Food Thread

[GregManning]

Meatball Soup – Oriental style
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Pork Meatballs – pork, ginger, garlic, fish sauce (left-overs)
https://www.treebuzz.com/forum/threads/food-thread.34626/page-90#post-719127

Chicken broth
Napa cabbage
Ramen noodles
Black pepper
Tamari
Fish sauce
Hot chili Sesame sauce

 

[Reach]

No, I didn’t cook it, and it’s far from gourmet, but who can pass up on the special at a local legend? I stopped out at Jimmy John’s Pipin’ Hot Sandwiches (not the chain, this restaurant opened as a hotdog stand in 1940, and has hardly changed a bit since) to grab lunch.

Lunch was, of course, the only thing anyone who knows the place orders. A Triple Crown with a Birch Beer. The Triple Crown is a bacon chili cheese dog with fries and a fountain drink. And the drink of choice is always a Pennsylvania Dutch Birch Beer.

Jimmy John’s is a local legend, serving thick skinned hotdogs, butterflied and fried on a flat grill, then served on a soft Amoroso (another legendary local business) roll. The chili contains beans and is made fresh daily, the bacon is also fried on the grill right there.

I love to visit the local hole in the wall places like that; it’s one that nobody from out of town would consider even pulling into the parking lot, but everyone local knows the place. There’s a fair number of cars around with bright yellow bumper stickers that say “I brake for dogs at Jimmy John’s.

 

[GregManning]

What was your first actual cooked dish ?

I first made corn bread, based on my mother’s recipe. (Sometime around 1959 ? ? ?)

I also made Penuche, several times after that !
I don’t remember the recipe, but here is a version (pecans or much better than walnuts):
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/27155/penuche-fudge/

 

[Reach]

The first thing I ever cooked, and I have no idea why I remember this, was chicken cacciatore back when I was about a 10 year old Boy Scout. I credit the Boy Scouts with teaching me a lot of things, some of the cooking basics among those things, and I believe that is where a lot of my enjoyment of cooking comes from, those days way back then.

 

[JD3000]

Probably chocolate chip cookies or kraft Mac n cheese.

First on my own was a stab at either beef stew or marinara

 

[AdkEric]

Girlfriend went out in Saratoga for her friend's birthday dinner, so I had to fend for myself tonight.
Reverse sear filet mignon, low n slow over indirect heat, then seared on the griddle with copious butter (not much of a filet guy to be honest)

Topped with grilled lobster tail, seasoned and basted in compound butter, deshelled after grilling

And COTC.

 

[VenasNursery]

Girlfriend went out in Saratoga for her friend's birthday dinner, so I had to fend for myself tonight.
Reverse sear filet mignon, low n slow over indirect heat, then seared on the griddle with copious butter (not much of a filet guy to be honest)
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Topped with grilled lobster tail, seasoned and basted in compound butter, deshelled after grilling
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And COTC.
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Dang!
Looks Great

 

[GregManning]

Great food ! AND Good looking grill !

 

[AdkEric]

Grilled wings over charcoal and some Hickory chips

 

[Reach]

Grilled wings over charcoal and some Hickory chips
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That looks great! I planned to photograph all my cooking today, but I was so busy making it and serving it, nothing got photographed…

@VenasNursery What happened to all that good eating you used to post? You didn’t go on a diet or something did you?

 

[VenasNursery]

That looks great! I planned to photograph all my cooking today, but I was so busy making it and serving it, nothing got photographed…

@VenasNursery What happened to all that good eating you used to post? You didn’t go on a diet or something did you?

No diet lol that’s for sure did lose a couple of lbs but unfortunately I’m the heaviest ever!

Last 4 months have been kind of rough personal and business but that’s hopefully that’s all behind now.

Just got back from a week of vacation missed out on some good stuff not to mention our month trip out west!

But I’m BACK LOL

 

[Reach]

No diet lol that’s for sure did lose a couple of lbs but unfortunately I’m the heaviest ever!

Last 4 months have been kind of rough personal and business but that’s hopefully that’s all behind now.

Just got back from a week of vacation missed out on some good stuff not to mention our month trip out west!

But I’m BACK LOL

I’ll second that one! I have lost a couple pounds recently too, but I’m still up to about the highest I’ve ever been too…

Sorry to hear about the hard times, unfortunately those happen. If I can do anything for you, or if you need someone to talk to, I’m here.

Glad you got to take a week off, even if you missed your month out west. You still have me beat, I managed to take a whole day off this summer, twice!

 

[AdkEric]

That looks great! I planned to photograph all my cooking today, but I was so busy making it and serving it, nothing got photographs...

I read of that on another thread, it all sounds good!

 

[VenasNursery]

I’ll second that one! I have lost a couple pounds recently too, but I’m still up to about the highest I’ve ever been too…

Sorry to hear about the hard times, unfortunately those happen. If I can do anything for you, or if you need someone to talk to, I’m here.

Glad you got to take a week off, even if you missed your month out west. You still have me beat, I managed to take a whole day off this summer, twice!

Thank You Sir!
I made it out west just no post unfortunately

 

[Reach]

I read of that on another thread, it all sounds good!

It turned out well, the neighbors were impressed with the ribs and the shrimp, and I have enough leftovers to eat for a week…

 

[GregManning]

Turf & Surf & Terra
Rev: 220907 1310

Beef Tri-Tip
– Season w/ Red Boat’s, Chris Consentino’s Umami Spice; Black pepper; butter (This is REALLY GOOD ! )
Red Boat make THE BEST fish sauce (great umami – TRY IT !)
Consentino is a “nose-to-tail” style chef – world class
This is a NEW product; order on-line
- Cook Sous Vide – 135°F for 48 hr
- Save Au Jus – meat juices & butter for dipping

Pollock fish w/ Panko breading

Potato – tater tots/crowns (bake)

Re-Season everything w/ Consentino spice after cooking & before serving !

Devilled Eggs – stuffed w/ LOTS of real crispy bacon

Dessert – Ginger snap cookies w/ Homemade “Cream-cheese-butter” frosting for dipping
Stauffer brand – molasses, ginger – really good “old style ginger snap !”

 

[Jonny]

A little halal cuisine tonight, some family gave us a small lamb roast this past Eid holiday, in July, we stuck it in the freezer and forgot we had it until yesterday.

So roast lamb, seasoned with olive oil, cumin, curry, salt, pepper, a little cinnamon, sazon, fresh garlic, onion powder, and turmeric.
Rice with some potato and carrot, cooked with some of the lamb drippings.
Sambusa filled with seasoned venison. Delicious. One of our extended family made it for Eid, so that was frozen since July too.

Pretty sure this is just the 3rd time I’ve ever had lamb. I’ve enjoyed it every time so far.

 

[Jonny]

We’re getting into crockpot weather now. Started this beef stew yesterday. I love how even cheap cuts of beef come out so tender when cooked slowly like this. Delicious.

I want to try a seafood stew next. Gonna dig around and find a recipe that looks good.

 

[GregManning]

We’re getting into crockpot weather now. Started this beef stew yesterday. I love how even cheap cuts of beef come out so tender when cooked slowly like this. Delicious.

I want to try a seafood stew next. Gonna dig around and find a recipe that looks good.
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That looks really good !

 

[JD3000]

Try using Guinness with some A1 for your broth in beef stew