 2021 04:51 PM (7hF2c)

131 Yesterday, I BBQ'd beef back ribs and a chicken.
Everything came out fine but- I had a sort of revelation about my future BBQ cooking.
While there was nothing wrong with the beef back ribs, I simply didn't enjoy eating them as much as I would have a nice, thick, well-marbled steak or a nice tender smoked brisket or smoked prime rib or beef fajitas or a juicy cheeseburger.
So, from now on when I want beef, I simply fix one of those.  Beef ribs are now out of the picture.
I feel the same about Tri-Tip.  I'd much rather have a nice ribeye or brisket.  There's nothing special in my book about that mutant half-steak/half-pot roast cut.  As I'm pretty sure the Bible says:
"I know thy works, that thou art neither steak nor pot roast, thus I spit thee from my mouth!!!"
And when eating, one certainly doesn't want to go against the Bible.
Be better BBQers.  Be better.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 18, 2021 04:52 PM (EERbD)

132 Bahama mama with hot mustard, horseradish and sweet slaw! Clears the pipes.

Posted by: Rosasharn at April 18, 2021 04:52 PM (PzBTm)

133 kind bud plus alcohol used to equal guaranteed spins for me.  
never threw up, though

Posted by: ghost of hallelujah at April 18, 2021 04:52 PM (sJHOI)

134 I am a food service professional.
Posted by: Weasel at April 18, 2021 04:40 PM (MVjcR)
Check out DB's new recipe for a breakfast food he calls "toast."

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 18, 2021 04:52 PM (Q9lwr)

135 Bahama Mammas are German hot sausages, typically found up around Columbus, Ohio.  Our daughter brought us about a dozen or so back before the COVIDs and we found two, frozen in our garage freezer today.  You can treat them like Brats, but they're pretty hot, so mustards, kraut, maybe cheese if you're uncouth.


And beer.  Lot's o' beer.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 18, 2021 04:52 PM (3H9h1)

136 Even before scrolling down to the,comments, I knew Skip would be first. He must have ESP.


There was a vacuum advertised as having ESP.  Stood for "Extra Suction Power". 

Posted by: Blanco Basura - moronhorde.com - New lower calorie formula! at April 18, 2021 04:53 PM (SchxB)

137 Has anyone here tried pork in a stew? 
----------
I like pork chunks better than beef for chili's. I have a green chili recipe somewhere I should dig out. 

Posted by: dartist at April 18, 2021 04:53 PM (+ya+t)

138 I don't know my ass from a smelt, on the west coast however, the grunion are running.

Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at April 18, 2021 04:53 PM (+xIcB)

139 Smelts look a lot like the shiners we use to catch real fish, only deader.  And shiners are really small.

Posted by: huerfano at April 18, 2021 04:53 PM (DzhEB)

140 >>>Has anyone here tried pork in a stew?<
>Not chopped up.  Slow roast/cook, like pulled pork.  Good stuff.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at April 18, 2021 04:54 PM (yOVXa)

141
Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at April 18, 2021 04:47 PM (49Dnm)
I do stir-fry a lot, because the foods you can use are various and many, and it's hard to totally mess up. I try not to overdo the seasoning or sauces. Simple is better. It's also very easy to cook, often just one pan, twenty minutes. Great for cooking after work.


sigh. Grreeeeeeennnn!

Posted by: Pug Mahon, in the Big Sky Country at April 18, 2021 04:54 PM (4l77G)

142 134 I am a food service professional. 
Posted by: Weasel at April 18, 2021 04:40 PM (MVjcR) 
Check out DB's new recipe for a breakfast food he calls "toast." 

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 18, 2021 04:52 PM (Q9lwr)

Well it satisfies the Weasel prep time and number of ingredients rule!

Posted by: Weasel at April 18, 2021 04:54 PM (MVjcR)

143 pork in green Chile stew is a gift from God.  But it's virtually impossible to fresh Hatch chiles in Columbus.  So I used canned, which is inferior

Posted by: ghost of hallelujah at April 18, 2021 04:54 PM (sJHOI)

144 128: unknown, as I didn't actually take the time to read the package.  But I am taking what you say and keeping it in mind if I see the stew meat-prepped pork again.  

Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at April 18, 2021 04:55 PM (49Dnm)

145 Schmidt's Restaurant in German Village (Columbus) has some pretty good Bahama Mamas. Dress them like Rosasharn stated. 

This is known.  

Posted by: Tonypete at April 18, 2021 04:55 PM (Rvt88)

146 Has anyone here tried pork in a stew?  
Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at April 18, 2021 04:47 PM (49Dnm)
Sure have, and it works well. Just trim the fat carefully.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 18, 2021 04:55 PM (Q9lwr)

147 I like pork chunks better than beef for chili's. I have a green chili recipe somewhere I should dig out.

Do it.  Can't go wrong with green chili.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - moronhorde.com - New lower calorie formula! at April 18, 2021 04:55 PM (SchxB)

148 If I smoked it, I could probably eat road kill. Low heat of course.

Posted by: Dingler at April 18, 2021 04:55 PM (I6l/n)

149 Hey everybody! Hey food thread! Hey CBD! <br/> <br/> Martini, haven't heard of Bahama Mamma sausage but I do remember the Margaritaville line of snacks, especially their dips. They were delicious, even if overpriced and owned by world-renowned asshole Jimmy Buffett. <br/> <br/> Also I'm working hard to stay on the modified Keto bandwagon. Recently I was craving both Del Taco's Del Taco and the fried taco things at Jack-In-The-Box, then decided to look and see which one is healthier. Although neither is really "healthy," believe it or not, the fried things from JITB have less fat, cholesterol and only half as many calories as Del Taco's offering. I was floored.

Posted by: qdpsteve at April 18, 2021 04:56 PM (L2ZTs)

150 Any tips on quick-cooking a pork shoulder? Slept too late in the afternoon nap phase of my day, and need to expedite dinner

Posted by: .87c at April 18, 2021 04:56 PM (TDP3i)

151 They're easily found here in Columbus.  More hot-dog texture than a brat or Italian.  I prefer the latter texture


Bahama Mammas are German hot sausages, typically found up around Columbus, Ohio.  Our daughter brought us about a dozen or so back before the COVIDs and we found two, frozen in our garage freezer today.  You can treat them like Brats, but they're pretty hot, so mustards, kraut, maybe cheese if you're uncouth. 


And beer.  Lot's o' beer.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 18, 2021 04:52 PM (3H9h1)


Posted by: ghost of hallelujah at April 18, 2021 04:56 PM (sJHOI)

152 Let me try that again... 
Hey everybody! Hey food thread! Hey CBD!

  Martini, haven't heard of Bahama Mamma sausage but I do remember the Margaritaville line of snacks, especially their dips. They were delicious, even if overpriced and owned by world-renowned asshole Jimmy Buffett. 

  Also I'm working hard to stay on the modified Keto bandwagon. Recently I was craving both Del Taco's Del Taco and the fried taco things at Jack-In-The-Box, then decided to look and see which one is healthier. Although neither is really "healthy," believe it or not, the fried things from JITB have less fat, cholesterol and only half as many calories as Del Taco's offering. I was floored.

Posted by: qdpsteve at April 18, 2021 04:57 PM (L2ZTs)

153 Firstly I thought Bahama Mama was a drink and secondly I just made some -hopefully- delicious lump crab cakes. Haven’t made them in yrs. 

Posted by: Sidney at April 18, 2021 04:57 PM (1s77H)

154 I also made Stiletto Cocktails last night, which go very well with BBQ.
Give it a whirl.
Stiletto Cocktail
1.5 oz bourbon* 1.5 oz amaretto 1 oz fresh lime juice
Shake with ice.  Strain into glass.  Garnish rim with a fresh lime wedge. Drink!
*I suggest a higher proof or cask proof bourbon.  You get a better flavor balance cuz the amaretto can overwhelm a mild flavored bourbon.  Or, you could always cut the amaretto amount, but it's simpler and better to just go with a higher proof.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 18, 2021 04:57 PM (EERbD)

155 Pressure cooker on the the quick cook shoulder. My suggestion.

Posted by: Dingler at April 18, 2021 04:57 PM (I6l/n)

156 MLii would suggest peanut butter on that toast in the morning 

Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2021 04:57 PM (Cxk7w)

157 Has anyone here tried pork in a stew?   Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at April 18, 2021 04:47 PM

Look on youtube for pork stew recipes.  There are a ton of German ones.  Had a bunch when I was stationed in Germany and they are surprisingly good. 

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 18, 2021 04:57 PM (JUOKG)

158 Has anyone here tried pork in a stew?
---------------
I forgot to add, make sure the pork is fatty like shoulder.

Posted by: dartist at April 18, 2021 04:57 PM (+ya+t)

159 @150: "Any tips on quick-cooking a pork shoulder?"

Yes, don't do it!

Posted by: Walter Freeman at April 18, 2021 04:58 PM (+WWsf)

160 144 128: unknown, as I didn't actually take the time to read the package.  But I am taking what you say and keeping it in mind if I see the stew meat-prepped pork again.  

Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at April 18, 2021 04:55 PM (49Dnm)


If it says "loin", avoid the crock, whether it's a regular loin or a tenderloin.  Wonderful cuts of pork, but designed to be fast-cook, always.  You only make that mistake once in a crock ...

Posted by: Nova local at April 18, 2021 04:58 PM (b1h2x)

161
Smelt looks like bait.

Posted by: grammie winger at April 18, 2021 04:58 PM (45fpk)

162 Smelt looks like bait.
Posted by: grammie winger at April 18, 2021 04:58 PM

That's because it is bait. 

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 18, 2021 04:59 PM (JUOKG)

163 I also just recently learned the joy of getting some boneless chicken breasts, seasoning 'em and baking in the oven for 25 minutes, then shredding. They go in and/or with everything. :-)

Posted by: qdpsteve at April 18, 2021 04:59 PM (L2ZTs)

164 Pressure cookers are magical. Don't ask me.

Posted by: Dingler at April 18, 2021 04:59 PM (I6l/n)

165 I strongly suspect eating your vegetables will not put hair on your chest.
I have a hairy chest, however, so I can not personally dispute this. 

Posted by: Bitter Clinger at April 18, 2021 04:59 PM (LLRcL)

166 137Has anyone here tried pork in a stew?
Pozole is a traditional Mexican stew. Take a 4 lb Pork Butt or Shoulder roast and cube it into stew size chunks, brown it and add the ingredients required. Hominy, Achiote or Anaheim peppers, dried and chopped, menudo spice, chicken broth, etc. Recipes are out there. Enjoy.

Posted by: Jak Sucio at April 18, 2021 05:00 PM (jvt6t)

167 That's because it is bait. 

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 18, 2021 04:59 PM (JUOKG)



Well there ya go.

Posted by: grammie winger at April 18, 2021 05:00 PM (45fpk)

168 150 Any tips on quick-cooking a pork shoulder? Slept too late in the afternoon nap phase of my day, and need to expedite dinner

Posted by: .87c at April 18, 2021 04:56 PM (TDP3i)


Insta-pot or pressure cooker.  I don't have either, but those would get it done ...


Barring that, cut thin and pounded out and go for a pork milanese...something to tenderize it a TON!

Posted by: Nova local at April 18, 2021 05:00 PM (b1h2x)

169 Amaretto? I have none. I have never purchased any. I sort of gag when I smell it. Isn't it made from French Toast and maple syrup?
However, I am contemplating a sort of Martini but with red vermouth. Any thoughts?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 18, 2021 05:00 PM (Q9lwr)

170 141: I found this to be quite true, and I figured out how to do this from a bottle of bulgogi sauce on sale at the store.  It said "1/3 bottle for every one pound of protein".  RANT: What the hell is wrong with saying "meat"?  Anyways, I did that, and I had two pounds of stir-fry cut beef, WITH some accompaning veggies.  Green pepper and onions in strips.  I emptied the beef and veggies into ziploc bags and used the bottle as instructed for an overnight marinade, cooked it in a pan the next day after work, and pulled out the rice cooker for some good quality rice.  Hit the spot! So now I have been using the same strategy with different sauces.  I used spicy Korean so far and have two more sauces in the pipeline.  It will wait for the stew to be gone through.  (The problems of being single and setting up your meals accordingly...)  But I am digging the stir-fry.  Good stuff.  

Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at April 18, 2021 05:01 PM (49Dnm)

171 Smelt looks like bait.


I love them. But yeah - a dual use food. 

I'll also eat Blind Robin (the fish damnit), good anchovies and sardines packed in oil. 

Add a loaf of crusty bread, some hard cheeses and beer makes for a great lunch. 

Posted by: Tonypete at April 18, 2021 05:01 PM (Rvt88)

172 I half ass like you guys, butt I also like reality and good food. Don't ask me any more secrets.

Posted by: Dingler at April 18, 2021 05:01 PM (I6l/n)

173 Smelt looks like bait.

Posted by: grammie winger at April 18, 2021 04:58 PM (45fpk)


smell + bait = smelt

Posted by: REDACTED at April 18, 2021 05:02 PM (6iURM)

174 pork in green Chile stew is a gift from God. But it's virtually impossible to fresh Hatch chiles in Columbus. So I used canned, which is inferior
These people may be able to help you with that problem:
https://www.hatch-green-chile.com/shop

Posted by: Blanco Basura - moronhorde.com - New lower calorie formula! at April 18, 2021 05:02 PM (SchxB)

175 CBD, isn't vermouth a sweet liquor?

Posted by: qdpsteve at April 18, 2021 05:03 PM (L2ZTs)

176

smell + bait = smelt

Posted by: REDACTED at April 18, 2021 05:02 PM (6iURM)



Makes sense.  Now I want to go fishing.

Posted by: grammie winger at April 18, 2021 05:03 PM (45fpk)

177 In the entirety of my time as being legally eligible to purchase alcohol, I have never purchased hard liquor.  Until now.  I have apple schnapps now, and Crown Royal apple.  The plan is to get some cranberry juice and make some Washington apples from this.  That is perhaps my favorite mixed drink.  (But then, for me, you throw in anything apple related, I am there.  I love the taste of apples.  I love apples period.)

Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at April 18, 2021 05:03 PM (49Dnm)

178 168 150 Any tips on quick-cooking a pork shoulder? Slept too late in the afternoon nap phase of my day, and need to expedite dinner

Posted by: .87c at April 18, 2021 04:56 PM (TDP3i)



pork temaki is always an option 

Posted by: REDACTED at April 18, 2021 05:03 PM (6iURM)

179 Pozole is a traditional Mexican stew. Take a 4 lb Pork Butt or Shoulder roast and cube it into stew size chunks, brown it and add the ingredients required. Hominy, Achiote or Anaheim peppers, dried and chopped, menudo spice, chicken broth, etc. Recipes are out there. Enjoy.

Posted by: Jak Sucio at April 18, 2021 05:00 PM (jvt6t)

Posole's great.  The recipe I use is a bit different than your's but in a similar ballpark.

If you make posole, don't forget the garnishes like sliced radishes, lime, cilantro, sour cream, green onion, etc.  They really make the dish.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 18, 2021 05:04 PM (EERbD)

180 make sure the pork is fatty like shoulder.
Posted by: dartist at April 18, 2021 04:57 PM (+ya+t)
I disagree. Of course it needs some fat, but touch fat in a stew makes it nasty. I always skim the fat after refrigerating stews.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 18, 2021 05:04 PM (Q9lwr)

181 160: (takes notes)

Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at April 18, 2021 05:04 PM (49Dnm)

182 In the entirety of my time as being legally eligible to purchase alcohol, I have never purchased hard liquor.

Baptist?

Posted by: grammie winger at April 18, 2021 05:04 PM (45fpk)

183 Goulash is a good stew made with pork. Kraut, paprika, sour cream, cabbage and a bunch of other veggies. Another one I have to dig out soon.

Posted by: dartist at April 18, 2021 05:04 PM (+ya+t)

184 Off topic, but yet another police shooting in Minneapolis, but this time in a farther out southern suburb called Burnsville. Armed carjacking, pursuit, suspect shot out back windows at police, details murky, but it sounds like the suspect was later shot twice in the chest, cardiac arrest en route to hospital, etc. No word on current condition or possible fatality. People are, of course, beginning to gather near the scene, and I assume things will be extra sporty throughout the metro area again tonight.

Posted by: Walter Freeman at April 18, 2021 05:04 PM (+WWsf)

185 I admit my own alcohol collection, if I had one, would be a bit on the wimpy side. Midori, Kahlua, Baileys, Fireball, Godiva, Honey Jack.

Posted by: qdpsteve at April 18, 2021 05:05 PM (L2ZTs)

186 Whiskey and soda work a lot better for me than vodka and tonic - because of the sugar.  
and my faith in humanity took another hit today - we have a brony subculture.

Posted by: Jean at April 18, 2021 05:06 PM (qYXpy)

187 https://gellerreport.com/2021/04/democrat-incite-to-murder-national-guartd.html/ 2 guardsmen were injured but not seriously 

Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2021 05:06 PM (Cxk7w)

188 isn't vermouth a sweet liquor?
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 18, 2021 05:03 PM (L2ZTs)
Well, red vermouth is sweeter than white, but it's not sickly sweet like Amaretto.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 18, 2021 05:06 PM (Q9lwr)

189 Just work on it you little ... simpletons. Think and lets talk about the truth.

Posted by: Dingler at April 18, 2021 05:07 PM (I6l/n)

190 Tito, your pork roast is missing thyme. Thyme and pork go together like pb&j or bacon and, well, everything.
As to the alcohol caveats, my late FIL used to insist that cheese served with wine gave him hangovers, as every time he started the evening with wine & cheese he'd pay for it the next day. Of course, the admonition was delivered with a wink, as he'd omit mention of the scotches prior, the wine with dinner, port or cognac afterward, etc. 

Posted by: Cowboyneal at April 18, 2021 05:08 PM (U2zo0)

191 Look for Clyde May's Special Reserve Alabama Style whiskey.
Basically, you get a pretty good bourbon "finished" with apple essence and a nice but 99.9999999991% false origin story..
Very much an easy sipper and good mixer.  Check it out.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 18, 2021 05:08 PM (EERbD)

192 I'm surprise at you posters! Eat a Chinese meal and then be hungry again in 30 minutes is a myth.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 18, 2021 05:08 PM (7bRMQ)

193 CBD, always had a hunch vermouth was sweet. Thanks. I have found I just can't enjoy most savories without at least a hint of sweetness.

Posted by: qdpsteve at April 18, 2021 05:08 PM (L2ZTs)

194
I love the taste of apples. I love apples period.
Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33

So do I - we had an orchard on the farm when I was growing up with roughly twelve varieties of apples. 
I don't buy apples at the grocery anymore - as I said, I love apples.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 18, 2021 05:09 PM (Rvt88)

195 Amaretto is good in coffee, but not straight.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 18, 2021 05:09 PM (vuisn)

196 188 isn't vermouth a sweet liquor?
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 18, 2021 05:03 PM (L2ZTs)
I only drink martinis so I wouldn't know

Posted by: REDACTED at April 18, 2021 05:09 PM (6iURM)

197 In the entirety of my time as being legally eligible to purchase alcohol, I have never purchased hard liquor.

You're that hot?  Pics?

Posted by: Jean at April 18, 2021 05:09 PM (qYXpy)

198 pork chili verde is pretty easy to make.   Blister tomatillos and poblanos under a broiler or a hot fire, peel, add onion, chicken stock and lime juice to pork shoulder and let it do its thing in the oven at 300 for 5-6 hours.  You can play with different chilis, but you have to roast them first to get the skins off.  I also take out the seeds.  
Serve with lime, fresh cilantro, sour cream and cojita.  

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 18, 2021 05:09 PM (U2p+3)

199 Midori is just a Japanese word for "green"

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 18, 2021 05:09 PM (Rv+cn)

200 oops.
The Clyde May's Special Reserve Alabama Style dealio was for 
Catch Thirty Thr33

Posted by: naturalfake at April 18, 2021 05:10 PM (EERbD)

201
Guy went on a shooting spree in Austin, TX today.  Killed a black man and 2 Hispanic women.  Didn't hear about it?  Gosh I wonder why.....

https://tinyurl.com/yfplft5u


Posted by: Tami at April 18, 2021 05:10 PM (cF8AT)

202 I have the main liquors like gin, vodka, rum, whiskey and Everclear.  But I don't have all those little specialty liquors that you need to make all the dolled-up fancy cocktails. Like all those side ingredients.  I need somebody to send me a starter set.

Posted by: grammie winger at April 18, 2021 05:11 PM (45fpk)

203 I disagree. Of course it needs some fat, but touch fat in a stew makes it nasty. I always skim the fat after refrigerating stews.
--------
I meant a cut like shoulder rather than a cut that's so lean it'll be shoe leather if cooked in a stew for a long time. I do the same with the fat after trying to cut off what I can before cooking. Ima no so good explain sometime.

Posted by: dartist at April 18, 2021 05:11 PM (+ya+t)

204 I just never thought of Minneapolis as the sporty kind of town

Posted by: Jean at April 18, 2021 05:11 PM (qYXpy)

205 So, yesterday, at Che Blake, pizza was on the menu. Sadly, I was short mushrooms and mozzarella. But, I filled in with some pepper jack, jack, medium cheddar and whatnot. 

*eyeballs CBD*

But, no time for the suggestion CBD made the last time I brought up pizza, so, just used regular old marinara and, the pizza turned out well. But, when the crust is crunchy, and the pizza is "knife and fork" pizza, hard to screw up.

Today, mac n cheese on the pellet grill, along with a tri-tip.

I had my wife try the cheese sauce and she asked if I'd just pour her a cup so she could drink it. I suspect the sauce may have turned out.

Well, back to the grill!

Later!

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing at April 18, 2021 05:12 PM (2SdPm)

206 I hear Everclear makes a good gasoline substitute in a pinch. :-)

Posted by: qdpsteve at April 18, 2021 05:12 PM (L2ZTs)

207  
I admit my own alcohol collection, if I had one, would be a bit on the wimpy side. Midori, Kahlua, Baileys, Fireball, Godiva, Honey Jack.
--  Posted by qdpsteve

What, No Zima, White Claw or Truly?  

Posted by: Tonypete at April 18, 2021 05:12 PM (Rvt88)

208 Midori is also known as "nauseous long before hangover" when served in a three shot stoplight using bottom shelf liquors.

Posted by: Walter Freeman at April 18, 2021 05:12 PM (+WWsf)

209 182 In the entirety of my time as being legally eligible to purchase alcohol, I have never purchased hard liquor.

Baptist?

Posted by: grammie winger at April 18, 2021 05:04 PM (45fpk)

I'm far from Baptist and even farther from hostility to alcohol.    Next to my laptop, in fact, is a small wine fridge with four wine bottles.  

If I buy alcohol, it's beer or wine.  I never cared for most hard liquors.  I only started drinking vodka when I discovered kamikazes, for instance.  I do not understand the fascination with tequila.  Whiskey I'm OK with.  Sake...well, I need good sushi with that.  Typically if I drink hard liquor it's at a bar or in (rare) social situations.  

Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at April 18, 2021 05:13 PM (49Dnm)

210 Tonypete, I am not familiar with White Claw or Truly, and Zima is no longer available. :-)

Posted by: qdpsteve at April 18, 2021 05:13 PM (L2ZTs)

211 Smelt looks like bait.
Posted by: grammie winger

That's because it is bait.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS)

In my yoot', I fished on a "new" lake, thanks to the Army Corps of Engineers.

The DNR didn't want carp or other destructive fish getting a foothold, so there was a "no live bait" rule.

The bait shop sold freeze-dried smelt.

Q.E.D.

Posted by: mikeski at April 18, 2021 05:13 PM (P1f+c)

212 I hear Everclear makes a good gasoline substitute in a pinch. :-)

Posted by:qdpsteve

http://whiteboxalcoholstoves.com/

Posted by: Jean at April 18, 2021 05:14 PM (qYXpy)

213
95 My aunt was a physician and she would dip her finger into a glass of bourbon and rub the toddler's gums with it.
Posted by: Tonypete at April 18, 2021 04:39 PM (Rvt8
-----
What did she do with the glass of bourbon? No point wasting it, I guess.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at April 18, 2021 05:14 PM (2iDSr)

214 @180: "I always skim the fat after refrigerating stews."

Unless I'm extra hungry and impatient, then my standard procedure with braised pork, pork chili or stew, is adding extra water to barely submerge all pork shoulder, chill in fridge overnight, skim all solid fat, then use a small portion to cook a roux, and finish the dish with a gentle reheating. Never use a pork loin stew. It'll turn out like overcooked chicken breast.

Posted by: Walter Freeman at April 18, 2021 05:14 PM (+WWsf)

215 My 'liquor cabinet' consists of Patron blue agave, Smirnoff, and Kahlua 

Posted by: DB- just DB at April 18, 2021 05:14 PM (iTXRQ)

216 201: Cue media opposition to HB 1927 currently getting ready to go before the TX Senate.

Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at April 18, 2021 05:14 PM (49Dnm)

217 Warmer weather means michelada season is near.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 18, 2021 05:14 PM (vuisn)

218 Ima no so good explain sometime.
Posted by: dartist at April 18, 2021 05:11 PM (+ya+t)
Perfect! We need another coblogger and you'll fit right in! 

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 18, 2021 05:15 PM (Q9lwr)

219 Jean, looks handy!

Posted by: qdpsteve at April 18, 2021 05:15 PM (L2ZTs)

220 OMG, I can cook and this thread is BS. See how I kept it short?

Posted by: Dingler at April 18, 2021 05:16 PM (I6l/n)

221 Warmer weather means michelada season is near.
Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 18, 2021 05:14 PM (vuisn)
Michelada? Is that some foreign word for riot?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 18, 2021 05:16 PM (7bRMQ)

222 Wasnt the shooter in TX a black excop fired for being a pedo?  I think the media buries this one.
Just like the guy who shot the police at the BLM march in Tx.

Posted by: Jean at April 18, 2021 05:16 PM (qYXpy)

223 Volunteer appreciation day at Shep's today.  I had the 11-1 shift and the event started at 1:00 so I stayed for about an hour.  Lots of goodies for us, a card and met many volunteers I had known in name only.  Lots of extra time with the pups which is always a plus.  Rascal has totally stolen my heart along with Jenny.  Oh.. they served cookies so food related! lol!

Posted by: jewells45 is having a sale! at April 18, 2021 05:16 PM (nxdel)

224 I hear Everclear makes a good gasoline substitute in a pinch. :-)
Posted by: qdpsteve

It would probably work if your engine was rated for E85.
It would probably work once if it wasn't.

(It figures I would forget to "green" when I'm posting about fake "green" science.)

Posted by: mikeski at April 18, 2021 05:17 PM (P1f+c)

225 194: Damn.  To live near an apple orchard...

Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at April 18, 2021 05:17 PM (49Dnm)

226 So I looked it up. Everclear is basically just denatured alcohol that's not denatured.

Posted by: qdpsteve at April 18, 2021 05:18 PM (L2ZTs)

227 Is the blog ever going back to nomral or is this it?

Posted by: Andrew Cuomo at April 18, 2021 05:19 PM (dQjBx)

228
40I added some crispy bacon and a couple tablespoons of bacon fat to chocolate chip cookies.
Different. Fun. Probably do it again for the fun factor.

Posted by:nurse ratchedat April 18, 2021 04:18 PM (3ofGF)

Now this is culinary wisdom here.

I might add some peanut butter chips too, for the complete Fat Elvis experience.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at April 18, 2021 05:19 PM (Dc2NZ)

229 When we go the Greek restaurant, my wife agonizes over whether to get lamb or smelt.
Smelt fishing is a tradition here in Chicago..  Every April, scores of fishermen camp out along the lakefront harbors after dark for the smelt run..
They have their Coleman lanterns..  and some have their Coleman stoves for cooking up a batch of smelt right there!
It's funny when my wife makes smelt here..  She has to trim all the fins and tails!  I'm surprised she doesn't try to debone them!
But, we haven't made them at home in a number of years..

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at April 18, 2021 05:20 PM (CjFDo)

230 Jean, looks handy!

Posted by:qdpsteve

Justifies a bottle of everclear in your pack, along with some dehydrated tomato paste and hot peppers to make trails end bloody marys or TrueLime packet mojitos while dinner rehydrates.  The basics of light weight backpacking is everything having multiple uses, right.

Posted by: Jean at April 18, 2021 05:20 PM (qYXpy)

231 Was introduced to some Good looking sauces in AZ.  Couldn't take in my carry on, so am eagerly awaiting their arrival via post.  Which means sometime next year.  

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 18, 2021 05:21 PM (3ofGF)

232 Is the blog ever going back to nomral or is this it?

Do everyone a favor Andy and hook your nipple rings to 220V

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 18, 2021 05:21 PM (Rv+cn)

233 Everclear is the quickest way to do an homemade infusion with fruits, spices, botanicals, etc. Mix everything in a mason jar, swirl every few days, and within two weeks, you're all good. Vodka basically does the exact same thing at half speed. You can always dilute Everclear after the fact if you wanna bottle something near standard 40% ABV.

Posted by: Walter Freeman at April 18, 2021 05:21 PM (+WWsf)

234 If you get one of those stoves - you dont need the pot stand - works great with a pot right on the stove.

Posted by: Jean at April 18, 2021 05:21 PM (qYXpy)

235 Posted by: Dingler at April 18, 2021 05:16 PM (I6l/n)
You seem nice.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 18, 2021 05:22 PM (Q9lwr)

236 The Smelt runs on the North Shore of Lake Superior were superb.   A good excuse to get together with friends and the fish were good eatin'.

Posted by: Truck Monkey at April 18, 2021 05:22 PM (flINI)

237 The talk of bloody marys has now made me hungry/thirsty for some spicy V8.

Posted by: qdpsteve at April 18, 2021 05:23 PM (L2ZTs)

238 You mean persistent little vermin CBD?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 18, 2021 05:23 PM (Rv+cn)

239 Is the blog ever going back to nomral or is this it?

Do everyone a favor Andy and hook your nipple rings to 220V

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 18, 2021 05:21 PM (Rv+cn)

I think Andy should go for it and make a video. Instant youtube star!

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing at April 18, 2021 05:23 PM (2SdPm)

240 Anna, you beat me to it

Posted by: qdpsteve at April 18, 2021 05:24 PM (L2ZTs)

241 Louisiana oysters are big. My doctor recommends not eating them raw. There are many places in New Orleans that serve them roasted or battered and fried. Best roasted is "Drago's" and best fried is "Casamento's". "Casamento's" is only open during "R" months and takes cash only. "New Orleans Food and Spirits" (on the West bank) has the best deal on fried, a MOUND of them for $20.00 (plus two sides)

Posted by: Javems at April 18, 2021 05:24 PM (8SSHh)

242 Work, work, work.  
But, it's almost over.

I wonder what gourmet's delight the creative and lovely Mrs naturalfake is cooking on the home front for dinner tonight.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 18, 2021 05:24 PM (EERbD)

243 So how 'bout them bronies?

Posted by: Taqiyyologist, Rickrolled by Jesus at April 18, 2021 05:24 PM (OssQ4)

244 Anna and blake, Andy should place some raw bacon on his head while he volts up too. See if he can make it sizzle!

Posted by: qdpsteve at April 18, 2021 05:25 PM (L2ZTs)

245 According to Pixy's Night threads,  No

Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2021 05:25 PM (Cxk7w)

246 I have never tried Aquavit.  Does it have a distinctive caraway taste to it?  I've read that it does, and that's why I've avoided it.

Posted by: grammie winger at April 18, 2021 05:25 PM (45fpk)

247 Smelt fishing is a tradition here in Chicago..  Every April, scores of fishermen camp out along the lakefront harbors after dark for the smelt run..
They have their Coleman lanterns..  and some have their Coleman stoves for cooking up a batch of smelt right there!
-------------
Back when you could park somewhere for less than $35 an hour and sit along the lakefront without getting shot. Throw the net out and get drunk. Fun times.

Posted by: dartist at April 18, 2021 05:25 PM (+ya+t)

248 I am just appreciating that the Bubbe's go in the water to swim-or at least stand there-without feeling self conscious that they haven't had plastic surgery and don't look like people half their age.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 18, 2021 05:26 PM (7hF2c)

249 grammie, you're not the type to get carried away with caraway eh? ;-)

Posted by: qdpsteve at April 18, 2021 05:26 PM (L2ZTs)

250
Do everyone a favor Andy and hook your nipple rings to 220V

Posted by:Anna Pumaat April 18, 2021 05:21 PM (Rv+cn)

I think Andy should go for it and make a video. Instant youtube star!

Posted by:blake - semi lurker in marginal standingat April 18, 2021 05:23 PM (2SdPm)

Hook his nipple rings to a giant Tesla coil and it's Burning Man 2021!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at April 18, 2021 05:26 PM (Dc2NZ)

251 You seem nice.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 18, 2021 05:22 PM (Q9lwr)

Aptly named, however. So, it's got that going for it.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing at April 18, 2021 05:27 PM (2SdPm)

252 The photo of smelts reminded me. Several times a year my grandparents got a huge amount of smelts from the fishmonger, less than 2 hours from the ice on the trawlers to their kitchen. They were about the size of sardines in a tin. The heads were cut off and they were simply fried in olive oil with a bit of salt and served piled on platters with plenty of lemons to squeeze over them for our combined families. They came out crispy but not overcooked, no problem with bones. We had Greek olives and hummus and pita bread with them. Damn, they were tasty! This was a spring/early summer thing. 

They did a similar thing with chicken wings rubbed with olive oil and salt and baked in the oven. So simple and so tasty. These weren't the meatier ones seen today, just regular size. My grandparents were not stingy but were frugal, so I assume the wings were really inexpensive. But they were delicious.

Posted by: JTB at April 18, 2021 05:27 PM (7EjX1)

253 Some people are sensitive to sulfites in wine, and the combination of sugar and alcohol may intensify some people's hangovers, but yeah, hangovers are predominantly caused by the drug ethanol (aka ethyl alcohol, aka grain alcohol).  You know what often *doesn't* cause hangovers?  Good ol' wood alky.  [Note:  everyone who has gotten a hangover from wood alky is damn glad they did.  (IYKWIMAITTYD)]

Posted by: SFGoth at April 18, 2021 05:27 PM (KAi1n)

254 Note, some states don't sell real everclear - just a weak sister.  Avoid those states.

Posted by: Jean at April 18, 2021 05:28 PM (qYXpy)

255 grammie, you're not the type to get carried away with caraway eh? ;-)

Posted by: qdpsteve at April 18, 2021 05:26 PM (L2ZTs)



Ha!

Posted by: grammie winger at April 18, 2021 05:28 PM (45fpk)

256 so... the 23 cubic foot BBQ Pagoda freezer died last night.  FML

went to Home Despot and bought two small chest freezers we have to jockey into position, then transfer everything.

so much for a relaxing Sunday.  stopped on the way home and got some good BBQ to sustain us in our travails though.

Posted by: redc1c4 *OTUS Zhou Bai-Din Cheated at April 18, 2021 05:28 PM (/KPPD)

257

226 So I looked it up. Everclear is basically just denatured alcohol that's not denatured.

Posted by: qdpsteve at April 18, 2021 05:18 PM (L2ZTs)


Everclear maxes out at 95% ethanol, 5% water. As an emergency gas substitute, I wonder about the effect of ethanol on gaskets and coatings, and the effect of 5% water. Maybe use it in an emergency, if you can immediately fill the tank with gasoline when you teach a station, and add some isopropanol gas dryer. 

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at April 18, 2021 05:28 PM (2iDSr)

258 What was that yellow liquor that German bartender pulled out of the freezer and it was still liquid? Poured into very tiny shot glasses. And tasted kinda like lemonade.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 18, 2021 05:28 PM (Rv+cn)

259
When you eat smelts, do you eat the eyeballs and everything? I couldn't do that.


Reminds me of a visit to family who live on Chesapeake bay - summer bbq, them munching on softsheel crab stuffed between a bun, limbs hanging off the side of the bun. I prefer my food to not look exactly as it does in the wild. Ick!


Posted by: Lizzy at April 18, 2021 05:28 PM (bDqIh)

260 And then there's cardamom, which to me sounds like a MILF getting carded at a bar.

Posted by: qdpsteve at April 18, 2021 05:28 PM (L2ZTs)

261 I remember in my younger days going on a three-day group bicycle tour in the Rocky Mountains, 60 miles a day, brutal long hills, the second night in the campground, there was a big bonfire, I guzzled 9 ounces of overproof schnapps out of a flask in my bike packs, then someone rolled up selling beer out a car trunk which I enthusiastically dived into, at some point I stumbled down to the river bank for a nap on the ground, I woke up in my tent at 6AM, jumped on my bike and got going, fresh as a daisy, I think my elevated metabolism prevented a well-deserved but nonexistent hangover.

Posted by: yop at April 18, 2021 05:29 PM (V0Ztm)

262 Thankfully, extra wine sulfites make my jaw sore before the end of the first glass, so I know which bottles or boxes to avoid before it's too late.

Posted by: Walter Freeman at April 18, 2021 05:29 PM (+WWsf)

263 However, I am contemplating a sort of Martini but with red vermouth. Any thoughts? 

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 18, 2021 05:00 PM (Q9lwr)

Look up the Martinez Cocktail.

An ancient cocktail from the Age of Dinosaurs, but very tasty.


Posted by: naturalfake at April 18, 2021 05:29 PM (EERbD)

264 Today's exciting dinner-turkey burger with pickles, onions and guacamole.
I think the church needs to get a younger pastor. <sigh>

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 18, 2021 05:30 PM (7hF2c)

265 Tell ya what. I'll bring a big pot of Pozole for the TxMoMeet w/ garnishes (radishes, cilantro, limes, cabbage, etc) and a few dozen corn tortillas.
I think you'll like it.

Posted by: Jak Sucio at April 18, 2021 05:30 PM (jvt6t)

266 Semi, thanks!

Posted by: qdpsteve at April 18, 2021 05:30 PM (L2ZTs)

267 Get Andy drunk enough and you might be able to induce Andy to do it Eris.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 18, 2021 05:30 PM (Rv+cn)

268 Everclear is the quickest way to do an homemade infusion with fruits, spices, botanicals, etc. Mix everything in a mason jar, swirl every few days, and within two weeks, you're all good. Vodka basically does the exact same thing at half speed. You can always dilute Everclear after the fact if you wanna bottle something near standard 40% ABV. Posted by: Walter Freeman
........
When I worked at a Medical Center storeroom in the 70's, we had access to food grade ethanol.. same as Everclear..
We had a lot of recipes going around from one department to the next..
my favorite was Milk Liqueur
Oranges, lemons, vanilla sticks, sugar and ethanol and milk go into a big carboy.. shake it every day for a few weeks..
Then strain it - since we had vacuum ports we could use vacuum filters..
the result was a clear, citrusy mellow liqueur..  I would bottle it for Christmas presents for friends!

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at April 18, 2021 05:30 PM (CjFDo)

269 I have discovered guajillo peppers.  Yes, I'm a little slow as they are the second most used pepper in Mexican cuisine.  Anyway,  I ground some fresh and added them to Mexican  Crema with a pinch of cumin and a bit of garlic.  Made an outstanding dipping sauce for the Argentine shrimp.  I  want to do  gravy  type sauce to put on pork next

Posted by: Ben Had at April 18, 2021 05:30 PM (fidon)

270 And then there's cardamom, which to me sounds like a MILF getting carded at a bar.

Posted by: qdpsteve at April 18, 2021 05:28 PM (L2ZTs)



I do like cardamom. Smells like Christmas. Kind of expensive though for something I use once a year.

Posted by: grammie winger at April 18, 2021 05:31 PM (45fpk)

271 When you bite down on a smelt, do the guts burst out in your mouth. Smelt - Crunchy bones and exploding guts. Yay!
Duke, you snip off the head and pull out the guts.  Still net those tasty buggers in my state. I did not know smelt is a Greek thing.

Posted by: clutch at April 18, 2021 05:31 PM (9UmRs)

272 Posted by: naturalfake at April 18, 2021 05:29 PM (EERbD)
Ah...couldn't remember the name...thank you! 

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 18, 2021 05:32 PM (Q9lwr)

273 Everclear sounds like something you put on your face if you have zits.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 18, 2021 05:32 PM (7hF2c)

274 Ben Had, I have to try those! Maybe bring some of that dip and shrimp to the TX MoMee? Sounds de-lish. :-)

Posted by: qdpsteve at April 18, 2021 05:32 PM (L2ZTs)

275 Smelt are bait.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 18, 2021 05:32 PM (bDqIh)

276 When we make boiled peanuts in August we throw a couple of guajillos and garlic into the pot.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at April 18, 2021 05:33 PM (vuisn)

277 Everclear sounds like something you put on your face if you have zits.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 18, 2021 05:32 PM (7hF2c)

From what I've read, that might be a legitimate alternate use of the stuff.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing at April 18, 2021 05:33 PM (2SdPm)

278 I think my elevated metabolism prevented a well-deserved but nonexistent hangover.

Posted by:yop

Usually altitude, lactic acid, and dehydration add a bit of hair to your morning.

Posted by: Jean at April 18, 2021 05:33 PM (qYXpy)

279 Everclear sounds like something you put on your face if you have zits.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 18, 2021 05:32 PM (7hF2c)



I use it to make glogg at Christmas time.  I imagine if you drank enough and landed face down in the punch bowl, your complexion might indeed be made smoother.

Posted by: grammie winger at April 18, 2021 05:34 PM (45fpk)

280 264 Today's exciting dinner-turkey burger with pickles, onions and guacamole.
I think the church needs to get a younger pastor. <sigh>
You can redeem a turkey burger - you just need better and more expansive toppings and ideas ...the guacamole was like a baby step there.

Posted by: Nova local at April 18, 2021 05:34 PM (b1h2x)

281 Jak  Sucio,   be  forewarned that all  dishes  that taste that good  get  appropriated by ME.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 18, 2021 05:34 PM (fidon)

282 If you can get ahold of some toluene, it would make a better emergency gas substitute than ethanol. Gasoline normally has some toluene in it.  I've used a liter of toluene mixed with about 20% dry IPA to get to a gas station. The IPA is so it will burn a little cleaner, toluene tends to make some  carbon when it burns.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at April 18, 2021 05:35 PM (2iDSr)

283  Never smelt a Butt 'eh...................

Posted by: saf at April 18, 2021 05:35 PM (/N+d8)

284 Aqavit is nectar of the Gods if you are a Scandahoovian.  Yes, it has a caraway taste.

Posted by: clutch at April 18, 2021 05:35 PM (9UmRs)

285 Back when you could park somewhere for less than $35 an hour and sit along the lakefront without getting shot. Throw the net out and get drunk. Fun times.
Posted by: dartist
..
Yes.. I am remembering this from the 60's and 70's..  My uncle would have nets so full he could barely bring them in..
This is long gone.

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at April 18, 2021 05:36 PM (CjFDo)

286 I have a question.  I have been on this binge of reading labels because I want to stay away from soy.  It's a difficult task.  Took 10 minutes of reading bottles to find cooking oil without soy.  Does anyone else do this or am I a freak?

Posted by: Infidel at April 18, 2021 05:36 PM (E0OEG)

287 Dried guajillo chiles are the gateway drug into "real" southwestern cooking. You'll be toasting, soaking, blending, and straining in no time, and then a few week later, fermenting too. Addictive, so beware!

Posted by: Walter Freeman at April 18, 2021 05:36 PM (+WWsf)

288 Simple supper over of ham hoagie and pretzels ( a Pennsylvanian food group) and now ready for scotch and ice cream later.

Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2021 05:37 PM (Cxk7w)

289 Today's dinner is keto granola.  Lazy day.

I ordered some Numex Suave Orange Habanero Pepper seeds from Johnny's Seeds.  They are supposed to have the fruity flavor of the habanero but not the excessive heat.  Can't wait to make my own mango habanero salsa.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at April 18, 2021 05:37 PM (Dc2NZ)

290 Tell ya what. I'll bring a big pot of Pozole for the TxMoMeet w/ garnishes (radishes, cilantro, limes, cabbage, etc) and a few dozen corn tortillas.
I think you'll like it.
Oh my!!!  I can't wait to try it!!!

Posted by: jewells45 is having a sale! at April 18, 2021 05:37 PM (nxdel)

291 Aqavit is nectar of the Gods if you are a Scandahoovian.  Yes, it has a caraway taste.

Posted by: clutch at April 18, 2021 05:35 PM (9UmRs)

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I think I will get a small bottle just to try, even though caraway stinks.

Posted by: grammie winger at April 18, 2021 05:37 PM (45fpk)

292 Freshman year at UC/SD we'd hop on over to Tijuana (which was actually, close to an hour trip when you factor in driving off campus, getting on The 5 (being So. Cal., need the definite article), driving to San Ysidro, parking at the tire store on the border, and walking the mile to Avenida Revolucion (or whatever it was called back then).  Before heading back, we'd get  6oz-ish plastic bottles of "Puro de Cana", which was 192 proof ethanol, and put them in our socks so we had nothing to declare coming back across the border....  One night I had 1 (one, uno) shot of that stuff.  Ugh.  That was all I had to drink that night and hours later after I went to bed, I woke up and threw my guts (including the lentil soup I had for dinner) up.  I didn't have lentil soup for 20 years after that.

Posted by: SFGoth at April 18, 2021 05:38 PM (KAi1n)

293 Grammie -

Not all Aquavit is the same
Aquavit Jubileum  does not have that caraway taste..
We had some good friends who the husband was Danish.. they really like their Aquavit!

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at April 18, 2021 05:38 PM (CjFDo)

294 The Dutch have a cinnamon flavored spirit you can't get out of the country.  It's called schrobbeler.  It is served from the freezer.  
It is awesome. 

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 18, 2021 05:38 PM (3ofGF)

295 All Hail Eris, mmm. I've also fallen in love with Salsa Queen's mango pineapple salsa.

Posted by: qdpsteve at April 18, 2021 05:38 PM (L2ZTs)

296 Probably already covered, didn't check, but machaca is Mexican left-over egg scramble, basically.  Eggs, chiles, tomatoes, onions, and shredded beef.  Best Mexican beef is shredded - range-fed, not as tender as industrially-raised, but tastier.  Ya take your leftover onion and green chile and saute them with the shredded beef (usually already marinated and slow cooked), add eggs.  Great by itself, filling for a burrito in border Mex food.


Posted by: rhomboid at April 18, 2021 05:39 PM (OTzUX)

297 Not all Aquavit is the same
Aquavit Jubileum  does not have that caraway taste..

Thanks Chi-Town Jerry!  I'll hunt that one down!

Posted by: grammie winger at April 18, 2021 05:40 PM (45fpk)

298 Smelt!  Oh how I remember smelt!  My father got convinced by his brother and other n'er-do-well fishing buddies to go smelt fishing one year.  He brought home a huge harvest late at night, pounds of the damn things, which he then expected my mother to cook.  My mother was not a great cook, she did her best, but those smelt!  The name just said it all.  They were VILE, even the dog would not eat them.  She ended up burying them in the garden for fertilizer (remember the Pilgrims?).  Thanks for reminding me.

Posted by: Nancy at 7000 ft at April 18, 2021 05:40 PM (0tmoY)

299 286 I have a question.  I have been on this binge of reading labels because I want to stay away from soy.  It's a difficult task.  Took 10 minutes of reading bottles to find cooking oil without soy.  Does anyone else do this or am I a freak?

Posted by: Infidel at April 18, 2021 05:36 PM (E0OEG)


With my allergies, I do this for dairy and tree nuts.  If you want an easy way to avoid soy in oil, just buy olive and canola oils (cook with the olive and bake with the canola - although you can cheat and switch - olive oil cakes are the bomb!).  NEVER buy vegetable oil b/c that's almost always soybean oil these days.

Posted by: Nova local at April 18, 2021 05:40 PM (b1h2x)

300 Walter Freeman.  How much difference is there between the fresh and the dried?  I used the fresh  because I had already used them  with poblanos and tomatillos to  stew a post roast in to stuff chile rellenos.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 18, 2021 05:41 PM (fidon)

301 >>> 65 when we go back to the old new server, anyone who dares mention "green" spends a fortnight in the box Posted by: runner, Powered by Minx 1.1.6c-pink ! at April 18, 2021 04:26 PM (Q9SFr) Good!

Posted by: Purple Drazi at April 18, 2021 05:41 PM (b8eqQ)

302 The Dutch have a liquor called schroebbeler.  It is served out of the freezer.  Very good.  

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 18, 2021 05:41 PM (3ofGF)

303 KLM gives you these little porcelain houses with some nasty dutch gin like stuff in them, Bols.

Posted by: Jean at April 18, 2021 05:42 PM (qYXpy)

304 Well, I suppose that leftover Costco chicken isn't going to slice itself.  And there's a bag of ready-made salad with my name all over it.  Chow time!

Posted by: grammie winger at April 18, 2021 05:42 PM (45fpk)

305 I have a question. I have been on this binge of reading labels because I want to stay away from soy. It's a difficult task. Took 10 minutes of reading bottles to find cooking oil without soy. Does anyone else do this or am I a freak? Posted by: Infidel . WTF kind of cooking oil are you looking at?
EVOO
Extra Virgin Oil Oil for the win!  It is all I use, unless deep frying which goes to Canola.

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at April 18, 2021 05:42 PM (CjFDo)

306 That Levain cookie video looks fun.  I love the closeup money shot food porn of the cookie being rent in twain and all the chocolatey goodness oozing out.  Yeah baby!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at April 18, 2021 05:43 PM (Dc2NZ)

307 Cardamom sounds like a robot bar doorman

Posted by: DB- just DB at April 18, 2021 05:43 PM (iTXRQ)

308 Posted by: Nova local at April 18, 2021 05:34 PM (b1h2x)
It was all I could manage. The boy had fried clams-which was a take out item and FenSpouse is having frozen ravioli with sauce later on which he is fixing himself. We usually eat together on Sunday and some other evenings but not tonight.I don't know if anybody else has this problem, but we are sometimes on different schedules. FenSpouse doesn't eat in the morning, will have cereal at 9;30 a.m. when he comes home from the 1st bus run. I am hungry at 12:00 for lunch Then FenSon who gets up late is hungry for lunch at 1:00. When FenSpouse comes home at 2;30 he wants lunch so by the time everybody else is hungry about 5:30 FenSpouse is not. Drives me nuts sometimes, and I just say "You're on your own guys. I am not making 5 meals a day at different times." And yes. they are very dear and I love them. Still drives me nuts.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 18, 2021 05:43 PM (7hF2c)

309 My comments disappear and the reappear.  
Oh well.  

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 18, 2021 05:44 PM (3ofGF)

310 Infidel, redc1c4 can  point you in the right direction  as he  can have NO soy at all.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 18, 2021 05:44 PM (fidon)

311 Cool... peeps know about Bahama Mammas.  When we lived in West Virginia we'd go see my wife's sister in Columbus and spend hours in the German Village drinking, tasting, drinking, shopping, drinking....  

Now, let's talk about Pollock Jonny's.   Baltimore.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 18, 2021 05:44 PM (3H9h1)

312 Guajillos, mulatos, anchos, chipotles, cascabel, japones - all dried versions of fresh chiles, all great, and as Walter said, if you start to try real Mexican sauces (based on these), you'll be happy.   There are several chiles unique to Oaxaca that are relatively difficult to get (you won't find them in most Mexican stores, even), which are the basis for the "seven moles of Oaxaca".

There are also distinctive Andean dried chiles from Peru, which have a fruitier taste and often less heat.

IIRC capsicum (chiles) are believed to have originated in the Andes.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 18, 2021 05:45 PM (OTzUX)

313 Wow, Jak, you may not have eclipsed "carrots in chili", but "1,015" onions is pretty impressive.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at April 18, 2021 05:45 PM (b8eqQ)

314 Chi-Town, canola is a keto-friendly deep fry oil?

Posted by: qdpsteve at April 18, 2021 05:45 PM (L2ZTs)

315 Nova, even some canola oil had soy.  I mean other products.  Seems everything has soy in it.
No motivation today, doctored frozen pizza tonight.

Anyone seen artisanal ette lately?

Posted by: Infidel at April 18, 2021 05:46 PM (E0OEG)

316 Ben Had: Drying really brings out the earthiness of guallijo. Other kinds of dried chiles tend to be fruiter or more abrasively spicy. Guallijo are a very nice middle ground. It's a different cooking experience compared to fresh. Much more concentrated flavor. You'll end up closer to a mole type sauce than a salsa fresca.

Posted by: Walter Freeman at April 18, 2021 05:47 PM (+WWsf)

317 What was that yellow liquor that German bartender pulled out of the freezer and it was still liquid? Poured into very tiny shot glasses. And tasted kinda like lemonade.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 18, 2021 05:28 PM (Rv+cn)

Probably, limoncello or some German version thereof.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 18, 2021 05:47 PM (EERbD)

318 I have a question. I have been on this binge of reading labels because I want to stay away from soy. It's a difficult task. Took 10 minutes of reading bottles to find cooking oil without soy. Does anyone else do this or am I a freak?

Posted by:Infidel at April 18, 2021 05:36 PM (E0OEG)


I do it too Infidel.  Damn near impossible sometimes.  That and canola oil...it's in everything too.

Posted by: Tami at April 18, 2021 05:48 PM (cF8AT)

319 Oops, guess canola oil isn't so great.

Posted by: qdpsteve at April 18, 2021 05:48 PM (L2ZTs)

320 Ben Had, your query was directed to Walter but I'll chime in too.

The dried chiles generally have a very different, much deeper and more intense flavor - sometimes just a different flavor.  For example, jalapenos can be dried in various ways, in one case (chipotle) yielding a very smokey flavor profile.  Fresh chiles have that fresh, green, capsicum flavor, whatever their heat level.  Dried often have a very different taste.

And you don't eat them as is.  Toast, soak, grind/pulverize, then sometimes sauteed and always combined with many other ingredients, to produce a sauce.  Or, of course, used as powder, just grind the dried chiles.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 18, 2021 05:48 PM (OTzUX)

321 Growing up in Arizona,. So Cal, and living in both & New Mexico - machaca is never ground beef that I've heard of. It's a shredded beef taco/burrito filling made out of sun dried/dry roasted beef (carne seca) that is re-constituted with water & chile-infused oil (plus some spices) and fork-shredded, then slow cooked. It keeps a texture that is less mushy than regular stewed and shredded beef. 

Posted by: Inspector Cussword at April 18, 2021 05:49 PM (1lKRm)

322 rhomboid, japones are next on my list to try.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 18, 2021 05:49 PM (fidon)

323 308 Posted by: Nova local at April 18, 2021 05:34 PM (b1h2x)
It was all I could manage.  The boy had fried clams-which was a take out item and FenSpouse is having frozen ravioli with sauce later on which he is fixing himself. We usually eat together on Sunday and some other evenings but not tonight.I don't know if anybody else has this problem, but we are sometimes on different schedules. FenSpouse doesn't eat in the morning, will have cereal at 9;30 a.m. when he comes home from the 1st bus run. I am hungry at 12:00 for lunch Then FenSon who gets up late is hungry for lunch at 1:00. When FenSpouse comes home at 2;30 he wants lunch so by the time everybody else is hungry about 5:30 FenSpouse is not. Drives me nuts sometimes, and I just say "You're on your own guys. I am not making 5 meals a day at different times." And yes. they are very dear and I love them. Still drives me nuts. 

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 18, 2021 05:43 PM (7hF2c)


That's called crockpot night or cold dinner night here.  I've got some cold dinners - chicken sesame noodles, chicken salad, main dish pasta salads, shrimp salad, etc that I'll make homemade fruit muffins and a green/fruit salad to go with - and lots of crockpot stuff.  Usually, if it's a crock night, I make sure the crock is ready by 3-4pm, so those who need to eat early can grab it, and those who don't can wait.  5pm is dinner pretty much every night, so it's easy to know if we have a conflict (we do have one Wed nights this spring, so I have the above two plans in place, plus an extra "frozen pizza" option, since 3 folks leave early, they can share one (with my spouse eating lightest) and my cold sides, and then the other 2 share one and I have my own vegan one...then when the spouse comes home still hungry, he finishes my vegan one)... 

Posted by: Nova local at April 18, 2021 05:49 PM (b1h2x)

324 My comments disappear and the reappear. Oh well. Posted by: nurse ratched at April 18, 2021 05:44
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Had that happen couple times today. But when I hit refresh it appeared. Didn't have to retype it.

Posted by: olddog in mo at April 18, 2021 05:50 PM (ju2Fy)

325 Just searching for Russian movies as I often do and found for first time Come and See, full movie with English subtitles 

Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2021 05:50 PM (Cxk7w)

326 Posted by:Ben Hadat April 18, 2021 05:34 PM (fidon)
I'm just a humble guest, so what's mine is yours. Except my ammo.

Posted by: Jak Sucio at April 18, 2021 05:50 PM (jvt6t)

327 Reply to #286 Infidel - I am also trying to avoid soy.  The hard part for me has been salad dressing.  I have started making my own olive oil mayonnaise, as a base for homemade salad dressing.  Olive oil mayo recipe is on Youtube, Serious Keto (immersion blenders are awesome).  Ranch dressing recipe is by Papa G, also on youtube.  

Posted by: Nancy at 7000 ft at April 18, 2021 05:50 PM (0tmoY)

328 On YouTube 

Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2021 05:50 PM (Cxk7w)

329 Thanks Ben Had.  
I have olive oil, was looking for frying oil.  That got me looking to other labels.  

Posted by: Infidel at April 18, 2021 05:51 PM (E0OEG)

330 Gonna use up a packet of commercial BBQ dry rub that's been sitting here for a while tonight.  Nice tri-tip.  Slow cooked, mostly indirect heat, on the grill, with a brief high-heat phase to char up the surface.  Shishito peppers grilled and tossed in soy and sesame oil, green salad with romaine from the yard (been a weird year, several are bolting now, need to dig 'em out and use the usable parts right away).

Posted by: rhomboid at April 18, 2021 05:51 PM (OTzUX)

331 315 Nova, even some canola oil had soy.  I mean other products.  Seems everything has soy in it.
No motivation today, doctored frozen pizza tonight.

Anyone seen artisanal ette lately?

Posted by: Infidel at April 18, 2021 05:46 PM (E0OEG)


If it's 100% canola, it has no soy (and if it does, then someone is skirting the rules).  And I feel for the no soy - I don't think I could handle that allergy.  Dairy and tree nuts are enough, b/c I can still eat tons of Asian cuisine, and as you said, soy and especially soy lecithen is in almost anything processed/prepared.

Posted by: Nova local at April 18, 2021 05:52 PM (b1h2x)

332 324 My comments disappear and the reappear. Oh well. Posted by: nurse ratched at April 18, 2021 05:44
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Had that happen couple times today. But when I hit refresh it appeared. Didn't have to retype it.

Posted by: olddog in mo at April 18, 2021 05:50 PM (ju2Fy)

Nurse Shroedinger?

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 18, 2021 05:52 PM (oHd/0)

333 Looks like peanut oil is better for frying on a keto diet.

Posted by: qdpsteve at April 18, 2021 05:53 PM (L2ZTs)

334 rhomboid, Thank You.  I will get some of the dried  guajillo now that I have  something to compare it to.  The guajillo I added to the Spanish rice sure took it  to another level.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 18, 2021 05:53 PM (fidon)

335 Inspector Cussword is right, the beef in machaca, properly done, is carne seca.  I think most Mexican restaurants just marinate/tenderize, slow cook, and shred cheaper cuts of beef for it - it turns out much the same.

Actually need to find a source of good carne seca here locally, but for making feijoada, the Brazilian black bean and meat stew, which I've been meaning to make, again, for ages.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 18, 2021 05:55 PM (OTzUX)

336 Avocado oil has a high smoke point and is good for frying.

Posted by: Tami at April 18, 2021 05:55 PM (cF8AT)

337 Tami, thanks. I am desperate to make buffalo wings at home again. (I don't bread 'em btw.)

Posted by: qdpsteve at April 18, 2021 05:57 PM (L2ZTs)

338 Still raining here. However, I got the grill pulled up to the door and can stand in the house to put the kabobs on it. Although, if the wind changes I may have to grill inside.

Posted by: olddog in mo at April 18, 2021 05:57 PM (ju2Fy)

339
I disagree. Of course it needs some fat, but touch fat in a stew makes it nasty. I always skim the fat after refrigerating stews. Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo


Just as true is if you use a lean cut, it'll be an inedible stew.
The point being chopped pork better not be loin if you want to stew it.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 18, 2021 05:57 PM (pAjZN)

340 qdpsteve, I've done buffalo wings in coconut oil too.  Came out fine.  Or you can oven or air fry them.

Posted by: Tami at April 18, 2021 05:58 PM (cF8AT)

341 Posted by:qdpsteveat April 18, 2021 05:57 PM (L2ZTs)
Naked wings are the best anyway.

Posted by: Jak Sucio at April 18, 2021 05:58 PM (jvt6t)

342 Jak, I don't use breading but do spin my wings in a container with either barbecue sauce or buffalo sauce. I know it adds calories but...

Posted by: qdpsteve at April 18, 2021 05:59 PM (L2ZTs)

343 Tami, thanks to you too. Okay, off to market.

Posted by: qdpsteve at April 18, 2021 06:00 PM (L2ZTs)

344 rhomboid,  this is me begging for that recipe, please

Posted by: Ben Had at April 18, 2021 06:00 PM (fidon)

345 >>> 286 I have a question. I have been on this binge of reading labels because I want to stay away from soy. It's a difficult task. Took 10 minutes of reading bottles to find cooking oil without soy. Does anyone else do this or am I a freak? Posted by: Infidel at April 18, 2021 05:36 PM (E0OEG) You are not a freak... and wtf is soy doing in cooking oil?! Are these infused oils or just plain old corn olive veggie etc oils? I never thought to check but I might just start now.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at April 18, 2021 06:00 PM (b8eqQ)

346 I always bake wings then soak them in sauce.  Homemade bleu cheese dressing.  Damn, that sounds good right now.

Posted by: Infidel at April 18, 2021 06:01 PM (E0OEG)

347 Jak Sucio,  I will make you some tequila/ lime chicken wings.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 18, 2021 06:02 PM (fidon)

348 When I first got my smoker I smoked anything edible, including jalapenos. Smoking them whole really kicked up the heat in the seeds. I couldn't eat them. I'll bet you could make some great chipoltle with them if you could find a recipe.

Posted by: dartist at April 18, 2021 06:03 PM (+ya+t)

349 Helena H, just regular cooking oil.  I use olive for a lot of stuff, just happened to need frying oil.  The more I read about soy the less I like it.

Posted by: Infidel at April 18, 2021 06:04 PM (E0OEG)

350 Ben Had:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BTm1Ezl6XE

There's a very quick, but good overview of how to do a dried chile paste between 0:30 and 2:30. He leaves out all the extras like garlic, fresh or grilled onions, charred tomatoes, green herbs, vinegar, etc., but it's that's the basic starting point. Only dried chiles and water. Extra fancy steps would be running the paste through a fine mesh strainer, pushing out all the juice from the fiber with a back of a spoon, then pan frying (simmering) the sauce with a little oil or butter. From there, you can use the blend as a marinade, stewing sauce, salsa base, or pretty much anything. Countless videos on YouTube if you search for "how to use dried chiles". It's a fun rabbit hole if you like cooking though.

Posted by: Walter Freeman at April 18, 2021 06:04 PM (+WWsf)

351 I do buffalo wings in the air fryer. So much easier, quicker and less messy than the old deep fryer method.
the sauce is nothing more than Frank's hot sauce and butter, almost at a 1 to 1 ratio. And some other things like black pepper or crushed red peppers if I'm feeling plucky.
Now I really got a hankering for some wings.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, in the Big Sky Country at April 18, 2021 06:05 PM (4l77G)

352 >>>[286] I have a question.  I have been on this binge of reading labels because I want to stay away from soy.  It's a difficult task.  Took 10 minutes of reading bottles to find cooking oil without soy.  Does anyone else do this or am I a freak? Posted by: Infidel at April 18, 2021 05:36 PM (E0OEG)
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Greetings, Infidel ... My daughter-in-law uses her phone to scan barcodes on product labels (I think the app is called "ipiit"). She types in whatever she's trying to avoid, scans the barcode, then gets an immediate answer whether or not it's safe to eat.

Posted by: Kathy at April 18, 2021 06:05 PM (h3RRP)

353 >>> 349 Helena H, just regular cooking oil. I use olive for a lot of stuff, just happened to need frying oil. The more I read about soy the less I like it. Posted by: Infidel at April 18, 2021 06:04 PM (E0OEG) Yeah, I would not have expected that! I've been using corn oil lately since it is more "neutral" than olive oil. I also have a little bottle of sesame oil for stir-fry-ish foods.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at April 18, 2021 06:06 PM (b8eqQ)

354 Man, the sh*t people do just to get a buzz. "Here mix this with that to make it somewhat tolerable."  I like to tie one on once in a great while, just give me a few shots of plain old vodka and be done with it.

Posted by: JROD at April 18, 2021 06:07 PM (0jZnq)

355 Just had cold Spam whilst watching the last half of the terrible, terrible Keanu Reeves movie I started last night called "Replicas".

Scientist uploads his dead wife and kids' consciousnesses to clones he grows in his basement after a horrible car accident takes their lives. [WTAF!?!?!  Forget it, he's rolling].

I kept expecting monsters and horrors heretofore unknown in the annals of sci fi, but by the end of the movie, I was loving it, as horribly written and acted as it was. It helped that Keanu's wife was played by the delicious Alice Eve.


Replicas will now be a permanent member of Sharkman's Guilty Pleasure Movie List, right up there with Aliens, Battle: Los Angeles, Edge of Tomorrow, Lucy, Excalibur and Battleship. 

Posted by: Sharkman at April 18, 2021 06:07 PM (QARMO)

356 Speaking of wings, I found Frank's RedHot Sauce boneless wings in the frozen section. Original or Hot. After cooking I threw them in ziploc bag and added some Frank's from the bottle to wet them up. Recommend.

Posted by: olddog in mo at April 18, 2021 06:08 PM (ju2Fy)

357 Kathy- thanks, but I am no where near that savvy with a phone.

Posted by: Infidel at April 18, 2021 06:08 PM (E0OEG)

358 Walter Freeman,  I just have one large problem.  I am  on dial-up and   would expire before any of those  videos would load. 

Posted by: Ben Had at April 18, 2021 06:08 PM (fidon)

359 Ben Had - I'm confusulated - which recipe?  For feijoada?  Or using chiles (Walter just had a good summary above).

I always fry my soaked/ground chile paste before using, I think it breaks it down in a way that's important for flavor.  The traditional mole poblano uses just the "trinity" of ancho, mulato, and guajillo chiles - plus, as I used to make it, about 30 more ingredients (all spices, seeds, and nuts toasted first).

Gotta make that again, too.  I used to bring in leftovers to one job for group lunch events and friends from throughout the building would ask me about "any more?" for months after.  Most amazing thing I've ever made, easily.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 18, 2021 06:09 PM (OTzUX)

360 I got some soylent green marinating, all ready to go into the oven. Any suggestions for a wine to go with it?

Posted by: Mongo at April 18, 2021 06:10 PM (gimeN)

361 Hmmmm... deciding on the evening cigar.  Cuban or Nicaraguan?

Posted by: Weasel at April 18, 2021 06:12 PM (MVjcR)

362 Any suggestions for a wine to go with it?
A good Chianti... duh!

Posted by: jewells45 is having a sale! at April 18, 2021 06:12 PM (nxdel)

363 We all know that they fired upon and tried to put down peoples of coler because the Natioeral Guard is racist and controlled by persins of no coler.  A Minnesota National Guard neighborhood security team says it was fired upon in a drive-by shooting early Sunday morning by peiceful protesters. They be  only exercising there 4th Amendment last rites !!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro, VT at April 18, 2021 06:12 PM (JLQTf)

364

rhomboid,  sorry, the recipe  for  the feijoada.  Do you have my email?

   

Posted by: Ben Had at April 18, 2021 06:13 PM (fidon)

365 Weasel, depends on if  you had ham and cheese or bologna?

Posted by: Ben Had at April 18, 2021 06:15 PM (fidon)

366 Weasel - a ceeegar question (kind of an epicurian issue, so I deem it OK for the food thread):  any mild cigar types/brands you'd recommend?  I like Baccarats, usually get those.  A corona or at most robusto size is best.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 18, 2021 06:15 PM (OTzUX)

367 Ham and cheese.  And a pickle.  And some Ruffles.  And an apple!

Posted by: Weasel at April 18, 2021 06:16 PM (MVjcR)

368 Ben Had - aha, the feijoada.  No, don't have your email, you can get it from Weasel, or CBD (should be able to, anyway).

I'm actually going to work from a synthesis of several recipes I've found on Brazilian websites, and I'll probably not include some of the more exotic beef items (though where you are they're probably easy to come by and you might want to use them).

Be happy to send you links I've saved based on my research.  Could also tinyurl them right here.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 18, 2021 06:18 PM (OTzUX)

369 the sauce is nothing more than Frank's hot sauce and butter, almost at a 1 to 1 ratio. And some other things like black pepper or crushed red peppers if I'm feeling plucky.
Now I really got a hankering for some wings.

Posted by ug Mahon, in the Big Sky Countryat April 18, 2021 06:05 PM (4l77G)


Pug, Frank's makes a buffalo wing sauce.  


Posted by: Tami at April 18, 2021 06:18 PM (cF8AT)

370 Has anyone commented why you shouldn't have asparagus on Steak and BJ day? 

Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at April 18, 2021 06:19 PM (2DOZq)

371 Weasel I had my pickles at lunch. You forgot the pretzels 

Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2021 06:19 PM (Cxk7w)

372 Weasel, the apple settles it.  Nicaraguan

Posted by: Ben Had at April 18, 2021 06:19 PM (fidon)

373 Posted by: rhomboid at April 18, 2021 06:15 PM (OTzUX) --------- Hey man!  I like medium to strong cigars, so I can't think of anything mild off the top of my head.  Have you ever used the selection filters on a cigar site?  Are there any good actual cigar stores near you?

Posted by: Weasel at April 18, 2021 06:20 PM (MVjcR)

374 Nicaraguan it is!!  Thank you!

Posted by: Weasel at April 18, 2021 06:21 PM (MVjcR)

375 rhomboid,  I'm  at murphywongatpeoplepcdotcom.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 18, 2021 06:22 PM (fidon)

376 Smoked jalapeños are known as chipotles. If you can ever find smoked serrano chilis, they are the bomb. Since I haven't found any in Texas, I generally do some one a year or so. They keep well in a jar. Unlike carrots, they make an interesting addition to chili.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 18, 2021 06:22 PM (DMUuz)

377 Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2021 06:19 PM (Cxk7w) ------- Had a jar with mushy dill pickles the other day.  Very disappointing.

Posted by: Weasel at April 18, 2021 06:22 PM (MVjcR)

378 Posted by: Sharkman at April 18, 2021 06:07 PM (QARMO)
It's not mine , but I guess you could add it to Keanu's  other guilty pleasure movie, Point Break. 

Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at April 18, 2021 06:22 PM (2DOZq)

379 Ben Had here are three feijoada recipes:

https://tinyurl.com/yjxs69ew

https://tinyurl.com/4363efty

https://tinyurl.com/rk9tsyhv

Last one's in Portuguese, but pretty easy to figure out I think, at least for ingredients.

And I'm reminded that feijoada has many variations, many with lots of pork in various forms, not just beef.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 18, 2021 06:23 PM (OTzUX)

380 Posted by: Infidel at April 18, 2021 05:36 PM (E0OEG)
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at April 18, 2021 06:00 PM (b8eqQ)

Once you start reading the labels you realize that the food processing industry has been contaminating almost every processed thing edible with estrogen laden soy!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at April 18, 2021 06:23 PM (hOUT3)

381 Thanks Weasel, yes I sort of recalled your cigar taste was different, but thought I'd ask.  Actually yes, a good store in my area, love to support them when I can, great owner.  I haven't asked the guys there for suggestions on mild in a while, will next time I'm there.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 18, 2021 06:25 PM (OTzUX)

382 Thanks Ben Had, I'll send an email to that address.  Note that I've tinyurl'd three recipe sites above.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 18, 2021 06:26 PM (OTzUX)

383
Has anyone commented why you shouldn't have asparagus on Steak and BJ day? Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at April 18, 2021 06:19 PM
S-methylthioacrylate and S-methyl-3-(methylthio)thiopropionate.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 18, 2021 06:27 PM (DMUuz)

384 Yes, relatively simple alcohol molecules with traces of fusel oil. Would 60 gallons be sufficient?

Posted by: Joe at April 18, 2021 06:27 PM (GKs4Z)

385 rhomboid,  Thank You.  I have  written those down.. I love all things black bean.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 18, 2021 06:29 PM (fidon)

386 Man, the sh*t people do just to get a buzz. "Here mix this with that to make it somewhat tolerable." I like to tie one on once in a great while, just give me a few shots of plain old vodka and be done with it.Posted by: JROD at April 18, 2021 06:07 PM (0jZnq)



Man, that's dull.

Posted by: The Guy Who Discovered Licking Frogs To Get High at April 18, 2021 06:29 PM (fLVm1)

387 Hello Horde!
And a special hello to Ben Had if you are still hanging around.  I am late to the party.

Posted by: Pete Bog at April 18, 2021 06:30 PM (Jzz++)

388 There are some strange rituals involving cutting boards... like not using the pine board you use to make headcheese for making a chopped greens salad. Like you could get some weird pig skull disease form it.
Asking CDC Expert Fauci, he says, "No the science says it's because you didn't wear two masks hen prepping the food and didn't spend enough time at the bathhouse last month."

Posted by: Burnt Umber at April 18, 2021 06:31 PM (/Dgcm)

389 Menu for the week:
Penne with avocado, tomato & ricotta
Tomatoes stuffed with curried chicken salad, fried bread on the side.
Asparagus & ham fritter sandwiches with insalata Russa

Posted by: Joe at April 18, 2021 06:32 PM (GKs4Z)

390

Pug, Frank's makes a buffalo wing sauce.  


Posted by: Tami at April 18, 2021 06:18 PM (cF8AT)


Mine is better. Becuz, moar butter.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, in the Big Sky Country at April 18, 2021 06:33 PM (4l77G)

391 A food myth that seems to have become widely accepted is that local honey will immunize you from local pollen allergies.  I buy local honey to support local beekeepers and the local economy, not for allergy relief. 

Posted by: Buck Throckmorton at April 18, 2021 06:33 PM (d9Cw3)

392 If I'm fixing to get good and drunk, Gin usually plays a prominent role.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 18, 2021 06:33 PM (FVrDO)

393 Pete Bog,  I  can hardly wait 'til October.  We are going to cook  up a   storm.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 18, 2021 06:34 PM (fidon)

394 Speaking of masks, saw in grocery store a man with mask & face shield.

Posted by: Skip at April 18, 2021 06:34 PM (Cxk7w)

395 A food myth that is now widely accepted is that local honey will immunize you from local pollen allergies.  I buy local honey to support local beekeepers and the local economy, not for allergy relief. 

Posted by: Buck Throckmorton at April 18, 2021 06:35 PM (d9Cw3)

396 Posted by: rhomboid at April 18, 2021 06:25 PM (OTzUX) ------ Oh, I'm different, all right!!
I just went back to the cigar bunker and ended up picking a Romeo y Julieta Media Noche from the D.R.  I commend myself on my excellent taste!

Posted by: Weasel at April 18, 2021 06:36 PM (MVjcR)

397 German Chocolate cake has nothing to do with Germany. 

Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at April 18, 2021 06:37 PM (2DOZq)

398 Re oysters, I grew up near the gulf coast, and I've eaten a zillion gulf oysters.  Now that I'm in Tennessee I find a greater variety of oysters to try. I love them all, but gulf oysters are far superior in my mind.  

Posted by: Buck Throckmorton at April 18, 2021 06:38 PM (d9Cw3)

399 S-methylthioacrylate = C6H4OS
The ability to do super- and subscripts easily is definitely a feature of this Pixy version!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 18, 2021 06:38 PM (DMUuz)

400 Two of the many things I am indebted to Jane D'oh for  are  Pecan  oil and Sourwood honey.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 18, 2021 06:38 PM (fidon)

401 Yes, I know, there are other chemicals in liquor that may contribute -- fusel oils and other byproducts of fermentation -- but face it, it's the booze, not the impurities!

12 shots of Early Times whiskey - two day hangover. 12 shots of Jack Daniel's - woke up at 6:30 a.m.

Posted by: Chuck C at April 18, 2021 06:38 PM (awtm/)

402 @394
If he had two masks and two shields and he threw on nitrile gloves he would be able to wade right into an Ebola wards.

Or Alternatively....

This is all getting really stupid.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 18, 2021 06:39 PM (FVrDO)

403
I buy local honey to support local beekeepers and the local economy, not for allergy relief. 

Posted by: Buck Throckmorton at April 18, 2021 06:35 PM (d9Cw3)


A local guy in my AO was a beekeeper with really good honey.

but then he went and committed arson, burning down a brand new apartment complex, so he's in prison now.
'Twas never a big fan of honey anyway. I know it's good food, but I simply never liked the taste and texture of it.
the more you know.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, in the Big Sky Country at April 18, 2021 06:39 PM (4l77G)

404 German Chocolate cake has nothing to do with Germany.

Posted by:Sebastian Melmothat April 18, 2021 06:37 PM


And The London Underground is not a political movement.

Posted by: Chuck C at April 18, 2021 06:40 PM (awtm/)

405 I thought it was the sugar content in you choice of alcohol drink that determined the severity of the hangover. 

Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at April 18, 2021 06:40 PM (2DOZq)

406 Posted by: Pug Mahon, in the Big Sky Country at April 18, 2021 06:39 PM (4l77G)
Peanut Butter and Honey sandwich is one of my favorites. 

Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at April 18, 2021 06:42 PM (2DOZq)

407 12 shots of Early Times whiskey - two day hangover. 12 shots of Jack Daniel's - woke up at 6:30 a.m. Posted by: Chuck C at April 18, 2021 06:38 PM (awtm/)



How did the rest of your week go?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 18, 2021 06:42 PM (fLVm1)

408
German Chocolate cake has nothing to do with Germany
Posted by:Sebastian Melmothat April 18, 2021 06:37 PM

===

And The London Underground is not a political movement.
Posted by: Chuck C at April 18, 2021 06:40 PM


And the Swedish Bikini Team, beloved by The Horde, is not Swedish.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 18, 2021 06:43 PM (DMUuz)

409 So I have had a wild boar rear leg in the freezer for a while.  Today it started what I hope is the journey to becoming prosciutto.  Or at least edible salt cured, air dryed ham.
or in thirty days a moldy mess.  

Posted by: Pete Bog at April 18, 2021 06:43 PM (Jzz++)

410 For me, a hangover would be a result of stuff like spiced rum. Or the really high-octane stuff like Ouzo. Or cloudy wheat beers.
I like real rum. I loathe spiced rum.  And all licorice-based liquors are right out!

Posted by: Pug Mahon, in the Big Sky Country at April 18, 2021 06:43 PM (4l77G)

411 I've been putting honey in my coffee for more years than I can remember.

Posted by: dartist at April 18, 2021 06:44 PM (+ya+t)

412 Ben Had did you ever look into starlink internet service for your area?

Posted by: Pete Bog at April 18, 2021 06:45 PM (Jzz++)

413
So I have had a wild boar rear leg in the freezer for a while.  Today it started what I hope is the journey to becoming prosciutto.  Or at least edible salt cured, air dryed ham.
or in thirty days a moldy mess.  

Posted by: Pete Bog at April 18, 2021 06:43 PM (Jzz++)


so, should I follow you for more recipes???

Posted by: Pug Mahon, in the Big Sky Country at April 18, 2021 06:45 PM (4l77G)

414 So I have had a wild boar rear leg in the freezer for a while. Today it started what I hope is the journey to becoming prosciutto. Or at least edible salt cured, air dryed ham. or in thirty days a moldy mess. Posted by: Pete Bog at April 18, 2021 06:43 PM (Jzz++)
You MONSTER

Posted by: A Boar With Three Real Legs and One Wooden Leg at April 18, 2021 06:46 PM (fLVm1)

415
Mine is better. Becuz, moar butter.

Posted by ug Mahon, in the Big Sky Countryat April 18, 2021 06:33 PM (4l77G)


Moar butter, moar better.


Posted by: Tami at April 18, 2021 06:47 PM (cF8AT)

416 Only thing more dangerous than Ouzo is bathtub Ouzo smuggled out of the kitchen of a Greek pizzeria in a mason jar.

Posted by: Walter Freeman at April 18, 2021 06:49 PM (+WWsf)

417

Pete Bog,  I did and not available, yet.

The prosciutto  will be divine.  I have  faith in you!

Posted by: Ben Had at April 18, 2021 06:49 PM (fidon)

418 so, should I follow you for more recipes??
I will document the process as I am sure CBD will make me the what not to do in the instructional video department.
in the meantime I will keep trying to perfect Cuban pork shoulder in the smoker.

Posted by: Pete Bog at April 18, 2021 06:50 PM (Jzz++)

419 Ouzo makes a great floor stripper!

Posted by: Pete Bog at April 18, 2021 06:52 PM (Jzz++)

420 Posted by: rhomboid at April 18, 2021 06:15 PM (OTzUX)
Try Cao. Pretty mild and they come in perfectos. Or try Hatuey on line.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 18, 2021 06:52 PM (5XK0y)

421 I will document the process as I am sure CBD will make me the what not to do in the instructional video department.
-----------
Pete, where will you be hanging it? I've not made one but I know you have to have some control of the humidity and temps.

Posted by: dartist at April 18, 2021 06:54 PM (+ya+t)

422 I buy local honey to support local beekeepers and the local economy, not for allergy relief. 

Posted by: Buck Throckmorton at April 18, 2021 06:35 PM (d9Cw3)


 Years ago my Husband kept bees and he had several customers who swore by it for their allergies

Posted by: It's me donna at April 18, 2021 06:55 PM (Zmnko)

423 We all know he is fat as fuck. Sorry about the language, but it's probably true.

Posted by: Rinko at April 18, 2021 06:58 PM (I6l/n)

424 I know you have to have some control of the humidity and temps.
I have a basement room that stays pretty constant at 65 which is a little warm and probably a little dry.
Plan B is an old refrigerator that still works but we dont use otherwise.  if I can get it to hold 55 or 60.  I have two weeks to work it out during the salt cure phase.

Posted by: Pete Bog at April 18, 2021 06:59 PM (Jzz++)

425 Years ago my Husband kept bees and he had several customers who swore by it for their allergies Posted by: It's me donna at April 18, 2021 06:55 PM (Zmnko)

I think there are too many variables for a clear definitive Fauci like answer, but pollen allergies are local, and bees are involved in local pollens, so it is certainly a credible myth. When we kept bees, we always felt that our family's seasonal allergies were very mild to non-existent!

Of course now that we always wear at least three masks, we don't have allergy problems anymore!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at April 18, 2021 07:01 PM (hOUT3)

426 Gubs are up.

Posted by: Baron Munchausen at April 18, 2021 07:02 PM (C1NyB)

427 Just pulled second batch of home cured bacon from the smoker.  22 pounds this time.  Last time I made 11 pounds and gave most of it away, this time that ain't happening.


7 days dry cured in the fridge turning every day.  Pulled it out this morning at 5 am and let it sit for 8 hours and in the smoker it went in two batches to smoke with apple wood until it hit 145 degrees. 


It's amazing what you can do with Morton tender quick cure and brown sugar.  You can't buy that kind of flavor in a grocery store. 

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 18, 2021 07:03 PM (JUOKG)

428 The thing I have thought most about adding to this place is a combo  tornado shelter/ root cellar.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 18, 2021 07:04 PM (fidon)

429 I think I have the AC running, it feels pretty good. Temp, 72.

Posted by: Rinko at April 18, 2021 07:04 PM (I6l/n)

430 ...jacking off will make you go blind...

Posted by: DooDad at April 18, 2021 07:07 PM (SnLSx)

431 The only time drinking made me hard we were sampling fancy liqeurs. I probably had a dozen sips each of a different variety. Didn't get drunk, but my stomach rebelled. I do think mixing it up like that was directly responsible.

Posted by: Nmissi at April 18, 2021 07:16 PM (Pq56I)

432 And autocorrected b a r f to hard for some reason....

Posted by: Nmissi at April 18, 2021 07:17 PM (Pq56I)

433 Hmmmm... deciding on the evening cigar. Cuban or Nicaraguan?

Obviously not a real Cuban... or is it, Comrade?

I have gravitated towards AF, Rocky, Alec Bradley and Romeo's with an occasional Padron.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 18, 2021 07:25 PM (3H9h1)

434 I want to try French Toast with beef jerky and the deep fried gravy and potato stuff.

Posted by: jimmymcnulty at April 18, 2021 07:26 PM (lCc6O)

435 This will probably be Willowed since the Gun Thread is up. Doing a reverse sear on a $10 ribeye. Yesterday, I rubbed it with McCormick Montreal Steak seasoning, let sit 2 hours, wash off seasoning, paper towel pat dry, ziplock bag it, put in fridge. Today, take it out and bring the meat to room temp. Oven to 225*, probe in, meat on cooling rack on foiled cooking sheet, add a little coarse salt on top of the meat, cook to meat internal temp of 125*. Will then develop crust with butter, garlic, and rosemary, on the stove in a pre-heated cast iron skillet. Rest meat 10 minutes under foil. *I bought the probe temp thingy because I learned about it here!*
Serve with Instant Pot broccoli. Set to Pressure Cook for 1 minute, cook, let it sit 2 minutes under pressure, release pressure, remove, add massive butter, generously spice with Sabatino Tartufi truffle and parsley sea salt, and Adams Reserve white wine and garlic butter spice.....Yum, the best broccoli evah!!!
As per the question of the thread, I always heard *Beer then whiskey, mighty risky. Beer then wine, mighty fine*. Full disclosure for research purposes; I started with Evan Williams Bottled In Bond bourbon, and am now working Schiner Brewery Tour assortment beers. 
Thank you for the Sunday Afternoon Food Thread! I have learned so much here!!!

Posted by: SuperMayorSuperRonNirenberg-Mightier Than Baby Yoda*s Flying Car Seat at April 18, 2021 07:27 PM (qW+ic)

436 Try Ken's Cowboy Beef Jerky (https://tinyurl.com/yz3c928n).

Posted by: aelfheld at April 19, 2021 09:52 AM (Zy9Yy)

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