food =[ grantmichaels' skunkworx thread ]=

While I see the sous vide as being a wonderful tool, I just cannot wrap my head around ribs in there. I want a bit of bite with my ribs. I gotta have em' grilled or at the very least broiled at the end.
 
in truth, the leftover ribs were even better for having had a little firm up time in the over (a la JT) ...

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we're trying veggies we 86'd as kids one by one ... so we added some zucchini to our latest batch of lasagna, and went w/ just the spicy sausage in the Prego ...

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seasoned for baking ...

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pulled while still a little firm since they'll be heading back in the assembled lasagna ...

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and simmered in the sauce before that ...

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yes, the tray is awesome ... get you one ...

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the meat is gone, and yet, it's just as awesome ...

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i'll have another, please ...

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cheers!
 
we made a nice slow cooker meal recently, too ... beef shoulder chunks et al ...

Worcestershire marinated chunks ...

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some veggies and taters ...

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cooked for a while ...

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D takes the liquid to the stove and reduces it at high heat, and then thickens it up with a little corn starch ...

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which is way better than having it submerged in water, especially for continued storage ...

a personal favorite, especially for lunch ...

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<3 that shit!
 
have had a few burgers, too ...

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i've decided to buy a new gas grill in the next few weeks, too ... so it'll be "on" this summer ...

until then, we like the way these TJ kobe patties come out of the bot ...

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they are really quite good, actually ...

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and D got obscene last night ...

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still, quite looking forward to having a gas grill again ... i <3 my Webber, but it's just not convenient with as busy as I've been ...

looking forward to many a london broil ... and the way pork tenderloin comes off the grill ... mmmm ...

i was going to get a smoker, but i think it's going to have to wait behind a new gas grill ...
 
Ok that is enough. Stop it! Damn you GM. I am now craving a burger big time. I am going to have to make me some jucy lucys this week.
 
I've been using some new services lately that rock ... mostly productivity wins ...

amazing how much faster I can consume and article (hands free) by pasting it in here ...

http://www.spreeder.com/app.php?intro=1

amazing how much better I can consume weather data when it's in this format ...

http://forecast.io

i like to see how sites are reporting and tracking on me ...

in firefox ...

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/collusion/

and in chrome ...

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/collusion-for-chrome/ganlifbpkcplnldliibcbegplfmcfigp?hl=en

and lastly ... in the event that you like football and big data ...

http://www.advancednflstats.com/2010/04/play-by-play-data.html




there ... a little brain dump ...
 
siphon coffee to get ready to work for the rest of the day ... love vacuum pot coffee ...

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pro-tip for those who are in the know ... a final stir before it finishes sucking it back down will puck the grounds on the filter instead of around the bowl - making for easier cleaning and less grounds down the drain ...

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killer coffee, every time ...
 
3D is a THING right now ... 3D is a thing RIGHT HERE ... 3D Lettuce is here to as JT puts it - "save lettuce" ...

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I should toast these, but I'm trying to get done w/ work so I can watch Game of Thrones later ...

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Once I start w/ sriracha on any given day ... it's has to keep happening ... I don't know ...

I mixed up some 50/50 pork/beef filler meat, some sliced celery, some hot habanero rotele, with ample sriracha and a couple of tsp's of peanut oil that i premixed with some lethan ingestion ...

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It's time to do some 3D lettuce ...

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It's like a Beetle packing contest in the mother ...

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I have a tool I've been meaning to sick on some scallions and carrots ...

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but this one will have to get by without (the carrots were required in the slow cooker meal) ...

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3D Lettuce ...

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the Easter bunny told me so ...
 
Finishing up where I left off over the weekend ...

Had to work late ... moar coffee ... moka pot action this time ...

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D made some more 'stew' in the crock for muah ...

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you can see the thickened sauce this time - a gravy, i guess ...

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vodka and berry punch sorbet ...

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Also, continued where I left off yesterday, after hitting the produce stand ...

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shredded scallion ftw ...

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added some of JHP's Tri-Thai tonight ...

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sriracha salad dressing ...

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served ...

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what D ate ...

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I think she's joined PK in solidarity ...
 
indoor T.J.'s fauxbe burgers and asparagus ...

bought some pre-mixed spice mixture from the market this afternoon ... because ...

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it's very simple, and quite tasty ...

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steaming asparagus tonight - to see how it compares to the grilled kind we had last time ...

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handy little bugger ...

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feel like some sweet and savory SBR's tonight ...

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oh canada ...

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bot marks ...

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assembled ...

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color retained ...

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killer cross-section tonight ...

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not bad for a hassle-free, week-night meal =)
 
Leftover DC crock chuck ...



a tasty reuben from the rusty trap to sooth my soul at work ...





brats ...



brat art ...



tried mayo and sliced jala on a Five Guys burger ...



that was a fail, back to shrooms and onions next time ...

looks like i'll finally get to try bubble tea - have never had it ...



and a little love for Jimmy John's ... had never tried them ... tasty BLT ... they have killer bread ...





there was a meatball calzone in there too, somewhere in the past couple of weeks ...



that's definitely going to be repro'd in these parts ...

the end.
 
all hail to gluten..... :drooling:

the only one that gave me trouble w/ the intol is the calzone ... i seam to do fine w/ bleached white flour ...

can't rock the insoluble fiber stuff at all ... corn ... rough processed wheats etc ... even oats, if they are too coarse ...

my body wants me to have lettuce and greens in place of those things, so i try to make salads etc ...

cheers!
 
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