What did I cook this weekend.....

[applescrap]

So my best friend hunted squirrels in high school acclimating to hunting. So he took me with him and I shot the only animal I ever killed it was a squirrel he would always salt the pelt dreamed of gloves. Yeah not a lot of meat on one of those hardy mountain little suckers.... he would make squirrel stew....... the squirrels that live in the trees in our Denver urban neighborhood are like family but if i lived somewhere with a s..t ton of them floating around i might be heating the smoker

 

[mattmmille]

Chiming in with others...grew up with a coffee can of bacon grease on the counter, next to the stove. It was a White Label Luziane. Evidently, there's a red version and a white version. My parents lived in Baton Rouge at one point and became fans of the white label. Not something I find around my area anymore. If anyone sees it and wants to send me some.... Closest thing to it I can find is Cafe DuMonde.

Note: On a lark, I searched Amazon Prime and they have the Luzianne White Label coffee! 3 cans for $30 and free shipping...they arrived today! Unfortunately, they aren't metal cans anymore; so I won't be able to use them for grease cans. Shucks. But Mom will be thrilled (I hope) with her stocking stuffer this year! I'm betting she hasn't had this coffee in 30 or maybe even 40 years.

 

[odorf]

way back, long time ago. or as they say.
back in the day.
i got laid off, could not find a job, did some work for my self but it was sporadic,
So, I threw some gear and tools in the mustang and headed down to florida,
I drove till I got tired of driving, wound up in a small town on hwy 50 inbetwen
Tittusville and Orlando called Christmas Fla. at a Airstream camp ground.
pulled in, around 6 pm, pitched a tent, cooked some beans, i am here
2 days later, I landed a job, good good,funds are danger low
Came home from work to find a damn party in my tent, squirrel's running in and out.WTH!!!!
I look in my tent, the damn tree rats have eaten my bread AND chewed a hole in the top of the peanut butter jar
ate my damn p nut butter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I AM PISSED!! that was my food for the rest of the week, till i got paid.
I had an old pellet gun, so i started laying down fire, i was running from tree to tree, pumping that old gun and taking out squirrel
Old Charlie, was running the place, GOOD ole man, him and his wife Thelma turned out to be like Mom and pop, to me.
Charlie comes running up, WTH are you doing? you cant be killing the tree rats, these Air Streamers wont stand for it!
I told Charlie, son, I came home to find they had eatten all my food,I am broke, so i intend to eat them,
Old Charlie looked at me and said...SHHHHHH>> one right behind you , about 20' up.

 

[slym2none]

Dude WTF?!

If you are ever in NY that will not be allowed. Private me.

****.

It happens. No big. Not like I couldn't afford to miss a meal or three anyway.

*shrug*

Anyway, I came here to post this, something I'd like to make some day (although it doesn't have to be Guinness):

http://imgur.com/gallery/t5B2kTQ

 

[odorf]

Pancetta, garlic, chopped parsley, hot pepper flakes, Parmesan cheese and some olive oil with fettuccine. Mmmmmmmmmmm
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I want some of that for breakfast this morning

it is speaking to me


ever have burnt parmesan? LOL no ****, throw some in a non stick
and melt it till it is LOL overdone...its good

 

[slym2none]

Parmesan crisps are always a treat.

Preheat your oven to 375-450°
Put a Sil-Pat in a baking sheet, and dump 1 rounded tablespoon every few inches apart, , spreading them out slightly, 6-8 mounds per sheet. You can leave them plain, or grind fresh black pepper on them, sprinkle cayenne on them, garlic powder, whatever flavour you think goes. Bake for 7-11 minutes. Cheese will spread out and get crispy-brown on edges. Let cool until whole thing is crisp. They make great appetizers or cheese "slices" for fancy sandwiches.

Alternately, you can take the crisps off the pan while still warm and put them into mini-muffin tins and then let cool. Now you have a cheese bowl for anything that goes with it - a small salad, a meatball with a little sauce, a few gnocchi, a ravioli, etc.

 

[odorf]

Parmesan crisps are always a treat.

Preheat your oven to 375-450°
Put a Sil-Pat in a baking sheet, and dump 1 rounded tablespoon every few inches apart, , spreading them out slightly, 6-8 mounds per sheet. You can leave them plain, or grind fresh black pepper on them, sprinkle cayenne on them, garlic powder, whatever flavour you think goes. Bake for 7-11 minutes. Cheese will spread out and get crispy-brown on edges. Let cool until whole thing is crisp. They make great appetizers or cheese "slices" for fancy sandwiches.

Alternately, you can take the crisps off the pan while still warm and put them into mini-muffin tins and then let cool. Now you have a cheese bowl for anything that goes with it - a small salad, a meatball with a little sauce, a few gnocchi, a ravioli, etc.

I like 1000%

 

[odorf]

Apple pie.....

the ist post, this pie. DAMN!!!!! looking yummy

 

[gratus fermentatio]

That book claims Squirrel has a more delicate flavor than rabbit, which I find completely opposite from my own experience. We ate both very often as a kid and besides being harder to dress, squirrel is a bit chewier and has a gamier flavor. But it may be due to the acorn diet our squirrels were used to.

Agreed, every squirrel I ever ate (and I've eaten a fair few) were rather strong flavored. I've only eaten red squirrel, but even the suburban red squirrels are gamy. IMHO, they're best in a stew, but aren't bad on a spit over a campfire.
Regards, GF.

 

[mcbaumannerb]

Going to dinner tonight at friends and I volunteered dessert. Pumpkin mudslide cupcakes.
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[odorf]

MAN!!!!!!! that looks good!!


pumpkin mudslide ..hmmm, i likey likey

 

[odorf]

POE from Tahiti


orginal pudding was wraped in banana leaves and baked in fire
6-8 ripe bananas peeled and cut into chunks
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup corn starch
2 teas vanilla
1 cup coconut cream
preheat to 375


How to make it
[1] puree bananas in blender or processor
should be 4 cups puree
[2] add brown sugar,cornstarch,vanilla mix well no lumps
adjust sugar to taste
[3] butter a 2 qt baking dish bake 30- 45 minutes or firm and bubbly
remove cool refrigerate till well chilled
[4] cut into cubes. put on serving bowl and put a dollop of coconut
cream sprinkle brown sugar and serve
[5] variations sub papaya, mango or pineapple
for some of the bananas.
just make sure there is 4 cups of puree
[6] try wrapping in banana leaves and baking on a fire or the grill pit

note, canned coconut milk,has cream at the top of can,scoop it off the top
do not shake can first,

 

[Cheesy_Goodness]

Wife was craving burgers last night so I threw this together. Turns out I MUCH prefer burgers done on a flat top than over open flame...you just can't beat the caramelization on a thin and crispy burger that still is super juicy. I can't remember exactly what she put on hers (pictured), but I topped mine with cheese (of course), bit of ketchup and mustard, mayo, pickled jalapenos, grilled onions, and a few strips of bacon.

Loosely followed Ballistic BBQ's method for his Smashburger clone, but the pressing seems to be absolutely essential.

Served with flippin tots and some roasted asparagus

 

[sablesurfer]

Went out to get beer 'cause the beer fridge was looking too empty. Local butcher shop next door, but they also carry some good fish once in a while. No fish, so go talked into some excellent beef.

So the steak was pan seared, and then finished in oven to a nice rare/medium rare. As it rested it got some blue cheese butter on top. (Also found at the butcher, they got amazing stuff.) The side is thrice cooked cheesy, garlic potatoes. (Boiled till mostly done, pan roasted in the oven to brown, put into the steak pan with diced cheddar bits and back in oven for a bit.) ((Yes, I completely made up the thrice baked steps, but DAMN were they perfectly crispy after all that.))



And a bloody shot for the squeamish.




Also, I took another shot at some roasted almonds now that I know the last batch over cooked. I clarified some butter and simmered garlic and rosemary in the butter. Then I tossed the almonds in that flavored butter, salted liberally and pan roasted them for a bit, stirring every 5 min or so. (What is funny is as they were cooling I stirred them up with my fingers and then licked a finger. Turns out what I was REALLY craving was just garlic flavored salt....lol.)

 

[odorf]

Better late than never... Here's what I made this weekend (well, the only thing I took a picture of, anyway), a cinnamon-swirled pound cake:

here is a little something I learned in my 25 years of marriage,
wwhen that pound cake comes out of the oven, Is put on a plate after cooling
a resourceful kind of guy can cut a 1'' slice out of that bundt cake then slide the cake ends of the cake together, making the hole in the middle unnoticeable smaller
.
If busted, blame it on the youngest,

 

[mattmmille]

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here is a little something I learned in my 25 years of marriage,
wwhen that pound cake comes out of the oven, Is put on a plate after cooling
a resourceful kind of guy can cut a 1'' slice out of that bundt cake then slide the cake ends of the cake together, making the hole in the middle unnoticeable smaller
.
If busted, blame it on the youngest,

A few lives ago, when I worked at a restaurant that made pizzas, we did a similar thing with the pizzas. We called it the "chef's cut".

 

[banesong]

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here is a little something I learned in my 25 years of marriage,
wwhen that pound cake comes out of the oven, Is put on a plate after cooling
a resourceful kind of guy can cut a 1'' slice out of that bundt cake then slide the cake ends of the cake together, making the hole in the middle unnoticeable smaller
.
If busted, blame it on the youngest,

Rookie. If you a careful, you can slice a thin slice off the entire bottom and get away with it.

 

[Temptd2]

Rookie. If you a careful, you can slice a thin slice off the entire bottom and get away with it.

LOL! Now that takes the cake!

 

[odorf]

HAAAA !!!! YES, I am a rookie!!! you sir are the masTer!!!

 

[slym2none]

I have some chicken tenders marinating in 2/3 Italian salad dressing and 1/3 soy sauce. I am gonna grill those off a little later & make a pseudo-Alfredo sauce to put over some leftover plain pasta I found in the fridge. These two pair really well together. If I remember, pics this time.

 

[applescrap]

I have some chicken tenders marinating in 2/3 Italian salad dressing and 1/3 soy sauce. I am gonna grill those off a little later & make a pseudo-Alfredo sauce to put over some leftover plain pasta I found in the fridge. These two pair really well together. If I remember, pics this time.

Pseudo Alfredo? I think marinating chicken is where itd at....i don't do it much but my friend does and its good

 

[slym2none]

Yeah - I didn't have any heavy cream, was gonna wing it with whole milk & some butter.

I ended up holding off and having a Jamaican beef patty for dinner that I found in the freezer (which was a mistake- no explanation needed, hopefully). I did take the tenders out of the marinade, as it can get really strong in such a small piece of meat. I added three more pieces of chicken (2 more tenders & a boneless/skinless thigh) and will get some heavy cream a little later, and do some cooking for a couple of other people tonight.

Still gonna use the leftover spaghetti, too.

 

[Staestc]

I'm gonna make chili tonight. Supposed to be our first freeze of the year tomorrow morning. So you have to start with chilies!
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Fire is going to roast all of those.

 

[Staestc]

That came out wrong. Of course the fire is going to roast them. What I meant is I have built a fire to roast them!

 

[Staestc]

Bit of a setback in chili prep. After dicing the onions I cleaned and chopped all the roasted chilies. Cutting board slipped and knocked the glass bowl of onions off the island. Of course it just blew up when it hit the tile floor. Huff
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Back on track finally.

 

[Staestc]

Oh, and my corned brisket that will become Katz's pastrami has cured for 7 days and is now rinsed and soaking in clean water to desalinate before I coat it with the rub prior to smoking!

 

[BUCKNUTS]

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At the request of my "children" they are 23. 25 & 27. Chicken pot pies.

 

[slym2none]

Totes forgot to take pics of the grilled marinated chicken & spaghetti with Alfredo sauce, served with a simple salad and garlic bread.

Didn't happen, but man, was it good! I don't even use a recipe for Alfredo anymore, just get some cream near to scalding, add small handfuls of shaved parm until you like the cheesiness, then black pepper to taste. I know, I know, I didn't put any garlic in there. There was already garlic on the chicken and I made garlic bread, so I optioned it out this time. Sue me.

 

[ChefRex]

Had pork stock simmering for a couple days, straining it off, so much easier than chicken as the dog gets the scraps, the bulk of which will be made into spit pea soup.
Total diversion from my normal method of making pea soup which is throw everything in then pull the bones but I think it will be delicious any way

I love soup

 

[ChefRex]

Totes forgot to take pics of the grilled marinated chicken & spaghetti with Alfredo sauce, served with a simple salad and garlic bread.

Didn't happen, but man, was it good! I don't even use a recipe for Alfredo anymore, just get some cream near to scalding, add small handfuls of shaved parm until you like the cheesiness, then black pepper to taste. I know, I know, I didn't put any garlic in there. There was already garlic on the chicken and I made garlic bread, so I optioned it out this time. Sue me.

Tell Totes to be more on the ball or you could use the camera also, I sure you have one on you phone.