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Village Idiot
Village Idiot Posts: 6,959
edited October 2012 in EggHead Forum
I really wanted to show my new ristras.  I get them every year to decorate the front of the house.  The neighbors refer to our house as "the Texas House"

I was cooking Jucy Lucy's and liked the smoke in front of a ristra.

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But, to keep this from being off topic, here are the J.L.'s 

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Dripping Springs, Texas.
Just west of Austintatious


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  • Cookbook_Chip
    Cookbook_Chip Posts: 1,299
    Nom nom!
    Lovin' my Large Egg since May 2012 (Richmond, VA) ... and makin' cookbooks at https://FamilyCookbookProject.com
    Stoker II wifi, Thermapen, and a Fork for plating photo purposes
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  • jfm0830
    jfm0830 Posts: 987
    Nicely done! Looks really tasty. I also love all of colors in the plated picture. Almost looks too good to eat there. Jim
    Website: www.grillinsmokin.net
    3 LBGE & More Eggcessories than I care to think about.
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  • SmokeyPitt
    SmokeyPitt Posts: 10,490
    That is so on topic its not even funny.  

    I'm gonna have to google ristra...but it appears to be a bunch of dried peppers.  Really perty.  Do you eat them or is it decorative (or both)?

    Which came first the chicken or the egg?  I egged the chicken and then I ate his leg. 

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  • Village Idiot
    Village Idiot Posts: 6,959
    SmokeyPitt said:
    That is so on topic its not even funny.  

    I'm gonna have to google ristra...but it appears to be a bunch of dried peppers.  Really perty.  Do you eat them or is it decorative (or both)?
    Thanks, Jim and CC

    SmokeyPitt,
    "Ristra" in Spanish means "string".  Ristras are very common in New Mexico, and they are dried chiles.  You can get them edible or decorative.  Since I hang mine outside for a year, I get the decorative, which are sprayed with a protective shiny coat.

    I get mine from Hatch Chile Express in Hatch NM.  Click here.
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    Dripping Springs, Texas.
    Just west of Austintatious


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  • Griffin
    Griffin Posts: 8,200
    Very nice!

    Rowlett, Texas

    Griffin's Grub or you can find me on Facebook

    The Supreme Potentate, Sovereign Commander and Sultan of Wings

     

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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 23,179
    what's up with the foil  on the mini nest? 

    Nice pics by the way and JL's are now on the menu for tomorrow.


    Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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  • Village Idiot
    Village Idiot Posts: 6,959
    The Cen-Tex Smoker said:
    what's up with the foil  on the mini nest? 

    Nice pics by the way and JL's are now on the menu for tomorrow.


    Mickey provided me the foil.  Inside the foil, I have some insulation material.  The metal for the older nests for the mini snugly fit against the mini.  When the mini heated up, it expanded, and the nest was guilty of cracking some minis (I think this is the science.  Mickey ... step in and correct me if I am wrong).  By putting a barrier between the two that would absorb the expansion, the minis were saved from cracking.

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    Dripping Springs, Texas.
    Just west of Austintatious


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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 17,380
    I was stationed in Albuquerque for 5 years; your ristra brought a smile to my face!  
    I also found a replacement source for roasted Hatch green chile this fall, my freezer is full and my tummy is happy!  
    \m/

    "Dumplings are just noodles that have already eaten"   - Jon Kung

    Ogden, UT, USA


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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 23,179
    Village Idiot said:
    The Cen-Tex Smoker said:
    what's up with the foil  on the mini nest? 

    Nice pics by the way and JL's are now on the menu for tomorrow.


    Mickey provided me the foil.  Inside the foil, I have some insulation material.  The metal for the older nests for the mini snugly fit against the mini.  When the mini heated up, it expanded, and the nest was guilty of cracking some minis (I think this is the science.  Mickey ... step in and correct me if I am wrong).  By putting a barrier between the two that would absorb the expansion, the minis were saved from cracking.

    a-ha. Got it
    Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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  • Mickey
    Mickey Posts: 19,768
    VI I thought we all agreed that unless pictures were up to passable quality we would not punish our forum brothers with having to view such kibble. [-( Ok, let me walk that statement back somewhat. Those pictures are above kibble quality. Maybe if you worked with the lighting :-\"
    Salado TX & 30A  FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). Just given a Mini to add to the herd. 

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  • Village Idiot
    Village Idiot Posts: 6,959
    Mickey said:
    VI I thought we all agreed that unless pictures were up to passable quality we would not punish our forum brothers with having to view such kibble. [-( Ok, let me walk that statement back somewhat. Those pictures are above kibble quality. Maybe if you worked with the lighting :-\"
    I'm so ashamed.   X_X
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    Dripping Springs, Texas.
    Just west of Austintatious


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  • Mickey
    Mickey Posts: 19,768
    VI don't you yell at me.
    Salado TX & 30A  FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). Just given a Mini to add to the herd. 

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  • Doc_Eggerton
    Doc_Eggerton Posts: 5,321
    Bravo bellissimo!  I grow my own peri-peri peppers and dry them.

    XXL #82 out of the first 100, XLGE X 2, LBGE (gave this one to daughter 1.0) , MBGE (now in the hands of iloveagoodyoke daughter 2.0) and lots of toys

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  • Village Idiot
    Village Idiot Posts: 6,959
    edited October 2012
    Mickey said:
    VI don't you yell at me.
    Mickey,
    When are you ever going to acknowledge me?  Mom never told me, but I found the records that prove you are my biological father.  I'm not after money ... just your love (and your spare bedroom for me, my wife, and my two dogs).
    __________________________________________

    Dripping Springs, Texas.
    Just west of Austintatious


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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 23,179
    Village Idiot said:
    Mickey said:
    VI don't you yell at me.
    Mickey,
    When are you ever going to recognize me?  Mom never told me, but I found the records that prove you are my biological father.  I'm not after money ... just your love (and your spare bedroom for me, my wife, and my two dogs).
    who's going to tell the eggs??? :((
    Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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  • travisstrick
    travisstrick Posts: 5,002
    The Cen-Tex Smoker said:
    Village Idiot said:
    Mickey said:
    VI don't you yell at me.
    Mickey,
    When are you ever going to recognize me?  Mom never told me, but I found the records that prove you are my biological father.  I'm not after money ... just your love (and your spare bedroom for me, my wife, and my two dogs).
    who's going to tell the eggs??? :((
    I'll tell them and keep them all. Those two tramps don't deserve to have anything nice. 
    Be careful, man! I've got a beverage here.
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  • Village Idiot
    Village Idiot Posts: 6,959
    travisstrick said:
    I'll tell them and keep them all. Those two tramps don't deserve to have anything nice. 
    Hey Dad.  Did you see what Gomer Pyle just wrote?
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    Dripping Springs, Texas.
    Just west of Austintatious


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  • henapple
    henapple Posts: 16,025
    Your place looks like the cover of Southern Living....
    Green egg, dead animal and alcohol. The "Boro".. TN 
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