OT - What are you doing right now? Mk2

alaskanassasin

Oh hell yeah @GATraveller

nolaegghead

Eggplant casserole 

Ozzie_Isaac

Watching some kittens

lousubcap

Cat wondering just how many bites will I become...

dbCooper

@nolaegghead That looks wonderful.  We are big on eggplant here, do you happen to have a recipe for the casserole?

thetrim

Ozzie_Isaac said:

thetrim said:

Season 5, Episode 6

Might be a long night...

Of what show?  Smallville or Arrow?

BB.  

Took me a long time to get on the bandwagon. 

Ozzie_Isaac

lousubcap said:

Cat wondering just how many bites will I become...

My other two dogs (Jack Russels) would kill the kittens before you could blink.  My Aussie, however, has the absolute lowest prey drive I have ever seen in a dog.  He is all about herding and moving animals, but has no interest in killing things.  New experience for me for sure.  He is the best dog I have ever had, and I have had a bunch.

SciAggie

@nolaegghead @dbCooper I’m interested as well. I struggle to make a good eggplant dish.

Ozzie_Isaac

SciAggie said:

@nolaegghead @dbCooper I’m interested as well. I struggle to make a good eggplant dish.

My favorite way to eat egg plant is to julienne, batter, and fry.  Simple but effective.

thetrim

I like eggplant sliced and grilled w some oil and ribeye seasoning.  

There is also a restaurant called Anthony’s Coal fired pizza.  They do it in a pizza oven in long slices w a red sauce.  It’s amazing. 

fishlessman

nolaegghead said:

Eggplant casserole 

love eggplant casserole.  we cut them the long way, more like lasagna

Ozzie_Isaac

SciAggie

thetrim said:

I like eggplant sliced and grilled w some oil and ribeye seasoning.  

There is also a restaurant called Anthony’s Coal fired pizza.  They do it in a pizza oven in long slices w a red sauce.  It’s amazing. 

Like long sticks, or flat slabs? That sounds good. 

thetrim

SciAggie said:

thetrim said:

I like eggplant sliced and grilled w some oil and ribeye seasoning.  

There is also a restaurant called Anthony’s Coal fired pizza.  They do it in a pizza oven in long slices w a red sauce.  It’s amazing. 

Like long sticks, or flat slabs? That sounds good. 

Flat, wide, and thin slices.  They call it Eggplant Marino i.e. Dan Marino

Here's a nice breakdown. Combo pan fried and baked...

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/features/food/recipe-requests/fl-food-eggplant-marino-anthonys-20180223-story.html

SciAggie

@thetrim Thanks. 

Doglegdave

Baleage (storing hay in plastic @ a higher moisture content) allows you to bale hay that you ordinarily would need to dry more.  The fermentation does add nutritive value.  Would normally bale @ less than 20% moisture.  Baleage is normally between 40% and 60% moisture.

Dobie

Ozzie_Isaac said:

What are the things on the horses feet? 

Gulfcoastguy

About to put jerk chicken thighs on. Just waiting for the Large to come up to temp and the thighs to get a little less chilly.

Ozzie_Isaac

Dobie said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

What are the things on the horses feet? 

Those are a type of bell boots.  These particular ones we keep on all the time because of how this horse lays down.  He folds his legs under and gets leg sores when he does not have the boots on.

We also use different kinds of boots depending on what we are doing.  There are splint boots, support boots, hock boots, skid boots, standard bell boots, etc.

HeavyG

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Dobie said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

What are the things on the horses feet? 

Those are a type of bell boots.  These particular ones we keep on all the time because of how this horse lays down.  He folds his legs under and gets leg sores when he does not have the boots on.

We also use different kinds of boots depending on what we are doing.  There are splint boots, support boots, hock boots, skid boots, standard bell boots, etc.

Wow...a horse that has more shoes than my wife does.

Ozzie_Isaac

HeavyG said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Dobie said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

What are the things on the horses feet? 

Those are a type of bell boots.  These particular ones we keep on all the time because of how this horse lays down.  He folds his legs under and gets leg sores when he does not have the boots on.

We also use different kinds of boots depending on what we are doing.  There are splint boots, support boots, hock boots, skid boots, standard bell boots, etc.

Wow...a horse that has more shoes than my wife does.

You have no idea.  If you wanted just a play horse for trails and stuff, it wouldn't be so bad, but a competition horse is like outfitting a kid for soccer, hockey, football, kendo, swimming, and cheerleading.

ColbyLang

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Full size Aussie? Have a 2 year old mini that’s a handful!

Ozzie_Isaac

ColbyLang said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Full size Aussie? Have a 2 year old mini that’s a handful!

Yup, full size.  He is a phenomenal dog.  I have never had a dog so easy to train and so driven to please.  Only problem is he was destined for the UK, so they did not dock his tail.  With him being around horses and other livestock, I would have preferred a docked tail.  It makes a handy place for cows to bite and grab on to.  Aside from that, this might be the last breed I ever own.

lousubcap

HeavyG said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Dobie said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

What are the things on the horses feet? 

Those are a type of bell boots.  These particular ones we keep on all the time because of how this horse lays down.  He folds his legs under and gets leg sores when he does not have the boots on.

We also use different kinds of boots depending on what we are doing.  There are splint boots, support boots, hock boots, skid boots, standard bell boots, etc.

Wow...a horse that has more shoes than my wife does.

@HeavyG I doubt that.  I quit counting once I passed 100 pairs of her shoes.  And that's not counting all the running/walking shoes.  Periodically I toss out a pair of two of the runners/walker to cull the herd.  She has never commented which means she has never noticed.   

gmanrva

Ozzie_Isaac

lousubcap said:

HeavyG said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Dobie said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

What are the things on the horses feet? 

Those are a type of bell boots.  These particular ones we keep on all the time because of how this horse lays down.  He folds his legs under and gets leg sores when he does not have the boots on.

We also use different kinds of boots depending on what we are doing.  There are splint boots, support boots, hock boots, skid boots, standard bell boots, etc.

Wow...a horse that has more shoes than my wife does.

@HeavyG I doubt that.  I quit counting once I passed 100 pairs of her shoes.  And that's not counting all the running/walking shoes.  Periodically I toss out a pair of two of the runners/walker to cull the heard.  She has never commented which means she has never noticed.   

The horses get new shoes and a pedicure every 8 weeks, but we toss out the old ones 😁

fence0407

Made some homemade salsa earlier for fajitas this evening. Forgot I touched the roasted jalapeno and scratched my eye. The burning is just now wearing off.

Ozzie_Isaac

fence0407 said:

Made some homemade salsa earlier for fajitas this evening. Forgot I touched the roasted jalapeno and scratched my eye. The burning is just now wearing off.

I have to laugh because my son has started prepping the ingredients for our meals.  Last week he diced a bunch of or fresh jalapeno for freezing.  He washed his hands, but not very well.  About 20 minutes later he rubbed his eyes.  He started freaking out and didn't know why his eyes were on fire.  It took about 20 min to get better.

ColbyLang

gmanrva said:

Damn! Croakers and blue points!!

ColbyLang

Ozzie_Isaac said:

ColbyLang said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Full size Aussie? Have a 2 year old mini that’s a handful!

Yup, full size.  He is a phenomenal dog.  I have never had a dog so easy to train and so driven to please.  Only problem is he was destined for the UK, so they did not dock his tail.  With him being around horses and other livestock, I would have preferred a docked tail.  It makes a handy place for cows to bite and grab on to.  Aside from that, this might be the last breed I ever own.

Ours is loyal to a fault. No livestock, just kids. She protects them more than any other breed I’ve seen. Very wary of strangers. She too is eager to please and extremely smart.