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D Zurcher wrote: ↑
October 17th, 2020, 12:55 pm
Wow-somehow I've never heard of this...

You need to hang out around the Umlauts.

Nola Palomar wrote: ↑
October 17th, 2020, 6:47 am
Berserkerfest Offline centered with a huge Spanish feast including a grand paella in the center. Reminiscent of the Offline in Chicago years ago at Mel Hill's house!!

All the above sound amazing!!

That would be grand, indeed, Nola!

One thing I have missed a lot is the monthly wine dinners with my Burgundy group. I cannot wait until we can start getting together again. I will go to wherever and eat whatever. I just want us to be able to get together. That is what I have been dreaming about. Getting together again with my frien...

Brian Tuite wrote: ↑
October 10th, 2020, 8:05 pm
I use a butter knife on my ribeye because it’s tender not tough.

Abomination!!!

CA reserve NY strip From Flannery... 7 hour salt, one hour at room temp, 115 degrees plust 3 minute rest... I approve the Rareness of said Strip, Robert Pollard-Smith. I like saying your name. Sounds like I am addressing a member of the House of Commons. Well, you got the common part right, at leas...

Brian Tuite wrote: ↑
October 9th, 2020, 7:45 pm
It’s right here in Robert Pollard-Smith’s photo although his doesn’t go the length of the steak.

That chewy NY Steak tendon

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That, my friend, is why Our Creator issued us steak knives at birth, no?

CA reserve NY strip From Flannery... 7 hour salt, one hour at room temp, 115 degrees plust 3 minute rest...

04DB77E3-A245-444C-A5EF-FC516DF4CD18.jpeg Tonight’s Home cured pickled tongue J-Nine’s fave, huh? Love me some tongue. Due to ‘incidents’ with enoki mushrooms and buttercream frosting, those are off my list. Not a fan of tripe, and canned vegetables are to be consumed only in dire planetary emergen...

Seconding the Kali blend.

Last time I went into one to get a bag of chips (I figger they can't screw that up) the radioactive bacterial sheen on the sliced 'meats' lit up the store.

8 Men Out.
Zero in.

I really struggled to not pull the trigger today on some desirables, wanting to keep the clean sheet going.

The COVID-19 seven pounds are possibly telling me I should be flipping the pattern.

Slight thread-drift, but I've decided to take the plunge into Epsresso and was looking at entry-machines. Any thoughts between the Rancilio Silvia, Breville Bambino Plus, or Gaggia Classic Pro? I'm attracted to the learning curve of the Rancilio but don't know how steep it is. Last week, delivered ...

6 in, 8 died magnificent deaths.

nopenopenopenopenope. Salt only.

By proclamation, Potato is vegetable.

Purchased zero. Consumed 5.

Binny’s just sent me a lovely bouquet.

As an aside, Culver's custard, last two visits (different locations) had a new, not very pleasant chemical taste. [barf1.gif] When you arrive at a certain age, one should allow oneself a certain amount of meat credits per week/month. I am no longer wasting them on FF burgers. I will, however, allow ...

I am a simple man... hopefully, they would be crowded, noisy, and not a mask in sight.

When the hangars were on sale, I ordered burgers for the first time, and I can not believe what I have been missing.

Due to the bad influence of a Berserker, 17 in.
Due to the plague, only 5 out.

Crap. Now I have to go to offsite and figure out a way to stand up 12 bottles. Fun, this will not be.

Check has been deposited. Just in time to be shelled out for the 17-y.o. wall oven that died.

Update 2, AIG cut a check today.

Update... after repeatedly checking my AIG claim status online, and always seeing that “document not received” message, and sending emails daily to them, they assigned me to a new agent who now lists all of my required docs as received. Fingers crossed.

AIG, ixnay. At present, they are reacting very poorly to getting slammed with COVID claims. I broke my shoulder in Madrid in mid-December, and they have completely stalled out on doing anything other than repeatedly requesting the same documentary evidence I’ve sent multiple times since I originally...

Grew up on it, still love it. My biggest quarantine dietary fail has been the result of discovering Santa Cruz Organic Dark Roasted Crunchy. I think I am into the fourth jar since March. Most consumption is via the random rounded teaspoon.

I think people thought that I was moving out of town, and were sorely disappointed.

Saturday, Marjorie was bored, watching Cash Cab. A question came up to which the answer was tartar sauce, of which I had never been a fan, having been exposed to only commercial crap. They listed the 4 main ingredients, and I said to myself, “Self, you gots all of dem”. So with roasted snapper on th...

The cherry syrup is the alteration, I guess.

Ohhh, sounds good, Sir!

Have a bit of blended whisky to use up, and was looking for simple cocktails utilizing ingredients on hand . I ran across Blood and Sand, which is— 3/4 ounce Scotch whisky 3/4 ounce cherry brandy 3/4 ounce sweet vermouth 3/4 ounce orange juice Orange peel for garnish Stirred with ice, strained into ...

I've mentioned before on this board, but will mention again - I strongly recommend keeping a container of red onions pickling in the fridge. Slice red onion thin or on a mandoline and cover with a mixture of red wine vinegar and water. You can add a little salt and sugar if you want, but we don't f...

Niece just sent this recipe, says it is GREAT... No Yeast Beer Bread

Gonna make it right now.

Our 20-year old Krups POC died 5 weeks ago, and we are very happy to have replaced it with this — Cuisinart® 12-Cup Thermal Coffee Maker Coffee tastes clean, fresh, and in the 64-oz. thermal carafe, retains heat (starts out much hotter than the old thermal carafe) and flavor for about 4.65 hours [sn...

"I am not really a normal consumer"

M. Audouze, please add this to your signature.

doughb

Yeah, I upped it on the garlic to 5 cloves, and tripled the orange. Noms.

The 'Serves: 8' is dependent on your being Victor or not. Actually, more like 24 if Victor. neener Beef Daube * Serves: 8 *Ingredients:* 4 1/2 pounds boneless beef chuck, excess fat trimmed, meat cut into 2-inch cubes 1 750-ml bottle of dry red wine 3 medium carrots, peeled, cut into large pieces 1 ...

How's marijuana use trending? Could it be whittling away some people who would otherwise head toward wine? I can state that my use of recreational herb for medical purposes (joyously enabling sleep after 11/2018 disc herniation, and then fractured shoulder surgery 12/2019), has greatly impacted my ...

Avoid 1) abandoned sidewalk tree planters, and 2) prescriptions for Nolotil.

And the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum was our clear favorite.

Corey N. wrote: ↑
February 21st, 2020, 3:15 pm

Robert Pollard-Smith wrote: ↑
February 20th, 2020, 6:47 pm
1. Katz’s pastrami
2. Corey’s smoked brisket
3. Charred garlicky shrimp
4. Braised lamb shanks
5. 17-way tie
You’re a sweetheart.

1. Taters.
2. Taters.
3. Taters.
4. Taters.
5. Stephen Hawking.

FTW.

Thanks, the method never fails.

1. Katz’s pastrami
2. Corey’s smoked brisket
3. Charred garlicky shrimp
4. Braised lamb shanks
5. 17-way tie

Whole Foods grass-fed prime, salted for 8 hours, pan-seared on medium, flipping every minute or so... very tasty.

Only purchased Flannery, and a call was received from Citibank re compromise within 36 hours.

For 2019, purchased 15, consumed 61.

More than made up for the reduction in wine with Scotch purchases.

Al Osterheld wrote: ↑
January 3rd, 2020, 7:29 pm

David K o l i n wrote: ↑
January 3rd, 2020, 6:40 pm
I like French fries with mustard and/or mayo.
Anything but ketchup.

-Al

Anything but ketchup is the correct answer for crisp, golden fries— garlic aioli or dijon being my faves.

But if you need ketchup for anything else, Heinz Organic is #1.

Last year, I became quite enamored with a few of Naperville’s Solemn Oath’s offerings—

Pants Man New England Pale ale
Kidnapped by Vikings IPA
Butterfly Flashmob hop-forward Belgian Ale

2008 Olga Raffault Chinon Les Picasses, 88.5

I distinctly remember great enjoyment of the single bottle I consumed.

Lagavulin 16, easy decision.

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