What's Cooking?

I've never had any trouble cleaning our air fryer... I find it cleans quick and easy.. but we don't cook any meat so maybe thats why? (well chicken nuggets for the kiddos)

 

NUGGETS!

 

We made ( non- seafood) Gumbo the other day. My wife prepped everything and I stood at the stove for an hour and a half to make the Roux. It’s chicken stew until you add Filet Powder table side. Served over white rice.

 

Mmmm...mustard fried, just like Animal Style.
Don't forget your spread.

 

Homemade spread was included! I will never go back to thick hamburgers after going smashed.

 

homemade pork broth, pork, fresh noodles, fish sauce, soy sauce, black fungus, various mushrooms and other veggies. Good for a cold day.

 

I'm all in on everything but the fish sauce...as they said on Sesame Street: "One of these things just doesn't belong here."

 

Reprise of https://www.imtbtrails.com/forum/threads/whats-cooking.4978/page-21#post-289142 because I just gotta.

Might use sweet potatoes instead this time. Might not. Ready in an hour and a half.

 

Darn I seem to have lost your address... In the meantime I guess I'll have to make do with some bacon wrapped tenderoins and spuds. Just lit the charcoal...

 

Needs more bacon... My version of a bacon burger.

 

Had other plans but it’s still pouring down rain so I guess I’ll just have to suffer through some swordfish steaks and Pacifico’s.

 

Frijoles Friday!

beans, lard and a corn tortilla…
A Mexican PB&J

 

Made a fakie beef stir fry on the fly for dinner last night. I was sad when it was over.

 

Oh man, did some mahi on the grill and then brought it in for some jumbo burritos with home made beans and salsa. I guess the rice is home made too, but, that’s just putting it in a rice cooker.
I did mine wet.

 

Chile rellenos, first try, with guac from the backyard tree that is pumping out avos and a moderately spicy scratch salsa. (I had Cotija cheese and sour cream for the topping but was overwhelmed with hunger and so brain-farted) Most excellent dinner today!

 

Your guacamole tree makes the salsa too??? Awesome!!!

 

Trade you.
I just finished 5# of beef jerkey.........

 

Get a $3 frozen pizza and add extra mozzarella, oregano, chile flakes, onion, tomatoes and basil.

How did it taste?
Like a $3 frozen pizza with extra mozzarella, oregano, chile flakes, onion, tomatoes and basil added.

 

Just got home from riding Oaks with @scan . All o could think about the whole hour drive home was food.
I started making some quesadillas but then decided to throw some beans on them and make some enfrijoladas!
I haven’t had these in idk how long. My mom always used to make them for us and our friends after school. Sometimes I’d walk in from school and there’s already be one or two of my friends eating at our kitchen table talking to my mom.

if you’ve ever wondered what everyday Mexican people eat, this is it. Just an easy old fashioned peasant meal.

 

Drove over an hour north from the Castle Air Museum to the small town of Waterloo on highway 88 to have a late lunch at "German Guys" restaurant.
I would drive the 2 1/2 hrs from the Ranch to eat there again, it was that good. One of the grandmothers is the cook.
I had the meatballs (cubes actually) with a fried egg and grilled onions on top, mashed spuds with a crispy shell, and Bavarian sauerkraut.
Then the dessert.........strudel and a bee sting.

No beer cause I was driving.

 

1 1/2# of New York style pastrami, american cheese (didn't have pepperjack), mayo, pickles, on a 12" bun. Steak fries, and a napkin.
My son and I devoured it.

This weekend is beer marinated tritip with steamed veggies.

 

Fish Tuesday at the Boudreaux house because it's trash Wednesday. Macadamia Nut Crusted MahiMahi on a bed of citrus Beurre Blanc ( not a real beurre blanc because she didn't strain out the shallots- cuz she likes them ) topped with Mango Salsa, Bok Choy and mixed wild rice.
**MahiMahi was purchased frozen from Von's at $8.99 for both pieces of fish on sale. Total cost per plate was app. less than $ 8.00. DLW ( Dear Loving Wife ) had the sauce components on hand ( white wine, etc. ) which would have increased cost.

 

In Phoenix today for work, so went to JT Prime for dinner. The Manhattan was excellent, the filet was very good too. Figured if I'm in 102 deg temps the company is going to treat me!

But my standing rib eye roast on Easter Sunday was the ticket, I must say.

 

Wifey is away so the boys will play. Loosely translated that means Nick will play video games and shoot fake bad guys and dad will drink lots of beer and grill something while threatening to shoot Rusty for trying to snatch anything food related.

Hard to go wrong with a Sam's Tri-Tip. Nick likes his cooked to the consistency of a baseball glove and Rusty is fine with completely raw so I tried to split the difference.




I loved it. Rusty wasn't interested due to wolfing down a half a loaf of garlic bread while I wasn't looking and Nick peeked out of his room just long enough to inhale some then disappeared again. Oh and I didn't ride my bike cause I'm still trying to pay off Uncle Sams sorry ass....

 

Boneless, skinless chicken thighs, seasoned with seasoned salt, garlic pepper and mojo criollo, in the convection portion of the oven; farro. Simple, tasty, and gone.

 

Made another batch of jerkey, but no pictures.
I did start the summer fruit frenzy.

 

My idea of a perfect meal is Tajin with a nice mix of fruit! I've also been known to call Jicama with lime juice and tajin Nature's Flamin' hot Cheetos!

 

That made me drool.

 

And boiling 36 eggs before they go bad.

 

Don’t watch Cool Hand Luke and get ideas….