What did I cook this weekend.....

[JonM]

Whole chickens were $0.99/lb, so I’m gonna play a bit.

Legs and thighs will be in a mushroom/orzo/spinach thing tonight, breasts for cacciatore tomorrow and, since I need stock for both recipes, I’m gonna throw all the bones, giblets and stuff into the pressure cooker to try and make a couple quarts of fresh stock. We shall see.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Pernil, homemade sourdough roll, corn and baked sweet potato. HB Belgian IPA to drink.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Whole chickens were $0.99/lb, so I’m gonna play a bit.
Legs and thighs will be in a mushroom/orzo/spinach thing tonight, breasts for cacciatore tomorrow and, since I need stock for both recipes, I’m gonna throw all the bones, giblets and stuff into the pressure cooker to try and make a couple quarts of fresh stock. We shall see.

Sounds good. Beer brining imparts a good flavor, if you don't mind the increased sodium.

 

[benjamincarm]

New to brewing and this forum, but I have many miles on my BGE. I smoked some salmon (cured for 24 hours) and grilled some flank (marinated for 24 hours).

 

[flars]

@benjamincarm what is the glaze on the salmon for the shine?

 

[benjamincarm]

@benjamincarm what is the glaze on the salmon for the shine?

Just a little of the moisture left in it and the lighting. It was plenty smoky but a tad salty, I probably didn’t wash it enough.

 

[user 211287]

Laksa LaMian with jumbo shrimp, fish balls, fresh culantro, scallions and laksa leaves.

 

[benjamincarm]

I live in California but my roots are in Alabama. Got this in the mail today, I see some ribs and Boston butts in my near future.

 

[Widukind]

Gruenkohl with Italian sausages.

 

[hopScottch]

I live in California but my roots are in Alabama. Got this in the mail today, I see some ribs and Boston butts in my near future. View attachment 560886

Love me some dreamland sauce.
RTR

 

[TwistedGray]

Pulled pork, teriyaki, steamed veggies, brown rice, and a sous vide egg.

 

[flars]

Tonight was a simple salad, garlic buttered shrimp, and angel hair pasta with alfredo sauce with garlic chives.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Rack of lamb, haricot vert slice of sourdough. Lamb is more done than I prefer, but it is still juicy and tender like buttah.

 

[LoneTreeFarms]

Homemade chicken pot pie. Wife and I loved it. Kids wouldn't eat it.

 

[TwistedGray]

Our neighbors gave us their fresh anchovies so we made fried ... wait for it ... anchovies

 

[Temptd2]

Our neighbors gave us their fresh anchovies so we made fried ... wait for it ... anchovies
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MMmmm, Monterey Bay anchovies??

 

[TwistedGray]

MMmmm, Monterey Bay anchovies??

Yuppers! Neighbors fortunately do not like those nor shrimp. We also get their rock shrimp or whatever they're called...amazing with garlic and butter.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Yuppers! Neighbors fortunately do not like those nor shrimp. We also get their rock shrimp or whatever they're called...amazing with garlic and butter.

They don't like shrimp? What's wrong with them? LOL, nice that they share with you!

 

[LakesideBrewing]

New toy!!

 

[TwistedGray]

They don't like shrimp? What's wrong with them? LOL, nice that they share with you!

Because they are alive when they get them (I think).

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

New toy!!

Nice! I don't know how much research I did on different versions of that <$50 tool

 

[Temptd2]

Yuppers! Neighbors fortunately do not like those nor shrimp. We also get their rock shrimp or whatever they're called...amazing with garlic and butter.

If you're talking Monterey Bay Spot Prawns, then wowzers, never move!! Those things are so sweet and good and very limited season on them. That's one thing I'll miss about living there for sure.

Now if they're also giving you some Monterey Bay squid, I might point my vehicle in that direction and see you in two days!

 

[Temptd2]

New toy!!

Man I need to dig mine out and get some masa flour and make me some of those!

 

[TwistedGray]

If you're talking Monterey Bay Spot Prawns, then wowzers, never move!! Those things are so sweet and good and very limited season on them. That's one thing I'll miss about living there for sure.

Now if they're also giving you some Monterey Bay squid, I might point my vehicle in that direction and see you in two days!

Santa Barbara Channel Ridgeback Shrimp, but they are sweet and limited. They get these once a year through their seafood co-op thing, and they did in fact get squid last year...rather, we got squid last year. I believe that was another one of those once a year deals though.

 

[Temptd2]

Wow, never heard of those! Glad you get them, they sound great. So these are not things for which they are fishing, but rather something they get through a group buy. Yum!

 

[Temptd2]

Well, here is today's experiment! We saw this done on a cooking show - the chef put a thick version of a chicken pot pie filling into puff pastry dough to make individual chicken pies. So I bought the pastry and made my usual pot pie filling, just thicker.

They look really pretty but I find the puff pastry dough very incongruous with the chicken pie filling? Just doesn't seem to go together to me. Won't likely do it again, but had fun with the puff pastry dough! I just bought a can of sugarfree cherry pie filling - I think THAT would be a better use of the puff pastry - nice triangle turnovers!

 

[TwistedGray]

Wow, never heard of those! Glad you get them, they sound great. So these are not things for which they are fishing, but rather something they get through a group buy. Yum!

Exactly. They're part of this CSA-style thing where they get fish either weekly or biweekly that is caught fresh somewhere along the California Coast...always local and sustainable practices.

 

[TwistedGray]

They look really pretty but I find the puff pastry dough very incongruous with the chicken pie filling? Just doesn't seem to go together to me. Won't likely do it again, but had fun with the puff pastry dough!

What's it look like on the inside?

 

[Temptd2]

What's it look like on the inside?

I'll try to remember to take a picture of the next one I dig into! The good stuff in there - chicken thigh meat, peas and carrots from a frozen bag, pearl onions from a frozen bag, fresh broccoli and cauliflower florets (cut very small), celery which was sauteed in butter, seasonings.

 

[Temptd2]

Exactly. They're part of this CSA-style thing where they get fish either weekly or biweekly that is caught fresh somewhere along the California Coast...always local and sustainable practices.

I thought about joining one of those CSAs but never did it. Figured I'd rather spend the money getting exactly what I wanted - and had the time to do so. I can see where for a busy person/family, it might make sense to get fresh stuff delivered directly to your door - but if you get a lot of stuff you don't like, as your neighbors seem to do (to your lucky benefit, LOL!) then I'm not sure how it would work for me. Cool idea though.