Food Thread: It's Not Your Mother's Tunafish In A Can

Crusted tuna is one of my favorite foods; tuna handles the texture of the sesame seeds very well, probably because it is a nice dense fish. Toothsome, as it were. One common problem though is when chefs use strong and vibrant flavors with tuna; it is a surprisingly delicate-flavored fish, in spite of its meaty appearance and moth feel, so it's easy to overwhelm the fish with the herbs and spices.

I realize that rare tuna isn't to everyone's taste, but it's easy to cook it medium...just treat it like a steak, only with milder heat. Just don't cook it well done, because the food gods will smite you for your sin.

One of the challenges of buying tuna for eating raw or rare is that depending on where the chunk is cut it may have lots of connective tissue. When it is cooked, the connective tissue is much less noticable, but when raw or rare it can detract from the texture. And tuna is not inexpensive, so try to choose a piece that has as little of it as possible.

Another reason for that photo is the beauty of well done food pictures. I have absolutely no talent at photography, and food is particularly difficult to photograph because...um...reasons. So when I see a nice photo of a food I really like, I'll grab it and torture you folks.

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And here I was, just looking for some nice food photos. You were seconds from a clean getaway, but I followed the link attached to this photo and dropped down the rabbit hole of stupidity and cluelessness.

Being a successful vegan is about more than just food. Yeah, it's about being a pompous, superior, elitist asshole, whose virtue-signalling and blatantly offensive posturing probably does more harm than good.

By the time people become adults, she said, compassion is regarded as sentimentality. But Patrick-Goudreau read a book titled “Diet for a New America,” an exposé on connections between diet, physical health, animal cruelty and environmentalism.
“I stopped eating land animals,” she said. “I was the lone animal advocate in New Jersey.”

Really? The only one? I have met plenty of people throughout my life who care deeply and passionately about animals...both pets and food animals...and act accordingly. But this deeply deluded and arrogant twit sees herself as some paragon of ethical behavior, and looks down on all of us peons.

Veganism is rapidly becoming a political stance in the tool box of the left. That some of its adherents are unaware of how easily they are used is a clear measure of their intelligence, or lack thereof.

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From our reader of Ukraine tomatoes fame comes delicious looking beef ribs. He tells me that he cooked them in his Kamado, which is an intriguing bit of old/new technology.

What I want to know is where he got those ribs? The only ones that are readily available around here are pathetically trimmed remnants from boneless prime roasts and rib steaks. it's sort of sad seeing them in the butcher case...naked and unappealing.

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Well this looks like fun! It's recommended by commenter "bensdad00," in response to my comment that I enjoy the intersection of food and politics.
Swindled: From Poison Sweets to Counterfeit Coffee -- The Dark History of the Food Cheats
Looks like fun. And he has more...much more...which you will see in an upcoming Food Thread. Just think Whiskey!
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Most of you have noticed that I take temperature quite seriously, and consider it just like any other ingredient. here is a commenter who took it to the next level, and used his very cool Meater probe for some oven testing.

I jabbed a probe into a potato, and set it in a cold oven. I set the oven to convection roast at 400F with the rack in the middle. It took ~30 minutes to get to 340-350 ish! You can see an angular point of inflection around 30 minutes (that is when I put the potatoes in the oven for dinner). Notice the temperature loss for opening the door. You can see the undulations as the temperature cycles through the thermostat - yet still climbs. You can see another angular inflection around the 1 hour mark - this is where I jab the potatoes with a fork to vent, and turn them over. Notice the heat loss and recovery time. Please note, the oven never hit 400F at the probe. I am guessing you never see the display temp at the probe because of the distance from the oven thermostat to the probe - the thermostat sees 400F, but the center of the oven does not.

I am a bit surprised by his results, since the convection fan should minimize hot and cold spots inside the oven by distributing heated air throughout the enclosure. It is also possible that it is simply calibrated incorrectly.

Regardless, it is very useful to know exactly how hot or cold your oven runs. Of course that begs the question: how hot or cold does the recipe tester's (or chef's) oven run?

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You snobby Italian food purists will probably scoff at this dish, which is an Americanization of a classic Italian dish. This guy claims his version is straight from Italy, but I don't care. Chicken Sorrentino is a really nice meal, and one that I had a few days ago at an old neighborhood restaurant in Hoboken. I was immensely pleased that the bartender and the patrons didn't give a shit about NJ's nazi governor's mask edicts. But I was even more pleased with how tasty the dish was!

I haven't tried this recipe, but nothing looks odd or out of balance, so go to town, and tell us about it next week.

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And don't think that you are off the hook with maple syrup and French Toast: I'm watching you...all of you! And I am watching you perverts who shake Manhattans and keeping a list for the Burning Times.

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1 I'll ring dinner

Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2021 03:01 PM (Cxk7w)

2 Seared Tuna is a fantastic treat.

Posted by: garrett at May 09, 2021 03:01 PM (amrCY)

3 Salmon>Tuna

Posted by: Hawkpilot at May 09, 2021 03:03 PM (uUC+w)

4 feesh isn't food.

Posted by: redc1c4 *OTUS Zhou Bai-Din Cheated & we all know it. at May 09, 2021 03:05 PM (Usfbf)

5 I did a spatchcocked chicken on the grill rather than in the smoker.
I hate to say this but in this case grilled is better than smoked.
That hurt.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at May 09, 2021 03:05 PM (cSyAR)

6 and i can get beef ribs like that from Rocker Bros... they just don't offer them on line.

i can get a price on some, if you're interested.

Posted by: redc1c4 *OTUS Zhou Bai-Din Cheated & we all know it. at May 09, 2021 03:06 PM (Usfbf)

7 Wife gets salmon every week, me?
I'm making a ham Stromboli
I hate fish.

Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2021 03:06 PM (Cxk7w)

8 Gee. Is CBD gonna do the Gun Thread too?

Posted by: jakee308 at May 09, 2021 03:06 PM (dLws2)

9 You think its hard to get good shit in NYC, think about me in Hick-town, SC.

Posted by: Vic at May 09, 2021 03:08 PM (mpXpK)

10 Spatchcocked is a funny word.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at May 09, 2021 03:09 PM (cSyAR)

11 Mitch McConnel Burger. Me no like.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 09, 2021 03:09 PM (PiwSw)

12 3 Salmon>Tuna

Posted by: Hawkpilot at May 09, 2021 03:03 PM (uUC+w)

Also a lot more expensive.

Posted by: Vic at May 09, 2021 03:10 PM (mpXpK)

13 When I was trapped behind enemy lines in California at the turn of the millennium, every restaurant had seared ahi tuna on the menu. What's old is new again.

Posted by: Drc at May 09, 2021 03:10 PM (llGBY)

14 Ironic that I won't be able to join. The food thread live because I'm cooking Linner for The Lovely and Talented and some friends. One of her little gnomes is here as well for Mother's Day. Prepped all morning and the ginger molasses cookies for dessert smell heavenly

Posted by: Pete Bog at May 09, 2021 02:36 PM�

Maybe you can after all

Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2021 03:10 PM (Cxk7w)

15 Ok, how about a vegan crossfitter who's also into multi level marketing?

Posted by: Duke Lowell at May 09, 2021 03:10 PM (kTF2Z)

16 Me no likee fish. Me only eat canned tuna every blue moon.

Turtle Burger would be a little hard to eat unless you back over it with your car.

That Eyetie chicken dish looks good....I will have to try it sometimes.

Oh look! Martini time! One olive only please...

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at May 09, 2021 03:12 PM (R/m4+)

17 For some unknown reason I've lost my thirst for beer.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at May 09, 2021 03:14 PM (cSyAR)

18 Being a vegan is a much more stressful pursuit than being a carnivore when you're dropped into the northern rockies with a knife, a spool of fishing line, and a garden trowel.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at May 09, 2021 03:14 PM (2goRJ)

19 "I realize that rare tuna isn't to everyone's taste"

Bacon of the sea?

Posted by: Ronald Miller at May 09, 2021 03:15 PM (vyrh1)

20 Ok, how about a vegan crossfitter who's also into multi level marketing?

Wait, do vegans have the energy to do crossfit?

Posted by: Blanco Basura - moronhorde.com. Serving all Americans, even the Neanderthals. at May 09, 2021 03:15 PM (SchxB)

21 > Mitch McConnel Burger. Me no like.

Beats the Lawrence Eagleburger.

Or the Warren Burger, for that matter.

Only Don LeMONNNN could take an interest in the Felix Frankfurter.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 09, 2021 03:15 PM (JZT2F)

22 I lovely picture of the crusted tuna. I just don't want to eat raw fish. My son enjoys Japanese poke bowls, though.

Don't eat that turtle. I love turtles. The picture made me laugh, though. Thx for the humor.

On Mother's Day for lunch my husband heated up some barbequed chicken wings. We are having chicken sausages for dinner. I don't know if I have to make them or not. We haven't discussed it. We already went out on Thursday to celebrate our son's completion of his Organic Chemistry class.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2021 03:15 PM (k39e/)

23 Had a couple of Cornish Hens so I tried cooking them in the barbecue/smoker. Worked pretty well, although the skin never got crisp. I tried two different rubs, one on each bird: a "Cajun" rub (red pepper, garlic and onion powder, herbs, salt), and a "Middle Eastern" rub (red pepper, cinnamon, cumin).

Neither rub could stand up to the smoke flavor. I think if I do this again I'll brine the birds first.

Posted by: Trimegistus at May 09, 2021 03:15 PM (QZxDR)

24 I lurv me some sushi grade tuna.
Story: I was on a charter out of Ocracoke NC a few years back. The mate was so hungover (it was July 5th) he could barely do his job. I sort of stepped in out of boredom, we were just catching a few Spanish Mackerel. The captain noticed, and invited me up to take the boat (?!? that never happens) while he ate a sandwich. Told me that a week ago, they went out to the Gulf Stream, and a guy hooked a lunker Yellow Fin Tuna. Just huge. He got on the radio, and had the fish sold before they got to the dock. It paid for their charter, plus a couple of grand to the lucky bastard. A nice slab will go for 10 grand plus in Japan.

Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at May 09, 2021 03:15 PM (7Fj9P)

25 I think I'd rather eat liver than rare tuna steak .

Posted by: Can't help myself at May 09, 2021 03:16 PM (2DOZq)

26 Vegans and Paleo fans are equally annoying, but the Paleo crowd don't have media and political power to force their tastes on other people.

Posted by: Trimegistus at May 09, 2021 03:17 PM (QZxDR)

27 I try to like fish because i know it's good for me, but just...no. More my for husband and son. Daughter and I both take a hard pass.

I will be making dry rubbed beef ribs in the instant pot with boiled new potatoes in olive oil and dill, corn on the cob and steamed broccoli. Maybe some salad too, because green veg.

It's my second foray into instant pot usage for something other than rice, and i admit some trepidation.

Posted by: Moki at May 09, 2021 03:18 PM (ncrvG)

28 I like liver and rare tuna. Though not at the same time.

Posted by: Trimegistus at May 09, 2021 03:18 PM (QZxDR)

29 We already went out on Thursday to celebrate our son's completion of his Organic Chemistry class.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2021 03:15 PM (k39e/)

Congrats to your son! How is he enjoying school?

Posted by: Moki at May 09, 2021 03:19 PM (ncrvG)

30 I like liver and rare tuna. Though not at the same time.
Posted by: Trimegistus at May 09, 2021 03:18 PM (QZxDR)

How about Tuna liver?

Posted by: Can't help myself at May 09, 2021 03:19 PM (2DOZq)

31 Just curious as to how many of the people who don't like fish live inland.

Because, yeah, seafood anywhere more than 10-15 miles from saltwater sucks, and even on the coast you have to use discretion.

Even in fancy-pants restaurants in Chicago or wherever. It just plain sucks.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 09, 2021 03:19 PM (JZT2F)

32 I'll pass on the Turtle Burger.

Posted by: olddog in mo at May 09, 2021 03:20 PM (ju2Fy)

33 Why do we call it "Tuna fish" anyway? We don't eat "chicken bird." Even among the fish we don't append the phylum to any of the others. No "Salmon fish" or "Haddock fish."

Was tuna once so rare and obscure that one had to identify what it was?

Posted by: Trimegistus at May 09, 2021 03:21 PM (QZxDR)

34 3 Salmon>Tuna
Posted by: Hawkpilot at May 09, 2021 03:03 PM (uUC+w)

Why choose?

2 of the best fishes out there, and both wonderful in raw to rare preparations!

This food thread was made for me

. You could not pick a better top pic than that beautiful tuna. The can has nothing on the fresh tuna filet...

That said, the can is still good with mayo, relish or pickle, celery, and s&p with lettuce, mayo, and onion on a nice roll...

Posted by: Nova local at May 09, 2021 03:21 PM (b1h2x)

35 Never tried tuna liver. Might be pretty good. Know where I can get some?

Posted by: Trimegistus at May 09, 2021 03:21 PM (QZxDR)

36 Even in fancy-pants restaurants in Chicago or wherever. It just plain sucks.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia

That's not true. Most fish is frozen out at sea nowadays.
Anywho, how many of y'all have had paddlefish?
We have mucho pounds of it in the freezer now, and have grilled it, smoked it, breaded and fried it... it's a firm fish like shark, but no fishy taste.

Posted by: MkY (Lost my AR) at May 09, 2021 03:21 PM (Foq6I)

37 The late, great Victor Borge made a fortune from promoting Cornish game hens back in the 40s and 50s.

He owned a piece of the company that first started distributing them frozen in the U.S., as I recall, and would always talk them up when he was doing a show (and he did shows *everywhere*... the dude was a machine!)

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 09, 2021 03:22 PM (JZT2F)

38 31 Just curious as to how many of the people who don't like fish live inland.

Because, yeah, seafood anywhere more than 10-15 miles from saltwater sucks, and even on the coast you have to use discretion.

Even in fancy-pants restaurants in Chicago or wherever. It just plain sucks.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 09, 2021 03:19 PM (JZT2F)

I grew up on a cattle ranch in Texas with a dad who hated fish, so yeah that tracks.

Posted by: Moki at May 09, 2021 03:22 PM (ncrvG)

39 gotta sous vide that shit

Posted by: ghost of hallelujah at May 09, 2021 03:22 PM (sJHOI)

40 Fresh halibut > salmon > tuna

But the halibut has to be really fresh. Mrs. Pauls ain't gonna cut it here.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 09, 2021 03:22 PM (JZT2F)

41 22 I lovely picture of the crusted tuna. I just don't want to eat raw fish. My son enjoys Japanese poke bowls, though.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2021 03:15 PM (k39e/)

Your son has great taste (poke bowls are one of my "out-to-eat go-to meals" - it's a cheap way to get sushi-grade fish and beautiful veg).

PS - I saw on an old thread the Baptism went well, and I'm so glad!

Posted by: Nova local at May 09, 2021 03:23 PM (b1h2x)

42 I love tuna like that. Trader Joes used to have a great selection of frozen fish before the Rona. Easy peasy to pull something out and thaw the night before.

Posted by: dartist at May 09, 2021 03:23 PM (+ya+t)

43 > That's not true. Most fish is frozen out at sea nowadays.

Frozen fish sucks by definition. Sorry, it does.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 09, 2021 03:23 PM (JZT2F)

44 For you tuna lovers out there, I recently invented "tuna bowl" which is a package of 90 second microwave rice with a can of tuna dumped in with some s&p. Tuna bowl!

Posted by: Weasel at May 09, 2021 03:23 PM (MVjcR)

45 I like canned tuna but not tuna steak. Is that unusual? I also like a lot of fish except salmon. I always say I have the palate of a hobo.

Posted by: Can't help myself at May 09, 2021 03:23 PM (2DOZq)

46 Mmmmmmmm....moth feel.

Posted by: Bats and Birds at May 09, 2021 03:24 PM (mNhhD)

47 Yes, Poke bowls are very pretty; That's a lovely picture up top
of one.

Thx for your good wishes about the baptism; It's appreciated.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2021 03:24 PM (k39e/)

48 44 For you tuna lovers out there, I recently invented "tuna bowl" which is a package of 90 second microwave rice with a can of tuna dumped in with some s&p. Tuna bowl!
Posted by: Weasel at May 09, 2021 03:23 PM (MVjcR)

This is why I love you, Weasel.

Posted by: Moki at May 09, 2021 03:24 PM (ncrvG)

49 Yea food thread!

Posted by: Pete Bog at May 09, 2021 03:25 PM (bzrNB)

50 Just curious as to how many of the people who don't like fish live inland.
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I've had great pieces of fish here in MO. The supply chain (used to be anyway) good enough to move fresh fish around. People think fish goes bad instantly on coming out of the water. I disagree. If pros are handling it, it can last a while, and not yield quality. I find the problem happens in the last 5 yards, when some hourly cook f's it up on the grill.

Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at May 09, 2021 03:25 PM (7Fj9P)

51 Tastes seen to vary (imagine that).

Sushi/sashimi are generally "meh" to me. Don't dislike them, kinda like some of it, but it's nothing special.

And I've been lucky, generally, to have only had it when of decent or high quality, almost only in Japan. Including an extended session at the Karato seafood market in Shimonoseki, one of the most famous places for it in Japan (including fugu, the fish with the potentially toxic organ that has to be handled correctly, 3 different way). And at the (old, original) Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo.

Just one of those things. I don't have tastes that are that exotic or differ from most food-lovers I know, but there it is.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 09, 2021 03:25 PM (OTzUX)

52 > Was tuna once so rare and obscure that one had to identify what it was?

It was once known as "horse mackerel" in English, until the marketers decided that it would sell better if they used the Spanish name. But no one knew WTF "tuna" was. I believe that's why they tacked on "fish".

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 09, 2021 03:25 PM (JZT2F)

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This is why I love you, Weasel.
Posted by: Moki at May 09, 2021 03:24 PM (ncrvG)
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Love you too, Moki!

Posted by: Weasel at May 09, 2021 03:25 PM (MVjcR)

54 tonight Lemon Chicken Piccata Pasta

white wine, shrooms, cherry tomatoes, capers, butter

topped with Reggiano

Posted by: ghost of hallelujah at May 09, 2021 03:25 PM (sJHOI)

55 Nice composition for the tuna pic ... the dark background sets it off. Seems to need better depth of field though, so all the sesame seeds would be in focus. ...

They say "presentation" is a big part of enjoyment of the meal ... part of the finer things in life I suppose, when there is time in life for more than just grabbing a quick meal on the run.

Posted by: illiniwek at May 09, 2021 03:26 PM (Cus5s)

56 There are new types of tuna in cans and containers now. One that I like is some kind of sweet and spicy tuna as well as garlic and herb. There were not cans of tuna with flavors when my mother was around.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2021 03:26 PM (k39e/)

57 Tuna bowl needs a jingle for an effective ad campaign.

Posted by: Weasel at May 09, 2021 03:26 PM (MVjcR)

58 > I've had great pieces of fish here in MO.

Catfish, maybe. Ocean fish? Nope.

> The supply chain (used to be anyway) good enough to move fresh fish around.

Nope.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 09, 2021 03:26 PM (JZT2F)

59 Just curious as to how many of the people who don't like fish live inland.

Whole family loves eating fishies. We do have lakes, rivers, streams here.

Posted by: olddog in mo at May 09, 2021 03:27 PM (ju2Fy)

60 >>>Why do we call it "Tuna fish" anyway? We don't eat "chicken bird." Even
among the fish we don't append the phylum to any of the others. No
"Salmon fish" or "Haddock fish."<<<
>I tried tuna chum once. The shark barfed it up and I scooped it onto a cracker for a lite snack.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at May 09, 2021 03:27 PM (2goRJ)

61 love raw and rare tuna & I can love poke' but way too many poke's are too sweet for my taste

Posted by: ghost of hallelujah at May 09, 2021 03:27 PM (sJHOI)

62 44 For you tuna lovers out there, I recently invented "tuna bowl" which is a package of 90 second microwave rice with a can of tuna dumped in with some s&p. Tuna bowl!
Posted by: Weasel at May 09, 2021 03:23 PM (MVjcR)

My 2nd oldest teen beat you to that invention - although sometimes, she just does a rice bowl with rice and then adds pad thai sauce and soy...literally, with a piece of fruit, that's lunch. I let it be b/c I always make dinner (except today) and we have meat, fruit, and veg so lunch can be practically anything, and it's still gonna be a healthy day for the kids...so they get to make anything (within cost reason, and somewhat health reason...although see microwave rice with sauce as "okay", so I have a lot of flexibility on the latter part)...

Posted by: Nova local at May 09, 2021 03:27 PM (b1h2x)

63 62 44 For you tuna lovers out there, I recently invented "tuna bowl" which is a package of 90 second microwave rice with a can of tuna dumped in with some s&p. Tuna bowl!
Posted by: Weasel at May 09, 2021 03:23 PM (MVjcR)

My 2nd oldest teen beat you to that invention - although sometimes, she just does a rice bowl with rice and then adds pad thai sauce and soy...literally, with a piece of fruit, that's lunch. I let it be b/c I always make dinner (except today) and we have meat, fruit, and veg so lunch can be practically anything, and it's still gonna be a healthy day for the kids...so they get to make anything (within cost reason, and somewhat health reason...although see microwave rice with sauce as "okay", so I have a lot of flexibility on the latter part)...
Posted by: Nova local at May 09, 2021 03:27 PM (b1h2x)
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I also add a little butter and Worcestershire sauce, but didn't want to blab the whole recipe to all of "you people".

Posted by: Weasel at May 09, 2021 03:29 PM (MVjcR)

64 Turtle burger.

Huh.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 09, 2021 03:29 PM (bDqIh)

65 Poke bowls are great. I love the different flavors and textures.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 09, 2021 03:30 PM (Q9lwr)

66 Posted by: Moki at May 09, 2021 03:19 PM (ncrvG)

He enjoyed it-only one class this semester, and he appreciated being up at the school in person to do the lab work. He is not trying to take a class this summer. He's trying to get a job. He was not picked for the one he had previously applied for-there were ten applicants and five jobs.. He is scheduled to take Organic Chemistry II and Psychology in the Fall.

How is your daughter doing and feeling?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2021 03:30 PM (k39e/)

67 " the oven never hit 400F at the probe. "

Probe in potato. Potato has water. Won't get to 400 til all latent heat of vaporization gone.

Posted by: DaveA at May 09, 2021 03:30 PM (FhXTo)

68 Posted by: Weasel at May 09, 2021 03:23 PM
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I am always impressed by your sophisticated palate.

Posted by: olddog in mo at May 09, 2021 03:30 PM (ju2Fy)

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I also add a little butter and Worcestershire sauce, but didn't want to blab the whole recipe to all of "you people".
Posted by: Weasel at May 09, 2021 03:29 PM (MVjcR)

But that's the point of the food thread

Posted by: Nova local at May 09, 2021 03:31 PM (b1h2x)

70 Tonight Mrs D dines on a petit tenderloin, with asparagus off the barbie, twice baked potatoes and a salad. Including a lightly chilled pinot noir and for dessert a fresh strawberry sundae with gingersnap cookies.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 09, 2021 03:31 PM (axyOa)

71 Ponzu and sesame encrusted tuna, lightly seared is one of my absolute favorites.

Posted by: no good deed at May 09, 2021 03:31 PM (MmFTx)

72 Count me in as one of the Philistines who likes canned tuna fish sandwiches (white albacore Bumblebee tuna only, pressed and drained to remove all liquid, with Hellmann's mayo and sweet relish, on Pepperidge Farm white bread toast with lots of green leaf lettuce) but not tuna tuna, raw or otherwise.

Posted by: JuJuBee at May 09, 2021 03:31 PM (mNhhD)

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I am always impressed by your sophisticated palate.
Posted by: olddog in mo at May 09, 2021 03:30 PM (ju2Fy)
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Aw shucks! The original used canned chicken.

Posted by: Weasel at May 09, 2021 03:31 PM (MVjcR)

74 Lovvve good halibut. I'm not smart enough to know whether frozen fish can be good, but seems to me I've have had some I liked. Of course fresh is still best.

Live in a coastal city with a small fishin' industry (San Diego), and a lot of the best restaurants are owned by former/current boat owners/captains.

If visiting San Diego, and you like seafood, don't miss Mitch's, down in the harbor at the sportfishing docks. Sit outside on the small deck that lines the outside of the restaurant - sportfishing boats right in front of you, comin' and goin', so a great show. Always good selection of local/semi-local (Sea of Cortez, nearby Mexican waters, coastal CA) stuff, great (local) beer and (sometimes local) wine list.

Pt Loma Seafoods, the long-time seafood deli and restaurant, is 100 yds away - it's fine too. But bigger/bit more "formal", in a way.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 09, 2021 03:31 PM (OTzUX)

75 Aw shucks! The original used canned chicken.
Posted by: Weasel at May 09, 2021 03:31 PM (MVjcR)
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Canned chicken bird!

Posted by: Weasel at May 09, 2021 03:32 PM (MVjcR)

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Posted by: Nova local at May 09, 2021 03:31 PM (b1h2x)
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Well, ok, but I expect royalties from anyone who makes it!

Posted by: Weasel at May 09, 2021 03:33 PM (MVjcR)

77
How is your daughter doing and feeling?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2021 03:30 PM (k39e/)

I am so glad he enjoyed organic chemistry, but very sorry he didn't get the job he wanted. But a good lesson in perseverance.
Daughter had a rough year of staying home - her white cells were too low for in class sessions, and no labs online. She is starting back in the fall, and very excited about getting back to work. Thank you for asking! And happy mother's day to you!!

Posted by: Moki at May 09, 2021 03:34 PM (ncrvG)

78 All this talk of raw/rare Tuna, and now I'm jonesin' for sushi.Thanks!

Posted by: Shepherd Lover at May 09, 2021 03:34 PM (a4lnH)

79 Catfish, maybe. Ocean fish? Nope.
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You're just wrong. I've walked off the dock with filets in my cooler and thrown them on the grill, and eaten not frozen grouper in St. Louis that was just perfect.
It's the prep and care in handling that makes the difference. Not trying to start a food fight, but I know fish, fresh and salt water.

Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at May 09, 2021 03:34 PM (7Fj9P)

80 I have a local Hibachi/sushi place that makes me Poke bowls for $15 that literally includes 4-5 different sushi grade fish (usually what they aren't selling well that day, although it always has shrimp and either tuna or salmon, and sometimes both), 4-5 veg (lettuces, carrot, cucumber, avocado, marinated ginger, with whatever they have fresh that day), and a beautiful ginger based brown sauce on top. They even give me miso soup with it.

I LOVE that place. Funny enough, they only created the bowl during Covid, b/c they had to get rid of the lunch buffet and figure out takeout without waste...and this dish was so popular, it's stayed post-Covid...

Posted by: Nova local at May 09, 2021 03:34 PM (b1h2x)

81 Salmon>Tuna

Salmon is weird for me. Raw it is a delight. I cannot stand the texture once it is cooked.

Posted by: no good deed at May 09, 2021 03:35 PM (MmFTx)

82 The tuna photo looks artsy fartsy.

Nice looking tho'. I'll make an attempt to mimic that next time I do tuna on the grill.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 09, 2021 03:35 PM (3H9h1)

83 What if you mix the mayonnaise in the can, with the tunafish? Or... hold it! I got it! Take live tuna fish, and feed 'em mayonnaise!

Posted by: Can't help myself at May 09, 2021 03:35 PM (2DOZq)

84 Have always hated canned tuna, since a kid. Rarely has it passed my lips. Don't know why, just a "no-go" since forever.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 09, 2021 03:35 PM (OTzUX)

85 Accurate if depressing thread on the 'eat bugs' progression: https://tinyurl.com/e7pkr488

One point that needs to be mentioned every time these vegan food nazis push eating bugs:" Meat recipes, traditional recipes that connect you to your heritage and your culture and your ancestors. . ." They can't be allowed to steal this from us.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 09, 2021 03:35 PM (bDqIh)

86 WD, FSJ and WCv2 all love the water from chicken bird and tuna fish cans, btw.

Posted by: Weasel at May 09, 2021 03:37 PM (MVjcR)

87 Biscuits & gravy for breakfast. We made her a great BLT for lunch. Dinner is chicken bird piccata with angel hair. Daughter and youngest son are in the kitchen baking cupcakes. Good day, I think.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at May 09, 2021 03:37 PM (kTF2Z)

88 Oh there's great freshwater fish, I've had some, just not that much since I've never spent much time inland. I guess salmon would be classified as ..... ? Both kinds in one? Anyway, obviously salmon can be great. I'm not sure whether the cooking on the soaked cedar plank - which I've done many times - adds to the final product or not. I only cook fish outside, on the grill.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 09, 2021 03:37 PM (OTzUX)

89 this dish was so popular, it's stayed post-Covid...

Posted by: Nova local at May 09, 2021 03:34
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What do you mean by "post-Covid"?

Posted by: Dr. Fauxci at May 09, 2021 03:38 PM (ju2Fy)

90 Posted by: Moki at May 09, 2021 03:34 PM (ncrvG)

I'm sorry that she had a rough year and glad that she can go back in the Fall.

Happy Mother's Day to you too, dear.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2021 03:39 PM (k39e/)

91 70 Tonight Mrs D dines on a petit tenderloin, with asparagus off the barbie, twice baked potatoes and a salad. Including a lightly chilled pinot noir and for dessert a fresh strawberry sundae with gingersnap cookies.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 09, 2021 03:31 PM (axyOa)

Nice menu.

I admit, that since I ate vegan last night (we got takeout Indian, and it's easiest for them to make Veggie Pakora, Aloo Gobi, and Chana Masala dairy free and tree nut free), and since I'm not allowed to cook tonight b/c it's Mother's Day...

I actually asked for McDonald's with fresh fruit from the home. So, soon, I'll have a double hamburger with customer toppings of lettuce, double onion, and double pickle with blueberries and red grapes. I haven't had McD's in months, so it will be a treat.

The kids did make me Belgian waffles with a fresh strawberry sauce and whipped oat milk topping (thanks Whole Foods) for brunch, so they did cook...and my kitchen can't take 2 homemade meals if I'm not allowed to do dishes, either...

Posted by: Nova local at May 09, 2021 03:39 PM (b1h2x)

92 *shakes Manhattan*

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 09, 2021 03:39 PM (89T5c)

93 Just something about me and uncooked fish, I guess. Years back, on his boat, anchored out off Catalina Island, BIL spear-fished some bass (calico?), made ceviche. Couldn't get much fresher, about 10 minutes from speared-to-in-the-bowl. Meh.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 09, 2021 03:40 PM (OTzUX)

94 I guess salmon would be classified as ..... ?
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Both. They "run", that is, born in freshwater, live in salt, breed/die in fresh. Factoid: Steelhead Salmon are rainbow trout that run.

Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at May 09, 2021 03:40 PM (7Fj9P)

95 sushi

I think it would a good strppers' name. Also the classic, Thorbjorg Ship-Breast.

Posted by: humphreyrobot at May 09, 2021 03:40 PM (o89XP)

96 Leftovers tonite. Ordered carry-out yesterday for 14. Only 9 showed after FIL's funeral service.

Posted by: olddog in mo at May 09, 2021 03:41 PM (ju2Fy)

97 >>Tonight Mrs D dines on a petit tenderloin, with asparagus off the barbie, twice baked potatoes and a salad. Including a lightly chilled pinot noir and for dessert a fresh strawberry sundae with gingersnap cookies.

Yum!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 09, 2021 03:42 PM (bDqIh)

98 87 Biscuits & gravy for breakfast. We made her a great BLT for lunch. Dinner is chicken bird piccata with angel hair. Daughter and youngest son are in the kitchen baking cupcakes. Good day, I think.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at May 09, 2021 03:37 PM (kTF2Z)

As long as you do dishes, too, that's a homerun day!

Posted by: Nova local at May 09, 2021 03:42 PM (b1h2x)

99 One of my daughters-in-law avoids anything "fishy" because childhood memories still haunt ... Her father and his 3 brothers went fishing multiple times every summer, brought home several full cooler chests, fileted in their garage for hours, then stored the bundles in her family's freezer ... She said by the time the smell dissipated from her house from one fishing trip, the 4 men were heading out for the next.

Posted by: Kathy at May 09, 2021 03:43 PM (h3RRP)

100 >>The kids did make me Belgian waffles with a fresh strawberry sauce and whipped oat milk topping (thanks Whole Foods) for brunch,

Sweet!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 09, 2021 03:44 PM (bDqIh)

101 I wonder what fried tuna taste like .

Posted by: Can't help myself at May 09, 2021 03:46 PM (2DOZq)

102 I'm on an iPad, which absolutely sucks for commenting on this blog. I don't know how how you people do it!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 09, 2021 03:46 PM (Q9lwr)

103 One point that needs to be mentioned every time these vegan food nazis push eating bugs:" Meat recipes, traditional recipes that connect you to your heritage and your culture and your ancestors. . ." They can't be allowed to steal this from us.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 09, 2021 03:35 PM (bDqIh)

Umm, isn't bug eating NOT vegan b/c bugs are animals, too.

That said, I have had bugs before, but only when someone else made them. My spouse made fun of me for ordering it, and then proceeded to eat half. It was a grasshopper taco from Oyamel in DC, and it was worth it. I'd order it again (although now with my needed dairy adjustments), and then I'd order the fish and red meat tacos, too, since bugs are fine to add to a diet, but not to replace in a diet...

Posted by: Nova local at May 09, 2021 03:46 PM (b1h2x)

104 A fair amount of that fish is processed and flash frozen on the ship. That's why it's better quality inland than you used to get. I don't care for fish, even if I get it off the dock.

Posted by: Notsothoreau - look forward at May 09, 2021 03:47 PM (YynYJ)

105 I'm enjoying a margarita with a Rhubarb habanero mixer. Oddly enough I like it.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at May 09, 2021 03:47 PM (cSyAR)

106 Finally making progress cooking for one without a ton of leftovers. Found a little 5"x7" baking dish and a web site with a ton of recipes for one. Perfect for lasagna I won't have to lose in the freezer or eat for 3 weeks.

Posted by: dartist at May 09, 2021 03:47 PM (+ya+t)

107 The weather's nice (88F), so tonight it's a New York strip on the kamado.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at May 09, 2021 03:48 PM (ZSK0i)

108 100 >>The kids did make me Belgian waffles with a fresh strawberry sauce and whipped oat milk topping (thanks Whole Foods) for brunch,

Sweet!
Posted by: Lizzy at May 09, 2021 03:44 PM (bDqIh)

It really was, literally and figuratively. I asked for it b/c the only way I can have belgian waffles now is at home b/c no one makes them without dairy at restaurants, so my Christmas gift was the belgian waffle maker which never got used til today, b/c the idea of a gift is not to actually have to put in your own work, and I didn't...and I think this will be a continuing Mother's Day and birthday tradition!

Posted by: Nova local at May 09, 2021 03:49 PM (b1h2x)

109 Perfect for lasagna I won't have to lose in the freezer or eat for 3 weeks.
Posted by: dartist at May 09, 2021 03:47 PM (+ya+t)

My perfect lasagna for one is Stouffers Meat Lover Lasagna.

Posted by: Can't help myself at May 09, 2021 03:49 PM (2DOZq)

110 Just ate all of the chocolate ice cream in the house, Time for a nap on the couch with the pups and kitty. Later, y'all!

Posted by: Weasel at May 09, 2021 03:49 PM (MVjcR)

111 Made steak and eggs this morning for the family. Kids were impressed.

Posted by: olddog in mo at May 09, 2021 03:51 PM (ju2Fy)

112 rhomboid--We were in San Diego three years ago for a family event and discovered Mitch's. Amazing! Went there twice in three days. The calamari was the best I've ever had plus you get the entertainment of watching the seals in the harbor peeping in and out of the boats.

Watch out for the gulls though!!

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at May 09, 2021 03:51 PM (fTtFy)

113 I don't like canned tuna because when I was growing up, Mom was perpetually on the original Weight Watchers.

Don't like green beans either, for the same reason.

Thankfully, Dad put his foot down when it came to eating (non-fried) liver once a week - I would rather starve.....

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas - The Original Fanilow (since 1974) at May 09, 2021 03:51 PM (SRRAx)

114 Trout, pan fried in brown butter with a sauce made with cherry tomatoes and a side of basmati rice. Oh. Yeah.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at May 09, 2021 03:52 PM (AL0d+)

115 >>since bugs are fine to add to a diet, but not to replace in a diet. . .

You can have all of my bug rations.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 09, 2021 03:52 PM (bDqIh)

116 You can have all of my bug rations.
Posted by: Lizzy at May 09, 2021 03:52 PM (bDqIh)

I'll toss you my dairy and tree nut ones

...I'll take all fish and bug ones (I'd take beef, pork, and chicken ones, too, but I figure no one will be giving those away)...

Posted by: Nova local at May 09, 2021 03:54 PM (b1h2x)

117 I never thought I'd eat escargot but I tried it once at a fancy French restaurant in Austin and surprisingly it was good. Or maybe it was the dipping sauce that came with it that made it good.

Posted by: Can't help myself at May 09, 2021 03:55 PM (2DOZq)

118 A grasshopper jumps into bar and

Posted by: humphreyrobot at May 09, 2021 03:55 PM (o89XP)

119 b/c the idea of a gift is not to actually have to put in your own work, and I didn't
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Never forget the time my brothers and I pitched in and bought my ma a new vacuum cleaner for Mother's Day so her job would be easier. To put it mildly, she wasn't as happy to get it as we thought she'd be.

Posted by: dartist at May 09, 2021 03:55 PM (+ya+t)

120 I'm not sure what to have for dinner-egg sandwich, chicken sandwich or margarita.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at May 09, 2021 03:55 PM (cSyAR)

121 Happy Mother's Day to all the 'ette moms! Where's our fabulous cake? Ah well, at least this is better than the year we were asked what's the worst meal we ever had.

Posted by: bluebell at May 09, 2021 03:56 PM (wyw4S)

122 I haven't eaten tuna for several years. the unfortunate result of opening a can of Starkist for a tuna sandwich and nearly puking at the stench. Put me right off tuna and I doubt there'll be any recovery.
In all the canned food I've opened I cannot recall ever encountering a rotten can of ANYTHING. Which is a positive testament to the canning industry, considering the sheer volume.

Posted by: irongrampa at May 09, 2021 03:57 PM (KATBx)

123 I don't have lime so no margarita.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at May 09, 2021 03:57 PM (cSyAR)

124 Never mind how far off my cheap oven thermometer is.

Posted by: creeper at May 09, 2021 03:58 PM (XxJt1)

125 I don't have lime so no margarita.

Straight tequila then?

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at May 09, 2021 03:58 PM (ZSK0i)

126 I want that veggie plate...all of it...doubled.
I'd settle for the turtle sandwich.

Posted by: creeper at May 09, 2021 03:59 PM (XxJt1)

127 All this talk of bugs had look up Muhammad Ali's D-Con commercials on youtube.

"It's the cleeeean kill for bugs!"

Posted by: Dr. Varno at May 09, 2021 03:59 PM (vuisn)

128 Straight tequila then?

Oooh, infuse it with jalapenos. It's amazing.

Posted by: no good deed at May 09, 2021 04:00 PM (MmFTx)

129 Art Rondelet - glad to hear it, and exactly! Gulls are very vigilant there and will swoop in to share the fine dining if one is lax. Usually at unattended/abandoned places, but still. A couple summers ago was in line at Mitch's and the group behind us was a .... family from Moscow. Amazing how the world has changed. They said they'd heard about it from TripAdvisor.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 09, 2021 04:00 PM (OTzUX)

130 I was introduced to sushi while living in Mountain View, CA. There were a number of good sushi joints in Silicon Valley back in 2000-ish.

Believe it or not, some of the guys I used to work with who were stationed over in Japan or Korea have mentioned 2 or 3 places here in Kentucky that are pretty good for sushi. I'm assuming they're run by Asian transplants/spouses from way back when.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 09, 2021 04:01 PM (3H9h1)

131 I am confused why the presence of tuna requires a prophylactic....

Posted by: sven at May 09, 2021 04:01 PM (Lzpvj)

132 so I get the sneaking suspicion that the donks really are going for all the stops this time...

Gritchen trying to take Canada down with us is the best....they are going year zero, most especially if they lose the House again.

Posted by: sven at May 09, 2021 04:02 PM (Lzpvj)

133 World Famous, a little restaurant on the Pacific Beach boardwalk in San Diego has a fantastic nut-crusted Ahi salad. Similarly they nut crust a slab of Brie that is to die for IMO. I've tried getting seeds to stick over the years at home - nope.

Posted by: Cringe Biscuit at May 09, 2021 04:03 PM (k+13S)

134 >>Happy Mother's Day to all the 'ette moms! Where's our fabulous cake? Ah well, at least this is better than the year we were asked what's the worst meal we ever had.

Heh, no cake, but a tasty ice cream and strawberries dessert! Never had a bad Mother's Day meal

Posted by: Lizzy at May 09, 2021 04:03 PM (bDqIh)

135 Similarly they nut crust a slab of Brie that is to die for IMO. I've tried getting seeds to stick over the years at home - nope.
Posted by: Cringe Biscuit at May 09, 2021 04:03 PM (k+13S)
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Maybe if you first brush the Brie with a little egg white mixed with a bit of water? I assume the Brie is baked after putting on the nuts.

Posted by: bluebell at May 09, 2021 04:05 PM (wyw4S)

136 Never forget the time my brothers and I pitched in and bought my ma a new vacuum cleaner for Mother's Day so her job would be easier. To put it mildly, she wasn't as happy to get it as we thought she'd be.
Posted by: dartist
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I actually asked my hubs for a new one (also specifically for pet hair).

I'm happy.

Posted by: SMH at May 09, 2021 04:05 PM (FdY5T)

137 StarKist FTW!!!

Posted by: Jak Sucio at May 09, 2021 04:05 PM (jvt6t)

138 Heh, no cake, but a tasty ice cream and strawberries dessert! Never had a bad Mother's Day meal
Posted by: Lizzy at May 09, 2021 04:03 PM (bDqIh)
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I agree! My kids made a nice brunch for my parents and us, and we had a delicious fruit tart. Ice cream and strawberries sounds delicious too.

Posted by: bluebell at May 09, 2021 04:06 PM (wyw4S)

139 Have never been to World Famous. Now that it's May, probably too late. Life-long conditioning and aversion to going to any places thronged by visitors (or, now, after the growth the place, by locals) - only off-season allowed.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 09, 2021 04:06 PM (OTzUX)

140 > A fair amount of that fish is processed and flash frozen on the ship.

See above. Frozen fish sucks, by definition.

Really fresh > "Fresh" that's been sitting on a supermarket shelf for who knows how long > frozen > canned.

This is true of just about anything. I'm not sure why people find it hard to believe about fish.

Is frozen corn better than canned corn? Yes. Is "supermarket fresh" corn better than frozen? Yes. Sometimes. Is picked right-off-the-stalk corn better than supermarket corn? Damned straight.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 09, 2021 04:07 PM (JZT2F)

141 Happy Mother's Day to all the 'ette moms! Where's our fabulous cake? Ah well, at least this is better than the year we were asked what's the worst meal we ever had.
Posted by: bluebell at May 09, 2021 03:56 PM

And to you, bluebell.

Since the RMBS Mom is visiting this weekend, she was treated to my braised lamb shank last night, and a nice brunch after church this morning.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 09, 2021 04:07 PM (rBtIz)

142 I'm happy.
Posted by: SMH at May 09, 2021 04:05 PM (FdY5T)

Imagines SMH vacuuming in yoga pants.....

Posted by: Jak Sucio at May 09, 2021 04:07 PM (jvt6t)

143 Here's the thing.
I'm sorry I forget.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at May 09, 2021 04:07 PM (cSyAR)

144 143 Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at May 09, 2021 04:07 PM (cSyAR)

C'MON MAN!

//Smartest Dementia Patient in the Room

Posted by: sven at May 09, 2021 04:08 PM (Lzpvj)

145 Happy Mother's Day to all the lovely Ladies here.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 09, 2021 04:08 PM (wHS+8)

146 Only 51 degrees outside
Waiting for oven to get up to temp, Stromboli all made up
Fried onions, sweet peppers, fresh oregano and tomatoes, anded hot pepper flakes, chopped up ham and pepperoni, provolone and mozzarella all in pizza dough.

Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2021 04:08 PM (Cxk7w)

147 Since the RMBS Mom is visiting this weekend, she was treated to my braised lamb shank last night, and a nice brunch after church this morning.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 09, 2021 04:07 PM (rBtIz)
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She is living large, and I'm not surprised. Hope you are having a wonderful weekend.

Posted by: bluebell at May 09, 2021 04:08 PM (wyw4S)

148 If we got cheated,,,that means most countries have already been cheated by Dominion and friends.

So that's double fuck us,,,ant it?

Posted by: humphreyrobot at May 09, 2021 04:08 PM (o89XP)

149 When I was stationed at Pendleton, a long weekend meant a road trip to Rosarita. We camped on the beach a lived off fish tacos from the roadside stands. Everyone had their own salsas. It was great.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at May 09, 2021 04:09 PM (AL0d+)

150 >>My kids made a nice brunch for my parents and us, and we had a delicious fruit tart.

>>Since the RMBS Mom is visiting this weekend, she was treated to my braised lamb shank last night, and a nice brunch after church this morning.

Very nice -- you guys know how to celebrate right!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 09, 2021 04:09 PM (bDqIh)

151 Because I've had fresh fish off the dock. I've picked up oysters on the beach. It's okay but not somwthing I find that tasty. I'd much rather have beef or lamb

Posted by: Notsothoreau - look forward at May 09, 2021 04:09 PM (YynYJ)

152 US tuna fleet used to be based here. In high school, only guys with new cars (Camaros, usually) had worked a boat during the summer. They could come back with 5K in their pocket, lots of $$$ at the time.

Of course, back then, abalone was common and not that expensive on menus. And one of the options for a metal shop project in 8th grade in city schools was .... an abalone knife (long flat aluminum tool for prying them off the rocks).

THAT was a different universe and time. And a good one.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 09, 2021 04:09 PM (OTzUX)

153 > You're just wrong

No. I'm not.

And if you live in St. Louis, you don't "know fish". Sorry.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 09, 2021 04:09 PM (JZT2F)

154 I'm on an iPad, which absolutely sucks for commenting on this blog. I don't know how how you people do it!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 09, 2021 03:46 PM (Q9lwr)

Dedication, CBD!

Posted by: Doof at May 09, 2021 04:11 PM (mZUr4)

155 Thanks, Ben Had. : )

The girls called me, which cheered me immensely.

Posted by: SMH at May 09, 2021 04:11 PM (FdY5T)

156 Oooh, infuse it with jalapenos. It's amazing.
Posted by: no good deed at May 09, 2021 04:00 PM (MmFTx)

Sounds like it could be really good. Ancho chiles work well too.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at May 09, 2021 04:11 PM (ZSK0i)

157 @132 sven-I'm beyond suspicion with the left and not in a paranoid, chicken with head cut-of kinda way. Nov.3 stolen presidential election and Jan.6 political prisoners and narrative removed any doubt for me.

Not a backhanded slight, but what gives you a sneaking suspicion? Why are you not at the convinced stage?

Posted by: JROD at May 09, 2021 04:13 PM (0jZnq)

158 Sometimes, occasionally life eucis.
The food thread helps.

Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at May 09, 2021 04:15 PM (cSyAR)

159 Another thing I got to experience while in CA was deep sea tuna fishing. That was a hoot. I got a 35 pound yellow fin, I think that's what it was, and that night I put a tuna steak on the grill, literally right out of the ocean. It was great.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 09, 2021 04:15 PM (3H9h1)

160 The place to go for pan seared tuna is Mikuni's in Sacramento and Concord, Ca. : )

Posted by: JROD at May 09, 2021 04:15 PM (0jZnq)

161 And if you live in St. Louis, you don't "know fish". Sorry.
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That's one of the stupidest, shittiest, comments I've ever gotten here. What the fuck, your pride runneth over.
Sorry.

Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at May 09, 2021 04:15 PM (7Fj9P)

162 Have never been to World Famous...
Posted by: rhomboid

*********

I'm now a "zonie" the name we had for the annoying Arizonans that take all the parking in Mission/Pacific from now till August.

Posted by: Cringe Biscuit at May 09, 2021 04:16 PM (k+13S)

163 Is a IPad much different than a tablet?
I really don't know.

Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2021 04:16 PM (Cxk7w)

164 I actually asked my hubs for a new one (also specifically for pet hair).

I'm happy.
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Glad to hear that! My ma was the type of woman who never wanted anything for herself and appreciated the smallest of personal gifts. We learned, lol.

Posted by: dartist at May 09, 2021 04:18 PM (+ya+t)

165 >>Another thing I got to experience while in CA was deep sea tuna fishing. That was a hoot. I got a 35 pound yellow fin, I think that's what it was, and that night I put a tuna steak on the grill, literally right out of the ocean. It was great.

That's the best! My hubby loves to fish (surf cast, spear fish), and it's great when he can catch a striped bass and have it on the grill asap.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 09, 2021 04:18 PM (bDqIh)

166 First off, Happy Mother*s Day to all Hoard moms!

I bought two two inch thick ribeyes yesterday at Costco. Vacuum sealed one, and did my usual prep on the other: Montreal steak seasoning all over, sit with seasoning for an hour per inch of thickness, wash off all of the seasoning, pat dry with paper towels. Infrared grill temp maxed out, internal thermometer in place, sear 4 mins on each side, internal temp almost to the desired 130 degrees. Let meat rest 5 mins. The internal temp did not continue to rise as the meat rested, over the 5 mins it rested the internal temp dropped 12 degrees. I made slices and the meat was more rare than medium rare. It tasted great, but I knew it would be too rare for the family. Then the Good Idea Fairy perched himself upon my shoulder and seductively whispered in my ear *Just put the meat in the microwave at 10 per cent power, for 5 mins*.
Well, the red was gone, steak still tasted yum, but was a little tougher than I would have liked. This was my first time grilling with the internal thermometer. I have used it a couple of times reverse searing in the oven.

Posted by: SuperMayorSuperRonNirenberg-Mightier Than Baby Yoda*s Flying Car Seat at May 09, 2021 04:19 PM (qW+ic)

167 I prefer salt water fish to fresh. I will take all opprobrium CBD can give but I have to have fish 'cooked'.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 09, 2021 04:21 PM (wHS+8)

168 Rare (or raw) fish, like rap music, is to be avoided. No raw pisces for this camper.

Posted by: irongrampa at May 09, 2021 04:21 PM (KATBx)

169 Some foods give Xtra energy if they are Xtra fresh.

Posted by: humphreyrobot at May 09, 2021 04:22 PM (o89XP)

170 I stopped eating land animals,
So whales are on the menu?

Posted by: Richard Cranium at May 09, 2021 04:23 PM (CTKUo)

171 I despise Tilapia. So much so that I'd miss a meal rather than eat it.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at May 09, 2021 04:23 PM (AL0d+)

172 I love tuna but alas, getting good tuna here is very difficult. I'm learning to appreciate sushi - my son is trying to teach me.

Poor kid.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 09, 2021 04:24 PM (Rvt88)

173 The other day, I made swordfish steak with almost, almost Puttanesca Sauce. Almost because no anchovy paste and the second almost because no kalamata olives or sliced green olives or capers. It was really good. I also used Lime juice instead of Lemon juice.

Is that sacrilege? Because I'm not really a fan of olives and I also don't eat anything I use for bait... Anchovies.

Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM at May 09, 2021 04:24 PM (jyOM9)

174 And if you live in St. Louis, you don't "know fish". Sorry.
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And, just as an aside, dick breath, I live at the confluence of the two major rivers that drain the continent. I've fished the Boundary Waters from a canoe, I've chartered boats off of Mexico, Jamaica, North Carolina, as well as just shore casting in the Ozarks, and drifting down Current River and Jacks Fork. You talk shit and have zero to back up what you're saying. But go ahead, tell me how much you know about fish, while you're sitting at the bar at Chile's enjoying your "fish" tacos.

Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at May 09, 2021 04:24 PM (7Fj9P)

175 @Pixy, it would be nice if the comments section was UTF aware. Not to mention that the RSS feed is still broken.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at May 09, 2021 04:24 PM (CTKUo)

176 Wife is making flounder Florentine.

Calls for Gin Gimlets.

Garcon*!!!

Gimlet STAT!

* I'm the Garcon in this scenario.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 09, 2021 04:25 PM (IZ4ib)

177 She is living large, and I'm not surprised. Hope you are having a wonderful weekend.
Posted by: bluebell at May 09, 2021 04:08 PM

I do try to spoil her.

A good weekend is being had. Fine weather, perfect for roaming around the area, and lots of gardening done just in time to be rained on overnight.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 09, 2021 04:25 PM (rBtIz)

178 The only "fresh water" fish I'll eat is catfish. I've tried others, including what was supposed be awesome Trout and gagged bigly. Horrible stuff. Nasty. Gross. Stinky shit.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 09, 2021 04:25 PM (3H9h1)

179 Is that sacrilege? Because I'm not really a fan of olives and I also don't eat anything I use for bait... Anchovies.
Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM

There is a world of difference between most anchovies and good ones.

Aren't most fish bait, if you will, for a larger fish?

Posted by: Tonypete at May 09, 2021 04:28 PM (Rvt88)

180 ... in spite of its meaty appearance and moth feel

You certainly have my antennae quivering!

Posted by: Mothman at May 09, 2021 04:28 PM (DMUuz)

181 I'm always on an iPad these days. You get used to it. The front page reloading constantly does lower the percentage of firsts, however.

Posted by: Catherine at May 09, 2021 04:28 PM (41zFX)

182 Is that sacrilege? Because I'm not really a fan of olives and I also don't eat anything I use for bait... Anchovies.
Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM at May 09, 2021 04:24 PM (jyOM9)

As described, you're nearly in fra diavolo sauce territory. Nothing wrong about that there.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at May 09, 2021 04:28 PM (ZSK0i)

183 Bourbon time and a toast to the moms here, hope you all have a nice Mother's Day!

Posted by: dartist at May 09, 2021 04:28 PM (+ya+t)

184 Trout needs a milk bath, rolled in corn meal, then fried up in a hot skillet.

Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM at May 09, 2021 04:29 PM (jyOM9)

185 Catfish tastes like mud to me.

I do like rainbow trout.
http://www.maramecspringpark.com/

Posted by: SMH at May 09, 2021 04:29 PM (FdY5T)

186 Oh, and Happy Mother's Day to all of our 'ettes of the motherly persuasion. You do God's work and we appreciate it.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 09, 2021 04:30 PM (Rvt88)

187 I prefer salt water fish to fresh. I will take all opprobrium CBD can give but I have to have fish 'cooked'.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 09, 2021 04:21 PM

I do also with two notable exceptions.....Lake Perch and Walleye. Put either of them up against a red snapper, cod or halibut and I would have to choose the Lake Perch or the Walleye.

Posted by: Mister Scott (formerly GWS) at May 09, 2021 04:30 PM (JUOKG)

188 Anchovies make pretty decent dijon dressing...

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at May 09, 2021 04:31 PM (AL0d+)

189 Fresh-caught flounder with a dusting of cornmeal/salt/pepper BARELY fried in real butter. Nothing better.

Posted by: Eromero at May 09, 2021 04:32 PM (0OP+5)

190 Anchovies on pizza or nah?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 09, 2021 04:32 PM (3H9h1)

191 Lake Perch and Walleye. Put either of them up against a red snapper, cod or halibut and I would have to choose the Lake Perch or the Walleye.
Posted by: Mister Scott

Yum! Every year for our family's 7 fishes on Christmas Eve we had a veritable mountain of deep fried perch and walleye offered. For me it was the main event.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 09, 2021 04:33 PM (Rvt88)

192 Hey everybody. Hey food thread! Hey CBD!

Martini: anchovies on pizza, in small amounts. :-)
Helps if you put Tabasco right on 'em.

Posted by: qdpsteve at May 09, 2021 04:33 PM (L2ZTs)

193 I am in a Top Chef fantasy league at work. Last Sunday we held a league meeting where each of us prepared a dish or item. We had an impartial judge and the makers oh the top three dishes earned league points. I made Tuscan Deviled Eggs with eggs from Mrs SuperRon*s backyard chicken ranch. Anchovy fillets, capers, parsley, and olive oil were involved. They came out pretty tasty, but no points were scored. Other dishes included a couple of tasty ceviches, a killer salmon based lettuce wrap, and my boss*s sister made some insanely delicious crawfish etouffee, better than anything I ate when stationed at Fort Polk!

Posted by: SuperMayorSuperRonNirenberg-Mightier Than Baby Yoda*s Flying Car Seat at May 09, 2021 04:34 PM (qW+ic)

194 I also recently discovered the joy of Calabrian pepper hot sauce.

Posted by: qdpsteve at May 09, 2021 04:34 PM (L2ZTs)

195 Martini Farmer
Over my dead body

Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2021 04:34 PM (Cxk7w)

196 I cooked up some Argentine shrimp and made another batch of the quajillo dipping sauce for lunch today.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 09, 2021 04:34 PM (wHS+8)

197 Anchovies on pizza or nah?
Posted by: Martini Farmer

I don't but whatever. I'll eat good ones, packed in good oil, straight up with crusty bread, red wine and cheese.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 09, 2021 04:34 PM (Rvt88)

198 Martini: anchovies on pizza, in small amounts. :-)
Helps if you put Tabasco right on 'em.
Posted by: qdpsteve at May 09, 2021 04:33 PM (L2ZTs)

Tabasco on anchovy? I'll have to give that a try sometime.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at May 09, 2021 04:35 PM (ZSK0i)

199 So when I see a nice photo of a food I really like, I'll grab it and torture you folks.
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You're a cruel man, Mr. Dildo.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, pondering dinner of cold gruel at May 09, 2021 04:35 PM (l0Lgi)

200 @190

Developing a taste for anchovies on pizza is one way to keep college roommates/coworkers from eating your pizza.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 09, 2021 04:35 PM (IZ4ib)

201 ABA, IMHO the Tabasco helps take a tiny bit of the edge off the anchovies.

Posted by: qdpsteve at May 09, 2021 04:35 PM (L2ZTs)

202 Tried walleye once. Wasn't impressed. Of course it was in a restaurant known for its seafood and it cost almost 30 bucks.

Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM at May 09, 2021 04:35 PM (jyOM9)

203 Thomas, that *used* to be true for jalapenos on pizza.
Not so much anymore. :-)

Posted by: qdpsteve at May 09, 2021 04:36 PM (L2ZTs)

204 So, I had an interesting brunch today: sauerkraut chocolate cake and sauerkraut lemon ice cream. It’s from a vintage cookbook I picked up a few weeks ago out in Giddings.

Both are very good; I can’t taste any hint of sauerkraut in the cake; this may actually be the first chocolate cake I’ve made, so I don’t have much to compare it to. It’s certainly better than the store-bought that people sometimes bring to gatherings, but I don’t know that the sauerkraut adds anything to it.

The lemon ice cream, though is amazing. The kraut adds a weird tang to the end of the flavor that is very enjoyable.

I put up some photos on the Deplorable Gourmet group on MeWe.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 09, 2021 04:36 PM (CX3cf)

205 In regards to tuna I do pick up the packaged tuna and try different spices and other things to perk it up. Last time I used some garlic powder, Emiral's seasoning and a splash of Worcestershire sauce. And in lieu of using mayonnaise I use avocado and mustard.
Put on a toasted english muffin and put your cheese of choice on top. Then pop into a toaster oven to get the cheese all melty and Voila!! Delish.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 09, 2021 04:36 PM (mcfjc)

206 Guys I know in Wisconsin fish for Mississippi catfish in rivers using trot lines. Prehistoric looking monsters those are. They mud them out in a minnow tank and then hang them up to bleed them out. The flesh is pure white and tastier than any fresh water fish I've had.

Posted by: dartist at May 09, 2021 04:36 PM (+ya+t)

207 SuperRon, you sound like quite the chef! Lucky Mrs. SuperRon!

Posted by: bluebell at May 09, 2021 04:37 PM (wyw4S)

208 On the subject of canned tuna, the sauerkraut rye bread made for a great tuna salad sandwich and a great tuna melt.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 09, 2021 04:37 PM (CX3cf)

209 I'm learning to appreciate sushi - my son is trying to teach me.

Poor kid.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 09, 2021 04:24
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Heh. Reminds me when son#1 did that with me. I was not familiar wasabi at the time. Needless to say it did not end well.

Posted by: olddog in mo at May 09, 2021 04:38 PM (ju2Fy)

210 boss*s sister made some insanely delicious crawfish etouffee, better than anything I ate when stationed at Fort Polk!
Posted by: SuperMayor
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For a while, I was stationed at a base that had a cook's school. I'm pretty sure that etouffee (of any variety) was not in the curriculum. They were mostly devoted to overcooking large chunks of beef, as far as I could tell.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 09, 2021 04:39 PM (pbStR)

211 SPB, I don't know that I could bring myself to try sauerkraut lemon ice cream. The cake, yes. I could pretend it was coconut. But the ice cream, I dunno.

Posted by: bluebell at May 09, 2021 04:39 PM (wyw4S)

212 Also, way way back in the old days (April 10) I pickled some eggs with jalapenos.

Debating whether to open 'em up on May 10 or let 'em marinate for another month.

Posted by: qdpsteve at May 09, 2021 04:39 PM (L2ZTs)

213 So... I will do anchovies in salads. The flat fillets. Especially good with Cesar dressing and good croutons. I've done them on pizza. My only gripe is when they get burnt. As Tonypete said, they are good with some crusty bread, wine and a nice cheese. Or vodka instead of wine.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 09, 2021 04:39 PM (3H9h1)

214 146 Only 51 degrees outside
Waiting for oven to get up to temp, Stromboli all made up
Fried onions, sweet peppers, fresh oregano and tomatoes, anded hot pepper flakes, chopped up ham and pepperoni, provolone and mozzarella all in pizza dough.
Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2021 04:08 PM (Cxk7w)

Another on the list of "things I wish I could still eat" - sounds awesome!

Posted by: Nova local at May 09, 2021 04:39 PM (b1h2x)

215 gruel

You are lucky, I only have ruel.

Posted by: humphreyrobot at May 09, 2021 04:40 PM (o89XP)

216 Martini, yup.
Also they mesh better on a pizza with lots of other toppings on it, especially if said toppings and/or sauce is very sweet.

Posted by: qdpsteve at May 09, 2021 04:40 PM (L2ZTs)

217 I found out yesterday that Spago sells a salmon pizza. It also has black caviar on it. 38 bucks a pie.

Posted by: qdpsteve at May 09, 2021 04:41 PM (L2ZTs)

218 I have a confession to make. I put maple syrup in the beans. I had to. The recipe called for it. I'm sorry, CBD.

Posted by: creeper at May 09, 2021 04:41 PM (XxJt1)

219 I like crawdad etouffe... Whole crawdads, not so much.

Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM at May 09, 2021 04:42 PM (jyOM9)

220 SuperRon, you sound like quite the chef! Lucky Mrs. SuperRon!

Thank you bluebell! I am nothing special, but the kitchen is definitely my Happy Place. I always learn a lot on the Sunday Food Thread. Thank you Hoard and CBD! And believe me SuperRon is the lucky one in this house!

Posted by: SuperMayorSuperRonNirenberg-Mightier Than Baby Yoda*s Flying Car Seat at May 09, 2021 04:42 PM (qW+ic)

221 Anchovies packed in salt are a lot milder than some of the cheaper ones in oil. You have to rinse them and pull the bones out but it's worth it to me once in awhile.

Posted by: dartist at May 09, 2021 04:42 PM (+ya+t)

222 Guys I know in Wisconsin fish for Mississippi
catfish in rivers using trot lines. Prehistoric looking monsters those
are. They mud them out in a minnow tank and then hang them up to bleed
them out. The flesh is pure white and tastier than any fresh water fish
I've had.

Posted by: dartist at May 09, 2021 04:36 PM

Those things are excellent smoked. We would catch them in the Wisconsin River up in the Dells. Catch them and let them swim around in kiddie pools for a few days to detox, gut them and brine for a few hours and toss on the smoker low and slow. Sweet and smoky fish candy.

Posted by: Mister Scott (formerly GWS) at May 09, 2021 04:43 PM (JUOKG)

223 On a slightly different note, I discovered the ease of nuking fresh picked corn a couple years ago. What an astonishingly easy way to do corn.
I especially like shucking them when done (you need oven mitts), the silk comes right along with the husk when you squeeze and wiggle the ear.
Bonus--try it with lemon butter and salt.

Posted by: irongrampa at May 09, 2021 04:43 PM (KATBx)

224 157 JROD,
I think the nine true believers on the left have not yet grasped the earnestness of their nuts.

Posted by: sven at May 09, 2021 04:43 PM (1ks62)

225 171 I despise Tilapia. So much so that I'd miss a meal rather than eat it.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at May 09, 2021 04:23 PM (AL0d+)

Tilapia is the true "chicken of the sea" - its value is to be the conduit for what you put on it. There are better options, but rarely cheaper ones if you just need "bland white fish for x"...

Posted by: Nova local at May 09, 2021 04:43 PM (b1h2x)

226 The ultimate is sausage, black olives and anchovies.

The other slice I had that was really good, there is a pizza shop in Astoria that makes a legit phenomenal chicken Ceasar salad slice.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 09, 2021 04:43 PM (IZ4ib)

227 Just took it out, perfect looking.

Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2021 04:44 PM (Cxk7w)

228 gruel

You are lucky, I only have ruel.
Posted by: humphreyrobot at May 09, 2021 04:40 PM

You're the lucky one. All we have are grues, and they eat you.

Posted by: Zork adventurers at May 09, 2021 04:44 PM (DMUuz)

229 .

Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at May 09, 2021 04:45 PM (7Fj9P)

230 I grew up on the banks of the Mississippi. We ate a lot of fish...most of which we caught ourselves. We had bluegill, crappie, catfish, walleye and it was all delicious. If you think smoked salmon is good, try a properly smoked carp.

I think I know fish.

Posted by: creeper at May 09, 2021 04:46 PM (XxJt1)

231 Blackened tilapia is edible.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 09, 2021 04:46 PM (wHS+8)

232 193 I am in a Top Chef fantasy league at work. Last Sunday we held a league meeting where each of us prepared a dish or item. We had an impartial judge and the makers oh the top three dishes earned league points. I made Tuscan Deviled Eggs with eggs from Mrs SuperRon*s backyard chicken ranch. Anchovy fillets, capers, parsley, and olive oil were involved. They came out pretty tasty, but no points were scored. Other dishes included a couple of tasty ceviches, a killer salmon based lettuce wrap, and my boss*s sister made some insanely delicious crawfish etouffee, better than anything I ate when stationed at Fort Polk!
Posted by: SuperMayorSuperRonNirenberg-Mightier Than Baby Yoda*s Flying Car Seat at May 09, 2021 04:34 PM (qW+ic)

I have never heard of this idea, and it's one of the best ever! Both the egg recipe and the club (I've seen a lot of smoked salmon deviled egg recipes, but not with anchovy)...

Posted by: Nova local at May 09, 2021 04:47 PM (b1h2x)

233 My lunch looked a bit like that vegan plate: orangey garbanzo beans, red cabbage (the German prepared kind, not raw red cab), black beans, yellow corn, yellow-green avocado. But I said "a bit like" because it also included the lagniappe of white cottage cheese, orangey-red lox (Alaskan salmon), and reddish-brown bacon. Now to top it off with the rest of the Safeway whole wheat French bread loaf I won, with that topped off with butter. And tea, a pitcher of apricot white tea, macha green, regular green, and peppermint, 2 capfuls of applecidervinegar, no sugar. I am a satisfied (for the moment) Moron.

Posted by: SFGoth at May 09, 2021 04:47 PM (KAi1n)

234 Happy Mother's Day to all our mothers, and bless you for smiling and appreciating those breakfasts your kids made you when they were little.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 09, 2021 04:48 PM (DMUuz)

235 Ben Had @ 231- Don't the tilapia farmers in the valley have trouble with tilapia rustlers?

Posted by: Eromero at May 09, 2021 04:48 PM (0OP+5)

236 Guys I know in Wisconsin fish for Mississippi catfish in rivers using
trot lines. Prehistoric looking monsters those are. They mud them out in
a minnow tank and then hang them up to bleed them out. The flesh is
pure white and tastier than any fresh water fish I've had.

I've always wondered if there was a way to remove some of the "yuck factor" from wild-caught catfish. Growing up, nobody ate catfish because of that. When I was a young Boy, I recall hearing about pond-raised (farmed) catfish and when I got a chance to try some of it fried up as nuggets, I was impressed. Nice, light and fairly flaky meat. The little mini-hushpuppies were good as well. Not many puppies were used, so they didn't overwhelm the catfish.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy - Psychos Rule! No, really. They're in charge now. at May 09, 2021 04:48 PM (HaL55)

237 That fra diabolo sauce sounds good. Have to try it on some shrimp. Except without the crushed red peppers. The wife can't eat spicy foods. But I can add them to mine after it's done.

Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM at May 09, 2021 04:48 PM (jyOM9)

238 And fresh caught river sturgeon? Way better than halibut.

Posted by: Notsothoreau - look forward at May 09, 2021 04:49 PM (YynYJ)

239 Dear Pixy,

You know what else is annoying? Lectures about long strings of text after you've rejected a one-sentence post.

Love,
creep

Posted by: creeper at May 09, 2021 04:49 PM (XxJt1)

240 Blackened tilapia is edible.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 09, 2021 04:46
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Would deep fried make it any better?

Posted by: olddog in mo at May 09, 2021 04:50 PM (ju2Fy)

241 Thank you to whoever recommended salmon topped with real maple syrup, crushed pistachios, and panko. It was a hit here in the SuperRon home!

Posted by: SuperMayorSuperRonNirenberg-Mightier Than Baby Yoda*s Flying Car Seat at May 09, 2021 04:51 PM (qW+ic)

242 Posted by: creeper at May 09, 2021 04:49 PM (XxJt1)

You have no idea...

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 09, 2021 04:52 PM (Q9lwr)

243 Wanted to let people know, I've been trying some of the Atkins line of foods.

Does anyone have any recommendations from them? I admit I like the peanut butter cups, and the extra-chewy peppermint patties. Now I'd like to see about maybe some of their frozen entrees, if they have them...

Posted by: qdpsteve at May 09, 2021 04:52 PM (L2ZTs)

244 Thank you bluebell! I am nothing special, but the kitchen is definitely
my Happy Place. I always learn a lot on the Sunday Food Thread. Thank
you Hoard and CBD! And believe me SuperRon is the lucky one in this
house!

Do you have a copy of our world famous, Horde-assembled cookbook?

Posted by: BackwardsBoy - Psychos Rule! No, really. They're in charge now. at May 09, 2021 04:53 PM (HaL55)

245 olddog, you could deep fry old shoe leather in Lefty's seasoning and it would taste good.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 09, 2021 04:53 PM (wHS+8)

246 We had bluegill, crappie, catfish, walleye and it was all delicious. If you think smoked salmon is good, try a properly smoked carp.
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If a friend was hesitant about eating "fishy" tasting fish, I would start off with Walleye. Flakey, mild in flavor, and able to take up and impart marinades and seasonings. Walleye is the Grouper of freshwater fishes.

Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at May 09, 2021 04:53 PM (7Fj9P)

247 hiya

Posted by: JT at May 09, 2021 04:54 PM (arJlL)

248 I stopped eating tilapia when China got busted mislabeling random fish.

Posted by: dartist at May 09, 2021 04:55 PM (+ya+t)

249 Aliens come to Earth just to see what new things Earthlings are frying.

Posted by: humphreyrobot at May 09, 2021 04:55 PM (o89XP)

250 Anchovies are a nice way to start a pasta sauce, especially if you've got more expensive fish to add last minute. I chop them up tiny, and will interchange sardines or anchovies b/c they both fill the umami role you want in the end...

I only add them to my fish-based pasta sauces, but I know some Italians who add them to pretty much all of them...

Posted by: Nova local at May 09, 2021 04:55 PM (b1h2x)

251 It's 7:55am in Australia creeper

Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2021 04:55 PM (Cxk7w)

252 I believe fish sauce is basically liquefied anchovies...

Posted by: qdpsteve at May 09, 2021 04:56 PM (L2ZTs)

253 Bonus--try it with lemon butter and salt.
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How do you get it inside the husk?

Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at May 09, 2021 04:56 PM (7Fj9P)

254 Tilapia is fine for fish tacos. I mean you're putting all sorts of stuff on the tortilla, right? Maybe some mango salsa, guacamole or whatever. The fish pretty much fades into the background anyway. I do Tilapia with some cuman, garlic, lime and a bit of salt 'n pepper. It's fine. Almost like chicken. But not.

Drink enough Tequila and it won't matter anyway.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 09, 2021 04:56 PM (3H9h1)

255 I could very easily survive on just seared tuna steaks and chopped up whole avocados.

Posted by: Sharkman at May 09, 2021 04:56 PM (NK0i1)

256 254 Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 09, 2021 04:56 PM (3H9h1)

Tilapia dipped in A-1 peppercorn is the cat's jammies...

Posted by: sven at May 09, 2021 04:57 PM (Lzpvj)

257 It's 7:55am in Australia creeper
Posted by: Skip

Is she trying to catch a bus ?

Posted by: JT at May 09, 2021 04:57 PM (arJlL)

258 That's no way to treat a turtle.

But it is clever.

Posted by: Sharkman at May 09, 2021 04:57 PM (NK0i1)

259 SFGoth, I'm curious. You mentioned a couple of capfuls of vinegar in the tea you were making. Assume this is iced tea, yes? And do you use it with every tea recipe?

Posted by: creeper at May 09, 2021 04:58 PM (XxJt1)

260 To the contrary, I felt we were truly back the first time I ran into the long strings of text lecture.

Posted by: irongrampa at May 09, 2021 04:59 PM (KATBx)

261 Do you have a copy of our world famous, Horde-assembled cookbook?

I need to get a copy! Sorry I*ve been misspelling Horde!!! *face turns red with embarrassment*

Posted by: SuperMayorSuperRonNirenberg-Mightier Than Baby Yoda*s Flying Car Seat at May 09, 2021 04:59 PM (qW+ic)

262 Just took Mahi Mahi fillet out for dinner tomorrow night for me. And some crab meat for the wife, the non fish eater. I'll make her a couple of crab rolls. Now to study up on what to do with the fish.

Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM at May 09, 2021 04:59 PM (jyOM9)

263 sven, I will have to try that. Thanks!

Posted by: qdpsteve at May 09, 2021 04:59 PM (L2ZTs)

264 255 I could very easily survive on just seared tuna steaks and chopped up whole avocados.
Posted by: Sharkman at May 09, 2021 04:56 PM (NK0i1)

Oh, if money were no object, and kids wouldn't insist on also getting this diet to eat...

Posted by: Nova local at May 09, 2021 05:00 PM (b1h2x)

265 qdpsteve @ 252-Fish sauce is good on most anything you eat. Except maybe banana pudding or pancakes. Well maybe it would be good on pancakes without syrup.

Posted by: Eromero at May 09, 2021 05:00 PM (0OP+5)

266 SPB, I don't know that I could bring myself to try sauerkraut lemon ice cream. The cake, yes. I could pretend it was coconut. But the ice cream, I dunno.

Yeah, when I test out a new cookbook to decide if I'm going to keep it I always try a recipe I wouldn't normally think of. I am often pleasantly surprised, and this was one of those times/

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 09, 2021 05:00 PM (CX3cf)

267 Eromero, true. I've been getting in the habit of putting it in sauces.

Posted by: qdpsteve at May 09, 2021 05:00 PM (L2ZTs)

268 261 Posted by: SuperMayorSuperRonNirenberg-Mightier Than Baby Yoda*s Flying Car Seat at May 09, 2021 04:59 PM (qW+ic)

Look for the sequel- "Ewok Culination Made Easy-The Fine Art of Hobo Defenestration"

I mean defenestrate in the sense of shotputting said hoboes out windows not removing them from their low power.

Posted by: sven at May 09, 2021 05:00 PM (Lzpvj)

269 Also, pancakes minus syrup equals crepes. ;-)

Posted by: qdpsteve at May 09, 2021 05:01 PM (L2ZTs)

270 "It's 7:55 in Australia, creeper"

Oh, thank dog. I'm not late after all.

Wait...is that 7:55 today or 7:55 tomorrow?

*sigh*

Posted by: creeper at May 09, 2021 05:01 PM (XxJt1)

271 262 Just took Mahi Mahi fillet out for dinner tomorrow night for me. And some crab meat for the wife, the non fish eater. I'll make her a couple of crab rolls. Now to study up on what to do with the fish.
Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM at May 09, 2021 04:59 PM (jyOM9)

I feel like I'm repeating myself on this thread, but, ummm, isn't crab a fish?

Or is she okay eating fish which have good defenses (ala the shellfish?)

Posted by: Nova local at May 09, 2021 05:02 PM (b1h2x)

272 263 Posted by: qdpsteve at May 09, 2021 04:59 PM (L2ZTs)

Spices were a vital part of the growth of the species from cave dwelling carnivores of opportunity to long-term planners.

Posted by: sven at May 09, 2021 05:02 PM (Lzpvj)

273 246 We had bluegill, crappie, catfish, walleye and it was all delicious. If you think smoked salmon is good, try a properly smoked carp.

My mom, God rest her soul, fried awesome bluegill and crappie in her cast iron skillet.

Posted by: SuperMayorSuperRonNirenberg-Mightier Than Baby Yoda*s Flying Car Seat at May 09, 2021 05:02 PM (qW+ic)

274 Mrs Aspirin Factory enjoyed her scallops and lobster tail.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 09, 2021 05:02 PM (89T5c)

275 sven, yup.

I also like the story that it was Columbus who first called chiles, "peppers," because all he knew was black pepper.

Posted by: qdpsteve at May 09, 2021 05:03 PM (L2ZTs)

276 274 Mrs Aspirin Factory enjoyed her scallops and lobster tail.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 09, 2021 05:02 PM (89T5c)

Nice!

Posted by: Nova local at May 09, 2021 05:04 PM (b1h2x)

277 I've often thought some hard-rockin' rock group should come out with an album called "Black Pepper/Red Pepper."

Then they could follow it up with "Brown Sugar/White Sugar." ;-)

Posted by: qdpsteve at May 09, 2021 05:04 PM (L2ZTs)

278 My wife will only eat shellfish. Clams, scallops, shrimp and Maine Lobster.. only Maine Lobster. She's a snob like that. She will occasionally eat rainbow trout, like once a year. That's her fish fix.

Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM at May 09, 2021 05:05 PM (jyOM9)

279 Just took Mahi Mahi fillet out for dinner tomorrow night for me. And some crab meat for the wife, the non fish eater. I'll make her a couple of crab rolls. Now to study up on what to do with the fish.
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Mahi-Mahi (I still call it Dolphin*) is really lean and muscular. I suggest whatever you do, add or cook in fat.
*I love catching Dolphin, hate killing them: the prettiest fish in the sea. They are a rainbow of colors when alive, they turn a dull blue and white the minute they die.

Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at May 09, 2021 05:06 PM (7Fj9P)

280 RonNirenberg, we fried our fish mostly, too. The best part was the tail. It got crispy, like a cracker.

Posted by: creeper at May 09, 2021 05:06 PM (XxJt1)

281 Hi guys, yall talking about fish? Let me school ya on that.

Posted by: f'd at May 09, 2021 05:06 PM (Tnijr)

282 Hi everybody. Still stuck in the hospital with no computer. I'm OK but tests are slow. Boring. They actually want me to walk around the unit by myself. Seems a little odd. Covid rules are loosening up.

An adventure finding things on their menu I can eat. Everything has corn something. They do have baked tilapia with roasted tomatoes.

Posted by: KT at May 09, 2021 05:07 PM (wZWNF)

283 Ahi!

Posted by: Unkaren at May 09, 2021 05:08 PM (vGJY7)

284 I used to just add lemon juice and some Old Bays seafood seasoning to the Mahi and bake it in the oven. Lately I've been trying to broaden my horizons. I tried Manny's Mahi recipe from the Deplorable Gourmet cookbook and it was very good.

Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM at May 09, 2021 05:08 PM (jyOM9)

285 Hi KT. Good to hear from you. Are they going to let you out son?

Posted by: f'd at May 09, 2021 05:08 PM (Tnijr)

286 282 Posted by: KT at May 09, 2021 05:07 PM (wZWNF)

I hope you are doing well, navigating the hospital menu to find anything palatable.

Posted by: sven at May 09, 2021 05:09 PM (Lzpvj)

287 Or is she okay eating fish which have good defenses (ala the shellfish?)

Posted by: Nova local

Here is Jim Gaffigan to explain shellfish:

https://youtu.be/cD8I7Hf0eeI

Posted by: Sharkman at May 09, 2021 05:09 PM (NK0i1)

288 Sits up in chair--note pad and pencil in hand.

Ready, f'd

Posted by: Ben Had at May 09, 2021 05:09 PM (wHS+8)

289 soon I mean

Posted by: f'd at May 09, 2021 05:10 PM (Tnijr)

290 Hi, KT

Good of you to check in. Will continue to keep you in prayer for them to figure what's going on, how best to treat it and for healing and strengthening for you.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 09, 2021 05:10 PM (k39e/)

291 RonNirenberg, we fried our fish mostly, too. The best part was the tail. It got crispy, like a cracker.
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I remember a guy when we were kids who smoked bluegills with the fins on. We thought they were like potato chips.

Posted by: dartist at May 09, 2021 05:10 PM (+ya+t)

292 KT -

WHAT are you being tested for ?

Best wishes and hurry home !

Posted by: JT at May 09, 2021 05:11 PM (arJlL)

293 I smoked a brisket the other day that I got form Kroger for $1.97 a pound. USDA Choice Angus beef. There was almost a fist fight at the counter when the manager put a limit of 2 on them. Everyone and their brother that owned a food truck or a restaurant was lining up to buy them by the cart full when they heard they were on sale at that price.

Soaked it overnight in beef broth and smoked it at 275 degrees until it hit 165 internal. Wrapped it up put it back in until it was a solid 200 degrees, pulled it and let it set for two hours. Tender juicy brisket resulted. The wife and I ate our fill while I was slicing it up no plates required.

Posted by: Mister Scott (formerly GWS) at May 09, 2021 05:11 PM (JUOKG)

294 Hi KT! Sorry to hear you are in the hospital. I hope you get sprung soon and have a complete recovery. Will keep you in my prayers.

Posted by: bluebell at May 09, 2021 05:11 PM (wyw4S)

295 OK. Naps over. I'm up.

Posted by: Weasel at May 09, 2021 05:12 PM (MVjcR)

296 284 I used to just add lemon juice and some Old Bays seafood seasoning to the Mahi and bake it in the oven. Lately I've been trying to broaden my horizons. I tried Manny's Mahi recipe from the Deplorable Gourmet cookbook and it was very good.
Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM at May 09, 2021 05:08 PM (jyOM9)

That's not a bad start. I agree with the previous poster about adding fat to Mahi. It can be as simple as adding and rubbing in an olive oil or adding pats of butter to the recipe above. I do like to keep most of my fish recipes fast and straightforward b/c you're more likely to eat it if it's simple and quick!

I do make a killer cioppino meets fish pasta sauce (with 6 people, I add a ton of veg to stretch my fish, and I always add the fish that's on sale, so it's never the same thing twice, or I'd post a recipe)...I have it with french bread and the kids have it on pasta...

Posted by: Nova local at May 09, 2021 05:12 PM (b1h2x)

297 Well Ben Had I came in on the tail end of it but the scales are more tipped to punniary than culinary.

Posted by: f'd at May 09, 2021 05:12 PM (Tnijr)

298 *does Forrest Gump wave at KT*

Get well soon!

Posted by: BackwardsBoy - Psychos Rule! No, really. They're in charge now. at May 09, 2021 05:12 PM (HaL55)

299 There was a time my wife actually cooked. There was a time

Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 09, 2021 05:13 PM (85Gof)

300 I will settle for nothing less than charcoal grilled Tuna with butter, lemon, pepper and a tinge of garlic powder.

Posted by: Gmac - WTF did you think was going to happen? at May 09, 2021 05:14 PM (qZdIZ)

301 There was a time my wife actually cooked. There was a time
Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 09, 2021 05:13 PM (85Gof)
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I thought you put the kibosh on that.

Posted by: bluebell at May 09, 2021 05:14 PM (wyw4S)

302 f'd, I took the bait on that one.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 09, 2021 05:14 PM (wHS+8)

303 Ugh. People eat carp?

Just the stench of those things when you pull one up instead of a hoped-for Rainbow trout is enough to make me puke just thinking about it, and it's been a good 40 years since the last such mishap in my life.

YMMV, but damn.

Posted by: Sharkman at May 09, 2021 05:15 PM (NK0i1)

304 KT glad you posted in, was wondering this afternoon how you were.

Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2021 05:15 PM (Cxk7w)

305 Hi KT!

Posted by: Weasel at May 09, 2021 05:15 PM (MVjcR)

306 Number 1 son just cooked me a most delicious sirloin strip with his tasty oven baked potatoes and a Caesar salad, I washed it all down with a spicy Bloody Mary, absolutely delish. God has been so very good to me, I need to remember that more often. Happy Mother's Day to all of the beautiful Horde Moms.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 09, 2021 05:16 PM (a4EWo)

307 The only carp I ever had tasted like cotton.

Posted by: f'd at May 09, 2021 05:16 PM (Tnijr)

308 Weasel. all rested up for a rip-roarin gun thread?

Posted by: Ben Had at May 09, 2021 05:16 PM (wHS+8)

309 Hey KT, hope you're able to bust out of there soon!

Posted by: dartist at May 09, 2021 05:17 PM (+ya+t)

310 Wife is having baked salmon steak, looking thing

Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2021 05:17 PM (Cxk7w)

311
308 Weasel. all rested up for a rip-roarin gun thread?
Posted by: Ben Had at May 09, 2021 05:16 PM (wHS+

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Yup! And it's a Gun Thread with a twist!

Posted by: Weasel at May 09, 2021 05:17 PM (MVjcR)

312 Hiya Debs !

Happy Mother's Day !

Posted by: JT at May 09, 2021 05:17 PM (arJlL)

313 The only carp I ever had tasted like cotton.
Posted by: f'd

Why were you eating cotton ?

Posted by: JT at May 09, 2021 05:18 PM (arJlL)

314 The wife and I ate our fill while I was slicing it up no plates required.
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That sounds amazing. I started to smoke a pork butt, and realized 3 hours in, I'd need to buy 2 more bags of charcoal, and eat at approximately 3:00 p.m. the next day. I should do my research better...

Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at May 09, 2021 05:18 PM (7Fj9P)

315 Yup! And it's a Gun Thread with a twist!

Posted by: Weasel

Ah! Weasel's Annual Rifling Seminar?!?!

Posted by: Sharkman at May 09, 2021 05:18 PM (NK0i1)

316 Yup! And it's a Gun Thread with a twist!
Posted by: Weasel

You and Chubby Checker at the range ?

Posted by: JT at May 09, 2021 05:19 PM (arJlL)

317 OK. Naps over. I'm up.
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Gourmet cooking has been known to knock a man out.

Posted by: dartist at May 09, 2021 05:19 PM (+ya+t)

318
Ah! Weasel's Annual Rifling Seminar?!?!
Posted by: Sharkman at May 09, 2021 05:18 PM (NK0i1)
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Ha! No, but that's coming soon.

Posted by: Weasel at May 09, 2021 05:19 PM (MVjcR)

319 Well hell, I have a bunch of over ripe bananas that are screaming.. Banana Bread!!! Two loaves worth.

Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM at May 09, 2021 05:20 PM (jyOM9)

320 I post most of my culinary attempts on mewe.

Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM at May 09, 2021 05:22 PM (jyOM9)

321 Gourmet cooking has been known to knock a man out.
Posted by: dartist at May 09, 2021 05:19 PM (+ya+t)
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Not sure wha hoppin' there. Got really tired, snoozed for a bit, and woke up feeling better. Not at all crappy like a nap can sometimes make you feel.

Posted by: Weasel at May 09, 2021 05:22 PM (MVjcR)

322 I thought you put the kibosh on that.
Posted by: bluebell at May 09, 2021 05:14 PM (wyw4S)

She cooks for herself and the kids: Gluten free veggie and she does not like fish except for lobster. Thank G-D I am in VA 1/2 the week and for Harris Teeter and restaurants

Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 09, 2021 05:22 PM (85Gof)

323 Well hell, I have a bunch of over ripe bananas that are screaming.. Banana Bread!!! Two loaves worth.
Posted by: That Guy What Always Says Yeah Buddy TM

You should sign them to a recording contract !

Posted by: JT at May 09, 2021 05:22 PM (arJlL)

324 NGU, I think you need to learn to cook in self-defense.

Posted by: bluebell at May 09, 2021 05:24 PM (wyw4S)

325 Hi all....Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful momma ettes!

I need some ideas for sides for a BBQ. I'm tired of my bbq sides. Any ideas or recommendations?

Posted by: Tami at May 09, 2021 05:25 PM (cF8AT)

326 NGU, I think you need to learn to cook in self-defense.
Posted by: bluebell at May 09, 2021 05:24 PM (wyw4S)

I used to cook and I cook a mean egg, but shit I am basically working 2 full time jobs and I gotta sleep sometimes

Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 09, 2021 05:25 PM (85Gof)

327 I have made tuna bowl a few times too, Weasel !

also great with salmon !

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 09, 2021 05:26 PM (ErSvT)

328 Rockets fired from Gaza as incendiary balloons hit southern Israel
Two rockets were launched from the Gaza Strip. One rocket fell in an open area and Air Defense Artillery combat soldiers intercepted the second.

Sundown State Department and the Left blames Israel

Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 09, 2021 05:26 PM (85Gof)

329 The Mrs. got me an early Father's Day present... a Traeger pellet grill.

Some assembly required.

I love their instructions with the little six pack icons to tell you where you should be in your beer consumption while assembling their shit.

This will have to wait until the weather is not 40MPH winds, hail, etc.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 09, 2021 05:26 PM (3H9h1)

330 Yup! And it's a Gun Thread with a twist!

Posted by: Weasel

So not about shotguns.

Posted by: Can't help myself at May 09, 2021 05:27 PM (2DOZq)

331 Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 09, 2021 05:26 PM (ErSvT)
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I knew I liked you, sock!

Posted by: Weasel at May 09, 2021 05:27 PM (MVjcR)

332 Tami, sliced tomato, halved hard boiled eggs and thin sliced red onion in red wine vinegar and olive oil.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 09, 2021 05:27 PM (wHS+8)

333 If Israelis weren't so mean people wouldn't throw stones at them.

Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2021 05:28 PM (Cxk7w)

334 I need some ideas for sides for a BBQ. I'm tired of my bbq sides. Any ideas or recommendations?
Posted by: Tami at May 09, 2021 05:25 PM (cF8AT)
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Cole slaw, corn on the cob, potato salad, baked beans are the usuals, right? What about roasted potatoes, green bean salad, things like that?

Posted by: bluebell at May 09, 2021 05:28 PM (wyw4S)

335 Posted by: Can't help myself at May 09, 2021 05:27 PM (2DOZq)
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Nope!

Posted by: Weasel at May 09, 2021 05:28 PM (MVjcR)

336 330 nor smoothbore muskets

Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2021 05:29 PM (Cxk7w)

337 If Israelis weren't so mean people wouldn't throw stones at them.
Posted by: Skip

Good thing they don't live in glass houses.

Posted by: JT at May 09, 2021 05:30 PM (arJlL)

338 Tami Deviled eggs , or if grilling I like grilled squash

Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2021 05:30 PM (Cxk7w)

339 Tami, or maybe a quinoa salad or wild rice salad, for something a little different.

Posted by: bluebell at May 09, 2021 05:30 PM (wyw4S)

340 Carp!? AYFKM!? The best thing you can do with them is throw them on the bank for the scavengers.

Just my opinion...ymmv...

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at May 09, 2021 05:30 PM (AL0d+)

341 US Navy seizes arms shipment in Arabian Sea likely bound for Yemen

From Iran, no doubt bought with obama sundown money

Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 09, 2021 05:30 PM (85Gof)

342 Posted by: Tami at May 09, 2021 05:25 PM (cF8AT)

Couscous salad. I have a good recipe.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 09, 2021 05:31 PM (Q9lwr)

343 I treated Mom to an artisanal Italian dish from a place called Domino's. It's local. You probably haven't heard of it.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Iron Fist in Velvet Glove in Iron Gauntlet Clutching an Iron Mace at May 09, 2021 05:31 PM (Dc2NZ)

344 "I stopped eating land animals," she said. "I was the lone animal advocate in New Jersey."

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That "land animals" distinction is interesting. Life =/= Life.

FWIW, this Vegan nonsense is a big reason we are seeing the anti-beef push in regards to global warming. The venn diagram of these religious zealots is a single circle, and they are going to force their beliefs on us legislatively.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Important article about what's coming at May 09, 2021 05:31 PM (nMXLX)

345 I need some ideas for sides for a BBQ. I'm tired of my bbq sides. Any ideas or recommendations?

Posted by: Tami at May 09, 2021 05:25 PM

Get some bushes baked beans in the can. Fry up some diced bacon and onions until crispy, drain and mix with the heated up beans and listen to everyone rave about your bean skills. Works for me every single time.

Posted by: Mister Scott (formerly GWS) at May 09, 2021 05:31 PM (JUOKG)

346 I need some ideas for sides for a BBQ. I'm tired of my bbq sides. Any ideas or recommendations?

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Corn pudding. I also like stuffed baked potatoes with the BBQ as one of the toppings. That and cheese, sour cream, and your preferred BBQ sauce is really good together.

Lexington slaw is interesting, too. It includes hot sauce and just enough ketchup to give it a slight red color.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Important article about what's coming at May 09, 2021 05:33 PM (nMXLX)

347 Get some bushes baked beans in the can. Fry up some diced bacon and onions until crispy, drain and mix with the heated up beans and listen to everyone rave about your bean skills. Works for me every single time.
Posted by: Mister Scott (formerly GWS) at May 09, 2021 05:31 PM (JUOKG)

Throw in some Sweet Baby Rays BBQ sauce and seasoned ground beef instead of the bacon and you would have my go to dish.

Posted by: Can't help myself at May 09, 2021 05:33 PM (2DOZq)

348 A touch of BBQ sauce AND the browned ground beef AND bacon.

Mmm... (goes to look to see if all the ingredients are available)

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Important article about what's coming at May 09, 2021 05:35 PM (nMXLX)

349 JT, had a questionable experience that might be heart related. Thought I should get it checked out. Guess they did too.

Tests are slow on mothers day weekend.

Posted by: KT at May 09, 2021 05:35 PM (wZWNF)

350 "I need some ideas for sides for a BBQ. I'm tired of my bbq sides. Any ideas or recommendations?"
Fava beans, and a nice Chianti.

Posted by: Dr Lector at May 09, 2021 05:38 PM (pnSY9)

351 JT, had a questionable experience that might be heart related. Thought I should get it checked out. Guess they did too.

Tests are slow on mothers day weekend.

Posted by: KT

WOW ! Prayers and good thoughts your way !

Posted by: JT at May 09, 2021 05:39 PM (arJlL)

352 SFGoth, I'm curious. You mentioned a couple of capfuls of vinegar in the tea you were making. Assume this is iced tea, yes? And do you use it with every tea recipe?
Posted by: creeper

Applecidervinegar (no spaces because of the way it sounds when people say it), yes. Some Morons a few months ago were talking about putting it in tea for its therapeutic effects so I've taken to doing that. Does it work? NFI. What's the harm? Well, if you don't dilute it enough, it causes all sorts of facial spasms (heh). I don't use the kind that has "the mother". That sounds gross.

Daily, I make 4 cups of coffee (diluted to fill 1 pitcher to which I add whey protein and a teaspoon of coconut oil) and thence afternoons I make a pitcher with 1-2 bags of green tea, a bag of white tea (if I have it), and 1-2 bags of an herbal, such as rooibos or turmeric/ginger, et al., + the aforementioned ACV. Aside from the neurological issues plaguing me, I'm quite healthy at 53.

Posted by: SFGoth at May 09, 2021 05:39 PM (KAi1n)

353 There is...a house...in New Jersey. Moo.

Posted by: Land Animals at May 09, 2021 05:40 PM (W4eKo)

354 In my lifetime, I've had a lot of questionable experiences, but they were mostly booze related.

Posted by: JT at May 09, 2021 05:40 PM (arJlL)

355 Tami, hard to help not knowing what your usuals are, but... Cole slaw, ranch beans, hash browns, baked carrots wrapped in bacon with maple syrup glaze, hasselback potatoes, kimchi...

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 09, 2021 05:40 PM (GCF72)

356 >>>Carp!? AYFKM!? The best thing you can do with them is throw them on the bank for the scavengers.<<<
>Carp is bait for the brown trout, rainbow trout, walleye, cutthroat, brook trout, steelhead, salmon, and pike.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at May 09, 2021 05:40 PM (2goRJ)

357 White trash mac and cheese straight out of the box is good with it, too.

Fancy homemade stuff is even better. I haven't made it yet but some moron posted this recipe and it looks fantastic. Smoked Triple Mac N Cheese from Traeger Grills:

https://tinyurl.com/yhjcyyub

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Important article about what's coming at May 09, 2021 05:41 PM (XTk1T)

358 FWIW, if you feel like your chili, stew, soups, etc. are missing something, a quarter to half-tablespoon of vinegar will usually do the trick. Especially chili.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Important article about what's coming at May 09, 2021 05:42 PM (XTk1T)

359 I need some ideas for sides for a BBQ. I'm tired of my bbq sides. Any ideas or recommendation

Miss Whites Delights
2 cups chopped cabbage -2 tbsp.minced onion -2 tbsp. white vinegar -1 1/2 tbsp. mayo -2 tsp. sugar -1/4 tsp. salt -pepper

Posted by: dartist at May 09, 2021 05:43 PM (+ya+t)

360 Tami, how about an "Asian" slaw?

Posted by: OldDominionMom at May 09, 2021 05:44 PM (dH/BH)

361 I've never caught large mouth bass or small bass on fish meat, -- those crazy fuckers just love to chase spinners.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at May 09, 2021 05:45 PM (2goRJ)

362 One more is quick pickled onions and peppers. I don't have it in front of me but IIRC mix up 1/2 cup water, 1/2 cup vinegar, 1/2 cup sugar in a bowl, add sliced onions and sliced bell peppers (cucumbers are good, too), and let sit in the refrigerator for a few hours.

It's a really good "bright" summertime side.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Important article about what's coming at May 09, 2021 05:46 PM (XTk1T)

363
I've never caught large mouth bass or small bass on fish meat, -- those crazy fuckers just love to chase spinners.

Posted by: Dr. Bone

Floating Rapala.

Posted by: davidt at May 09, 2021 05:46 PM (pnSY9)

364 Raining here......

Posted by: JT at May 09, 2021 05:46 PM (arJlL)

365 If you are interested in the intersection of politics and whisky, the history of the Bottled in Bond Act is fairly interesting....

https://tinyurl.com/7kx3jejk

Posted by: Bitter Clinger at May 09, 2021 05:47 PM (djoaS)

366 Very light drizzle here

Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2021 05:47 PM (Cxk7w)

367 Wow...you guys have lots of great ideas! I'm making notes.

My usual sides are baked beans, some sort of pasta salad, maybe a spinach salad or a maple/honey dijon brussel leaf salad, garlic bread.

Posted by: Tami at May 09, 2021 05:48 PM (cF8AT)

368 Whoa. Dude over at RogerEbert dot com just gave the latest Jason Statham Kill-Fest, Wrath of Man, a 4 star review.

Says it's the best Guy Ritchie movie since Revolver.

https://tinyurl.com/Wrath-O-Man

Posted by: Sharkman at May 09, 2021 05:48 PM (URN3c)

369 Smoked Mac and cheese is great but don't over cook it, it turned into smoked pasta and cheese mush.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 09, 2021 05:49 PM (GCF72)

370 FWIW, if you feel like your chili, stew, soups, etc. are missing something, a quarter to half-tablespoon of vinegar will usually do the trick. Especially chili.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - Important article about what's coming at May 09, 2021 05:42 PM (XTk1T)

I use it when browning ground beef if I don't have any wine available.

Posted by: Can't help myself at May 09, 2021 05:49 PM (2DOZq)

371 Same here

Posted by: JT at May 09, 2021 05:49 PM (arJlL)

372 Oh another one is a cucumber onion salad.

Posted by: Tami at May 09, 2021 05:49 PM (cF8AT)

373 turned into smoked pasta and cheese mush.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 09, 2021 05:49 PM (GCF72)

Which I would eat...happily!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 09, 2021 05:49 PM (Q9lwr)

374 Very light drizzle here
Posted by: Skip

The Navajo called that female rain.

Posted by: JT at May 09, 2021 05:50 PM (arJlL)

375 Been raining here in NJ, lightly, all day

Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 09, 2021 05:52 PM (85Gof)

376 I use it when browning ground beef if I don't have any wine available.

***

It's amazing how it adds to food.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Important article about what's coming at May 09, 2021 05:52 PM (XTk1T)

377 CBD, it tasted great but I don't eat mush often.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 09, 2021 05:52 PM (GCF72)

378 (makes note to overcook second attempt at the mac and cheese recipe)

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Important article about what's coming at May 09, 2021 05:53 PM (XTk1T)

379 LoL moron Robbie!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 09, 2021 05:54 PM (GCF72)

380 I honestly think it would be good overcooked and then put under a broiler for a minute.

Posted by: Moron Robbie - Important article about what's coming at May 09, 2021 05:55 PM (XTk1T)

381 Yes, thanks for ruining the broccoli rabe. I just had some. Steamed and Saut�ed in extra virgin olive oil and garlic. Bitter, and topped with imported, freshly ground pecorino Romano just the way it should be

Posted by: Marcus T at May 09, 2021 05:55 PM (h2OUV)

382 When I was married and thus BBQing a lot for the whole family, my favorite side was always sweet corn on the cob. I would cut the silk off the corn but otherwise leave the husk on, and soak the un-shucked corn in a deep pot of hot water with a stick of butter melted into it for half an hour before throwing the corn on the grill along with the meat.

The corn ends up taking as long as the meat to cook and is wonderfully buttery once you remove from the grill and complete the shucking process.

Posted by: Sharkman at May 09, 2021 05:56 PM (URN3c)

383 Tuna is so full of it.

Mercury.

Posted by: Corner Stone at May 09, 2021 05:56 PM (FYqfs)

384 Was hoping for a drizzling rain all day, I still have a pine branch pile to disappear

Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2021 05:57 PM (Cxk7w)

385 Slaw with a difference.
Throw in some chopped pecans, and put a fruit vinaigrette on top instead of mayo based.

Posted by: MkY (Lost my AR) at May 09, 2021 05:58 PM (Foq6I)

386 Grill some okra.
Oil, salt, pepper, maybe a bit of garlic.
Grill for a little maillard.

Posted by: MkY (Lost my AR) at May 09, 2021 05:59 PM (Foq6I)

387 Sharkman, Thanks for that tip.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 09, 2021 05:59 PM (wHS+8)

388 Slaw with a difference.
Throw in some chopped pecans, and put a fruit vinaigrette on top instead of mayo based.
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Pssssst: a handful of uncooked Ramen noodles.

Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at May 09, 2021 06:01 PM (7Fj9P)

389 GUN THREAD NOOD
AND WE HAVE SAMURAI

Posted by: Skip at May 09, 2021 06:01 PM (Cxk7w)

390 Tuna is so full of it.

Mercury.
Posted by: Corner Stone

Didja hear the one about the guy who fell asleep in his car at the beach, the tide came in and his Mercury was filled with tuna.

Posted by: JT at May 09, 2021 06:01 PM (arJlL)

391 We also cook corn on the cob on grills and campfires by just wrapping them unshucked in foil with no other prep. Even with nothing on them - or maybe because of it - they take on a great flavor.

We never pay attention to times, just put it on until the meat is done.

Posted by: Moron Robbie is a bridge at May 09, 2021 06:03 PM (HepDI)

392 Look up cooler corn on youtube. Basically you toss the corn into a cooler and cover it with boiling water and butter. Close the lid and let it sit there for 30-45 minutes and you have tasty corn on the cob when it's done with the bonus that it can stay in the water for up to two hours with no ill effects.

Posted by: Mister Scott (formerly GWS) at May 09, 2021 06:05 PM (JUOKG)

393 Thank you all for the great suggestions.

CBD, send me the couscous salad recipe please...and if anyone else has recipes to send...moronettetami at the gmail.

Posted by: Tami at May 09, 2021 06:05 PM (cF8AT)

394 Close the lid and let it sit there for 30-45 minutes and you have tasty corn on the cob when it's done with the bonus that it can stay in the water for up to two hours with no ill effects.

Posted by: Mister Scott (formerly GWS)

Huh. That's clever. Will have to try it. Gracias.

Posted by: Sharkman at May 09, 2021 06:07 PM (URN3c)

395 Imma make a tuna casserole, not because it's poverty food, but because it's COVID food. Remember to cycle the butcher block fish and the canned goods, folks. Happy Mother's Day!

Posted by: Dr. Bone at May 09, 2021 06:08 PM (2goRJ)

396 We'll definitely try the cooler corn when we take the kids camping. Thanks.

Posted by: Moron Robbie is a bridge at May 09, 2021 06:12 PM (HepDI)

397 All this talk of fish reminds me of the Breakfast Special when we were on Lake Gogebic, UP. Many yrs ago, don't recall the price but it was a bargain...
2 eggs, toast, hash browns, orange juice, fried walleye right out of the lake and an Old Mil. Awesome.

Posted by: Farmer at May 09, 2021 06:52 PM (55Qr6)

398 We had wonderful hamburgers on the grill tonight, with corn on the cob and tater tots. Made Rum Old Fashions for me and Mr. L. Good Mother's day. Spoke to both the sons, daughters in law, and grandsons. I am a very lucky woman.

Posted by: Mrs. Leggy at May 09, 2021 06:53 PM (Vf4Y7)

399 Will be having sesame encrusted tuna tomorrow for dinner. Just love it. Nice still life.

Posted by: Sidney at May 09, 2021 07:02 PM (wZanf)

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