The local Pub phoned.....
I like that...
Lookin good Paula..!
Both ways..!
At..n..outa yer eyes...!
Love the truck fixin inovations..
N..nice lookin Range..!
The DF fish was fresh from the west coast, left overs from a big & private dinner party.
Half a dozen good-sized, in-house battered chunks and 1/2 a crab (overcooked).
Poured a big glass of chardonnay, chunked up a lime and picked out a seasoned salt.
Sat in the kitchen and ate it all. Easily done. I might have stalled with 2 more pieces of fish. Would have liked to try!
But, it gives me ideas to batter and DF the fish that I was gifted the other day.
I never went out much to eat, pretty much all evenings every couple of weeks were at the pub. Decided that I would be a "big tipper" and see what happened.
BALLS!
Venison, that is...
We ground about 40 lbs this morning and I (Liz) made a big batch of meatballs. We ate some tonight with leftover marinara sauce. We will give a bag to a neighbor who is a bit squeamish about venison and see how she likes them...
And now...for the pix! If they work.
Al, no joking aside……..Meatballs, particularly venison meatballs ARE MY FAVORITE !!!
I’m a meatball junky!!! Can’t stand the frozen store bought POS, but any homemade meatball is a treat to me!!! Italian style, Swedish, sweet & sour, German, Turkish, Greek, Mexican, stuffed , porcupine meatballs, Asian, Indian, Cocktail, BBQ, and the list goes on !!! They are sooooooo versatile and always a treat no matter what they are served with…….noodles, rice, toast , pasta, taters, polenta, grits, salad, pitas, tortillas, or straight up in a bowl plain or with the multitude of sauces !!!
Did I mention Meatballs are my FAVORITE ??? Spaghetti and Meatballs is # 1 !!!
Slammer!!!
The grinder, in all its high powered glory:
Egg salad sandwiches: hard boiled eggs, mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, Frank's red hot, red onion, jalapeno pepper, and pickle relish.
Hey Slammer..!
No..Green Peppers...! ;0)
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Originally posted by STUDThe grinder, in all its high powered glory:
Looks like a workhorse, for sure. Brad
Sunday brunch, bacon, sausage, haggis, black pudding and beans!
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Originally posted by Wet SpanielSunday brunch, bacon, sausage, haggis, black pudding and beans!
Building up a reserve for the upcoming rolling blackouts? Black pudding and haggis? Luxury!
Is it a sin to covet another mans grinder?! That's a beauty! I've been using Terrys Kitchen Aid mixer with a grinder attachment to make sausage & burgers. She makes bread & baked goods with it every weekend .
I noticed it was working pretty hard making pizza dough yesterday. This will be the third worm gear its had since we bought it! I think the baking is harder on it than me using the grinder but i would love to have a heavy duty one like that!
I used to work with a bunch of hunters & put the word out that I'd like to have a deer tail to make buck tail streamers & poppers. It wasn't long until the fridge freezer at work had far too many tails in it! I could of started my own lure company! Ever tried to skin a deer tail? Gross!
Those guys saved the tenderloins & ground everything else into sausage, Mild ,medium & hot. Messing with beans I discovered Tuscan 3 bean soup with sausage. I haven't tried stuffing sausage into casings yet so I've been making small meatballs for the soup. It's way better when you can play with your own spices!
Seems all we can find in the stores here (Small supermarkets) is lean ground beef! All the butchers do there is do all the basic cuts & get cranky if you ask for anything different. I asked why they don't have 30/70 & he said "the ladies don't want all that icky fat"! We don't eat a lot of burgers so we want them to be really good when we do!
We gotta eat but the basic meat, veg & a starch sure can be jazzed up a bit!
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Originally posted by Wet SpanielSunday brunch, bacon, sausage, haggis, black pudding and beans!
Looks good..!
Yep, we dealt with a Kitchenaid for years. One deer took all day or more - now it's 20 minutes. We did discover that the interior works need to be cleaned out between grinding wheels to make it more efficient.
Also with sausage stuffing, lube on the stuffer tube helps! And a pinprick in each casing keeps it from loading up with air.
Liz
FYI, the brand of grinder I bought is Avid Armor, which mostly makes vacuum sealers.
Liz
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Originally posted by Wet SpanielSunday brunch, bacon, sausage, haggis, black pudding and beans!
Building up a reserve for the upcoming rolling blackouts? Black pudding and haggis? Luxury!
I reckon if I eat enough beans, I'll be able to fuel my own generator
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Originally posted by Wet SpanielSunday brunch, bacon, sausage, haggis, black pudding and beans!
That looks like a great breakfast or lunch or dinner! Brad
My wife might insist on some CI skillet smallish chunked fried potatoes, though. She actually loves my fried chunkies. No big whup. But I have been making them since boy scout days of the 1960s.
Edited by - rinemb on 10/30/2022 10:11:35
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Originally posted by Wet SpanielSunday brunch, bacon, sausage, haggis, black pudding and beans!
That looks like a great breakfast or lunch or dinner! Brad
My wife might insist on some CI skillet smallish chunked fried potatoes, though. She actually loves my fried chunkies. No big whup. But I have been making them since boy scout days of the 1960s.
Feel free to come on over and knock me a batch up Brad. As a kid, when we had breakfast for dinner, my mum would slice tinned baby new potatoes up and fry them in dripping - man they were good. We said goodbye to my mum 27 years ago tomorrow and you could probably add another 10 years previous to the last time I ever ate those, but I think I may need to have a go at replicating them.
Wet Spaniel I haven't had a full on fry up because I've yet to try blood sausage. We can get it here due to all the Brits in the neighbourhood. I've had haggis at a few Robbie Burns nights when I bartended at a hotel. I just looked at a haggis recipe. first ingrediant. Ox bung! Whew! That's just the casing you cook the meat in!
We can get British bangers & what they call Ayreshire bacon here. It's a piece of back bacon with a slice attached. Nicely smoked.
I know my wife won't even try Black sausage but I should try it.
Your plate looks good but i would need some eggs & toast, some fried potatoes ,mushrooms & a slice of fried tomato. Oh & a gob of H.P. sauce! Is it you that doesn't like mushrooms?
On a side note I decided I want to try Marmite. I just read that it's probably a genetic thing like cilantro.
You either like it or you hate it. I hate cilantro! Marmite is suppossed to packed with vitamins. I'd like to try it to see if my Irish & Scottish maternal roots shine through plus the shiney coat!
We have a British sweet shop at the corner here & they sell it at $16 plus change there for a small jar! It's made from beer yeast so it can't be too bad right?
Edited by - bubbalouie on 10/30/2022 17:29:40
Bob, if my hens were playing ball, there’d be an egg on the plate. You should get hold of some black pudding, it’s an earthy taste, but usually cut with some back fat which sweetens it up a little. I’d also say that there’s probably slightly more unsmoked bacon consumed in the U.K. than smoked. RE mushrooms and tomato, my own preference is non - I do like a slice of fried bread though, as long as it’s done in a skillet and not just thrown into the fryer.
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Originally posted by Wet SpanielBob, if my hens were playing ball, there’d be an egg on the plate. You should get hold of some black pudding, it’s an earthy taste, but usually cut with some back fat which sweetens it up a little. I’d also say that there’s probably slightly more unsmoked bacon consumed in the U.K. than smoked. RE mushrooms and tomato, my own preference is non - I do like a slice of fried bread though, as long as it’s done in a skillet and not just thrown into the fryer.
We used to have a British Import shop that carried cold/frozen items. Its where we would buy white and black puddings. I first had it in Ireland, and loved both. My wife likes blood head cheese, and sure enough, the black pudding. Brad
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Originally posted by Remsleepquote:
Originally posted by Wet SpanielSunday brunch, bacon, sausage, haggis, black pudding and beans!
Building up a reserve for the upcoming rolling blackouts? Black pudding and haggis? Luxury!
I reckon if I eat enough beans, I'll be able to fuel my own generator
I have heard it said that there's no shortage of natural gas in the UK. One just needs to remember that it's better out than in.
Edited by - Remsleep on 10/31/2022 05:53:51
Tonite's menu consists of pan-fried ribeyes, and 'convected' ranch potatoes. I thought the potatoes would be a splendid test candidate for the initial baking on the convection setting.
I would have to give it two thumbs up!! As an added bonus, I was quite surprised at how quiet the fan was. But then, I'm used to the big monster we have at work.
Baked ziti with lasagna ingredients: ricotta, mozzarella, sausage, and leftover meatballs. A little salad.
