What Are You Chef-ing Tonight, Dr?

Acn

DP pork chop night.  Mole for me, raging river for SWMBO Jr.

MasterC

Last nights dinner.

MasterC

Tonight's dinner

JohnInCarolina

More brats and peppers, onions, just on the CI and not the BGE:

GrateEggspectations

JohnInCarolina said:

More brats and peppers, onions, just on the CI and not the BGE:

Beautiful colours on that shot. 

I am new to the barbecue lingo. Is this what they call a “sausage partay?”

nolaegghead

Needed to cook up some bacon...made a BLT.  No fresh tomatoes so I used what I had, sun dried.

caliking

A BLT is probably my favorite sammich. 

fishlessman

nolaegghead said:

Needed to cook up some bacon...made a BLT.  No fresh tomatoes so I used what I had, sun dried.

sub out the lettuce and pile turkey high and im on that

GrateEggspectations

nolaegghead said:

Needed to cook up some bacon...made a BLT.  No fresh tomatoes so I used what I had, sun dried.

I used to always do bacon in a pan until my wife showed me the way. Now, it’s almost exclusively microwaved with much, much better results for my tastes. Evenly crisp with no charring. About 90 seconds a slice, give or take. The only downside is that an appliance repairman once told me it was very bad for my microwave. 

Hook_emHornsfan_74

GrateEggspectations said:

nolaegghead said:

Needed to cook up some bacon...made a BLT.  No fresh tomatoes so I used what I had, sun dried.

I used to always do bacon in a pan until my wife showed me the way. Now, it’s almost exclusively microwaved with much, much better results for my tastes. Evenly crisp with no charring. About 90 seconds a slice, give or take. The only downside is that an appliance repairman once told me it was very bad for my microwave. 

@GrateEggspectations try the oven next time.  You won't regret it.

nolaegghead

I use the oven most of the time.  In this case I had about 6 pounds of bacon and I had the stove and oven going to speed it up.

Microwave bacon:  We have a special bacon pan for the microwave.  I should use it more often, just that the throughput of microwave bacon cooking is low and it can make a mess.

Studies show microwaving bacon is one of the safer cooking methods insofar as generation of nitrosamines in bacon are lower and nitrosamines are a leading cause of GI tract cancer.

GrateEggspectations

nolaegghead said:

I use the oven most of the time.  In this case I had about 6 pounds of bacon and I had the stove and oven going to speed it up.

Microwave bacon:  We have a special bacon pan for the microwave.  I should use it more often, just that the throughput of microwave bacon cooking is low and it can make a mess.

Studies show microwaving bacon is one of the safer cooking methods insofar as generation of nitrosamines in bacon are lower and nitrosamines are a leading cause of GI tract cancer.

Synchronicity. I also had the nitrosardines top of mind in suggesting the microwave. 

We have a cover for the microwave that is always employed with great success when cooking anything that splatters. 

nolaegghead

We have a magnetic cover for our microwave that mostly lives in the microwave (sticks on the inside top).  Unfortunately it's round and great for small things, but the microwave bacon cooker is a large rectangle.  We cover with paper towel.  Still hard to keep all grease from getting out.

MasterC

Chicken 

BigGreenKev

Some chicken breast and homemade pesto with basil from the garden.  Usually do pesto in a food processor and it has the usual grainy texture.  Tried this time in the Vitamix and it is smooooth and I like the change in texture.  Chicken has dizzy dust on it.  Kids devoured it.

Acn

Penne alla Silana

lousubcap

The cheffing is on tonight! Great cooks above and especially for mid-week.  
Congrats to @MasterC, @BigGreenKev and @Acn.  Congrats. Banquets across the board.  

caliking

MasterC said:

Chicken 

Oh hell yes. 

I can't look away from the perfect, circular, gravy-filled crater in the taters...

nolaegghead

TideEggHead

Anyone got a seafood au gratin recipe they wouldn't mind sharing??

SWMBO has had a rough week at work so I was thinking about making her some seafood au gratin (probably shrimp and crab) this weekend. I've made it before but I feel it can be better.

I've searched around a bit on the interwebs and haven't found a recipe that jumps out at me.

caliking

TideEggHead said:

Anyone got a seafood au gratin recipe they wouldn't mind sharing??

SWMBO has had a rough week at work so I was thinking about making her some seafood au gratin (probably shrimp and crab) this weekend. I've made it before but I feel it can be better.

I've searched around a bit on the interwebs and haven't found a recipe that jumps out at me.

I'd consider posting this as a separate thread. You will likely get far more helpful input, as it will be more visible to folks. 

Wooderson

Cast iron pizza and ming zing wings

MasterC

Last of the chicken 
 

JohnInCarolina

Wooderson said:

Cast iron pizza and ming zing wings

damn

ColbyLang

Killing me @Wooderson. Pie looks great, wings look mouthwatering 

JohnInCarolina

@Wooderson - details on the wings?  Those look incredible.

Acn

Sausage, hash, and wax beans.

FarmingPhD

Rolling like a pro on soccer night.

bubbajack

Small ribeye and king crab legs with a splash of sweet tater. Condo cooking as good as we can do.

texaswig

Pork loin , mushrooms simmered in a Merlot reduction,roasted broccoli with bacon. The mushrooms were the star of the show for sure.