Food Thread: He's On A Secret Mission & Gave Me The Keys

Hrothgar's Easy Baked Pork Chops - "The Deplorable Gourmet Page 284"

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I'll be honest, there are some disadvantages with living in The Frozen Tundra. One of those is that the nearest 'Butcher Shop' is a 45 minute drive. Oh the local grocery store does an adequate job in the Pork department. However, most of the time the Pork Chops offered there are mass produced, boneless without fat.

Recently they have been featuring bone-in pork chops. And I went overboard and purchased several packages.

Now that I have tasty Pork Chops, what is a Moron to do? Well, if you have The Deplorable Gourmet Cook Book check out the recipe above.

What pairs well with those tasty Pork Chops? Well roasted brussels sprouts with bacon, white pepper and molasses.

Throw in a real baked potato, butter and sour cream and you have a damn fine dinner. Prep time is pretty minimal.

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So, I'm not sure if CBD will allow me to have the keys after I post this story.

Naughty Brits left in stitches at 'deep fried filth' fish that looks like penis
Brits have been giggling over on Twitter thanks to a piece of battered cod which looks rather similar to genitalia - many praised the classic cuisine because of its uncanny resemblance

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Yes, Christmas is only 21 days away. Now is the time to get your shopping done. For the chef in your life who has everything, check out: Delicious Gifts for the Food-Obsessed

THE WINTER HOLIDAYS ARE A glorious time for food lovers. Not only are there wonderful things to eat, there are also wonderful gifts to open. Of course, we’d recommend wrapping up a copy of the Gastro Obscura book for the culinarily inclined. But there are plenty of other tasty gifts we’re giving to foodie friends and family this year.

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Everything. And I mean everything you wanted to know about: Cream of Tartar.

This humble ingredient reshaped the way we bake. So what is cream of tartar, anyway? And what does it do in cakes, muffins, and meringues?
A person adding a teaspoon of cream of tartar to a mixing bowl of flour.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Drew Aichele
I’ll admit that I once wondered whether cream of tartar was related to milk of magnesia—both have mysterious, unappetizing names that mix the mineral with the edible. Yet everyone seems to have a tin of cream of tartar, gathering dust in the back corner of a cabinet, forgotten until it’s called for in some unlikely baking project.
“Cream of tartar is one of the most unappreciated ingredients in baking,” says Dikla Levy Frances, blogger at One Sarcastic Baker and author of the new book Baking Science.
It also happens to be a history-making ingredient, one that reshaped the entire landscape of sweets. Do you like cake? Banana bread? Pancakes, blueberry muffins, biscuits? Without cream of tartar—and other associated chemical leaveners that made their way into bakers’ cupboards in the 1800s—these would be unimaginable.

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As a kid growing up, my Father called upon several "Mom & Pop" cheese factories as part of his job. For the most part, they are gone and have been replaced by large to huge facilities. Still there is more to cheese than just milk. The Science Behind Your Cheese - The food is not just a tasty snack—it’s an ecosystem

Some cheeses are mild and soft like mozzarella, others are salty-hard like Parmesan. And some smell pungent like Époisses, a funky orange cheese from the Burgundy region in France.
There are cheeses with fuzzy rinds such as Camembert, and ones marbled with blue veins such as Cabrales, which ripens for months in mountain caves in northern Spain.
Yet almost all of the world’s thousand-odd kinds of cheese start the same, as a white, rubbery lump of curd.
How do we get from that uniform blandness to this cornucopia? The answer revolves around microbes. Cheese teems with bacteria, yeasts and molds. “More than 100 different microbial species can easily be found in a single cheese type,” says Baltasar Mayo, a senior researcher at the Dairy Research Institute of Asturias in Spain. In other words: Cheese isn’t just a snack, it’s an ecosystem. Every slice contains billions of microbes — and they are what makes cheeses distinctive and delicious.
People have made cheese since the late Stone Age, but only recently have scientists begun to study its microbial nature and learn about the deadly skirmishes, peaceful alliances and beneficial collaborations that happen between the organisms that call cheese home.

Mmmm. Colby on a freshly grilled burger......

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So the Fabulous Mrs. Mis. Hum. & I pulled a package of frozen Northern Pike and are in the process of pickling it. It's a Holiday tradition around here.

And if you like Fruit Cake there is a delicious recipe in today's featured cook book on Pages 27-28.

Do you have any Holiday foods that you make? I bet a certain Cob would like to hear about it after his Secret Mission.

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Duck fat, photos of maple syrup on French toast and the recipes for Manhattans shaken can be sent to cbd dot aoshq at gmail dot com.

You want the recipe for Hrothgar's Easy Baked Pork Chops?

Go to the link to purchase The Deplorable Gourmet Cook Book. I'm too lazy to type it all out.

Enjoy your time in the kitchen.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at 04:00 PM

Comments

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1 Maple syrup allowed

Posted by: Skip's phone at December 04, 2022 04:00 PM (xhxe8)

2 That looks like good food!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at December 04, 2022 04:00 PM (97faF)

3 >>> 1 Maple syrup allowed
Posted by: Skip's phone at December 04, 2022 04:00 PM (xhxe

CBD handed the Food Thread to MisHum?!

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at December 04, 2022 04:01 PM (llON8)

4 Dutifully called of course

Pizza tonight, pepperoni and sweet peppers

Posted by: Skip's phone at December 04, 2022 04:02 PM (xhxe8)

5 I just saw immediately the cat was away, time for mice to party

Posted by: Skip's phone at December 04, 2022 04:02 PM (xhxe8)

6 *squints at Brussels Sprouts*

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at December 04, 2022 04:03 PM (PiwSw)

7 3 >>> 1 Maple syrup allowed
Posted by: Skip's phone at December 04, 2022 04:00 PM (xhxe

CBD handed the Food Thread to MisHum?!
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at December 04, 2022 04:01 PM (llON

Today. In the future? Probably not.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Frozen Tundra at December 04, 2022 04:03 PM (aA3+G)

8 Brussels sprouts yummy

Posted by: That NLurker guy where's my Irene Adler? at December 04, 2022 04:04 PM (VdGjU)

9 The kids are coming for dinner so we are making eggplant "parmigiana" not breaded and fried, but lightly roasted then baked with sauce and cheese on top, served with fresh fettuccine.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 04, 2022 04:05 PM (EZebt)

10 Everybody, shake your Manhattans!

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at December 04, 2022 04:05 PM (PiwSw)

11 Homemade meatballs with spags for supper. No parmesan to be found though. I used it all up making the meatballiums.

Damn. More wine is the answer.

After Mass this morning we went to a little hole in the wall place for breakfast. I overheard the owner/server talk about scrapple to another customer and I asked her about it. Apparently some detail man from one of her supplies gave her a case of it gratis for her to try. She was absolutely disgusted with it - and that's coming from a woman that ate possum, squirrel and rabbit as a child. I offered to buy it from her to take it off of her hands but she wouldn't hear of it. On the way out, she gifted me the remaining case of it.

I love the south!

Posted by: Tonypete at December 04, 2022 04:05 PM (qoGsy)

12 Cream of Tartar puts the doodle in my snickerdoodles.

Posted by: Diogenes at December 04, 2022 04:05 PM (anj39)

13
Go to the link to purchase The Deplorable Gourmet Cook Book. I'm too lazy to type it all out.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian

After we moved last year I couldn't find my copy, bought another and promptly found the 1st copy.
Another FWP even in the food thread!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at December 04, 2022 04:06 PM (pW3XY)

14 Love Brussel Sprouts!!!

Had a hard time convincing the junior members of the tribe that they were good. Imagine my surprise/joy when oldest daughter is now fixing them on almost any occaision.

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Vote at December 04, 2022 04:06 PM (SEa82)

15 Discovered the bottom baking element was out when my wife was cooking a turkey yesterday. Sucker wasn't done after 6 hours. We had to cut it up and finish in the air fryer. New element is arriving Wednesday...there goes my Wednesday evening.

Posted by: Mishdog at December 04, 2022 04:07 PM (uwW33)

16 Do you have any Holiday foods that you make?

Tradition demands I prepare Italian style baccala from dried fillets. No one else will eat it - heathens!!

Posted by: Tonypete at December 04, 2022 04:08 PM (qoGsy)

17 I have a couple of questions for the horde in general, food related.
I made a couple of pans of lasagna last month. Froze one and started on the other. I live alone so this is not unusual. The problem is that the unfrozen pan I was forced to use gluten free noodles. I had never done that.
To minimize graphic content, let me just say that the results made for a much better tasting colonoscopy prep.
Has anyone ever had this from gluten free stuff? I scraped the filling off and used it in sloppy joe's and it was great.

Posted by: Winston, GOPe, McFailure wing of the Uniparty at December 04, 2022 04:09 PM (BbSpR)

18 4 Dutifully called of course

Pizza tonight, pepperoni and sweet peppers
Posted by: Skip's phone at December 04, 2022 04:02 PM (xhxe

9 The kids are coming for dinner so we are making eggplant "parmigiana" not breaded and fried, but lightly roasted then baked with sauce and cheese on top, served with fresh fettuccine.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 04, 2022 04:05 PM (EZebt)

Must be an Italian wavelength tonight - I'm making mussels arrabiata over orzo. Totally not fancy though, since I'm using up a jarred sauce my spouse was supposed to use 4 months ago (aka, it's sat on my shelf long enough). Frozen deshelled mussels were on a great HMart sale, so that solved the protein. To go with, we're having fresh raspberries (b/c everyone has them on sale) and roasted asparagus, which doesn't totally match but the spouse REALLY wants it of my on sale veg buys, so okay.

We have to watch the oldest in her choir performance at her college, so I won't be on much, but wanted to say HI!

Posted by: Nova local at December 04, 2022 04:09 PM (exHjb)

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Tradition demands I prepare Italian style baccala from dried fillets. No one else will eat it - heathens!!
Posted by: Tonypete

Feed the heathens scrapple!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at December 04, 2022 04:09 PM (pW3XY)

20 I have a couple of lovely pork chops waiting at home. Undecided about smoking, baking or grilling.

Posted by: That NLurker guy where's my Irene Adler? at December 04, 2022 04:10 PM (VdGjU)

21 When I see a Brussels sprout I reach for a five-iron. Rarely been near one that came across as edible...

Posted by: JEM at December 04, 2022 04:11 PM (8erNz)

22 I cannot lie. I like Brussels sprouts.

Posted by: That NLurker guy where's my Irene Adler? at December 04, 2022 04:11 PM (VdGjU)

23 Hot shredded chicken in crockpot for sandwiches, AKA Western Ohio comfort food

Posted by: ghost of hallelujah at December 04, 2022 04:11 PM (sJHOI)

24 BRUSSEL SPROUTS!!!!

My favorite Cruciferous vegetable.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at December 04, 2022 04:11 PM (up/3i)

25 There are certain things whose best purpose in life is to be plowed under as a green manure. Brussel Sprouts are high on that list.

Posted by: Fox2! at December 04, 2022 04:12 PM (qyH+l)

26 22 I cannot lie. I like Brussels sprouts.
Posted by: That NLurker guy where's my Irene Adler? at December 04, 2022 04:11 PM (VdGjU)

Ditto!

Posted by: Diogenes at December 04, 2022 04:12 PM (anj39)

27 To minimize graphic content, let me just say that the results made for a much better tasting colonoscopy prep.
Has anyone ever had this from gluten free stuff? I scraped the filling off and used it in sloppy joe's and it was great.
Posted by: Winston, GOPe, McFailure wing of the Uniparty at December 04, 2022 04:09 PM (BbSpR)

I cannot handle most gluten free pasta, either. Similar issues as you. So, I eat wheat pasta with no regret.

Posted by: Nova local at December 04, 2022 04:12 PM (exHjb)

28 That link about the cream of tartar was interesting, thank you.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 04, 2022 04:13 PM (tkR6S)

29 I buy pork loins cheap, sometimes less than 2 bucks a pound, and cut them up into steaks. Just season and fry them. Nice and tender The Mrs. and I can share one for dinner. Talk about cheap, and good.

Posted by: Javems at December 04, 2022 04:13 PM (AmoqO)

30 not sure how I feel about those pork chops

Posted by: ghost of hallelujah at December 04, 2022 04:13 PM (sJHOI)

31 Hot shredded chicken in crockpot for sandwiches, AKA Western Ohio comfort food
Posted by: ghost of hallelujah

One of my sisters moved out to the Lima/Findlay/Van Vert areas when she married. After her first attendance at a monster graduation party she said to me "All the food was white!! What the hell is wrong with these people!!??"

Posted by: Tonypete at December 04, 2022 04:14 PM (qoGsy)

32 There was one time that I had Brussels sprouts that were good. Alas I can't remember which restaurant we were at.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at December 04, 2022 04:14 PM (UQUAY)

33 When I first had Brussels sprouts as a young 'un I called them those little cabbages.

Posted by: That NLurker guy where's my Irene Adler? at December 04, 2022 04:14 PM (VdGjU)

34 Nova local
Thanks. I wasn't sure if it was just me.
I have a friend who has a severe gluten allergy. He says skip gluten free beer. Opening a loaf of bread in the same room sends him into a panic. Justifiably.
I've never had this stuff. I will be certain to never have it again.

Posted by: Winston, GOPe, McFailure wing of the Uniparty at December 04, 2022 04:16 PM (BbSpR)

35 Yippee! No sous vide, and maple syrup for all!

Posted by: bluebell at December 04, 2022 04:16 PM (pTb/Z)

36 frozen Northern Pike

How do you pronounce ceviche in Minnesotan?

Posted by: DaveA at December 04, 2022 04:16 PM (FhXTo)

37 I usually cook pork chops in the oven with sauerkraut after a quick sear.

Make some polish mashed potatoes and you're pretty good.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at December 04, 2022 04:16 PM (up/3i)

38 MH, apologies for going OT but my car just overheated north of Corsicana Tx. I'm looking for a tow truck recommendation from tbe locals.

Posted by: t_bodie - Lurker. Unless you are reading this. at December 04, 2022 04:16 PM (l3xVF)

39 There are certain things whose best purpose in life is to be plowed under as a green manure. Brussel Sprouts are high on that list.
Posted by: Fox2! at December 04, 2022 04:12 PM (qyH+l)

You misspelled okra.

Posted by: Diogenes at December 04, 2022 04:16 PM (anj39)

40 13
Go to the link to purchase The Deplorable Gourmet Cook Book. I'm too lazy to type it all out.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian

After we moved last year I couldn't find my copy, bought another and promptly found the 1st copy.
Another FWP even in the food thread!
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at December 04, 2022 04:06 PM (pW3XY)

Its funny the stuff you think you lost when you move, only to find it after replaced.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Frozen Tundra at December 04, 2022 04:16 PM (aA3+G)

41 Sous vide Brussels sprouts might not be great.

Posted by: That NLurker guy where's my Irene Adler? at December 04, 2022 04:16 PM (VdGjU)

42 I love Brussel sprouts. I tend to cut them in half to reduce their cooking time.
We're having steaks tonight, previously bought and frozen when they were much less expensive.

Posted by: gourmand du jour, friend to brussel sprouts at December 04, 2022 04:16 PM (jTmQV)

43 A couple days/weeks ago I mentioned that there's a truck stop and gas station here in Kentucky that's purportedly "home of state's best sausage." My wife and drove about 25 miles to this joint and got two sausage and egg biscuits, homemade and 4lbs of the sausage.

It is actually pretty good stuff. Local to the truck stop. Guy has a hog farm nearby and sells his stuff there. A steady stream of customers, all getting biscuits and/or sausage.

Wife is going to make sausage and kraut balls. Yum.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at December 04, 2022 04:17 PM (Q4IgG)

44 35 Yippee! No sous vide, and maple syrup for all!
Posted by: bluebell at December 04, 2022 04:16 PM (pTb/Z)

And just think, I didn't have to ask for that comment. Thanks bluebell

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Frozen Tundra at December 04, 2022 04:18 PM (aA3+G)

45 Moore County NC is a mess.

Test run?

Posted by: golfman at December 04, 2022 04:18 PM (BLVc0)

46 When I first had Brussels sprouts as a young 'un I called them those little cabbages.
Posted by: That NLurker guy where's my Irene Adler? at December 04, 2022 04:14 PM (VdGjU)

Well, basically they are cabbage fetuses. Yummy cabbage fetuses.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 04, 2022 04:18 PM (tkR6S)

47 That almost Moon-landing prank in the previous thread? (I know I'm late today. Slept with a couple of real kittens.) It would have been The Prank For The Ages, unbeatable, even greater than the Orson Welles "The Martians Have Landed" on radio, which was only for USA audiences. This would have been GLOBAL.

Posted by: Ciampino - every law enacted against the 2nd is unconstitutional! at December 04, 2022 04:18 PM (qfLjt)

48 Hot shredded chicken in crockpot for sandwiches, AKA Western Ohio comfort food
Posted by: ghost of hallelujah

One of my sisters moved out to the Lima/Findlay/Van Vert areas when she married. After her first attendance at a monster graduation party she said to me "All the food was white!! What the hell is wrong with these people!!??"
Posted by: Tonypete at December 04, 2022 04:14 PM (qoGsy)

In fairness, there's flecks of black pepper

Posted by: ghost of hallelujah at December 04, 2022 04:18 PM (sJHOI)

49 Pickled Northern Pike?
Sounds intriguing.
I am adventurous as regards pickled fish.

Posted by: gourmand du jour, friend to brussel sprouts at December 04, 2022 04:19 PM (jTmQV)

50 I bought Cream of Tartar to prepare something (a meringue topping) for Thanksgiving but chickened out at the last minute & went with something I knew I could make ok. The article is helpful. Thanks.

But the gift ideas that included WH Vistas for diner fans - eh.
I've heard that on occasion shots taken from the booths of the diner chain are an event because the crispy hash browns are missing or customer wardrobes drew colorful comments.

Posted by: Lola at December 04, 2022 04:19 PM (NIYa7)

51 Not my idea of pork chops, but it did give me the idea that I haven't had stuffed pork chops for ages. May stop in the meat market for two bone in thick chops this week.

Posted by: Infidel at December 04, 2022 04:21 PM (ZEa+g)

52 MH, apologies for going OT but my car just overheated north of Corsicana Tx. I'm looking for a tow truck recommendation from tbe locals.
Posted by: t_bodie - Lurker. Unless you are reading this. at December 04, 2022 04:16 PM (l3xVF)

Paging Ben Had.

If any of the readers here have her email or or phone, I'm sure she would know who to recommend.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 04, 2022 04:21 PM (tkR6S)

53 And just think, I didn't have to ask for that comment. Thanks bluebell
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Frozen Tundra at December 04, 2022 04:18 PM (aA3+G)
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You're welcome, pardner. Thanks for the delicious food thread.

Posted by: bluebell at December 04, 2022 04:22 PM (pTb/Z)

54 Thanks for the dandy and entertaining Food Thread, Mis Hum!

I can see why Britain is all a-twitter over the rather suggestive fish and chips...

Those Brussels sprouts look tasty, Mis Hum!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient & Ungovernable at December 04, 2022 04:22 PM (hPMYc)

55 49 Pickled Northern Pike?
Sounds intriguing.
I am adventurous as regards pickled fish.
Posted by: gourmand du jour, friend to brussel sprouts at December 04, 2022 04:19 PM (jTmQV)

Unlike Herring it isn't a fatty fish.

I pickle it because I'm not good at getting the damn Y-bones out.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Frozen Tundra at December 04, 2022 04:22 PM (aA3+G)

56 I cannot stand the flavor of maple syrup. The only bacon I won't eat is maple-smoked bacon. By the way, is unsmoked bacon a thing in the US? There does seem to be a smoking-mania for foods, almost as if the native taste of the food is gross and has to be masked. Okay, now I've done it and everyone who smokes their food is going to pile on. Tee hee.

Posted by: Ciampino - For after action, satisfaction. Smoke Lexington. at December 04, 2022 04:24 PM (qfLjt)

57 Pickled Northern Pike?
Sounds intriguing.
I am adventurous as regards pickled fish.
Posted by: gourmand du jour, friend to brussel sprouts at December 04, 2022 04:19 PM (jTmQV)

I expect Northern Pike or Walleye would make very tasty ceviche.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 04, 2022 04:24 PM (tkR6S)

58 Something I've always wondered/question for foodies: Can retail pickle juice be re-used to pickle other things, or would it just end up a moldy mess? I really love good pickles, domestic and import. It always seems like a waste to pour out the juice.
Thoughts?

Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at December 04, 2022 04:24 PM (7Fj9P)

59 MisHum in the kitchen!

This is odd, I wonder why CBD didn't want ME to host the Food Thread?

Posted by: Weasel at December 04, 2022 04:25 PM (4jEJr)

60 Brave Sir Robin I will be surprised if it couldn't

Posted by: Skip's phone at December 04, 2022 04:25 PM (xhxe8)

61 Pickled Northern Pike?
Sounds intriguing.
I am adventurous as regards pickled fish.
Posted by: gourmand du jour, friend to brussel sprouts at December 04, 2022 04:19 PM (

As long as it's not pickled Northernlurker.

Posted by: That NLurker guy where's my Irene Adler? at December 04, 2022 04:26 PM (VdGjU)

62 Pickle juice! Pickle juice! Pickle juice!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 04, 2022 04:26 PM (tkR6S)

63 How do you pronounce ceviche in Minnesotan?
Posted by: DaveA

LOO-tuh-fisk

Posted by: mikeski at December 04, 2022 04:27 PM (P1f+c)

64 Brave Sir Robin, I would think you could reuse the pickle juice as long as the cukes are entirely submerged, and just keep it in the fridge. I don't see how that would be any different from making refrigerator pickles, which I do and haven't poisoned anyone yet.

Posted by: bluebell at December 04, 2022 04:27 PM (pTb/Z)

65 MH
Thanks for the food thread. I must say that I'm shocked that you have made no mention of that Scandahoovian delicacy, Lutefisk.

Posted by: Winston, GOPe, McFailure wing of the Uniparty at December 04, 2022 04:27 PM (BbSpR)

66 The COBs are all folks of distinction.

Posted by: That NLurker guy where's my Irene Adler? at December 04, 2022 04:28 PM (VdGjU)

67 "Many different herrings!"

Posted by: gourmand du jour, friend to brussel sprouts at December 04, 2022 04:28 PM (jTmQV)

68 58. Cleveland Clinic, Nutrition, Dec 31, 2020 (health dot clevelandclinic dot org)

6 Health Benefits of Drinking Pickle Juice
From probiotic powerhouse to hangover cure

Posted by: Lola at December 04, 2022 04:28 PM (NIYa7)

69 Almost opened a couple cans of green beans for green bean casserole but went to the store and got fresh instead. Not sure if I should boil them first or not.

Posted by: dartist at December 04, 2022 04:29 PM (9X/y4)

70 "Do you have any Holiday foods that you make? I bet a certain Cob would like to hear about it after his Secret Mission."

In honor of Zappa month, I'm having a burnt weeny sandwich.

Posted by: fd at December 04, 2022 04:29 PM (sn5EN)

71 19
Tradition demands I prepare Italian style baccala from dried fillets. No one else will eat it - heathens!!
Posted by: Tonypete

Feed the heathens scrapple!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at December 04, 2022 04:09 PM (pW3XY)
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Baccala - haven't seen that word for many years. As kids we couldn't stand the smell.

Posted by: Ciampino -- For after action, satisfaction. Smoke Lexington. at December 04, 2022 04:31 PM (qfLjt)

72 I have a nostalgic yearning for pfeffernuts and rollkuken.

Posted by: That NLurker guy where's my Irene Adler? at December 04, 2022 04:31 PM (VdGjU)

73 t bodie, I texted. May be busy.

Posted by: Infidel at December 04, 2022 04:31 PM (ZEa+g)

74 Chicken Bowl > Easy Baked Pork Chops

Oh look, it's martini time! One olive only please.

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at December 04, 2022 04:31 PM (R/m4+)

75 59 MisHum in the kitchen!

This is odd, I wonder why CBD didn't want ME to host the Food Thread?
Posted by: Weasel at December 04, 2022 04:25 PM (4jEJr)

Because eating black powder is dangerous?

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Frozen Tundra at December 04, 2022 04:31 PM (aA3+G)

76 69 Almost opened a couple cans of green beans for green bean casserole but went to the store and got fresh instead. Not sure if I should boil them first or not.
Posted by: dartist at December 04, 2022 04

Last few times I've gotten fresh green beans I was sorely disappointed. Pulpy and tasteless. So, for what that's worth.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at December 04, 2022 04:32 PM (UQUAY)

77 39 There are certain things whose best purpose in life is to be plowed under as a green manure. Brussel Sprouts are high on that list.
Posted by: Fox2! at December 04, 2022 04:12 PM (qyH+l)

You misspelled okra.
Posted by: Diogenes at December 04, 2022 04:16 PM (anj39)

The Missus LOVES okra, I'm still wondering if it can be used for fishbait....

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Vote at December 04, 2022 04:32 PM (SEa82)

78 68 58. Cleveland Clinic, Nutrition, Dec 31, 2020 (health dot clevelandclinic dot org)

6 Health Benefits of Drinking Pickle Juice
From probiotic powerhouse to hangover cure

Posted by: Lola at December 04, 2022 04:28 PM (NIYa7)

I have a pickle quarter and two slugs of juice before bedtime every night. For cramps.

Posted by: Javems at December 04, 2022 04:33 PM (AmoqO)

79 Do you have any Holiday foods that you make?

Fruit cake. I'm probably one of the few who like it, but I do love a good fruit cake.

Posted by: Lola at December 04, 2022 04:34 PM (NIYa7)

80 Because eating black powder is dangerous?
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Frozen Tundra at December 04, 2022 04:31 PM (aA3+G)

Only if you fart

Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 04, 2022 04:34 PM (dO/0d)

81 For those on Keto/Paleo, cream of tartar can take the place of bread crumbs in ground meat. Mel Joulwan, who wrote Well Fed, has a cookbook on how to do it.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at December 04, 2022 04:35 PM (uz3Px)

82 Christmas Eve dinner is prime rib with all the fixings.

Christmas morning is Egg Bake, both the traditional ham and cheddar cheese (and egg, milk and bread), and a sausage, mild green chili and Jack cheese version. Both are usually gone by the end of the meal.

Christmas dinner has varied. Last year it was a nice rib roast cooked in a Traeger.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient & Ungovernable at December 04, 2022 04:35 PM (hPMYc)

83 Fruit cake. I'm probably one of the few who like it, but I do love a good fruit cake.
Posted by: Lola at December 04, 2022 04:34 PM (NIYa7)

Winning.

I even like Claxton's.

Posted by: golfman at December 04, 2022 04:35 PM (BLVc0)

84 Do you have any Holiday foods that you make? I bet a certain Cob would like to hear about it after his Secret Mission.

I haven't made it in a few years because reasons, but I love to make real old fashioned mincemeat pies. Shredded brisket, fruit, and a metric crapton of alcohol. Add some brandy butter and smoking bishop, and really get your Dickens on for the holidays.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at December 04, 2022 04:36 PM (Wnv9h)

85 75 59 MisHum in the kitchen!

This is odd, I wonder why CBD didn't want ME to host the Food Thread?
Posted by: Weasel at December 04, 2022 04:25 PM (4jEJr)

Because eating black powder is dangerous?

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Frozen Tundra at December 04, 2022 04:31 PM (aA3+G)
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Now Bloodnock of Goonshow fame loved a very hot curry with gunpowder sauce! Singhes!

Posted by: Ciampino - Shut up out there! Those blasted goldfish! at December 04, 2022 04:36 PM (qfLjt)

86 hiya

Posted by: JT at December 04, 2022 04:37 PM (T4tVD)

87 MH, That pickled pike is a fine tradition. Years ago we were at a restaurant in Waukesha and I saw pickled pike as an appetizer on the menu. Innocent in the ways of fresh water fish and under the impression that pike was just some scales wrapped around fish bones, I ordered it. DELISH! I then ordered a second one.

I don't miss the thousand mile drive to Wisconsin but the best freshwater fish I ever had was there.

Posted by: JTB at December 04, 2022 04:37 PM (7EjX1)

88 dartist, I would boil the green beans before using them in the casserole. Boil or steam just until a fork goes through.

Posted by: bluebell at December 04, 2022 04:38 PM (pTb/Z)

89 Black powder can be eaten, was a old soldiers tale eating a cartridge would ward away others.
It's only carbon, saltpetre, and suffer all which individually could be eaten.

Posted by: Skip at December 04, 2022 04:38 PM (xhxe8)

90 Do you have any Holiday foods that you make?

Not since everyone is gone except kid and her hubs. I will do chex mix and make white choc bark with the red and green crunchies to take to them. They both work crazy hours.

Posted by: Infidel at December 04, 2022 04:38 PM (ZEa+g)

91 78. Perfect!

SI, Feb 21, 2019 - (In part) "But studies have suggested pickle juice actually provokes a neurological reflex that prevents muscles from cramping."

Posted by: Lola at December 04, 2022 04:38 PM (NIYa7)

92 Breakfast pork chops , at least that's what I call them, is probably my favorite meat dish. I could eat 4 or 5 at a sitting when I was a teen.

Posted by: polynikes at December 04, 2022 04:38 PM (l4ZPt)

93 Last year I tried making an English Christmas Pudding, and it came out so well I'm doing it again this year. The big secret is that you have to start in October, but the actual work of preparation isn't very hard. You mix everything up, put it in a "pudding basin" (=metal bowl) and steam it for several hours, then age it for a couple of months with occasional doses of brandy or bourbon. And then on the big day of course you warm it up by steaming and then SET IT ON FIRE!

Posted by: Trimegistus at December 04, 2022 04:39 PM (QZxDR)

94 How do you pronounce ceviche in Minnesotan?
Posted by: DaveA

LOO-tuh-fisk
Posted by: mikeski at December 04, 2022 04:27 PM

The piece of cod that passeth all understanding.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at December 04, 2022 04:39 PM (Wnv9h)

95 83 Fruit cake. I'm probably one of the few who like it, but I do love a good fruit cake.
Posted by: Lola at December 04, 2022 04:34 PM (NIYa7)
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We all love fruitcake and my late wife made a great one. Even better when doused with Cinzano or Vermouth, your choice sweet/more bitter.

Posted by: Ciampino -- Shut up out there! Those blasted goldfish! at December 04, 2022 04:39 PM (qfLjt)

96 Carbon, saltpetre and sulfur

Posted by: Skip at December 04, 2022 04:40 PM (xhxe8)

97 Update on being stranded, got a tow truck that will get me to town, now need ro know who to use for repairs. Thanks for the help.

Posted by: t_bodie - Lurker. Unless you are reading this. at December 04, 2022 04:40 PM (l3xVF)

98 Seems like eating saltpeter would result in a wicked headache.

Posted by: Trimegistus at December 04, 2022 04:40 PM (QZxDR)

99 "There are certain things whose best purpose in life is to be plowed under as a green manure. Brussel Sprouts are high on that list.
Posted by: Fox2!"

Pliny the Elder actually recommended setting fire to asparagus. I am not making that up.

Posted by: fd at December 04, 2022 04:40 PM (sn5EN)

100 Last few times I've gotten fresh green beans I was sorely disappointed. Pulpy and tasteless. So, for what that's worth.
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Bummer, produce hasn't been good since the coof started. I'll take a few bites and see, if not back to the cans. Thanks

Posted by: dartist at December 04, 2022 04:40 PM (9X/y4)

101 Because eating black powder is dangerous?
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Frozen Tundra at December 04, 2022 04:31 PM (aA3+G)
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That's never been proved!

Posted by: Weasel at December 04, 2022 04:41 PM (4jEJr)

102 I don't miss the thousand mile drive to Wisconsin but the best freshwater fish I ever had was there.
Posted by: JTB at December 04, 2022 04:37 PM (7EjX1)
* * * *

*Rainbow, Brown, Tiger and Brook Trout have entered the chat*

Posted by: Western U.S. Lakes, Rivers and Streams at December 04, 2022 04:41 PM (hPMYc)

103 Fruit cake lovers! Another reason to love this place.

Posted by: Lola at December 04, 2022 04:42 PM (NIYa7)

104 I went to Tractor Supply today to look for kerosene and a Christmas gift for the grandson. Found both. The gift is two Peterbilt trucks and trailers in a box over two feet long. I told the checker that I wasn't sure how I would mail it to Oregon. She asked if she could make a box for it. Left it so that I can take it out and wrap it. Love living out here and really love Tractor Supply.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at December 04, 2022 04:42 PM (uz3Px)

105 Our Christmas morning tradition is home baked cinnamon rolls, with orange zest.
It fills the house with a wonderful aroma.

Posted by: gourmand du jour, friend to brussel sprouts at December 04, 2022 04:42 PM (jTmQV)

106 Last few times I've gotten fresh green beans I was sorely disappointed. Pulpy and tasteless. So, for what that's worth.

One of the things that tastes better out of a Mason Jar. I think the canning process kind of mellows them out. I far prefer them out of the garden, but canned for at least a few months.

Posted by: Jaguar at December 04, 2022 04:42 PM (66r+l)

107 Cream of tartar is for making SNICKERDOODLES!!

Posted by: Lizzy at December 04, 2022 04:42 PM (I/doM)

108 76 69 Almost opened a couple cans of green beans for green bean casserole but went to the store and got fresh instead. Not sure if I should boil them first or not.
Posted by: dartist at December 04, 2022 04

Last few times I've gotten fresh green beans I was sorely disappointed. Pulpy and tasteless. So, for what that's worth.
Posted by: Pug Mahon at December 04, 2022 04:32 PM (UQUAY)

If you're doing a "true casserole" (aka with "glop"), I like to use canned. If you're doing a roasted dish with fresh green beans, mushrooms, and onions, and then adding the fried onions in the last few minutes, you'll wonder why you ever needed glop

Posted by: Nova local at December 04, 2022 04:43 PM (exHjb)

109 The driver, 31-year-old Taner Lynn Horner, is in jail and is being charged with capital murder and aggravated kidnapping. Horner, who is a resident of Lake Worth, is being held on a $1.5 million bond, according to Akin.

Can we all, meaning 330 million, this dude is not allowed here anymore?

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 04, 2022 04:43 PM (BRHaw)

110 I don't miss the thousand mile drive to Wisconsin but the best freshwater fish I ever had was there.
Posted by: JTB at December 04, 2022 04:37 PM (7EjX1)

Well ya knows that da airplanes fly here, eh.

If you want the recipe I can send it to you. It even makes Pollock edible. petmorons at gmail dot com

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Frozen Tundra at December 04, 2022 04:43 PM (aA3+G)

111 My Dad loved fruitcake. He was always bummed that the rest of us didn't.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at December 04, 2022 04:43 PM (UQUAY)

112 Weasel hearts fruitcake.

Posted by: Weasel at December 04, 2022 04:44 PM (4jEJr)

113 My late husband loved fruit cake. The brand Safeway carries isn't bad. I think we mail ordered one year.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at December 04, 2022 04:44 PM (uz3Px)

114 Christmas dinner menus can vary -- beef, goose, ham, etc. But New Year's day is sacrosanct: black-eyed peas over rice, and sausage. Ideally an Italian pigs-foot sausage, but if that's not available, a big kielbasa will do.

Posted by: Trimegistus at December 04, 2022 04:44 PM (QZxDR)

115 I wonder if there will come a Sunday where CBD and Weasel have swapped threads?

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at December 04, 2022 04:44 PM (fe7in)

116 Thanks Bluebell, I'll do that

Posted by: dartist at December 04, 2022 04:45 PM (9X/y4)

117 SI, Feb 21, 2019 - (In part) "But studies have suggested pickle juice actually provokes a neurological reflex that prevents muscles from cramping."
Posted by: Lola at December 04, 2022 04:38 PM (NIYa7)
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I discovered that a shot of apple cider vinegar will almost immediately take care of a muscle cramp. Taste is not that great but the pain was gone before I finished drinking the shot.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient & Ungovernable at December 04, 2022 04:45 PM (hPMYc)

118 103 Fruit cake lovers! Another reason to love this place.
Posted by: Lola at December 04, 2022 04:42 PM (NIYa7)

After church this morning we went grocery shopping and got the final ingredients raisins, golden raisins and nutmeg.

The Fabulous likes to make the cake without the fruit for herself. I like the real deal.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Frozen Tundra at December 04, 2022 04:45 PM (aA3+G)

119 Rachel not Man of Year not funny:

https://tinyurl.com/5n7344as

ha fucking haha

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 04, 2022 04:45 PM (BRHaw)

120 >>> 104 I went to Tractor Supply today to look for kerosene and a Christmas gift for the grandson. Found both. The gift is two Peterbilt trucks and trailers in a box over two feet long. I told the checker that I wasn't sure how I would mail it to Oregon. She asked if she could make a box for it. Left it so that I can take it out and wrap it. Love living out here and really love Tractor Supply.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at December 04, 2022 04:42 PM (uz3Px)

Just wait until Chick Days.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at December 04, 2022 04:46 PM (llON8)

121 Sternface is the new blackface

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 04, 2022 04:46 PM (BRHaw)

122 104 I went to Tractor Supply today to look for kerosene and a Christmas gift for the grandson.

Making him a flame thrower?

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 04, 2022 04:47 PM (BRHaw)

123 My makes a fruit cocktail cake from a recipe clipped from the local paper back in the 70's, and it's delicious. Not the traditional fruitcake that has to age, etc, but I love it w/a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Posted by: Lizzy at December 04, 2022 04:47 PM (I/doM)

124 My mom used to roast chicken with anise. I'm sure there was more to the recipe than that but I loved it. That's probably why I like licorice and licorice flavored alcohol.

Posted by: That NLurker guy where's my Irene Adler? at December 04, 2022 04:47 PM (VdGjU)

125 Rumor, always, in the Army was saltpeter was put in the food, for obvious reasons. Not true. My word as having had the duties of being a Battalion Mess Officer.

Posted by: Javems at December 04, 2022 04:48 PM (AmoqO)

126 I can't be around chickens or I would definitely be there! I was left wondering if I need a $500 Pitmaster smoker for next summer.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at December 04, 2022 04:48 PM (uz3Px)

127 Use fennel seeds to roast chicken. Really tasty.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at December 04, 2022 04:48 PM (uz3Px)

128 When I lived in New Mexico, my friends would make biscochitos every year between Thanksgiving and Christmas. They are a delicious cookie flavored with anise and dusted with sugar and cinnamon and are made with either lard or butter Arguments break out between the lard and butter contingents. Standing between them as each side urges you to try their cookies is the place to be. I have no quibble with either faction. The best biscochito is the one you are eating.

Posted by: huerfano at December 04, 2022 04:49 PM (dTFZY)

129 Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) said Democrats gave the Midwestern U.S. the “middle finger” after the Democratic National Committee (DNC) rulemaking arm voted on Friday to move the first-in-the-nation caucus from Iowa to South Carolina.

Nope

The middle finger would be us meaning US ending ethanol so Iowans could go back to raising pigs and being truck stop hookers.

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 04, 2022 04:49 PM (BRHaw)

130 Nicely done on the food thread MisHum. You've done CBD proud.

Posted by: COMountainMarie at December 04, 2022 04:49 PM (xOQpB)

131 I discovered that a shot of apple cider vinegar will almost immediately take care of a muscle cramp. Taste is not that great but the pain was gone before I finished drinking the shot.

Firm believer that Summer Salad - cucumbers, tomatoes, and onions soaked in white vinegar - tastes so good precisely because of it's anti-oxidant and anti-cramp properties.

Posted by: Jaguar at December 04, 2022 04:50 PM (66r+l)

132 No, the kerosene is for my lamps, as I decided it wasn't wise to move what I had. I am waiting for the grandson to be old enough for power tools.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at December 04, 2022 04:50 PM (uz3Px)

133 Posted by: Legally Sufficient & Ungovernable at December 04, 2022 04:45 PM (hPMYc)

Any tart ,vinegar type product will work. I've been told packets of mustard will also work.

Posted by: polynikes at December 04, 2022 04:50 PM (l4ZPt)

134 87 MH, That pickled pike is a fine tradition. Years ago we were at a restaurant in Waukesha and I saw pickled pike as an appetizer on the menu. Innocent in the ways of fresh water fish and under the impression that pike was just some scales wrapped around fish bones, I ordered it. DELISH! I then ordered a second one.

I don't miss the thousand mile drive to Wisconsin but the best freshwater fish I ever had was there.

Posted by: JTB at December 04, 2022 04:37 PM (7EjX1)
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For me it was fresh trout , just over the border from Yellowstone in Montana.

Posted by: Ciampino - Shut up out there! Those blasted goldfish! (alcohol migraine) at December 04, 2022 04:50 PM (qfLjt)

135 Iran prosecutor general signals ‘morality police’ suspended
There has been no official police confirmation on the forces being taken off the streets, and no sign that a law requiring mandatory hijab will be changed.

No do USA masking!

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 04, 2022 04:50 PM (BRHaw)

136 No do USA masking!
Posted by: rhennigantx

This is the food thread. Can you please stop?

Posted by: Infidel at December 04, 2022 04:52 PM (ZEa+g)

137 I never bought into the saltpeter thing. I think it was much more about getting four hours of sleep followed by 18 hour days. I was simply too tired.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at December 04, 2022 04:53 PM (UQUAY)

138 For me it was fresh trout , just over the border from Yellowstone in Montana.
Posted by: Ciampino - Shut up out there! Those blasted goldfish! (alcohol migraine) at December 04, 2022 04:50 PM (qfLjt)
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Hubby fly fished the Madison River in that area. Caught some big trout but it was all catch and release.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient & Ungovernable at December 04, 2022 04:54 PM (hPMYc)

139 Spatchcocked and cooked a chicken on the grill recently. It turned out well. I think I like that method.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at December 04, 2022 04:55 PM (DhOHl)

140 118. Does The Fabulous make a lighter fruit cake batter or go the more traditional?

Posted by: Lola at December 04, 2022 04:55 PM (NIYa7)

141 Buddy had a great pickled pike recipe. Dissolved the Y bones completely and left the flesh nice and firm, really good.

Posted by: dartist at December 04, 2022 04:55 PM (9X/y4)

142 115 I wonder if there will come a Sunday where CBD and Weasel have swapped threads?
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at December 04, 2022 04:44 PM (fe7in)

You're a money dude, I think you could figure that one out.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Frozen Tundra at December 04, 2022 04:55 PM (aA3+G)

143 Can't imagine anything that Can't be shipped anywhere in the country.

Posted by: Skip at December 04, 2022 04:55 PM (xhxe8)

144 Doing ravioli with caramelized figs in a brown butter rosemary sauce with crispy prosciutto. Delicious.

Posted by: RetSgtRN at December 04, 2022 04:56 PM (ApZWy)

145 Massive Power Outage in North Carolina Being Investigated as a ‘Criminal Occurrence,’ Substations Believed to Have Been Sabotaged

I think this may be a test run to see if terrorist can kill the grid!

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 04, 2022 04:56 PM (BRHaw)

146 110 ... MH, email sent. Many thanks.

Posted by: JTB at December 04, 2022 04:58 PM (7EjX1)

147 This is the food thread. Can you please stop?
Posted by: Infidel at December 04, 2022 04:52 PM (ZEa+g)

Doing la boucherie chicken stuffed with dirty rice

does that count

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 04, 2022 04:58 PM (BRHaw)

148 97 Update on being stranded, got a tow truck that will get me to town, now need ro know who to use for repairs. Thanks for the help.
Posted by: t_bodie - Lurker. Unless you are reading this. at December 04, 2022 04:40 PM (l3xVF)
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T bodie - email me at the address in my nic. Ben Had may be able to help and I can connect you.

Posted by: Weasel at December 04, 2022 04:58 PM (4jEJr)

149 I watched a channel making chicken with white bbq sauce. Looked tasty.

Posted by: That NLurker guy where's my Irene Adler? at December 04, 2022 04:58 PM (VdGjU)

150 114 I love hearing about what Christmas dinner traditions are with everyone. For us, we do a standing rib roast Christmas Eve with all the trappings, Yorkshire pudding, etc. Christmas Day is tamales. This has been the way of my family as I grew up and I have gotten J on board for the most part. My kids know nothing else and do this in their homes, too. We have a slight monkey wrench this year as J’s mom is coming Christmas Day for the the week (this is the time we have his daughter, so it makes sense that is when she wants to be here). I am not sure how onboard she will be with my Texas heritage and tamale tradition.

Posted by: Piper at December 04, 2022 04:59 PM (ZdaMQ)

151 Years ago someone introduced a bunch of northern pike to some local lakes. Non-native. Damn if they didn't eat every other fish in the entire lake.
Fish and Game had to drain the lakes.

Posted by: gourmand du jour, friend to brussel sprouts at December 04, 2022 04:59 PM (jTmQV)

152 132 No, the kerosene is for my lamps, as I decided it wasn't wise to move what I had. I am waiting for the grandson to be old enough for power tools.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at December 04, 2022 04:50 PM (uz3Px)

4 or 5?

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 04, 2022 04:59 PM (BRHaw)

153 142 You're a money dude, I think you could figure that one out.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Frozen Tundra at December 04, 2022 04:55 PM

Then why am I still working for a living and not living in a Free State smoking a nice rack of ribs and some brisket? LOL

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at December 04, 2022 04:59 PM (fe7in)

154 149 that is an Alabama thing. It’s good, but I grew up on Texas BBQ so it’s not that by a long shot.

Posted by: Piper at December 04, 2022 05:00 PM (ZdaMQ)

155 This is the food thread. Can you please stop?
Posted by: Infidel at December 04, 2022 04:52 PM (ZEa+g
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Seconded.

Posted by: Weasel at December 04, 2022 05:00 PM (4jEJr)

156 56. Humm. They're not biting the smoking foods challenge.

Posted by: Lola at December 04, 2022 05:00 PM (NIYa7)

157 151 Years ago someone introduced a bunch of northern pike to some local lakes. Non-native. Damn if they didn't eat every other fish in the entire lake.
Fish and Game had to drain the lakes.
Posted by: gourmand du jour, friend to brussel sprouts at December 04, 2022 04:59 PM (jTmQV)

Yes Lake Darnell in AR and another small lake. They had to do fish kills!

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 04, 2022 05:00 PM (BRHaw)

158 Cream of tartar is something I used when making meringue. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that it can be used to create a stable non-fake Cool Whip-like whipped cream for an eclair cake I wanted to make.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at December 04, 2022 05:00 PM (Mzdiz)

159 I just heard a guy say he would have a hard time deciding if he wanted a cigarette or a blow job.

Posted by: That NLurker guy where's my Irene Adler? at December 04, 2022 05:00 PM (VdGjU)

160 saba is one of my sushi favs

Posted by: REDACTED at December 04, 2022 05:01 PM (us2H3)

161 Christmas morning tradition: apple puffed pancake w/orang syrup, millionaires bacon, apple cake, fruit, lots of coffee.

Posted by: Lizzy at December 04, 2022 05:01 PM (I/doM)

162 146 110 ... MH, email sent. Many thanks.
Posted by: JTB at December 04, 2022 04:58 PM (7EjX1)

Response on the way.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Frozen Tundra at December 04, 2022 05:01 PM (aA3+G)

163 159 I just heard a guy say he would have a hard time deciding if he wanted a cigarette or a blow job.
Posted by: That NLurker guy where's my Irene Adler? at December 04, 2022 05:00 PM (VdGjU)

Guess that makes the food thread!

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 04, 2022 05:01 PM (BRHaw)

164 Christmas dinner tradition? Grilled shrimp and a bacon cheeseburger.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at December 04, 2022 05:02 PM (DhOHl)

165 144 this sounds lovely and much better than the pot roast I have going in the slow cooker. It’s a little warm here for pot roast, but if I waited for cool weather it may or may not happen. We will pretend, it is December after all!

Posted by: Piper at December 04, 2022 05:02 PM (ZdaMQ)

166 159 I just heard a guy say he would have a hard time deciding if he wanted a cigarette or a blow job.
Posted by: That NLurker guy where's my Irene Adler? at December 04, 2022 05:00 PM (VdGjU)

Well that is a First World Problem.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Frozen Tundra at December 04, 2022 05:02 PM (aA3+G)

167 Hmm, havn't had prime rib for ages. Maybe a 3 bone rib with yorkshire pudding and save the stuffed chops for New Years.

Posted by: Infidel at December 04, 2022 05:02 PM (ZEa+g)

168 159 I just heard a guy say he would have a hard time deciding if he wanted a cigarette or a blow job.
Posted by: That NLurker guy where's my Irene Adler? at December 04, 2022 05:00 PM (VdGjU)

In Vegas strip club cigs are 25 bucks a pack

Same as downtown

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 04, 2022 05:03 PM (BRHaw)

169 56 I cannot stand the flavor of maple syrup.
Posted by: Ciampino

You are not alone, my friend. Do not like maple.

Posted by: April--dash my lace wigs! at December 04, 2022 05:04 PM (OX9vb)

170 > 25 There are certain things whose best purpose in life is to be plowed under as a green manure. Brussel Sprouts are high on that list.
Posted by: Fox2! at December 04, 2022 04:12 PM (qyH+l)

I agree, except you run the risk of having the field declared a Super Fund site.

Those things are toxic waste. Not even bacon can make them edible. It just means you wasted good bacon.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at December 04, 2022 05:04 PM (bW8dp)

171 > In Vegas strip club cigs are 25 bucks a pack

So about the same as in most communist states, then?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at December 04, 2022 05:05 PM (bW8dp)

172 Colorado produces some very tasty trout. You gotta know where to go though. I've had native trout as pink and delicious as good salmon! And very decent size!
These places are really hard to find anymore....

Posted by: COMountainMarie at December 04, 2022 05:05 PM (xOQpB)

173 British health experts have issued a warning that consuming fresh produce, baked goods, and certain ready-to-eat foods could put you at risk of contracting the COVID-19 virus.

According to the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA), the virus that causes Covid-19 can live on some ready-to-eat groceries for days.

WHAT a load of horseshit. Wash it assholes

Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 04, 2022 05:05 PM (dO/0d)

174 I've only had brussel sprouts a couple of times when they were good. I guess I'm more of a cooked, or fresh, or fermented, or pickled cabbage guy. Love the sauerkraut. Easier for me.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at December 04, 2022 05:05 PM (geVLo)

175 >>According to the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA), the virus that causes Covid-19 can live on some ready-to-eat groceries for days.

Lemme guess, bugs, "beyond meat," and oat milk are safe to eat, right?

Posted by: Lizzy at December 04, 2022 05:07 PM (I/doM)

176 Tonight Mrs. E is making shrimp and grits Vann because we agreed we both are turkeyed out. I am not gonna agonize over the merits of eggnog with shrimp and grits.

Posted by: Eromero at December 04, 2022 05:07 PM (z3WCn)

177 In Vegas strip club cigs are 25 bucks a pack

finally, sumptin were cheaper on

Posted by: country at December 04, 2022 05:07 PM (us2H3)

178 So about the same as in most communist states, then?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at December 04, 2022 05:05 PM (bW8dp)

Most sin taxes are created to profit criminal friends and relative of congress.

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 04, 2022 05:07 PM (BRHaw)

179 There are certain things whose best purpose in life is to be plowed under as a green manure. Brussel Sprouts are high on that list.
Posted by: Fox2! at December 04, 2022 04:12 PM (qyH+l)

I agree, except you run the risk of having the field declared a Super Fund site. Those things are toxic waste. Not even bacon can make them edible. It just means you wasted good bacon.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at December 04, 2022 05:04 PM (bW8dp)

It's a mentality, I'm convinced. They're expensive - so a certain folk will make themselves like them. My old man would eat sardines, and pay good money for them. Same with SPAM - he wouldn't buy the shit on sale, but he'd proudly pay full price. If he could have bought a premium SPAM, he would've.

Posted by: Jaguar at December 04, 2022 05:07 PM (66r+l)

180 Years ago someone introduced a bunch of northern pike to some local lakes. Non-native. Damn if they didn't eat every other fish in the entire lake.
Fish and Game had to drain the lakes.
Posted by: gourmand du jour

Yes Lake Darnell in AR and another small lake. They had to do fish kills!
Posted by: rhennigantx

Even the crazy Greenies in Cali have poisoned Lake Davis, twice, to kill northern pike.

And northerns will definitely depopulate a lake given the opportunity. And then cannibalize each other once they've eaten everything else. Not neighborly fish at all.

It makes them easy to catch, though. They'll bite anything just because they're perpetually annoyed.

Posted by: mikeski at December 04, 2022 05:07 PM (P1f+c)

181 Uh Oh, I think CBD sent in reinforcements, got some maple syrup haters commenting. ;-)

I have not had French Toast in ages!!!! Hmmm, I should look around and see where I can get some good challah bread and give it a go. Topped with maple syrup of course!

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at December 04, 2022 05:07 PM (fe7in)

182 137 I never bought into the saltpeter thing. I think it was much more about getting four hours of sleep followed by 18 hour days. I was simply too tired.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at December 04, 2022 04:53 PM (UQUAY)
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I also remember sodium bromide rumored for the same effect.

Posted by: Ciampino -- Shut up out there! Those blasted goldfish! (alcohol migraine) at December 04, 2022 05:08 PM (qfLjt)

183 Our local Albertson's started selling the bone-in pork chops with actual fat in them a couple of years back give or take. Previously, it was just the fatless Smith stuff.

I really like braising them. Wini Moranville has a couple of different books/texts out with some really decent recipes. "The Bonne Feme Cookbook" is one, the other is "The Braiser Cookbook".

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at December 04, 2022 05:08 PM (ZSK0i)

184 Christmas dinner tradition: fondue.

Posted by: Lizzy at December 04, 2022 05:08 PM (I/doM)

185 And oh yeah on the porkchops and brussells sprouts above. Anytime.

Posted by: Eromero at December 04, 2022 05:08 PM (z3WCn)

186
I just heard a guy say he would have a hard time deciding if he wanted a cigarette or a blow job.

Posted by: That NLurker guy where's my Irene Adler? at December 04, 2022 05:00 PM

he needs to embrace the power of "and"

Posted by: AltonJackson at December 04, 2022 05:08 PM (ENBF0)

187 My recent food experimentations: boneless skinless chicken thighs in the crockpot or slow cooker.
I've tried 2 recipes, one oriental type and one creamy.
Start with 8 or 10 chickens thighs (usually a good bargain at the grocery).
Both involve cooking on LOW for 4.5 hours.
I start by combining 1 cup soy sauce, 1/2 cup of ketchup or tomato paste, 1/2 cup mustard (optional). 1 cup onion, 4 cloves of garlic, crushed.
I mix it right in the crockpot, add the chicken, marinate for several hours before cooking. Serve with rice.
(cont'd.)

Posted by: gourmand du jour, friend to brussel sprouts at December 04, 2022 05:09 PM (jTmQV)

188 Whatever pickle juice I don't guzzle directly from the jar I use in salad dressings or as in add-in for pasta salad. Love that bright dill flavor.

Posted by: Bigsmith at December 04, 2022 05:09 PM (S7rCU)

189 >>Whatever pickle juice I don't guzzle directly from the jar I use in salad dressings or as in add-in for pasta salad. Love that bright dill flavor.

It's also a great addition to deviled eggs.

Posted by: Lizzy at December 04, 2022 05:10 PM (I/doM)

190 > But New Year's day is sacrosanct: black-eyed peas over rice, and sausage.

No rice with the BEPs here. Ham, not sausage, and just a touch of chili powder. Not enough that it starts to seem like actual chili, but enough to give it just a little bit of zip. Ideally simmered all day on New Year's Eve, refrigerated overnight, then simmered again all day on New Year's Day.

Also: cornbread, and not that sweetened crap from a mix that only a Yankee would eat.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at December 04, 2022 05:10 PM (bW8dp)

191 I like the pickle juice flavor but the salt content and my kidneys do not get along.

Nuts.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at December 04, 2022 05:11 PM (ZSK0i)

192 Apparently there's a new rule that we can't pull nurse ratched's hair, or steal garrett's Crocs.

So, Plan B. We'll have to steal nurse ratched's Crocs, and pull garrett's hair.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at December 04, 2022 05:11 PM (a3Q+t)

193 When our kids were young we would get a bag of burgers and fries from McDonald's , then drive around looking at Christmas displays. That was fun.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at December 04, 2022 05:11 PM (UQUAY)

194 They had to do fish kills!

As a kid Ferndell/Griffith park had a water course and lots of crawdads. Then the city poisoned the creek, it ran yellow for weeks. No mo langostino!

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenko Solutions at December 04, 2022 05:12 PM (0frSS)

195 he needs to embrace the power of "and"
Posted by: AltonJackson at December 04, 2022 05:08 PM (ENBF0)

hence the term
boff ov em

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 04, 2022 05:12 PM (BRHaw)

196 I just heard a guy say he would have a hard time deciding if he wanted a cigarette or a blow job.
Posted by: That NLurker guy where's my Irene Adler? at December 04, 2022 05:00 PM

This "guy" had a man-bun, didn't he?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at December 04, 2022 05:13 PM (a3Q+t)

197 Advice needed: I'm planning to have a standing rib roast for Christmas dinner, and I'm going to have at least eight people. How many people per rib?

Posted by: Trimegistus at December 04, 2022 05:13 PM (QZxDR)

198 I think the grandson is 4. I bought him a plastic drill last year but think he was too young for it.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at December 04, 2022 05:14 PM (uz3Px)

199 I was raised on faux maple syrup, the kind that comes from boiling sugar, water and flavoring from a little vial.

When I had the "real" maple syrup for the first time, I swear I heard the angels sing! What a difference!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient & Ungovernable at December 04, 2022 05:14 PM (hPMYc)

200 All bofem.

Posted by: Eromero at December 04, 2022 05:14 PM (z3WCn)

201 For the creamy chicken thighs, no marinade, place in the crockpot with 1 to 2 cups of water, 1 cup onion, 4 or 5 cloves of garlic, and some mushrooms of your choice.
Same thing, 4.5 hours on LOW.
This time add 2 cans of cream of mushroom soup and fresh spinach and basil about 3 hours in. Replace the lid, cook the remaining 90 minutes. Serve with pasta.

Posted by: gourmand du jour, friend to brussel sprouts at December 04, 2022 05:14 PM (jTmQV)

202 197 Advice needed: I'm planning to have a standing rib roast for Christmas dinner, and I'm going to have at least eight people. How many people per rib?
Posted by: Trimegistus at December 04, 2022 05:13 PM (QZxDR)

Eve needed one!

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 04, 2022 05:14 PM (BRHaw)

203 > When our kids were young we would get a bag of burgers and fries from McDonald's

Anyone else here remember Henry's? Way better than McDonalds, and slightly cheaper (which is why my family went there). Hazy memory says they actually had "by the bag" pricing on their burgers.

The last time I looked, there was 1 (one) Henry's left in the world, but they were a decent-sized chain at one time.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at December 04, 2022 05:14 PM (bW8dp)

204 Niece is having pulled pork for Christmas Eve and being the oldest I get a good chair and primo cuts of meat. Only bad thing is their old blind dog will go after me if I mess with the kids.

Posted by: dartist at December 04, 2022 05:14 PM (9X/y4)

205 162 ... MH,

Email received, recipe printed out and filed. Next stop the seafood department at the local grocery.

To make matters better, I should be able to start fishing again after a couple of years away. (Medical.) And large mouth bass is very doable.

Posted by: JTB at December 04, 2022 05:14 PM (7EjX1)

206 The best biscochito is the one you are eating.
Posted by: huerfano

You are a wise man.

Posted by: April--dash my lace wigs! at December 04, 2022 05:15 PM (OX9vb)

207 I like to douche with the remaining liquor from steaming brussels sprouts

Posted by: Lena at December 04, 2022 05:16 PM (us2H3)

208 Read the Cream of Tarter article. Learning has taken place...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at December 04, 2022 05:16 PM (bUGMk)

209 172 Colorado produces some very tasty trout. You gotta know where to go though. I've had native trout as pink and delicious as good salmon! And very decent size!
These places are really hard to find anymore....
Posted by: COMountainMarie at December 04, 2022 05:05 PM (xOQpB)

I'll take a 9-12" Brookie from a WI stream over in any salmon, any day. Pan fried in a touch of bacon grease, salt and pepper. Life is good.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Frozen Tundra at December 04, 2022 05:16 PM (aA3+G)

210 150
I am not sure how onboard she will be with my Texas heritage and tamale tradition.

Posted by: Piper at December 04, 2022 04:59 PM (ZdaMQ)
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I'm sure she will love the Yorkshire pudding. We love that and it's so easy to make.

Posted by: Ciampino --- Shut up out there! Those blasted goldfish! (alcohol migraine) at December 04, 2022 05:16 PM (qfLjt)

211 Richard Petty on foxsports. The King!

Posted by: Eromero at December 04, 2022 05:17 PM (z3WCn)

212 205 162 ... MH,

Email received, recipe printed out and filed. Next stop the seafood department at the local grocery.

To make matters better, I should be able to start fishing again after a couple of years away. (Medical.) And large mouth bass is very doable.
Posted by: JTB at December 04, 2022 05:14 PM (7EjX1)

Glad you got it.
The lake we are on is crystal clear and not muddy but overrun with bass. They are decent in the pickle recipe I have. And I don't mind thinning out a few 14"-16" fish.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Frozen Tundra at December 04, 2022 05:17 PM (aA3+G)

213 Advice needed: I'm planning to have a standing rib roast for Christmas dinner, and I'm going to have at least eight people. How many people per rib?

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Assuming.you're serving sides I would plan on 2 big eaters per rib or 3 per rib for average eaters.

Posted by: Bigsmith at December 04, 2022 05:19 PM (S7rCU)

214 I have made a pork roast in the slow cooker for tonight's dinner. I stole from the Mississippi pot roast recipe and covered the roast with dry ranch dressing, along with half a packet of Pioneer country gravy. I put half a stick of butter on top along with a quartered onion and a couple of peeled and quartered apples and a slosh of bourbon. Oh and I added some dried oregano and a good sprinkle of red pepper flakes. Cooked on high about 4 hours. Mashed potatoes and carrots for sides and I will make gravy from all the yummy juices in the pot.

Posted by: Mrs. Leggy at December 04, 2022 05:20 PM (Vf4Y7)

215 I have never been a fan of freshwater fish, but I loved brookies from the high mountains. Might be the experience more than anything. Cast iron and plenty of bacon grease.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at December 04, 2022 05:20 PM (UQUAY)

216 With a 4 rib roast you're good for 8-10 people, and likely some leftovers which are awesome

Posted by: Bigsmith at December 04, 2022 05:21 PM (S7rCU)

217 193 When our kids were young we would get a bag of burgers and fries from McDonald's , then drive around looking at Christmas displays. That was fun.
Posted by: Pug Mahon at December 04, 2022 05:11 PM (UQUAY)

That sounds fun.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Frozen Tundra at December 04, 2022 05:21 PM (aA3+G)

218 Downstairs egg price came up, just looked for large store eggs 1 doz was $4.15 at Giant in se Pa

Posted by: Skip at December 04, 2022 05:22 PM (xhxe8)

219 Pavesini ladyfingers. Great alone or dunked in caffelatte or Ceylon tea. Yumm.

Posted by: Ciampino - because dunked 'biscuits' (Brit) are great at December 04, 2022 05:23 PM (qfLjt)

220 The grocery store I've been spending all my money at has Wensleydale cheese with chocolate and orange. Can't say I taste the chocolate but it is good cheese. I bought some Stilton with apricots too. They carry my favorite smoked salmon. And they carry milk by a local dairy in glass bottles. The store in town is pretty much all ultra pasterurized so I was glad to find this.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at December 04, 2022 05:23 PM (uz3Px)

221 148 97 Update on being stranded, got a tow truck that will get me to town, now need ro know who to use for repairs. Thanks for the help.
Posted by: t_bodie - Lurker. Unless you are reading this. at December 04, 2022 04:40 PM (l3xVF)
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T bodie - email me at the address in my nic. Ben Had may be able to help and I can connect you.
Posted by: Weasel at December 04, 2022 04:58 PM (4jEJr)
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Posted by: Weasel at December 04, 2022 05:23 PM (4jEJr)

222 Bigsmith @ 216-
8-10 people?
Kinda dainty, ain't they?

Posted by: Eromero at December 04, 2022 05:24 PM (z3WCn)

223 I just heard a guy say he would have a hard time deciding if he wanted a cigarette or a blow job.
Posted by: That NLurker guy where's my Irene Adler? at December 04, 2022 05:00 PM

1) Get blow job.

2) Smoke cigarette.

3) Wait a few minutes then repeat.

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at December 04, 2022 05:25 PM (R/m4+)

224 Just took a shot of apple cider vinegar. Don't have cramps per se, but both knees are aching bad and I don't know why. It's not like I exercised a lot yesterday or anything.

Posted by: ghost of hallelujah at December 04, 2022 05:25 PM (sJHOI)

225 It's not like I exercised a lot yesterday or anything.

Hopefully not some bug coming on...

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at December 04, 2022 05:27 PM (ZSK0i)

226
Pizza tonight, pepperoni and sweet peppers

Posted by: Skip's phone at December 04, 2022 04:02 PM

Spinach for the wife's side of the pizza, mushrooms for both sides, provolone both sides, mozzarella both sides, more garlic on my side, with home grown tomato bits on top. 'Only' (by my estimate) 400 calories a slice.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at December 04, 2022 05:27 PM (enJYY)

227 It's a mentality, I'm convinced. They're expensive - so a certain folk will make themselves like them.
Posted by: Jaguar

I think it's more like the cilantro wars. If you like them, you love them. If you don't like them, they are the worst thing you've ever eaten.

Posted by: April--dash my lace wigs! at December 04, 2022 05:27 PM (OX9vb)

228 That sounds fun.
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian Who Lives In The Frozen Tundra at December 04, 2022 05:21 PM (aA3+G)

We were poors at the time. Good times. Some of our best times as a family was when we made the best of what we had.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at December 04, 2022 05:27 PM (UQUAY)

229 Doing ravioli with caramelized figs in a brown butter rosemary sauce with crispy prosciutto. Delicious.
Posted by: RetSgtRN at December 04, 2022 04:56 PM (ApZWy)
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I've never had that but sounds doubleplusgood

Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 04, 2022 05:28 PM (EZebt)

230 Cream of Tartar can also be used to make buttermilk (instead of lemon juice or vinegar).

Posted by: Kathy at December 04, 2022 05:28 PM (9S1nO)

231 Yes Lake Darnell in AR and another small lake. They had to do fish kills!
Posted by: rhennigantx at December 04, 2022 05:00 PM (BRHaw)

When it becomes necessary to do such a thing, it would nice if Fish and Game were to declare 2 weeks of "no limit" fishing in the affected lakes. Catch as many as you want, take 'em home and eat 'em, or fertilize your garden with them; just don't move them to another lake.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 04, 2022 05:29 PM (tkR6S)

232 Bigsmith @ 216-
8-10 people?
Kinda dainty, ain't they?
Posted by: Eromero at December 04, 2022 05:24 PM

I frequently make a 4 rib roast for 8 people, none of us are dainty and nobody leaves hungry. It's not the only thing on the table of course.

Posted by: Bigsmith at December 04, 2022 05:29 PM (S7rCU)

233 Some of our best times as a family was when we made the best of what we had.
Posted by: Pug Mahon at December 04, 2022 05:27 PM (UQUAY)
* * * *
Amen! And we did not realize (at least in the early years) that we didn't have all that much. The memories from those years are priceless!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient & Ungovernable at December 04, 2022 05:32 PM (hPMYc)

234 Of course. Don't mind me, Bigsmith, I'm just real hungry.

Posted by: Eromero at December 04, 2022 05:32 PM (z3WCn)

235 Spinach for the wife's side of the pizza, mushrooms for both sides, provolone both sides, mozzarella both sides, more garlic on my side, with home grown tomato bits on top. 'Only' (by my estimate) 400 calories a slice.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at December 04, 2022 05:27 PM (enJYY)

Slice it into 4ths, not 8ths then.

Posted by: Count de Monet at December 04, 2022 05:32 PM (4I/2K)

236 I think 2-3 people per rib on the standing roast is about right. Your mileage may vary, so it helps to know your audience. I can solo on a rib, myself...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at December 04, 2022 05:33 PM (bUGMk)

237 I think it's more like the cilantro wars. If you like them, you love them. If you don't like them, they are the worst thing you've ever eaten.
Posted by: April--dash my lace wigs! at December 04, 2022 05:27 PM (OX9vb)
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There is a genetic link that makes cilantro taste like soap to about 10% of people

Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 04, 2022 05:34 PM (EZebt)

238 In oven on pizza stone, 450 degrees, usually 15 minutes,
Getting pretty good at tossing too

Posted by: Skip at December 04, 2022 05:34 PM (xhxe8)

239
Giant in se Pa

Posted by: Skip at December 04, 2022 05:22 PM

'Situational awareness' at that location. A lot of 'outdoorsmen' in that area. Every time in the last few months I've been in the Statey Liquor store in that area some bum has been right behind me. Marches right up to the register for the tiny bottle of booze. Knows the cashier on a first name basis. So far, so good, except half a mile away a flasher and gender-bending bathroom inhabitant.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at December 04, 2022 05:35 PM (enJYY)

240 Henry's ad that is the most 1970 thing ever:

https://tinyurl.com/2p9evtmy

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at December 04, 2022 05:36 PM (bW8dp)

241 MiladyJo and I frequently head to our daughter & SiL's for dinner.

Yesterday
Daughter: Want to come over Sunday night for some tomato sauce?

Pause
MiladyJo: Sounds good. Should we bring something to put it on?

Posted by: mindful webworker - Sunday supper stories at December 04, 2022 05:36 PM (lEt/T)

242 Doing ravioli with caramelized figs in a brown butter rosemary sauce with crispy prosciutto. Delicious.
Posted by: RetSgtRN

Will you marry me?

I don't care if you are a man or a woman.

Posted by: Tonypete at December 04, 2022 05:37 PM (qoGsy)

243 I picked up some milk kefir grains. Should find out how this works in the next day or so.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at December 04, 2022 05:37 PM (uz3Px)

244 There is a genetic link that makes cilantro taste like soap to about 10% of people
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Right! I'm just waiting for them to identify that gene that makes brussels sprouts taste horrible.

Posted by: April--dash my lace wigs! at December 04, 2022 05:37 PM (OX9vb)

245 Christmas dinner here will be chicken and Andouille sausage gumbo. Made over several hours whilst drinking Champaign.

There will be several bottles consumed.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at December 04, 2022 05:38 PM (Q4IgG)

246 Anyone make persimmon pudding?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 04, 2022 05:38 PM (EZebt)

247 Off topic but too funny a picture not to share:
https://is.gd/GP4O2x

Posted by: Ciampino - The Flat Earth Society at December 04, 2022 05:38 PM (qfLjt)

248 LIFESTYLE · DEC 1, 2022 · 179
Starbucks Begins Promotion Offering Free Coffee If You Correctly Guess Your Barista's Gender

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From the Bee.

Shouldn't cost them too much. I mean, you've got only a 1 in 37 chance of being right.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks aka Hangdog Barkston at December 04, 2022 05:39 PM (FVME7)

249 I wonder if Brussels sprouts could be made into Kimchi?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 04, 2022 05:39 PM (tkR6S)

250 At a fly in trip to Canada we found a lake that seemed to be ALL pike. They would come out of the lake on the bank to get at a lure. Skinny too, we wondered if they were starving.

Posted by: dartist at December 04, 2022 05:39 PM (9X/y4)

251 TonyPete, you kill me.

Posted by: Eromero at December 04, 2022 05:40 PM (z3WCn)

252 42 I love Brussel sprouts. I tend to cut them in half to reduce their cooking time.
We're having steaks tonight, previously bought and frozen when they were much less expensive.
Posted by: gourmand du jour, friend to brussel sprouts at December 04, 2022 04:16 PM (jTmQV)

I love these too! Wonderful with parmesan cheese and a nice dairy meal. Kosher, not a meat hater, btw, but no meat and milk together. So a cheese lasagna and brussel sprout parmesan.

So will the US adopt the WEF 80% reduction in meat and dairy consumption, I hate these people

Posted by: CN at December 04, 2022 05:41 PM (Zzbjj)

253 Off topic but too funny a picture not to share:
https://is.gd/GP4O2x
Posted by: Ciampino - The Flat Earth Society at December 04, 2022 05:38 PM (qfLjt)

Heh. I wonder if flat-Earthers have "disc" and "tile" factions?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 04, 2022 05:41 PM (tkR6S)

254 I stocked the freezer today, I figure it's cold enough to survive a small power outage.

Ground beef
Briskets,
Chickens,
fish

Posted by: CN at December 04, 2022 05:42 PM (Zzbjj)

255 At a fly in trip to Canada we found a lake that seemed to be ALL pike. They would come out of the lake on the bank to get at a lure. Skinny too, we wondered if they were starving.
Posted by: dartist at December 04, 2022 05:39 PM (9X/y4)

In Alberta, those things are called "hammer handles" or "slough sharks".

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 04, 2022 05:43 PM (tkR6S)

256 Getting close to dinner time and I do not feel like cooking nor ordering something.

Looked in the freezer and saw I had some Trader Joe's burritos. And in the cupboard I have some instant miso soup.

The menu is set for the night!!

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at December 04, 2022 05:43 PM (fe7in)

257 Tony Pete mentioned baccala...finding real salt cod in my area is a growing challenge. My parents used to get the whole dried fish and soak in the tub for a week. The place reeked like a tomb but that fish stew...(chef's kiss)..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at December 04, 2022 05:44 PM (bUGMk)

258 209 MH

I'm not talking about store bought salmon....more like Alaskan...
Sadly, in any case, finding these wonderful native trout is like chasing Bigfoot....

Posted by: COMountainMarie at December 04, 2022 05:44 PM (xOQpB)

259 Weasel, if you're still here I just sent an email.

Posted by: t_bodie - Lurker. Unless you are reading this. at December 04, 2022 05:44 PM (co7Jm)

260 This week I have the boys for 3 nights. I bought lamb shanks, ground beef, and chicken for soup. Safe to say, both will eat those options.

I already miss their mom, and she hasn't left yet.

Posted by: CN at December 04, 2022 05:45 PM (Zzbjj)

261 In Alberta, those things are called "hammer handles" or "slough sharks".
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I've heard Hammer Handles before but not slough sharks.

Posted by: dartist at December 04, 2022 05:45 PM (9X/y4)

262 Will admit roasted those Brussel sprouts look maybe edible

Posted by: Skip at December 04, 2022 05:46 PM (xhxe8)

263 baccala...finding real salt cod in my area is a growing challenge. My parents used to get the whole dried fish and soak in the tub for a week. The place reeked like a tomb but that fish stew...(chef's kiss)..
Posted by: Joe Kidd

I was much easier in Ohio than it is in middle TN. The search for a local source continues. BUT - I can have it shipped in. It's not like it is going to go bad during the trip.

Posted by: Tonypete at December 04, 2022 05:47 PM (qoGsy)

264 253 Off topic but too funny a picture not to share:
https://is.gd/GP4O2x
Posted by: Ciampino - The Flat Earth Society at December 04, 2022 05:38 PM (qfLjt)

Heh. I wonder if flat-Earthers have "disc" and "tile" factions?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 04, 2022 05:41 PM (tkR6S)
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Good observation. They probably argue each other hoarse.

Posted by: Ciampino -- The Flat Earth Society at December 04, 2022 05:47 PM (qfLjt)

265 Last year I tried making an English Christmas Pudding, and it came out so well I'm doing it again this year. The big secret is that you have to start in October...
Posted by: Trimegistus at December 04, 2022 04:39 PM (QZxDR)

Before my folks died, I'd gotten into the habit of making a Christmas pudding every year.

I read the Victorians would often cook it a year ahead and that was supposed to be the best.

So, I tried it that way and it was great! I was a bit leery of doing it a whole year ahead so lots and lots of health-preserving booze was used.

The interesting thing was that since you had roughly twelve months be about fancy and experimental like you might add calvados one month or a nice boozy raspberry brandy, things like that to jazz up the usual brandy, bourbon, rum triumvirate.

Posted by: naturalfake at December 04, 2022 05:48 PM (KLPy8)

266 262 Will admit roasted those Brussel sprouts look maybe edible
Posted by: Skip at December 04, 2022 05:46 PM (xhxe

Brussel sprouts are always good if sauteed. not so great when someone boils them

Posted by: CN at December 04, 2022 05:48 PM (Zzbjj)

267 Went out to get eggnog. Had trouble finding legit nog...but no trouble finding the third of the dairy section taken up by fake dairy products.

They're pushing this stuff by means subtle and not.

Posted by: Brother Tim sez at December 04, 2022 05:50 PM (EsEFH)

268 259 Weasel, if you're still here I just sent an email.
Posted by: t_bodie - Lurker. Unless you are reading this. at December 04, 2022 05:44 PM (co7Jm)
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Reply on the way

Posted by: Weasel at December 04, 2022 05:50 PM (4jEJr)

269 OK I hate to derail everything and be sad but I need the horde right now please, be there for me.

I found my older brother Joel dead in his bed, trying to get up and get dressed. His eyes were open but he was not responding. The EMTs worked on him for 10 minutes then took him to the hospital but he never recovered.

I cannot express how much I love Joel, I am the youngest of four boys (2 now) and he was just older than I. I grew up with him, I played with him, I did everything with him, he was so completely self sacrificing and supportive of my work and was always there for me. I learned so much from him and he was always my best friend. He taught me about the blues and Avalon Hill games and online games and so much more.

And he was that way with everyone, so many people depended on him and he's gone now and I hurt so bad I want to run away and escape, but the pain is inside. God please help me

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 04, 2022 05:50 PM (0hOvj)

270
They're pushing this stuff by means subtle and not.
Posted by: Brother Tim sez at December 04, 2022 05:50 PM (EsEFH)

Yep, then they'll raise the price on the real stuff sky high. Feds are all in

Posted by: CN at December 04, 2022 05:51 PM (Zzbjj)

271 114 Christmas dinner menus can vary -- beef, goose, ham, etc. But New Year's day is sacrosanct: black-eyed peas over rice, and sausage. Ideally an Italian pigs-foot sausage, but if that's not available, a big kielbasa will do.

BLASPHEMY!!!!

New Year's Day MUST include Scalloped Cabbage (aka Good Luck Cabbage)!!!!!!!

Note: with LOTS of freshly ground black pepper.

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Vote at December 04, 2022 05:51 PM (SEa82)

272 Joel was the one person who understood what I was doing with my writing and was super supportive and encouraging. When my health failed he took he into his house and fed me and gave me shelter without even a single complaint. He took me anywhere I needed to go and now he's gone. I miss him so much already.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 04, 2022 05:51 PM (0hOvj)

273 And he was that way with everyone, so many people depended on him and he's gone now and I hurt so bad I want to run away and escape, but the pain is inside. God please help me
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 04, 2022 05:50 PM (0hOvj)

That's shocking! I'm so sorry

Posted by: CN at December 04, 2022 05:52 PM (Zzbjj)

274 God please help me
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor

Ugh - Oh my friend, this is horrible. Big Bro hugs from a Moron.

Posted by: Tonypete at December 04, 2022 05:52 PM (qoGsy)

275 Oh, Christopher. I am so sorry for the loss of your brother. Lord have mercy.

Posted by: April--dash my lace wigs! at December 04, 2022 05:52 PM (OX9vb)

276 Chris, do you have someone with you?

Posted by: CN at December 04, 2022 05:52 PM (Zzbjj)

277 Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 04, 2022 05:50 PM (0hOvj)

How terrible... Prayers for you and your Family

Posted by: It's me donna at December 04, 2022 05:52 PM (bs+z0)

278 Brussel sprouts are always good if sauteed. not so great when someone boils them
Posted by: CN at December 04, 2022 05:48 PM (Zzbjj)
* * * *
And trimmed ruthlessly before cooking. That seems to take care of any bitterness.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient & Ungovernable at December 04, 2022 05:53 PM (hPMYc)

279 God please help me
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor

Oh no. I am so, so sorry. /bearhugs

Posted by: Brother Tim sez at December 04, 2022 05:53 PM (EsEFH)

280 263

I should look in to that. Porch pirates would not be an issue, that's for sure...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at December 04, 2022 05:54 PM (bUGMk)

281
OK I hate to derail everything and be sad but I need the horde right now please, be there for me.

The pain never goes away completely but with time you can accept it. I don't think if someone is important to you that you actually want the pain to disappear. Best I can do, wiping a tear from my eye for you and remembering my own pain.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at December 04, 2022 05:54 PM (enJYY)

282 Posted by: Piper at December 04, 2022 04:59 PM (ZdaMQ)

Hey Piper,

Our Texas tradition is the polar opposite.

We eat tamales on Christmas eve and Rib Roast (and/or Goose depending on the amount of diners) on Christmas.

Either way, it's all good...you get tamales!

Posted by: naturalfake at December 04, 2022 05:54 PM (KLPy8)

283 I'm so sorry, Christopher. Manly hugs to you.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at December 04, 2022 05:54 PM (bW8dp)

284 Christopher R Taylor.
What a heartbreaking, horrible thing is experience. Praying that God will embrace you.

Posted by: That NLurker guy where's my Irene Adler? at December 04, 2022 05:55 PM (eGTCV)

285 Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 04, 2022 05:50 PM (0hOvj)

Christopher, the prayers of the Horade are with you and your family!!!

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Vote at December 04, 2022 05:55 PM (SEa82)

286 269 Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 04, 2022 05:50 PM (0hOvj)
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My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Posted by: Ciampino at December 04, 2022 05:55 PM (qfLjt)

287 The pain never goes away completely but with time you can accept it. I don't think if someone is important to you that you actually want the pain to disappear. Best I can do, wiping a tear from my eye for you and remembering my own pain.
Posted by: Divide by Zero

The pain reminds you the missing person or thing was good. I know that pain all too well.

Prayers for healing and comfort.

Posted by: Brother Tim sez at December 04, 2022 05:56 PM (EsEFH)

288 So sorry, Chris. Praying for strength for you.

Posted by: olddog in mo at December 04, 2022 05:56 PM (ju2Fy)

289 My brother is with me, we visited mom. My older brother died a few years ago, my dad in 88. Its just us three now. Of everyone, all the people in my family, all the people I know, this is the hardest loss I can imagine.

I cannot even explain how much he meant to me. He was really the only friend I have in the world

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 04, 2022 05:57 PM (0hOvj)

290 Psalm 9:9
Holy God, Your word says that You are a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. Lord, I call upon You to be my stronghold in my time of grief! I feel oppressed by the pain and the sorrow that I feel, but in You, I know that I can find peace for Your word tells me so. Awesome Father, please have Your divine way within my mind so that I can find comfort in this difficult time, Amen.

Posted by: Tonypete at December 04, 2022 05:58 PM (qoGsy)

291 And he was that way with everyone, so many people depended on him and he's gone now and I hurt so bad I want to run away and escape, but the pain is inside. God please help me
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 04, 2022 05:50 PM (0hOvj)
* * * *
Prayers up for the repose of Joel's soul. He is now in the loving arms of his Savior and is free from pain. And prayers up for you in this time of grief, shock and loss. You have asked God for His help, and He will be with you always. You done good by reaching out, and please accept the love and prayers that are being sent your way.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient & Ungovernable at December 04, 2022 05:58 PM (hPMYc)

292 I cannot even explain how much he meant to me. He was really the only friend I have in the world
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 04, 2022 05:57 PM (0hOvj)

I'm glad you're not alone. I'm so sorry.

Posted by: CN at December 04, 2022 05:58 PM (Zzbjj)

293 I am sorry to dump on you all but I knew you would care and be there for me

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 04, 2022 05:58 PM (0hOvj)

294 Joel was the one person who understood what I was doing with my writing and was super supportive and encouraging. When my health failed he took he into his house and fed me and gave me shelter without even a single complaint. He took me anywhere I needed to go and now he's gone. I miss him so much already.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 04, 2022 05:51 PM (0hOvj)

Oh, damn! Chris. That is shocking news. One does not know what to say. Please accept my condolences.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 04, 2022 05:59 PM (tkR6S)

295 293 I am sorry to dump on you all but I knew you would care and be there for me
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 04, 2022 05:58 PM (0hOvj)

Yes.. You have Us.. Your on-line friends in the little grey boxes...

Posted by: It's me donna at December 04, 2022 05:59 PM (bs+z0)

296 God please help me
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor
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Really sorry to hear that, what a shock.

Posted by: dartist at December 04, 2022 05:59 PM (9X/y4)

297 Oh, I am so sorry, Christopher - what a loss! How fortunate for you that you had a brother who was also your best friend. Sending prayers.

Posted by: Lizzy at December 04, 2022 06:01 PM (I/doM)

298 He was really the only friend I have in the world
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor

You have us. I know it's not the same, but here we are. I'm glad you could come to us for support.

Posted by: April--dash my lace wigs! at December 04, 2022 06:01 PM (OX9vb)

299 Christopher R Taylor

My heart breaks for you. Please know there is a huge community here to talk to and that will listen to you in the days to come. We'll do our best to help you carry your pain.

Posted by: Heidi at December 04, 2022 06:02 PM (ECHKg)

300 Christopher.
Prayers.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at December 04, 2022 06:04 PM (UQUAY)

301 Please GOD, Bless Christopher and his family. Give them grace, peace and the support of nearby friends.
In the name of our saviour, Jesus Christ,
Amen

Posted by: Eromero at December 04, 2022 06:04 PM (/knpl)

302 "Do you have any Holiday foods that you make?

Pulla (aka nisua), Finnish cardamom braided sweet bread

Also I love brussel sprouts supplied by our garden.

Posted by: Hal Dall MD at December 04, 2022 06:04 PM (71wL9)

303 Fried cock and maple syrup?

I leave for one week and this is what happens?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at December 04, 2022 06:05 PM (Suwv8)

304 Christopher, as time goes on, please feel free to tell us about your brother. After my late wife and little boy passed, I found it very comforting when folks wanted to hear me talk about them.

You can count on us to do that for you.

Posted by: Tonypete at December 04, 2022 06:06 PM (qoGsy)

305 Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 04, 2022 05:50 PM (0hOvj)
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Dear Heavenly Father, be with Chris, wrap your arms around him.
I ask this in your wonderful Son's name, Jesus Christ, Amen.

Posted by: SMH, wiping eyes at December 04, 2022 06:07 PM (vBjG4)

306 Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 04, 2022 05:50 PM (0hOvj)

So sorry for your loss, Christopher. Prayers up for him, you, and your family. May his memory be eternal.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at December 04, 2022 06:07 PM (Wnv9h)

307 Fried cock and maple syrup?

I leave for one week and this is what happens?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

You expected more from us?

C'mon CBD.

Posted by: Tonypete at December 04, 2022 06:07 PM (qoGsy)

308 I have been through this a couple times with my dad and my brother and two aunts but this hits so much harder.

Some of you know I write books and game supplements and he was always there to praise me and encourage me and back me up and tell others about it.

Joel was so selfless, he was always not just willing but eager to sacrifice for others. He loved his family so much and we were so close. He was so smart and good, he had his irritating ways, like he NEVER felt like was worth anything and was always so down on himself.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 04, 2022 06:08 PM (0hOvj)

309 Dear Heavenly Father, be with Chris, wrap your arms around him.
I ask this in your wonderful Son's name, Jesus Christ, Amen.
Posted by: SMH, wiping eyes at December 04, 2022 06:07 PM (vBjG4)

Amen.

May his name be a blessing, and may you always feel his love.

Posted by: CN at December 04, 2022 06:08 PM (Zzbjj)

310 Wisconsin cheese is awesome TY MH!

Also the meat up there, I love Usinger's, always great stuff!

Posted by: NC Ref at December 04, 2022 06:08 PM (7g6Or)

311 (Adds an arm to the Christopher R Taylor Horde hug)

Lost my older sister to a "benign" tumor that had the bad manners to grow around her spinal cord. 5 years separated us, but we were at times mistaken for twins. My knowledge of the 60's (music and attitude) came from her. It's been a few years since her passing. With time, the memories help more and hurt less...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at December 04, 2022 06:09 PM (bUGMk)

312 *pointedly ignores satan's dingleberries pic*

Posted by: SMH at December 04, 2022 06:10 PM (vBjG4)

313 Praying for comfort and solace in this, your time of great need, Christopher.

Posted by: gourmand du jour, friend to brussel sprouts at December 04, 2022 06:11 PM (jTmQV)

314 Fried cock and maple syrup?

I leave for one week and this is what happens?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at December 04, 2022 06:05 PM

Duh...Morons.

*shakes Manhattan*

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at December 04, 2022 06:12 PM (Wnv9h)

315 22 I cannot lie. I like Brussels sprouts.

Posted by: That NLurker guy where's my Irene Adler? at December 04, 2022 04:11 PM (VdGjU)
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I'll take them even just boiled.
One of the few things boarding school cooks couldn't savage. For example 'burnt porridge'? Love that smoky taste and smell from the goo at the bottom that burnt to carbon ....!

Posted by: Ciampino loves Brussels sprouts at December 04, 2022 06:13 PM (qfLjt)

316 That is a terrible loss for you Christopher condolences

Posted by: Skip at December 04, 2022 06:14 PM (xhxe8)

317 I'm just a lurker but I know this community was there for me when I found my wife dead one terrible morning.
But I know, even better, that God was with me and with her m

Posted by: That NLurker guy where's my Irene Adler? at December 04, 2022 06:14 PM (eGTCV)

318 Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 04, 2022 05:50 PM (0hOvj)

Well, that's one hell of a note. My condolences and prayers go out to you.

And always remember the good times.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at December 04, 2022 06:15 PM (ZSK0i)

319 I'm just a lurker but I know this community was there for me when I found my wife dead one terrible morning

That is so awful but at least we know our loved ones are waiting for us to come be with them and our beloved Lord Jesus.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 04, 2022 06:15 PM (0hOvj)

320 Fried cock and maple syrup?

I leave for one week and this is what happens?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at December 04, 2022 06:05 PM (Suwv

* * * *
I know, isn't it marvelous?

*ducks and runs*

Posted by: Legally Sufficient & Ungovernable at December 04, 2022 06:16 PM (hPMYc)

321 Ciampino @ 315-
White rice that's been 'browned' on the bottom of the pot.

Posted by: Eromero at December 04, 2022 06:16 PM (/knpl)

322 That is so awful but at least we know our loved ones are waiting for us to come be with them and our beloved Lord Jesus.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 04, 2022 06:15 PM (0hOvj)

We know that with certainty.

Posted by: That NLurker guy where's my Irene Adler? at December 04, 2022 06:17 PM (eGTCV)

323 One thing I learned is that the Horde is is there with prayers.
We are there for you.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at December 04, 2022 06:18 PM (UQUAY)

324 Bought my Deplorable Gourmet tonight. Looking forward to getting my cooking mojo back. It'll arrive a week from tomorrow and just in time to kick some holiday butt!

Posted by: Don Draper at December 04, 2022 06:19 PM (iv5E2)

325 Christopher,

I'm so sorry to hear about your brother.

I was there when my Dad died unexpectedly and it's always a shock. but, I was able to thank him for being my Father while he was still alive. And it sounds like you had that chance as well. that will be a comfort to you in the future.

If you haven't done it yet, you must take the time now to let the other members of your family know. Be direct. They knew and loved your brother as well. And you can talk to people who knew him.

God bless you and give you comfort.

Posted by: naturalfake at December 04, 2022 06:19 PM (KLPy8)

326 324 Bought my Deplorable Gourmet tonight. Looking forward to getting my cooking mojo back. It'll arrive a week from tomorrow and just in time to kick some holiday butt!
Posted by: Don Draper at December 04, 2022 06:19 PM (iv5E2)
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This will be your third copy having worn the first two out, correct?

Posted by: Weasel at December 04, 2022 06:21 PM (4jEJr)

327 And he was that way with everyone, so many people depended on him and he's gone now and I hurt so bad I want to run away and escape, but the pain is inside. God please help me
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 04, 2022 05:50 PM (0hOvj)

So sorry Christopher...from what you have said I think your brother knew you loved him and he loved you so you will always have that.

Prayers for you and stay strong like I think your brother would and the rest of us here want you to be.

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at December 04, 2022 06:21 PM (R/m4+)

328 Christopher R Taylor

Prayers and condolences ascending.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at December 04, 2022 06:21 PM (u82oZ)

329 I'm trying to think of stories to show what Joel was like but I am so screwed up right now I can barely see straight. Just... thank you all for your care and support. God bless you for reaching out and being so loving.

I might sound kind of despondent and suicidal in coming days but know that I will never take that step. I could never do that to my family and I take this life as a command from God to soldier on no matter what the cost until He takes me home.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 04, 2022 06:21 PM (0hOvj)

330 Fried cock and maple syrup?

I leave for one week and this is what happens?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

This CBD fellow must be new to the HQ.

Welcome, aboard! The first thing to know about the HQ is that we shake Manhattans here.

*takes sip of delicious shaken Manhattan*

Ahhhh!

Posted by: naturalfake at December 04, 2022 06:23 PM (KLPy8)

331 I might sound kind of despondent and suicidal in coming days but know that I will never take that step. I could never do that to my family and I take this life as a command from God to soldier on no matter what the cost until He takes me home.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 04, 2022 06:21 PM (0hOvj)

I'm happy for that reassurance. The coming weeks and holidays will be tough, and someone is always here

Posted by: CN at December 04, 2022 06:24 PM (Zzbjj)

332 Christopher,

Mrs. JTB and I extend our condolences. I remember the sudden passing of my father and what a shock it was. Please know that you are in our prayers, asking for strength and peace.

Posted by: JTB at December 04, 2022 06:25 PM (7EjX1)

333 Massive Power Outage in North Carolina Being Investigated as a ‘Criminal Occurrence,’ Substations Believed to Have Been Sabotaged
I think this may be a test run to see if terrorist can kill the grid!
Posted by: rhennigantx at December 04, 2022 04:56 PM (BRHaw)
~~~~~

Same exact thing happened in NJ a few weeks ago.

Posted by: IrishEi at December 04, 2022 06:26 PM (3ImbR)

334 Fried cock and maple syrup?
I leave for one week and this is what happens?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at December 04, 2022 06:05 PM

May it please the Court, this statement is both histronic* and inaccurate.

First, there is no mention of "fried cock" anywhere in the thread, other than in the respondent's wail. (Nor is there, it should be noted, any mention of fried chicken, other fowl, or bologna that might be referenced as "cock"). Therefore, there is no mention of "fried cock AND maple syrup.

Second, respondent has not been gone a week. Respondent has posted many times during the week.

*Histronicism from respondent is nothing new, however. To be fair, some, such as the esteemed Commentator bluebell, would likely hold it is the default.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at December 04, 2022 06:27 PM (a3Q+t)

335 I might sound kind of despondent and suicidal in coming days but know that I will never take that step. I could never do that to my family and I take this life as a command from God to soldier on no matter what the cost until He takes me home.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor
___

God bless you.

Posted by: SMH at December 04, 2022 06:30 PM (vBjG4)

336 Prayers up, Christopher. We're all here for you.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at December 04, 2022 06:31 PM (a3Q+t)

337 So many of us have felt that sorrow. Glad you shared it with us. Prayers of comfort and peace for you and your family.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at December 04, 2022 06:31 PM (uz3Px)

338
I've often wondered - out loud to my wife, my only true friend - about our lives. If heaven was so perfect, why would we willingly choose to escape and engage in a 'human' life?

To open up ourselves to the pain, rejection, thirst, hunger of the human condition? But then I suppose it's the bargain we make, I can only guess. Without accepting the possibility of the bad - or worse, we'll never expose ourselves to the phenomenal possibilities of love, marriage, births, family of brothers and sisters and the endless acts of loving others that can bring such joy to our lives and the people we touch.

So sorry, Christopher - which is the same name as my very own son. *I* chose his name because I never knew anyone in my life with that name who was anything less then a phenomenal person.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at December 04, 2022 06:31 PM (enJYY)

339 Just learned we are having bulgogi, rice and sauteed baby bok choy for dinner. Yummy!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient & Ungovernable at December 04, 2022 06:33 PM (hPMYc)

340 Prayers for you are on the way, Cristopher.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at December 04, 2022 06:33 PM (Xrfse)

341 Nice thing the economy terrorists if caught will be found to be acting in good faith and set free, probably with payments for pain and suffering they received

Posted by: Skip at December 04, 2022 06:34 PM (xhxe8)

342 321 Ciampino @ 315-
White rice that's been 'browned' on the bottom of the pot.

Posted by: Eromero at December 04, 2022 06:16 PM (/knpl)
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I'm not sure if you mean it spoiled the rice pot or that you like the taste. The burnt porridge taste permeated the whole pot and was terrible on top of the usual poor porridge quality. I went to 3 boarding schools, the first one was for junior (before middle school) and that had the worst cuisine. The food got progressively better as I went to the 2nd and eventually 3rd school. The other burnt item was custard. Yeah, smoke for dessert.

Posted by: Ciampino loves Brussels sprouts done anyway at December 04, 2022 06:35 PM (qfLjt)

343 Okay, "pilk" or as they used to talk about it on "Laverne and Shirley" "milk and Pepsi." Back when that show was still being produced, I decided to try it and see what it tasted like.

It tastes like an ice cream float.

Posted by: Cybersmythe at December 04, 2022 06:35 PM (iZEhM)

344 Christopher,
I'm so sorry to hear of your loss and the terrible pain you are in. Know that there are hundreds of us here in these little boxes that are praying for you and for God to comfort you as he welcomes your brother into his arms.

Posted by: IrishEi at December 04, 2022 06:39 PM (3ImbR)

345 on topic. chilli cheese hotdogs for dinner.

i'm such a philistine. wolf canned chilli with beans, wonder bread brand buns, and ball park brand hotdogs.

nomnom

Posted by: BifBewalski at December 04, 2022 06:41 PM (3CCua)

346 Well CBD here is your answer from your question from last night's (Saturday) ONT:
47 I want to hear from someone who has actually tasted that PILK monstrosity!

I would have guessed that the acid in the Pepsi would curdle the milk...

So who is going to make one and taste it for the team?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at December 03, 2022 10:13 PM (Suwv

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343 Okay, "pilk" or as they used to talk about it on "Laverne and Shirley" "milk and Pepsi." Back when that show was still being produced, I decided to try it and see what it tasted like.

It tastes like an ice cream float.

Posted by: Cybersmythe at December 04, 2022 06:35 PM (iZEhM)
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CBD thanks you .......

Posted by: Ciampino said it would taste like that at December 04, 2022 06:42 PM (qfLjt)

347 Chris Taylor: Prayers for God's loving arms to embrace you and your family during this time of grief.

Posted by: t_bodie - Lurker. Unless you are reading this. at December 04, 2022 06:42 PM (co7Jm)

348 It tastes like an ice cream float.

Posted by: Cybersmythe

My Grammy used to makes us ice cream floats made with Pepsi. They were pretty tasty.

Posted by: April--dash my lace wigs! at December 04, 2022 06:43 PM (OX9vb)

349 CBD thanks you .......
Posted by: Ciampino said it would taste like that at December 04, 2022 06:42 PM (qfLjt)

My husband call this concoction an egg cream, despite the absence of cream or eggs. NYC thing from the 50s

Posted by: CN at December 04, 2022 06:43 PM (Zzbjj)

350 We all make my ma's chicken and rice mixed with mushroom and cream of chicken soup. Everyone fights for the crispy rice on the edges.

Posted by: dartist at December 04, 2022 06:44 PM (9X/y4)

351 It tastes like an ice cream float.
Posted by: Cybersmythe
~~~~~

Egg creams, which are made with a small amount of milk, chocolate syrup (or vanilla,) and seltzer taste just like a black and white ice cream soda without the ice cream.

Posted by: IrishEi at December 04, 2022 06:46 PM (3ImbR)

352 269. Christopher, I'm so very sorry for your loss. Prayers for your dear brother, you & your family.

I truly feel your pain. (My only sister died suddenly & unexpectedly almost 8 years ago.) It'll never go away in entity because of your deep bond, but it will gradually lessen with time & then make room for more wonderful memories.

You're with the very best of people here, Chris. Please don't stop lurking, don't stop talking because the Horde will be here for you. (I wandered onto AoSHq by accident years ago & stayed to hang onto sanity. Thank g-d.)

Posted by: Lola at December 04, 2022 06:48 PM (NIYa7)

353 Brussels sprouts make me phlegmish.

But so does Stella Artois. And Belgian waffles.

Better than being Walloonish, if you ask me.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at December 04, 2022 06:48 PM (62GQO)

354 Christopher, the horde hug is real. Praying for you.

Posted by: Jen the original at December 04, 2022 06:48 PM (kwFKO)

355 Oh, and I have a copy of The Deplorable Gourmet on Kindle, but that's not convenient so I'm getting an actual dead tree copy.

Posted by: Cybersmythe at December 04, 2022 06:48 PM (iZEhM)

356 We did it easy. Beau-jo's pizza.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at December 04, 2022 06:48 PM (UQUAY)

357 The purple cow: vanilla ice cream and grape juice.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at December 04, 2022 06:49 PM (WrQ1e)

358 350 We all make my ma's chicken and rice mixed with mushroom and cream of chicken soup. Everyone fights for the crispy rice on the edges.

Posted by: dartist at December 04, 2022 06:44 PM (9X/y4)
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We all like the 'crispy' rice too, as well as the crispy pasta when lasagne is done in the oven. How about toasted uncooked spaghetti?

Posted by: Ciampino - probably the reason I don't fancy smoked foods at December 04, 2022 06:49 PM (qfLjt)

359 345

My chili dogs closely resemble this.

Steak tonight. Off to prep the fireplace...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at December 04, 2022 06:50 PM (bUGMk)

360 ...I might sound kind of despondent and suicidal in coming days but know that I will never take that step. I could never do that to my family and I take this life as a command from God to soldier on no matter what the cost until He takes me home.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 04, 2022 06:21 PM (0hOvj)

Late to the thread but God bless you my friend. I went through similar trials many years ago and the same thoughts kept me going.

Drive on my friend.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at December 04, 2022 06:51 PM (62GQO)

361 CBD thanks you .......
Posted by: Ciampino said it would taste like that at December 04, 2022 06:42 PM

That was the comment that caused me to comment on this here food thread. I read it on the tablet, but it's a pain for me to comment on the tablet, but I figured there would be a food thread and I could post it there, that is here.

Posted by: Cybersmythe at December 04, 2022 06:51 PM (iZEhM)

362 350 We all make my ma's chicken and rice mixed with mushroom and cream of chicken soup. Everyone fights for the crispy rice on the edges.

Posted by: dartist

Is it cooked in the oven? If so, you could put it in muffin tins and everyone would have their very own crispy parts.

Posted by: April--dash my lace wigs! at December 04, 2022 06:52 PM (OX9vb)

363 At the gun club in Bentwaters England the crew would get chile dogs, bun, hot dog in bowl and bowl filled with chile. It was hot.
Have eaten chile dogs that way for 42 years since

Posted by: Skip at December 04, 2022 06:52 PM (xhxe8)

364 We all like the 'crispy' rice too, as well as the crispy pasta when lasagne is done in the oven. How about toasted uncooked spaghetti?
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Never tried it. Seems like it would break your teeth, lol.

Posted by: dartist at December 04, 2022 06:53 PM (9X/y4)

365 Christopher- what a shock and sorrow. So sorry this has happened to your family.
You are a beloved member of the Horde and are being prayed for by many.
Peace and strength to you in the days ahead.

Posted by: sal: tolle adversarium et afflige inimicum at December 04, 2022 06:53 PM (wE246)

366 Is it cooked in the oven? If so, you could put it in muffin tins and everyone would have their very own crispy parts.
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Yes, oven cooked. Great idea, thanks!

Posted by: dartist at December 04, 2022 06:55 PM (9X/y4)

367 How do I get high quality lard? I wish to make somme meat pies - Pot Pie style. Anyone have recommendations?

Posted by: LiveFreeOrDie at December 04, 2022 06:55 PM (Z4oqp)

368 Somme meat pies? One of the bloodiest battles of WWI? Why would anyone commemorate that with a pie?

Just asking.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at December 04, 2022 06:57 PM (62GQO)

369 quick before the gun thread:

I make the kids and grandkids personalized Chex Mix at Christmas- you can have it exactly the way you want it.

And I make each batch in the oven- the way it's supposed to be done.

Posted by: sal: tolle adversarium et afflige inimicum at December 04, 2022 06:58 PM (wE246)

370 364 We all like the 'crispy' rice too, as well as the crispy pasta when lasagne is done in the oven. How about toasted uncooked spaghetti?
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Never tried it. Seems like it would break your teeth, lol.

Posted by: dartist at December 04, 2022 06:53 PM (9X/y4)
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No, you eat it one spaghetto at the time and it's very brittle. The kids also love toasting partially cooked pasta, a few pieces obviously, not a whole plate. This is done while the bulk of the pasta is cooking and everyone is hungry. The smell of the sauce doesn't help. If it's a Bolognese sauce then it has to be guarded otherwise it gets attacked by pieces of bread trying to go for dips. Italian or French bread is particularly worrisome and sneaky.

Posted by: Ciampino - probably the reason I don't fancy smoked foods at December 04, 2022 07:00 PM (qfLjt)

371 God please help me
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 04, 2022 05:50 PM (0hOvj)

Prayers for you and Joel, Christopher, and God will indeed help you.

Posted by: Ian S. at December 04, 2022 07:00 PM (zm+d5)

372 NOOD pew pew

Posted by: Ciampino - probably the reason I don't fancy smoked foods at December 04, 2022 07:02 PM (qfLjt)

373 How did Nick fuentes ever get into a room with trump? WTF was the secret service doing? Don't they screen these people? Is the secret service selling trump down the river also?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 04, 2022 07:03 PM (dO/0d)

374 And he was that way with everyone, so many people depended on him and he's gone now and I hurt so bad I want to run away and escape, but the pain is inside. God please help me

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 04, 2022 05:50 PM

A similar situation messed me up completely for a couple of weeks, and months later is still not far from my mind, so while I cannot comprehend what you are going through, I certainly have an inkling. We are all here for you. If you ever want to express, well, anything you can reach me by email. Link in sig.

Posted by: Cybersmythe at December 04, 2022 07:21 PM (iZEhM)

375 Christopher, the Horde will always pray for you. My voice cracked reading your post to Ratboy (a fellow Hero Games fan). What a tragic loss, may his memory be a blessing.

Posted by: Steck at December 04, 2022 07:47 PM (LlRQB)

376 373 How did Nick fuentes ever get into a room with trump? WTF was the secret service doing? Don't they screen these people? Is the secret service selling trump down the river also?
Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 04, 2022 07:03 PM (dO/0d)

Yeah, it's the style. Cernovich, Reaboi, and many others have decided he's a whiny old man

Posted by: CN at December 04, 2022 07:49 PM (Zzbjj)

377 Sadly, there is no more Colby cheese made in the little town of Colby Wisconsin.

Posted by: Fritzy at December 04, 2022 08:50 PM (YoZGp)

378 Coyotes? Posted by DB on last night's ONT:
Georgia sheepdog fights off, kills 8 coyotes after pack attacks his sheep
https://tinyurl.com/22n88v64

Bad ass!

…fight that lasted over half an hour… disappeared for two days after the brutal fight… An organization raised more than $15,000 to pay the Georgia sheepdog's hospital bill

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380 oops

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