I had a lovely tomato salad, with red onions and basil. Then we had nice roasted cornish hens, stuffed with wild rice and peas. And as a vegetable, we had ecarole and white cannellini beans, sauteed in garlic and olive oil. For dessert, I just had a small cup of lemon sherbet with a couple of mini-biscotti.
Not quite as fancy as yours, I made an ol' college favorite:
Mac'n Cheese Tuna Casserole
The recipe would appear on the box now and then. Prepare Mac'n Cheese as directed, then add in a can of condensed Cream of Mushroom soup, another 1/4 cup or so of milk, a can of tuna (in water , and with the water), a cup of peas (preferably frozen), salt & pepper. Heat under low heat.
Funny you should mention frozen peas. I loathe canned vegetables, and always cook frozen if I can't get fresh. However, peas are the ONLY vegetable that I prefer canned.
Today is my daughter's birthday, and she insisted on eating at Cheeburger, Cheeburger. I have to tell you, it's not bad. I have yet to save enough room for one of their shakes. They have over 30 flavors, and I pore over the menu throughout half the meal. Then I realize how full I am, and I never end up ordering one. Dying to try either the frozen hot chocolate or the three musketeers.
Last night I BBQed some really nice Rib Eye steaks. They were so tender and delicious. The wife made a nice fresh tomato and basil salad in olive oil, some baked potatoes and fresh sautéed spinach with garlic.
Last night I BBQed some really nice Rib Eye steaks. They were so tender and delicious. The wife made a nice fresh tomato and basil salad in olive oil, some baked potatoes and fresh sautéed spinach with garlic.
Last night I BBQed some really nice Rib Eye steaks. They were so tender and delicious. The wife made a nice fresh tomato and basil salad in olive oil, some baked potatoes and fresh sautéed spinach with garlic.
But were they rare????
3 Med - Rare and 1 Med - Well.
This ain't no Luger's where they tell you how to eat it!
Okay, tonight we had rotisserie chickens that I picked up at Stew's. I made a nice cucumber and tomato salad and sauteed some nice portobella mushrooms in olive oil, garlic and a splash of balsamic vinegar. A nice, light and healthy meal.
Garlic sauteed grilled chicken. Thinly sliced fresh eggplant sauteed in olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Mozzarella.
I grilled the eggplant first. Then grilled the chicken until it was about 3/4 done. I then placed a slice of eggplant on top of each slice of chicken and then topped each one off with a slice of Mozzarella. Then let it cook the rest of the way until the Mozzarella was melted. As sides we had a nice tomato and Romanian lettuce salad, and steamed broccoli with a little bit of garlic and olive oil poured over it.
A great (and fat) veggie sandwich on Foccacia bread, with eggplant, sun dried tomatoes, tomatoes, green peppers, onion, lettuce, sprouts with swiss cheese and tomato pesto sauce. That was in the evening at my school cafeteria. I got a little hungry again and just finished eating a bowl of raisin-bran with cold milk
I finished the second half of that sandwich for lunch, then was out running errands and stopped at Arby's for the first time in years (I used to love Arby's but there wasn't one near me until now)... too bad something about the meat skeved me in the middle of it, so tossed it. So I guess my dinner was a can of Progresso Lentil soup...
Actually I'm already thinking about tonight's dinner and it's still morning here. I don't have anything in mind, nothing out of the freezer and ready to prepare. I'm having one of those moments of maybe picking something up and/or going out to eat; and or have one of those last minute throw something together "anything"dinner. Hmmm. It'll be a mystery I guess even to me, until dinner time.
Tonight's dinner was courtesy of the bride and groom I worked video for... a buffet, so a little of this, and a little of that. It was at Shadowbrook -- pretty fancy place -- ironically the same reception room where my soon-to-be-divorced friends had theirs...
Places like this really charge $100-200 per wedding guest?? I think I need to make my checks a bit bigger next time I'm invited.... ...and I hope my first child really is a masculine child!!!!
Yesterday, in preparation for dinner, I tenderized and marinated some steaks and boneless chicken breasts for the grill. By 3:00PM my wife told me that she and a couple of her friends would be going out to dinner. My middle son was going to a friend's house and my older son and daughter would be babysitting the nine year old, Down Syndrome son of one of the women going out tonight with my wife.
I didn't feel like making the dinner just for me, so I'llmake it later today with roasted potatoes and carrots, and baked beans between football games. My wife said she will make ziti and broccoli in oil and garlic, which is outstanding.
Anyway, last night as I had the house to myself for a while, I was thinking about getting a deli sandwich or Chinese, but settled for a frozen dinner I found in the freezer: Boston Market meat loaf. It was okay.
Last night, my dad fired up the grill and cooked some VERY nice rib-eye steaks. I had mine medium-rare. Man...my dad cooks the best steaks in the world.
I am in Athens, Georgia getting set to try a case starting tomorrow (Monday). Have been here since Friday. This is a georgeous college town, and tonight I had a radicchio salads and a pizza with artichokes and olives cooked in a wood fire brick oven imported from Italy, with a galss of rose Pinot Grigio. This restaurant, called "Bischero," stands up to anyplace I've been anywhere. They make their pasta fresh daily. I'm going back tomorrow night. Who knew?
Speaking of shitty meals, there's another topic. I would guess most of us have had shitty meals when we "go out" to eat. I mean I never cook with the intention of "I think I'll make a shitty meal tonight." Maybe not that great, edible....but not shitty.
I haven't made spaghetti in a while. It sounds really good. :)Meatballs/Italian sausage and maybe some eggplant parm. Hmmm...I can smell the sauce cooking now.
I finished my penne dish from last night, then later was a bad boy and got an order of hot wings at the bar.... and after I was all proud of myself for losing 2 pounds
I finished my penne dish from last night, then later was a bad boy and got an order of hot wings at the bar.... and after I was all proud of myself for losing 2 pounds
Maybe you should try "Turi's British Diet". You simply go to a bar every night and lose at least 10 pounds daily.
Maybe you should try "Turi's British Diet". You simply go to a bar every night and lose at least 10 pounds daily.
Detouring OT (temporarily), there's a Canadian show on The Food Network called Glutton for Punishment. In a recent episode, the host went to Ireland to either prove or disprove the urban legend of "The Guinness Diet". Legend has it that Guinness has all the nutrients you need to survive - nothing else is necessary. Under a doctor's supervision (who thought it was a mistake), the host tried to live on nothing but Guinness for five days. Friends tried to tempt him with all sorts of food, but he was determined to try and go a full five days without touching anything else but Guinness - and also win a friendly wager in the process.
How did he do?
Warning, Spoiler:
He made it - barely.
Veering back on-topic, yesterday I made a sauteed chicken breast fillet coated with salt, fresh black pepper and basil. Served this up with a heapin' helpin' of thin spaghetti in garlic and oil (which also includes parsley, black pepper, a little chicken broth and a pinch or two of Italian seasoning).
My belly's been really cooperating with me lately, so I tempted fate a bit tonight. We had nice fresh cavatelli with broccoli rabe, hot sausage and sun dried tomatoes and a nice garden salad with crumbled feta cheese and Greek olives. For dessert, I just cut up some honeydew melon, but to be honest, it wasn't so sweet. But the pasta was perfetto.
My mother was very proud of tonight's dinner. She bought two steaks that were on sale for $2.99/lb. However, when she looked at them, she realized that they had set the machine for $.0299, so she got two steaks for a nickel. I'm not even sure what cut they were, but they were pretty tasty after a nice marinade of wine and soy sauce. We had some rice and fresh broccoli along with her 5 cent steaks.
I went to the butcher this afternoon and had him cut up a Perdue oven stuffer roaster. I made a marinade of teriyaki sauce, honey, garlic powder and sesame seeds. I marinated the oven stuffer in the sauce for about 3 hours.
Then I fired up the BBQ until it was piping hot. I lowered down the flame and slow cooked the oven stuffer pieces, turning the pieces every 10 minutes or so, for about an hour. Golden brown delicious.
A side of chopped spinach sauteed in olive oil and fresh garlic, some boiled rice, and a nice iceberg lettuce and tomato salad rounded off the meal nicely.
You sure did it the right way, DC. Chicken needs to be slow-cooked on the grill, or it just dries out. Mr. Babe likes to put the rotisserie on the grill and cook the chicken whole. YUM.
I never tried sesame seeds in my marinade. I'll have to give it a shot. Sounds delicious!
You had the house to yourself??? Geez, what's that like?? It must be so nice. I feel like the people in my house never leave.
Those steaks are bound to be good and tender tonight, klyd.
The steaks were tender...though I wouldn't know. My sons had them Monday for dinner before I got home.
Everything was on hold for Sunday. Much to my dismay, the Steeler game was not broadcast locally because FOX had the game and the Eagles were on. I took the family to a nearby bar/restaurant with a million tvs to see the game. The place was a sea of black and gold, but we got a table late in the second quarter, so we had wings and burgers.
After I got home from work last night, I made myself some spaghetti and meat sauce. And damn, was it good. It's going to be tonight's dinner for a few days.
This'll be an interesting food diary down the line... almost makes me wanna eat better to lessen the embarrassment! lol
Tonight I went out, on the way home from my class... had some pretty decent lamb shanks (a bit fatty, but otherwise pretty good) over garlic mashed potatoes (TOO much garlic - and coming from ME, the guy who likes to chomp on a raw garlic clove now and then, that means WAY too much garlic somehow!! ) and gravy... w/ a seafood "bisque" starter... not bad for $12.95 tho...
I made country style ribs on the grill. Damn they were good, although a bit crisp. Or as my dad would have said, Seared on the outside and juicy on the inside - his standard excuse for burning food on the grill.
Don't you hate it when you have say, leftover BBQ chicken, but....thrre is only one piece left. Not enough to fill me up. I had that and a salad but didn't feel satisfied and didn't feel like cooking. So, I had a slice of bread with PB&J. I like PBJ but it didn't quite finish off my dinner. Such dilemmas.
Details! Tomatoes? Apples? Raisins? Coconut milk (I know, that's more Thai)? A nice chutney?
I am obviously, quite curious.
A few years back, I spent the better part of a month working on a chicken curry recipe. The magnificent aroma lingered on the walls for weeks.
I know, I'm quite strange that way.
Signor V.
Oh i don't know SV! It was one of my wife's creations,definitely home-made! I will investigate and report back duly! One thing i have never made is a curry...
There are just a few things I dislike in the food department, and I must say curry is one of them. And the fact that my apartment becomes consumed by that smell from my neighbors isn't helping....
Went to the Bonefish Grill in Pinebrook, NJ, with Justin as I had to meet him for workstuff. Never been to one, but it was very good!
Started with an Espresso Martini with apps of Calamari (w/ marinara and Thai sweet hot sauces) and Fried Oysters. Then a glass of Ecco Domani Chianti with my Grilled Salmon (w/ the Pan Asian sauce) w/ steamed veggies. Very good for a chain! Anyone else been to one of these?
I really like calamari. I love deep fried. However, for those who cook it, how do you prepare it? I've cooked it myself flouring and frying it with potatoes. It's fantastic. It's a big pain in the neck to clean though.
Icelandic Arctic Charr -- as Geoff said, fried oysters and calamari... if you love salmon you will like this fish I never had before and was virtually uknown in the US 10 years ago. Now its still not very well known but not always from iceland, but farm raised in canada, USA... it was good, no doubt, but not up to the marketing hype of this new chain which is small, but sure to grow.
As for the Bonefish Martini -- Love champagne, love Stoli, love Cranberry, not sure I like all 3 in a "martini"... tasted more like just champagne with the reddish look to imply there was cranberry in it... no complaints, just nothing exciting... I was driving so I only had time to sample one martini and one glass of wine...
More interesting was a wedding I was at on Sunday... at least $150k -- cocktail hour food included rabbit (sicilian specialty), mini rice balls, "macaroni pie", and my favorite, fried whole sardines... gotta be real italian (european at the least) to love this stuff... too bad geoff cut out before the party began lol, be he does get "Hero of the Month Award" but thats another topic for another forum lol.
JR! Where have you been? Nice to see you around again.
I am not a big fish fan. I love shellfish, but not fish fish, if that makes sense.
TIS, the only way I've ever prepared calamari is to put it in tomato sauce when I make a fish sauce for Christmas Eve. I have an excellent fish store that sells their calamari pre-cleaned. Of course, that's still not good enough for my mom, who will insist on cleaning it even further.
Hi! Sorry to not be on here more often, killer busy season but its winding down and I hope to have more time for leisure... In any case, you are right, liking one type of fish is as varied as liking steak but not pork -- in fact, there are probably more varieties of fish/seafood than of land animals... I too love shellfish more than fish fish... squid is an isiplopod, so its not a fish or a shellfish, its something closer to octopus if anything... for thos who do like exotic and game meats, check out exoticmeats.com, never bought from them before, but anxious to, as soon as they get the bugs out of their site and i can finally order!
We went out to dinner tonight. Why is it so difficult to get beef cooked correctly? We ordered two prime rib dinners, one rare and one medium rare. They came out cooked properly, but they were ice cold. We sent them back. In heating them, the rare became medium rare and the medium rare became medium-to-well. I refused to eat mine. They then told me those were the last two prime rib dinners that they had, so they asked if I would have a strip steak in lieu of a prime rib. Fine. Mr. Babe took the formerly rare prime rib, since it was cooked to his liking, and they took the other one away. Now, Mr. Babe has his dinner and I have a glass of water. Finally, mine came, and it was cooked properly, but it had an immense nerve running through the middle of it, although I guess that wasn't their fault. At least they took it off the bill.
Needless to say, it was not quite the pleasant dining experience that we were hoping for.
Had my usual (lately) Saturday-night fare... Wedding Food. This wasn't a dinner buffet like the first two, but a plated dinner, at the Olde Mill Inn 1.5 hours away in Basking Ridge, NJ. The "hired help" didn't get an entree choice, so we (2 photogs, 2 video, and 1 DJ) were served some type of stuffed chicken w/ veggies. Not terrible -- I finished it -- but the previous two buffets were better I think. The cocktail hour buffet was just so-so, too... the calamari stunk... quite a shame for such a beautiful establishment. But free is always good!
Tonight was less exciting but tasted better, from the local Chinese take-out: Hunan Chicken & Beef over rice w/ mixed veggies. When I'm hungry again later ( ), I'll finished it, or perhaps have one of the shrimp egg rolls I ordered for snacks...
BTW, I almost always used to order the Chicken w/ Garlic Sauce combo (w/ brown rice and egg roll) but have been experimenting more lately cuz I've gotten sick of it lol...
Being the weekend, I am more inclined to cook. Tonight I made somthing I haven't made in quite a while, stuffed green peppers. Usually it's good on a winter's day. It's not that cold, but it sounded good. A fresh loaf of italian bread to dip in the tomato sauce is excellent.....but I didn't have a fresh loaf of Italian bread (I'm not that ambitious), but I did have french bread.
I made extra so I could heat another up tomorrow after I get home from work. I don't like spending too much time cooking during the week.
I made a grilled cheese with Pepperjack cheese earlier. It was pretty good. And I just had some dry Cheerio's.
Poor baby, You need some good food Bogey (no offense). Grill cheese good for old people like me, but you are a growing girl. I'll send ya some lasagna, eggplant parm, meatballs & sausage to put a little meat on your bones.
Hey Babe, where did you have this prime rib? I would send an email and/or letter... especially if it was in the NY area... I once pointed out to a client that I was served stale dinner roles... and at the risk of losing his business, I realized that I was trying to be a friend and he thanked me for it and said "My best customer is the one that tells me when something is wrong" -- I would give it a shot.
Last night, unlike Geoff and most situations, I got a choice of steak, chicken or Sea Bass... the Matre'd really boosted the Sea Bass with teriyaki sauce, sometimes us wedding photographers interpret that as "what do i need to get rid of first before it goes bad" but I honestly have to say it was quite good... in fact, all the food was good and the hospitality was great, Meadow Wood Manor in Dover get an A+ for food and hospitality... Cocktail hour food is always the best, this was especially good, mostly seafood-themed since the bride & groom were going to Fiji on their honeymoon, but there was duck, lobster, crab, plenty of shellfish and a GREAT mushroom ravioli, again, everything was exceptionally good, including the cooperation of the matre'd and staff service (for those getting married and looking for GOOD catering halls).
Tonight I decided to receed to my roots and had spaghetti, meatballs and sausage, plus had some Coppola Diamond Series Pinot Noir that was on Sale - - I try to adhere to tradition, even though tonight i was very tempted to go out because I was so tired... but like Sicilian Babe, i am so often disappointed with food, service and pricing, that I would stick with comfort food that I knew cannot go wrong (-:
Eh. All free food is "good" to a point, cuz it's free. But that doesn't mean it's WORTH anything... or certainly GOOD by any standards....... it's just the least they could do for someone(s) spending 12 hours of their lives with their family recording every moment could maybe treat them one step higher than "feeding the pets"
We ate at a local place, where we know the owner. He was away on a trip and one of the "silent" partners was in charge. He should stay silent. I did let him know, trust me. As the gang here is well aware, I am quite comfortable making a server aware of my displeasure.
He did take it off our bill, so dinner with coffee, drinks, dessert and coffee was only $50, but still, when you've got your taste buds all set for something, it's still a disappointment.
Yea, once you've gone 10+ hours without even so much as a bathroom break, you will basically eat anything thats put in front of you even if its not cooked (beef, i learned how to trim the outer rim and discard the center) and i have had chicken so many ways, mostly bad, I actually refuse to buy it anymore... my all time favorite was the cheese that was in the bridal sweet which made it down to the marriage certificate signing, then brought up to the psychological convention, then back down to the cocktail hour of the wedding, and guess what the band, photographers and videographers got to eat at 11pm? The band leader barked "she promised us hot food!" I pointed out that the jalapeno cheese cubes previously rejected by at least 1000 people "thats your "hot food" " lol. nothing says appreciation like stale crackers and cheese recylced at least 5 times in one day... even inmates get 1 hour recreation and 3 square meals a day.
Ok, sorry, that was a rant... what did I eat tonight? Try this, the simplest yet BEST tasting pasta ever, may not sound like much but until you've tried it, you must take the time to TRY IT!
Equal parts unsalted butter and GOOD olive oil few tablespoons each -- TONS of cracked black pepper, this gives it the "heat" -- boil bowtie, linguine or even spaghetti... when the pasta is finished, put it in the pan of olive oil/butter reserving some of the pasta water, continue to cook, grind some more pepper, remove, put on a plate, add a generous amount of grated cheese AND fresh finely chopped parsley -- sounds simple, and it is, but the taste is unbelieveable...
WTF, I know I posted this already tonight...!? In any event... let's try this again...
Nothing fancy... I finished the Chinese dish from the other night, after a late-lunch at Burger King ( ), then a late night snack of a mozzarella/peppers/eggplant app...
Well, it's only 5:30 a.m. here but I guess it's never too early to think about dinner. I have a craving for a nice juicy greasy burger with a side onion rings. Don't know if I'll still have that craving at 5:00 p.m. but sounds good now. Actually, what I'd really like, to be more specific, is a nice juicy sirlion burger of some kind, with cheese, but most fast food places don't carry them.
Well, it's only 5:30 a.m. here but I guess it's never too early to think about dinner. I have a craving for a nice juicy greasy burger with a side onion rings. Don't know if I'll still have that craving at 5:00 p.m. but sounds good now. Actually, what I'd really like, to be more specific, is a nice juicy sirlion burger of some kind, with cheese, but most fast food places don't carry them.
Ah, such tough decisons life places on me.
TIS
TIS -
Are you----are you trying----to tell us that you---- are--------pregnant?
Filet Mignon on the grill, mashed potatoes, corn and tomato salad.
Last night I made a big Oven Stuffer, but Mr. Babe stayed late at his golf outing, so there's a ton of it left over. Guess what's for dinner tomorrow night?
Filet Mignon on the grill, mashed potatoes, corn and tomato salad.
Last night I made a big Oven Stuffer, but Mr. Babe stayed late at his golf outing, so there's a ton of it left over. Guess what's for dinner tomorrow night?
I made an oven stuffer on Sunday night. We had leftovers too.
Seemed to be a Chinese night tonite... I found my neighbor at the local chinese place... and I just didn't have time to go food shopping, plus i havent had it in ages, and now geoff too?? "Donnie Brasco" (Joey Pistone?) said that its a mobsters fave food... they would eat it everyday... not sure if i can handle that, then again Im not a mobster lol.
Tonight is too embarrassing to even mention. Was at Wal-Mart waiting on a friend who never showed up, so had a late lunch in the built-in McDonald's (Been YEARS since I had fast food two days in a row - it's normally months in between! but that's why it's convenient and "fast" food I guess)... plus the last shrimp eggroll later... then Cardi's favorite Hot Pockets Calzone even later...
So much for my diet plan... and I was doing well, too!
Why do I get the feeling you'll be having dinner at some fast food drive through tomorrow??
Today first I went to Wendy's and bought a Crispy Chicken sandwich and chicken nuggets, and a large fry. Then I went to my friend's house and got errr.. hungrier.. and I went to Krogers and bought hot pockets and chocolate chip cookies.
Well, it's only 5:30 a.m. here but I guess it's never too early to think about dinner. I have a craving for a nice juicy greasy burger with a side onion rings. Don't know if I'll still have that craving at 5:00 p.m. but sounds good now. Actually, what I'd really like, to be more specific, is a nice juicy sirlion burger of some kind, with cheese, but most fast food places don't carry them.
Ah, such tough decisons life places on me.
TIS
TIS -
Are you----are you trying----to tell us that you---- are--------pregnant?
Ha ha ha! Bite your tongue! No DC, the pregnancies ended long ago but the cravings always remained with me. Go figure!!!
Had a bag of spinach leftover, been eating it as a side salad for days, so i threw that in a pan with olive oil, salt, garlic, pepper and boiled some penne pasta... once the pasta was done, i threw that into the pan, some red pepper flakes, added some grated cheese and it was really great, the spinach had a great smooth, almost creamy taste to it... and the pepper flakes gave it a bite... the simplicity is what makes italian food great...
On a side note, if any of you watch Anthony Bourdain... you will see he had "Burrata" on his trip to Tuscany... this is a mozzarella ball the size of softball and inside is the creamy curd & whey -- very expensive, its overnighted from Italy and about $20/lb or $20 each -- I ordered one from a local place saveurgourmet.com -- $20 expensive for an appeitizer? Sure, but then again, I hate to tell you how much I've spent on caviar (which i am over/done with, i will still eat it but my fascination with it is gone)... in any case, i will let you know how it is when it comes!
BTW - I heard it somewhere, probably on FoodTV, and have done it ever since - when making sauteed spinach, I now add a sprinkling of ground nutmeg... seems nice.
JR, Please tell me you clean off the stems of your fresh spinach. I can't STAND spinach with the stems still on. I feel like they're getting caught in my throat when I swallow (JG, please restrain yourself from swallowing jokes). It's why I hesitate to order veal saltimbocca.
My mother made the most delicious spinach pie. The crust was flaky, just oil and flour, almost like the Greeks make, it was stuffed with spinach sauteed in garlic and olive oil, with raisins, pignoli, oil cured olives and anchovies.
I feel like they're getting caught in my throat when I swallow (JG, please restrain yourself from swallowing jokes).
SB, ya gotta use the baby leaf spinach... that way you won't be gagging on the stems (because they're thin and tender), and you won't have to spit them out....
Oh, I love spinach pie. I must have been the only kid that didn't have to be bribed to eat spinach.
I love to steam my spinach. I put a little bit of water at the bottom of the pot, fill it with spinach, drizzle some olive oil over it, add some chunks of garlic (Yes, Geoff, it's FRESH garlic) and cook it over a low flame. My husband and daughter actually fight over the spinach juice at the bottom of the pot.
Yes, I always remove the stems from spinach, broccoli rabe, and of course, asparagus... oh, and parsley... although celeb chefs say parsley stems have better flavor than the leaves, that is fine for soups/stocks but NOT anything you are going to top a dish with...
I had a crazy busy day, I wanted to cook but it was a hot day, so I too went to the cloverleaftavern.com for a cheeseburger and sweet potato fries... best burger in town... a 75+ year landmark, they are famous for their steaks, but have a lot of great food, its casual dining, but i had it to go because the owner is a client and i havent updated his website in ages so i got my grub and ran lol.
On a side note, if any of you watch Anthony Bourdain... you will see he had "Burrata" on his trip to Tuscany...
I saw that - it looked quite interesting, but I don't think I'm going to spend that much money to have it airlifted to me!
Unfortunately, Bourdain's Tuscany show was the last new episode of No Reservations until January. On the other hand, now's the time to catch up on any shows we missed.
Originally Posted By: J Geoff
when making sauteed spinach, I now add a sprinkling of ground nutmeg... seems nice.
Nutmeg, in carefully controlled amounts, can definitely enhance certain foods. A lot of people don't know this, but back in the days of colonial America, our Founding Fathers ate foods that had so much nutmeg in them that we would probably gag at the overpowering flavor. (Of course, we might also gag at the overpowering smell of food that was "well hung".)
Back on-topic: Tonight, I will indulge myself and make curried chicken with couscous. I've already blended up some spices for the curry, and will now preceed into the kitchen, throw a tape into the VCR and commence chopping onions and garlic.
It's been a while since I made any curry recipe, and I think I do not want to go near people for the next couple of days.
Sorry, I despise curry -- I have Indian neighbors who stink up my apartment with it (despite them being nice people; I'm sure I do the same thing to them w/ my garlic )
Originally Posted By: Signor Vitelli
we might also gag at the overpowering smell of food [sic.] that was "well hung"
No comment.
Originally Posted By: JRCX
Yes, I always remove the stems from spinach, broccoli rabe, and of course, asparagus...
Buy the GOOD (baby leaf) spinach then. And if you remove asparagus "stems" there's nothing left. lol but of course "snap" them. BTW - I tried white asparagus once and didn't like it -- too bitter.
As it was my Birthday yesterday me and my family are going to an Italian American Resteraunt named Frankie and Bennys the food is amazing and the resteraunt is set in 1950's style New York its expensive but well worth the money,im just getting ready to go,i cant wait to see the menu
As it was my Birthday yesterday me and my family are going to an Italian American Resteraunt named Frankie and Bennys the food is amazing and the resteraunt is set in 1950's style New York its expensive but well worth the money,im just getting ready to go,i cant wait to see the menu
They have a site here -- looks interesting for a UK chain; their "Story" says they came from America, of Italian decent, but says nothing how they ended up in the UK. They do seem fairly expensive (approx double what you see for US$), tho...
I've bought baby spinach and I STILL remove the stems. Actually, believe it or not, Costco has wonderful baby spinach. It may just be an obsession of mine, but the thought of those stems makes me gag.
DC, your pizza sounds wonderful. Our kitchen is closed on Fridays, so I may just tell Mr. Babe to bring home a pizza. Although I also have been thinking about Chinese. So many decisions.
I seem to be eating crap on Friday nights now... it was Dinty Moore stew tonight (which isn't that bad in a crunch ) Tomorrow's black tie dinner will hopefully be better, tho - either a sitting-around-cold plated dinner or digging in a buffet in a tux!
Every friday night is pizza night as far back as I could remember, I desparately miss my mohter's homemade pizza so tried to recreate it tonite, but even though I had ample time, the dough was not rising to the right light/fluffiness... but i often remember her sayin "the dough didnt come right this time, or it didnt rise right this time" and its true, depending on where you get it and the atmospheric conditions, it can fluctuate... I think my problem tonite was other than it not rising fast enough, i put the oven on 500F when i think 450F would have given the dough more time to cook and would have browned the cheese on top less (which I like anyway) but the crust was not browned on the bottom... its trial and error... if i can't make it, i go out searching for it and its sad its VERY hard to find very good pizza anymore, at least in this area... you have to travel outside the town limits to find something decent...
As it was my Birthday yesterday me and my family are going to an Italian American Resteraunt named Frankie and Bennys the food is amazing and the resteraunt is set in 1950's style New York its expensive but well worth the money,im just getting ready to go,i cant wait to see the menu
They have a site here -- looks interesting for a UK chain; their "Story" says they came from America, of Italian decent, but says nothing how they ended up in the UK. They do seem fairly expensive (approx double what you see for US$), tho...
We went last night and the food was amazing and the staff were great they couldnt do enough for us,i had Garlic bread with Mozeralla and it was beautiful! i then went for the mixed grill and words cant describe how good it was.The prices were pretty dear and the drinks definetly were £3.10 per pint (my uncle nearly cried when i told him ) but all in all it was a great night
It was around 3:30 in the morning, and I was staggering around the kitchen. I thought about making either chicken or shrimp with a box of Rice-a-Roni I had in the cupboard. When I opened the box, I found everything was infested with little crawly things. Ugh.
Down the toilet it went.
(The problem came from the store where I had just purchased it. Long story, but the couscous I made the other night was fine, and that box had been stored for months in the same cabinet.)
Then I saw a can of white clam sauce staring at me. I thought this would suffice. Pasta and clam sauce - why not? I opened the can, emptied it into a small saucepan and proceeded to add my usual seasonings. Finally, a couple of pinches of salt. As I reached for the spoon to sample everything, the rubber stopper on the bottom of the salt shaker came loose and dumped a huge amount of salt into the sauce. It was no use - the clam sauce was absolutely and totally ruined.
Down the toilet it went.
By now, the desire to cook even the simplest meal was gone. I felt like the life had been totally drained out of me, and no power on earth could restore it.
Tired, angry and frustrated, I opened a can of tuna.
Poor SV, that's awful. I guess you just were not meant to cook dinner last night. I hope you went out to eat? I certainly wouldn't have the patience to try a third time.
I hate it when I'm cooking and everything goes wrong; or...when I'm cooking or baking something and "think" I have all the ingredients and as I am eagerly preparing, find out I have to run to the store for eggs or something that there is no substitute for.
I think I ate a little too much duck from the buffet.
In my opinion Chinese and Buffet do NOT go together! And throw Duck on a chinese buffet and your goose is cooked!
SB- what's the matter with you? You know better than that! Every Chinese restaurant worth their salt won't even make you duck unless you order it from them at least a day in advance.
It was around 3:30 in the morning, and I was staggering around the kitchen. I thought about making either chicken or shrimp with a box of Rice-a-Roni I had in the cupboard.
When I'm staggering around the kitchen at 3:30 AM, I can't even find the cupboard, let alone the rice-a-roni.
Today was one of those days I seemed to be nibbling all day. I wasn't real hungry so I had a frozen rice/chicken/vegetable tv dinner type thing. Perfect if you're not real hungry. (the portions of these tv dinners are always pathetic IMHO)
I'm curious what Geoff had for dinner lol. I only ate 2 baby back ribs, 2 pieces of spicy cajun chicken and some calamari (cocktail hour food)... no meal tonite... but I think i was better off after seeing the food in this place lol.
My eyes must be going bad I thought that said Chicken and Steak penis.
I saw that, too, Miggy! Which do you prefer, the chicken or steak penis?
Originally Posted By: JRCX
I'm curious what Geoff had for dinner lol.
You mean during my Black Tie wedding (in which, apparently, the guests themselves didn't need to dress up, just the "help")? lol The members-only-except-for-expensive-events Eagle Oaks Golf & Country Club was beautiful. Cocktail hour food was pretty decent, but nothing more than the usual rolled cold cut platters, eggplant rollatini, chicken marsala, sliced pork/beef loins (I didn't try those)... it was okay for any hungry person...
As last week, "the help" (me, 2 photographers, and a huge band) got fed plated chicken dishes w/ potatoes and veggies. A bit dry, understandable, but edible for the most part. I've had better and worse, so... :shrug:
On the way home (12 hours after I left it) I stopped for a well-deserved martini and ordered the calamari fra diavlo app which was pretty decent for where I ordered it (not an Italian place).
The calamari was the best of the night...
Justin's done this for years, but after my 4 weeks, it broke down to 2 buffet dinners (very good, even 1 at the Holiday Inn! ) and 2 plated chicken dinners from "fancy" places (ehh.)
My girlfriend makes the BEST split pea soup and that's what we are going to have tonight. It's torture waiting because it takes most of the day to cook so the rest of us keep walking by and checking on it and stirring it... and sniffing it and wiping the drool from our mouths
Well, we had the Caldwell Street Fair today... which meant $25 for:
1 Sangria Iced Tea ($3) 2 Rice Balls the size of a small meatball ($3) 3 Shumai + 3 Gyoza ($3) (From Tony Soprano's fave sushi place in the last season) 1 Brisket Sandwich ($7) 6 Zeppoli ($4) 1 "Domestic Beer" ($4)
So where did that missing $1 go? Well, at the "Beer Garden" -- you pay for your beer first, and you get one color for domestic, one for imported. I've had imported beer, i wanted to try something different from a local microbrewery, so I purchased a "domestic" beer ticket because I saw this new brewary from Long Island. I handed him my ticket and he said "thats for domestic beer". Oh really, and which country is Long Island in? and he said "this is domestic premium, you want the beer over there" and pointed, So i shook my head and went over to the other table and thought i would settle for a sam adams... that guy said my ticket is "only good for coors light". Now, why would they put on the sign DOMESTIC $4 and IMPORTED $5 rather than say "Coors Light $4, all others $5?" Anyway, it wasnt about the stinkin dollar but being mislead and pettiness. The guy was actually cool and poured me a Sam Adams and I tipped him a dollar to show I appreciated it and it was not about the money... I hope the other idiot saw -- The reality was, I was hoping to try a new, different beer, and because the signage was misleading, they didn't just lose a dollar, they lost someone that probably would have went out and bought a case of the stuff if I liked it... now i will avoid it all together (cant remember the name but I remember the logo) but in any case, ALL beer from Long Island is on my DO NOT BUY list lol. Thats my rant for today (:
Ok. So as I was telling a few of the other board members we are up in upstate New York this weekend so my son can attend a college open house.
Last night we ask the hotel manager if she could recommend a good restaurant to us for dinner. She tells us that there is this great one about a half a mile away and even shows us a menu. It's a steak and seafood restaurant. Menu looks really great. The manager tells me that they make a really great T-Bone steak! Now I'm all jacked up to have a nice steak. The manager of the hotel even writes a little note on the back of the business card for me to give to the restaurant manager telling them to give us dessert on the hotel. Ok, I get the picture
Now I drive to the restaurant all set on having this great steak. We pull up....no cars on the parking lot. Scary. I walk to the door and there's this big sign that says "Closed Sundays."
Now how the fock does this hotel manager who obviously lives in the town NOT know that they are closed on Sundays? H-E-L-L-O!!
Every decent looking restaurant on this town is closed on Sunday. They practically pull in the sidewalks here! We wound up having dinner at a Friendly's. Well I didn't have a steak, but I had a really great Crispy Chicken Salad along with this outrageous all chocolate desert which had triple chocolate chocolate chip ice cream, a scattering of mini chocolate chips, a bar of Ghirardelli Chocolate all on top of a piece of Chocolate cake!
Wnen I lived in Michigan, bars were closed on Sunday (in certain parts of town), but for the most part restaurants would be open. A lot of people go out to eat on Sunday.
SC, I remember getting Columbus Day off from school. Out here, they don't have it off. Whatsa matta these people? I Guess that means no mail today.
Its still a big deal here, TIS. Many businesses are closed, most banks and post offices, city offices, etc. We still have the big parade in the City (the second best one after St Patrick's Day).
The Italian influence is obviously very strong here ... out there, you get egg noodles and ketchup.
A few years back, I was talking to the then Principal at my school, sort of complaining (in a joking way)that there were no festivities for Italians here in CA, and yet many many Mexican festivities. I told him that I was protesting and that we need to have an Italian celebration (he was half Italian).
So....We officially celebrated Columbus Day at school. There were four Italians in the office. We all bought food for everyone on Columbus Day. I made canoli and the other ladies and I went to the Italian Deli and purchased snacks. We even bought "proud to be Italain" shirts for all of us and took a picture of the four of us. None of us knew Italian fluently, but he managaged to start the morning announcments on the PA in Italian. It was fun.
I had a can of San Marzano tomatoes opened up from what i used on friday for pizza, so I decided to make fresh marinara sauce, garlic, shallots (i had onion but half a large shallot left) and some basil I stole from my old neighbor's garden.. came out great, and i used the Buitoni brand fresh cheese tortellini... i will use the rest later in the week to try it with a cream sauce... good stuff!
PS - Happy Columbus Day to ALL! I can remember when it actually was a holiday years ago...
A couple of hours ago, I was watching an episode of Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations I had taped earlier, when I began to feel inspired by what I saw.
This happens often when I watch culinary shows.
In this episode, he went to Malaysia. He had a "breakfast" that sounded like it could taste quite interesting. Before I get into the details, I think I should mention:
(a) I usually eat only one "meal" a day - though I may nibble a little at other times.
(b) I am a night person, so "what" one is expected to eat, and "when" one is expected to eat it have little or no effect on me.
(c) I had just counted all my dry spices, and found that (including salt and peppercorns) I have 50 of them - so I can get creative if and when the urge takes hold.
(d) Most important of all: Cooking is therapy. (Besides, over the years, I've realized that few things compare with the looks on friends' faces when they're served something they really like by folks who actually give a damn. In other words, few things beat home cooking.)
But, tonight, it was just me and the cat. And I am reasonably certain he would not have liked what I made.
I used some flat Asian rice noodles (almost like fettucine), cooked them in boiling water, then transferred them to a bowl. There was about one cup of cooked noodles altogether.
Then I heated 2/3 cup of beef broth (I probably should have used vegetable stock; hindsight is always 20/20 - but it was quite nice, regardless.), added 1 teaspoon of soy sauce, 1 teaspoon of Asian fish sauce, 1 teaspoon of mild curry powder, 1/4 teaspoon of powdered coriander and 1/8 teaspoon of cayenne pepper powder. When it was all quite hot, I dumped in seven nice-sized shrimp I had previously shelled and deveined. When the shrimp were just cooked through, I added them (and the broth) to the bowl with the rice noodles. Stirred everything together, then broke out a pair of chopsticks - something I hardly ever do.
Quite spicy - the inside of my mouth is still tingling - but very enjoyable.
Tony Bourdain Rocks... he knows great food, but knows what foods endangered peoples eat... so he knows the whole range... He even did a show focusing on his home state of jersey (mario batali appeared in cameo)... its best to divorce yourself from all dislikes to become most happy a french artist (yes, french but very GOOD man) told me... and its true... enjoy everything, you dont have to love everything but dont cancel anything out...
That being said... i went for the aspargus that was on sale... made some great risotto and then saved the leftover risotto, perhaps I will make my famous lobster in pink cream cognac sauce over risotto cakes, or just make riceballs, let me see how the day pans out...
It finally cooled off, so I'm gonna make nice Pasta e Ceci. I picked up a nice prosciutto "hock" the other day, which gives soup an unbelievable depth.
I really don't mind meatloaf. I haven't made it in a while though. And...it's not something I'd ever order in a restaurant. Does anyone order meatloaf at a restaurant?
Was a poor man's dinner tonight.... whatever was in the cupboard was the ingredients. A can of chopped clams and some angel hair pasta.
Voila, I had some pasta and clam sauce.
TIS - I'd usually shy away from ordering meatloaf out, but there's an all-you-can-eat buffet a few blocks away from me that actually has decent meatloaf. Between that and their mashed potatoes I'll make a meal that'll last me two days.
Meatloaf is one of my fave comfort foods, italian meatloaf is best, but there is a great place on 5th Ave & 21st street in Manhattan called "Eisenbergs" - it was there a few months ago when i passed by, its been there for a very long time, the better part of a century, a good old fashioned coffee shop selling great food... in any case, I have a recipe if anyone wants...
Tonite, I made the other half of the package of tortellini, i was going to make a cream sauce, but instead of shallots i just used some chopped onions/garlic/fresh basic and san marzano tomatoes... still tasted great... tomorrow nite i hope to attempt Aranciana -- which means "Orange" in italian because they look like oranges, but what they are is the leftover risotto formed in a ball with either veal, chop meat or even prosciutto and peas in the middle and deep fried... let's see how my day goes and how much time i have...
I really don't mind meatloaf. I haven't made it in a while though. And...it's not something I'd ever order in a restaurant. Does anyone order meatloaf at a restaurant?
TIS
Usually you could tell a good diner by the number of truckers, who eat there. If it's busy, the next step is to get the meatloaf.
By the way, one of the best meatloaf meals I ever had was at the Bob Evans chain. That was ten years ago. i just don't go to Bob Evans often.
Well, tonite I did in fact find time to make rice balls, I didnt get the chop meat like i hoped to fill the center, but i did make the marinara sauce and made the rice balls slightly smaller than regular meat balls and fried them up... nice and crispy on the outside, and its a good way to recycle leftovers you might normally regret and/or throw out... tomorrow (friday) is pizza nite, i think i might just order it out from a place in town i have not tried in awhile (italianissmo, featured in the sopranos), they are the only ones in town with a brick oven, but i have to see how the day/mood/money plays out lol.
I didn't have time to eat for a 24-hour period because JRCX was bossing me around all day and making me work under pressure deadlines. So after my 11-hour-shift to save his ass (once again), I went out to the pub and got a roast beef sandwich and potato soup...
A good potato soup is worth its weight in gold. The right seasonings (and a little heavy cream), and it is truly wonderful.
On the other hand, positively the worst one I ever had was at Panico's in New Brunswick. What purported to be a puree of leeks and potatoes was, somehow, rendered absolutely tasteless by the chef. I still do not know how you can remove all the flavor from leeks and potatoes - but, somehow, they were able to do it.
Anyway - tonight's dinner. Haven't decided yet, but it will probably be something with a chicken breast or shrimp. At least, that's what was staring me in the face when I looked in the freezer a few moments ago. Noticed some frozen homemade basil pesto, too.
Methinks there are the fixin's for a decent meal here.
On the other hand, positively the worst one I ever had was at Panico's in New Brunswick. What purported to be a puree of leeks and potatoes was, somehow, rendered absolutely tasteless by the chef. I still do not know how you can remove all the flavor from leeks and potatoes - but, somehow, they were able to do it.
Signor V.
Who goes to a place like Panicos, which is known for it's Italian cuisine, and orders Potatoe Soup?
Rice Balls were a yearly tradition in my family. I don't know the accurate history of how this food came about, but in my family it was on St. Lucy's Day that we made them.
I had a great aunt who at a young age "almost" went blind. Don't know the specifics but St.Lucy is the patron Saint of the eyes and so I was told she prayed to St. Lucy every night and thankfully did not lose her site. Since that time, my father's whole generation would make riceballs on St. Lucy's Day (Dec. 12 or 13th I think).
If St. Lucy's Day was on a Friday, when we couldn't eat meat, they'd obviously make a meatless batch and we'd save the meat ones for the next day.
Gee, brings back memories. I wasn't even born when my Great Aunt went through this, but she was still alive when I was young, and I remember the family getting together making rice balls. It was like a mini holiday. Just like when they'd make the homemade pasta, rolling the dough, curling it. Man, an all day event.
On the other hand, positively the worst one I ever had was at Panico's in New Brunswick. What purported to be a puree of leeks and potatoes was, somehow, rendered absolutely tasteless by the chef. I still do not know how you can remove all the flavor from leeks and potatoes - but, somehow, they were able to do it.
Signor V.
Who goes to a place like Panicos, which is known for it's Italian cuisine, and orders Potatoe Soup?
TIS, I would imagine that the reason for the riceballs on St. Lucy's was because you're not supposed to eat wheat on her feast day. Supposedly, she was martyred in a wheat field (or something with a wheat field). If you notice, in every picture of her, she's carrying a stalk of wheat and her eyes on a plate. December 13th is a very big Sicilian holiday.
Thanks for the refresher. I do remember now not eating wheat and also I have seen pictures or statues of St. Lucy holding the eyes. My Aunt was from Sicily and since you say it's a very big Holiday there, I am assuming this affliction of hers occurred in Italy when she was very young and was carried over here.
My great aunt passed away in the mid 1960's but my family in Michigan still makes the riceballs to this day, and celebrates the holiday.
Great notes on St. Lucy, there is a statue of her in a small church on Pine Street in Montclair... It was my mother's name and she never liked the story/statue of her because it was so morbid... as the legend goes (and I am sure I will be corrected if wrong), but this man kept telling her what beautiful eyes she had but she kept telling him she was committed to God. He was relentless and kept complimenting her on her eyes day after day, so she pulled them out and put them on a plate for him and said "here you go since you think they are so beautiful" -- wow, no wonder why my mother hated the association... someone pls tell me there is a different story behind it? Thats extreme even for Sicilians LOL.
As for Geoff, well, if he wants to sleep till noon and not eat breakfast, thats not my fault, and yes, he saved my ass, not the first time, and definitely not the last lol, but what are friends for??
Lastly, Panico's, well, while the osso buco was good, no doubt, the appetizers were not just overcharged for, but of inferior quality of what should be passed off for that price in an "authentic" Italian restaurant. I was there for the company, not the food, but just because a few govenors and senators ate there, no reason to charge $18 per person for hot and cold appetizers that you can get in a local supermarket of far better quality...
I love real mashed potatoes (I was raised on instant ), and most places seem to serve instant as well... but I never pass up the real deal so had to get it!
Me and a friend went to the Outback Steakhouse (his choice), had the babyback ribs, way better than Chilis, but not as good as Tiffany's (they are the best by far)... got the garlic mashed potatoes, and quite frankly, they sucked... tasted more like they cook it in fish stock or something lol... I SHOULD have had the sweet potato or a baked potatoe... instant mashed potatoes don't bother me, i love potatoes so much i can eat they anyway you can serve them :-) I also had a great martini, it had pomegrante juice, Skyy vodka and Absolut Pear vodka...
I love real mashed potatoes (I was raised on instant ), and most places seem to serve instant as well... but I never pass up the real deal so had to get it!
You poor guy...
My fiancee only makes real, I refuse to eat plastic mashed potatoes.
I really don't mind instant potatos. I prefer "real", but I have made instant and even though I can taste a definite difference, I don't think they're too bad.
I love mashed potatoes, and only make real. The secret is to whip them when they are very hot. I try to ease the fat content by making them with 1/3 butter and cream, and 2/3 margarine and skim, and it's not half bad. But I am rather obsessive (I know, big surprise) about getting all the lumps out. If they are not smooth and creamy, I don't want to eat them.
As for Panico's, I swear that I can't remember the appetizers!! My filet mignon was so tender and delicious, that I don't remember much else!
For those who can order from http://calandrasbakery.com/ you should try it, not only one of the best breads in NJ but they also have a great line of pastas, ravioli but are best known for their pastries... I went to "Vince's Family Market" after church to get some italian things you cant find anywhere else normally... imported pastas, olive oil, other such stuf... and I got some baby lamb chops and eggplant for tomorrow, got to figure out how to do the eggplant on the grill since it will be one of the last warm days of the year... :-)
We had Costco rotisserie chickens, which were delicious. I sauteed some spinach with garlic and olive oil and tossed some spaghetti squash with butter and parmigiano. For dessert, I have a Key Lime pie. Mmmmm...
Tonight I BBQ'd Tomato and Basil Chicken sausages from Wegmans butcher shop. OUTSTANDING! Fried up some peppers and onions on the side, with some sauteed asparagus with a little bit of grated cheese sprinkled over it, and some fresh semolina bread.
They really make some fantastic chicken Sausage. Tomato and Basil, Olives and Artichoke and Sweet with Parsley and Cheese.
DMC, I am a stickler for fresh meat, especially steaks and chop meat. I'm one of those who would go to the butcher to get those things. But I must admit that their butcher shop sells some real quality meats and poultry.
I should go to the butcher more. My mom always does.
Anyway, Tuesday is a busy day/evening for me, so today was a roast beef Sandwich I picked up from a local grocery store, along with a salad with Bleu Cheese dressing.
Thanx! It was an experiment, i actually wanted to embed the pic and give the recipe, but its fairly simple:
Eggplant: Sliced in 1/4" slices, brushed with olive oil and sprinkeld with GOOD salt (not table salt but whatever gourmet salt you have, try salttraders.com). throw on the grill, flip once.
Lamb Chops: use coarse sicilian sea salt, fresh cracked black pepper, again, throw on the grill.
Pasta: very simple, boil any type of pasta, preferably spaghetti, spaghettini, linquine, fettucine, but anything works... in a pan add equal parts of butter and GOOD extra virgin olive oil... and add in a TON of cracked black pepper... this is what will give it heat... when the pasta is done, don't drain fully... add it in to the pan, more cracked black pepper, turn off the flame/heat, add paremesean cheese, sprinkle with fresh chopped parsley -- trust me, as simple as it is, its probably the most deliscious you've ever had... i owe that recipe to Molto Mario.
Pasta con sarde, almost, lol, I didn't have pine nuts or fennel, so I just omitted those ingredients, came out ok, not as good as the authentic recipe which is more arabic than italian since its a sicilian dish... (no tomatoes, this predates columbus' journey to the americas).
(no tomatoes, this predates columbus' journey to the americas).
I'm going to start calling you Johnny History!
Seriously though, and I am not doubting you whatsoever here, but were the addition of tomatoes to this dish something that was done here in America? Not in Italy?
Last night, I was home early, so I made dinner. Grilled chicken tenders, marinated in terriyaki, and a can of Bush's baked beans. They are the best canned beans I've had.
During the Summer we had a few parties where a guest brought her homemade pork and beans. I need to get a recipe for it.
Either way it means Spaghetti with Garlic and Olive Oil.
You know how to make it?
Finely slice, paper thin slices (like in Goodfellas ), a desired amount of fresh garlic. Coarsely chop some parsley and also some basil. Put to the side. Bring a pot of water to a boil. When the water comes to a rapid boil, add spaghetti and stir rapidly adding salt to the water as you are stirring the spaghetti, making sure that the spghetti does NOT stick together.
Once the water returns to a boil, turn down the flame a bit and let the spaghetti cook 8 to 10 minutes depending on how hard or soft you like the spaghetti. While the spaghetti is cooking, heat the Olive Oil in a large pan. Add the finely sliced garlic, a pinch of salt and a pinch of black pepper.
Make sure that you shut the flame under the pan as SOON as the garlic begins to turn a very light brown. You do NOT want to burn or over cook your garlic. When you are satisfied that the spaghetti is cooked to your desired tenderness, strain the cooked spaghetti into a colander, turn the flame under the pan of garlic and oil back back on, add the parsley and basil, stir, and then add the cooked pasta. Stir for about 20 seconds and empty into a serving dish.
Then you'll have an authentic dish of Spaghetti Oglio Oil.
I promise you that after that, you family will never want to see a can of spaghetti-o's ever again!
Don Cardi, are you sure about the basil? (-; As for the pasta con sarde, if its the "original" recipe, no tomatoes, if its got tomatoes in it, then its "St. Joseph's" sauce, in honor of the feast of the Saint... it all boils down to who was making it in what period and/or what ingredients were available... I know 500 years was a long time ago, but thats the beauty of authentic dishes which have changed very little. (For anyone interested in the history, Columbus came to the Americas and found tomatoes and brought them back to europe). I love food, I love history, sorry, can't help it!
As for me, tonite i had the 2nd half of that eggplant grilled, and a variation of "Aglio Olio" oddly enough lol...
As for the pasta con sarde, if its the "original" recipe, no tomatoes, if its got tomatoes in it, then its "St. Joseph's" sauce, in honor of the feast of the Saint...
Never bad to include a touch/light sprinkle of Basil, sliced, diced and chopped very, very fine to add some taste to a pasta dish. I guess you've never had a home made dish of Oglio Oil while in Calabria.
And thanks for the explanation differentiating Pasta Cpn Sarde and St. Joseph's Sauce. I wasn't aware of that. Then again I'm not a big fan of Pasta Con Sarde or any kind of fish sauce for the matter.
EDIT : While catching up on some posts I missed in this topic, I came across a post calling for the use of butter when making Oglio Oil! As far as I know, using butter when cooking Oglio Oil in a real Italian household is an infamia!
PS - For some reason my Sicilian dictionary doesn't have the word "oil" in it, but garlic is agghiu. Maybe "Oglio" is correct there? Don't know...
I stand corrected. Don Geoff is right.
It's actually Aglio Olio.
But the real question to the authenticity of Italiano is not the spelling of the words Garlic and Oil, but if an authentic Italiano would EVER use butter in making a dish of Spaghetti Aglio Olio?
...if an authentic Italiano would EVER use butter in making a dish of Spaghetti Aglio Olio?
Sure, but then it'd be a scampi-style sauce, not oil & garlic
Using butter and oil to make a dish of Shrimp or Chicken scampi is one thing. But using butter with oil to make an authentic dish of Aglio Olio is an infamia in old world Italy.
Basil is good, but naturally only in season, tonite i had gotten some pizza from Italianissimo, its the only brick oven pizza in Caldwell (many of you may know Italianissimo from the Sopranos and the Wild Bird Center is right next door)... so i saw a nice bunch of fresh basil sitting there and asked the guy to shred it and add it to the pizza... probably one of the best slices in town and/or for miles -- it amazes me how no one knows how to make pizza anymore. I try to make it myself every friday nite but tonite i just didn't have time... so i go in search of a decent slice of pizza whenever i dont have time... there is a place in Lodi which is supposed to be the best, maybe I will check that out on sunday for lunch... rumor has it even Sinatra has eaten there...
Bravo Geoff -- glad you pointed it out before I did... its kind of like "chicken fried steak" -- scampi is not a sauce, its a species lol.... speaking of steak, i had a great beef rib steak... having eaten mostly pasta, vegetables and seafood until recently, every type of meat is new and interesting to me, so i am going thru all the different types/cuts of meat... so I did it up on the grill... roasted potatoes with rosemary & thyme... and for some reason, nothing accompanies a good steak like a good martini, more so over wine or beer... I had equal parts of gin and Stoli Limon shaken hard over ice... this removed the need for vermouth or the lemon rind... yum!
Never went back to Lodi Pizza, though I wanted to for lunch today since I was in the area, instead, how to go to the Grande Saloon in Clifton -- their Oktoberfest Menu featured knackwurst & bratwurst with potato pancakes and red cabbage saurkraut, well, as if i needed clarification, knackwurst is basically a hotdog doublt the thickness... and tasted just the same. The bratwurst was a bit better, its supoosed to be a veal sausage, it tasted like a breakfast sausage, far better than the overgrown hot dog, the potato pancakes however, were just fried round hashbrownd or flat tater tots... not the best meal, but interesting since i never had either, but i guess, i have had both... just in a better way lol.
I've never been blown away by a German dish... don't hate it, don't particularly crave it either. Yet, once I ordered some type of various German sausages platter and thought I was gonna gag (hold the jokes ). Not a huge fan I guess...
Originally Posted By: JRCX
PS - So Geoff said was, he basically had pasta primavera with shrimp :-P
I've never been blown away by a German dish... don't hate it, don't particularly crave it either.
I enjoy a Bratwurst on the BBQ every now and then as well as a nice dish of Rinderghoulash. I also a like Wienerschnitzel which is really nothing more than a fried breaded veal cutlet.
Like you, I am never blown away with German food and don't particulary crave it. But if those I happen to be out with choose to go to a German restaurant, I have no problem.
You guys have obviously never tried traditional german food,just the commercial food, really is nice, i forget the names of the dishs..
Wrong.
I've eaten at a traditional German Bavaria Inn right near my home. KILLMEYERS
The Rinderghoulash that they make is far from commercial and is excellent as is their Wienerschnitzel.
I've also eaten in another well known traditional authentic German restaurant out in Lindenhurst Long Island called Georgia's German Restaurant which is frequented by the locals of the area. Lindenhurst L.I. is a samll town that consists of mostly Irish and German people. Nothing commercial about this restaurant either.
Again, I like some German food, will not object to going out to eat German food, but it's not a food that I crave once every other week.
Tonight I'll be making a BBQ'd flank steak that been marinating for a day in fresh garlic, onion, teriyaki sauce and sesame seeds along with some BBQ'd fresh colossal tiger shrimp brushed with olive oil, basil, garlic, pepper, parsley, oregano and paprika.
A couple of baked potatoes along with a nice iceberg lettuce and tomato salad on the side.
I have some chopmeat in the fridge, but I have no clue what to do with it.
Prepare it like meatballs, make a little marinara sauce on the side, flatten them into burgers and then BBQ it as you would burgers and melt some mozzarella on them. Pizza Burgers!
Well, I had taken out some meatballs & sausage in sauce I made about a month ago and had that for dinner... its my most familiar comfort food since i've been eating it as far back as I can remember, and for every single sunday since... the old school italians would eat it on Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday (if it got that far) then they would make it again on sunday... i tend to make it on a sunday, freeze most of it and a few hours of cooking will last me a month or 2 depending on my appetite and/or how busy I am those weeks... since I am single, it goes further
For those of you who watch FoodTV, Bobby Flay's Throwdown was the meatball throwdown... while there are a million different ways, seems like most agree, parsley, and veal, pork, beef and bread crumbs, fresh or store bought are a must.
As for german food, i've had authentic... my ex-gfriend was born in germany, so i have had the sauerbraten (spelling?) and any real, authentic homemade food is good, but the only way i can draw a parallel is the "white wine with fish, red wine with meat" theory -- its not true, the wine should compliment the food, if you dont like white wine, no matter how expensive or good it is, its never going to compliment the food, so i choose a lighter red. Same thing with food... if you don't like it, no matter how good it is, you don't like it, you may find some dishes better and more tolerable than others, but it will never be something you love like comfort food.
Germans will find german food great comfort food, but italian's won't. So, that being said, who cares to name their "alternate" comfort food? It CANNOT be an ethnic food, so what would it be?
For me, it would be poached eggs on toast... my aunt would make it for me as a child for lunch and slice it up into squares on white toast, definitely not italian but it always takes me back... that, and i guess my mother's meatloaf... (among many) but those would be the non-italian ones... If its fast food, i'd like Roy Rogers again, last one i was in was in NYC years ago, but the problem with fast food is they constantly change ingredients for greater profit and suppliment it by adding more salt, so even that is hard to "re-visit" these days....
I haven't made that in close to ten years. I had a weakness for it with lots of caper sauce made with beef stock and malt vinegar (among other things). Because of the varying palates of some of our friends, we even came up with a vegetarian variation that was actually quite enjoyable.
Often times specific foods conjure up lots of memories...
Dinner late last night was another one of my Asian noodle-house concoctions. I had been to the local Chinese market the other day and got some baby bok choy, rice noodles, bean sprouts, mushrooms and shrimp. Cooked up everything with some broth and spices and called it dinner. Or supper. Or breakfast. Or whatever...
Tonight, who can say? Perhaps I'll get inspiration from some of the (very) many cooking/food/travel shows on PBS or cable - though I think I'll draw the line at stuff like skewered chicken intestines. Leave that to the Zimmerns and Bourdains of the world.
Well, I made sheperd's pie last night. For a first attempt, it was pretty good. I peeled and boiled my potatoes, then mashed them with butter and milk, and put them aside. I sauteed some onion, celery and carrots, then added the ground beef. I cooked it until it was browned, and then added some green beans, beef broth and a little flour to thicken it. I put it all in a pyrex dish, covered it with the mashed potatoes and baked it for about half an hour. The potatoes wouldn't brown, so I had to put it under the broiler for a couple of minutes, and then they crisped up nicely.
JR, the best comfort food for me is macaroni and cheese. It's my favorite. Although I prefer home-made, I even love that gross Kraft stuff in the box. My husband can't tolerate it, so that's a "treat" that the girls and I will indulge in when he's not going to be home for dinner.
Spinach Salad (w/ bacon, hardboiled egg, mushrooms, and tomatoes I can't freakin' think of the name of -- small and oval, not cherry tomatoes I don't think, right?) and then fried oysters (frozen ) w/ steamed veggies...
Nah, they're a little firmer, like cherry tomatoes. I should've remembered the name -- my mom gets them all the time -- I just had a brain cramp. They're actually pretty good...
I can see Mac & Cheese as a comfort food, easily, even for myself, although I never really had it as a kid or in college... Alton Brown on the Food Network makes a great one... something i have to learn to make from scratch! I have to think about tomorrow nite's dinner... havent had fish in awhile but most of it comes frozen from china and/or southeast asia (if anyone has noticed), its a bit disturbing... my fish monger says that the US seas are overfished and the military are the main reason for pollution in the waters... so now we get it from China which is better?? Wow, I wonder if people in Maine or Florida get it fresher, we can't fly it in from there but we can get it from china?? Ok im ranting here, can you tell?!?
Mr. Babe grew them this summer. We had so many that we couldn't possibly eat them all. My mother even made sauce out of them, mixing them in with the larger tomatoes. We must have had THOUSANDS. You know the quart wonton soup containers? We would fill several every other day or so at the peak of the season. We were so sick of them!!!
Penne Rigata with meatballs -- poached egg on italian toast for lunch... tomorrow nite... the standard pizza, not sure if i will try to make it or if i will try a new place in hopes to find something that is more than mediocre!
Mr. Babe grew them this summer. We had so many that we couldn't possibly eat them all.
...just fine. And if he forgets me again next year, I'll have to give him something ELSE to remember me by! And it may not be as ticklish as a scratched cornea!
Mr. Babe grew them this summer. We had so many that we couldn't possibly eat them all.
...just fine. And if he forgets me again next year, I'll have to give him something ELSE to remember me by! And it may not be as ticklish as a scratched cornea!
Wah, wah, wah, give me some tomatoes, do my laundry, cook me dinner...
If you were taking care of the pool like you were supposed to, you could have just picked your own!
Well that burrata came in from the gourmet place in verona... $20, i took a pic if anyone cares to see it. It had to be flown here overnight, its something I've personally never seen outside of italy and only knew of its exsistence from Tony Bourdain's No Reservations Tuscany show -- its a 1lb sack of cream, curd, mozzarella with a buttery taste, all packaged in, mozzarella of course... deliscious, you can't eat a whole one, and $20 is relative, expensive, not sure i would buy it again, but at least I can say i've tried it, its kind of like caviar and dom perignon, not really worth it, but something someone should experience... and for only $20 its far less expensive than most delicacies... i had it with basil, tomato & some extra virgin olive oil from sicily... i am sure i would gasp if i knew the calorie or fat content lol.
http://www.eganandsons.com -- check out the menu, very unique, great food and reasonable if you are in the area, i had the lamb in guiness pie tonite. Its also a microbrewery and their pale ale was some of the best i've had!
Tonight's reception was at the Point Pleasant Jack Backer's Lobster Shanty. I was thinking "great, Lobster Shanty " because the one here in Toms River never really impressed me. Well, the one in Point did! Great service and great food!
I didn't get a choice of beef/chicken/seafood - she had a filet mignon in her hand and I said it was fine. I'd've preferred the seafood platter, considering it was a seafood joint. But figured since the other location wasn't all that great, why not try the filet (the photog said no to the filet and he got the seafood - that bastard! - his looked wonderful: scallops, lobster tail, fish, shrimp, etc. ...But my filet melted in my mouth - I was shocked! Excellent! (The guy at the table who got the chicken said it sucked. Why he asked for chicken at a wedding is beyond me lol)
Why anyone in the wedding biz would ever ask for chicken is beyond me, I don't even buy it anymore, i've had chicken sooo MANY bad ways, i now refuse to eat it 90% of the time unless its a well known chicken and/or buffalo wing place...
JG, Clorox 2?? Sorry, we're an OxyClean household!
I've got porkchops marinating for the grill as we speak. My sister-in-law gave me this marinade recipe years ago, and the porkchops come out great! 1/4 cup of soy sauce, 1/4 cup of water, 1 tbs. of ketchup and 2 tbs. of sherry, and garlic powder to taste.
JG, Clorox 2?? Sorry, we're an OxyClean household!
I've got porkchops marinating for the grill as we speak. My sister-in-law gave me this marinade recipe years ago, and the porkchops come out great! 1/4 cup of soy sauce, 1/4 cup of water, 1 tbs. of ketchup and 2 tbs. of sherry, and garlic powder to taste.
That reminds me of a marinade I would make for chicken:
Equal parts of ketchup, soy sauce, orange juice and brown sugar.
JG, Clorox 2?? Sorry, we're an OxyClean household!
That reminds me of a marinade I would make for chicken:
Upon first reading this all I saw was what SB wrote about Clorox and Oxyclean, then you wrote it reminds you of a marinade. I was thinking how I don't want to be invited to your house for dinner.
JG, Clorox 2?? Sorry, we're an OxyClean household!
That reminds me of a marinade I would make for chicken:
Upon first reading this all I saw was what SB wrote about Clorox and Oxyclean, then you wrote it reminds you of a marinade. I was thinking how I don't want to be invited to your house for dinner.
I did the same thing also Beth.
Which brings me to a cute little story.
I used to drive into work everyday with one of the brokers that used to work for me. Besides his working for me we were personal friends. His mom used to be a floor manager on the exchange for many years and retired about 10 years ago. I knew him and his family very well.
Anyway his mom has the beginnings of Alzheimer's disease. One morning he picks me up and we are talking and I ask him how his mother is doing (she lives with his sister downstairs from him).
He looks at me and says "You don't want to know what happened yesterday."
He goes on to tell me that he was upstairs, about to sit down to dinner with his wife and kids, when he heard his sister scream " What did you do? What is this?"
So he runs downstairs and his sister guzzling water down her throat and he asks "what's the matter?" and his sister goes "Just taste this!" So he takes a piece of chicken cutlet and eats it and then spits it out!
He looks at his mother and then his sister and says? "What the hell did she do?"
Apparently the mother was frying Chicken cutlets for dinner and about halfway through frying she needed more oil in the pan. So she reached under the sink to where they keep the oil to get it and add it to the pan.
They figured out that she never picked up the oil. Instead she picked up Palmolive dish washing liquid and fried the second batch of chicken cutlets in the dish washing liquid!
I don't think that they ever let her cook from that day on!
Sad, but if you knew my friend's mom, it's pretty funny.
That's a great story, DC. I have seen relatives of mine live through senility, and if you don't take the time to have a laugh or two, the disease will beat you as well.
I don't want to get removed from the food topic, but I was visiting my grandmother in the early 80s when she was recovering from a broken hip at the time when her mind was fading...the line between past and present had been becoming blurred for her.
There was a knock on the door, and expecting another family member, I was shocked to see the bishop at the door to visit. He had gone to school with my uncle, and was in the hospital and decided to stop by. My grandmother looked at him, but couldn't remember his name. He said, "Jimmy Timlin."
She then smiled and spoke to him as if he were getting ready to enter the seminary. He played along, but before he left, she told him, "Now study hard and you'll make yourself a damn good priest some day, and your ma will be proud some day."
He said, "Maybe someday I'll be bishop here."
My grandmother burst in to laughter, and when she finally caught her breath said, "Now that's a good one."
I had the last batch of meatballs and sauce that I had frozen, I usually make it every month or so and freeze most of it, because I am only one person, a few hours worth of cooking on a sunday usually gets me 2 meals a week for a month or two!
Tonite i had something i havent had in awhile... Pasta Carbonara, or, the "Coal Miner's Pasta" -- pancetta fried in a bit of olive oil till crispy (italian bacon, its cured, just not smoked), plenty of fresh black pepper (thats where the "Coal/carbon/carbonara) term comes from) then you cook your linguine, spaghetti or cappelini, retain some of the pasta water, dump into the pan with the pancetta, cook for a min or 2, turn off flame, add your egg (quickly and stir so its not a scrambled egg locked in pasta), add some parsley, grated cheese and the salty, meaty taste is great... bacon works too if you cant get/find/have pancetta... its a great meal, the simplest dishes taste the best...
BACON??!! Please!! Shield my eyes!!! Pancetta and pancetta ONLY!!
I made a roast beef on Saturday and we had so much left over that it seemed a shame to waste it. I made some shells and broccoli cooked in garlic and oil to go with it.
Funny you mention Spaghetti Carbonara, DC. Last night we had it's southern Italian cousin, Perciatelli Filetto Pomodoro, which is one of my favorites (pancetta, onions and garlic, simmered in a light tomato, basil sauce) topped off with some fresh locatelli, mmmmmmmm. The leftover sauce makes a great pasta fagioli, by adding some broth, white beans and ditalini. That's what we're having tonight.
Well, bacon has great smokey flavor, maybe it has no place in italian cooking but let's face it, bacon tastes great even on bananas lol... no escaping that as a guilty pleasure, but tonite I tried one of Lidia's recipes, of course it failed because i only watched her do it, i didnt look at the recipe on her website, basically it was "italian home fries" where you use onions, pancetta, and boiled potatoes... for me, i over cooked the potatoes so when i tried to get them crispy in the pan basically it turned into great mashed potatoes, which is fine... had a T-Bone steak on the grill since it was on sale, and i tend to always eat meat on halloween -- something about charred animal flesh, the red meat and the red juices just bring out the vampire in me <-:
I got home early from work, and took my sons to the neighborhood pub for dinner. We split a large plate of hot wings, and I had eggplant parmagian with a side of spaghetti while my boys had steak tenderloin sandwiches.
We brought some honey barbecue wings home for my wife and daughter, who were out.
I made an "italian" version of black beans and rice... came out pretty good i must say... i may just have to add it as one of my signature dishes lol...
I got home early from work, and took my sons to the neighborhood pub for dinner. We split a large plate of hot wings, and I had eggplant parmagian with a side of spaghetti while my boys had steak tenderloin sandwiches.
I got home early from work, and took my sons to the neighborhood pub for dinner. We split a large plate of hot wings, and I had eggplant parmagian with a side of spaghetti while my boys had steak tenderloin sandwiches.
Dad's turn to cook, KL??
Yep. The funny thing was that I was starting to cook, and my wife suggested that since I'm not always home that early I should take the boys out to eat. They're 14 and 12, so they can pretty much be bottomless pits.
There is plenty of variety even within italian cooking... You got the Italian Alps which there are heartier meat/potato dishes, then the pasta, then so many other regions with a vast and different variety. That being said, I just love pasta, so its so easy for me to eat italian every day, but I do have a burger or steak once a week and I do like to try something ethnic OTHER than italian on a saturday or sunday night... cooking chinese at home is never the same, and eating out gets expensive, but i can honestly eat italian every day and it is something very different if you follow the "never eat the same thing twice in one week" diet... a day for pasta, day for fish, day for meat, day for veggie dishes, etc... it can't ever get boring
Went to a Polynesian restaurant for lunch, very Tiki-esque, but the food less than wow'd me. I should have went on a night when they have hula dancers, the place has been there since 1971. Then later at night I didn't feel like cooking, and was not all that hungry so I went to Lodi Pizza where Frank Sinatra has said to have been seen... yep, autographed photos of him on the wall (as well as Sopranos castmembers), Joe Pesci and some other noted actors... the pizza, well, good, but surely not the best
Steelers are on tonight. We'll have stromboli and junk food at my house.
Usually, for Monday Night Football I stop by a friend's house. About a dozen guys show up and watch the game in his garage, and have a few beers. I normally stay until halftime, but if it's a game involving my team, I'll watch it home with my sons. It's too hard to watch it with a dozen drinking guys in a drafty garage.
I had popcorn chicken, waffle fries, fried mozzarella, veggies and dip, and chips and dip for the Colts game yesterday.
Megan always cooks some good food for a big game.
I'm never watching a game in my garage!
For big games with people over, I try to have food that has something to do with the cities of the teams. New England might be clam chowder, Baltimore would be crab legs or crab cakes, Buffalo = buffalo wings.
I was at a friend's home for the Colts/Pats game, and they made barbecued ribs. While his wife wasn't planning her menu according to the teams playing, I thought it was an appropriate meal for Indianapolis. It would work for Kansas city too.
Well Don Cardi... while you have a very strong point, NJ does have more italians demographically than NY, so I just refuse to believe that there is no good pizza outside of NY. That being said, my all time fave pizza places like Johns in the Village of Manhattan and Umberto's in Elmont/Queens are my all time fave, I just have to believe SOMEONE in NJ can come up with a decent slice... im still searching and will let you know... till then, i may have to make a special trip to http://kingumberto.com/ and buy extra to freeze -- get the "Grandma's" thats as close to real as it come as far as thin crust goes
There's some great pizza in the small town of Old Forge, PA, which had been written up for their delicious and distinctive pizzas by USA Today. Main Street is lined with old pizza shops. I'm particularly fond of the double crust white. As good as it is, you almost need an angioplasty when you're done.
YOU PEOPLE are sick! LOL... i had some shell steak, if anyone watches Colameco on PBS, i learned a new technique for cooking steak from one the very best steak houses in NYC... came out great actually.... asparagus was on sale too, so i had a good meal... who is local to NJ? I am thinking of a Pre-Thanksgiving meeting in north jersey if anyone is interested... there is a brazilian place that just keeps bringing you various bbq meats, every kind you can imagine, till you are full, one price -- let me know if there is any interest
JR came here to Toms River once, and is now apparently too scared of "The Hood" to come back. But hey, at $0.50/mile billed back to the studio, I'd gladly make the meeting
Ok, I know better but it was a busy evening yesterday and I didn't feel like putting any effort into cooking, right? So, I had in the freezer Hungryman's XXL Beef Strip tv dinner.
Ha ha, all I can say is "where's the beef?". What a sorry excuse for a dinner. Maybe a 6 strips of beef. What's up with that???
Ha ha!!!Like I say, I am not really surprised but wanted to bitch.
JR, I love those Brazilian places. Do you get the little wooden block that's red on one side and green on the other? We had one of those places here and as long as you had the green side up, they would keep bringing delicious meats on skewers. Their skirt steak was delicious.
I was pretty mad when ours went out of business. It was really good. They had a buffet, plus the meat at the table. And it was only $10 for lunch, which I thought was very reasonable.
Unfortunately, they were in the mall, and they didn't get much business during the week. I was always sort of afraid to eat dinner there because I wasn't confident that they refreshed the buffet, considering how slow it was during the day.
Hey Italian Stalionette.. those places do rock... check out greengrillrestaurant.com - yes, you get a chip or wooden block to face green up to keep it coming or red to hold off, we are full! its great fun... anyone want to join me??
PS - if Geoffy thinks T-River is the hood, i will bring him thru parts of newark my father described as "we bombed some cites in japan during WWII that didn't look as bad as this"... lol...
I went back to Clydz last night..I had another Russian Revolution..some blue sapphire drink (the girl I was with picked it) and then I had a Leche or something like that, its some Chinese fruit or something, I had the waitress pick it for me and she was Chinese. So 1 out of 3 isn't bad lol
AND we've had discussions for hours about Scarface...
How often did you utter the phrase, "Say 'ello to my lil friend".
I said we had HOURS worth of discussion..so never
I went to a new diner last night called Skylark in Edison I believe, and I must say its one of the best diners I've ever been to. We had Chicken Francaise which is one of if not the best I ever had and Twin Filet Mignons along with a huge Shrimp Cocktail. I don't think it should be called a diner but it was great, I highly recommend it. A little pricey but worth it.
Quite a change from the sitdown in August. The loudest thing I remember hearing was DMC proclaiming that the filet mignon was so good that "YOU DON'T EVEN NEED A KNIFE TO CUT IT!!". (He was right).
I had take out pizza last night. I was on late shift and did'nt get in till 10pm so it was easier! Tonight i am having chicken tagliatelle! I won't be in till the same time but i don't like eating take out 2 nights on the trot!
Last night she didn't feel like cooking so we went out to Lucrezia, a small Italian restaurant inside of an old house. (I made a post about local restaurants, it's in there) Had to wait an hour for a non-smoking seat so she got 3 martinis while we waited and I had 3 lemon vodka tonics.
I ordered the lamb shank and it was gooooooood. Also ordered more drinks...
We talked to the people next to us, they were visiting from California so really it was a fun dinner.
Last nite I was at another wedding of "Italian Royalty", in addition to the cigar roller for dessert/venetian hour, there was a guy at one of the cocktail stations making mozzarella fresh, loading the curd into the hot salty water, till it melts and plucking smooth round balls of the luscious cheese... got plenty of video footage, wish i could load it on here.. but it was fun... the food at this place is known as some of the best, they win awards every year... ive been to a lot of weddings at this place but this was the most extravagant...
Actually had a sit-down with an associate and had brazillian bbq in north jersey at http://greengrillrestaurant.com -- whats not to love about endless sushi, appetizers, and of course the meat runner coming to your table every few minutes with a different type of roitiessire BBQ meat? Keep the brazillian beer coming to wash it down!
Turkey (which I consider the least important part of my mom's T-Day Dinner)... she makes the most incredible rice/sausage stuffing... the first time she didn't make a mushroom pie, but, instead her stuffed mushrooms which are just as good... baked candied yams and baked real yams... carrots... awesome gravy (yeah, brown turkey gravy, not what yooz call spaghetti sauce )... a great cranberry bread they got at Wegmans... of course canned jellied cranberry sauce... some mashed pots for the nephews... and for dessert, pumpkin and apple pies from Delicious Orchards (who make the best pies and other things -- I can't believe they don't sell their INCREDIBLE pumpkin pies or apple cider online! You're better off taking a day trip there if you're within 50 miles; it'd be worth it!)
Im going to my local resteraunt tonight the romans rest,they have a fantastic menu but everytie i go there i have to go for the Full rack of ribs you can actually see the chefs cooking which is great,actually thinking about it i may go for the wild boar yummy
My mom's turkey soup, half a turkey salad sandwich, leftover stuffing w/ gravy w/ some cranberry sauce, leftover candied yams (they get better each day!),... And yesterday in Annapolis (meeting my brand new niece/nephew twins for the first time), my brother's turkey salad!
I too refuse to cook this weekend. It was Jack n' the Box sirlion steak/cheese sandwich with a side of mozzarella cheese sticks. Junk food, but I liked it.
I miss Jack n' the box. We haven't had them here in about 20 years. Their sandwich was The Jumbo Jack. The next best one to them was Gino's. They had The Gino Giant.
Ahh, I remember the days you could eat them once a week and never gain an ounce.
We don't have Carl's Jr or In and out burgers. I don't think we have anything that's only local either. Just your basic McDonald's, Roy Rogers and Hardees.
Happy Anniversary. 25 years, huh? But Mig, you're only 35 years old.
Geez, when my parents celebrated their 25th I thought they were ancient. Then they celebrated their 50th, I thought they were old. Then their 60th came and went and I thought I was old.
Happy Anniversary to you and the Col. Mama! Congratulations!
..."If he was the man he was (2)5 years ago, he'd take a flamethrower to this place!"
So you two never ahd a fight, huh? That's because when he gets out of hand, you tell him to go hunting for a couple of days which is your way of throwing him out without throwing him out!
Seriously though, I wish you both another 25 years! God Bless!
Thanks guys. DC when the Col would piss me off when he was in the Navy I would tell him to go out to sea and he would be gone for 6 months. Sometimes I wish he was still in the Navy HA!HA!
Thanks guys. DC when the Col would piss me off when he was in the Navy I would tell him to go out to sea and he would be gone for 6 months. Sometimes I wish he was still in the Navy HA!HA!
BTW I made Fettucine tonight.
Not out of the can I hope. We'll convert you to an Italian yet Miggie.
I just cooked a chicken fillet with an improvised canyon in it, into which I fried onions and melted cheese. I served it with peas and chips. I wish I'd taken a photo, it looked very nice.
Lets face it, fried onions, like garlic smells so good. When I make my pasta sauce I start browning the garlic, and the whole house smells great. Of course that garlic smell can linger into the next day and then doesn't smell quite as good.
It turned out great. Thanks TIS. No it wasn't the first time I made it. I made it before when I was a non-Italian. But now that I'm a converted Italian it tastes so much better. I think I'll make another pan for the Col's. family Christmas party.
BTW I didn't know they have lasagna noodles out now that you don't have to boil.
Yes, they do, but I'm afraid to use them. I will sometime, but not for Christmas. I'm afraid it'll taste different or I'll mess it up or something. If you do ever try them, let me know how they taste. I guess I'm so use to boiling the noodles and then layering that it's hard to believe you don't have to.
I was talking to Nicole last week about her grandmother's lasagna recipe and she stated they make the noodles you don't have to boil. Whenever I get brave enough to make my own maybe I'll try them. I'll look for a shortcut wherever I can find one.
Was out to watch the fight last night at the local "Irish" sports pub -- had some really nice chicken wings (voted best in the area in a local rag), but they weren't nearly spicy enough for me. Then had a pretty bad (greasy, salty, fake potatoes) "Shepherd's pie" (I'm sure it was beef, not lamb, so really a "cottage pie")...
Ate again later at a place called Pizzano's (Paisan-o's) in Chicago. Had an Italian sausage with cheese, sweet peppers, and marinara sauce. It was goooood. Also had a beer and a bottle of champagne...
Out to Frankie & Benny's tonight. Never been before, but we all just finished our semester for Christmas break, so we're gonna get stuffed and merry. I, of course, will have to eat and drink more than everybody else to justify my existence on earth, and will thus wake up tomorrow morning with a massive guilt trip.
I keep getting the name mixed up and calling it Ben & Jerry's.
Hot and Sour Soup Won Ton Soup Fried Wontons Spare Ribs Dim Sim Beef in Mushroom Sauce Sesame Chicken And an assortment platter of Sushi/Sushami (for my son, not me)
Tonight will be Charlie Brown's followed by lots of Vodka...
You had Charlie Brown's... I had Peppermint Patty's... lol
I actually don't mind Charlie Browns... there are PLENTY of worse places to eat than that, that's for sure! (My 1 step up from that would be Ruby Tuesday, fwiw) but it's all good (enough) lol
...but the "lots of vodka" intrigued me... 'til I realized I was no where even miles away from being invited, so........ that's that. lol
Had a "fair" veal dish tonight... forget the name, but veal w/ red peppers and sun-dried (but really regular) tomatoes, in a "blush sauce" over angel-hair pasta... fairly okay, but not up to the standards of my fav local place... but hey... can't win'm all, right?
LAST night I had the ABSOLUTE WORST veal parm sub of my life! I guess there aren't too many Italians in Maryland or something... but this, and pretty much EVERY dish from my brother's "favorite" Italian place, was pretty much shit.
...shoulda gotten a crabcake (Funny down there... even the "Italian" places have cream of crap soup )
Hey Geoff where in Maryland were you? Whenever I went to MD i would always try to visit Harborplace in Baltimore or Fort Mchenry. I can suggest some really nice Italian Restaurants in Baltimore in Little Italy, that is where my husband grew up.
My brother and family live in Annapolis (they used to live in Baltimore)... and the common theme in both seams to be crab....lol.... so I'm thinking ordering anything but crab down there could be a mistake at this point! lol
Crabs are really out of season in MD this time of year, but they do have the best crabs when they are in season. Let me know when you go back i can recommd some really nice spots in Little Italy. They won't disapoint.
Crabs are a pain in the butt to eat, but I LOVE them in a light tomato sauce. I don't think anything else flavors a sauce quite like them. Spaghetti with crab sauce: one of the flavors of my youth.
For TB, DC and SC: Did you guys do any crabbing out in Sheepshead Bay growing up? God, I loved it out there. When I was a kid, I'd stay at my Uncle Nick's in East New York on a Friday night, then he'd take me out early Saturday morning. It was great. Come to think of it, it was the afternoons at Randazzo's that I treasure the most.
For TB, DC and SC: Did you guys do any crabbing out in Sheepshead Bay growing up?
Absolutely did! When we were kids we used to get my uncles crab nets out of the garage, pack some lunch, take a cooler, steal some chicken from grandma's freezer to put in the crab nets, and go down to Sheepshead bay, on the Manhattan Beach side and crab all day long. The problem was if we caught a lot of crabs then the cooler would be too heavy to lug back home!
Years later my uncle would take us over to Rockaway side of the Rockaway Bridge off of Flatbush Ave, and we would actually catch baby lobsters with the crab nets. What would happen was that the lobster boats would be returning and before getting into Sheepshead Bay to dock, they would dump the undersized Lobsters out by the Bridge so that they would not get fined for having undersized lobsters if any inspectors came onto the boats when they docked! And we'd catch them in our nets.
Definitely take-out tonight. The kitchen's closed on Friday and you couldn't get me to drive into the city for the next ten days. They'll have to deliver.
We are off fr a night out at our local Indian not sure what kind of curry im going to have yet,possibly a vindaloo i also love the tiger beer they have,the tables not booked until 7.30 and im hungry already!!
Just had mince and dumplings with mashed potatoes and garden peas.... Lovely, hearty grub
That sounds great. You're the king of hearty meals.
This week is the Pennsylvania Farm Show, which is held about 15 minutes from my house. It is the world's largest indoor agricultural exposition. My kids and I usually attend.
Tonight my daughter and I will be there. A highlight is the food court with a multitude of rural, homemade delights. Roast beef sandwiches, pork barbecue, fried fish, hand cut fries, potato doughnuts, apple tarts, soups, thick homemade milkshakes, maple ice cream, etc.
Just had mince and dumplings with mashed potatoes and garden peas.... Lovely, hearty grub
That sounds great. You're the king of hearty meals.
This week is the Pennsylvania Farm Show, which is held about 15 minutes from my house. It is the world's largest indoor agricultural exposition. My kids and I usually attend.
Tonight my daughter and I will be there. A highlight is the food court with a multitude of rural, homemade delights. Roast beef sandwiches, pork barbecue, fried fish, hand cut fries, potato doughnuts, apple tarts, soups, thick homemade milkshakes, maple ice cream, etc.
That all sounds lovely Kly... do you hear that sound? It's my tummy rumbling...
Tonight my daughter and I will be there. A highlight is the food court with a multitude of rural, homemade delights. Roast beef sandwiches, pork barbecue, fried fish, hand cut fries, potato doughnuts, apple tarts, soups, thick homemade milkshakes, maple ice cream, etc.
Tonight my daughter and I will be there. A highlight is the food court with a multitude of rural, homemade delights. Roast beef sandwiches, pork barbecue, fried fish, hand cut fries, potato doughnuts, apple tarts, soups, thick homemade milkshakes, maple ice cream, etc.
That sounds like some good eatin Klyd.
It was. I started out with the creamiest baked potato I ever had in my life. Later my daughter and I had pulled pork barbecue sandwiches, which we always get there although the turkey and beef looked good. I had a smoked trout chowder as well, and brought a couple of thick milkshakes home for the boys and some fried vegetables.
My son, who couldn't go because he had a band try out that was school related, missed it. I'm going to take him Friday, so I can do it all over again and try the honey or apple dumplings and potato doughnuts.
All in all, this is a great event even without the food. We walked among exhibits of thousands of cows, horses, bison,chickens, ducks, rabbits and sheep. The state prize winners were very impressive animals.
There is a "sheep to shawl" contest where a team is given several hours to shear a sheep, spin the wool and make a shawl. My daughter and I usually watch the pony pulls where teams of work mules compete in dragging increasing weights in the main arena, but I must admit that last night's main arena event was a little odd. There was a guy calling square dances and the participants were about 16 guys driving tractors, as if they were dancing, following the calls.
Holy crap! You're killing me Klyd. How long from the GW Bridge?
About 2 1/2 hours with average traffic.
I have to go back before it ends as friends were telling me that the turkey chili is the best they ever had.
The event lasts about a week. When I worked in downtown Harrisburg, we would go there every day for lunch and I would gain 10 lbs. that week.
The funny thing is that many of the farm families that come for the week and stay in the complex look forward to going to Burger King, Popeye's Chicken and the pizza shops that week.
Oh, I love them myself, even though I'm not a big fan of Outback in general. When I read that article last month it blew me away. Can you imagine a single plate of fries having 3,000 calories?
Went to Carnegie Deli for a pastrami/tongue sandwich. It was okay, but they seem to worry more about quantity over quality over there. I actually like the place by me better! Went to see a friend of the family debut at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall (I made her site). I saved the second half of the sandwich for later, but considering I was rushing to the bathroom 2 hours after the first half, we'll see....
My combo was about $18 ... plus $2.25 for a Lipton tea bag and hot water Reubens were like $23!
...and while it was quite enough in quantity, I remember them being way bigger than this even, and for less money (at the time). As for quality, I've had much better in much "lesser" places at this point.
Ahh well, it was close by at least, and I wanted deli.
Last evening we went over a friend's house for dinner. These friends are originally from Italy and they go back there 1 - 2 months out of the year, every year, to be with their families who still live there. So even thought they have lived in America for so many years, they have held on to their Italian traditions and still even speak fluent Italian and when speaking American, do so with an accent.
At one time they owned an Italian foccaceria / restaurant in Matawah New Jersey that was just fantastic. Unfortunately the shopping center where they had the foccaceria was sold and the new owner wouldn't renew any of the leases.
Anyway last night they started us out with all the Italian treats such as fresh buffalo mozzerella, suprasatta, home made caponata, assorted italian cheeses, fresh Italian olive bread, wines, etc.
Then when we sat down to dinner she made my favorite, home made Spaghetti Carbonara. Simply delicious. After that she served chicken marsala, veal franchese, and a pork roast made in a garlic and lemon sauce. On the table she also had a bowl of Insalata Frutti Di Mare, a fresh mozzarella and tomato/basil salad, as well as sauteed spinach in garlic and oil an a plate of sauteed string beans.
For dessert they served cheesecake, home made rum cake, Terrone, and fresh Cappuccinos and Espressos, made in an industrial Espresso maker that they once used in their foccaceria/restaurant.
Of course the wine was flowing all night long. EVERYTHING was out of this world. A fantastic evening with some really great friends.
She is just an incredible cook and they both are wonderful hosts.
Needless to say, when the night was over, we all ROLLED out of there!
However, there is a small local tavern here on Staten Island called Shaefer's Tavern, which has probably been around here for 100 years. The place is probably frequented by the same people who frequented it 50 years ago, and the bar tennders are probably the same bartenders from back then!
When my father in-law is up from florida, all the guys in the family as well as my father in-law's old buddies, get together on a saturday afternoon to go to this tavern for some beers and lunch. They make the traditional german stuff as well as pastrami, corned beef and other deli sandwiches. But they make a really great Reuben sandwich that I would pit against ANY famous deli. It's just out of this world.
Just wondering cuz my brother lives in Matawan (about an hour away) -- too bad I missed out on the place (Mahwah would've been too far north for dinner lol)
He's on a seizure med and he's on a med for ADD. He just has to get blood work every so often to see how the blood is doing being on those meds. He's fine as wine. Thanks for the concern SC.
I want bread from Addeo's. Actually, we went to a funeral today, and then the family invited everyone to Joe & Joe's, an Italian restaurant up here which was originally in the Bronx. They ordered a ton of food. Hot antipasto, cold antipasto, fried calamari, penne vodka, and then a choice of veal, sole or chicken. I feel stuffed like a cannoli right now.
Ah yes, Castle Hill Avenue and Bruckner Boulevard, Miss Babe.
I drank away many an afternoon at the original. The food was never great, but it was good enough, and the atmosphere was just priceless. Right up until they pulled out (around 2002 or 2003?) it felt like it was 1970 in that place. It was really like walking into a time warp.
As much as I liked it, my Dad adored it. It was really 1950's, Bronx-Street Guy Central.
Well, your impression of the food was spot on. Certainly good, but definitely not great. They love to advertise "originally from the Bronx" because I think that people then assume that it's "authentic Italian", if you know what I mean.
You want GREAT food? You have to try this place Il Portico. Not only is the food out of this world, but the service is excellent as well. The carpaccio is wonderful, and even though it's not on the menu, they will make Spaghetti Carbonara on request. I've also enjoyed the filet mignon. And they have the most delightful tartufo I've ever eaten.
Was out on Looooooong Island today for a meeting, but didn't wanna stop in Tessio's territory for fear of getting stuck in badass traffic (let alone not being that familiar w/ the area). I got stuck in badass traffic anyway after stopping
Ok, I'm waxing poetic about the freshness and quality of Il Portico's carpaccio, and you pop in with a story about a double whopper you ate while stuck in traffic. Were there fries at least??
Was out on Looooooong Island today for a meeting, but didn't wanna stop in Tessio's territory for fear of getting stuck in badass traffic (let alone not being that familiar w/ the area).
You're hopeless..... You passed right by the original Nathan's and Spumoni Gardens only to stop at a Burger King.
And I've said I HATE driving on the Belt Pkwy -- can they make the lanes any more narrow?? I never drive with both hands except on that road. And what's with the 50 MPH limit and 10,000 cops? (Didn't stop me from going 65-70, though, when I could )
I have missed Ryan and his metrosexual-ness, as well as Paula's drunken ravings. Can't wait!
OH WOW! AMERICAN IDOL IS BACK!! I CAN'T WAIT!!
This is a food thread about TONIGHT'S DINNER. So unless Ryan had Simon for dinner, don't start with the American Idol junk talk here. Take it over to another thread.
This is a food thread about TONIGHT'S DINNER. So unless Ryan had Simon for dinner, don't start with the American Idol junk talk here. Take it over to another thread.
This is a food thread about TONIGHT'S DINNER. So unless Ryan had Simon for dinner, don't start with the American Idol junk talk here. Take it over to another thread.
What thread would that be?? The KMA thread???
The KMA thread? Is that the one where you're always praising Malta?
Nope, that would be the Kiss MY Ass thread!!!!! And don't even TRY to tell me that while you're on the computer right now, Mrs. Cardi isn't in another room watching Idol!
And don't even TRY to tell me that while you're on the computer right now, Mrs. Cardi isn't in another room watching Idol!
I won't, and she is. My wife and my sister...... Two Idol fools!
Anyway, tonight I made a boneless turkey breast which I marinated with lemons, basil, olive oil, a touch of vinegar, parsley, oregeano, onion, garlic and paprika for 2 days.
Baked potatoes, garlic sauteed Broccoli, a nice iceberg lettuce and tomato salad, and corn.
My sister had some company over on Sunday and had lots of leftovers (which I sampled tonight - chicken cutlets and pasta). I learned a lesson - don't eat a heavy dinner and go to sleep right after it.
Last night my son's middle school band had their winter concert (which included a rousing rendition of the Beach Boys' "Fun, Fun, Fun"). Afterwards a couple of families went to the local pub. I had hot wings with garlic, chili and a corned beef on rye.
Last night my son's middle school band had their winter concert (which included a rousing rendition of the Beach Boys' "Fun, Fun, Fun"). Afterwards a couple of families went to the local pub. I had hot wings with garlic, chili and a corned beef on rye.
I had hot wings with garlic, chili and a corned beef on rye.
There are other ways to keep the Mrs. warm at night.
That corned beef on rye sounds REALLY good to me now.
Actually, the corned beef was okay and not as good as I had hoped, but the wings and chili there are always delicious. I usually get a burger or steak sandwich at that place.
Take out from a local Puerto Rican rotisserie place. Chicken with rice, black beans, maduros, tostones and avocado and red onion salad. It was fantastic!
I had an exceptional dinner Saturday night. My wife and I joined another couple, very good friends of ours, for dinner at a bar on the eastern bank of the Susquehanna River, just north of Harrisburg. My wife owns and operates a Montessori school and day care, and one of the women, who works with the pre-schoolers, was singing at the bar with the band.
I've never been to this place before, and paid little attention to the sign out front, "Fine Dining in a Casual Atmosphere." The place had a good crowd, we got a corner table, and I was surprised by the size of the menu. While I wasn't necessarily planning to have a big meal, I saw and ordered something that really caught my eye. It was a "tower" of three 3 ounce filets. Between each filet was an ample layer of cab meat, and it was all drizzled with a flavorful rum glaze. Add the side salad, garlic mashed potatoes and a Venetian lend of vegetables, and I was a happy camper. A night of drinking Yuenling Lager with friends and listening to good music capped off a great night.
We really did. Another couple joined us later (my wife's business partner and her husband), and their were some parents from her school that came out to hear "Miss Joyce" sing. It was enjoyable because while the music was great, you could still carry on conversations without screaming into someone's ear.
We got there just before 7, and stayed until almost midnight, so I had quite a few lagers. But the most memorable part of the night was just around 11 pm. I was sitting with my friend at the bar and glanced across the bar to the opposite corner of the room and saw my wife talking to one of the moms from her school, and after 17 years of marriage and three kids, it was like seeing her again for the first time.
We really did. Another couple joined us later (my wife's business partner and her husband), and their were some parents from her school that came out to hear "Miss Joyce" sing. It was enjoyable because while the music was great, you could still carry on conversations without screaming into someone's ear.
We got there just before 7, and stayed until almost midnight, so I had quite a few lagers. But the most memorable part of the night was just around 11 pm. I was sitting with my friend at the bar and glanced across the bar to the opposite corner of the room and saw my wife talking to one of the moms from her school, and after 17 years of marriage and three kids, it was like seeing her again for the first time.
Was the blonde wearing a bustier?? When we got together in NJ this past summer, some chick in a bustier and tight jeans was trying to hit on Mr. Babe at the bar. SC swears that I got somewhat emotional over this, but I have no recollection of that.
Was the blonde wearing a bustier?? When we got together in NJ this past summer, some chick in a bustier and tight jeans was trying to hit on Mr. Babe at the bar. SC swears that I got somewhat emotional over this, but I have no recollection of that.
You were in complete control of yourself then (i.e. you didn't run up to her and rip her face off), but it was the funniest I've ever seen you. You were giving me a blow-by-blow description of what they (the bimbo and Mr. Babe) might have been saying to each other and you THREATENED you might do her some physical harm, but remained cool and collected.
We then turned our attention to the bimbo behind the couch who had her boobs hanging out.
I swear, there was a moment when I thought she was going to have a "wardrobe malfunction" and they were just going to tumble out.
If they did (tumble out) they would've knocked out DMC and Becky who were sitting on the couch right in front of her.
Originally Posted By: Sicilian Babe
Edit: The scantily clad young woman hitting on Mr. Babe was actually very pretty, which only made it WORSE.
I honestly don't remember her face.... she was too skinny for my liking anyway. Mr. Babe brushed her off (he was just being polite while waiting for the bartender) but you were getting into how you were gonna rip her apart.
Mr. Babe brushed her off (he was just being polite while waiting for the bartender)
You men all stick together, don't you???
No, really! In fact, I pointed it out as we were watching them... you were too into, "Look at that slut, that floozy... I'll punch her fuckin' lights out", to see it, though.
I'm funny how, I mean funny like I'm a clown, I amuse you? I make you laugh, I'm here to fuckin' amuse you? What do you mean funny, funny how? How am I funny?
Ate tonight at a Chinese buffet. Am now paying the price. Why do I never learn???
You should try the one by me -- it's great! (And all the rest are really pretty poor). This one has a Mongolian Grill (the best in the city lol - really, tho, my favorite part!) + on-site sushi + all the other stuff + like 8 tubs of REAL ice cream. Awesome.
...but for me tonight it was an "enhanced" Shrimp Scampi frozen skillet bag (didn't particularly like that one, but most of the others are great)
Usually, this buffet is pretty good, because they do a lot of business, the food is always fresh. May have been that it was a slow Monday night.
DC, Mr. Babe picks the eggplant from his garden, we slice it up, marinate it and grill. Same with Zucchini. It's great, isn't it? The problem is, we have to wait for summer.
What's a greeting card function? I know that you make your own cards, Mig. Do you exchange ideas and designs??? Do you swap materials, share software??
Yeah SB. We each bring a card to exchange. This time I made a Valentine card. We eat. The demonstrater shows us 3 different cards to make. We eat. Place our orders, bs a little, eat. I enjoy it. I drop off my son at the in-laws and have a evening out. The only pitfall is I didn't get back home till about 1am this morning.
Tonight we're having sausage and cauliflower. I love cauliflower, but it has to be covered, either in cheese or a batter. I can't look at it, because it reminds me of brains.
Oh, steamed or stir-fried is an excellent way to have cauliflower. My favorite is when my mother dips it in batter and deep-fries it, but we try to limit that to once or twice a year because it's so bad for you. Delicious, but bad for you. My daughter loves it raw.
Tonight we had nice broiled loin lamb chops, brushed lightly with Dijon and garlic, sauteed spinach (olive olive and garlic), roasted red potatoes and a tomato and onion salad. I found remarkably ripe tomatoes at Fairway Market on the Upper West Side yesterday. Well, remarkably ripe for this time of year.
My wife has just gone out of the door to take our daughter to the dentists and i made the mistake of asking what was for dinner! Her reply was unprintable (even here) but the basic gist was make it myself
My wife has just gone out of the door to take our daughter to the dentists and i made the mistake of asking what was for dinner! Her reply was unprintable (even here) but the basic gist was make it myself
My wife has just gone out of the door to take our daughter to the dentists and i made the mistake of asking what was for dinner! Her reply was unprintable (even here) but the basic gist was make it myself
Man, I really feel like having a steak tonight... maybe I will.
Originally Posted By: Mignon
Maybe you should
Originally Posted By: Sicilian Babe
Go wild!! Have two!
Originally Posted By: Beth E
I had steak tonight. Go for it!
What a fucking disaster!
It was after 7 (wanted to catch Idol) so I went somewhere close that was decent (I thought). I like Ruby Tuesday burgers and salad bar, so figured it'd be safe. I ordered the $17 Premium Aged Prime Sirloin for the first time and think I might now be a vegetarian! Fucking awful!! Everything was WAY too salty, even the broccoli. The "steak" was a bit tough and dry (medium-rare? and even more salty, probably like a weeks' worth of Sodium!). I almost just left it there, but God knows I hate to waste food. I wish I had a dog at this point, but probably wouldn't even feed it to him! Shocking, because I really love Ruby Tuesday burgers and crab cake sandwiches -- and the salad bar is top notch (they even charged $3 more for that with a $17 entree??). Add 1 beer and tip, and a $30 disappointment for a "party" of one.
The Ruby Tuesday near me is disgusting. I haven't been there in about 15 years, and I don't understand how it's still in business. he last time I was there, the hard-boiled eggs on the salad bar were bad. How we were able to smell them, and the staff couldn't, was beyond me.
The whole chain must be bad. My mom and sister went to one around our way a couple months ago. Everytime they drive by it they draw the x sign. They said it was horrible.
I got a response from Ruby Tuesday already (I always feel guilty after knowing they read my harsh words )
Originally Posted By: Email from Ruby Tuesday
Hello Geoff,
Sorry to hear that you were displeased with the amount of seasoning on your meal. I appreciate you taking the time to let us know about your experience. I would also like to thank you for the positive comments about us as well.
I would like to express to you that our servers and our managers are fully empowered to make things right for our guests while they are still in the restaurant. You should not hesitate to say something while visiting us if you are not 100% satisfied with your food or service.
We do generously season our food, so I might add that when ordering you may want to ask the server to have the kitchen go light on seasoning and expect that you will be very happy with your choices in the future.
Could you please provide me with some information off of your receipt, the check# and date and time of your visit. This will help me verify and resolve your complaint to your satisfaction.
I look forward to receiving this information and continuing our relationship with you as a valued guest.
I still get nervous complaining in a chain restaurant, though, because who knows what "happens" in the kitchen.
Edit: Just got this reply back:
Quote:
Thank you for the information. Please allow me to send to you a gift card for you to visit us again and allow us the opportunity to show you some new menu items that will begin on the 29th.
Geoff, is there anyone that you really really do not like? If so give them that gift card!
Originally Posted By: Beth E
The whole chain must be bad. My mom and sister went to one around our way a couple months ago. Everytime they drive by it they draw the x sign. They said it was horrible.
I've been there twice in my life. And BOTH times became deathly sick from their food.
The first I had a cheeseburger and a hot wings appetizer, as did a friend that I was with. On the ride home we both started to complain that we were not feeling well. Turns out that a few days later when we spoke we learned that we both had the same "symptoms" and sickness when we got home from Ruby Tuesdays.
Then about a year or so later I went to another Ruby Tuesdays with the family. 3 out of the four of us got sick to our stomachs. Only my wife did not get sick. All she had was the salad bar and the soup. The rest of us ordered appetizers and dishes off the menu and we got sick.
My husband has the occasional burger at a Ruby Tuesday near his office and says it's not bad. That's the only one I know of that's not bad.
Geoff, I know what you mean, but I never hesitate to complain in a restaurant (as you know first-hand). I've found that if you do it quietly and respectfully, the server has no problem. If you start waving your arms and screaming, that's when they may take offense.
Ok, tonight I'm going to have some round skinny chicken sausage with sundried tomato and parsely inside , some broccoli rabe, a salad and a baked potato.
I really want to like broccoli rabe, but I just can't. I know it's so good for you, but I just find it too bitter.
Same with white asparagus...
Originally Posted By: Don Cardi
I've been there twice in my life. And BOTH times became deathly sick from their food.
Wow, that's crazy!! The place here is always crowded, and never really had a problem before, so I don't know. But I haven't tried too many items as I usually get the mini-burger/salad bar combo which is great.
I like vegetables. I love broccoli, spinach, corn, cauliflower, zucchini, eggplant. Love 'em all. Beth's right, though. Kale sucks. My in-laws love it with ham, but I won't touch it.
And Mr. Babe actually like Brussel Sprouts. YUK. But he won't eat artichokes, which I love. Go figure.
C'mon now!!! This is a food thread where we talk about food. I'm sick and tired of hearing about your outhouse activities. Keep that stuff in the general discussion forum if you feel the need to share that kind of information with others.
C'mon now!!! This is a food thread where we talk about food. I'm sick and tired of hearing about your outhouse activities. Keep that stuff in the general discussion forum if you feel the need to share that kind of information with others.
C'mon now!!! This is a food thread where we talk about food. I'm sick and tired of hearing about your outhouse activities. Keep that stuff in the general discussion forum if you feel the need to share that kind of information with others.
I'll keep eating the Fiber One and you keep eating KFC, Wendy's, McDonalds, Burger King, Buffets, Outback Cheese Fries,and Spaghetti-o's and then talk to me in 3 months. Then you'll be begging for Fiber One!
I was supposed to take the wife out to dinner last night after picking up my SB Tix, but didn't get out of the stadium until almost 8PM. I wound up having the "double cheeseburger meal" at the McDonalds in a Wal-Mart.
We have a BJ's (not sure why they gave it that name) across from Wal-Mart -- BJ's has a Subway built in. Costco does have decent food, tho, but it's much farther away and seems not as cheap as it used to be so I hardly ever bother...
Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. is a 71-store U.S. regional supermarket chain with stores in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, and Maryland. It is a family-owned company, founded in 1916 by John and Walter Wegman. The original name was the Rochester Fruit and Vegetable Company.
It is a "megamarket" type store, with a large variety of groceries and foods. In many of their stores they have what's called a Market Cafe in-store dining area, and that is where they have the 'subway' style heros that I was telling Geoff about.
Many times my wife and I will go there to do our grocery shopping and will go to their dining area for lunch or just even a cup of coffee before we begin our grocery shopping.
Everything that they make in the in store Dining Area is fresh. Sandwiches, Sushi, Chinese Food, Pizza, A Salad Bar, A Hot Wings bar, etc. All these places to eat in the middle of what is probably one of the largest grocery stores that I've ever been to.
But my Costco has pretty decent food. Where else can you get a hot dog and a soda for $1.50??
Whenever I'm at Costco, I always get that deal. A quarter pound Hebrew National hot dog with sauerkraut and a soda that you can refill. Plus, by the time I get to the hot dog, I'm nearly stuffed with the free samples.
Geoff, Wegman's has a food area that makes sub sandwiches ala 'Subway'style which are really great.
Wegman's sandwiches are very good, and I've never been disappointed. There is a chain of convenience store/gas stations, called Sheetz that makes good sandwiches and burgers. Their grilled barbecue chicken sanwich with cheddar and bacon on a toasted pretzel roll is a great treat.
Klyd, my mom has friends that just walk around Costco eating all the samples. That IS their lunch.
I can't pass up that hot dog. It's so good. And my kids love that Berry Sundae that they have. Personally, I like the churro. Their pizza is not very good, though.
I wish I had a Wegman's near me. My ShopRite just added a food area like you described, DC. It's pretty good, the food's fresh, and it's very inexpensive. Since my daughter got a job, I've been buying a lot of their sandwiches for her to take to work.
Klyd, my mom has friends that just walk around Costco eating all the samples. That IS their lunch.
For us we would go to Sam's club. They actually had great samples. When Nicole was little she literally wanted us to go their at lunch time so she could eat all the samples as her lunch.
I'm so bad at Costco. I am their ideal customer. After tasting the sample, I will walk over to the freezer case like a robot and put a box of what I just tasted in my cart.
My daughter loves the berry smoothie at Costco. One thing she and I sampled months ago was bourbon chicken. It comes in a big bag and is breaded with a flavorful sauce. It's pretty darn good and the kids can microwave it easily for a fast dinner. I couldn't tell you what company makes it, but we usually buy a bag whenever we go there as a result of the sample.
I wish I had a Wegman's near me. My ShopRite just added a food area like you described, DC. It's pretty good, the food's fresh, and it's very inexpensive. Since my daughter got a job, I've been buying a lot of their sandwiches for her to take to work.
Do they have a seating area where you can sit down and eat?
My wife loves Costco's smoothies. And they do make a really good hot dog. Two things that I really love from Costco are the Marie Calander Chicken Pot Pies and the Olive Tapenade made by Cantare.
Dinner tonight: Pan fried eggplant that was marinated in a lite Italian vinegrette dressing. While its not eggplant parmigiana (which I love), it was pretty damned good (and non-fattening).
Don Cardi turned me on to a diet thats fairly easy to follow. I've never really dieted before so I wouldn't know where to begin with types of foods, portion sizes, etc. This diet uses "points" allowed on a daily basis (and gives you the portion size) so its a question of going over a large chart, deciding what you want to eat, and then stopping when you've finished your meal.
Sure, it takes some willpower to stop at a portion size you may consider small (i.e. 4 ozs of pasta - that used to be my starting point), but if you're serious about wanting to lose weight, its a great start.
I've been at it for three days, and I do get a little hungry at times, but it hasn't been too bad.
I want to lose 40 pounds by the end of the summer. I think I can do it.
This woman I know that I saw today has been on this diet for some time, as well as my niece. She's lost a lot of weight. She brought one of those calculators that you put in your calorie and fat count and it adds up your points for you. It seems that should make it a little easier too.
SC, the one mistake that most people make is that they are upset that they're hungry when they diet. Well, duh!!! Of course you're hungry! You're on a diet!! Just make sure to keep plenty of things to munch on that are OK, like celery sticks, carrot sticks, apples, stuff that you can literally sink your teeth into. I also found that Rice Krispie treats are only 90 calories, so we buy the big box from Costco and keep them around. They're sweet AND crunchy.
DC, yes my ShopRite put in a little food court with tables and everything. The food's pretty good. Their Italian hero is only $4, and I buy it for my daughter when she's working. She ends up taking half per day because it's pretty big.
Baked boneless chicken breasts covered with baked eggplant and melted mozzarella. Steamed Asparagus with fresh thinly sliced garlic, baked Potato, and tomato and onions salad with balsamic vinager.
Last night, in celebration of a couple of very nice report cards, I took my sons out to the local pub for dinner. We had 36 hot wings (10 of which came home for my daughter, who didn't feel like going out), a big cheesburger with fries, a large meatball and cheese subwith fries, a grilled ham and cheese on rye with fries, and an endless supply of soda wit ha beer thrown in for $36.00. The food is always good, and I thought the price was great.
Roast pork(with crackling),mashed taties,carrots,broccoli,turnip,cabbage & yorkshire pudding. All served with peppered gravy,hot English mustard and apple sauce!
We started with New England Clam Chowder followed by fresh salmon and broccoli stir fried in olive oil and garlic. Although I had tuna for lunch, I forgot and gave the girls an Italian hero when they left for school this morning.
We started with New England Clam Chowder followed by fresh salmon and broccoli stir fried in olive oil and garlic. Although I had tuna for lunch, I forgot and gave the girls an Italian hero when they left for school this morning.
It was, although I cheated and used canned clams in the chowder. I told the girls that I would be going to hell for them because I gave them meat in their sandwiches.
The whole idea of giving up meat arises from the fact that once upon a time fish was considered food for poor people and second rate food. Now that we al pay a fortune for things like wild salmon, swordfish and sea bass, I think we should be giving up fish for lent and eating meat. Accordingly I had a giant porterhouse for Ash Wednesday.
Ash Wednesday, and then every Friday until Easter Sunday.
This year the Catholic church is asking that those who are healthy and between the ages of 18 - 70, in addition to abstaining from meat on fridays during Lent, also eat only ONE main big meal a day on both Wed and Fri during Lent.
Ash Wednesday, and then every Friday until Easter Sunday.
This year the Catholic church is asking that those who are healthy and between the ages of 18 - 70, in addition to abstaining from meat on fridays during Lent, also eat only ONE main big meal a day on both Wed and Fri during Lent.
Well, that makes a lot of sense. The whole idea of eating fish is because it was always cheaper than meat. Not so, anymore. We always try to eat things like fritatta or pasta fagioli or escarole and beans, in keeping with that idea. However, on Good Friday, we usually make something like shrimp fra diavlo, which is probably not what Jesus had in mind.
Friday's lunch is usually tuna or yogurt, and then Friday dinner is usually pizza. I refuse to cook on Friday nights, so we usually get takeout. The take-out options for fish are pretty limited, unless you go with Chinese.
Just curious - anyone giving anything up for Lent???
Ash Wednesday, and then every Friday until Easter Sunday.
This year the Catholic church is asking that those who are healthy and between the ages of 18 - 70, in addition to abstaining from meat on fridays during Lent, also eat only ONE main big meal a day on both Wed and Fri during Lent.
Well, that makes a lot of sense. The whole idea of eating fish is because it was always cheaper than meat. Not so, anymore. We always try to eat things like fritatta or pasta fagioli or escarole and beans, in keeping with that idea. However, on Good Friday, we usually make something like shrimp fra diavlo, which is probably not what Jesus had in mind.
How does eating one meal a day on both of those days make a lot of sense?
This year, Don Cardi is asking that the Catholic church, in addition to abstaining from eating meat on fridays, also abstain from making a collection on each Sunday during Lent.
Actually, I'll rephrase. It makes NO sense to eat loster, salmon, shrimp or any other expensive fish on a "fast" day, although, as I admitted in my earlier post, I'm often guilty of doing just that.
As far as abstaining from meat, so far so good. Last night I had pasta with peas.
I love pasta with peas, however peas happen to be one of the few vegetables that Mr. Babe can't stand. He hates peas and artichokes, which happen to be two that I love. We ordered a pizza.
Tonight we're going to a Chinese/Japanese restaurant with friends. The food's excellent. When we go to this place, Mr. Babe always makes me share a Scorpion with him before dinner. They serve it with a lake of flaming 151 in the middle. It's quite exciting.
That sounds so good. However, Mr. Babe won't even eat fried rice if they add peas to it, and he loves Chinese. Simply can't stand peas.
Here's the menu to the place we're going to tonight. I always get either the Grand Marnier Prawns or the Jade Village Steak. I wish I could get a little of both, because they're so delicious. They have a Japanese side and a Chinese side. You can order Japanese on the Chinese side, but not the other way around, so we always sit on the Chinese side.
I always get either the Grand Marnier Prawns or the Jade Village Steak. I wish I could get a little of both, because they're so delicious.
Place sounds good.
I don't see why that wouldn't make a combo dish for you upon request. It don't hurt to ask. And if you are somewhat of a regular there, I'll bet that they do it for you.
We go to an Italian Restaurant here, basically we are regulars there. They make a realy delicious Shrimp Francese dish. They also make a really delicious Veal Francese dish. They've accomadated my request for a combo dish of both anytime that I've asked them to.
Tonight we are going to a Valentines day dinner and dance. We booked a whole table with some other firends of ours. Should be a good time.
Oh, that has more to do with me than them. I don't like different foods on the same plate, because they might touch each other.
Sounds like a fun night, DC. Enjoy!!!
Did I ever tell you about the time Mr. Babe and I went to a Valentine dinner/dance thing? During dinner, a woman came over with a basket of long-stemmed red roses and said, "For the lady?", so he said yes. Then she said, "$5." He looked at me and said, "Give it back."
Did I ever tell you about the time Mr. Babe and I went to a Valentine dinner/dance thing? During dinner, a woman came over with a basket of long-stemmed red roses and said, "For the lady?", so he said yes. Then she said, "$5." He looked at me and said, "Give it back."
Was she wearing a boustier?
I made my own sausage and peppers again tonight. Now that I know how to make it, I treated myself to a covered frying pan. Came out really good!
Did you have good bread, SC?? You have to have nice fresh Italian bread.
Well, dinner was pretty good last night, although I must admit that I didn't eat much. After sharing a good amount of the Scorpion with Mr. Babe, I got fairly drunk fairly quick. I sort of got to the point where I was afraid to eat my entree because I was very unsteady. However, I did bring it home and plan to enjoy it later today.
I did have a Philadelphia Roll as an appetizer, which was fresh salmon, cream cheese and scallion. I went with the prawns, and the one I had was delicious.
Saturday night my daughter was at a party, and my wife went to a "girl's night" at a friend's house. i told my sons that we could go out anywhere we wanted. I suggested a nice Chineses restaurant that we love, the local pub where they love to devour wings and steak sandwiches, and some other places. They decided that they wanted Pizza Hut takeout. We have quite a few good pizza shops nearby, but they were attracted to PH by a commercial for a new pizza.
Anyway, I left the money for them, picked up my daughter and dropped heroff. I got text messages from two of the inebriated young ladies at my wife's party to come over, so I did. I ended up having a Menage a Trois with my wife and one of the other ladies. I didn't have dinner Saturday nigh, but it was memorable.
Oh, by the way, Menage a Trois was the name of the bottle of white wine that the other woman gave my wife and me as a gift.
Klyd, here I was, all happy for you, thinking you scored HUGE. Just messing with us...
The woman, who gave us the bottle of wine is young, very attractive and recently divorced. As I was holding the bottle of "Menage a Trois", I told her, You, my wife and I will have this tonight, and when we're done, we'll drink this bottle of wine."
The joke about giving the wine comes from the fact that she and her kids come to my house most Sunday nights (Her sister is my next door neighbor) for a drink. There are usually about 5 or 6 other people who come.
Her recently divorced husband fell under the impression that she and I were having an affair, which made my wife roll on the floor in laughter (It wasn't that funny). The woman told my wife about it, and a day later the ex called my wife to say that I was messing around with his wife. She thought it was funny and I took the phone and set the story straight. So this is now an ongoing joke among us.
Tonight I'm making a big pot of cabbage soup with braised spareribs, smoked hocks and hot Italian sausages. It's perfect for the frigid weather we're experiencing in the northeast.
Me too SB. I didn't read that last sentence, and I thought Klydon was a wild man.
Unfortunately not. I told my wife and her that as a gentleman and man of honor, I wouldn't compromise her moral virtue...unless she really wanted me too.
Me too SB. I didn't read that last sentence, and I thought Klydon was a wild man.
Unfortunately not. I told my wife and her that as a gentleman and man of honor, I wouldn't compromise her moral virtue...unless she really wanted me too.
Plus, it depends what her friend looks like. She could be an uggo for all we know.
Sounds good, DC. When I make cacciatore I like to use dark meat, as well as the breast. The thighs, drumsticks and wings really hold up to a nice slowly braised sauce.
This is a boneless white meat version . I only like dark meat from chicken on the BBQ, or slow oven baked. And it has to be an oven stuffer. For some reason I find that the dark meat on the oven stuffers are much more tender.
Discover the excitement of our Menage a Trois. Expand your horizon with this stunning delectable wine. Soft floral aromas and gentle caresing fruit flavors leave you longing for more.
It's a California white table wine. It was okay, but when the bottle was gone, I wasn't exactly longing for more.
The red blend sounds interesting. Actually, I believe they just are hoping that people will pick it up for the name. And why wouldn't they? It certainly would be an ice-breaker at a dinner party!
The red blend sounds interesting. Actually, I believe they just are hoping that people will pick it up for the name. And why wouldn't they? It certainly would be an ice-breaker at a dinner party!
You're right. I'm sure most of their sales are from people, who get a kick out of the name.
I'm sure most of their sales are from people, who get a kick out of the name.
We certainly did!
Friends of ours brought over a bottle once named Mad Dog and Englishmen. They were given the wine as a joke because they're English, but it was actually pretty decent. Here's a link to the vineyard's site: Vineyard
After my previous "steak" fiasco (Ruby Tuesday - they actually sent me $20 in gift certs after my complaint), tonight I went to the place I avoided that night -- and tonight, there, I had a GREAT 16-ounce T-Bone smothered in sautéed portobello mushrooms and onions. With mashed potatoes. OMG. Terrific!
I went to Red Robin last night with two of my kids and a couple other families. Last night the restaurant would give 10% of your check to the basketball association, for which my kids play.
I'm not sure how widespread Red Robin restuarants are, but they are similar to Chilis/Applebees with less emphasis on entrees, and more on sandwiches. I had a grilled BBQ chicken sandwich with cheddar (I'm glad they held the mayo). My only complaint is that they placed the cold slice of cheese on the sandwich just before serving it. I like the cheese grilled and melted, but all our problems should be so small.
By the way, one of the dads at the table was also celebrating his 50th birthday, and at the end of the evening, the wait staff did one of those bouncy birthday songs that embarrassed the hell out of him.
I'm not sure how widespread Red Robin restuarants are, but they are similar to Chilis/Applebees with less emphasis on entrees, and more on sandwiches. I had a grilled BBQ chicken sandwich with cheddar (I'm glad they held the mayo). My only complaint is that they placed the cold slice of cheese on the sandwich just before serving it. I like the cheese grilled and melted, but all our problems should be so small.
Went to Red Robin once (we have one in our town)....don't think I'll go back. The experience wasn't bad, but the food was.
Of all the American chain type restaurants, I think Applebees is probably the best. The burgers and steaks are decent for the price, the desserts aren't bad, and the drinks are huge.
Made with a ham shank,onions,lentils,barley,split peas,carrots and cauliflower!
Delicious!
You can't get that in a chain restaurant.
Applebees and some of the chains are okay if you stick to the burgers and some of the sandwiches. Some of the sauces (gravy) are too thick and salty. I'm not a big fan of the overseasoned fries.
By the way, for burgers, does anyone ever go to 5 Guys Burgers and Fries?
That's what I was talking about Klyd, burgers. If I'm on the road, which I am a lot, I'd prefer a burger from a chain, such as Applebees, to a fast food burger. I used to enjoy the roast beef sandwich at Roy Rogers, but they're few and far between now. In New York, anyway.
By the way, for burgers, does anyone ever go to 5 Guys Burgers and Fries?
I had never heard of Five Guys until one opened up down the street. I heard it was great, but haven't tried them yet. Last time I drove past it was dead-empty, though.
By the way, for burgers, does anyone ever go to 5 Guys Burgers and Fries?
I had never heard of Five Guys until one opened up down the street. I heard it was great, but haven't tried them yet. Last time I drove past it was dead-empty, though.
The menu is limited to burgers and fries (the boardwalk variety). They also have hot dogs on the menu, but I've never seen anyone order them. It's weird that it was dead...those places often have big lines wherever I see them.
When you order a burger there, make sure you have an appetite.
I do not like Applebees. I would much rather go to Chili's. I happen to have a really good Chili's near me, and they have terrific service. I almost always get the steak fajita quesadillas. The one time I ordered a steak there, it was overdone. Well, damn if the manager didn't personally come over, apologize, and replace it with a filet mignon.
I've grown tired of these "upscale" fast food restaurants. Most of their foods are pre-cooked and overpriced. And most of the time the service sucks!
I realize that not all areas of the country have access to the mom and pop home cooking type restaurants or the authentic Italian restaurants that many big city folks are lucky to have, so places like Applebees, Chilli's, Olive Garden, etc. are really the only options available to them for certain kinds of foods.
Personally I'd rather go to a Diner for a steak and a local Italian restaurant for Italian food.
And if I want drinks, appetizers like wings, nachos and those kinds of pickies, there are several local places that make those things.
However, there are times when we go out with a bunch of friends and they decide that they want to go to an Applebees or Chilli's. And I'll go. They are not that horrible and if that's what the crowd wants to do, than I have no problem going. Those places do make excellent drinks and pretty good appetizers. But personally I'd rather go to Chilli's than Applebees.
I realize that not all areas of the country have access to the mom and pop home cooking type restaurants or the authentic Italian restaurants that many big city folks are lucky to have, so places like Applebees, Chilli's, Olive Garden, etc. are really the only options available to them for certain kinds of foods.
I really, really like Chili's Southwestern Egg Rolls and Chicken Crispers. Also, their spinach and artichoke dip is very good. As you know, I also enjoy Charlie Brown's.
Btw, my husband noticed that Mahogany Littleneck Clams from Maine were on sale this week. My mom picked up a bag of 50 today and is making linguini with clam sauce for us tonight.
I really, really like Chili's Southwestern Egg Rolls and Chicken Crispers. Also, their spinach and artichoke dip is very good. As you know, I also enjoy Charlie Brown's.
I have to agree with you about those appetizers. They all are really good.
I ate at Charlie Brown's once and must admit that the t-bone steak that I had was good.
Their salad bar is pretty good (yes, I know that I probably don't want to eat from a salad bar, but I don't care), and try their double cut prime rib. For $20, it's a great buy. Nice and tender and it's HUGE. I prefer prime rib on the bone anyway.
Even though it will be hard to top the clam sauce last night, we're going to try. I picked up a center cut pork roast, on the bone. I plan to roast it with the oven on convection, which really makes it juicy. I haven't decided on side dishes yet, but I guess I should get cracking!
For lunch, my daughters made me crepes today. They were great!
Hey, don't forget, New York is quietly underrated for it's crabbing. I've made a few posts before on the subject. I grew up in the Bronx but spent endless summers crabbing in South Brooklyn and the Rockaways.
I know you steam crabs, I was just trying to keep it simple for you.
Well, then you can give the potatoes a boil, to par-cook 'em. Then when the you take the roast out to "rest," you can toss the potatoes with the drippings and roast them for just a little while. Not the healthiest dish, but delicious.
I just made and put up a Marinara SAUCE. Later on I'll boil some angel hair, grill some shrimps and put them in with the angel hair marinara. I'm also going to make the kids some Mozzarella Carozza as they've been asking me to make it for them for about a week now.
I made pizzas tonight. I gave up cheese for Lent, so I made kind of a Pizza Puttanesca, with fresh tomato, garlic, anchovies, calamata olives and capers, then drizzled with a little Colavita olive oil. I gotta say, It was outrageous.
The pork roast came out nice and juicy. I ended up cubing some potatoes, seasoning them and just letting them brown in the oven. I also had some nice fresh cauliflower.
I LOVE cauliflower. After I steam it, I like to top it off with toasted bread crumbs, grated cheese, garlic and olive oil, then stick it under the broiler for color.
I know people who still fish in the Hudson. I guess they think they're getting something special when they catch a fish with three eyes.
About a year and a half ago I began seeing a lot of people, especially oriental people, fishing in the Hudson outside of my old building. I heard that the fish were starting to come back into the Hudson again. Not that I would fish there myself or knowingly eat a fish from there.
I made pizzas tonight. I gave up cheese for Lent, so I made kind of a Pizza Puttanesca,...
First off, whore pizza ...w/o cheese?
I don't think that's considered pizza any more
Secondly...
Originally Posted By: pizzaboy
I LOVE cauliflower. After I steam it, I like to top it off with toasted bread crumbs, grated cheese, garlic and olive oil, then stick it under the broiler for color.
You love it so much that you have to cover it up with all those ingredients? It does sound great, don't get me wrong -- but if you love it, just eat it.
I do. I love it raw best. Or steamed, w/o the "extras" most of the time
The deli near my office makes great sausage and peppers. For $4.50, you get a lovely mix of sausage, peppers and onions on a club roll. They even throw in a little bag of chips. How do you say no to that??
I got the meat special #2 (different specials every day) which was a 4oz filet, italian sausage, and chicken. Roasted potatoes and veggies. Absolutely wonderful. $20.
Pigs in blankets, 3 different dipping mustards to mix it up, (I'm crazy like that) and potato latkes... yes, all frozen appetizer foods since I was in sit-downs in south jersey all day and just wanted to come home to some guilty pleasures and not have to cook... did i mention the Peroni Beer & Godiva Martinis? Oh, i didnt.. in that case, add a few watermelon martinis to that as well (-;
On my way home from work on Fridays when I'm in the Scranton office, I stop at this neighborhood bar in the small town of Dupont to pick up pizza to bring home. It's near where my in-laws live, and the pizza is quite unigue. It's square, but not Sicilian, with a hearty mixture of cheese. It's sold on evenings from Wednesday to Saturday. The place is always busy, especially at Lent, and the old Polish women, who work in the kitchen, which you have to enter to pick up the pizza, are always complaining.
It's really not the prettiest looking pizza, but it is delicious. That's on the menu tonight at our house.
I'm betting that maybe MaryCas or his wife has heard of this place, Cebula's.
I got the meat special #2 (different specials every day) which was a 4oz filet, italian sausage, and chicken. Roasted potatoes and veggies. Absolutely wonderful. $20.
and 2 lemon vodka tonics...
They had the meat special again today, so I got that and cream of roasted yellow peppers soup with spinach and carrots and chicken breasts. Holy fuck it was awesome soup. I got 2 orders to go!
Sausage, onion rings, rice and green beans. I was really not in the mood to cook, but it was too cold to go out. I made the sausage in the oven, because it was also too cold to grill outside. I prefer it cooked on the grill, so it was merely OK for me.
Growing up Friday was always homemade pizza night... never any meat... i think its an old school thing, they abstained from meat even if not lent...
Well, tonight my brother turned half a century old, so I took him out to delposto.com -- I have to say I was really overwhelmed... not just by the check but the food... lol... its owners are lidia, mario batali & joe bastianich (lidia's son)... they truly are culinary royalty and this was probably the very best meals I've ever had... sorry to brag, but i paid the price, so i had to, but also because experiences like this are literally a handful in a lifetime lol... my only negative comment was a bit much on the sea salt in most of the dishes... im still drinking water and parched (-:
Too much salt kills everything, so sorry to hear it. You would think it'd be the best -- and I'm sure it was still damn good! -- but too much salt ruins it for me, too...
JR, I've eaten at Becco, which is also a Bastianich restaurant. It's wonderful, so I can imagine how good your dinner was. But you didn't tell us what you ate!! How can you brag about a great meal, and then not tell us what you had? Unfair!
Both the lemon chicken and the steak, and both were out of this world. Also, that wine list of theirs is fantastic, and pretty cheap, too. I've always wanted to try the pasta special, but never have.
Well, its more like what didn't I eat?? I had the lamb crudo with mussels, deliscious, then we had the "Tris" 3 tastes of pasta -- buffalo ricotta ravioli, squid ink pasta with seafood (baby mussels, cockels, shrimp, scallop, etc), and the last was lambs neck sasuage ragu with "little ears" orriecetta (dont remember how to spell it now), then I had the venison, I took a chance, because my friends hunt and I never cared for it, but its not something you ever really see on the menu... it was out of this world, more like filet mignon... on a bed of rice, roasted cabbage. My brother had the stripped bass, and while I normally favor fish, i definitely made the better choice.
Now, its sunday, I traditionally have macaroni, pasta, spaghetti, whatever, but there was no way I was going to top last nite's dinner. So, i went in the other direction, after watching FoodTV's Diners Drive ins & Dives, i went to hackensack for a "White Manna Burger", they have supposedly been there for like 70 years and rival the White Castle, place was packed, and overall, I have to say the White Castle is the better burger, if there were a way to "merge" the 2, it would be great, but the White Manna starts with FRESH ground beef, not froze, there is more meat, and they take onion slices and mash them into the patties and serve on an egg dough roll. Too much bread, the onions get burned and have a funny taste, but the meat is of better quality, but too dry because they mash the hell out of it on the grill... so there's my take on it lol: Del Posto A+ / White Manna Burger C+ but keep in mind there is a $300 difference in price between the two LMAO (-:
For Dinner last night I had Sausage and peppers (Hot Italian sausage and a medley of Pepperoncini, Corno Di Toro Rossa, Corno Di Toro Yellow, Golden Marconi, Red Marconi, Purple Marconi, and Carmen peppers) all grown in special climate controlled boxes in my garden. (Except for the Pepperocini, I have them shipped here) and I had stuffed portobello mushroom caps
JR, It sounds great. I love venison if it's cooked properly. We have a lovely place near us that makes excellent venison. However, the place is in a wooded setting, and you often see deer strolling around the grounds while you're eating, so that can ruin the experience for you.
I am planning on going to the NY Auto Show like I do every year the last week of March. We ussually take the train in from New Haven and make a day of it. We always go to dinner at Tony's Di Napoli in Times Square. I love that place. I have never had a bad meal there and the prices are very reasonable. Just wondering what other restaurants similar to Tony's and same area would be worth trying out. Going with a few other people, so wanted to offer them an alternative.
I am planning on going to the NY Auto Show like I do every year the last week of March. We ussually take the train in from New Haven and make a day of it. We always go to dinner at Tony's Di Napoli in Times Square. I love that place. I have never had a bad meal there and the prices are very reasonable. Just wondering what other restaurants similar to Tony's and same area would be worth trying out. Going with a few other people, so wanted to offer them an alternative.
If you're looking for a family style restaurant, something similar to Tony DiNapoli's then I suggest
Hi SicilianBabe... the whole venison thing was curious because the FDA does not regulate "game meats" (?) so I am wondering how they can serve it, obviously restaurants of high quality won't have a problem but just dont know the food laws. You are absolutely right, it has to be cooked and cooked right, and it must be rare. When my friend makes venison burgers, they mix it with pork for moisture/fat/flavor, otherwise its just gamey and dry. Ever hear of exoticmeats.com ? check it out, i've never ordered from them, unless you want to spend just as much on meat as you do postage, its not worthwhile.
Tonite, had a biz meeting... went to a tavern in Madison NJ... had the pulled bbq pork sandwich with sweet potato fries... the pork was excellent, tender, just not crazy about the extra tangy bbq sauce... sweet potato fries were good, not soggy or mushy but crisp... Tomorrow night I hope to have the time/luxury of cooking again, which is what i really love, just not sure if it will be pasta and/or seafood.
JR, When you have a chance, check out the dinner menu. The food and service are wonderful at this place. The chef, Peter X. Kelly, has become something of a celebrity.
I've eaten in three of his restaurants. He closed one last year and opened a new one in Yonkers, New York, but I haven't been there yet. Restaurant X Dinner Menu
We just had Chinese on Friday night, but after watching The Godfather, especially the scene just before Michael leaves to meet Sollozzo, I've been craving Lo Mein.
We just had Chinese on Friday night, but after watching The Godfather, especially the scene just before Michael leaves to meet Sollozzo, I've been craving Lo Mein.
We just had Chinese on Friday night, but after watching The Godfather, especially the scene just before Michael leaves to meet Sollozzo, I've been craving Lo Mein.
I always crave lo mein during that scene too...until McCluskey gets his veal.
We just had Chinese on Friday night, but after watching The Godfather, especially the scene just before Michael leaves to meet Sollozzo, I've been craving Lo Mein.
Make some spaghetti and eat it with chopsticks.
Just for the sarcasm, I am NOT washing your whites any more.
I think of Cheese fries as more of a side dish than an appetizer.
My favorite appetizer is carpaccio, or perhaps foie gras.
With Chinese, I love scallion pancakes and fried won tons. I also like steak satay. Or maybe cold noodles in sesame sauce. And of course there's shrimp toast.
I love the fried Wontons in my soup. My favorite chinese appetizer is probably Dim Sum. I also love a Roast Pork bun. Not many local chinese restaruants make them. The best place to get them used to be chinatown. I used to go to chinatown quite a bit years ago, but these days you wouldn't catch me eating in chinatown. It's gotten really skeevy!
Some of my favorite chinese dishes are Roast Pork in mushroom and oyster sauce, butterfly shrimps wrapped in bacon and sauteed onions, Filet Mignon steak kew, Moo Shu Pork and pan seared chicken in brown sauce. Come to think of it I like most chinese dishes.
Originally Posted By: pizzaboy
After all these years, my favorite is STILL the good old number 1, chicken chow mein combo.
It's not the fanciest, but I think it's one of the tastiest.
But every once in a while, like you PB, I get the urge for just a traditional chinese dinner of either traditional Chicken Chow Mein or Egg Foo Young, spare ribs and an egg roll.
PB, do you remember in the old fashioned Chinese restaurants, when you would order a combination, they would serve them in those portioned style dishes that had seperate areas for each kind of food?
Mr. Babe and I eat eat in Chinatown once in a while, although not as often since my brother moved from Battery Park. Wo Hop is still reliable, old-fashioned food. Their won ton soup is the best, with thin, delicious pasta instead of that thick glop that you can get. And it comes in a tureen that's easily enough for 3 or more to share. Last time we were there, I had the Seafood Bird's Nest, and it was fresh, light and delicious.
Wo Hop is still reliable, old-fashioned food. Their won ton soup is the best, with thin, delicious pasta instead of that thick glop that you can get.
That used to be one of the places that I frequented. Still there huh? And still good? I used to love their Steak and Broccoli. Not beef and broccoli mind you, but Steak and Broccoli! They would get mad if you called it beef and broccoli. :ll: They were always one of the best down there.
We used to also go to a place that was right across the street from the Police Station. I can't recall the name of it. They made a fantastic salted shrimp appetizer!
Wo Hop is still there and still good. It's been there for ages. We used to also eat at Ping's, which is also on Mott, but I hear it's not that great any more.
Hey SB, just trying to get a reference point for where Rest X is from the Mall, its about an hour from me, and maybe I can bring a date (so I am not the 3rd wheel) and meet up with you and your hubby at that place? It would be nice to see you guys again! I have to check it out so maybe we can do it one sunday??
As for dinner, I tried to remember/recreate a dish I haven't made since the previous century: Lobster in Pink Cream Cognac Sauce w/Risotto Cakes. I haven't bought any French products since 2001, but now that they have a new president who isnt even french but VERY much US friendly, I bought a bottle of cognac to make the dish, not the same, but i have a pic if anyone knows how to post it here.
As for Chinese food, its all good, the only thing I don't like is seafood fried rice -- they use "sea legs" and uncleaned mini "shrimps", other than that I probably like everything on any chinese menu lol. The best place I know of in Jersey is Mr. Chu's on Rt. 10 in East Hanover -- if it doesnt ring a bell, its across from the Novartis Pharmaceudical Building. Why should that ring a bell? Its where LSD was invented, thats your underworld trivia for today lol.
It's probably about 15 minutes from the mall. I heard that their Sunday brunch is very nice. They bring a variety of tastings to your table. I've been to the brunch at his Putnam location that is now closed, where he did something similar. It was very, very good.
They also used to do a Hudson Valley Supper, with all the food and wines coming from the Hudson Valley, on Sunday afternoons at the Congers location, but they stopped it once they began to offer brunch.
I was watching one of the food channels last night and they talked about the hamburger. They said one of the best made hamburgers is at Old Homestead Steakhouse in NY. It's made with Kobe beef and is supposed to be out of this world. It should be for $41 bucks. Anybody ever been there? How is it?
I've been to the Old Homestead a bunch of times but never had the burger. I think it's kind of ridiculous, to tell you the truth. It is, however, one of my favorite steakhouses.
I think Jackson Hole makes the best burger in the city, and it's less than $10.
I was watching one of the food channels last night and they talked about the hamburger. They said one of the best made hamburgers is at Old Homestead Steakhouse in NY. It's made with Kobe beef and is supposed to be out of this world. It should be for $41 bucks. Anybody ever been there? How is it?
I also have been to the Old Homestead many times. In fact I was recently there back in December. It was excellent. The Stuffed broiled Lobster, the Porterhouse, the sides and their Super Jumbo Shrimps are just delicious.
I've never had the burger either. I believe that the $41 Kobe burger is the small burger and that they have a bigger burger for something like $100+!!! Kind of ridiculous if you ask me. I think the whole Kobe meat thing is overrated as well as over priced. Another stupid "rich boy" trend if you ask me.
Well anyway, tonight I'll be making some nice Filet Mignons. Anyone want to buy some? I massage the filets in olive oil, by hand, and only charge $75 a peice! I'm thinking of calling it Cardi beef!
I'm making a meatloaf. I hate meatloaf. I just can't think of anything else to make. By Thursday, the "what should I make tonight" juices are all used up. I really don't mind cooking, but I wish something would just jump out of the freezer and yell COOK ME!!
Linguine w/ White Clam sauce at the restaurant/diner next to the laundromat that ONLY senior citizens eat at (apparently). It wasn't too bad, actually -- and I felt like a young pup in there!
Laundry and Linguine. I think that we have the makings of a fine business there, my boy!!! I'll wash the clothes, PB can cook, you can be the host, SC will tell the jokes, DC will be the guy who everyone slips money to in order to get their clothes faster or whiter or maybe a better table away from the fabric softener, TIS makes sure everyone's content (How's your pasta? Did you ever have such soft, fluffy towels?), and Beth can be the bouncer.
We need a wait staff and some folders, though. Any volunteers?
Hey SB, i'd be up for sunday brunch... not sure about this weekend with the weather mess... but definitely up for it, anyone else interested in meeting up in that area??
As for the Old Homestead, its ironically across the street from Del Posto where I was last Saturday... (around 14th street & 10th ave) i heard its really good also. Not sure about $41 for a burger, the place "21" had a $21 burger... that was years ago. Even in Vegas at the top of the Stratosphere (which I believe is taller than the Empire State Building and rotates a full 360degrees in an hour giving you a view of Area 51, etc), their kobe burger was $16 if memory serves me correctly. THAT was the best burger I ever had, what I can tell you for sure is for 3 of us lunch was roughly $100 with drinks and dessert. So, I really cannot see the justification for a $41 burger even if you have the money to blow. How much is it with fries?? lol.
As for tonite's dinner, had asparagus & penne pasta in garlic & olive oil, and, some bone marrow on toast... beef isnt as tasty as the veal bone marrow
Besides the FACT that there are NO *REAL* KOBE burgers in the USA... *sigh*... let me just remind everyone that quality has NOTHING to do with PRICE. And, the FACT that there's no *real* (official) Kobe in the US unless you're prepared to pay $100+ for a BURGER while living in The Freshman during some clandestine illegal dinner... So stuff it already.
As I was reading JR's post, I was wondering how long it would take JG to hop on that particular Kobe beef bandwagon.
Mig, you're welcome to fold at Linguine and Laundry. And, JG, I haven't met a stain yet that I can't get out, as long as the clothes haven't been dried (that is the secret, you know. The stain will eventually come out, as long as you don't put the item in the dryer before it's completely removed and it's entirely possible that I am far too obsessed with this subject).
Linguine w/ White Clam sauce at the restaurant/diner next to the laundromat that ONLY senior citizens eat at (apparently). It wasn't too bad, actually -- and I felt like a young pup in there!
Geoff, you ate Linguine with Clam sauce for dinner last night (Thursday)? Now don't let me see you post that you ate a steak or a burger tonight! You should have saved the linguine and clam sauce dinner for tonight!
Originally Posted By: J Geoff
Here we go again......
Besides the FACT that there are NO *REAL* KOBE burgers in the USA... *sigh*... let me just remind everyone that quality has NOTHING to do with PRICE. And, the FACT that there's no *real* (official) Kobe in the US unless you're prepared to pay $100+ for a BURGER while living in The Freshman during some clandestine illegal dinner... So stuff it already.
My wife has been ordering stuff from Omaha Steaks and at first I wasn't impressed, but ship has been ordering a variety of things from them. I guess the more you order the better the discount? They have some pretty good selections. Their hot dogs are awesome and the have a great stuffed bread. Has anyone else bought from them? What are your thoughts,does it really save you money?
Has anyone else bought from them? What are your thoughts,does it really save you money?
One of their stores is a few miles away from me. I've tried their steaks and hamburgers, and wasn't totally thrilled (although they're not bad). If you get the stuff when they have a sale its not too bad, although they are generally over-priced (IMO).
Has anyone else bought from them? What are your thoughts,does it really save you money?
One of their stores is a few miles away from me. I've tried their steaks and hamburgers, and wasn't totally thrilled (although they're not bad). If you get the stuff when they have a sale its not too bad, although they are generally over-priced (IMO).
I agree they are overpriced. I've bought the filets on a few occasions when they were offering deals. They were good, but no better than the ones I could get locally. I get emails from them regularly, but don't often buy from them.
I never had their hot dogs. I'm sure they're very good.
My wife has been ordering stuff from Omaha Steaks and at first I wasn't impressed, but ship has been ordering a variety of things from them. I guess the more you order the better the discount? They have some pretty good selections. Their hot dogs are awesome and the have a great stuffed bread. Has anyone else bought from them? What are your thoughts,does it really save you money?
This past summer I recieved a cooler full of Omaha products as a gift from someone.
I really enjoyed their burgers and their hotdogs. Their burgers were really juicy and the hot dogs have an excellent taste to them, especially when BBQed. Their Potatoes au Gratin are awesome.
As for the steaks, specifically the filet mignons, I was really disappointed in them. I thought that they were on the tuff side and lacked taste.
I've been invited out to Dinner tonight to a place that several of us here on the BB went to one time for one of our get togethers. I know that Signor Vitelli loved the dish that I will most likely order tonight ;
Tortellini Baronessa. I think that Vitelli picked up the dish when all the tortellini was gone, and drank the Baronessa sauce that was left in it! And I don't blame him! It's simply out of this world!
While all of their food is good, their Baronessa is my favorite dish.
I've never had Omaha Steaks, but we did buy steaks for my mother-in-law and her husband once for Christmas. She was rather disappointed and said that they were rather chewy. She said that the packaging was rather nice, though.
I called them to let them know, and they refunded my money, less taxes and shipping (which was almost as much as the steaks themselves), which is the sign of a quality company.
JG, don't feel bad. We made a huge breakfast this morning and I indulged in bacon, ham and sausage. I totally forgot that it was Friday.
They make great sauce. I remember my grandmother bought a whole basket of them one summer. They got out in the kitchen and were running all over the kitchen chasing my dog. She then told me that she once bought lobsters after work and was bringing them home on the train when they got out of the bag and were running all over the place. Can you imagine lobsters loose on a NYC subway car???
My grandmother said that the car was so crowded that she couldn't chase them, and they were scuttling around nipping at people. That must have been some sight.
LMAO I was waiting for that too... you gotta get over it Don Malta, just like there is no such thing as American Champagne, thats FRENCH law not US law... so you call it wagu or kobe or whatever you want, but the rest of us know what we were talking about... d-:
My job ordered about 50 pies for the intrepid workers who made it in to work (after the snowstorm). I ended up taking one home (there was so much left over). I have no fucking willpower.
NYC Subways are great when they work... but when something goes wrong and you're about to miss your bus... -- I never thought of STDs or pregnancy before, but -- fuggedaboutit! lol
I got groped once on the subway. (True story). I can't even describe the initial feeling of sexual excitement that ran through my body when I realized what was going on. It was very crowded and I was stunned that this was happening to me. Then I realized I was surrounded by only guys.
I ended up taking one home (there was so much left over). I have no fucking willpower.
If I had any willpower whatsoever, I'd be in bed right now.
I fucked up every (all 3 so far) Lenten Fridays...
When buddies are over it's always bad news: 30-pack of White Castles.... an (awesome!) cheesesteak pizza... whatever shit I have in my freezer, whatever... I'm on the short course.
I got groped once on the subway. (True story). I can't even describe the initial feeling of sexual excitement that ran through my body when I realized what was going on. It was very crowded and I was stunned that this was happening to me. Then I realized I was surrounded by only guys.
When buddies are over it's always bad news: 30-pack of White Castles.... an (awesome!) cheesesteak pizza... whatever shit I have in my freezer, whatever... I'm on the short course.
SC, if you check out the link below, you'll see that pizza doesn't really have that many calories. Portion control, my man!! Well, unless you ate the whole freaking pie!!
I had two slices while at work, and two more when I came home. It was the first fast food I had in a month and I didn't like the feeling of it anymore. I threw out the rest of the pizza.
I still love pizza. It's actually not bad for you either, being a well-balanced meal of carbs, fruit and dairy.
That's true, especially if you can eat just a slice or two. If you can find a whole grain crust, you're really ahead of the game. White flour is poison, but it's in just about everything.
I feel that if you just concentrate on eating for your health, instead of your weight, the weight will follow, and it doesn't feel like you're on a "diet."
Ironically, i saw a FoodTV show on this, Its not actually a massage as much as it is a hair-combing with special brushes, I dont think anyone has hands big enough except the green giant to massage a cow lol. Went to chilis tonite, far cry from NYC's finer restaurants, but nearly the same amount of salt!
The meatballs weren't great -- they're from Prima Familia -- you're right, it's hard to find a good meatball. Bar by me actually MAKES THEM and they're great! Frozen? Meh.
Had to work at a trade show today, the italian place next to the office was under construction so we went to the other side of next door and had chinese... not your typical, its "upscale" with a live jazz band every night... I had this spicy crispy chicken, stirfried but first rolled in "water chestnut flour" definitely unique, definitely tasty, hopefully tomorrow I will get my italian food :-)
LOL, I had a party tray of frozen lasagna from Stouffer's. I had spent enough money at shoprite so after thanksgiving I was entitled to a free turkey, ham or tray of lasagna that would feed 12. I gave it to a former co-worker today since she has a family of 4, and I couldn't eat that more than 3x over the course of a week or 2, so better she enjoy it since she is unemployed... and british lol.
...AND he eats frozen Lasagna and Meatballs out of the box!!!!!
WHAT KIND OF DON DO WE HAVE HERE??
Knock the frozen "meatballs" all you want -- 99.99% of them SUCK! But there are some pretty decent gourmet frozen entrees out there by local/regional companies.
The same company I mentioned last time, Scardigno's, I can't find online. It's a North Jersey thing I guess. But I had their FROZEN Broccoli & Cavatelli tonight (like, a thick soup in a quart container) and it tasted better than most restaurants.
Let me tell you this in comparison. The local BJ's started selling packaged "Carnegie Deli" pastrami (or corned beef, I don't remember). All I remember was it looked disgusting, like 99% FAT -- might as well slice up lard on your sandwich! Of course I didn't buy it. And of course I didn't also assume it'd be good because of the name. It was a disgrace to New York Delis! I've had infinitely better in a local deli, even than the REAL Carnegie I visited a few weeks ago (you've seen the pictures )
Don't judge food by its name or how it's delivered. Sure, homemade is great -- but even then it depends on the cook, doesn't it?
Stressed out at work... I needed some "comfort" food when I got home. The diet be damned - I made my own home fried potatoes (for the first time ever). They came out REALLY good!
I took two large potatoes and cut them into cubes about 3/4" thick. A half a large onion, chopped and a half a red pepper and a half a green pepper chopped into small pieces. Sauteed all in a covered pan with butter for about 20 minutes, then removed the lid to brown the mix for about 15 minutes.
Sound delicious, SC. I am absolutely ill today. Pigged out on hot dogs, cheeseburgers, fried zucchini and mozzarella sticks last night. I feel like I ate a can of Crisco.
Not feeling so hot today, not in the mood for pasta or to cook, so I ordered in from Tony Soprano's fave sushi joint... plus a side of gyoza, and fried oysters (really really good).
Was gonna go to the great buffet nearby for some Mongolian grill action but the line was out the door (it's that good), so decided to finally try Five Guys Famous Burgers & Fries -- goodbye, fast food joints! Very, very good.
Southwestern BBQ Back Ribs Tender grilled baby back ribs basted with our own homemade BBQ sauce with 14 spices and chilies, served with roasted herb red potatoes.
Feeling much better thanks Mig!! I made homemade beef stew tonight (well, this afternoon, had to let it simmer for a few hours), came out pretty good for the first time! I am not sure what to make tomorrow night... I skip meat on fridays during lent so I usually like to eat it on a thursday, but since I had it tonight, it might just have to be pasta and/or seafood since friday has always been homemade pizza night :-)
Was gonna go to the great buffet nearby for some Mongolian grill action but the line was out the door (it's that good), so decided to finally try Five Guys Famous Burgers & Fries -- goodbye, fast food joints! Very, very good.
Sure. I get invited over for White Castles, but you go out for the good stuff and keep it for yourself.
Oddly enough, we were talking about hamburgers at work tonight. I was craving one all night long, so I came home and made myself a big burger, topped it off with a slice of onion and fit it between a golden broiled bun.
Broiled Filet Mignons rubbed in olive oil, parsley, fresh garlic, a little salt, pepper and diced onions. Broiled fresh Shrimps that were sitting in fresh lemon juice, a little olive oil, oregano and peprika.
Fresh asparagus, corn on the cob, and a nice mixed salad.
I have naan breads to use up. But no chicken for the curry. Hm...
I made myself a chilli. By fuck was it hot. Also used the naans, put in some chips, and added lots of rice, too; so plenty to absorb the heat with. I'm pretty stuffed.
Well well well, look who's finally talking directly TO me? Well geoffy, I was thinking ahead, sorry if my post was technically off by a few mins when I was thinking "tomorrow's dinner". Whether its 11:59 or 12:01, its still tomorrows dinner... sorry about the strict rules on your board!! I will be sure NOT to have Kobe Wagu beef on fridays though, no worries!! I don't think my meals are gourmet, they are pretty simple dishes that take less than 30 mins with prep in most cases... sure its better than most pizzerias and "italian" restaurants out there, but once you do something enough times it becomes easier.
As to not bore the others, let me open up a new topic... what are the 3 most expensive dinners you ever had? For me...
1) 2008 Del Posto (MY bro's 50th bday) $400 2) 2006 Babbo (my 40th bday, er, um, i mean my 39th, again) $300 3) 1995 San Giusto (New Year's Eve to impress a doctor I was dating) $200
PS Geoffy - Want more work? Sort thru my several emails you've been ignoring for months and you will see that I've offered, but you were MIA, maybe because you were busy monitoring which messages came in before/after midnight or massaging your wagu :-P
Well well well, look who's finally talking directly TO me? Well geoffy, I was thinking ahead, sorry if my post was technically off by a few mins when I was thinking "tomorrow's dinner". ...
Please ladies, not in public. If you have to quarrel than take it to a PM.
what are the 3 most expensive dinners you ever had? For me...
1) 2008 Del Posto (MY bro's 50th bday) $400 2) 2006 Babbo (my 40th bday, er, um, i mean my 39th, again) $300 3) 1995 San Giusto (New Year's Eve to impress a doctor I was dating) $200
You talking per person, for 2, for 10, or what?
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My husband just got a promotion and wanted to take me out tonight to celebrate. We've been dying to try this place The Park but have been waiting for a special occasion since it's rather pricey. I had to remind him that I'm not going to a steakhouse on a Friday during Lent, though.
A local church's fish fry takeout tonight. We have not had it yet this year, but it's terrific. The food is not the grease filled fish most have to expect and the pierogies are fantastic.
A local church's fish fry takeout tonight. We have not had it yet this year, but it's terrific. The food is not the grease filled fish most have to expect and the pierogies are fantastic.
Good job on the promotion, Mr. Babe!
That sounds great. One church around us has a fish fry during Lent, and it attracts throngs. I haven't gone this year because you often have a 40 minute wait.
A Byzantine church sells homemade pierogi during Lent in several varieties. I'm running out of time to buy some.
Don Malta is now in the witness relocations program and talking to the feds?? Gotti is turning over in his grave!
Those meals were all for 2, tip included, i tend to be generous in certain cases, the Del Posto actually came to $375 with tip, but it was another $25 to buy the car back from the garage a block away.
Tonight, against my better judgement I had dinner with friends at http://www.202italianbistro.com -- it wasnt bad, just overpriced. Seems so hard to find a GOOD italian restaurant at a reasonable price. I had the Jumbo Shrimp with Risotto, something I often make but wanted to see how the "pros" do it, I like mine better lol. The appetizer was intersting, calamari with balsamic reduction, or as they call it "blackend calamari". I am probably too picky but for a small town joint I expect the food to be great for that price ($100 for 3 of us, we brought the wine, and only ordered 1 appetizer, 3 entrees, 2 desserts, 1 coke). Eh.
C'mon. My current favorite Italian place is in the next town over, in a strip mall, in the back of a pizzeria next to Shop-Rite. The pizza and subs I'm not overly impressed with, they're typical, but the entrees are outstanding! Everything is made fresh to order, and my favorites are the sauteed pasta dishes. I don't know what it is, but I've not been excited about red sauces ("gravies" ) lately -- and the sauces they come up with are awesome! And since it's BYOB, you can leave there spending $20 or less per person. So take your $400 restaurants and..............
Oh, I don't deny there are some small town strip mall places that beat the hell out of the "fancy" places... in fact the best slice I can find in a 5mile radius has literally one table in it and is like a closet... its next to a home depot, staples, and sears, but places like that are just very rare finds for me. The $400 was a once-in-a-lifetime thing... and I have to honestly say it was the very best meal i ever had, if I were on death row, that would be my choice as of this writing. Its hard to put a price on that stuff, but if i were to pay what i think it would be worth (not rent or location or the 5 waiters, one for bread, one for water, etc)... I dunno, i think for 2 it would reasonably be worth $200. But factor everything else in and there you have it. The KOBE BURGER i had at the top of the stratosphere in Vegas 120 flights up would be my #2 and that only cost $100 for 3. Gotta live and spend a little to experience life. You lost $4k for cocktail hour pigs in blankets, so who are you to talk LOL.
You lost $4k for cocktail hour pigs in blankets, so who are you to talk LOL.
I will say one thing, though... I did a wedding at the Lobster Shanty in Point Pleasant (NJ) and for some reason I said yes to the filet mignon (at a seafood restaurant! (I was hungry, it was in her hand lol)) -- it was perhaps the best filet mignon I ever had. Blows Shula's away! But what kills me is, we have a Lobster Shanty here in Toms River, and it's horrible. It's ON the river, and the seafood SUCKS, so I never make it a point of going. But the one in Point is terrif' on the dance floor (if they had one large enough to hold a band, plus also people dancing! lol)
We tried a new place for pizza that delivers. It was pretty good, except that they forgot to deliver our 2nd pie and the guy had to go back for it. They were pretty quick about getting back with it, though, and I guess mistakes can always happen. It was nice to find a decent place that delivers.
Drank a good deal of cheap wine, so maybe anything would have been good.
There are very few good Italian joints out here on the Island... cheap or expensive.
SC, there's an Italian restaurant on Merrick Rd in Massapequa that we've gone to with our friends, who live in Lyndenhurst, called BUTERA'S. It is very reasonably priced serving generous portions and the food is excellent!
If you go, you want to eat on the Cafe side (there are two sides, the fancy side and the cafe side). The cafe side serves the same food but has more of a relaxed. laid back, comfortable atmosphere. I know your taste in food and Italian restaurants. You'll like it there.
I cheated in that I bought a whole chicken already cut up, but other than that, this is the old-fashioned chicken soup.
The chicken is in the pot with a couple of quartered onions, some large carrots, some celery and some parsley. Its boiled already and now has to simmer for 2 hours. I'll then pick the meat off the chicken bones, return the bones to the broth and let simmer for another hour.
Then the fun starts - I'm making my own matzoh balls. The broth has to cool (in refrigerator) and after I skim the fat off (and save for the matzoh balls) I'll end up making the balls and putting them in the soup.
SC, your own soup? I'm impressed. There's nothing like homemade soup. My grandmother used to use the chicken feet, though. And the very idea makes me a bit nauseous.
SC, your own soup? I'm impressed. There's nothing like homemade soup. My grandmother used to use the chicken feet, though. And the very idea makes me a bit nauseous.
It's funny, because whenever I go to the butcher and ask him to cut up a whole chicken for me and tell him to throw away the insides and stuff, he'll always reply " You're grandmother would be mad as hell if she heard you say that!"
I remember her even using the turkey neck and giblets to make turkey soup on thanksgiving.
The old timers were very resourceful when it came to cooking and making things from scratch. They threw NOTHING out! Even stale day old bread was used to make bread crumbs! I guess back then, with the little money they made and the amount of mouths that had to be fed, they had no choice.
Tonight for dinner we're going out to one of our favorite local Italian restaurants, Luigino's. A real family place that's been in business for about 30 years and still makes great food.
As I've mentioned before, there are 4 Italian restaurants that we go to on Staten Island. Each restaurant is excellent, and each makes a specific dish that I favor.
This one, for me, is their Veal Saltimbucca and their Mozzarella kisses appetizer.
My mother STILL refuses to throw out old bread. She puts it in the oven to dry out and then into the Magic Bullet it goes to make bread crumbs. I'm like, "Ma, here's a dollar. Buy some bread crumbs," but she likes to do it.
Day-or-three old bread (depending on the type) is good for French Toast, too...
And BTW I forgot to include Friday night's dinner when I actually didn't forget about Lent for once! Salmon filet over streamed spinach (I held off on the hollandaise) with mixed veggies and a salad. And 6 or so pints.
The secret to great meatballs are REAL breadcrumbs, the make them more moist than the pulverized stuff you get in a can, when they are "chunkier" it really makes a difference. I will be making some tomorrow I hope. As for chicken feet, believe it or not ever wonder what purdue does with them? Its like our biggest export to china, where they eat them, ironic no? There are tons of great italian restaurants, especially in the boroughs of NYC, many consider north jersey a borough, but I admit my fave slice of pizza comes from queens, but its a shame i have to travel over a bridge/tunnel to get a slice! I was thinking to have them overnight me a few pies to even freeze, because I just cant deal with cross bronx express traffic after 1pm. In any case, you would THINK being in a heavily-concentrated area of jersey we could do better than some places... the search continues (:
ok, that is what I was wondering, then it is a local chain, The significance of it was, It is hard to get good cannoli down here, and Bizzaro's Pizzeria, has the best cannoli in Florida (That I've tried) they are the traditional ricotta ones, marone they are good
ok, that is what I was wondering, then it is a local chain, The significance of it was, It is hard to get good cannoli down here, and Bizzaro's Pizzeria, has the best cannoli in Florida (That I've tried) they are the traditional ricotta ones, marone they are good
Palm Bay, huh? About an hour - hour and 15 minutes from Orlando, right? I'm somewhat familiar with it. Back in the mid to late 90's, I had a very good client who lived and worked out of Palm Bay. Whenever he came up to New York I always took him out for dinner. He'd constantly talk about this place where he lived named Sorentos. ( I'll never forget the name because he always brought up the same place whenever we talked about Italian Restaurants ). So one time while I was vacationing down in Orlando, I drove over to Palm Bay to meet him for lunch and he took me to Sorentos. They had pretty good Italian food from what I remember. You familiar with the place?
This cold I started last night sucks! Tonight I went out for pasta night, had a nice big bowl of penne w/ vodka sauce w/ shrimp and mixed veggies... and couldn't even get halfway through it before feeling all crappy. And the 20 oz beer didn't go down too well, either. Ah well, at least I have dinner for tomorrow ready. Gonna cuddle in front of the TV...
I baked a chicken, made some mashed potatoes, broccoli and cauliflower. A whole roasted chicken is just so much better than chicken parts. I don't know why that is, but that's how I feel.
I made a month's worth of sauce with meatballs & sausage. Instead of using veal/pork/beef for the meatballs, I used half kobe and half wagu ::sees geoffy turning the corner:: err, um, I mean, yea the traditional recipe, pork/veal/beef. I used an AMAZING brand of crushed tomatoes, Sclafani, never seen it before, $1.25/can, and it blows any other brand away, I used to favor Tuttorussa, Cento, etc, this had nothing but tomatoes (no additives), it made a huge difference. If you guys got a Pathmark by you, check it out, I am going back to buy more this week! I will have to do very little cooking this week since I still have the beef stew leftovers and froze most of what I made today, but still have a few servings in the fridge.
The broth itself was a little "greasy" despite the fact that I skimmed off all the fat a few times. It also wasn't as clear as what I'm used to (it had a slightly darker color). The matzoh balls were of a good texture but somewhat tasteless.
Considering it was the first time I tried it, I'm sort of proud of myself. (It yielded about 6 quarts, so I froze a few, and will have a few homecooked meals in the next two weeks ).
What parts did you use?? I find that I wings make excellent soup. I add a few thighs since wings have no meat on them to pick off later. I also have never heard of putting the bones back in later like you mentioned. Perhaps that had something to do with the greasiness? I never tried making matzoh balls, so I have no suggestions there for you.
It sounds pretty darned good, though. Maybe you should ship a few off to JG, since he seems to need some Jewish penicillin right about now.
What I find what the experts say is absolutely true, the bones of anything make all the difference, it may take longer, but bones are cheap, for my stew i boiled veal bones, carrots, celery, onion, the cheapest cuts of beef cubes, potatoes, a couple hours or more and you have anything that beats the hell out of Dinty Moore lol.
I made chicken soup once in my life, and it came out great. I'm talking like 15 years ago so don't be asking for any recipes lol. In fact, I didn't even follow a recipe, I made it up on the fly. Granted, I did cheat a little and started with some chicken stock that wasn't homemade, but did use real chicken and veggies, rice, dill (essential), and whatever else. I'll have to try it again some day soon. I LOVE to cook, I'm just too damned lazy. I don't think I've had my oven on in years. I make a killer chili now and then, though. And my pea soup rocks.
What parts did you use?? I find that I wings make excellent soup. I add a few thighs since wings have no meat on them to pick off later. I also have never heard of putting the bones back in later like you mentioned. Perhaps that had something to do with the greasiness?
I used the whole chicken (as the recipe specified). I took the chicken off the bones at the two hour point (again, as the recipe specified). I put most of the chicken meat back in the broth when I reheated it to eat (but the broth was already "greasy" then). I suspect that greasiness came from too much fat left in the broth).
The vegetables used (carrots, celery and onions) came out perfectly and I left them in (although I removed MOST of the onions) for the final heatup.
I just reheated some a little while ago, and it was actually better than before.
I made a fritata for lunch, but it came out kind of dry... but I have not made it in years... i had posted the recipe at http://sicilianculture.com/food/fritatta.htm but that was so long ago, I wanted to update the recipe, maybe I should stick with the old one LOL.
Tonight I made pasta carbonara, simple dish to make, basically it's the italians answer to an american breakfast lol. Then a friend came by for "a drink" which turned into 3 scotches -- I drank frozen stoli oranj straight up since I can't handle scotch anymore.
I made a cheese and onion pizza tonight. Made the base with "pizza base mix", which wasn't easier, wasn't quicker, and not as tasty as when I do it with yeast and flour.
I haven't had any meals worth bragging about lately
We did go grocery shopping last night so I should be able to eat real food again sometime soon.
On the list is beef stew with some beef stew meat from a local meat place, then green peppers, onions, carrots, and just a few potatoes. My wife will probably put some spices or whatever she does and cook it in the crock pot on low.
I picked up some nice loin lamb chops today. I'm just going to brush them with olive oil, rosemary and garlic, then barbecue them medium rare, and serve them with a little soft polenta.
I picked up some nice loin lamb chops today. I'm just going to brush them with olive oil, rosemary and garlic, then barbecue them medium rare, and serve them with a little soft polenta.
I need a nap. JRCX was in town for a meeting so we went out to lunch at a local Italian place (what else?), Rivolis.* After the huge hot appetizer of calamari/eggplant rollatini/stuffed clams (with real clams in them)/some cheesebread thing/fried ravioli... and salad... I was about done already. Then the family-style (aka, huge) entrees came out. I thought my Veal Nicole was great (veal/spinach/eggplant/ricotta/prosciutto over linguine). And after a couple glasses of wine, I need a nap.
*If Just Lou reads this, this is where they have the annual O&A Pest dinners...
I love Big Luke's. Whenever me and friends go (rare now; we hardly ever go to the Metro Centre) we always stuff our faces and then have a competition who can eat the most jalapeno peppers straight off a plate with nothing to absorb the spice.
LOL, it was SUPPOSED to be Mozzarella en Corozza, basically its an italian grilled cheese, but the very best kind are served in a sauce which is capers, anchovies and white wine reduction... it is deliscious when done right, when its not, it almost tastes like the same exact thing you get at chinese restaurants called shrimp toast LOL.
I haven't had any meals worth bragging about lately
We did go grocery shopping last night so I should be able to eat real food again sometime soon.
On the list is beef stew with some beef stew meat from a local meat place, then green peppers, onions, carrots, and just a few potatoes. My wife will probably put some spices or whatever she does and cook it in the crock pot on low.
I cut up the veggies last night and she did the rest, this morning it was ready and man is it goooooood.
I ran into my former assistant in Costco buying a chicken one night. He admitted that he was buying it for his dog. He said it was cheaper to buy one chicken a week than buy dog food.
Yes, but they're not sold hot. They're in the refrigerated section under their own label. You just have to reheat them. The creamed spinach is as good as most steakhouses.
Not to sound like one of those depression era old guys, because I'm clearly not, but if my brother and I didn't eat our vegetables, there was Hell to pay.
Speaking of beef stew, I finally had the leftovers tonight with some garlic toast... it was good, but I was sooo craving that meatsauce I made last sunday, but, i figure i would save that for this sunday and not toss the rest of the beef stew since its been sitting there.
Tomorrow is friday so I am deciding whether to make my own pizza or order some out from a GOOD place, im willing to drive which is why i started that "pizza hunter" thread...
OK, you're all grossing me out. Food is NOT meant to be mixed together, otherwise they wouldn't have those plates with little sections. Corn, mashed potatoes and GRAVY? UGH!! I do like gravy on my mashed potatoes, but nothing else. My mother-in-law does that with kale, and it makes me nauseous to even SEE it.
Btw, I'm going to hell. I was in Costco, and they were giving out free samples of meatballs and burgers. I took some, knowing it was Friday, and not caring because it was 1. Free and 2. I was starving.
OK, you're all grossing me out. Food is NOT meant to be mixed together, otherwise they wouldn't have those plates with little sections. Corn, mashed potatoes and GRAVY? UGH!! I do like gravy on my mashed potatoes, but nothing else. My mother-in-law does that with kale, and it makes me nauseous to even SEE it.
I enjoy mixing food in my mashed potatoes and gravy a la shepherd's pie.
Here's a good one. Mashed potatoes are a must with homemade pork and sauerkraut, and when you combine the pork, sauerkraut and potatoes, it becomes heavenly.
I do love Sheperd's Pie. I actually made one a few months ago when I couldn't bear the thought of another meatloaf or burgers. Came out pretty good, if I do say so myself.
OK, you're all grossing me out. Food is NOT meant to be mixed together, otherwise they wouldn't have those plates with little sections. Corn, mashed potatoes and GRAVY? UGH!! I do like gravy on my mashed potatoes, but nothing else. My mother-in-law does that with kale, and it makes me nauseous to even SEE it.
That's probably why that one girl got eliminated on Idol cuz she seperated her food.
Don Cardi, my apprehension to drive on a friday during the late afternoon is because of all the maniacs out there in the tri-state area, traffic in this area sux on a friday afternoon -- its not because I am orthodox and observing the sabbath! I wonder if traffic on the cross bronx will be rational on a sunday afternoon, I'm dying for this pizza!
Don Cardi, my apprehension to drive on a friday during the late afternoon is because of all the maniacs out there in the tri-state area, traffic in this area sux on a friday afternoon -- its not because I am orthodox and observing the sabbath! I wonder if traffic on the cross bronx will be rational on a sunday afternoon, I'm dying for this pizza!
It had absolutely nothing to do with the sabbath!
You totally missed what I meant.
Maybe what I should have said was "So you're willing to drive on a friday for pizza but NOT on a saturday?"
It was intended as an inside joke. Think about it.
Ah, because I didnt want to go to brooklyn during a flood for pizza this saturday?? lol. Na, the fact is Friday was always reserved as pizza night in my family. But according to some survey, pizza's most popular night in the USA is saturday. Tonight I had the leftover meatballs and "gravy" from what I made last week, still about 10 more servings in the freezer lol.
But according to some survey, pizza's most popular night in the USA is saturday.
And the night of the year that the most Pizzas are delivered and sold in the USA is on the Wednesday evening before Thanksgiving. I believe that Ash Wednesday is second.
I know Catholics are supposed to fast on Ash Wednesday (only one full meal), I thought it was Good Friday too, I really only have one meal a day anyway unless you consider toast or a bagel a meal for lunch lol.
Tonight I had a sitdown with an associate, we had Italian in a stripmall, out of a dozen places, they make the most decent slice of pizza, so I decided to give their barren dining room a try -- had the lasagna... not bad, not great, but butter than most places, the garlic bread was tasteless but at those prices and a hole in the wall like that, its fine for a casual meal when you have to discuss private & sensitive business matters... those places are priceless in my book lol.
But according to some survey, pizza's most popular night in the USA is saturday.
And the night of the year that the most Pizzas are delivered and sold in the USA is on the Wednesday evening before Thanksgiving. I believe that Ash Wednesday is second.
I still think Super Bowl Sunday has to be #1, but i don't have any figures.
Many of the mom and pop pizza shops where I grew up were packed every Friday, but during Lent they would keep the phones off the hook.
A Google search says Super Sunday is the busiest pizza day of the year and Halloween is generally accepted as the #2 day (although some areas claim Christmas Eve).
Papa John's ( ) lists Thanksgiving Eve as one of the three busiest delivery days.
A Google search says Super Sunday is the busiest pizza day of the year.
Based on Pizza Hut deliveries, correct?
I guess that it would really be almost impossible to survey ALL of the NON commercial local pizza places, so the only thing that they could really go off of are the chain Pizza places.
I guess it's an inexact science. It's funny we were discussing this because I heard on the radio that the busiest day for KFC is Mother's Day. Go figure. For my mom, I kick it up a few notches and take her to Wendy's. : )
Tonight I coated catfish fillets in seasoned flour (cayenne pepper and seasoned salt, mostly), fried them in canola oil, and made some rice and broccoli. It was delicious, if I do say so myself.
My parents are visiting this Friday eve. I'll have a(n impressive) pizza waiting for them to be devoured. Saturday has lasagne on the cards, too. Sunday they're taking me home for four weeks; I'll get my culinary compensation during that month, no doubt.
I decided to not cook but grill tonite and take the lazy way out... I had a shell steak, so I fired up the grill for the first time... and just about 25% of the way thru I ran out of propane... figures right? So I finished it in the oven under the broiler the way the restaurants would do, basting it in butter to cook the top part. It was a bit chewy in some areas, well done in other areas, and very rare yet in other places, yea, i messed it up... Don Malta would be pleased that I can cook gourmet but screw up the simplest of dishes...!!
PS - I don't know what people see in Peter Luger's "secret" steak sauce, its like watered down orange marmalade & horseradish, for me it really does nothing. A1 is better, but still, a great steak is fine on its own with fresh cracked pepper and maybe a bit of salt if its not seasoned?
PS - I don't know what people see in Peter Luger's "secret" steak sauce, its like watered down orange marmalade & horseradish, for me it really does nothing.
Don't laugh, but it makes an OK salad dressing (just don't use too much).
IMO, when you spend money on a good cut of meat, why hide the flavor with steak sauce? Isn't the flavor of the meat what you were paying for in the first place??
IMO, when you spend money on a good cut of meat, why hide the flavor with steak sauce? Isn't the flavor of the meat what you were paying for in the first place??
Originally Posted By: SC
Originally Posted By: JRCX
PS - I don't know what people see in Peter Luger's "secret" steak sauce, its like watered down orange marmalade & horseradish, for me it really does nothing.
Don't laugh, but it makes an OK salad dressing (just don't use too much).
That's EXACTLY what I use it for, a salad dressing.
IMO, when you spend money on a good cut of meat, why hide the flavor with steak sauce? Isn't the flavor of the meat what you were paying for in the first place??
I agree. No steak sauce. Just give me a well done steak with lots of ketchup!!
IMO, when you spend money on a good cut of meat, why hide the flavor with steak sauce? Isn't the flavor of the meat what you were paying for in the first place??
I agree. No steak sauce. Just give me a well done steak with lots of ketchup!!
Actually, we had flank steak tonight - RARE. A little frozen white corn, some fresh asparagus, and a nice salad. I love grilling now that the sun's out at night.
IMO, when you spend money on a good cut of meat, why hide the flavor with steak sauce? Isn't the flavor of the meat what you were paying for in the first place??
I agree. No steak sauce. Just give me a well done steak with lots of ketchup!!
Yes!! Yes!! You are sitting next to me at the BB weekend Saturday night dinner.
Yes, I agree (and that is what i stated originally) a great steak stands on its own, maybe some sea salt or pepper, but otherwise the only time I use steak sauce is when is when its not very good (like when it cooks for a few mins on the grill then the propane runs out) so you have to finish it restaurant style, under the broiler, maybe basted in butter (THAT is good)...
In any case... I had to go see my accountant and there is a gourmet specialty store nearby, so I went and bought some black truffle butter (delicious), it was $10 for 3oz, but well worth it, very unique taste. and the butter is as about as premium as you can get. I also got some prosciutto, some semi-soft cow's milk cheese from france, hot soprosatta and olives, and this prelude to leftover sausage meat sauce & pasta really made it a fine dinner...!
Shoprite is having this big sale, $1/lb for ground beef, $1/5lb of potatoes, $1/3lb of potatoes, brisket on sale, so it looks like I am set for a week or more... especially St. Patrick's Day! I will make some french onion soup tomorrow if I dont go to a restaurant in town i found out my neighbor owns... food is interesting this week!
I went and bought some black truffle butter (delicious), it was $10 for 3oz, but well worth it, very unique taste.
First it was "Kobe", and now "truffles"?
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Truffle oil is often used as a lower-cost substitute for truffles to provide flavoring.... However, most truffle oil is a synthetic product that contains no actual truffles.
Just give me a well done steak with lots of ketchup!!
Yes!! Yes!! You are sitting next to me at the BB weekend Saturday night dinner.
If he puts ketchup on a nice cut of an expensive steak, then he can sit near you at the next dinner because he surely won't be sitting next to me if he does that! That way you two can share the ketchup and also split a Franco American Spaghetti-o's appetizer!
Originally Posted By: J Geoff
First it was "Kobe", and now "truffles"?
And then on sale $1/lb ground beef!
You're a funny guy JR. You amuse me! You make me laugh!
Just give me a well done steak with lots of ketchup!!
Yes!! Yes!! You are sitting next to me at the BB weekend Saturday night dinner.
If he puts ketchup on a nice cut of an expensive steak, then he can sit near you at the next dinner because he surely won't be sitting next to me if he does that! That way you two can share the ketchup and also split a Franco American Spaghetti-o's appetizer!
For your birthday I'm gonna send you a case of Spaghettio's with meatballs.
I should point out (and refine my statement) that if its a REALLY good cut of steak (i.e. it costs more than $3.99) I only use Heinz ketchup (the good stuff).
For your birthday I'm gonna send you a case of Spaghettio's with meatballs.
Mig gave a package to the postman, He put it his sack. Bright in early next morning, He brought her package back.
Cardi wrote upon it: Return to sender, address unknown. No such number, no such zone. This isn't food, I wouldn't feed it to a rat, Mig writes send this to Cardi but her spaghetti-o's keeps coming back.
I should point out (and refine my statement) that if its a REALLY good cut of steak (i.e. it costs more than $3.99) I only use Heinz ketchup (the good stuff).
My husband took my younger daughter to the father/daughter dinner dance. I told my older daughter that she could pick what we ate tonight, and she begged for Taco Bell.
She was supposed to work until 6. By 7, she still wasn't home. She called to say that she was stuck at work and not to wait to eat. She had completely forgotten about Taco Bell. When reminded, she left work within 15 minutes after her call, picked me up and we went through the drive-thru.
I have to tell you, their food has to be the worst thing for you, but the Crunchwrap Supreme is soooooo good.
Hey Geoff, I didn't know truffles were illegal in this country too? Well, I guess I got an illegal batch, maybe I should take a photo and scan the ingredients label? They are in fact truffles, you can taste them. But you are right, there is also truffle oil in it as well, its a famous french brand, so I doubt its synthetic, but as you know, you can get anything in this country, legal or not
As for Don Cardi my friend, well, I can't eat filet mignon every night (nor would I want to), and sometimes I do have to look for a bargain to afford other luxuries, but ground beef is great for slow-cooking sauces, burgers, meatloaf, and I would never think to use fillet mignon or kobe for something like that, when it can certainly stand alone.
I am a cross between a traditionalist and a connoisseur, I appreciate how my parents and grandparents lived, but thanks to them, I don't have to live every day like its the great depression.
Speaking of new luxuries, found a new vodka... Snow Queen from Kazakhstan and faster than Geoff can say we have an embargo against this country too, here is the website: http://snowqueenvodka.com -- too bad its not warm enough tonight to enjoy a glass with one of my vintage CUBAN cigars :-P
They usually have green, yellow and red curry. They are all based in coconut milk and spices I think. Actually I don't have much clue as to how they are different.
Hey Geoff, I didn't know truffles were illegal in this country too?
I never said they were illegal. But certainly nothing for only $10 will be even remotely related.
Originally Posted By: JRCX
FYI: An array of fine gourmet products, including black truffles, not cheap at $121 each, but available: ;-)
That's more like it. Again, I never said it wasn't available. But you complained about paying $10 for "truffles" when indeed it's 10x that for REAL ones, rather than the fake *flavoring* (oil) in your butter.
Its not fake, the truffles are real, the ingredients read: creamery butter, black truffles, truffle oil, etc -- you can see the big specks of black truffles and you cannot deny the taste... come over, or better yet, I will mail you some over night in an ice gel pack since you are too lazy to drive your azz up here for a free authentic italian meal where tony soprano once dined :-P
As for the cuban cigars, again, come up one night, lets sit on the porch one night when its warm and enjoy one... you smoke those disgusting cigarettes, get away from the "fake" tobacco and try some real, cured, authentic cuban smoke!!
As for Don Cardi my friend, well, I can't eat filet mignon every night (nor would I want to), and sometimes I do have to look for a bargain to afford other luxuries, but ground beef is great for slow-cooking sauces, burgers, meatloaf, and I would never think to use fillet mignon or kobe for something like that, when it can certainly stand alone.
I am a cross between a traditionalist and a connoisseur, I appreciate how my parents and grandparents lived, but thanks to them, I don't have to live every day like its the great depression.
That's NOT the answer I was looking for. You obviously took my reply to heart instead of being the Goodfella that I assumed you were and picking up on what I said, giving the correct reply
Geoff, waz wrong wit chu fren mang? Chu tell dat guy dat I was onlee kitting and dat he nees to loosen up and choke around a little moore mang! Lye is too shore to be serious about eferying!
Geoff, waz wrong wit chu fren mang? Chu tell dat guy dat I was onlee kitting and dat he nees to loosen up and choke around a little moore mang! Lye is too shore to be serious about eferying!
Geoff, waz wrong wit chu fren mang? Chu tell dat guy dat I was onlee kitting and dat he nees to loosen up and choke around a little moore mang! Lye is too shore to be serious about eferying!
Welcome back Tony, it's nice to see you.
Montana iz bach!
Tank chu Meegnon. I appree she ate it mang!
So tonii, I gonna take Elvie out for dinna, maype some spanish food! No Ba-ba-lon Clup. Instay, we go to Carmen's!
It has to do with St. Patrick's Day, the celebration of a saint's day, falling on Holy Week between Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday. So catholics are allowed to eat meat today because they're not supposed to celebrate a Saint's Day within Holy Week.
I checked Americancatholic.org and there's nothing posted about it.
Oh well.
Chu callin me a liar mang? Listen, all I haf is my word and my balls, and I dunt break em for nobdy!
Besigh, I alwayz tell da truth, efen when i lie!
It actually was anounced at church this past sunday and a letter came home from the catholic schools about it.
I'll probably stick to fish myself tonight. Well except maybe for the churizos appetizer! I love them! Then it will be some garlic shrimp and an african lobster tail dinner.
No, of course I believe you, I'm just always leery about change in general. I can only imagine the Church telling my grandmothers to eat meat today, or the old ladies at my old parish, Our Lady Of Mt. Carmel.
Fuggetaboutit, cuz there's NO WAY you'd get them to go for it.
So, we get a dispensation for St. Patrick's Day, but I read that they moved St. Joseph's Day because it was during Holy Week. This makes no sense. You gotta love the Catholic Church.
Now I want to go to City Island, PB!! That's twice this week you're doing this to me!
So, we get a dispensation for St. Patrick's Day, but I read that they moved St. Joseph's Day because it was during Holy Week. This makes no sense. You gotta love the Catholic Church.
Now I want to go to City Island, PB!! That's twice this week you're doing this to me!
Yep. I agree. You just gotta love the catholic church. If it suits what they need, then it's ok.
So why don't you meet PB there for dinner tonight?
So, we get a dispensation for St. Patrick's Day, but I read that they moved St. Joseph's Day because it was during Holy Week. This makes no sense. You gotta love the Catholic Church.
I gotta hand it to you guys, I wouldn't be able to remember when I can eat what and when I can't.
So, we get a dispensation for St. Patrick's Day, but I read that they moved St. Joseph's Day because it was during Holy Week. This makes no sense. You gotta love the Catholic Church.
I gotta hand it to you guys, I wouldn't be able to remember when I can eat what and when I can't.
As long as there's plenty of fish and pickles, right Miggie?
The date of the feast is occasionally moved by church authorities when March 17 falls during Holy Week; this last happened in 1940 when Saint Patrick's Day was observed on 3 April in order to avoid it coinciding with Palm Sunday, and will happen again in 2008, when it shall be held on either March 14 or March 15. After 2008, March 17th will not fall during Holy Week again until 2160.
The decision to grant dispensation is not made by the Catholic Church, but it is done by the Diocese. There is no automatic dispensation for St. Patrick's Day. In my Diocese (Harrisburg) there is no general dispensation.
Whenever I attended the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick banquet on a Friday, the Bishop would grant dispensation for the attendees prior to the trditional meals of prime rib being served. There was never a blanket dispensation.
Two years ago I attended a St. Patrick's Day Party when the 17th fell on a Friday. The hostess, who is Catholic, forgot about Lent when she planned it. Reminded the afternoon of the party, she actually telephoned the Bishop's office, explaining that meat dishes had already been prepared for the occasion, and the Bishop granted a special dispensation, stating that meat may be consumed by the Catholic guests, but only inside the home and only between the dining hours of 7 to 9:30. He wanted to avoid a mistaken assumption that the guests were free to eat meat for the entire day, and that going back to pick at the corned beef and ham was stretching the dispensation beyond its intended purpose.
Thanks, PB. My daughter is appearing in Damn Yankees tonight and I'm having the family here for dinner, otherwise I just might have taken you up on that offer.
Tonight the wife and I are going out for Chinese food. There was a place that we used to frequent quite a bit. They lost their lease about 6 months ago, and just last week re-opened at a new location that they built and now own. So we're going to go to their new place. It'll be good to see the owner and the staff once again and hopefully the food will be just as good as it was when they were at their original location.
And if their bar is anything like the old one, then drinks will definitely follow dinner!
When we used to go to their other restaurant, they made a really fantastic dish that had seared boneless chicken breast and filet mignon with broccoli in a brown sauce. And their Shrimp Grand Marnier was just out of this world.
.... hopefully the food will be just as good as it was when they were at their original location.
And if their bar is anything like the old one, then drinks will definitely follow dinner!
We just returned from dinner and drinks at the new location.
The food was excellent! Just as, if not better, than I remember it. It was great to see the owner, who was generous enough to buy us a round of drinks when he spotted us at the bar. And most of the original staff was back working for him again. The bar is even bigger and better than the one in his original restaurant and the restaurant itself is beautifully done all around.
We had meatballs, braciole and sausage in GRAVY. I make two pounds of Barilla's Campanelle, quite possibly my favorite boxed pasta, a salad and Italian bread that was actually hot when I bought it.
I picked up a nice cheesecake from the bakery and while I was there, they had a young lady in the aisle filling cannolis on order. Naturally I couldn't resist. They were delicious.
I had a hot and sour soup and my wife had a wonton soup. We shared Dim Sum and Egg Roll appetizers. For our main course we had Fliet Mignon in fresh mushroom and oyster sauce, and a dish of pan seared white meat chicken breast in a white garlic sauce with assorted veggies.
I don't know about you guys, but I can't wait till Lent is over. Friday nights are ussaully order out night,anywhere from pizza to Chinese to KFC. But during lent "No Meat"-My Fat Greek Wedding" and all we've been ordering is Cheese pizza. I have had my fill of cheese pizza.
Oh ya what's for dinner tonight. I think tuna fish sandwiches?
We had sausage and peppers with nice fresh bread and some corn. Nothing's better than sausage on the grill, but on a rainy night, the convection oven's not bad.
I wasn't even going for a laugh, that's really what we had!
I was going to make escarole and beans, but I didn't like the looks of it, so I picked up a couple of heads of savoy cabbage instead. I threw in a smoked hock, too.
They had a segment on the news the other day about how the two genders gravitate towards different foods. Steak and potatoes were considered man food, while fruits and salads were considered women food.
Duh! How much money did they spend on that survey? When was the last time I guy was out with his buddies and told the waitress, "No thanks. I'll pass on the porterhouse steak. I'll take the three bean salad".
I do love a nice raw bar. I had raw clams at a Chinese place last week and they were NOT good. The weird thing was, I saw the waiters walking by with plates piled high with empty shells, so maybe it was me.
We had this great seafood buffet near us when we first got married, but it was a bit pricey ($28 pp in the late 1980s was expensive) and we only used to go once or twice a year. They had a raw bar, shrimp cocktail, tons of seafood salads, fried fish, and all the steamed lobster you could eat. Plus, a fantastic dessert table, including make your own sundaes.
We went there once with my brother and his wife. My brother had recently gained some weight and couldn't fit into a suit. He found an old navy blue sports jacket with red stitching in the back of his closet, so all night long we called him Captain Kangaroo. Anyway, we sat there through two seatings. All we did was point to other people while we were stuffing our faces, and talk about how much food they were taking from the buffet. I think I ate two and a half lobsters.
We tried to make another reservation a few months later, and they told us that they had discontinued the buffet. I thought Mr. Babe was going to cry. We told my brother that they said that some big fat guy in a Captain Kangaroo jacket put them out of business.
I was starving, and DIEING that it was Friday cuz no quick food is meatless apparently. Ended up going out w/ a couple friends for karaoke at an Italian place I hadn't been to since I was a kid w/ my family, and back then they had a great carbonara. Alas, 25+ years later it wasn't on the menu any more, so just got an order of calamari and eggplant rollatini... not bad, not terrific... unlike most of the singing...
We went to a local Italian place. I had the baked ziti with eggplant, my daughter had gnocchi alfredo, and my husband had gnocchi with a four cheese sauce. The gnocchi was outstanding, but the ziti was only so-so. I got it because it used to be fantastic, but maybe I had built it up too much in my mind. Ah, well. The tartufo almost made up for it.
It was so sunny today that we decided to grill some steaks. Well, by 7:00 a stiff breeze had sprung up and it was COLD out there. Still, it was nice to have some meat fresh off the grill, accompanied by some rice and stir-fried mushrooms, onions and fresh garlic. It sort of almost felt like a summer dinner.
i marinated some strip steaks in olive oil, soy sauce and Montreal seasonings for a day before grilling them. We rounded the dinner out with a salad, baked beans and garlic bread.
Last night my girlfriend cooked some pork chops in a spicy Mexican tomato sauce. She fried up some beans and we ate them with corn tortillas. Delicious!
LN, that really is ridiculous. How can they charge you for 35% of something you didn't eat? I have noticed problems getting a steak the way I want it lately. However, most of the restaurants we've had problems with not only fixed me a new one, but then took it off the bill, too. My husband says that as long as they keep overcooking my steaks, I'm a pretty cheap date.
A nice london broil that has been marinating in red wine, soy sauce, garlic and onion powder, black pepper and ketchup. Then some fries (or chips as Yogi would say) and a salad.
A nice london broil that has been marinating in red wine, soy sauce, garlic and onion powder, black pepper and ketchup. Then some fries (or chips as Yogi would say) and a salad.
That sounds like a nice marinade. I haven't made many London broils. I just never had good luck cooking or grilling them. how do you do yours?
Klyd, I only buy the top round. I also take a minute or two and beat it with a meat hammer. Then I marinate it for about two hours before throwing it on a very hot grill for 7-10 minutes (3-5 per side), depending on the thickness. We do like our meat pretty rare, so that time may not be "average".
Klyd, I only buy the top round. I also take a minute or two and beat it with a meat hammer. Then I marinate it for about two hours before throwing it on a very hot grill for 7-10 minutes (3-5 per side), depending on the thickness. We do like our meat pretty rare, so that time may not be "average".
My daughter now works as a hostess at a place that gives children's parties, usually four or five per weekend. Most of the time, the parents don't want the leftover food, so she ends up bringing it home. Last weekend, she brought home three pizzas and half a cake. We froze half the pizza and we still had a ton in the fridge. I am totally sick of pizza right now (until she brings the next one home).
Since we can finally have meat again on Fridays, my youngest has requested KFC for dinner tonight. Although I will probably feel sick afterwards, I do enjoy the Extra Crispy.
No, she actually works at the all time smartest company in the world. They sell those ridiculously expensive swingsets. They have a party room filled with all their equipment. The kids come and play for 2 hours, eat pizza and cake, and then say, "Mommy, I want that swing set." It is hands down the most creative marketing strategy I've ever encountered.
Some friends are coming over with their kids tonight to watch the basketball games. I stopped at an Italian specialty store in Pittston that has a turn of the century feel to it, and picked up some porketta, which I'm roasting.
Went to Arthur Avenue in the Bronx for dinner. I had an amazingly delicious chicken and shrimp francese for dinner. It was out of this world. Before dinner, I was able to squeeze in a quick trip to Teitel Brothers and picked up some Prosciutto di Parma, imported Mortadella and a wedge of Ricotta Salatta to bring home. After dinner we stopped at Egidio's and got some pastry.
2 Nathan's dogs w/ cheese, then later a porkroll/egg/cheese sandwich. Yesterday, 2 more Nathan's and a few pieces of fried chicken. Day before that, same thing.
Later this afternoon we are going out for Japanese food at a place called ARIRANG HIBACHI STEAKHOUSE which is probably my daughter's favorite restaurant.
This evening, my most valued and trusted friend treated me to a wonderful dinner at a really good Chinese restaurant. It's always a great night when you can enjoy good food and great company.
This evening, my most valued and trusted friend treated me to a wonderful dinner at a really good Chinese restaurant. It's always a great night when you can enjoy good food and great company.
This evening, my most valued and trusted friend treated me to a wonderful dinner at a really good Chinese restaurant. It's always a great night when you can enjoy good food and great company.
Now there is an idea! Tomorrow I have an order coming from exoticmeats.com -- getting tired of the same old thing, so I thought I would try some wild game like elk, llama, moose, should be interesting (I hope!). I couldn't bring myself to order the black bear, plus it was very expensive!
Now there is an idea! Tomorrow I have an order coming from exoticmeats.com -- getting tired of the same old thing, so I thought I would try some wild game like elk, llama, moose, should be interesting (I hope!). I couldn't bring myself to order the black bear, plus it was very expensive!
I've had elk and moose, but not llama. I know a man, who bought some llama steaks at a farm. I asked him what it tasted like, and he said, "ostrich."
Ostrich has to be the worst, I rarely, very rarely eat something I dont like, but ostrich had the worst taste, I tried killing it with like every steak sauce and/or condiment I had, thats one thing I WON'T revisit. I am very excited about the wild boar ribs though!!
Must've been the batch you got. I've gotten ostrich burgers before and they were pretty good -- no overwhelming/bad taste at all, and a lot less fat than beef. I even made ostrich chili once, but it didn't hold up like beef and got a bit mushy, but it still tasted great!
Its a very lean animal and almost no fat, so no flavor (the fat keeps it moist and gives it flavor), the taste is just the gamey-ness of the pure meat that you have to salt the hell out of or hide. Maybe it was a bad batch, but at this point, im too gun-shy to try it again anytime soon, not with everything else that is out there LOL.
I thought I would try some wild game like elk, llama, moose, should be interesting (I hope!). I couldn't bring myself to order the black bear, plus it was very expensive!
There's a restaurant in Chicago called The Gage that has stuff like this, I think there is one chicken dish and no beef dishes.
The Elk there was awesome. I don't think they had any Bear though...
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Tonight I grilled some pork steaks in the dark and made some potatoes with seasoning salt, onions, cheese, and olive oil in the oven.
Well, black bear has become a problem in the areas which they are populated, they have over populated, so a ban has been lifted to hunt them for game... I love bears, so i am awkward about killing/eating them, but it it will save lives and if thinning the "crowd" will help other bears from starving to death or attacking someone taking out the garbage, its the lesser of 2 evils... I just wonder what it tastes like.
I love bears, so i am awkward about killing/eating them, but it it will save lives and if thinning the "crowd" will help other bears from starving to death or attacking someone taking out the garbage, its the lesser of 2 evils... I just wonder what it tastes like.
I have seen black bears in state parks in PA when I was young. Like Yogi Bear, they were mostly scavenging for food. I also have seen them while I was hiking in woods many years ago. It's hard to encounter them as they pick up your scent before you're in view, and avoid you. Both times I saw bears on these occasions, I was turning around, looking backwards. The bears had likely picked up our scent and circled around us out of fear, and then took a peak back to see who we were.
Every summer a rogue black bear or two finds his way into a neighborhood and ups in a tree. wildlife officials are called to tranqilize the bear and return it to the woods. Last year, the news showed the clip of the bear being shot with a trnquilizer, stirring a bit, and then falling on top of a police car crushing the roof.
i like bears too, and have had black bear steaks. They were very good, but had to be tenderized and marinated.
Did they taste like steak? a lot of fat? I'm curious but with all the other meats to choose from i can hold off on that one... i'm obviously not a vegetarian, but there are some animals I will avoid out of guilt lol.
Did they taste like steak? a lot of fat? I'm curious but with all the other meats to choose from i can hold off on that one... i'm obviously not a vegetarian, but there are some animals I will avoid out of guilt lol.
It tasted a little like steak, maybe closer to venison. It was a little less moist than a steak, which is why it was marinated. I was also told that you get best results from a younger bear.
Took some cheese and basil sausage out of the freezer to cook on the grill. I tend to burn it, which I try to convince the family is the best way - seared on the outside and juicy on the inside. They seem doubtful, though.
I love greenbeans when they are lightly sauteed with garlic, extra virgin olive oil, salt & pepper...
I had a last min biz meeting tonite, so we went to Tiffany's for ribs, I have to say, it wasnt as good as the last time I was there, they had some of the best ribs anywhere, but now I wonder if they are sending all their best food stock to their new location to pump up the reviews there
Palm Bay, huh? About an hour - hour and 15 minutes from Orlando, right? I'm somewhat familiar with it. Back in the mid to late 90's, I had a very good client who lived and worked out of Palm Bay. Whenever he came up to New York I always took him out for dinner. He'd constantly talk about this place where he lived named Sorentos. ( I'll never forget the name because he always brought up the same place whenever we talked about Italian Restaurants ). So one time while I was vacationing down in Orlando, I drove over to Palm Bay to meet him for lunch and he took me to Sorentos. They had pretty good Italian food from what I remember. You familiar with the place?
I can't find it anywhere, you couldn't scrounge up an address or something? could ya?
Palm Bay, huh? About an hour - hour and 15 minutes from Orlando, right? I'm somewhat familiar with it. Back in the mid to late 90's, I had a very good client who lived and worked out of Palm Bay. Whenever he came up to New York I always took him out for dinner. He'd constantly talk about this place where he lived named Sorentos. ( I'll never forget the name because he always brought up the same place whenever we talked about Italian Restaurants ). So one time while I was vacationing down in Orlando, I drove over to Palm Bay to meet him for lunch and he took me to Sorentos. They had pretty good Italian food from what I remember. You familiar with the place?
I can't find it anywhere, you couldn't scrounge up an address or something? could ya?
That was a long time ago and I was only there once. Who knows if it's even there anymore? I have absolutely no idea of the address or exact location. All I know is that my former client was from there and I met him at that restaurant for lunch one time. Sorry.
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I love greenbeans when they are lightly sauteed with garlic, extra virgin olive oil, salt & pepper...
Next time you make them, add some thinly sliced almonds to them.
I don't know what i am having yet tonight but i have a craving for Chinese!
Then have it! Some nice Hot and Sour soup, som Dim Sum, Spare Ribs, Moo Shu Pork, and Butterfly Shrimp with Bacon. Damn. You're putting me in the mood for it now!
Actually I'm making some home made Pizzas tonight.
A white ricotta and mozzarella pie, and a Fresh Mozz and Tomato sauce pie.
Yakity Yak, it didn't talk back... tasted almost identical to steak (they are from the same family), it was good, but not at nearly double the price, at least I can say I tried it, but I am willing to bet no one (including myself) would have said it was anything other than steak if they didn't already know it was Yak.
Well its healthier for the one reason is that they eat an all grass diet and never injected with hormones or whatever they pump up other animals with... I got some info from this website last nite, but again, I don't subscribe to the "once you had yak you never go back" theory... its identical to steak on the plate and in your mouth
Take out the papers and the trash. Or you don't get no spendin cash. If you don't scrub that kitchen floor, You ain't gonna rock and roll no more, Yakity Yak. Don't talk back!
I wonder how many others got that reference... im a retro 50s & 60s nut... not so much doo wop, but mostly the rat pack genere... if you are into that too, check out lottalivin.com
"There are girls just ripe for the kissing... "And Cadillacs all shiny and new. "Life's a Ball if only you know it. "We've gotta a Lotta Living to do."
If you're looking for Angus Beef that's been fed a strictly vegetarian diet and that's hormone-free, one of the guys I work with raises beef cattle. I've been dying to buy some from him for years now, but the smallest order he will fill is for 1/4 of a cow. What am I going to do with that? I don't have a freezer.
Tonite I had broccoli rabe, orichietta & wild boar sausage (instead of regular, just to try something different)... they put some spice in there I can't think of, maybe nutmeg? It definitely didnt taste like boar, so they over spiced it... anyway sorry to "boar" you all :-D
I've seen black angus steak in supermarkets, local steak places too, butchers are hard to come by, luckily I have an old school italian butcher here in town... he is almost like the soup nazi... small little store, I remember just after Sept 11, 2001 he put afghanistan's flag over his doormat... very political, often misunderstood (My Godfather was a butcher too, something about carving meat all day must get to you after awhile lol) but its sad to see these guys fading from the food scene... if you live in Manhattan, I know there are a ton of them, but those who live in smaller towns, the only option is a supermarket or having to drive miles further (bring a cooler, it might be worth it)...
A butcher? Like a real butcher with sawdust on the floor? Hell, we haven't had one around here in YEARS.
Same over here.
A lot of the old little shops on out high streets have been closed down due to the rise and rise of the supermarkets.
I know it makes sense to be able to get everything from the same place but i miss the days of being able to go to different shops to get our stuff. I used to do that as a boy with my Nana,carried her shopping bags for her. Happy memories
Now i just push a cart round the market whilst my wife throws everything in. It's soul destroying
1) Go to bed before 3am 2) Get up before Noon 3) Stop obsessing about kobe beef 4) Help SicilianCulture.com get back up to speed 5) Start returning phone calls and emails instead of staying up till 3am doing nothing except obsessing over cattle.
...My wife used some canned jalepenos for the italian beef today...the fresh ones ususally aren't that spicy so she dumps in 3/4ths the jar. It's spicy.
LOL, i went to Tiffany's the other night and my underboss kept me waiting, so i ordered the nachos since I hadn't eaten all day. It was topped with jalepenos, but i mean, no spice at all, i get them spicier out of a jar from the supermarket... when he finally arrived, he said he can't stand spicy, I laughed, a canoli was more spicy than these things... sadly, Chili's has killer jalepenos... their nachos are the best, I am sorry to say...
I had some Antelope sausage on the grill with broccoli rabe. Honestly, they pulverize the hell out of it so it looks and tastes more like bratwurst or a hotdog than anything related to venison (which they claim it tastes like) -- same powerful spice as in the wild boar sausage -- wow... 0 for 3 in the exotic meats delivery... I am looking forward to the wild boar ribs -- I TRUST those were not altered in anyway with seasoning, etc...!
I am watching a local NYC station and they were showing some of the most expensive "simple" foods in Manhattan, it included a giant kobe beef hotdog for $20 (Old Homestead Steakhouse); $1000 omlette made with sevruga caviar; and a $100 cheesesteak, made with kobe beef... the only thing that sounds interesting is the $100 cheesesteak, with kobe beef it must be amazing, a hot dog made with it? why pulverize the hell out of it and pack it into a sausage? same as the caviar omlette -- it can stand on its own with some nice icy vodka, no need to add eggs, potatoes and lox!
....a $100 cheesesteak, made with kobe beef... the only thing that sounds interesting is the $100 cheesesteak, with kobe beef it must be amazing,
You can't understand why they would use a beef that is supposed to be that good for that kind of money to make a hot dog, but yet you think that a kobe Cheesesteak sandwich sounds amazing?
In my opinion, I think that it's ridiculous to take a kobe beef that expensive and use it to smother in grease, onions and cheese. If you're going to eat something that's supposed to be that good for that kind of money, then I want to taste it for what it is, on it's own, and not have it's supposed fantastic taste disguised by other toppings or ingredients.
Mine as well put Ketchup on it for that matter.
Geoff is right. You are totally obsessed with this kobe beef.
NO, i meant KOBE. I am willing to bet that NO one could taste the difference side by side. I AM NOT obsessed with kobe, in fact, i think i've had it twice in my life. Its just the caviar of beef, I didn't write the TV program, but the producer thought 3 out of 5 dishes should include kobe, maybe its a trend ;P As for ruining it, i agree, it stands good on its own, but for it to be minced into a hot dog makes no sense as part of it is the texture, however, thinly sliced is how you are going to eat it anyway, right? You have to admit thats a bit more "pure" and uncompromised than ground/grinding it up and putting it in a burger, but not everything you have to have in its most pure form everytime. Ever have a grilled gruyere cheese and caviar sandwich? When i saw it in a magazine I thought it was blasphemy, however, that didnt stop me from trying it, and it the most deliscious thing in the world - not sure I would do it with beluga, but with sevruga, why not??
Yes, and Champagne is only from France, but that is FRENCH law and not US Law, a rose by any name is still the same... In this case, i have no clue where it came from, midwest with same proceedures/climate as japan or japan itself, who knows... Even the FRENCH (need i repeat the FRENCH) admit that many american products are better than those in europe or abroad, california/napa is mostly to be credited for this. California is basically the same climate/conditions as you have in italy, france, etc... no wonder why they call it the "Golden State" -- Perhaps you remember when we attended FFC's GF DVD party in Brooklyn, we entered the pasta plant and there was a HUGE oversized Californian flag draped from the cieling... back in Y2k I was a bit offended: who is HE to come into brooklyn and parade the CA flag?? Now I know why, it IS the golden state and it rivals wine, olive oil, and many other products over the rest of the world... I am now pretty comfortable with that... No country has a patent on any product. The only country that comes close is Cuba... its geography, climate, soil and production cancels out any other cigar in the world, except KEY WEST, they come VERY close... otherwise, any climate/condition can be replicated in today's world.
US law always supersedes other laws around the world -- we know better! No need to respect any other country's "laws".
California (and NY for that matter) makes sparkling wine, not Champagne!
If you were proud enough of the US, there'd be no need to pretend you're consuming something from abroad. Wagyu isn't anything to be embarrassed by.
Kobe, if you didn't know, is a city in Japan. Used as an adjective, it means something is from there. They may make "New York style" or "Chicago style" pizza there -- would you call it true NY or Chicago pizza if you were there?
I am very proud to be an American, its insane to even make that argument, especially since I NEVER buy any french products in fact, I try to ONLY buy products 1) from USA and 2) from Italy -- I guess I can only get caviar and vodka from Russia then? When someone says champagne, its a generic word for sparkling wine... remember, anything that is 100 year or older automatically becomes a generic term like Asprin.
I guess it really sux that since we are not in Italy, we are forced to "go out for italian-like food" here in the USA. Unless, its a dump in a stripmall like where you took me last time, then its just plain garbage, oh, wait, can I say that or do I have to get permission from the sanitation department to label it as such because it was eaten off site and not at the local city dump? LMAO.
When restaurants use the term kobe beef, everyone knows what they mean, no one questions it, well, one i guess, I'd love to see you arguing with a chef with a sharp knife in his hand lol.
Enjoy the "summer-like" day today, oh jeez, its only spring, sorry! Or, as Al Gore would say... go outside and feel guilty about global warming. You two must be a blast at parties!
When restaurants use the term kobe beef, everyone knows what they mean, no one questions it, well, one i guess, I'd love to see you arguing with a chef with a sharp knife in his hand lol.
When restaurants use the term kobe beef, everyone knows what they mean, no one questions it, well, one i guess, I'd love to see you arguing with a chef with a sharp knife in his hand lol.
Well not everybody
The lady who eats spaghetti from a can said the most sensible thing on this page.
Well, then, what you REALLY meant to say was the dried dough-like noodles that Marco Polo discovered and brought back to Italy which was thus therefore exported to the United States and canned by Franco-American as a traditional Italian-like meal.
Oh wait, a minute, back up, tomatoes were not discovered until Columbus made it to the Americas... wow now I am really confused, I guess Italy's most famous dish is actually Chinese-South American... WOW.
Its such a warm day out, its a good day for primate food, better known as BBQ here in the 21st Century.
Its such a warm day out, its a good day for primate food, better known as BBQ here in the 21st Century.
I'm way ahead of you. It's rib steaks (bone-in) on the grill tonight, with grilled eggplants, red peppers and zucchini (brushed with olive oil and balsamic vinegar).
I was going to make pizza, but its a bit warm (84F according to my Alexander Graham Bell-like device called an iPhone), so I really don't know what to do... maybe I will order out or just go out to eat :-)
Anyone ever make pizza on the grill? it has to be screaming hot but people swear by it... I did it once, it didnt stick believe it or not, but its not ideal lol.
Anyone ever make pizza on the grill? it has to be screaming hot but people swear by it... I did it once, it didnt stick believe it or not, but its not ideal lol.
I've done it. It takes some practice, but it's actually kind of easy. The odd part is getting used to cooking both sides of the pie before you put your toppings on.
I know some people that start it on the grill, then finish it in the oven. But to me, that kind of defeats the purpose. Just do one or the other, you know?
I agree, the point is to get that smokiness flavor in it, kind as if it were done in a brick oven... now I am thinking of this place in montclair that makes brick oven pizza, time to check out a new joint!
When restaurants use the term kobe beef, everyone knows what they mean, no one questions it, well, one i guess, I'd love to see you arguing with a chef with a sharp knife in his hand lol.
Well not everybody
The lady who eats spaghetti from a can said the most sensible thing on this page.
How many times do I have to tell ya I HAVEN'T HAD SPAGHETTIO'S IN A LONG TIME!!!!!!
Yes, you are right Geoff, GOOD OLD USDA PRIME beef... who knows MORE about beef than the USA? A large part of our economy and culture was built on cattle. Interestingly enough, I came across this article tonite:
"Land and grain are expensive in Japan. So what is happening is that the beef production houses in Kobe have been contracting out to other producers to custom raise their cattle for them. Most specifically, Harris Ranch in California, among other producers in America and Australia—land and grain is cheap over there, and it's worth the shipping costs to have the cattle raised overseas. So they have the cattle raised to their exactingly specified Kobe standards, and they actually fabricate the carcasses in Kobe, making them legally "Kobe Beef" even though the cattle were actually born, bred and fed somewhere else."
Wow, CALIFORNIA... so, I am guessing if you pay $50/lb from the US or $100/lb from Japan, you are getting basically the very same product, except of course, the US product is far more fresher (obviously) and processed less (obviously) and cheaper (obviously), and thus being a far superior product at half the cost...
I rest my case and I hope we don't have to hear this silly argument EVER again... no matter how many times you bring it up in the future ;-)
Outsourcing has always been the start of the decline for anything and everything. Take, for instance, "tech support" from India, or "customer service" from Canada -- I guess now it's Kobe beef. What a shame none of us now will ever experience TRUE Kobe w/o going to Japan. (Kobe-STYLE, on the other hand, remains the same -- bred right here in the GOOD OL' U.S. OF A. !!!! )
So I need to travel to Japan to eat beef that has been grown/bred/processed in the USA and then pay thousands of dollars for travel/hotels/restaurants to have the SAME meat that has travelled days and thousands of miles (and probably frozen and/or freshness and quality compromised)? Makes sense to me. I am off to bed, SOME OF US have to work tomorrow... (hidefdoublecamshootb!itch!) speaking of which, how is the website update coming? I see you have plenty of free time on your hands so I look forward to seeing a stunning re-design!!!
I can't outwit someone that is un-armed. And you mean the same skills that got my name on your edit that made it to the investigative nightly news during the largest corporate meltdown of its kind? You got me there... but as Don Corleone once said "When does it end? Enough, it ends here".
Let's see... I had perogies, gravlox, ham & havarti cheese in pastry, pulled bbq pork, caviar, eggrolls, lobster bonbons, riceballs, a virgin margarita, and then for dinner, excellent salmon teriyaki, risotto and grilled vegetables -- I was at a wedding at an expensive place, and I have to admit the food was quite good... I can't wait to go back sometime later this year!
We went to a small local pub for dinner. It changed hands about a year ago, plus we never really ate there, only had drinks there in the past. However, the food was outstanding and VERY inexpensive. How can you beat that combo??
I had an appetizer of onion rings, which were homemade, batter-dipped, fresh and delicious. They came without a dip or anything, but when I mentioned that I liked to dip them in horseradish, the waitress immediately brought out a small dish of sour cream with horseradish mixed in. Very nice touch.
For my entree, I had the calves liver. It came with a salad (crisp and fresh), two tender, delightful pieces of calves liver, plenty of bacon and onions, a nice vegetable medley and a choice of potato. I had the fries, and they were nice and crispy.
It was less than $20 for both appetizer AND entree, the food was fresh and delicious, the service was good and friendly, and the prices were not to be beat. The only problem is that I can't remember the name of the place!! Although at least I know WHERE it is!
I hafta go out and get OzzieBoy some food.... I MAY end up driving over to Massapequa Park for a FatBurger.... I had one once in California, and it was delicious... they have a store here on the Island now... I got burger on the brain.
And thought of Paul every moment. He took me to lunch once and I ordered the liver. It positively made him gag. He kept threatening to leave and go sit at another table.
Stella will only eat Fancy Feast Medleys (the ridiculously expensive little green cans). I tried other food, but after she didn't eat for three whole days, I caved and bought her the good stuff again.
I hate to admit this, but I got you and Paul mixed up.... I knew ONE of you hated liver (and figured that YOU'RE such a picky eater it was probably you).
Dunno why I'm craving one but I'm gonna try that place.
We went to a small local pub for dinner. It changed hands about a year ago, plus we never really ate there, only had drinks there in the past. However, the food was outstanding and VERY inexpensive. How can you beat that combo??
Sounds great. Hang on to a place like that. You can't beat a comfortable pub with delicious food and reasonable prices.
The extra touch with the specially made dipping sauce was nice, and makes you remember the service. It reminds me of the time several years ago when my family and I went to our favorite local pub/restaurant. One of my kids ordered the pizza, which is a 12 inch personal pizza. A much larger pizza arrived, and when I asked if they changed their pizzas, the waitress answered thatthey were out of pizza, so the owner bought a pizza from a nearby pizzeria, but charged us his lower price, so he lost a couple of bucks on the deal, but made us feel more than welcome.
Dinner was disappointing. I went to FatBurger, a chain thats well-known in California. They have one store here in New York and coincidentally its only about 15 minutes away from me.
Now, I had eaten these burgers once before (in California) about 25 years ago. I remember them as being among the best I've EVER had.
I guess my memory may be lying OR my tastes have changed OR this particular store isn't all that great BUT it was hardly worth the drive.
Restaurant chains have a formula, but the fact is, the are efficient. A bigmac you get in NJ will taste very different than the very same bigmac you get in the midwest. They use suppliers closest to them, farms for the tomatoes and beef closest to them, sure the special sauce remains the same, as do the ingredients, but the flavors can easily change from one region to another since their staple products come from different distributors... Never had a fatburger, but have had sonic and wunderburger in TX... not a big fan of fastfood, especially since its hardly consistent as it once was...
Interesting combination... how did you have/prepare the kale? I made a simple pasta dish I saw on Molto Mario this morning... simply linquine pasta with equal parts butter, olive oil, lots of fresh cracked pepper, parsely and lots of pecorino romano cheese, simple, fast, tasty
I have my blood/sugar/cholesterol/etc tested a minimum of twice a year... all seems to be fine as of my last appointment a month ago. Everyone knows olive oil is the lipid of choice and beats out other fatty stuff... besides, I eat a varied diet of fish, pasta, chicken, meat, veggies, i try NOT to have the same type of food twice in one week, of course it happens, but i'd be willing to publish my blood chart on this forum any day, are you willing to do the same?
LOL thats just wrong! In any case, I had an elk steak tonite... not as bad as my friend made it out to be, not quite as good as venison, and has to be cooked rare, then its fairly tender... not something I would re-order, but certainly not a loss since i've never tried it before...
The Col's. Uncle in KY. killed a cow this past October and he gave us some steaks.
OMG ... was his car badly damaged??
Hope it wasn't a Kobe Cow!
Mig, marinate your steaks with some olive oil, fresh garlic, sesame seeds, a little bit of beer and a bottle teriyaki sauce for a day before grilling them. Then get the grill really super hot and put those suckers right on there, being careful not to over cook them.
Geoff, pls remind Don Cardi in the most abrasive way you can that there ARE NO KOBE cattle in the USA -- just pretend he is me, I know you have it in ya!
Geoff, pls remind Don Cardi in the most abrasive way you can that there ARE NO KOBE cattle in the USA -- just pretend he is me, I know you have it in ya!
Neither you nor Geoff need to remind me of that. Besides, who said that Kobe Cattle was raised in the USA? All she said was that her uncle in Kentucky.....oh never mind, as evidenced by your exchanges with Geoff, it's obvious that there's no joking with you when it comes to Kobe Beef.
Hey, YOU technically started it!! Boy, its like when we went to dinner last year and the waiter tried to take your hubby's plate before he was finish and the waiter almost got a broken bone -- tough crowd! ;-P
LOL I just got SC's joke... very clever... tonite after 3 laps around Verona Park (I am going to guess 3 miles), what better to do than go for "Jersey's Best Hot Dog"? Sadly, it wasnt, not even close, salty as hell though...
when we went to dinner last year and the waiter tried to take your hubby's plate before he was finish and the waiter almost got a broken bone -- tough crowd! ;-P
Going to grill some nice T-Bone steaks that have been rubbed with olive oil and garnished with some parsely. Some sliced oven garlic baked potatoes, some corn on the cob, and a nice fresh mixed salad.
Finally enjoying a day off today... saw a pizzeria place in a strip mall: http://godfatherseafood.com/ -- didnt know if it was a chain, but i just stopped in for a quick snack, I wanted some brick oven pizza but didnt want a whole pie and was not going directly home, so just had 6 oysters on the halfshell... (one part is a pizzeria, the other a bar/raw bar, i've really been in the mood for some seafood so I gave it a try... pretty good... i have to get back for the pizza from the cafe (the pizzeria looked like your generic slice, who puts ziti on pizza??) looked like a sbarro's immitation.
I had some fresh ravioli from pastaboy.com (Vitamia). I used my own sauce though, the last of the last batch made a month ago I had frozen with a couple of meatballs and a salad.
I had leftovers from my sunday night out to dinner: homemade pasta; fettucine alfredo and spendini, and half the dessert i could not finish: creme brulee cheesecake, may not sound like it makes sense, but the two together are killer, and i dont even like sweets all that much!
LOL I guess I got myself a reputation for Kobe, the truth is, I think i've had it twice in my entire life. I do have 2 frozen ground patties in the freezer I will use to make a killer burger on the grill if it ever gets warmer outside!!!
Eggplant parm was a good call Newarkguy, I've been wanting it for awhile now, I think tomorrow night is the night since I have to go out to dinner on friday.
LOL I guess I got myself a reputation for Kobe, the truth is, I think i've had it twice in my entire life. I do have 2 frozen ground patties in the freezer....
"Kobe" isn't good until it's ground into patties
Make me the best burger of my life and I'll drop the kobe thing.
Baltimore's version of White Rose is Little Tavern. I found out on the news yesterday that the last Little Tavern in Baltimore closed it's doors the other day. I noticed the one that is in my area closed a couple months ago. Now what are the pothead going to do for the midnight munchie run?
kobe beef ..... why pulverize the hell out of it and pack it into a sausage?
Originally Posted By: JRCX
LOL I guess I got myself a reputation for Kobe, the truth is, I think i've had it twice in my entire life. I do have 2 frozen ground patties in the freezer....
Now you've totally confused me!! Why is it NOT ok to pulverize Kobe Beef and make it into a sausage or hot dog, but OK to pulverize it and make it into a burger?
Leftover steak is planned but it's awesome outside so I might grill some fresh meat from the Beef Mart. Closest thing we have to a butcher shop in town, I'm not sure, maybe they do the butchering and maybe they don't. Either way it's better than the grocery.
2 Different things, I will explain as simply as I can... you got a peanut, you can make it into chunky peanut butter so it maintains some of its original integrity and "chew" (or mouthfeel as they call it in the culinary world) or, you can pulverize the hell out of it to make it like "creamy" peanut butter -- simplified example, but yes, its ok to GROUND A+ beef and make it into a burger, but to stick it into a blender till its homogenous and take away its texture, not so good... hope this helps, but the same thing goes for everything except maybe pudding or "cream of" soups :-)
Mr. Babe and I went out the other night and I ordered a dirty martini and a strip steak with baked potato. The strip was cooked perfectly, was flavorful and tender, and they rolled the potato in sea salt (or maybe kosher salt) before baking it. Plus, before they served the entree, they brought over a nice bowl of salad for us to share. All in all, a delightful meal.
Irony: I went to an italian restaurant in town last night my neighbor owns... had the stuffed sole... I went to work at a wedding tonight, they served stuffed sole, 2 pieces, twice as many vegetables and potatoes and probably tasted just as good if not better, and this catering hall was a dump lol... Go figure.
I got home around 5pm last night. My wife was at my older son's school baseball game a half hour away. She was also going to rush him back to his school where he had a concert last night. My daughter was at practice and my other son had a game at 6 that I was going to.
So I put carroys, potatoes and a pork roast in the crock pot, and put it on high for a late dinner as everyone would be coming home after 8.
After my son's game I dropped him off home (Incidentally, his team won, 1-0, and he pitched four scoreless, one-hit innings, and knocked the only run of the game in on a double off the center field fence in the bottom of the 6th), and went to see the end of the concert.
My older son was famished, so I suggested we go to our favorite sandwich shop where we had huge grinders. Stuffed, I walked into the house with him a little after 9, and saw the crock pot, having had completely forgotten that I made dinner. The rest of the family had eaten out, so we'll heat the pork roast tonight.
Strip steaks marinated for over a day, cooked them on low with the grill lid open and man were they awesome, wife and I finished our plates and we usually never do.
Home-made onion soup. I got crocks a number of years ago, fully intending to make onion soup one day. I found them during my spring cleaning, and decided today was as good a day as any other. The house, however, STINKS of onions.
Home-made onion soup. I got crocks a number of years ago, fully intending to make onion soup one day. I found them during my spring cleaning, and decided today was as good a day as any other. The house, however, STINKS of onions.
Brown the onions in some butter and olive oil over a low heat. Add beef broth, port wine and a dash of soy sauce. You let it simmer, you put it in a crock, you add a round toast on top, cover with cheese (you can use swiss, but I used muenster) and broil it until the cheese is bubbly. The toast is essential, otherwise the cheese just melts and falls into the soup.
I had dinner at my mother-in-law's yesterday for Mother's Day. My wife's brother, who has taken over the family restaurant and does catering, made a salad, penne in vodka sauce, eggplant parmagian, sausage with onions & peppers and filet mignon. Dessert was apple pie and a custard filled white cake.
For Mother's Day we went to a terrific buffet. It was sort of eclectic, with sushi, a prime rib carvery, some seafood, and some Chinese. I ate salmon and California rolls, two helpings of steamed crab legs and two servings of prime rib. Then I finished it off with some fresh oranges, pudding and a fortune cookie. Oh, I also had some teeny clams in black bean sauce and some chicken wings. They pretty much had to roll me out of there.
Tonight I'm making a nice roast beef since it's FREEZING out!! I can't believe it's May.
I am seemingly one of the few people on the planet that don't like pesto sauce.
I don't like it either. It's weird, because I love basil and I grow it year 'round. Pesto is a dish that my family always regarded as "northern Italian." And, well, you know how Puzo felt about northern Italians.
Last night I has pasta with peas. It was perfect for the lousy weather we had.
Last night I has pasta with peas. It was perfect for the lousy weather we had.
Oh, I love pasta with peas. It's one of my favorites. Unfortunately, my husband and kids hate peas, so I never make it.
We were appliance shopping at the mall last night, so we decided to eat there. My daughter begged for Cheeburger, Cheeburger, so we gave in, only to find that it had closed. I had gotten all excited about having their onion rings and finishing off with a Milky Way shake, and then it was ruined for me.
We ended up at Friday's, so I ordered a NY Strip. It was pretty good, especially for $17. We shared the brownie sundae for dessert, but their ice cream sucked.
I am seemingly one of the few people on the planet that don't like pesto sauce.
I don't like it either. It's weird, because I love basil and I grow it year 'round. Pesto is a dish that my family always regarded as "northern Italian." And, well, you know how Puzo felt about northern Italians.
That makes three of us. I too love to cook with Basil, but yet I can't even stand the smell, never mind the taste, of Pesto Sauce.
I am grilling some steaks in Lawry's Italian Garlic Steak Marinade for my wife and mom and Newman's Own Parmesan Garlic salad dressing for me. My wife is making the corn on the cob and some potato things.
Does anyone else grill with the lid open the entire time? I cook everything on low with the lid open. Takes forever but the taste can't be beat.
I always thought closing the lid improves the flavor.
Of course it does... and it decreases cooking time. And also minimizes the amount of BUGS that may fly thru and fall into what you're cooking.
But tonight I saw Good Eats on Food Network about infrared grills that're supposed to cook in half the time, and it doesn't matter if the grill lid is open or not. Sounds cool... but not sure if they increase flavor like a standard grill, though.
I was in the mood for KFC tonight, but got voted down for Chinese. Save me a wing, willya, PB?? And get one of those God-knows-what-it's-made-from parfaits, OK?? Yum.
He was cooking for 18 people. He was making homemade chilli and he ran out of tomato sauce so he opened up a jar of spaghetti sauce and poured that in. It was really good.
My mom is cooking tonight - macaroni and meatballs in her homemade gravy. I have to say, I make a pretty decent gravy, but it doesn't even come close to hers. I can't wait until dinner.
Mr. Babe, however, is smart enough (and a good enough liar) to say that he likes mine better.
At the OTB tonight I saw they had "homemade meatballs" on a sub... figured I'd try it (can't find a decent freakin' *real* meatball anywhere around here!) ... does "homemade" mean plopping a few out of a freezer bag, then nuking them in the microwave? They did taste A LOT better than most, though! So maybe they were homemade then frozen... not too bad, like the usual gelatinous bread/fat-mush balls you usually find around here...
I went straight to my younger son's baseball game after work. My wife was there and told me that my older boy was given the duty of making dinner for his little sister and himself. When we got home, we saw what he prepared: spaghetti and french fries.
I'm going to defrost some country style ribs and marinate them all day.
MMMMMMMMM. I have a pack in my freezer now. I might stop buy the store tonight and pick up something to marinate them in tomorrow for dinner tomorrow night.
Baby backs are good, but you haven't tasted mine after they've marinated all day in my secret sauce, which includes a healthy shot of cognac. Let the drooling begin!
Edit: Beth, you're invited, too. Bring your bikini!
SC, I would think a banana would work better, plus it adds to the whole tropical theme.
Beth, I heard that bus is up to $1.50 already. Hurry and catch it quick!
On a side note, my daughter had put on a great deal of weight last year, a side effect of a medication she was on. Since she stopped taking it, and has been very careful about what she's been eating, she's lost over 40 lbs. She told me that her old clothes and bathing suits are HUGE, just ENORMOUS, like that Subway ad with Jared and his HUGE clothes, and then said, "You can have them, Mom. They'll fit you."
I saw something on the news about a company, megabus.com, that's a private bus company that leaves from only one place in Baltimore to New York starting at $1.00. They have no ticket agents and only operate via phone and internet.
I saw something on the news about a company, megabus.com, that's a private bus company that leaves from only one place in Baltimore to New York starting at $1.00. They have no ticket agents and only operate via phone and internet.
Those HUGE suits remind me of when I was a kid (about 5 years old). My mom used to take me into the Ladies lockers (down at the Coney Island beaches) when she changed into regular clothes (and to change me). I remember being scared by what I saw there.
I am lean and muscular but white as a ghost. I have 1 pair of swim trunks I wear. I cut the net out, I hate those things... They are also the only pair of shorts I ever wear. It can be 110 degrees outside and I'll likely be wearing pants.
I am going to go make some Ramen Nudels, er Noodles, for dinner.
My ribs were pretty darned good. I cooked them slowly on the grill, made some Uncle Ben's rice au gratin and some broccoli. And now I'm relaxing and eating some Funny Bones. I do love Funny Bones.
I love cooking; it's rewarding and therapeutic. But it can be a pain in the ass, purchasing the food in the first place and then dealing with the washing up afterwards.
I'm the sort that uses just about every utensil at his disposal in cooking a single meal.
I made a big lasagne for me and my flatmate the other night (the one who made me my vagina cake), and we've still not bothered to wash up.
It was Mr. Babe's birthday yesterday, and he wanted, of all things, catfish. So, I dipped catfish into some seasoned (onion powder, seasoned salt and pepper) flour and then cooked it on a very high flame in a mixture of oil and butter. It was awesome. He loves white chocolate, so I bought him a cake called "Sinfully White". It was delicious.
Tender and moist. My friend cooked it for 12 hours overnight over charcoal. The 120 lb. pig (not my friend, but the animal), which was freshly slaughtered yesterday, had been stuffed with sauerkraut and sausages before roasting.
Absolutely delicious, and, yes, I made a pig of myself. I'll stop by sometime tomorrow for leftovers and will bring a jar of mango chutney. Roast pork and sauerkraut, topped with a table spoon of mango chutney on a hard roll is a special treat.
The Pennsylvania Dutch take the pig's empty stomach and stuff it with sausage and filling before cooking it. It is then served in slices, often on Thanksgiving.
Because Father's Day, my husband's birthday and my birthday all fall in June, our daughter took us out for dinner on Tuesday to a local Italian restaurant. The food is very good and the portions are huge. We took leftovers home, and heated them up last night and STILL couldn't finish them.
I had dinner with my parents last night. I was passing by because of work and had dropped my oldest boy with them early in the morning to spend the day.
My grandmother, who is 94, came for dinner too and had made a large pot of halupki (stuffed cabbage). My mother made a roasted chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans, corn and biscuits. Peach melba for dessert.
Went to Carrabba's last night for my mom's birthday (she wasn't feeling well last week, but is better now) and, as usual, I thought it was very good for a chain! The mussels app was fantastic, and the calamari is very good. The lentil/sausage soup tasted great, but was pretty thin (maybe the server took it from the top?), but the service was otherwise outstanding -- even the manager was walking around asking if things were okay, and the owner was there as well. I couldn't even fit the entree in (I tried the lasagna - pretty good!) as I was stuffed already, the portions are pretty huge! And I love the open kitchen where you can watch them cook.
While I love Olive Garden's all-you-can-eat soup (Zuppa Toscana) and salad lunch (and that's about it there), I recommend trying Carrabba's for dinner if there's one near you -- it has more of an authentic "family" vibe to it, at least the one here.
Sounds pretty good, JG. We just got a Bravo's here, which must be a chain, since it's in the mall. We went there once, and were pleasantly surprised with the food.
While I love Olive Garden's all-you-can-eat soup (Zuppa Toscana) and salad lunch (and that's about it there), I recommend trying Carrabba's for dinner if there's one near you -- it has more of an authentic "family" vibe to it, at least the one here.
I'll check it out.
Last night I took my boys out to the local pub for a late dinner after their baseball games. My older son ordered the tenderloin steak sandwich with fries while the younger ordered fettucine alfredo. Of course we ordered 27 hot wings as an appetizer. I had a grilled ham and cheese on rye.
When the meals were brought out, my boys had big platters in front of them and for the whole meal they laughed at me and my little sandwich. But it was good.
I took some Purdue Italian style shortcuts.... and I decided that a Red Wine Reduction would go great with it
Now the thing is I have never made a red wine reduction before, BUT I did see it on Food Network and it seemed easy enough so I poured the Red Wine in the pan, I turned it down to Medium and in 10 minutes I had a Delicious Italian Style Chicken with red wine sauce
I'm so sick of cooking. I really just feel like letting everyone do their own thing. There's leftover chicken, there's stuff in the freezer. Can't they do anything for themselves?? Freaking blood sucking leeches.
My blood sucking leech made dinner tonight. She got tired of waiting for me to get my fat ass off the couch. She knows better then to disturb me during L&O marathon.
I'm so sick of cooking. I really just feel like letting everyone do their own thing. There's leftover chicken, there's stuff in the freezer. Can't they do anything for themselves?? Freaking blood sucking leeches.
Originally Posted By: Beth E
My blood sucking leech made dinner tonight. She got tired of waiting for me to get my fat ass off the couch. She knows better then to disturb me during L&O marathon.
This past Saturday when we were in Myrtle Beach we went here and ate this:
You had to eat with your fingers. They didn't give you any silverware. We had a good time.
SO Miggy, how much did you LOVE Myrtle Beach? We used to go there quite a bit when the kids were younger. One of my favorite Vacation places in the good ole US of A!
I made some country-style ribs on the grill. I stopped at a farmstand earlier in the day and bought some fresh corn on the cob. It was sweet and delicious. Threw together a salad with some cucumbers from the garden, and dinner was complete.
Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches. Hey, times are tough. We will have a bottle of cheap Merlot to go with it. Yum. For dessert; we'll split an oreo cookie.
My mother made us dinner tonight. My brother and s-i-l were supposed to come over for dinner, but they had to cancel. We lucked out, because there was more for us. She made manicotti, braciole and meatballs in gravy. It was delicious.
My mother made us dinner tonight. My brother and s-i-l were supposed to come over for dinner, but they had to cancel. We lucked out, because there was more for us. She made manicotti, braciole and meatballs in gravy. It was delicious.
If I paid for shipping would you send some my way? Please!!
We were in North Miami Beach for a few days. I can't believe how ridiculously cheap it is to eat out there, and have good food to boot. We went to this fun place called the Ale House for dinner. We had 5 Margaritas, plus my husband had a pint of beer, we shared conch fritters as an appetizer, then he had fish and chips and I had a 20 oz. porterhouse. Both were served with fries, mine came with broccoli and the fish came with hush puppies and cole slaw.
I'm not going to pretend that it was a gourmet meal or that the steak was the same quality I would get in Shula's or The Charthouse, but the food certainly was damn good and the bill, with tip and tax, was under $50 for BOTH of us.
The Ale Houses are all great and reasonably priced, Babe. It seems every town in south Florida has one. My favorite is the Boynton Beach Ale House, for all the reasons you just mentioned. And yeah, there are some GREAT restaurant deals down there, especially off season (read: right now, while it's a thousand degrees ).
You know what? I don't understand why people complain about the heat in Florida. It's hot there, it's hot here. It's summer, what do you expect?
The Ale House is one of my favorites, especially their $5 open roast beef lunch special. And the $5 flavored Skyy Vodka doubles. I had the Skyy Vodka Grape with Cranberry Juice. Yum. The Friday night $1 margaritas were nothing to sneeze at either.
Next time you are at our house, I have to take you to the bread factory. It is so cool. You walk in the back and all the Italian bread and rolls and bagels are cooling on the conveyor belts. You buy them right off the racks. And the smell is incredible!!
He also makes the best challah and pumpernickel/rye marble bread.
I frequently grab a sub/hoagie at Sheetz, a busy Pennsylvania chain of convenience stores. They're very good.
Dinner last night was at Chickie's and Pete's in Philly. Some friends and I went to the Phillies' game yesterday afternoon, stopped at McFadden's, a big and busy pub attached to the bar, and then went out toeat.
Chicken parmagian, mussels marinara, and one of the best bowls of seafood chowder I ever had. It had a delicious ly spicy kick to it.
Unfortunately I was weak, and hungry, at like 9pm after (audio/video) recording for a full day of my friends' band rehearsing for a Gram Parsons tribute show in September (35th anniversary of his death). Succumbed to a Double Whopper w/ Cheese on the Parkway...
I will do something tonight that I rarely do: I will order a pizza. I want a pizza, but I just don't feel like making one like I or my wife usually do. My wife said she doesn't feel like making one either. Well, here goes anyway.
I got corn from a farmstand a couple of weeks ago and that was great. Other than that, the crop has been meh. We had a farm about 15 minutes from our house that had the BEST corn. Unfortunately, it's in the process of becoming a housing development.
We're going to a local BBQ place tonight that I've been dying to try for some time. They have something called the Tablebuster. It's a slab of ribs (and does anyone know the difference between a slab and a rack), 1/2 a chicken, pulled pork, pulled chicken, BBQ brisket, 3 large sides and their signature seasoned fries, and it's all for $48.95!! For $1 more, you can get 3 racks of ribs, a whole chicken and 3 large sides. I'm having a tough time deciding.
We're going to a local BBQ place tonight that I've been dying to try for some time. They have something called the Tablebuster. It's a slab of ribs (and does anyone know the difference between a slab and a rack), 1/2 a chicken, pulled pork, pulled chicken, BBQ brisket, 3 large sides and their signature seasoned fries, and it's all for $48.95!! For $1 more, you can get 3 racks of ribs, a whole chicken and 3 large sides. I'm having a tough time deciding.
That's quite a bargain. For the extra dollar do you get all three of those items, or just one of the three?
A slab of ribs is meatier. A rack is a slab that is trimmed. There is a difference between Kansas City and St. Louis racks. Both are outstanding.
Sorry. For $49.95, you get the 3 racks, the whole chicken, and the 3 large sides. And their sides sound so good. Collard greens, mac and cheese, corn souffle, brandy glazed carrots, fries, seasoned fries. I'm so freaking hungry.
Couple of days ago I had Fettuccine Alfredo at Olive Gardens. I usually have the Eggplant Parmigiana or Cheese Ravioli. I don't have much veggie choices there. I love their bread and salad, but I am not a fan of their soup.
We went for the Tablebuster at Bailey's Smokehouse (the four of us and my mom). It was a slab of ribs, 1/2 a BBQ chicken, Pulled Pork, Pulled Chicken, an entire BBQ Brisket, two enormous smoked sausages, mac and cheese, beans, corn souffle, and fries. My husband had two Stella Artois and I had one (on tap - man were they cold), then my husband and I split a lemon gelato and the girls shared a chocolate souffle with raspberry sauce. Tip, tax and all - $95.
And we have enough leftovers for another two meals.
We went for the Tablebuster at Bailey's Smokehouse (the four of us and my mom). It was a slab of ribs, 1/2 a BBQ chicken, Pulled Pork, Pulled Chicken, an entire BBQ Brisket, two enormous smoked sausages, mac and cheese, beans, corn souffle, and fries. My husband had two Stella Artois and I had one (on tap - man were they cold), then my husband and I split a lemon gelato and the girls shared a chocolate souffle with raspberry sauce. Tip, tax and all - $95.
And we have enough leftovers for another two meals.
That's quite a feast. I bet those leftovers are going to be great too.
Since it was only my wife, daughter and I today at dinner, we let my daughter select, and she wanted Chinese takeout, which I wasn't in the mood for. Most of it is in the fridge.
Couple of days ago I had Fettuccine Alfredo at Olive Gardens. I usually have the Eggplant Parmigiana or Cheese Ravioli. I don't have much veggie choices there. I love their bread and salad, but I am not a fan of their soup.
I hate Olive Garden, but they do have a good soup. The Zuppa.
Couple of days ago I had Fettuccine Alfredo at Olive Gardens. I usually have the Eggplant Parmigiana or Cheese Ravioli. I don't have much veggie choices there. I love their bread and salad, but I am not a fan of their soup.
I hate Olive Garden, but they do have a good soup. The Zuppa.
I had that too, I just couldn't remember the name, that is the potato one right?
So, the $20 in credit I got from Ruby Tuesday's corporate office after complaining that time... I went w/ my folks the other night, and as usual... the salad bar ROCKS! and the crab cakes and burgers rock... so stick with that and you should be okay. Stay away from the steaks, and all will be good.
So, the $20 in credit I got from Ruby Tuesday's corporate office after complaining that time... I went w/ my folks the other night, and as usual... the salad bar ROCKS! and the crab cakes and burgers rock... so stick with that and you should be okay. Stay away from the steaks, and all will be good.
Funny, Geoffy. Ruby Tuesday's is one of the only chain restaurants that I'll eat at. There aren't any in the Bronx, but there's one on Route 110 in Farmingdale that I stop at when I'm out there. The burgers are edible, the drinks are huge (if a bit overpriced, but hey, it's a chain), and the salad bar, as you say, rocks. There's also one in the Boynton Beach mall in Florida. Boynton Beach is just one town away from me down there, so I usually stop by for lunch at least once while I'm in town.
I made chicken on the grill, cabbage and Yogi's potato wedges. I had some large russet potatoes that were perfect for them. Like Yogi, I brushed them with oil, but I didn't have fajita seasonings, so I sprinkled them with salt and granulated garlic, and the kids convinced me to top them with grated cheddar and mozzarella. They were pretty good.
I made chicken on the grill, cabbage and Yogi's potato wedges. I had some large russet potatoes that were perfect for them. Like Yogi, I brushed them with oil, but I didn't have fajita seasonings, so I sprinkled them with salt and granulated garlic, and the kids convinced me to top them with grated cheddar and mozzarella. They were pretty good.
Hey Klyd, your wedges sound pretty good also!
Maybe we should start a new business "Yogi & Klyd:Wedges Are Us"
We could corner the market in wedges in the UK & US and earn our fortunes
Oh, by the way, i had a lovely sausage casserole last night.
Barbecued shell steaks, spinach with garlic and olive oil, baked potatoes and tomato salad. Lemon and cherry ices from the local pizza place for dessert.
Oh, man, PB, can I come over?? My daughter's cooking tonight. She's making fries and cheeseburgers, but she's making real fries in a frying pan, no frozen stuff. And she promised us homemade chocolate mousse for dessert.
She's not much on cooking meals, but she makes phenomenal desserts. For Christmas Eve she made a red velvet cake, and for Christmas, in honor of her Austrian side, she made a Sacher Torte. They were both outrageously good.
Me, too!! When Cite` was open, I used to order their steak tartare for my appetizer every time. It was soooo good. I also used to buy the whole shell of beef and then I'd cut off the tails and make my own chop meat. Mr. Babe and I used to get fairly primitive over the raw meat.
I made some Rib Eye steaks on the grill earlier this evening that were just deliciously Tender and Juicy, Med - Rare, along with a side of garlic and olive oil sauteed spinach and a nice fresh Tomato and Iceburg lettuce salad.
Barbecued shell steaks, spinach with garlic and olive oil, baked potatoes and tomato salad. Lemon and cherry ices from the local pizza place for dessert.
You practically duplicated my dinner from Tuesday, DC.
I made some Rib Eye steaks on the grill earlier this evening that were just deliciously Tender and Juicy, Med - Rare, along with a side of garlic and olive oil sauteed spinach and a nice fresh Tomato and Iceburg lettuce salad.
Ya know.... I bought EZ Pass a month back.... I'm still waiting to use it.
I made some Rib Eye steaks on the grill earlier this evening that were just deliciously Tender and Juicy, Med - Rare, along with a side of garlic and olive oil sauteed spinach and a nice fresh Tomato and Iceburg lettuce salad.
Ya know.... I bought EZ Pass a month back.... I'm still waiting to use it.
Don't hand me that shit! You know damn well that my home is always opened to you!
Okay, don't laugh too hard now... but I met my folks at Olive Garden at like 3:30pm, figuring I'd get their awesome all-you-can-eat soup/salad lunch. But then I saw the all-you-can-eat "Never Ending Pasta Bowl" (choice of 6 sauces and 7 pastas -- I got the Asiago Garlic Alrfredo over angel hair) for $8.95 plus all-you-can-eat meatballs and sausage for $1.95 more. Plus the salad was included. Needless to say, I couldn't even finish the first portion, let alone ask for another! And it was actually not bad!
I did just hear something about fog obscuring the Garden State Parkway.
They put a no-smoking ban into effect today on the entire length of the GSP. They're afraid of a spark igniting the bad air and blowing up the entire state.
We're having our 30th Annual Popcorn Festival and during the week local places sell food downtown. Today was Kelsey's Steakhouse and you got Prime Rib, Baked Potato, a roll, and a can of pop for $8.50.
Huge line. They made a lot of money today, totally worth it.
I'm making shrimp sauteed in butter, white wine, garlic and lemon, served on a bed of rice. I'll also steam some green beans and have a nice tomato salad with tomatoes from Mr. Babe's garden.
I split the top part of the shells of 3 Lobster Tails and pulled the tail up where it rested on the shell. Cracked 6 claws and then sauteed the 3 Lobster Tails and the 6 Claws in Garlic, Olive Oil, Parsley, Lemon and Paprika.
Then I fired up the grill on high until the tempurature was at it's max. Place two stirps of tin foil on the grill and then place all of the tails and claws on the tin foil with the open part of the claws, and the tail meat that was resting on top of the shell, on the foil facing up. Closed the cover and cooked it until the shells turned red and the tails looked nice and broiled.
Had a side of Rice a Roni, corn on the cob and some sauteed Broccoli with the lobsters.
OMG...Don Cardi you are making me drool...right down to the corn & Rice-a-Roni which happen to be two of my LIFETIME favorites. Next time you're planning to cook that way, please call me and I'll be right over.
I had two VERY delicious crabcakes that I bought today at a Farmer's Market near my job. I share this only because it is VERY DIFFICULT to find a really good crabcake for under $3.00 each these days, they're either too salty, too much breading or just so loaded with fillers you don't even taste any crab!!
But these were homemade, frozen and 4 for $11.00. At $2.75 each they were worth a try.
Side dish...rice mixture that I made with corn, black beans, tomato & seasoning.
Quite a feast, DC. That lobster sounded delicious.
Apple, those crab cakes sound like quite a bargain. I know what you mean about how some of them are so salty.
Tonight was my wife's birthday, so my kids and I took her to a nearby restaurant that was originally a schoolhouse built in the late 18th century. It has been remodeled, of course, but retains much of the colonial charm. One son ordered the NY strip steak and the other, fettucini alfredo with chicken. My daughter went with spaghetti and meat sauce and my wife had eggplant parmagian. I had the English fish and chips (very good, but not nearly as good as what Yogi gets).
As appetizers we ordered garlic and cheese bread, hot wings and onion rings. There are a lot of leftovers in the fridge.
I do like a nice plate of fish and chips i have to admit,with lashings of salt and vinegar and a nice bread bun with tomato ketchup on,to make a nice chip butty.
Tonight we are having spicy sausages with roast potatoes,onions and peppers!
PArty at a friend's house. Double crusted white pizza with and without broccoli, ziti and meat sauce (I mean gravy), shrimp, pork barbecue, assorted fruit and cheeses, some other side dishes and birthday cake.
Have to say I was proud of my ten year old daughter. At one point of the evening, one of the moms, who is a good friend of ours, asked me politely to talk to her because she struck her son, who is a couple years younger than she. I went to the basement where all the kids told me that her son would repeatedly run up behind another child, Joey, (my daughter's age), who happens to have Down Syndrome, and tease him and knock him to the floor. Both times my daughter saw this, she walloped him.
Before I could say anything to her, she told me very calmly, "Dad, even if you tell me not to hit him, if he's mean to Joey, I'm going to let him have it." I gave her my approval. Red heads are tough.
Not big on Chinese Buffets, but last night I was at my brother's house in Upper Westchester and he took me to one in Cortlandt? Well, I know it was on Route 6 . . . It was absolutely fantastic. The buffet included 1-and-a-half pound lobsters, on top of the usual items. I can't wait to go back. Now if I could only remember the name of the place.
Not big on Chinese Buffets, but last night I was at my brother's house in Upper Westchester and he took me to one in Cortlandt? Well, I know it was on Route 6 . . . It was absolutely fantastic. The buffet included 1-and-a-half pound lobsters, on top of the usual items. I can't wait to go back. Now if I could only remember the name of the place.
Have to say I was proud of my ten year old daughter. At one point of the evening, one of the moms, who is a good friend of ours, asked me politely to talk to her because she struck her son, who is a couple years younger than she. I went to the basement where all the kids told me that her son would repeatedly run up behind another child, Joey, (my daughter's age), who happens to have Down Syndrome, and tease him and knock him to the floor. Both times my daughter saw this, she walloped him.
Before I could say anything to her, she told me very calmly, "Dad, even if you tell me not to hit him, if he's mean to Joey, I'm going to let him have it." I gave her my approval. Red heads are tough.
I hope you gave her an extra piece of cake, Klyd. Hell, take her out today and buy her a whole cake of her own.
Have to say I was proud of my ten year old daughter. .... all the kids told me that her son would repeatedly run up behind another child, Joey, (my daughter's age), who happens to have Down Syndrome, and tease him and knock him to the floor. Both times my daughter saw this, she walloped him.
Before I could say anything to her, she told me very calmly, "Dad, even if you tell me not to hit him, if he's mean to Joey, I'm going to let him have it." I gave her my approval. Red heads are tough.
It's bad enough I hear people use the disgusting phrase "lunch meat" rather than "cold cuts"... but smoked "meat"?? What is that, like, beef jerky or something?? Using the term "meat" is foul (I know, an almost oxymoron lol) -- just tell us what KIND of meat! Smoked pork? Fine. Smoked turkey? Fine. Smoked "meat"? NOT fine.
It's bad enough I hear people use the disgusting phrase "lunch meat" rather than "cold cuts"... but smoked "meat"?? What is that, like, beef jerky or something?? Using the term "meat" is foul (I know, an almost oxymoron lol) -- just tell us what KIND of meat! Smoked pork? Fine. Smoked turkey? Fine. Smoked "meat"? NOT fine.
How about "processed cheese food?" That's my favorite.
We had soup. I had some broth frozen from a chicken soup I made a month or so ago. I defrosted it, cooked some orzo, and homemade chicken soup for dinner!
Curious, Mig. What do you use? Did you have a leftover baked ham, or did you used ham steak??
I like to use leftovers from a baked ham to make the scalloped potatoes, but then I realized that I could probably use a ham steak and not have to wait to bake a whole darned ham.
The steaks are decent, although DAMN it's gotten expensive for a chain. We were at the mall a few months ago, and we were starving and just walked in. The bill came to almost $40 per person with tip and tax. It was ridiculous.
Tonight is my youngest daughter's birthday, and she invited four of her friends over. We're taking them out for Chinese food, and then back here for cake.
Tonight is my youngest daughter's birthday, and she invited four of her friends over. We're taking them out for Chinese food, and then back here for cake.
Happy Bday to little Miss Babe (oh boy, that didn't sound right).
I had a big lunch at the Amish market, so dinner tonight is an afterthought. I'll pick up pizza for the kids.
Tonight is my youngest daughter's birthday, and she invited four of her friends over. We're taking them out for Chinese food, and then back here for cake.
I had a big lunch at the Amish market, so dinner tonight is an afterthought. I'll pick up pizza for the kids.
What's the deal with the Amish and telephones? How do you call in your order?
The Chinese food has been eaten, the cookie cake devoured, and the girls finally left. One of the mothers and I shared a glass of wine when she picked her daughter up. It was quite nice. Babette had a great birthday and gets to celebrate it twice more. Mr. Babe is taking her to visit her paternal grandmother on Sunday. On Monday, my cousin is flying in from Partinico and we'll be having a cake then, too.
Well, Outback wasn't too bad. I had an ahi-tuna salad, then the Melbourne porterhouse. We got the obligatory bloomin' onion and cheese fries for the table. All in all, a decent meal. But Babe is right, for a chain they really got a bit pricey.
With friends over last night, we had roast beef, garlic mashed potatoes, chicken francaise, carrots , ziti, and we ordered a couple of pizzas.
If I had that for dinner, I might not eat for the rest of the week!
It was quite a few people. The pizzas were for some of the younger kids.
But actually yesterday I decided to take off a few pounds, and had a slice of roast beeg, a salad, and green beans. Turkey sandwich on oat nut bread for lunch and oatmeal for breakfast.
I hate men, simply for the fact that you could eat all that, cut back on beer, and damned if you won't lose weight!!!
My cousin and her husband are visiting from Sicily. My mother treated us all out to dinner last night and the food was really great. The owner of this restaurant is Sicilian, and they were very happy to have another person to speak with!
We started with a cold antipasto and some bruschetta, then pasta in a fresh tomato sauce, a choice of chicken saltimbocca, steak or stuffed salmon, and we finished with trays of cookies and canolli. I felt like a stuffed pig.
We took them shopping yesterday and wanted to treat them for lunch. They said that they wanted hamburgers. I wanted to at least take them to a Friday's, but they insisted on McDonald's!
Barbecued rib steaks (blood rare, Miggie ), baked potatoes, spinach with garlic and olive oil and a mixed green salad with crumbled gorgonzola cheese.
ugh, rare? gorgonzola?
Uhm, when you actually have a meal outside of the midwest, at a restaurant that doesn't use a coloring book and crayons as a table setting, you'll be entitled to an opinion.
I love gorgonzola sprinkled on my salad. There was a steak place in Greenwich, CT (may still be there) called Manero's that had the best steaks I've ever had and they made a lovely salad with crumbled gorgonzola. They used to have a butcher shop as well, and it became a New Year's Eve tradition to get steaks from there and cook them at home.
Uhm, when you actually have a meal outside of the midwest, at a restaurant that doesn't use a coloring book and crayons as a table setting, you'll be entitled to an opinion.
I love gorgonzola sprinkled on my salad. There was a steak place in Greenwich, CT (may still be there) called Manero's that had the best steaks I've ever had and they made a lovely salad with crumbled gorgonzola. They used to have a butcher shop as well, and it became a New Year's Eve tradition to get steaks from there and cook them at home.
Maneros's was great, but it's long gone, Babe. There are condos there now (what else?). But the Florida location is still open. It's in Hallandale near the Intracoastal, so when you were in North Miami recently, you could have popped in. I'm heading down at the end of next month, so thanks for the idea!
Having takeout a second night in a row, which is rare in our house. Chinese tonight. Hot and sour soup, crab rangoons, shrimp with lobster sauce, beef and broccoli and chicken chow fun.
Tonight it's a bearbecued pork roast. That's what we had last week when the Phillies won Game 1 of their series last week against the Brewers. If they win tonight's game, and advance to the world series, you can bet your bottom dollar, I'll be eating barbecued pork roast the first night of the world series.
But I'm not superstitious. I just like to cover my bases.
Really, really bad. But we'll forgive you, counselor. My daughters are just looking forward to having them run around on the breakfast bar. My husband insists on giving them some exercise before he kills them.
My daughters are just looking forward to having them run around on the breakfast bar. My husband insists on giving them some exercise before he kills them.
After work I went into my Supermarket just to grab shampoo, one thing. But after getting accosted by some lovely ladies with food tasters just outside, I came home with two shopping bags full and not one phone number.
Anyway. I ate frankfurters with a mixed bean salad. It was incredible.
I brush them with olive oil prior to grilling, then toss them with balsamic vinegar, salt, pepper, a little garlic and a little more olive oil when they're done. Like a warm salad.
I brush them with olive oil prior to grilling, then toss them with balsamic vinegar, salt, pepper, a little garlic and a little more olive oil when they're done. Like a warm salad.
Beautiful. My wife usually sautees them in olive oil and a little garlic, and I love it. I'm going to try your way this weekend. Thank you.
The barbecued pork roast worked again. The Phillies won. I plan on making it for Game 1 of the world series wheter or not the Phillies make it.
Friday night is pizza night at our house. Since I'm still following a bit of a diet, I'm going to grill chicken breasts and cook green beans and cabbage.
Cabbage?? Say it isn't so, Klyd!! One of my coworkers went on the cabbage soup diet. He said that he really did lose weight like crazy, but his wife refused to share a ROOM with him, much less anything else.
Cabbage?? Say it isn't so, Klyd!! One of my coworkers went on the cabbage soup diet. He said that he really did lose weight like crazy, but his wife refused to share a ROOM with him, much less anything else.
Ya' gotta' get over your fear of cabbage, Babe.
Ironically, the absolute BEST cabbage dish I ever had in my life was in a tiny trattoria in Trapani. It was sauteed with golden raisins and pignoli.
I do NOT do cabbage. I will, on occasion, eat cole slaw, but am very picky (yes, I know, big surprise). My m-i-l does make the best cole slaw I've ever had.
You don't even like cabbage rolls? My grandmother made the best cabbage rolls ever. I wish she was still alive to make some. Thank God I have her recipie.
I love brown sugar and OJ in a marinade. Delicious. Just so you know - it's 1/4 cup soy sauce, 1/4 water, garlic powder to taste (depends on how garlicky you like your food), 2 tbs. sherry or cognac and 1 tbs. ketchup.
On a cool night I like to make a big pot of veggie soup or chilli.
If it's not too much trouble, I'd be interested in knowing how you make your vegetable soup.
I'm sorry Klyd, I just now seen that you wanted the recipe.
Add the following to a big pot: uncooked hamburger a bag of frozen veggies(I add cut up cabbage and potatoes,onion and throw them in) A big can of tomato juice Salt & pepper,garlic salt to taste. Boil for about 1 hour. Stir occasionaly
I notice that you didn't mention water. Do you use stock?
Edit: you just toss in the chopped meat? You don't brown it first? Just curious.
I'm sorry yeah I use enough water to cover the veggies. No I don't brown the meat first. Unless I use stew meat then I boil it first then use the stock with the tomato juice. Lately I've been using the tomato juice I've canned.
Rigatoni marinara with a scoop of fresh ricotta tonight.
That is one of my favorites. Yum.
Yeah, mine too. But they blow me RIGHT UP!!
I bought a pair of jeans last week, regular cut with a 32 waist. It took me forever to get back to a 32 after I was on Prednisone last year. Anyway, I had to take them off right after dinner. One lousy bowl of macaroni and I could barely button them.
Mignon, what kind of noodles do you use for your lasagna? I prefer fresh over boxed because the boxed are too thick for my taste, but some people swear by them.
PB, did you cook outside tonight? It's so awful here, between the wind and the rain.
Mignon, what kind of noodles do you use for your lasagna? I prefer fresh over boxed because the boxed are too thick for my taste, but some people swear by them.
PB, did you cook outside tonight?
Yeah, I did. It's miserable here too. But it didn't really start coming down until after I was finished cooking.
It's poured on and off all day here. It's been miserable. My stupid dog ran away and we were all running around the neighborhood in the wind and rain looking for her.
Mig, I have a friend who bought the Barilla ones that you don't have to cook first and she said that they were very good. Do you put meat in your lasagna? I just use sauce and cheese, and serve the meatballs and stuff on the side. I don't like meat in my lasagna, but lots of people do.
That's so funny, because when I mentioned it to the girls in the office, they looked at me like I had 12 heads. They said that it wasn't really lasagna without the meat!
Mig, I have a friend who bought the Barilla ones that you don't have to cook first and she said that they were very good. Do you put meat in your lasagna? I just use sauce and cheese, and serve the meatballs and stuff on the side. I don't like meat in my lasagna, but lots of people do.
Yeah I put meat in the sauce. Always have but I think I will try it the next time I make it with out it. Good advice. I hope you found your dog.
I don't care how "good" people tell me jarred sauce has become. I can't eat it. And I haven't tried it in years, so it's not like I know what it tastes like, either, but it's the idea of it.
I also use jarred sauce. .... but I like my lasagna with lots of meat.
Geez, jarred meat sauce. That's an INFAMIA!!!!!
C'mon SC. It doesn't take much to make a homemade meat sauce.
Just as you buy a bottle of sauce, you can buy a nice can of Tuttorusso tomato sauce. Cut up some fresh garlic and onions. Warm up your pot and coat the bottom of it with some olive oil. Take a combination of fresh chopmeat and fresh ground sausage and brown it in the hot oil. Then add some grated cheese, some basil, salt, pepper, oregeano, and parsley. Stir making sure that your garlic and onions dont't burn. Then add your can of tuttorusso tomato sauce. Add a tad of sugar and a bit more grated cheese. Wisk / stir it. Taste it from time to time adding any of the spices mentioned as needed, according to your taste. Let cook for a few hours. DO NOT cover it completely but instead partially cover the pot while it is simmering.
If you want, make a large batch and refrigerate some of it for another night.
And when you buy the Tuttorusso canned tomatoes, they have to be the ones with the basil. Not the paste!
I promise that you'll never eat that jarred shit ever again in your life.
There's a HUGE market for jarred sauces and I just don't understand it. When the Tuttorosso tomatoes are on sale, you can get them for like 80 cents a can. You buy a dozen cans, put them under the sink, and they keep pretty much forever. Even if you're cooking for one, you just make a can at a time. Even a thirty minute marinara sauce is heads and shoulders better than anything you'll get out of a jar.
What if they don't sell Tuttorosso tomatoes cans here?
Then just be sure to use a brand that uses San Marzano tomatoes. They're fleshier with less seeds than other plum tomatoes. Like DC, in my family we prefer Tuttorosso brand, but they're just a brand. There are lots of other quality brands, such as Pope and Rienzi. Some people even swear by Redpack, which sounds quite American, but I'm told they're very good.
The most important thing is to strain the seeds out. They're what makes the sauce bitter.
Actually, I've bought Redpack on sale. They're not bad, although I too prefer Tuttorosso. Rienzi's also pretty good, too.
I personally don't add my sugar until the very end. I would rather let it cook for a few hours. Also, the meat that you add determines the flavor of your sauce. If you like spicy gravy, then put in hot sausage. I prefer a sweet sauce, so I usually add piece of pork and one of chicken. Just make sure to brown them before adding them to the tomatoes.
ShopRite has steaks on sale - $3.99/lb. for porterhouse and T-Bones. I haven't seen that price in years!!! Mr. Babe picked some up and we threw them on the grill. One of them was 31 oz. and I ate it all.
It's so damp and rainy here. I'm making New England Clam Chowder for dinner tonight. I'm taking the lazy way out and using canned clams, though. I am NOT in the mood to shuck clams.
Speaking of KFC, has anybody seen the meal they've been advertising: three pieces of chicken, a small chicken sandwich, two sides, a biscuit and a drink. That's quite a lunch.
Speaking of KFC, has anybody seen the meal they've been advertising: three pieces of chicken, a small chicken sandwich, two sides, a biscuit and a drink. That's quite a lunch.
Can you say, "overweight Americans"??
Unless, of course, you get a diet soda with that order.
I love KFC. I know it's not good for me. I know it's fatty and fattening and full of sodium. And, quite frankly, every now and then, I just don't care. Their extra-crispy is just too good to pass up. And I love their potatoes and gravy and mac n cheese and biscuits and those crappy little parfaits for dessert.
Speaking of KFC, has anybody seen the meal they've been advertising: three pieces of chicken, a small chicken sandwich, two sides, a biscuit and a drink. That's quite a lunch.
Can you say, "overweight Americans"??
Unless, of course, you get a diet soda with that order.
Someday, I'm going to try the omelette sandwich from Burger King for breakfast. It is loaded with eggs, cheese, bacon, sausage and greasy hash browns.
And then go to KFC for that huge meal for lunch. And I'll go with the regular Coke just to be naughty.
We had a chili dip last night. You put cream cheese on the bottom of a baking pan. Then you fry up some ground beef, onions, tomato sauce, cumin and chili powder, pour it over the cream cheese, top it with Monterey Jack cheese, and bake it until the cheese bubbles. You eat it with tortilla chips. We also had some rice on the side and green beans. It was quite nice.
Today was a coworker's birthday. Usually we have cake. Today, the boss offered to buy pizzas for the whole office instead.
We have an excellent little Italian place called Cosimo's nearby, so our office manager ordered three pizzas for the six of us to share. We've only ordered meals there, never pizza, so we didn't know what to expect. Three "personal pies" were delivered. The pizzas were tasty, but we were all starving within 5 minutes of finishing lunch.
Just had a good old fashion Cheesesteak (yes I am from Philadelphia). Anybody from outside the area ever have an authentic (or what they thought to be Authentic) Cheesesteak???
Just had a good old fashion Cheesesteak (yes I am from Philadelphia). Anybody from outside the area ever have an authentic (or what they thought to be Authentic) Cheesesteak???
Welcome! A bunch of us got together in Philly two years ago. If you look at the photos that are a subforum in General Discussion, you will find some photos of Pat's.
I love calves liver with onions and bacon. How could you have forgotten the bacon?? Now I want some. My girls are going out to dinner and to a show at my oldest's college. Maybe Mr. Babe and I will go out tonight.
I can't eat liver, though, without thinking of Plaw. Man, was he grossed out!
Pat's?????? Well known to be one of the worst places to get a cheesesteak in Philly. While they were the first they are nowhere remotely near the best. Next time you guys come to Philly go to any of the following for a cheesesteak:
John's Roast Pork - despite the name their cheesesteak has been the consensus best of Philly for awhile now. They are my personal favorite
Steve's Prince of Steaks
D'Alessandro's - In my neighborhood so very close and VERY VERY good
We went to my great-nephew's christening today (and even writing that makes me feel like I should be 100). My niece's MIL made crepe manicotti from scratch. They were absolutely out of this world.
We live parallel lives at times, PB. It's really weird.
I used a half a pound of pork and about the same of beef, plus I added an egg, onion, bread crumbs, honey and worcestershire sauce, and my family cried that it was too small. They're a bunch of pigs.
Went out and picked up Four (4) 1 1/2 LB. Live Lobsters. Split and cleaned them and stuffed them with a bread crumb stuffing made with diced fresh garlic, diced onions, parsley, basil, paprika, diced fresh shrimp and olive oil. Then broiled them in the oven.
Side dishes of corn on the cob, cole slaw and fresh cut home made french fries.
We're going to City Island tonight. Don Cardi just talked me into the lobster.
Yeah, like you needed someone to "convince" you!
The wife and I just came back from a late afternoon lunch at a seafood place overlooking the ocean here on Staten Island called The Coral Bay Cafe. We've been meaning to try it for a while now and today we finally got the chance.
I had a cup of Lobster Bisque and then Shrimp in med. sauce over linguine. My wife had a cup of clam chowder and then a fresh arugla salad with roasted peppers, fresh mozzarella, etc. Everything was delicious!
I have to go back and try their dinner entrees. They have a create a combo entree where you can combine various types of seafood on one platter.
Definitley going to add this place to my list.
Just Lou, if you read this, and you like seafood, you just may want to try this place out.
It is in Tottenville, but not on Surf Avenue. It's actually on Rockaway Street. But you're not that far off because Surf Ave is only several blocks away.
Yeah, I'm sure it's the place I'm thinking of, over on the Jersey side.
When I was in the funeral business, I would be over at Virginia Chapel on Hylan Boulevard at least a couple of times a month. It's actually closer to the Brooklyn side, but I'd very often come home through Jersey.
Where are you going in City Island, PB?? Gosh, I haven't been there in years. Friends of mine had a band in the 1980s that played at Anna's every weekend. Plus, I know we've discussed the Black Whale.
My mom was invited to an anniversary party at Portofino's a couple of years ago. She loved it.
Being that City Island is so close to Throggs Neck and Country Club, we usually just wing it, and decide last minute, usually by seeing which place is the least crowded. But on Friday night in City Island, they're all packed, so take your pick.
It was a great choice, though. The clams and oysters were so fresh, you would have thought it was mid-summer rather than December, and I did end up going with the lobster. They made it for me fra diavlo, out of the shell, over thin spaghetti. It was a 2-and-a-half pounder, with at least half a pound of spaghetti, so I took a nice portion home, which I just ate for lunch.
We had a spiral ham last Sunday. I made a great ham and bean soup with the leftover bone. The secret is to use whole allspice.
Tonight we made chicken thighs. We have a store with a great butcher shop that has the plumpest, juiciest chicken thighs, and they're on sale for 50 cents a pound this week.
I make a chili dip that we often have for dinner. It's cream cheese on the bottom, topped with ground beef that has been sauteed with onions and tomato sauce, spiced with cumin and chili powder, then that is topped with monterey jack cheese and baked. We serve it with white corn tortilla chips. Add some plain white rice and a salad, and it's an easy dinner. Great on a cold and damp night!
SB, Do you bake it long enough to melt the cheese? I use the ingredients that you listed except for cumin, cream cheese.
PM me that recipe please. It sounds delish. I think I might make that for Bec's wedding shower.
Only if you promise to send me yours!!!
The problem with making it for a large crowd is that it's sort of sloppy. Also, you need to serve it in whatever you baked it in, so it's hot. With a crowd, you might worry about burns, because no matter how many people you tell that the dish is hot, you end up with someone who doesn't listen.
How many people are you planning to feed? The recipe I have serves 6-8.
Edit: And yes, bake it long enough so that the cheese bubbles.
And what cut do you use, Mig? I swear by an eye round, my MIL insists on a top round. For pot roast, I will only use bottom round, but my mom will only use the brisket.
And what cut do you use, Mig? I swear by an eye round, my MIL insists on a top round. For pot roast, I will only use bottom round, but my mom will only use the brisket.
I used top round this time. What do you season yours with? I used a pack of beefy onion Lipton soup mix.
I don't season it with anything. But I find that if I cook it about 75 degrees higher for the first 15 minutes and brown the outside, it will make a ton of juices for brown gravy.
What do you thicken your gravy with? I prefer corn starch.
I do use onion soup mix when I make a whole filet roast, though, because it's such a lean meat that it needs a little boost.
I made some ribs last night. They were covered in a sauce of brown sugar, cornstarch, soy sauce and bourbon. Then you bake them covered for an hour, and then uncovered for an additional 30-60 minutes. They were so tender and meaty, it was amazing. A little fresh broccoli and macaroni and cheese on the side, and it was a nice dinner.
I made some ribs last night. They were covered in a sauce of brown sugar, cornstarch, soy sauce and bourbon. Then you bake them covered for an hour, and then uncovered for an additional 30-60 minutes. They were so tender and meaty, it was amazing. A little fresh broccoli and macaroni and cheese on the side, and it was a nice dinner.
I made some ribs last night. They were covered in a sauce of brown sugar, cornstarch, soy sauce and bourbon. Then you bake them covered for an hour, and then uncovered for an additional 30-60 minutes.
SB, I read your above post real fast the other day and did not have time to reply. Your recipe sounded so great and was stuck in my head that last night, when I went out to dinner with my son, I had to have ribs.
I'm going to try your recipe the next time I make babybacks!
I was at a football party tonight for the Eagles' and Steelers' game. During the Eagles' game there were plenty of cheesesteaks, soft pretzels and Tastykakes to honor Philadelphia. Later, for the Pittsburgh game we had kielbasa, pierogis and Primanti Brother Sandwiches.
Those wearing black and gold had a better time than those in green.
We went to my brother's for dinner. My SIL made Penne Vodka, Chicken Parmigiana and Sausage and Peppers for dinner. It was a HUGE amount of food, and it was all very, very good. She sent some home, and I'm quite tempted to go heat up some of the penne.
Since today was a snow day, I decided to cook something that would take forever. I've got a nice pot roast simmering on the stove with celery, onions, and bay leaves (I also snuck a drop or two of cognac into the pot). I'm about to add some carrots as well. Then I'll peel and cube some potatoes to make homemade mashed potatoes. I believe we will also have some spinach or maybe some broccoli as well.
I bought some flounder fillets yesterday and will have them and some veggies later.
BTW - Some of the veggies now being sold in bags that you can nuke are pretty good. They are more expensive than the regular frozen kind, but it's REAALLY simple to make them.
And frozen ones are so much better for you than canned. At this time of year (unless you live someplace warm) frozen's also fresher than what you find in your local produce department.
There was a little bit of spinach left, but not a scrap of anything else. The meat, the potatoes, the carrots, all gone.
Now I need cake. I don't have any, but I sure could use some.
BTW - Some of the veggies now being sold in bags that you can nuke are pretty good. They are more expensive than the regular frozen kind, but it's REAALLY simple to make them.
Birdseye makes them under the label "Steamfresh." They're very good.
BTW - Some of the veggies now being sold in bags that you can nuke are pretty good. They are more expensive than the regular frozen kind, but it's REAALLY simple to make them.
Birdseye makes them under the label "Steamfresh." They're very good.
I can't decide what to make tonight. By Thursday, my creative juices are dried up. So far this week we had linguini with clam sauce, steaks on the grill and last night we had pot roast. I have a small pork tenderloin in the freezer, but the thought of another roast with gravy is just revolting.
Could someone please just tell me what to cook, and I will make it??
Salmon tonight. I picked up a beautiful, fresh fillet...and it is on special this week for $3.99 a pound.
Wow... great price. I've been paying more than $6/pound for salmon "steaks".
We have a local grocery store (smaller than the sprawling supermarkets that surround it) that has an A+ butcher shop and seafood market.
The chicken is fresh from Lancaster farms, and is usually on sale for $1.99 for boneless, skinless breasts or $0.99 for whole breasts. I just bought a whole NY Strip, cut into about 11 1" thick steaks for $3.99/lb.
It's a fsmily run business with a bit of a PA Dutch feel. I still go to the supermarkets, but find myself spending more time here. Here's a link to their website where they post their specials.
Those prices are freaking amazing!!! I want to come hang out with the Klydon Family, and pick up some steaks, perhaps some chicken.
I was all set to have my franks and beans, and my mom called to say that she had to go to the supermarket to pick up a prescription and had bought some catfish fillets. I mixed some cayenne pepper and other spices in flour, dipped the fillets in flour, and then fried them in a mixture of olive oil and butter. They were fresh and tasty.
My kids are dying to try Hamburger Helper, but I think my husband would . We keep waiting for him to go out for dinner or have a work thing, but the pain in the ass may actually be the only husband in the world who comes home every night!
My kids are dying to try Hamburger Helper, but I think my husband would . We keep waiting for him to go out for dinner or have a work thing, but the pain in the ass may actually be the only husband in the world who comes home every night!
You mean your kids never tried this American staple?
I'll make it once in a while. My kids like the cheeseburger mac or the taco style where you top it with crunchy tortillas. It is a guilty pleasure, but it's a little salty. It's fast and easy, and I think I have a box of it in the back of our pantry.
I've never made it, but they may have had it at friends' houses. The cheeseburger mac is the one they want. I have to admit that I checked out the box at the market and now I'm dying to have some, too!
With the talk about Hamburger Helper I made a batch tonight (Cheesy Italian with shells). My son, who is big into fitness and healthy food as he's getting ready for high school baseball, wanted it with ground skinless chicken breast. It wasn't bad.
But I had also defrosted ground beef and didn't want to make a second skillet, so I also made good ol' American meat loaf. It was only the second or third time I made it. My wife usually does, but she has a bad cold.
We have leftovers, but the meat loaf was decent, not great.
Grilled Cheeseburgers with sauteed onions. Homemade homefries. Corn on the cob and an iceburg lettuce salad with old fashioned oil and vinegar dressing.
Grilled Cheeseburgers with sauteed onions. Homemade homefries. Corn on the cob and an iceburg lettuce salad with old fashioned oil and vinegar dressing.
You must have been infuenced by the same warm weather that found me, DC. I too made cheeseburgers and smoked sausages on the grill. I also sliced some sweet potato wedges, baked them a little and then buttered and wrapped them in aluminum foil.
I took some flour and seasoned it with garlic powder, onion powder, seasoned salt and a touch of cayenne pepper. Then I dipped catfish fillets in it and fried them quickly in a very hot mixture of corn oil and a little butter. We had some home-made macaroni salad, steamed spinach and a nice tomato salad.
A ring of skinny broccoli rabe and cheese sausage cooked on the BBQ. A tossed iceberg lettuce and tomato salad, a fresh loaf of Italian semolina bread, and homemade zucchini fried rice.
First we'll start out with some cut up dry sausage, cut up imported provolone, some caponata sicilian style, some freshly sliced semolina Italian bread, and a few glasses of homemade sangria.
I marinated a couple of London Broils in a Teriyaki/Garlic/Sesame marinade overnight. Going to heat up that Grill to max temp and then just put those babies on there until the outsides are charred with the inside a nice med/rare.
Wife is whipping up some homemade mashed potatoes along with some fresh stringbeans with almonds, sauteed mushrooms with onions and a nice tomato and iceberg lettuce salad drenched in old fashioned oil and vinegar.
For desert, the wife made a homemade Johnnycake and chocolate brownies. Our friends are bringing some fresh cannoli & wine.
Between tonight and the Easter sunday meal tomorrow, by Monday you'll be able to ROLL me around the block!
While we were in VA this weekend visiting my 2 older kids and Frank we went here my Son wanted to go there for his birthday. and had an Electric Lizard to drink. Not being a alcohol drinker I really enjoyed it.
Okay, I was gonna post this sooner but forgot (somehow!)...
I went to my brother's for Easter, who each year makes a prime rib. But something extra special happened this year: He also got some side dishes from Pastosa Ravioli (Staten Island; started in Brooklyn), and it was out of this world! Those stuffed shells just melt in your mouth, I couldn't believe it!
There is a location in Manalapan, NJ (and also 5 NY boros), but he said the shells in NJ came frozen, while the ones from Staten Island were fresh. I don't know -- either way, OMG!
Cardi called me asking about the martini place in New Brunswick (which I sadly had to look up the name), and I texted him back about Pastosa, and he knew (of course)!
Not just the shells, though... before the meal we had some great Sopressata, fresh Mozz and peppers, and some of the best imported cheeses I've ever had... man... and they mail order so no excuses! Highly recommended.
Okay, I was gonna post this sooner but forgot (somehow!)...
I went to my brother's for Easter, who each year makes a prime rib. But something extra special happened this year: He also got some side dishes from Pastosa Ravioli (Staten Island; started in Brooklyn), and it was out of this world! Those stuffed shells just melt in your mouth, I couldn't believe it!
There is a location in Manalapan, NJ (and also 5 NY boros), but he said the shells in NJ came frozen, while the ones from Staten Island were fresh. I don't know -- either way, OMG!
Cardi called me asking about the martini place in New Brunswick (which I sadly had to look up the name), and I texted him back about Pastosa, and he knew (of course)!
Not just the shells, though... before the meal we had some great Sopressata, fresh Mozz and peppers, and some of the best imported cheeses I've ever had... man... and they mail order so no excuses! Highly recommended.
Don Geoff,
I guess that you didn't see THIS TOPIC that I started ( for you of course ) before you made this post!
The Staten Island Pastosa makes their pasta fresh on the premisis as does the Brooklyn one. The Jersey one gets their stuff from S.I. and Bklyn and they freeze it.
Last night my daughter's boyfriend brought over some skirt steaks. His uncles have a meat market, and he had two enormous steaks. He took them out of the freezer about half an hour before he came over, and we heated up the grill while he was on his way. I cooked up some frozen corn and some pasta in a creamy garlic sauce, and we threw those steaks on. They were the best steaks I've ever had. MAJOR points for the BF!!!
Last night my daughter's boyfriend brought over some skirt steaks. His uncles have a meat market, and he had two enormous steaks. He took them out of the freezer about half an hour before he came over, and we heated up the grill while he was on his way. I cooked up some frozen corn and some pasta in a creamy garlic sauce, and we threw those steaks on. They were the best steaks I've ever had. MAJOR points for the BF!!!
This kid is scoring some serious points with the parents. Leave the lawn mower out next time he comes over. I'm sure he'll be happy to mow the lawn. Looks like your daughter picked a winner.
This kid is scoring some serious points with the parents. Leave the lawn mower out next time he comes over. I'm sure he'll be happy to mow the lawn. Looks like your daughter picked a winner.
Last night my daughter's boyfriend brought over some skirt steaks. His uncles have a meat market, and he had two enormous steaks. He took them out of the freezer about half an hour before he came over, and we heated up the grill while he was on his way. I cooked up some frozen corn and some pasta in a creamy garlic sauce, and we threw those steaks on. They were the best steaks I've ever had. MAJOR points for the BF!!!
i had macaroni spaghetti my own recipe. tomatoe, in any form is appreciated. i always feel health and it's easier to breath. really, it's the feeling that i sort of anticipates before eating something..
Tonight we had STIFADO,the Greek, beef stew done in red wine,garlic,oregano and onions,cooked in the crock pot for 1o hours and served with mashed taties and green beans!
I went to Corrado's market in Clifton, NJ. Not quite as good as a trip to Arthur Ave., but it will do. I got some Prosciutto di Parma, Mortadella, Genoa Salami, Fresh Ricotta and Mozzarella, Smoked Mozzarella, Sopresata, Dried Sausage, about 10 different kinds pasta, quails, luganiga sausage without the fennel, a pound of miniature pastries, butter cookies, fresh doughnuts, some wine and limoncello, and fresh bread. I also bought all sorts of apples, grapes and pears.
We threw it all on the table and just pigged out last night. It was great.
It was pretty darned good, I have to say. We only ate the stuff that didn't require cooking, though. Tonight I mixed gorgonzola, fontina, parmigiano, and fresh ricotta with butter and cream and served it over gnocchi.
We took a ride down to Point Pleasant, the Jersey Shore, with our friends and had dinner on the outside deck of a restaurant right on the beach. What a gorgeous night it was outside! A really nice and relaxing evening. Had a couple of drinks ( I wasn't driving tonight ), a bowl of Lobster Bisque soup which was delicious and a Mozzarella Fritti salad that included some fresh tomatoes, assorted greens and roasted peppers in a balsamic vinegarette dressing.
I don't blame you, Mig! Last time you posted your dinner you got blasted! Everybody give up a group hug to Mama Mig so she will come back to the table! The pastafazool, mawtygawt and moozadell is getting cold! Mangiamo, Mama!
Well, I made veal saltimbocca over spinach with rice pilaf on the side. The veal was so tender, but I experimented and melted some mozzarella on top. I like it better plain.
I didn't think so...it sounded too good! Thanks for the kind words about my son. He was always easy to please at dinner time - a four cheese pizza and Pepsi!
I heard that! When he comes home on leave it is our new tradition to hit The Olive Garden on the way home from the airport! Everything is ordered with extra cheese - of course!
You have to try it...you will not be disappointed. Not as good as Sunday dinner at grandma's but still a good substitute! Try the "Tour of Italy" for a full meal! My only critcism of their salad is that they tend to "drown" it with the oil and vinegar thus giving it a "soggy" taste vice "crunchy". Does that make sense?
I have several Italian cookbooks in pdf format. If interested, I can forward them to you. Just PM me an email address...don't worry, I'm not a spammer, sicko or psycho (I think?)
This cookbook is terrific. It has one of the best recipes for Vodka Sauce I've ever tasted - and it's easy to make. Everything in here is easy to prepare.
I have several Italian cookbooks in pdf format. If interested, I can forward them to you. Just PM me an email address...don't worry, I'm not a spammer, sicko or psycho (I think?)
This cookbook is terrific. It has one of the best recipes for Vodka Sauce I've ever tasted - and it's easy to make. Everything in here is easy to prepare.
Well, I made veal saltimbocca over spinach with rice pilaf on the side. The veal was so tender, but I experimented and melted some mozzarella on top. I like it better plain.
Delicious! One of my favorite Veal dishes.
But I am a bit confused SB. You say that you "experimented and melted mozzarella on top."
That's the only way that I've ever eaten it. Over spinach with the veal covered by a piece of prosciutto and a piece of mozzarella melted over it.
I know you guys were just teasing...sorry if I came across as a stick in the mud! Just tried to jump in the pile, too. Thanks for the kind words about my son, Don Cardi. I am truly humbled by all the support on this board. Blib is right - it is like a family. I am hoping my son decides to career it and stay in for 20 years. He went in the navy after college in 2006 and is a Interior Communications Technician Petty Officer. He is doing well and does a lot of things he cannot tell us...top secret stuff. Thank you, all. I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and moved 2 hours west of the city a few years ago. It's a nice place to raise kids. I have a beautiful wife and a great 16 year old daughter who looks just like her gorgeous mom - thank God! I get a great kick out of your guys posts...I laugh a lot! Hey, DC - what happened in Jersey?????
No need to be sorry Mark. We are Family. I hope your Son does make a carrer with the Navy. The way things are these days there is no job security anymore. The Col. stayed in for 20 years. I told him just to do twenty cuz I didn't get married to raise the babies on my own for the rest of my life.
I know you guys were just teasing...sorry if I came across as a stick in the mud! Just tried to jump in the pile, too. Thanks for the kind words about my son, Don Cardi. I am truly humbled by all the support on this board. Blib is right - it is like a family. I am hoping my son decides to career it and stay in for 20 years. He went in the navy after college in 2006 and is a Interior Communications Technician Petty Officer. He is doing well and does a lot of things he cannot tell us...top secret stuff. Thank you, all. I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and moved 2 hours west of the city a few years ago. It's a nice place to raise kids. I have a beautiful wife and a great 16 year old daughter who looks just like her gorgeous mom - thank God! I get a great kick out of your guys posts...I laugh a lot! Hey, DC - what happened in Jersey?????
You should be very proud of your son! It sounds as though you have a wonderful family.
What happened in Jersey? Well, what happened in Jersey...stays in.... J/K
The first time that we met, Mig and Becky had no idea what I looked like, and I didn't know what they looked like. So Mig calls me on my cell phone and I tell her that I was sitting at the bar. A few minutes later two woman walk in, and one of them says "Are you Don Cardi?" So I gave her this puzzled look like WTF? and replied " What are you talking about lady, what did you say?" And Mig turns beat red and Becky just grabs her and starts running out of the bar yelling at her and I just burst out laughing and only then did Mig realize that it actually was me!
But the look on their faces when I just made believe that I wasn't the person they were looking for was just priceless!
Mig has been trying to get me back for 4 years now!
That's a great story! You guys are a hoot! (There's a midwestern phrase!) This is such a great BB...I wrote in another post that I have been hooked on GF since the network premiere of The Saga in 1977. Of course my mother thought it was just a "phase" when I started dressing up as Al Capone for Halloween in the fifth grade...oh, God! I'm sorry - I thought I was on Melfi's couch there for a minute!
DC is definitely a hoot. I'll tell ya another story about me that makes DC crack up.
That same BB weekend I told my Dad that I was going to NJ to meet some people from the internet. He thought I lost my mind. He also thought I was going there to join the mafia.
Dunno if your supermarket sells them but Nathan's frozen french fries are really good too. You can bake them in an oven and they're the best that I've eaten (from the frozen food section). Of course they're better if you deep fry them but who wants to clean up that mess?
One of my favorite dishes tonight: Cavatelli with broccoli rabe and hot sausage.
Cavatelli with broccoli rabe is a favorite of mine. My wife was going to make it Sunday, but some people dropped by with pizzas and a stromboli. I was a bit disappointed, but she's going to make it later in the week.
I just took my Dad to Lord and Taylor in Scarsdale to buy some golf pants. We stopped at the Odyssey Diner in Eastchester, where I had the best meatloaf I've had in years. Mashed potatoes, brown gravy and corn on the cob, too.
Tonight I make my wife's favorite "Wop Slop" - as she calls it...stuffed shells with my home made gravy, oil & vinegar salad, garlic toast and of course she will wash it down with about 3 gallons of Mountain Dew. Anybody know a Mt. Dew addiction specialist?!?
We're grilling some sausage tonight. I went to Corrado's in Clifton, NJ, which is an Italian specialty store. They make their sausage from scratch. I got the luganiga (long and thin) without the fennel. I can't wait to cook it up. We're also having some peppers, onions and potatoes with it.
Hooray!! I bet it's great to have your boy home, Mark.
We had a bunch of people over yesterday. My daughter's birthday is the 23rd and my brother's turning 60 on the 18th. We made potato salad, macaroni salad, I marinated three london broils (soy sauce, red wine, onion powder, garlic powder, black pepper, ketchup) which we threw on the grill, a nice tossed salad and fresh-baked rolls from the local bakery.
Tonight we threw some hot dogs on the grill and had them with the leftover salads. Why do those salads taste better on the second day???
Thanks, Babe. It sure is! On his way through Indiana he picked up a few fireworks and we had an early 4th of July! We had a blast - However, I'm not so sure about the neighbors and their dogs! Sounds like you had a great time, too. Nothing like a great BBQ, family and friends.
The Col grilled some pork chops I made corn on the cob, baked beans, fried potatoes. I'll have to go to The Guy's Thread and drop of some gas from the beans.
BBQ - burgers, dogs, brats, sausage, steaks! Sailor boy is home from Norfolk and its an outdoor bash! Come on over!
Mark, if I lived close enough, believe me, I would. I'd be there just to show my gratitude to your Sailor boy for serving his country and in doing so protecting my family! Please give him my thanks!
For last night's dinner, I marinated boneless chicken breasts in a mixture of orange juice, lemon juice, teriyaki, ginger and sesame seeds. Then I let Mr. Babe grill them, since I burn anything that requires to be cooked more than 10 minutes. My daughter had just gotten home from Hershey, and she insisted on instant mashed potatoes (I pretend to gag when they're demanded, but the Target 4 cheese one's aren't that bad), macaroni and cheese, and I insisted on green beans.
It was wonderful to have her back. The house was WAY too quiet without her.
Yesterday - Kielbasa on the BBQ with sauerkraut along with home made pizza on the BBQ for appetizers.
Hot Dogs with home made hot dog cart onions, Sausage and Peppers and grilled chicken marinated in honey BBQ and Garlic sauce. Fresh corn on the cob, Potato salad, tossed salad.
Today - Italian dry sausage, fresh mozzarella, peppers stuffed with prisciutto and provolone cheese, marinated mushrooms and mixed olives for appetizer.
Grilled Filet Mignons, fresh corn on the cob, tri-color pasta salad, fresh tomato salad with olive oil and garlic and olive oil sauteed spinach.
Tuesday on - FASTING!
Edit : I have so much food left over because our friends had to cancel because they had to take their boy to the emergency room. Turns out that he has a broken hand but will be ok. So who's coming over to finish all of this food that I prepared?
We went to my brother's today, and he cooked up two pork loins, hamburgers and hot dogs. They had also had a pasta salad and a spinach salad. It was perfect weather, too.
We had a great time with my Navy boy son! Thanks to all for the warm wishes! Many hugs were distributed! He was supposed to go on a ship in San Diego for a Westpac cruise but they cancelled ship's movement because dozens of crew member have or have had swine flu! He is back in Norfolk now and I am having a frozen Jack's supreme pizza.
Yesterday - Kielbasa on the BBQ with sauerkraut along with home made pizza on the BBQ for appetizers.
Hot Dogs with home made hot dog cart onions, Sausage and Peppers and grilled chicken marinated in honey BBQ and Garlic sauce. Fresh corn on the cob, Potato salad, tossed salad.
Today - Italian dry sausage, fresh mozzarella, peppers stuffed with prisciutto and provolone cheese, marinated mushrooms and mixed olives for appetizer.
Grilled Filet Mignons, fresh corn on the cob, tri-color pasta salad, fresh tomato salad with olive oil and garlic and olive oil sauteed spinach.
Tuesday on - FASTING!
Edit : I have so much food left over because our friends had to cancel because they had to take their boy to the emergency room. Turns out that he has a broken hand but will be ok. So who's coming over to finish all of this food that I prepared?
I'll be over with a knife and fork and a napkin tucked under my chin.
I was at a pig roast on Sunday afternoon and later went to a barbecue that night for grilled salmon and marinated chicken. Yesterday we did bratwurst and burgers on the grill and my wife made a delicious cavatelli with chopped broccoli and fresh spinach in oil and garlic. It was my son's 16th birthday, and he's not a big fan of cake, so my wife made his favorite dessert: a giant sugar cookie with a 16" diameter topped with a mixture of cream cheese and whipped cram, and covered with fresh strawberries, kiwi and blueberries.
Spaghetti and meatballs tonight. It will be an unexpected family dinner because all three of my kids had ball games scheduled today, but the rain has postponed them.
Mig, yes, he said thanks to all my goombahs for their warm wishes! He is happy that his dad finally found a good group of people to share my mob obsession talk with! Mig, I can't believe you don't have Jack's frozen pizza in Ohio! It is way better than any of the other frozen thin pizzas around! I'm so glad the nuptials went great!
Ma is makin my favorite.... fried chicken (been on my mind all day)... Nice to have a homemade meal after a week of nothing but take-out... (Shouldn't have moved out )
Well not no more. How long did it take you to find that post?
Well I replied to it about 7 minutes after you posted. I saw your post about 5 minutes after you made it. So I guess it took me a whole 2 minutes, more or less, to find your original post.
Last night we took a ride down to Red Bank New Jersey with some friends and had dinner at a place called Front Street Trattoria. It's an Italin trattoria that is a BYOB place.
The food was very good. There were six of us so we ordered and shared two kinds of salads, a 5 cheese pizza ( which was out of this world ) 2 orders of shrimp over rigatoni and one order pesto grilled shrimp and chicken over rissoto.
We popped opened and drank a bottle of Smirnoff Pomegranate, which was excellent, and then knocked off a bottle of white zinfendel wine with the main course.
After dinner we took a stroll around Red Bank, stopped in some of the shops, eventually got some dessert and then sat by the inlet.
It was a last minute get together idea which turned out to be a great night!
We barbecued a turkey yesterday. Mr. Babe put an 18 lb. turkey on the rotisserie and slow-cooked it. He put a bit of apple wood in the smoker as well. He had a metal pan under the turkey to catch the drippings, and he used that to baste it inside and out while it was cooking. It was delicious. My mother contributed macaroni salad and I made potato salad. Then we had ice cream cake for Mr. Babe's birthday.
We barbecued a turkey yesterday. Mr. Babe put an 18 lb. turkey on the rotisserie and slow-cooked it. He put a bit of apple wood in the smoker as well. He had a metal pan under the turkey to catch the drippings, and he used that to baste it inside and out while it was cooking. It was delicious.
Oh boy, my mouth was watering just reading your post. I HAD to be delicious!
Hope that you gave him the picture of the 'CORVETTE' that I found, for his birthday!
Ok, enough with this talk about eating weeds from abandoned lots, spaghetti from cans and rabid squirrels from the woods!
Let's get back to talking about and eating "REAL" food.
I just got a phone call from a very close friend of mine and he and his wife have decided to throw a last minute get together. He told me that he knows how much I love steak so he went out and bought some fresh Porterhouse steaks from the butcher this morning and will be grilling them for our main course tonight!
Good friends, good liquor and a porterhouse steak! How can I refuse?
I come from a long line of dippers, "the family's got a lot of dippers."
I will not, however, tolerate dunking. My old man's a dunker. Not just donuts, either. Anything. 80 years old and I swear, the guy'd dunk a tuna sanwich in a cup of friggin coffee just to bust my balls .
I come from a long line of dippers, "the family's got a lot of dippers."
I will not, however, tolerate dunking. My old man's a dunker. Not just donuts, either. Anything. 80 years old and I swear, the guy'd dunk a tuna sanwich in a cup of friggin coffee just to bust my balls .
Then I guess that you never had the Goat Cheese Dipping sauce at the MESA grill!
Wo HOP ONE of the top chinese restaurants in Chinatown used to have a really great sesame garlic dipping sauce for it's dim sim dishes.
I come from a long line of dippers, "the family's got a lot of dippers."
I will not, however, tolerate dunking. My old man's a dunker. Not just donuts, either. Anything. 80 years old and I swear, the guy'd dunk a tuna sanwich in a cup of friggin coffee just to bust my balls .
Then I guess that you never had the Goat Cheese Dipping sauce at the MESA grill!
Wo HOP ONE of the top chinese restaurants in Chinatown used to have a really great sesame garlic dipping sauce for it's dim sim dishes.
I said I dip, "I come from a long line of dippers." I just don't dunk. Can't you read, or are you making fun of me?
I've been to Mesa but I've never had that dish. Sounds good.
Wo Hop is to Chinese food what the old "red sauce" joints are to Italian food. Heavy, greasy and delicious! Great drunken two-in-the-morning food.
Hmmm...I think tonight I'll chop up a couple of roma tomatoes, a few cloves of garlic (best sliced with a razor blade!), add some olive oil, a few stray basil leaves that escaped my last batch of pesto, and perhaps, if I'm feeling adventurous, add some green olives or capers.
Served with linguine or angel hair, it should go quite nicely with some hot sausage or a sauteed chicken breast.
This is why I come to the GangsterBB - for the food!
Signor V. (Using a public computer from my local library - which has finally reopened after a four-year renovation! )
Thanks! Hopefully, with the help of my public library's computers, I can be back a little bit more often. Still rasslin' with the old ComputerSaurus at home, though.
And now that I've read the other posts, ziti with broccoli and sausage is sounding like a good candidate for dinner tonight, too! (Maybe as a second course... )
Fettucini al fredo with brocolli tonight - gas tomorrow.
Hey, with this talk of having gas after a meal, for a moment there I thought that I was reading a pizzaboy post! What are you guys twins seperated at birth or something?
We had a lot of nice tail meat leftover from 4th of July grilled lobsters. So I dumped the shells, made some lobster salad and picked up some of those side loading hot dog rolls from Trader Joe's. And voila, New England lobster rolls, right in the good old Bronx.
We had a lot of nice tail meat leftover from 4th of July grilled lobsters. So I dumped the shells, made some lobster salad and picked up some of those side loading hot dog rolls from Trader Joe's. And voila, New England lobster rolls, right in the good old Bronx.
I thought that you went out to the Hamptons for the 4th?
We had a lot of nice tail meat leftover from 4th of July grilled lobsters. So I dumped the shells, made some lobster salad and picked up some of those side loading hot dog rolls from Trader Joe's. And voila, New England lobster rolls, right in the good old Bronx.
I thought that you went out to the Hamptons for the 4th?
I did. We had a lot of food left over, which I posted. What, when I spend over $1,500 on food for a barbecue, I can't take some home?
Geez DC, if you wanna insult my character for posting about my lifestyle, just do it. Don't beat around the bush.
We had a lot of nice tail meat leftover from 4th of July grilled lobsters. So I dumped the shells, made some lobster salad and picked up some of those side loading hot dog rolls from Trader Joe's. And voila, New England lobster rolls, right in the good old Bronx.
I thought that you went out to the Hamptons for the 4th?
I did. We had a lot of food left over, which I posted. What, when I spend over $1,500 on food for a barbecue, I can't take some home?
Geez DC, if you wanna insult my character for posting about my lifestyle, just do it. Don't beat around the bush.
Hey, what is it that time of the month for you? WTF is your problem?
No one was looking to insult your character for posting about your lifestyle. I just thought that maybe something happened and you never made it out to the Hamptons!
You originally posted that you were going to the Hamptons and then said that you made lobster salad in the Bronx from leftover lobsters from July 4th. Excuse me for wondering if something may have happened that prevented you from going.
Don't get me started, Babe. Don't ask me how, at 50 years old, I got talked into a summer rental with a bunch of other people, but I did.
There's my family, my brother and his family, and one of my cousins. To top it all off, we invited about 40 people out for the 4th and had a bunch of stuff leftover. But none of us could stay this week, so we split it all up.
As far as food costs, when you're stupid enough to get roped into sharing a rental at 50 years old, you're also stupid enough to actually shop in the Hamptons instead of Costco .
I'm with you on Quizno's. I stayed in New Jersey a couple years ago. It was rainy so didn't want to venture to far to find a place to eat and they had a Quizno's across from my hotel. That was the worst sandwich I've had in my life.
The preacher at the church I go to at my inlaws house him and his wife go to Quizno's after church every Sunday afternoon and they love it. I've never had a Quizno's sub.
If you ever find yourself in Florida, Bethee, try Miami Subs. Or better yet, don't try Miami Subs. They easily outpoint Quizno's on the puke-a-bility scale.
Anyone ever eat at Fire + Ice?? It's a buffet of raw seafood, meats and vegetables, which you mix together any way you like. Then they have an enormous grill where they cook up your selection. You can make as many trips to the buffet as you like. Everything was very good, and they also have a salad bar.
Are you?? I love ribs. I wanted to make them tonight, but my daughter's boyfriend is eating with us and he doesn't eat pork. Actually, I think we're corrupting him. He had pork fried rice and crab rangoon the other night. I told him that the whirring sound he heard was his grandfather spinning in his grave.
What's your recipe for macaroni salad? I made some last week like the recipe in the salad thread, but I kept some separate and didn't add the crumbled bacon.
My ribs are half way done. I took the foil off and just enjoying the aroma.
There's no specific recipe or measurement that I use in my mac salad.
Boil 1 box of elbows macaroni. Cut up 2 or 3 celery stalks and carrots; 2 radishes chopped up fine; 1 1/2 tubs of small sour cream, touch of vingegar, celery seeds and sugar to taste.
Tonight is homemade gravy with meatballs and sausage served with penne pasta and my "knock off" Olive Garden salad - Food Network magazine printed O.G.'s breadstick and salad recipes. I gotta admit, they are good!
Babe - recipes are way too long for a "y - yo" like me to type out. I will scan the copy and post. Be patient though, I am busy this weekend watching my White Sox whoop up on your Yankees.
Last night I grilled some pork chops that I had marinated in a homemade marinade of soy sauce, sherry, water, garlic powder and ketchup. I made spinach and macaroni and cheese to go with it. Three of us devoured five pork chops in record time.
Last night for my birthday dinner i found myself in a posh hotel overlooking the golf course eating some swanky grub. Ox Venison for starters. Prime steak with green beans and chips for main and cheesecake and cheeseboard to finish. All washed down with several glasses of champers and pints of ale!
Tonights dinner was take out from Henri's Hotts; a roadside restaurant that specializes in ribs - $18 SLAB. Well, that would feed 6. I got a half slab and Mac and Cheese....$12. The coool thing was Henri had a James Brown doll that "sang". I listened to "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag" while waiting for my ribs.
Let me know if you liked it or not PB, I've never had it either.
It was great, Miggie. Original recipe is still my favorite, but it's nice knowing there's the grilled option for when I'm trying to eat a little lighter. I even managed to stay away from the mashed poratoes and gravy last night (a real weakness of mine). I went with a nice side Caesar Salad and seasoned rice and baked beans, which I mixed together, rice 'n beans style (sorry, Babe ).
Tonights dinner was take out from Henri's Hotts; a roadside restaurant that specializes in ribs - $18 SLAB. Well, that would feed 6.
What kind of ribs? (Baby-backs?)
My mouth is watering just thinking about that.
That's what I asked for when I went in. They laughed. These were the full size pork ribs and they were GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD. [sound of watering mouth]
I love a full slab of ribs. They're soooo good. MC, when you lived in NY, did you ever go to Bailey's Smokehouse in Blauvelt? They serve something called the Tablebuster, which is a slab of ribs, barbecued chicken, a brisket, chorizo, pulled pork and chicken, plus a choice of sides. They should call it the Bellybuster!
I used to love Tony Roma's for ribs (the babybacks). I hate to admit it but I'd go with a date and they'd sit us at one of those small tables for two people... when I was done ordering THREE slabs for myself ( ) there was no room left on the table for my date's order.
Went to this place for dinner tonight. Started with some sushi and cold noodles with sesame sauce. For our entrees, we had Pork Lo Mein, Pork Fried Rice and Prawns in Grand Marnier Sauce. The food was incredible.
Tonight we had a nice ciambotto. Okay, I'll explain for those unfortunates who aren't Italian.
It's a summer vegetable stew. Fresh zucchini, eggplants, red peppers, onions, garlic, basil and whatever else is in your garden, simmered in a flat pan in a light tomato sauce. Then we make little indentations in the veggies and crack eggs in between the little mounds. Cover and "poach" the eggs right in the sauce. But make sure you don't overcook. You want the yoke nice and runny. Serve with lots of grated cheese and fresh, crusty Italian bread.
Tonight we are going to The Keg, which is a good Canadian steakhouse, for my brothers' birthday. They have good steak and it is always nice when I can enjoy one.
I've eaten at a steakhouse called The Keg. I think it was in our hotel in Niagara Falls. It was very good, if I remember correctly. Did you eat in Niagara Falls, or is it a chain?
Same here, PB. We grill all year long. How else can you cook a steak in February?? Of course it helps that we have the grill hooked up to the gas line.
We won't be using the grill much longer with Summer winding down.
I use the grill in February, Miggie!
Same here. As a matter of fact, when it snows, I even dig a path from the sliding doors on my back deck, down the stairs into my yard, up to the grill and over to the hot tub.!
Count me among the year round grillers. I keep the grill on the deck, so it's convenient. Just about our whole neighborhood uses their grills year long. The biggest impediment is not the snow or cold weather, but the early dusks.
We will BBQ in Canada in the winter provided that the snowfall isn't too high. Living in Toronto, we do get slightly less snow than other surrounding areas (Niagara, London) so we are fortunate.
when I bought my grill a couple years ago, I gave my old one to a good friend. Whenever I see it when I'm at his house, I sing in my best Rick Okasec voice, " It's my best friend's grill...Well, it's my best friend's gri-i-ill...And it used to be mine."
"She was grillin', oh oh oh oh oh. Flippin' those burgers, oh oh oh oh oh. She was fryin' steaks and chops all around the block, that girl was grillin! Oh oh oh oh oh... Sh-sh-sh-sh-sh-she was Grillin'..."
Well east coast girls are hip I really dig those grills they use And the southern girls with the way they grill The smell knocks me out when I'm down there
The mid-west farmers daughters really make the steaks just right And the northern girls with the way they flip the burgers They keep their propane tanks warm at night
Incidentally, you can get some very good steak at Costco. I don't know if Costco gets the same beef in the States b/c of mad cow and all that, but if it is the same then I'd recommend it highly.
I love their bakery, too. They make the best cheesecake and the best chocolate cake I've ever tasted. And don't even get me started on their muffins!!!
Fried chicken, creamed spinach and mashed potatoes from DeCicco's Market tonight.
We too had chicken (grilled though) and mashed potatoes last night. We had green beans instead of spinach.
As I always do,I went to a friend's house for the first half of Monday night football. It's a bunch of guys standing around in a garage drinking beer. But once a year my friend makes racks of three styles of barbecued ribs, and last night was the night.
Well, it was last night's lunch/dinner, but I cooked for the first time in my new kitchen. Wow, I need more counter space.
Anyway, I did a version of Olive Garden's awesome Zuppa Toscana, which is a sausage and potato soup I've been meaning to try making forever. One of my favorites!
I followed this recipe as a guide but substituted canned chicken broth for the bouillon/water, escarole for the kale (the grocery store was out), and red-skinned potatoes for Russets since they didn't have those, either. The latter wasn't a good substitute as they mostly fell apart and disintegrated; maybe they needed to cook less, though. I also added some shallots to the onions and garlic.
Other than that, it came out pretty darn good and next time it'll be even better as I adjust.
Geoff, that looks like a pretty decent soup. I would have substituted the escarole for kale, too. What's kale got to do with Tuscany??
Curious, but how did you prepare the potatoes? Did you cube them? How long did you cook them?
When I make New England Clam Chowder, I use red-skinned potatoes all the time, but have never had the problem you described. I peel and cube them and then cook them in clam broth, but only until they're soft. This recipe doesn't say anything about peeling or cubing, so I think I would try that next time if I were you.
Considering that it's freaking SNOWING here right now, it sounds like soup would be a good thing to have tonight!
And I was just up that way over the weekend. We stopped for Chinese food on Route 59. The name of the place escapes me right now; Fortune something or other? It was pretty good.
It's probably just my fault because the recipe said to cook the potatoes "about half an hour" and that's what I did. I should've checked sooner. But I did what they said: I sliced them. Course I wasn't sure how thick the slices were supposed to be so I made them fairly thick, about half inch, with the skin still on (how can you remove the beautiful red skin? )
The recipe was pretty vague on a number of things:
"1 large onion" -- How large? They couldn't say 2 cups of diced onions or something?
"4 TBSP bacon pieces" -- What's that mean? How many strips of bacon is that? Pre-packaged crumbled bacon? I could've used packaged crumbled bacon but I used 4 slices then chopped it. Can't have too much bacon.
"2 tsp garlic puree" -- Again, they're making me guess. I pureed about 6 cloves and it was close enough.
Olive Garden serves it with kale, probably because it stays crunchy longer. Either one works, though.
I never use as much onion as recommended in a recipe. And SLICE the potatoes? No wonder they fell apart. Cube them next time, and after they're cooking about 15 minutes, pierce them with a knife or fork to see if they're soft.
Too much bacon? Damn right, there is no such thing!!! I'm with you on that one! But 6 CLOVES of garlic? Oh, my. That's a lot. I don't think I could eat that. I would have been happy with two, I think.
I'll have to get it for you. I'm too lazy to get up right now, but it's easy and delicious. I'm also bad about exact amounts, so if you need to follow recipes to the letter, I'm the worst person to take advice from.
My wife made a Hunters Soup last night. Very nice it was as well. Thick of vegetables with smokey bacon and spaghetti in it,served with home made crusty,fresh bread.
Sounds perfect, Yogi. I made pork last night. I lined a baking pan with some pork chops, sprinkled them with slices of onion, and then covered them with a mixture of sherry, brown sugar, soy sauce and corn starch. Then I covered the pan with in foil and baked them in a low oven.
That's why the Phillies won! The power of pork! Last year I would always make something with pork on game days for luck, but forgot last night because my daughter wanted tacos.
We went to Chili's last night for their 2/$20 special. You share an appetizer and dessert, but each get your own entree, and all for $20! We started with their friend onion strings and jalapenos. Then I had their Quesadilla Explosion Salad for my entree and Mr. Babe had country fried steak. For dessert, we shared chocolate molten cake. It was all really, really good, especially for $20!! That price tag may have helped make it more delicious!
My husband and I made gnocchi with gorgonzola sauce. We're thinking of doing a pasta station (don't ask) on Thanksgiving, and this was to try out the recipe.
OK, first you are secretly stuffing bacon in the chicken, and now you want to roll around in pork and sauerkraut. You are one kinky dude, Klyd. I think I'm loving it.
Tonight - Oven roasted chicken breasts, chicken & dumpling soup, rice and corn. A real down home midwestern Illinois autumn meal! I'm cooking for my beautiful wife who has been stuck at work all day painting a clients house. I sure hope she is "grateful" - if you know what I mean... After all, according to "Goodfellas", Saturday night is for the wives!
Our family tradition on the Wednesday night before Thanksgiving is "Family Pizza Night". We buy all the ingredients and everybody makes their own pizza the way they like from scratch! It's great and we have a blast doing it!
Sorry, DC. We get Chicago "moozadell" in my neck of the woods! However, anytime you wanna bring out some NY cheese this way we will enjoy some good "NY pizzer!" BTW, even though I was born & raised in the Chicago area - I prefer the NY thin crust style over the Chicago 45 lb. thick crust over cheesed cinder block pizza! SSHHH - don't tell anybody! I'll lose my Bears fan membership! SB, I think we are going to start that next year - ordering out Pizza! It can get quite messy making 8 - 12 pies from scratch! Also, I'm the only member of the cleanup crew! Happy Thanksgiving to all!
Our local pizzeria has the best deal - two large pies, a large salad a 2 liter bottle of soda, delivered, $21.95. They call it "The Family Feast". It's not my favorite local place, but it's pretty good. The price might make it taste a little better.
I can't eat any more turkey. It really does put you to sleep. This morning when I woke up I felt like I drank a whole bottle of Nyquil! Dummy me, makes turkey salad sandwiches for lunch today and took 3 hour nap! I feel terrible! That stuff in turkey is a legalized drug! Stay away from it, kids!
I can't believe the great deals you guys get at your local pizzerias! The local "mom & pop" - non chain pizzeria here charges over $20 just for a 3 topping large pizza!
It varies tremendously, Mark. There's one place that's VERY popular. They have great, thin crust pizza, but their prices are usually higher than the others. We ordered one large (8 slice) pie and two slices of Sicilian and it was almost $20. And they WON'T deliver.
Today I got a mailing from a Chinese/Japanese restaurant and noticed that their flyer said I could order online. +10 in my book! I already have my "favorite" Chinese place, but thought it wouldn't hurt much to cheat on them and try the online ordering to see how these self-proclaimed "chefs" do.
It was early, but I was hungry. Eat when you're hungry; stop when you're not.
I went online and placed the order a bit before 4PM. Figured an hour or so, no big deal.
Doorbell rang at 4:20!!
First was the sushi roll. It'd better be good for almost $13! Fantastic!! OMG. Definitely trying other rolls there again!
The "Chef Special" Chinese dish was very tastey -- but -- it look like it was soaking in milk, so visually turned me off a bit. But tasted great, so perhaps my problem.
Shrimp Toast was undersized, and the Hot & Sour Soup was thinner than I'm used to. Egg Roll shot par.
Conclusion: Stick with the Chinese food I'm used to, but try more of their terrific sushi. And lastly, try to type less than I have to to get a point across.
The "Chef Special" Chinese dish was very tastey -- but -- it look like it was soaking in milk, so visually turned me off a bit. But tasted great, so perhaps my problem.
"I mae speshio sauce fore you. It tastee, you will like!"
We went to our favorite Japanese/Chinese place Friday night for dinner. The food was great.
We had some scallion pancakes, spicy tuna rolls, and cold noodles in sesame sauce to start. There were various entrees (I had a batter-dipped and fried shell steak with green beans in a brown sauce - so good) and two different kinds of fried rice, plus white rice and brown rice with your entree.
My husband and I shared a flaming scorpion bowl before dinner. Actually, it was ordered before dinner, but it was so huge and so potent that it lasted the entire meal. This restaurant is terrific.
You know I play at Blue Hill at least 4 or 5 times a season and last summer we were looking for a decent Chinese/Japanese place to eat at after our round.
I'm having the folks over for dinner tomorrow night, so made a really nice Bolognese sauce (my dad's favorite, to put over Vermicelli). I also plan on grilling some sausage (like there's not enough fat and calories in the sauce lol )
Any tips to grilling Italian sausage? I looked online and really don't know if I wanna boil it (for 20 minutes) before grilling it. Any other suggestions?
I was going to make Olive Garden's Zuppa Toscana (again) that's awesome, but thought that'd be too much. We'll see how I feel tomorrow, since I already picked up all the ingredients.
For dessert, the local Italian deli had Struffoli from Mazur's which is outstanding. I'm trying to save some for tomorrow.
Plus the usual imported Prov and Romano w/ balsamic, and Sopresseta as apps.
(Thankfully I decided to put off my cholesterol blood test lol)
Any tips to grilling Italian sausage? I looked online and really don't know if I wanna boil it (for 20 minutes) before grilling it. Any other suggestions?
Don't BOIL them ~ just pan fry them, as usual, and just add some water and cover the pan for 15 minutes or so. Turn every few minutes.
Funny, but I didn't get my invitation. I guess it'll be in today's mail.
Feel free to cook like that for us this Summer when we stay with ya for the BB weekend.
Of course, Mig
Originally Posted By: SC
Don't BOIL them ~ just pan fry them, as usual, and just add some water and cover the pan for 15 minutes or so. Turn every few minutes.
Most everything I read online suggests to parboil/simmer them (not really boiling them like hot dogs), for like 15 minutes, then plopping them on the grill for about 10 until browned (on medium-low heat). Can use beer instead of water, but I don't think so for Italian.
Originally Posted By: SC
Funny, but I didn't get my invitation. I guess it'll be in today's mail.
Damn Postal Service is so unreliable! Definitely this Summer, if not sooner!
Geoff, I certainly don't parboil mine. Is it the luganiga sausage?? If so, it will cook faster. Make sure it's over a low flame, cover it for the first few minutes (no longer or it will burn) and then turn it frequently. Grilled sausage is great, just keep turning it and be patient.
For the hell of it, I did the parboil for 15 mins then grilled them. Came out just fine, but probably an unnecessary step. The Bolognese came out brilliantly, by the way.
During my pork grilling research I read a post that pork, these days, isn't really much of a concern like it used to be. Someone even posted that Alton Brown (from Food Network) said that it was even okay to eat it rare/medium-rare these days, but I have not confirmed that myself. I wouldn't doubt it, though. I like most any meat on the rarer side since that's where all the taste is. I never have understood those who eat meat well done - to me it's a waste. Except poultry, that still skeeves me when it's undercooked. Pork to a degree, too, but that's what we were taught. But beef, lamb, etc - gimme medium rare or even bloody rare. Yummy!
As for Chanukah, I wasn't actually thinking of it for this meal -- I had planned Italian all along, and went with my Dad's favorites. My mom as well loves it, too, but I told her I'd tackle Osso Bucco for her next time. I always leaned towards her tastes making big meals, so figured it was his turn.
Do you know why apple sauce is traditionally served with pork?? My high school chem teacher said that apples have malic acid, which kills the trichinosis worm. I have no idea how true this is, but always find the trivia portion interesting.
Do you know why apple sauce is traditionally served with pork?? My high school chem teacher said that apples have malic acid, which kills the trichinosis worm. I have no idea how true this is, but always find the trivia portion interesting.
Do you know why apple sauce is often served with latkes?
Went out for dinner with 2 other couples last night,to a local Italian restaurant. I had bruschetta and garlic bread for starters,canneloni for main course and tiramisu for dessert,washed down with red wine and 4 pints of lager.
On Thursday I was driving back from a business meeting that I had on Long Island and on a last minute whim, just as I was approaching the Knapp street exit, I got off the exit and stopped for dinner at one of SC's favorite places.......
Fries with Cheese, Roast Beef Sandwich & a Cheeseburger.
I defrosted some country style pork ribs for dinner last night. I have a recipe that calls for onions, brown sugar, bourbon and soy sauce. It takes about 90 minutes or so in the oven. Given the cold temps, I figured it was a perfect night.
I went into the kitchen at 5:30 to prepare them when the smell hit me. The ribs had gone bad. My mother admitted that she bought them and kept them in her fridge a few days before freezing them. Wonderful. At least we found out before eating them.
Now it's 5:30 and everything in the house is frozen. What to do?? I got out some olive oil and sauteed some minced onion. Then I added a half a can of tomato sauce and a package of frozen spinach and let that simmer. I added a little water, rinsed a can of red beans, and added those. It was delicious on a cold winter night.
The girls refused to eat it and made Kraft Mac and Cheese.
Tonight it will be a shredded chicken breast rubbed with a medium-hot mixture of dry spices. Then, I will fry it (BB denizens don't "brown") in a bit of olive oil then add two fresh chopped jalapeno peppers, four or five sliced white mushrooms, a finely sliced scallion and some capers.
Serve it up over some rice and then stay away from all humanity for at least eighteen hours.
BTW, I've been dealing with a nasty head and chest cold for the last four days and I'm determined to drive out every damned germ from my body one way or another.
My cooking takes over where antibiotics fear to tread.
I made sausage and peppers last night in a light tomato sauce.
Then at the last minute, I threw in a box of frozen green peas and mixed the peas and tomato sauce with some freshly steamed white rice.
Not quite a risotto, because with risotto you actually cook Arborio rice in the liquid (wine, broth, sauce, etc). It was more like an Italian version of paella, I guess. Whatever you want to call it, we were licking the plates because it was delicious.
I made comfort foods tonight - meatloaf, macaroni and cheese and green beans. My daughter paid me the ultimate compliment - "This mac and cheese is even better than Kraft from the box!"
I made comfort foods tonight - meatloaf, macaroni and cheese and green beans. My daughter paid me the ultimate compliment - "This mac and cheese is even better than Kraft from the box!"
Ha ha! He just turned 20 in December, eats with us about five days a week, and he's getting rather expensive to have around. When they saw the teeny, tiny lamb chops, they went out for Chinese last night. It was either that or I would have had to go back to the store.
The good news is that before they did, he went to the local hardware store, bought what was needed and fixed the upstairs toilet. He earns his meals.
All *I* do is check the chlorine and Ph levels... skim and vacuum the pool, and look continuously hot in my banana hammock while serving drinks. K, sure, one little screwup and I'm not invited back!
My daughter and I made meatballs and gravy (sauce to some) Sunday night for dinner. We have some leftover, so I yesterday I picked up some chicken cutlets and mozzarella. We'll have a nice chicken parm dinner with some spaghetti on the side.
My youngest daughter got her braces off yesterday, and she requested a big steak for dinner and a candy apple for dessert. Polished it all off, too!
Jennifer,my eldest,currently has a brace on. Will do for at least another 6 months but it will straighten out her twisty fangs so she isn't complaining.....
It's been just over three years from when she started. She still has a retainer, but at least she can take that off when she's eating. And that painful tightening is over!
We went to Pizza Hut last night. We were at the movies to see SHERLOCK HOLMES and the Pizza Hut is right next door. We only had an hour or so, so we had their special deal. A starter,a main and one drink for only £7 each. Sounds great eh? Think again. The starters were awful. For the mains they had run out of pizzas????? how does PIZZA HUT run out of pizzas My wife had lasagne which was cold and had to go back. I had chicken arriabata which was fairly awful. The mains were bought out whilst we were still eating our starters and when we ssked for the bill it took them forever to bring it. It was only when we stood up and started to walk out that a minion produced the bill. I flung the money at him and exited. My wife flung some abuse at him and exited
The worst service i have ever experienced....
The movie was good though....and the nachos and popcorn were deeeeelishus
Speaking of "pizza"... Not tonight, but a couple weeks ago, went to Chuck E Cheese for the first time. Wow, So NOT impressed! But it's not about the food there, it's about the kiddies and their enjoyment -- so 4.5 stars!
Mig, I've never made Swedish Meatballs, but I do like them. What's your recipe? What do you serve with them? I've seen them with egg noodles. I guess you start with some ground meat, but after that, I don't have a clue!
You know where I actually had GREAT swedish meatballs? Ikea! They have a really good cafeteria.
SB, All I do is take my cooked meatballs and pour Cream of Mushroom soup over them and cook them on top of the stove till they are hot. The soup makes the gravy, then I made a pot of extra wide egg noodles and some corn and peas. If I don't use noodles I make mash potatoes.
When you said the other day that you made hamburger helper what kind did you make?
I use chopped beef, egg, bread crumbs and grated cheese. I fry them, although my SIL bakes hers. I also know people who use milk instead of egg and fresh bread instead of bread crumbs.
That's it! I can't take any more of this...I'm going to my kitchen to make some peppers & eggs! Oli, I've been drooling for peppers and eggs since your first post! I'll let you all know how they turn out...stay tuned!
Peppers & eggs fried up in olive oil and garlic...yum! They turned out great!
I usually make a sandwich without the eggs, but not tonight. I will indulge. I also will make vegetarian pizza this weekend. I've got so many peppers still and an eggplant left.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Argentina's president thinks eating pig meat is really sexy.
Many people in this beef-loving nation reacted with surprise Thursday after Cristina Fernandez promoted pork in a speech during which she not only said pork is better than Viagra, but suggested she's personally proven it.
"I didn't know that eating pork improved sexual activity," Fernandez said in a meeting with representatives of the swine industry late Wednesday. "It is much more gratifying to eat some grilled pork than to take Viagra."
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Argentina's president thinks eating pig meat is really sexy.
Many people in this beef-loving nation reacted with surprise Thursday after Cristina Fernandez promoted pork in a speech during which she not only said pork is better than Viagra, but suggested she's personally proven it.
"I didn't know that eating pork improved sexual activity," Fernandez said in a meeting with representatives of the swine industry late Wednesday. "It is much more gratifying to eat some grilled pork than to take Viagra."
Freakin' ridiculous. Was this reported by The Onion?
Had a little bit of tomato sauce left, but not enough to make pasta, and I had already frozen it once. I picked up three Boboli and some mozzarella and we made pizzas for dinner last night. They were really, really good. I'll never bother with fresh dough again, they were so delicious. They came out with a thin crust version, and we loved it.
We're kicking off Lenten Fridays with a trip to City Island tonight for fish. Not sure which restaurant yet; whichever is the least crowded. But on a Friday night on City Island, they're all nuts. Probably the Black Whale or Sammy's Fish Box.
I'll never bother with fresh dough again, they were so delicious. They came out with a thin crust version, and we loved it.
Boboli is pretty damn good and convenient. I haven't tried the thin crust yet, but will check it out.
But with Pathmark ready-bake pizzas being $3.99 for pepperoni or vegetables, it's even easier lol. (I buy the veggie and loose pepperoni to add to it).
PB, I LOVE the Black Whale, but I wouldn't want to go on a Lenten Friday! I love the grilled pork chops way too much, although the Starving Artist Pasta is delicious. Add $6 for the potstickers and the creme brulee, yum.
Geoff, we have a Freihofer's outlet near me and they sell Boboli for $2. It was quite the bargain. I haven't tried Pathmark's pizza, but I'll keep it in mind.
Btw, I was at the deli today and was picking up cold cuts for the weekend. They offered me a taste of a new brand of salami that was on sale, and I ate it without thinking. Does this mean I'm joining Geoff in hell????
PB, I LOVE the Black Whale, but I wouldn't want to go on a Lenten Friday!
And who could blame you? But for us, we just jump on 95 at Country Club Road and we're on the Hutch in less than 2 minutes. So even though the wait at the restaurant will be God awful, at least it's transient for us.
I love the "pubby" atmosphere at the Whale. I think you just made up my mind for me .
We'll have fun! It'll be hot down there so I'll have to wear the thong 24/7. Seeing that may be your eternal horror! (Thankfully Catholics believe in Purgatory, so it'd only be about 1000 years or so )
We ended up at Sammy's last night, Babe. We had 12 people all together, so the Black Whale was really out of the question.
The food was great. I had the shrimp and clams fra diavlo over about a half pound of thin spaghetti. I brought about half of it home and ate it at 7 o'clock this morning!
And I wonder why I've struggled with belly problems .
It's been rainy and miserable here, so I made beef stew last night. I filled a ziploc bag with cubes of beef, some flour, salt and pepper, and shook it up. I browned the meat in olive oil, then added four cups of water, two beef bullion cubes, some red wine, a bay leaf, onion and celery. I let that simmer for a few hours, then added green beans, carrots and cubed potatoes. I cooked it another 45 minutes, removed the onion, celery and bay leaf, then added a little cornstarch to thicken it. It was delicious, and perfect for a cold, damp March night.
I love stuffed artichokes! I don't know how to make them, so I have to rely on my mother's generosity! She keeps promising to show me how to make them, and I've told her that at her age, she'd better show me soon!
What do you use to stuff them? I've never ate artichokes.
Fresh bread crumbs, minced garlic, good grated cheese and finely chooped anchovies, all held together with a little extra virgin olive oil. It makes a very light "stuffing."
We went to Friday's for dinner last night. They're still running their 3 For $12.99 special, and I don't know how they do it. It's a lot of food for $13!
I had the spinach dip (which I'm not supposed to eat, but couldn't resist), the petite sirloin with sweet potato fries and onion rings, and finished with the peanut butter pie. They also offer free refills on the soda. For five us the bill was $95, including tip and tax. You can't beat it.
I am soooooo glad you posted that, Babe. I'm almost embarrassed to use it (because I'm a jerky guy, I guess), but I got a $50 Fridays gift card as a Christmas gift that's still in my wallet. I think they expire after a year, so it's use it or lose it. I think maybe I'll go on Saturday afternoon. There's one on Central Avenue on the Scarsdale/Yonkers border (where South Seas used to be). My wife gets her hair done at Adam and Eve, just up the block, so I'll nurse a beer while she's in there, then we'll chow down. Thanks!
All of the appetizers were very good. At the table we had the Italian Wedge Salad, the potstickers and the fried green beans. For entrees, two of us had the sirloin, one had the fried shrimp, one had sizzling chicken and cheese, and the other some pasta and chicken dish. The only slight complaint is that there are only two choices for dessert: vanilla bean cheesecake or peanut butter pie (both are good, btw). My daughter's boyfriend hates both, but the waitress offered to substitute a dish of ice cream, and he was very happy with that.
What I don't understand is that they also have a 3 for $16.99 menu, and they're very similar. We can't figure out why anyone would pay more!
They have two martinis that involve cotton candy. I've had the pink one (a highly recommended girly drink), but they added a lemon one now. I'm not drinking, but dying to try it!
They put cotton candy in the bottom of the glass, and then pour the martini over it. It was really good. I guess it's the equivalent of sugaring the glass, only backwards.
Went to this Brazilian restaurant for dinner last night. It was amazingly good. The service was excellent and the food was delicious. I highly recommend it.
Had some fam over today (folks, bro, 2 nephews), plus my bff stopped by to say hi. My bro supplied the "San Gennaro-style" "homemade" sauseege from the new (and supposedly awesome) Italian deli near him (in Matawan, NJ). They were really good off the grill.
He also showed me his "peasant" sauce recipe, borrowed from Lidia, which includes tuna (he calls it "Italian tuna" and thinks it's a different species, but I'm pretty sure Cento catches the same tuna as everyone else lol)
The tuna is nice and subtle, tho, so no fears:
2 med (29 oz) cans tomato sauce (he uses Hunts, which is fine, but I'd go with the Cento San Marzano, personally) 2 cans Cento Tonno "Italian" tuna 1 medium chopped onion 5-6 cloves chopped garlic Season to taste, incl a bit of sugar to counteract the canned sauce
Sauté onions and garlic a few minutes (he prefers non-EVOO, but that's all I had, and it was fine), add sauce and spices, then simmer about half hour, poof, done.
Very good!!
I also grilled my famous corn (in-husk, with spray margarine and dashes of salt and sugar under the husk, refolded then rinsed in water, then wrapped in foil over the grill for 15-20 mins, turned often, and unwrapped near the end)
Wawa supplied the 10" sub rolls for the sausage sandwiches -- they have great bread. Mom premade the sautéed peppers and onions.
That, and some 100-degree Whiffle ball with the nephews, made it a perfect day.
JG, there is a hoagie joint down here which originated in Philly - Primo Hoagies. They have a Tuna Hoagie made with Italian Tuna, Olive Oil and Provolone. The tuna does taste a bit different....or maybe that's the oil, or provolone.
Very interesting menu! Certainly not your typical fare, but more Italian it seems.
Started with the complimentary bread dish: Hot, thin pizza bread slices to dip into olive oil mixed with balsamic. Amazing.
The Calamari was okay -- I've had better, but also have had much much worse. Not bad, but not "great".
Family-style salad was very basic (lettuce, tomatoes, onions) but just fine, and also free.
I wasn't blown away yet, but also not unhappy.
Then the entrée came out.
Fish of the day was bass, and was recommended by the Italian-accented waitress. It's also designated a "Signature Dish" on the menu, so I had to try it: Prepared plank roasted with fresh roasted fennel, green onions, olive oil, lemon, garlic. I chose Risotto as the side because after watching anything Gordon Ramsay on TV, I've been dying for a real one, and was hoping it was real.
OMG, real or not, it was delicious! Creamy, cheesy, with a hint of mushroom flavor, it was mouth-watering yet thick. The fish was perfect and brilliant. Never had fennel (another "chef" ingredient I wanted to try - that's why I ordered this lol). For once in a long time, I felt like I was eating a "gourmet" entrée. Sooooo good.
Went with my folks. My dad got the same entrée as I did, but with roasted potatoes that were amazing as well. My mom got the Pappardelle Bolognese (Ribbon pasta tossed with reggiano in a rich meat sauce. Served with a scoop of mascarpone). It had mounds of meat and hardly any sauce. Mounds of meat WITH sauce would've been better lol. It was okay. These days, I'm so bored and tired of red-sauce dishes that I almost get a bit turned off by them. Give me a sautéed sauce made on the spot that can soak into the pasta in a pan, and I'll be your slave.
Looking at some of the other items, like the burgers and wood-fired (!) authentic pizzas, and I can't wait to go back!
BTW - This place is co-owned by the same people that own Tiffany's Restaurant here in town (and elsewhere in NJ) that has some of the best BBQ ribs I've every had! Ex-NFL tackle and NJ native and Sopranos-character Tony Siragusa is part of Tiff's, too.
Give me a sautéed sauce made on the spot that can soak into the pasta in a pan, and I'll be your slave.
Really? That's it?? Man, you are easy!
That sounds like a nice place with a good menu. I love making new discoveries like that.
It's restaurant week in NYC, and my husband and I had reservations for Aquavit. I've been dying to try it for years, and you can't beat the prices during restaurant week. Unfortunately, we made the reservation for this past Sunday, and they only do those prices during the week.
It's restaurant week in NYC, and my husband and I had reservations for Aquavit. I've been dying to try it for years, and you can't beat the prices during restaurant week. Unfortunately, we made the reservation for this past Sunday, and they only do those prices during the week.
Does that mean you paid full price, or, skipped it?
Originally Posted By: Sicilian Babe
I love making new discoveries like that.
I've been meaning to "discover" Bistro 44, here in TR. The executive chef Erik was on (and won!) Food Network's Chopped! ("Against the Tide", reairing 7/24 @ 8pm ET, 7/25 @ 3am, 8/3 @ 10pm) I think I'm becoming a food snob, after watching Food Network competitions and Gordon Ramsay so much! lol
No, we skipped, not having taken out that home equity loan for dinner. Have you seen Aquavit's menu??? Their chef's tasting prix-fixed menu is $105 per person for three courses, plus "wine pairing" at another $65 pp. You can also get their regular prix-fixe menu for $78 pp, which really isn't that bad for three courses in Manhattan, but still pricey.
On the other hand, restaurant week is $35 per person for three courses. Bit of a difference.
My husband picked some tomatoes and green peppers last night from the garden. I sliced up the peppers and fried them up with some sliced onions. We picked up some freshly baked semolina bread from the local bakery. I made a tomato salad with olive oil and balsamic vinegar, and my husband grilled some luganiga sausage. It was all so good.
I mixed a dry rub and massaged it into a slab of ribs. Then I took some cherry wood chips and soaked them in water. I left all of that to "soak" for about four hours. I whipped up some corn bread and cleaned and boiled fresh corn on the cob. I put fired up the grill and loaded the smoker with the wet cherry wood chips and got some great smoke going. I put the flame as low as it could go and then put on the ribs. Just before they were done, I put on a brown sugar mop sauce. They were out of this world. I wasn't thrilled with the corn bread (I thought it was a little dry), but everything else was mighty tasty.
You don't grill your corn?? I tell ya... you gotta try it!
Peel back the husks, but don't pull off. Clean out the silks. You can experiment here -- I still am -- but right now it's a quick rinse to add water, then spray margarine, some salt and sugar, then close it back up. I then wrap in foil to be placed on the grill for the first 15 minutes or so to steam, then remove the foil and back on the grill (still with husks) for the last 10-15 minutes. A little carmelization isn't bad. It's been hit-or-miss, but I think the problem has been with the quality of the corn itself in early summer rather than my technique.
Originally Posted By: SC
My inivitation get lost in the mail?
Had ribs tonight at Tiffany's: You really cannot beat the buy-one-get-one full racks of baby-back ribs (and done well!) with choice of potato (gotta go with the sweet potato with cinnamon-butter!), corn bread, and cole slaw. $19.99 normally, but 2-for-1 makes it $10/pp. Can't beat that, available every Wednesday!
As for invites, you don't need one: Just let me know when you're coming down to the Shore! *Fist pump!* (lol)
The zucchini are literally overrunning my garden right now. Last night we had zucchini flowers stuffed with ricotta, then breaded and fried, with a little marinara sauce on the side for dipping.
We had a terrible crop in our garden this year. The only thing that has survived the incredibly fat groundhog that has been feeding on it were the tomatoes and the peppers. We got one half-chewed zucchini and only enough flowers for one dinner. He ate the cukes, the broccoli and almost all the eggplant. We did get enough eggplants for one parmigiana dinner, but that was it. He's gobbled everything else.
We had a terrible crop in our garden this year. The only thing that has survived the incredibly fat groundhog that has been feeding on it were the tomatoes and the peppers. We got one half-chewed zucchini and only enough flowers for one dinner. He ate the cukes, the broccoli and almost all the eggplant. We did get enough eggplants for one parmigiana dinner, but that was it. He's gobbled everything else.
Ouch.
Sorry to hear that, Babe, but it's your own fault. You gotta stop them groundhogs at the beginning, like they shoulda stopped Hitler at Munich .
LOL My husband has yet to see him, which makes him crazy. My daughter and I saw the groundhog on the back patio the other day. My husband potted some parsley and basil there so my mom didn't have to walk around to the garden to get it. The groundhog was even eating the parsley out of the planter! We chased him, and watching him waddle away was like watching Jabba with fur!
Recreated my rib dinner (see above post) last night. Ribs were really good. I used a Jiffy corn muffin mix to make my cornbread again, but this time I added 1/3 of a can of creamed corn and 1 tbsp. of meringue powder to the mix before I baked it. I also lowered the recommended baking temp from 400 to 375 degrees. That made all the difference.
Went to the local minor league baseball game (BlueClaws (Single-A Phillies affiliate) in a championship series). Get this: a 1/4-lb hot dog w/ chili, cheese whiz (they called it "cheddar"), bacon and a few shots of Habanero* Tabasco sauce = Yummy!
This, following a brunch I made for/with a friend: Cheese/bacon omelets with dashes of truffle salt and habanero* sauce and smoked Red Savina habanero powder (SUPER hot!). With a toasted bialy w/ smoked salmon cream cheese.
*My butt's gonna burn tomorrow lol. (And yes, I took my Lipitor today! lol)
Despite the 40 mg. of Lipitor he takes every day, my husband's cholesterol came back the highest it's been in years. I've been doing a lot of reading about what to cook, and trout was highly recommended. I've never made it before, but I'm going to try grilling it.
I'm mixing up some olive oil, lemon juice, white wine, parsley, salt and pepper. I had the woman at the fish store remove the head and tail, scale and butterfly it. I'll baste it in the above, plus mix up some bread crumbs with it and put that inside the cavity. Then I'll wrap it all up in foil and put on a low flame on the grill. Wish me luck!
Despite the 40 mg. of Lipitor he takes every day, my husband's cholesterol came back the highest it's been in years.
Holy Crap! 40mg?? Egads!
I was taking 10mg every/other day and it was under control for a while (I accidentally skipped some days), and the last test came back at 235 so he put me on it daily (and, of course, I forget sometimes, and haven't changed my diet at all ). I'll have to get it checked soon to see where it's at.
That trout sounds good, though! I haven't yet experimented with grilled fish, though I want to....
The HDL ratio is all that matters anyway. If your cholesterol is 300 but your HDL is 150, you're better off than someone who has a total cholesterol of 180 but an HDL reading of, say, 30.
If your HDL to total cholesterol ratio is higher than 24%, you're in better shape than most people. And you're doing even better if your trigyceride to HDL ratio is below 2.
Total cholesterol is a bogeyman invented by the drug companies.
Total cholesterol is a bogeyman invented by the drug companies.
The total was up, his ratio was up and the triglycerides were up. He's been a very bad boy, because he thought that he could eat anything he wanted and still have low cholesterol. Doesn't quite work that way.
The trout was delicious by the way. Edit: I skipped the bread crumbs, though. I sort of ran out of time and patience. Give it a try. The foil kept it very moist.
It was pouring today, high winds, flooding, just miserable. It seemed like a good day for comfort foods. I made mashed potatoes, pot roast and carrots.
We ate at this restaurant last night. Le Relais De Venise One of my husband's coworkers was recently transferred to the US from London. Apparently, it's quite popular there.
There's only one entree on the menu, sliced steak with frites. They give you some and when you're done, bring over another helping. You also get a salad. I ordered a creme brulee for dessert, which was watery, something I've never seen before.
For $46 a person, after drinks, tip and tax, I've had far better meals.
I made catfish tonight, with "fish and chips" batter after the smoked paprika rub. Never done it before, and should've know that catfish would take longer than the stated 5 minutes to finish cooking (had to finish it off in the oven). A lighter fish next time, but it was still pretty good... still learning! Served with pre-made polenta in the toaster oven, and plenty of hot sauce.
I made catfish tonight, with "fish and chips" batter after the smoked paprika rub. Never done it before, and should've know that catfish would take longer than the stated 5 minutes to finish cooking (had to finish it off in the oven). A lighter fish next time, but it was still pretty good... still learning! Served with pre-made polenta in the toaster oven, and plenty of hot sauce.
Geoffy,
Codfish is your best best for fish and chips. It's firm and fleshy, but light so it cooks quick and evenly. It's also widely available and usually reasonably priced. Check it out and let me know.
Geoff, I find that catfish is best in an egg-wash and then a flour/cornstarch mix that I add some seasoning, including cayenne pepper. Then I fry it in canola oil. It's perfect.
It is in a town called Morpeth,about 15 miles north of Newcastle on the way to Scotland. We have been here several times before due to friends living there and it is a top notch place. Last night i had garlic breads as starters,cos we had the kids and thats what they wanted so we ordered one of each. I then had the Cannelloni and finally some tirimasu. Yum yum yum...
Tonight I'm marinating boneless chicken breasts in OJ and soy sauce, and then I add a premade sesame and ginger marinade to it. Quite nice, if I do say so myself.
Homemade Country Fried Steak w/ pan gravy, homemade mashed pots, and canned collards. (I don't like canned greens, but, didn't wanna spend 2 hrs making it fresh; but it wasn't too bad)
I made a nice shrimp risotto. After I served it, I put a bottle of white truffle oil on the table. The bottle had an atomizer, so everyone had the option of spraying a bit on their dish or not.
At the risk of blowing my own horn, the dinner was lovely.
Somehow I never made it there before for dinner, but Il Giardinello (here) is awesome.
As I posted on FB: "Awesome dinner! The Calamari Fritti was VERY tender and light. And the Linguini Marechiara (w/ shrimp, calamari, scungilli, clams, mussels) was incredible (and huge!). Homemade Tiramisu (w/ marscapone) and even the Cappuccino was ridiculous. My new favorite Italian restaurant. No wonder Joe Pesci eats here!"
Totally recommended! Don't drive past Exit 82 without letting me know!
We invited some friends over for a swim and a barbecue. The weather didn't turn out well, but the food did! I got a slab of ribs and made a Kansas City Dry Rub. I left it on the ribs for hours, then my husband slow-cooked them, adding some hickory chips to the smoker. I also baked cornbread. Since cornbread is sort of dry, I added a half a can of creamed corn to the recipe, which helped. I cooked up some green beans and my friend brought a lovely salad. We had a few bottles of wine with the meal, and it was just perfect.
There was some nice ground sirloin on sale at one of the local butcher shops today, so I thought I'd make a simple meat sauce - something I haven't done in at least a couple of months. One of the local greengrocers had some perfect plum tomatoes (at a very decent price, too), so this evening's dinner was all set.
It was quite difficult to tear myself away from the kitchen and post this, but I finally managed.
BTW, you're all invited, that is - if there's any left by the time you get here!
Tomorrow will probably be a nice and easy Mexican-inspired chicken with salsa verde (with rice and beans) that I made a few days ago and liked quite a lot. It's moderately spicy; when I get it just right I will most likely post the recipe.
Chicken Breasts in Sour Cream 6 chicken breasts, boneless skinless ¼ teaspoon garlic powder 1 can cream of mushroom soup ½ cup skim milk ½ cup sour cream ¼ cup sherry 1 can mushrooms, drained paprika Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Place chicken in 9 x 13" baking dish that has been sprayed with non stick spray, making sure chicken doesn't overlap. Sprinkle with garlic powder. Mix soup, milk, sour cream, sherry and drained mushrooms. Spread over chicken, sprinkle with paprika. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 45 minutes or until chicken is tender.
Spray 9x 13" baking dish with non stick spray. Place chicken in baking dish. Pour salad dressing over chicken, sprinkle with dry onion soup mix, top with cranberry sauce. Cover with foil.
Bake for one hour. Remove foil, baste chicken, return to oven and continue to bake for 30 minutes.
Fall has arrived with a vengeance. It's sunny, but it's only in the low 60s. Kissing the summer barbecue goodbye, we decided to make fresh ravioli for dinner.
My husband is setting up the pasta machine as we speak to make the sheets of pasta. I'll mix up some ricotta, shredded mozzarella, egg, grated cheese, salt and pepper. Then we'll lay out one sheet of pasta, place a spoonful or so of the cheese mixture every few inches (depending on how large you want your ravioli) and then place another sheet on top. You then cut the ravioli with your pasta wheel, pinch the edges together, and pierce the top.
I'm making a meat sauce as well, so we'll have meatballs and homemade ravioli for dinner. My grandmother used to have a big wooden board to work on, and she used to make ravioli sometimes on Sundays. When I slept over there on a Saturday night, I would help her. My job was to pinch them together, so I can't wait to have them.
12 oz Buffalo Steak Medium with onions,mushrooms, garlic saut. in olive oil ground pepper sea salt. And a nice garden salad. With a nice glass of Red Wine.
My husband and I decided to go vegetarian for the month between Thanksgiving and Christmas. We decided to do it as a cleansing, plus our cholesterol is on the rise. My husband's is still over 200, even on Lipitor.
...cholesterol is on the rise. My husband's is still over 200, even on Lipitor.
Did you get a breakdown (HDL/LDL Ratio)? That's more important than the total. My last total about a month ago was 211. But my HDL was great (57, should be over 39), and my LDL was good (83, should be less than 99). My VLDL, however, was high (71, should be 40 or less). Didn't even know that was added to the test -- so now it's THREE numbers that combine for total cholesterol! (Sheesh, before they added that third one, mine would've been only 140! lol)
So it's important to know how it breaks down so you know what to concentrate on. "Total cholesterol" is about as useful as knowing your BMI (i.e., doesn't tell you much).
But good for you on the veg diet -- not sure I could do it myself, but I really should at least try it a couple/few times a week just for health/weight. Good luck and let us know how it goes!
...cholesterol is on the rise. My husband's is still over 200, even on Lipitor.
Did you get a breakdown (HDL/LDL Ratio)? That's more important than the total. My last total about a month ago was 211. But my HDL was great (57, should be over 39), and my LDL was good (83, should be less than 99). My VLDL, however, was high (71, should be 40 or less). Didn't even know that was added to the test -- so now it's THREE numbers that combine for total cholesterol! (Sheesh, before they added that third one, mine would've been only 140! lol)
So it's important to know how it breaks down so you know what to concentrate on. "Total cholesterol" is about as useful as knowing your BMI (i.e., doesn't tell you much).
But good for you on the veg diet -- not sure I could do it myself, but I really should at least try it a couple/few times a week just for health/weight. Good luck and let us know how it goes!
I have had a problem with this matter most of life. Been on all kinds of medications, finally my doc told me to take a 1,000 mg. fish oil capsure a day and that has helped out with cholesterol, and triglyerides alot.
JG, he's had high cholesterol ever since he started testing it when he was only in his 20s. ALL his numbers are bad, except his triglycerides. And they've been slowly but steadily raising his Lipitor dose over the years.
So far, it's not bad, but it's only the third day.
If your triglycerides are high they say you should get alot of excercise so you go out and start running and then get hit by a fricken truck . Stick with the drinking it will take longer and you will have more fun.
I have been fat and I have been thin, I have worked out and ran 16 miles a day now my damm knees are shot . Used to smoke 3 packs of Camels a day. Alot of folks say I don't look my age which is 61 years young. In my brain I feel like a young man, in my body different story. I move slow any more but hell why should I move fast I don't run any more , that thar will get ya . I might walk fast -to- a fight but will never run from nothing. and never will. I enjoy my food, booze, etc. I only go to the Dr. when I abouslatly need to . That right thar solves alot of people's problems you go into to those guys and damm every fricken time they give you bad news. WTF Get more money out of ya !
So tonight I am having Linguine and Clam Sauce, Salad, Italian bread, with olive oil and White Wine . If the snow comes , might even eat by candle light and blow up my doll.
Used a whole chicken Frosty. Bought a pck of Cajun rub and used half of that with olive oil rubbed into the bird. Then the other half of rub and oil went into the roasting tray with roast potatoes, red peppers, white and red onions and garlic. Delicious mate
Used a whole chicken Frosty. Bought a pck of Cajun rub and used half of that with olive oil rubbed into the bird. Then the other half of rub and oil went into the roasting tray with roast potatoes, red peppers, white and red onions and garlic. Delicious mate
Thanks Yogi, I have to try that, and soon we are going to get some more snow and cold weather this weekend so it will hit the spot. YUMMMM
App: Crisp Calamari Rings tossed in Buffalo Sauce with Gorgonzola Dipping Entree: Angus NY Strip Marinated and Grilled Center Cut Strip with Roasted Garlic Mashed, Pearl Onion and Brussel Sprouts with a Black Truffle Red Wine Reduction
Staying strictly to the "no meat" diet, but we decided to include seafood. We went to this place last night. Four of us shared the individual Sicilian salad, and it was more than enough. I had the shrimp francese, and it was out of this world. Our friends each had the chicken piccata and my husband had the shrimp parm. The portions were so large that we had no room for dessert!
Tonight I'm making New England Clam Chowder for dinner.
SB I could not do the no meat thing, good thing you did add the seafood. Is there any place you can get Buffalo, or wild meat , it has to be cooked slower but deer, elk, and such is so much healthier and will not hurt cholesteral.
Staying strictly to the "no meat" diet, but we decided to include seafood. We went to this place last night. Four of us shared the individual Sicilian salad, and it was more than enough. I had the shrimp francese, and it was out of this world. Our friends each had the chicken piccata and my husband had the shrimp parm. The portions were so large that we had no room for dessert!
Tonight I'm making New England Clam Chowder for dinner.
Damm girl, I would loved ta taste yours , Clam Chower I mean't I had some campbells the other night over Linquiene , so when can I come over for yours ?
I usually get something nice and spicy when we get Chinese, that way when i get a bit plugged with the old rice i have no problems blasting that plug clean out........
I usually get something nice and spicy when we get Chinese, that way when i get a bit plugged with the old rice i have no problems blasting that plug clean out........
That's why I prefer Japanese, Yogi Boy. The miso soup and seaweed salad will unplug a block of concrete.
Phillysteak sandwich with Mushrooms, Onion's,Green Peppers, and Sharp Provolone cheese. It is a ft. long , freshly made @ Philly Ted's in RC, South Dakota. One of these and you unbutton your pants.
SC, had a couple phone calls, never got out to get my sandwich. So started a batch of Chilli , It will taste better tomorrow but gonna have a couple bowls tonight. Old men like me like soup and and soft stuff.
Yard Bird, but not sure how I am going to fix it , plucked and ready
Uhhh... like, a blue jay or something??
A hudderight chicken, that is what we call them out here. But they haven't any stuff fed to them and haven't had to go to rehab, or kept in a cage and then wacked, with alot of fat. They have a a good life feed good things and get so big and it is the time. Sound's alot like life for all of us .
The other day it was Mrs. B's birthday and she wanted Indian food for her dinner. So we had chicken tikka dupiaza, onion bhajis, mushroom pilau rice, chips, popadoms and tikka naan bread. All washed down with ice cold lager!!
Had the entire fam over tonight for beef tenderloin w/ au jus, garlic-toasted mashed potatoes, wild mushroom risotto, roasted brussels sprouts, garlic bread, and homemade Italian anise cookies. My back's killing me, but it's always worth it!
Geoff, I make a seafood risotto with shrimp and scallops. I add them at the very end, when the risotto is almost done, then some butter, grated cheese and cream. Just before serving, I spray a bit of truffle oil on top. Delicious.
Geoff, I make a seafood risotto with shrimp and scallops. I add them at the very end, when the risotto is almost done, then some butter, grated cheese and cream. Just before serving, I spray a bit of truffle oil on top. Delicious.
mmmm That is my kind of meal. Almost worth the 10k extra miles on the eliptical. lol My husband loves this as well. Of course he doesn't care as much about the calories. lol
Getting back to the topic ! I have always loved Oyster Stew , cold cuts,cheese's, crackers on Christmas Eve. It is light and when you know your going to eat a big meal on Christmas Day . It was the thing when my daughter was little and we had family over , opening up gifts and tree, and such. I still like it and still do it. It's all good. You remember the Good Times. And watch some specials on TV.
Geoff, I make a seafood risotto with shrimp and scallops. I add them at the very end, when the risotto is almost done, then some butter, grated cheese and cream. Just before serving, I spray a bit of truffle oil on top. Delicious.
mmmm That is my kind of meal. Almost worth the 10k extra miles on the eliptical. lol My husband loves this as well. Of course he doesn't care as much about the calories. lol
Carmela, believe it or not, it only comes out to about 400 calories per serving! The whole thing is about 1650 calories, and easily serves 5 or 6 people. That makes it even MORE delicious!
Christmas Eve we had a beautiful gammon joint. Christmas Day we had turkey with every trimming imagineable. Today we has the turkey leftovers in a tasty home made curry!!
For my pals in here who are my buddies on Facey B, they may have seen the pics i posted of my food over the festive period
We had the fish feast on Christmas Eve, as is our tradition. Then we ended our no-meat-month with a rib roast at my MIL's on Christmas Day. Very nice! My MIL requested Asti, but we also brought a bottle of Veuve du Vernay, a lovely (and ridiculously inexpensive) French sparkling wine introduced to us by our British friends.
I love chicken, prefer not so much grease , but ya can use a papertowel , and such but I also love the crunchy . Heck we ain't gonna live forever, and what I eat I wanna eat, mashed tators ,gravey, corn, on the cob, with butter, salt and pepper, cole slaw, beans ya got it ! Life is short but while here, do it to it !
My wife has school tonight so it's fresh & tasty pizza delivered, big comfy couch and hot Blackhawks vs Dallas! My daughter & her BF are going to the game (her first) and they are going to try and get in the background fan scenes of the live pregame show and intermission shots on Comcast Sportsnet. I have to DVR the game so Mrs. Mark can see if she makes it on television after class! I tried to get her to play hooky tonight but she is one of those hard driven serious types... what the heck is she doing with me?!?
My wife has school tonight so it's fresh & tasty pizza delivered, big comfy couch and hot Blackhawks vs Dallas! My daughter & her BF are going to the game (her first) and they are going to try and get in the background fan scenes of the live pregame show and intermission shots on Comcast Sportsnet. I have to DVR the game so Mrs. Mark can see if she makes it on television after class! I tried to get her to play hooky tonight but she is one of those hard driven serious types... what the heck is she doing with me?!?
My wife has school tonight so it's fresh & tasty pizza delivered, big comfy couch and hot Blackhawks vs Dallas! My daughter & her BF are going to the game (her first) and they are going to try and get in the background fan scenes of the live pregame show and intermission shots on Comcast Sportsnet. I have to DVR the game so Mrs. Mark can see if she makes it on television after class! I tried to get her to play hooky tonight but she is one of those hard driven serious types... what the heck is she doing with me?!?
The nerve of your wife!!
Well, did you see your daughter?
Unfortunately, no. It was snowing pretty bad and they got there a little late. Plus, Dallas won 3-1 so over all a pretty crappy night - except for the pizza!
Been working my tail off at home for the last several days - Purim (sorta the Jewish equivalent of Halloween) is this week, and it is my busiest time of the year.
So, now for a brief (very brief) respite, and a nice homemade meat sauce - ground sirloin, plum tomatoes, lotsa garlic, minimal spices, and I'm off to cook some pasta for the waiting sauce.
Actually, it should be "this morning's dinner" - it's just after 4:30am here in Vitelli territory!
Ham and muenster cheese sandwich. I had to volunteer at my daughter's high school musical benefit performance. My older daughter cooked dinner for herself and her dad, but they didn't leave us mice any leftovers.
Skipped the corned beef and cabbage and made a shepherd's pie instead. Ground lamb sauteed with onions, parsley, rosemary. carrots and peas, along with some chicken stock and tomato paste. Then spread it all in a pan topped with mashed potatoes. I sprinkled the potatoes with some seasoned salt and baked it until the potatoes browned. It was rather nice.
I got my corned beef and cabbage on St. Patrick's night. My wife and I attended a wedding reception earlier, and later dropped by our Knights of Columbus Club, which had the outdoor deck and bar open as it was like summer. It was jammed inside and out, but I got there just in time to get one of the last dinners at around 9:30pm. It was almost surreal having it outside with temps in the upper 60s. I wasn't hungry, but I couldn't pass it up.
For St. Patrick's Day, I decided not to make the Shepherd's Pie I had been contemplating, and instead made an Irish Stew. Quite delicious. Hadn't done one of these in several years. Just the other day, I stored the last of it in my freezer. Always good to have something like this on hand.
Unfortunately, behind nearly every silver lining lurks a cloud. In this case:
The Irish Soda Bread Disaster
I am groaning out loud right now, as the memories come flooding back to me.
Now, I am usually a pretty good cook, but when it comes to baking from scratch, I can be (and usually am) incredibly bad. It takes me several attempts at a recipe until it comes out of my oven in an edible form. My wife had a near-magic touch when she baked. My touch can be more like the kiss of death.
And, so, this past St. Patrick's Day, I decided to try my hand at making soda bread for the very first time. I've been saving various recipes for over thirty years, and found one for soda bread that appeared to have promise. Nothing too elaborate, just a basic traditional recipe that seemed appealing. I figured it would go well with the stew simmering on the stove top.
Wrong.
I followed the instructions just about to the letter, but ultimately ended up with a round loaf that was rock hard on the outside, quite undercooked on the inside, far too dense... as a matter of fact, if I had drilled a hole through the middle, it would have made an excellent barbell plate. But, as an edible item, it most certainly fell short. I actually broke my favorite steak knife on it. The drill bit probably would have broken, as well...
Since it was of no use - other than as a possible doorstop or lethal projectile (think OddJob from the movie "Goldfinger"), it was consigned to the trash.
But, since I absolutely hate to admit defeat in the kitchen, I will go back to the drawing board and, more than likely, make several trial runs between now and St. Patrick's Day 2013.
I absolutely hate to admit defeat in the kitchen, I will go back to the drawing board and, more than likely, make several trial runs between now and St. Patrick's Day 2013.
When in doubt, just refer to either Alton Brown or America's Test Kitchen/Cook's Illustrated...
The Barefoot Contessa has an excellent Irish Soda Bread recipe that I got from my SIL. However, I substitute raisins for her currants, only because I like raisins better.
Tonight i am preparing a chicken in cider sauce, which may not sound appetising but actually is!! Lets be fair, you can pour cider on anything and make it nice......apart from breakfast cereal perhaps???
We went out last night with my mom and brother and his wife. We went to a local family-style Italian place. We ordered some salads, a few appetizers, a penne vodka and one chicken francese. It fed seven of us with tons left over. We then ordered the family brownie sundae. It's three huge brownies topped with at least 10 scoops of ice cream, chocolate syrup and whipped cream. We couldn't get up out of our chairs.
Yogi, isn't it a wonderful treat when the kids start to cook for you?? Sounds like she's got talent, too!
Last night we had a rib roast. It was delightfully rare and juicy, a lovely brown gravy, baked potatoes and cauliflower with cheese sauce. I'm getting hungry again just thinking about it.
Love good Japanese. We frequent one of those Chinese buffets that for some reason also has sushi. Their sushi was always mediocre, but they must have gotten a new sushi chef and the last time we went it was outstanding, and it was unlimited. I definitely got my money's worth that night!
That's it, plain and simple. Whatever it is, it had better be comfort food tonight.
It's after midnight, I'm nursing a bad knee, and I don't give a monkey's you-know-what about eating healthy, or "portion control" or any of that. I feel like channeling Mr. Creosote. But, whatever it is, if I can't finish it all, into the refrigerator it goes. Tomorrow is another day.
But, right now, it damn well better be comfort food.
Last night we grilled marinatedchicken, but the main course was a variety of pizzas my wife made: broccoli, buffalo chicken, and a regular cheese. We'll be having the leftovers after my son's baseball game.
I dry-rubbed three racks of ribs yesterday, then my husband slow-cooked them with hickory chips. I also made macaroni and cheese, baked beans and I baked cornbread (adding half a can of creamed corn to the recipe, which eliminated the dryness you can get with cornbread). They were delicious. There were about six or eight ribs left, and I was looking forward to eating them today, but my daughter's friends dropped by around midnight and finished them off.
Made a couple Cornish Game Hens w/ Garlic, Rosemary, and Lemon with a stock/white wine/butter pan sauce. Served with roasted fennel and potatoes (a la Lipton onion soup mix). Delish. Based on this recipe -- halved, except for the sauce. Don't halve the sauce!
Thanks to rising cholesterol numbers, my husband and I went completely vegetarian (although we did eat fish) for a month. We found it a bit too extreme, so now we try to have a vegetarian dinner at least two nights per week. One night we will do pasta with vegetables, like zucchini, peas or pasta fagioli. Sometimes we will have spinach and red beans with a bit of broth. One or two other nights, we'll have seafood.
I've been experimenting with both swai and tilapia. They are nice and tasty, very mild. I also have learned to make a very good risotto with shrimp and scallops. Last night I coated tilapia with a mixture of panko, shredded cheddar and spices and broiled it. Not bad, but I prefer grilling it in a foil pouch.
The corn on the cob was actually pretty good considering it's "out of season" here in Ontario. The best corn on the cob around here is about 2 1/2-3 hours east of Toronto near Kingston and Belleville in Prince Edward County.
My husband was recently in Canada to visit his company's Montreal and Toronto offices. In Montreal, he stayed in the Hotel Le Germain and loved it. They offer a special dinner of several courses, chef's choice, and he said it was out of this world.
In Toronto, he stayed in The Cosmopolitan and didn't like it at all. He's stayed in both the Hilton and the Sheraton in the past and much preferred them. The manager of the Toronto office took him to Ki for sushi and he said it was great.
It was chinese food from Szechuan Gourmet here in Toronto, I think we've discussed it briefly a number of years ago, we ordered Crispy Ginger Chicken, General Tso Chicken, Lemon Chicken, Szechuan Beef, Shanghai Chicken Noodle and Chicken Fried Rice. As you can tell we like Chicken dishes in our house. The food was very good, spicy, but not too spicy and they didn't inundate the Crispy Ginger Chicken in the sauce like they sometimes do.
Today to celebrate our old Queens 3,000 years on the throne we are having a Jubilee feast!!
Sausage rolls, roast beef sandwiches, egg and bacon pie, victoria sponges, pimms and champagne....all eaten whilst singing God Save the Queen over and over
We had the family over for dinner yesterday and since nobody felt like cooking we ordered Smoked Meat from Centre Street Deli. Smoked Meat is a Montreal invention and this is the Wikipedia definition:
Quote:
Montreal-style smoked meat, Montreal smoked meat or simply smoked meat in Montreal (French: viande fumée or du smoked meat), is a type of kosher-style deli meat product made by salting and curing beef brisket with spices. The brisket is allowed to absorb the flavours over a week, and is then hot smoked to cook through, and finally steamed to completion.
Although the preparation methods may be similar, Montreal smoked meat is cured in seasoning with more cracked peppercorns and aromatic spices, such as coriander, and significantly less sugar than New York pastrami.[1] The meat is typically served in the form of a rye bread sandwich slathered with mustard. While some Montreal smoked meat is brine-cured like corned beef, with spices applied later, many smoked meat establishments prefer dry-curing directly with salt and spices.
It's a Jewish Montrealer's treat! We had it with French Fries, Potato Salad, Coleslaw and Karnatzel.
It might be just as well; it can get very expensive if you do it a lot. I now limit myself to once every two weeks ... it used to be 3 or 4 times a week.
I eat better now (I know exactly what is going into my homecooked food), I eat A LOT cheaper and I can control my portion sizes better.
Still, it's nice to get a pizza and hero or some Chinese food delivered .
It was my husband's birthday today, and he requested Swai. I basted it with a garlic/butter/white wine/lemon combo and then sprinkled it with seasoned salt. I wrapped each filet in foil and threw them on the grill. We had rice and spinach with it, and a nice cake for dessert. My mom bought him a bottle of Asti to go with dinner and my daughter bought a bottle of Riesling. Very nice night.
this is my first post outside the oc forum, been scrolling through this thread for the past few days and wow some of you eat like kings! a buddy of mine was in town for a few days that i havent seen in about 4 years due to his military service to it was a nice surprise to hear from him. he told me that he was going to take me out but only if he payed, so after a minute of fake protesting on my part i reluctently agreed we went to the court jester in freehold, a nice little bar in the downtown area. i got a dish that was sauteed shrimp and scallops in some sort of a cream sauce that seemed to have some hot sauce and cajun seasoning worked into it somehow served over a rice pilaf. i gotta say it was amazing! the rice was seasoned perfectly and was freshly made(great mexican cook there). for $10 it was great. 4 pints of good old shinerbock which was really good and a double of jameson neat and i was feeling pretty good, even better not having to worry about driving as my buddy was taking it easy. after that it was off to huddys in colts neck for many pints of blue moon and popcorn. came home and tapped into some white wine and a cold slice of pizza and then a good nights drunken sleep. had to work early today but actually woke up feeling pretty good.
got some nice hot italian sausage from wegmans today. planning on making sausage and peppers. im no slouch in the kitchen but im looking for input from SB and pizzaboy, but any input is welcome! this is what i did, sliced some red and green bell peppers, some onion and whole garlic cloves sliced in half. seasoned with sea salt, fresh cracked pepper, dried oregano and crushed red pepper and tossed with EVOO. layered the veggies in the bottem of a glass baking dish with the sausages on top and they are roasting at 375 for about 25 minutes to start before i toss the veg and flip the sausage and continue roasting untill done. after its finished cooking and cooled im gonna slice the sausage on a biased and add to the roasted veg and a small amount of home made gravy as its called by you italians(im german). simmer and serve on some nice bread. is this okay or what should i change for next time?
I usually fry my peppers separately and don't really use spices, as I want the flavor of the peppers to come through. Sounds like you have a nice recipe there, though.
I usually fry my peppers separately and don't really use spices, as I want the flavor of the peppers to come through. Sounds like you have a nice recipe there, though.
Are you from Germany?
no, just an american guy in his late 20's trying to make something good in new jersey. i usually fry the peppers and onions seperatly also but i dont seem to get as much depth of flavor even in a well seasoned cast iron skillet as i do roasting in the oven, also figured that the sausage dripping would help flavor the veg and i wasnt disappointed at all! jacked the oven up to 400 about halfway through and that seemed to help with the browning of both the sausage and the veg. honestly it came out as good as i could of hoped, just need better bread next time also wanted to maybe add some peperoncini and maybe a slice of some nice aged provalone next time but i dont want to over complicate things as it seems the basis of good italian cooking is the simpler the better.
I still use my mom's cast iron skillet. Nothing beats it!
Getting ready for my daughter's graduation party tomorrow. Making six pounds of penne vodka, six london broils that will be marinated in soy sauce/red wine/black pepper, and a salad. I already baked a turkey breast which we'll slice and serve cold with some American cheese and fresh-baked rolls from the local bakery.
Beforehand, we'll just do cheeses with fruit, a warm spinach and artichoke dip, Chex Mix, Veggie Straws and good old chips and onion dip. Bought a case of Corona, two cases of wine, and we're ready to go.
corona is great in the summer, although i strangely prefer modelo in the can a tip for coronas in the summer is substitute the lime for a real sweet wedge of orange, sounds strange but its GOOOD! also if you have some picky women at the party that arent big fans of beer, same thing, corona with an orange but add a splash of grenadine. turns the beer a dark pink and even as a guy it tastes pretty damn good!
. . . and a small amount of home made gravy as its called by you italians(im german).
Well, let me tell you something, my kraut-mick friend . You you've got yourself a nice little recipe there .
On a personal note, I like the long Italian frying peppers for sausage and peppers much more than the bell peppers. I find them to be sweeter, and they pair perfectly with the sausage drippings. The orange-reddish colored peppers are the sweetest of the sweet.
thanks pb, i love those peppers, great raw as a healthy snack, im using them nezt time for sure. tonight i made a salami salad sandwich. i rolled up several slices of some good salami and sliced them real thin, sliced up some marinated bocconcini and some peperoncini and mixed it all together in a bowl and dressed it simply with some good extra virgin and red wine vinegar. served it on a nice soft kaiser roll. it hit the spot in a big way.
Tonight's "dinner" was just sampling what I was cooking for Fathers Day tomorrow -- meatballs, sausage, and sauce (mom's gonna handle the vermacelli).
I keep playing with different recipes, at least until I find a real favorite. I LOVE America's Test Kitchen, on TV and the magazine. They redo classic recipes all the time (often scientifically) to make them "better", but it's often a bit bizarre.
Following (halving) their recipe for Classic Spaghetti and Meatballs for a Crowd I thought would be fine -- well, it was fine -- it's just bizarre. I did NOT add gelatin to the meatballs (infamita!), I used the beef/pork/veal "Meatloaf Mix" instead. But I did follow the Panko/buttermilk part! o.O
But with just some minor adjustments, everything came out pretty damn good -- especially the sauce (tho I did add meat to it).
The meatballs, next time, I'll up the beef (don't know the ratio Pathmark uses for their Mix). ATK is the best -- but certainly not traditional all the time. But by adding some common sense, their recipes are a great starting point.
Marinara is a sauce... so is pretty much everything else you can make in less than 2 hours. Tomatoes, onions, aromatics (garlic and herbs), whatever else (wine, seasoning), etc. Sauce.
"Gravy" is a low-and-slow sauce, with lots of different meats and heavier veggies added, cooked for hours and hours, and is thick and beautiful.
i know lots of black people and when they would ask me what did you have for dinner? i would say gravy and they would look at me strange and say brown gravy? lol
i know lots of black people and when they would ask me what did you have for dinner? i would say gravy and they would look at me strange and say brown gravy? lol
Well they might tell you they had pancakes and syrup? Pancakes and syrup for dinner?
Panckaes = Xanax Syrup= Promethazine with Codeine (Has to Be the Thick Grape Kind)
made semi-homemade pizza last night. used dough from on of those tubular cans,polly-o riccota, pre-shredded mutz as my mediterranean friends call it, and grated cheese in a can, not kraft but still in a damn can:( before i get torn apart here let me explain: one of the vocal points of good italian cooking is making do with what you have available, correct? well imo that hold true if your a poor peasant scraping together a living in the hills of sicily or a loud mouth punk from new jersey trying to do your best with pre-packeged and preseved crap! now that ive got that outta the way i made a white pie. i pre baked the dough as per instructions and set it aside. i sliced about 3 large garlic cloves "goodfellas" style and lightly cokked them in about 3 tlbs of good evoo with a little salt, pepper and crushed red pepper. it seems these days that it isnt so much as which dishes to add the crushed pepper to, but which ones not to as i love it! a tip that ive been using whenever i make any kind of dish involving any sort of garlic and oil combo is to add the garlic to the oil in the pan when the oil is cold and bring the temp up gradually. this seems to infuse the oil a little better while giving you more control which helps prevent burning as im sure most people on here agree is a sure fire way to ruin a dish quick. after the garlic just started to brown slightly it was shut off, cooled and brushed liberally on the dough, reserving a small amount to sautee the brocoli in. while the brocoli was working i plopped down a few random dabs of the ricotta and added some of the mozz and parm cheeses. added the semi cooked brocoli, a touch of dried oregano and a few grinds of fresh black pepper and sent that pizza to hell in a hot oven for 10 minutes on a sheet pan. when it was done i was shocked at how good it was! perfectly balanced and seasoned:) seeing as how good it was got me a little pissed as it could have been great with the proper ingredients and a pizza stone but i was damn pround of myself regardless.
thanks babe, but it takes the same amount of effort to buy a can of dough as it does to get a fresh dough from one of the many decent local shops. i wasnt the one who bought the canned, but i feel guilty by assoiciation
Has anyone eaten one of those Ghost Chillies? Me and my house mates bought a couple as a joke last night, and ate one ( I say ate, it touched my tongue and I couldn't keep it in) I have never experienced anything so hot and deadly before, ridiculously hot!!!!
ive never had them by themselves, although i had a sauce that was said to contain them but it was so damn hot that who knows. they are no joke, all bullshit aside if you eat too much it can effect your breathing and cause swelling in the throat, not the best pepper for a prank they rate up to over 1,000,0000 on the scoville scale(a unit for measuring heat) to put that into perspective a jalapeno on the high end can reach around 10,000 max, usally closer to 5,000. the ghost chillies usally come dried and used to be the hottest pepper, not anymore...
I know five, I can't put into words how bad the heat was! It took hours for it to leave my mouth, I didn't swallow it, I couldn't so I think it was worse for my friend!
I know five, I can't put into words how bad the heat was! It took hours for it to leave my mouth, I didn't swallow it, I couldn't so I think it was worse for my friend!
I'm growing ghost peppers this year. I have a feeling a little will go a long way...
They'll come up like crazy in October, Geoffy. You'll probably end up giving a lot away, but just remember that they freeze perfectly. Or you can just go Italian style and dry them above the stove. Then use them to cook all winter long .
The talk of these hot chillies reminds me of that Simpsons Episode where Homer coats his mouth with Candle wax so he can swallow Chief Wiggams Chilli LOL, thats how it felt with the ghost pepper, like when it just touches Homer's tongue he lets out that scream lol.
You'll probably end up giving a lot away, but just remember that they freeze perfectly. Or you can just go Italian style and dry them above the stove. Then use them to cook all winter long .
Yeah, I've been freezing my hot peppers for years, and they last forever. I don't even defrost them, I slice them while frozen as needed.
I'm guessing by September. The hotter the pepper, the slower it grows.
You'll probably end up giving a lot away, but just remember that they freeze perfectly. Or you can just go Italian style and dry them above the stove. Then use them to cook all winter long .
Yeah, I've been freezing my hot peppers for years, and they last forever. I don't even defrost them, I slice them while frozen as needed.
I'm guessing by September. The hotter the pepper, the slower it grows.
Exactly, that's why I said October. That's always been the best hot pepper yielding month for me, anyway. Last year we had so many Habaneros and Scotch Bonnets, we're still using them.
sushi from wegmans. only ahi tuna and rice. im not really a picky eater but i hate anything with mayo in it so most of those fancy rolls are out of the question for me. homemade dipping sauce made of sesame oil, soy sauce, fresh garlic, crushed red pepper, brown sugar and a little water to thin it out.
We tried a new place named No. 1 Sushi last night. It was delicious. You could order off the menu or there was an all you could eat option for $22. Knowing my appetite, I'm sure it will surprise no-one that we opted for all you could eat.
They didn't have a buffet, but brought menu pages to the table, and you checked off what you wanted. They offered unlimited soup, appetizers, udon, sushi, sashimi, rolls, teriyaki and tempura. The food was fantastic, fresh and beautifully presented. When you finished eating, they would clear the table and bring your fresh menu pages so you could order more. They even had several different flavors of ice cream, including green tea, and fried bananas included. Everything was so freshly prepared that my daughter almost burned her mouth on the fried bananas.
The place only opened three weeks ago, so I hope they keep up this level of quality. We will definitely go back.
I got home after 8 pm last night. My wife and kids were out at various places, so I was left to my own devices for dinner. I found a head of cabbage, which I sauteed in a little butter. Then I cooked a bagof Kluski noodles, which I added to the cabbage with a little more butter and salt and pepper.
It wasn't exactly the haluski that my grandmother makes, but it was pretty darn good.
I made two of those tonight with roasted potatoes and carrots and some pasta sales, they were excellent. I've never had them before but will most definitely make th again. Thanks for the idea.
i made my meatball mix last night but instead of making balls i made patties with them, same as a burger. it was quicker to cook, plus with more surface area it crisped up more just how i like them. served them on a hamburger bun with a touch of red sauce and melted mozzarella. my brother called them white trash meatball parm, but they were pretty tasty and very quick as well. a tip for anyone making meatballs is that after you mix everything up, fry a little bit up and taste it to see if you need to adjust your seasoning before cooking the rest of the batch.
We're making veal burgers tonight. We stupidly froze the veal in blocks rather than forming the burgers first. Because of it's low fat content, it's very difficult to form burgers now.
thats a tough one. even with ground beef i find that the freezer tends to draw some of the moisture out of the meat, it gets worse the longer its frozen for.
Well, they were pretty tasty anyway. We also have some frozen ground lamb, but I'm the only one who likes burgers made from it. I use it to make pastitsios instead.
chilean sea bass tonight. $29/lb at wegmans with the skin on, crazy. im just gonna season it with sea salt and fresh cracked pepper and sear it in olive oil and serve with some roasted asparagas.
chilean sea bass tonight. $29/lb at wegmans with the skin on, crazy. im just gonna season it with sea salt and fresh cracked pepper and sear it in olive oil and serve with some roasted asparagas.
You got it, kid. It's about the fish and nothing else. Olive oil, salt and pepper. That's all you need. Lemon wedges on the side, if at all.
chilean sea bass tonight. $29/lb at wegmans with the skin on, crazy. im just gonna season it with sea salt and fresh cracked pepper and sear it in olive oil and serve with some roasted asparagas.
You got it, kid. It's about the fish and nothing else. Olive oil, salt and pepper. That's all you need. Lemon wedges on the side, if at all.
chilean sea bass tonight. $29/lb at wegmans with the skin on, crazy. im just gonna season it with sea salt and fresh cracked pepper and sear it in olive oil and serve with some roasted asparagas.
You got it, kid. It's about the fish and nothing else. Olive oil, salt and pepper. That's all you need. Lemon wedges on the side, if at all.
i was thinking about a nice buerre blanc, which is some lightly sauteed shallots, deglazed with some white wine and add a touch of fresh lemon juice. reduce and add some heavy cream. reduce again and then wisk in some unsalted butter, strain then lightly drizzle on top of seared fish. yay or nay?
Funny story - You guys know about those crazy Asian Carp we have here in Illinois? They literally jump out of the water here and can hurt you seriously. Many people hunt them with bow & arrow out on the water ways. Anyway, somebody had the genius idea to turn Asian Carp into sliders and they served them at The Taste of Chicago this year. Many mixed reviews but they bought a bunch of sample "burgers" into the WGN radio studios on a Friday morning for promotion and the smell was still there on Tuesday!
i was thinking about a nice buerre blanc, which is some lightly sauteed shallots, deglazed with some white wine and add a touch of fresh lemon juice. reduce and add some heavy cream. reduce again and then wisk in some unsalted butter, strain then lightly drizzle on top of seared fish. yay or nay?
If it wasn't so warm out, I'd say go for it. But it's hot as Hell, so keep it light and fresh .
Funny story - You guys know about those crazy Asian Carp we have here in Illinois? They literally jump out of the water here and can hurt you seriously. Many people hunt them with bow & arrow out on the water ways. Anyway, somebody had the genius idea to turn Asian Carp into sliders and they served them at The Taste of Chicago this year. Many mixed reviews but they bought a bunch of sample "burgers" into the WGN radio studios on a Friday morning for promotion and the smell was still there on Tuesday!
sooner or later somebody will start selling them as "lake trout"
i was thinking about a nice buerre blanc, which is some lightly sauteed shallots, deglazed with some white wine and add a touch of fresh lemon juice. reduce and add some heavy cream. reduce again and then wisk in some unsalted butter, strain then lightly drizzle on top of seared fish. yay or nay?
Sorry, FF... gotta agree with PB. I was a cook in the Navy and I concur with the simple tasteful prep he described. Let the piece stand alone with minimal addition of spices, etc... Sounds like a great meal!
I sauteed garlic in some butter, then added a little white wine and lemon juice. I brushed it on filet of swai, sprinkled the fish with a bit of seasoned salt, wrapped each in foil packets, and then put them on the grill for a few minutes. Served it with corn on the cob, my husband picked some cucumbers and tomatoes from the garden for salads, and we had a perfect summer meal.
I sauteed garlic in some butter, then added a little white wine and lemon juice. I brushed it on filet of swai, sprinkled the fish with a bit of seasoned salt, wrapped each in foil packets, and then put them on the grill for a few minutes. Served it with corn on the cob, my husband picked some cucumbers and tomatoes from the garden for salads, and we had a perfect summer meal.
That's what I'm talkin about, Lady! Nice and simple and light. The Black Whale has nothing on you .
Now don't get me wrong, a fried fish sandwich with tartar sauce can be a beautiful thing. If you're at the beach or on the boardwalk or yada yada yada. But if you're making a nice expensive piece of fish at home, especially when you're grilling during the summer, light and simple is the way to go.
I have to tell you, if you're in South Florida, and you love fried fish, try Tarks in Dania Beach. Dear God, it's delicious. Their fried combo of beer-battered grouper, clam strips and shrimp, served with curly fries and cole slaw is the bargain of the century for $9. On top of that, the gator tail is not to be missed. If you get there at happy hour, the draft beers are $1.50.
The place isn't big on ambiance, it's actually rather frightening. However, if that doesn't bother you, then try it.
I have to tell you, if you're in South Florida, and you love fried fish, try Tarks in Dania Beach. Dear God, it's delicious. Their fried combo of beer-battered grouper, clam strips and shrimp, served with curly fries and cole slaw is the bargain of the century for $9. On top of that, the gator tail is not to be missed. If you get there at happy hour, the draft beers are $1.50.
The place isn't big on ambiance, it's actually rather frightening. However, if that doesn't bother you, then try it.
ok guys, not gonna do this tonight seeing as its still pretty muggy around here but i've been wanting to do a meat sauce again as it's something i haven't made in ages so i'm open to any advice so please share. i usually use just groung beef, 80/20. do you guys use a mix similar to a meatball mix or should i stick with just the beef?
what i was gonna do was sweat some onions and garlic and put aside then brown my meat. drain off the excess fat and return it to the pan along with the onion/garlic. then a was gonna add a nice spoonful of tomato paste and toast it for a minute or two before degalazing with a small amount of red wine and a little veal stock. reduce and add my red sauce and simmer till done, maybe throw in a pinch of dried oregano and toss with some nice pappardelle. thoughts?
ok guys, not gonna do this tonight seeing as its still pretty muggy around here but i've been wanting to do a meat sauce again as it's something i haven't made in ages so i'm open to any advice so please share. i usually use just groung beef, 80/20. do you guys use a mix similar to a meatball mix or should i stick with just the beef?
what i was gonna do was sweat some onions and garlic and put aside then brown my meat. drain off the excess fat and return it to the pan along with the onion/garlic. then a was gonna add a nice spoonful of tomato paste and toast it for a minute or two before degalazing with a small amount of red wine and a little veal stock. reduce and add my red sauce and simmer till done, maybe throw in a pinch of dried oregano and toss with some nice pappardelle. thoughts?
For the love of God, you're the wife my husband always wanted!
^^^ i was gonna reply with something funny, but i thought lets keep it classy haha
on a more serious note find out what he likes and i'm sure that me and a couple of the other posters in my favorite thread would be more than happy to help you with a more "culinarily challanged" version and guide you through it step by step
When my brother first got married he and his wife had four cats. I was visiting them when one of the cats threw up his dinner and one of the younger cats ran over and started eating it.... I was half laughing and half grossed-out when I asked, "Why's he doing that"?
My brother replied, "He wanted a home cooked meal".
Ok, being that he's born and raised in Sicily, he naturally likes those dishes. But being in the US for 19 years now, he has come to like many american dishes as well. I usually take a lot of leftovers home (they make extra cause I'm pathetic) from my mom's and my mother in law's when they make things. Now my in-laws are officially moving back to Sicily so I'll have to pick up the slack there. Anyway, I'm 40 years old, going on 16 years of marriage and I haven't even made a pot of sauce. I do simple things that any idiot can do, like chicken cutlet or meatloaf. The thing is I don't have an ounce of passion for cooking, it's more of a chore for me. But it's time to learn now.
I'm going to ask him as soon as he comes home tonight, what would be the one thing he'd like me to make and I'll post his answer here. He loves tripe, but in the white sauce, not red, and my mother-in-law makes that for him..but again..she's leaving. lol He loves any meats, osso bucco, veal with peppercorn sauce, steak, lamb. He likes most things really..he just wants me to make something! lol
The other night, I announced I was going to buy a deep fryer and start making riceballs. He asked, "And what are you going to do with the leftover oil?" I said, "Pour it down the drain?" He immediately vetoed my deep fryer purchase.
Anyway, I'll post what he says he'd like for me to make and we'll go from there. I need simple, don't forget. And thank you in advance for anyone's help.
Carm, i'm not too sure about tripe, peppercorn sauce is another story. i make a pretty good steak au poivre, sounds fancy but its quite simple.this isn't an exact recipe but i will try. this is for two steaks.
buy 2 nicely marbled(specks of fat running through the meat) fillet mignons, around 6oz give or take. not too thick,about an inch. season both sides with salt, and one side heavily with coarsly ground pepper. you can either hand crush your own or use a peppermill but be sure to set it on the biggest grind.
sear the steak pepper side first in a stainless steel pan in a small amount of canola oil, as it has a higher smoke point than olive oil. do not use non-stick for two reasons. #1 since you need the pan to be moderately hot i've found that the teflon can add its own burnt metal flavor,not good. #2 you dont get any fond(brown bits on the bottom of the pan) with a non-stick. this is the base for the sauce.
anyways, sear the steak on both sides browning nicely, but leave them on the rarer side. rest them on a plate to the side. after you pull them out add some finely chopped shallots(around 1/2 tbsp) and sautee quickly, about a minute. next deglaze with about 1/3cup cognac, and have a little bit for yourself for me having a drink while im cooking helps me relax and not worry about every little detail and just go with the flow, just like julia child. this step is actually very important as i usually have noticeably better results when relaxed and having a good time, it makes cooking fun and helps to motivate so
be very careful when adding the cognac as it will ignite instantly so you might wanna take it off the heat/open flame for this step. the next step is one of the most important when it comes to pan sauces. using a wooden spoon, scrape up all the little brown bits off the bottom of the pan. this is where your depth of flavor comes from. by this point you are gonna wanna turn your pan down to a low heat and add around 2/3cup of heavy cream and cook gently over low heat for around five minutes until the sauce thickens, stirring occasionally to prevent the sauce from scorching. season with salt and i usually add a sprig or two of fresh thyme, but you can also use dried or leave it out completely if you like.
finally return the steaks that you seared off earlier to the pan along with any juices left on the plate to the sauce and cook until the steak reaches your preferred level of doneness. serve with roasted asparagus or any vegetable you like. one thing i forgot to add is that some people like to add mushrooms to the sauce. thats fine so if you want to add them a good mushroom for this would be cremini(baby portobello). simply slice them and sautee in a seperate pan and add them to the sauce at the same time you add your steak, but dont add too many.
like i said this recipe isn't exact, more like a basic overview but others on here can add in thier own twists or ideas.
^^^ FF this is great!! And easy enough for me. I can totally do this and it's something he'd love. I'm going to try it next week.
I did ask him what he would like and he really has no preference. He pretty much likes a wide variety. So, I'm going to go with this for now (with the mushrooms) and asparagus on the side. Thank you!!!!
Carmela, I know I've posted my recipe for Penne Vodka on the boards before. It came from a cookbook called "Simply Delicious". I can't tell you how many compliments I've gotten over the years! And, while making the roux can be a bit tricky (just remove the pot from the flame when you add the flour and stir very rapidly after returning it until it's mixed well with the butter), it's an incredibly simple and delicious recipe. If you can't find it, let me know and I'll repost.
Sicilian Babe, actually I was getting around to posting to you, because you've put up great things as well. I do remember the penne vodka and he loves vodka sauce. I couldn't find it. But, besides that..do you remember that rice dish you posted? It sounded amazing...but probably too complicated for me. lol I'm not sure. But a dish like that is perfection for my husband. Do you remember that dish? If you find it, I'd appreciate it very much. Thank you.
2 tbsp. butter ½ onion, minced 1 garlic clove, minced 2 tbsp. flour 2 cups cream ¼ cup vodka ¼ cup tomato paste 1 tsp. salt 1 tsp. pepper Sprinkle of basil 1 cup grated cheese
• Melt butter in a pot • Sautee the onion and garlic over a low flame. Do not allow garlic to brown • Add flour and thicken • Add the cream, vodka and tomato paste • Stirring constantly, bring slowly to a boil. Sauce will thicken slightly • Add the seasonings • Add grated cheese, stirring constantly, until completely melted and blended • Serve over one pound of cooked penne pasta
The seafood risotto is not difficult at all, but it is time-consuming. I will find the exact recipe and post it soon.
That looks terrific, Babe. Over the years there have been some great recipes generously shared here on the BB. Carmela, you can do this! You are a sharp cookie. Cooking for the people you love is one of the best and most rewarding things you can do for them and yourself. Mrs. Mark was not a big cook at first but now she is very good. Now I admit, I'm no Emeril but I have found out a few simple things that might help you out in this new cooking endeavor. If anyone else has some good simple advice, I would like to hear them because I never stop learning and welcome great tips & shortcuts!
C - First, pre-measure all your ingredients, put them in little bowls and double check them. That way when you are adding something on the fly, you don't have to worry about; "Oh, crap! Was that a half or whole teaspoon?!?".
Whenever you can, always use fresh garlic, basil, parsley, etc... only use dry stuff when you have to.
If you ever brown or burn (even slightly) garlic - throw out the oil and garlic and start over. If you continue to fry and use it, your whole meal will taste terrible & bitter.
Start small - find a couple of easy recipes and gain some confidence and experience. If you have an experienced friend or family member with a ton of patience have them mentor you while cooking.
Salt your pasta water generously while boiling.
When you purchase ingredients, always get a little more just in case you need to start over or add a little more for taste. Don't be afraid to test things out while starting out.
Personally, when I drain my pasta, I add a tablespoon of butter for every pound and mix it in before finishing off pasta with the tomato sauce.
If a sauce or gravy is too thick, simply add a little water at a time until you are good. If it is too watery, you can thicken with equal amounts of a little corn starch and cold water. Must be cold water. You must pre-mix in a separate bowl before adding.
A great way to get rid of fryer oil is to wait a day for oil to completely cool off. Drain into disposable plastic containers and freeze them until garbage day. We use to toss frozen oil overboard in the middle of the ocean (approved dump areas) in the Navy.
I hope some of these help and I would love to hear any other great advice. There are a ton of great cooks on this board! Good luck, Carmela!
C - First, pre-measure all your ingredients, put them in little bowls and double check them. That way when you are adding something on the fly, you don't have to worry about; "Oh, crap! Was that a half or whole teaspoon?!?".
this is a great tip not just for beginners but for eveyone. the french call it "mise en place", meaning evrything in its place. in other words prep. like mark said it means getting everything organized before you start. it actually speeds things way up if you spend the time in the beginning. another thing that i would do if the prep was complicated was simply write everything down that needs to be done and what time to start, how long to finish ect as well as any other notes. check things off when they are done,as it helps knowing certain things are finished.
C - First, pre-measure all your ingredients, put them in little bowls and double check them. That way when you are adding something on the fly, you don't have to worry about; "Oh, crap! Was that a half or whole teaspoon?!?".
this is a great tip not just for beginners but for eveyone. the french call it "mise en place", meaning evrything in its place. in other words prep. like mark said it means getting everything organized before you start. it actually speeds things way up if you spend the time in the beginning. another thing that i would do if the prep was complicated was simply write everything down that needs to be done and what time to start, how long to finish ect as well as any other notes. check things off when they are done,as it helps knowing certain things are finished.
Nice - good advice, FF. Another thing I do is before I start actually cooking, I fill up the sink with hot soapy water and as soon as I am done with a bowl, spoon or whatever, I drop it in the sink and clean up goes much quicker. Keep 'em coming! Before we know it, Carmela will get so good that she will have her own show on Food Network!
Mark gave you some great advice. The one thing I can add is his advice about sauce. If you like yours thinner, keep the cover on while you cook. If you like it a bit thicker, leave the cover off (you will lose some liquid to evaporation).
Also, when you do add cornstarch to thicken a gravy, never do it while it's boiling, and always take it off the flame. Add the cornstarch mixture, stir briskly so that it mixes well, and then return it to the flame. Bring it slowly to a boil. At that time, if it's still not thick enough, take it off the flame, and repeat the steps until it's to your liking. It's hard to judge how much to add, it will just come with experience, and remember that you can always fix it by adding water to thin it out, or more cornstarch to thicken it. If your family is anything like mine, we can never get enough brown gravy, so I usually add a cup of bullion to my drippings.
Whenever you can, always use fresh garlic, basil, parsley, etc... only use dry stuff when you have to.
Agreed, but you may need a bit more when using fresh as opposed to dried, because dried herbs are more concentrated. I prefer fresh any day, though.
Originally Posted By: Mark
Personally, when I drain my pasta, I add a tablespoon of butter for every pound and mix it in before finishing off pasta with the tomato sauce.
Here I disagree. You want the pasta to absorb the sauce. Coating with oil or butter prevents that. And never rinse your pasta after it's cooked for the same reason -- the sauce is less likely to stick to it.
Originally Posted By: Mark
A great way to get rid of fryer oil is to wait a day for oil to completely cool off. Drain into disposable plastic containers and freeze them until garbage day.
If you used a lot of oil (for say, deep frying), and didn't burn the oil, you can strain it (coffee filters work well) into a jar with a tight lid and it should keep in a cupboard for a long time. I have 2 qts of oil from the last time I used my deep fryer (last summer lol), and the oil is still good (not rancid). A year may be pushing it, but it'll be good if you plan to use it within a few months. I probably would only re-use it once or twice, though.
Speaking of deep frying with oil, don't use olive oil. Canola and/or peanut oil are best because they have a higher smoke point.
If you really want to cook better, watch the pros on TV as often as you can. Even cooking competitions: I watch almost all of them (except the baking shows).
Search for recipes online. http://www.foodnetwork.com tells you what level of expertise one should have for each recipe. I also like http://allrecipes.com/ that has user-submitted recipes with voting. But I don't think I've ever followed a recipe 100% -- don't be afraid to doctor it up a bit. Experiment and enjoy!
Thanks guys so much!! Sicilian Babe, thank you for pulling that up. That's very easy for me to make. I have made numerous varieties of pastas but nothing overly complicated. I've made homemade pesto, alfredo, garlic and olive oil, pasta with ricotta cheese. And thankfully, my husband doesn't want to eat pasta everyday before main course, like his parents do. When he eats it, it's his main dish.
Also, a lot of great advice Mark, FF, and Geoff. One year my mother made me a complete recipe book compiled of all our family recipes. Czech and Polish dishes coming from her side and Italian dishes coming from my dad's side. She even put a pic of each dish next to the recipe. You'd think I'd have pulled that book out? Not yet. lol She has gotten me subscription to Home Cooking magazine and Rachael Ray's magazine. I do read them every month, but it ends there. And Geoff...I totally LOVE all the Food Network shows...Chopped, Restaurant Impossible, I watch them all. So what's my problem? I have no idea. I enjoy watching them, but just don't have the initiative to try anything on my own. But that's all about to change, thanks to this thread here!!
There have been a lot of great recipes here posted by all of you and some relatively easy.
Great advice about doing all the prep ahead of time. Now that I know I'd do, because I'm very very organized and couldn't do it any other way.
Thanks everyone. I'll keep you posted. But don't rush me now.
last night i made some buitoni beef and spicy sausage ravioli. gotta say they were really tasty and they had a good amount of filling, with nice chunks of sausage. after they boiled i tossed them with some sauteed garlic, broccoli and oil and topped them with a little cheese and some toasted bread crumbs. check this brand out guys as they are pretty tasty and a good quick meal.
its looking like pan-seared diver scallops tonight. just simple salt and pepper and a screaming hot pan. i like my scallops med-rare so they cook up quick. my arugula is coming along nice so i'm gonna do a simple salad with just some olive oil and lemon and top it with shaved locatelli.
hearing about those lobsters reminded me of a lobster bisk that we used to make with all of the leftover shells in a restaurant i used to work at. i don't have a recipe because it was years ago and we only ever made like 50 gallons at a time but i will try to give an overview as i'm sure it could be replecated at home on a much smaller scale. what we would do was take all of the leftover shells and lay them on sheet pans along with carrots, celery, onions and garlic. we would then add big spoonfuls of tomato paste on top and roast it in a hot oven until the shells were roasted and the veg started to caramelize and the tomato paste was heavily browned, almost black.
this was then added to a huge steam kettle with lots of whole peppercorns and plenty of bay leaves,covered in cold water and simmered for a couple of days on low heat, then strained and put aside. then, in a huge tilt braiser we would sautee lots of onions and celery until nice and golden and deglaze with lots of sherry and reduce. we would then add the lobster stock we had previously made, as well as apple juice which might sound a little weird but really added a nice sweetness.
we then added some lobster base, which is basically a concentrated lobster paste, kinda like high class bullion cubes but in paste form. these are used quite frequently in commercial kitchens and come in many different flavors. again, this was slowly simmered for another day or two over low heat, then pureed to incorporate the celery and onions. seasonings were adjusted and the bisk was thickened with a roux(equal parts flour and butter). when it was heated up for service, we would cream it out,add fresh chopped lobster meat and serve. lots of work just for a soup huh?
hopefully in the future i'm gonna play around with a much smaller version at home and try to get some sort of a recipe together and if it turns out good i will share it here.
I made lobster bisque and lobster macaroni and cheese for New Year's. I saved the stock in quart containers and froze it. I use it when I make seafood risotto.
I love scallops! Are "diver scallops" ever treated?
That's one thing I've been learning lately -- "wet" scallops are injected with a sodium tripolyphosphate solution (sounds yummy, right?) to increase shelf life, as well as making them more plump so they can sell you less for more. They also don't brown well because they're artificially packed with water, making them steam.
You want "dry" scallops. "Day boat" scallops (harvested in one day, not out to sea for a week, before returning to port) are usually "dry", tastier and fresher -- so I'd guess that so are diver scallops. The pinkish ones seem to be females (discolored a bit from their roe), which are usually tastier.
While I trust most supermarkets for clams and mussels, etc, I'd probably buy scallops from a reputable fish monger. Luckily there's one up the street from me. But quick-frozen works in a pinch.
^^^right on about the scallops. the term diver scallops is supposed to mean picked out by hand by the diver, meaning bigger and better scallops, but i'm not sure that they are always hand-dived. i think its more of a marketing ploy though, as they might just be the best outta the commercial haul. they are always high quality so its a win-win, same as "day scallops".
on the topic of treated scallops, my god are they terrible. you are right on about not being able to sear them no matter how hot the pan is. they just stew and disintegrate. also, be on the lookout for the term "bay scallops" as these are small and almost always treated. i find that they taste literally like rubber, not good. i generally get my seafood from wegmans, and i have never had anything but good quality.
Okay, had a little seafood feast tonight. Tilapia, stuffed clams, (the latter two frozen, from a farmers market vendor from North Jersey), fresh steamed clams & mussels, and a couple pan-seared fresh day-boat scallops (because of this thread).
STEAMED CLAMS/MUSSELS
Made this last week for family, used 2 jars Cento clam broth for the first time, instead of water -- nice flavor! White wine, butter, sauteed garlic (not enough!), some chopped basil (my parsley never exploded for some reason in the garden), salt and pepper. Saved the broth, and did the same a few days later -- added more garlic, but still not enough! Kinda salty now as it's reduced, but will water it down next time (it's now in the freezer). I think that "mother" sauce will go a long way. lol
Steamed in a 2-part pasta pot, then the juice was poured on top. Thinking of adding a little fresh-squeezed tomato juice next time, since one of my favorite childhood restaurant recipes added diced tomatoes to it, but I can't go that far I don't think.
It must be seafood week on the BB. My daughter wanted salmon last night, so I broiled it with a little brown sugar. Not much effort, but with a side of sauteed broccoli and rice, it was pretty good.
got some flank steaks marinating in a little bit of soy sauce, worcestershire,garlic and scallions with a little olive oil(not extra virgin). just gonna hit them with some salt and pepper and throw them in the cast iron. i don't have anything planned for sides though, and i might just say to hell with a balanced meal and go caveman style and just gorge on meat but i'm not sure.
Sound delicious. I like to add a bit of red wine and some black pepper as well to my marinade. The wine will actually tenderize the meat, and the black pepper adds such a lovely zing.
We were in Manhattan today, so we went to Chinatown to eat. We went to WoHop and had some Won Ton Soup, 4 Ingredient Lo Mein, Pork Fried Rice and Chicken Wings. It was so good, and the whole bill was only $36.
Sometimes one wants comfort food (however you define it), and sometimes you know that a good friend needs comfort food and a sympathetic ear.
One of my best friends has been going through some serious shit in his personal and professional life; serious trouble on his job, and a cold, unsupportive wife (aka "The Shrew"). A couple of home-cooked meals at Vitelli's were definitely in order and good for the soul (and the stomach).
Last night: my version of Chicken Scarpariello (with fresh rosemary); spaghetti and my home-made tomato sauce on the side.
Tonight: Asian-style stir-fried shrimp with broccoli, snow peas and scallions with white rice. I flavored the stir-fry with small amounts of light soy sauce, oyster sauce, hoisin sauce and chili garlic paste. In addition, I made a cold sesame wheat noodle dish, which included sesame oil, sesame paste, peanut butter, a little bit of spicy Sichuan noodle sauce, a hint of lemon juice (orange juice would have been better, but I was all out) and thinly sliced scallions.
I am doing a pork roast with all the trimmings today for Sunday lunch....could be epic
sounds good, care to elaborate on the prep? i had chinese takeout the other night from a small place in central jersey. not the best, but pretty good by suburban standards. they do however make a great dipping sauce for the steamed dumplings that is amazing and the prices are very reasonable as seems to be the case with most of these places.
I'll be having a Tomato Pie ! Beer Can Chicken and if my brother in law is there probably some sweet potatoes that he puts on the grill for awhile there pretty good
that sounds pretty good. i never made beer can chicken. i always wondered if the heat of the grill would release some of the paint or other chemicals from the aluminum can into the food.
I am doing a pork roast with all the trimmings today for Sunday lunch....could be epic
Can ya leave a plate for on the back porch. I'm like a stray cat.
I sense a recurring theme here....
We picked some tomatoes from our garden and were going to toss the over-ripe ones. My mom snatched them away and said they were perfect for sauce, so we'll have pasta and fresh tomato sauce tonight.
I was suppose to go down my sister's house and swim and cookout but considering its 72 degrees out not making the trip there. One thing I hate whilee I'm out is that so many restaurants always have BBQ pulled pork I just like it with sharp provolone and roasted peppers
We picked some tomatoes from our garden and were going to toss the over-ripe ones. My mom snatched them away and said they were perfect for sauce, so we'll have pasta and fresh tomato sauce tonight.
how long does the fresh sauce cook down for? do you puree is or just leave it chunky? i'm not a big fan of chuncky sauce, or tomatoes in general for that matter. this reminded me that i've been meaning to try the vodka sauce recipe that you posted before as it looked perfect for me!
We actually puree it, not being big on chunks either. The most important thing is to get those seeds out, as that's what makes sauce bitter. I'm not sure how long it cooked, just until it looked right. That's not helpful, is it?? Sorry!
Also, Carmela had asked for my risotto recipe. I originally found it online, and here's the link. Although it's fine with chicken broth, I made some seafood stock and it adds a nice flavor as well. I also use scallops with the shrimp, but the small cheaper ones (bay?). It's always a big hit. Just don't overcook the shrimp. I literally toss them in at the last minute. They only need to cook enough until they turn pink all the way through.
looking like its gonna be a simple sandwich night. i picked up some nice boars head hot capicola and picante provalone. add some lettuce, tons of pepperoncini and simple oil/vinegar and its a good cheap meal. i swear by boars head as i think its the best brand of cold cuts. also, as yogi would say, there are bound to be many lashings of beer as breaking bad is on tonight.
squirrel is actually quite good. i tried it for the frst time last year in west virginia. after it was skinned it was boiled. the meat was then removed from the carcass, shredded and mixed about 50/50 with mashed potatoes then breaded and deep fried.
I don't want to eat or wear anything I see lying dead on the side of the road. Roadkill is roadkill, it's not food or a luxury item. I don't want to eat squirrel or wear raccoon.
As for the testicles, what animal was the original owner? When I was in Nashville, our host ordered an appetizer named rooster fries, which were actually deep fried turkey testicles.
i have an amazing piece of tuna marinading in my homemade teriyaki that has a date in the cast iron later tonight. i gotta say it again, wegmens sure does a great job with thier seafood department! its very reassuring when you have to wait in line as it means that the product moves. for a side i was thinking of a nice light rice pilaf flavored with ginger and tons of scallions. oh yeah, i will be cooking that tuna extremely rare, the only way it should be cooked
Sounds good, FF. Wegman's is too long a drive for me, but we are supposed to be getting one next year. I've only been to one in VA when I visited my nephew, and I did love it.
Sounds good, FF. Wegman's is too long a drive for me, but we are supposed to be getting one next year. I've only been to one in VA when I visited my nephew, and I did love it.
it can be kinda pricey, but it's worth it imo. when it comes to food most of the time i would rather spend extra money and cook at home rather then go out to a sub-par establishment and be let down. this is not to say that i don't enjoy going out, but i would rather go out to one nice place rather than 2 ok places. this also saves money that i can use for the bar tab being a young guy and all
i'm gonna be cooking the tuna soon and i will let you guys know how it came out. i know that it's kinda late but i usually eat a late lunch and i find that when i eat dinner later i tend to snack less.
I have to tell you, drinking out has gotten hideously expensive. Since when is a glass of mediocre wine more money than a mixed drink? Ridiculous. $8 for a meh cab? I can spend a couple of dollars more and get a whole bottle for home! LOL I went out with my daughter and some of her friends and couldn't believe the tab at the end of the night!
I have to tell you, drinking out has gotten hideously expensive. Since when is a glass of mediocre wine more money than a mixed drink? Ridiculous. $8 for a meh cab? I can spend a couple of dollars more and get a whole bottle for home! LOL I went out with my daughter and some of her friends and couldn't believe the tab at the end of the night!
very true! thats why ya gotta have a "few" drinks before you even go out! take that extra money and throw it towards a cab or make it worth the while for the designated driver. thats what my friends will do. just remember, never let your fun potentially interfere with somebody else's life!
I'm very proud of my daughter and her friends. They will always either choose a DD or plan on sleeping over (usually in my living room lol) so nobody has to think about it.
the tuna was very good! i took the leftover marinade and reduced it over low heat and it turned out to be a great sauce! the rice needed a little more salt but it had a great flavor anyway!
I have to tell you, drinking out has gotten hideously expensive. Since when is a glass of mediocre wine more money than a mixed drink? Ridiculous. $8 for a meh cab? I can spend a couple of dollars more and get a whole bottle for home! LOL I went out with my daughter and some of her friends and couldn't believe the tab at the end of the night!
very true! thats why ya gotta have a "few" drinks before you even go out! take that extra money and throw it towards a cab or make it worth the while for the designated driver. thats what my friends will do. just remember, never let your fun potentially interfere with somebody else's life!
Our government tells folks over here not to drink before they go out cos this is what leads to binge drinking and carnage in the hospitals on weekend nights. Ridiculous, there's nothing wrong with having 8 cans of Stella in the house before going out for 10 pints is there??
For a friend's birthday, I took her out to the area's best Italian restaurant: Il Giardinello (I've mentioned it here before, especially after Joe Pesci was spotted there a year or two ago by another friend).
My go-to dish is Linguini Marechiara (Combination of Shrimp, Calamari and Scungilli [and a few clams and mussels] with a touch of Marinara Sauce over Linguini; $24.95)
Hmm, this time the "touch of Marinara" was just that, yet this time with a HUGE SCOOP of chunky tomatoes on top that I had to pick off. Not a fan of tomato chunks in my sauce. But the dish is awesome anyway. Huge, and packed full of seafood! I added some crushed red pepper flakes to kick it up a notch.
Started off with the Oysters Amalfi (Oysters broiled with crabmeat stuffing; $12). Very good. But you serve 5 for 2 people?? Not 6 or 4? Happens all the time! lol
House Salad, and the Escarole in Brodo ($4.50) soup was good, too.
Took most of the entree home for tomorrow. My date had the Chilean Sea Bass special ($32) which was outstanding and huge!
Thankfully tomorrow's a cheap day: Leftovers, then $1 beers at the ballpark.
For a friend's birthday, I took her out to the area's best Italian restaurant: Il Giardinello (I've mentioned it here before, especially after Joe Pesci was spotted there a year or two ago by another friend).
My go-to dish is Linguini Marechiara (Combination of Shrimp, Calamari and Scungilli [and a few clams and mussels] with a touch of Marinara Sauce over Linguini; $24.95)
Hmm, this time the "touch of Marinara" was just that, yet this time with a HUGE SCOOP of chunky tomatoes on top that I had to pick off. Not a fan of tomato chunks in my sauce. But the dish is awesome anyway. Huge, and packed full of seafood! I added some crushed red pepper flakes to kick it up a notch.
Started off with the Oysters Amalfi (Oysters broiled with crabmeat stuffing; $12). Very good. But you serve 5 for 2 people?? Not 6 or 4? Happens all the time! lol
House Salad, and the Escarole in Brodo ($4.50) soup was good, too.
Took most of the entree home for tomorrow. My date had the Chilean Sea Bass Tico special (egg battered, sautéed with white wine, garlic, butter and lemon, served over a bed of spinach and topped with fried leeks; $32) which was outstanding and huge!
Thankfully tomorrow's a cheap day: Leftovers, then $1 beers at the ballpark.
I went to lunch with a colleague. He loves sushi, so we went to the all you can eat sushi place I mentioned here previously. There's no buffet, you order off of menu sheets. The food is then prepared to order. Everything is fresh and very high quality. He was quite impressed. And insisted on picking up the check! Lovely!
This is the third time in about two months that I've eaten there, and the food always gets a thumb's up from me. I had tobiko, pork katsu, spicy calamari, crab tempura, beef teriyaki, a Manhattan Roll and a Philadelphia Roll. I was dying to get the fried banana to finish off the meal, but even I was too full.
i had a chicken cheesesteak from a local place. it was pretty good, although the chicken was a little dried out as it likely spent a little too much time on the flattop. i picked up a 6pk of titan ipa as well as a single bottle of dogfishhead 90 minute ipa so i had plenty to wash it down with.
Burning the midnight oil again (no good for cooking, let me tell you...), and I'm pondering what to do with a handful of nice-sized shrimp I've just thawed.
It seems to be coming down to this:
1. Pasta with garlic and oil and a little fortified chicken broth, topped with shrimp braised in the liquids with red pepper flakes, seasonings, parsley and a bit of lemon juice added. Quite delicious, I might add.
Or...
2. Chipotle shrimp over rice. Just saw an episode this evening of Mexico - One Plate At A Time with Rick Bayless and the recipe is quite easy to adapt with I have in my cupboards. I have a can of chipotle peppers in adobo sauce at the ready, if need be.
(BTW, has anyone noticed that Rick Bayless sounds exactly like someone doing an impression of Jack Nicholson??)
In any event, whichever I choose, it's a sure bet that I will be avoiding close contact with any and all humankind for the next 24 hours...
As the Chinese say, "Man who has choice, has troubles!"
We went to a local seafood place to celebrate my mom's birthday. We had the family sized fried clam strips and fried calmari to start. There were nine of us and we couldn't even come close to finishing (and we have some monster-sized appetites). My daughter and I shared the lobster feast - 2 steamed lobsters with mussels and clams and coleslaw. We finished the lobsters and the clams, but couldn't make a dent in the mussels. My husband and brother (ironically) shared the Lover's Platter, which was two dozen jumbo shrimp cocktail, six lobster tails and two sides. Everyone at the table ordered similar items, we shared three buckets of Coronas, as well as some sodas. With tip and all, the bill was $329. I'm still not sure how we got away that cheaply.
hand breaded fried shrimp tonight. just simple flour , egg, and breadcrumb. they were very good, the only problem is that i didn't have a thermometer so it took a bit of trial and error to get the oil to the right temperature.
After I posted my chicken cutlet recipe for Geoff's tailgating, I decided to make them tonight. America's Choice Sesame Ginger Marinade, plus OJ, lemon juice, white wine and a dash of onion powder. Then we grilled them.
I almost forgot, for an appetizer, I bought a couple of thin crust Boboli and made pizzas. Pizzaboy had recommended grilling them, so we tried it. They were delicious!
After I posted my chicken cutlet recipe for Geoff's tailgating, I decided to make them tonight. America's Choice Sesame Ginger Marinade, plus OJ, lemon juice, white wine and a dash of onion powder. Then we grilled them.
I almost forgot, for an appetizer, I bought a couple of thin crust Boboli and made pizzas. Pizzaboy had recommended grilling them, so we tried it. They were delicious!
i've done grilled pizza a few times with fresh dough. very tricky as you need the grill to be screaming hot. it can be done on gas but nothing competes with the taste of charcoal imo, that smokey flavor is great! for this method of prep the dough has to be worked extremely thin, and brushed with oil. now it's kinda similar to grilling delicate fish in that once you throw it on the grill you have to let it do its thing, because if you start messing with it too soon its all over, the dough wil let you know when its ready to be flipped as it should pull away cleanly. add whatever topping you like and heat them through and time to eat!
I made Sicilian Babe's vodka sauce tonight. I just used rigatoni instead of penne. It was very very good. I don't really eat pasta, but my husband and kids loved it, and moreso b/c I made it. lol. Thank you!!
good job, carmela. i've been meaning to try her vodka sauce recipe as well as its perfect for me because i hate any kind of tomato sauce with any chunks of tomato in it, just one of those weird food things we all have. as for the peppercorn sauce, you wil do great! i've made it a few times recently and the only slight tweaks that i would make to the recipe i posted before would be 3/4 cup of cream instead of 2/3 and i had to reduce the sauce for a little longer than 5 minutes, maybe 7. PM me whenever you want if you have any questions.
Carmela, so glad they enjoyed it. I have definitely switched around pasta, made it with ziti, whatever is close at hand and close to penne! It's my go-to recipe when I'm entertaining and the guests expect something Italian.
I don't know if you saw it, but I posted the link to the risotto recipe you requested. It's one page back.
We had friends drop in unexpectedly with some wine and cheese. We usually don't cook on Fridays (actually, pretty much never lol), so we ordered a few pizzas, but they wouldn't stay. We have an entire pie left over if anyone wants some!
Yes, Babe...I saw you posted the risotto recipe again for me. Thanks so much! That is something my husband will love!! I'm going to make that very soon.
Five Felonies, thanks for all your help, too. The only issue i have is my husband is one of those well done meat kinda guys. He won't touch meat unless it's very well done. I can't tell you the fights we've had in restaurants b/c he tells them the way he wants it, but very few chefs agree to do it. He's actually grabbed my arm and pulled me out of restaurants so frustrated over this. So whatever meat I make in peppercorn, has to be very well done..no blood whatsoever.
Carmela, even though I'm the opposite (I like my meat rare), I share his frustration. Too often I've had dinners ruined when the meat is overcooked and I've had to send it back and fight with the waiter and manager.
Yes, Babe...I saw you posted the risotto recipe again for me. Thanks so much! That is something my husband will love!! I'm going to make that very soon.
Five Felonies, thanks for all your help, too. The only issue i have is my husband is one of those well done meat kinda guys. He won't touch meat unless it's very well done. I can't tell you the fights we've had in restaurants b/c he tells them the way he wants it, but very few chefs agree to do it. He's actually grabbed my arm and pulled me out of restaurants so frustrated over this. So whatever meat I make in peppercorn, has to be very well done..no blood whatsoever.
Thanks again, guys.
good thing you told me that! what a shame! if he needs his meat cooked well done then i would switch the fillet mignon with a bone in ribeye as that has alot more fat than a fillet and should hold up better being cooked to hell follow the recipe the same, you will just need to cook the steak longer. also, after the steak is cooked through in the sauce, i would remove it from the bone(doesn't have to be a bone-in ribeye, but it will lead to a better final product) and slice it before topping with the sauce and plating. this way, you can be sure its cooked enough for his liking! one tip though is you have to let the steak rest once it is done cooking. in other words, don't slice right into it as soon as it's done cooking, wait at least 5 minutes. this will lead to a more juicy steak, even more important when cooking it well-done. all joking aside, this recipe will still turn out great, the sauce will really pick it up!
...you have to let the steak rest once it is done cooking. in other words, don't slice right into it as soon as it's done cooking, wait at least 5 minutes.
Absolutely. As a matter of fact, that goes for things like chicken and (my weakness) a nice holiday turkey. A good rule of thumb is to always let it rest for a bit. The juices will set slightly and remain in the meat (or bird).
Decided to get a little ambitious tonight and make something I haven't had in quite awhile: a nice, traditional beef stew. Did all the shopping earlier today, then spent about an hour carefully preparing all the ingredients. Cooked it for a few hours, and now I'm set for the next couple of days.
The Good: Absolutely delicious. I followed a recipe I first worked out back in 2005.
The Bad: I was so eager to dig in, I scalded my tongue and the roof of my mouth. Whoever first said, "Eat it while it's hot" should be skinned alive.
The Ugly: My waistline. I refuse to go anywhere near the bathroom scale.
Enjoy that stew for the next few days, SV. I find that beef stew is always better the second day.
You reminded me that this past Friday our local Knights of Columbus club had a Half-way to St. Patrick's Day celebration, and for a ten dollar donation you got a shamrock wristband that entitled you to all the homemade Guinness beef stew and corned beef and cabbage you could eat while being entertained by an Irish band, and draining cold bottles of Guinness with the Bobby Sands Division of the Ancient Order of Hibernians.
I managed to stagger to my car just before 8 to watch Notre Dame at home.
last night we had our daughter at the local university for a visit so we were late home, which meant Chinese takeaway. Chicken in spicy Peking sauce with boiled rice, Chicken fried rice smothered in hot curry sauce and loads of chips
We pulled a load of cherry tomatoes from the yard yesterday. I mean, like hundreds.
My wife tossed them with olive oil, layed them out on a sheet pan and roasted them for about a half hour until the skins just started to burst.
Then she made a pasta dish with them (she used mezzi rigatoni). It was a simple aglio e olio (olive oil and sliced garlic), tossed with the roasted tomatoes and a handful of torn basil (also from the garden), then finished with a handful of parmigiano and another drizzle of olive oil.
last night i made braised pork chops. i got some nice thick t-one chops and seasoned heavily with salt and pepper, then seared them. i then added them to a glass baking dish and added some sliced garlic to the pan that i seared them in. i cooked that until golden and then deglazed with a touch of white wine and topped the chops with it. i opened up a fresh jar of cherry peppers and added around 1/4 cup of the liquid to the chops as well.
i wrapped it up in foil and cooked it at 250 for about 3 1/2 hours. i removed them from the oven, and turned it up to 375. i chopped a few of the cherry peppers up and topped the chops with them and then threw them back in the oven uncovered for around 20 minutes. they had a little bite from the peppers and the vinegar in the juice and were so tender that i only used a fork!
We've all got nasty colds, so we had a simple dinner of chicken broth, a bit of minced onion, a dash of tomato sauce, spinach and red beans. Oh, it was so delicious! Some nice fresh rolls from the bakery were perfect to dip in the broth, too!
I couldn't decide what to make for dinner last night. Rummaging through the freezer, I found some veal cutlets. I knew it wasn't enough for the whole family, so I had frozen them to add to more next time I went shopping. That was a month or two ago, and I had forgotten all about them. It was just me and my husband last night, so I defrosted them. I dipped them in an egg wash, then in mixture of flour, corn starch and a lemon pepper spice. I sauteed them in olive oil, butter, lemon and white wine. They were lovely. I made some mixed vegetables and a Knorr pasta mix that was spinach and plain noodles in a light cheese sauce.
Angel Hair Pasta with pork neckbones for me tonight if I feel like having a late dinner. If I don't , I'll just pick up something to go from a local place.
HOLY CRAP!! I found a new favorite place! It was my nephew's birthday, so 4 of us went to one of his favorite places: 10th Avenue Burrito in Belmar, NJ (about 25 mins north of me; it's since moved to 8th Ave) that was featured on Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives (see video below). OMG, it was awesome!
There was a special of .50 wings, so we got 3 dozen (!) Adobo Wings (as shown being made in the video). Then I got the Shredded Pork Mole burrito (entree is shown in video) and it was HUGE! For $8! (plus $2 for the ridiculous Chipotle Cream Sauce).
Made comfort food tonight. Pot roast, egg noodles and carrots. A friend dropped off some apples after she went apple picking, so I made a pie with a caramel red wine reduction. It was so good, I had two slices.
spaghetti with garlic, oil and brocolli. heavy on the garlic, also added a little of the pasta water to help stretch the sauce. (thanks Lidia Bastianich) topped with freshly grated cheese, and added a new twist this time, toasted bread crumbs. amazing, as the bread crumbs add a nice texture on top and when you dig into the pasta they also help absorb all of that good oil! served with some homemade grilled texas toast. for the toast i simply season some nice thick bread with salt, pepper and olive oil. grill and when the bread is nice and crusty, rub with a clove of fresh garlic. the crusty bread acts almost like sandpaper and grinds the garlic down into the bread, really makes ll the difference in the world!
Picked up a Sirloin and I'm gonna make some red potatoes in the oven that are marinated in olive oil, garlic salt and pepper. With some oven baked macaroni and cheese. Picked up a bottle of one of my favorite red wines to go with it. I will also be serving this with a side salad.
Got the Big Dinner Box from Pizza Hut. My daughter's out picking it up now. Can't wait. Got two pizzas (one sausage, one black olive w/extra cheese), boneless garlic parmesan wings, cheesy breadsticks and 2 liter of Diet Pepsi, all for $23 inc. tax.
We have some of the best pizza in NY right around here, and my daughter still prefers Pizza Hut. Since she weighs about as much as a gnat, we let her pick the meal. The pizza was meh, but the wings were delicious!
you are entitled to your opinion, but frankly i think that they are so different that comparing them is silly. both are great, but its kinda like comparing a philly cheese steak to a porterhouse, just a different animal entirely.
you are entitled to your opinion, but frankly i think that they are so different that comparing them is silly. both are great, but its kinda like comparing a philly cheese steak to a porterhouse, just a different animal entirely.
Got the Big Dinner Box from Pizza Hut. My daughter's out picking it up now. Can't wait. Got two pizzas (one sausage, one black olive w/extra cheese), boneless garlic parmesan wings, cheesy breadsticks and 2 liter of Diet Pepsi, all for $23 inc. tax.
My mouth is watering already.
The garlic Parm wings aren't bad I tried those the other week. Good idea you went with the big box the $10.00 box you get stuck with with the cinnamon sticks with icing all that grease and that for dessert is asking for trouble. They should give every customer a free bottle of Beano with their purchase
Here it is, in the middle of the night in Vitelli Territory, and I just got the idea to make a chicken curry dish.
Mixed up some dry spices, will slice up a boneless chicken breast shortly, and can't decide whether I want to make a flavored rice to go with it or some couscous.
Decisions, decisions...
Actually, come to think of it, I want to chop up a fresh tomato to add to the mix, and there is a 24-hour greengrocer right on my corner.
So, at 3:30 in the morning, off I go.
Dinner is going to be damn good tonight. Of course, the right beer always helps.
sausage and pepper subs last night, but a little different this time. i rubbed the hot italian sausage with a little bit of olive oil, and then roasted them in a hot 450 oven until done. took them out, let them cool, and sliced them in half and threw them on the grill pan. while that was going, i toasted the rolls and added nice thick slices of sharp provalone. added the sausage to the rolls, and topped with tons of sliced red and green hot cherry peppers, and drizzled a little bit of the brine from the jar on top while the sausage was still hot so that it absorbs all that goodness. it was one of those things that just comes together perfectly, as the slight warming heat and vinegary bite from the peppers just went great with the sausage, rather than loading up with bell or frying peppers. no onions or sauce this time either, as the cherry peppers really shined. this is how i'm gonna do it for sandwiches from now on, damn tasty!
Do you guys ever wake up in the middle of the night and cook a meal?
sometimes, but more often when i make dinner i will eat early and then reheat some later on. subs for me tonight. picked up some great boars heat hot cappricola, hot supprasada, pepperoni, and sharp provalone, along with an assortment of peppers. boars head makes the best cold cuts by far, not counting some of the imported italian cured meats/cheeses. thumans blows!
Fried chicken for me tonight. I'm home alone, so I went nuts. Stopped by my neighbor's because I know he always has cold bottles of Guinness waiting for me. Now, it's time for more chicken.
Mrs. Mark made me tuna casserole tonight. One of my personal faves! She did an outstanding job! Brava! BTW - she doesn't even like it but she did it all for me... definitely a gem she is!
Me and the kids had pizza cos my wife is entertaining some pals. They are having a Chinese takeaway now so i am having one as well . Just call me 2 dinners Yogi
charred some thick, bone-in pork chops tonight in the cast iron, then added to a shallow baking dish. simply deglazed the skillet with a touch of water, and topped the chops with it. covered with foil, and sent them to a low 250 oven for about 4 hours give or take. almost half way there, about to add a bunch of sliced cherry peppers to the top of the chops. another 2 hours or so and remove. i might make a gravy with the drippings, but i'm not sure yet. veg is a little different tonight, gonna roast cauliflower in a hot oven with a little garlic and oil.
I realized that I should have caught up on the posts in this thread before I made dinner tonight.
I mean, there was nothing specifically wrong with the dinner I made, but if I had read some of the most recent posts, it probably would have affected my choice.
I absolutely love a good tuna casserole, but haven't made one in many years. I'll have to make one before the week is out, if I can budget the time...
I have a package of beautiful, lean, center-cut pork chops sitting in the fridge, and they'll probably be tomorrow's dinner, along with some either baked or home-fried potatoes (with onions and green pepper), biscuits and gravy. (I may have a good friend coming over tomorrow, and his shrew of a wife never cooks him a meal, ever.) I'll be lucky if I'll be able to move for the following 24 hours...
But, my most recent repast? A stir-fry of shrimp, broccoli, snow peas and bean sprouts over a bed of white rice. It was nice - and quite filling - but my brain is still hungry (but, my body definitely is not!).
Last night we ordered a most bizarre mix of foods from our local pizza place. A Sicilian pizza, curly fries, onion rings, a cucumber salad, baked ziti Siciliana and zeppoli for dessert. It was one of those go through the menu and click things that sound yummy.
Tonight we're having skirt steak. I'm debating whether to marinate it or not. The window on that may have already closed.
fried shrimp, buffalo style. a nice simple meal, simply bread the shrimp, fry, and toss in a bunch of franks red hot or another hot sauce of your choosing. great quick meal to enjoy with more than a few beers! a few tips though...
#1 season the shrimp lightly with salt as soon as they come out of the oil. the remaining oil will help the salt adhere, this holds true for all fried foods.
#2 immediately after salting, toss in the hot sauce. what i like to do is grab a large round bowl and lightly coat the bottom in the hot sauce and then toss. remember, you can always add more but it is very hard to take away. probably the best piece of cooking advice that i have ever came across. also, only adding a small amount of the hot sauce helps to retain both the flavor and crispiness of the shrimp.
Last night was toad in the hole. My wife makes it delicious, the toads not to crunchy.....
If the toad is in the hole too long, will it bubble and squeak?
Yesterday my wife made a big pot of chicken corn soup with homemade rivlets and I cooked a large pork shoulder in vinegar, soy sauce and worcestershire sauce. But my older boy was heading back to college and was in the mood for cheeseburgers, so I grilled some while he sliced potatoes and made cheddar bacon fries. Plenty of leftovers, which is good because my two younger kids have a day off from school for first day of hunting.
burgers tonight, sadly inside though as i have no more charcoal and i shouldn't be driving right now so we will have to make due. to make up for it, i have started a big pan of carmalized onions. vidalia onions sliced pretty thin lenghwise, thrown in the cast iron over low heat with tons of butter and a little salt. takes about 45 minutes if you wanna really do it right. now the only question is what kind of cheese? i have chedder,aged provalone,blue cheese,munster and good old yellow american. right now i'm kinda feeling the american, but i have about a 35-40 minutes to make up my mind so we will see.
considering all the bullshit i've been going through, me and a few friends are gonna be going out to tgi fridays in a few hours. i'm really in the mood for the cheesy appeal of a place like that today, i might even tell them its my birthday so they sing me some shitty song just for a laugh i haven't been there in a while, but i remember the jack daniels chicken being pretty good. any suggestions?
considering all the bullshit i've been going through, me and a few friends are gonna be going out to tgi fridays in a few hours. i'm really in the mood for the cheesy appeal of a place like that today, i might even tell them its my birthday so they sing me some shitty song just for a laugh i haven't been there in a while, but i remember the jack daniels chicken being pretty good. any suggestions?
Get the JD Marinated Roast Beef Drape Pussy Silders
i ordered the grilled salmon with langostino lobster sauce last night at fridays and it was not good the salmon was burnt, and had that carbon build up taste like the grill grates had not been cleaned in about a month. the sauce was supposed to be a garlic alfredo with cremini mushrooms, but instead it tasted like some frozen crawfish tails heated up in a pan with some unseasoned cream, in fact i'm pretty sure it was crawfish and not langostine i actually complained, which i won't do unless something is really bad. the waitress was great though, and brought me the jack daniels chicken that i was going to originaly order, which was respectable. its nice to see a waitress that really seemed to care, and did her best to fix things,so she still walked out with around 25%.
The service in places like Chili's or Friday's is usually surprisingly good. I try to stick to stuff that they'll do well, a burger, chicken, ribs, nothing too off the charts, and never pasta! LOL
My daughter tried a new place called Bahama Breeze in New Jersey after some Christmas shopping. She ordered the pan-seared salmon and said it was very good, and the drinks were huge and inexpensive. What more could you ask for?
The service in places like Chili's or Friday's is usually surprisingly good. I try to stick to stuff that they'll do well, a burger, chicken, ribs, nothing too off the charts, and never pasta! LOL
i usaually try to follow the same advice, but i'm a sucker for pictures, and i got tricked. this is what i ordered was advertized as:
Not just you, FF, but probably millions of consumers, generally speaking.
I don't want to stray too much OT, but this is a pet peeve of mine: When we see commercials or print advertisements, food always looks so enticing but rarely (if ever) looks like that on our plate.
The reason?
All companies employ a Food Stylist when preparing their ads. It doesn't matter if it's a McDonald's burger or a fancy Thanksgiving turkey, if it's gonna be photographed or filmed, it's gonna be slaved over, minutely adjusted, primped and preened until it looks like a too-perfect, idealized conception that real life can never equal.
And those Food Stylists make pretty damn good money, too.
I understand there is some sort of law that says, for example, if you are advertising a burger with lettuce, tomato and ketchup in your ad, then what is pictured must actually be a burger with lettuce, tomato and ketchup - no plastic veggies, no acrylic paint standing in for the ketchup, etc. But, of course, there's no law against using super-perfect versions of the ingredients, and presenting them in a super-perfect manner. Hence, the job of the Food Stylist.
An aside: Y'know, I'm not sure about the law regarding print ads, because I seem to remember many years ago that if you saw a photo of someone holding up a spoonful of cereal and milk, chances are that the milk was Elmer's Glue! (Of course, the laws could have changed over the years.)
Anyway, that's my rant for today. Sorry for the thread drift.
Yes, a food stylist will paw through a bushel of strawberries to find two perfect ones for an ad. Years ago, SV, the ice cream in print ads or pictures of sundaes in menus were plastic, because the ice cream melted under the lights.
Y'know, I'm not sure about the law regarding print ads, because I seem to remember many years ago that if you saw a photo of someone holding up a spoonful of cereal and milk, chances are that the milk was Elmer's Glue!
Years ago, SV, the ice cream in print ads or pictures of sundaes in menus were plastic, because the ice cream melted under the lights.
Absolutely right - as a matter of fact, you just jarred a memory:
In the early days of Johnny Carson's tenure on the Tonight Show, some commercials were done live for the sponsors' products. Ed McMahon was doing an ice cream plug and holding a cone topped with what was purported to be ice cream. After he finished his spiel, Carson walked over to him and suggested that since the ice cream looked so delicious, he (Ed McMahon) should feel free to indulge himself right then and there on live TV. Ed balked. Carson persisted. Ed then had to admit that it wasn't ice cream after all... it was lard! The real stuff, of course, would have liquified under the hot studio lights. (I think a kinescope of this incident still exists somewhere!)
And SC - stick to my ribs?? I'll have you know I'm held together with only the finest duct tape and beer. No glue for me!
I was on the road with a colleague this morning, and on our way back to the office we decided to stop for lunch at Fuddruckers. I ordered the 1/3 lb. burger with bacon and cheese and topped it with lettuce, onion and banana peppers. Hadn't stopped at Fuddruckers in about two years, but I'm ready to go back tomorrow.
i'm in love with bannana peppers, peperoncinni, and cherry peppers. within the last year or two i have noticed a real increase in heartburn/indigestion from such things. i'm not talking mild discomfort either, but more like wake up at 3am in agony and not be able to get back to sleep. i'm thinking the vinegar brine also has alot to do with it. i guess the easy answer would be to just cut down, but i'm pretty stubborn. when/if did some of you oldtimers (pizzaman ) notice an increase in heartburn? also, teriyaki marinaded pork chops tonight, bone-in porterhouse style cuts, some of the best i've done!
Acid Reflux is terrible - I have to take an OTC pill once a day or I can't sleep. Hey, FF - SC is right... get it checked out soon. It's not going to get better as you age - if anything it will get worse.
my mom has had terrible acid reflux for years now, been on all kinds of prescriptions. i wonder if it can be hereditary? maybe i should get it checked out, but you know us young guys, we put that kind of shit off! young, dumb, and full of cum
Indigestion, heartburn , acid reflux have never been a problem for me. I guess I'm lucky.
You sure are! I was immune until I reached my thirties and then all hell broke loose. Now, if I just walk past a Mexican restaurant I breathe and fart fire.
FF, it can turn into something serious, so you should get it checked out. It's easy enough to manage. I have Tums on my nightstand, which I use on many an occasion.
I made porkchops the other night. They were center-cut and thin, so I marinated them in soy sauce, water, sherry, garlic powder and a splash ketchup. Then my husband grilled them quickly and they were deeeeeelicious.
Indigestion, heartburn , acid reflux have never been a problem for me. I guess I'm lucky.
You sure are! I was immune until I reached my thirties and then all hell broke loose. Now, if I just walk past a Mexican restaurant I breathe and fart fire.
Acid Reflux is terrible - I have to take an OTC pill once a day or I can't sleep. Hey, FF - SC is right... get it checked out soon. It's not going to get better as you age - if anything it will get worse.
I've been taking stuff as well for acid reflux this time of the yeat is stressful
my mom has had terrible acid reflux for years now, been on all kinds of prescriptions. i wonder if it can be hereditary? maybe i should get it checked out, but you know us young guys, we put that kind of shit off! young, dumb, and full of cum
FF - Well jerk off that will will relieve ya a little bit like I've said sit on your hands till they go numb and then when you jerk off it feels like a stranger is doing it that my friend is called "The Stranger" I'm sure alotta mobsters in the Federal Pen do that so their not full of cum on the taxpayers time the inmates are given condoms to jerkoff into
When I was a little kid I remember my grandmom stayed with us for 3 months or so... She use to fart so loud I could hear the fart from the other room or if I was upstairs. I remember one time she farted in the kitchen and me and my hrother were laughing but because she was deaf and had many conditions she didn't seem to notice...
pasta tossed with sauteed hot italian sausage, brocolli, garlic and oil. i'm sure that a fair amount of crushed red pepper will also make its way into the dish not sure what kind of pasta to use, i thought we had rigatoni but we don't. its now between mini penne(too small imo), bowtie, or tri color rotini. i'm leaning towards the rotini. one thing that i have been doing as of late with regards to brocolli is using the stalks more. i'm not talking about the bottoms, but the sections closer to the florets. i simply slice them very thin, and add them to the sautee, much better than having them boiled imo!
tried my hand at my version of homemade chorizo, not traditional, but my own spin. i took some ground pork, and added my spices. sea salt/cracked pepper, a pinch of oregano, pinch of sugar, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, and plenty of smoked paprika and ground chiptole powder. a little veg oil to help marry the flavors, and a swirl of honey to help balance out the smokiness and heat. it tuned out damn good, and it would be kicked up to the next level if it was grilled over some hardwood charcoal, rather than done inside on a grill pan. another improvement would be to use a more rustic, coarse grind of pork, as opposed to the generic supermarket grind, but that can be easily changed. i've never made any type of sausage before, and this batch came out great! there is still about half left in the fridge, and i only expect it to get better after sitting overnight, giving the flavors a chance to really come together!
a great simple pasta dish i made tonight! cavatelli with butter, fresh thyme, and cracked black pepper, amazing! out of all the simple pasta dishes i've tried over the last few years, this one takes the cake!!
a great simple pasta dish i made tonight! cavatelli with butter, fresh thyme, and cracked black pepper, amazing! out of all the simple pasta dishes i've tried over the last few years, this one takes the cake!!
My wife makes an amaazing cavatelli dish with sauteed broccoli in garlic and oil. Sometimes when I'm at the supermarket, I'll pick up a few packages of cavatelli and a couple of pounds of broccoli crowns, and hope she gets the hint.
Heading to the Amish market for lunch today to treat a couple of hard working colleagues to lunch. I was there earlier in the week and the men substituted their black hats for Notre Dame caps, which they told me they'll wear up to the championship game. They know how to keep me coming back.
a great simple pasta dish i made tonight! cavatelli with butter, fresh thyme, and cracked black pepper, amazing! out of all the simple pasta dishes i've tried over the last few years, this one takes the cake!!
My wife makes an amaazing cavatelli dish with sauteed broccoli in garlic and oil. Sometimes when I'm at the supermarket, I'll pick up a few packages of cavatelli and a couple of pounds of broccoli crowns, and hope she gets the hint.
Take them home and accidentally sort of dump them in her lap and then start rubbing your belly and saying how hungry you are?? I do that as well
we had some terrific classics from rosarios in freehold, a great deli/caterer. amazing meatballs, and imo the best baked ziti that can be found anywhere! for a little shop, the place has been absolutly mobbed the last week or so, but even with all the chaos, the staff are great. definatly worth checking out for anyone in the central jersey area!
jim beam and chocolate covered pretzels so far, but things are gonna get real classy in a bit when i microwave some frozen white castle burgers. as much as i love to whip up some fancy dishes, its nice to be able to relax with a bunch of old friends, drink up, and then cop out and reach into the freezer
some nice sweet soppresata with peccorino.... on a plate with artichoke hearts, marinated roasted peppers and olives.... shrimp wrapped with prosciutto broiled and served with a dijon sauce..... stuffed veal chop valdostana (stuffed with fontina, prosciutto and basil and topped with mozz) in a nice marsala sauce..... escarole sauteed w garlic and olive oil.... several bottles of Peppoli chianti (on the cheaper side but delicious)..... life is good
broccoli and mozzarella stuffed bread from a local place, outstanding! seems like they sauteed the broccoli in lots of garlic and plenty of crushed red pepper before adding it, its surprisingly spicy but spot on IMO! washing it down with a few 90 minute IPA's, very satisfying!
Tonight i am having haggis, with the traditional tatties and neeps. Tomorrow is Burns night for the Scots and being of that ilk i always partake. However my son is having a sleep over party tomorrow and we are all having pizza, so i am having the haggis tonight!!
Tonight i am having haggis, with the traditional tatties and neeps. Tomorrow is Burns night for the Scots and being of that ilk i always partake. However my son is having a sleep over party tomorrow and we are all having pizza, so i am having the haggis tonight!!
broccoli and mozzarella stuffed bread from a local place, outstanding! seems like they sauteed the broccoli in lots of garlic and plenty of crushed red pepper before adding it, its surprisingly spicy but spot on IMO! washing it down with a few 90 minute IPA's, very satisfying!
Last night i had haggis and chips from the chip shop. Delicious.
Tonight my wife is doing something chickeny,with chorizo in it. There is also a nice bottle of Sicilian red wine sitting on the kitchen bench that has my name written all over it
Last night we went to Chili's for the 2 for $20 special. You get one appetizer to share and then each get one entrée. They also have 2 for 1 wine, draft beer and margaritas.
Tonight I made two racks of lamb with egg noodles and a vegetable medley of broccoli, carrots, snap peas and water chestnuts. I simply sprinkled the lamb with sea salt and pepper, put it in a 400 degree oven for 10 minutes per side (fat side down first), then lowered the oven to 325 for another 40 minutes. They were delicious, medium rare and juicy.
Last night we went to Chili's for the 2 for $20 special. You get one appetizer to share and then each get one entrée. They also have 2 for 1 wine, draft beer and margaritas.
Tonight I made two racks of lamb with egg noodles and a vegetable medley of broccoli, carrots, snap peas and water chestnuts. I simply sprinkled the lamb with sea salt and pepper, put it in a 400 degree oven for 10 minutes per side (fat side down first), then lowered the oven to 325 for another 40 minutes. They were delicious, medium rare and juicy.
I'm going to guess. Um, let me think! It's Sunday and I'm following church edict. So wine it is! Two bottles, one for my fathers memory! One for my sons!
I honestly think it has something to do with making more drippings if you plan on a brown gravy with your meat, but since that's the way she said I should do it, that's the only way I ever do!
Beer as an early appetizer, then I'm thinking either Wine because I've been slacking on fruits lately or Vodka for the carbohydrate value! Bloody Mary's for breakfast today again with V-8! It sets me straight.
One organic chicken leg, skinned. Steamed broccoli and a baked sweet potato. Nothing sexy, but I just got back from NY and need to diet. Might add a splash of wine!
Since the lamb was so good, tonight it's porkchops in a marinade made of soy sauce, sherry, garlic and ketchup. Cook them on a low flame on the grill, and they're delicious,
It's 1/4 cup soy sauce, 1/4 cup water, 2 tbsp. sherry, 1 tbsp. ketchup and garlic to taste (I usually just slice up a clove or two into the sauce, depending on the size of the cloves).
I plan on the marinade with Soy Sauce for Friday on some chops. BBQ.
I like sweet for Chicken as well, but I like a little hot spice for chicken if not direct while cooking, as a dipping on the side. I recently used a Emerils marinade, it was really good. His products are really good. I first found I like his Coffee, Emerils Big Bold, really good stuff.
I typically mix some Franks Hot Sauce with any BBQ sauce and brush on the chicken 15 minutes before completely cooked.
I love to try different coffees. Will have to give Emeril's a try.
I buy America's Choice marinades, which is the store brand for Pathmark and A&P. I love their Teriyaki Ginger marinade.
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Nice, the other Coffee I like that I had recently is a Sumatra Reserve, really tasty. So good , lately if its not that , I do not enjoy the coffee being served. But coffee is funnie, some like light, some like bold. I like a Bold strong coff.
America's Choice Products are Great. I love them as well. We get them bye me at Waldbaums, which I believe is a Sister Co. or Mother Co. of both Pathmark + A&P. Recently picked up a chicken at Butcher with other meat I purchased and we noticed the chicken did not add up to what I usually get. We realized the Americas Choice chicken I get at Waldbaums is a greater value for the size and the cut up pieces being larger cook better and remain juicier even when they are cooked longer on the grill, really tasty.
Just my opinion but works for me in my area.
Got my Pork Chops ready for tomorrow hitting the grill with your Soy Sauce recipe, cant wait, thanks. Have a great Weekend.
Let me know how it comes out. It's a good marinade for pork. For chicken, I like something a little sweeter and do one with OJ.
Really nice, we enjoyed the marinade. I put them on the grill after marinading overnight in the Soy Sauce recipe, then after flipping a few times brushed additional marinade on them. Awesome. Very delicious.
Thanks for the share, had a few left over and plan on Munching a few later tonight as well.
Working late shift all week so not eating till abut 10pm, so it is fairly light meals. Last night we had quiche(flan) and potato wedges with Thai chilli sauce on them. Nice!!
USING YOUR GRILL IN YOUR BAKCYARD IS GRILLING NOT BBQ, BBQ INVOLVES WOOD AND SLOW COOKING USUALLY MOSQUITE... RIBS BRISCUT, CHICKEN, TURKEY, PORK, AND SOME OF THE BEST SIDES. SOME OF THE SOUTHERN DUDES ON HERE WILL CATCH MY DRIFT... BEST PART OF VISITNG THE SOUTH THE BEST BBQ IN THE WORLS... EVERY STATE HAS A DIFFERENT STYLE, IVE BEEN TO TENNESSE AND TEXAS LOVE EM BOTH
While the rest of the family is finishing a few days of vacation at the beach, my younger son and I are fending for ourselves. Last night it was Chipotle burritos. Tonight it's Thai.
Last night we had delicious spicy fajitas with rice. Lovely, but my middle boy Andrew didn't eat much cos he was feeling a bit poorly. What he did eat he managed to spectacularly spew all over his bedroom at midnight. It was everywhere. I might very well never eat Mexican food again
my middle boy Andrew didn't eat much cos he was feeling a bit poorly. What he did eat he managed to spectacularly spew all over his bedroom at midnight. It was everywhere.
Painted the walls, huh? I hope the little guy is feeling better.
Speaking of vomiting, I went to McDonald's yesterday for the first time in about 3 years. I was on the road, starving and in a hurry. I was shocked by how salty the burger was . Much saltier than I had remembered.
Our local Knights of Columbus had a chicken barbecue. A friend sets up the pits and grills them, seasoned to perfection. Half a chicken, baked potato, homemade cole slaw, roll and drink for $7. Plus I had a few free beers from the guys running the event. I got home with the dinners a little later than I expected.
Sounds good, Klyd. I dry-rubbed a slab of ribs and baked cornbread. My husband will slow cook the ribs outside and I'll make a vegetable, maybe creamed spinach. Perfect dinner for a rainy Sunday.
Sounds good, Klyd. I dry-rubbed a slab of ribs and baked cornbread. My husband will slow cook the ribs outside and I'll make a vegetable, maybe creamed spinach. Perfect dinner for a rainy Sunday.
Mrs Yogi excelled herself last night. Pork steaks in a spicy tomato sauce, served with polenta mash with parmesan cheese mixed in and green beans and carrots.
A friend of mine recently returned from a Canadian fishing trip with over a hundred pounds of salmon. She gave me some thick filets, to which I applied a rub and baked. It was outstanding, and I'm craving more.
Macaroni and meatballs. My nephew and his wife were visiting from VA, and they don't get Italian food often, so I usually try to make something when they come. I also had sausage and my mom made braciole. My brother brought a salad and some bread.
Last night, Mexican and chili at my buddies outdoor kitchen, tonight pot roast at home followed by dessert at a friends house and the next few das, dinner at Hilton Head. Life is good
Macaroni and meatballs. My nephew and his wife were visiting from VA, and they don't get Italian food often, so I usually try to make something when they come. I also had sausage and my mom made braciole. My brother brought a salad and some bread.
I hear ya. We get company and most of the time my wife has to make some kind of pasta and her sauce. They leave happy
At our weekly Saturday outdoor dinner we had a chili cook off. Had moose chili and must say it sure was good. Also had a white chicken chili and two kinds of "Regular" chili, plus great desserts and sides.
Bigboy, a few weeks ago my wife won a chili cook-off with her white chicken chili. My regular tomato based chili finished in the top half, but didn't come close to placing in the top three.
I've had plenty of venison chilis, but that moose chili sounds good. I haven't had moose in years, except for a few pieces of jerky.
We had the squirrels that Ray shot a few weeks ago. My MIL made them in the pressure cooker. Delish. We had Fried cabbage and fried taters and cornbread.
We had the squirrels that Ray shot a few weeks ago. My MIL made them in the pressure cooker. Delish. We had Fried cabbage and fried taters and cornbread.
Do you make your meatballs out of the squirrels and serve them with Spaghettio's?
Last night we had some ready made Mexican meals from a supermarket. We were busy and I was dashing off to work so it was something simple, which we rarely do because usually those meals tend to disappoint. However these were delicious, very spicy. They left their mark at both ends, if you get my meaning
As we're currently enjoying some very pleasant spring weather over here at the moment I'm BBQuing some large T-Bones tonight along with ribs and chicken kebabs, serving alongside tomato&red onion salad and garlic bread, washed down with industrial quantities of white wine!
We had the squirrels that Ray shot a few weeks ago. My MIL made them in the pressure cooker. Delish. We had Fried cabbage and fried taters and cornbread.
Do you make your meatballs out of the squirrels and serve them with Spaghettio's?
Tonight ravioli and veal cutlet parm. I took a fall a few days ago did not feel like eating. Feeling better but my upper rib is sore. Hurts when I try to lift things in my right hand. When I get up off a chair. Really hurts when I cough.
Going to doctor Monday. I should have gone after it happened, but I hate doctors.
Just got back from Pittsburgh. Stopped at the Italian store in Bloomfield and bought ravioli. Pretty dang good. My sister made the sauce and I brought some home. Delicioso!
London Broil marinating in a mixture of red wine, soy sauce, ketchup, onion powder, garlic powder and black pepper. I picked up a creamy polenta with spinach and carrots from Trader Joe's, so I think that will be our side. Yum.
Wife went out with her old school friends. What will I have when I watch the Nigeria vs US men's team soccer game? I don't know as yet maybe Rice Balls from Landi's on Ave N. Their famous for their Rice Balls.
I love Gorgonzola anything, Babe. But do you remember that episode of "Friends" where Rachel made the trifle and Ross said "It tastes like feet!"?
My oldest was maybe 11 or 12 years old when that episode first aired. And shortly after, I got her to try Gorgonzola on a salad. She naturally came back with "It tastes like feet!"
And to this day, every time she sees me eat it she says the same thing (and she's 26 now and loves Gorgonzola ).
Saw that episode a few weeks ago PB, hilarious. The only thanksgiving episode i liked better was the one with Brad Pitt.
You read my mind, Kid. They did a great job with Thanksgiving every year on that show. But the Brad Pitt episode took it to another level. The I hate Rachel Green Club!!
Saw that episode a few weeks ago PB, hilarious. The only thanksgiving episode i liked better was the one with Brad Pitt.
You read my mind, Kid. They did a great job with Thanksgiving every year on that show. But the Brad Pitt episode took it to another level. The I hate Rachel Green Club!!
. Probably my favourite cameo, the way Rachel is so oblivious to his hatred is priceless . I also really liked Ben Stiller and Alec Baldwins cameos.
Ingredients 1 (3 1/2-ounce) bag boil-in-bag brown rice,1 cup chunky bottled salsa $ 1 (15-ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained,6 (10-inch) flour tortillas 6 tablespoons bean dip (such as Frito Lay),3/4 cup (3 ounces) shredded Monterey Jack cheese with jalapeño peppers,1 peeled avocado, cut into 6 slices $,12 cilantro sprigs,6 lime wedges (optional)
Preparation Cook rice according to package directions, omitting salt and fat. While rice cooks, combine salsa and black beans in a small saucepan;
Ingredients 1 (3 1/2-ounce) bag boil-in-bag brown rice,1 cup chunky bottled salsa $ 1 (15-ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained,6 (10-inch) flour tortillas 6 tablespoons bean dip (such as Frito Lay),3/4 cup (3 ounces) shredded Monterey Jack cheese with jalapeño peppers,1 peeled avocado, cut into 6 slices $,12 cilantro sprigs,6 lime wedges (optional)
Preparation Cook rice according to package directions, omitting salt and fat. While rice cooks, combine salsa and black beans in a small saucepan;
Sounds Great my daughter is bringing her Girlfriend home for the first time tonight so maybe we'll try that
Don't forget prozoot and moozadell! Lol! Welcome, AG.
Ha ha nope. Thnx for the welcome. I actual made up a video on being Italian American on my utube channel mentioning all this stuff n the paisans love it. Got like 50,000 hits lol.
What else... It's sunday macaroni....I'm going to make Linguine with Shrimp Scampi, a nice garden salad, and a fresh loaf of Bastone Italian bread...Sounds good to me!
What else... It's sunday macaroni....I'm going to make Linguine with Shrimp Scampi, a nice garden salad, and a fresh loaf of Bastone Italian bread...Sounds good to me!
Shrimp scampi over linguine on a Sunday? Managia things have changed in the Italian kitchen. It's always the MARINARA on Sunday or NOTHING ELSE. Come on NJ...
I usually do the Marinara, but it's always good to have a change of pace once in awhile, now do you capisci!
Io non capisco I don't understand. Nope. Like I said before it's MARINARA sauce or the whole nine yards with the braciole gotta have the pork then it becomes gravy not sauce.
I usually do the Marinara, but it's always good to have a change of pace once in awhile, now do you capisci!
Io non capisco I don't understand. Nope. Like I said before it's MARINARA sauce or the whole nine yards with the braciole gotta have the pork then it becomes gravy not sauce.
Not to start up our timeless "sauce vs gravy" argument again but I agree with AG... once meat is added, sauce becomes gravy. Mangiamo!
I usually do the Marinara, but it's always good to have a change of pace once in awhile, now do you capisci!
Io non capisco I don't understand. Nope. Like I said before it's MARINARA sauce or the whole nine yards with the braciole gotta have the pork then it becomes gravy not sauce.
Not to start up our timeless "sauce vs gravy" argument again but I agree with AG... once meat is added, sauce becomes gravy. Mangiamo!
Then you'll appreciate this exchange I recently had with Olivant in the Godfather section.
Start with my post, then watch Oli's reply, then my reply :
I usually do the Marinara, but it's always good to have a change of pace once in awhile, now do you capisci!
Io non capisco I don't understand. Nope. Like I said before it's MARINARA sauce or the whole nine yards with the braciole gotta have the pork then it becomes gravy not sauce.
Not to start up our timeless "sauce vs gravy" argument again but I agree with AG... once meat is added, sauce becomes gravy. Mangiamo!
Then you'll appreciate this exchange I recently had with Olivant in the Godfather section.
Start with my post, then watch Oli's reply, then my reply :
I have to agree with Olivant 100% on that, it's was sauce for me growing up...All of my grandparents came from Italy, whether they cooked meat in the sauce or not i never heard them refer to it as gravy....One time i asked my grandfather about the sauce vs gravy question and this is what he said to me "Anybody asks for gravy in my house for their macaroni, I'm giving them just what they asked for - gravy - brown gravy! You want tomato sauce, you better ask for it!"... Now i'm not debating on what other people should call it, just giving my point of view.
Pb whoa back it up a minute here, you see what i wrote it was my point of view, i wasn't saying that they were less or more Italian for calling it gravy. So i don't know why your jumping down my back when i was just telling my story on the situation?
Pb whoa back it up a minute here, you see what i wrote it was my point of view, i wasn't saying that they were less or more Italian for calling it gravy. So i don't know why your jumping down my back when i was just telling my story on the situation?
It wasn't directed at you, pal. Not by a longshot. I'm sorry if you took it the wrong way.
made a pan seared ny strip that i got for $6, not a bad deal at all for a choice steak that had the marbling of a prime steak. when you shop, just spend a few minutes looking around and you will be able to find one that is literally a cut above the rest. i topped it with a healthy dab of my homemade chipotle/lime compound butter, which i will graciously share the recipe, although it is not totally 100% exact. adjust as common sense tells you...
-1 stick of softened unsalted butter.
-i/2 tsp sea/kosher salt.
-1/2 tsp fresh cracked black pepper.
-1/4 tsp garlic powder.
-zest of 1 lime.
-juice of 1/2 a lime. (make sure you roll your limes so they are extra juicy.)
-2 tbsp chipotle puree. (grab a can of chipotle in adobo, available in any supermarket. puree it with just enough water to make it smooth.)
blend all of the ingredients together until well incorporated. spoon onto a sheet a plastic wrap and roll into a log. store in the fridge until needed, or wrap with an additional layer of foil and throw it in the 'freeze. works great as a topping for steak, chops, grilled chicken, fish, ect. i can also personally vouch that it will make those crappy boxed mac and cheese dinners something decent!
Some nice prime beef burgers we picked up at Whole foods @$3.99 each which I will grille outside. Also a great big salad with chipotle dressing to which I have recently fallen in love with. - can't wait.
Tonight was a cold dinner: tossed salad, macaroni salad, egg salad and tuna salad. Stopped at the bakery and got fresh rolls this afternoon. It was a pleasant change.
Made this for dinner last night - eggplant parmigiana. It was too warm in the kitchen (with the oven on) for me to make pasta with it so I settled for string beans to accompany it.
that eggplant parm looks spot-on! cut into rings as opposed to strips, not too thick, not too thin. fried nice and crispy, not overloaded with sauce. the right amount of cheese, both mozz and parm, slightly browned. maybe some fresh basil on top next time though!
Pizza....From the best pizza guy around, Peppino....Had a nice G-Ma's pie with a side of garlic knots and some zeppole's for dessert....Can't go wrong with that for a Friday.
Serbian burger named"pljeskavica" with topings in like a tortillia role..i dare you all ro say"pljeskavica" out loud!! ;)allways with kajmak,tipe of balkan chease.don't know if anybody knows about it.
Was in Little Italy today for the San Rocco Feast. Had a delicious plate of gnocchi at Casa Bella's. Can't forget dessert, da Nico gave us some free zeppole and kids enjoyed gelato while I headed into Ferrara's for a good cup of coffee and biscotti. NY is the BEST
Hahah. It's alright. Irish-German mostly. I tend to lead towards the Irish more because I'm more fond of whiskey than beer. That and my bright orange hair.
Although, I guess my last name is Welsh. But it is also a pretty common name through all of the UK. Well, and the US.
My great grandmother was big into genealogy and traced that part of the family back more than 600 years. Germany, Austria, England, Ireland, Scotland. Most recently is Ireland though. But again, that's only one side of the family. Technically I'm not even like a eighth Irish because we've been in the states so long. But, I do know my great-great Grandfather came from Ireland on my mom's dad's side and my great-great-great grandparents came from Germany on my mom's mom's side.
But, when someone asks, I say Irish or Irish-German so I don't have to explain all that above lol.
Redheads are not exceedingly common in Southern Italy but they do exist. My paternal grandmother was a very superstitious woman. A lot of Italians are.
Anyway, in her town in Calabria they thought redheads were a jinx because local folklore held that Judas had red hair, if you can believe that. She'd cross herself whenever me or my brother brought an Irish kid home for dinner .
Hahaha. I've been dealing with that kind of stuff all my life. Not the Italian thing though. There are little to no Italians here in Central IL. You'd have to go to Chicago and the Burbs for that. Plus, we don't have real neighborhoods like big cities here. Here we have white neighborhoods and black neighborhoods. Well, we also have wealthy neighborhoods too. And the trailer parks where the blacks and white mix. A lot of hispanics here too. A few Asians but most of them live in apartment buildings.
Burgers, mashed potatoes and sliced tomatoes with red onions.
Footnote: The Peter Luger sauce that's sold in the meat department of your local supermarket is not the same as the one on the table at the original location in Williamsburg. That being said, it's still the best condiment you're ever going to put on a piece of grilled meat or a slice of tomato.
The Peter Luger sauce that's sold in the meat department of your local supermarket is not the same as the one on the table at the original location in Williamsburg. That being said, it's still the best condiment you're ever going to put on a piece of grilled meat or a slice of tomato.
The Peter Luger sauce that's sold in the meat department of your local supermarket is not the same as the one on the table at the original location in Williamsburg. That being said, it's still the best condiment you're ever going to put on a piece of grilled meat or a slice of tomato.
Man,what wouldn't i give for a plate of rigatoni with real marinara just like in ny,not that can shit they sell in the supermarkets here.There is no real italian food here.You have to go to italy get the right stuff
Man,what wouldn't i give for a plate of rigatoni with real marinara just like in ny,not that can shit they sell in the supermarkets here.There is no real italian food here.You have to go to italy get the right stuff
You can surely get good imported canned tomatoes, right?
Good canned tomatoes, good olive oil, fresh garlic and fresh basil. And of course you'll need some good grated cheese to pass at the table. I'm sure that your Mom still has enough Brooklyn in her to show you what to do .
There's nothing like the t-bone, eggs, hash browns and pancakes at IHOP for dinner every so often. Denny's gets honorable mention, but only down south. The Denny's up here all suck.
yes of course she does,she cooks great and i mean real good.The problem is that my parents are on vacation in Montenegro untill the 3rd,and the girl am living with,Maria(It's speled Marija here in Serbia),although she's a natural blond with blue eyes,lean and beutifull(to me anyways ) cooks only vegan and vegetarin food with low carbs no holesterol no bread(my mom can't stand it).That leaves me to order something,some take out..eh i don't want to complain it could be worse
That's really weird, Alex. I may have told you this before, but I have an Albanian super in one of my buildings. He's in Montenegro RIGHT NOW with his family. They go for six weeks every year.
Yes you told me before,his origins is probably from montenegro.Don't want to break privacy but it's probably one of 3 places:ulcinj,bar or budva,right?My fathers family is also from montenegro originally,from a place called Utjeha,it's righta betwen those places i mentioned before.That's where they are.(my parents)Monte is beutifull,it's tough and roughed but beutifull
ha ha!!! I like a good lasagna or veal parm... breakfast for dinner or lunch is very good especially when there are nice fresh hashbrowns ... with katsup and lots of black pepper. crisp bacon
Nice PB, one of my fav's....Gotta be real thin tho, i don't like them thick....I always save one the next day for lunch and make a buffalo chicken wrap with it.
Grilled flounder with baked asparagus and mashed potato(fresh) not the boxed stuff .
we had pork cutlets, home made fries, tomato salad red onion basil oregano evoo.. pane antico bread. provolone, olives. and super tuscan.wine..nice and simple
I love chicken cutlets american style (i fry them with butter and oil), one of my fave dishes. but bronx the pork cutlets with duck sauce is a beautiful thing as well.
Went into the only decent Italian pizzeria/restaurant/market in OC. Ordered a NY style pizza ha ha, eggplant parm sangweech and manigot' to-go and of course the girl wrote down my name as Monica. I said, No I'm also ordering man-eee-gut, she says oh you mean, man-i-cot-ti? Nope I mean manigot' damn it. I mean yes. So after we got it all straightened out I had my kids try a Manhattan Special coffee drink and bought 6 to take home for myself. I haven't had one of those drinks in years I was secretly glad when one of the bottles she opened for us spilled all over her
I was secretly glad when one of the bottles she opened for us spilled all over her
That always happens if you don't know how to open them. You have to just barely pinch the cap open and let a little bit of air out at a time. If you just pop it open willy-nilly it will explode all over you.
There's nothing like the t-bone, eggs, hash browns and pancakes at IHOP for dinner every so often. Denny's gets honorable mention, but only down south. The Denny's up here all suck.
Just saw this...and I can't get on I95 and not stop at a Cracker Barrel
I had potato salad at a friend's house and it was delicious. I asked her what her secret was and she said that she made it with 2/3 mayo and 1/3 sour cream. I make it that way all the time now, and everyone loves it.
I'm making a loin of pork tonight. It's the first really cool day up here and I'm looking forward to having the oven on for a couple of hours!!!
I had potato salad at a friend's house and it was delicious. I asked her what her secret was and she said that she made it with 2/3 mayo and 1/3 sour cream. I make it that way all the time now, and everyone loves it.
I'm making a loin of pork tonight. It's the first really cool day up here and I'm looking forward to having the oven on for a couple of hours!!!
That Potato Salad sounds Delicious you should try the blue cheese potato salad withe the chedder and bacon it's called loaded potato's or some shit but it's good
Shepherds Pie tonight. Was very good. My wife makes an above average mash potato. Which is miraculous since she grew up on boxed mashed. Which still baffles me.
Now I'm watching the game snacking on crackers with a strawberry preserve from the orchard with applie pie cheddar cheese from same orchard and Saleme felino sliced super thin. Pretentious but yummy
I think tonight it's going to be a chicken and broccoli stir-fry. I looked in the refrigerator and it's gettin' close to "use it or lose it" time for the perishable food items.
I'm going to check the cupboards to see if there's anything else appropriate to add to the mix. Probably make some plain rice or Asian noodles to go with it, too.
Tonight i will be doing something involving pasta and sausages!! I will also be using my wife's secret pasta sauce in it. A quick clue though: She puts tomatoes in it
Shepherds Pie tonight. Was very good. My wife makes an above average mash potato. Which is miraculous since she grew up on boxed mashed. Which still baffles me.
Now I'm watching the game snacking on crackers with a strawberry preserve from the orchard with applie pie cheddar cheese from same orchard and Saleme felino sliced super thin. Pretentious but yummy
Originally Posted By: cheech
Shepherds Pie tonight. Was very good. My wife makes an above average mash potato. Which is miraculous since she grew up on boxed mashed. Which still baffles me.
Now I'm watching the game snacking on crackers with a strawberry preserve from the orchard with applie pie cheddar cheese from same orchard and Saleme felino sliced super thin. Pretentious but yummy
Cheech mind giving me the recipe that sounds beyond miraculous
I've had some tummy issues since Sunday. Last night I had steamed white rice with canned clear brother (College Inn brand, which is good for just such an occasion).
Last night, I sauteed minced onions and cubed chicken breast, then added chicken broth and minced prosciutto. Poured it all over meat tortellini. It was delicious.
I've had some tummy issues since Sunday. Last night I had steamed white rice with canned clear brother (College Inn brand, which is good for just such an occasion).
PB,
I hope, no...I fervently pray that you meant "broth".
I've had some tummy issues since Sunday. Last night I had steamed white rice with canned clear brother (College Inn brand, which is good for just such an occasion).
PB,
I hope, no...I fervently pray that you meant "broth".
this is the best thread on the whole board. the trolls will ruin it eventually
I wouldn't worry - this thread has been up and running for several years now, and it hasn't happened yet. Unlike some of the other "hot button" topics on the GBB, food doesn't really seem to be a contentious issue (thank heaven!).
this is the best thread on the whole board. the trolls will ruin it eventually
I wouldn't worry - this thread has been up and running for several years now, and it hasn't happened yet. Unlike some of the other "hot button" topics on the GBB, food doesn't really seem to be a contentious issue (thank heaven!).
Besides, I don't think SC would stand for it!
Signor V.
I was the creator of this thread on September 19, 2007. Seven plus years ago. Unreal how time flies.
Decided to make a homemade meat sauce tonight. I haven't done it much in the last year or so, and, from time to time I do like knowing what's in the food I'm eating!
Now, if I could only decide what type of pasta to put in the soon-to-be-boiling water...
I keep forgetting that you're half Irish . But all kidding aside, I really like it once in awhile myself. It's a great cold or damp weather meal.
There's an Irish place up in Woodlawn called Rory Dolan's that does a great job with it. The bowl they serve it in is the size of a small pizza. You can't finish it, you have to take some home.
I keep forgetting that you're half Irish . But all kidding aside, I really like it once in awhile myself. It's a great cold or damp weather meal.
There's an Irish place up in Woodlawn called Rory Dolan's that does a great job with it. The bowl they serve it in is the size of a small pizza. You can't finish it, you have to take some home.
I had home made chicken and rice soup.....mmmmm mmmm... yeah opiods always make a person constipated... sooo hard to go after taking a couple of those!!!
I keep forgetting that you're half Irish . But all kidding aside, I really like it once in awhile myself. It's a great cold or damp weather meal.
There's an Irish place up in Woodlawn called Rory Dolan's that does a great job with it. The bowl they serve it in is the size of a small pizza. You can't finish it, you have to take some home.
I had home made chicken and rice soup.....mmmmm mmmm... yeah opiods always make a person constipated... sooo hard to go after taking a couple of those!!!
I'm craving a deep dish pepperoni pizza
i do not like deep dish myself and i dont even like sicilian. i like the crust burnt and as thin as possible without having the cheese fall off or get soggy, im weird about my abeetz
i like the crust burnt and as thin as possible without having the cheese fall off or get soggy, im weird about my abeetz
Not weird at all. What you just described is pizza in its truest form. Pizza should be simple. Sometimes I don't even want mozzarella on my pie. Just a nice flat tomato pie, a drizzle of olive oil and a little garlic, charred to a crisp, topped off with some good grated cheese. Maybe a couple anchovies. That's it. Heaven on earth .
I keep forgetting that you're half Irish . But all kidding aside, I really like it once in awhile myself. It's a great cold or damp weather meal.
There's an Irish place up in Woodlawn called Rory Dolan's that does a great job with it. The bowl they serve it in is the size of a small pizza. You can't finish it, you have to take some home.
just the drunk half.
Aren't you 5 ft. 3, Cheech? You're shorter than a leprechaun.
i like the crust burnt and as thin as possible without having the cheese fall off or get soggy, im weird about my abeetz
Not weird at all. What you just described is pizza in its truest form. Pizza should be simple. Sometimes I don't even want mozzarella on my pie. Just a nice flat tomato pie, a drizzle of olive oil and a little garlic, charred to a crisp, topped off with some good grated cheese. Maybe a couple anchovies. That's it. Heaven on earth .
Love it like that minus the anchovies. I sprinkle some Parmesan. That's it. It's the best. You get that nice crunch when you bight into it.
I'm making a meatloaf tonight, stuffed with cheese, with a side of perogies and string beans with balsamic vinegar and garlic...For dessert a cannoli and 2 scoops of Haagen-Dazs (dulce de leche)
I love Popeye's. But I find that the franchises in the south are much better than the ones up here. Don't get me wrong, they're still good up here. But the spots in between Virginia and Florida are so good that you'd think you're in a restaurant and not a fast food joint.
The same rule applies to Cracker Barrel, pizzaboy. Northern franchises don't compare with their counterparts.
I agree. Same applies to Denny's. The Denny's in Florida are off the charts good. The few up here SUCK.
I hear that. On the flipside, we took the kids to Disney in 1997 and stayed in Tennessee over night. Me and my son son wanted a taco pizza from Pizza Hut and that particular franchise never heard of such a pie. We still joke about that to this day.
But I find that the franchises in the south are much better than the ones up here. Don't get me wrong, they're still good up here. But the spots in between Virginia and Florida are so good that you'd think you're in a restaurant and not a fast food joint.
I know exactly what you're talking about. I've been to a couple on my way down to Florida, and like you said night and day. I think Popeye's is 100% better than KFC by a mile. Did you ever try their fried apple pies?...Phenomenal!
Mrs. Mark cooked a big pot of home made chili tonight. Perfect meal for perfect fall evening. All the fixings... cheddar cheese, sour cream, oyster crackers, tobasco, onions. Good stuff!
Popeyes is one of the only fast food I'll go to. The biscuits are great. The fries are good. Chickens good. KFC is all Arabs now where I am. It's weird. Food sucks there. I wouldn't give it to my dog. I like Dutchess. Not sure if that's only CT.
I'm making a meatloaf tonight, stuffed with cheese, with a side of perogies and string beans with balsamic vinegar and garlic...For dessert a cannoli and 2 scoops of Haagen-Dazs (dulce de leche)
I love Popeye's. But I find that the franchises in the south are much better than the ones up here. Don't get me wrong, they're still good up here. But the spots in between Virginia and Florida are so good that you'd think you're in a restaurant and not a fast food joint.
Popeye's is great. Over here in CA we have to drive to the hood to get it but it's worth it. AND you MUST order Strawberry Soda or the meal is not COMPLETE
This is such a delicious EASY recipe made it the other night. I promise it will NOT disappoint. You may need to double it (I cut the chicken into pieces comes out tastier in my opinion)
If you cannot read it here is recipe. Ingredients: 2 skinless boneless chicken breast halves 2 teaspoons butter 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese softened 1/2 cup sliced fresh mushrooms 1 tablespoon chopped green onion 1/8 teaspoon salt Dash of pepper 1 (4 ounce) package of refrigerated crescent rolls
Directions: (Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease baking dish.) In a skillet, cook chicken in butter about 4 minutes each side. Place chicken in a greased 3 cup baking dish. In a bowl, combine cream cheese, mushrooms, onion, salt and pepper. Spoon over chicken. Unroll dough into one long rectangle; seal seams and perforations. If necessary trim dough to fit top of dish and patch together overlapping edges. Pinch edges to seal. Place over filling. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until heated through.
One of the local watering holes has a $3 chicken special on Monday nights. 3 bucks gets you a leg, thigh, fries and a salad. Great deal and good stuff. We get 3 orders, one for Mrs. Mark, one for me tonight and one for lunch tomorrow.
Tonight I am making pork steaks, mashed taties, carrots, green beans, stuffing and onion gravy. My wife has been working a lot of late shifts lately and I have become masterful in the kitchen (alongside the bedroom of course)
yes, you are correct ..i have several calabrian old timers i eat with ., that were born there, just about the same eating likes as sicilians..i am the latter.. zucchini flowers fried..madonna!
yes, you are correct ..i have several calabrian old timers i eat with ., that were born there, just about the same eating likes as sicilians..i am the latter.. zucchini flowers fried..madonna!
You're killing me. Zucchini flowers are the best part of the summer .
The cardone, though. Man, they don't even have them all the time at the Arthur Avenue Market. And you know what my Mother used to say about the Market, right? If they don't have it, it doesn't grow .
i had a guy in a restaurant a long time ago make a dozen for some old time sicilians..they didn't know what was coming out, when they seen the heads , like they hit the #
They were in their glory when they seen those trays come out..huh..Did they go for the brains first? lol
Even if it grosses you out you could always fake it so you don't offend the cook. Just pick at the flesh around the skull. The cheeks and jowls taste just like a nice fatty leg of lamb. But a real man eats the eyeballs .
One of the local watering holes has a $3 chicken special on Monday nights. 3 bucks gets you a leg, thigh, fries and a salad. Great deal and good stuff. We get 3 orders, one for Mrs. Mark, one for me tonight and one for lunch tomorrow.
Even if it grosses you out you could always fake it so you don't offend the cook. Just pick at the flesh around the skull. The cheeks and jowls taste just like a nice fatty leg of lamb. But a real man eats the eyeballs .
I hear on that one.lol..I love all that stuff myself...Nah i say that because my grandfather and uncles, whenever we had lamb or pig heads they would always go for the brains first, they said it's the best part.
One of the local watering holes has a $3 chicken special on Monday nights. 3 bucks gets you a leg, thigh, fries and a salad. Great deal and good stuff. We get 3 orders, one for Mrs. Mark, one for me tonight and one for lunch tomorrow.
This again, tonight! You can't beat this deal.
That's unbelievable, Mark. Even at a blue collar Bronx tavern that would run at least 8 bucks (and it would still be considered reasonable). But 3 dollars?
One of the local watering holes has a $3 chicken special on Monday nights. 3 bucks gets you a leg, thigh, fries and a salad. Great deal and good stuff. We get 3 orders, one for Mrs. Mark, one for me tonight and one for lunch tomorrow.
This again, tonight! You can't beat this deal.
Sounds good mark....Like you said, for all that you can't beat that price...They must sell a lot of orders.
that is great thanks for sharing your Mom's sayings
My pleasure, buddy. I should be thanking you for bringing her to mind. Not to be morbid, but I brought flowers to Saint Raymonds today. And because of this thread I spent an hour there just thinking about her kitchen at this time of year .
One of the local watering holes has a $3 chicken special on Monday nights. 3 bucks gets you a leg, thigh, fries and a salad. Great deal and good stuff. We get 3 orders, one for Mrs. Mark, one for me tonight and one for lunch tomorrow.
This again, tonight! You can't beat this deal.
That's unbelievable, Mark. Even at a blue collar Bronx tavern that would run at least 8 bucks (and it would still be considered reasonable). But 3 dollars?
Yes, 3 bucks, that's it. The place is packed and to go orders are crazy and they sell a lot of alcohol. The owners are great people. We went to high school together. BTW, you could get all white meat for $5. Still a great deal. They make a ton of cash on drinks alone.
I actually prefer the dark meat, Mark. It has nothing to do with the cost either. When I make cacciatore I use nothing but thighs, drumsticks and wings. The sauce comes out as sweet as sugar.
That's a really good deal Mark. I prefer dark meat too has more flavor. All that talk about zucchini flowers and mom's (and pops) kitchen makes me want to make farina cake. That's an oldie but goodie. Did you ever eat that? Good stuff. I still have a bag of gavadeel (cavatelli) in the freezer that my pops made. It's the last thing he made with his hands. I just cannot bring myself to cook it up but I know he would be more upset if I didn't eat it and it went to waste by sitting in the freezer for so long.
I still have a bag of gavadeel (cavatelli) in the freezer that my pops made. It's the last thing he made with his hands. I just cannot bring myself to cook it up but I know he would be more upset if I didn't eat it and it went to waste by sitting in the freezer for so long.
Wait . . . Didn't Bobby Baccala do the same thing with his dead wife's baked ziti?
I still have a bag of gavadeel (cavatelli) in the freezer that my pops made. It's the last thing he made with his hands. I just cannot bring myself to cook it up but I know he would be more upset if I didn't eat it and it went to waste by sitting in the freezer for so long.
Wait . . . Didn't Bobby Baccala do the same thing with his dead wife's baked ziti?
Just kidding. Happy Thanksgiving, Alfs .
Ha ha Happy Thanksgiving PB. And keep up ur wisecracks guess who might be in ur neck of the woods in a couple of weeks? That's right Me
I had the grossest mash potatoes today lol I don't know why but someone had the smart idea that nutmeg and potatoes go together. I hope I never have that again tasted like weird pumpkin pie
Nutmeg is, from my experience, a tricky spice to use. There is a thin line between enough and way too much. Add even a bit too much to just about anything, and the whole thing starts to smell like Lestoil.
I like adapting recipes from Colonial American days, and boy, did they overuse the nutmeg! Seems to have been one of their favorite spices. What was "usual" for them back in those days, would curdle your innards today - as well as being just plain inedible by our standards.
With nutmeg, a little can go quite a long way. However, my opinions only apply to ground nutmeg; I've never used the freshly grated stuff.
I tell you what, i use the recipe from marlboro i had from years back and it's not bad at all. The only thing i have to do to it is give it a little more heat.
You and Mr Babe have a standing invitation. NO RSVP necessary. You have my address - just show up. Only one thing, though - bring some decent Italian bread. I can't find any up here.
Joe Maddon's new place "Ava" supposedly has the best pizza this side of Napoli.
Don T to the rescue!
How's Bern's these days, DT? I haven't been there in years. But I've heard that it's not the same. That could be way off, though. Because the guy who mentioned it to me thinks that Outback is fine dining.
Joe Maddon's new place "Ava" supposedly has the best pizza this side of Napoli.
Maddon is a big hit in Chicago. Already a likeable guy, he and Cubs executive Theo Epstein, bought the media two rounds of drinks at his press conference in November. Instant hit.
Joe Maddon's new place "Ava" supposedly has the best pizza this side of Napoli.
Maddon is a big hit in Chicago. Already a likeable guy, he and Cubs executive Theo Epstein, bought the media two rounds of drinks at his press conference in November. Instant hit.
and when you get the check there is a slight difference on the bottom line..lol..if anyone gets to st petes i can recommend a really nice italian restaurant..
Joe Maddon's new place "Ava" supposedly has the best pizza this side of Napoli.
Maddon is a big hit in Chicago. Already a likeable guy, he and Cubs executive Theo Epstein, bought the media two rounds of drinks at his press conference in November. Instant hit.
What you think the bribed the press ?
We don't use the "B" word in Chicago, pimp. We refer to that as greasing the wheels - Chicago Style. Welcome to the BB, pimpanella.
Last night I threw together some sausage, biscuits and gravy.
Because I may be a California liberal now...but I was born and raised on the Eastern Shore of Maryland...and we likes our country food!
That a boy, XDCX. I don't care who you vote for. But I'm telling you right now, if you start eating bean sprouts and alfalfa we can't be friends anymore.
Last night I threw together some sausage, biscuits and gravy.
Because I may be a California liberal now...but I was born and raised on the Eastern Shore of Maryland...and we likes our country food!
That a boy, XDCX. I don't care who you vote for. But I'm telling you right now, if you start eating bean sprouts and alfalfa we can't be friends anymore.
I have developed a taste for sushi since I moved here. Does that count? Is that hipster food?
Last night I threw together some sausage, biscuits and gravy.
Because I may be a California liberal now...but I was born and raised on the Eastern Shore of Maryland...and we likes our country food!
That a boy, XDCX. I don't care who you vote for. But I'm telling you right now, if you start eating bean sprouts and alfalfa we can't be friends anymore.
I have developed a taste for sushi since I moved here. Does that count? Is that hipster food?
You get a pass for sushi. I'm a 55 year old Bronx guy and even I like it once in awhile, especially unagi and good old yellowtail.
You get a pass for sushi. I'm a 55 year old Bronx guy and even I like it once in awhile, especially unagi and good old yellowtail.
Unagi is amazing! I'm a fan of the yellowtail as well, as well as salmon rolls.
And the spicy tuna roll...which is basically the Big Mac of sushi. But it has to be spicy. Some places I've been, there's really no difference between the regular tuna roll and the spicy.
I told my wife I want Cuban food, Cuban coffee and pretty soon a Cuban cigar. Then we danced a chacha
Obama wants the same he made another executive order. Except they are still a state sponsor of terror. Hopefully he also want mucho Cuban votes.
What a joke. That trade "embargo," or whatever the heck you call it, is ridiculous. It should have ended YEARS ago. But the State of Florida has too much to lose by way of tourism, and they're terrified of the idea of moneyed Cuban Americans running back "home."
I know I'm a cynical guy when it comes to stuff life this, and I'd REALLY like to legally visit Cuba some day (you know, instead of going through Canada and committing a felony that people are almost never charged with anyway). But I'll believe it when I see it.
Now, where were we vis-à-vis dinner? She's making burgers and home made fries tonight. But all of sudden I could go for black beans and rice. And I'm not even kidding.
Buy a deep fryer and some mahi mahi. killer fish tacos.
Nice. I LOVE fish tacos, Nicky. You see the trucks everywhere in South Florida, especially in the Keys. They're almost as common as hot dog trucks up here.
Buy a deep fryer and some mahi mahi. killer fish tacos.
Nice. I LOVE fish tacos, Nicky. You see the trucks everywhere in South Florida, especially in the Keys. They're almost as common as hot dog trucks up here.
^^^^ I wasn't kidding about Cuban food, Mark. I love it. To me, black beans and rice is like the Latino version of pasta fazool. And they do chicken and potatoes as good as anyone.
great place in coral gables cafe versailles..ever go pizza
No, but based on your recommendation I'm gonna give it a try for sure, Bronx. My oldest went to U of M. She lived in the Gables for several years. I'm gonna give her a call tomorrow and ask her if she's ever been there. More than likely she has.
I went over to the hardrock casino , then to the cuban place..huge pastry shop, coffee shop, restaurant ,one building but separate rooms.. old style ambiance. Every time I went the cubans dress nice collared shirts, slacks, sport jackets..cafe is a hang out like a social club.matter of fact i'm watching the news now and they have the place on interviewing people about castro. long drive but spend a day and a half enjoying the sites..it was only 78 yesterday. friggin sun..
I went over to the hardrock casino , then to the cuban place..huge pastry shop, coffee shop, restaurant ,one building but separate rooms.. old style ambiance. Every time I went the cubans dress nice collared shirts, slacks, sport jackets..cafe is a hang out like a social club.matter of fact i'm watching the news now and they have the place on interviewing people about castro. long drive but spend a day and a half enjoying the sites..it was only 78 yesterday. friggin sun..
Cubans are sharp dressers, especially the men. And true style never goes out of date. Desi Arnaz wore clothes in the '50s that would get him on the Ten Best Dressed list today. They're a lot like us in that regard.
Tonight i'm making a California cheese burger, cooked in a cast iron skillet (ran out of propane and charcoal), with a new recipe i want to try to make called a bacon & potato egg strata.
^^^^ I wasn't kidding about Cuban food, Mark. I love it. To me, black beans and rice is like the Latino version of pasta fazool. And they do chicken and potatoes as good as anyone.
I hear you, pb. I'm serious as well... Cuban food looks and sounds absolutely delicious! I've heard a lot great things about it and look forward some day to an authentic Cuban sandwich and a... how do you say; banana daiquiri?
I have been with my girlfriend for one and a half years and I have only heard her fart twice.
Once was when she had diarrhea and the bathroom wasn't soundproof like she thought it was and the other time was when she got too drunk and it came out involuntarily.
PB, did you ever get down to Popeye's and try out the fried apple pies?
Not yet, NJ. We leave for Florida on the 5th. I'll get back to you when I try them. Because like I said, the Popeye's down south are far superior to the franchises up here.
Ok...When you do let me know what you thought about them...I always get 1 or 2 every time i go...I rarely eat out that much, but when i do Popeye's is 1 out of the 2 fast food restaurants i patronize, and those fried apple pies are a meal topper for me.
PB, did you ever get down to Popeye's and try out the fried apple pies?
Not yet, NJ. We leave for Florida on the 5th. I'll get back to you when I try them. Because like I said, the Popeye's down south are far superior to the franchises up here.
The ones up here are gross. And you know what I mean.
PB, did you ever get down to Popeye's and try out the fried apple pies?
Not yet, NJ. We leave for Florida on the 5th. I'll get back to you when I try them. Because like I said, the Popeye's down south are far superior to the franchises up here.
The ones up here are gross. And you know what I mean.
You mean to tell me that the new one off the Post Road in Bridgeport isn't suitable for family functions?
PB, did you ever get down to Popeye's and try out the fried apple pies?
Not yet, NJ. We leave for Florida on the 5th. I'll get back to you when I try them. Because like I said, the Popeye's down south are far superior to the franchises up here.
The ones up here are gross. And you know what I mean.
You mean to tell me that the new one off the Post Road in Bridgeport isn't suitable for family functions?
Hahahahahah. Just saw this. You still taking down twelve packs of Peroni and driving up and down 95? I thought we talked about this?
Tonight i'm going to make an Italian hotdog, "Jimmy Buff style."
For those who don't know, Jimmy Buff's is an iconic hotdog/sausage joint that originated from the Newark area in the 1930's. Dickie D's was also another place famous for their hotdogs. I still get out and grab one every once in awhile, good stuff. I gotta tell you, it will stop your heart tho. They fry everything in soybean oil.
Yeah, it's not bad Mark. Being from the area, i've eaten quite a few of them. Do they have that kind of style in Chicago?
I know you guys have that place called the "Wiener Circle", where they curse at you and talk smack while you're trying to place your order. Funny stuff going on over there. Call me crazy, but I would like to visit that joint one day tho.
Wiener Circle mainly does that over night to screw with the drunks. Funny stuff. A couple of years ago Conan O'Brien came to the city and sent Triumph to the hot dog place... enjoy!
I have been meaning to put this up keep forgetting. Has anyone ever eaten Quinoa? My friend made quinoa soup and I made enchiladas.
Quinoa
Quinoa was important to the diet of pre-Columbian Andean civilizations.[16] Quinoa grain has been called a superfood,[17] a term which is not in common use by dietitians and nutrition scientists. Protein content is very high for a cereal/pseudo-cereal (14% by mass), but not as high as most beans and legumes. The protein content per 100 calories is higher than brown rice, potatoes, barley and millet, but is less than wild rice and oats.[18] Nutritional evaluations indicate that quinoa is a source of complete protein.[19][20][21] Other sources claim its protein is not complete but relatively high in essential amino acids.[22]
Macroni Pie, baked ziti, wine red & white, salad, soda pillsbury dinner rolls, italian bread. Cake and cookies.
My youngest sons birthday 37 my daughter the communist called him and my oldest daughter got in from Rome at 7pm and got to the house at 8:30 to celebrate her birthday with my little Mia.
Wife even made Pastafugi for later today.
My youngest brought over his girl friend that he met in Jujitsu class a doctor. Freaking kid lucked out she smart and gorgeous.
Macroni Pie, baked ziti, wine red & white, salad, soda pillsbury dinner rolls, italian bread. Cake and cookies.
My youngest sons birthday 37 my daughter the communist called him and my oldest daughter got in from Rome at 7pm and got to the house at 8:30 to celebrate her birthday with my little Mia.
Wife even made Pastafugi for later today.
My youngest brought over his girl friend that he met in Jujitsu class a doctor. Freaking kid lucked out she smart and gorgeous.
That's nice Foot, Enjoy the festivities.
Making the usual, Mac's with some meatballs i just got done cooking and a garden salad with fresh Mozz. For dessert, i bought Tortoni from Nasto's in Newark. Good place!
As a kid I did not like home made ravioli. I did not like homemade italian cheesecake. I must have been out of my mind. My mother used to make them from scratch she even made home made italian lemon ice.
That is really the one thing I miss about her the food.
She used to make her own bread. My brother and I used to laugh when she cut the bread. She would hold the bread against her bussom when she cut it with a big knife. We thought she would cut her breast off while cutting it.
Quinoa and lentils, the seasoning I used was a take on Moroccan spices: Onion powder Garlic powder Chili powder Cumin Cayenne pepper Paprika Italian mix seasoning Nutmeg Cinnamon
For the beats I drizzled a little olive oil, salt and peppered then put them in the oven at 400 for about an hour
I made a Horseradish mustard sauce to put on the beats: Apple cider vinegar Horseradish Spicy brown mustard Olive oil salt and pepper
Matzah ball soup with noodles and carrots. Hungarian goulash with sweet carrots and mashed potatoes with gravey from a local Jewish deli Mill basin deli.
I'm going to Original Joe's in North Beach. It's going to be clam mania for me! A bowl of their New England chowder - one of the best in San Francisco followed by linguine vongole (white sauce).
Then tomorrow it's back to whatever Safeway has for "$5 Friday."
I'm going to Original Joe's in North Beach. It's going to be clam mania for me! A bowl of their New England chowder - one of the best in San Francisco followed by linguine vongole (white sauce).
Then tomorrow it's back to whatever Safeway has for "$5 Friday."
That looks good Mark. I hardly eat fast food but it was 90 here today so didn't want to cook. So, I ate this burger from Carl's called El Diablo (the devil) It looks totally disgusting but man was it good. It's got the evil meat, bacon, straight up jalapeños, and jalapeño poppers in it that oozes out sinful spiciness and cheese. Every bite I took had to be at least 100 calories each but it was GOOOOOD GOOOOOOOD Spicy HOT Meaty GOOD. My mouth is on fire and my belly is full. I can take a nice nonni nap right now.
Did not marinate it but cooked it so slow and dressed it with hickory / hot sauce mix, for hour and a half, turning it often, came out great....wife loves when I do this.
I just ate a few more pieces of Eggplant, could not resist these moulinyan beautie's from my garden.
Fried up perfectly after being treated, we give them the treatment for a few hours after being sliced thin as paper and before breading and fryin.
The treatment is a soaking of milk in a bowl with a smaller heavier bowl laid over them, pressing on them for some reason or another. Not sure what the heck its all about but damn they are good.
Reminds me of guy from the old neighborhood, fuckin guy is always angry, at everything and everybody, but at the same time know how to be funnie and have a good time also.
A couple of Marinated Porterhouse Steaks off the grill.
Did a overnight marinade of Wistershire, garlic, onion and some Chipolte tabassco.
Wife made a Zuccinni Pie for a side and a few cut up Tomato from the garden with mottzi balls. The t & m were drizzled and sprinkled of cource with oil and Oregano.
Dues - serious question... what exactly is matzo balls and what do they taste like? I saw a show about food and they showed a chicken soup with matzo balls and it looked delicious.
Dues - serious question... what exactly is matzo balls and what do they taste like? I saw a show about food and they showed a chicken soup with matzo balls and it looked delicious.
What are they?
LoL, those are different then what I was talkin about.
I meant Mozzarella Cheese balls, "fresh mottzie" my friends or locals around me call it. Or Muetts. Its a slang or short way of sayin it.
The Motzo Ball, like in motzo Soup..... thats a huge bread ball in a chicken broth, they make it like a big bread meatball.
Dues - serious question... what exactly is matzo balls and what do they taste like? I saw a show about food and they showed a chicken soup with matzo balls and it looked delicious.
What are they?
LoL, those are different then what I was talkin about.
I meant Mozzarella Cheese balls, "fresh mottzie" my friends or locals around me call it. Or Muetts. Its a slang or short way of sayin it.
The Motzo Ball, like in motzo Soup..... thats a huge bread ball in a chicken broth, they make it like a big bread meatball.
Yeah, swing and a miss on that one for sure. My bad!
Dues - serious question... what exactly is matzo balls and what do they taste like? I saw a show about food and they showed a chicken soup with matzo balls and it looked delicious.
What are they?
LoL, those are different then what I was talkin about.
I meant Mozzarella Cheese balls, "fresh mottzie" my friends or locals around me call it. Or Muetts. Its a slang or short way of sayin it.
The Motzo Ball, like in motzo Soup..... thats a huge bread ball in a chicken broth, they make it like a big bread meatball.
Yeah, swing and a miss on that one for sure. My bad!
Thanks for the info, Dues.
Not at all, it was me ....I shuda wrote Mozzarella to be clear. I like to write the way I speak sometimes, its fun.
I dont put it on, I can be a little rough around the edges sometimes but when I need to be tighter or reeled in , I can pull it off when needed.
tonight i made straccetti di manzo con rughetta. It's thin sliced steak in a salad of arugula and shallots with a balsamic/red wine vinegar dressing.
Very Nice.
I like this, I will do it. I will Q a fillet and dress it like this.
Nice summer dish.
Thanks Wheels
Anytime. It's really easy to make, heat a little olive oil in a pan, throw in some chopped shallots let them soften for a minute or two, then add some balsamic and regular red wine vinegar and let it boil for 5-7 minutes. Pour on top of the steak and arugula.
Yes I never saw anyone win that. We were at the table talking for 6 hours. So we gave the waiter 50 percent tip. So he would not lose any money.
Normally I don't talk a lot with them. They are my wife's friends not mine.
This guy John went right to flight training straight out of HS during Vietnam. Helicopter pilot air cav. Training is going fine but his vision was a little less then perfect. So they tried to talk him out. Guy tells him life expecting was 2 weeks in that. He tells him I don't care. So they let him stay in.
He becomes a big hero. He writes a book about it "born in Brooklyn raised in the Air cav"
Yes I never saw anyone win that. We were at the table talking for 6 hours. So we gave the waiter 50 percent tip. So he would not lose any money.
Normally I don't talk a lot with them. They are my wife's friends not mine.
This guy John went right to flight training straight out of HS during Vietnam. Helicopter pilot air cav. Training is going fine but his vision was a little less then perfect. So they tried to talk him out. Guy tells him life expecting was 2 weeks in that. He tells him I don't care. So they let him stay in.
He becomes a big hero. He writes a book about it "born in Brooklyn raised in the Air cav"
Yes I never saw anyone win that. We were at the table talking for 6 hours. So we gave the waiter 50 percent tip. So he would not lose any money.
Normally I don't talk a lot with them. They are my wife's friends not mine.
This guy John went right to flight training straight out of HS during Vietnam. Helicopter pilot air cav. Training is going fine but his vision was a little less then perfect. So they tried to talk him out. Guy tells him life expecting was 2 weeks in that. He tells him I don't care. So they let him stay in.
He becomes a big hero. He writes a book about it "born in Brooklyn raised in the Air cav"
Nice, I will check that book out.
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Macaroni's (cellentani) with homemade meatballs and pork braciole. Can't forget the pane and a garden salad topped with fresh sliced mozz....Remember, when cooking, always start off your meal with a nice glass of wine, not for the food for the cook. Salute!...Wine is the "Juice of Life"
Remember derisi's bowling equipment place. I used to buy bowling balls from them.
Or the night club on ave n. It was owned by a local capo, he also owned alliata bakery and the pizza place right next to it.
One night I am leaving the night club. I get hit from behind I guess the guy did not like me. He hit me with a slap Jack. I am dizzy but knew I better not go down or might never get up. So I am leaning against the wall fending the guy off. Then my friend Sonny see's it and jumps him from behind.
We did a job on him. Remember good fellas when DeNiro is kicking Billy's batts in the face. That is what I did to that guy. I had to throw away my shoes after that full of blood. Then we robbed him and left.
Just finished eating at Chart House in Weehawken. Delicious food. I had the blackened salmon with Baja topping of sautéed shrimp avocado corn salsa. Views of the city were beautiful.
Just finished eating at Chart House in Weehawken. Delicious food. I had the blackened salmon with Baja topping of sautéed shrimp avocado corn salsa. Views of the city were beautiful.
Nice, enjoy your Visit Ace.
I just left MidTown / Flatiron, did a place called Belgium Cafe on 5TH. Been there before, very good.
Japanese Resturant tonight, don't usually go for this but when I do I really enjoy it.
Shanghai juicey bun dumplings
Spicy yellowtail roll
Huge bowl of Udon chicken shrimp noodle soup
YES, Dues, if u get the buns done right,it's a burst of love ...the wife & i do it all the time ...w/ peking duck..& Pho..
Nice hood, I'm lookin forward to going again soon. Wife and I went with another couple and they were not sure how or what to Oder so I went with many different items for the table and everyone enjoyed them all.
Japanese Resturant tonight, don't usually go for this but when I do I really enjoy it.
Shanghai juicey bun dumplings
Spicy yellowtail roll
Huge bowl of Udon chicken shrimp noodle soup
YES, Dues, if u get the buns done right,it's a burst of love ...the wife & i do it all the time ...w/ peking duck..& Pho..
Nice hood, I'm lookin forward to going again soon. Wife and I went with another couple and they were not sure how or what to Oder so I went with many different items for the table and everyone enjoyed them all.
Enjoy.
U can't go wrong w/ peking duck or yellowtail,specially if it's made 2 ur specs or leave it 2 the chef (2 na)..spider roll & Toro,,whoa dude ..plus darkmeat like some duck??forgetaboutit.....
That duck is on the list for sure next time. This guy makes it with a gran monier glaze.
A couple of steaks on the menu for this weekend.
Have a great weekend.
Thanx,Dues.. but back again 2 tell u 'bout a nice home date w/ the wife.. Baked Brie( wrapped in puff pastry),warm Tellegio cheese,Danish Bleu,& Fontinella all rounded on garlic crostini's..w/sliced apples,pears,grilled figs,honey,& last but not least an unassuming 2009 Bordeaux Rocher Rose. Perfect,& then love still after 14 yrs.
Holy Hood, living large man. No wonder your 14yrs. Congrats. Well done Sir.
I actually had a really nice blend today, a rose.
We had another two couples over for a brunch. Famous friends, no ones actually famous but we are all each others biggest fans.
After way too much food the wine was in every room. The women were drinking white and enjoying it as me the guys were drinking the rose, I told them not to let them know how good it was or they would take some.
They caught on and the white went away, we had plenty of the blend. Great day of food and friends.
This was the final product. Not the best pizza maker but it was good
I see that it is a thicker crust, looks delish..but what was the foundation of the crust?..traditional flour & egg or h2o ..any baking soda..cornmeal..anyways ....I'm on my way 2 ur joint 4 a slice..b there any minute.
Made a brussels sprouts and balsamic red onions pizza That is def different,I would absolutely chomp on that!& 2 think ,it all go's 2 gether,maybe add some bacon 2..
Good to hear, Dues..Can't wait for the weather to get warmer, so I can go out on the boat and do some fishin'.
Headed to Mia Famiglia(Italian deli in Millburn) to pick up some raviolis, bread and prosciutto for dinner tonight. If you're from the area, stop in. Small joint packed with fresh goods. http://www.miafamigliainc.com/index.php3
Cooking a massive pot of suga and having penne rigati pasta. My five year old daughter helped me with it. Love having her beside me watching and learning how to make the food that I learned from my father and his mother.
Tonight,the wife asked & thou shalt receive Butter Chicken over coconut rice, a classic Indian dish w/ mild spiciness,we used 2 like things w/ more zip to them,but age ,I think, regresses that..although I still like soups that open up ur head ,like Vietnamese Pho & Thai dishes,(curries etc.)
My old lady requested something I do @ my job as Sous Chef..on the menu ,we have what is called a Warm bean salad w/sicilian prawns,,Canellini beans sauteed w/ minced onion & garlic,fresh oregano,parsley, artichoke hearts,pepper flake,a little shrimp stock to de-glaze the pan & white wine reduced down 2 a 3rd & in the last minutes,,heads on prawns!! She Loves me & I her.....food is great 4 a couple that luv it.
Oh Shit ...my WIFE caught eye of this post & screamed "OLD LADY"?..I must apologize,,my WIFE is not old nor undesireable...she is in fact a very hot young looking 50s something chick who looks like a red headed Shirley Temple who still gets catcalls from idiots when she walks down the street or the construction dudes @ her job.I apologize from the bottom of my heart babe..lustfully yours, Hoods.
My old lady requested something I do @ my job as Sous Chef..on the menu ,we have what is called a Warm bean salad w/sicilian prawns,,Canellini beans sauteed w/ minced onion & garlic,fresh oregano,parsley, artichoke hearts,pepper flake,a little shrimp stock to de-glaze the pan & white wine reduced down 2 a 3rd & in the last minutes,,heads on prawns!! She Loves me & I her.....food is great 4 a couple that luv it.
That must be fantastic, sounds great.
Originally Posted by hoodlum
Oh Shit ...my WIFE caught eye of this post & screamed "OLD LADY"?..I must apologize,,my WIFE is not old nor undesireable...she is in fact a very hot young looking 50s something chick who looks like a red headed Shirley Temple who still gets catcalls from idiots when she walks down the street or the construction dudes @ her job.I apologize from the bottom of my heart babe..lustfully yours, Hoods.
Meatloaf, wife mixed up three meats ( pork lamb and beef) I think she adds a egg and some breadcrumbs. A little franks hot sauce, salt pepper. Then stuffs the middle with muetts Cheese ( motsarella ). Sometimes she uses Jalapeño Jack cheese, not tonight. Potato’s and carrots in deep baking casserole crock for 1hr at 350
I saw a comedian eating a big piece of baked ziti on youtube. With a glass of wine. Then people posted how good it looked or what no meatballs?
I said it is almost better then sex. But at my age I can’t have sex 21 Times a week. But Italian food that many times a week I can still do. There is nothing like Italian food for breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week.
I saw a comedian eating a big piece of baked ziti on youtube. With a glass of wine. Then people posted how good it looked or what no meatballs?
I said it is almost better then sex. But at my age I can’t have sex 21 Times a week. But Italian food that many times a week I can still do. There is nothing like Italian food for breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week.
U don't get heartburn?? I luv it 2 but I gotta watch my intake of red sauce, I'm better off mixing it up a bit,,,Aurora(blush), Aglio w/anchovies, capers & sicilian olives, Carbonara etc..
Some nights, we have what we (the wife & I) call "fend nites"..meaning that each of us just fend 4 ourselves ,maybe 'cause one of us isn't hungry @ the same time as our significant other,,or don't know what were in the mood 4,,so 2nite was 1 of those nites..I got myself some thin sliced focaccia that was laying around, & layered it w/ some fresh mozz ,then thin slicing pepperoni, Cooper sharp ,a couple slices of Roma tomato then some Danielle Prosciutto ..a dash of granulated garlic & dried oregano, then folded that bad boy together & grilled it in a cast iron pan real slow in some duck fat...Man,was that shit bangin!..well, just throwing shit 2gether as I go along got me in trouble...I saw the look in my baby's eye & even though she already ate a bowl of healthy banana nut granola cereal,,gave her half of my sandwich then went 2 make another 4 us 2 split..now, I presume ill b making them more often,,so much for " fend nites".!
Smoked then grilled Asian style Skirt steak w/cumin butter basted grilled corn on the cob, cheesy Potatoes Dauphinouis & a side of baby tri color peppers and onions ragout ....wife asked 4 Smores (since the grill was still aglow) & received & relieved...I didn't partake in the dessert but everyone else (specially kids) loved the messy things...my dessert was a double of Cointreau....Memorial day in our large back yard & deck.
Smoked then grilled Asian style Skirt steak w/cumin butter basted grilled corn on the cob, cheesy Potatoes Dauphinouis & a side of baby tri color peppers and onions ragout ....wife asked 4 Smores (since the grill was still aglow) & received & relieved...I didn't partake in the dessert but everyone else (specially kids) loved the messy things...my dessert was a double of Cointreau....Memorial day in our large back yard & deck.
Outstanding.... Love grilled corn on cob, Skits steak great wen marinated or glazed. Question.... What is the Dauphinois for the Potato? I will look it up, sounds great. U da Man.
Originally Posted by Michael_Giovanni
Went over to the neighbors and cooked burgers and dogs for the kids shish ka bobs for the ladies and steaks and baked potatoes for my neighbor and I.
Even though it's a true French dish, traditionally w/ no cheese, I added Asiago ,real Cheddar I got from an Amish farmer dude I know..(in the Reading Terminal Market ) & Locatelli...it makes 4 a more of a richer & luxurious texture & flavor..the hard part is peeling & paper thinning the potatos (via a Mandolin)...then layering them w/the butter & cheese, very time consuming.
Even though it's a true French dish, traditionally w/ no cheese, I added Asiago ,real Cheddar I got from an Amish farmer dude I know..(in the Reading Terminal Market ) & Locatelli...it makes 4 a more of a richer & luxurious texture & flavor..the hard part is peeling & paper thinning the potatos (via a Mandolin)...then layering them w/the butter & cheese, very time consuming.
Yes, I recall my Wife’s Sister doing those once and her using a special device to slice the potato. Big job and procedures to get it good.
That cheese sounds really good. I love a lively sharp cheddar.
Ahh..very nice Dues..looks sliced & nice w/ precision..very delish looking ..wish I could sample a taste ...looks like u r not a novice @ bbq..SLAINTE!!
Ahh..very nice Dues..looks sliced & nice w/ precision..very delish looking ..wish I could sample a taste ...looks like u r not a novice @ bbq..SLAINTE!!
Originally Posted by MeyerLansky
hahah nice dues !!!
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Thanks Guys,,, thank you both... coming from you Hood , that is a huge Compliment.
Glad you got a kick outa that Meyer, when I was younger I never was interested in cooking since the ladies always did it but when you get older you figure out how to do it better than them. Look out for my chicken I BBQ’d today,....postin picks now.
The Ribs came out so good yesterday my Wife and friends rallied for my BBQ chicken today.
I did give in and smoked for another three hours today while playing horses, smoking cigars and drinking Beer.
Here is the before & after again.........
Awesome ..just the right amount of char,,,mmmm!
Thanks Hood, I alway hope I don’t over or under do them but my crew loves the skin well done and not pulley or chewy.
I somehow always keep the meat juices in and not hard or dry.
I feel the most important stage is the last half hour, letting the temp slowly rise from 250 degrees up to 350 - 400 while glazing.
Maybe some Steak next weekend.
If the weather is right, steak here too , but I gotta help the wife get her pool up & running 1rst..u know how it is..baby wants,,baby gets, I don't particularly enjoy the task, but I luv my baby & she scratches my back too.
If the weather is right, steak here too , but I gotta help the wife get her pool up & running 1rst..u know how it is..baby wants,,baby gets, I don't particularly enjoy the task, but I luv my baby & she scratches my back too.
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Yes Sir Hood, get that Honey List done so you can enjoy the Sweats.
If the weather is right, steak here too , but I gotta help the wife get her pool up & running 1rst..u know how it is..baby wants,,baby gets, I don't particularly enjoy the task, but I luv my baby & she scratches my back too.
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Yes Sir Hood, get that Honey List done so you can enjoy the Sweats.
[/quote]The sweats???wtf is that...LOL...But yes ,get the Honey list (I like that phrase Dues)..Done!!!! then relax..is what u meant by the sweats?LOL...
Making some penne alla vodka tonight (one of the reasons I picked up vodka this weekend). The other was for the Moscow Mule's I've been drinking since then.
my mother made homemade sushi yesterday it was nice but not good as outside but still lol
Everything is better at Home and certainly if made by Mom
Originally Posted by Irishman12
Making some penne alla vodka tonight (one of the reasons I picked up vodka this weekend). The other was for the Moscow Mule's I've been drinking since then.
We are ready too, we have STOLI Vodka and Bombay Gin for the Drinks.
Never had Tito, they typically drink Absolute or Sky.... I made the Mules with Stoli tonight for a test run leading into tomorrow night.
Very nice Drink, I like it and usually do not care for the mixed drinks and want to guzzle beer but when I do have a mixer , I drink less and that is good.
I have one or two drinks and then want to eat and sleep.
Good, I'm glad you enjoyed it. I used to be a Smirnoff guy, which I still do enjoy for their flavors. But I got turned onto Tito's a few years ago. It's not flavored but it's my favorite along with Skull Head Vodka, which Dan Aykroyd was a cofounder of. However, Skull Head is more expensive. About $50 a bottle whereas I can get a 1.75 liter of Tito's for about $36. Also, Skull Head comes from Canada I believe whereas Tito's comes from Austin.
Good, I'm glad you enjoyed it. I used to be a Smirnoff guy, which I still do enjoy for their flavors. But I got turned onto Tito's a few years ago. It's not flavored but it's my favorite along with Skull Head Vodka, which Dan Aykroyd was a cofounder of. However, Skull Head is more expensive. About $50 a bottle whereas I can get a 1.75 liter of Tito's for about $36. Also, Skull Head comes from Canada I believe whereas Tito's comes from Austin.
I have a bottle of that Skull head on my bar, never opened it. Someone gave it to me a few years ago. I thought it was called crystal skull or something, I will go look at it.
Skewered collosal (again) shrimp but also threaded w/slices of andouille sausage all marinated b-4 hand in Louisana blackening spice & pineapple nectar , olive oil marinade...served over basil & chili parmesan Isreali cous-cous..wife luves this non potato faze she's going thru lately. she has a small bit of a skin problem of late..& she reads what is good 4 her & not etc...& I comply..the cous cous is actually pretty good..but i'm not really into the quinoa she requested the other night..so I just have the protein & veg......DUES , I wish I could post pics like u ,but have no clue ..& if I need a cellphone thing ...well , I'm shit outta luck. maybe the wife or her daughter can show me how...the wife does have 1of those camera phone things, but she don't use it much. I know I sound like a caveman , but I despise technology..i think it's destroying the world as we know it.
If you can take pictures and store them on the device you are using for posting, I can walk you through uploading and posting with pics,,,,,its easy Hood.
If you can take pictures and store them on the device you are using for posting, I can walk you through uploading and posting with pics,,,,,its easy Hood.
I'll talk 2 Kathy & maybe we can overcome this.....she knows how to put pics up on her facebook page,,,so now the the ? is how 2 put it up on the gangbb page..my god I could show u my whole back yard etc...a nice 1957 Gibson Les Paul & all my toys..well. u get the picture..my dogs 2..I wish I could share my life w/all my friends.....ditto 4 the kale..dry them out ..then olive oil gently & S&P...then into the the 350 oven on a sheet pan 4 about 12 min........way better than potato chips..kale chips r the wife's new /old go 2 for healthy snacking.
If you can take pictures and store them on the device you are using for posting, I can walk you through uploading and posting with pics,,,,,its easy Hood.
I'll talk 2 Kathy & maybe we can overcome this.....she knows how to put pics up on her facebook page,,,so now the the ? is how 2 put it up on the gangbb page..my god I could show u my whole back yard etc...a nice 1957 Gibson Les Paul & all my toys..well. u get the picture..my dogs 2..I wish I could share my life w/all my friends.....ditto 4 the kale..dry them out ..then olive oil gently & S&P...then into the the 350 oven on a sheet pan 4 about 12 min........way better than potato chips..kale chips r the wife's new /old go 2 for healthy snacking.
Thanks Hood, I will try that.
I made some fish cakes, like crab cakes but with a fish I caught.
Hood, what fish would you think is best to use for Fishcakes.
If you can take pictures and store them on the device you are using for posting, I can walk you through uploading and posting with pics,,,,,its easy Hood.
I'll talk 2 Kathy & maybe we can overcome this.....she knows how to put pics up on her facebook page,,,so now the the ? is how 2 put it up on the gangbb page..my god I could show u my whole back yard etc...a nice 1957 Gibson Les Paul & all my toys..well. u get the picture..my dogs 2..I wish I could share my life w/all my friends.....ditto 4 the kale..dry them out ..then olive oil gently & S&P...then into the the 350 oven on a sheet pan 4 about 12 min........way better than potato chips..kale chips r the wife's new /old go 2 for healthy snacking.
Thanks Hood, I will try that.
I made some fish cakes, like crab cakes but with a fish I caught.
Hood, what fish would you think is best to use for Fishcakes.
Cod , a nice & flaky texture..the same thing that's the standard 4 fish & chips. What fish was it that u caught & from where?
If you can take pictures and store them on the device you are using for posting, I can walk you through uploading and posting with pics,,,,,its easy Hood.
I'll talk 2 Kathy & maybe we can overcome this.....she knows how to put pics up on her facebook page,,,so now the the ? is how 2 put it up on the gangbb page..my god I could show u my whole back yard etc...a nice 1957 Gibson Les Paul & all my toys..well. u get the picture..my dogs 2..I wish I could share my life w/all my friends.....ditto 4 the kale..dry them out ..then olive oil gently & S&P...then into the the 350 oven on a sheet pan 4 about 12 min........way better than potato chips..kale chips r the wife's new /old go 2 for healthy snacking.
Thanks Hood, I will try that.
I made some fish cakes, like crab cakes but with a fish I caught.
Hood, what fish would you think is best to use for Fishcakes.
Cod , a nice & flaky texture..the same thing that's the standard 4 fish & chips. What fish was it that u caught & from where?
Yes, Cod is a Solid fish for that.
I have a fun time with Blue Fish, rather striper but when I catch blue fish. I love prepping, cooking and serving to people who say “ I don’t eat bluefishâ€
Caught a nice blue outside the Fire Island Inlet,,,, pulled him up., held him off the side and gutted him. Then stuffed him with ice and placed him in the cooler. Once back at dock, filleted him. Soaked trimmed fillets in Milk & Beer for and hour in fridge. Trimmed fillet is cleaned of any dark meat that can give stronger taste that is not usually preferred but not a prob.
Take soaked fillets and wrap in a huge hand made foil pack with Cajun seasoning, EVO & a few pads of butter on top , squeeze some Lemon over all. Wrap up foil, place on grill at 350 closed for 10 minutes depending how thick fish is.
Serve and no one will know its blue fish.
I put a platter of this out on a table with some crab dip and it disappeared in 5 minutes. I did it again and let it cool, then I made fish cakes out of it and it was fantastic.
U did well my pal..didn't know u knew how 2 work (fillet) fish..I should do that 2 my wife who claims she don't prefer bluefish..Igrew up catching @ L.B.I. & eating blues as a child so I love it...disguise it in a fishcake??..fuckin' brilliant!!!.
U did well my pal..didn't know u knew how 2 work (fillet) fish..I should do that 2 my wife who claims she don't prefer bluefish..Igrew up catching @ L.B.I. & eating blues as a child so I love it...disguise it in a fishcake??..fuckin' brilliant!!!.
Awesome , glad you approve, coming from you thats a huge compliment, Thanks Hood.
L.B.I. is beautiful, wife and I went there for a Wedding once and stayed in a B&B, what a wonderful place.
U did well my pal..didn't know u knew how 2 work (fillet) fish..I should do that 2 my wife who claims she don't prefer bluefish..Igrew up catching @ L.B.I. & eating blues as a child so I love it...disguise it in a fishcake??..fuckin' brilliant!!!.
Awesome , glad you approve, coming from you thats a huge compliment, Thanks Hood.
L.B.I. is beautiful, wife and I went there for a Wedding once and stayed in a B&B, what a wonderful place.
We have a little cottage in Beach Haven & that suits us just fine, Sandy(hurricane) scared us a lot but the old thing only got waterbled , but Gov. Christie made us put the joint on stilts..The B&Bs r grand & cost a fortune a nite..but if u ever wanna come down , we can get u & the Mrs. a good deal @ a place owned by our friends called "The Gables"..google it..it's the best on the island..4 * food .& accomodations...yeah,u came up w/ a good idea..only thing is , id have 2 beef it (the fishcake) up w/ more or less red peppers, celery , old bay, & a little white fleshed fish( ala cod)....& a dipping sauce such as a classic Remoulade..(google that)..if u already don't know , which I think u may..Slainte' my friend!!!
U did well my pal..didn't know u knew how 2 work (fillet) fish..I should do that 2 my wife who claims she don't prefer bluefish..Igrew up catching @ L.B.I. & eating blues as a child so I love it...disguise it in a fishcake??..fuckin' brilliant!!!.
Awesome , glad you approve, coming from you thats a huge compliment, Thanks Hood.
L.B.I. is beautiful, wife and I went there for a Wedding once and stayed in a B&B, what a wonderful place.
We have a little cottage in Beach Haven & that suits us just fine, Sandy(hurricane) scared us a lot but the old thing only got waterbled , but Gov. Christie made us put the joint on stilts..The B&Bs r grand & cost a fortune a nite..but if u ever wanna come down , we can get u & the Mrs. a good deal @ a place owned by our friends called "The Gables"..google it..it's the best on the island..4 * food .& accomodations...yeah,u came up w/ a good idea..only thing is , id have 2 beef it (the fishcake) up w/ more or less red peppers, celery , old bay, & a little white fleshed fish( ala cod)....& a dipping sauce such as a classic Remoulade..(google that)..if u already don't know , which I think u may..Slainte' my friend!!!
Gables, sounds familiar Very appreciative Hood, Peace.
Peace.....just 1 little story of how partly I became a Sous Chef...I've always loved food....used 2 watch my old man cook from my chair in the kitchen table. as a child. He would just throw shit 2 gether & call them" concoctions"...now ..u gotta remember , I was watching & he knew it...whenever mom would put a plate in front of him..he would go & fuckin' mix it all together..kinda like makin 'a sheppard's pie..& when he was at the stove , ..u could tell he was from the old country...he saved in a Campbells soup can all the bacon drippin's....made stock from all those bluefish & Mackerel scraps & heads he had taught me 2 clean that we caught off Barnegat Inlet & used 4 a mock bisque...I did even like mackerel ...even though that it & blues were an oily fish,...boy we used 2 catch macs by the 5 or 6 on a hook back in the early 70s on a boat that still there called the Caroline Anne......anyways......went 2 school & loved cooking, chefing , butchering, creating blackboard specials & the bullshit that goes along w/ being married 2 ur job ..no weekends off, no holiday's.. all nights...70 hr. wks...everybody pulling u every which way but loose ..nothing 2 do in the middle of the nite 'cept drink & watch t.v. 'cause everybody else in the world is normal & sleeping...2 get a better picture of what I'm talking about , u should indulge ur self in Anthony Bourdain's first work..my all time fav book...."Kitchen Confidential"....in a way , that was me also...I also went through the trials & tribulations of this now poor deceased man,,,U.. Dues ...must read that novel !! ,,,anyways ..I'm rantin on ,,so I'll I think I'll shut up now......Luv u Dues...& keep the fire burnin'...Peace.
Peace.....just 1 little story of how partly I became a Sous Chef...I've always loved food....used 2 watch my old man cook from my chair in the kitchen table. as a child. He would just throw shit 2 gether & call them" concoctions"...now ..u gotta remember , I was watching & he knew it...whenever mom would put a plate in front of him..he would go & fuckin' mix it all together..kinda like makin 'a sheppard's pie..& when he was at the stove , ..u could tell he was from the old country...he saved in a Campbells soup can all the bacon drippin's....made stock from all those bluefish & Mackerel scraps & heads he had taught me 2 clean that we caught off Barnegat Inlet & used 4 a mock bisque...I did even like mackerel ...even though that it & blues were an oily fish,...boy we used 2 catch macs by the 5 or 6 on a hook back in the early 70s on a boat that still there called the Caroline Anne......anyways......went 2 school & loved cooking, chefing , butchering, creating blackboard specials & the bullshit that goes along w/ being married 2 ur job ..no weekends off, no holiday's.. all nights...70 hr. wks...everybody pulling u every which way but loose ..nothing 2 do in the middle of the nite 'cept drink & watch t.v. 'cause everybody else in the world is normal & sleeping...2 get a better picture of what I'm talking about , u should indulge ur self in Anthony Bourdain's first work..my all time fav book...."Kitchen Confidential"....in a way , that was me also...I also went through the trials & tribulations of this now poor deceased man,,,U.. Dues ...must read that novel !! ,,,anyways ..I'm rantin on ,,so I'll I think I'll shut up now......Luv u Dues...& keep the fire burnin'...Peace.
Never a rant,,, keep it comin. Great post.
My Da also cooked like that, we always smashed everything together. Loved those Mackrel Rigs that would haul up 2,3 and even four at a time of those long thin fish on those shine rigs.
Reading Bourdains Books was a pleasure since I related to it all, I was not a Chef but understood what it meant to work and Party hard as a learning curve to get to what I really wanted...... how to work and Party hard. Im a fuckin Pro.
After some recent medical issues this past Spring (I now have stents in my coronary arteries), I know I'm feeling a lot more like my old self when I find myself obsessing over my cooking (think Artie from The Sopranos)!
After some recent medical issues this past Spring (I now have stents in my coronary arteries), I know I'm feeling a lot more like my old self when I find myself obsessing over my cooking (think Artie from The Sopranos)!
Signor V.
Very good, take care of the pipes Signor. Cooking for your self and even the clean up after is not only good for your heart but good for your Soul.
Originally Posted by VanillaLimeCoke
I bought some chicken fries at some restaraunt.
Tomorrow will be Pizza again (at some sports bar), that’s all I ever eat it seems. I’m so picky. Also I get my pizza without cheese.
I get like that also, sometimes I get stuck on eating the same thing for a week, but thats usually in the Winter. Enjoy, branch out and move on, its best.
Cooking for your self and even the clean up after is not only good for your heart but good for your Soul.
While I certainly agree with what you said, I always found that cooking for the person (or people) you love is something truly special. I'm not a chef, but I've been cooking since I was 9 (thanks to my Mom) and I've always taken my cooking quite seriously. Simply put, I love preparing a good meal. I guess my philosophy can be summed up in this quote from the book Serve the People - A Stir-Fried Journey Through China by Jen Lin-Liu:
“To cook for someone, one on one, is to let that person into your life in an intimate way.â€
Slow roasted a cut up chicken + additional wings on the grill One hour at 200 degrees with Hickory chips Another hour with glazed with Spiced up Hickory bbq sauce
Everyone loved it. U makin' my mouth water Dues.. Slow roasted a cut up chicken + additional wings on the grill One hour at 200 degrees with Hickory chips Another hour with glazed with Spiced up Hickory bbq sauce
Took a yellow squash from the garden. Sliced it thick about a 1/4" thick each slice long ways, Sprayed with oil, s&p let stand 10 min each side on grill with hood down at 400 degrees. Wife loved it.
If she asks for it again then you know that stuff was good.
It was a side with a rib eye steak we whacked up. I always do the steak as is medium, she don't care for it marinaded when on the bone.
The other evening I dug into my files and made a favorite recipe of mine that I hadn't made in over a dozen years. It's an uncooked sauce that is to die for (well, maybe not die...). The original recipe came from page 97 of Marcella's Italian Kitchen by Marcella Hazan, and I've adapted it slightly. Measurements are US.
Pasta with Cold Tuna Sauce
2 7 oz. cans tuna in olive oil (see note) 1 Tbs fresh garlic, finely chopped 4 Tbs chopped parsley (preferably fresh, but dry will do) 2 eggs, lightly beaten 6 Tbs butter, softened to room temperature 1 cup (8 oz.) heavy cream 3 - 4 Tbs milk 1 tsp salt, or to taste ¼ - ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper, or to taste 1 - 1¼ cups grated cheese
1 - 1½ lbs. pasta (see note)
Optional: ½ cup chopped, pitted green olives (if adding olives, omit the salt)
For best results, add ingredients in this order:
In a large bowl, combine tuna (flake it!), butter, garlic, eggs, cream, milk, parsley, olives, salt and pepper, and, lastly, cheese. (Always add the cheese last!) Mix well by hand with a fork - no blender. Adjust salt and pepper (if needed), cover and let sit for at least a half-hour. Serve sauce at room temperature tossed with hot pasta and additional grated cheese.
Serves 4 very hungry people.
Note about the tuna: When the recipe was first published, cans of tuna in the US were 7 ounces. Over time, companies have shrunk the size of the cans and they are now usually 5 oz. However - I have found the 7 oz. cans at Costco. (I don't use the tuna in olive oil; far too expensive and you really can't tell the difference in the finished sauce.) It seems they have larger sizes of things that are difficult (if not impossible) to find elsewhere. If you can't find the 7 oz. cans, substitute three 5 oz. cans. Tuna in oil or water (I use the latter) will do nicely.
Note about the pasta: Back in the 1990's, I sent this recipe to my father and his wife. Several days later, he called me to say that the recipe was awful and he wouldn't be eating it again. After much questioning, I discovered that when he gave the recipe to his wife, he forgot to mention that the sauce was meant to be served over pasta! That's right - they ate only the sauce! Anyway, serve this sauce over pasta! (For the record, my dad's nickname was The Great Unconscious.)
The original recipe called for fettuccine (Fettuccine col Sugo di Tonno con Aglio e Panna - Fettuccine with Tuna, Garlic, and Cream Sauce), but any good-sized pasta will work. I usually use linguine, but rigatoni, rotini, and loads of others are also quite nice. Use whatever's handy - it will be fine!
Believe me, this is so good you could serve it in a restaurant. (And heaven knows what you'd pay for it! )
The other evening I dug into my files and made a favorite recipe of mine that I hadn't made in over a dozen years. It's an uncooked sauce that is to die for (well, maybe not die...). The original recipe came from page 97 of Marcella's Italian Kitchen by Marcella Hazan, and I've adapted it slightly. Measurements are US.
Pasta with Cold Tuna Sauce
2 7 oz. cans tuna in olive oil (see note) 1 Tbs fresh garlic, finely chopped 4 Tbs chopped parsley (preferably fresh, but dry will do) 2 eggs, lightly beaten 6 Tbs butter, softened to room temperature 1 cup (8 oz.) heavy cream 3 - 4 Tbs milk 1 tsp salt, or to taste ¼ - ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper, or to taste 1 - 1¼ cups grated cheese
1 - 1½ lbs. pasta (see note)
Optional: ½ cup chopped, pitted green olives (if adding olives, omit the salt)
For best results, add ingredients in this order:
In a large bowl, combine tuna (flake it!), butter, garlic, eggs, cream, milk, parsley, olives, salt and pepper, and, lastly, cheese. (Always add the cheese last!) Mix well by hand with a fork - no blender. Adjust salt and pepper (if needed), cover and let sit for at least a half-hour. Serve sauce at room temperature tossed with hot pasta and additional grated cheese.
Serves 4 very hungry people.
Note about the tuna: When the recipe was first published, cans of tuna in the US were 7 ounces. Over time, companies have shrunk the size of the cans and they are now usually 5 oz. However - I have found the 7 oz. cans at Costco. (I don't use the tuna in olive oil; far too expensive and you really can't tell the difference in the finished sauce.) It seems they have larger sizes of things that are difficult (if not impossible) to find elsewhere. If you can't find the 7 oz. cans, substitute three 5 oz. cans. Tuna in oil or water (I use the latter) will do nicely.
Note about the pasta: Back in the 1990's, I sent this recipe to my father and his wife. Several days later, he called me to say that the recipe was awful and he wouldn't be eating it again. After much questioning, I discovered that when he gave the recipe to his wife, he forgot to mention that the sauce was meant to be served over pasta! That's right - they ate only the sauce! Anyway, serve this sauce over pasta! (For the record, my dad's nickname was The Great Unconscious.)
The original recipe called for fettuccine (Fettuccine col Sugo di Tonno con Aglio e Panna - Fettuccine with Tuna, Garlic, and Cream Sauce), but any good-sized pasta will work. I usually use linguine, but rigatoni, rotini, and loads of others are also quite nice. Use whatever's handy - it will be fine!
Believe me, this is so good you could serve it in a restaurant. (And heaven knows what you'd pay for it! )
Dried parsley WILL NOT DO...Fresh is always best..dried parsley tastes like wet grass & is nasty,,,they used 2 tell us in Culinary school that if you r 2 lazy 2 chop fresh herbs, peel fresh garlic ,poach & peel your own tomato's ...then u don't DESERVE 2 eat good food , always respect the ingredients!..anyways , never heard of this 1 , could b good ,but sounds like a heart attack on a plate w/ all that heavy dairy & carbs,,I'm fat enough thank u very much ! LOL...
The other evening I dug into my files and made a favorite recipe of mine that I hadn't made in over a dozen years. It's an uncooked sauce that is to die for (well, maybe not die...). The original recipe came from page 97 of Marcella's Italian Kitchen by Marcella Hazan, and I've adapted it slightly. Measurements are US.
Pasta with Cold Tuna Sauce
2 7 oz. cans tuna in olive oil (see note) 1 Tbs fresh garlic, finely chopped 4 Tbs chopped parsley (preferably fresh, but dry will do) 2 eggs, lightly beaten 6 Tbs butter, softened to room temperature 1 cup (8 oz.) heavy cream 3 - 4 Tbs milk 1 tsp salt, or to taste ¼ - ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper, or to taste 1 - 1¼ cups grated cheese
1 - 1½ lbs. pasta (see note)
Optional: ½ cup chopped, pitted green olives (if adding olives, omit the salt)
For best results, add ingredients in this order:
In a large bowl, combine tuna (flake it!), butter, garlic, eggs, cream, milk, parsley, olives, salt and pepper, and, lastly, cheese. (Always add the cheese last!) Mix well by hand with a fork - no blender. Adjust salt and pepper (if needed), cover and let sit for at least a half-hour. Serve sauce at room temperature tossed with hot pasta and additional grated cheese.
Serves 4 very hungry people.
Note about the tuna: When the recipe was first published, cans of tuna in the US were 7 ounces. Over time, companies have shrunk the size of the cans and they are now usually 5 oz. However - I have found the 7 oz. cans at Costco. (I don't use the tuna in olive oil; far too expensive and you really can't tell the difference in the finished sauce.) It seems they have larger sizes of things that are difficult (if not impossible) to find elsewhere. If you can't find the 7 oz. cans, substitute three 5 oz. cans. Tuna in oil or water (I use the latter) will do nicely.
Note about the pasta: Back in the 1990's, I sent this recipe to my father and his wife. Several days later, he called me to say that the recipe was awful and he wouldn't be eating it again. After much questioning, I discovered that when he gave the recipe to his wife, he forgot to mention that the sauce was meant to be served over pasta! That's right - they ate only the sauce! Anyway, serve this sauce over pasta! (For the record, my dad's nickname was The Great Unconscious.)
The original recipe called for fettuccine (Fettuccine col Sugo di Tonno con Aglio e Panna - Fettuccine with Tuna, Garlic, and Cream Sauce), but any good-sized pasta will work. I usually use linguine, but rigatoni, rotini, and loads of others are also quite nice. Use whatever's handy - it will be fine!
Believe me, this is so good you could serve it in a restaurant. (And heaven knows what you'd pay for it! )
I do something very similar to this but with Fluke ( Summer Flounder) - I call it "Montauk pasta "
I call it that since I usually fry or bake the small Flounder I catch off Fire Island but when we go to Montauk we catch Huge Fluke and they are hearty for a very fitting ingredient for a very fitting dish.
Last night I tried out a new recipe: Cilantro-Lime Shrimp Pasta. It was good but not as good as I was hoping for it. Need more lime taste but still not bad overall.
When you've figured out the lime/cilantro balance to your liking, I hope you'll post your recipe.
I've always found cilantro a little tricky to deal with. For me, a little can go a long way and too much of it gives the food a sharp, soapy taste (at least IMO). I have used it in curries and some Eastern and Mexican dishes. But not, usually, where cilantro is the dominant flavor. This pasta dish looks very appetizing.
The cilantro lime shrimp pasta sounds really good actually. I already have the core ingredients, so I might give it a whirl. I don’t follow many “recipes†to a tee, I kinda wing it a lot. But maybe I’ll try to replicate this one as close as possible.
When trying a new recipe, I always stick to the recipe (but that's just me). Like I said, I thought this could have used more lime taste personally. I might need to let the shrimp marinate for longer as I left them in the fridge for about 30 minutes.
The cilantro lime shrimp pasta sounds really good actually. I already have the core ingredients, so I might give it a whirl. I don’t follow many “recipes†to a tee, I kinda wing it a lot. But maybe I’ll try to replicate this one as close as possible.
I do the same, always make any idea or recipes my own by just a bit less or more of certain ingredients or process.
When trying a new recipe, I always stick to the recipe (but that's just me). Like I said, I thought this could have used more lime taste personally. I might need to let the shrimp marinate for longer as I left them in the fridge for about 30 minutes.
But...if u let seafood in particular marinate in any kind of citrus for any longer than ..say..45 min. , you will end up with CEVICHE...not that that's a bad thing...just saying..but a good recipe & ur pic looks very enticing.
When trying a new recipe, I always stick to the recipe (but that's just me). Like I said, I thought this could have used more lime taste personally. I might need to let the shrimp marinate for longer as I left them in the fridge for about 30 minutes.
But...if u let seafood in particular marinate in any kind of citrus for any longer than ..say..45 min. , you will end up with CEVICHE...not that that's a bad thing...just saying..but a good recipe & ur pic looks very enticing.
Didn't know that. Thanks for the heads up and the compliment.
We did some crowd pleasing tacos tonight, these are the leftovers I will be chomping on later.
Filled with ?
Variety of items.Wife serves all the items you can build your Taco on a reveling tray ( like a Lazy Susan ) - each container in the huge tray that spins ( will take a pic of it) has two large containers one with seasoned spices chop meat another with shredded chicken breast, other smaller containers within the huge tray hold chopped onion, tomato olives, lettuce ( chopped and iceberg sleeves can be place in taco, I like that....jalapeños and a queso sauce.
We did some crowd pleasing tacos tonight, these are the leftovers I will be chomping on later.
Filled with ?
Variety of items.Wife serves all the items you can build your Taco on a reveling tray ( like a Lazy Susan ) - each container in the huge tray that spins ( will take a pic of it) has two large containers one with seasoned spices chop meat another with shredded chicken breast, other smaller containers within the huge tray hold chopped onion, tomato olives, lettuce ( chopped and iceberg sleeves can be place in taco, I like that....jalapeños and a queso sauce.
We did some crowd pleasing tacos tonight, these are the leftovers I will be chomping on later.
Filled with ?
Variety of items.Wife serves all the items you can build your Taco on a reveling tray ( like a Lazy Susan ) - each container in the huge tray that spins ( will take a pic of it) has two large containers one with seasoned spices chop meat another with shredded chicken breast, other smaller containers within the huge tray hold chopped onion, tomato olives, lettuce ( chopped and iceberg sleeves can be place in taco, I like that....jalapeños and a queso sauce.
Build your own.
It’s awesome.
I like that too..I'll b right over..
That would be fun, u get this way or into Manahatten , let me know Hood.
Tried out a new recipe yesterday: Cheesy Taco Pasta. Quick and easy to make, just the way I like it.
Wow I.... My wife makes that in the winter..... she adds taco seasoning mix to chopmeat and uses that same type of sqiggley pasta and melts the cheese over it.
Figure a brushed ( EVO) - baked ( 1h20m@400) potato, chopped to a dam near mash ( with Skin) - right out of the oven and drizzled with Tahini, load it into a single short crock, spink of cheddar, broil three min.... serve.
Figure a brushed ( EVO) - baked ( 1h20m@400) potato, chopped to a dam near mash ( with Skin) - right out of the oven and drizzled with Tahini, load it into a single short crock, spink of cheddar, broil three min.... serve.
Sad ga imas u svakom trznom centru i Admirala Geprata, bio je pre i kod konja u samom centru , ali nije platio onome kome treba da plati ,pa je spaljen.
Sad ga imas u svakom trznom centru i Admirala Geprata, bio je pre i kod konja u samom centru , ali nije platio onome kome treba da plati ,pa je spaljen.
i am the youngest member on this board (at least i think so, im 23...) and i don't know how to upload a pic lol
It's cool man. Took me some time too and I've been around here for years. Hit "Use Full Editior" and underneath Post Options, you'll see Attachment Manager. Click on that and that's how you can upload pictures. Be warned though, they have to be within a certain size or they won't post. If that's the case, as was with mine from last night, you can resize them before posting.
Trying out a new recipe tonight: Chicken Parm Stuffed Shells. Very good!
Very interesting, sounds good. How did you prepare the chicken before stuffing?
I think fried cutlets chopped would be awesome
The recipe just called for 12 oz of breaded chicken (fresh or frozen). So I just got a 14oz bag of frozen chicken tenders and cooked them according to the package (10-12 minutes in the oven).
Trying out a new recipe tonight: Chicken Parm Stuffed Shells. Very good!
Very interesting, sounds good. How did you prepare the chicken before stuffing?
I think fried cutlets chopped would be awesome
The recipe just called for 12 oz of breaded chicken (fresh or frozen). So I just got a 14oz bag of frozen chicken tenders and cooked them according to the package (10-12 minutes in the oven).
Went on that pizza tour DP. We started out at Lombardi's and then the rest of the tour was in Staten Island: Joe and Pat's, Nunzio's and Goodfella's. It was a great time and personally, my favorite was either at Nunzio's or Goodfella's. Then on the way back to Grand Central Station, I swung by McSorley's for the first time and had a few beers. Awesome experience but the place was packed. Good beer that wasn't overpriced though (especially for New York!).
Went on that pizza tour DP. We started out at Lombardi's and then the rest of the tour was in Staten Island: Joe and Pat's, Nunzio's and Goodfella's. It was a great time and personally, my favorite was either at Nunzio's or Goodfella's. Then on the way back to Grand Central Station, I swung by McSorley's for the first time and had a few beers. Awesome experience but the place was packed. Good beer that wasn't overpriced though (especially for New York!).
You did good, my friends speak highly of those s.i. places.. since I have not gone in many years but heard of the places, through friends who have relocated there I know they are Solid.
McSorleys is a place with great history and always crowded and never a clip joint. The place I mentioned in the past ( Peter McManus) - at 7th and 18th St.has the same History and a bit more authentic due to its clientel.
That looks real good Dues! Love Strombolis and stuffed breads! I actually went on a cruise a few years back and passed the Island of Stromboli near Sicily. Amazing volcano. Heard the residents who live there besides owning their house must own a boat in case they need to evacuate the island because of a major volcano eruption. That volcano has minor eruptions regularly.
Yes Dues , looks yummy..hope she didn't make the dough..would be to much for a relaxing night after going all out on breakfast, Wife & I stole a night out on Sat. to Il Fiore in Collingswood N.J...I ordered (splurged) what turned out 2 b a Flintstones sized Veal chop w/ Porcini Demi Glaze, was awesome, Wife had the Whole Branzino & we ended w/ sharing a Tartufo...nice 2 get away. Got some smoked pork chops 4 2nite , have 2 go out & get some kind of fresh veggies 4 it.
That looks real good Dues! Love Strombolis and stuffed breads! I actually went on a cruise a few years back and passed the Island of Stromboli near Sicily. Amazing volcano. Heard the residents who live there besides owning their house must own a boat in case they need to evacuate the island because of a major volcano eruption. That volcano has minor eruptions regularly.
Thanks Beans.....What a trip, sounds like you had a great time.
Originally Posted by hoodlum
Yes Dues , looks yummy..hope she didn't make the dough..would be to much for a relaxing night after going all out on breakfast, Wife & I stole a night out on Sat. to Il Fiore in Collingswood N.J...I ordered (splurged) what turned out 2 b a Flintstones sized Veal chop w/ Porcini Demi Glaze, was awesome, Wife had the Whole Branzino & we ended w/ sharing a Tartufo...nice 2 get away. Got some smoked pork chops 4 2nite , have 2 go out & get some kind of fresh veggies 4 it.
Thanks Hood, she buys the pizza dough at the bakery. Glad you two got out and had a nice time, food sounds outstanding.
Tonight, the Wife went 2 a company holiday party @ a Marriot where they will (among other things) recognize her 20 yrs. stance as a med tech...she will (much 2 her dismay, she don't like speaking in front of a lot of ppl.) accept a 300$$ cash award 4 her longevity,,& probably have socialize w/ ppl. who talk behind her back in otherwise different circumstances...I..on the other hand, am left 2 my devices & am cooking a veal stew,,& slowly sipping or should I say nursing a pint of Jack Daniels to b eaten 2morrow nite w/ the Wife...Last I heard, wife & my step-daughter r having a good time,,although my step-daughter is attractive,,she can sonar unwanted attention 2 my wife which I worry about..my wife is still a good looking chick @ her age..but I do trust my step 2 wary off unwanted attn...……….then my ole' lady can come home & bang ME!! just kiddin'.....were solid..almost 19 yrs.2 gether..I'd b lost w/out her. Let me go check out the veal stew...later dudes.
Last night I had Garlicky Shrimp Zucchini Pasta. This was my first time cooking with zucchini noodles, or zoodles, and I quite liked them. A great, healthy alternative to traditional pasta!
Last night I had Garlicky Shrimp Zucchini Pasta. This was my first time cooking with zucchini noodles, or zoodles, and I quite liked them. A great, healthy alternative to traditional pasta!
Looks good Irish..my wife recently was gonna buy them frozen , until I reminded her that I have 1 of those Asian gadgets that does the same thing 4 much cheaper..now it's on my list of things to cook 4 the wife, but I think I'll marinate some chicken & cut it on a bias & fan it over the pasta.
For lunch (and I'll finish it for dinner) I got a pizza. There's a place by me that's been open about 7 months now and it's one of two places that's as close to New York pizza that I can get by me. Anyway, got a pie half garlic, half fresh basil (I liked the basil side better).
Caesar salad, Garlic bread, Baked Ziti with a nice Rosso di Montalcino and some home made read pudding for dessert.
Sounds delicious beans.
Last night I had some sriracha shrimp with noodles. The recipe called for udon noodles and this was my first time working with them. Overall, I was quite pleased with it and it had a little bit of heat to it as well.
Caesar salad, Garlic bread, Baked Ziti with a nice Rosso di Montalcino and some home made read pudding for dessert.
Sounds delicious beans.
Last night I had some sriracha shrimp with noodles. The recipe called for udon noodles and this was my first time working with them. Overall, I was quite pleased with it and it had a little bit of heat to it as well.
You're killing me Irishman12! That looks really good. Salute!
Caesar salad, Garlic bread, Baked Ziti with a nice Rosso di Montalcino and some home made read pudding for dessert.
Sounds delicious beans.
Last night I had some sriracha shrimp with noodles. The recipe called for udon noodles and this was my first time working with them. Overall, I was quite pleased with it and it had a little bit of heat to it as well.
You're killing me Irishman12! That looks really good. Salute!
Now, these days, they(Green Giant) have a pizza crust made out of cauliflower, so we bought 1 while doing our food shopping over the weekend , so we all know cauliflower doesn't really pair well w/ red sauce , so traditional pizza is out , in keeping w/ the veg & healthy theme..I thought more like some ricotta. spinach, artichoke , lots of fresh garlic, some fresh mozz 4 extra body & maybe a little tiny dice tomato & of course red pepper flake w/ sea salt ...u cant really put 2 much on it as it's a thin crust, & also may b flimsy , so all toppings will b light.....were not doing this till the weekend,so i'll let u know...Slainte!!
Now, these days, they(Green Giant) have a pizza crust made out of cauliflower, so we bought 1 while doing our food shopping over the weekend , so we all know cauliflower doesn't really pair well w/ red sauce , so traditional pizza is out , in keeping w/ the veg & healthy theme..I thought more like some ricotta. spinach, artichoke , lots of fresh garlic, some fresh mozz 4 extra body & maybe a little tiny dice tomato & of course red pepper flake w/ sea salt ...u cant really put 2 much on it as it's a thin crust, & also may b flimsy , so all toppings will b light.....were not doing this till the weekend,so i'll let u know...Slainte!!
[quote=hoodlum]Now, these days, they(Green Giant) have a pizza crust made out of cauliflower, so we bought 1 while doing our food shopping over the weekend , so we all know cauliflower doesn't really pair well w/ red sauce , so traditional pizza is out , in keeping w/ the veg & healthy theme..I thought more like some ricotta. spinach, artichoke , lots of fresh garlic, some fresh mozz 4 extra body & maybe a little tiny dice tomato & of course red pepper flake w/ sea salt ...u cant really put 2 much on it as it's a thin crust, & also may b flimsy , so all toppings will b light.....were not doing this till the weekend,so i'll let u know...Slainte!!
[quote=hoodlum]Now, these days, they(Green Giant) have a pizza crust made out of cauliflower, so we bought 1 while doing our food shopping over the weekend , so we all know cauliflower doesn't really pair well w/ red sauce , so traditional pizza is out , in keeping w/ the veg & healthy theme..I thought more like some ricotta. spinach, artichoke , lots of fresh garlic, some fresh mozz 4 extra body & maybe a little tiny dice tomato & of course red pepper flake w/ sea salt ...u cant really put 2 much on it as it's a thin crust, & also may b flimsy , so all toppings will b light.....were not doing this till the weekend,so i'll let u know...Slainte!!
While running errands this morning, I cheated & bought a SINFUL delight that is not good 4 the weight ...1 of my favorites... .BUTTERCAKE!!! the wife knows I've been a good boy (foot & back massages etc.)..so she'll let me slide on this one, besides ,I don't say shit 2 her when she indulges on savory junkfoods (chips & cheese pretzels etc.)...cant wait 4 dessert 2 nite.
Today I'm eating one of my favorite food Potatoes!!!
Funny , when I was younger , I could give two shits about Potato, bread , pasta and cakes.... now older.... its all I want and dream of.
Originally Posted by hoodlum
While running errands this morning, I cheated & bought a SINFUL delight that is not good 4 the weight ...1 of my favorites... .BUTTERCAKE!!! the wife knows I've been a good boy (foot & back massages etc.)..so she'll let me slide on this one, besides ,I don't say shit 2 her when she indulges on savory junkfoods (chips & cheese pretzels etc.)...cant wait 4 dessert 2 nite.
Good for you Hood, ENJOY.
What is it,,, like a pound cake? I think we called that Pound Cake.... yes Butter cake.... right.
When I was kid and my Mother was going out, my Da would cook us kids dinner, they were always the best and always the same.
He would chop up a bunch of Onions fry them up in a huge pan with tons of butter, then trough in hamburgers he hand made. Throw the burger cut in half on some really good local Italian bread smother it with fried onions and salt the heck out of it, he would put the smallest amount of mayo one side and ketchup the other side. It was Fantastic.
I am doing that shortly for my Wife for Dinner. Its the easiest simple thing to do. We were a bit sauced out for pasta today so she asked...†Will you make me your Da’s pan burgers†....... hearing that I ran out of the house like a flash to get the bread.
When I was kid and my Mother was going out, my Da would cook us kids dinner, they were always the best and always the same.
He would chop up a bunch of Onions fry them up in a huge pan with tons of butter, then trough in hamburgers he hand made. Throw the burger cut in half on some really good local Italian bread smother it with fried onions and salt the heck out of it, he would put the smallest amount of mayo one side and ketchup the other side. It was Fantastic.
I am doing that shortly for my Wife for Dinner. Its the easiest simple thing to do. We were a bit sauced out for pasta today so she asked...†Will you make me your Da’s pan burgers†....... hearing that I ran out of the house like a flash to get the bread.
Here’s to great memories, good times and food.
Sounds awesome DP. Enjoy and if you could, post a pic. I'd be curious to see how they turn out please.
Took two breast, glazed it in Thai chili sauce placed in a baking dish oven at 400 for 50 minutes. Comes out perfect. Let it stand for 5 min and sliced it up.
Made some stove top stuffing and mixed veggies carrots & beans actually.
Last night was a healthy alternative to spaghetti and meatballs: zoodles with ground chicken meatballs (threw on some Parmesan cheese in the photo). Came out pretty good.
Last night was a healthy alternative to spaghetti and meatballs: zoodles with ground chicken meatballs (threw on some Parmesan cheese in the photo). Came out pretty good.
Originally Posted by Irishman12
Last night was a healthy alternative to spaghetti and meatballs: zoodles with ground chicken meatballs (threw on some Parmesan cheese in the photo). Came out pretty good.
Last night was a healthy alternative to spaghetti and meatballs: zoodles with ground chicken meatballs (threw on some Parmesan cheese in the photo). Came out pretty good.
Originally Posted by Irishman12
Last night was a healthy alternative to spaghetti and meatballs: zoodles with ground chicken meatballs (threw on some Parmesan cheese in the photo). Came out pretty good.
Wow,, that looks great i12
Thanks DP. I don't mind the zoodles, only problem is they can be too crunchy and cold. I tried cooking these in the pan more (5-7 minutes on medium-high heat) but you have to be careful and not overcook them. Then they'll turn mushy but I do like it as a way to get more vegetables in my diet.
Yes, I enjoy veggies. Ive seen this being done and it looks good, not tried though but I think yours looks great.
This seams like something I would try dinning out but your brave to take that on, nice job.
You should give it a shot. Don't be scared of it! Honestly, I had some of the leftovers last night and it was actually better. I know traditional pasta is when refrigerating it but I didn't know the same would apply to zoodles.
Picked up some bread at the bakery and made a huge sandwich with garden vinegar peppers I packed in the fall.
My bro was slicing some fresh prosciutto on his counter, thing was awesome, Just like the ones that hang in pork stores.
Wife had the new McDonalds item, bacon cheese fries..... she said they were alright but not great. I passed on that.
That's exactly how I like my Italian sandwiches..packed w/ vinegary peppers & good meat & cheese..sharper the better & whatever makes your nostrils open..good deal Dues.
Picked up some bread at the bakery and made a huge sandwich with garden vinegar peppers I packed in the fall.
My bro was slicing some fresh prosciutto on his counter, thing was awesome, Just like the ones that hang in pork stores.
Wife had the new McDonalds item, bacon cheese fries..... she said they were alright but not great. I passed on that.
That's exactly how I like my Italian sandwiches..packed w/ vinegary peppers & good meat & cheese..sharper the better & whatever makes your nostrils open..good deal Dues.
Yeah man, they were good, the garden peppers are funny though, some are really hot and others are not at all hot, but I like that.
it was so friggin good, I just had another smaller sandwich for breakfast.
Wife was laughing her ass off. She said, what the heck, your still eating samwithces.
Met some friends for lunch today and had great Mediterranean food (buffet style). That was lunch and dinner.
Sounds good, I had Lamb chops today.
It was very good and I'll be going back there again. Hadn't had Mediterranean food in months. I overate but it's healthier option and not greasy at all.
That actually looks pretty good, did u bake in the oven w/ egg?..brown the meat 1rst? Nice Dues.
Originally Posted by MeyerLansky
Originally Posted by DuesPaid
Steak, Sprouts and Cheddar Frittata.
enjoy dues !
Originally Posted by Beanshooter
That looks really good Dues! I like that Brussels sprout touch!
Thanks Guys...but I cannot take all the credit here. I did make it but from my Wife’s Leftovers. They call me the King of Leftovers since I love taking items that have been from the nights before dinner and making something of it New, the next daylight.
Little Caesar's recently came back with their pretzel crust pizza (it's been a number of years since they last offered it). I'd had it before but they use a cheddar cheese sauce on it, which I don't like (I prefer the regular marinara sauce). I have 2 Little Caesar's by me and 1 wouldn't substitute the cheddar for marinara sauce, saying they "had" to use the cheddar. The other one by me switched it out no problem. So I called that one today and they used the marinara rather than the cheddar sauce. Plus, got ham on it instead of pepperoni and I got it stuffed crust (this was my first time trying their pretzel stuff crust). And since I hardly go to Little Caesar's I also got some crazy bread and sauce. Overall, the pizza wasn't too bad and I've got leftovers for tomorrow.
Little Caesar's recently came back with their pretzel crust pizza (it's been a number of years since they last offered it). I'd had it before but they use a cheddar cheese sauce on it, which I don't like (I prefer the regular marinara sauce). I have 2 Little Caesar's by me and 1 wouldn't substitute the cheddar for marinara sauce, saying they "had" to use the cheddar. The other one by me switched it out no problem. So I called that one today and they used the marinara rather than the cheddar sauce. Plus, got ham on it instead of pepperoni and I got it stuffed crust (this was my first time trying their pretzel stuff crust). And since I hardly go to Little Caesar's I also got some crazy bread and sauce. Overall, the pizza wasn't too bad and I've got leftovers for tomorrow.
Nice, I see the commercials but we do not have them around me,
I had Wendys burgers today, have not had it in long time. Yes Burgers... I ate two but I don’t eat fries when I DO. Had the awesome Bacon cheese and a classic single.
Wendy's is good but I never go there for some reason. I loved their Baconator when it first came out. Since then they've changed it up (which I don't like). When it first came out it was 3 patties plus 6 strips of bacon. Easy enough. Now you've got the single, double or triple and of course the pricing has gone up. I think for the original Baconator (which is the triple) it's like $9/$10!
Wendy's is good but I never go there for some reason. I loved their Baconator when it first came out. Since then they've changed it up (which I don't like). When it first came out it was 3 patties plus 6 strips of bacon. Easy enough. Now you've got the single, double or triple and of course the pricing has gone up. I think for the original Baconator (which is the triple) it's like $9/$10!
I was thinking the same thing yesterday... where did this Son of Baconator come from ( Single burger) . Wowever my wife likes that one better but the prices have seamed to raise.
I got three burgers one large fri , vanillas frosty and a 10 piece chicken nugget for $27 and change. The burgers are at least 6 bucks and up each.
Wendy's is good but I never go there for some reason. I loved their Baconator when it first came out. Since then they've changed it up (which I don't like). When it first came out it was 3 patties plus 6 strips of bacon. Easy enough. Now you've got the single, double or triple and of course the pricing has gone up. I think for the original Baconator (which is the triple) it's like $9/$10!
I was thinking the same thing yesterday... where did this Son of Baconator come from ( Single burger) . Wowever my wife likes that one better but the prices have seamed to raise.
I got three burgers one large fri , vanillas frosty and a 10 piece chicken nugget for $27 and change. The burgers are at least 6 bucks and up each.
Yeah Wendy's is good but a little bit pricey. I'm still surprised Wendy's doesn't do breakfast. I think they're missing out on a potential market for them, especially when their main competitors (Burger King and McDonald's offer it). I used to work next to a Wendy's and was pretty good friends with a manager their. They were supposed to test a breakfast menu there, had the signs and everything but it never rolled out for some reason. Plus, Wendy's I don't believe has any type of value or dollar menu either like Burger King and McDonald's do.
First time using a slow cooker, tonight I made Slow-Cooker Buffalo Chicken sliders
They look great i12
Nice
Thanks DP. They weren't dried out which I was happy with, although I could have used some more seasoning than the recipe called for. Next time around I'll have to keep that in mind.
First burger: Young beef. Lettuce, pickles, grilled cheese, special Submarine sauce Second burger: young beef. Lettuce, smoked pancetta, grilled smoked cheese, BBQ sauce mayo Third burger: young beef, fresh tomato, fresh rocket, slices Grana Padano cheese, Genovez pesto sauce The fries : Potato, chunks of smoked sausage, BBQ mayo sauce
First burger: Young beef. Lettuce, pickles, grilled cheese, special Submarine sauce Second burger: young beef. Lettuce, smoked pancetta, grilled smoked cheese, BBQ sauce mayo Third burger: young beef, fresh tomato, fresh rocket, slices Grana Padano cheese, Genovez pesto sauce The fries : Potato, chunks of smoked sausage, BBQ mayo sauce
Wow, Strax......that looks and sounds outstanding.
First burger: Young beef. Lettuce, pickles, grilled cheese, special Submarine sauce Second burger: young beef. Lettuce, smoked pancetta, grilled smoked cheese, BBQ sauce mayo Third burger: young beef, fresh tomato, fresh rocket, slices Grana Padano cheese, Genovez pesto sauce The fries : Potato, chunks of smoked sausage, BBQ mayo sauce
Wow, Strax......that looks and sounds outstanding.
Since it's back on the menu, going to KFC tonight to have their Chicken and Waffles again. I went at the beginning of the year when I got back from the holidays because I kept seeing the commercials but the KFC by me said they were all out. Hopefully I'll have better luck tonight.
Since it's back on the menu, going to KFC tonight to have their Chicken and Waffles again. I went at the beginning of the year when I got back from the holidays because I kept seeing the commercials but the KFC by me said they were all out. Hopefully I'll have better luck tonight.
DW wants to try them.
Were you able to get them i12?
Had some shrimp Parm tonight, really good. Now enjoying some coffee and cake.
Since it's back on the menu, going to KFC tonight to have their Chicken and Waffles again. I went at the beginning of the year when I got back from the holidays because I kept seeing the commercials but the KFC by me said they were all out. Hopefully I'll have better luck tonight.
DW wants to try them.
Were you able to get them i12?
Had some shrimp Parm tonight, really good. Now enjoying some coffee and cake.
Yes, I was able to get them again. I'm not sure how long they're going to be back but if you're interested, I'd say give them a try.
Forgot to post what I made for the first time last week: Lemon-Butter Salmon Pasta. First time cooking with salmon. It turned out pretty good but I think I overcooked it a little as it came out a little dry.
Forgot to post what I made for the first time last week: Lemon-Butter Salmon Pasta. First time cooking with salmon. It turned out pretty good but I think I overcooked it a little as it came out a little dry.
Forgot to post what I made for the first time last week: Lemon-Butter Salmon Pasta. First time cooking with salmon. It turned out pretty good but I think I overcooked it a little as it came out a little dry.
Tried a new recipe last night and it came out pretty good! Shrimp Pasta with creamy mozzarella sauce
That looks freakin' delicious! If you get a minute and assuming it's not a family secret what's your recipe for the mozzarella sauce? In your pic it looks creamy but when I've tried to make a mozzarella or pecorino sauce it tends to come out "stretchy". Good for a pizza, lasagna or baked ziti but not so much for a pasta dish.
Tried a new recipe last night and it came out pretty good! Shrimp Pasta with creamy mozzarella sauce
That looks freakin' delicious! If you get a minute and assuming it's not a family secret what's your recipe for the mozzarella sauce? In your pic it looks creamy but when I've tried to make a mozzarella or pecorino sauce it tends to come out "stretchy". Good for a pizza, lasagna or baked ziti but not so much for a pasta dish.
Tried a new recipe last night and it came out pretty good! Shrimp Pasta with creamy mozzarella sauce
That looks freakin' delicious! If you get a minute and assuming it's not a family secret what's your recipe for the mozzarella sauce? In your pic it looks creamy but when I've tried to make a mozzarella or pecorino sauce it tends to come out "stretchy". Good for a pizza, lasagna or baked ziti but not so much for a pasta dish.
This place on Long Island makes the best, not all that chopped and mush crap, large pieces of lobster in a very light dressing with finely thin sliced celery. Served on a croissant ðŸ¥. Outstanding.
This place on Long Island makes the best, not all that chopped and mush crap, large pieces of lobster in a very light dressing with finely thin sliced celery. Served on a croissant ðŸ¥. Outstanding.
This place on Long Island makes the best, not all that chopped and mush crap, large pieces of lobster in a very light dressing with finely thin sliced celery. Served on a croissant ðŸ¥. Outstanding.
Wow, sounds amazing DP!
It really is , a hidden treasure.... if ever round here you must make sure to hit me up and we go. Its a Summer thing, they only serve it for a few Months a year.
This place on Long Island makes the best, not all that chopped and mush crap, large pieces of lobster in a very light dressing with finely thin sliced celery. Served on a croissant ðŸ¥. Outstanding.
Wow, sounds amazing DP!
It really is , a hidden treasure.... if ever round here you must make sure to hit me up and we go. Its a Summer thing, they only serve it for a few Months a year.
I'm never up there during the summer. Only at Christmas time.
This place on Long Island makes the best, not all that chopped and mush crap, large pieces of lobster in a very light dressing with finely thin sliced celery. Served on a croissant ðŸ¥. Outstanding.
Wow, sounds amazing DP!
It really is , a hidden treasure.... if ever round here you must make sure to hit me up and we go. Its a Summer thing, they only serve it for a few Months a year.
I'm never up there during the summer. Only at Christmas time.
1rst of all gents...I know the saying " When in Rome"..but a TRUE lobster ROLL goes on a grilled large hot dog bun split ON THE TOP...2nd... shellfish & cheese DO NOT theoretically go 2 gether...if u were in a old Italiano's grandmas house & u asked 4 cheese 2 go w/ ur shrimp or clams especially...she would have her son's throw u out..just the same if u asked 4 a glass of milk after eating pasta...
1rst of all gents...I know the saying " When in Rome"..but a TRUE lobster ROLL goes on a grilled large hot dog bun split ON THE TOP...2nd... shellfish & cheese DO NOT theoretically go 2 gether...if u were in a old Italiano's grandmas house & u asked 4 cheese 2 go w/ ur shrimp or clams especially...she would have her son's throw u out..just the same if u asked 4 a glass of milk after eating pasta...
Hood, agree regarding the cheese and Milk but had Loster rolls on Hot dog buns for years and luv it,,,,, the croissant thing is not unique and should be tried. Adds and very soft and light sweetness to it all. Very tasty.
Had some King Crab Legs tonight a a local place on the Water. Man ...Thayer were fantastic....served with corn on the cob and roasted cut up and seasoned potatoes. Huge serving, brought half of them Home and will have with a Q’d steak tomorrow
Went to a July 4th party yesterday and did not even get a hot dog.
All the food was great but man....i gotta have a grilled dog on the 4th.
So I made some tonight, wife had sabbret, I had the big Hot spicey dog.
My man Dues....I wish u were there (here)...had London Broil marinated overnite in Asian spices & oils ...as well as American foods as Grilled Hebrew National hot dogs...Lamb burgers...W/greek Mayo..( Tzaiki sauce)…& my my wife's famous potato salad...luv u man & miss u dude..send peace 2 the wife & family.
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All the food was great but man....i gotta have a grilled dog on the 4th.
So I made some tonight, wife had sabbret, I had the big Hot spicey dog.[/quote]
No picture provided but last night I made a light salad for the first time: Corn, Tomato, Avocado Salad. I'm not much of an avocado person but this was good. The recipe says it's 4 servings but I'll get 2 out of it. Looks like I'll be cooking again this weekend.
Tonight's dinner Thai Peanut Beef with BBQ Ranch salad
Nice , I’ve had that before, the beef is served cold with that sauce on it, is that correct? Fancy
I made some Sausage & Peppers on the grill.
Looks good DP. No my beef is served hot. I was disappointed though. The recipe says it was 4 servings but I'll get 2 (maybe 3 out of it if I'm lucky). It was only a pound of beef, so that's why I stocked up on the salad.
Tonight's dinner Thai Peanut Beef with BBQ Ranch salad
Nice , I’ve had that before, the beef is served cold with that sauce on it, is that correct? Fancy
I made some Sausage & Peppers on the grill.
Looks good DP. No my beef is served hot. I was disappointed though. The recipe says it was 4 servings but I'll get 2 (maybe 3 out of it if I'm lucky). It was only a pound of beef, so that's why I stocked up on the salad.
Im not good at serving sizes... I just make what I have and its usually more than enough.
Tonight im going to check out a local pizza parlor iv never ordered from but hear good things.
They make a pie with the sesame seeds on the crust. Im going to try it.
This was my first time cooking this recipe and I figured a pound of beef would last 4 meals but I was wrong. I'll know for the future to either just do this on a short week or make another pound of it. Still turned out good, just wish I had more leftovers.
This was my first time cooking this recipe and I figured a pound of beef would last 4 meals but I was wrong. I'll know for the future to either just do this on a short week or make another pound of it. Still turned out good, just wish I had more leftovers.
Yes, Pizza was awesome, been on Long Island NY for years and just settled for what we got. Yesterday just found the best pie ever, taste like Brooklyn Pizza,,,,,, th e sesame seed crust was just a added bonus but this guy knows what he is doin.
Thin crust, the salty real milky cheese and a bit of perfect balance of sweet acidic sauce that should be on pizza. I had a bunch of stuff on hand I usually add to my slice and did not want to add any of it since it would have ruined the exact taste I was dreaming of.
Just the look of it made me know not to add anything until I tasted it. Will take a pic for next pick up, which will be very soon.
I've never seen additives to a New York pizza offered (outside of a chain). That's why I was surprised. By me, there's a few places that offer oregano, garlic butter and such on their crust and I like it. The oregano is a small mom and pop place but the butter garlic is Dominoes, Marcos, etc (chains). I personally like them because the crust is maybe one of my least favorite parts of the pizza (I'm a cheese man) but the additions make it that much better in my opinion.
I plan on getting the sesame pie again tomorrow, small classic style pizza parlor.
They also do calzones , rolls of a few types and chicken Wings , which I thought was strange but makes cense since it was a wing place before this guy came in and he must have kept some of the equipment and using it.
Last night I made slow cooker Italian chickpeas over pasta. Not too bad and healthy too!
Very nice , love pasta & peas.
Also Past badon..... pasta & potato
My wife made a sauce today with our own garden tomato. She cuts up the tomatoes, places them on a cookie sheet adding crushed garlic, salt & pepper, a little olive oil and some oregano. Bakes them 400 for 40mins. Let them cool, whack up in a blender and pour into a pot simmering for another half hour. She adds meat, sausage or chop meat, serves over pasta.
Its our summer sauce and is awesome.
I like her winter sauce best, that cooks all day with meat in it but this is a quick garden sauce.
Nothing better than fresh ingredients DP and I love me some Italian herbs/spices!
I used whole wheat pasta in my dish this week so between that and the chickpeas, it does a good job at keeping me full and I don't feel guilty about it as it's a pretty healthy dinner.
Nothing better than fresh ingredients DP and I love me some Italian herbs/spices!
I used whole wheat pasta in my dish this week so between that and the chickpeas, it does a good job at keeping me full and I don't feel guilty about it as it's a pretty healthy dinner.
Very Healthy.
Im going to BBQ some ribs tomorrow , I try to remember to take a pic.
Nothing better than fresh ingredients DP and I love me some Italian herbs/spices!
I used whole wheat pasta in my dish this week so between that and the chickpeas, it does a good job at keeping me full and I don't feel guilty about it as it's a pretty healthy dinner.
Very Healthy.
Im going to BBQ some ribs tomorrow , I try to remember to take a pic.
Looks great DP! I've never BBQed before but yes, I hear slow and low is the key to it.
Never? We gotta fix that. Add New stop on your next trip to NY If we are really Lucky maybe we could get Hood here on the same Schedule and all grill together bye me or meet up somewhere in Manhattan.
Originally Posted by hoodlum
Originally Posted by DuesPaid
Did ok, marinated a rack of ribs ( usually do two but it was just my wife and I.
Used Franks Hot Sauce, sweet Baby Rays BBQ sauce and a few ounces of coke ( the Soda) LoL.
Trick is slow and low glazed a few times with additional sauce and let stand before slicing em up.
You're ALWAYS doing shit that makes me envious ...where do u find the time???..looks so nice Dues...Gimme Some!!!...
You Sir are always Welcome. I’m blessed with time , its something no one can purchase and should never be wasted.
Looks great DP! I've never BBQed before but yes, I hear slow and low is the key to it.
Never? We gotta fix that. Add New stop on your next trip to NY If we are really Lucky maybe we could get Hood here on the same Schedule and all grill together bye me or meet up somewhere in Manhattan.
That sounds awesome but I only come up 1 time during the year (for Christmas). I don't know if you're gonna wanna be BBQing during December
Looks great DP! I've never BBQed before but yes, I hear slow and low is the key to it.
Never? We gotta fix that. Add New stop on your next trip to NY If we are really Lucky maybe we could get Hood here on the same Schedule and all grill together bye me or meet up somewhere in Manhattan.
That sounds awesome but I only come up 1 time during the year (for Christmas). I don't know if you're gonna wanna be BBQing during December
Can Do.... or We could meet up in Manhattan and I'll take you and Hood to Lunch at one of Favorite places to Hang.
Looks great DP! I've never BBQed before but yes, I hear slow and low is the key to it.
Never? We gotta fix that. Add New stop on your next trip to NY If we are really Lucky maybe we could get Hood here on the same Schedule and all grill together bye me or meet up somewhere in Manhattan.
That sounds awesome but I only come up 1 time during the year (for Christmas). I don't know if you're gonna wanna be BBQing during December
Can Do.... or We could meet up in Manhattan and I'll take you and Hood to Lunch at one of Favorite places to Hang.
I might take you up on that. Might have some friends meet me in the City. If so, would love to meet up for lunch (would have to do pizza though). It's my favorite and when I'm back home, I stock up on it!
Nice.... you will get your pizza ( after you taste what my guys are serving) - and your friends are more than welcome as well.
Lets do it.... set the dates when you can, if it cant work no worries but lets try.. Hood? Check dates once we get close please.
As of now it's looking like I'm coming up on Friday, December 13 and heading back on Monday, December 30. I haven't bought my plane tickets yet but those are the dates I was looking at. And my friends I believe said they'd come up that weekend (like the 14th) and I'm not sure how long they would plan on staying. I told them because I made the trip last year, but I want to go back to McSorley's again! I love that place. I used to be able to get the beer in the Hudson Valley, which is where I'm from, but they discontinued it and now you can only get it at their place in the city.
Saw a commercial for KFC's new $5 fill up. I usually don't eat KFC, although out of the fast food chicken chains, I prefer it to the others like Popeye's and Church's. What got me in tonight was their new Mac-n-cheese $5 fill up. It has mac-n-cheese and bites of chicken. It comes in both original and spicy. I tried both and prefer the original but they were both good. Comes with a cookie and drink. Not bad.
For lunch today I tried the new impossible Whopper (plant based patty as opposed to beef). I did what they call a taste test, the impossible whopper and a regular whopper for $7. This was my second time trying it and honestly, I liked it more a second time around and for being plant based, it wasn't too bad. You have to download the BK app for the deal but I think it's worth it. I think it's only good until the 5th so anyone wanting to use it, you have a few more days.
Saw a commercial for KFC's new $5 fill up. I usually don't eat KFC, although out of the fast food chicken chains, I prefer it to the others like Popeye's and Church's. What got me in tonight was their new Mac-n-cheese $5 fill up. It has mac-n-cheese and bites of chicken. It comes in both original and spicy. I tried both and prefer the original but they were both good. Comes with a cookie and drink. Not bad.
Wife thought they look good too.
I will stick to my official order when I go to KFC
3 - WINGS orig. 3- Wings crispy. 1 - breast Orig. No sides , or specials.
Usually a few pieces left over and they get whacked up later.
The person taking the order is so complexed when I order and tries to figure it in a better scenario for the order being filled out and I refuse. They think I’m nuts but dont want to waste what they want to give me.... I just want what I want.
And there's nothing wrong with that. That's what America's all about!
Yes Sir.
We went a Applebees tonight, sat at table for ten minutes before anyone even looked at us after several women servers walked passed us. It was early 4:30, before the rush of 6 - 7pm.
One of the servers walked past us for the 5th time , I said to her " do we have a server"? sHE SAID " I will check"
We walked out and Went to Outback a few blocks away and had an outstanding dinner with Great Service , Food and Drinks.
Applebees was a goo place but now is just for Children who don't know the difference or care.
Yeah I've been in places like that too (Friendly's was bad about it). I LOVED their food but their service sucked. But yes, poor when you need to flag someone down just to come over to drop off menus and get your drink orders.
Yeah I've been in places like that too (Friendly's was bad about it). I LOVED their food but their service sucked. But yes, poor when you need to flag someone down just to come over to drop off menus and get your drink orders.
We actually had to head over to another area yesterday and saw a Applebees, we thought what the hell, lets go in and see if they are any better.
Service was fantastic and the food I know is the same from corporate but they made better food, pies were fresh and ho and burger and ribs were really good, better than other location and we let them know in a survey at the table.
I tried Burger King's new Pretzel King (a burger on a pretzel bun). It wasn't bad but it would have been better had the pretzel bun been warmed up. I also tried one of their taco's for the first time. Again, not bad, but could have used some more flavor (was kinda bland but what do you expect for $1?)
I tried Burger King's new Pretzel King (a burger on a pretzel bun). It wasn't bad but it would have been better had the pretzel bun been warmed up. I also tried one of their taco's for the first time. Again, not bad, but could have used some more flavor (was kinda bland but what do you expect for $1?)
So I was really disappointed in both Burger King and KFC yesterday. Burger King I tried their new Pretzel King burger. It comes with mustard, cheese, and bacon. I ordered a double with no mustard or cheese and I had planned on eating it at the restaurant (as I always do). Well, yesterday something happened with the grill and they had the doors open and they were about to close the dining room due to all the smoke in the building. I got my food and had to go home as a result. I ate the taco first and then the burger. Didn't even take a bit in to the burger before I realized BOTH mustard and cheese were on the burger. I tried my best to scrap them off and since I was home, I wasn't willing to drive back up there to correct it (I let it go). After 2 bites into the burger, I realize it's a single and not a double. That was the last straw. I brought the burger back up to Burger King and they made it correctly the second time (luckily they hadn't closed yet and I had them substitute ketchup for the mustard). Again, overall the burger wasn't anything special and would have been better had the pretzel bun been warmed up.
As for KFC, last month I tried their $5 fill up Mac & Cheese bowls (it's mac and cheese mixed with chicken nuggets). These are only for a limited time (and looking at KFC's website today, yesterday may have been the last day for them since the website no longer lists it as a menu item), so I wanted to have them again before being pulled. I ordered 2 of them and they both were lukewarm, like they had been sitting out. They weren't bad but I finished the first and about half of the second before throwing the rest away. Disappointed in both establishments.
Its like a crap shoot lately.....it all depends on the crew working. sOME CARE AND MOST DONT.
sUCKS
Very true. I only eat out on Sunday's (that's my "cheat day") and I look forward to it all week so it really sucks when you've built something up in your head all week and get a disappointing meal. Just means I won't be back anytime again soon to try it.
Last night I tried a new recipe: Cheesy Chicken Parm Gnocchi
Its like a crap shoot lately.....it all depends on the crew working. sOME CARE AND MOST DONT.
sUCKS
Very true. I only eat out on Sunday's (that's my "cheat day") and I look forward to it all week so it really sucks when you've built something up in your head all week and get a disappointing meal. Just means I won't be back anytime again soon to try it.
Last night I tried a new recipe: Cheesy Chicken Parm Gnocchi
Good for you i12,,, i get that.... f’ em. Find something better for your cheat day.
Its like a crap shoot lately.....it all depends on the crew working. sOME CARE AND MOST DONT.
sUCKS
Very true. I only eat out on Sunday's (that's my "cheat day") and I look forward to it all week so it really sucks when you've built something up in your head all week and get a disappointing meal. Just means I won't be back anytime again soon to try it.
Last night I tried a new recipe: Cheesy Chicken Parm Gnocchi
Good for you i12,,, i get that.... f’ em. Find something better for your cheat day.
That CCPG dish looks fantastic, very nice.
Thanks DP. It was good but even better yesterday after the sauce had time to settle being in the fridge. A LOT of gnocchi but I'll finish it this week. Quick and easy to make too, which is always my favorite.
Dues ….& everyone else concerned ...My wife & I r very picky eaters & r snobby sometimes where we go.. that being said ., we rarely go 2 chains ..BUT..I must say We give kudos 2 & never had a bad meal @ Longhorn Steakhouse...go 4 what they r known 4..a big juicy bone -in Rib Eye!!!....Baked pot. w/ all the trimmings..& I opt 4 a Ceaser salad..spend the 30$ & enjoy!!!! Cocktails &dessert 4 2 plus tip is ballpark $140.00....not bad 4 a Friday nite….unless I order a double of a shot of special Jameson that someone I know taught me about...LOL...
Dues ….& everyone else concerned ...My wife & I r very picky eaters & r snobby sometimes where we go.. that being said ., we rarely go 2 chains ..BUT..I must say We give kudos 2 & never had a bad meal @ Longhorn Steakhouse...go 4 what they r known 4..a big juicy bone -in Rib Eye!!!....Baked pot. w/ all the trimmings..& I opt 4 a Ceaser salad..spend the 30$ & enjoy!!!! Cocktails &dessert 4 2 plus tip is ballpark $140.00....not bad 4 a Friday nite….unless I order a double of a shot of special Jameson that someone I know taught me about...LOL...
Ha... very nice. I love LongHorns but only had it down South, we do not have one around by me. We have Outback and enjoy that sometimes als or Texas Road House but I think the LongHorns is much better.
Enjoy all.
We had a great simple dinner tonight, we went to our Fav German Deli ( old School) with homemade potato, cole and Mac salads and a few classic Hero sandwiches. I had Roast beef let tomato and onion, heavy Mayo on great bread.
Gnocchi arrabbiata with bacon and sun-dried tomatoes. Made it yesterday and let it sit in the fridge until tonight and I thought it came out better than expected.
Gnocchi arrabbiata with bacon and sun-dried tomatoes. Made it yesterday and let it sit in the fridge until tonight and I thought it came out better than expected.
That looks and sounds very good.
I had a very simple dinner and one of my favs Soup and Sandwich
We went to a TGIF today, I had a fantastic Beer on Tap ( Capt Laurence Double ipa) and an order of “ Bucket of Bones†It was a half a rack of ribs and some very tasty Buffalo Wings well done.
We eat out or very simple this week leading up to TGD.
Went to a Applebees today for Lunch, they have ice cold tap beer so I go when wife wants too and eat whatever, however today I saw and had something new.
Wanted something lite and since I'm not going grocery shopping until tomorrow, I had some Schlotzsky's for dinner (haven't had it in months and got a medium sandwich, small drink, and chips for $8)
Crock Pot Picadillo. Never heard of it before as it's a Cuban dish and I'm going to serve it over rice, but I'm not that hungry tonight for dinner, so I'm not gonna force the rice on myself. I'll add it tomorrow and see how it tastes with it but by itself, it's pretty good.
Wife makes a chop meat dish called Taco Pasta, she takes a pound of chop meat mixing in a pan old El Paso spicey taco mix and then combine with rice or pasta.
Wife makes a chop meat dish called Taco Pasta, she takes a pound of chop meat mixing in a pan old El Paso spicey taco mix and then combine with rice or pasta.
I've made something similar over pasta. Was very good!
Wife makes a chop meat dish called Taco Pasta, she takes a pound of chop meat mixing in a pan old El Paso spicey taco mix and then combine with rice or pasta.
I've made something similar over pasta. Was very good!
Yes, meatloaf tomorrow, will try to remember to take a pic.
Love it, some hate it... I find it fun since we always make it different.
Wife loves when we do that, I think its ridiculous but play along and just happy she is Happy and having fun. She act s like a little girl when we do this.
Pesto Chicken Tortellini and Veggies. Turned out delicious and one of my new favorite recipes!
That looks outstanding i12
Thanks DP! I used a little too much salt and made it for the week (I still have food from yesterday to finish up, so this I only tried a spoonful or 2 but can't wait to have it tomorrow!)
Dinner & a movie. Last night's entree was Goodfellas Prison Sauce. I’ve been putting this recipe off for over a year due to the time it takes to make it, however, when under coronatine, figured I had the time to try it. And to answer your questions: no, the garlic doesn’t liquefy in the pan and I didn’t put too many onions in the sauce (3 small onions, that all I did). Nice bottle of Chianti to go with it. Salute!
My wife makes her own meatballs as do I when we make our sauce bit I will tell ya , our good friend , who is born in Italy and a very good in the kitchen uses packaged meatball in his sauce and it is very good.
Have not had take out from my local Chinese restaurant for four months, they were closed for several and opened with new precautions I’ve heard.
Plan on placing an order and picking up for dinner tonight. I was going to BBQ some chicken and sit in the yard but we are feeling lazy and streaming movies in AC .
Have the Chinese places been open this entire time or they just reopened?
Most were closed for a few months, all have restructured their counters and pick up areas with plexi walls. It was contactless.
I handed over the cash, told them to keep the change, doors were open so I did not even have to touch the handles and removed all food from cartons it came in into pans recooking the food and disposing of cartons and bags.
A little over the top but out was my wife’s plan and it made her happy.
Glad you were able to. I do love me some New York Chinese food! The crap by me is nothing like home, so I usually don't bother with it save for Panda Express, which isn't real Chinese food anyway.
Had all you can eat sausage at a German restaurant for lunch, so that's my lunch/dinner. They run it all August and it's a great deal. Tasty and filling, I look forward to it every year!
2nite..Were having deviled clams..I stole the recipe from the CIA bible..takes a little know how but worth it..going w/home fries & stewed tomatoes .And of course some Blue Moons.
I will try t remember to take a pick but I get so excited and just dive in and settle into my chair for the feast and some good brew.
Man that sounds good DP. I'm coming to NY in December. We've gotta make time to grab a drink at my favorite bar (you know the one) 😉
Yes I do.... sounds great.
Hope it works out. I am waiting for several of my clients to open up from the Pandemic so I can get back on a routine for going into Manhattan. Have not been there since March, sucks.
I will try t remember to take a pick but I get so excited and just dive in and settle into my chair for the feast and some good brew.
Man that sounds good DP. I'm coming to NY in December. We've gotta make time to grab a drink at my favorite bar (you know the one) 😉
Yes I do.... sounds great.
Hope it works out. I am waiting for several of my clients to open up from the Pandemic so I can get back on a routine for going into Manhattan. Have not been there since March, sucks.
Wow, well I know they're open and I plan on making at least 1 trip there (hoping for 2). We'll figure it out as it gets closer. I'll be in touch.
Absolutely. Had some pizza last weekend and this weekend. This weekends was just some Domino's but the stuff last weekend is as close as I can get to back home. Looking forward to the pizza and Chinese food when I get back. Can't get decent Chinese by me and for some reason, they don't carry my favorite item at all: boneless spare ribs. You can get spare ribs but not boneless. Like it's some foreign dish to them or something?
Absolutely. Had some pizza last weekend and this weekend. This weekends was just some Domino's but the stuff last weekend is as close as I can get to back home. Looking forward to the pizza and Chinese food when I get back. Can't get decent Chinese by me and for some reason, they don't carry my favorite item at all: boneless spare ribs. You can get spare ribs but not boneless. Like it's some foreign dish to them or something?
They do not know how to trim the tips of the ribs. That is the wonderful thing about NY Chinese food, the chefs are amazing like home cooks...they prep everything themselves, the meat the veggies the noodles the rice , everything....he is the sous chef , butcher , baker and everything in between all in one.
Absolutely. Had some pizza last weekend and this weekend. This weekends was just some Domino's but the stuff last weekend is as close as I can get to back home. Looking forward to the pizza and Chinese food when I get back. Can't get decent Chinese by me and for some reason, they don't carry my favorite item at all: boneless spare ribs. You can get spare ribs but not boneless. Like it's some foreign dish to them or something?
They do not know how to trim the tips of the ribs. That is the wonderful thing about NY Chinese food, the chefs are amazing like home cooks...they prep everything themselves, the meat the veggies the noodles the rice , everything....he is the sous chef , butcher , baker and everything in between all in one.
Correction Dues.....THEY r 1 in the same in a chinese joint,,,I believe they r all sous chefs..what w/ working all them woks & shit...it's a rough biz.
Absolutely. Had some pizza last weekend and this weekend. This weekends was just some Domino's but the stuff last weekend is as close as I can get to back home. Looking forward to the pizza and Chinese food when I get back. Can't get decent Chinese by me and for some reason, they don't carry my favorite item at all: boneless spare ribs. You can get spare ribs but not boneless. Like it's some foreign dish to them or something?
They do not know how to trim the tips of the ribs. That is the wonderful thing about NY Chinese food, the chefs are amazing like home cooks...they prep everything themselves, the meat the veggies the noodles the rice , everything....he is the sous chef , butcher , baker and everything in between all in one.
I heard from one of my doctors (who's also from New York), that it could be a different variation of Chinese food that they prepare by me? I'm not a 100% sure, but his thinking is in New York they serve it szechuan style, while by me it could be prepared differently? Who the heck knows? All I know is when I'm in New York, I stock up on Chinese food and pizza (and gain weight while doing it).
I was so full from dinner that I staggered over to the couch and fell asleep. THEN I woke up and posted.
Staggered over to the couch because you were full of food, or full of wine?
Went 2 dinner 2 nite ...allowed in Philly , finally...2 a wonderful joint called "Zaccones"..google it ..it's nice ..everything is made in house by generations of Sicilians...wife had the Rabbit Stew..not like any american version...REAL Sicilian stew....I had the Roast Quails stuffed w/ goosenberries & truffles..in pheasent sauce .....very nice 2 get out again in Phila....
I was so full from dinner that I staggered over to the couch and fell asleep. THEN I woke up and posted.
Staggered over to the couch because you were full of food, or full of wine?
Went 2 dinner 2 nite ...allowed in Philly , finally...2 a wonderful joint called "Zaccones"..google it ..it's nice ..everything is made in house by generations of Sicilians...wife had the Rabbit Stew..not like any american version...REAL Sicilian stew....I had the Roast Quails stuffed w/ goosenberries & truffles..in pheasent sauce .....very nice 2 get out again in Phila....
Nice....man that is some elaborate food.
And here I am excited to be getting a bucket of Kentucky Fuk chicken tonight.
I was so full from dinner that I staggered over to the couch and fell asleep. THEN I woke up and posted.
Staggered over to the couch because you were full of food, or full of wine?
Went 2 dinner 2 nite ...allowed in Philly , finally...2 a wonderful joint called "Zaccones"..google it ..it's nice ..everything is made in house by generations of Sicilians...wife had the Rabbit Stew..not like any american version...REAL Sicilian stew....I had the Roast Quails stuffed w/ goosenberries & truffles..in pheasent sauce .....very nice 2 get out again in Phila....
Nice....man that is some elaborate food.
And here I am excited to be getting a bucket of Kentucky Fuk chicken tonight.
Hey...I12 is right..I could go 4 some of that right now!!..4 some odd reason.. my wife does not like KFC ..but will eat a whole bucket of Popeyes chicken..go figure?.....
The best chicken for a fast food style chain like that (KFC, Popeyes, Churchs, etc.) is KFC in my opinion. However, Popeyes does have a great chicken sandwich. Not better than Chick-Fil-A's, but it's close.
We haven't had it in over a year and man was it good.
We got fries ( did not know they had new fries) - they were really good. W did the xtra crispy, I usually get original but really enjoyed the crispy and Cole slaw , it was really sweet but good.
tonight im getting a Italian hero, cooking stew tomorrow for the snow storm.
Tonight I'm making chicken lo mein. I whipped up an impromptu version of it a week ago and Signora V. gave it an enthusiastic thumbs-up. ("Best in the city!")
Got some proper noodles this time at a local Asian market. Last time I used some udon noodles I had frozen last May, and it turned out well, but this time I'm using better noodles, less stock, fresh snow peas and - honestly - I'm not sure what else. Oh yeah, fresh ginger and scallions. Signora V. also likes peas. But honestly, lo mein can contain just about anything!
Anyway, here's a photo of my previous attempt. Good as it was (and it was!), it will be better this time.
Spicy Popeye's chicken is the best fast food fried chicken IMO. KFC is good but sometimes the skin is too soggy.
You ever try Chick-Fil-A?
Of course, their sandwich is better than Popeye's but I'm talking about real chicken with the bones. Plus idk how it is in other parts of the country but the Chick Fil A closest to me is always PACKED, like a drive-thru line around the whole store. It takes a real commitment lol.
It's like that everywhere with the lines. Best bet is to get there early before the lunch rush or use the app, check in, and they'll bring the food out to you. That's what I do and it's always worth it!
Wife made a pot of chili last night and it was so good she asked what did we want for tonight and I said to put that leftover chili back on and I will eat it again, she likes easy and I like that chili.
Tonight she will serve it over Orzo, last night was rice.
Found a nice 2 pack of Veal Shank @ Shoprite...was very suprised ..U never see it in supermarkets..so 2 nite I did " Osso Buco ala Buco" as in Artie Buco from The Sopranos Cookbook..came out nice but I like the way I was taught version better.....Served it over creamy parmesan & rosemary polenta w/ garlicky sauteed baby spinach.,saved what was left of the gravy 4 some pasta whenever.
Found a nice 2 pack of Veal Shank @ Shoprite...was very suprised ..U never see it in supermarkets..so 2 nite I did " Osso Buco ala Buco" as in Artie Buco from The Sopranos Cookbook..came out nice but I like the way I was taught version better.....Served it over creamy parmesan & rosemary polenta w/ garlicky sauteed baby spinach.,saved what was left of the gravy 4 some pasta whenever.
Man Chef,,,,,, that sounds really good.
BLT's tonight on really good rolls from a local bakery and some potato chips tonight.
Thanx Dues.. it was...speaking of bacon, my daughter told me about this house made "lemon pepper bacon" that she's in luv w/ she found down @ The Reading Terminal Market..I wanna get me some , but parking is a real bitch in center city, or u gotta pay a fortune in a lot.
Thanx Dues.. it was...speaking of bacon, my daughter told me about this house made "lemon pepper bacon" that she's in luv w/ she found down @ The Reading Terminal Market..I wanna get me some , but parking is a real bitch in center city, or u gotta pay a fortune in a lot.
Good luck that sounds good.
Looks like Friday night will be good tonight....Pizza , Wings and Beer.
Looks good Signor...did u use real Panchetta?? & did u cook the egg from the heat of the pasta & reduced white wine??.....A real Carbonara is a real test 2 a true Italian cook!!..& by the way....only Americans put peas in theirs...U have 2 toss that good stuff in order 4 it 2 cook & emulsifly correctly...
I didn't use pancetta because it's not always easy to get where I live and at a reasonable price for the amount I would be using in the dish.
Now, I will admit that my carbonara may not be exactly 100% "authentic" because I will use bacon and I also add heavy cream to it (with about 1 Tbs milk). I don't add wine, peas, garlic, salt or any of that. I warm the mixture gently over a low flame, stirring constantly, then pour it over the hot pasta in the bowl before tossing it through. I use mostly freshly ground black pepper, but I throw in a little bit of red pepper flakes for heat. (Yeah, I know - infamia!)
I tried making it the traditional way, but I have to confess I can't stand eggs as a stand alone dish. I can cook 'em scrambled, over easy, poached - as long as it's for other people! But I will cook a number of dishes that include eggs. Preparing the carbonara the "traditional" way is a bit too eggy for my taste. I used two whole eggs, whisked together in a small bowl with grated cheese. I cut about 8 oz. (half a package) of bacon into small pieces and cook that in a frying pan until done - I try and render off as much of the fat as is practical, but I don't like the meat too fatty and rubbery or, on the other hand, overdone and charred! I drain off all but 1 Tbs of the fat, and I keep the "sludge" from the bacon. I add around 3 Tbs butter and 1 tsp extra virgin olive oil, then mix in the ground pepper. Then I add 8 oz. of cream. When the pasta is nearly done cooking I mix the egg/cheese mixture into the frying pan then add the bacon and warm it until the pasta is ready. This only takes a few minutes. Then I put everything together and enjoy.
But it is a guilty pleasure - just ask my cardiologist!
BTW, I read a very interesting article (a scholarly paper from a symposium, actually, in a book) the other day about the history of carbonara. Check it out here. Also the Wikipedia article on carbonara is worth a look.
I've been away from the GBB for a year or so, and for those who don't know (or don't remember), I started cooking when I was nine and I am a dedicated home cook. At age 65, I still love to cook and few things give me as much pleasure as taking over the kitchen and preparing a good meal for my wife and our friends, although with the pandemic the "friends" part has been somewhat diminished, though not curtailed altogether.
U R a good dude & a great cook...there is nothing wrong w/ ur method...I would do the same!!....I use bacon instead of Panchetta all the time...sometimes I throw in blanched asparagus tips & I do cheat by way of heavy cream & Parm cheese...& yes 2 lots of fresh ground Black pepper..I am almost ur age so I know what school ur coming from..we r the best school !!
Made Cornish hens tonight. Haven't made them in many years, and Signora V. has never had them. Stuffed 'em with chopped onion, parsley, sage, and rosemary (no thyme!). Steamed a bunch of string beans and covered them (sort of) with a country gravy. Cooked up a box of au gratin potatoes and added some salt, paprika and rosemary to that.
Quite nice. The Missus approves.
Since we're pretty much snowed in here, I made sure to stock up on essentials for us and the cat. We're definitely good for a few days.
Made Cornish hens tonight. Haven't made them in many years, and Signora V. has never had them. Stuffed 'em with chopped onion, parsley, sage, and rosemary (no thyme!). Steamed a bunch of string beans and covered them (sort of) with a country gravy. Cooked up a box of au gratin potatoes and added some salt, paprika and rosemary to that.
Quite nice. The Missus approves.
Since we're pretty much snowed in here, I made sure to stock up on essentials for us and the cat. We're definitely good for a few days.
Signor V.
Look's Great Signor...didn't u say u were going 2 mail me some of that??..lol..good job!!
Last night's dinner was an Irish favorite - beef braised in Guinness. (Signora V. is Irish-American) You'll find this on the menu in just about any Irish restaurant or pub that serves food. I have to say that ours is a bit better (IMO) because I more than doubled the Guinness. Otherwise I think it comes off tasting too close to a traditional American beef stew. This way, you really taste the Guinness.
And to hoodlum or anyone else who would like our recipes, if I have it on file I'll be glad to provide it. My files and notes are pretty extensive, though I have been known to improvise when the mood strikes.
That looks delicious !!!!! Signor...How can u cook (and i'm 100% Irish)..w/ a foamy stout like Guinness (as I do for Irish lamb stew) ..w/ out the fat mixing into the brew...which means U MUST give me the recipe!!!!!
That looks delicious !!!!! Signor...How can u cook (and i'm 100% Irish)..w/ a foamy stout like Guinness (as I do for Irish lamb stew) ..w/ out the fat mixing into the brew...which means U MUST give me the recipe!!!!!
This is basically Irish stew..but...I know u by now my friend...there is a twist somewhere..how do u thicken ur version?....any secret Signor spices? ...etc..etc...
Going for a traditional Ragu Bolognese tonight. We've been watching Stanley Tucci's series Searching for Italy on CNN and last night's episode ("Bologna") lit a fire under me. Had some ground veal in the freezer but I'll make do with bacon instead of pancetta. The version prepared on TV was basically an adaptation of the original Artusi recipe. Pretty much simple and basic. Can't get tagliatelle at any of my local stores within walking distance so I'll go with fettucine. (And what brand? Why, Luigi Vitelli, of course! )
Hoodlum - I'm gonna get my full recipe for you. The one I have in my computer files is taken straight from the Guinness website, but it is not the adaptation we make. So, I'm gonna dig out the paper printout version with my additional handwritten notes (and food stains).
Stay tuned.
Meanwhile, since it's Lent and Signora V. is Catholic, I've been making seafood dishes on Friday. Last Friday it was salmon (she likes hers well-done) with long grain & wild rice (courtesy of soon-to-be-renamed Uncle Ben's) and fresh string beans. Seasoned it before cooking with a bit of salt and fresh pepper then squeezed some lemon juice over everything on the plate. Went over quite well.
The Bolognese was incredible. However, it's quite fatty, owing to neither the veal nor bacon being drained - they cook with the onions, carrot, celery and broth all in one pot.
I had no problems with it, but Signora V., being senza gallbladder, found that it, ah... came back to bite her.
Going for a traditional Ragu Bolognese tonight. We've been watching Stanley Tucci's series Searching for Italy on CNN and last night's episode ("Bologna") lit a fire under me. Had some ground veal in the freezer but I'll make do with bacon instead of pancetta. The version prepared on TV was basically an adaptation of the original Artusi recipe. Pretty much simple and basic. Can't get tagliatelle at any of my local stores within walking distance so I'll go with fettucine. (And what brand? Why, Luigi Vitelli, of course! )
Hoodlum - I'm gonna get my full recipe for you. The one I have in my computer files is taken straight from the Guinness website, but it is not the adaptation we make. So, I'm gonna dig out the paper printout version with my additional handwritten notes (and food stains).
Stay tuned.
Meanwhile, since it's Lent and Signora V. is Catholic, I've been making seafood dishes on Friday. Last Friday it was salmon (she likes hers well-done) with long grain & wild rice (courtesy of soon-to-be-renamed Uncle Ben's) and fresh string beans. Seasoned it before cooking with a bit of salt and fresh pepper then squeezed some lemon juice over everything on the plate. Went over quite well.
Signor V.
Ur not Catholic? , Signor..LOL..but Italian?..does not sound correct..no matter..Sometimes I only comprehend what I was brought up 2 know...i'm very standard & old school..& when u say well done..geez....u mean it..b4 I zoomed in @ 1rst, I thought the fish was a piece of well done wheat toast...lol..sorry my paisan..cant stop laughing now..ur the best though....
The Bolognese was incredible. However, it's quite fatty, owing to neither the veal nor bacon being drained - they cook with the onions, carrot, celery and broth all in one pot.
I had no problems with it, but Signora V., being senza gallbladder, found that it, ah... came back to bite her.
Be warned.
Signor V.
Yes..looks good Signor....doing a al chitarra vongole blanc sauce ( did I get that right?)..//homemade spagetti w/ white clam sauce// 2 nite...sometimes I throw some rinsed sardines & capers in there too..4 an xtra salty bite.....CENTO brand makes an xcellent caper wrapped w/ anchovie product that is perfect 4 this adaptation....Garlicky & pepper flaked Broccoli Rabe on the side round out this simple but delish dish..maybe some garlic bread 2...
The Bolognese was incredible. However, it's quite fatty, owing to neither the veal nor bacon being drained - they cook with the onions, carrot, celery and broth all in one pot.
I had no problems with it, but Signora V., being senza gallbladder, found that it, ah... came back to bite her.
Be warned.
Signor V.
Yes..looks good Signor....doing a al chitarra vongole blanc sauce ( did I get that right?)..//homemade spagetti w/ white clam sauce// 2 nite...sometimes I throw some rinsed anchovies & capers in there too..4 an xtra salty bite.....CENTO brand makes an xcellent caper wrapped w/ anchovie product that is perfect 4 this adaptation....Garlicky & pepper flaked Broccoli Rabe on the side round out this simple but delish dish..maybe some garlic bread 2...
We're always up for salmon over here, but considering some of the prices per pound that I've encountered, I'm considering fishing for the damn things myself!
It would be interesting to hear (and see) from some of the GBB denizens regarding some of the dinner innovations they've come up with due to COVID.
I've been branching out and resuming my studies of Ancient Roman cuisine.
Tonight I'm making a variation (boneless breasts) of Parthian Chicken for Signora V. and me.
And yes, I'm using Hing (asafoetida) and while it does stink it doesn't smell quite as bad as some people say.
We're always up for salmon over here, but considering some of the prices per pound that I've encountered, I'm considering fishing for the damn things myself!
It would be interesting to hear (and see) from some of the GBB denizens regarding some of the dinner innovations they've come up with due to COVID.
I've been branching out and resuming my studies of Ancient Roman cuisine.
Tonight I'm making a variation (boneless breasts) of Parthian Chicken for Signora V. and me.
And yes, I'm using Hing (asafoetida) and while it does stink it doesn't smell quite as bad as some people say.
Signor V.
This was my first time cooking salmon. I've had recipes for years but as you said, the price of salmon always kind of scared me off. But I decided to treat myself this week. Very easy to make and good too! I got mine frozen, 16 oz bags (4 fillets in each) on sale for $7 per bag (so $14 for 2 pounds/8 fillets of salmon ain't too bad). I'll cook 6 of them this week and have 2 leftover.
Amazing.... I wish we were all on the same block and could share as we do here.
Slow roasted some chicken wings on the Q today that were requested by my friends and family.
All were very happy.....slow and low is the way to do chicken.
Looks great DP! What kind of sides did you have with it?
Wife made the big three...potato, Mac and Cole slaw salads. We also hade some hot sausage on really good bread from our local baker who is from Brooklyn.
Thanks guys,,,, I slow roast them for hour and a half.
I make my own mixture of sauce that is widely approved here by friends and family.
I mix several store bought items that make a great unique flavor.
I use quarter a bottle of Masterpiece bbq sauce, half a bottle of kraft Hickory bbq sauce, one half cup of Franks hot sauce and a couple of shakes of Emily’s Cajun seasoning.
Mix in a bowl thinning with a quarter cup of water and go to town, I tend to add it on after a little roasting. Sometimes I thin half that out and use as a marinade over night and dress it while cooking as well a bit thicker when doing a whole cut up chicken. Did a cut up chicken today, will upload a pic.
Tonight it's Mongolian Beef. A Chinese-American restaurant staple that has nothing whatsoever to do with Mongolia.
There's a reason for this one: This past weekend, we made the long drive up to near Rochester NY for the wedding of Signora V.'s daughter (my stepdaughter). It was a crazy, Murphy's Law occasion - among other things, we got drenched in a virtual monsoon after everyone else had left the outdoor wedding site (in a state park) and we arrived at the reception venue looking like a couple of drowned rats...
But back to the food...
One night, we were so delayed in all the pre-nuptial prep that the only thing open for dinner at that hour was a P.F. Chang's restaurant. I had never been to one, but since it was literally the only the game in town, we gave it a try. It wasn't really that bad, but I thought I could do a lot better than the Mongolian Beef I ordered. I guess P.F. Chang's is to Chinese food like Olive Garden is to Italian cuisine...
Anyway, our 7 hour drive back on Monday took well over 8 hours due to a wonky GPS that, I'd swear, was possessed by the Devil. Signora V. had to hit the ground running the next morning as it was back to work for her - thank goodness she's working from home these days. But, she really didn't have any proper time to wind down from the previous five days. She had to leap in feet first and help with a lot of the last minute wedding details because it became neccessary that she offer up her expertise since she planned out our wedding three years ago.
But, I digress... As I write this she is sacked out a few feet away on the living room couch, totally exhausted. So, she was totally agreeable to my whipping up dinner which I am only too happy to do considering all she's been through.
Mongolian Beef with steamed rice. Photo (hopefully) to follow.
The trick was not getting the sauce too sweet or too spicy. Balance is the key. Signora V. gave it two thumbs up. Better than spending $20 at P.F. Chang's, IMO.
The trick was not getting the sauce too sweet or too spicy. Balance is the key. Signora V. gave it two thumbs up. Better than spending $20 at P.F. Chang's, IMO.
DEcided to give Dan Dan Noodles a try. Sichuan style, not Hong Kong style, which comes out more like a soup. After a lot of research, I ended up using Chef Wang Gang's YouTube recipe and another channel called Souped Up Recipes. Luckily, there are a number of Asian markets in my neighborhood so I could procure the proper ingredients.
Good Lord, that was spicy!!!! I think I'll have to cut the chili oil a bit if I make it again. And I will most likely make it again because it was really good, despite the heat. And I'm talking about the heat on the way in - I'll leave you to figure out the rest...
Here is a photo. Since you put the chili oil/sesame paste mixture on the bottom before the noodles, then add the other ingredients (ground pork, Chinese preserved mustard greens, scallions, bok choi, crushed peanuts, and the like) on top before mixing everything together, the noodles really aren't visible in the picture. But, take my word for it, it was really memorable.
Way too hot for Signora V., so she decided to pass. Perhaps with a bit less heat...
Would u guy's believe..my wife ..whom knows my shit as a chef b4 I semi retired..who stood by me all these yrs. and championed my work ..even in newspapers back in the day..had the drunken (not 2 much) nerve 2 tell me quietly over dinner @ some fancy joint in Cherry Hill N.J. that I had lost my spunk in my late 50s ..& that I don't cook her complicated dishes anymore...another words...I'm not in the game anymore!..Suffice 2 say , I do agree w/ her..because 1..age 2, no practice, & 3 , she has seen some of my most beautiful work..IE ..she's not WOWED anymore like the days when we 1rst went 2gether.....SO...I decided 2 go back 2my old school days & start a tsunami of shit 4 her on the weekends & provided i had acsess 2 all what I need..4 instance..(BANG THE GONG PLEASE)..2 nite I sweated my balls out an old school VEAL OSCAR......Had a neighborhood butcher slice me down some real veal tenderloin (not inexpensive)..pounded it out myself...fresh asparagus..made my own Hollandaise sauce (tech note..it should b bearnaise sauce which is tech. holl w/ Tarragon , but the wife don't like tarragon)..& get this...in stead of buying lump crab (very xpensive)..I got 2 clusters of snow crab , handpicked them myself when thawed...& SLOWLY heated them in white wine .....the steaks I pan seared in a cast iron skillet till just carmelized..(finished in a preheated oven when everything is about 2 com 2gether.. anyways..im notgonna bore u w/ step by step shit..u get the pic..o..yeah .....& baked potato w/ BLACK TRUFFLE BUTTER..courtesy of D'artagnan.....long story short..I called her bluff & will continue 2 do so w/ old school shit...many a chef has said :"Theres no school like old school"...Maybe 2 morrow..OSSO BUCO!!!!!...later dudes.
Would u guy's believe..my wife ..whom knows my shit as a chef b4 I semi retired..who stood by me all these yrs. and championed my work ..even in newspapers back in the day..had the drunken (not 2 much) nerve 2 tell me quietly over dinner @ some fancy joint in Cherry Hill N.J. that I had lost my spunk in my late 50s ..& that I don't cook her complicated dishes anymore...another words...I'm not in the game anymore!..Suffice 2 say , I do agree w/ her..because 1..age 2, no practice, & 3 , she has seen some of my most beautiful work..IE ..she's not WOWED anymore like the days when we 1rst went 2gether.....SO...I decided 2 go back 2my old school days & start a tsunami of shit 4 her on the weekends & provided i had acsess 2 all what I need..4 instance..(BANG THE GONG PLEASE)..2 nite I sweated my balls out an old school VEAL OSCAR......Had a neighborhood butcher slice me down some real veal tenderloin (not inexpensive)..pounded it out myself...fresh asparagus..made my own Hollandaise sauce (tech note..it should b bearnaise sauce which is tech. holl w/ Tarragon , but the wife don't like tarragon)..& get this...in stead of buying lump crab (very xpensive)..I got 2 clusters of snow crab , handpicked them myself when thawed...& SLOWLY heated them in white wine .....the steaks I pan seared in a cast iron skillet till just carmelized..(finished in a preheated oven when everything is about 2 com 2gether.. anyways..im notgonna bore u w/ step by step shit..u get the pic..o..yeah .....& baked potato w/ BLACK TRUFFLE BUTTER..courtesy of D'artagnan.....long story short..I called her bluff & will continue 2 do so w/ old school shit...many a chef has said :"Theres no school like old school"...Maybe 2 morrow..OSSO BUCO!!!!!...later dudes.
I made a mistake there fellas...the veal tenderloin should NOT b called steaks but scallopinis..they were floured b4 being gently sauteed in a stainless steel pan........I was thinking of something other when i type 2 fast 4 my own good...I do not know how 2 type like u good guys lol..
Is that (food) what it takes 2 get u out of the bushes ??...NO ..I AM NOT doing catering...been in that movie..does not have a good ending..I know ur watchin' Dues..what r ur more recent
Is that (food) what it takes 2 get u out of the bushes ??...NO ..I AM NOT doing catering...been in that movie..does not have a good ending..I know ur watchin' Dues..what r ur more recent
Cooking up some chili and nachos tomorrow for game.
Is that (food) what it takes 2 get u out of the bushes ??...NO ..I AM NOT doing catering...been in that movie..does not have a good ending..I know ur watchin' Dues..what r ur more recent
Cooking up some chili and nachos tomorrow for game.
Nice Dues..what kind of cheese do u melt down 4 the nachos...& do go the full dice roll w/ ur own salsa or (like me) a good bottled 1...I do top my nachos w/ thin sliced cilantro & green onion..as well as a major dollop of sour cream & guacamole..maybe some sliced black olives 2...
Is that (food) what it takes 2 get u out of the bushes ??...NO ..I AM NOT doing catering...been in that movie..does not have a good ending..I know ur watchin' Dues..what r ur more recent
Cooking up some chili and nachos tomorrow for game.
Nice Dues..what kind of cheese do u melt down 4 the nachos...& do go the full dice roll w/ ur own salsa or (like me) a good bottled 1...I do top my nachos w/ thin sliced cilantro & green onion..as well as a major dollop of sour cream & guacamole..maybe some sliced black olives 2...
Yes to all, other than the Cilantro…its fine with me but I have two here who request pass on Cilantro. Certainly huge dollop of both sour cream & quac
"Sicilian warm bean salad" 2 nite...Cannellini's sauteed w/ evoo & a little chic stock , red pepper flake, fresh parsley, onion, oregano & topped w/ Cento Italian Tuna in oil, large shrimp & artichoke hearts then drizzled w/ balsamic syrup & a little of the canned tuna oil...wife loves this stuff.
"Sicilian warm bean salad" 2 nite...Cannellini's sauteed w/ evoo & a little chic stock , red pepper flake, fresh parsley, onion, oregano & topped w/ Cento Italian Tuna in oil, large shrimp & artichoke hearts then drizzled w/ balsamic syrup & a little of the canned tuna oil...wife loves this stuff.
Holy Macrel I mean tuna….
Hood, that must have been out of this world. Looks like you will need to work extra hard for Balentines day to beat this.
Goin' out 4 Val. day dinner...4 course meal at a French joint downtown..real snazzy place...but I found some veal shanks locally..u know what that means..OSSO BUCO!!! , probably on sat. nite..it's a challenging fun filled time in the kitchen...what about u Dues ?..u & the Mrs. have anything planned??..were having our Val. dinner on Fri nite 2 avoid the crowd on Mon.
Had 2 go 2 court yesterday down center city...while we were around ( basically down the street)..wife & I went 2 the famed Reading Terminal Market...(always went there..even as a kid LOL..)..found some thick cut deep smoked pork chops...2nite made classic Lyonaisse potatos.w/ (all done in bacon grease..onions 2..w/fresh thyme,,sweet onions & brown sugar (if u want)...veggies were a ragout of braised fresh orange carrots , baby bok choy & shitake mushrooms in bacon red vinegar reduction ...Wife luvs this shit more than I love 2 cook it b cause I like 2 turn back the clock back 2 when I was a king in the Phila. culinary world when she truly loved me...I used 2 amaze her when we 1rst met ..she's all used 2 the jinks now..I even turned her into a food fuck''n critic now...Christ...she doesn't say the "wow" factor she used 2 back in the early 2000s...lol..I know she loves me , but it's not the same..she takes my shit (cooking) 4 granted now days..I will say..as I write (say) this..I am a little buzzed..maybe drunk..& I am acting F...cking stupid...this post was actually meant 4 Dues Paid but I just keep on rambling on after a recipe.....my black lab is banging on the back door ...Good Night my bb Friends.
For Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras), Signora V. wanted something with a New Orleans flavor, so since the local Cajun restaurants were booked up, I made a Shrimp Étouffée with rice. Since she doesn't like things super-spicy, I went a little easy on the heat, but reserved the right to have a bottle of Hot Sauce at the ready for my own bowl.
For Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras), Signora V. wanted something with a New Orleans flavor, so since the local Cajun restaurants were booked up, I made a Shrimp Étouffée with rice. Since she doesn't like things super-spicy, I went a little easy on the heat, but reserved the right to have a bottle of Hot Sauce at the ready for my own bowl.
Verdict? A definite thumbs-up.
Laissez les Bon Temps Rouler!
Signor V.
That looks very good Signor... Etouffee from scratch is no joke..the dark brown roux w/out burning it is a task in itself..& the correct amount of the "holy trinity" (green peppers, celery ,onions) as well as the whole shebang is a good test of N.O. culinary knowledge...u showed us some real strength in ur good eats background..
Thanks for the kind words. Much appreciated, as you folks know I take my cooking seriously while also enjoying the hell out of preparing a good meal!
As far as the roux, I decided to go with a blonde one (of sorts), because after doing some research, I kept finding that N.O. cooks say that the dark roux was strictly for gumbo, but the blonde one would be appropriate for this dish. And, rather than making a true roux, they would sautee the "trinity" in butter (always butter, never oil for this one) and then add the flour, mixing carefully so it wouldn't lump up. And no tomatoes. Period. I used College Inn fish stock because I didn't have enough shrimp shells to make a proper stock from scratch. And, IMO, it was better with a bit of hot sauce added before serving. But, as they also say in the Big Easy, chacun à son goût.
Oh well... live and learn!
Planning my Friday menus for Signora V. and myself. As she's Catholic, I'll work on some nice non-meat dishes for Lent.
After being out of work for the better part of two years due to the pandemic, she is starting a new job tomorrow!!!
Off now to make her some Asian-inspired stir-fried chicken with fresh string beans and rice. She deserves it!
Thanks for the kind words. Much appreciated, as you folks know I take my cooking seriously while also enjoying the hell out of preparing a good meal!
As far as the roux, I decided to go with a blonde one (of sorts), because after doing some research, I kept finding that N.O. cooks say that the dark roux was strictly for gumbo, but the blonde one would be appropriate for this dish. And, rather than making a true roux, they would sautee the "trinity" in butter (always butter, never oil for this one) and then add the flour, mixing carefully so it wouldn't lump up. And no tomatoes. Period. I used College Inn fish stock because I didn't have enough shrimp shells to make a proper stock from scratch. And, IMO, it was better with a bit of hot sauce added before serving. But, as they also say in the Big Easy, chacun à son goût.
Oh well... live and learn!
Planning my Friday menus for Signora V. and myself. As she's Catholic, I'll work on some nice non-meat dishes for Lent.
After being out of work for the better part of two years due to the pandemic, she is starting a new job tomorrow!!!
Off now to make her some Asian-inspired stir-fried chicken with fresh string beans and rice. She deserves it!
Signor V.
Oh my God ....U r so right Signor...I remember back in '91 when I was in a Cajun /Creole based chain restaurant ( Bay Street Seafood)..when I was a kid ..they had the real deal 4 (then upcoming)..N.O. cuisine...everything u said was right...("always butter , never oil")...& now I know that u r true because u said about the shrimp shells 4 stock...God bless u..the stronger the real stock..the better the "shock"...real cookin' @ it's best ...luv u man!..
Signora V. was going to make some homemade soda bread, but she got stuck in a humongous traffic jam on the way home from work and didn't have the time so I had to get some at our local supermarket. Her idea was to bring bread in for everyone at her (new) office, but what we bought sufficed.
Of course, now I have a quart of buttermilk in the fridge without a purpose.
Made the Missus a nice Beef & Guinness stew which we enjoyed on St. Patrick's Day and beyond.
Been trying to attach photos lately, but somehow they don't want to post even though they are the right format and file size. Can't figure this one out.
Made Signora V. a nice Chicken Chardonnay with fresh steamed string beans and long grain wild rice (albeit from a package - yeah, I'm lazy).
Up burning the Midnight Oil, sipping on vodka and ginger ale and making sausages and pepper with rigatoni. Had a couple of use 'em or lose 'em Roma tomatoes so that pretty much dictated tonight's dinner. Hey - I'm not complaining and I love the stuff, regardless of my doctor's opinions on the matter. Been trying unsuccessfully to post photos. Obviously some issues with the GBB that I can't figure out.
But, as far as the cooking, I'm sure you get the idea.
Tomorrow, being Friday (actually, it's today), it's going to be meatless. Already planning something nice with seafood.
Hoodlum and DP, in the kitchen we're definitely three of a kind.
Signora V. was going to make some homemade soda bread, but she got stuck in a humongous traffic jam on the way home from work and didn't have the time so I had to get some at our local supermarket. Her idea was to bring bread in for everyone at her (new) office, but what we bought sufficed.
Of course, now I have a quart of buttermilk in the fridge without a purpose.
Made the Missus a nice Beef & Guinness stew which we enjoyed on St. Patrick's Day and beyond.
Been trying to attach photos lately, but somehow they don't want to post even though they are the right format and file size. Can't figure this one out.
Signor V.
Would love to see it and also hear how you made the stew, if you could.
I gave up using any other way to upload pics to this site and now only use Postimages.org easy to upload, choose thumbnail for forums and its Free.
Made Signora V. a nice Chicken Chardonnay with fresh steamed string beans and long grain wild rice (albeit from a package - yeah, I'm lazy).
Up burning the Midnight Oil, sipping on vodka and ginger ale and making sausages and pepper with rigatoni. Had a couple of use 'em or lose 'em Roma tomatoes so that pretty much dictated tonight's dinner. Hey - I'm not complaining and I love the stuff, regardless of my doctor's opinions on the matter. Been trying unsuccessfully to post photos. Obviously some issues with the GBB that I can't figure out.
But, as far as the cooking, I'm sure you get the idea.
Tomorrow, being Friday (actually, it's today), it's going to be meatless. Already planning something nice with seafood.
Hoodlum and DP, in the kitchen we're definitely three of a kind.
For the record, folks, the one time - about 25 years ago, more or less - I tried to make soda bread, I followed a recipe to the letter and it came out so dense and hard that I actually broke a knife while trying to cut into it!
For the record, folks, the one time - about 25 years ago, more or less - I tried to make soda bread, I followed a recipe to the letter and it came out so dense and hard that I actually broke a knife while trying to cut into it!
Absolute truth.
It did, however, make a very good doorstop.
Lesson learned: I ain't a scratch baker!
Signor V.
Wow, great to know the parts of life when we live and we learn.
Wife made Perogies with a beef gravey of red peppers and onions……fantastic and a special treat for Spring time.
Love perogies. Never had or even heard of them before until I went to Poland back in 2019 on my way to Munich for Oktoberfest (visited Auschwitz). The food in Poland, especially the perogies, were delicious! There's a polish place by me that I've been meaning to try when I got back but then the pandemic happened.
I don't remember having sour cream but there's a local place that I haven't been to yet that serves it like that. They had chives on top and meat in the middle. A little small and thin but very good. Also had some type of soup in a bread bowl (very good as well). The trip was amazing and I was planning on going to Ireland and then back to Germany for a few days for Oktoberfest in 2020 but then COVID hit. Trying to hit up the local Polish place with a friend, hopefully soon.
Not 2 change countries ..but ..2nite we had 2 go by budget as the rest of the country..roast some links of sweet sausage in the oven until almost done..remove ,let sit...boil salted water & drop orecchiette until al dente..drain pasta till shocked (to stop cooking)...drain some cannelini beans & rinse good...blanch cleaned & picked broccoli rabe..shock that as well..prep chicken stock..(I use "Better than Boullion")...only a cup is needed..chop 4 nice size cloves of garlic....have on hand hot pepper flakes..granulated garlic...onion powder..& oregano...NOW...4 THE EXECUTION...sautee a little chopped shallot (oopps..I forgot 2 add that in the prep section)..then add the fresh garlic..sautee until all is translusent..add chicken stock then add the sliced cooled down sweet sausage..simmer 4 a good half hour 2 provide the sausage is going 2 be butter tender....add , after it reduces a bit ( I also did not include in the prep...1/2 lb. COOPER SHARP CHEESE!!!!...very essential...keep whisking!!...then add the beans .cooked pasta , & blanched broc rabe...continue until all is like a sauce of thick beauty...NOTE: do not tear up the beans while ur stirring...it will only make ur sauce too thick..but it will fuck up ur consinsity...take off ur cooled off sausages & slice them on a biased ...add them & the juice that they were sitting in 2 the whole kitten koboodle....it should be slightly soupy but on track w/ pasta vazool kinda dish..I dont really like beans ..but my wife got me makin' & eatin' this one...Peace ..
Not 2 change countries ..but ..2nite we had 2 go by budget as the rest of the country..roast some links of sweet sausage in the oven until almost done..remove ,let sit...boil salted water & drop orecchiette until al dente..drain pasta till shocked (to stop cooking)...drain some cannelini beans & rinse good...blanch cleaned & picked broccoli rabe..shock that as well..prep chicken stock..(I use "Better than Boullion")...only a cup is needed..chop 4 nice size cloves of garlic....have on hand hot pepper flakes..granulated garlic...onion powder..& oregano...NOW...4 THE EXECUTION...sautee a little chopped shallot (oopps..I forgot 2 add that in the prep section)..then add the fresh garlic..sautee until all is translusent..add chicken stock then add the sliced cooled down sweet sausage..simmer 4 a good half hour 2 provide the sausage is going 2 be butter tender....add , after it reduces a bit ( I also did not include in the prep...1/2 lb. COOPER SHARP CHEESE!!!!...very essential...keep whisking!!...then add the beans .cooked pasta , & blanched broc rabe...continue until all is like a sauce of thick beauty...NOTE: do not tear up the beans while ur stirring...it will only make ur sauce too thick..but it will fuck up ur consinsity...take off ur cooled off sausages & slice them on a biased ...add them & the juice that they were sitting in 2 the whole kitten koboodle....it should be slightly soupy but on track w/ pasta vazool kinda dish..I dont really like beans ..but my wife got me makin' & eatin' this one...Peace ..
Dues or Irish12 ..I don't know what 2 pair this with..any sugesstions?
Not 2 change countries ..but ..2nite we had 2 go by budget as the rest of the country..roast some links of sweet sausage in the oven until almost done..remove ,let sit...boil salted water & drop orecchiette until al dente..drain pasta till shocked (to stop cooking)...drain some cannelini beans & rinse good...blanch cleaned & picked broccoli rabe..shock that as well..prep chicken stock..(I use "Better than Boullion")...only a cup is needed..chop 4 nice size cloves of garlic....have on hand hot pepper flakes..granulated garlic...onion powder..& oregano...NOW...4 THE EXECUTION...sautee a little chopped shallot (oopps..I forgot 2 add that in the prep section)..then add the fresh garlic..sautee until all is translusent..add chicken stock then add the sliced cooled down sweet sausage..simmer 4 a good half hour 2 provide the sausage is going 2 be butter tender....add , after it reduces a bit ( I also did not include in the prep...1/2 lb. COOPER SHARP CHEESE!!!!...very essential...keep whisking!!...then add the beans .cooked pasta , & blanched broc rabe...continue until all is like a sauce of thick beauty...NOTE: do not tear up the beans while ur stirring...it will only make ur sauce too thick..but it will fuck up ur consinsity...take off ur cooled off sausages & slice them on a biased ...add them & the juice that they were sitting in 2 the whole kitten koboodle....it should be slightly soupy but on track w/ pasta vazool kinda dish..I dont really like beans ..but my wife got me makin' & eatin' this one...Peace ..
Dues or Irish12 ..I don't know what 2 pair this with..any sugesstions?
Not 2 change countries ..but ..2nite we had 2 go by budget as the rest of the country..roast some links of sweet sausage in the oven until almost done..remove ,let sit...boil salted water & drop orecchiette until al dente..drain pasta till shocked (to stop cooking)...drain some cannelini beans & rinse good...blanch cleaned & picked broccoli rabe..shock that as well..prep chicken stock..(I use "Better than Boullion")...only a cup is needed..chop 4 nice size cloves of garlic....have on hand hot pepper flakes..granulated garlic...onion powder..& oregano...NOW...4 THE EXECUTION...sautee a little chopped shallot (oopps..I forgot 2 add that in the prep section)..then add the fresh garlic..sautee until all is translusent..add chicken stock then add the sliced cooled down sweet sausage..simmer 4 a good half hour 2 provide the sausage is going 2 be butter tender....add , after it reduces a bit ( I also did not include in the prep...1/2 lb. COOPER SHARP CHEESE!!!!...very essential...keep whisking!!...then add the beans .cooked pasta , & blanched broc rabe...continue until all is like a sauce of thick beauty...NOTE: do not tear up the beans while ur stirring...it will only make ur sauce too thick..but it will fuck up ur consinsity...take off ur cooled off sausages & slice them on a biased ...add them & the juice that they were sitting in 2 the whole kitten koboodle....it should be slightly soupy but on track w/ pasta vazool kinda dish..I dont really like beans ..but my wife got me makin' & eatin' this one...Peace ..
Wow…that sounds fantastic….. i want that.
Originally Posted by hoodlum
Originally Posted by hoodlum
Not 2 change countries ..but ..2nite we had 2 go by budget as the rest of the country..roast some links of sweet sausage in the oven until almost done..remove ,let sit...boil salted water & drop orecchiette until al dente..drain pasta till shocked (to stop cooking)...drain some cannelini beans & rinse good...blanch cleaned & picked broccoli rabe..shock that as well..prep chicken stock..(I use "Better than Boullion")...only a cup is needed..chop 4 nice size cloves of garlic....have on hand hot pepper flakes..granulated garlic...onion powder..& oregano...NOW...4 THE EXECUTION...sautee a little chopped shallot (oopps..I forgot 2 add that in the prep section)..then add the fresh garlic..sautee until all is translusent..add chicken stock then add the sliced cooled down sweet sausage..simmer 4 a good half hour 2 provide the sausage is going 2 be butter tender....add , after it reduces a bit ( I also did not include in the prep...1/2 lb. COOPER SHARP CHEESE!!!!...very essential...keep whisking!!...then add the beans .cooked pasta , & blanched broc rabe...continue until all is like a sauce of thick beauty...NOTE: do not tear up the beans while ur stirring...it will only make ur sauce too thick..but it will fuck up ur consinsity...take off ur cooled off sausages & slice them on a biased ...add them & the juice that they were sitting in 2 the whole kitten koboodle....it should be slightly soupy but on track w/ pasta vazool kinda dish..I dont really like beans ..but my wife got me makin' & eatin' this one...Peace ..
Dues or Irish12 ..I don't know what 2 pair this with..any sugesstions?
My Mary serves it with a steak or a meatloaf or pork loin, she also sometimes sauté peppers and onions with a pound of chop meat in a brown gravey. And Beer.
Originally Posted by Irishman12
Originally Posted by hoodlum
Originally Posted by hoodlum
Not 2 change countries ..but ..2nite we had 2 go by budget as the rest of the country..roast some links of sweet sausage in the oven until almost done..remove ,let sit...boil salted water & drop orecchiette until al dente..drain pasta till shocked (to stop cooking)...drain some cannelini beans & rinse good...blanch cleaned & picked broccoli rabe..shock that as well..prep chicken stock..(I use "Better than Boullion")...only a cup is needed..chop 4 nice size cloves of garlic....have on hand hot pepper flakes..granulated garlic...onion powder..& oregano...NOW...4 THE EXECUTION...sautee a little chopped shallot (oopps..I forgot 2 add that in the prep section)..then add the fresh garlic..sautee until all is translusent..add chicken stock then add the sliced cooled down sweet sausage..simmer 4 a good half hour 2 provide the sausage is going 2 be butter tender....add , after it reduces a bit ( I also did not include in the prep...1/2 lb. COOPER SHARP CHEESE!!!!...very essential...keep whisking!!...then add the beans .cooked pasta , & blanched broc rabe...continue until all is like a sauce of thick beauty...NOTE: do not tear up the beans while ur stirring...it will only make ur sauce too thick..but it will fuck up ur consinsity...take off ur cooled off sausages & slice them on a biased ...add them & the juice that they were sitting in 2 the whole kitten koboodle....it should be slightly soupy but on track w/ pasta vazool kinda dish..I dont really like beans ..but my wife got me makin' & eatin' this one...Peace ..
Dues or Irish12 ..I don't know what 2 pair this with..any sugesstions?
While Signora V. was at work (I, like Don Corleone, am semi-retired) I spent the afternoon making an absolutely great meat sauce - if I do say so myself.
There's a brand of uncooked meatballs available (I think it's Carando) that I will use when I'm too lazy to go the beef/veal/pork route so I first pan-fried the meatballs, then threw in all the ingredients into another pot, seasoned it, added (like Clemenza) a little wine (white), simmered it for a few hours - and that's my trick.
Braised (or rather, fried) some spicy sausage and am throwing it into this wonderful mix while the Wife sleeps.
Earlier this evening, she had capellini with meatballs and meat sauce, and tonight I'm making linguine with meat sauce and sausage for myself.
While Signora V. was at work (I, like Don Corleone, am semi-retired) I spent the afternoon making an absolutely great meat sauce - if I do say so myself.
There's a brand of uncooked meatballs available (I think it's Carando) that I will use when I'm too lazy to go the beef/veal/pork route so I first pan-fried the meatballs, then threw in all the ingredients into another pot, seasoned it, added (like Clemenza) a little wine (white), simmered it for a few hours - and that's my trick.
Braised (or rather, fried) some spicy sausage and am throwing it into this wonderful mix while the Wife sleeps.
Earlier this evening, she had capellini with meatballs and meat sauce, and tonight I'm making linguine with meat sauce and sausage for myself.
Please don't tell my doctor!
Signor V.
Luv it..but it sounds like u & ur Mrs. r going 2 have alot of heartburn...add a little cream 2 the ragu 2 mellow it out..& make it an Aurora sauce..AKA..blush sauce..lol..
2 Nites Dinner...Smoked Pork Butt w/ charred Brussel spouts & Colcannon ( mashed potatoes infused w/ garlic & kale)...Strickly Irish if I may say..a paupers dish from my old man's childhood...U have 2 slow & low simmer that butt 4 a long time...w/ a Mead laced Cornbread...the Mead I had 2 order from a off the wall distibutor in south philly...only a bottle was needed...I guess I'll drink the rest when im feeling bold!..Not 2 day though.
2 Nites Dinner...Smoked Pork Butt w/ charred Brussel spouts & Colcannon ( mashed potatoes infused w/ garlic & kale)...Strickly Irish if I may say..a paupers dish from my old man's childhood...U have 2 slow & low simmer that butt 4 a long time...w/ a Mead laced Cornbread...the Mead I had 2 order from a off the wall distibutor in south philly...only a bottle was needed...I guess I'll drink the rest when im feeling bold!..Not 2 day though.
That sound great Hood, luv charred Brussels sprouts.
Very nice DP! Enjoy my friend (better be having some tequila or cerveza with it).
Mucho fro cervesa for sure, no Tequila…never had it, not sure why ….have a bottle of it on my bar, have had plenty of opportunity for many varieties at certain venues, just never had it.
I should try it.
I typically only drink beer and whiskey once in awhile.
Yesterday, we did something special for a friend of Signora V.'s. We hadn't seen him in the flesh for several years, and I had never cooked for him, though he had heard tales from the Missus.
He specifically wanted the Pasta Bolognese I made, which I had posted earlier in this thread. I was inspired by what I saw on Stanley Tucci's CNN series Searching for Italy and it was incredible. Signora V. also wanted to lay out an antipasto, and she is a long-time customer of an Old School Italian deli in Brooklyn (Esposito's on Court Street - sorry, no website). She got some fresh mozzarella, salami, prosciutto, and - to use the vernacular - gabagool. I procured some cherry tomatoes, fresh basil and roasted sweet peppers.
Signora V.'s boss recently returned from a vacation in Italy and brought her some magnificent balsamic vinegar, so we put that out along with extra-virgin olive oil. She drizzled a bit of vinegar over the Caprese Salad. Yum! (Photo of the First Course below.)
Well, lots of red wine flowed ("Paulie - more wine!"), the evening was great, the food was everything our friend expected (and more), and then came dessert from Monteleone's (right next door to Esposito's) - cannolis!
Then it comes out that our friend (who is, by profession, a theatrical Stage Manager) had never seen any of the Godfather films!
Infamia!
He promised to remedy this ASAP, especially after we showed him the part where Paulie gets whacked and then the Louis' Restaurant scene.
It was an offer he couldn't refuse.
He didn't stagger out of here - into a waiting Uber - until nearly 3:AM. Stuffed, snockered, but happy. Since I was acting as host/server/bartender, I limited myself to only two beers. Signora V., however, spent most of today on her back nursing the mother of all hangovers.
I didn't take any pictures unfortunately but last week I made for the first time a butternut squash and chickpea curry that I put over white rice that turned out amazing!
This week's meal is a one pan garlic herb shrimp & sausage with veggies.
Thanks DP, I was pleased with how it turned out. This week I made a Southwest Chicken skillet (chicken, red bell pepper, zucchini, summer squash, and garlic).
Thanks Irishman! Tonight it’s going to be Chicken Vesuvio with a side of sausage and peppers. Along with baked veal & eggplant in red gravy with fresh buffalo mozzarella.
Our local pub/restaurant changed chefs (not for the better) sometime after the Pandemic Lockdown, so it's just not worth it anymore. How do you screw up a simple Chicken Chardonnay? Well, they've managed.
A baked potato and some steamed string beans and we had a very nice dinner.
Incidentally, I used Coppola Chardonnay and it was quite serviceable.
Signora V. is a bit under the weather, so I'm making her old-fashioned chicken soup from scratch. Yep - Jewish penicillin.
Into the giant stock pot went a whole chicken (cut up), an additional pound of chicken feet, celery, carrots, onion, garlic, fresh dill, peppercorns, salt, bay leaves and, of course, water. Pretty close to what my grandmothers used to make back in the day.
Gonna take at least four hours so I'll be burning the midnight oil tonight.
Signora V. is a bit under the weather, so I'm making her old-fashioned chicken soup from scratch. Yep - Jewish penicillin.
Into the giant stock pot went a whole chicken (cut up), an additional pound of chicken feet, celery, carrots, onion, garlic, fresh dill, peppercorns, salt, bay leaves and, of course, water. Pretty close to what my grandmothers used to make back in the day.
Gonna take at least four hours so I'll be burning the midnight oil tonight.
Should be ready by tomorrow.
Signor V.
Hope Mrs V. Feeling better……
Sound like a solid traditional soup. I changed my original recipe recently switching out egg noodles for bow tie pasta.
Haven't posted in here for a while but yesterday's recipe was AMAZING! I meal prep on Sunday's for the week and I tried this gnocchi with sausage and peppers for the first time and I couldn't be happier with how it turned out. Definitely one of the best I've ever made!
I love Japanese food as well H. You ever try musubi?
No we are not familiar wirh the canned meat Spam. I read it's sort of cross between a nigiri and a maki. Those I do know once you got familiar with their kitchen it's awesome.
Me and my mom would make sushi and also Sukiyaki when I was young.
Bapao ( bakpao ) is a well-known Indonesian snack that can be filled with both minced meat and chicken or even made with a sweet filling.
Bapao flour is actually just wheat flour as we can also buy it at the supermarket, but extra finely ground, bleached beautifully white and with a much lower gluten content . That means that if you make bapao yourself, the result will be much lighter, softer and fluffy than if you used regular flour.
Bapao ( bakpao ) is a well-known Indonesian snack that can be filled with both minced meat and chicken or even made with a sweet filling.
Bapao flour is actually just wheat flour as we can also buy it at the supermarket, but extra finely ground, bleached beautifully white and with a much lower gluten content . That means that if you make bapao yourself, the result will be much lighter, softer and fluffy than if you used regular flour.
Sounds good H! What's the liquid on the bottom of the dish? Is that some type of hot sauce?
You ever try gnocchi H? Never heard of it until a few years ago and now I love it. Just made some today for the week: gnocchi with spicy vodka sauce.
My wife and I had it for the first time years ago at a resturant called Carousel on Cross Bay Blvd after a day at Aqueduct race track.
Wife says to me we will never get in, the place was always packed, she swears to this day they thought I was someone else.
We walk in and the place is packed with many people waiting, a man walks up to me and says how are you tonight Sir, wife is up at the greeters stand talking to a young girl asking how long for the wait,,,,,,,, I have a 20$ bill in my hand and reach out to shake the guys hand addressing me… we had only been there once or twice…… the guy takes the bill and walks me right into the dinning room and wife is looking at me like WTF.
So funny , food was off the map, it was right across for the Cross Bay Manor or some catering hall, also loved Lennys clam bar right across the street.
Don't question it, just enjoy it DP. A place by me does an all you can eat monthly that I usually attend. But recently I've been looking up recipes and making it myself. So easy, good, and filling!
I will make it tomorrow for me and my dad I only have to look for a good sauce. It will probably a spicy tomato sauce with mozzarella (the real buffalo) and parmazan (the original), ofcourse with a nice italian salade. No meat for a change.
You ever try gnocchi H? Never heard of it until a few years ago and now I love it. Just made some today for the week: gnocchi with spicy vodka sauce.
My wife and I had it for the first time years ago at a resturant called Carousel on Cross Bay Blvd after a day at Aqueduct race track.
Wife says to me we will never get in, the place was always packed, she swears to this day they thought I was someone else.
We walk in and the place is packed with many people waiting, a man walks up to me and says how are you tonight Sir, wife is up at the greeters stand talking to a young girl asking how long for the wait,,,,,,,, I have a 20$ bill in my hand and reach out to shake the guys hand addressing me… we had only been there once or twice…… the guy takes the bill and walks me right into the dinning room and wife is looking at me like WTF.
So funny , food was off the map, it was right across for the Cross Bay Manor or some catering hall, also loved Lennys clam bar right across the street.
Good times, when I was a younger Man.
Most times when we were young were good times...what I wouldn't do 2 feel that energy again....by the way, Angelo Lutz restaurant "the Consigliere" had a decent spinach ricotta gnocci last time I was there.
If anybody is listening...I know ur last ?? was 4 Hollander...but 4 any body in south jersey..& around Collingswood n.j. ..go 2 Zeppoli Restaurant 4 just the Spinach Gnocci in Brown butter...this shit will give u an orgasm just by itself..4 huge balls of ricotta love...first thing we order b4 anything else ..I could die chocking on 1 of these & be happy.....
We had a halfway to St. Patricks DAY dinner today.
Cooked corned beef & cabage all day while watch Buffalo Bills game. Mary made an Irish soda bread, it was awesome. I used 2 make Irish Soda bread 2...got lazy..but it's not that hard if I remember..Wheat flour , buttermilk , raisins, baking soda & a little bit of love....2 nites dinner was another lazy din din..Tuna Melts but subbed Mikes (the guitar bread u see on TV)...all grain instead of English muffins & the more tasty (and expensive) Greyere cheese instead of Swiss..Tomatoes from the garden out back...getting lots of them now in this time of year...wife is eating salad every day..me 2 ..
We had a halfway to St. Patricks DAY dinner today.
Cooked corned beef & cabage all day while watch Buffalo Bills game. Mary made an Irish soda bread, it was awesome. I used 2 make Irish Soda bread 2...got lazy..but it's not that hard if I remember..Wheat flour , buttermilk , raisins, baking soda & a little bit of love....2 nites dinner was another lazy din din..Tuna Melts but subbed Mikes (the guitar bread u see on TV)...all grain instead of English muffins & the more tasty (and expensive) Greyere cheese instead of Swiss..Tomatoes from the garden out back...getting lots of them now in this time of year...wife is eating salad every day..me 2 ..
We had a halfway to St. Patricks DAY dinner today.
Cooked corned beef & cabage all day while watch Buffalo Bills game. Mary made an Irish soda bread, it was awesome. I used 2 make Irish Soda bread 2...got lazy..but it's not that hard if I remember..Wheat flour , buttermilk , raisins, baking soda & a little bit of love....2 nites dinner was another lazy din din..Tuna Melts but subbed Mikes (the guitar bread u see on TV)...all grain instead of English muffins & the more tasty (and expensive) Greyere cheese instead of Swiss..Tomatoes from the garden out back...getting lots of them now in this time of year...wife is eating salad every day..me 2 ..
We had a halfway to St. Patricks DAY dinner today.
Cooked corned beef & cabage all day while watch Buffalo Bills game. Mary made an Irish soda bread, it was awesome. I used 2 make Irish Soda bread 2...got lazy..but it's not that hard if I remember..Wheat flour , buttermilk , raisins, baking soda & a little bit of love....2 nites dinner was another lazy din din..Tuna Melts but subbed Mikes (the guitar bread u see on TV)...all grain instead of English muffins & the more tasty (and expensive) Greyere cheese instead of Swiss..Tomatoes from the garden out back...getting lots of them now in this time of year...wife is eating salad every day..me 2 ..
Ever since my wife retired 3 mnths. ago , Iv'e been back 2 blowing her mind w/ some old school dishes she is not used 2...2nite??..Seafood Diavolo...made a shrimp stock w/ the shrimp peels & leeks..set that aside..tomato sauce w/ San Marzano tomatoes , shallots , onions, basil, birds eye chilis , fresh chopped tomato from our garden (the last of them)..,lots o' garlic ,white wine , oregano & a little Old Bay..let that simmer while I clean the Mussels & clams (little necks)...after sauce has reduced a bit , add the shrimp stock..& red pepper flake..get another pot ready 4 the pasta...drop 1lb. snow crab directly into the red sauce...rinsed BUT not thawed so all the ocean juices go into the gravy..yea boy!!..now..heat up a large skillet w/ evoo,butter, course chopped garlic, basil & sear the dozen U15 (almost collasal ) shrimp on 1 side..remove the half cooked shrimp , ..in same pan de-glaze w/ dry white wine ,scrape all that love on the bottom...dump all the clams & mussels into the pan ..adding more stock or wine if needed..plus my own blend of spices(Old Bay,creole ,cracked tri color pepper, pink sea salt & thyme) & a good glob o' butter...cover & wait 4 shellfish 2 open..1nce open..(only 8 mnts.folks)..please dont over cook shellfish or any c-food 4 that matter...pour some of the fond (juices from the clams & mussells etc..) into the tomato sauce & whisk well...now u have a real seafood tomato fra diavlo sauce..whoopee!!...take a large bowl & toss some pasta w/ the gravy ..put into your loved ones NICE serving BOWL..now top w/ the cluster of crab..a dozen each of mussels & clams & 6 shrimp nicely arranged around the whole jawn..& top w/ more seafood gravy...serve w/ a good crusty Italian bread slices...the rest 4u ..?..I just dump the whole fuckin' kittenkaboodle into a giant bowl and go 2 town it & watch my baby enjoy herself ..dont forget the Ducale Reserve Chanti!!!...Mangia!.
Ever since my wife retired 3 mnths. ago , Iv'e been back 2 blowing her mind w/ some old school dishes she is not used 2...2nite??..Seafood Diavolo...made a shrimp stock w/ the shrimp peels & leeks..set that aside..tomato sauce w/ San Marzano tomatoes , shallots , onions, basil, birds eye chilis , fresh chopped tomato from our garden (the last of them)..,lots o' garlic ,white wine , oregano & a little Old Bay..let that simmer while I clean the Mussels & clams (little necks)...after sauce has reduced a bit , add the shrimp stock..& red pepper flake..get another pot ready 4 the pasta...drop 1lb. snow crab directly into the red sauce...rinsed BUT not thawed so all the ocean juices go into the gravy..yea boy!!..now..heat up a large skillet w/ evoo,butter, course chopped garlic, basil & sear the dozen U15 (almost collasal ) shrimp on 1 side..remove the half cooked shrimp , ..in same pan de-glaze w/ dry white wine ,scrape all that love on the bottom...dump all the clams & mussels into the pan ..adding more stock or wine if needed..plus my own blend of spices(Old Bay,creole ,cracked tri color pepper, pink sea salt & thyme) & a good glob o' butter...cover & wait 4 shellfish 2 open..1nce open..(only 8 mnts.folks)..please dont over cook shellfish or any c-food 4 that matter...pour some of the fond (juices from the clams & mussells etc..) into the tomato sauce & whisk well...now u have a real seafood tomato fra diavlo sauce..whoopee!!...take a large bowl & toss some pasta w/ the gravy ..put into your loved ones NICE serving BOWL..now top w/ the cluster of crab..a dozen each of mussels & clams & 6 shrimp nicely arranged around the whole jawn..& top w/ more seafood gravy...serve w/ a good crusty Italian bread slices...the rest 4u ..?..I just dump the whole fuckin' kittenkaboodle into a giant bowl and go 2 town it & watch my baby enjoy herself ..dont forget the Ducale Reserve Chanti!!!...Mangia!.
I forgot... I have 2 admit , when I was sauteing the onions & garlic.. in the beginning 4 the sauce..I used some Cento brand Anchovy oil w/ the evoo..as well as 4 rinsed finely chopped anchovies , they dissolve nicely in the process..
First time trying this recipe: gnocchi mac and cheese
Originally Posted by hoodlum
Ever since my wife retired 3 mnths. ago , Iv'e been back 2 blowing her mind w/ some old school dishes she is not used 2...2nite??..Seafood Diavolo...made a shrimp stock w/ the shrimp peels & leeks..set that aside..tomato sauce w/ San Marzano tomatoes , shallots , onions, basil, birds eye chilis , fresh chopped tomato from our garden (the last of them)..,lots o' garlic ,white wine , oregano & a little Old Bay..let that simmer while I clean the Mussels & clams (little necks)...after sauce has reduced a bit , add the shrimp stock..& red pepper flake..get another pot ready 4 the pasta...drop 1lb. snow crab directly into the red sauce...rinsed BUT not thawed so all the ocean juices go into the gravy..yea boy!!..now..heat up a large skillet w/ evoo,butter, course chopped garlic, basil & sear the dozen U15 (almost collasal ) shrimp on 1 side..remove the half cooked shrimp , ..in same pan de-glaze w/ dry white wine ,scrape all that love on the bottom...dump all the clams & mussels into the pan ..adding more stock or wine if needed..plus my own blend of spices(Old Bay,creole ,cracked tri color pepper, pink sea salt & thyme) & a good glob o' butter...cover & wait 4 shellfish 2 open..1nce open..(only 8 mnts.folks)..please dont over cook shellfish or any c-food 4 that matter...pour some of the fond (juices from the clams & mussells etc..) into the tomato sauce & whisk well...now u have a real seafood tomato fra diavlo sauce..whoopee!!...take a large bowl & toss some pasta w/ the gravy ..put into your loved ones NICE serving BOWL..now top w/ the cluster of crab..a dozen each of mussels & clams & 6 shrimp nicely arranged around the whole jawn..& top w/ more seafood gravy...serve w/ a good crusty Italian bread slices...the rest 4u ..?..I just dump the whole fuckin' kittenkaboodle into a giant bowl and go 2 town it & watch my baby enjoy herself ..dont forget the Ducale Reserve Chanti!!!...Mangia!.
You guys are really impressive, great cooking. Sounds and looks outstanding Post a pic Hood
Ever since my wife retired 3 mnths. ago , Iv'e been back 2 blowing her mind w/ some old school dishes she is not used 2...2nite??..Seafood Diavolo...made a shrimp stock w/ the shrimp peels & leeks..set that aside..tomato sauce w/ San Marzano tomatoes , shallots , onions, basil, birds eye chilis , fresh chopped tomato from our garden (the last of them)..,lots o' garlic ,white wine , oregano & a little Old Bay..let that simmer while I clean the Mussels & clams (little necks)...after sauce has reduced a bit , add the shrimp stock..& red pepper flake..get another pot ready 4 the pasta...drop 1lb. snow crab directly into the red sauce...rinsed BUT not thawed so all the ocean juices go into the gravy..yea boy!!..now..heat up a large skillet w/ evoo,butter, course chopped garlic, basil & sear the dozen U15 (almost collasal ) shrimp on 1 side..remove the half cooked shrimp , ..in same pan de-glaze w/ dry white wine ,scrape all that love on the bottom...dump all the clams & mussels into the pan ..adding more stock or wine if needed..plus my own blend of spices(Old Bay,creole ,cracked tri color pepper, pink sea salt & thyme) & a good glob o' butter...cover & wait 4 shellfish 2 open..1nce open..(only 8 mnts.folks)..please dont over cook shellfish or any c-food 4 that matter...pour some of the fond (juices from the clams & mussells etc..) into the tomato sauce & whisk well...now u have a real seafood tomato fra diavlo sauce..whoopee!!...take a large bowl & toss some pasta w/ the gravy ..put into your loved ones NICE serving BOWL..now top w/ the cluster of crab..a dozen each of mussels & clams & 6 shrimp nicely arranged around the whole jawn..& top w/ more seafood gravy...serve w/ a good crusty Italian bread slices...the rest 4u ..?..I just dump the whole fuckin' kittenkaboodle into a giant bowl and go 2 town it & watch my baby enjoy herself ..dont forget the Ducale Reserve Chanti!!!...Mangia!.
I forgot... I have 2 admit , when I was sauteing the onions & garlic.. in the beginning 4 the sauce..I used some Cento brand Anchovy oil w/ the evoo..as well as 4 rinsed finely chopped anchovies , they dissolve nicely in the process..
Ever since my wife retired 3 mnths. ago , Iv'e been back 2 blowing her mind w/ some old school dishes she is not used 2...2nite??..Seafood Diavolo...made a shrimp stock w/ the shrimp peels & leeks..set that aside..tomato sauce w/ San Marzano tomatoes , shallots , onions, basil, birds eye chilis , fresh chopped tomato from our garden (the last of them)..,lots o' garlic ,white wine , oregano & a little Old Bay..let that simmer while I clean the Mussels & clams (little necks)...after sauce has reduced a bit , add the shrimp stock..& red pepper flake..get another pot ready 4 the pasta...drop 1lb. snow crab directly into the red sauce...rinsed BUT not thawed so all the ocean juices go into the gravy..yea boy!!..now..heat up a large skillet w/ evoo,butter, course chopped garlic, basil & sear the dozen U15 (almost collasal ) shrimp on 1 side..remove the half cooked shrimp , ..in same pan de-glaze w/ dry white wine ,scrape all that love on the bottom...dump all the clams & mussels into the pan ..adding more stock or wine if needed..plus my own blend of spices(Old Bay,creole ,cracked tri color pepper, pink sea salt & thyme) & a good glob o' butter...cover & wait 4 shellfish 2 open..1nce open..(only 8 mnts.folks)..please dont over cook shellfish or any c-food 4 that matter...pour some of the fond (juices from the clams & mussells etc..) into the tomato sauce & whisk well...now u have a real seafood tomato fra diavlo sauce..whoopee!!...take a large bowl & toss some pasta w/ the gravy ..put into your loved ones NICE serving BOWL..now top w/ the cluster of crab..a dozen each of mussels & clams & 6 shrimp nicely arranged around the whole jawn..& top w/ more seafood gravy...serve w/ a good crusty Italian bread slices...the rest 4u ..?..I just dump the whole fuckin' kittenkaboodle into a giant bowl and go 2 town it & watch my baby enjoy herself ..dont forget the Ducale Reserve Chanti!!!...Mangia!.
Another variation is 'patatje oorlog' (fries war) consists of a portion of fries topped with a dollop of mayonnaise, peanut sauce and (freshly) chopped onions. lol
I've tried french fries with mayonnaise both here in the States and in Europe (Germany). I liked the mayo over there more. Wasn't as tangy and harsh and could eat more of it. Here, I need to take a break and bounce between it and the ketchup.
I've tried french fries with mayonnaise both here in the States and in Europe (Germany). I liked the mayo over there more. Wasn't as tangy and harsh and could eat more of it. Here, I need to take a break and bounce between it and the ketchup.
Interesting.
It is believed that American soldiers introduced the Dutch to fries during World War II, and the practice of eating them with mayonnaise caught on. Today it is a popular and beloved seasoning for fries in the Netherlands , and many people enjoy the combination of flavors.
Dutch fries are not slim, like the very American French fries — instead, they are broad, strong, and a little chunky. Belgian fries are even bigger and they are also eaten with mayo.
Anyone familiar with Dutch cheese? Some Dutch cheeses have brand names, like Leerdammer, Maasdammer or Old Amsterdam. The latter is my favorite. They have nothing to do with either Leerdam, Maasdam or Amsterdam and have been given a brand new tradition by cheesy marketing men. The Edam and Gouda in foreign supermarkets, on the other hand, has nothing to do with real Dutch cheese.
The Dutch Chinese Indo food found in the Netherlands is a unique fusion of Chinese and Indonesian cuisine with a Dutch twist. This variation of Chinese food has become popular in the Netherlands due to its unique flavours and cultural influences. Interestingly, many Dutch people are familiar with these dishes and can pronounce their names with ease, almost as if they were their own national dishes. However, it's important to note that this cuisine is not exactly the same as traditional Chinese food. "Babi Pangang" “Foo Yung Hai”, “Tjap Tjoy”, “Tau Foe”, “Tjap Ha”, “Koe Yuk" are examples of this only available here not even in China!
Chinese restaurants are going strong in the Netherlands.