Food Thread: Hummus! Is There A Pun To Be Made With Humus? No.

Hummus is one of my favorite foods. It's stupidly easy to make a superior version at home, and it is also a fraction of the cost of the commercial stuff. Which I don't eat except on airplanes. That seems to be the snack of choice, and the ones I have tried are...how does one say this politely...sh*t.

Chick peas, lemon juice, tahini* (ground sesame seeds), olive oil, S&P, and maybe some cumin if you like that flavor. I start with dried chick peas, so I use some of the cooking water to punch up the flavor and smooth out the consistency. But you don't have to start with dried; canned is perfectly okay for your first attempts.

Anyway, as I have mentioned in the past, I use a recipe from a wonderful chef who started a tiny take-out joint in NYC that made fantastic felafel and hummus and pita. It's not perfect, but as a base it's pretty damned good. But I always make a half-sized batch...until a few days ago. Yes, I just wasn't thinking, and started with three cups of dried chickpeas, which translates after soaking and cooking into a metric f*ck-ton of hummus.

So I now have about a half gallon of hummus, and that is after serving a bunch of it (with Moki's fresh pita) last night for the Yom Kippur Break Fast.

I might go into business, just to get some room in my refrigerator!

Anyone ever do something like that? Make a monstrous amount of something out of inattention? I like the stuff, but damn! I wonder if I can use it as spackle?

*I pronounce it: "Tahina"

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Only idiots and Democrats don't believe that inflation is out of control, and has not dropped back to manageable levels. Most people don't buy cars and big appliances and houses every few years, but almost everyone buys food...at the supermarket and at restaurants. That's where America sees the failed spending policies of the Democrats in full flower, so the Biden/Harris/Obama junta is frantic to find some other reason for what is glaringly obvious to everyone with two neurons to rub together. That's why this makes me very, very suspicious.

Do I believe that American corporations have, are, and will collude?

Absolutely.

Do I believe that McDonalds is doing the bidding of its Democrat masters by filing this suit and taking the focus away from Democrat failure and placing it squarely on the evil corporations that Chlamydia Harris and the junta has accused of causing inflation?

Absolutely.

McDonald's sues major beef producers for price-fixing

In May, as McDonald’s continued to swat down lingering rumors that the chain was asking an exorbitant $18 for a Big Mac meal at locations across the country, company president Joe Erlinger wrote an open letter to Golden Arches customers, attempting to explain the inflationary pressures contributing to increased prices. He cited rising labor, food and paper costs among the factors affecting the price diners paid for their burgers, fries and sodas.
Erlinger denied that McDonald’s price hikes were double or triple the rate of inflation. But he acknowledged that, from 2019 to 2024, the average price of McDonald’s menu items had gone up 40 percent.
What the executive didn’t mention — but was painstakingly detailed in a lawsuit filed Oct. 4 in a New York federal court — was the company’s allegation that the world’s largest meat processors have been conspiring since at least 2015 to limit beef supplies, leading to elevated prices for the meat they’ve sold to McDonald’s and others.
“The goal of their conspiracy was to fix, raise, stabilize and/or maintain the price of beef sold to Plaintiff and others at supra-competitive levels — that is, prices artificially higher than beef prices would have been in the absence of their conspiracy,” McDonald’s attorneys allege in their complaint. The lawsuit names Tyson Foods, Cargill, JBS and National Beef Packing as defendants. Collectively, these companies control 82 percent of the beef market, according to a 2021 brief from the National Economic Council.

In spite of their control of 82% of beef processing in America, beef prices have not been inflated as much as many other foods. Eggs, butter, vegetables, and milk products all have gone up by outrageous amounts, and in my experience are worse than beef.

It's too damned convenient for me to believe it, especially since the CEO of McDonalds is Duke, then Harvard MBA, and the president of McDonald's America is a Georgetown alumnus. Eh...they are playing the elitist game, so I am immediately suspicious of them.

Is that fair? Nope.

But today's insane conspiracy theory is tomorrow's headline.

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OOPS!

That is a tomato and shallot relish that I made for some halibut.

See the problem? Those shallots were lovingly sautéed, then forgotten in the pan until they were a lovely shade of black. I tried to resurrect them with the tomatoes and a fair amount of white wine, but no such luck.

The moral of the story is: PAY F*CKING ATTENTION!

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I'm not sure why they are calling it "Cheaters" BBQ pork. Sure, there is no live fire and no smoke, but BBQ has morphed into many different things, so maybe a more polite term is in order.

Or not. I'm all for rigid definitions of things, because CHESTERTON"S FENCE damn it!

Anyway, it looks tasty, although their ridiculous elevation of plain old caramelized onions into some arcane ritual that requires a special recipe is just silly.

Cheaters Only BBQ Pork

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Here's another bit of evidence that the world is rapidly going into the sh*tter.

Actually, corks are almost always pretty good at what they do, and this was an increasingly rare aberration. But it was also a real mess, and I had to use a low tech corkscrew!

The horror...the horror.

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Yes, it is "Epicurious," and they are post-modern, woke turds. That's why I don't link to them any more. But it's also excellent technique, and it demystifies making pan sauces. So I am torn.

The Best Pork Chop You'll Ever Make

You make the call. Should I violate my rules against linking to leftist sites for an excellent and apolitical video of great cooking?

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We are entering tomato hell, so beware. Broccolini that isn't $6/bunch, garlic...lots of garlic!, well-marbled hanger steaks and elk chops to: cbd dot aoshq at gmail dot com.

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

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.

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

Posted by: CBD at 04:00 PM

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1 I have heard that when hummus spackle dries, it is the exact color of a typical American white washing machine!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at October 13, 2024 04:02 PM (Q4Dc6)

2 Hummus.. Garlicky wall paper paste

Posted by: It's me donna at October 13, 2024 04:03 PM (IyPmt)

3 Soups.

Start out with an idea for just 4 servings.

End up with 24.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 13, 2024 04:04 PM (Q4IgG)

4 I had a half dozen bottles of middling red wine stored in my basement, mostly forgotten. A few weeks ago, we ran out of the regular wine, so I decided they'd been lying about long enough and needed to be consumed. When I used a corkscrew on the first two bottles, both of the corks disintegrated. The wine was still drinkable, but I had to put it through a fine mesh strainer to pour it into a glass.

Come to think of it, perhaps this is a FWP.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 13, 2024 04:04 PM (xCA6C)

5 When I have too much homemade hummus, I pack a tub to work and set out with pita chips and pretzels and it's gone by lunchtime.

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 13, 2024 04:05 PM (OtD4R)

6 Hummus made with green olives or roasted pine nuts.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 13, 2024 04:05 PM (I1GXe)

7 Have a rib eye to grill, the grilling days are dwindling this year

Posted by: Skip at October 13, 2024 04:06 PM (fwDg9)

8 Off to Thanksgiving dinner at relatives.

Have ammo buying story to tell but won't be here for the Gun Thread until probably 9:45 PM.

Posted by: andycanuck (CEzQx) at October 13, 2024 04:06 PM (CEzQx)

9 When I used a corkscrew on the first two bottles, both of the corks disintegrated.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 13, 2024 04:04 PM (xCA6C)

Were they stored on their sides, or standing up?

Posted by: Four Yorkshiremen at October 13, 2024 04:06 PM (d9fT1)

10 9 When I used a corkscrew on the first two bottles, both of the corks disintegrated.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 13, 2024 04:04 PM

Were they stored on their sides, or standing up?

Posted by: Four Yorkshiremen at October 13, 2024 04:06 PM

We always store our corkscrews on their sides!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at October 13, 2024 04:08 PM (Q4Dc6)

11 Grilled cheeseburgers with bacon and toasted brioche buns. They were easily 1/3 pound and had provolone and Swiss cheese, and 3 strips of thick bacon. Then I took a nap.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at October 13, 2024 04:13 PM (3Ope8)

12 3 Soups.

Start out with an idea for just 4 servings.

End up with 24.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 13, 2024 04:04 PM (Q4IgG)

Then, shockingly have none left when hordes of young males decide they like it...

Posted by: Nova Local at October 13, 2024 04:14 PM (exHjb)

13 Happy nation, living in a happy nation where the people understand
And dream of a perfect man like Timmy Boy
A situation leading to sweet salvation from Gov Whitmer
For the people, for the good, or Gay and Trans brotherhood

Ideas by Trans man and only that will last
And over time we've learned from the past
That no Alpha Male is fit to rule the world like Trump
A man will use tampons up his but like Tim

Happy nation, living in a happy nation
Where the people understand and dream of perfect manlike Barry O
A situation leading to sweet salvation,for the people, for the good
For mankind brotherhood and Chocolate Jesus

Tell them Trump has gone too far
Tell them Vance has gone far (happy nation)
Come through and I will dance with you (happy nation)
Tell them Trump has gone too far (happy nation)
Come through and I will dance with Big Mike (happy nation)
Tell them we've gone too far and come through and I will dance with you

Happy nation, happy nation
Happy nation, happy nation

Posted by: Kamal Harris at October 13, 2024 04:14 PM (PYJJG)

14 When I used a corkscrew on the first two bottles, both of the corks disintegrated.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 13, 2024 04:04 PM (xCA6C)

Were they stored on their sides, or standing up?

I figured that would come up. They were stored standing up for the most part, but sometimes lying down. Rookie mistake.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 13, 2024 04:16 PM (xCA6C)

15 I made way too many lentils for a get together the other week. It was ostensibly a barbecue (steaks, rotisserie chicken, smoked pork shoulder, etc), but i made a bunch of vegetarian things for one of my friends, too.

... and all the meat eaters scarfed the vegetarian food. I barely had leftovers.

So that was nice.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at October 13, 2024 04:18 PM (DDGz9)

16 They were easily 1/3 pound and had provolone and Swiss cheese, and 3 strips of thick bacon. Then I took a nap.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at October 13, 2024 04:13 PM (3Ope

How many did you have? Because if it is just one, you may be gay.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 13, 2024 04:19 PM (d9fT1)

17 Had the best allergy-safe restaurant app I've ever had for a birthday meal this week - whoever at LazyDog (dumb restaurant concept, but outdoor seating b/c of dogs allowed, so our 1st try with me needing to be a little safer eating out now) thought up spicy tuna crispy rice should get a raise...I love ahi tuna dishes, but this one was one I've never had before, and yet safe for dairy and tree nut allergies (aka, they didn't use a shared fryer to make this)...as the food critics say, it was cravable (yes, I've had more tuna dishes, but nothing that tasted bad for me, but was good for me, and tasty)...

Everything we ordered was good...and spicy...theory is that makes people drink more...

The edamame also gets special mention for being great...but not as original...

Posted by: Nova Local at October 13, 2024 04:19 PM (exHjb)

18 We have the nicest neighbors . They are having a large party today. Baby shower so we let them park in our yard and they brought a plate of food over.. They are Hispanic and the only ones I've ever encountered who can't cook...LOL...

Posted by: It's me donna at October 13, 2024 04:20 PM (IyPmt)

19 15 I made way too many lentils for a get together the other week. It was ostensibly a barbecue (steaks, rotisserie chicken, smoked pork shoulder, etc), but i made a bunch of vegetarian things for one of my friends, too.

... and all the meat eaters scarfed the vegetarian food. I barely had leftovers.

So that was nice.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at October 13, 2024 04:18 PM (DDGz9)

I find as folks get a little older at gatherings, they devour the veg side as much as the meat main, so balancing both will have them both get demolished...

Posted by: Nova Local at October 13, 2024 04:20 PM (exHjb)

20 Achimedes is there a chance the screw didn't hit center and blew out side or it just crumbled anyway?

Posted by: Skip at October 13, 2024 04:20 PM (fwDg9)

21 Our county library system sponsored Spice Club. An interested patron gets a packet with a little bottle of spice and a brochure with its history and recipes. September was dill; October is cardamom.

Here's the great Dill Pickle Dip:

Stir 8 oz cream cheese (room temp) in bowl until smooth. Add 1 cup chopped dill pickle,
1/4 cup chopped sweet onion, 2 Tbsp pickle juice,
1 tsp dry dill weed, 1/2 tsp kosher salt, and pinch of black pepper. Refrigerate for at least an hour before serving.

Posted by: NaughtyPine at October 13, 2024 04:21 PM (+WLao)

22 I'm going to miss summer grilling now that it gets dark earlier and colder.

Posted by: 18-1 at October 13, 2024 04:22 PM (oZhjI)

23 mmmmm, hummus. I haven't made homemade hummus in far too long. Is there a specific brand of tahina you use CBD? The last jar I tried was Trader joe's, and that was awful - put me off making hummus completely.

And I always make too many cookies. We don't eat them as much now, and since we are in a new, far less friendly, neighborhood, I don't feel comfortable taking them around.

Posted by: Moki at October 13, 2024 04:22 PM (wLjpr)

24 Tonight's dinner is thanks to HMart sales (hadn't been in a month, but went yesterday, and got their sales)...

Salmon steak and roasted cauliflower both with mandarin orange glaze (using up a Trader Joe's sauce)
Stir fried sugar snap peas with ginger and garlic
Strawberries/raspberries/bananas
Homemade sourdough bread

Cauliflower and snap peas get devoured here, so I figure if I make both, there will be enough (and both were way cheaper than the salmon, although that was only $6.99/lb fresh)...

Posted by: Nova Local at October 13, 2024 04:24 PM (exHjb)

25 Quality wine corks are a issue, the cork comes from trees, and renewable resources. But demand is hard to keep up so many have gone to fake cork. Get many and seem fine for short term, douany been around for 30 years yet.

Posted by: Skip at October 13, 2024 04:24 PM (fwDg9)

26 Achimedes is there a chance the screw didn't hit center and blew out side or it just crumbled anyway?

No, I'm pretty proficient with a corkscrew. These bottles were 20-25 years old, so I guess it wasn't really a surprise that the corks had failed.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 13, 2024 04:24 PM (xCA6C)

27 Last time i made hummus, i made the tahini because the hell I'm paying ten bucks for a tiny jar of it.

Turns out you can just get bulk sesame seeds, toast them a bit, and beat the hell out of them in a good blender. Only think i think i added was a pinch of salt, IIRC. Made some really tasty hummus, too.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at October 13, 2024 04:25 PM (DDGz9)

28 In cases of cork in wine, best would be filter it out with cloth

Posted by: Skip at October 13, 2024 04:25 PM (fwDg9)

29 27 Last time i made hummus, i made the tahini because the hell I'm paying ten bucks for a tiny jar of it.

Turns out you can just get bulk sesame seeds, toast them a bit, and beat the hell out of them in a good blender. Only think i think i added was a pinch of salt, IIRC. Made some really tasty hummus, too.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at October 13, 2024 04:25 PM (DDGz9)

I get tahini at HMart - it's not expensive there for a large jar. And it lasts months...

Posted by: Nova Local at October 13, 2024 04:26 PM (exHjb)

30 That pot has to be fun to clean. No wonder CBD is in such a mood.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 13, 2024 04:27 PM (y31cs)

31 I'll be in Cork some time next week actually. I'm sure i will have some wine there. Probably also some Guinness.

(Definitely also some Guinness.)

Posted by: Warai-otoko at October 13, 2024 04:27 PM (DDGz9)

32 27 Last time i made hummus, i made the tahini because the hell I'm paying ten bucks for a tiny jar of it.

Turns out you can just get bulk sesame seeds, toast them a bit, and beat the hell out of them in a good blender. Only think i think i added was a pinch of salt, IIRC. Made some really tasty hummus, too.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at October 13, 2024 04:25 PM (DDGz9)

It sounds easy, but I find that things that used to be easy are now not (being 29 a couple times might be the reason). But it also sounds delicious, and making everything oneself is probably a good idea these days. I might have to try that

Posted by: Moki at October 13, 2024 04:28 PM (wLjpr)

33 Whenever I have hummus, it always demands that my bagels give it a state.

Posted by: Sassy Fred at October 13, 2024 04:30 PM (RMjVS)

34 I haven't made homemade hummus in far too long. Is there a specific brand of tahina you use CBD? The last jar I tried was Trader joe's, and that was awful - put me off making hummus completely.

Posted by: Moki at October 13, 2024 04:22 PM (wLjpr)

I have tried Tradoer Joe's Tahina, and its grainy and sort of goopy.

I use Whole Foods brand. It's made in Israel.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 13, 2024 04:30 PM (d9fT1)

35 Egg prices? WTF!! Last week a carton of 18 large eggs was around 2.50. Went to the same store yesterday and they were 4.79!!! Mind you the same carton a few years ago was under a dollar.

I'm glad I don't talk politics except here. If some benighted yahoo tried to tell me there is no inflation they would regret it.

Posted by: JTB at October 13, 2024 04:31 PM (yTvNw)

36 I might have to try that

Posted by: Moki at October 13, 2024 04:28 PM (wLjpr)

I'm very likely wrong, but i kind of remember that a regular food processor just wasn't fast enough to get the tahini smooth and really draw the oils out and emulsify it. Needed an actual blender. But really the hardest part was the cleanup.

You could probably do it with a molcajete or a big ass mortar and pestle. Probably how it was done before Edison. But.... just because you could, doesn't mean you should.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at October 13, 2024 04:31 PM (DDGz9)

37 Hi CBD, thanks for another entertaining food thread. When we roast a chicken we throw the carcass in the freezer until we have enough to make stock.

Yesterday was that day. House smelled great and the mushroom soup at lunch made with fresh stock was delicious.

Posted by: Pete Bog at October 13, 2024 04:32 PM (5F06M)

38 Turns out you can just get bulk sesame seeds, toast them a bit, and beat the hell out of them in a good blender.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at October 13, 2024 04:25 PM (DDGz9)

Sh*t. That's all I need. Another layer of complexity.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 13, 2024 04:32 PM (d9fT1)

39 How many did you have? Because if it is just one, you may be gay.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 13, 2024 04:19 PM (d9fT1)

I managed to crush 1/2 of one before my glucose shot through the roof.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at October 13, 2024 04:32 PM (3Ope8)

40 I managed to crush 1/2 of one before my glucose shot through the roof.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at October 13, 2024 04:32 PM (3Ope

Ditch the bun!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 13, 2024 04:34 PM (d9fT1)

41 Sh*t. That's all I need. Another layer of complexity.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 13, 2024 04:32 PM (d9fT1)

Oh, it's not that hard.

Most toasters even have a little tray at the bottom to catch all the seeds.

...

Posted by: Warai-otoko at October 13, 2024 04:34 PM (DDGz9)

42 Sh*t. That's all I need. Another layer of complexity.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 13, 2024 04:32 PM (d9fT1)

Cough… dried chickpeas.

Posted by: Pete Bog at October 13, 2024 04:34 PM (5F06M)

43 Sh*t. That's all I need. Another layer of complexity.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 13, 2024 04:32 PM (d9fT1)

Think of it as a challenge to be overcome. That's how I keep from going bonkers when I cook.

Posted by: Sassy Fred at October 13, 2024 04:35 PM (RMjVS)

44 I want to have Josephine Victoria Occhiuto's baby !!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Tim "Born to Kill" Walz at October 13, 2024 04:35 PM (15lwl)

45
It's always grilling/BBQ season in Texas.

Advantage: Texas!

Posted by: naturalfake at October 13, 2024 04:35 PM (eDfFs)

46 I managed to crush 1/2 of one before my glucose shot through the roof.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at October 13, 2024 04:32 PM (3Ope

Seems like if God loved us the cheese and the bacon would cancel out the carbs.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 13, 2024 04:37 PM (y31cs)

47 But it's also excellent technique, and it demystifies making pan sauces.

Interesting approach. Most of the recipes/references I have do what the Epicurious chef did through the aromatics and the alcohol, but then add the stock, reduce it and then add the heavy cream/butter.

P.S. Your link points to the end of the video. You want t=223s.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at October 13, 2024 04:37 PM (/HDaX)

48 Do you peal the chick peas* though? I tried making hummus from scratch and pealing those suckers probably took 45 minutes, maybe more, I think I zoned out and lost track of time. There's gotta be an easier way.

*(I had a cow-orker that called them chicken peas which makes me lol to this day)

Posted by: banana Dream at October 13, 2024 04:37 PM (Y6IkP)

49 It was a good week for 'firsts' in the kitchen. Home made kefir, Pullman style sandwich bread, and a grass fed sirloin steak. They worked, didn't destroy the kitchen, and tasted fantastic. Details to follow.

Posted by: JTB at October 13, 2024 04:39 PM (yTvNw)

50 Mandatory: did you make that tomato and shallot relish just for the halibut?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at October 13, 2024 04:39 PM (ZVgZ4)

51 *(I had a cow-orker that called them chicken peas which makes me lol to this day)
Posted by: banana Dream at October 13, 2024 04:37 PM (Y6IkP)

I knew a few cow-orkers back in the day ...

Posted by: Sassy Fred at October 13, 2024 04:40 PM (RMjVS)

52 CBD… gotta get a basting brush and give the brioche a light coat of bacon fat from the griddle on the buttered side while they toast. Then mash the avocado and spread it on there to hold the bacon strips in place during assembly.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at October 13, 2024 04:40 PM (3Ope8)

53 You want t=223s.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at October 13, 2024 04:37 PM (/HDaX)

Fixed. Thanks!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 13, 2024 04:40 PM (d9fT1)

54 There's gotta be an easier way.

*(I had a cow-orker that called them chicken peas which makes me lol to this day)
Posted by: banana Dream at October 13, 2024 04:37 PM (Y6IkP)

Blanche. Shock in cold water. Dump into a big clean kitchen towel. Rub the crap out of them between the towel to get the skins off. Then let them dry out a little and you can winnow most of the skins away pretty easily, or submerge in cold water and do a little float-sink kind of thing.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at October 13, 2024 04:41 PM (DDGz9)

55 The lovely and talented is hard at work making a batch of cherry amaretto topping. I’m not hard at work as I read the food thread and watch the progress from a distance.

I think she needs cooking wine. I know I do.

Posted by: Pete Bog at October 13, 2024 04:41 PM (5F06M)

56 did you make that tomato and shallot relish just for the halibut?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at October 13, 2024 04:39 PM (ZVgZ4)

Yes. But I usually have leftover relish so it goes on whatever makes sense the next day. Usually my lunch!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 13, 2024 04:41 PM (d9fT1)

57 I buy Sabra hummus. Joint venture of PepsiCo and an Israeli company. They donate funds to the IDF.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 13, 2024 04:41 PM (I1GXe)

58

Humus dismember this, Said the Mohel at Nadler's Bris . . .

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 13, 2024 04:42 PM (x0n13)

59 39 How many did you have? Because if it is just one, you may be gay.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 13, 2024 04:19 PM (d9fT1)

I managed to crush 1/2 of one before my glucose shot through the roof.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at October 13, 2024 04:32 PM

If you only eat one, and exactly one, you may be gay.

If you crush two, you are a Moron with a healthy appetite.

If you crush only 1/2, then you are Moron that is smart enough to plan for future meals.

(I believe the Smithsonian has said that planning for future events is "white supremacy". So there is a chance that you may be a white supremacist.)

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at October 13, 2024 04:43 PM (Q4Dc6)

60 Do you peal the chick peas* though? I tried making hummus from scratch and pealing those suckers probably took 45 minutes, maybe more...

Posted by: banana Dream at October 13, 2024 04:37 PM (Y6IkP)

Nope! When I boil them I just skim the foam and whatever skins floated to the top. I don''t knock myself out, and they seem to work well with a half-assed skinning!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 13, 2024 04:43 PM (d9fT1)

61 If you eat 3/4th of a hamburger, you're clinically psychotic.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at October 13, 2024 04:44 PM (DDGz9)

62 I buy Sabra hummus.

I avoid Sabra hummus. Its shelf life is too low. Especially the garlic version. It never seems to last more than about five minutes after I open it.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at October 13, 2024 04:44 PM (EXyHK)

63 Home from teaching and have no clue what dinner will be this evening. We had taco bowls last night- grass fed ground beef, brown rice cooked in bone broth, sautéed peppers and onions, and black beans.

Posted by: Piper at October 13, 2024 04:45 PM (pZEOD)

64 Farting around the hearth is always a relaxing endeavor, but chickpeas tend to keep away outside guests and drive off the hired help.

I think it be necessary to find a nice pairing of red wine to offset the Lingering Chickpea Effect.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at October 13, 2024 04:45 PM (bxmU0)

65 Hey Ben Had. How’s the shopping going?

Posted by: Pete Bog at October 13, 2024 04:46 PM (5F06M)

66 Granddaughters, 6 and 9, were here and I bought a sourdough loaf and american cheese to do grilled cheese sandwiches. They were a flop.

Making them for Ms G and me, I use hard white cheddar, but I thought the kids would want the ultrabland american.

No! The cheese is now in the garbage.

Posted by: M. Gaga at October 13, 2024 04:47 PM (ZtgZZ)

67 63 Home from teaching and have no clue what dinner will be this evening. We had taco bowls last night- grass fed ground beef, brown rice cooked in bone broth, sautéed peppers and onions, and black beans.
Posted by: Piper at October 13, 2024 04:45 PM (pZEOD)

Last of the Yom Kippur Jewish penicillin just finished.

Matzo ball soup! With carrots and celery bits.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 13, 2024 04:48 PM (x0n13)

68 Hummus was a staple growing up. My mom's parents were first generation Lebanese and kept some of the food preferences which, fortunately, included hummus and baba ghanoush. I've never had a commercial hummus that came close. We learned to make our own from scratch and, as CBD mentioned, it is so easy and so much better. It also means I can add the proper amount of lemon juice which is a lot more than any sane recipe calls for. I use our best olive oil to top the hummus.

BTW, Moki's pita bread recipe works great for scooping up the hummus (and many other foods).

Posted by: JTB at October 13, 2024 04:48 PM (yTvNw)

69 Pete Bog, exceedingly well.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 13, 2024 04:48 PM (I1GXe)

70 I did get lump crab, shrimp and some Asiago cheese to make stuffed poblanos with tomorrow. Char the poblanos and clean them. The shrimp and crab get mixed with some bacon and serranos, packed into the poblanos and then the whole thing gets roasted in the oven (or grilled) and then sprinkled with a little cheese. Served with pico de gallo, refritos and a cold beer.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at October 13, 2024 04:48 PM (3Ope8)

71 Sorry but hummus is Satan’s ejaculate. How anyone can eat that nastiness is beyond me.

Taim is Israeli food owned by Israelis. But you would never know it from the website. It’s “Mediterranean” food, don’t ya know? Can’t say I blame them in this day and age.

Posted by: Elric Blade at October 13, 2024 04:49 PM (2MSGj)

72 63 Posted by: Piper at October 13, 2024 04:45 PM (pZEOD)

Pasta aglio e olio (garlic and oil) is easy and damned tasty.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 13, 2024 04:49 PM (x0n13)

73 66 Granddaughters, 6 and 9, were here and I bought a sourdough loaf and american cheese to do grilled cheese sandwiches. They were a flop.

Making them for Ms G and me, I use hard white cheddar, but I thought the kids would want the ultrabland american.

No! The cheese is now in the garbage.
Posted by: M. Gaga at October 13, 2024 04:47 PM (ZtgZZ)

Did they hate the cheese or the bread? American really only works with the crappiest white bread and a mound of butter...and you have to make sure it's cheese (with dairy products and not oil products at the top), and not cheese product...

Posted by: Nova Local at October 13, 2024 04:49 PM (exHjb)

74 If you're going to have real hummus you have to have all the fixings, all the pickled vegetables, relishes, pepper sauces, oils, and fresh herbs. Also you must have hot, fresh pita.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 13, 2024 04:50 PM (RIvkX)

75 Breaking news?
Third assassination attempt?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 13, 2024 04:50 PM (y31cs)

76 It also means I can add the proper amount of lemon juice which is a lot more than any sane recipe calls for. I use our best olive oil to top the hummus.

BTW, Moki's pita bread recipe works great for scooping up the hummus (and many other foods).
Posted by: JTB at October 13, 2024 04:48 PM (yTvNw)

I also agree hummus needs a ton of lemon - I use a whole lemon's zest plus the juice...

Posted by: Nova Local at October 13, 2024 04:50 PM (exHjb)

77 Why, yes - I did wind up with an enormous lot of food. It was when I was stationed in Greece, and shopping in the weekly neighborhood street market, where the vendors set up tables and little canopies all along the blocked street and sold fresh produce and eggs and all... I made a goof in my basic Greek vocab and asked for 'dio kilo' of fresh spinach instead of 'media kilo' - which got me a bag the size of a bed pillow of fresh spinach. Two kilos, not half a kilo.
So I made a vat of spinach salad for the chapel potluck that Sunday. Easy-peasy.

Posted by: Sgt. Mom at October 13, 2024 04:51 PM (Ew3fm)

78 so the bean dip I made for watching 🏈 came out kinda meh

too much cheese, I think
so that recipe got shredded, and I will look for another.
I also made meatballs, they were pretty good.

Posted by: Don Black at October 13, 2024 04:51 PM (/7KEl)

79 74 If you're going to have real hummus you have to have all the fixings, all the pickled vegetables, relishes, pepper sauces, oils, and fresh herbs. Also you must have hot, fresh pita.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 13, 2024 04:50 PM (RIvkX)

Nothing like a good mezze assortment.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 13, 2024 04:51 PM (x0n13)

80 I seem to recall a lot of beef being slaughtered in the Obama years due to the lack of feed because all the farmers decided to grow corn for energy. Have we rebuilt those herds?

Posted by: Diogenes at October 13, 2024 04:52 PM (W/lyH)

81 OT: May not be much to it as the guy just had fake credentials and a 'high capacity magazine', shotgun and handgun in his car.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 13, 2024 04:53 PM (y31cs)

82 The, yes to inflation and consumer spending, but. It's the government way: Find a company worthy of 'revisiting' and pick away until you get another win.
--
eladelantado us: Problems at McDonald’s...Published 10/12/24

McDonalds vs. Beef: The Legal Battle Begins
"In the lawsuit, McDonald’s accuses the four meatpacking giants of violating antitrust laws by limiting the supply of beef to drive up prices, a practice that has allegedly been going on since at least 2015. McDonald’s claims these suppliers underpaid for cattle and strategically limited production, allowing them to artificially inflate prices at the consumer level.

This isn’t the first time these companies have faced legal trouble over price-fixing. For instance, Tyson paid a $221.5 million settlement in 2021 for allegedly inflating chicken prices. Similarly, JBS settled for $52.2 million in a separate case involving price-fixing. Given this history, it’s not surprising that McDonald’s would want to protect its business and hold these suppliers accountable."
---
Franchises.

Mickey D's could be the only fast food operation still operating in a few years. We're losing independent delis, butchers, bakeries...

Posted by: L - If they'll do it with you, they'll do it to you, too at October 13, 2024 04:54 PM (NFX2v)

83
Based on the evidence of the last couple of weeks,

a Boulevardier made with a nice cask-strength bourbon may be the perfect cocktail to quaff with all grilled and/or BBQ'd chow.

Basically, a Boulevardier is a Negroni made with bourbon instead of gin.

If you complain about the Campari, you just may be gay no matter how many cheeseburgers you can eat in one meal.

Posted by: naturalfake at October 13, 2024 04:54 PM (eDfFs)

84
Armed man arrested outside Trump Coachella rally location:

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/
2024/10/breakin

g-armed-man-arrested-outside-trump-coachella-rally/

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 13, 2024 04:54 PM (x0n13)

85 If you don't like chick peas, white beans are a good substitute, fresh garlic is a must.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 13, 2024 04:54 PM (RIvkX)

86 There was some godawful brand of "cheese" slices i bought one on a goof. Practically inedible. Looking more closely at the package, the actually word "cheese" didn't appear once on it.

I forget exactly what it was called. Process *something* Slice. Tasted like someone put just enough Elmer's glue into soybean oil to get an opaque non-Newtonian semi-solid just viscous enough to mash into a Euclidian figure betwixt gossamer thin sheets of low density polyethylene.

Such a low price for such a marvel of engineering.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at October 13, 2024 04:56 PM (DDGz9)

87

I love beans, but they can make my gout flare up.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 13, 2024 04:56 PM (x0n13)

88 Fun fact: the Aussies say "Macca's" when they mean McDonald's.

Fvcking savages.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 13, 2024 04:56 PM (RIvkX)

89
I use Whole Foods brand. It's made in Israel.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 13, 2024 04:30 PM (d9fT1)

I mentioned that the best hummus I have ever eaten in my life was Israeli - our neighbor in Poland was from Tel Aviv and brought me a tub when she visited family. That quart didn't last a day in our house. I will be visiting whole foods this week to get some- long past time to be making my own hummus.

And JTB, my recipe for pita is a mashup of Lebanese and Afghani recipes!

Posted by: Moki at October 13, 2024 04:56 PM (wLjpr)

90 How are you supposed to make the hummus? Are you supposed to mash it by hand or processor or blender?

Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 13, 2024 04:56 PM (IG4Id)

91 A food thread with no puns? That really gets my goat!

Posted by: tankdemon at October 13, 2024 04:56 PM (VSht7)

92 I love beans, but they can make my gout flare up.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 13, 2024 04:56 PM (x0n13)
===

What ingredient does that? I thought it was red meat...

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 13, 2024 04:57 PM (RIvkX)

93
Idea: empanadas with hot Italian sausage inside

survey says...?

Posted by: Don Black at October 13, 2024 04:57 PM (/7KEl)

94 88 Fun fact: the Aussies say "Macca's" when they mean McDonald's.

Fvcking savages.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 13, 2024 04:56 PM (RIvkX)

George Allen's Macaca?

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 13, 2024 04:57 PM (x0n13)

95 OT: I worry that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris' economy is so bad that we are going through assassination attempt inflation.

Too soon?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 13, 2024 04:57 PM (y31cs)

96 Have a NY Strip steak, wasn't even sure what I ended up with.

Posted by: Skip at October 13, 2024 04:58 PM (fwDg9)

97 Confusing hummus and hagis and making an inappropriate pun?

Uh, yeah, guilty as charged.

Posted by: tankdemon at October 13, 2024 04:58 PM (VSht7)

98 I love kefir. The tartness is so refreshing. Not cheap but delicious. Turns out it is incredibly better for probiotics than even good yogurt. I would have thought they were about the same. You can make your own using kefir grains but, like sourdough starter, they have to be maintained. I learned you can make kefir yourself by just adding a small amount to milk.

I took a quart of whole milk, added a few tablespoons of commercial kefir, shook it well and let it sit for 24 hours. That's all it took. I did put it in the proofer at 85 degrees. The taste is the same as the commercial stuff and costs pennies.

Posted by: JTB at October 13, 2024 04:58 PM (yTvNw)

99 If you complain about the Campari, you just may be gay no matter how many cheeseburgers you can eat in one meal.
Posted by: naturalfake at October 13, 2024 04:54 PM (eDfFs)

Toss a bit of campari into a cold miller high life. Not a lot, just a bit.

It's fantastic. I'm not even kidding. Try it.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at October 13, 2024 04:58 PM (DDGz9)

100 90 How are you supposed to make the hummus? Are you supposed to mash it by hand or processor or blender?
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 13, 2024 04:56 PM (IG4Id)

I use a food processor - easiest to clean, least effort on my part...

Posted by: Nova Local at October 13, 2024 04:58 PM (exHjb)

101 How are you supposed to make the hummus? Are you supposed to mash it by hand or processor or blender?
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 13, 2024 04:56 PM (IG4Id)
====
Have to use a machine to get the smoother consistency. Mashing chickpeas by hand might work for felafel maybe with some additional chickpea flour as a binder.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 13, 2024 04:58 PM (RIvkX)

102 These cork manufacturers are the lamest fucks and I've watched this industry go into the toilet over the last several years.

Are we to be forced to drink screw-cap wine from here on out? Boxed wine?

Get your shit together, fellas.

Your MILFs need to slap some sense back into you.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at October 13, 2024 04:59 PM (bxmU0)

103 81 OT: May not be much to it as the guy just had fake credentials and a 'high capacity magazine', shotgun and handgun in his car.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 13, 2024 04:53 PM (y31cs)

Supposedly he was a right wing anti-government person.. Sounds more like a nut who wanted to see trump and was stupid enough to have guns in CA.

Posted by: It's me donna at October 13, 2024 04:59 PM (IyPmt)

104 92 I love beans, but they can make my gout flare up.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 13, 2024 04:56 PM (x0n13)
===

What ingredient does that? I thought it was red meat...
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 13, 2024 04:57 PM (RIvkX)

It's the purines that your kidneys can't process and eliminate that crystallize in the joints.

Beans, oats, raisins, whiskey and beer, (too much wine and other alcohol) spinach, asparagus, mushrooms, cocoa and organ meats/offal.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 13, 2024 04:59 PM (x0n13)

105 95 OT: I worry that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris' economy is so bad that we are going through assassination attempt inflation.

Too soon?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 13, 2024 04:57 PM (y31cs)

That's the problem with inflation, the people who cause it don't really feel its effects.

Posted by: tankdemon at October 13, 2024 04:59 PM (VSht7)

106 77 Why, yes - I did wind up with an enormous lot of food. It was when I was stationed in Greece, and shopping in the weekly neighborhood street market, where the vendors set up tables and little canopies all along the blocked street and sold fresh produce and eggs and all... I made a goof in my basic Greek vocab and asked for 'dio kilo' of fresh spinach instead of 'media kilo' - which got me a bag the size of a bed pillow of fresh spinach. Two kilos, not half a kilo.
So I made a vat of spinach salad for the chapel potluck that Sunday. Easy-peasy.
Posted by: Sgt. Mom at October 13, 2024 04:51 PM (Ew3fm)

I loved those markets! My neighborhood's was every Thursday, and the fresh veg and flowers were amazing! One vendor blocked my parking spot, and we had words, but made up when I brought him chocolate chip cookies the next week. After that, he protected the heck out of my place, and gave me tomatoes. Good times!!!

Posted by: Moki at October 13, 2024 05:00 PM (wLjpr)

107 Pasta aglio e olio (garlic and oil) is easy and damned tasty.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 13, 2024 04:49 PM (x0n13)

This!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at October 13, 2024 05:00 PM (W/lyH)

108 Idea: empanadas with hot Italian sausage inside

survey says...?
Posted by: Don Black at October 13, 2024 04:57 PM (/7KEl)

... you just invented the calzone.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at October 13, 2024 05:00 PM (DDGz9)

109 107 Pasta aglio e olio (garlic and oil) is easy and damned tasty.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 13, 2024 04:49 PM (x0n13)

This!!!
Posted by: Diogenes at October 13, 2024 05:00 PM (W/lyH)

I have a recipe in the Moron Cookbook, Or look up Lidia Bastianich's

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 13, 2024 05:01 PM (x0n13)

110 If you're going to have real hummus you have to have all the fixings, all the pickled vegetables, relishes, pepper sauces, oils, and fresh herbs. Also you must have hot, fresh pita.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 13, 2024 04:50 PM (RIvkX)

Nonsense. I blame your current circumstances for rotting your brain.

I serve it with fresh pita, and maybe if I am feeling energetic I'll peel and cut some carrots.

But that's it. Of course my hummus tastes great on its own, unlike the stuff you buy from illegal Guatemalans on Turk St. They make it with ground syringes and motor oil.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 13, 2024 05:02 PM (d9fT1)

111 105 95 OT: I worry that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris' economy is so bad that we are going through assassination attempt inflation.

Too soon?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 13, 2024 04:57 PM (y31cs)

That's the problem with inflation, the people who cause it don't really feel its effects.
Posted by: tankdemon at October 13, 2024 04:59 PM (VSht7)
***

All the idiotic Harris commercials on the college and nfl programs make me wanna...type...delete...

Posted by: Diogenes at October 13, 2024 05:02 PM (W/lyH)

112 well I need some variety for the filling

Posted by: Don Black at October 13, 2024 05:03 PM (/7KEl)

113 And a 12 year Balvenie

Posted by: Skip at October 13, 2024 05:03 PM (fwDg9)

114 76 ... "I also agree hummus needs a ton of lemon - I use a whole lemon's zest plus the juice..."

Glad you mentioned the zest. That will be on our next batch of hummus. Bet it will add a fresh taste to it.

Posted by: JTB at October 13, 2024 05:03 PM (yTvNw)

115 I have a recipe in the Moron Cookbook, Or look up Lidia Bastianich's
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 13, 2024 05:01 PM (x0n13)

I just happen to have the Moron Cookbook!
Happy Day!

Posted by: Diogenes at October 13, 2024 05:03 PM (W/lyH)

116 If you complain about the Campari, you just may be gay no matter how many cheeseburgers you can eat in one meal.
Posted by: naturalfake at October 13, 2024 04:54 PM (eDfFs)

———

Negroni for the win. Also try the Paris Between the Wars.

Posted by: Elric Blade at October 13, 2024 05:03 PM (2MSGj)

117 I made a goof in my basic Greek vocab and asked for 'dio kilo' of fresh spinach instead of 'media kilo' - which got me a bag the size of a bed pillow of fresh spinach. Two kilos, not half a kilo.
So I made a vat of spinach salad for the chapel potluck that Sunday. Easy-peasy.

If you suspend a strainer in the toilet, fill it with spinach, and flush repeatedly, you can prepare lots of salad for a large crowd. I do this often.

Posted by: Kamala at October 13, 2024 05:04 PM (xCA6C)

118 I made Sunday gravy yesterday and yes, it took all day. The neck bones I used were from Walmart and damn tasty. The produce at that store is much better than the local Kroger and Food Shitty.

Posted by: Tonypete at October 13, 2024 05:04 PM (WXNFJ)

119 Hey... i got bourbon and campari.... I'll be right back

Posted by: Warai-otoko at October 13, 2024 05:05 PM (DDGz9)

120 Skip, Cheers. Good choice

Posted by: Ben Had at October 13, 2024 05:05 PM (I1GXe)

121 117 I made a goof in my basic Greek vocab and asked for 'dio kilo' of fresh spinach instead of 'media kilo' - which got me a bag the size of a bed pillow of fresh spinach. Two kilos, not half a kilo.
So I made a vat of spinach salad for the chapel potluck that Sunday. Easy-peasy.

If you suspend a strainer in the toilet, fill it with spinach, and flush repeatedly, you can prepare lots of salad for a large crowd. I do this often.
Posted by: Kamala at October 13, 2024 05:04 PM (xCA6C)

I bet insty does not get this kind of comments.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 13, 2024 05:05 PM (y31cs)

122 If you complain about the Campari, you just may be gay no matter how many cheeseburgers you can eat in one meal.

Posted by: naturalfake at October 13, 2024 04:54 PM (eDfFs)

Campari is crap. If I want to drink paint thinner I'll drink paint thinner!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 13, 2024 05:06 PM (d9fT1)

123 Campari is crap. If I want to drink paint thinner I'll drink paint thinner!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 13, 2024 05:06 PM (d9fT1)

You Aperol people are insufferable.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at October 13, 2024 05:07 PM (DDGz9)

124 Negroni for the win.

Posted by: Elric Blade at October 13, 2024 05:03 PM (2MSGj)

Animal.

I may tell Pixy to auto-ban everyone who even mentions "Negroni" or "Campari."

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 13, 2024 05:07 PM (d9fT1)

125
Food thread and I'll get to that in a second. But volunteer helicopter pilots dealing with the western NC power, water, drug, food shortages are spending six thousand a day out of their own pockets for fuel. Hopefully DJT sees this message. I doubt that FEMA, or any of the volunteer agencies doing good work can help in this regard. I sent my contribution but can't fix this myself. Anyway:

Almost 80 degrees today so bbq hotdogs on the grill. One of my wife's favorite meals. Cheap date.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at October 13, 2024 05:07 PM (RKVpM)

126 You Aperol people are insufferable.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at October 13, 2024 05:07 PM (DDGz9)

I have a liter and a half of that shit in my liquor cabinet.

A long time ago one of the brats started drinking Aperol Spritzers (no comment), so we bought her a liter of it in London. She promptly left it in our house and never drank another one.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 13, 2024 05:09 PM (d9fT1)

127 bbq hotdogs on the grill. One of my wife's favorite meals.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at October 13, 2024 05:07 PM (RKVpM)

You married well.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 13, 2024 05:10 PM (d9fT1)

128 OT: I worry that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris' economy is so bad that we are going through assassination attempt inflation.

Too soon?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 13, 2024 04:57 PM (y31cs)

While I was in Dallas I saw my first Cruz tv ad- the Dem female mayor endorsed Cruz over Allred! It looked persuasive to me. And on the drive home I saw a great billboard- Tampon Timmy weirdly waving his arms with the quote, "I'm a Knucklehead!"

Posted by: LASue at October 13, 2024 05:10 PM (lCppi)

129 I am tired of "I am a former Trump voter and I am not this time because some Left wing BS"

Posted by: Skip at October 13, 2024 05:11 PM (fwDg9)

130 She promptly left it in our house and never drank another one.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 13, 2024 05:09 PM (d9fT1)

Sounds about right.

Maybe you can use it as an ingredient in something else? Like window cleaner.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at October 13, 2024 05:11 PM (DDGz9)

131
I may tell Pixy to auto-ban everyone who even mentions "Negroni" or "Campari."

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 13, 2024 05:07 PM

You must be a 'saltine' - which until Pixy informed us this morning is a blockable offense on some platforms I never would have guessed.

Any white person not a little salty with the shit going on is not paying attention.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at October 13, 2024 05:11 PM (RKVpM)

132 @122/CBD: "If I want to drink paint thinner I'll drink paint thinner!"

https://youtu.be/mwOL-mhLCWE

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at October 13, 2024 05:12 PM (O7YUW)

133 Pasta aglio e olio (garlic and oil) is easy and damned tasty.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October

True. And I know this Italian guy who hangs around here pretty well who could pitch in! 🤣

Posted by: Piper at October 13, 2024 05:12 PM (pZEOD)

134 I really should go to Total Wines on the way home from Delaware one of these job commutes

Posted by: Skip at October 13, 2024 05:12 PM (fwDg9)

135 You must be a 'saltine' - which until Pixy informed us this morning is a blockable offense on some platforms I never would have guessed.

Any white person not a little salty with the shit going on is not paying attention.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at October 13, 2024 05:11 PM (RKVpM)

Wait, being an angry white person or calling someone a saltine?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 13, 2024 05:12 PM (y31cs)

136 Pasta aglio e olio (garlic and oil) is easy and damned tasty.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton

True. And I know this Italian guy who hangs around here pretty well who could pitch in! 🤣
Posted by: Piper

I have to admit, my pasta aglio e olio has been known to cause pushing and shoving at the table.

Posted by: Tonypete at October 13, 2024 05:13 PM (WXNFJ)

137 As I do more baking I tried a Pullman loaf sandwich bread. King Arthur flour has the recipe. At this point every attempt at baking is not a guaranteed win but this worked. The loaf was a bit denser than typical sandwich bread from the grocery which suits me fine. And it is so much more flavorful. It also worked great for an onion sandwich: butter both slices, fresh ground pepper and salt, then a thick slice of sweet onion. That's it. Simple but is ambrosia for me. Goes great with my vegetable soup.

Next baking adventure: whole wheat sandwich bread.

Posted by: JTB at October 13, 2024 05:14 PM (yTvNw)

138 I am tired of "I am a former Trump voter and I am not this time because some Left wing BS"
Posted by: Skip at October 13, 2024 05:11 PM (fwDg9
———-

It’s about as credible as “I’ve been a straight guy my entire life, but one look at this fat guy’s hairy ass and I was into dick.”

Posted by: Elric Blade at October 13, 2024 05:14 PM (2MSGj)

139
What's that French aperitif from artichokes?

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 13, 2024 05:14 PM (x0n13)

140 CHESTERTON"S FENCE damn it!

Pssst hey buddy wanna buy a fence? It fell off a truck.

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenkoism in Solidarity with the Struggle at October 13, 2024 05:14 PM (VOvrn)

141 Matzo ball soup! With carrots and celery bits.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 13

What I would give for some real matzo ball soup! I love living in Alabama, but this is not something to found easily here!

Posted by: Piper at October 13, 2024 05:14 PM (pZEOD)

142 Liqueurs are for cooking and women.

Although I may have taken a blast of cooking sherry from time to time.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at October 13, 2024 05:15 PM (bxmU0)

143
I really should go to Total Wines on the way home from Delaware one of these job commutes

Posted by: Skip at October 13, 2024 05:12 PM

Protip: DO NOT HEAD north immediately from there. PA state troopers are waiting in the parking lot and will follow you north and wait for you to cross the border into PA. Head south for a couple miles and shake them off.

Had to do this during covid when the Pa 'Wine and Spirit' stores shut down for three months.

The law is the law comrade... even when we won't sell you booze.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at October 13, 2024 05:17 PM (RKVpM)

144 139
What's that French aperitif from artichokes?
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 13, 2024 05:14 PM (x0n13)

CYNAR !

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 13, 2024 05:17 PM (x0n13)

145 141 Matzo ball soup! With carrots and celery bits.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 13

What I would give for some real matzo ball soup! I love living in Alabama, but this is not something to found easily here!
Posted by: Piper at October 13, 2024 05:14 PM (pZEOD)

I make my own stock. But I just buy the packaged mix, Manischewitz brand. Probably available on line if not locally in Alabama?

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 13, 2024 05:19 PM (x0n13)

146 One issue with my cooking is I have become lazy since it is just the two of us now. I can easily fall into preparing the same 10-15 dishes for a long time and I find I get tired of them. So, it's back to my voluminous collection of recipes to remind me of dishes I really like, but have forgotten about. Mindlessly flipping through The Deplorable Gourmet helps out immensely too!

Posted by: Tonypete at October 13, 2024 05:19 PM (WXNFJ)

147 What's that French aperitif from artichokes?
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 13, 2024 05:14 PM (x0n13)

Cynar?

Posted by: naturalfake at October 13, 2024 05:20 PM (eDfFs)

148 too late with the Cynar.

*kicks rock*

Posted by: naturalfake at October 13, 2024 05:20 PM (eDfFs)

149 Tonight's dinner is a Cabbage Roll Casserole which came out great and tastes just like the fussier Cabbage Rolls.

Had a ton of leftover cabbage from the Bierocks I made for Oktoberfest dinner the other night. That was great too. Sauerbraten, red cabbage, potato pancakes, spaetzle, Jaeger Schnitzel, and homemade applesauce.

Posted by: IrishEi at October 13, 2024 05:21 PM (3ImbR)

150 Cynar?

Posted by: naturalfake

Same to you fella!!

Posted by: Tonypete at October 13, 2024 05:21 PM (WXNFJ)

151
Wait, being an angry white person or calling someone a saltine?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 13, 2024 05:12 PM

Pixy delved into it this am, but apparently some people are using the word 'saltine' to denigrate white folks. Some social media are clamping down on the usage. To me? No big deal. See the definitive experts at 'Urban Dictionary' for definition/explanation.

I'm white and current events make me a little salty.

:: shrugs ::

Posted by: Divide by Zero at October 13, 2024 05:22 PM (RKVpM)

152 Another first this week: had my first grass fed steak. I was curious if the extra price was worth it. Well, it is. The thing was very tender and more flavorful. I've had wonderful steaks over the years and this was better. Since we don't eat mass quantities anymore at our age a ten ounce steak makes two portions. I think my cast iron skillet smiled as I cooked it.

I have a pound of burger in the freezer, grass fed, no antibiotics, etc. from a local operation. After the success with the steak, I'm hoping the burger will be as exceptional.

Posted by: JTB at October 13, 2024 05:23 PM (yTvNw)

153

Oh how I miss my momma's cooking. Chicken paprikas, stuffed peppers, stuffed cabbage, Gulasz, pot roast.

Mercifully she was not a baker like her sisters, or else I'd be obese!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 13, 2024 05:24 PM (x0n13)

154 Nonsense. I blame your current circumstances for rotting your brain.

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Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 13, 2024 05:02 PM (d9fT1)
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Pity me!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 13, 2024 05:24 PM (RIvkX)

155 I looked into making pita at home ...
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But the recipe looks like
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a P.I.T.A.
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Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 13, 2024 05:25 PM (IG4Id)

156 I head back to 202. And thanks for Rally tip, wouldn't have known otherwise. My sister is coming from Gettysburg area to go with me

Posted by: Skip at October 13, 2024 05:25 PM (fwDg9)

157 NOOD Ace and Trump assassination attempt

Posted by: It's me donna at October 13, 2024 05:26 PM (IyPmt)

158 So I saw Vance talking about just how many illegals there are with some FNM bimbo.

I went to see what the left thought of it and:

1) He's lying about the number. Because Biden's government says it is lower...even though Biden's government says it doesn't know how many there are

2) If we did send the illegals home it would cause inflation. Why? Well if the cost of labor goes up that's inflation

And...that's bullshit. The cost of labor will raise other costs, but it isn't inflation. And I thought the left cared about "income inequality" no? How do you expect to help close that gap if you artificially keep salaries low?

Posted by: 18-1 at October 13, 2024 05:26 PM (oZhjI)

159 72 63 Posted by: Piper at October 13, 2024 04:45 PM (pZEOD)

Pasta aglio e olio (garlic and oil) is easy and damned tasty.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 13, 2024 04:49 PM (x0n13)

Husband loves bottarga (salted, pressed, and dried gray mullet roe). He adds some to the pan with the garlic, and then grates more on top of the finished pasta.

Posted by: jix at October 13, 2024 05:26 PM (VghtP)

160 Turns out you can just get bulk sesame seeds, toast them a bit, and beat the hell out of them in a good blender.

Bulk sesame seeds, toasted, are how you make your own sesame snaps - a delightful little treat involving sesame seeds, honey and sugar.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at October 13, 2024 05:26 PM (cSS7r)

161 Pasta aglio e olio (garlic and oil) is easy and damned tasty.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton

True. And I know this Italian guy who hangs around here pretty well who could pitch in! 🤣
Posted by: Piper

I have to admit, my pasta aglio e olio has been known to cause pushing and shoving at the table.
Posted by: Tonypete at October 13, 2024 05:13 PM (WXNFJ)
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My Italian GF (RIP) was an excellent cook who specialized in Italian cuisine (duh). It’s said that he made a pasta aglio e olio to die for. He was a pasta purist: if you couldn’t make it delicious with only 2-3 ingredients (maybe 4 tops), you were doing it wrong. His pasta with garlic and oil was literally just that, although he added some red pepper.

Posted by: Elric Blade at October 13, 2024 05:26 PM (2MSGj)

162 Okay, this is semi-food related, so here's a little bit of pedantry--

In the sidebar, somebody refers to a video as a "pallet cleanser," when the phrase should be "palate cleanser."

Posted by: tankdemon at October 13, 2024 05:26 PM (VSht7)

163 Posted by: Piper at October 13, 2024 05:14 PM (pZEOD)

A cursory search and Manishewitz matzo ball mix is available at several places, like Walmart. Not the soup mi, just the matzo balls. 2 eggs, 2 tbsp oil and a packet of mix. Chill in the fridge, and I use a small ice cream scooper to form them. boil in hot stock 10 minutes and it's ready.

I'll par steam some small carrots and then add to the soup to finish with the balls. Some fresh dill is nice too.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 13, 2024 05:28 PM (x0n13)

164 We got a tomahawk steak from the same grass fed, no antibiotics place as our steak and burger. This is for our upcoming 41st anniversary so we splurged. Given the size of this thing, I expect to get at least 4 or 5 meals out of it. With the Fred Flintstone size and the marbling it may be the prettiest piece of beef I've seen.

Posted by: JTB at October 13, 2024 05:30 PM (yTvNw)

165 Here's a nice one pot meal... for your rice cooker.

One can of spam, diced and fried (Or other fowl or meat, of you prefer)
one can of whole pinto beans (seasoned if you wish)
one cup of rice.
garlic powder, salt, pepper, dry jalapeno dices

Toss the dry rice into the rice cooker.
Drain the liquid from the can of beans into a measuring cup. Do the same with the liquid form the canned meat, if any.
Toss the drained beans into to rice cooker.
If the liquid from the cans is less than 2 cups, add water (or broth, I suppose) until it is 2 cup.
Toss the liquid into the rice cooker.
Toss the browned/fried meat into the rice cooker.

Add the seasonings on top of the stuff in the rice cooker to your taste, and stir everything together.

Set the rice cooker cooking.

In 40 minutes you have a tasty rice and beans dish.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at October 13, 2024 05:31 PM (cSS7r)

166 wait- is food thread being pre-empted for breaking news?

Posted by: Don Black at October 13, 2024 05:32 PM (/7KEl)

167 Hummus is snack food for people who don’t know the lyrics.

Posted by: Steve Kay at October 13, 2024 05:33 PM (QWOzv)

168 apparently some people are using the word 'saltine' to denigrate white folks

lololol

That what happens when you try to use "cracker" as an insult and too many white people answer back "That's Saltine-American to you buddy!"

Posted by: FeatherBlade at October 13, 2024 05:34 PM (cSS7r)

169 I am making a frozen pizza tonight. And they tell you to put it right on the oven rack "for a better cooking experience"

Hasn't everyone done this once, gotten a collapsed pizza on the bottom of their oven and learned to never do it again?

Posted by: 18-1 at October 13, 2024 05:35 PM (oZhjI)

170
I am making a frozen pizza tonight. And they tell you to put it right on the oven rack "for a better cooking experience"

Hasn't everyone done this once, gotten a collapsed pizza on the bottom of their oven and learned to never do it again?

Posted by: 18-1 at October 13, 2024 05:35 PM

A sheet of parchment paper prevents that from happening. There's some caution about not heating parchment paper above Fahrenheit 451 degrees that escapes me though. Weird. Like JD Vance.

Posted by: Karen CheChe at October 13, 2024 05:43 PM (RKVpM)

171 NOOD

Posted by: 18-1 at October 13, 2024 05:43 PM (oZhjI)

172 152 Another first this week: had my first grass fed steak. I was curious if the extra price was worth it. Well, it is. The thing was very tender and more flavorful. I've had wonderful steaks over the years and this was better.

Posted by: JTB at October 13, 2024 05:23 PM

My brother gets half of a grass-fed steer every year to put in the deep freeze.

You can taste the difference in everything from the steaks, down to the hamburger.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at October 13, 2024 05:44 PM (Q4Dc6)

173 Nood? Let's see

Posted by: Skip at October 13, 2024 05:47 PM (fwDg9)

174 172 ... "My brother gets half of a grass-fed steer every year to put in the deep freeze.

You can taste the difference in everything from the steaks, down to the hamburger."

PI,
Thanks. Good to know I'm on the right track with the superior taste.

Posted by: JTB at October 13, 2024 05:50 PM (yTvNw)

175 In the sidebar, somebody refers to a video as a "pallet cleanser," when the phrase should be "palate cleanser."
Posted by: tankdemon at October 13, 2024 05:26 PM (VSht7)

If you scrub a white pine pallet with a bit of bleach and then rinse it well and dry it under hot forced air, it tastes better.

Posted by: Kindltot at October 13, 2024 05:55 PM (D7oie)

176 175 In the sidebar, somebody refers to a video as a "pallet cleanser," when the phrase should be "palate cleanser."
Posted by: tankdemon at October 13, 2024 05:26 PM

If you scrub a white pine pallet with a bit of bleach and then rinse it well and dry it under hot forced air, it tastes better.

Posted by: Kindltot at October 13, 2024 05:55 PM

I heard that you had to sous vide a pallet for 60 days ... to make it palatable.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at October 13, 2024 05:59 PM (Q4Dc6)

177 I heard that you had to sous vide a pallet for 60 days ... to make it palatable.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at October 13, 2024 05:59 PM (Q4Dc6)

add a touch of sulfuric acid and you can make paper, instead.

Posted by: Kindltot at October 13, 2024 06:28 PM (D7oie)

178 So what's the recipe for Hummus?

Posted by: Alan at October 13, 2024 06:31 PM (Pemzt)

179 177 I heard that you had to sous vide a pallet for 60 days ... to make it palatable.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at October 13, 2024 05:59 PM

add a touch of sulfuric acid and you can make paper, instead.

Posted by: Kindltot at October 13, 2024 06:28 PM

That sounds like something that actually falls within my cooking skillset!

As opposed to all of the excellent cooks that make up the bulk of the Food Thread comments.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at October 13, 2024 06:32 PM (Q4Dc6)

180 CBD, I steam my broccolini, can we still be friends?

Posted by: Chairman LMAO, AI Expert at October 13, 2024 06:48 PM (LPS7w)

181 I'll put the Gun Thread up in 30 min unless Ace objects

Posted by: Weasel at October 13, 2024 07:02 PM (RG6z4)

182 So what's the recipe for Hummus?
Posted by: Alan at October 13, 2024 06:31 PM (Pemzt)

In a blender, add 1 Can of chickpeas, reserve the liquid in a bowl
Tablespoon of tahini
several cloves of garlic
teaspoon of olive oil

Whomp it into a paste, adding the reserved liquid is small amounts until you get a consistency you like

Spoon into a shallow bowl, add a drizzle of olive oil, pepper flakes, maybe some lemon juice, and maybe pine nuts.

you can sub peanut butter and sesame oil for tahini if you don't particularly care, but it makes it taste more like peanut butter

Posted by: Kindltot at October 13, 2024 07:08 PM (D7oie)

183 Two things. First, that pork abomination is not BBQ. If the author was in eastern North Carolina, she would be laughed out of the state for calling that BBQ. Second, the theme for this years Friendsgiving is pasta/Italian. Currently scheduled for 10 November (my inner Jarhead is screaming 'RESCHEDULE', but I'm not in charge of planning, just cooking). Report with pictures to follow. It's really just an excuse to get a bunch of friends together and everybody experiments with cooking something new

Posted by: Stacy0311 at October 13, 2024 08:57 PM (i1KLH)

184 I like to add a couple cloves of garlic to my hummus.

Posted by: RobinGoodfellow at October 13, 2024 09:22 PM (kiftR)

185 Hummus freezes just fine, and with the storebought stuff I haven't noticed any degradation after thawing. I've not tried freezing homemade hummus, but I would expect it to work pretty well too.

Posted by: Casper at October 13, 2024 09:35 PM (Bcu6e)

186 o what's the recipe for Hummus?
Posted by: Alan at October 13, 2024 06:31 PM (Pemzt)

. . .

Then throw it in the trash.

Posted by: Obligatory at October 13, 2024 09:41 PM (i24o9)

187 The solution to the cork issue is to have an Ah-So (the weird two-prong one) around the bar as a backup for when the cork starts crumbling.

To use an Ah-So, start the longer prong between the cork and the neck of the bottle, then the shorter one. Rock the Ah-So back and forth until it is all the way down to the top of the cork. Then slowly twist the handle and the cork as you pull them out of the bottle.

Posted by: Otto Zilch at October 13, 2024 09:42 PM (Ws2ua)

188 And there are some very good winemakers, most notably Randall Grahm of Bonny Doon, who make a pretty compelling case for screwcaps on fine wine.

Posted by: Otto Zilch at October 13, 2024 09:42 PM (Ws2ua)

189 Hurray for homemade hummus!

I've never met anyone else who makes that. It is very easy to make, and I get people nearly literally raving every time.

It's pretty flexible too, you can adjust portions and substitute pretty easily.

Is it not pronounced tahini?

Posted by: .87c at October 13, 2024 10:50 PM (pVygA)

190 How the fvck do you get "Ta-HI-na" from t-a-h-i-n-i; why do you convert the "eye" sound to an "ah"?

The same way snobbies over-pronounce foreign words in English sentences and the same snobbies Britishize nouns to "Every Gdamnned Thing Is Now Plural", I guess.

Yes to Cynar, but be careful or your hangover will follow you for two days. Same with Campari.

Posted by: Dan Patterson at October 14, 2024 06:04 AM (2QAtr)

191 I ate too much hummus once and it made me falafel

Posted by: Stew at October 14, 2024 06:11 AM (dN4ct)

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