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[BilletHead]

9 minutes ago, ness said:

My son, who's living on his own and eating crap for every meal, said 'D*mn!' after each of the first 4 or 5 bites, which made me smile. And I thought to myself, 'Where did he learn language like that, d*mn it?!'

         The nut doesn't fall far from the tree . Chip off the old block. Fruit of your loin. Maybe monkey see, monkey do ?

BilletHead

[ness]

1 minute ago, Terrierman said:

My beloved grandmother always served strawberry short cake with a layer of berries and juice first, split the cake and put a layer of berries and juice in the middle, with the top of the cake also spread with berries and juice.  Then came half and half or in my really younger days, cream from the top of the jar.  Short cake is definitely best wet.  With the crunchy bits to remind you what a good cook she was.

Nice memories! Gotta have the balance of soft and crunchy!!

My mom always loaded sugar on the strawberries and we got a lot of the syrup to soften up the shortbread. I don't like stuff so sweet these days, and the half and half softens it up nicely. 

[ness]

5 minutes ago, BilletHead said:

         The nut doesn't fall far from the tree . Chip off the old block. Fruit of your loin. Maybe monkey see, monkey do ?

BilletHead

Maybe..😄

Reminds me of a Dennis Miller joke...

His kid comes home from school with a note from the teacher. Seems his son asked, 'When the f*** is recess?'

Dennis says, 'Where the f*** did he learn that?' 😄

[rps]

Last night's fresh peas and bacon penne with a cheese and cream sauce.

 

[Johnsfolly]

Took this photo some time ago. One of the meals that we made with Livie's turkey.

Just used one breast for this meal. I sliced the breast meat across the grain and pounded it very thin. After that I handed the cutlets to Livie where she tossed them in flour, then egg wash and into panko crumbs. Fried to a golden brown. I made a mushroom gravy by steeping dried porcini mushrooms in hot chicken stock then added cornstarch. I dry sauted sliced portabella and Asian mushrooms then added the stock mixture to the pan and cooked until thickened. Served the turkey with sauted zucchini and roasted garlic mashed potatoes. Was a really great tribute to her first turkey. 

[mzrealfish]

I just ate and that made me hungry again!

 

 

[Johnsfolly]

For mother's day the girls made my betterhalf toad in the hole toast/eggs for breakfast. We also made a great fruit salad using cantaloupe, watermelon, mango, pineapple, blueberries, and strawberries. Drizzled each bowl with a mint simple syrup. For dinner it was surf and turf. I picked up a lobster tail, some gulf shrimp, and two thick T-bone steaks. I prepared a apricot marmalade and Dijon mustard glaze for the shrimp. Steaks were seasoned with Montreal seasoning. Fingerling Yukon potatoes were drizzled with EVOO, salt and pepper and some herbs wrapped in foil and thrown on the grill. Grilled the lobster and steaks. For the shrimp to prevent the glaze from burning, I grilled the seasoned shrimp first then glazed the cooked side and then repeated until they were done about 3 to 4 minutes. I browned some butter for the lobster. My better half felt appreciated for one day at least until she saw the dishes .

[ness]

On 5/30/2017 at 6:47 AM, rps said:

Last night's fresh peas and bacon penne with a cheese and cream sauce.

 

Ok, that sounds and looks outstanding. 

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11 hours ago, ness said:

Ok, that sounds and looks outstanding. 

I wish those peas were outstanding.  Out standing in the compost pile.

[rps]

I rose early this morning and was the first customer at the local farmers market in town. As a result I scored a pint of black raspberries, among other goodies.

Has anyone else noticed that as farmers markets become more diverse in ethnicity, the quality of the goods for sale improves?

Anyway, I made a large batch of tabbouleh and it is in the refrigerator. Then I rubbed a rack of ribs (I am trying the Penzy's BBQ 3000 blend) and put them on the kettle (indirect with a small batch of oak and hickory lump charcoal and a foil packet of apple wood chips). When the smoke peters out I will wrap the ribs and finish them in a very low oven. Then I cleaned up my mess.

When the wife comes home (she has been visiting her mother) I hope she is pleased.