Food Thread: Technique Trumps Ingredients...Or Is It The Other Way Around?

I have no idea who Laurie Colwin was. Apparently, at least according to The New York Times, she was a great food writer. Since they are never wrong, I must be an ignorant food savage. Anyway, they featured one of her recipes recently, and since it was a technique I had never tried, i gave it a shot.

Laurie Colwin's Baked Mustard Chicken worked very, very well, but I should never have ignored the whispers in the back of my mind that were saying, "don't use cinnamon you idiot!" They were right, and a fine technique was, if not ruined, certainly marred by the discordant flavor of not even as much cinnamon as they called for.

Luckily the technique survived the NYT's rewriting of her recipe, and I will be trying it again this coming week. It's really quite simple, and I think very forgiving, since the crispy crust seems to keep the chicken moist and tender, even after two hours of cooking at moderate heat. My guess is that the mustard and herb rub helps too, and combines with the bread crumbs to build an impenetrable layer to keep the moisture in.

Or I could be wrong, which has happened before and will happen again. Whatever the reason. the end result was very good (ignoring the cinnamon imbroglio). One modification though; I put the chicken on a rack instead of directly onto the pan. I think that the bottoms of the chicken pieces would have gotten soggy had I followed the recipe even more slavishly than I did.

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Seattle's new #SugarTax adds more than $10 to the price of a case of Gatorade! pic.twitter.com/uMusPi3PWb
— Stable Genius (@PatriarchTree) January 6, 2018

Anyone care to bet that the "City Of Seattle Sweetened Beverage Recovery Fee" isn't going to raise quite as much as the geniuses on their city council think?

And how do you like that little bit of Newspeak? What exactly is the fee recovering? The additional health cost of sweetened beverages compared to...what? Coffee? Alcohol? Crack cocaine? Maybe Seattle should just go all in and tax illicit drugs too. That way drug crime would drop to zero as all of the dealers and users would rush to pay their fair shares instead of trying to avoid the law.

As usual, the soccer moms and latte-sipping liberal assholes are the ones who won't be paying this tax, because many of them will simply drive their Priuses and Range Rovers to the Costco outside of town. It's the poor and working class folks who will pay the disproportionate share of this insanity.

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Anybody have a good recipe for "posole?" I haven't had it in years, but I walked past a display of packages of dried hominy and suddenly returned to my youth. I dated a woman whose mother made great posole, and I have never been able to recreate it. I have had good versions in Mexico, but I won't be going back there for the foreseeable future.

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Classic French Onion Soup

Yummy! I love onion soup, but for some reason I don't make this much. Probably because I am an obsessive-compulsive and refuse to use commercial stock, and I just don't have the ingredients at hand for beef stock. Perfect is the enemy of good.

This recipe has an interesting technique for cooking the onions. Anyone ever see it before?

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This came from someone, but I simply can't remember who. Maybe Marcella Hazan, maybe Bluebell or Fixerupper. I don't remember.

PENNE WITH CAULIFLOWER AND GARLIC

• 1 large head of cauliflower
• 4-40 garlic cloves, minced.
• Olive oil
• 1 pound box of dried penne pasta
• Salt and pepper
• Red pepper flakes

Trim the cauliflower and cut into florets. Leave some of the stem…it tastes good!

Rinse it thoroughly, leaving some of the water in the florets.

In a medium pot, add about 3/4 cup of good olive oil and the garlic. Put it over medium-low heat, watching carefully so that the garlic does not brown. When the oil is fragrant with the lovely aromas of garlic, add the cauliflower, toss as much as you can (it’s tough to do, so don’t worry too much) cover and let simmer for about 30 minutes over low heat, stirring occasionally. The cauliflower will gradually break down into smaller and smaller chunks as it cooks and you stir.

When the cauliflower is soft, remove the cover, increase the heat to medium, add a large pinch of salt and stir occasionally until the cauliflower begins to brown a bit and it breaks up almost into a mash. Add red pepper flakes to taste, check the salt, cook for a few more minutes, then toss over al dente pasta and serve hot.

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1 Top pic looks really good.

Posted by: HH at January 07, 2018 03:59 PM (mIJBI)

2 Weasel would love this table

Posted by: Skip at January 07, 2018 03:59 PM (aC6Sd)

3 Just think, fresh eggs and fried chicken

Posted by: Skip at January 07, 2018 04:01 PM (aC6Sd)

4 OMG, I want that chicken so, so bad.

Posted by: Peaches at January 07, 2018 04:01 PM (14URa)

5 I want the onion soup, too. Give me a quart, please.

Posted by: Peaches at January 07, 2018 04:03 PM (14URa)

6 A 66% tax. Brilliant.

Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at January 07, 2018 04:04 PM (/qEW2)

7 Ah, the People's Glorious Democratic Republic of Washington. What will they think of next?

Posted by: Insomniac - Meet the New Year, same as the old year at January 07, 2018 04:04 PM (NWiLs)

8 I love French Onion soup, especially the melted cheese on top. The more the better.

Posted by: Insomniac - Meet the New Year, same as the old year at January 07, 2018 04:04 PM (NWiLs)

9
City of Seattle scratches head, wonders why sales are down, draws wrong conclusions.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 07, 2018 04:05 PM (KEyOG)

10 CBD I made posole last year some time, probably moved by the availability of pork (bought a few big pork shoulders at more than half off). As I recall I followed the first recipe I came across on the web (that looked right). Pretty simple.

I toned down the chile heat a bit (plus as you know the hotness of chiles varies and is unpredictable, even with the same bag or batch). Used canned hominy, I think.

Anyway, spicy, filling, and good.

Posted by: Very Unstable Semi-Genius, AKA rhomboid at January 07, 2018 04:05 PM (QDnY+)

11

Cinnamon Fried Chicken, Why?

Very simple. The NYT wants everything to taste like Arab spice trader jizz...

Posted by: In Vino Veritits in a Pike Chair Beep-Beep at January 07, 2018 04:06 PM (T/KY7)

12 "Anyone care to bet that the "City Of Seattle Sweetened Beverage Recovery Fee" isn't going to raise quite as much as the geniuses on their city council think?"

So predictable. They will estimate what they'll get, spend every red cent of it, then ask for some other tax increase next year when it only raises 40% (if that) of what they thought they would get.

Smart progressivism.

Posted by: jsg at January 07, 2018 04:07 PM (DhcsO)

13 cinnamon can quickly over power the whole dish.

Probably best used in a sauce and then basted on?

When you sprinkle it can get concentrated and yecch!

Posted by: jakee308 at January 07, 2018 04:07 PM (yT99I)

14
Christmas Sous Vide got its inaugural run this week.

72 hours at 144F for short ribs. It was tender and delicious, but...

Three days for chunks of beef?!?

Posted by: Spun and Murky at January 07, 2018 04:08 PM (4DCSq)

15 8
I love French Onion soup, especially the melted cheese on top. The more the better.

Posted by: Insomniac - Meet the New Year, same as the old year at January 07, 2018 04:04 PM (NWiLs)
When I used to go skiing every year, always to great hotels in swanky places, my room service order was always french onion soup, a shrimp cocktail and a couple beers. I could actually live on that stuff. Never tried making it myself.

Posted by: Peaches at January 07, 2018 04:08 PM (14URa)

16 Could use a dry frier but the rack acted like that.

Posted by: jakee308 at January 07, 2018 04:08 PM (yT99I)

17 OT: The network giving periodical updates on the white truck that blocked them from getting shots of the president on the golf course, decided that they weren't going to waste time on an official White House spokesman not saying what they wanted to hear.

The network that asks: Did the White Truck drive into a Black Hole is too busy for WH statements on the tabloid the media wants to push.

Posted by: Axeman at January 07, 2018 04:09 PM (JhE5a)

18 Cinnamon is for oatmeal, cumin would spice up a chicken

Posted by: Skip at January 07, 2018 04:09 PM (aC6Sd)

19 Cinnamon Fried Chicken, Why?

Very simple. The NYT wants everything to taste like Arab spice trader jizz...

Posted by: In Vino Veritits in a Pike Chair Beep-Beep at January 07, 2018 04:06 PM (T/KY7)
Wait, what, there's cinnamon in the fried chicken? I just threw up in my mouth a little . . . all you need for the color is a little paprika in the shake bag, with the flour and salt and pepper. Cinnamon? Get thee behind me, satan!

Posted by: Peaches at January 07, 2018 04:09 PM (14URa)

20 2 Weasel would love this table
Posted by: Skip at January 07, 2018 03:59 PM (aC6Sd)
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Well I am a pretty big fan of fried pollo!

On a
2 Weasel would love this table
Posted by: Skip at January 07, 2018 03:59 PM (aC6Sd)him I bought a loaf of cinnamon raisin bread yesterday. Ho-Lee-Krap is it ever good!

Posted by: Weasel at January 07, 2018 04:10 PM (Sfs6o)

21 Yesterday I used the first recipe from TDG. Moron Robbie's Slow Cooker Beef Curry, (page 222).

Tasty-good. I did it with extra potatoes and carrots, less water for a thicker sauce, and using a 1 lb Ranch Steak for the beef. Did 4 hours on high as I didn't have time to do the 8 on low. Just the two of us so plenty left over for later this week.

While looking up the "Golden Curry" I found this site reviewing other similar items.

http://tinyurl.com/2eaoacj

Found the "Golden Curry" at our local Meijer. Since we have a rather large Japanese community here, there is a store that sells just Japanese food items so I'm going to see if they carry any of the others to try out. Also plan on trying using boneless chicken or pork lion replacing the beef.

Thanks Robbie!

Posted by: geoffb at January 07, 2018 04:10 PM (zOpu5)

22 Laurie Colwin had a column for years in Gourmet, to which I subscribed for years and years. She died young, sadly. I always enjoyed her columns. I like cinnamon in some things (like French toast batter, for instance) but I don't think I'd attempt it with mustard and chicken.

I have nothing whatsoever to say about the penne recipe except that it's missing marzipan and mint jelly.

Posted by: bluebell at January 07, 2018 04:10 PM (kNasr)

23 9
City of Seattle scratches head, wonders why sales are down, draws wrong conclusions.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 07, 2018 04:05 PM (KEyOG)

Maybe we should have called it a charitable contribution

Posted by: City of Seattle at January 07, 2018 04:11 PM (DhcsO)

24 Food?

Feh, rum and coke for me.

Posted by: logprof at January 07, 2018 04:11 PM (GtouA)

25 I bought a loaf of cinnamon raisin bread yesterday. Ho-Lee-Krap is it ever good!

Posted by: Weasel at January 07, 2018 04:10 PM (Sfs6o)
Best cinnamon bread I've ever tasted was from Bristol Farms. It's probably as close to heaven as I will ever get, sweets-wise.

Posted by: Peaches at January 07, 2018 04:11 PM (14URa)

26 Wonder if ace has tried any recipes from TDG.

Posted by: Very Unstable Semi-Genius, AKA rhomboid at January 07, 2018 04:11 PM (QDnY+)

27 My neighbor knows a pot dealer, he says his friends biggest problem is laundering the money. Who has that problem?

Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at January 07, 2018 04:12 PM (6Ll1u)

28 Why mess up the penne with cauliflower?

Posted by: logprof at January 07, 2018 04:12 PM (GtouA)

29 Got my copy of the Deplorable Gourmet. Yay! Me!

McGyver, out

Posted by: McGyver at January 07, 2018 04:12 PM (HYKVi)

30 Cinnamon on chicken? Jesus, no. It's a very powerful spice as is nutmeg. I tried a broccoli cheese soup recipe that I found on line, supposed to be just like Panera's but it called for a 1/4 tsp of nutmeg and you could taste it in the soup. Yuk. Next time I made a batch I just added a little sprinkle. Much better.

Posted by: Jewells45 at January 07, 2018 04:13 PM (CNHr1)

31
I have a terrible confession to make. I eat the entire shrimp, tail included.

*hangs head in shame*
*grabs more shrimp*

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 07, 2018 04:13 PM (KEyOG)

32 Spun and Murky. You had better luck then I did. Inaugural Sous Vide was last evening. Rib eye steaks. Bleh!
What recipe book are you using? Mine didn't come with one. I downloaded the app and was going to use their recipe. However it varied so much time wise from the one I looked up on the internet that I got very confused. Used the seasoning from the app and the cooking time from the online recipe. Steak was dry.

Posted by: never enough caffeine at January 07, 2018 04:13 PM (N3JsI)

33 >>>I have had good versions in Mexico, but I won't be going back there for the foreseeable future.

As long as you manage to make it back in before the wall is complete, there's nothing to worry about.

Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at January 07, 2018 04:14 PM (/qEW2)

34 I've got my cookbook contribution (chicken & sausage soup) simmering away in the slow cooker, should be ready by the time I get back from Mass

Posted by: josephistan at January 07, 2018 04:14 PM (ANIFC)

35 Check out twitchy. They've got a serious pita at JFK airport.

Posted by: weirdflunky at January 07, 2018 04:14 PM (gEmyN)

36 I have some pears that a relative sent for Christmas, and I don't really like raw pears all that much, but I don't want to waste them. So tonight I'm going to make sauteed - braised pears, probably with some corn syrup and cinnamon. Haven't really settled on a recipe yet, but I've got a Cotton Country Collection recipe book (southern cooking) that has a few in it.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 07, 2018 04:14 PM (k1TUh)

37 I think the only time I've ever had cinnamon with chicken is when I've had Chicken Bastilla at a Moroccan restaurant, and boy oh boy, is that ever good.

Posted by: bluebell at January 07, 2018 04:14 PM (kNasr)

38 29 Got my copy of the Deplorable Gourmet. Yay! Me!

What ever you do, do NOT open it page 175...

Bluebell, the little scamp, put a pop up shiv in there, to cut a bitch...

Posted by: In Vino Veritits in a Pike Chair Beep-Beep at January 07, 2018 04:14 PM (T/KY7)

39 How long before Seattle bans putting up a sign that shows their responsibility for the increase in price?

Posted by: Blake at January 07, 2018 04:15 PM (WEBkv)

40 20
2 Weasel would love this table

Posted by: Skip at January 07, 2018 03:59 PM (aC6Sd)

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Well I am a pretty big fan of fried pollo!

On a

2 Weasel would love this table

Posted by: Skip at January 07, 2018 03:59 PM (aC6Sd)him I bought a
loaf of cinnamon raisin bread yesterday. Ho-Lee-Krap is it ever good!

Posted by: Weasel at January 07, 2018 04:10 PM (Sfs6o)

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huh?

Posted by: redc1c4 at January 07, 2018 04:15 PM (mahnP)

41 28
Why mess up the penne with cauliflower?

Posted by: logprof at January 07, 2018 04:12 PM (GtouA)
Too right, my friend, too fuckin' right. Penne with a vodka sauce, to die for. Cauliflower? I would want to punch someone.

Posted by: Peaches at January 07, 2018 04:15 PM (14URa)

42 Tinfoilbaby. Is it the laundering as in disguising how he got the cash or the fact that being around that much pot imparts a weedy smell to the cash and it has to literally be laundered?

Posted by: never enough caffeine at January 07, 2018 04:15 PM (N3JsI)

43 i had an old boyfriend that ironed his money

Posted by: concrete girl at January 07, 2018 04:16 PM (nBzBk)

44 "I have a terrible confession to make. I eat the entire shrimp, tail included.

*hangs head in shame*
*grabs more shrimp* "

O thass nasssty. they're gonna get stuck in there and get all clogged up and they're gonna have to take a roto-rooter to you, so cut that out!

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 07, 2018 04:16 PM (k1TUh)

45 I have a terrible confession to make. I eat the entire shrimp, tail included.

*hangs head in shame*
*grabs more shrimp*
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 07, 2018 04:13 PM (KEyOG)

--Wifey does the same. Serious seafood fiend.

Posted by: logprof at January 07, 2018 04:16 PM (GtouA)

46 What kind of heathen puts cinnamon in fried chicken?

Posted by: DangerGirl and her 1.21 Gigawatt SanityProd (tm) at January 07, 2018 04:16 PM (/o9Qk)

47 43
i had an old boyfriend that ironed his money

Posted by: concrete girl at January 07, 2018 04:16 PM (nBzBk)
Oh, girl . . .

Posted by: Peaches at January 07, 2018 04:17 PM (14URa)

48 CBD should do a food equivalent of an Ottoman Man art thread: MREs, HotPockets, Boca burgers, etc.

Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at January 07, 2018 04:17 PM (/qEW2)

49 48
CBD should do a food equivalent of an Ottoman Man art thread: MREs, HotPockets, Boca burgers, etc.

Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at January 07, 2018 04:17 PM (/qEW2)

. . . shit our wonderful President eats in bed.

fify

Posted by: Peaches at January 07, 2018 04:18 PM (14URa)

50 My daughter just showed me a recipe for bacon-coated waffle cannoli with maple cream.

Posted by: bluebell at January 07, 2018 04:18 PM (kNasr)

51 Chicken tastes best when it, you know, tastes like chicken.

Overly spiced food can be good, but it relegates the underlying meat to being merely a delivery mechanism for whatever spice concoction you've loaded on top of it.

Posted by: Kreplach at January 07, 2018 04:18 PM (E1ddE)

52 i had an old boyfriend that ironed his money

Posted by: concrete girl at January 07, 2018 04:16 PM (nBzBk)

I used to do that when I worked at an establishment that had a t-shirt press. During slow periods I'd get bored so I'd use the press to iron all the bills. The bank loved us because it ran through the counter so smoothly.

Posted by: Country Singer at January 07, 2018 04:19 PM (yzxic)

53 31
I have a terrible confession to make. I eat the entire shrimp, tail included.

*hangs head in shame*
*grabs more shrimp*
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 07, 2018 04:13 PM (KEyOG)

Aside from just being gross, I don't see how consuming chitin could be good for you. Just pinch the tail segment where the last bit of shrimp is located, and the whole body will come right out.

Posted by: Insomniac - Meet the New Year, same as the old year at January 07, 2018 04:19 PM (NWiLs)

54 srsly, pixie? you are such a tool

Posted by: Peaches at January 07, 2018 04:19 PM (14URa)

55 29 Got my copy of the Deplorable Gourmet. Yay! Me!

McGyver, out
Posted by: McGyver at January 07, 2018 04:12 PM (HYKVi)
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Hope you like it!!!

Posted by: Weasel at January 07, 2018 04:19 PM (Sfs6o)

56 I have a giant pot of ham and beans simmering right now. Huge chunks of ham... looking mighty good!

Posted by: Jewells45 at January 07, 2018 04:19 PM (CNHr1)

57 52 i had an old boyfriend that ironed his money

Posted by: concrete girl at January 07, 2018 04:16 PM (nBzBk)

I used to do that when I worked at an establishment that had a t-shirt press. During slow periods I'd get bored so I'd use the press to iron all the bills. The bank loved us because it ran through the counter so smoothly.
Posted by: Country Singer at January 07, 2018 04:19 PM (yzxic)

Starch or no starch?

Posted by: Insomniac - Meet the New Year, same as the old year at January 07, 2018 04:19 PM (NWiLs)

58 Seattlites will simply drive a few miles N, S or E to avoid it.

Posted by: The Man from Athens at January 07, 2018 04:20 PM (QMwOT)

59 https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-07/stunning-
footage-shows-jfk-terminal-4-completely-flooded-after-water-main-break

Posted by: redc1c4 at January 07, 2018 04:20 PM (mahnP)

60 I have a terrible confession to make. I eat the entire shrimp, tail included.

*hangs head in shame*
*grabs more shrimp*

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 07, 2018 04:13 PM (KEyOG)

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For the roughage? That's like eating plastic. Seriously, if you can't extract the last bit of meat out of it, just give up.

Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at January 07, 2018 04:20 PM (/qEW2)

61 You eat the crab and lobster shells too?

Posted by: NCKate at January 07, 2018 04:20 PM (7mYn2)

62 I guess maybe if I had nothing else to do I might resort to ironing my money . . .

nope.

Posted by: bluebell at January 07, 2018 04:20 PM (kNasr)

63 My usual for sous vide ribeyes.

133 degrees for 2 to 4 hours. McCormicks Montreal Steak seasoning on both sides before vac-packing. Take steaks out of bags, place on folded paper towel, pat top dry with another paper towel. Sear on hot grill or in hot lightly oiled pan for a minute or so per side. Serve.

Posted by: geoffb at January 07, 2018 04:20 PM (zOpu5)

64 43 i had an old boyfriend that ironed his money
Posted by: concrete girl at January 07, 2018 04:16 PM (nBzBk)

HOW OLD WAS HE ??

//

Posted by: jsg at January 07, 2018 04:21 PM (DhcsO)

65 >>>Oh, girl . .

he dealt too

Posted by: concrete girl at January 07, 2018 04:21 PM (nBzBk)

66 42 Tinfoilbaby. Is it the laundering as in disguising how he got the cash or the fact that being around that much pot imparts a weedy smell to the cash and it has to literally be laundered?
Posted by: never enough caffeine at January 07, 2018 04:15 PM (N3JsI)

He should buy a laundromat, and take care of both problems in one shot.

Posted by: Insomniac - Meet the New Year, same as the old year at January 07, 2018 04:21 PM (NWiLs)

67 Ah, the People's Glorious Democratic Republic of Washington. What will they think of next?
Posted by: Insomniac - Meet the New Year, same as the old year at January 07, 2018 04:04 PM (NWiLs)

A per mile driven tax.

Seriously, it is being/has been discussed.

Posted by: The Man from Athens at January 07, 2018 04:21 PM (QMwOT)

68 Posted by: Jewells45 at January 07, 2018 04:19 PM (CNHr1)

Smelling good too, I'd bet.

Posted by: jakee308 at January 07, 2018 04:21 PM (yT99I)

69 58 Seattlites will simply drive a few miles N, S or E to avoid it.
Posted by: The Man from Athens at January 07, 2018 04:20 PM (QMwOT)

G Dammit...

Posted by: City of Seattle at January 07, 2018 04:22 PM (DhcsO)

70 >>Anybody have a good recipe for "posole?"

Good? Nooo. Grandma's was nice and bland. Add cheese and oregano.

The first time my mom cooked it for my step-father he decided we needed more toppings for flavor. Avocado was one.

First (and only) time I made it for my husband, he couldn't even get past the idea of pork soup.

Now that my mom lives near me, maybe I'll make a small batch for her and me.

Posted by: Mama AJ at January 07, 2018 04:22 PM (mtfdF)

71 My SIL made pozole for my husband. I don't like pozole or menudo. I never asked for the recipe.

My SIL sadly passed away.

The guy that works on the ranch told me they made pozole on New Years.

Posted by: CaliGirl at January 07, 2018 04:22 PM (Ri/rl)

72 Re: the sweetened beverage tax, Crook County, IL had that for a short while and had to repeal it. They found that not only did the tax raise far less revenue than originally predicted, but enough county residents were going outside Crook Co. to buy untaxed beverages, plus all their other groceries and gasoline, that overall sales tax revenue actually dropped.

Now they have something like a $200M hole in the county budget because they had already spent the money they expected the tax to raise.

Posted by: Iowa Bob at January 07, 2018 04:22 PM (DNH+H)

73 Now they have something like a $200M hole in the county budget because they had already spent the money they expected the tax to raise.

Posted by: Iowa Bob at January 07, 2018 04:22 PM (DNH+H)

What a surprise.

Posted by: Insomniac - Meet the New Year, same as the old year at January 07, 2018 04:23 PM (NWiLs)

74 Posted by: jakee308 at January 07, 2018 04:21 PM (yT99I)

Oh yes.. been cooking since 10 this morning. Smells divine!

Posted by: Jewells45 at January 07, 2018 04:23 PM (CNHr1)

75 Two shakes of cinnamon
Two shakes of nutmeg
A squeeze of honey
A lemon wedge
A pat of butter
Three or four fingers of rum
Top off mug with hot water
Stir
enjoy with chicken on the side

Posted by: Elvis Kong at January 07, 2018 04:23 PM (bJ0w+)

76 Now they have something like a $200M hole in the county budget because they had already spent the money they expected the tax to raise.

Posted by: Iowa Bob at January 07, 2018 04:22 PM (DNH+H)
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Let me first stipulate that I feel bad for any of our Morons who live in Cook County.

Now that that's out of the way, HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Posted by: bluebell at January 07, 2018 04:23 PM (kNasr)

77 Now they have something like a $200M hole in the county budget because they had already spent the money they expected the tax to raise.

Posted by: Iowa Bob at January 07, 2018 04:22 PM (DNH+H)

Haha see #12

Posted by: jsg at January 07, 2018 04:24 PM (DhcsO)

78

Is there a list of stuff people drive to the 'burbs for in Seattle? Ammo, guns, sugar water, what else?

Posted by: In Vino Veritits in a Pike Chair Beep-Beep at January 07, 2018 04:24 PM (T/KY7)

79 >>G Dammit...
>>Posted by: City of Seattle

You said they wouldn't be able to drive west to get out of it! Foolproof, you said!!

Posted by: City of Seattle #2 at January 07, 2018 04:24 PM (mtfdF)

80 Mailed the signed cookbooks to last week's lucky contest winners yesterday!!

Posted by: Weasel at January 07, 2018 04:24 PM (Sfs6o)

81 I love french onion soup, it just takes a long time to caramelize the onions.

Posted by: CaliGirl at January 07, 2018 04:25 PM (Ri/rl)

82 As well as the winners from Christmas Eve, too.

Posted by: bluebell at January 07, 2018 04:25 PM (kNasr)

83
What recipe book are you using? Mine didn't come with one. I downloaded the app and was going to use their recipe. However it varied so much time wise from the one I looked up on the internet that I got very confused. Used the seasoning from the app and the cooking time from the online recipe. Steak was dry.

Posted by: never enough caffeine at January 07, 2018 04:13 PM

It was from the little recipe book that came with the SV. I think the secret is sealing in bags with a good marinade.

Next try is with the 8 hour oat meal...

Posted by: Spun and Murky at January 07, 2018 04:26 PM (4DCSq)

84 On the per mile tax? Wait till they tell everyone that they have to have a device that records the mileage to stop cheaters.

And then there will be the police activated engine cut off for those that don't pay.

Then there will be the surcharges when you go into certain areas deemed questionable by the Gov.

And then there will be the device that displays all this info to any police that rolls by your car.

Shall I go on? If Californians allow this to happen then I hope they secede soon. We do not need Cali giving the other states ideas.

Posted by: jakee308 at January 07, 2018 04:26 PM (yT99I)

85
82 As well as the winners from Christmas Eve, too.

Posted by: bluebell at January 07, 2018 04:25 PM (kNasr)
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Oh right! Them too!

Posted by: Weasel at January 07, 2018 04:26 PM (Sfs6o)

86 Love French Onion Soup, but it must have Gruyere. Any other cheese ruins it for me.

As for carmelizing the onions, I never tried it with foil. I use a non nonstick pot such as stainless or enameled cast iron to get the brown bits to deglaze; otherwise the onions do not carmelize to the point of flavoring the soup enough for me.

Posted by: Corned Beef and Chlorine at January 07, 2018 04:26 PM (cXDc4)

87 I'm going to make chili (northern style, bean stew

but no carrots) with bison chuck roast and black beans, from dried not canned, in the pressure cooker tonight. I hope it turns out, we have quite a few roasts left and the chuck roasts especially aren't that great cooked as a roast IMO. Too much gristle.

Posted by: PaleRider, simply irredeemable at January 07, 2018 04:26 PM (84F5k)

88 Check out twitchy. They've got a serious pita at JFK airport.

Posted by: weirdflunky at January 07, 2018 04:14 PM (gEmyN)

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I wonder why the water main broke? More global warming, I expect.

Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at January 07, 2018 04:27 PM (/qEW2)

89 86 Love French Onion Soup, but it must have Gruyere. Any other cheese ruins it for me.

What about provolone?

Posted by: Insomniac - Meet the New Year, same as the old year at January 07, 2018 04:27 PM (NWiLs)

90 Did you know that rhubarb is a vegetable, not. A
a fruit, and that the leaves are poisonous?

Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at January 07, 2018 04:27 PM (6Ll1u)

91 He who controls the spice controls the soup.

Posted by: Zombie Frank Herbert at January 07, 2018 04:27 PM (EzdLW)

92 78

Is there a list of stuff people drive to the 'burbs for in Seattle? Ammo, guns, sugar water, what else?
Posted by: In Vino Veritits in a Pike Chair Beep-Beep at January 07, 2018 04:24 PM (T/KY7)

1. Clean streets
2. No homeless
3. Sanity

Posted by: The Man from Athens at January 07, 2018 04:28 PM (QMwOT)

93 speaking of ingredients...

http://bgr.com/2018/01/05/romaine-lettuce-e-coli-outbreak-contamination/

Posted by: redc1c4 at January 07, 2018 04:28 PM (mahnP)

94 geoffb. Thanks

Posted by: never enough caffeine at January 07, 2018 04:28 PM (N3JsI)

95 I used to work for Pepsi so let me explain this, Seattle. Bottler delivers to the store. Store pays the wholesale price. Any taxes or fees are collected by the store. Still with me, Seattle? Now, everything is negotiable and sometimes we would make concessions to retailers. However, this "fee" is so large, the big brands will have no part of it, realizing that doing that in Seattle would open them up to concessions everywhere else this idiocy is tried. So, retailers in Seattle are on the hook for the whole fee and those cases will gather dust on the shelves.

By the way, Seattle, you're all fucking retards.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at January 07, 2018 04:28 PM (gC2IV)

96 The spice must flow. But not the cinnamon.

Posted by: jakee308 at January 07, 2018 04:28 PM (yT99I)

97 93 speaking of ingredients...

http://bgr.com/2018/01/05/romaine-lettuce-e-coli-outbreak-contamination/
Posted by: redc1c4 at January 07, 2018 04:28 PM (mahnP)

See? Greens are BAD for you!

Posted by: Insomniac - Meet the New Year, same as the old year at January 07, 2018 04:28 PM (NWiLs)

98 >>I toned down the chile heat a bit (plus as you know the hotness of chiles varies and is unpredictable, even with the same bag or batch). Used canned hominy, I think.

Yeh, I come from a family of Mexicans who didn't like spicy food. No chiles. Not a lot of flavor in general.

Posted by: Mama AJ at January 07, 2018 04:29 PM (mtfdF)

99 Rachel Ray very often uses a Pinch of nutmeg in her recipes. I have knock-off recipe for Ruth Chris' creamed spinach. It calls for pinch of nutmeg and is very good.

Posted by: olddog in mo at January 07, 2018 04:29 PM (Dhht7)

100 My mom made french onion soup in the slow cooker and it was really good. The pot does the carmelization for you and no stirring.

Posted by: DangerGirl and her 1.21 Gigawatt SanityProd (tm) at January 07, 2018 04:30 PM (/o9Qk)

101 99 Rachel Ray very often uses a Pinch of nutmeg in her recipes. I have knock-off recipe for Ruth Chris' creamed spinach. It calls for pinch of nutmeg and is very good.
Posted by: olddog in mo at January 07, 2018 04:29 PM (Dhht7)

You haven't lived until you've tried MY creamed spinach.

Posted by: Harvey Weinstein at January 07, 2018 04:30 PM (NWiLs)

102 Re the sweetened beverage tax - In November I spent a week in Chicago, which has a similar sugary beverage tax. Very annoying. I limited my consumption of sodas as much as I could.

This tax is so regressive. Who do they think eats at McDonald's and other fast food places? If it's about the sugar, why don't they collect this tax on those Starbuck's lattes that are really just coffee milkshakes? And why aren't diet sodas exempt? Middle-class people will just drive to the Costco outside of the city to buy their sodas. It's the city people dependent on bus and subway who are stuck in the city and will end up paying the tax.

Posted by: biancaneve at January 07, 2018 04:30 PM (A/iod)

103 Don't like rhubarb. Don't like how it looks, smells or anything else.

Here have a cup of poison.

I'd rather order some Fugu. From a street truck.

Posted by: jakee308 at January 07, 2018 04:31 PM (yT99I)

104 I have knock-off recipe for Ruth Chris' creamed spinach. It calls for pinch of nutmeg and is very good.
Posted by: olddog in mo at January 07, 2018 04:29 PM (Dhht7)
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Oooh, will you share?

Posted by: bluebell at January 07, 2018 04:31 PM (kNasr)

105 77 Now they have something like a $200M hole in the county budget because they had already spent the money they expected the tax to raise.

Posted by: Iowa Bob at January 07, 2018 04:22 PM (DNH+H)

Haha see #12

Posted by: jsg at January 07, 2018 04:24 PM (DhcsO)

Crook County : Huh, turns out people change their behavior because of taxes. Who knew?

Seattle : Hold muh beer !

Posted by: Iowa Bob at January 07, 2018 04:31 PM (DNH+H)

106 Posted by: biancaneve at January 07, 2018 04:30 PM (A/iod)

Poor people always pay more.

Posted by: jakee308 at January 07, 2018 04:31 PM (yT99I)

107 redc1c4 at January 07, 2018 04:15 PM

I'm working on Weasel to get some live chickens so he could have fried chicken or fresh eggs every day if he wanted to.

Posted by: Skip at January 07, 2018 04:32 PM (aC6Sd)

108 As for carmelizing the onions, I never tried it with foil. I use a non nonstick pot such as stainless or enameled cast iron to get the brown bits to deglaze; otherwise the onions do not carmelize to the point of flavoring the soup enough for me.
Posted by: Corned Beef and Chlorine at January 07, 2018 04:26 PM (cXDc4)

I've never used foil either, I have a staub cast iron dutch oven (I know,phrasing) that I use. It takes so long to make and the Red Barn in Santa Ynez makes a delicious version so I haven't made it in a while.
Yes, gruyere, has to have gruyere.

Posted by: CaliGirl at January 07, 2018 04:32 PM (Ri/rl)

109 You haven't lived until you've tried MY creamed spinach.

Posted by: Harvey Weinstein at January 07, 2018 04:30 PM (NWiLs)

Nah, bro

Posted by: zombie Robin Williams at January 07, 2018 04:32 PM (XQvuQ)

110 Gah. Every time I post a comment, that disgusting penne recipe scrolls by and I feel sick.

I know how to make good Yorkshire pudding, CBD, and maybe if you apologize for posting that dreck I might share it with you. Maybe.

Posted by: bluebell at January 07, 2018 04:32 PM (kNasr)

111 Re: the sweetened beverage tax, Crook County, IL had that for a short while and had to repeal it. They found that not only did the tax raise far less revenue than originally predicted, but enough county residents were going outside Crook Co. to buy untaxed beverages, plus all their other groceries and gasoline, that overall sales tax revenue actually dropped.

Now they have something like a $200M hole in the county budget because they had already spent the money they expected the tax to raise.

Posted by: Iowa Bob at January 07, 2018 04:22 PM (DNH+H)

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Why would you make a lengthier trip, just to buy one item, namely soda? Holy "law of unintended consequences" Batman!

These arrogant rapacious idiots... I can't type what I think they deserve.

Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at January 07, 2018 04:32 PM (/qEW2)

112 I got a Joule Sous Vide immersion circulator thingie before Christmas. So far, everything I have tried has been a hit. The key for me was using a hot cast iron skillet to char the liberal sprinkling of spices on the meat.

I did ham hocks that were unbelievably good. I had no idea that ham hocks could be delicious on their own. Served them with spatzle and red cabbage. It was the best meal of all last week.

I have a pot roast going right now that I expect to be a failure. We will see in a few hours when the timer goes off.

Posted by: Corned Beef and Chlorine at January 07, 2018 04:33 PM (cXDc4)

113
These arrogant rapacious idiots... I can't type what I think they deserve.
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at January 07, 2018 04:32 PM (/qEW2)

Impalement? Helicopter ride? Impalement then a helicopter ride?

Posted by: Insomniac - Meet the New Year, same as the old year at January 07, 2018 04:33 PM (NWiLs)

114 >>Did you know that rhubarb is a vegetable, not. A
a fruit, and that the leaves are poisonous?

Used to have plants growing in the garden. Make the pie crust, go harvest some stalks, bake the pie!

Is anyone else able to load the chicken recipe? Half the page loads...tried 2 browsers...

Posted by: Mama AJ at January 07, 2018 04:33 PM (mtfdF)

115 A quick "Find A Warehouse" search at costco.com shows about a dozen locations in the Seattle metro area. And it looks like only 1 of them is actually within city limits.

Suck it, Seattle.

Posted by: Hands at January 07, 2018 04:33 PM (EzdLW)

116 I have a pot roast going right now that I expect to be a failure.
Posted by: Corned Beef and Chlorine at January 07, 2018 04:33 PM (cXDc4)
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The nice thing about that is that you know for sure your expectations will either be met or exceeded.

Posted by: bluebell at January 07, 2018 04:34 PM (kNasr)

117 People's Glorious Democratic Republic of Washington.

Just to differentiate The People's republic of New Jersey

Posted by: Skip at January 07, 2018 04:35 PM (aC6Sd)

118
100 My mom made french onion soup in the slow cooker and it was really good. The pot does the carmelization for you and no stirring.
Posted by: DangerGirl and her 1.21 Gigawatt SanityProd (tm) at January 07, 2018 04:30 PM (/o9Qk)

I need to search that recipe, that sounds so much easier.

Posted by: CaliGirl at January 07, 2018 04:35 PM (Ri/rl)

119 Starch or no starch?

Posted by: Insomniac - Meet the New Year, same as the old year at January 07, 2018 04:19 PM (NWiLs)

No starch. I'm not CO of the USS Reluctant.

Posted by: Country Singer at January 07, 2018 04:35 PM (yzxic)

120 What about provolone?
Posted by: Insomniac - Meet the New Year, same as the old year at January 07, 2018 04:27 PM (NWiLs)

Provolone does not have enough flavor for me.

Posted by: Corned Beef and Chlorine at January 07, 2018 04:35 PM (cXDc4)

121 Seattle has yet to see a tax that they dislike. They put a tax on gun and ammo sales. Every dealer in town save one left town. The remaining store directed customers to their store outside of Seattle. It had been projected to raise $300k the first year. It raised less than $100.k. The 2nd Amendment Foundation had to sue to get the revenue figures and the city fought it which cost more than the tax had brought in. Sugar tax because the cool kids in CA are doing it. The state wants to put a per mile tax on, which will devastate Eastern WA. The gas tax is, I think 2nd or 3rd highest nationally. The city attempted to put a, "High Earner's Income Tax" but were disappointed when the state Supreme Court, to my considerable surprise, ruled it unconstitutional because, uh... it is. Without a vote by the people. I fled that shit hole three years ago to the center of the state and have been back twice, Once to fly out and once for a book launch. That, was however, not in Seattle, just west of the Cascades.

Posted by: Winston at January 07, 2018 04:36 PM (wgCUV)

122 Posted by: Mama AJ at January 07, 2018 04:33 PM (mtfdF)

I have a rhubarb plant near my kitchen door, the leaves haven't poisoned the snails sadly.

Posted by: CaliGirl at January 07, 2018 04:36 PM (Ri/rl)

123 Is anyone else able to load the chicken recipe? Half the page loads...tried 2 browsers...
Posted by: Mama AJ at January 07, 2018 04:33 PM (mtfdF)
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I just tried, and I couldn't do it either. I suspect the problem is that you have to subscribe to the NYT (which I don't) to be able to see it.

Posted by: bluebell at January 07, 2018 04:36 PM (kNasr)

124 I recently made this version of French onion soup:

https://tinyurl.com/yc4mhkq2

I used chicken stock and it was terrific.
The key is to slowly (very, very slowly) caramelize the onions.

The Fine Cooking recipe looks quite good and seems very sound.

FWIW

Posted by: Lurker at January 07, 2018 04:37 PM (ErdUZ)

125 Here's another fun fact for the idiot politicians. 100% fruit juice has more sugar than carbonated soft drinks. So, ban sugary drinks and you'll have no appa juice for your sippy cups.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at January 07, 2018 04:37 PM (gC2IV)

126 113. Helicopter ride to a field of Rommelspargel.

Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Booking Agent, Aero Pinochet at January 07, 2018 04:37 PM (3CFsQ)

127 Al Dente pasta is the worst invention ever.... who the fuck wants chewy pasta??? Slightly over-cooked, melt-in-your-mouth, that's what a pasta should be!!!

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at January 07, 2018 04:37 PM (br2jI)

128 Slightly over-cooked, melt-in-your-mouth, that's what a pasta should be!!!
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at January 07, 2018 04:37 PM (br2jI)

I'm with what's his name. ^^^^^

Posted by: jakee308 at January 07, 2018 04:39 PM (yT99I)

129 Got a 3.5lb chuck roast in oven. Seared 3 onions halved and pound of carrots in roaster and removed. Then seared roast, removed. Deglazed with cup o' wine and placed roast back in along with onions and carrots. Added 3 cups beef broth, 2t rosemary, 1t thyme. Covered and put in oven for 3.5 hrs. House smells divine.

Posted by: olddog in mo at January 07, 2018 04:39 PM (Dhht7)

130 http://bgr.com/2018/01/05/romaine-lettuce-e-coli-outbreak-contamination/
Posted by: redc1c4 at January 07, 2018 04:28 PM (mahnP)

Those make me nervous. There was one in Canada.

Posted by: CaliGirl at January 07, 2018 04:40 PM (Ri/rl)

131 When I was poor, we made fried onion sandwich with mayonnaise on toast, and ramen.

Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at January 07, 2018 04:40 PM (6Ll1u)

132 Eh, I screwed up my obscure reference at #119.

https://youtu.be/lUOjtPiVqs8

Posted by: Country Singer at January 07, 2018 04:40 PM (yzxic)

133 What about provolone?

Did provolone originate in Utah?

Posted by: Hands at January 07, 2018 04:40 PM (EzdLW)

134 Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at January 07, 2018 04:37 PM (br2jI)

I'm with what's his name. ^^^^^
Posted by: jakee308 at January 07, 2018 04:39 PM (yT99I)

Dude- my name is right the fuck there. What's with the casual dismissal of my persona?

BTW, who the fuck are you?

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at January 07, 2018 04:41 PM (br2jI)

135 Posted by: Hands at January 07, 2018 04:40 PM (EzdLW)

ISWYDT

Posted by: jakee308 at January 07, 2018 04:41 PM (yT99I)

136
When I was poor, we made fried onion sandwich with mayonnaise on toast, and ramen.
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at January 07, 2018 04:40 PM (6Ll1u)

That actually sounds like good eats.

Posted by: Hands at January 07, 2018 04:42 PM (EzdLW)

137 As a kid neighbor had Rhubarb growing, we would pick it and chew on it, always thought it tasted like a cross between celery with a touch of raspberry

Posted by: Skip at January 07, 2018 04:42 PM (aC6Sd)

138 Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at January 07, 2018 04:41 PM (br2jI)

Whoa. Are you serious? Calm down. I was just being silly.

Notice I did include your byline?

So ease up unless you're just being silly.

Posted by: jakee308 at January 07, 2018 04:42 PM (yT99I)

139 The nice thing about that is that you know for sure your expectations will either be met or exceeded.

Posted by: bluebell at January 07, 2018 04:34 PM (kNasr)

Indeed! I try to always expect the worst when it comes to something new.

. But this pot roast has a high chance of failure. I found way too many recipes online with different instructions, times, and temps to have any faith that it will not have to be thrown into the pressure cooker to finish.

Posted by: Corned Beef and Chlorine at January 07, 2018 04:43 PM (cXDc4)

140 So ease up unless you're just being silly.
Posted by: jakee308 at January 07, 2018 04:42 PM (yT99I)

It's Sunday, of course I'm being silly!

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at January 07, 2018 04:44 PM (br2jI)

141 124 I recently made this version of French onion soup:

https://tinyurl.com/yc4mhkq2

I used chicken stock and it was terrific.
The key is to slowly (very, very slowly) caramelize the onions.

The Fine Cooking recipe looks quite good and seems very sound.

FWIW
Posted by: Lurker at January 07, 2018 04:37 PM (ErdUZ)

I bookmarked your recipe too, thanks.

Posted by: CaliGirl at January 07, 2018 04:44 PM (Ri/rl)

142 Rhubarb. I had to eat lots of rhubarb pie as a young'n because it was my sister's favorite. I am not a fan of that stuff.

Posted by: Hands at January 07, 2018 04:45 PM (EzdLW)

143 So...I remember a discussion here about duck fat...

We had a Christmas duck and I saved the fat.

I don't remember step 2.

Or 3...

Posted by: Mama AJ at January 07, 2018 04:45 PM (mtfdF)

144 My mom made french onion soup in the slow cooker and it was really good. The pot does the carmelization for you and no stirring.
Posted by: DangerGirl and her 1.21 Gigawatt SanityProd (tm) at January 07, 2018 04:30 PM (/o9Qk)

I need to search that recipe, that sounds so much easier.

Posted by: CaliGirl at January 07, 2018 04:35 PM (Ri/rl)

Indeed! Now if I could just find a recipe where the crock put slices all those onions, I would be happy.

Posted by: Corned Beef and Chlorine at January 07, 2018 04:46 PM (cXDc4)

145 Mama AJ, step two is buy some potatoes, and peel/cut into chunks, or use little red ones. Toss in melted duck fat, sprinkle liberally with salt and pepper, roast until done and enjoy!

Posted by: bluebell at January 07, 2018 04:47 PM (kNasr)

146 Note: this discussion is much more exciting than my QuickBooks tutorial.

Posted by: Mama AJ at January 07, 2018 04:47 PM (mtfdF)

147 Technique Trumps Ingredients
If you don't know what you're doing you wont care if you ruin a cheap cut?

Posted by: DaveA at January 07, 2018 04:47 PM (FhXTo)

148 143 So...I remember a discussion here about duck fat...

We had a Christmas duck and I saved the fat.

I don't remember step 2.

Or 3...
Posted by: Mama AJ at January 07, 2018 04:45 PM (mtfdF)

Knowing this place, that might not be a bad thing.

Posted by: jsg at January 07, 2018 04:47 PM (DhcsO)

149 Posted by: CaliGirl at January 07, 2018 04:35 PM (Ri/rl)

Indeed! Now if I could just find a recipe where the crock put slices all those onions, I would be happy.
Posted by: Corned Beef and Chlorine at January 07, 2018 04:46 PM (cXDc4)

I don't mind slicing the onions, it takes a really long time to cook them.

Posted by: CaliGirl at January 07, 2018 04:48 PM (Ri/rl)

150 I prefer provolone with poultry on sammys, American with ham or beef, but will put provolone on a cheesesteak

Posted by: Skip at January 07, 2018 04:48 PM (aC6Sd)

151 Where can I get one of those vertical chicken racks, and what keeps the chicken from falling off?

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at January 07, 2018 04:49 PM (ygfXL)

152 About 15 years ago I started using a vacuum machine to freeze package meats. When I first saw sous vide done on that first "Next Iron Chef" competition it interested me but the pricing was way high.

Then a site called "Seattle Food Geek' ran plans for building your own and I did in May 2011. Later as prices dropped I got an Anova unit and this year added a Gourmia one so I can do a long time item and still do short ones too. I now use the Rubbermaid 12 and 18 qt. containers and have lids that fit the two heating units and seal the bath for hardly any evaporation.

I vac-pak and freeze almost all meats pre-seasoned, rubbed, or marinaded ready to pull out and put in a heated water bath. I just add a 1/2 hour to the time to allow for the thawing out. I bought this book ( http://tinyurl.com/y7x78wc5 ) back at the beginning and use it mainly for the time/temp guides.

Posted by: geoffb at January 07, 2018 04:49 PM (zOpu5)

153 And I think step three is send any remaining duck fat to CBD, because he wants to be embalmed in it when he shuffles off this mortal coil.

He also likes raw oysters, and cauliflower. I leave it to the reader to draw the obvious conclusion.

Posted by: bluebell at January 07, 2018 04:49 PM (kNasr)

154 Remember: Pot Roast has to be done slowly. Keep the heat low. The faster you try to cook it, the less good it will be.

And don't forget to sear all sides of the cut of meat in a skillet. You can then use that skillet to carmelize the onions and the carrots and then take that and put into some beef broth and put that with the roast.

MMMMMM MMMMMMM MMMMMM

Posted by: jakee308 at January 07, 2018 04:50 PM (yT99I)

155 Wow, CBD. That chicken does look yummy for oven baked! I'll definitely try it sans cinnamon, tho.

I use Anne Burrell's technique for onion soup. Just traditional, I guess. And yes, your own stock makes it the best. If there's none (beef stock, chicken stock and soup) in our freezer, it's time to make another hearty batch.

And we add sherry.

Posted by: OldDominionMom at January 07, 2018 04:51 PM (GzDYP)

156 Anyone have a good recipe for ravioli?

Posted by: Infidel on the phone at January 07, 2018 04:51 PM (JP4JT)

157 Posted by: bluebell at January 07, 2018 04:49 PM (kNasr)

Save your confederate money, CBD will rise again?

Posted by: jakee308 at January 07, 2018 04:51 PM (yT99I)

158 So...I remember a discussion here about duck fat...

We had a Christmas duck and I saved the fat.

I don't remember step 2.

Or 3...
Posted by: Mama AJ at January 07, 2018 04:45 PM (mtfdF)

So did I. Nor do I remember either. It is a lovely shade of white sitting in the jar in my fridge just waiting for something to do with it.

Posted by: Corned Beef and Chlorine at January 07, 2018 04:52 PM (cXDc4)

159 Posted by: Mama AJ at January 07, 2018 04:45 PM (mtfdF)

I had chicken with crispy skin, thinly sliced potatoes cooked with duck fat and shaved white truffles with asparagus on New Years. It was really good.

I have no idea how they cooked it.

Posted by: CaliGirl at January 07, 2018 04:52 PM (Ri/rl)

160
Hey, M' AJ!

It seems we survived the Polar Vortex, eh?

Posted by: Spun and Murky at January 07, 2018 04:52 PM (4DCSq)

161 >>>We had a Christmas duck and I saved the fat.<<<

Step 2: Rub it on your hasenpfeffer

Posted by: Yosemite Sam at January 07, 2018 04:52 PM (bJ0w+)

162 My friend would go anywhere for an Italian hot beef sammich.

Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at January 07, 2018 04:52 PM (6Ll1u)

163 Looking for another side dish. Got chuck roast w/ carrots & onions in the oven. Parmesan/cream cheese mashed taters on menu. What else?

Posted by: olddog in mo at January 07, 2018 04:53 PM (Dhht7)

164 127 Al Dente pasta is the worst invention ever.... who the fuck wants chewy pasta??? Slightly over-cooked, melt-in-your-mouth, that's what a pasta should be!!!
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at January 07, 2018 04:37 PM (br2jI)

Sorry, I couldn't hear you. I was chewing my pasta. Yum!

Posted by: Splunge at January 07, 2018 04:53 PM (Vb4BV)

165

Man, this gas station Fugu is da bomb!

Hmm, why are my fingertips going numb?

Posted by: In Vino Veritits in a Pike Chair Beep-Beep at January 07, 2018 04:55 PM (T/KY7)

166 Potatoes! Thanks, Bluebell.

Sounds divine.

>>Knowing this place, that might not be a bad thing.

Yes. I was worried about actually asking "what should I do with my duck fat?"

Posted by: Mama AJ at January 07, 2018 04:55 PM (mtfdF)

167 Looking for another side dish. Got chuck roast w/ carrots & onions in the oven. Parmesan/cream cheese mashed taters on menu. What else?
Posted by: olddog in mo at January 07, 2018 04:53 PM (Dhht7)
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Salad? Green beans? Something light and green would be what I'd aim for.

Posted by: bluebell at January 07, 2018 04:57 PM (kNasr)

168 but will put provolone on a cheesesteak

Posted by: Skip at January 07, 2018 04:48

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Provolone on cheese steak is ok, but Cheeze Whiz is better.

Posted by: olddog in mo at January 07, 2018 04:58 PM (Dhht7)

169 My favorite chili recipe calls for a stick of cinnamon to be added to the mixture while it simmers for an hour or so. It adds a little something. Nothing obvious but I love it.

Posted by: Tuna at January 07, 2018 04:58 PM (jm1YL)

170

Duck fat is excellent for Hobo Confit, Mama.

Posted by: In Vino Veritits in a Pike Chair Beep-Beep at January 07, 2018 04:58 PM (T/KY7)

171 Mama AJ, duck fat is toxic and very dangerous, so don't use it! Instead, send it to me and I'll see that it's properly disposed of. Just me looking out for you!

Posted by: Duke Lowell at January 07, 2018 04:58 PM (gC2IV)

172 Mama AJ, the one to ask about duck fat is RMBS. He's said before he's always got some in his fridge.

Posted by: bluebell at January 07, 2018 04:58 PM (kNasr)

173 167 Looking for another side dish. Got chuck roast w/ carrots & onions in the oven. Parmesan/cream cheese mashed taters on menu. What else?
Posted by: olddog in mo at January 07, 2018 04:53 PM (Dhht7)
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Salad? Green beans? Something light and green would be what I'd aim for.
Posted by: bluebell at January 07, 2018 04:57 PM (kNasr)

Agree. Or maybe coleslaw?

Posted by: Splunge at January 07, 2018 04:58 PM (Vb4BV)

174 Remember: Pot Roast has to be done slowly. Keep the heat low. The faster you try to cook it, the less good it will be.

I ended up with 170 degrees which is probably too fast, but I thought it was Friday when I started it, then found out shortly thereafter that it was actually Saturday when I came here and saw the mini chess thread. I upped it to 170 so that it would be done in 24 hours for Sunday dinner as opposed to 48.

I also made the mistake of putting the veggies in the bag with the roast. I doubt the potatoes will be done.

Now you know why I expect to have to throw it all in the pressure cooker.

Posted by: Corned Beef and Chlorine at January 07, 2018 04:59 PM (cXDc4)

175 >>It seems we survived the Polar Vortex, eh?

And not one snowflake. Well, I heard some people saw a couple. There were a few places in my neighborhood that were icy last week. The city or maybe the HOA put dirt down over the ice. So there was frozen mud...and I spun my tires in the left over dirt today!!

Possible thunderstorms tonight, lulz.

Posted by: Mama AJ at January 07, 2018 04:59 PM (mtfdF)

176 I think "Food Savage" would a great name for a cooking show.

I made a lemon peppercorn chicken (Wegman's) in the crockpot, but I snacked so much waiting for it to be done that I just plopped it in a container uneaten.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 07, 2018 04:59 PM (qJtVm)

177

Hollow out a carrot and put a stick of cinnamon in it before adding carrot to chili. Or fried chicken.

Posted by: In Vino Veritits in a Pike Chair Beep-Beep at January 07, 2018 05:00 PM (T/KY7)

178 Time to make the enchiladas!

Posted by: DaveA at January 07, 2018 05:00 PM (FhXTo)

179 but I thought it was Friday when I started it, then found out shortly thereafter that it was actually Saturday when I came here and saw the mini chess thread.
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Okay, this made me laugh. Even for a Moron, this seems to represent a milestone. Using the HQ for a calendar is something I've never seen before.

Posted by: bluebell at January 07, 2018 05:00 PM (kNasr)

180 Been cooking quite a few recipes from Colonial America lately, and lots of them call for a little nutmeg or some mace, or both (both come from the same plant). On u2b there's a Jas. Townsend clip of a recipe for Onion pie, with onion, apple, potato, and hard-boiled eggs. I leave out the hard-boiled eggs, instead make a custard of raw egg and beef broth . . . the apple, onion, and potato are sliced thinly and the whole thing is baked between a top and bottom crust. Quite nice.

Posted by: The Inexplicable Dr. Julius Strangepork at January 07, 2018 05:00 PM (sRycn)

181 ''Looking for another side dish. Got chuck roast w/ carrots & onions in the oven. Parmesan/cream cheese mashed taters on menu. What else?
Posted by: olddog in mo at January 07, 2018 04:53 PM (Dhht7)
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Salad? Green beans? Something light and green would be what I'd aim for. ''

I agree. You got brown, orange and white on the plate. You need a little green to make it aesthetically pleasing

Posted by: Tuna at January 07, 2018 05:01 PM (jm1YL)

182 Yeah, I was leaning that way bluebell. Or maybe some spinach. But daughter threw out creamed corn to smother on mashed taters. Got me off track.

Posted by: olddog in mo at January 07, 2018 05:01 PM (Dhht7)

183 My wife, a native Mexican, and I make this pozole recipe at least twice a year. It feeds a small army. And we find really great results from brining the pork pieces in saltwater for up to 24 hours before preparing. A very good pozole recipe.

http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/posole_rojo/

Posted by: Sambo at January 07, 2018 05:01 PM (CwNIZ)

184 Save your confederate money, CBD will rise again?

Posted by: jakee308 at January 07, 2018 04:51 PM (yT99I)

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Confederate Battle Dildo?

Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at January 07, 2018 05:01 PM (/qEW2)

185 Y'all are so helpful.

Posted by: Mama AJ at January 07, 2018 05:01 PM (mtfdF)

186 So, to be slightly self-involved, can someone with a copy tell me whether my mango jam recipe made it into the cookbook? I am limited by both budget and shelf space, so I'm more likely to buy if I'm in it.

Posted by: Zaklog the Great at January 07, 2018 05:02 PM (aKvfY)

187

Carrot Cinnamon Hobo Surprise was a popular dish in Confederate America. It fell out of favor after the war as Rutabaga Hobo Hot Dish became popular.

Posted by: In Vino Veritits in a Pike Chair Beep-Beep at January 07, 2018 05:03 PM (T/KY7)

188 So, to be slightly self-involved, can someone with a copy tell me whether my mango jam recipe made it into the cookbook? I am limited by both budget and shelf space, so I'm more likely to buy if I'm in it.
Posted by: Zaklog the Great at January 07, 2018 05:02 PM (aKvfY)
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I happen to have a copy right here *cough*.

P. 129.

Posted by: bluebell at January 07, 2018 05:04 PM (kNasr)

189 I finally tried a Moron recipe the other day -- Cricket's Curried Turkey Soup. Of course I can't leave well enough alone so I had to add celery in with the onions (NOT carrots). Pretty good, although it would have been better if I hadn't overcooked the turkey. *mutter* I'll probably try again using canned chicken because I am that lazy.

Next up, not necessarily in this order: DingusKhan's Bachelor Chow (*with* flavor!!), Holdmyscotch's Texas Taco Soup, and chelsea danger's Chicken Patsy... which will probably become a casserole somehow, because lazy.

@Jewells45 I think I have that same Panera recipe, but I don't notice the nutmeg. This might have something to do with me adding 2 or 3 times the cheese the recipe calls for... I'm not sure why they include it. I also use a little nutmeg in a bolognese recipe I have, where it's supposed to counter the acidity of the tomatoes.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 07, 2018 05:04 PM (0ReGO)

190 Here's another Original Holiday Cocktail Recipe win for y'all.

I got a bottle of Glenmorangie Nectar D'Or as a Christmas gift and was anticipating (becuz aged in sauterne casks) a great dessert scotch, but

alas, no.

However, it turned out to be a great cocktail scotch, like so:

Why Yuzu!

1.5 oz Glenmorangie Nectar D'Or

1 oz Cointreau

0.5 oz fresh lemon juice

1/8 tsp of finely grated fresh yuzu peel

Shake vigorously with ice. Strain but do not strain finely you want to leave the minuscule bits of yuzu peel floating around to delight your nose and your palate. Drink!

Surprisingly, light fresh and fruity.

And bonus! It goes very well with Japanese food such as sushi. tempura, and kara-age.

Posted by: naturalfake at January 07, 2018 05:04 PM (9q7Dl)

191 >>A 66% tax. Brilliant.

No kidding - and are they doing this in tandem with hiking the minimum wage, because that would really be a double-tap to mom 'n pop shops (decrease revenue + increase costs). These people are idiots.

Posted by: Lizzy at January 07, 2018 05:05 PM (W+vEI)

192
So, to be slightly self-involved, can someone with a copy tell me
whether my mango jam recipe made it into the cookbook? I am limited by
both budget and shelf space, so I'm more likely to buy if I'm in it.

Posted by: Zaklog the Great at January 07, 2018 05:02 PM (aKvfY)

P 129

Posted by: Methos and 82,847 other people want Last Jedi eliminated from star wars canon at January 07, 2018 05:05 PM (XQvuQ)

193
And not one snowflake. Well, I heard some people saw a couple.

I saw a couple of tiny flakes on Thursday? for like five minutes. Just thankful for no frozen pipes after so many nights in the teens.

(Apologies to all of y'all way north of here!)

Posted by: Spun and Murky at January 07, 2018 05:05 PM (4DCSq)

194 https://tinyurl.com/ya3p5gcx

Lemon spaghetti. Comes out really well w grilled chicken. Little bit of summer

Posted by: red clay at January 07, 2018 05:06 PM (nVN5G)

195 A cruel twist of fate: I have made the best burgers of my life, and making them again is about the last thing I want to do.

Following CBD's advice, I used chuck and short ribs. Same weight of each, but that was counting the bones in the short ribs, which of course get discarded. And following some other advice, I hand-chopped.

The burgers were amazing. Flavorful, and with a much better texture than even home-ground.

So what's the problem? Cutting that tough short rib meat into little tiny pieces is a serious pain.

Posted by: Splunge at January 07, 2018 05:06 PM (Vb4BV)

196 People are flocking to Seattle to live I guess.

Seattle Times: Single-family home prices on the Eastside, Seattle's Capitol Hill area and Pierce County all broke record highs in December, as did condo costs across King County, during what is normally a slow time of year for home buying. Medium price is now 1 million.

Posted by: Colin at January 07, 2018 05:06 PM (z1HcL)

197 196 People are flocking to Seattle to live I guess.

Good. Maybe they will stay the f away from where I live. Put all the freak-enablers in a few central locations, makes 'em more prone to plagues and Norks...

Posted by: In Vino Veritits in a Pike Chair Beep-Beep at January 07, 2018 05:08 PM (T/KY7)

198 Okay, this made me laugh. Even for a Moron, this seems to represent a milestone. Using the HQ for a calendar is something I've never seen before.

Posted by: bluebell at January 07, 2018 05:00 PM (kNasr)

Surely you jest! It is the most reliable calendar in my home! Unfortunately, I overslept Friday and missed the Friday EMT; thus the reason I thought it was Friday. HA!

Posted by: Corned Beef and Chlorine at January 07, 2018 05:08 PM (cXDc4)

199 Posted by: Zaklog the Great at January 07, 2018 05:02 PM (aKvfY)

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Page 129

Posted by: Duke Lowell at January 07, 2018 05:08 PM (gC2IV)

200 Page 192!

Posted by: Amy Schumer at January 07, 2018 05:10 PM (mtfdF)

201 ''Good. Maybe they will stay the f away from where I live. Put all the freak-enablers in a few central locations, makes 'em more prone to plagues and Norks...''

And make sure they are all supplied with "raw" water.

Posted by: Tuna at January 07, 2018 05:10 PM (jm1YL)

202 50 My daughter just showed me a recipe for bacon-coated waffle cannoli with maple cream.

Posted by: bluebell at January 07, 2018 04:18 PM (kNasr)
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Somebody needs to make this for me:

https://www.tastemade.com/videos/bacon-coated-waffle-cannoli-with-maple-cream

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 07, 2018 05:10 PM (qJtVm)

203 PAGE 129!!!

Posted by: BEN ROETHLESBERGER at January 07, 2018 05:11 PM (gC2IV)

204 One modification though; I put the chicken on a rack instead of directly onto the pan. I think that the bottoms of the chicken pieces would have gotten soggy had I followed the recipe even more slavishly than I did.

Good guess. If your protein is sitting in any appreciable amount of fluid it will never get crispy or dry out or brown.

This can either work in your favor or against it. Depending on your needs.

Posted by: Fire Marshall James Comey at January 07, 2018 05:13 PM (2FqvZ)

205 For New Year's I made CDR. M's bacon wrapped potatoes. I had to make the garlic infused oil to start, but that was the longest part except for the actual baking of the potatoes. Littlest Kidlet, who had asked me not to make them because she doesn't like potatoes or bacon (I have no idea where I went wrong in raising her), asked me to add them to our regular rotation.

The Chinese steamed buns went over well also, and they were handy for breakfasts the rest of the week as well.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at January 07, 2018 05:13 PM (rp9xB)

206 Perfect is the enemy of good.

You're right. I love French Onion soup, but I never make it, because by far the best version I ever had used veal stock. Veal bones seem to be unobtainable in my area (though I haven't yet made inquiries about what could possibly be ordered). So I do without. That can't be the right choice.

Posted by: Splunge at January 07, 2018 05:13 PM (Vb4BV)

207 Texted my mom about pozole and she says she didn't make it because she couldn't find 'the full-size Lavosh' for sale around here.

I'm going to end up making it for her because she can't eat Mexican food without Indian bread.

Posted by: Mama AJ at January 07, 2018 05:14 PM (mtfdF)

208 I don't care for al dente pasta either. Not mushy, but there shouldn't be anything remotely crunchy about it either.

Posted by: Insomniac - Meet the New Year, same as the old year at January 07, 2018 05:14 PM (NWiLs)

209 Posted by: Fire Marshall James Comey at January 07, 2018 05:13 PM (2FqvZ)

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Does it matter if there's no intent to have soggy chicken?

Posted by: Duke Lowell at January 07, 2018 05:14 PM (gC2IV)

210 https://www.tastemade.com/videos/bacon-coated-waffle-cannoli-with-maple-cream
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 07, 2018 05:10 PM (qJtVm)
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That's the very one she showed me. How about if you make it and invite me over?

Posted by: bluebell at January 07, 2018 05:16 PM (kNasr)

211 If you want to geek out to sous vide experiments, visit Serious Eats dot com. They give so much info, you'll be overwhelmed. We've gotten steaks fork tender in an hour at 130 degrees. We made chicken tenders actually too tender for our daughter's taste.

Posted by: OldDominionMom at January 07, 2018 05:16 PM (GzDYP)

212 Just thankful for no frozen pipes after so many nights in the teens.

(Apologies to all of y'all way north of here!)

Posted by: Spun and Murky at January 07, 2018 05:05 PM (4DCSq)

I think I got caught. A vent I installed in a 100' run of pipe is barely trickling a drip of water. Went down to zero this morning.

I have hope. Not much, but some.

Posted by: Fire Marshall James Comey at January 07, 2018 05:16 PM (2FqvZ)

213 212 Just thankful for no frozen pipes after so many nights in the teens.

Phrasing!

Posted by: Insomniac - Meet the New Year, same as the old year at January 07, 2018 05:17 PM (NWiLs)

214 Al denote is not crunchy or chewy. Crunchy or chewy means under cooked pasta.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at January 07, 2018 05:17 PM (gC2IV)

215 Polliwog, I want to make those two. CDR M emailed me with a correction after he submitted it, and when I wrote back to acknowledge the change, I said the recipe sounded delicious. He said it makes the whole house smell fantastic, and I have no reason to doubt him.

Posted by: bluebell at January 07, 2018 05:18 PM (kNasr)

216 Ah geez. TOO. I want to make them TOO. TOO.

TOO.

Posted by: bluebell at January 07, 2018 05:18 PM (kNasr)

217 Al denote? Seriously autocucumber?

Posted by: Duke Lowell at January 07, 2018 05:18 PM (gC2IV)

218 I knew a guy named Al Denote years ago.

Nice guy.

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at January 07, 2018 05:20 PM (EoRCO)

219 I picked up some Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza Wings and Meatballs on the way home tonight. Loving life

Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 07, 2018 05:20 PM (SjImc)

220 >>Phrasing!

Ewww

Posted by: Mama AJ at January 07, 2018 05:20 PM (mtfdF)

221 Mailed the signed cookbooks to last week's lucky contest winners yesterday!!
Posted by: Weasel
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Thanks again Weasel and Bluebell - I will use my copy for good instead of evil this time.

So far I've enticed one Moron and an 'ette in training to view the site due strictly on the originality and humor of TDG.

Who knew it would be a recruiting tool?

Posted by: Tonypete at January 07, 2018 05:21 PM (tr2D7)

222 I smoked some beef ribs too long and now we have the happiest dog in a 1500 square mile area.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Bama's Boot Stomping on the Face of College Football Forever at January 07, 2018 05:22 PM (ks6bw)

223 Someday I share my recipe for Thai version of spotted dick. First you make Engrish spotted dick, then you bring out laser ...

Posted by: Chef White Phang at January 07, 2018 05:22 PM (/qEW2)

224 Wait, Al Del Greco died?

Posted by: Methos and 82,860 other people want Last Jedi eliminated from star wars canon at January 07, 2018 05:22 PM (XQvuQ)

225 25 Best cinnamon bread I've ever tasted was from Bristol Farms. It's probably as close to heaven as I will ever get, sweets-wise.
Posted by: Peaches at January 07, 2018 04:11 PM (14URa)

Do I need to send a care package?????

Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at January 07, 2018 05:22 PM (hscyr)

226 You bet, Tonypete!

We officially went over 2,000 copies sold Saturday morning.

Posted by: Weasel at January 07, 2018 05:24 PM (Sfs6o)

227

Thai Spotted Dick: Multidrug resistant warns the CDC!

Posted by: In Vino Veritits in a Pike Chair Beep-Beep at January 07, 2018 05:24 PM (T/KY7)

228
The recipes in "Southern Living" magazine are so delicious and so frustrating, because neither of us have the time to do them.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 07, 2018 05:25 PM (KEyOG)

229 Is the Thai Spotted Dick served with hard sauce?

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 07, 2018 05:26 PM (qJtVm)

230 174,
"Remember: Pot Roast has to be done slowly. Keep the heat low. The faster you try to cook it, the less good it will be.

I ended up with 170 degrees which is probably too fast, but I
thought it was Friday when I started it, then found out shortly
thereafter that it was actually Saturday when I came here and saw the
mini chess thread. I upped it to 170 so that it would be done in 24
hours for Sunday dinner as opposed to 48.

I also made the mistake of putting the veggies in the bag with the roast. I doubt the potatoes will be done."

Sous vide pot roast is 140 for 2-3 days for medium still pink or 160 for 1-2 days for more traditional look. Sear either before sealing or after cooking. A marinade for flavor, I like McCormicks New York steak one or Lawrys,in the bag but no onions they don't take well to long cooking sous vide. Vegetables, carrots are 183 for 40 to 60 minutes, potatoes are 183 for 30 to 60 minutes for small, 60 to 120 for large so they could be done together. Butter, salt can be added to pouch.

Posted by: geoffb at January 07, 2018 05:26 PM (zOpu5)

231 I knew a guy named Al Denote years ago.

Nice guy.

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at January 07, 2018 05:20 PM (EoRCO)

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IIRC, he was the NY senator preceding Chuck Schumer.

Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at January 07, 2018 05:29 PM (/qEW2)

232 The cookbook as a recruiting tool? Yep, that's how it starts. They start you on the cookbook. Hey, how bad could it be? Just read a few pages. Then they introduce you to the blog content. Pretty soon you find yourself face down in the gutter, clutching a bottle of valu-rite, reading the comments, and hitting F5 like a monkey on crack.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at January 07, 2018 05:30 PM (gC2IV)

233 Rr:southern living

Find the Taste of Home cookbook. $5 or so on Amazon for a used one

Great cookbook and interesting side stories.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Bama's Boot Stomping on the Face of College Football Forever at January 07, 2018 05:30 PM (ks6bw)

234 Seattle lawmakers seriously thought the drink distributors would not pass along the tax to the end user.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 07, 2018 05:30 PM (IqV8l)

235
From one end of the cooking heat spectrum to the other.

Sous vide to Instant Pot tonight.

Beef stew...

Posted by: Spun and Murky at January 07, 2018 05:31 PM (4DCSq)

236 Hit denote. Hit de high note.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 07, 2018 05:31 PM (IqV8l)

237 That reminds me:

No good deed, if you read this, I remember you were going to try to perfect a pork roast. Try the oven bags.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Bama's Boot Stomping on the Face of College Football Forever at January 07, 2018 05:33 PM (ks6bw)

238 Al Denote was a well-known Italian epistler.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 07, 2018 05:33 PM (5OO3x)

239 Accounts Receivable part 3.

*twitch twitch twitch*

There is a "used" copy of the cookbook available for $9 more than the new price. I guess someone thinks the word 'moron' is in the more traditional sense.

Posted by: Mama AJ at January 07, 2018 05:34 PM (mtfdF)

240 229 Is the Thai Spotted Dick served with hard sauce?
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 07, 2018 05:26 PM (qJtVm)

A veeeeery small laser.

Posted by: Insomniac - Meet the New Year, same as the old year at January 07, 2018 05:35 PM (NWiLs)

241 234 Seattle lawmakers seriously thought the drink distributors would not pass along the tax to the end user.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 07, 2018 05:30 PM (IqV8l)

So did the Philadelphia lawmakers. Mayor Kenney was highly offended that the greedy distributors sabotaged his brilliant plan.

Posted by: rickl at January 07, 2018 05:36 PM (sdi6R)

242 Botched three of four attempts at chickpea tempeh. Will redo incubator. Prepared Lin-Duh's Unknown Black Bean Soup (p.333 - TDG). Outstanding, thanks . Substituted cocanut oil and veggie broth. 10 mins. in Instapot.

Posted by: stonecutter at January 07, 2018 05:37 PM (Bfr22)

243

I'm working on a cookbook for sous vide ramen; pancakes; beef jerky; ice cream; blue cheese cake sprinkles and other delights... submit early!

Posted by: In Vino Veritits in a Pike Chair Beep-Beep at January 07, 2018 05:37 PM (T/KY7)

244 Sous vide pot roast is 140 for 2-3 days for medium still pink or 160 for 1-2 days for more traditional look. Sear either before sealing or after cooking. A marinade for flavor, I like McCormicks New York steak one or Lawrys,in the bag but no onions they don't take well to long cooking sous vide. Vegetables, carrots are 183 for 40 to 60 minutes, potatoes are 183 for 30 to 60 minutes for small, 60 to 120 for large so they could be done together. Butter, salt can be added to pouch.
Posted by: geoffb at January 07, 2018 05:26 PM (zOpu5)

Definitely going into the PC then. Maybe I should go ahead and yank it out of the water and start now. Oh boy.

I did potatoes fairly thinly sliced at 190 for 2.5 hours and they did not get done enough to mash. Ended up throwing carmelized onions, garlic, heavy whipping cream, and cheddar and mixing to get them on the table unmashed. Family was actually pleased with the results. I have made them two more times since.

Have not tried whole onions in there yet, but these are fairly small boilers. Will be interesting to see if they can be saved.

Thanks for the timing! I will try again using yours next time. 140 was where I had it prior to seeing the mini-chess thread. Probably would have been fine if I had my days straight and had not thrown all those veggies in the bag with the roast.

Posted by: Corned Beef and Chlorine at January 07, 2018 05:38 PM (cXDc4)

245
Mayor Kenney was highly offended that the greedy distributors sabotaged his brilliant plan.

Posted by: rickl

Always the same promises.
Always the same catastrophes.
Always the same excuses.
Always the same scapegoats.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 07, 2018 05:38 PM (KEyOG)

246 Wait, it's more specific than just Taste of Home. Let me go find the copy I'm talking about.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Bama's Boot Stomping on the Face of College Football Forever at January 07, 2018 05:39 PM (ks6bw)

247 Next time, I'm sending in my recipe for Tongue in Cheek, and of course, the previously mentioned Possum Surprise.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 07, 2018 05:39 PM (y3sT9)

248 There is a place in San Francisco that makes red velvet fried chicken.

Posted by: Roc Ingersol at January 07, 2018 05:40 PM (2DOZq)

249 Tonight's dinner was chicken soup, using stock I made from the Christmas goose, some vegetables, and one of those damned boneless skinless chicken breasts from the grocery. I hate chicken breasts. Too dry. For the soup I cooked the vegetables in the stock low and slow for about three hours, then put in the chicken and poached it just enough to be cooked all the way through, then served up.

Spices used: a whole onion, garlic, salt, thyme, a couple of peppercorns, one allspice, some oregano, some turmeric (mostly for color), a little Tabasco sauce, and a bay leaf.

Posted by: Trimegistus at January 07, 2018 05:40 PM (UC678)

250 Next time, I'm sending in my recipe for Tongue in Cheek, and of course, the previously mentioned Possum Surprise.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 07, 2018 05:39 PM (y3sT9)
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You're always promising.

Posted by: bluebell at January 07, 2018 05:40 PM (kNasr)

251 Ah, it's "No Taste Like Home"

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Bama's Boot Stomping on the Face of College Football Forever at January 07, 2018 05:41 PM (ks6bw)

252 There is a "used" copy of the cookbook available for $9 more than the new price. I guess someone thinks the word 'moron' is in the more traditional sense.
Posted by: Mama AJ at January 07, 2018 05:34 PM (mtfdF)
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There were a half dozen resellers on Amazon one at over $40, There's also an asshole in Prague selling the eBook online.

Posted by: Weasel at January 07, 2018 05:41 PM (Sfs6o)

253 You're always promising.

Posted by: bluebell
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Curiously, the same thing people have to me for years. There's something to be said for predicitability, you know.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 07, 2018 05:43 PM (y3sT9)

254 245
Mayor Kenney was highly offended that the greedy distributors sabotaged his brilliant plan.

Posted by: rickl

Always the same promises.
Always the same catastrophes.
Always the same excuses.
Always the same scapegoats.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 07, 2018 05:38 PM (KEyOG)

Yep. It doesn't take much imagination to see where this would lead if Mayor Kenney had more power than he does. Those greedy capitalist wreckers would pay for their crimes.

Posted by: rickl at January 07, 2018 05:43 PM (sdi6R)

255 Any chance you can share this baked mustard chicken recipe? I don't want to make a NYT account.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Bama's Boot Stomping on the Face of College Football Forever at January 07, 2018 05:43 PM (ks6bw)

256 the same thing people have said to me for years.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 07, 2018 05:44 PM (y3sT9)

257 232 The cookbook as a recruiting tool? Yep, that's how it starts. They start you on the cookbook. Hey, how bad could it be? Just read a few pages. Then they introduce you to the blog content. Pretty soon you find yourself face down in the gutter, clutching a bottle of valu-rite, reading the comments, and hitting F5 like a monkey on crack.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at January 07, 2018 05:30 PM (gC2IV)
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Might be something to that. I made the sugar cookies from TDG for Christmas dinner. My BIL said they reminded him of his late mother's cookies. He seemed pretty wistful about it - very unlike him. I told him about the cookbook & the HQ. He's definitely moron material, so we might have a convert. I plan to buy him the cookbook, too.

Posted by: Hoplite Housewife at January 07, 2018 05:44 PM (akSgU)

258
There's also an asshole in Prague selling the eBook online.
Posted by: Weasel

"Jiri, what is 'hobo'?"

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 07, 2018 05:45 PM (vAZIo)

259 There's also an asshole in Prague selling the eBook online.
Posted by: Weasel at January 07, 2018 05:41 PM (Sfs6o)

If this doesn't turn into a globetrotting international espionage summer blockbuster I will be so disappointed.

Posted by: hogmartin at January 07, 2018 05:46 PM (y87Qq)

260

I'm working on a cookbook for sous vide ramen; pancakes; beef jerky; ice cream; blue cheese cake sprinkles and other delights... submit early!

Posted by: In Vino Veritits in a Pike Chair Beep-Beep at January 07, 2018 05:37 PM

Mmmm, ice cream. Looking forward to it. Just need to find the 5 degree setting on the dang thing.

Posted by: Spun and Murky at January 07, 2018 05:47 PM (4DCSq)

261 That chicken sure looks nice.

*hopefully places plate under USB port*

Posted by: rickl at January 07, 2018 05:47 PM (sdi6R)

262 >>> Technique Trumps Ingredients...Or Is It The Other Way Around?

We need to end this divisiveness in the kitchen.

Of course chicken trumps side dishes, but there is room for them both. If you are big on diversity, include vegetables and then have dessert.

Posted by: fluffy at January 07, 2018 05:47 PM (cHbmY)

263 Been reading through comments while making supper, getting cat hers and cleaning dishes.
Hard copies will be collectors items someday

Posted by: Skip at January 07, 2018 05:48 PM (aC6Sd)

264 There was definitely a little bump in sales a couple of days after Christmas. I have to think perhaps the book was being passed around on Christmas Day and we picked up some interest that way.

Posted by: Weasel at January 07, 2018 05:48 PM (Sfs6o)

265 We are going to tax your chicken too - SEATTLE democrats

Posted by: PhilDirt at January 07, 2018 05:48 PM (sonVw)

266 That's so nice, Hoplite Housewife!

It seems a lot of the recipes in the cookbook tended to be things that were old family recipes. And I've seen several commenters say that they had been looking for a certain recipe their mom used to make, and found something just like it in our cookbook. I just love that. Love love love that.

Posted by: bluebell at January 07, 2018 05:49 PM (kNasr)

267 There's also an asshole in Prague selling the eBook online.
Posted by: Weasel at January 07, 2018 05:41 PM (Sfs6o)

If this doesn't turn into a globetrotting international espionage summer blockbuster I will be so disappointed.
Posted by: hogmartin at January 07, 2018 05:46 PM (y87Qq)

He'll make a small fortune. Plenty of fools in this world. It's 75% old news mixed with lies, 20% outright lies, and 5% nothing burger. But other than that it's an outstanding book

Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 07, 2018 05:49 PM (SjImc)

268
259 There's also an asshole in Prague selling the eBook online.
Posted by: Weasel at January 07, 2018 05:41 PM (Sfs6o)

If this doesn't turn into a globetrotting international espionage summer blockbuster I will be so disappointed.
Posted by: hogmartin at January 07, 2018 05:46 PM (y87Qq)
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Our pal bluebell started sharpening her favorite shim and made me send the place a mean email!

Posted by: Weasel at January 07, 2018 05:50 PM (Sfs6o)

269 NGU, have you presented it to Mrs. NGU yet?

Posted by: bluebell at January 07, 2018 05:51 PM (kNasr)

270 NGU, have you presented it to Mrs. NGU yet?

Posted by: bluebell at January 07, 2018 05:51 PM (kNasr)

The cook book? The minute it arrived

Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 07, 2018 05:51 PM (SjImc)

271 Yum. Rhubarb pie. My favorite, followed closely by gooseberry. I guess I'm really into the sweet/sour combo. I'll eat rhubarb diluted with strawberries but prefer it straight up.

Posted by: Suds 46 at January 07, 2018 05:52 PM (3booC)

272

Fried chicken is a weapon of Southern White Male Oppression, so thats a Seattle tax.

Lets see, what else? Red meat, whiskey, grits, non-vegan baked beans, etc. ...

Posted by: In Vino Veritits in a Pike Chair Beep-Beep at January 07, 2018 05:52 PM (T/KY7)

273 Anyone have inside info on which is better..
roku or fire stick?

Posted by: madamemayhem (uppity wench) at January 07, 2018 05:53 PM (yTnCT)

274 Recipe for the pictured chicken:

Ingredients

� cup Dijon mustard
1 clove garlic, minced
1 teaspoon dried thyme
� teaspoon ground cinnamon
Salt and black pepper
2 cups fine dry unseasoned bread crumbs
2 chickens, 2 to 3 pounds each, quartered, rinsed and dried
1 tablespoon sweet paprika, or as needed
3 tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces

Preparation

Heat oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, combine mustard, garlic, thyme, cinnamon, a pinch of salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper. Place bread crumbs in another large bowl.
Working in batches, coat chicken quarters on all sides with mustard mixture. Shake off excess mustard, then coat completely with bread crumbs. Arrange in a single layer in a large, shallow baking pan.
Dust the chicken with paprika and scatter butter pieces on top. Bake until crust is deep golden brown and crispy, about 2 hours. (Depending on the oven, the size of the pan and the size of the chickens, baking time may be as long as 2 1/2 hours.) Serve hot or at room temperature.

The site loaded fine for me..go figure.

Posted by: Lacy Pipe Wigs at January 07, 2018 05:53 PM (behm3)

275 And I think step three is send any remaining duck fat to CBD, because he
wants to be embalmed in it when he shuffles off this mortal coil.

Dildo confit? No, just no.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at January 07, 2018 05:55 PM (j0Oc6)

276

If you want to drink I'll tax your pop
If you want to eat I'll tax your slop
I'm the tax man. Yeahhhh, the liberal tax man

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 07, 2018 05:55 PM (IqV8l)

277 New Trump book "Fire and Fury" by Michael Wolff. Full PDF:

https://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/950093352145432577

Posted by: undocumented illegal SMOD at January 07, 2018 05:55 PM (e8kgV)

278 @271
Ever tried rhubarb and serviceberry?

Posted by: madamemayhem (uppity wench) at January 07, 2018 05:55 PM (yTnCT)

279 So pixie doesn't like fractions I take it. That's three quarter cup mustard and one quarter teaspoon of cinnamon (that CBS says don't use).

Posted by: Lacy Pipe Wigs at January 07, 2018 05:55 PM (behm3)

280 Boneless, skinless chicken breasts can be tender and tasty, when not overcooked:

Butterfly the breasts then coat with olive oil. Sprinkle with kosher salt and cracked pepper then grill over high heat about 5-7 min. per side. Yum! and simple.

Posted by: JQ at January 07, 2018 05:56 PM (yD/Pf)

281 244,
"I did potatoes fairly thinly sliced at 190 for 2.5 hours and they did not get done enough to mash."

The times I put for potatoes are just from the cookbook, I've never done them sous vide. Carrots I have and they were crunchy-done.

Pot roast I have done, usually boneless chuck. It turns out good but so does doing it in a crock-pot or a low oven. Sous vide for me is most useful for getting nice steaks, pork loin chops that are done and still pink and juicy, and ribs that are pink, and juicy too.

I'm lazy and the pork usually just has dark brown sugar and liquid smoke put in the bag with the meat on top vac-sealed and cooked at the time and temp in my guide. Then brush with BBQ sauce and grill to sear for a couple minutes.

Posted by: geoffb at January 07, 2018 05:56 PM (zOpu5)

282 There were a half dozen resellers on Amazon one at over $40, There's also an asshole in Prague selling the eBook online.
Posted by: Weasel
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Better czech him out.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 07, 2018 05:57 PM (tr2D7)

283 (that CBS says don't use).
Posted by: Lacy Pipe Wigs at January 07, 2018 05:55 PM (behm3)
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Yeah, but CBS is Fake News.

Posted by: bluebell at January 07, 2018 05:58 PM (kNasr)

284 The cook book? The minute it arrived
Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 07, 2018 05:51 PM (SjImc)
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And has she surprised you with a delicious meal prepared from our recipes yet? If not, why not?

Posted by: bluebell at January 07, 2018 05:58 PM (kNasr)

285 Boneless, skinless chicken breasts can be tender and tasty, when not overcooked:

Along those lines, using the brick chicken technique on a spatchcocked chicken gives the most fantastic crust on one side and a really tender chicken on the other side. Alton Brown has a recipe, but with the pie pans and all, it gets a bit involved. I cheated and used the recipe from the Saveur cookbook instead.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at January 07, 2018 05:59 PM (j0Oc6)

286 I would read Fire and Fury any faster than Pippy Longstockings

Posted by: Skip at January 07, 2018 06:00 PM (aC6Sd)

287 You know who else had a cookbook right ?

Posted by: jsg at January 07, 2018 06:00 PM (DhcsO)

288 On the Seattle soda tax-- will SNAP customers actually pay it? Or will they be exempt, like with sales tax?

Posted by: JQ at January 07, 2018 06:01 PM (yD/Pf)

289 I was wondering how many other bloggers who link here ( which usually means they stop by) bought TDG

Posted by: Skip at January 07, 2018 06:01 PM (aC6Sd)

290 And has she surprised you with a delicious meal prepared from our recipes yet? If not, why not?

Posted by: bluebell at January 07, 2018 05:58 PM (kNasr)

No and while I love my wife, in her best days, cooking was not her thing. LOL
And I have learned to pick my fights

Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 07, 2018 06:01 PM (SjImc)

291 >>Recipe for the pictured chicken:

Thank you!

Posted by: Mama AJ at January 07, 2018 06:03 PM (mtfdF)

292 Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at January 07, 2018 05:59 PM

Oooh, will have to try that!

And-- yes, some recipes seem a bit overdone with all the special preps and extra pans.......

Posted by: JQ at January 07, 2018 06:03 PM (yD/Pf)

293 That chicken really looks good.

Posted by: washrivergal at January 07, 2018 06:04 PM (tcwn1)

294 My new brand of foodstuffs will have you burning cookbooks for heat! Mmmm - mmmm - mmmm!

Posted by: Oprah Winfrey at January 07, 2018 06:08 PM (bc2Lc)

295 Easiest (and best tasting) pot roast ever.

Brown roast in Dutch oven. Pour LOW-SODIUM soy sauce half way up meat. Bring to low boil, put into 325 degree oven for 2 1/2 hrs. Done.

The gravy (use corn starch and water) is to DIE for.

Steam veggies on the side. (Veggies cooked in. soy sauce are non-starters).

Posted by: Lurking Cynic at January 07, 2018 06:09 PM (RNwtH)

296 There's also an asshole in Prague selling the eBook online.
Posted by: Weasel at January 07, 2018 05:41 PM (Sfs6o)

Well, you are not alone:

Wolff's Trump book is sold out, but Wikileaks has published a PDF for free

Posted by: Miklos, oh the irony at January 07, 2018 06:11 PM (zCyNd)

297 Ace at the gym. He has some impressive GAINZZZ.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BYExzdAn-RG/

Posted by: Barak Hussien Obama, hiding in an Iranian well at January 07, 2018 06:12 PM (Qe84+)

298 105 Crook County : Huh, turns out people change their behavior because of taxes. Who knew?

Seattle : Hold muh beer !

Posted by: Iowa Bob

You've learned well, my young padawans.

Congressional Budget Office

PS Sam's Club has genuine 5 month aged Gruyere cheese $16.47 for 1.5 pounds. Sheesh. I'll just order my FOS at the restaurant.

Posted by: GnuBreed at January 07, 2018 06:12 PM (0ogQG)

299 S.C./Georgia Baptist ladies know how to fry chicken. Word.

Posted by: Eromero at January 07, 2018 06:14 PM (zLDYs)

300 Wolff's Trump book is sold out, but Wikileaks has published a PDF for free
Posted by: Miklos, oh the irony at January 07, 2018 06:11 PM (zCyNd)

Actually that's kind of funny. It screws Wolff on sales.

Posted by: Insomniac - Meet the New Year, same as the old year at January 07, 2018 06:14 PM (NWiLs)

301 Is there a operative in Prague who could take care of this, um, problem?

Posted by: Skip at January 07, 2018 06:15 PM (aC6Sd)

302 I'm pretty sure any of us here can produce something equally as valuable as Wolff's book, especially after a large enchilada dinner.

Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at January 07, 2018 06:17 PM (6FqZa)

303 Wolff's Trump book is sold out, but Wikileaks has published a PDF for free
Posted by: Miklos, oh the irony at January 07, 2018 06:11 PM (zCyNd)

Sorry, you can't view or download this file at this time.

Too many users have viewed or downloaded this file recently. Please try accessing the file again later. If the file you are trying to access is particularly large or is shared with many people, it may take up to 24 hours to be able to view or download the file. If you still can't access a file after 24 hours, contact your domain administrator.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 07, 2018 06:19 PM (IqV8l)

304 Loved this: Maestro Trump and CNN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=zJHooJw3nX0&feature=youtu.be

Space before v

Posted by: random ~~lurker~~ commener at January 07, 2018 06:20 PM (fcxP2)

305 214 Al denote is not crunchy or chewy. Crunchy or chewy means under cooked pasta.
Posted by: Duke Lowell

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Al Denote is the guy who burns your Italian restaurant to the ground if you miss an interest installment.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at January 07, 2018 06:21 PM (c8EhQ)

306 Wow I am really upset that Wolff's IP was apparently stolen, and will now be distributed, free, to the rapidly shrinking number of people with any interest in it.

I mean, really upset.

Is uncontrollable laughter a typical symptom of great distress?

Posted by: Very Unstable Semi-Genius, AKA rhomboid at January 07, 2018 06:21 PM (QDnY+)

307 Posole: Soak dried chile pods overnight in hot water to rehydrate. Plop pods, garlic, salt, and liquor from the pot in to a blender and macerate. A lot. Until lovely golden red color predominates.

Saute pork cubes, garlic, salt, pepper, white onions, and oregano in very hot olive oil. Place in crock pot, add hominy, and cover with red chile sauce. Add tomatoes and green chiles. Cook until hominy are cooked through and through (8 - 10 hours).

Serve with your choice of cold tops (e.g., shredded radishes, oregano, red onion, cilantro, etc.,). Under-cooked hominy is the sign of a gringo.

Whatever you do, don't undercook the hominy.

Recipes with exact proportions are for pussies.

Posted by: floggerblue26 at January 07, 2018 06:24 PM (MQwFC)

308 Mayor Kenney enjoys Arab spice trader jizz.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at January 07, 2018 06:25 PM (89T5c)

309 My favorite show on The Gorilla Channel is Gorilligans Island.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at January 07, 2018 06:26 PM (Pa3lz)

310 Pot roast I have done, usually boneless chuck. It turns out good but so does doing it in a crockpot or a low oven. Sous vide for me is most useful for getting nice steaks, pork loin chops that are done and still pink and juicy, and ribs that are pink, and juicy too.

I am azy and the pork usually just has dark brown sugar and liquid smoke put in the bag with the meat on top vacsealed and cooked at the time and temp in my guide. Then brush with BBQ sauce and grill to sear for a couple minutes.

Posted by: geoffb at January 07, 2018 05:56 PM (zOpu5)

Pot roast is easily done as you said. I highly doubt I will be repeating this mistake.

Agree with you on the steaks, prime rib, ribs and the like. And also salmon. It does fish amazingly well.

Posted by: Corned Beef and Chlorine at January 07, 2018 06:28 PM (cXDc4)

311 Congrats! We got 100% on our accounts payable quiz.

Although maybe I should charge more of a mark up on duck fat...

Posted by: Mama AJ at January 07, 2018 06:28 PM (mtfdF)

312 Whatever you do, don't undercook the hominy.

Recipes with exact proportions are for pussies.

Posted by: floggerblue26 at January 07, 2018 06:24 PM (MQwFC)

Hominy grits? Ya gotta cook dem tings 20 minutes I learned.

Posted by: Vincent Gambino, Esq. at January 07, 2018 06:28 PM (QLvwG)

313 Sorry, you can't view or download this file at this time.

ZeroHedge's commenters suggest scrolling to the end of the viewable area and THEN downloading it.

Or Torrent should probably work by tomorrow.

I am not suggesting anyone reading this do anything illegal. Besides, the book is almost certainly not worth the hassle.

Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at January 07, 2018 06:29 PM (6FqZa)

314 i just flushed wolffs' book. didn't know anybody here was interested.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 07, 2018 06:30 PM (KP5rU)

315 Hominy grits? Ya gotta cook dem tings 20 minutes I learned.
Posted by: Vincent Gambino, Esq. at January 07, 2018 06:28 PM (QLvwG)

You like them regular, creamy or al dente?

Posted by: Insomniac - Meet the New Year, same as the old year at January 07, 2018 06:30 PM (NWiLs)

316
Everybody like Gorilla Channel

https://tinyurl.com/ya6bod25

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 07, 2018 06:30 PM (IqV8l)

317 If I had more than a couple hundred followers on twitter, I'd start posting fake excerpts from the Wolff book just to see if I could hook any of the blue check mark mafia.

From a senior admin official:

On the first day I was waiting in the Oval Office. In comes the president, but he was walking strangely. I noticed he had his shoes on the wrong feet! As he sat on the couch, Melania crouched down to untie his shoes. She muttered something under her breath. I couldn't hear it all, but it sounded like fucking idiot. I then put my face in my hands, wondering what had we done? Can't understand we invoke the 25th? H, and if you use this quote, don't use my name. I don't want my family to be fed to the Sharks.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at January 07, 2018 06:31 PM (gC2IV)

318 ''Wolff's Trump book is sold out, but Wikileaks has published a PDF for free
Posted by: Miklos, oh the irony at January 07, 2018 06:11 PM (zCyNd) ''

Too, too funny.

Posted by: Tuna at January 07, 2018 06:31 PM (jm1YL)

319 Thanks lacy pipe wigs.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Bama's Boot Stomping on the Face of College Football Forever at January 07, 2018 06:32 PM (ks6bw)

320 I wonder how many of Wolff's books were bought by real people and how many were bought by the thousands by anti-Trump organizations.

Posted by: Insomniac - Meet the New Year, same as the old year at January 07, 2018 06:32 PM (NWiLs)

321 309 My favorite show on The Gorilla Channel is Gorilligans Island.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at January 07, 2018 06:26 PM (Pa3lz)

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Did you hear that the silverback who hosts Good Morning Rwanda just got fired for grabbing the asses of the females who came on the show when they weren't bright red?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at January 07, 2018 06:32 PM (c8EhQ)

322 There's been a lot of dumping on cinnamon in the comments, but I've found an interesting use for it that is not intuitively obvious. I put a very light dusting of cinnamon on my home-made pepperoni and mushroom pizzas. It mostly enhances the aroma and you'd never guess that it has cinnamon.

Posted by: MichiCanuck at January 07, 2018 06:33 PM (Lk8va)

323 321 309 My favorite show on The Gorilla Channel is Gorilligans Island.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at January 07, 2018 06:26 PM (Pa3lz)

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Did you hear that the silverback who hosts Good Morning Rwanda just got fired for grabbing the asses of the females who came on the show when they weren't bright red?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at January 07, 2018 06:32 PM (c8EhQ)

Susan Estrus is scheduled to comment tomorrow morning at 8:00.

Posted by: Insomniac - Meet the New Year, same as the old year at January 07, 2018 06:33 PM (NWiLs)

324 The typos make it more authentic, you dig?

Posted by: Duke Lowell at January 07, 2018 06:34 PM (gC2IV)

325 Susan Estrus is scheduled to comment tomorrow morning at 8:00.
Posted by: Insomniac - Meet the New Year, same as the old year at January 07, 2018 06:33 PM (NWiLs)

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Estrus & Allred, Counselors in Heat

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at January 07, 2018 06:35 PM (c8EhQ)

326 There is a clip from George Stuffalopigous show with Nicki who has to beat down the same question 5 times about Trump's mental state
And she says she doesn't know if he ( Wolff) interviewed 200 people or himself 200 times.

Posted by: Skip at January 07, 2018 06:36 PM (aC6Sd)

327 I have it on good authority that wolff was good friends with Clifford Irving

Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 07, 2018 06:37 PM (SjImc)

328

Gorilla Channel camera ape

https://tinyurl.com/y8dkczxw

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 07, 2018 06:37 PM (IqV8l)

329 It would be entertaining if people sued Wolff for defamation, especially since he basically said he has no idea if all the stuff in his book is true or not, which is pretty much the definition of actual malice.

Posted by: Insomniac - Meet the New Year, same as the old year at January 07, 2018 06:37 PM (NWiLs)

330 So, I just saw Meryl Streep w/ her guest for the Golden Globes, Ai-Jen Poo (SJW). Newly disinherited daughter flipped on E!'s The Red Carpet showing the "stars" going to award show. Lots of black. Lots of brave womyns. Gaaahhhh!!11!!!

Posted by: olddog in mo at January 07, 2018 06:38 PM (Dhht7)

331 >>> This recipe has an interesting technique for cooking the onions. Anyone ever see it before?

I've never caramelized onions other than by stirring them over the 40 minutes period. Covering them seems weird. And covering them with aluminum foil? Doesn't this leech out onto the onions?

My late hubby hated to cover things with foil, which he saw as a health risk (and he didn't care about evidence, he just elected to avoid it entirely).

That being said, I adore onion soup and would recommend Ace's beef bone broth for this. It would be orgasmic. Time-consuming? Hell yeah, but mind-blowingly delicious.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at January 07, 2018 06:38 PM (cu8/f)

332 I'm thinking of sneaking a copy of Wolff's book into the science-fiction / fantasy section if I catch it in the bookstore

Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at January 07, 2018 06:39 PM (6FqZa)

333 maxine waters wants to dump 45000 somali illegals in south l.a. but not until she is made speaker of the house. secede already cali, it's not worth saving.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 07, 2018 06:39 PM (KP5rU)

334 332 I'm thinking of sneaking a copy of Wolff's book into the science-fiction / fantasy section if I catch it in the bookstore
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at January 07, 2018 06:39 PM (6FqZa)

Put it in Fiction next to the bodice-rippers.

Posted by: Insomniac - Meet the New Year, same as the old year at January 07, 2018 06:40 PM (NWiLs)

335 J made beef and barley soup yesterday, not my fave, but I'll have to admit is was yummy.
Nothing like homemade soup when temps have been in the single digits.
Today however we had a high of 30! Of course w/ that we get freezing rain, sleet and snow. Yay for N IL.

Posted by: Farmer at January 07, 2018 06:40 PM (yJ1e6)

336 Another excerpt:

I was having dinner with the president and Melania in the residence and was shocked to see a cork on the tines of his fork. If we don't do that, Melania explained, he'll stab himself in the eye. I didn't believe it until he took out his glass eye and washed it in his water glass.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at January 07, 2018 06:40 PM (gC2IV)

337 You like them regular, creamy or al dente?

Posted by: Insomniac - Meet the New Year, same as the old year at January 07, 2018 06:30 PM (NWiLs)

Regular.

Posted by: Vincent Gambino, Esq. at January 07, 2018 06:40 PM (QLvwG)

338 I used to put the various Clinton books in with the 3rd Reich books at used book stores.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 07, 2018 06:40 PM (2K6fY)

339 Lots of black. Lots of brave womyns. Gaaahhhh!!11!!!
Posted by: olddog in mo at January 07, 2018 06:38 PM (Dhht7)

Yeah, +!!11!! points for being brave through virtue-signalling in black.

Sometimes I wish for an apocalypse just so Hollyweird and its creatures would cease to exist.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at January 07, 2018 06:41 PM (cu8/f)

340 338 I used to put the various Clinton books in with the 3rd Reich books at used book stores.
Posted by: Kindltot at January 07, 2018 06:40 PM (2K6fY)

Or addiction recovery in the self-help section.

Posted by: Insomniac - Meet the New Year, same as the old year at January 07, 2018 06:41 PM (NWiLs)

341 Mad Maxine should take all those immigrants into her district, so they can vote her in until she is pushing up the daisy

Posted by: Skip at January 07, 2018 06:41 PM (aC6Sd)

342 329 It would be entertaining if people sued Wolff for defamation, especially since he basically said he has no idea if all the stuff in his book is true or not, which is pretty much the definition of actual malice.
Posted by: Insomniac - Meet the New Year, same as the old year at January 07, 2018 06:37 PM (NWiLs)

Not only said he didn't know if it was true, but wrote it to take down the President...

Both statements by his own admission...

Posted by: Don Q. at January 07, 2018 06:41 PM (NgKpN)

343 339: in my world, miley, they don't.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 07, 2018 06:41 PM (KP5rU)

344 I used to put the various Clinton books in with the 3rd Reich books at used book stores.
Posted by: Kindltot at January 07, 2018 06:40 PM (2K6fY)

I would turn them over or hide them under other books LOL--for real

Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 07, 2018 06:42 PM (SjImc)

345 >>> Sometimes I wish for an apocalypse just so Hollyweird and its creatures would cease to exist.

Learn to swim.

Posted by: Tool at January 07, 2018 06:43 PM (cHbmY)

346 Is wishing for a SMODlet arriving at the Beverly Hills Hotel about now a bad thing?

Posted by: Count de Monet at January 07, 2018 06:44 PM (QLvwG)

347 I've never caramelized onions other than by stirring
them over the 40 minutes period. Covering them seems weird. And
covering them with aluminum foil? Doesn't this leech out onto the
onions?

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at January 07, 2018 06:38 PM (cu8/f)

I think it's just to cover them closely so they steam and break down quickly. And correctly sized pot will do.

Not sure how the aluminum would leach into the onions. They aren't acidic, so very little oxidation will occur.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 07, 2018 06:45 PM (wYseH)

348 Thanks for answering my query. I'll certainly have to purchase a copy now. God be with you.

Posted by: Zaklog the Great at January 07, 2018 06:45 PM (aKvfY)

349 these are not the golden globes i care about. that's for sure.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 07, 2018 06:46 PM (KP5rU)

350 in my world, miley, they don't.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 07, 2018 06:41 PM (KP5rU)

They don't cease to exist? Bummer. I expect the unskilled chattering classes to be among the first to die.

>>>Learn to swim.

I can doggy paddle.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at January 07, 2018 06:47 PM (cu8/f)

351 Now they have something like a $200M hole in the county budget because they had already spent the money they expected the tax to raise.

Posted by: Iowa Bob at January 07, 2018 04:22 PM (DNH+H)

Crook County is now laying off county employees claiming they don't have the money to pay them any more. Odd how they had the money before the tax existed, but not after they got rid of it. Of course it's the tax payers fault for not wanting to pay the tax

Posted by: TheQuietMan at January 07, 2018 06:47 PM (SiINZ)

352 Sometimes I wish for an apocalypse just so Hollyweird and its creatures would cease to exist

I turned off the TV and they have pretty much ceased to exist.

Posted by: t-bird at January 07, 2018 06:48 PM (cW490)

353 350: miley, they don't exist. like rats at the dump.

if i want golden globes, pronhub is going 24/7.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 07, 2018 06:49 PM (KP5rU)

354 Is wishing for a SMODlet arriving at the Beverly Hills Hotel about now a bad thing?

Posted by: Count de Monet at January 07, 2018 06:44 PM (QLvwG)

No.

if it takes 40 minutes to caramelize onions anyway, I don't see the point in covering them.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at January 07, 2018 06:49 PM (cu8/f)

355 I turned off the TV and they have pretty much ceased to exist.

Posted by: t-bird at January 07, 2018 06:48 PM (cW490)

Yeah, but their buzzing annoys me, like mosquitoes that won't land on me because of repellent, but fly around being assholes anyway.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at January 07, 2018 06:51 PM (cu8/f)

356 This book is going to be the end of Trump. The same fools who were certain Trump wouldn't last two months in office are now sure he is about to be taken out because "un-fit." 25A, you know. It's total delusion.

Posted by: cm9000 at January 07, 2018 06:51 PM (/JJ3i)

357 Just saw a tweet that suggested using a mix of Irish Cream and milk when making pancakes.

*blink*

That sounds dangerous.

Posted by: Mama AJ at January 07, 2018 06:51 PM (mtfdF)

358 g like a $200M hole in the county budget because they had already spent the money they expected the tax to raise.

They told the story they needed so they could spend $200 million. They couldn't care less about how much the tax brought in because it's not their fault.

Posted by: t-bird at January 07, 2018 06:51 PM (cW490)

359 time to end tax breaks and tax credits for hollywood. make those degenerate penis sippers live by their fucking rules. disgusting rapers of swine.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 07, 2018 06:52 PM (KP5rU)

360 Mama AJ, the Irish Cream goes in the coffee.

Posted by: bluebell at January 07, 2018 06:52 PM (kNasr)

361 >>> I can doggy paddle.

A very loud song about SMOD hitting SoCal (sort of)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=D7ErpFBO7RI

Posted by: Tool at January 07, 2018 06:52 PM (cHbmY)

362 *adds eight tablespoons of sugar to his diet coke*

Posted by: Seattle Tax Cheat at January 07, 2018 06:53 PM (cW490)

363 Sounds like the 'rons and 'ettes are getting itchy for an open thread.

Posted by: rickl at January 07, 2018 06:53 PM (sdi6R)

364 http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/rancho-de-chimayo-posole

I make posole a lot. This is a good recipe I've used from one of my favorite restaurants. If you can find Mexican oregano, use it instead of the Italian stuff.

You can make a vegetarian version, but why?

Posted by: ChupaMe at January 07, 2018 06:54 PM (irEaO)

365 time to end tax breaks and tax credits for hollywood. make those degenerate penis sippers live by their fucking rules. disgusting rapers of swine.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 07, 2018 06:52 PM (KP5rU)

Insty's been calling for an end to the Hollywood tax breaks for many years.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at January 07, 2018 06:54 PM (cu8/f)

366 maxine waters wants to dump 45000 somali illegals in south l.a. but not until she is made speaker of the house. secede already cali, it's not worth saving.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 07, 2018 06:39 PM (KP5rU)

========

Can't all the refugees, Somali or otherwise, be relocated to LA if they want them so badly? Win/win.

Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at January 07, 2018 06:54 PM (/qEW2)

367 Beer cheaper than a Coke in Seattle just like Philadelphia?

Posted by: Skip at January 07, 2018 06:55 PM (aC6Sd)

368 366
Can't all the refugees, Somali or otherwise, be relocated to LA if they want them so badly? Win/win.
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at January 07, 2018 06:54 PM (/qEW2)

Yes, I think they need diversity good and hard.

Posted by: rickl at January 07, 2018 06:56 PM (sdi6R)

369 hollywood has been morally bankrupt forever. time to monetarily bankrupt these leeches. no talent, elitist, dicktards.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 07, 2018 06:56 PM (KP5rU)

370 359 time to end tax breaks and tax credits for hollywood. make those degenerate penis sippers live by their fucking rules. disgusting rapers of swine.
Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 07, 2018 06:52 PM (KP5rU)

I'm finally going to tell my story. Charlotte knew, and look what happened to her. But I can't let fear stand in the way anymore.

Posted by: Wilbur at January 07, 2018 06:56 PM (NWiLs)

371 >>>>
329 It would be entertaining if people sued Wolff for defamation,
especially since he basically said he has no idea if all the stuff in
his book is true or not, which is pretty much the definition of actual
malice.

Posted by: Insomniac - Meet the New Year, same as the old year at January 07, 2018 06:37 PM (NWiLs)

Not only said he didn't know if it was true, but wrote it to take down the President...

Both statements by his own admission...
.
.
.Yep, and the one about he doesn't know if any of his book is true is printed right on the preface.

That's what lawyers call a slam dunk on proving slander with specific intent to harm.

Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at January 07, 2018 06:57 PM (+Dllb)

372 Another excerpt:

There I was in my normal spot, right outside the Oval Office. The president had given me special access. A senior cabinet official came out looking very worried. Concerned, you might say. I can't say who it was, but his name rhymes with Rex Tillerson. Anyway, I asked him what was wrong. His watch broke, he replied, and the fucker wants to nuke Switzerland.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at January 07, 2018 06:58 PM (gC2IV)

373 A very loud song about SMOD hitting SoCal (sort of)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=D7ErpFBO7RI

Posted by: Tool at January 07, 2018 06:52 PM (cHbmY)

That's one creepy-ass video. Although I like Tool.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at January 07, 2018 06:59 PM (cu8/f)

374 >>>Technique Trumps Ingredients...Or Is It The Other Way Around?

Well, lots of people like sausages. Sausages are made from inedible discarded bits and stuffed into a colon. So it's got to be the former.

Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at January 07, 2018 06:59 PM (/qEW2)

375 Re: Seattle

"It's the poor and working class folks who will pay the disproportionate share of this insanity."

Well, not really. There are no working-class folks in Seattle as it's too expensive for them to live there.

And the poor? They're lining the streets in homeless camps.

But, yes. It is insane. But they deserve it, for that's who and what those assholes voted for. Let them rot.

Posted by: Bea Arthur's Dick at January 07, 2018 07:00 PM (jWe5r)

376 Hey rickl. SpaceX will launch the Zuma mission in about an hour. The webcast goes live about twenty minutes prior.

Posted by: Old Blue at January 07, 2018 07:01 PM (gEvQ8)

377 >>> 339
.....
Sometimes I wish for an apocalypse just so Hollyweird and its creatures would cease to exist.
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at January 07, 2018 06:41 PM (cu8/f)

I don't think it would take much; maybe a week long power and/or water outage... LA gets squished pretty effectively in Lucifer's Hammer.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 07, 2018 07:01 PM (/jJd8)

378 "these are not the golden globes i care about. that's for sure."

The only Golden Globes I would care about would be if Kate Upton were spotted wearing a 24 carat bikini.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 07, 2018 07:01 PM (V2Yro)

379 374 >>>Technique Trumps Ingredients...Or Is It The Other Way Around?

Well, lots of people like sausages. Sausages are made from inedible discarded bits and stuffed into a colon. So it's got to be the former.
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at January 07, 2018 06:59 PM (/qEW2)

I prefer the ones with only half a casing. You know...a semi-colon.

Posted by: Insomniac - Meet the New Year, same as the old year at January 07, 2018 07:01 PM (NWiLs)

380 hollywood has been morally bankrupt forever. time to monetarily bankrupt these leeches. no talent, elitist, dicktards.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 07, 2018 06:56 PM (KP5rU)

I urge you to tell us how you really feel, chavez. Don't hold back.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at January 07, 2018 07:02 PM (cu8/f)

381 I have a structured settlement and I need cash now, 877cash now

Tinfoil can't sing to save his life

877 cash now.

Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at January 07, 2018 07:03 PM (6Ll1u)

382 My favorite Gorilla Channel show is Highway to Harambe.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 07, 2018 07:05 PM (V2Yro)

383 I was trying to think of who Michael Wolff reminded me of. Now I recall. Not the picture of the villain from the Michael Myers movie:

https://tinyurl.com/yaup92k7

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 07, 2018 07:05 PM (8+Ozj)

384 I was trying to think of who Michael Wolff reminded me of. Now I recall. Not the picture of the villain from the Michael Myers movie:

https://tinyurl.com/yaup92k7

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 07, 2018 07:05 PM (8+Ozj)

That's Jeff Bezos.

Posted by: Miklos, oh the villainy at January 07, 2018 07:06 PM (zCyNd)

385 Apparently lots of people have structured settlements. Wonder what that's all about.

I'm still waiting for PCH to show up at my door with a big-ass check.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at January 07, 2018 07:06 PM (cu8/f)

386 That's Jeff Bezos.

Posted by: Miklos, oh the villainy at January 07, 2018 07:06 PM (zCyNd)

Our own real-life Dr. Evil.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at January 07, 2018 07:07 PM (cu8/f)

387 Nood guns is up

Posted by: Old Blue at January 07, 2018 07:07 PM (gEvQ8)

388 No; I can't stand Jeff Bezos but he is slightly better looking than Michael Wolff

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 07, 2018 07:08 PM (8+Ozj)

389 well shit, miley. thought i was as clear as i could be. i got nothin.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 07, 2018 07:09 PM (KP5rU)

390 People worry too much about making stock. You don't have to boil down a cow to powder. All it takes is a few cooked bones thrown into a big saucepan with veggies, herbs and lots of water. Let it simmer for a few hours, drain the juice and there you have it. It might mean using a bit more than you would compared with a commercial stock, but so what, it tastes great.

Posted by: You'd never know at January 07, 2018 07:35 PM (gJwyV)

391 Just for future reference, the roast and vegetables all were done. At 170 for 24 hours renders roast and veggies much like a crock pot except the meat has a nicer texture and without having to wash the pot as it was cooked in a bag. A big plus for lazy me.

. Will do this one again for times I am feeling a bit under the weather and do not want to put forth a major effort towards dinner.

Thanks to all for your suggestions and help!

Posted by: Corned Beef and Chlorine at January 07, 2018 07:44 PM (cXDc4)

392 Thanks to all for your suggestions and help!
Posted by: Corned Beef and Chlorine at January 07, 2018 07:44

Glad it worked out and wasn't a loss. Well done.

Posted by: Farmer at January 07, 2018 07:55 PM (yJ1e6)

393 This is probably just fast food posole, but I like Real Simple's five ingredient chicken posole. Throw in some rotissiere chicken from costco- great combination of good + easy. https://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/browse-all-recipes/chicken-posole

Well at least I think its good I guess I'll try some of these other recipes that may take many times longer to make.

Posted by: Lawyer at January 07, 2018 08:02 PM (H7MzL)

394 My wife and I recently went to a high end restaurant in our new (1 year) hometown. One of her side dishes was some sort of root vegetable that was flash fried them dusted in cinnamon, before being sprinkled with some bitter greens. It was ridiculously bad. We won't go back and my wife is still annoyed that people praise the chef there who plays mix and match with incompatible ingredients.

Posted by: Cumberland Astro at January 07, 2018 09:24 PM (cEKqm)

395 146 Mama AJ: Read the Quick Book tutorial very, very carefully. I love in with my usual attitude of "When all else fails, then read the instructions" . I screwed it up so badly, nobody but me could use it the entire seventeen years I used the damned thing for my business. Do you have any idea how many invoices and written sales notes can collect when you are out sick for nearly a month? Three work days of nothing but entering invoices and deciphering Himself's chicken scratch on what ever piece of paper he had to hand. It was not pretty.

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