What did I cook this weekend.....

[Hoppy2bmerry]

True.

 

[JonM]

I think it has to do with HOW it's frozen. If it's flash frozen at some crazy cold temperature, the tissue stays mostly intact. Not so with a gradual freeze in a household freezer.

 

[Remmy]

Flank steak with homemade white rice and red beans.
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[Temptd2]

Cooked to perfection, Remmy!

 

[applescrap]

Cake, looks better than tasted

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[ericbw]

It was one of the kids' turn to cook, and she said pizzas. It occurred to me after the fact that she made the dough and then she got the rest of us to make our own pizzas.

Oh well!

Mine had pesto under all that other stuff.

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[paulthenurse]

Smart kid

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Wet mopping dry rub back ribs.

 

[LakesideBrewing]

Seared sea scallops on a corn and lemon risotto. Happy Friday, all!

 

[treacheroustexan]

My presentation sucks but it tastes great.

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[ericbw]

My presentation sucks but it tastes great.

Looks perfect!

 

[brewbama]

Sous Vide Pork Chop
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[Hoppy2bmerry]

Summer sides-- baked potato salad and tomato cucumber. Served this up with Grilled NY strip.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Sunday brunch French toast with a summertime variation of Bananas Foster ( coconut rum and raw sugar) and breakfast links.

 

[bob1852]

Crepes for brunch!

 

[user 211287]

My presentation sucks but it tastes great.

Just put a light garnish of chives on that baked tater. Chives make everything look better

 

[Floored]

Coffee stout with some spatchcock chicken and pork tenderloin.

 

[bob1852]

Chile Colorado.

 

[applescrap]

Chile Colorado.

Wow!

The crepes look good too.

 

[paulthenurse]

Hey AZ , care to share that chili recipe? Purty pleeze?

 

[bob1852]

Hey AZ , care to share that chili recipe? Purty pleeze?

It's pretty rare that I follow a recipe exactly, but I pretty much do for this...

http://www.bonappetit.com/recipes/article/groat-ricks-chili-colorado

 

[Remmy]

Fat with a side of Jalapeño ketchup.
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[paulthenurse]

Jalapeño ketchup? Do you make that yourself?

 

[Oldskewl]

Fat with a side of Jalapeño ketchup.
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Looks yummy! Been a while since I had corned beef hash!

 

[paulthenurse]

So I'm going to have a bumper crop in the orchard this summer.
The grapes (Cab Franc) are spoken for. They're all mine.
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Plums I've got up the wazzoo. Ripening mid/late July.

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Peaches View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1497391197.962701.jpg. Ripening late August.

Pears and apples had a hard winter. Next year will be better.

One can only make so much jam/jelly/wine before it becomes work. (First world problem, I know.)

Nearby friends should take note and coordinate with me for orchard raids. I believe Melana and Big John walked away with a ton of peaches a few years ago.

 

[RevKev]

First take at pizzas.. room for improvement. Repost from the homemade pie thread

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[Temptd2]

Those look smack-a-lip good to me! I like the irregular shape. They're ARTISAN that way!

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

I don't think it's harmful to EAT it - I just think every time you defrost it, it wrings a little more moisture out of it until it's really not appetizing any more.

I've refrozen partially-defrosted meat without too much loss of quality, but if it gets fully defrosted, even if I'm not gonna eat it right then I'll cook it up one way or another and then refreeze it. I also try to defrost it slowly in the fridge so it has some time to kind of soak up some of the juices that escape it as it defrosts.

Interesting experiment where they've found that thawed steak looses 9% of it's moisture compared to cooking it frozen. Just use a little more oil.

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLWsEg1LmaE[/ame]

 

[Remmy]

Jalapeño ketchup? Do you make that yourself?

I wish. Heinz.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

First take at pizzas.. room for improvement. Repost from the homemade pie thread

Guessing you might like a thinner crust?