What did I cook this weekend.....

[Bklmt2000]

Yet another batch of wings:

 

[flars]

@Bklmt2000 When it is good it is a repeat meal.

 

[user 211287]

Black bean stew and cucumber salad.

 

[paulthenurse]

Thanks. Leaving for the procedure in 15 minutes. A good meal sure sounds great right now.

Good for you. Needs to be done. Colon cancer is (generally) readily cured if caught early and will kill you deader than dead if not caught. Colonoscopies are how you catch it, go in there with a camera on a flexible tube and look around. Current guidelines call for routine screening stating at 50. With a good study (effective prep, clean colon... your friendly gastroenterologist can’t see through poo) and negative findings you’re good for ten years. Lots of guys have an irrational fear of the procedure. It’s not prison sex, it’s a medical screening exam. Get it done.

 

[paulthenurse]

My first attempt at a tamale pie. Not bad. Cooked it in the smoker, oven acting stupid.

 

[Inkleg]

Good for you. Needs to be done. Colon cancer is (generally) readily cured if caught early and will kill you deader than dead if not caught. Colonoscopies are how you catch it, go in there with a camera on a flexible tube and look around. Current guidelines call for routine screening stating at 50. With a good study (effective prep, clean colon... your friendly gastroenterologist can’t see through poo) and negative findings you’re good for ten years. Lots of guys have an irrational fear of the procedure. It’s not prison sex, it’s a medical screening exam. Get it done.

Plus I like the fact that I always find a $100 in my pocket that wasn't there before.

I agree with you 100% PTN. I lost my father back in 1975 when not a lot was known. He was 46.
I'm 56 next month and have had 6? The procedure you'll never remember, the worst is the prep, but you'll survive it. The best advise I can give anyone is schedule the procedure for the first one they have in the AM. That way you're not going through the day hungry and on the toilet. Plus never trust a fart while prepping.

 

[JonM]

Grilled spicy shrimp, leftover grilled sweet corn, avocado, diced raw white onion, fresh cherry tomatoes from our garden and queso fresco.

And SWMBO likes that awful cilantro stuff so two tacos are contaminated with it.

 

[Schlenkerla]

Sweet corn is finally ready here in SE Wisconsin so I made shrimp boil in foil the other day - pound of shrimp, pound of andouille, pound and some change of sliced potatoes and four ears of corn, each cut into four pieces. Divide all evenly across four sheets of heavy duty foil, add a splash of olive oil and a good shake of Old Bay to each pile, wrap em up and throw them on the grill for 20 minutes.

Going to head over to the farmers market to get some
more sweet corn this afternoon because it’s one of my favorite things about summer.

Yeah, corn.....

My wife's been liking the Mexican street corn. You grill it, the douse it with a mixture of garlic, chili powder, parmesan and creme then squeeze a little lime on it.


If you hit the farmers market get some peaches. Let them ripen. Split them in half and remove the pit. Put a pat of butter in each half and top it with a tablespoon of brown sugar. Set a side. Grill whatever, about half way through chicken or steak, I put them on at the flip. When I pull the meat off. I kill the flame and leave them there for dinner. I also use the upper rack so they aren't right on the main grill grate.

Edit: I serve them with whip cream sometimes vanilla ice cream.

 

[JonM]

My grandma used to make peach Melba - French vanilla ice cream topped with her raspberry preserves, sliced peaches and a drizzle of brandy. I bet that would be extra good with grilled peaches.

 

[schematix]

My contribution to obesity in America. Oh boy I’m hurting. Found these usda prime + certified angus beef burgers at the store the other day. 1/3 lb patties.

Cooked on a buttered 500F griddle outside on the grill for 2 minutes a side. Perfect medium.

I doubled down with two patties and 4 slices of American cheese.

Definitely throwing out the kitchen aid meat grinder.

 

[paulthenurse]

Plus I like the fact that I always find a $100 in my pocket that wasn't there before.

. Not for nuttin’ but Mag Citrate ain’t the worst thing in the world to mix with vodka.

Don’t ask me how I know that...

A smile is just a frown turned upside down...

 

[applescrap]

Black bean stew and cucumber salad.

Your cooking is gorgeous. The sauces always look soo rich.

 

[BongoYodeler]

Good for you. Needs to be done. Colon cancer is (generally) readily cured if caught early and will kill you deader than dead if not caught. Colonoscopies are how you catch it, go in there with a camera on a flexible tube and look around. Current guidelines call for routine screening stating at 50. With a good study (effective prep, clean colon... your friendly gastroenterologist can’t see through poo) and negative findings you’re good for ten years. Lots of guys have an irrational fear of the procedure. It’s not prison sex, it’s a medical screening exam. Get it done.

Thanks. No polyps, no issues, good for another 10 years. Echoing paulthenurse, get it done at 50, (40 if there's a family history). The prep is unpleasant but certainly not that bad...just take a good book in with you. The procedure is a piece of cake.

 

[applescrap]

Jon the tacos look amazeballs. Love the colors.

I like the tamale pie ptn. Not to bad for a first timer . We lived off of it in college and it was a staple of my mom's cooking. Mom would use homemade cornbread with diced jalopenos in it and homemade buffalo/elk/beef chilli below. In college we would buy the stagg chilli cans in bulk and put them on bottom. Layer of cheese and then jiffy cornbread. Still not a bad way to whip something up quick thats better than dominos.

Took that and experimented. Started using bisquick too. Bacon, cheddar and hamburger. Cheese burger pie. Chicken, cream of mushroom etc..chicken pot pie. As long as layer of cheese between below and batter all was good. Where the hell am i going with all this. Sorry. Got lost. Yours looks amazing. The chilli is so key. Try that red sauce or something like it as a base for some real nice mexican flavor. Made some more of that red sauce. Its so good. Donyou have a recipe for the chilli?

 

[TwistedGray]

Rockfish, Bay scallops, kale, peas, pea pods and beans

Except for the beans, all greens grown at home.

 

[user 211287]

Your cooking is gorgeous. The sauces always look soo rich.

This is a very easy dish to make and the main fat is olive oil. I drain off most of the pork fat. Use 2 parts olive oil to 1 part coconut oil if you wont a flavor boost. Very lightly toasted lentils are ground and used as a thickening agent. The flavor of the lentils is a perfect match for the beans. I used black lentils for this one but reds or yellows work just fine too.

The sofrito is almost equal in amounts as the chicken bone broth. Almost 4 cups of sofrito and a quart of bone broth. Its sauteed low and slow until very soft. Then you add the stock.

 

[applescrap]

On sunday, we had a lot of people over and my mom brought hot dogs brats and peppers and onions. I was all excited to show off the griddle. I think there were 20 hot dogs and 16 brats as well as three full onions and three Peppers. Then I put on the Buns.

We had some leftovers and I used the peppers and onions in a Chicago pizza last night and today went to heat up the brats and dogs with fries in the air fryer for the kids. Well with all this air fryer talk i remebered the corn and started thinking of a clam bake or whatever thats called where everything gets dumped on the table. So i made a kids version kind of, really just lazy. I chopped up fresh Colorado sweet Olathe corn with Hebrew National Hot Dogs, Oscar Mayer hot dogs, and Nathan's Hot Dogs with Johnsonville Brats. And added fries and corn and a little olive oil and kosher salt. What is dumped on the platter is what is left after I already served the kids and had plenty. Filled it up pretty full and rotated it often. My wife is cooking little finger potatoes in it right now for ham dinner. With a salad with ranch and diced pepperoni on the side and cuties. The kids went savage, haha

 

[Brewbuzzard]

Grilled spicy shrimp, leftover grilled sweet corn, avocado, diced raw white onion, fresh cherry tomatoes from our garden and queso fresco.

And SWMBO likes that awful cilantro stuff so two tacos are contaminated with it.

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Looks delish! We're doing a one pot wonder tonight and eat with the in-laws. Kielbaza, pineapple, in a tomato sauce with basmati rice.
I'll post a picture later. I'm drinking a Karbach Kolsch now.

 

[flars]

Just a simple dinner last night. Salad, skinny pork rib chops, and raw fried potatoes. Skinny chops seem to work best when brined and fried in a smoking hot pan.

 

[TwistedGray]

Wife made chicken last night. Rosemary salt dry brine for 24hrs, spatchcocked, seasoned, and cooked on the Akorn. We ate all the skin last night for dinner and the drum sticks

 

[brewbama]

She’s a beauty!

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Eye round, baked potato also had salad

 

[TwistedGray]

From yesterday's chicken.

 

[Schlenkerla]

Today's ribs....

 

[applescrap]

View attachment 580928 Eye round, baked potato also had salad

I like big hunks of meat. I dont think i have made those. What do you do with them? Looks like something i would cook to 140 and shave thin on slicer.

 

[applescrap]

I made yogurt with 1% milk, and it was watery. I tried to use xanthan gum to save it. I read somewhere that using oil to reconstitute xanthan gum Works to keep it from clumping. I'm so glad I bought the xanthan gum it has come in handy. Anyways does anybody know how to reconstitute it without oil it seems hard to work with. Also any tips on yogurt making appreciated.

 

[NeilMac]

Cod fishballs deep fry and chips. Toped with my Turmeric/Habanero ferment Sauce.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

I like big hunks of meat. I dont think i have made those. What do you do with them? Looks like something i would cook to 140 and shave thin on slicer.

It's a nice lean muscle that one would not want to over cook, if it goes past medium it's likely to be tough and dry. The roast is only about 4 inches in diameter so it cooks quickly. I was going to use the rotisserie but I couldn't locate the pointy things. I just sliced it thin like I would most roasts.

 

[bleme]

I made yogurt with 1% milk, and it was watery. I tried to use xanthan gum to save it. I read somewhere that using oil to reconstitute xanthan gum Works to keep it from clumping. I'm so glad I bought the xanthan gum it has come in handy. Anyways does anybody know how to reconstitute it without oil it seems hard to work with. Also any tips on yogurt making appreciated.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/a-homemade-yogurt-thread.650808/

 

[passedpawn]

I made yogurt with 1% milk, and it was watery. I tried to use xanthan gum to save it. I read somewhere that using oil to reconstitute xanthan gum Works to keep it from clumping. I'm so glad I bought the xanthan gum it has come in handy. Anyways does anybody know how to reconstitute it without oil it seems hard to work with. Also any tips on yogurt making appreciated.

I use it just like corn starch. Start 1/2 cup of cold water in a bowl and sprinkle it in while stirring. If you have a shaker, like the kind used for confectioner's sugar, helps a lot.