What's Cooking?

Sorry, no pictures and no real recipe. Last night we had some home grown prime rib roast. Cook 1/2 hour at 500 and then 3 hours at 250. No seasonings, just meat. My daughter was in 4H and this was from her steer, Winston. I was a bit worried that it might go bad after 3 years in the freezer, but it was great. Thank God for shrink wrap.
We also made some ham, just in case.

 

Cooked this guy for Christmas.

 

Dayummm... eating something you named and cared for - that's country!

 

No pics of the prime rib I made but to quote my son, "This is the best meal I've had this year!" Complete with Yorkshire pudding cause you can't have any pudding if you don't eat your meat.

 

Sounds like our house! Prime rib roast, Yorkshire pudding, asparagus with Hollandaise sauce, mashed potatoes (for my son who loves mashed potatoes even though it is sacrilege with this meal), cherry jello on Boston Lettuce with walnuts...

And homemade pecan pie for desert if you didn't already eat a pound of Christmas cookies!

 

Mashed potatoes are never a sacrilege to any beef plate. That is what they call it meat and potatoes.

 

Nothing says "Thanksgiving" like a Home Depot bucket in the fridge. Our turkey marinating overnight...

 

I used to use a printer paper box, with the turkey in zip-locked, doubled plastic bags. I dry brine now.

 

New Year's Mediterranean Feast: Meat and cheese sfeeha, hummus, olive, and vegi mezza, orzo & rice pilaf, orange, onion, and feta salad, greens with almonds and pomegranate sauce, harissa sauce. And a magnum of champagne. All home-made by Levant-inspired wife!

 

January 1. Green Bay Packers last game of the regular season. Playing at Detroit (boo, hiss). Only thing better would be the Bears, but hey, we know we have to endure 30 years of badness for every good season.

So what's next? Chili, friends, and good beer!

Mmmmm... 2 1/2 lbs of prime tri-tip, cubed...



1 lb pork sausage (hot) with 1 1/4 lb Italian sausage (deskinned) hot



BonsaiNut chili stock. The result of 2 hours of chopping veggies and drinking Spaten Oktoberfest.



Were you expecting to see an "after" photo? The one with the sour cream, shredded cheddar cheese, and toasted sour dough bread?

I forgot...

 

I had tacos for dinner tonight because, you know...

 

^ Only two? That's called a light supper before dinner!


Perfect for breakfast. Now just add butter, honey or sausage gravy!

Who says you can't have your carbs and saturated fats and eat'em too?

 

Bored at home today so I tried my hand at fried green tomatoes:

 

Keep at it brother. Practice makes perfect and they are good eating.

 

Iii

 

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^ Spicy?

 

The fam had burgers and sandwiches from The Habit. Love that place.

 

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Weekends at Mom's house...

 

^ I DID NOT NEED TO SEE THAT!

 

Me neither...

 

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What you mean you don't eat no meat!? Oh, that's ok! I give you lamb!

 

Strip the "meat" off the cooked skull and serve it to me BUT DO NOT tell me where it came from!

 

Problem is there's not a lot of meat there.

 

Cleanse your mental palate:

Not pictured is a Deschutes Mirror Pond IPA. Hmmm, mmmmmmh good!

 

I can no longer click on this thread...... too risky

 

Big fan of that place. Helps that my college roommate is the CFO.

 

Wife and kid are cleaning-up this week! I made them crab cakes yesterday and baked magi w/ tadique (sp? Persian rice) today.