Well.. still can not post pics to the bho..

Bummer..

Test - I didn't have any problem.

Fajitas: with pics, since the hangout won't let Al post them for some reason. Beef stripe (I considered skirt steak, which is what you're supposed to use, but it was $35 as opposed to $10, so I went with the cheap option. Peppers, onions, and beef, all marinated in a mixture of lime juice, tequila, and packaged "fajita seasoning", and seared on a cast iron skillet. Soft tortillas, warmed in the microwave, sour cream, guacamole, and Spanish rice.

Pretty darn good too...
Commin off a 48 hr fast... ;0)

That should be beef strips, not stripe. Stupid autocorrect...

That food makes my mouth water. Wish I could have joined you.

Tonight: salad and some pre-fab stuffed chicken breasts:

Looks like Liz figured out how to take and post pictures. The photos make me hungry!

She has to as...I still can not post pics... ;0)

Chicken in cream sauce with sauteed sweet onion and mushrooms, a bit of tomato sauce, and garlic, served over brown basmati rice.

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Chicken in cream sauce with sauteed sweet onion and mushrooms, a bit of tomato sauce, and garlic, served over brown basmati rice.

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Yum!

Last night I made the gone Viral dish…..Thai peanut noodles.
Excellent and easy to make, although I didn’t have a jar of Chili crisp oil so I made my own. Any noodle may be used, I used linguine.
Chili crisp, peanut butter, ground pork, soy sauce, fish sauce and green onion.
Making the chili crisp took the longest, but if you buy it this dish can come together as fast as you can boil noodles.
Slammer!!!

A homemade pizza tonight, with Trader Joe's sauce and dough/crust (we still think the Big Y beer dough is the best) pepperoni, peppers, and onions.

I like beer in the dough instead of water. When I don’t have time for a 3-5 day dough ferment, I’ll use beer for my liquid.
I have been making my own sauce forever blending a drained can of diced tomatoes, 1/2 a sm can tomato paste, 2 tsp. Sugar, 1/2 tsp salt, basil and oregano to taste.

I recently changed my recipe and it is simply one box of these crushed tomatoes, 1/2 tsp salt, tsp. sugar, and basil. No blending , just mix and done.
These are the best tomato products I’ve found and taste so much better than any others I’ve tried. And, you can get them at Walmart. Pictured below.
Slammer!!!

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I like beer in the dough instead of water. When I don’t have time for a 3-5 day dough ferment, I’ll use beer for my liquid.
I have been making my own sauce forever blending a drained can of diced tomatoes, 1/2 a sm can tomato paste, 2 tsp. Sugar, 1/2 tsp salt, basil and oregano to taste.

I recently changed my recipe and it is simply one box of these crushed tomatoes, 1/2 tsp salt, tsp. sugar, and basil. No blending , just mix and done.
These are the best tomato products I’ve found and taste so much better than any others I’ve tried. And, you can get them at Walmart. Pictured below.
Slammer!!!

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Dale - have you tried the Pomi brand tomato products? Same idea as the Colavita - shelf-stable aseptic packaging. I've not tried the Colavita, but I can't imagine it's any better than the Pomi. If you find yourself unable to find the Colavita, look for the Pomi.

eagleisland
I have tried the Pomi brand and love their Passata for sauce. They don’t always have it at our Walmart and no other stores carry it in our area. You are correct in that it is very good. A little pricier than Colavita but both are so much better than store label or Hunts, Contadina and others. I consider them the Heinz Ketchup of tomato’s and that’s all I buy now. I refuse to pay the extra for true San Marzano.
Slammer!!!

Marilyn’s night to cook . She basically did Jacques Pepin’s version of “mother’s chicken” poulet a la creme. Served with mashed potatoes and peas. I made the “Queen’s Cocktails”for a happy hour and opened the wine for the dinner. So good. Especially drenching with French butter! Brad

No pics, but tonight I went retro with Porcupine meatballs, mashed sour cream & onion potatoes, tomato gravy, a fancy squash and salad. Hit the spot and enough leftovers for dinner next week one night. Mrs. Slammer made pumpkin bars piled high wit da cream cheese frosting. Oh yeah!!!
Slammer!!!

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No pics, but tonight I went retro with Porcupine meatballs, mashed sour cream & onion potatoes, tomato gravy, a fancy squash and salad. Hit the spot and enough leftovers for dinner next week one night. Mrs. Slammer made pumpkin bars piled high wit da cream cheese frosting. Oh yeah!!!
Slammer!!!

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Is that actual porcupine? 

Slow cooked chilli made with beef cheeks tonight - I’ve never made chilli with them before but they were beautiful and well worth a try if you can get them. My cornbread obviously needs some work!

I also had a great day with a friend of mine - he’s been wanting to learn how to make sausages, so,today we turned two haunches and a shoulder of venison, along with some pork belly and a bottle of port, into 10 yards of sausage - in my book, that’s a great day!

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Slow cooked chilli made with beef cheeks tonight - I’ve never made chilli with them before but they were beautiful and well worth a try if you can get them. My cornbread obviously needs some work!

I also had a great day with a friend of mine - he’s been wanting to learn how to make sausages, so,today we turned two haunches and a shoulder of venison, along with some pork belly and a bottle of port, into 10 yards of sausage - in my book, that’s a great day!

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Yum!   Corn bread creates a lot of discussion, on the blend of meal and flour and the use and amount of sugar.  BHO has covered it a few times here.

Wet Spaniel

Looks like you didn't use enough baking powder/soda (according to whether you used milk or buttermilk) for the cornbread to rise. If you used a mix, it was probably old and needed extra baking power/soda.

Wet Spaniel
No, it’s not actual porcupine. It’s ground beef, seasoning and rice made into oblong meatballs baked in a tomato sauce. The rice sticks out of the meatballs resembling little quills. Been eating them since I was a kid. Knowing my mother, this was a way to make hamburger go further as money was tight. I swear she had more rice than meat sometimes, but we ate it.
Google porcupine meatballs.
Slammer!!!

Breakfast! I made a sausage and grits casserole. There must be a few thousand calories per serving. So many, Southern Living did not even include the specs for it. It includes: hand crafted sausage, grits, 3 cheeses, butter, Heavy cream, egg, buttermilk, etc.
pics of that to that to that…Brad

And, I know everyone loves grits, right? Brad