Food Thread: More Pig, And Big Salt Too

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I live in a neighborhood filled with food shops of all kinds. From wonderful butchers (there are three of them!) to excellent vegetable stands, three wine stores within 3,093 .45ACPs (100 meters), an olive oil store, a honey store, and even a weird one entirely devoted to canned fish. The quality of the food is uniformly excellent...even in the small supermarket there is some superb meat and vegetables.

It's also pretty upscale (Yeah, they didn't realize who they were renting to), so the prices can be painful. Produce is inexpensive, but meat is quite pricey. Those prices are less painful because of the excellent quality of the stuff. The pork is spectacular, the lamb is the best I have ever had, and the veal is great.

Interestingly, the beef, while quite good, cannot match American corn-finished beef. The French seem to prefer grass-fed, which is fine, but no (or perhaps less) finishing, so marbling is not a part of their evaluation. They do have aged beef readily available, and at various stages. Nothing strange like six-month-aged, and the flavor is good, with a subtle funk. But...give me Midwestern corn-finished beef any day!

The butchers also pack meat into Sous Vide bags, which I found fascinating. My standard technique is to season before I Sous Vide anything, because the cooking process distributes the seasoning quite well throughout the meat. Maybe it is also for storage purposes? Sous Vide bags are great for freezing! But I have seen Rosemary sprigs in Sous-Vide-sealed lamb legs, so clearly it is at least sometimes for dropping straight into the water.

There is also a huge amount of prepared food available, with at least three or four stores dedicated to take out foods. They are of amazingly high quality, and at least at the one I like they are busily making food in the back to replenish the displays. I fancy myself a fairly accomplished Quiche maker, but they are forcing me to up my game! Hell even simple salads are good. One, called carottes râpées is a French favorite, and can be absolutely delicious. How they elevate grated carrots is beyond me, but I do know that the texture is vital. They have special machines to grate the carrots into more a cylindrical shape, rather than the thin ribbon one gets from a food processor. My store swears all they put in is olive oil and mustard, but that is a filthy lie designed to subvert cooking in America by keeping the recipe secret from Americans.

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That is a chop from some French heritage pork breed. Gorgeously marbled and with thick strips of unctuous fat, it was absolutely fantastic...among the best pork I have ever eaten. It was pretty big too; about 1.5 pounds (that's .68 kilos for you European kickball players).

I'm most impressed by the texture and flavor of the fat. It rendered quickly, and what remained after cooking was delicate and tender. Amazing stuff.

I cooked it by searing the perimeter until browned, then a quick sear on both sides and into a warm oven for about 25 minutes. The damned thing was thick, so it took awhile.

Yeah, I know. I just wrote about pork! But it is so good that I can't resist!

By the way, if you look carefully you might be able to see the monstrous salt crystals I am using on meat. The crystals have to be 2mm in diameter! It's great, although for salting for immediate consumption it doesn't work unless you are partial to crunchy salt in every bite.

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We are hosting a birthday bash next month, and the guest of honor has requested hot dogs. Not my famous beef short rib recipe, not gorgeous marbled steaks, not a carefully roasted leg of lamb with wonderful new potatoes.

No. Hot Dogs.

So...what are the best sides to serve? I have Cole Slaw, potato salad, and Boston (Go Yankees) Baked Beans on the list, but I would like to add something interesting and a bit different. Any suggestions?

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I could retain some semblance of self respect and make King Arthur Hot Dog Buns. They are pretty good.
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Alton Brown's Cod Chowdah is a classic recipe that is easily modified to your particular preferences. Personally? I would replace the 1/2&1/2 with cream so there won't be much risk of curdling. That way you can laugh at his silly suggestion to whip in some leftover mashed potatoes. Sometimes he has good ideas, and sometimes he doesn't!
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I thought France would have good garlic, but the Frogs seem to have the same problem we have in the U.S. At least they don't import filthy garlic from China. Pork is great here, but no game, so send all of your extra antelope to: cbd dot aoshq at gmail dot com.

~~Who are those poor deluded souls~~ We know who shakes their Manhattans! These are the same people who drink fine bourbon with coke, and probably shake red wine with ice too.

$1,200 for a bottle of bourbon is just stupid, insulting, and a ghastly affront to most people's palates and wallets. I think the sweet spot is $40-$60 for excellent and interesting bottles, and bumping that to $100 gets you an incremental improvement in quality, but nothing mind-blowing. More than that and I think you are paying for hype and rarity, which may look good in your liquor cabinet, but doesn't translate to more quality in the bottle.

The problem...or the solution...is to buy lots of bourbon, take tasting notes, and eventually arrive at your favorites! It should take forty or fifty years, but it is worth it!

Posted by: CBD at 04:00 PM

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1 Meat!

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at May 25, 2025 04:01 PM (/HDaX)

2 Booze!

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, cowhand of the Apocalypse at May 25, 2025 04:04 PM (CxjWe)

3 And nooded.

Holy Moses, that pork looks good! We had a meat department guy back out at the Albertsons in NM who'd get that kind of pork chop in on a regular basis.

No such luck here in the local AO, but I'll cry myself to sleep over the red snapper filet prepared Thai style in compensation.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at May 25, 2025 04:05 PM (/HDaX)

4 In early, 1st intermission

I got 2 nice boneless chops from the professional meat store,

Cooked up nice, and way better quality than the grocery store.

Posted by: Don Black at May 25, 2025 04:05 PM (AOsQT)

5 Pork and beans!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 25, 2025 04:05 PM (h4ZTV)

6 rack of pork back ribs in the pellet smoker@180F

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 25, 2025 04:06 PM (h4ZTV)

7 I have conjectured that British "cuisine" (such as it is) is appalling just as a reaction against the French obsession with their cuisine. As was explained to me (by a Frenchman), it is a central core of their culture.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at May 25, 2025 04:07 PM (YqDXo)

8 Tonight we are going to Tia Margarita for enchiladas.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2025 04:07 PM (RIvkX)

9 And wasn't here to ring the dinner thread bell

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2025 04:07 PM (ypFCm)

10 Hamburgers grilled this weekend

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2025 04:08 PM (ypFCm)

11 "So...what are the best sides to serve? I have Cole Slaw, potato salad, and Boston (Go Yankees) Baked Beans on the list, but I would like to add something interesting and a bit different. Any suggestions?"

Ketchup.

Posted by: fd at May 25, 2025 04:08 PM (vFG9F)

12 The code chowder recipe looks great. Thanks for that

Posted by: 496 at May 25, 2025 04:10 PM (t+VLa)

13 Catsup too if you have any.

Posted by: fd at May 25, 2025 04:10 PM (vFG9F)

14 I would like to add something interesting and a bit different. Any suggestions?
Posted by: CBD

Smashed Potatoes

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 25, 2025 04:10 PM (h4ZTV)

15 Catsup too if you have any.
Posted by: fd at May 25, 2025 04:10 PM (vFG9F)

Ahh.. a man of class.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at May 25, 2025 04:11 PM (l3YAf)

16 Hamburgers grilled this weekend

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2025 04:08 PM (ypFCm)
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Grilled? No. You're supposed to put cheese on the raw patties and then eat cheeseburger tartare.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at May 25, 2025 04:12 PM (YqDXo)

17 I have conjectured that British "cuisine" (such as it is) is appalling just as a reaction against the French obsession with their cuisine. As was explained to me (by a Frenchman), it is a central core of their culture.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at May 25, 2025 04:07 PM (YqDXo)/i]

Except for the austere post-war period (that lasted well into the 1970s, and maybe beyond), British food was never really that bad. So I think you have an interesting point: anything to differentiate them from the French was perfectly fine!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at May 25, 2025 04:12 PM (L5An7)

18 CBD - One side dish that always wins is salt potatoes. They're super easy and always vanish.

Posted by: 496 at May 25, 2025 04:13 PM (t+VLa)

19 Canned fish? Barbarians.

I regret to tell you that possibly the best place for oysters and pretty much all seafood, not canned, in RI suffered a devastating fire last week. If you ever leave Gay Paree we will have to go to one of the other thousand places in RI to get oysters and not canned fish.

https://tinyurl.com/46f9tvtr

Posted by: JackStraw at May 25, 2025 04:14 PM (viF8m)

20 Ketchup.

Posted by: fd at May 25, 2025 04:08 PM (vFG9F)

Anyone who puts ketchup on hot dogs at my house gets their name crossed off in the will.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo...typical Moron animal at May 25, 2025 04:14 PM (L5An7)

21 +1 salt potatoes

Any tiny potatoes cooked with spices and butter are good. Screw big potatoes.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at May 25, 2025 04:15 PM (l3YAf)

22 Except for the austere post-war period (that lasted well into the 1970s, and maybe beyond), British food was never really that bad. So I think you have an interesting point: anything to differentiate them from the French was perfectly fine!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at May 25, 2025 04:12 PM (L5An7)
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I went to a "Little Chef" place that advertised an "American breakfast." It was worst meal I've had in my life. We should have declared war just for that breakfast.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at May 25, 2025 04:15 PM (YqDXo)

23 Personally, I don't eat anything with hot dogs. They don't need side dishes, because they are the perfect American BBQ food.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at May 25, 2025 04:16 PM (L5An7)

24 Posted by: JackStraw at May 25, 2025 04:14 PM (viF8m)

Fire-Roasted oysters are great!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at May 25, 2025 04:18 PM (L5An7)

25 Heard Michael J. Fox bought a pizza place.
A Shakey's.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 25, 2025 04:18 PM (tzyLO)

26 I have to disagree with Alton Brown on the chowdah. Salt pork, not bacon. I have eaten and made chowders many times and it has to be salt pork. And I would use a lot less than the equivalent of 4-5 slices of bacon.

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at May 25, 2025 04:19 PM (FEVMW)

27 "So...what are the best sides to serve? I have Cole Slaw, potato salad, and Boston (Go Yankees) Baked Beans on the list, but I would like to add something interesting and a bit different. Any suggestions?"

Corn on the cob?

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at May 25, 2025 04:19 PM (/HDaX)

28 CBD,

You could make the hot dogs yourself it’s a fun project and they tasted great.

Posted by: Pete Bog at May 25, 2025 04:20 PM (NCQ6W)

29 We should have declared war just for that breakfast.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at May 25, 2025 04:15 PM (YqDXo)

Some of the better hotels do a good breakfast, but in general, British breakfasts are just okay...at best!

I remember going to a working class breakfast joint that proudly advertised their socialist roots.

Wow. It may have been the worst meal I have ever had in Great Britain.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at May 25, 2025 04:21 PM (L5An7)

30 SAUERKRAUT
400g of sauerkraut (14.1 oz)
8 smoked streaky bacon slices, finely chopped
50g of unsalted butter (1.8 oz, 3.5 tbsp)
2 sprigs of fresh thyme
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 chicken stock cube
sunflower oil, for frying
100 ml water (3.5 oz / @

Meanwhile, make the sauerkraut. Sauté the chopped bacon in the butter over a medium heat until crisp. Turn the heat down, then add the garlic and cook for a minute or 2 until fragrant. Pick the thyme leaves, then add these to the pan too

Add the sauerkraut and crumble in the chicken stock cube along with 100ml water. Cover the pan and leave to simmer gently for 30 minutes, stirring regularly

Posted by: MacRadDoc at May 25, 2025 04:22 PM (IiVPQ)

31 Baked beans are of course the right answer.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 25, 2025 04:23 PM (viF8m)

32 You could make the hot dogs yourself it’s a fun project and they tasted great.

Posted by: Pete Bog at May 25, 2025 04:20 PM (NCQ6W)

And I would, except I have a spectacular Swiss butcher about 15 minutes away who makes great American hot dogs, in addition to the typical bratwurst and knockwurst and weisswurst.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at May 25, 2025 04:24 PM (L5An7)

33 A lot going on in the up top pic - and it all looks good. Briquette bbq pork chops here tonight. From local farm to table butcher. Hot dog sides? Sweet corn on cob, hush puppies, watermelon salad?

Posted by: scampydog at May 25, 2025 04:24 PM (LVaYG)

34 "Special Sauce" for hot dogs

From my 3rd grade cafeteria in Kenmore, NY 1964

Scale quantities as required, need several tablespoons per dog.
Chopped onion sauteed until golden.
De-glaze the pan with sweet relish.
Generous quantity of French's yellow mustard
* IF * your religious restrictions permit: add a small squirt of Heinz Ketchup (TM) - not too much you don't want an orange sauce.
No need to cook, just allow flavors to mingle, serve warm.

I'd also second #18 recommendation of salt potatoes.

Posted by: Next2Nothing at May 25, 2025 04:25 PM (tA1/w)

35 Fallow is a hot new restaurant in London, and the chefs run a video channel. These chefs work with all kinds of stuff you wouldn't think would be good, like meat from dairy cows. They put out a video titled "We Cooked Every Steak to See if Wagyu is Overrated".

They rated steaks from the English Longhorn, British Wagyu, Simmental, Fresian, British Blue, Limousin, Belted Galloway, Dexter, Bianca Modenese, Angus, Sashi, Galician Blond, and A5 Wagyu breeds. Other than the A5 Wagyu, they're all English and Continental breeds, generally grass-fed.

Try popping off with some of these breed names, next time you're in the butcher's shop. You might get an exceptional steak.

Posted by: Bombadil at May 25, 2025 04:26 PM (MX0bI)

36 Posted by: MacRadDoc at May 25, 2025 04:22 PM (IiVPQ)

Sauerkraut with bacon?

You had me at bacon!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at May 25, 2025 04:26 PM (L5An7)

37 Fallow is a hot new restaurant in London, and the chefs run a video channel.

Posted by: Bombadil at May 25, 2025 04:26 PM (MX0bI)

I have gone to Fallow for their Sunday Roast.

Superb.

My only complaint is that it is sort of a hip and upscale restaurant, so it doesn't have the classic Sunday Roast vibe.

But those f*ckers know how to cook!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at May 25, 2025 04:28 PM (L5An7)

38 CBD,

Have you made your own potato chips?

Salt and vinegar are best.

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 25, 2025 04:28 PM (rR5kF)

39 Sahlens Hot Dogs are the absolute best.

Posted by: Jim at May 25, 2025 04:29 PM (biGz0)

40 Yeah, I know. I just wrote about pork! But it is so good that I can't resist!

Sounds like a Berkshire pork chop I had up in (gasp!) Canada. Pure melt-in-your-mouth, fatty, porky deliciousness.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 25, 2025 04:29 PM (Wnv9h)

41 *Baked beans are of course the right answer.*

With some browned ground beef, a little dry mustard, some brown sugar, a little ketchup and chopped up bits of cooked bacon on top.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 25, 2025 04:29 PM (dg+HA)

42 Or hush puppies would be fun.

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 25, 2025 04:30 PM (rR5kF)

43 Wife picked up 5lbs of pulled pork at the Farmers' Market. Tonight is BBQ sandwiches w/ pimiento cheese, German tater salad, Krautsalat*, macaroni salad like grandma made.

* Cole slaw w/ sugar, vinegar, hot bacon grease, S&P.

Posted by: olddog in mo at May 25, 2025 04:31 PM (hoCmQ)

44 hush puppies would be fun.

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 25, 2025 04:30 PM (rR5kF)

Great idea!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at May 25, 2025 04:33 PM (L5An7)

45 Fallow is a hot new restaurant in London, and the chefs run a video channel.

Posted by: Bombadil at May 25, 2025 04:26 PM (MX0bI)

I got a stack of their videos bookmarked, especially the one concerning all the different potato dishes.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at May 25, 2025 04:34 PM (/HDaX)

46 "My only complaint is that it is sort of a hip and upscale restaurant, so it doesn't have the classic Sunday Roast vibe."

It's gotta be something, right? But yeah, those guys are amazing. I don't know how anybody has time to learn all that stuff.

Posted by: Bombadil at May 25, 2025 04:35 PM (MX0bI)

47 >>With some browned ground beef, a little dry mustard, some brown sugar, a little ketchup and chopped up bits of cooked bacon on top.

Ok, you can come to my BBQ. Bring the beans.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 25, 2025 04:35 PM (viF8m)

48 Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at May 25, 2025 04:34 PM (/HDaX)

We had some sort of root vegetable mash at Fallow that was absolutely spectacular. Rutabagas, or some such weirdness. But damn...they were incredible.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at May 25, 2025 04:36 PM (L5An7)

49 We are hosting a birthday bash next month, and the guest of honor has requested hot dogs

I didn't know Weasel's birthday is next month!!!

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at May 25, 2025 04:36 PM (QRFVs)

50 I would like to add something interesting and a bit different. Any suggestions?
Posted by: CBD

I have been really into cheesy potato bake. There's all kinds of recipes, but basically make a cheese sauce and mix it in with cubed hash browns. With bacon of course. Then covered with shredded cheese and baked.

Posted by: haffhowershower at May 25, 2025 04:36 PM (144I4)

51 I have a wine snob neighbor, with an English wife. We get along well, but he does consider me and Bride of PI to be rednecks.

Shockingly, he too likes hot dogs. He has one of those little round charcoal grills and will frequently cook hot dogs on it - but only when they don't have guests!

Very out of character, but somehow hot dogs are an exception to their normal fine cuisine.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at May 25, 2025 04:39 PM (HlyYF)

52 Daughter #3 is getting married in a year, and once again, I am in charge of buying the alcohol. I refuse to use caterers, who provide crappy booze, and then take home the leftovers, which is usually more than was consumed.

Anyway, being an anal sort, I have a spreadsheet and have already identified my liquor choices in each category. I'm much less far along for beer, wine, and prosecco, but everything in its time.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 25, 2025 04:40 PM (s8j++)

53 Darling daughter just texted me a delicious looking plate of Sushi. From somewhere in NYC.

Posted by: scampydog at May 25, 2025 04:42 PM (LVaYG)

54 Anyway, being an anal sort, I have a spreadsheet and have already identified my liquor choices in each category. I'm much less far along for beer, wine, and prosecco, but everything in its time.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 25, 2025 04:40 PM

If you were a popular influencer, I bet you could post the final spreadsheet on your Tik-Tok account and get 450,000 likes!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at May 25, 2025 04:42 PM (HlyYF)

55 Never got into pork (except for bacon), because Dad had an obsessive fear of trichinosis. Plus, living in Deep South Texas, cow was King.

When you've grown up with beef BBQ and steaks your entire life, pork doesn't come close!

Unfortunately, when traveling to see the kids, the "meat" of choice at BBQ places is almost always pork - they don't even offer beef 😭😭😭

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas - Ace of Spades Ladies Brigade, plucky comic relief at May 25, 2025 04:43 PM (SRRAx)

56 I have a wine snob neighbor, with an English wife. We get along well, but he does consider me and Bride of PI to be rednecks.

Shockingly, he too likes hot dogs. He has one of those little round charcoal grills and will frequently cook hot dogs on it - but only when they don't have guests!

Very out of character, but somehow hot dogs are an exception to their normal fine cuisine.

A long time ago, I attended a "barbeque" at an Englishman's home. I volunteered to help cook, and he, being an Englishman, assumed all Americans know how to cook steaks on a charcoal grill. Anyway, he was surprised to find out that we actually use utensils to eat a grilled steak. Apparently, he thought we just picked the meat up with our paws and gnawed away.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 25, 2025 04:45 PM (s8j++)

57 CBD,

If the party is for French folks or even plain, garden-variety godless Yankees, then-

you must introduce them to the glory that's is-

the Chili Cheese Hot Dog.

I used this guy's recipe for homemade hot dog chili sauce and it was great. Much better than you can buy at the store and stupidly easy to make:

https://theflattopking.com/griddle-hot-dogs-with-chili/

Chili, cheese, mustard, and raw onions - Heavenly pleasure awaits you. And your guests will think you're a génie culinaire!

Posted by: naturalfake at May 25, 2025 04:46 PM (iJfKG)

58 I would like to add something interesting and a bit different. Any suggestions?
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Watermelon salad w/ cucumber, feta and mint?

Posted by: olddog in mo at May 25, 2025 04:46 PM (hoCmQ)

59 "I fancy myself a fairly accomplished Quiche maker..."

- said no Real Man, ever.

Just kidding!!!!! It just seemed like it had to be said!

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at May 25, 2025 04:49 PM (5AVMW)

60 Apparently, he thought we just picked the meat up with our paws and gnawed away.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 25, 2025 04:45 PM

I wonder if he observed his benighted cousins eating ribs?

My brother smoked ribs last week with a dry rub. Still messy as heck, but while my hands were filthy ... my belly was very happy!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at May 25, 2025 04:50 PM (HlyYF)

61 Watermelon salad w/ cucumber, feta and mint?
Posted by: olddog in mo at

I make that one a couple of times every summer!

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 25, 2025 04:51 PM (nknDo)

62 My new flat top grill (ackshewalle griddle) got a good workout this week:

following last Sunday's Kaiju-Sized Breakfast, I made-

Smash Burgers
Blackened Salmon ( i will have to make Blackened Redfish ala Paul Prudhomme's classic at some point)
Griddle Chili Cheese Dogs

everything was great and fun to make.

Probably fajitas with all the fixings will be next on the menu this week.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 25, 2025 04:52 PM (iJfKG)

63

Hot Dog!

Posted by: Kim Jong Un at May 25, 2025 04:52 PM (sbJ+n)

64 Hamburger Helper helps her hamburger help her make a great meal!

Posted by: Madame Mayhem (uppity wench) at May 25, 2025 04:54 PM (2J/Lj)

65 English breakfast

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_breakfast

My favorite has steak as well.

Posted by: Ciampino - almost unbeatable at May 25, 2025 04:54 PM (sPQoU)

66 Chili, cheese, mustard, and raw onions - Heavenly pleasure awaits you. And your guests will think you're a génie culinaire!

Posted by: naturalfake at May 25, 2025 04:46 PM

I had a daughter that was a fairly picky eater when young. However, the first time I made her a chili dog, she snarfed down the whole thing and said, That was really tasty, Dad!"

Fifteen years later, if we go out to a burger place, and they have chili dogs on the menu, she opts for the chili dog.

I am 100% positive my chili dogs are a pale imitation of yours, but even just a half decent chili dog is pretty tough to beat!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at May 25, 2025 04:56 PM (HlyYF)

67 Thanks for including that recipe for cod chowder. I would cut it in half since Mrs. JTB is allergic to any fish so it would just be for me. (I would make her a good cheeseburger, her idea of fine dining.) Yes to the cream in place of the half and half. Might add a handful of good frozen corn. Crusty bread and butter on the side.

Damn! I'm salivating and not even hungry.

Posted by: JTB at May 25, 2025 04:56 PM (yTvNw)

68 Suggestion: Something with sweet corn. Fire roasted ears, perhaps?

Posted by: RS at May 25, 2025 04:57 PM (rk5vz)

69 The no churn black walnut ice cream turned out so very good.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 25, 2025 04:58 PM (NVNRw)

70 Apparently, he thought we just picked the meat up with our paws and gnawed away.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 25,

Well if you have a good t-bone…😂😂

Kidding. I am not gnawing on bones over here in Alabama. I swear.

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2025 04:58 PM (p4NUW)

71 "...if you look carefully you might be able to see the monstrous salt crystals I am using on meat. ... It's great, although for salting for immediate consumption it doesn't work unless you are partial to crunchy salt in every bite."

I am, actually, and I do salt cooked meat with coarse-ground salt. Potatoes, too.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 25, 2025 05:00 PM (h7ZuX)

72 Yorkshire pudding goes well with any meat, even hot dogs.

I love coleslaw but without sugar.

Posted by: Ciampino - wonderful stuff at May 25, 2025 05:01 PM (sPQoU)

73 Ooooooo

Porterhouse>>> T-bone.

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 25, 2025 05:01 PM (nknDo)

74 Chili, cheese, mustard, and raw onions - Heavenly pleasure awaits you.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 25, 2025 04:46 PM
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I rate this comment as True. Chili dogs are pretty much a staple here. Wife sometimes tosses on relish.

Posted by: olddog in mo at May 25, 2025 05:02 PM (hoCmQ)

75 Watermelon with feta is outstanding. I have done it with cucumber, and without, I have added mint, or basil. I have drizzled with raw honey or made a little vinaigrette with honey, lime juice and olive oil. All yummy and taste like summer.

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2025 05:04 PM (p4NUW)

76 The only thing I would add to that hot dog bash menu would be mac and cheese. The real baked thing, not the stovetop crap.

Posted by: JTB at May 25, 2025 05:05 PM (yTvNw)

77 73 Ooooooo

Porterhouse>>> T-bone.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 25, 2025

Oh you are right what was thinking? Maybe we would gnaw on the bone! 🤣

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2025 05:05 PM (p4NUW)

78 Well united has delayed us again hopefully we are about to takeoff. I’ll see you at the end of the food thread. I hate United Airlines. Unfortunately they are the only choice for our little corner of paradise

Spoke too soon. Number 35 for takeoff!

Posted by: Pete Bog at May 25, 2025 05:08 PM (NCQ6W)

79 So...what are the best sides to serve? I have Cole Slaw, potato salad, and Boston (Go Yankees) Baked Beans on the list, but I would like to add something interesting and a bit different. Any suggestions?
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I was experimenting not long ago in the kitchen (which is code for twice the time to clean up as to make anything appetizing). I ended up taking phyllo dough and creating little pockets. You can put anything you want inside, but I went with spinach, brie, red onions, and, of course, bacon.

I categorized it a winner. Tasty, easy to eat (with fingers), not greasy if you seal them using butter. And the bonus, it takes only a few minutes in the oven to finish them (just look for them to brown a little).

Posted by: Orson at May 25, 2025 05:09 PM (dIske)

80 I am 100% positive my chili dogs are a pale imitation of yours...

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at May 25, 2025 04:56 PM (HlyYF)

I doubt that.

Remember, he shakes his Manhattans, so that makes him pretty much a troglodyte when it comes to food.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 25, 2025 05:09 PM (L5An7)

81
For those of you who like big crunchy salt with your food, I suggest-

Maldon Sea Salt Flakes.

It's a kind of finishing salt in flake form. Just sprinkle some over your chow like saline snow flakes from above just before serving.

It works really well on things like grilled fish and meat.

Obviously you have to moderate your salt used in the cooking process when you use it.

Great stuff and a kind of fun surprise for your guests...unless they're humorless snobs with poor palates. Then you must show them to the door and point the way to the nearest Burger King.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 25, 2025 05:10 PM (iJfKG)

82 I went with spinach, brie, red onions, and, of course, bacon.

Posted by: Orson at May 25, 2025 05:09 PM (dIske)

Those sound tasty.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 25, 2025 05:10 PM (h7ZuX)

83 Watermelon with feta is outstanding. I have done it with cucumber, and without, I have added mint, or basil. I have drizzled with raw honey or made a little vinaigrette with honey, lime juice and olive oil. All yummy and taste like summer.
Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2025 05:04 PM (p4NUW)
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We add grilled shrimp to this, sometimes grilled corn.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2025 05:12 PM (RIvkX)

84 A local grocery had pork butt for the best price we've seen in a few years. Prepped it earlier and it will sit in the fridge over night to let the meat and spices meld. Tomorrow it goes in a slow oven for a good ten hours.

Can't wait to try it with the balsamic dressing I make for salads. I use good balsamic (not the cheap stuff that tastes like burnt wood) and top notch olive oil. A bit sweet and garlicky and quite thick, not runny. Should go great on pulled pork sandwiches. There is so much flavor, it only takes a drizzle to add depth to the food.

Posted by: JTB at May 25, 2025 05:14 PM (yTvNw)

85 Oh you are right what was thinking? Maybe we would gnaw on the bone! 🤣
Posted by: Piper

Oh man. Now you’ve done it.

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 25, 2025 05:15 PM (aKKLM)

86 Going OT with a prayer request:

Mr. S and I just got back from the hospital in Waco- he stepped off the back porch wrong and broke his left arm in three places - one big break and two hairlines.
He's in a good bit of pain and we're jury-rigging bedding for his comfort until everything opens up tomorrow.
Some Horde prayers for healing and counsel would be so appreciated.
Thank you!

Posted by: sal at May 25, 2025 05:16 PM (f+FmA)

87 Something unusual with hot dogs? How about hot German potato salad, the way my mother used to make it.

Boil red potatoes in their skins. Peel and slice. In a heavy iron skillet, fry finely chopped bacon, celery, and onion. When the bacon is a little crispy and most of the fat has melted, mix in some white vinegar, plus a little corn starch to thicken. Stir until it thickens, then pour over the potatoes, and stir. Serve hot. Absolutely delicious.

Posted by: Nemo at May 25, 2025 05:16 PM (4RPgu)

88 86 ... sal, Prayers up for Mr. S. Broken bones like that hurt like crazy. Glad it wasn't worse.

Posted by: JTB at May 25, 2025 05:18 PM (yTvNw)

89 86 Going OT with a prayer request:

Mr. S and I just got back from the hospital in Waco- he stepped off the back porch wrong and broke his left arm in three places - one big break and two hairlines.
He's in a good bit of pain and we're jury-rigging bedding for his comfort until everything opens up tomorrow.
Some Horde prayers for healing and counsel would be so appreciated.
Thank you!

Posted by: sal at May 25, 2025 05:16 PM (f+FmA)
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Ouch! Will send prayers for you.

Posted by: Ciampino - nasty at May 25, 2025 05:20 PM (sPQoU)

90 Have a safe flight, Mr Bog!

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 25, 2025 05:20 PM (nknDo)

91 86 Going OT with a prayer request:

Mr. S and I just got back from the hospital in Waco- he stepped off the back porch wrong and broke his left arm in three places - one big break and two hairlines.
He's in a good bit of pain and we're jury-rigging bedding for his comfort until everything opens up tomorrow.
Some Horde prayers for healing and counsel would be so appreciated.
Thank you!
Posted by: sal at May 25, 2025

Oh no! Definitely sending prayers up.

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2025 05:20 PM (pZEOD)

92 Why don't we just eat bacon and be done with all the extraneous things.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 25, 2025 05:21 PM (viF8m)

93 >>So...what are the best sides to serve? I have Cole Slaw, potato salad, and Boston (Go Yankees) Baked Beans on the list, but I would like to add something interesting and a bit different. Any suggestions?

Black bean confetti salad: https://tinyurl.com/mwjaeabe

Posted by: Lizzy at May 25, 2025 05:21 PM (F/B4x)

94 85 Oh you are right what was thinking? Maybe we would gnaw on the bone! 🤣
Posted by: Piper

Oh man. Now you’ve done it.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 25, 2025

Maybe they will forget about it.

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2025 05:22 PM (pZEOD)

95 CBD, come home. NOW! You are on the path of becoming a cheese-eating surrender monkey.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 25, 2025 05:22 PM (ZmEVT)

96 Prayers for Mr Sal.

Four fingers of bourbon work wonders.

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 25, 2025 05:22 PM (nknDo)

97 I was going to do brats and hot German potato salad.

I will do them tomorrow.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 25, 2025 05:23 PM (ZmEVT)

98 sal, that sounds just a little bit scary!

Prayers up for Mr. S and you too.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at May 25, 2025 05:23 PM (QRFVs)

99 >>Maybe they will forget about it.

Maybe. What do you think the odds are?

Posted by: JackStraw at May 25, 2025 05:24 PM (viF8m)

100 I mentioned the balsamic vinaigrette above and using it on pulled pork. Instead of sweet BBQ sauce, it is low carb and much more diabetes-friendly. Looking at the amount of carbs in commercial BBQ sauce is startling.

Posted by: JTB at May 25, 2025 05:24 PM (yTvNw)

101 >>> 99 Maybe they will forget about it.
==
Maybe. What do you think the odds are?
Posted by: JackStraw at May 25, 2025 05:24 PM (viF8m)

Not good.

Posted by: carrots in chili at May 25, 2025 05:25 PM (QRFVs)

102 Prayer for Mr. Sal complete and speedy healing.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2025 05:25 PM (RIvkX)

103 How about hot German potato salad, the way my mother used to make it.

Posted by: Nemo at May 25, 2025 05:16 PM (4RPgu)

That's exactly what I mean when I say "potato salad."

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 25, 2025 05:25 PM (L5An7)

104 Prayers up for Mr. Sal. YMMV, but I've found that a beer and couple of aspirin are as effective as a Tylenol III. And it's OTC.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at May 25, 2025 05:29 PM (/HDaX)

105 100 I mentioned the balsamic vinaigrette above and using it on pulled pork. Instead of sweet BBQ sauce, it is low carb and much more diabetes-friendly. Looking at the amount of carbs in commercial BBQ sauce is startling.
Posted by: JTB

Try a white bbq sauce with mayo, acv, horseradish and a big pinch of cayenne.

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 25, 2025 05:29 PM (rR5kF)

106 Can one find all ingredients needed in a far off world?

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2025 05:29 PM (ypFCm)

107 Going to the local German place shortly. Schnitzel a la Holstein with the fried egg and anchovie.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 25, 2025 05:32 PM (UBKzV)

108 Favorite schnitzel is a jagerschnitzel.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2025 05:33 PM (RIvkX)

109 100 I mentioned the balsamic vinaigrette above and using it on pulled pork. Instead of sweet BBQ sauce, it is low carb and much more diabetes-friendly. Looking at the amount of carbs in commercial BBQ sauce is startling.

Posted by: JTB at May 25, 2025 05:24 PM (yTvNw)
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Between the molasses and the actual brown sugar it amounts to a ridiculous quantity of sugar. Anyway I prefer my sauces tart.

Posted by: Ciampino - say sugar at May 25, 2025 05:34 PM (sPQoU)

110

Piper likes the bone!

Hey somebody had to say it!

Posted by: Just Sayin... at May 25, 2025 05:35 PM (sbJ+n)

111 I just found 2 T-bones for sale.

Thought in my head: 'Hel-lo Ladies. What are your names? Want to hear about the Roman Empire?'

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2025 05:35 PM (bss/y)

112 Piper likes the bone!

Hey somebody had to say it!
Posted by: Just Sayin... at May 25, 2025 05:35 PM (sbJ+n)

Alternate headline:
'PIPER: BONE IS GOOD!'

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2025 05:36 PM (bss/y)

113 I'm just impressed CBD can still type after all that bourbon. I'd probably be hospitalized.

Posted by: gKWVE is a lightweight at May 25, 2025 05:36 PM (gKWVE)

114 103 How about hot German potato salad, the way my mother used to make it.

Posted by: Nemo at May 25, 2025 05:16 PM (4RPgu)

That's exactly what I mean when I say "potato salad."
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 25, 2025 05:25 PM (L5An7)

Deviled Egg Potato salad, you godless cretins.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2025 05:37 PM (bss/y)

115 Growing up I only knew about French style potato salad. Mrs. JTB introduced me to real German potato salad: served hot with bacon, vinegar and all the things that make a fine meal. It deserves it own food group. She makes it with extra bacon since we are both capable of raiding the leftovers in the fridge and plucking out some of the bacon pieces.

Posted by: JTB at May 25, 2025 05:37 PM (yTvNw)

116 Thought in my head: 'Hel-lo Ladies. What are your names? Want to hear about the Roman Empire?'
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2025 05:35 PM (bss/y)

I laffed.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 25, 2025 05:37 PM (h7ZuX)

117 Ooh, but colonel Hogan, de schnitzel and de strudel!

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 25, 2025 05:38 PM (UBKzV)

118 Prayers for Mr. Sal for rapid and complete healing.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 25, 2025 05:39 PM (VNX3d)

119 73 Ooooooo

Porterhouse>>> T-bone.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 25, 2025 05:01 PM (nknDo)

This. Technically, I think the ones I found are porterhouse. The folks at the grocery store labeled them as T-bone.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2025 05:39 PM (bss/y)

120 Piper likes the bone!

Hey somebody had to say it!
Posted by: Just Sayin... at May 25, 2025 05:35 PM (sbJ+n)

I thought she liked Soup, her puppy, and Soup liked bones.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 25, 2025 05:39 PM (VNX3d)

121 When we make schnitzel we call it katsu and air-fry it.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2025 05:40 PM (RIvkX)

122 We had some sort of root vegetable mash at Fallow that was absolutely spectacular. Rutabagas, or some such weirdness. But damn...they were incredible.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at May 25, 2025 04:36 PM (L5An7)

I searched the Fallow video list and no luck with rutabagas or turnips. They do have one for a Caramlised Celeriac Puree...

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at May 25, 2025 05:40 PM (/HDaX)

123 115
She makes it with extra bacon since we are both capable of raiding the leftovers in the fridge and plucking out some of the bacon pieces.

Posted by: JTB at May 25, 2025 05:37 PM (yTvNw)
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Don't you pluck your bacon before cooking it? I'd imagine all those feathers are messy after cooking!

Serriously, what is French potato salad?

Posted by: Ciampino - say no sugar at May 25, 2025 05:40 PM (sPQoU)

124 *looks up thread*

Actually, Piper takes two different positions on the bone.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2025 05:41 PM (bss/y)

125 Caramelised. It must be beer'o clock.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at May 25, 2025 05:41 PM (/HDaX)

126 My favorite German food was the doner kebab made by the nice Turkish gentleman near the Hauptbahnhof in Aschaffenburg.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at May 25, 2025 05:41 PM (0aYVJ)

127 Ok, I have got to stop. This material is better to be savored, like a good rum.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2025 05:41 PM (bss/y)

128 Actually, Piper takes two different positions on the bone.Posted by: Aetius451AD

I'll bet she does, I'll bet she does, say no more!

Posted by: Just Sayin... at May 25, 2025 05:43 PM (sbJ+n)

129 120 I thought she liked Soup, her puppy, and Soup liked bones.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 25, 2025 05:39 PM (VNX3d)

Y’all need to see Saijo, he is so cute it’s criminal.

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2025 05:43 PM (p4NUW)

130 Deviled Egg Potato salad, you godless cretins.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2025 05:37 PM (bss/y)

WINNAH!!!!!!

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at May 25, 2025 05:44 PM (5AVMW)

131 My new flat top grill (ackshewalle griddle) got a good workout this week:

following last Sunday's Kaiju-Sized Breakfast, I made-

Smash Burgers
Blackened Salmon ( i will have to make Blackened Redfish ala Paul Prudhomme's classic at some point)
Griddle Chili Cheese Dogs

everything was great and fun to make.

Probably fajitas with all the fixings will be next on the menu this week.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 25, 2025 04:52 PM (iJfKG)

I just seasoned mine today. Tomorrow is steak and chicken fajitas.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, cowhand of the Apocalypse at May 25, 2025 05:44 PM (RlIab)

132 > Apparently, he thought we just picked the meat up with our paws and gnawed away.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 25, 2025 04:45 PM (s8j++)

Oog learn wear shoes, eat with fork. Oog smart.

As far as the dogs go, crinkle-cut fries, but ONLY if you can serve them straight from the deep fryer, at approximately the same temperature as the surface of the sun, covered with enough salt to make a replica of Lot's wife.

Healthy? No. But if you were after "healthy", you wouldn't be eating hot dogs in the first place.

It goes without saying that hot dogs must be made from beef or pork offal, ONLY.

No chicken. No turkey.

And definitely no tofu.

Use a quality brand like Vienna Beef (Chicagoland) or Nathan's (East Coast).

It's a sad world we live in when they start coming up ways to make hot dogs cheaper.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 25, 2025 05:45 PM (W5ArC)

133 When you raise your own pork, it all looks like that.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at May 25, 2025 05:46 PM (AcTAo)

134 Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 25, 2025 05:45 PM (W5ArC)

I like how you worked 'offal' in there.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2025 05:46 PM (bss/y)

135 Mr S: ice?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 25, 2025 05:46 PM (NmtMm)

136 105 ... "Try a white bbq sauce with mayo, acv, horseradish and a big pinch of cayenne."

Nurse, Thanks for the suggestion. I was doing okay until the horseradish. Unless it is the tiniest amount, horseradish and my stomach do not get along. My dad kept a jar of it in the fridge and would take a spoonful every now and then. I still shudder at the memory.

Posted by: JTB at May 25, 2025 05:46 PM (yTvNw)

137 Serriously, what is French potato salad?
Posted by: Ciampino - say no sugar at May 25, 2025 05:40 PM (sPQoU)
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I feel like this is a trick question.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2025 05:47 PM (RIvkX)

138 Oog learn wear shoes, eat with fork. Oog smart.

Oog smart! Not like everybody says! Like, dumb! Oog smart... and Oog want respect!

Posted by: Oog at May 25, 2025 05:47 PM (s8j++)

139 When it comes to bones, gnawing is right out as far as I'm concerned. A little nibbling, maybe, but not gnawing.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 25, 2025 05:47 PM (W5ArC)

140 Nurse, Thanks for the suggestion. I was doing okay until the horseradish. Unless it is the tiniest amount, horseradish and my stomach do not get along. My dad kept a jar of it in the fridge and would take a spoonful every now and then. I still shudder at the memory.
Posted by: JTB at May 25, 2025 05:46 PM (yTvNw)

Horseradish is insanely high in some... nutrient that I cannot think of right now.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2025 05:48 PM (bss/y)

141 It should take forty of fifty years, but it is worth it!

Posted by: CBD at 04:00 PM
***

Anything worthwhile takes time.
And patience.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 25, 2025 05:49 PM (W/lyH)

142 I've noticed that the local "farmer's markets" (really a get together of busy body women to sell pot holders, trashy crafts and some potted flowers) has seen some real, honest to God "famer" stuff.

Like pork, lamb, beef and, of course, chicken. It ain't cheap, but... damn the lamb looked really good. The butchering isn't anywhere near top notch, but the quality of the meats are way up there.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 25, 2025 05:49 PM (Q4IgG)

143 137 Serriously, what is French potato salad?
Posted by: Ciampino - say no sugar at May 25, 2025 05:40 PM (sPQoU)
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I feel like this is a trick question.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2025 05:47 PM (RIvkX)
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Well I'm not German!

Posted by: Ciampino - say no to sugar at May 25, 2025 05:50 PM (sPQoU)

144 "Famer" = farmer

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 25, 2025 05:50 PM (Q4IgG)

145 what is French potato salad?

Does it require an upstairs maid uniform?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 25, 2025 05:50 PM (NmtMm)

146 >>My favorite German food was the doner kebab made by the nice Turkish gentleman near the Hauptbahnhof in Aschaffenburg.

There's a nice restaurant right next to the Cologne Cathedral, which is pretty breathtaking and worth a visit. Good German food.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 25, 2025 05:50 PM (viF8m)

147 145 what is French potato salad?

Does it require an upstairs maid uniform?
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 25, 2025 05:50 PM (NmtMm)

Does it cause your guts to run?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2025 05:51 PM (bss/y)

148 Wait a minute, it don’t take four whiskiys to make me talk. It might take four to get me telling sea stories.

Posted by: Eromero at May 25, 2025 05:51 PM (jgmnb)

149 123 ... "Seriously, what is French potato salad?"

French style uses mayo, not vinegar, and is always served chilled, never hot.

Posted by: JTB at May 25, 2025 05:52 PM (yTvNw)

150 *looks up French Potato Salad*

OK, that's not potato salad. That is small potatoes with some green shit thrown on them.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2025 05:52 PM (bss/y)

151 Best hot dogs EVAH are from Omaha Steaks.
I'll be trying the brats next week.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 25, 2025 05:52 PM (W/lyH)

152 137 Serriously, what is French potato salad?
Posted by: Ciampino - say no sugar at May 25, 2025 05:40 PM (sPQoU)

I looked it up. Looks like it's warm potato salad made with a mustard vinaigrette dressing instead of mayo.

I think I could like that.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 25, 2025 05:52 PM (h7ZuX)

153 Wait a minute, it don’t take four whiskiys to make me talk. It might take four to get me telling sea stories.
Posted by: Eromero at May 25, 2025 05:51 PM (jgmnb)

Four whiskies. What most Army guys consider a good start.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 25, 2025 05:54 PM (W/lyH)

154 French style uses mayo, not vinegar, and is always served chilled, never hot.
Posted by: JTB at May 25, 2025 05:52 PM (yTvNw)

That sounds like American potato salad to me.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 25, 2025 05:54 PM (h7ZuX)

155 151 Best hot dogs EVAH are from Omaha Steaks.
I'll be trying the brats next week.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 25, 2025 05:52 PM (W/lyH)

Oooo. Bratwurst could be a thread in of themselves.

Statium style (pale brown.)

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2025 05:54 PM (bss/y)

156 And definitely no tofu.

29 years ago bought some "dogs", they were awful. Closer inspection of the label revealed they were made from... fish. Not clearly marked.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 25, 2025 05:55 PM (NmtMm)

157 If brown stew or curry chicken are done right, the bones are soft and are chewed for the marrow. There is something pleasant about the knee cartilage crunching and the bone turning mushy that is very appetizing.

Posted by: Accomack at May 25, 2025 05:55 PM (IG7T0)

158 Oog learn wear shoes, eat with fork. Oog smart.

Oog smart! Not like everybody says! Like, dumb! Oog smart... and Oog want respect!
Posted by: Oog at May 25, 2025 05:47 PM (s8j++)
***

Ooooohhh! Oog think so much better than others. Hoity toity Oog.
Oog no have fire!
Hold this Oog!
Bwahahahaha!!!
Hear Oog cry.

Posted by: Thag at May 25, 2025 05:57 PM (W/lyH)

159 I do like the Amish potato salad from Walmart. Then I love potatoes.

Posted by: Ciampino - say no to sugar in sauces at May 25, 2025 05:57 PM (sPQoU)

160 >>If brown stew or curry chicken are done right, the bones are soft and are chewed for the marrow. There is something pleasant about the knee cartilage crunching and the bone turning mushy that is very appetizing.

Look, Piper made a mistake. There's no point rubbing it in.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 25, 2025 05:58 PM (viF8m)

161 29 years ago bought some "dogs", they were awful. Closer inspection of the label revealed they were made from... fish. Not clearly marked.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 25, 2025 05:55 PM (NmtMm)

No.

Hell no.

Someone should get their ass kicked for doing something like that.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2025 05:58 PM (bss/y)

162 Look, Piper made a mistake. There's no point rubbing it in.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 25, 2025 05:58 PM (viF8m)

SO many jokes. So very MANY jokes.

They should have sent a poet.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2025 05:59 PM (bss/y)

163 Oog learn wear shoes, eat with fork. Oog smart.

Oog smart! Not like everybody says! Like, dumb! Oog smart... and Oog want respect!
Posted by: Oog at May 25, 2025 05:47 PM (s8j++)
***

Ooooohhh! Oog think so much better than others. Hoity toity Oog.
Oog no have fire!
Hold this Oog!
Bwahahahaha!!!
Hear Oog cry.

Oog four bourbons in. Oog tell Thag to get bent.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 25, 2025 05:59 PM (s8j++)

164 29 years ago bought some "dogs", they were awful. Closer inspection of the label revealed they were made from... fish. Not clearly marked.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 25, 2025 05:55 PM (NmtMm)

My mom called those fish sticks.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 25, 2025 05:59 PM (W/lyH)

165 My mom called those fish sticks.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 25, 2025 05:59 PM (W/lyH)

Imagine after he put relish and chili on them.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2025 06:00 PM (bss/y)

166 Cincinatti chili.
Neon Green relish?

If it takes 4 drinks to start a fight your bartender is cheating you.

Posted by: DaveA at May 25, 2025 06:01 PM (FhXTo)

167 Oog now five bourbons in. Oog tell world Thag is asshoe.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 25, 2025 06:02 PM (s8j++)

168 I think I am going to go jump in the pool. Y’all enjoy the rest of the evening and I will see you later!

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2025 06:03 PM (p4NUW)

169 154 ... "That sounds like American potato salad to me."

Dash, You are probably right. We called it French for some reason.

Posted by: JTB at May 25, 2025 06:03 PM (yTvNw)

170 161 29 years ago bought some "dogs", they were awful. Closer inspection of the label revealed they were made from... fish. Not clearly marked.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 25, 2025 05:55 PM (NmtMm)

No.

Hell no.

Someone should get their ass kicked for doing something like that.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2025 05:58 PM

I believe the appropriate punishment that particular crime, is that you make them "sleep with the fishes".

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at May 25, 2025 06:03 PM (HlyYF)

171 just pulled the ribs, they look and smell like i should eat the entire rack!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 25, 2025 06:04 PM (h4ZTV)

172 Oog now five bourbons in. Oog tell world Thag is asshoe.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 25, 2025 06:02 PM (s8j++)

Thag laugh at Oog. Thag know Oog not know how count.
Oog's bartender know this too.
Bwahahaha!!!
Oog getting rooked.

Posted by: Thag at May 25, 2025 06:04 PM (W/lyH)

173 Thag laugh at Oog. Thag know Oog not know how count.
Oog's bartender know this too.

Pfffft. Thag use possessive. Thag big gaywad.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 25, 2025 06:06 PM (s8j++)

174 S***. Oog make mistake and use silly name.

Posted by: Oog at May 25, 2025 06:06 PM (s8j++)

175 Bwahahaha!
Oog order drink on rocks.
Bartebnder use real rocks!
Oog not smart like Thag.

Posted by: Thag at May 25, 2025 06:09 PM (W/lyH)

176 Gronk put dead animal in Thag fire.

Do for fun, but then notice good smell.

Gronk first chef.

(aaaaaand... we're back on topic)

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 25, 2025 06:09 PM (W5ArC)

177 Here’s a new cookbook you could buy.

Squirrel Recipes for the Zombie Apocalypse: A Doomsday Prepper Cookbook to Survive the End of Days by Laura Sommers

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now Available In Super Size! at May 25, 2025 06:10 PM (L/fGl)

178 Just finished a late lunch with some of the best halibut I've had in ages.
I'm ready for some scotch and a cigar.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 25, 2025 06:11 PM (W/lyH)

179 Just finished a late lunch with some of the best halibut I've had in ages.
I'm ready for some scotch and a cigar.
Posted by: Diogenes
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Halibut is hard to fuck up. Don't think I've ever had bad halibut.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 25, 2025 06:13 PM (UBKzV)

180 What's the canned pasta situation there, CBD?

Posted by: Weasel at May 25, 2025 06:14 PM (y37lS)

181 > Just finished a late lunch with some of the best halibut I've had in ages.
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Halibut is awesome.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 25, 2025 06:14 PM (Q4IgG)

182 Look, Piper made a mistake. There's no point rubbing it in.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 25, 2025 05:58 PM

Come on, I know you're not new here!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 25, 2025 06:14 PM (Wnv9h)

183 Haliboots and Red Snap Spurs .

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 25, 2025 06:20 PM (NmtMm)

184 >>Come on, I know you're not new here!

Are you saying you have a bone to pick with me?

I don't swing that way. Not that there's anything wrong with it.

Weirdo.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 25, 2025 06:24 PM (viF8m)

185 Sometimes I'll eat fish...
just for the halibut.

Posted by: Fish punz? at May 25, 2025 06:25 PM (dg+HA)

186 Lunch was an excellent Nashville chicken sammitch from the place that used to always have massive lines but was almost deserted today.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at May 25, 2025 06:25 PM (boCAr)

187 Potato chips and chip dip with the hot dogs. Everybody will be happy to see chips and dip.

Posted by: AgathaPagatha at May 25, 2025 06:25 PM (/wIOP)

188 He who Delta Smelt it...

Posted by: Pug Mahon at May 25, 2025 06:26 PM (0aYVJ)

189 Weirdo.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 25, 2025 06:24 PM

It's my Rhode Island ancestors.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 25, 2025 06:26 PM (Wnv9h)

190 I wonder if I ever pined for the halibut in my mesquite.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 25, 2025 06:27 PM (VNX3d)

191 If you can think of a better way to prepare the fish, let minnow.

Posted by: Yes, fish punz at May 25, 2025 06:28 PM (dg+HA)

192 What's the canned pasta situation there, CBD?

Posted by: Weasel at May 25, 2025 06:14 PM (y37lS)o

Fantastic! But it's 12 euros a can!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 25, 2025 06:30 PM (L5An7)

193 Son took us out for dinner. He had French Onion soup and Filet mignon sliders FenSpouse had hotdogs with toppings and I had spicy fish tacos. Son also had a couple of drinks. He is currently on some 18 hour fast thing during the week so it's nice for him to have drinks and dinner occasionally out since he works hard during the week.

Posted by: I'm FenelonSpoke at May 25, 2025 06:30 PM (EJtBU)

194 Okay kids... it's way too late for me!

Thanks for reading and commenting!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 25, 2025 06:32 PM (L5An7)

195 191 If you can think of a better way to prepare the fish, let minnow.
Posted by: Yes, fish punz at May 25, 2025 06:28 PM (dg+HA)

Step one. Aquire fish.
Step two. Insert in trash can.
Step three. Make something with beef.

Posted by: Reforger at May 25, 2025 06:33 PM (xcIvR)

196 195 191 If you can think of a better way to prepare the fish, let minnow.
Posted by: Yes, fish punz at May 25, 2025 06:28 PM (dg+HA)

Step one. Aquire fish.
Step two. Insert in trash can.
Step three. Make something with beef.
Posted by: Reforger at May 25, 2025 06:33 PM (xcIvR)

1. Catch fish.
2. Put fish in backseat of someone you can't stand.
3. Get something else to eat.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 25, 2025 06:34 PM (VNX3d)

197 Fantastic! But it's 12 euros a can!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 25, 2025 06:30 PM (L5An7)
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Is that the metric equivalent of $1.25?

Posted by: Weasel at May 25, 2025 06:34 PM (yXKhD)

198 So...what are the best sides to serve? I have Cole Slaw, potato salad, and Boston (Go Yankees) Baked Beans on the list, but I would like to add something interesting and a bit different. Any suggestions?

Texas caviar (sometimes mistakenly yclept Cowboy caviar). It's what I take to most pot lucks. Everyone raves. Plus, if you're serving hot dogs, none of the otherwise effete Yankees/Easterners who might be present can get too snooty about the name.

Black-eyed peas are the centerpiece. Email me if you need a recipe.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 25, 2025 06:35 PM (0sNs1)

199 Fantastic! But it's 12 euros a can!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 25, 2025 06:30 PM (L5An7)
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Is that the metric equivalent of $1.25?
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About $13.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 25, 2025 06:36 PM (Q4IgG)

200 >>It's my Rhode Island ancestors.

That was uncalled for.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 25, 2025 06:36 PM (viF8m)

201 My new flat top grill (ackshewalle griddle) got a good workout this week:

following last Sunday's Kaiju-Sized Breakfast, I made-

Smash Burgers
Blackened Salmon ( i will have to make Blackened Redfish ala Paul Prudhomme's classic at some point)
Griddle Chili Cheese Dogs

everything was great and fun to make.

Probably fajitas with all the fixings will be next on the menu this week.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 25, 2025 04:52 PM (iJfKG)

I just seasoned mine today. Tomorrow is steak and chicken fajitas.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, cowhand of the Apocalypse at May 25, 2025 05:44 PM (RlIab)

*fistbump*

Posted by: naturalfake at May 25, 2025 06:37 PM (iJfKG)

202 185 Sometimes I'll eat fish...
just for the halibut.

Posted by: Fish punz? at May 25, 2025 06:25 PM (dg+HA)
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There's a thyme and plaice for fish.

Posted by: Ciampino - say to scotch at May 25, 2025 06:39 PM (sPQoU)

203 Horseradish is insanely high in some... nutrient that I cannot think of right now.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2025 05:48 PM (bss/y)

Horseradium.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 25, 2025 06:41 PM (iJfKG)

204 Read that as Filet mignon spiders

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 25, 2025 06:43 PM (NmtMm)

205 You ask who delivered all these little fish?

He who smelt it, dealt it.

Posted by: The Fish Monger at May 25, 2025 06:43 PM (0sNs1)

206 About $13.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 25, 2025 06:36 PM (Q4IgG)
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But not in real money.

Posted by: Weasel at May 25, 2025 06:46 PM (L8jAo)

207 The suggestions are making me hungry for a chili dog and/or a brat with sauerkraut.

Posted by: NaughtyPine at May 25, 2025 06:48 PM (YOP87)

208 The suggestions are making me hungry for a chili dog and/or a brat with sauerkraut.
Posted by: NaughtyPine at May 25, 2025 06:48 PM

Maybe CBD can send you some of those French-processed carrots for the chili?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 25, 2025 06:49 PM (0sNs1)

209 Diplomatico is a fine rum.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 25, 2025 06:51 PM (viF8m)

210 Doggos Caliente? Squishy highly enriched white bread bun, dog, Hormel chili, raw onions, shredded fromage.

Posted by: Weasel at May 25, 2025 06:53 PM (L8jAo)

211 You probably need some kind of salad on the side. Like a Greek salad, with feta, pepperoncini, black olives, etc. I also like short celery sticks stuffed with pimento cheese spread.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 25, 2025 06:54 PM (36PRH)

212 Horseradish - allyl isothiocyanate

Posted by: Ciampino - say yes to scotch at May 25, 2025 06:55 PM (sPQoU)

213 Cave Canem

Posted by: JackStraw at May 25, 2025 06:56 PM (viF8m)

214 Gubs are nood.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 25, 2025 07:00 PM (Wnv9h)

215 Bobby Flays scalloped chipotle sweet potatoes.

I worship at the altar of our beloved All Hail Eris for the suggestion.

Easy as heck, unbelievably delicious. I use less cream and more chipotle than recommended, and also prefer a thinner stack, but it is too die for as written.

Recipe on line and possibly in The Deplorable Gourmet?

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 25, 2025 07:09 PM (Vvh2V)

216 I should add that it should be fine for the tender Froggie mouth, should your guest be native.

Thor and my mom both love it and , like most Frigs I know, they don't like overly hot food.

It will, of course, depend on how many of the actual peppers you add, but one or two, smashed up and distributed around , along with the sauce, should be fine.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 25, 2025 07:13 PM (Vvh2V)

217 Sauerkraut as a hot dog side is always good, as an alternative I would suggest fermenting some fresh Curtido.

And maybe making some refrigerator pickles.

Posted by: keith at May 25, 2025 07:20 PM (XT4le)

218 CBD…hope you see this.
I’m intrigued. Please post Or send via e-mail if it’s a State Secret , your “famous beef short rib recipe”.
Got the baby backs down, and am trying the beef now. I’ve found a spectacular vendor called The Country Butcher here in NorCal. Seriously meaty cut of spare ribs, with the last rack taking over 9 hours at 225*.
I just use mustard as the binder, then kosher salt, a little garlic powder, and fresh-ground black pepper.
Delicious, but am interested in upping my game.
Whadda ya got for me?

Posted by: Gunslinger at May 25, 2025 07:37 PM (7hdjp)

219 I think a Mexican corn salad would be a nice side with the hot dogs and maybe a nice Italian deli pasta salad (the one with olives, salami, cheese and pepperoncini).

Posted by: Weekreekfarmgirl at May 25, 2025 07:56 PM (tg1xb)

220 For the hot dogs, chili is necessary. If you can find a recipe, Sabretts onion sauce was not bad from what I can remember from my time in New Yoik. Grilled onions and mushrooms are good, too.

Posted by: Penultimatum at May 25, 2025 08:42 PM (1QSX/)

221 I have discovered the ultimate patty melt, with most ingredients available at Costco.*

Frozen 1/3 lb wagyu patty, cooked. I threw mine on a 500 degree RecTeq Bullseye Deluxe and just barely cooked it through, but the only thing that matters is that it's cooked through.

2 slices bread.

2 slices Havarti cheese.

1 slice ham.

Chicago Packing Wagyu Tallow, or butter, to grease the bread.

Grease the bread, throw it in your sandwich press (or skillet), add the cheese, wagyu patty, ham, cheese and top with other slice of greased bread. Press until cooked through, or grill in skillet as a normal grilled cheese.

*Costco Corporate requires me to disclose that I work for Costco whenever I mention them online, but also to point out that I am not in any way being compensated for doing so. Unless they decide to start paying me for it, in which case I will be required to disclose that.

Reposting because I put this in the wrong comment section, like a complete and utter n00b.

Posted by: John Bowen at May 25, 2025 08:46 PM (hld89)

222 Roast chicken on the grill....endive and artichokes on sale so roasted the endive, braised the artichokes...cherry clafouti for dessert....Russian River Chardonnay from Dehlinger Winery....not exactly the typical Memorial Day thing but whatever....we fought in France a couple of times I think. They still speak French there when they are not chanting the call to prayer.

Posted by: Jeff Carter (@pointsnfigures1) at May 25, 2025 08:49 PM (ZiwLX)

223 I think Rutt's Hut sells and ships their famous hotdog weeners designed to be deep fried., wait crap,now that i go and check again, it looks like they no longer ship.

Posted by: Bob in Houston at May 25, 2025 11:09 PM (eoSEc)

224 Bingo, these guys are the suppliers to Rutt's a little spendy but man are they good https://tinyurl.com/deep-fried-weenies

Posted by: Bob in Houston at May 25, 2025 11:15 PM (eoSEc)

225 With hot dogs, the dog comes first. Zweigle's Texas skinless reds are the best, sold by Wegman's.
Up you game with some potato skins, an apple cole slaw and a nice sherbet for dessert.

Posted by: jimmymcnulty at May 25, 2025 11:39 PM (aZCnv)

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