What's for dinner?

[RetiredUnit1]

Not today's meal, but future. This has been a crazy year in SoCal. My San Marzano tomato plant languished from March to September never grew taller than 7 inches. Then BOOM it grew four feet in two weeks. This is my tomato haul Christmas day 2024, and a picture of the size of this sucker!

Future pizzas!!!

(p.s. the wind blew the recycling can down last night and evenly distributed cans over the entire back yard. Thanks wind.... )

 

[PapaBear]

Brisket

 

[giovanni]

BrisketView attachment 87614

Love a good brisket!!! That looks AMAZING!

 

[jessenator]

I sure love a good b--

is that a DOLLY PARTON pie??

 

[giovanni]

I sure love a good b--

is that a DOLLY PARTON pie??

OMG for reals?!?

 

[jcpst]

I’m sure it is!

 

[PapaBear]

I sure love a good b--

is that a DOLLY PARTON pie??

It is in fact a Dolly Parton pie

 

[giovanni]

We made a gammon with roasted vegetables. Just came out of the oven. I’ll update after I taste it!



Edit: this is freaking delicious. The veggies are caramelized and covered in fat.

 

[PapaBear]

Every bit as good as it looks

 

[Pauleo1214]

Ignore the pictures and it sounds like everybody is lusting for some Dolly Parton pie.

My wife tried to slip it in the cart like a sneaky 5 year old last grocery trip.

 

[Feral Feline]

Nut factory in full gearView attachment 87499

My wife used to do this sort of thing!

YUMMMMMMM!!!!





Somebody wants in on the last bit of Shepherdess Pie, and the last minced pillow (mince-meat tart).

 

[giovanni]

I made ciabatta the day before yesterday which is now all gone. Today, chicken Milanese, fully Italian style, shallow fried in olive oil like my parents do.




Edit: we made fried chicken sandwiches with spicy cole slaw, mayo and franks. On brioche buns. Effing amazing.

 

[jessenator]

Bachelor for the night steak and fries

Hopefully not a gastric mistake

 

[Pauleo1214]

Chili stuffed baked potato!

 

[Pauleo1214]

Potato leek soup!

 

[Mentaltossflycoon]

Sadly this Oaxaqueno banana leaf wrapped shredded beef en mole tamale just ain't gonna happen. The bowl of birria con taquitos i ordered was enormous and I finished the damn thing. I commented to my wife "it's just irresponsible for them to be giving me this much consomé..."

This post is more like "what's for breakfast tomorrow?"

 

[Pauleo1214]

It would be irresponsible to not have too much consomé!

This tomato soup w/ croutons and parmesan and a sunny side up egg grilled cheese was from last week when my wife and I were snowed in.

 

[Pauleo1214]

Installment 3 of my baked potato adventure. I coat them in butter and salt and bake at 450 for 90 minutes. This gets the skin rock hard and crunchy and the insides nice and fluffy.

After that I split it down the middle, douse eith more butter, shredded swiss, shredded prosciutto and brie. Once assembled it goes under the broiler until caramelized.

Then a good dousing of hollandaise, cracked black pepper, and chives. It tastes like a really good potato version of a croque monsieur.

 

[RetiredUnit1]

Chorizo, Bacon and Avocado salad with Ranch dressing and Cashews for lunch.

Simply divine....

 

[Pauleo1214]

Chorizo, Bacon and Avocado salad with Ranch dressing and Cashews for lunch.

Simply divine....

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Any dressing for this salad or just dabs of Tabasco?