OT - What are you doing right now?

bucky925

A little more chicken and fish and a little less red mean and pork.

Cornholio

johnmitchell said:

@Hook_emHornsfan_74 Stunning setting and pool, Question what kind of root system do those monsters have?thinking along the lines of your pool

Palm trees are actually favorable near pools and patios because their root system is not as damaging as some other types of trees. I used to be a pool cleaner and saw a lot of other trees near pools/decks do damage while big palms were not an issue and in many poolside planters here in So Cal. 

Not saying they can’t cause an issue, just not as bad as some others and definitely a popular choice for that very reason. 

Botch

Hook_emHornsfan_74 said:

@johnmitchell we had a leak about 5 years ago where one of the roots made its way to the hot tub lines. Jen we had it fixed, the reinforced the whole hot tub area with more concrete.  We aren’t sure if it was their roots since a palms roots are a ball. Could have been the Burfurd (spelling) tree in the corner. 

@johnmitchell asked the same question I was wondering.  Here on the utard benches, when a tree blows over the entire root system pulls out of the sandy soil, and one of those behemoths blowing over would wreck the surrounding houses, and definitely drain the pool.  
Since the root systems for those is more of a ball, and assuming the soil is more clay-like (as in Sacramento where I got to try to pull weeds an entire weekend during boot camp) maybe those aren't as dangerous as they look.
 
And when they do die, how do they decompose?  Do they ever fall over?  

Hook_emHornsfan_74

@Botch hopefully we won’t live here when they die. lol. We thought we lost them one winter when it got down to like 3°. Was touch and go for about a month or so. We had our retaining wall replaced about 5 years ago and we were terrified they would fall and hit the neighbors house. Luckily they didn’t fall. 

gonepostal

Loaded down with tomatoes right now. Including them in every meal and even doubling up a little. 
Added fried green tomatoes to the traditional BLT
And last night with my first go at Creekstone farms beef

SciAggie

Salmon patties cooked on the box in the house. Garden bounty zucchini, okra, and shishito peppers grilled on the egg. Aioli/tarter sauce made with mortar and pestle. Not suffering my friends. 

JohnEggGio

Acn said:

My Sunday did not suck.

We really do need a “Love” button.

JRWhitee

Beautiful pics

CigarCityEgger

Did Cheesecake Factory’s Chicken Bellagio copycat recipe. Turned out great 

Acn

JohnEggGio said:

Acn said:

My Sunday did not suck.

We really do need a “Love” button.

Thanks all - I’m really amazed at how well the photoshop app on my iPhone 11 works.

Hook_emHornsfan_74

 @Sea2Ski sadly no. We just have the solar lights for now. Plus the light strands. I would eventually like to do something like that. This is what it looks like at night. 

caliking

Damn, @SciAggie

HeavyG

Reading that the Washington Redskins will be renamed Monday. Wonder what they picked. "Warriors" seems to be in the lead.

SciAggie

I hit a few surfaces with my IR thermometer just now (2:30 PM). I submit that it is flippin hot y’all. Ambient air temp reads 106 at the moment. Note that all of these are in the shade. 

This is the exterior of my wood oven. 

The cutting block in the outdoor kitchen. 

My mini max

Acn

SciAggie

@Acn Looked at my pics - then yours...
You are winning the day for sure. 

Sea2Ski

Hook_emHornsfan_74 said:

 @Sea2Ski sadly no. We just have the solar lights for now. Plus the light strands. I would eventually like to do something like that. This is what it looks like at night. 

I would not use the word “sadly”. Still looks fantastic.  

lkapigian

Pitina ...Salami without casing rolled in Polenta 



Pitina, Peta or Petuccia is an Italian cold cut originating in the Dolomite valleys of Tramonti di Sopra and Tramonti di Sotto, and the River Cellina, in the northeastern Italian province of Pordenone in Friuli.

kl8ton

@Fred19Flintstone

You still around? 

lousubcap

@SciAggie I am quite sure that you will find a way to Texas 'heat" cold smoke something given your environment.  Go forth and do great things...

lkapigian

Fvck, that is good 

SciAggie

lkapigian said:

Pitina ...Salami without casing rolled in Polenta m



Pitina, Peta or Petuccia is an Italian cold cut originating in the Dolomite valleys of Tramonti di Sopra and Tramonti di Sotto, and the River Cellina, in the northeastern Italian province of Pordenone in Friuli.

My word that sounds good. 

lousubcap

lkapigian said:

Fvck, that is good 

That is a great outcome right there.  I am continually impressed by your skill-set in producing these gourmet cured delights.  Creative talent right there.  Congrats. And yes, I would inhale that.

FarmingPhD

@lkapigian apologize for being too lazy to go find your original post on the finished cut you just shared, but what cut is this?  Looks amazing, here I was all proud I just cured my first bacon a couple weeks ago and this stuff you are cranking out is awesome.  Thanks for continuing to share what you are making.

Canugghead

lkapigian said:

Fvck, that is good 

If you start giving online classes I'll be the first to sign up!

lkapigian

FarmingPhD said:

@lkapigian apologize for being too lazy to go find your original post on the finished cut you just shared, but what cut is this?  Looks amazing, here I was all proud I just cured my first bacon a couple weeks ago and this stuff you are cranking out is awesome.  Thanks for continuing to share what you are making.

@FarmingPhD it's the Money Muscle from a Boston butt...Coppa , Cappicola ..if you can do bacon you can do this...Started this May 1..thanks @Canugghead @caliking

thetrim

I've been wondering where is the money muscle....

Legume

HeavyG

Just now hearing that Grant Imahara died suddenly yesterday of a brain aneurysm. He was 49 years old.
I've always enjoyed his work on Mythbusters and his other projects. A real shame to have lost him so young.

ColbyLang

Hiring a lawyer to defend myself.....