What Are You Chef-ing Tonight, Dr?

fishlessman

neighbor plunked a plate in front of me, no complaints from me about the messy plating

Canugghead

^^^better be lucky than good, home made dumplings?

Canugghead

fishlessman said:

recert is just a sticker last time i had it done. just a visual once over and the guy peeled a sticker off another tank that guy is now retired so things may have changed

I didn't know better years ago when I bought a GM vehicle new and fell for the overpriced rust protection add-on. The agreement had a fine print that stipulated an annual inspection by the stealer. First anniv. came and I took the morning off work to visit the stealership... the service desk guy rubber stamped my inspection certificate without even getting his fat a** off the stool 

Edit: years later that car was totalled when a kid driving his mom's pos hit us, the front right passenger door panel was ripped inside out and guess what? the tar like rust treatment missed the entire panel. They are called stealer for a reason.

fishlessman

Canugghead said:

^^^better be lucky than good, home made dumplings?

Homemade. Neighbors are from northern china somewhere near the n Korean border. The women were older and all in white dress, assuming something bad happened in the family.

Canugghead

fishlessman said:

Canugghead said:

^^^better be lucky than good, home made dumplings?

Homemade. Neighbors are from northern china somewhere near the n Korean border. The women were older and all in white dress, assuming something bad happened in the family.

Wheat flour is main staple in the north, rice in the south. White means death in the family, red for happy occasions, e.g. new year, birthday, wedding.

fishlessman

Canugghead said:

fishlessman said:

Canugghead said:

^^^better be lucky than good, home made dumplings?

Homemade. Neighbors are from northern china somewhere near the n Korean border. The women were older and all in white dress, assuming something bad happened in the family.

Wheat flour is main staple in the north, rice in the south. White means death in the family, red for happy occasions, e.g. new year, birthday, wedding.

The red sauce has some type of meat base to it that I have not figured out yet, my Chinese is not so good but the sauce is just different.  In the morning the women got up early and raided my blueberry row. Was kinda funny they thought they were getting away with it. Seasons over anyways

Gulfcoastguy

Soup. Boudin, kale, lentils, potatoes, Rotel, and some hot sauce. Not finished yet.

shtgunal3

1/2 lb wagyu burgers

JohnInCarolina

shtgunal3 said:

1/2 lb wagyu burgers

Uhm hate to break this to you man but that one in the middle is nowhere near half a pound.  

Canugghead

@fishlessman blueberries for dumplings, sounds fair 

lousubcap

I have a real issue with Heartbrand and their shipping charges.  Here are their published charges:

"For orders $300+ in the U.S., free shipping will automatically apply. For orders $200+ to Texas residents when the shipping address is located in Texas, free shipping will automatically apply. For all other orders $100+, the shipping cost will be 25% of the order total. For all other orders under $100, a $25 shipping fee will apply. HeartBrand Beef ships to all physical addresses in the continental United States. We cannot ship to PO Boxes. All orders are shipped with ‘No Signature Required’."
Around once or twice a year they would offer a discount shipping program and I would always jump on it.  That hook disappeared quite a few years ago and I have not purchased from them since.  The quality is good but not at the upcharge.
SRF was over the top with shipping several years ago but have since moderated their structure.  
One can only hope here.  FWIW-

Botch

JohnInCarolina said:

shtgunal3 said:

1/2 lb wagyu burgers

Uhm hate to break this to you man but that one in the middle is nowhere near half a pound.  

Nor could the other four.  

Botch

Gulfcoastguy said:

Soup. Boudin, kale, lentils, potatoes, Rotel, and some hot sauce. Not finished yet.

Gulf coast, in mid-August?  

Legume

Cooking a strata with sourdough, will top with bruschetta-style chunky relish

Gulfcoastguy

Botch said:

Gulfcoastguy said:

Soup. Boudin, kale, lentils, potatoes, Rotel, and some hot sauce. Not finished yet.

Gulf coast, in mid-August?  

I had everything but the kale and eating out is expensive. Besides our summer won’t end for another 3 months. Paid house and car insurance this month.

Legume

Legume said:

Cooking a strata with sourdough, will top with bruschetta-style chunky relish

A little over on top, but creamy in the middle.

shtgunal3

lousubcap said:

I have a real issue with Heartbrand and their shipping charges.  Here are their published charges:

"For orders $300+ in the U.S., free shipping will automatically apply. For orders $200+ to Texas residents when the shipping address is located in Texas, free shipping will automatically apply. For all other orders $100+, the shipping cost will be 25% of the order total. For all other orders under $100, a $25 shipping fee will apply. HeartBrand Beef ships to all physical addresses in the continental United States. We cannot ship to PO Boxes. All orders are shipped with ‘No Signature Required’."
Around once or twice a year they would offer a discount shipping program and I would always jump on it.  That hook disappeared quite a few years ago and I have not purchased from them since.  The quality is good but not at the upcharge.
SRF was over the top with shipping several years ago but have since moderated their structure.  
One can only hope here.  FWIW-

Thanks for the insight Cap. I picked these up at Publix, buy one get one free. They were good.

Dyal_SC

Simple wedge salad and salmon. 

TechsasJim

Dyal_SC said:

Simple wedge salad and salmon. 

Dude how do you find the time?!    

Impressive

Dyal_SC

@TechsasJim , thx!  This one was quick actually. That was for my wife and me. Made air fryer chicken sandwiches for the kids. Took 10 or 15 minutes for the salmon and salad.  I like a little homemade balsamic vinaigrette to go with the ranch and Gorgonzola. Good stuff and quick!

Canugghead

aftermath of last night's cook

Ozzie_Isaac

Fried chicken skin

ColbyLang

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Fried chicken skin

You sure use that little induction cooktop a lot. Skipped out on the interior range? Don’t blame you, no one wants to spend 8k plus on any 36” offering

fishlessman

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Fried chicken skin

healthy treat, half the fat with thighs is in the meat

Ozzie_Isaac

ColbyLang said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Fried chicken skin

You sure use that little induction cooktop a lot. Skipped out on the interior range? Don’t blame you, no one wants to spend 8k plus on any 36” offering

My wife saw the waybill so I need to show the  value!  It has made me rethink a gas range and will look into induction ranges.  Also plan a permanent location for this one when we remodel the kitchen.

TechsasJim

Pork Belly burnt ends pre-saucing.  

TechsasJim

And sauced. 

ColbyLang

There’s no “love” button

dbCooper

TechsasJim said:

And sauced. 

Looks just great!  Thinking I need to get some pork belly out of the freezer.

Botch

Ozzie_Isaac said:
...It has made me rethink a gas range and will look into induction ranges.  

Saw a comparison between gas and induction just today, brought up a couple points: 
- the pan needs to stay in contact with an induction cooktop; if you tip the pan to, say, baste an egg with the melted butter than runs to the corner of the pan, or baste a steak with the hot fat, every time the pan is tipped it isn't being heated anymore.  Granted, a steel pan or especially a CI pan won't cool immediately, but there is an impact.  
- same thing happens if you flip the food in the pan by jerking the pan (especially true in stir frying), the pan isn't being heated.  You can flip food with one or two spatulas (that's how I stir-fried for decades) so again it may not be critical, just something to be aware of.