What did I cook this weekend.....

[Temptd2]

FWIW, I come bearing scripts for Lipitor.

LOL, that's worse poison than the guanciale!

 

[Temptd2]

I made panseared browned butter scallops, Trader Joe's sprouted rice mix, and green peas. I forgot to take a picture, in the interest of getting it on the table and into my mouth before the scallops overcooked and/or got cold. Neither happened - they were awesome tender and good. I poured the little bit of browned butter in the bottom of the pan over the scallops. Nom nom.

Fry's here had the HUGE scallops on sale at $9.99/lb. yesterday. I bought two pounds. We ate one tonight, the other is in the freezer for future delectabilities.

 

[Schlenkerla]

Just starting.... The....

GYRO-BIG-OLE-FATTY!

As of five minutes ago it's sitting on the Traeger collecting smoke. A blend of hickory, maple and cherry.

This is basically gyro meat half lamb and half beef wrapped in bacon.

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This is it cooling...

 

[Dimax]

This is it cooling...

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Slice that Bad Boy open!

 

[bob1852]

Fry's here had the HUGE scallops on sale at $9.99/lb. yesterday. I bought two pounds. We ate one tonight, the other is in the freezer for future delectabilities.

Each scallop was a pound? Wow!

 

[TwistedGray]

Cherries and homegrown blackberries with a port whipped cream, epic!!

 

[Bklmt2000]

Yet another batch of wings:

Another day, another flavor experiment. Today's flavor: Atomic City Caribe sauce.

Since today's experiment was a last-minute decision, I had about an hour to let the wings dry in the fridge before baking, vs. the normal 24 hours. Skin turned out slightly less crispy (no surprise), but very much on par when I bake wings that were marinaded overnight, vs. left to air-dry. Quite tasty.

Prepped the wings as normal; seasoned w/ Penzey's adobo seasoning. Usual oven-cooking method: 1 hour @ 400°, flipped halfway thru. Once cooked, basted both sides of the wings w/ Caribe, back into the oven for ~7 more min to let the sauce set up.

Showing my work:

Verdict: Tasty, AF.

 

[applescrap]

Haven't done a whole lot of cooking lately. One thing though did stand out. My wife was really sad to see that we were out of fresh mozzarella for Caprese. So she covered tomatoes with mozzarella Garden basil and oil and aged balsamic. Then broiled them. I really enjoyed them. Oh and an interesting side note. I broke a piece of broccoli off the crown and just stuck it in the microwave I think for two 30-second blasts.

 

[Temptd2]

Each scallop was a pound? Wow!

Yeah, we had to cut them into many itty bitty bites! LOL!!

ALWAYS a smart one in the crowd....

 

[paulthenurse]

Yeah, we had to cut them into many itty bitty bites!

That would be a felony.

 

[bob1852]

Omelette

2 eggs, sauted onion and peppers, sausage, lots o' cheese. Aardvark hot sauce.

 

[catdaddy66]

Just used a bunch of fresh veggies in a salad, sauteed some peppers (habanero, jalapeño and a medium bell) with butter and garlic and added it to a pot of corn, and roasted a 5# bird with a pepper based paste. Wanted something spicy tonight!

 

[Temptd2]

Just used a bunch of fresh veggies in a salad, sauteed some peppers (habanero, jalapeño and a medium bell) with butter and garlic and added it to a pot of corn, and roasted a 5# bird with a pepper based paste. Wanted something spicy tonight!

Ummm...OK...no. I won't.

 

[schematix]

Revision 2. 1/3 slice of bacon instead of 1/2. Drizzled with balsamic glaze (not pictured). Don’t think this needs anything else.

I won’t lie, I ate every single one and I’m not ashamed.

 

[applescrap]

Garden ratatouille. Too lazy to spiral the slices, so just hand tossed liked pizza toppings. Started with tomato sauce, olive oil, and fresh parsley, oregano, basil, and chives from the garden. Then put on top green peppers, poblanos, squashes, zucchini, and cherry tomatoes. Drizzled with oil, kosher salt, and pepper. Baked at 400 until looked like this. Haha, wish i could eat it. I am still fight diverticulitis.

 

[beermanpete]

Molasses chips.

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

Molasses chips.
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Holy crap. That brings back memories. Grandma use to do it with maple syrup

 

[LakesideBrewing]

Carbonara.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Braised beef short ribs.

 

[Schlenkerla]

This is it cooling...

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Gyro, Big Ole, Fatty....

......Leftovers - Fried the left over in thick cut bacon grease.

Reheated slices of GBF.

Then plated my gyro, with white onion, tomato, tzatziki, olives, bacon and bacon with a side of pita laden with more tzatziki sauce.

My friggen mouth is burning from the garlic in the tzatziki sauce. LOL

 

[TwistedGray]

Mystery meat tacos

 

[Inkleg]

Mystery meat tacos

Turn your back with those two cats there and the mystery would be “Hey! Where’d my taco go”.

 

[TwistedGray]

Turn your back with those two cats there and the mystery would be “Hey! Where’d my taco go”.

Pretty accurate!

 

[Staestc]

Gyro, Big Ole, Fatty....

......Leftovers - Fried the left over in thick cut bacon grease.

Reheated slices of GBF.

Then plated my gyro, with white onion, tomato, tzatziki, olives, bacon and bacon with a side of pita laden with more tzatziki sauce.

My friggen mouth is burning from the garlic in the tzatziki sauce. LOL

Would you mind sharing your tzatziki recipe. The two that I have made in the past were blah. Thanks.

 

[Pyg]

117 spent grain dog treats!

 

[applescrap]

^^wow, super cool.

 

[schematix]

Would you mind sharing your tzatziki recipe. The two that I have made in the past were blah. Thanks.

The key ingredient IMHO is full fat greek yogurt. Sometimes it's rare to find with all the fake greek yogurt on the store shelves these days but its key. In a pinch you could probably mix 50/50 fake greek yogurt and sour cream but it wouldn't be exactly the same.

Simple does this one best... some diced cucumber, modest amounts of lemon juice, garlic, chopped parsley, a nice pinch of salt and a splash of good olive oil. Mix and let it do its thing for at least a half a day. It will be better on days 2 and 3 than day 1.

I have been known to eat this stuff by the spoonful.

 

[TwistedGray]

Honoring @PianoMan with some beef back ribs smoked for approximately six or seven hours.

 

[Schlenkerla]

Would you mind sharing your tzatziki recipe. The two that I have made in the past were blah. Thanks.

Mine is fairly simple.

I used this one mainly because I had everything needed without having to run to store to get dill and lemon. I was looking at others that had several ingredients.

I think Alton Brown has a good one but it's vastly different that what I made or was looking at using.

Here it is;

1 cup of Greek yogurt.
1/2 of a grated and deseeded cucumber
2 cloves of garlic
2 tablespoons of dried chopped parsley.

Mix it all to together and chill 1 hour before serving. I sliced the the cucumber then chopped in my chopper. It's actually minced and I added this with the juice.

Your garlic choice and the amount is pretty important. I made two batches. One with fresh garlic and one with jarred garlic in olive oil.

Fresh raw pressed garlic (from a head) in yogurt can be overpowering a day later. If you use minced raw garlic in olive oil it will be tamed down a bit and stable days later. It's the kind in a jar you'd find in the produce section of your grocery store.

Mine is simple, my wife liked enough to comment on it specifically. She liked the one made with jarred garlic.

The 2nd batch with one large clove of garlic was very strong the 2nd day. Almost to point of being hot on the tongue a little like horseradish. I love garlic though. Would pair well with an IPA.

My wife would have died if she tasted the fresh pressed garlic tzatziki. LOL

 

[Schlenkerla]

The key ingredient IMHO is full fat greek yogurt. Sometimes it's rare to find with all the fake greek yogurt on the store shelves these days but its key. In a pinch you could probably mix 50/50 fake greek yogurt and sour cream but it wouldn't be exactly the same.

Simple does this one best... some diced cucumber, modest amounts of lemon juice, garlic, chopped parsley, a nice pinch of salt and a splash of good olive oil. Mix and let it do its thing for at least a half a day. It will be better on days 2 and 3 than day 1.

I have been known to eat this stuff by the spoonful.

That's my wife, she wanted to put on bread.