Food Thread: Bad Beef Is A Democrat Plot!

I was in Costco a few weeks ago and had a hankering for beef (it was a day that ended in "Y"), so I cruised past their refrigerator cases to scope out the possibilities. I usually do that wherever I am shopping, even if I am not planning beef for the next several meals. Remember...I am a shopper of opportunity, and you should be too!

I didn't see anything that caught my eye or stimulated my salivary glands, but there was one package of NY strips that had a very nice deep red color. Granted, they weren't particularly marbled, and at second glance the color was a different red than I usually see. But the price was right, and I was a bit distracted, and [insert multiple excuses here].

You know what's coming next. They sucked. No real beefy flavor, the texture was mediocre, and they weren't juicy. What the hell? Was it a stray primal of "Select" grade? Was it a stray vacuum pack that hadn't been wet-aged enough? Was it a Democrat cow?

I should have trusted my instincts and walked away...but the dark side is strong!

Next I'll be grabbing packages of Beyond Meat, and that will be the end!

******
One of the worst things about social media and the instant gratification that modern phones provide is the destruction of the family meal.

I might be channeling King Canute, or shoveling sh*t against the tide, but I will speak my mind when someone pulls out a phone at my table. It's the height of rudeness, and it sends a signal that the invitation that I extended to you to come to my home and enjoy conversation and a meal is worth less than the little jolt of endorphin you get from a funny cat video or that oh-so-important text.

So stop it.

******

Yeah...we are close to the last of the tomatoes, although luckily they have been quite good this year. I know...I know...New Jersey is supposed to have great tomatoes, but I have not been really impressed for many years.

I cut the tomatoes an hour or so before eating and put them on some paper towel to drain a bit. Don't salt them early or they will get mushy! Then a thin slice of mozzarella, a bit of minced basil, a sprinkle of balsamic vinegar and a splash of olive oil! All done! although pepper is nice too!

Anyone do anything appreciably different?

******

link="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by RachaellsRecipes (@rachaellsrecipes)

Sorry about the Instagram blather...but the video is great! Does anyone know how to embed the video without all the other crap?

Just ignore the powdered sugar and the maple syrup, and all will be well.

******
It's starting, and I despair for America.

[Hat Tip: Hrothgar]

******
Dining Etiquette: how to master the basic table manners

[Hat Tip: Weasel]

Midwest Fine Dining

[Hat Tip: Misanthropic Humanitarian]

******

[Hat Tip: Powerlineblog]

******
The oyster imperative remains in effect, especially now that we are in the summer months. Yup, I'm not afraid of oysters in the summer! (Except that my usual source was sold out, so I am an oysterless Dildo, and you know how bad that is!) And send pork rib roasts from the front end of the pig where all the good and fatty meat lives, carrots that don't taste like stalky chalk, garlic...lots of garlic! (but no basil! My basil is not doing well this year!), well-marbled NY strip steaks and elk backstrap to: cbd dot aoshq at gmail dot com.

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

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

Posted by: CBD at 04:00 PM

Comments

(Jump to bottom of comments)

1 Food fight

Posted by: Skip at September 10, 2023 04:00 PM (fwDg9)

2 Tosses cream pie at door

Posted by: Skip at September 10, 2023 04:01 PM (fwDg9)

3 >>>Next I'll be grabbing packages of Beyond Meat

You will not!

Posted by: m at September 10, 2023 04:02 PM (AOrJZ)

4 phones at at the table are a no-no

Posted by: kallisto at September 10, 2023 04:03 PM (mwY/p)

5 Very soonest

Posted by: From about that Time at September 10, 2023 04:03 PM (4780s)

6 Foodsters! What’s cookin?

Posted by: Pete Bog at September 10, 2023 04:05 PM (/cfLB)

7 I have four little lamb riblets that I want to roast for snacks / sides to go with steak, since I'm not sure how we'll like them (or if I can cook them correctly). Most of the recipes I've found call for 450F which seems excessive, especially as I thought lamb was something that sucks if overcooked. Any youse Morons got suggestions? Thanks!

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at September 10, 2023 04:06 PM (llON8)

8 Unfortunately, after living north of Naples, and 20 minutes from the major Mozzarella producing area of Italy, nothing tastes as good as true buffalo milk mozzarella.

I'm spoiled...or ruined.

Depending on how you look at it.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at September 10, 2023 04:06 PM (isNL8)

9 The Good Lord gave you eyes to see. Funny color. No marbling.

It's you're own damn fault *

(* I hear it in my mother's voice)

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at September 10, 2023 04:06 PM (8fpTj)

10 "Remember...I am a shopper of opportunity, and you should be too!"

I always am. This week, Aldi's clearanced a deli-area cherry raspberry salsa (it was $1). Then, HMart had frozen tilapia filets on a great sale ($3.99/lb). So, tonight, the two are going together with some cumin/cayenne/garlic roasted potatoes and onions and a cherry, raspberry, and strawberry salad (and homemade biscuits my daughter made).

My spouse and I have tried the salsa just to make sure this will work, and my spouse's face LIT UP b/c he was expecting a mild heavy fruit forward salsa, and it's the reverse - really spicy which more background fruit notes, which will work really well. But it might explain why it was clearanced - folks expected sweet and a tiny amount of heat, and got almost the reverse.

I haven't done a white fish with fruit salsa since I couldn't eat mango anymore...so this will be a fun and fresh dinner for me.

Posted by: Nova Local at September 10, 2023 04:07 PM (exHjb)

11 I have been looking up recipes for "mirabelle plum tarts" (Tarte aux Mirabelles)

I don't have mirabelle plums but I have a tasty yellow prune-like plum that I suspect will taste better.
I am mostly looking to find out what the creme should be, or if I should just let the plum and sugar work its own special magic.

Posted by: Kindltot at September 10, 2023 04:07 PM (xhaym)

12 Same for bourbon goes with scotch

Have shaved rib-eye for a Philly cheesesteak

Posted by: Skip at September 10, 2023 04:08 PM (fwDg9)

13 I am sad to confirm your beef adventure at Costco with one of our own at a local Giant. Steaks got our anniversary, and they were tough and flavorless, despite cooking them precisely to med rare. I think prime and choice cuts are going to expensive restaurants or buyers, and the rest us on offer for the proles.

Posted by: Moki at September 10, 2023 04:08 PM (JrN/x)

14 Crotchety Old Jarhead, are you here?

this is the fruitcake recipe you requested:

https://tinyurl.com/ydwmtmna

I don't know why they are called "cookie bars", they're nothing like cookie texture. The good thing about it is you decide the proportion of fruits/nuts, for the most part. I use only enough red and green candied cherries to give it some festive color.

I soak the fruit/nut mixture overnite in kirschwasser and then after the cake is cooled, I soak it with apricot brandy every couole days. It freezes well so if you decide to bake one around Halloween you can thaw it around Christmas, give it another little soak, and then maybe you too will convert some fruitcake-haters!

Posted by: kallisto at September 10, 2023 04:09 PM (mwY/p)

15 DH makes sour cream waffles, bacon inside (partially or not cooked). Absolutely divine.

Posted by: groovygirl at September 10, 2023 04:10 PM (fBm6w)

16 I just finished whipping up two pounds of fresh ground beef taco/burrito meat.

80-20 with my special blend of 7 sauces, herbs and spices.

Best thing going within 30 miles. A sunny 70deg day, - fantastic!

Posted by: Dr. Bone at September 10, 2023 04:11 PM (KVGVf)

17 I smoked two of those Food Lion, .99 per pound boston shoulder butts for the trip up here to B'More.

12 hours at 230 degrees with applewood pellets.

Came out great, and traveled up here well.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at September 10, 2023 04:11 PM (isNL8)

18 Dinner was supposed to be roast chicken with carrots and asparagus, but the chicken wasn't thawed completely ( actually, at all) so I made stuffed shells with homemade meatballs and broccoli. No one seems to mind the switch, ygdnk goodness!

Posted by: Moki at September 10, 2023 04:12 PM (JrN/x)

19 I have an over abundance of Basil, so I'm thinking Pesto. One of the ingredients is toasted pine nuts.

Guess what I can't find anywhere? Except online.

WTAF

Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 10, 2023 04:12 PM (Q4IgG)

20 Prepare pancake/waffle batter...toss in X to coat, sounds like my normal prep. The article has it right - you can't really go wrong with the "make the batter and toss in your favorites or leftovers" strategy.

Posted by: Nova Local at September 10, 2023 04:13 PM (exHjb)

21 Moki

Happy belated anniversary !

Posted by: JT at September 10, 2023 04:13 PM (T4tVD)

22 hiya

Posted by: JT at September 10, 2023 04:14 PM (T4tVD)

23 You know what's coming next. They sucked. No real beefy flavor, the texture was mediocre, and they weren't juicy. What the hell? Was it a stray primal of "Select" grade?
_______________

Maybe the tipoff was seeing "Rawlings" branded into it.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at September 10, 2023 04:14 PM (YqDXo)

24 19 I have an over abundance of Basil, so I'm thinking Pesto. One of the ingredients is toasted pine nuts.

Guess what I can't find anywhere? Except online.

WTAF
Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 10, 2023 04:12 PM (Q4IgG)

Make pistou. No need for pine nuts (or parm cheese).

Posted by: Nova Local at September 10, 2023 04:14 PM (exHjb)

25 I have that chart on my refrigerator. About 11" x 17". Got it from my butcher, years ago. Nice, thick, shiny paper.

Posted by: cfo mom at September 10, 2023 04:14 PM (Q8bDL)

26 I made the neighborhood ladies monthly gathering the other night and they pretty much use a butcher. The one said they were out and she bought some meat at King Soopers (Kroger) and "it tasted like plastic" I was >

Posted by: PaleRider at September 10, 2023 04:17 PM (3cGpq)

27 Weasel etiquette instinctively makes me wary, and looking out the side of one eye or the other.

Those little weasel bastards will have their way with you if you give them half of a chance.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at September 10, 2023 04:20 PM (KVGVf)

28 Ugh. I erased too much junk. Being Kroger I was on verge of asking if she had grabbed "plant based meat" by accident.

Posted by: PaleRider at September 10, 2023 04:20 PM (3cGpq)

29 I might be channeling King Canute, or shoveling sh*t against the tide, but I will speak my mind when someone pulls out a phone at my table. It's the height of rudeness, and it sends a signal that the invitation that I extended to you to come to my home and enjoy conversation and a meal is worth less than the little jolt of endorphin you get from a funny cat video or that oh-so-important text.
_______________

This.

Some people have a justification for being in constant contact. Physicians, surgeons, litigators, hedge fund managers, owners of some businesses ... that's about it.

Everyone else doing so is a pretentious git. Other people (e.g., gym rats) act like they are senior diplomats negotiating a treaty to avoid war, when in fact they work on a loading dock, and are not at all important. I count myself in the latter group (except for the loading dock part). Leave a message, and I'll get back to you, in time.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at September 10, 2023 04:21 PM (YqDXo)

30 We weren't up to making our usual scratch pizza last Friday, so we went to that place downtown. We ordered a large pizza to go, she had a Greek salad while we waited, and I had a Guinness.

Of course, MiladyJo always has to add a twist, so she asked that the pizza be square-cut. (You can take the gal out of Chicago, but….) No problem said the waitress.

When the pizza came, it was two pizzas! They had first cut it in triangles, and then re-did it, square-cut. Which was silly and unnecessary, but we got two for the price of one. Funny thing was, neither cut was very well done, but we had plenty of leftovers. Heating some up on the griddle right now. Want a slice?

Posted by: mindful webworker - finely dining at September 10, 2023 04:22 PM (50XzL)

31 Next I'll be grabbing packages of Beyond Meat, and that will be the end!
______________

Not if there's going to be a food fight. In that case, Beyond Meat would be a good grab. No point wasting perfectly good beef.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at September 10, 2023 04:22 PM (YqDXo)

32 > Make pistou. No need for pine nuts (or parm cheese).
Posted by: Nova Local at September 10, 2023 04:14 PM (exHjb)
__________

Have my heart set on Pesto... but, yea. I find it weird the nuts are hard to find for some reason.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 10, 2023 04:23 PM (Q4IgG)

33 We got some funereal lasagna this week that was pretty good. So far, two poundcakes, a chiffon pie, an apple pie and a two buckets of fried chicken (less than stellar, but edible).

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at September 10, 2023 04:24 PM (Mzdiz)

34 My basil has finally taken off, nice leaves sprouting. Sure struggled in spring

Posted by: Skip at September 10, 2023 04:25 PM (fwDg9)

35 Looking at Powerline's "Week in Pictures" last evening and I saw a delicacy I never heard of before - Chicken Fried Bacon (with country gravy dip).

Why yes, I did make it this morning. It was good, not great, but I think next time I need to partially cook the bacon the evening before to render some of the grease from it before breading.

Will keep experimenting. Any Morons ever tried this?

Posted by: cfo mom at September 10, 2023 04:25 PM (Q8bDL)

36 I'm spoiled...or ruined.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at September 10, 2023 04:06 PM (isNL

Both.

There is a guy in central NJ who has a small herd of buffalo from whose milk he makes some pretty damned fine mozzarella.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 10, 2023 04:25 PM (lQONO)

37 My experience with Costco Prime NY Strip has been universally positive. Perhaps my palate is insufficiently refined, but it tastes great to me.

Unfortunately, after living north of Naples, and 20 minutes from the major Mozzarella producing area of Italy, nothing tastes as good as true buffalo milk mozzarella.

I dislike big chunks of mozzarella such as one gets on caprese; it just tastes like a big chunk of bland margarine. Perhaps I need a better grade of mozzarella.

I have an over abundance of Basil, so I'm thinking Pesto. One of the ingredients is toasted pine nuts.

Guess what I can't find anywhere? Except online.

Costco has pine nuts, but what used to cost $10 a bag is now $30. Are we having a shortage of pine trees?

Posted by: Archimedes at September 10, 2023 04:25 PM (I/Qkd)

38 32 > Make pistou. No need for pine nuts (or parm cheese).
Posted by: Nova Local at September 10, 2023 04:14 PM (exHjb)
__________

Have my heart set on Pesto... but, yea. I find it weird the nuts are hard to find for some reason.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 10, 2023 04:23 PM (Q4IgG)

If you find them, they might be so expensive, you still don't want them. Not like I'm bitter from this week's grocery shopping or anything...

Posted by: Nova Local at September 10, 2023 04:26 PM (exHjb)

39 I sometimes have phone rudeness cuz I never remember to silence the darn thing if I haven't absent mindedly just left it behind . No, I don't check out texts, but I feel bad having the phone ring until I fish it out to silence it when I get a dumb spam call.

Actually these days if it rings when I have an aide with dad I do check to see if the service is calling me and if its them I answer.

Posted by: PaleRider at September 10, 2023 04:26 PM (3cGpq)

40 30 We weren't up to making our usual scratch pizza last Friday, so we went to that place downtown. We ordered a large pizza to go, she had a Greek salad while we waited, and I had a Guinness.

Of course, MiladyJo always has to add a twist, so she asked that the pizza be square-cut. (You can take the gal out of Chicago, but….) No problem said the waitress.

When the pizza came, it was two pizzas! They had first cut it in triangles, and then re-did it, square-cut. Which was silly and unnecessary, but we got two for the price of one. Funny thing was, neither cut was very well done, but we had plenty of leftovers. Heating some up on the griddle right now. Want a slice?
Posted by: mindful webworker - finely dining at September 10, 2023 04:22 PM (50XzL)

That's a place worth going back to - they fixed their own mistake to your benefit...

Posted by: Nova Local at September 10, 2023 04:27 PM (exHjb)

41 I find it weird the nuts are hard to find for some reason.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 10, 2023 04:23 PM (Q4IgG)

Pine nuts have become stupidly expensive, especially since a lot of them come from China and are probably laced with fentanyl and heavy metals.

Use pistachios or cashews. I think they work wonderfully!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 10, 2023 04:27 PM (lQONO)

42 Now do the gas station dining at Buckees. It would have a 3 page wine list.

Posted by: rhennigantx at September 10, 2023 04:28 PM (BRHaw)

43 pistachios are supposed to be a passable substitute for pine nuts. I've never made pesto so I wouldn't know.

Posted by: PaleRider at September 10, 2023 04:28 PM (3cGpq)

44 Some people have a justification for being in constant contact. Physicians, surgeons, litigators, hedge fund managers, owners of some businesses ... that's about it.

Everyone else doing so is a pretentious git. Other people (e.g., gym rats) act like they are senior diplomats negotiating a treaty to avoid war, when in fact they work on a loading dock, and are not at all important. I count myself in the latter group (except for the loading dock part). Leave a message, and I'll get back to you, in time.

Back when cell phones were more novel, you'd get the people who thought they looked really important if they were having a conversation at top volume in public. They were wrong.

Now that cell phones are ubiquitous, you get a lot less of the loud talking. Still, put the damn thing down, and focus on the person in front of you. Doing otherwise marks you as a rude jackass.

Posted by: Archimedes at September 10, 2023 04:29 PM (I/Qkd)

45 Rule 1. Never buy beef at a store that does not have fat dudes with knives and aprons.

Rule 2. See Rule 1 or get you ass kicked by a dude with a knife and a bloody white apron.

Posted by: rhennigantx at September 10, 2023 04:29 PM (BRHaw)

46 Smoked mozzarella and Tuscan herb olive oil on the caprese salad.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 10, 2023 04:29 PM (pUs7B)

47 Strip steaks with a bourbon peppercorn sauce.

Fresh figs off the RMBS Mom's tree with some blue cheese and honey, wrapped in puff pastry and baked for dessert.

Yeah...Sunday dinner was good.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 10, 2023 04:30 PM (aQy7p)

48 My wife eat pistachios on salads every day.

Posted by: rhennigantx at September 10, 2023 04:30 PM (BRHaw)

49 47 Strip steaks with a bourbon peppercorn sauce.

Fresh figs off the RMBS Mom's tree with some blue cheese and honey, wrapped in puff pastry and baked for dessert.

Yeah...Sunday dinner was good.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 10, 2023 04:30 PM (aQy7p)

Small figs or those big one about plum size.

Posted by: rhennigantx at September 10, 2023 04:31 PM (BRHaw)

50 Cowboy Kent Rollins: Double Decker Smash Burgers with Homemade Brioche Buns (13:44)
https://youtu.be/jla5cCidSlo

Posted by: mindful webworker - finely dining at September 10, 2023 04:31 PM (50XzL)

51 No pine nuts for pesto? I have in the past substituted crushed walnuts, which are similar in texture but have a very different taste, so don't use so many. We ate it, nonetheless.
We are going from 1 meatless day per week to 2 or 3, just because meat prices. Wife brought home some ribeyes the other night they were about $12 each. They were wonderful.
Our favorite meatless meals are eggplant parmesan, lentil soup (or lentil burgers), pizza or...
Tonight it is split pea soup!

Posted by: gourmand du jour at September 10, 2023 04:32 PM (MeG8a)

52 pistachios are supposed to be a passable substitute for pine nuts. I've never made pesto so I wouldn't know.

I've used walnuts or almonds, the pesto was fine. It's just that the pine nuts in OG pesto are unique to the med basin and they have a special bite to them.

Martini Farmer, if you do get the pine nuts, stay away from the Chy-nese exports.

Posted by: kallisto at September 10, 2023 04:32 PM (R82fo)

53 47 Fresh figs off the RMBS Mom's tree with some blue cheese and honey, wrapped in puff pastry and baked for dessert.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 10, 2023 04:30 PM (aQy7p)

Yum!

Posted by: m at September 10, 2023 04:32 PM (AOrJZ)

54 35 Looking at Powerline's "Week in Pictures" last evening and I saw a delicacy I never heard of before - Chicken Fried Bacon (with country gravy dip).

Why yes, I did make it this morning. It was good, not great, but I think next time I need to partially cook the bacon the evening before to render some of the grease from it before breading.

Will keep experimenting. Any Morons ever tried this?
Posted by: cfo mom at September 10, 2023 04:25 PM (Q8bDL)

I think the bacon would need to be almost 90% cooked, b/c if it's not, it's gonna sog the batter from the inside...

Posted by: Nova Local at September 10, 2023 04:33 PM (exHjb)

55 Small figs or those big one about plum size.
Posted by: rhennigantx at September 10, 2023 04:31 PM

I'd say about golf ball size.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 10, 2023 04:34 PM (aQy7p)

56 RMBS, I had to grab a paper towel to wipe the drool
My word that sounds so good

Posted by: Ben Had at September 10, 2023 04:34 PM (pUs7B)

57 Picked up a couple of ribeyes from Stater Bros. They're a bit out of the way, but I'm rarely disappointed.

Posted by: Joe Kidd at September 10, 2023 04:36 PM (9+qUS)

58 56
*hands Ben Had a drool bucket*

I got a thing for you, hon. I'll mail it this week, hopefully.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at September 10, 2023 04:37 PM (Mzdiz)

59 I read somewhere that the mob controls the buffalo herds that are miked for true mozzarella. Or did I imagine that?

Posted by: Pete Bog at September 10, 2023 04:38 PM (/cfLB)

60 Nova Local, the batter was surprisingly crisp, the bacon was just a bit too greasy still.

Maybe I can precook my bacon enough and then the next day fry the battered bacon in its own grease. Double bacon goodness!

Posted by: cfo mom at September 10, 2023 04:39 PM (Q8bDL)

61 RMBS, I had to grab a paper towel to wipe the drool
My word that sounds so good
Posted by: Ben Had at September 10, 2023 04:34 PM

It was.

Made a salad out of wild arugula, watermelon, cucumber, strawberries, feta, and red onion.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 10, 2023 04:40 PM (aQy7p)

62 A 75-minute video demonstrating butchering a side of beef to produce all the retail cuts on the Beef Chart.

A Visual Guide to the Cuts of Beef: Learn Where Every Cut Comes From -

https://tinyurl.com/3hpdy47b

Posted by: GL at September 10, 2023 04:40 PM (5fDan)

63 Oh, and I have a similar beef chart, or as I call it, "meat map" hanging in my kitchen. One of Little's friends got to hear my Sermon on the Meat during a birthday party when I noticed him studying it. Last I heard, he was going to a culinary school...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at September 10, 2023 04:41 PM (9+qUS)

64 60 Nova Local, the batter was surprisingly crisp, the bacon was just a bit too greasy still.

Maybe I can precook my bacon enough and then the next day fry the battered bacon in its own grease. Double bacon goodness!
Posted by: cfo mom at September 10, 2023 04:39 PM (Q8bDL)

That sounds like a plan!

Posted by: Nova Local at September 10, 2023 04:42 PM (exHjb)

65 I find it weird the nuts are hard to find for some reason.

Have you ever smelled mothballs?

Posted by: Just The Setup at September 10, 2023 04:43 PM (bt2PN)

66 As previously mentioned, VDH drops about 4 podcasts per week, these are usually in 3 parts.
First is current events, second is past events (wars), third is agriculture.
In the most recent he discusses the dilemma of creating delicious fruit and having a roughly 24 hour window to get it to market, as opposed to farming varieties that are shiny, but bland tasting, hard as a baseball, and can be shipped thousands of miles. The third segment regarding food production is always interesting.

Posted by: gourmand du jour at September 10, 2023 04:44 PM (MeG8a)

67 We are going from 1 meatless day per week to 2 or 3, just because meat prices. Wife brought home some ribeyes the other night they were about $12 each. They were wonderful.
Our favorite meatless meals are eggplant parmesan, lentil soup (or lentil burgers), pizza or...
Tonight it is split pea soup!
Posted by: gourmand du jour at September 10, 2023 04:32 PM (MeG8a)

Not meatless, but I flipped meat and veg for dinner this week with a tomato zucchini (and ton of veg) soup. I made a lb of pork belly (HMart slices) crispy in the oven and made homemade croutons out of day old Safeway French bread. Everyone got a coffee cup of soup with a pork belly "straw" (like a Bloody Mary adds bacon) and a small pile of the croutons. It was great - and just $4 of meat, which for 7 is kinda unheard of (I had garden tomatoes and peppers and basil, so the soup was subsidized by my growing)...

Posted by: Nova Local at September 10, 2023 04:45 PM (exHjb)

68 Nectarines are in season here. Mmm good

Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at September 10, 2023 04:46 PM (WF/xn)

69 I purchased ground beef 93/7 at Harris Teeter in Raleigh this week. I cooked it to use in stuffed bell peppers. It tasted nothing like beef, and was impossible to chew. I spit it out. I wonder if it was 93/7 93=beef slime 7=real beef WTH I will only be buying meat from Whole Foods or a local butcher market.

Posted by: Ladies of the View at September 10, 2023 04:46 PM (TVrt2)

70 A Visual Guide to the Cuts of Beef: Learn Where Every Cut Comes From -
https://tinyurl.com/3hpdy47b
Posted by: GL

Thanks, this is great.

Posted by: t-bird at September 10, 2023 04:47 PM (AGhs5)

71 93 to 7 is very lean hamburger. I never buy those any more if I can get 80 to 20.

Posted by: gourmand du jour at September 10, 2023 04:48 PM (MeG8a)

72 As to beef I believe the redder it is the older the cow. So I pick the least red. But more important is the marbling, that's #1 consideration.

Posted by: aawlberninf350 at September 10, 2023 04:49 PM (kY7kb)

73 There seems to be much red Dem meat being processed in Republican politicians squeak holes.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at September 10, 2023 04:50 PM (KI4zI)

74 Miley, you are so kind. Hugs to you all

Posted by: Ben Had at September 10, 2023 04:50 PM (LHOd/)

75 We bought a quarter grass-fed cow this summer, and it's delicious. Publius' mama didn't care for it. More for us, heh. She doesn't eat much meat anyway.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at September 10, 2023 04:50 PM (Mzdiz)

76 I bought 2.5 pounds of succulent lobster tails on Saturday, and steamed them up to near perfection. An expensive, lavish dinner to impress a date? Nope. It was dinner with my mom.

Posted by: Elric Blade at September 10, 2023 04:50 PM (eDDfF)

77 With that picture to guide me I may butcher my own cows. It’ll be hard to clean the limbsaw afterwards.

Posted by: Pete Bog at September 10, 2023 04:51 PM (/cfLB)

78 65 I find it weird the nuts are hard to find for some reason.

Have you ever smelled mothballs?
Posted by: Just The Setup at September 10, 2023 04:43 PM (bt2PN)

Spreading their legs apart for a good sniff is hard.

Posted by: That Northernlurker what lurkd at September 10, 2023 04:51 PM (VdGjU)

79 74 Thanks, back atcha!

The funeral's tomorrow, and hopefully we'll get back to some kind of normal.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at September 10, 2023 04:51 PM (Mzdiz)

80 Last time I was in costco they had tomahawk steaks on sale for $9.98 a pound. Got two.
Outstanding!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at September 10, 2023 04:52 PM (uSHSS)

81 ...and I'm a no for bacon "pancakes" Not even as a one-off. Make your pancakes, stacking them so they retain their heat. Cook your bacon to your desired doneness, pull, pat with a paper towel, serve with aforementioned pancakes. Ingest a few forkfuls of pancake, then chase with a bite or two of bacon. Repeat. This is the way..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at September 10, 2023 04:52 PM (9+qUS)

82 If a date pulls out her phone during dinner to take a pic of it, then that’s a very good sign. She’s impressed and thinks her friends will be too.

Posted by: Elric Blade at September 10, 2023 04:52 PM (eDDfF)

83 Martini Farmer, as others have mentioned pine nuts are wicked expensive these days. I just made some yummy pesto on Friday using ones I have in the freezer, and I might have just enough left for one more small batch. They were a gift from a neighbor - a thank you for something - can't remember what I did for her but whatever it was, she was happy about it!

After the pignoli are gone, I'll probably use walnuts.

Posted by: bluebell at September 10, 2023 04:52 PM (pTb/Z)

84 Hi Chef. That's what the Sawzall is for

Posted by: Ben Had at September 10, 2023 04:52 PM (LHOd/)

85 Spreading their legs apart for a good sniff is hard.
Posted by: That Northernlurker

Phrasing!

Posted by: Pete Bog at September 10, 2023 04:52 PM (/cfLB)

86 Costco is known for their good meats and ghetto meats. If it’s too shiny red, priced right or a little cheap and the guy running the meat section that day is named “Rollo”, don’t buy fool!

Oh look, Martini Time! One olive only please.

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at September 10, 2023 04:56 PM (R/m4+)

87 And what's the deal with flank steak???!!! $12 a pound!
Are you kidding me???

Posted by: Diogenes at September 10, 2023 04:56 PM (uSHSS)

88 Got to do something with the cherry tomatoes that just do ----not------end.
Chicken parm it is.

Posted by: From about that Time at September 10, 2023 04:56 PM (4780s)

89 It's Hatch Chile pepper season here in NE Arizona. I stopped at a roadside stand and had them roast up 10lbs. It took about 10 mins in this propane oven gizmo they have. Sounded like an F-15 taking off. The smell was heavenly.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at September 10, 2023 04:57 PM (KI4zI)

90 Add some onion to those tomatoes! One of Peter Luger’s best sides is tomato and onion salad, which is just fat juicy tomatoes and spicy onions. Simple but delicious with some Luger sauce.

Posted by: Elric Blade at September 10, 2023 04:57 PM (eDDfF)

91 A Visual Guide to the Cuts of Beef: Learn Where Every Cut Comes From -

https://tinyurl.com/3hpdy47b

Posted by: GL at September 10, 2023 04:40 PM (5fDan)

Bearded Butchers!

Good stuff...thanks!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 10, 2023 04:57 PM (lQONO)

92 And what's the deal with flank steak???!!! $12 a pound!
Are you kidding me???
Posted by: Diogenes at September 10, 2023 04:56 PM (uSHSS)
---------

I saw that at Costco a week ago and had the same reaction. Absolutely nuts.

Posted by: bluebell at September 10, 2023 04:57 PM (pTb/Z)

93 88 Got to do something with the cherry tomatoes that just do ----not------end.
Chicken parm it is.
Posted by: From about that Time at September 10, 2023 04:56 PM (4780s)

That's a blessing...and that's why I did the soup this week. I didn't post a recipe b/c it would have had "threw in all the yellow cherry tomatoes from my plant this week, which was a lot"...and I again have "a lot", but my next plan is a tomato cucumber avocado salad with cilantro, oil, and lime...but not today...

Posted by: Nova Local at September 10, 2023 04:58 PM (exHjb)

94 Thanks for the suggestions on substitutes for pine nuts. I've got one more store to hit before I break down and do something else.

I used to see small bags of them at Kroger's where the salad toppings are on display. Now... zilch. Weird.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 10, 2023 04:59 PM (Q4IgG)

95 On the lamb riblets, start at 450, give em 5 minurtes, then drop it to 300 and let them ride for8-10 minutes more.
Therm temp 130-135 take em out

Posted by: From about that Time at September 10, 2023 05:00 PM (4780s)

96 Speaking of beef I'm in the middle of making a nice chuck roast stew. Just getting ready to add in the mushrooms and onions now.

Posted by: AshevilleRobert at September 10, 2023 05:00 PM (fv27Y)

97 I find it weird the nuts are hard to find for some reason.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 10, 2023 04:23 PM (Q4IgG)

Pine nuts have become stupidly expensive, especially since a lot of them come from China and are probably laced with fentanyl and heavy metals.

Use pistachios or cashews. I think they work wonderfully!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 10, 2023 04:27 PM (lQONO)

Mrs928 makes basil pesto with almonds if pine nuts aren't available.

It works.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) has drink taken at September 10, 2023 05:00 PM (aD39U)

98 I saw that at Costco a week ago and had the same reaction. Absolutely nuts.
Posted by: bluebell at September 10, 2023 04:57 PM (pTb/Z)

I know, right?
It used to be the cheap cut that no one wanted and i have a marinade for them that make them awesome.
Could feed the whole family and still have leftovers enough for sammys the next day.

Posted by: Diogenes at September 10, 2023 05:01 PM (uSHSS)

99
Next I'll be grabbing packages of Beyond Meat, and that will be the end!

Impossible!

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 10, 2023 05:01 PM (63Dwl)

100 And what's the deal with flank steak???!!! $12 a pound!
Are you kidding me???
Posted by: Diogenes at September 10, 2023 04:56 PM (uSHSS)

The same for pork belly. $12.99/lb for fat.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at September 10, 2023 05:02 PM (aD39U)

101 Next I'll be grabbing packages of Beyond Meat, and that will be the end!

Impossible!
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 10, 2023 05:01 PM

ISWYDT.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 10, 2023 05:02 PM (aQy7p)

102 Those little weasel bastards will have their way with you if you give them half of a chance.
Posted by: Dr. Bone at September 10, 2023 04:20 PM

Perhaps you have confused the Mustelidae with us?

Posted by: Surprise Otters at September 10, 2023 05:03 PM (a3Q+t)

103 The same for pork belly. $12.99/lb for fat.
Posted by: G'rump928(c) at September 10, 2023 05:02 PM (aD39U)

HMart tends to be the one place pork belly goes on sale...but it's every 2 months or so...

Posted by: Nova Local at September 10, 2023 05:03 PM (exHjb)

104 Carry out tonight. Although family is balking at Fast Eddies Bait and Tackle. May have to switch plans, unfortunately.

Posted by: olddog in mo at September 10, 2023 05:04 PM (TcqbY)

105 HMart tends to be the one place pork belly goes on sale...but it's every 2 months or so...
Posted by: Nova Local at September 10, 2023 05:03 PM

I love my local H-Mart.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 10, 2023 05:04 PM (aQy7p)

106 Miley, did your father in law pass away?

Posted by: Ben Had at September 10, 2023 05:04 PM (LHOd/)

107 A Visual Guide to the Cuts of Beef: Learn Where Every Cut Comes From -

https://tinyurl.com/3hpdy47b

Posted by: GL

Thanks, our next grass fed whole beef is due at the end of Oct, this'll let me know where the cuts started.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at September 10, 2023 05:06 PM (dpZK/)

108 Speaking of beef I'm in the middle of making a nice chuck roast stew. Just getting ready to add in the mushrooms and onions now.
Posted by: AshevilleRobert at September 10, 2023 05:00 PM (fv27Y)

Yum!!!
*goes looking for car keys*

Posted by: Diogenes at September 10, 2023 05:06 PM (uSHSS)

109 105 HMart tends to be the one place pork belly goes on sale...but it's every 2 months or so...
Posted by: Nova Local at September 10, 2023 05:03 PM

I love my local H-Mart.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 10, 2023 05:04 PM (aQy7p)

It's where I spend $50-$100 without fail - I only buy produce, proteins, and weird stuff on sale, but there's always something worth buying. It's also my healthiest shop b/c I tend to walk out with 3-5 lbs meat/fish and 20-30 lbs of fresh produce and then 1-2 other items...

Posted by: Nova Local at September 10, 2023 05:06 PM (exHjb)

110 It's pistachio season here as well, I love the lemon Chile flavor. So good

Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at September 10, 2023 05:07 PM (WF/xn)

111 Hi Chef. That's what the Sawzall is for
Posted by: Ben Had at September 10, 2023 04:52 PM

Do you prefer corded or cordless for use at the kitchen table?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at September 10, 2023 05:07 PM (a3Q+t)

112

Anti-shark cage. You go inside the cage?
Cage goes in the water, you go in the water. Shark's in the water. Our shark.

Farewell and adieu to you, fair Spanish ladies. Farewell and adieu, you ladies of Spain. For we've received orders for to sail back to Boston. And so nevermore shall we see you again.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 10, 2023 05:08 PM (63Dwl)

113 Duncanthrax. I use a scalpel.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 10, 2023 05:09 PM (LHOd/)

114 A Visual Guide to the Cuts of Beef: Learn Where Every Cut Comes From -

https://tinyurl.com/3hpdy47b

Posted by: GL at September 10, 2023 04:40 PM (5fDan)

Hugging an entire side off beef. Must be grand.

Posted by: javems at September 10, 2023 05:11 PM (8I4hW)

115 The shark cartoon is pretty funny, LOL

Posted by: gourmand du jour at September 10, 2023 05:11 PM (MeG8a)

116 "Yum!!!
*goes looking for car keys*

Posted by: Diogenes "

Need directions how to get here?

Posted by: AshevilleRobert at September 10, 2023 05:11 PM (fv27Y)

117 Them 'maters look yummy.

Posted by: butch at September 10, 2023 05:20 PM (0ms09)

118 Last pork belly I got at Costco was still under $5/#.
I usually cure one immediately, and 2 go in the freezer.
There is no such thing as too much bacon.

Posted by: MkY at September 10, 2023 05:21 PM (cPGH3)

119 70 A Visual Guide to the Cuts of Beef: Learn Where Every Cut Comes From -
https://tinyurl.com/3hpdy47b
Posted by: GL

Thanks, this is great.
Posted by: t-bird at September 10, 2023 04:47 PM (AGhs5)

Yes. Bookmarked..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at September 10, 2023 05:24 PM (9+qUS)

120 Chuck's Produce carried a brand of buffalo milk mozzarella. Haven't bothered to look at here. I got more CO peaches and some New Zeland Envy apples. Nice to have peanut butter and apple.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at September 10, 2023 05:24 PM (ouTlx)

121 "Yum!!!
*goes looking for car keys*

Posted by: Diogenes "

Need directions how to get here?
Posted by: AshevilleRobert at September 10, 2023 05:11 PM (fv27Y)
***

Heh.
I wish.
Five days minimum.

Posted by: Diogenes at September 10, 2023 05:25 PM (uSHSS)

122 My daughter's told me about a meal with her friends where no one looked up and talked to each other but they were all texting each other madly around the table.

Posted by: Tom Servo at September 10, 2023 05:26 PM (S6gqv)

123
1. Own a freezer.
2. Know somebody who raises beeves and swine.

Posted by: Auspex at September 10, 2023 05:27 PM (j4U/Z)

124 Nice to have peanut butter and apple.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at September 10, 2023 05:24 PM (ouTlx)

That's one of my fall desserts - I put a scoop of PB on a plate and drizzle it with honey, then slice a whole apple for dipping.

Posted by: Nova Local at September 10, 2023 05:28 PM (exHjb)

125 Beef tends to be decent here if sometimes tough. And there's a meat market with fancier stuff. The problem is chicken. Last whole one had that livery smell and I gave it to the dog. I buy the expensive brand when I want chicken. They do have frozen wings for 79 cents a pound. I was tempted to make stock. Just too busy right now.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at September 10, 2023 05:30 PM (ouTlx)

126 Beyond Beef = heavily industrially processed plant material for people that demand to eat "organic"

Posted by: 18-1 at September 10, 2023 05:32 PM (XqcwY)

127 Dates stuffed with pistachios with honey and bacon wrapped.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 10, 2023 05:32 PM (LHOd/)

128 Looking forward to some hopefully good food this week as I jet off to France and the Netherlands. I will be at the Normandy beaches for a couple of days and hopefully that Italian restaurant I found in Caen the last time I was there is still open.

Anyone have any suggestions?

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at September 10, 2023 05:33 PM (fe7in)

129
It's where I spend $50-$100 without fail - I only buy produce, proteins, and weird stuff on sale, but there's always something worth buying. It's also my healthiest shop b/c I tend to walk out with 3-5 lbs meat/fish and 20-30 lbs of fresh produce and then 1-2 other items...
Posted by: Nova Local at September 10, 2023 05:06 PM (exHjb)

They have such an amazing array of ramen noodles - I made the mistake of getting the chicken bomb package- this is not for the faint of heart. It was intensely hot. The Nice/Tasty red pepper is very good and the Healthy Boy Sweet Chili Sauce is our favorite there. And yes, the veg and fruit are bountiful and delicious!

Posted by: Moki at September 10, 2023 05:33 PM (JrN/x)

130 I tend to eat fruit seasonally, except for blueberries. I am waiting for the Opal apples to come in. I think they are NZ too, big yellow apples. Those are my favorites in the store

Local store carries MI apples and some from Wenatchee WA. I buy those sometimes but they tend to be Delicious/Granny Smith. I bought some shelled walnuts which always go well with apples.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at September 10, 2023 05:34 PM (ouTlx)

131 CBD, those tomatoes and mozzarella look delish!! Would a bit of fresh cracked pepper be a bit to much?

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at September 10, 2023 05:35 PM (fe7in)

132
I gotta 'Beyond Meat' place in my hood. I would drive by and have to be careful about the tractor trailers pulling out onto the country road.

Not a problem anymore.

Something happened.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at September 10, 2023 05:36 PM (enJYY)

133 Foccocia bread, anti pasta salad, and some dates washed down with some merlot. Probably not gonna need dinner.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at September 10, 2023 05:39 PM (YRsIm)

134 21 Moki

Happy belated anniversary !
Posted by: JT at September 10, 2023 04:13 PM (T4tVD)

Thank you JT!!! That sweet man has put up with me for 32 years!! I'm a lucky gal!!

Posted by: Moki at September 10, 2023 05:39 PM (JrN/x)

135 "Dates stuffed with pistachios with honey and bacon wrapped."

Is that for real?

Posted by: pawn at September 10, 2023 05:39 PM (wsHtO)

136 They have such an amazing array of ramen noodles - I made the mistake of getting the chicken bomb package- this is not for the faint of heart. It was intensely hot. The Nice/Tasty red pepper is very good and the Healthy Boy Sweet Chili Sauce is our favorite there. And yes, the veg and fruit are bountiful and delicious!
Posted by: Moki at September 10, 2023 05:33 PM (JrN/x)

My spouse has a favorite air fried ramen (b/c he doesn't want the fat of fried ramen). It's another every 2 month sale product (b/c it's normally $7-8 for 4 packs, so I wait to buy it for $5)...Pulmuone - the Oyster and the Crab one are his two top choices (he tends to add kimchi, sausage, and/or other veg like watercress/cilantro/bok choy - whatever was cheap - and feels like he "cooked" a healthy lunch)...

Posted by: Nova Local at September 10, 2023 05:39 PM (exHjb)

137 Scoobs, bon appetite!

Posted by: Ben Had at September 10, 2023 05:40 PM (LHOd/)

138 133 Foccocia bread, anti pasta salad...
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at September 10, 2023 05:39 PM (YRsIm)

Anti pasta salad reminds me of The Menu and the bread course served...(what was it called - the "no bread" bread course?)

Posted by: Nova Local at September 10, 2023 05:41 PM (exHjb)

139 Pulmuone - the Oyster and the Crab one are his two top choices (he tends to add kimchi, sausage, and/or other veg like watercress/cilantro/bok choy - whatever was cheap - and feels like he "cooked" a healthy lunch)...
Posted by: Nova Local at September 10, 2023 05:39 PM (exHjb)

I'll have to look for that - Samyang is the brand my kids like. I'm fine with the unadorned noodles that i add a bag of frozen mixed veg to, along with the sweet chili sauce. Your husband's idea of healthy is about what mine is!

Posted by: Moki at September 10, 2023 05:42 PM (JrN/x)

140 133 Foccocia bread, anti pasta salad...
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at September 10, 2023 05:39 PM (YRsIm)

Anti pasta salad reminds me of The Menu and the bread course served...(what was it called - the "no bread" bread course?)
Posted by: Nova Local at September 10, 2023 05:41 PM

Never allow your anti pasta to contact your pasta. It would be bad.

Posted by: Egon at September 10, 2023 05:42 PM (aQy7p)

141 Our local SAM's club has had some pretty good looking beef. Some packages more marbled than others, but overall not bad.

Pork ribs looked pretty good too. Not much to pick through with bone-in chops however.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 10, 2023 05:42 PM (Q4IgG)

142 pawn, indeed it is. I make them all the time

Posted by: Ben Had at September 10, 2023 05:42 PM (LHOd/)

143 My boys know better than to look at their phones at the table.

Now that they have Apple Watch, I have to insist on both their phones and their watches go in a basket when we sit together. The DiL to be has some difficulties with this, but she figured it out.

Kids these days.

Posted by: nurse ratched, otter 841 superfan at September 10, 2023 05:43 PM (yWv01)

144 "Heh.
I wish.
Five days minimum.

Posted by: Diogenes"

I expect the leftovers to not last past tomorrow lunch.

Posted by: AshevilleRobert at September 10, 2023 05:43 PM (fv27Y)

145 137 Scoobs, bon appetite!

Posted by: Ben Had at September 10, 2023 05:40 PM

Merci Ben Had, merci

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at September 10, 2023 05:45 PM (fe7in)

146 pawn, indeed it is. I make them all the time
Posted by: Ben Had at September 10, 2023 05:42 PM

Om, nom, nom.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 10, 2023 05:45 PM (aQy7p)

147 Howdy there, foodies!

Posted by: Doof at September 10, 2023 05:47 PM (BiuMW)

148
The DiL to be has some difficulties with this, but she figured it out.

Posted by: nurse ratched, otter 841 superfan at September 10, 2023 05:43 PM

At least you caught onto the 'DiL to be' scam before I did. Oh Holy Hell did I get played.

Before After. Before After. Before After. Not even close.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at September 10, 2023 05:47 PM (enJYY)

149 BH,

I just did a search and found the recipe and some photos.

OMG, I have something to live for.

Posted by: pawn at September 10, 2023 05:48 PM (wsHtO)

150 Etiquette Chick strikes me as a cold fish in the sack.

I bet she would disapprove if I did not have my pinkies extended

Posted by: anchorbabe fashion cop at September 10, 2023 05:49 PM (ufFY8)

151 Dorcus Blimeline's BREATH STINKS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Donald Trump at September 10, 2023 05:49 PM (EnsGU)

152 Miley, did your father in law pass away?

Posted by: Ben Had at September 10, 2023 05:04 PM (LHOd/)

Yes he did, last Tuesday. He's in a far better place now. As they say on the pet thread, chasing rabbits.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at September 10, 2023 05:50 PM (Mzdiz)

153 Trucks from Beyond Meat move at night now I bet

Posted by: Skip at September 10, 2023 05:50 PM (fwDg9)

154 Had dinner and a show, Green Hornet
Now a scotch

Posted by: Skip at September 10, 2023 05:51 PM (fwDg9)

155 Looking forward to some hopefully good food this week as I jet off to France and the Netherlands.

Anyone have any suggestions?
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at September 10, 2023 05:33 PM

I've heard people talk about the Royale with Cheese.

But I doubt you can get Duke's, so you're on your own with the pommes frites.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at September 10, 2023 05:51 PM (a3Q+t)

156 Doof spells food backwards

Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at September 10, 2023 05:51 PM (WF/xn)

157 Beautiful weather for our parish picnic today. Every yellowjacket in McHenry County was there as well. You know you're in Illinois when the lector from Poland grabs his guitar and breaks out Johnny Cash songs while you're enjoying roasted corn on the cob and brats.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at September 10, 2023 05:52 PM (IBWqU)

158 I get my meat (Steaks, Hot Dogs, Burgers) from Kansas City Steaks and they are great..... Do not buy meat at COSTCO or Grocery Store. Smoked Salmon is good from COSTCO.........

Posted by: Ferd Berfall at September 10, 2023 05:53 PM (LrYuZ)

159 Doof spells food backwards
Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at September 10, 2023 05:51 PM (WF/xn)

tcerroC

Posted by: Doof at September 10, 2023 05:53 PM (BiuMW)

160 There was a guy at the pub with a baby and a spit up towel
Something about it made me smile

Posted by: That Northernlurker what lurkd at September 10, 2023 05:54 PM (VdGjU)

161 @ Scuba ... If you're heading to Holland, ditch the Dutch cuisine and find an Argentine steak house. The Indonesian food is very good too.

Watching the Bears game, you could fund the US debt from the residuals Patrick Mahomes makes from his endorsements.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at September 10, 2023 05:54 PM (IBWqU)

162 "Every yellowjacket in McHenry County was there as well. "

It's that time of year when they know they are going to die soon and they DGAF.

Posted by: pawn at September 10, 2023 05:54 PM (wsHtO)

163 Beyond Meat is Plant Protein I beleive ??? So if I want Plant Protein I will eat Veggies and Fruit...........

Posted by: Ferd Berfall at September 10, 2023 05:55 PM (LrYuZ)

164 Maybe the Meat was from a Transgender Cow !!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Ferd Berfall at September 10, 2023 05:56 PM (LrYuZ)

165 Etiquette Chick strikes me as a cold fish in the sack.

I bet she would disapprove if I did not have my pinkies extended
Posted by: anchorbabe fashion cop at September 10, 2023 05:49 PM

Greetings, fellow bifurcate!

Posted by: Spock, son of Sarek at September 10, 2023 05:56 PM (a3Q+t)

166
I suppose the '1 easy trick' to sniff out the potential leftist DiL is to put on NPR in the room on low volume. If she asks to raise the volume... well Houston, we gotta problem.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at September 10, 2023 05:57 PM (enJYY)

167 161 Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at September 10, 2023 05:54 PM

Going to be in the Netherlands late Saturday and Sunday. Will most likely find a bar that also serves food before I go see a concert I am attending. Flying home the next day.

Pretty much a quick trip. Looking at next year and maybe spending a week or two in England.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at September 10, 2023 05:58 PM (fe7in)

168 I'm sure you're aware of this as far as beef preparation, but I always try to get it to room temperature before grilling it. I use a rub that's inspired by Outback -- paprika, pepper, garlic, onion powder, pinch of cumin -- and I dowse it in red wine.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at September 10, 2023 06:00 PM (IBWqU)

169 I'm sure you're aware of this as far as beef preparation, but I always try to get it to room temperature before grilling it.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at September 10, 2023 06:00 PM (IBWqU)

Absolutely!

And I have been salting 24 hours before, and I find that makes a big difference.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 10, 2023 06:01 PM (lQONO)

170 I will never willingly eat any of these plant based "meats". It is so wrong on so many levels.

I saw that one of NYC's oldest restaurants opened after being closed for 3 years.

Delmonico's.

I had lunch there once way back in the 80's and liked it. Just might spend the $$$ and have a real nice STEAK dinner there.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at September 10, 2023 06:01 PM (fe7in)

171 This trip Scoob is taking sounds suspicious.

Posted by: Weasel at September 10, 2023 06:02 PM (RG6z4)

172 Have fun in Holland! The Rijksmuseum is awesome if you have time (c'mon kids, the Louvre closes in 15 minutes!).

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at September 10, 2023 06:02 PM (IBWqU)

173 171 This trip Scoob is taking sounds suspicious.

Posted by: Weasel at September 10, 2023 06:02 PM

Going to report me to the Glowies? :-p

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at September 10, 2023 06:03 PM (fe7in)

174 I suppose the '1 easy trick' to sniff out the potential leftist DiL is to put on NPR in the room on low volume. If she asks to raise the volume... well Houston, we gotta problem.

Easier than that. Just say casually "Boy, been hot lately."

Posted by: Oddbob at September 10, 2023 06:04 PM (nfrXX)

175
"Every yellowjacket in McHenry County was there as well. "

It's that time of year when they know they are going to die soon and they DGAF.

Posted by: pawn at September 10, 2023 05:54 PM

I took six stings from those fvckers last month. I gotta do some stuff in that area where they stung me. So I'll just wait them out. Pretty sure their life expectancy in this part of the year is less then a month.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at September 10, 2023 06:04 PM (enJYY)

176
Going to report me to the Glowies? :-p
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at September 10, 2023 06:03 PM (fe7in)
-----
Yep. Suspicious for sure.

Posted by: Weasel at September 10, 2023 06:05 PM (RG6z4)

177 Have fun in Holland! The Rijksmuseum is awesome if you have time (c'mon kids, the Louvre closes in 15 minutes!).
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at September 10, 2023 06:02 PM

Truth. The Van Gogh museum is good, too.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 10, 2023 06:05 PM (aQy7p)

178 Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at September 10, 2023 06:00 PM (IBWqU)

True for ribeyes and most other beef cuts. TBones and filets I like to pull from the fridge, season, and grill. But then I prefer those rare, with a cool-to-body-temp center...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at September 10, 2023 06:07 PM (9+qUS)

179 Last weekend I attended my oldest nephews wedding in upstate New York. The ceremony and reception were held on a working farm that hosts about 15 weddings a year.

Besides the scenic back drop to the whole event (which also had a Welcome Dinner the night before), the food was amazing!! From what I was told, except for the meats, everything that we ate was from what the farm produced, and it was DELICOUS!!

The caterer they used did a fine job and the band they got was kick ass!!

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at September 10, 2023 06:07 PM (fe7in)

180 Tonight is Beef and Mushrooms with jasmine rice.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 10, 2023 06:08 PM (RIvkX)

181 This DiL to be:
Voted Trump
Is pro life
Is unvaccinated

Posted by: nurse ratched, otter 841 superfan at September 10, 2023 06:09 PM (1GRHN)

182 172 Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at September 10, 2023 06:02 PM

I have been to the Riks museum twice before. It is amazing how large some of the paintings are there (like Night Watch by Rembrandt). Last time I was there I was wondering around the museum looking at the art while listening to the Marshall Tucker band on my Ipod. ;-)

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at September 10, 2023 06:09 PM (fe7in)

183 176 Yep. Suspicious for sure.

Posted by: Weasel at September 10, 2023 06:05 PM

How many times does the TSA go through your goatee looking for contraband? LOL

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at September 10, 2023 06:11 PM (fe7in)

184 Knocking out the last of the figs from the tree in the back. The mocking birds and jays were gracious enough to leave us a dozen or so.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at September 10, 2023 06:11 PM (YRsIm)

185 177 Truth. The Van Gogh museum is good, too.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 10, 2023 06:05 PM

Been to that one too. Sadly my favorite painting by him is not there, it is in MoMa in NYC.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at September 10, 2023 06:12 PM (fe7in)

186
This DiL to be:
Voted Trump
Is pro life
Is unvaccinated

Posted by: nurse ratched, otter 841 superfan at September 10, 2023 06:09 PM

In that case I hope your son impregnates her about 11 million times to override the election fraud in... math involved... 2040?

Posted by: Divide by Zero at September 10, 2023 06:12 PM (enJYY)

187 ...my nose tells me I better check the water level on the artichoke. BRB....

Posted by: Joe Kidd at September 10, 2023 06:14 PM (9+qUS)

188 176
Going to report me to the Glowies? :-p
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at September 10, 2023 06:03 PM (fe7in)
-----
Yep. Suspicious for sure.
Posted by: Weasel at September 10, 2023 06:05 PM (RG6z4)

----

*Looks back* They're here!

Posted by: Carol Anne at September 10, 2023 06:17 PM (pIx7m)

189 Safe travels Scuba !

Posted by: JT at September 10, 2023 06:17 PM (T4tVD)

190 Anyone that has a fig tree is blessed and yes I am envious

Posted by: Ben Had at September 10, 2023 06:17 PM (LHOd/)

191 MiL loves to knock my manners but eats with her elbow on the table hunched over plate like a prisoner.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 10, 2023 06:17 PM (RIvkX)

192 Anyone that has a fig tree is blessed and yes I am envious

Posted by: Ben Had at September 10, 2023 06:17 PM (LHOd/)

I don't know much about growing things (I mostly kill my plants) but it seems as though your weather would be good for a fig tree!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 10, 2023 06:19 PM (lQONO)

193 This DiL to be:
Voted Trump
Is pro life
Is unvaccinated

Posted by: nurse ratched, otter 841 superfan at September 10, 2023 06:09 PM

May their first child be a masculine child.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 10, 2023 06:20 PM (aQy7p)

194 191 MiL loves to knock my manners but eats with her elbow on the table hunched over plate like a prisoner.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 10, 2023 06:17 PM (RIvkX)
----
I do that too. Don't want anyone stealing my food.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at September 10, 2023 06:20 PM (pIx7m)

195 Table manners:

I dated a guy who would blow his nose in the cloth napkins at a restaurant. It was repulsive.

Posted by: nurse ratched, otter 841 superfan at September 10, 2023 06:20 PM (5vsma)

196 Back in 1967, flank steak was cheap. My mom would buy it and marinate it in french dressing.

Sometime since, the Foodies caught on about how lean it is (Fat is BAd!) and the price went up.

I would rather have a rib-eye.

Posted by: Chatterbox Mouse at September 10, 2023 06:21 PM (8fpTj)

197 I do that too. Don't want anyone stealing my food.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at September 10, 2023 06:20 PM (pIx7m)
===
*lightly smacks knuckles with chopsticks*

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 10, 2023 06:21 PM (RIvkX)

198 195 Table manners:

I dated a guy who would blow his nose in the cloth napkins at a restaurant. It was repulsive.
Posted by: nurse ratched, otter 841 superfan at September 10, 2023 06:20 PM (5vsma)
----
*slinks back into the shadows*

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at September 10, 2023 06:22 PM (pIx7m)

199 Going to report me to the Glowies? :-p
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at September 10, 2023 06:03 PM (fe7in)
-----
Yep. Suspicious for sure.
Posted by: Weasel at September 10, 2023 06:05 PM (RG6z4)

----

*Looks back* They're here!
Posted by: Carol Anne
-----

I got this...

Posted by: Bob, at the NSA at September 10, 2023 06:22 PM (Ysyum)

200 Anyone that has a fig tree is blessed and yes I am envious

Posted by: Ben Had at September 10, 2023 06:17 PM (LHOd/)

I don't know much about growing things (I mostly kill my plants) but it seems as though your weather would be good for a fig tree!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 10, 2023 06:19 PM

Yup. We get decent results in this zone, but they do like hot weather. You could probably grow some good figs down there.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 10, 2023 06:22 PM (aQy7p)

201 CBD,grasshoppers would kill it before it got started.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 10, 2023 06:23 PM (LHOd/)

202 I dated a guy who would blow his nose in the cloth napkins at a restaurant. It was repulsive.
Posted by: nurse ratched, otter 841 superfan at September 10, 2023 06:20 PM (5vsma)
===
For a while they yelled if we put a used tissue in an open trash can. Respiratory Ettiquette!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 10, 2023 06:23 PM (RIvkX)

203 I dated a guy who would blow his nose in the cloth napkins at a restaurant. It was repulsive.
Posted by: nurse ratched, otter 841 superfan at September 10, 2023 06:20 PM

Dafuq?!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 10, 2023 06:24 PM (aQy7p)

204 192 Anyone that has a fig tree is blessed and yes I am envious

Posted by: Ben Had at September 10, 2023 06:17 PM (LHOd/)

I don't know much about growing things (I mostly kill my plants) but it seems as though your weather would be good for a fig tree!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 10, 2023 06:19 PM (lQONO)

My father had two fig trees (they grew more like bushes) in New Jersey. They were his pride and joy. He used to cover them in burlap and plastic every winter, and worried they didn't survive the winter until they grudgingly pushed out their first green buds around mid-April..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at September 10, 2023 06:25 PM (9+qUS)

205 I used to have roses, tulips and flowers all over this place
Grasshoppers have made it look like Book of Eli

Posted by: Ben Had at September 10, 2023 06:26 PM (LHOd/)

206
It looks like my choice to watch the Philadelphia Eagles this season is:

1). Not watch them because outside of the broadcast area of CBS

OR

2). Pay .60 per week to watch them

I'll take Door #1.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at September 10, 2023 06:26 PM (enJYY)

207 CBD,grasshoppers would kill it before it got started.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 10, 2023 06:23 PM (LHOd/)

My parents had a fig tree in their backyard. They would cover it with a fine mesh to keep the bugs and critters out.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 10, 2023 06:28 PM (lQONO)

208 206
It looks like my choice to watch the Philadelphia Eagles this season is:

1). Not watch them because outside of the broadcast area of CBS

OR

2). Pay .60 per week to watch them

I'll take Door #1.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at September 10, 2023 06:26 PM (enJYY)

They aren't looking great today, so that might be a good choice. Looks like they needed another training camp week on offense.

Posted by: Nova Local at September 10, 2023 06:28 PM (exHjb)

209 My paternal grandparents had a huge fig tree in their back yard. My grandfather would sit on the back deck with a BB gun and a cigar and shoot the birds who would try to destroy the figs.

Posted by: nurse ratched, otter 841 superfan at September 10, 2023 06:28 PM (5vsma)

210 So what do you do with those big luggies that you need to get rid of? Spitting them out in the trash can is now a no-no I hear.

Posted by: pawn at September 10, 2023 06:29 PM (wsHtO)

211 >>> 205 I used to have roses, tulips and flowers all over this place
Grasshoppers have made it look like Book of Eli
Posted by: Ben Had at September 10, 2023 06:26 PM (LHOd/)

I should bring over some of my high capacity assault chickens to roam and clean those little bastards out.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at September 10, 2023 06:29 PM (llON8)

212 https://tinyurl.com/4sevebwv
A very good 20 Tweets from Bad Blue

Posted by: Skip at September 10, 2023 06:29 PM (fwDg9)

213 We didn’t water it much this year and the biggest figs we had were golf ball sized. But most of them came in about 2/3 that size. It’s gonna get trimmed back pretty severely and we’re hoping it puts out next year with a little fertilizer and some more water.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at September 10, 2023 06:30 PM (YRsIm)

214
For the price of a Bud Light I can watch the Philadelphia Eagles.

:: record scratch - twice ::

Posted by: Divide by Zero at September 10, 2023 06:30 PM (enJYY)

215 CBD, at least they don't eat the rosemary.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 10, 2023 06:32 PM (LHOd/)

216 Hurricane Lee looks like it's going to water down all of the Atlantic seaboard.

https://tinyurl.com/ya5j8d3m

Posted by: Braenyard at September 10, 2023 06:32 PM (u3z76)

217 I had a do park buddy in Cocoa Beach that ran a small fig tree operation. They would graft the fig onto something else's root system that was much more hardy and get them to where they wee about a foot tall and ship them out.

Posted by: pawn at September 10, 2023 06:33 PM (wsHtO)

218 Mr. nec helped our neighbor free a young steer with it's head stuck in a tree. We returned home yesterday to a package of steaks left on our porch as a thank you. Most likely watched that steer being born and raised. And now, yum, steak.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at September 10, 2023 06:33 PM (2NHgQ)

219 The ones Dad grew were called "white" figs. They stayed green mostly but the inside flesh was white with the inner part the usual purple-honey color. I recall they froze pretty well, so we were eating figs long after the trees were tucked in for their long winter's nap..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at September 10, 2023 06:33 PM (9+qUS)

220 Tomatoes. Cut out the top where the stem was, so that it’s a depression you can fill each with about a half tablespoon of butter. Salt it and pepper it, maybe put in a slice of garlic.

Bake at 350° for fifty or sixty minutes. Or in a covered grill like a Weber.

I then slice it with a steak knife as I eat it.

Found this in an 1876 Centennial cookbook.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at September 10, 2023 06:33 PM (olroh)

221 Helena Handbasket, the coyotes would consider that click fil a

Posted by: Ben Had at September 10, 2023 06:34 PM (LHOd/)

222 >>> 221 Helena Handbasket, the coyotes would consider that click fil a
Posted by: Ben Had at September 10, 2023 06:34 PM (LHOd/)

Yeah, no free-ranging.... there are options for chicken tractors so they can get grass and bugs though.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at September 10, 2023 06:36 PM (llON8)

223 At end of Bad Blue is a free 2000 Mules showing

Posted by: Skip at September 10, 2023 06:40 PM (fwDg9)

224 Found this in an 1876 Centennial cookbook.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at September 10, 2023 06:33 PM (olroh)

My mom made something like that occasionally.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at September 10, 2023 06:41 PM (lQONO)

225 Use your shotgun, Helena Handbasket!

Posted by: Eromero at September 10, 2023 06:42 PM (z3WCn)

226 Cool thing happened today.

Wife got a call from a CA number. "Nova Paholek"
It was Tom Macdonald.
The Tom Macdonald.
She ordered a couple CDs and their online ordering system screwed up. He called personally to straighten it out. She had no idea there was a problem.
It was a problem in our favor, so she told him to let it ride.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at September 10, 2023 06:43 PM (wsSEe)

227 >>>I dated a guy who would blow his nose in the cloth napkins at a restaurant. It was repulsive.

Posted by: nurse ratched, otter 841 superfan

>Obviously this savage never heard of the 'air hanky'. Sometimes you just need to blow that out while your walking away.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at September 10, 2023 06:45 PM (KVGVf)

228 The menu is set for the MoMe. Paella on Friday night and a shrimp boil on Saturday

Posted by: Ben Had at September 10, 2023 06:47 PM (Qg8a8)

229 >Obviously this savage never heard of the 'air hanky'. Sometimes you just need to blow that out while your walking away.
Posted by: Dr. Bone at September 10, 2023 06:45 PM (KVGVf)
===
You think the feces are a problem in San Francisco? Have we mentioned the loogies?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at September 10, 2023 06:47 PM (RIvkX)

230 >I dated a guy who would blow his nose in the cloth napkins at a restaurant. It was repulsive.
-----
Well if there wasn't a tablecloth then his options were limited!

Posted by: Weasel at September 10, 2023 06:48 PM (RG6z4)

231 What am I going to do with all this paella??

Posted by: Estelle Costanza at September 10, 2023 06:48 PM (RIvkX)

232 raw heirloom tomato. slice into wedges. drizzle with Vietnamese fish sauce. i especially like Red Boat.

Posted by: DenverGregg at September 10, 2023 06:50 PM (GFzKy)

233 Well if there wasn't a tablecloth then his options were limited!
Posted by: Weasel at September 10, 2023 06:48 PM (RG6z4)

***

Drapes

Posted by: Truck Monkey Report at September 10, 2023 06:50 PM (ZV+pB)

234 228 The menu is set for the MoMe. Paella on Friday night and a shrimp boil on Saturday

Posted by: Ben Had at September 10, 2023 06:47 PM

Will have to do some serious dieting and exercising between when I return from Europe next Monday and the MoMe.
I want to enjoy EVERYTHING :-) especially the paella!!!

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at September 10, 2023 06:50 PM (fe7in)

235 Never saw 2000 Mules, will go a little past bed time but worth it

Posted by: Skip at September 10, 2023 06:51 PM (fwDg9)

236 CrotchetyOldJarhead at September 10, 2023 06:30 PM

COJ, I just looked at the recipe I posted that you asked for. I forgot to add that my liqueur choices are due to using dried cherries and apricots in the fruit mix. But you can use whichever spirits you please.

Posted by: kallisto at September 10, 2023 06:52 PM (Jy0V7)

237 The menu is set for the MoMe. Paella on Friday night and a shrimp boil on Saturday

Posted by: Ben Had at September 10, 2023 06:47 PM
-------------
It yummeth with a great Yum.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea, Radioactive Knight at September 10, 2023 06:54 PM (ScR16)

238 was going to make coq au vin today but am feeling lazy, so that's for tomorrow instead. i'll polish off the leftover picanha tonight with a fresh ear of corn. jerky (beef flatiron) is marinating in the fridge. last batch of jerky (bison sirloin) is so good i want to keep it around as long as possible.

Posted by: DenverGregg at September 10, 2023 06:54 PM (GFzKy)

239 Do you pass heirloom tomatoes on to your decendents.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 10, 2023 06:56 PM (63Dwl)

240 The menu is set for the MoMe. Paella on Friday night and a shrimp boil on Saturday
Posted by: Ben Had

Now, I have to go find a cloth napkin for the drool.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at September 10, 2023 06:58 PM (dpZK/)

241 CBD. Thank you so much for this thread.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 10, 2023 06:58 PM (Qg8a8)

242 Better half defrosted the last 2 ribeyes from last years beef.
I think it's time I did a 12hr salted frig rest for tomorrow.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at September 10, 2023 06:59 PM (dpZK/)

243 Costco mechanically tenderizes their meat, it's usually my last choice.

Posted by: JD at September 10, 2023 07:00 PM (MK90b)

244 WEASEL'S FAMOUS GUN THREAD IS OPEN

Posted by: Skip at September 10, 2023 07:01 PM (fwDg9)

245 Nood!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at September 10, 2023 07:01 PM (a3Q+t)

246 239 - indeed

Posted by: DenverGregg at September 10, 2023 07:04 PM (GFzKy)

247 I have a beautiful fig tree here on Long Island. The wife and I have been making a multitude of different dishes using the figs. Nothing like eating a fig fresh off the tree. And yes, I have to wrap it each winter.

Posted by: RetSgtRN at September 10, 2023 07:16 PM (SrPpo)

248 Posted by: kallisto at September 10, 2023 06:52 PM (Jy0V7)

Noted, and Noted! Thank you!

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at September 10, 2023 07:18 PM (YRsIm)

Processing 0.04, elapsed 0.0475 seconds.
15 queries taking 0.0136 seconds, 257 records returned.
Page size 141 kb.
Powered by Minx 0.8 beta.