What's cooking

Bubba <[email hidden]> wrote:

Cooking is nothing but a form of survival, Bubba. Of course, there's
cooking and COOKING - obviously I'd love to live on nothing but
sweetbreads with sauteed trufles and whatever. But, it ain't gonna
happen, and as far as I'm concerned, a big plate of pinto beans and
cornbread is just as good as the most incredible gourmet meal you
would set in front of me. Food is food, and whatever you like is your
own form of gourmet. I think a really well-done hot dog is nothing
short of gourmet, IMO. So don't let the food snobs get you down -
whatever you like to eat is just fine.

--
The Doc says my brain waves closely match those of a crazed ferret.
At least now I have an excuse.

Dog3 said:

Mmmmm... There is nothing like a charred hot dog to hit the spot. I

grill

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'em or singe 'em in the grill pan and top with diced onion and

mustard.

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Sometimes, if I feel like it and have the item on hand, I'll add some

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kraut, chilli and chile peppers.

For some reason I really like banana peppers on hot dogs.

Hmm, you like bananas, tube steaks... seems to be a theme there. hehe

Sheldon

AlleyGator said:

Bubba <[email hidden]> wrote:

Cooking is nothing but a form of survival, Bubba.

Agreed, but I think it's more than that. I think it's a large part of
what makes us human.

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Of course, there's
cooking and COOKING - obviously I'd love to live on nothing but
sweetbreads with sauteed trufles and whatever.

Only had them once. LOL The most memorable part of the sweetbreads was
that I found myself pressing them between two plates under a table leg!
( via Graham Kerr during his Galloping Gourmet days) I got my first
truffles as a Christmas gift two years ago, and some more this past
Christmas. Two blacks, and two whites...two from France and two from
Italy. I was sorely disappointed....no odor, no flavor. So, as far as
I'm concerned, the king has no clothes.

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But, it ain't gonna
happen, and as far as I'm concerned, a big plate of pinto beans and
cornbread is just as good as the most incredible gourmet meal you
would set in front of me.

Now we're talking terra familiarius! In fact, it sounded so good, I put
some on to quick soak!

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Food is food, and whatever you like is your
own form of gourmet.

True....as my anthropology professor said, As a species, we eat
everything....it's pretty much the culture that decides what is good to eat.

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I think a really well-done hot dog is nothing
short of gourmet, IMO. So don't let the food snobs get you down -
whatever you like to eat is just fine.

I do. Mostly for me it comes down to how much bang I get for my buck.
Couple of weeks ago the base commissary had beef tenderloin on sale for
$8 a pound. It was killer stuffed with green peppercorns and blue
cheese...and I'll buy more when it goes on sale again, but I don't think
it was twice as good as the $4 sirloin. Same with most everything. For
the turn of the century I splurged and bought two bottles of wine at a
$100 a pop. They were good...damn good, but they weren't 5 times as
good as a $20 bottle.
I figure it's about options....the more things you like....the more
chances you have of being happy.
So, I poke and pick, and learn and try.....and you know what? It's all
good!!!

Bubba

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The Doc says my brain waves closely match those of a crazed ferret.
At least now I have an excuse.

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You wanna measure, or you wanna cook?

A guy goes to a psychiatrist and is given an ink blot test.

The psychiatrist asks what he thinks of the first ink blot, and the guy
says he sees a naked woman.

The psychiatrist ask about the second blot, and once again the guy says
he sees a naked woman.

The third blot gets the same answer.

The psychiatrist says "I think you have a sexual fixation."

The guy says "Hey, you're the one showing me all the dirty pictures."

It sounds a bit like someone here, doesn't it.....

Dean G.

Bubba said:

At Bubbas
Wife's gone until late so no meals to prepare....dangerous for me to
have nothing to cook. So...
Making some generic stock.
(clipped leftovers)
Also just finished putting together some Kim Chee.....let it work
until Memorial Day weekend and match it up with some Korean Ribs and
Sweet Rice.
Anyone else bored and in the kitchen???
Bubba

I dunno about bored - making pickles for farmers market started 28
May. But I got last Sunday's chicken carcass and basically all the
veggies, except the cabbage. I'll add pico de gallo to things so no
peppers to start. I like that clove studded onion idear tho. Threw in
mine own herbs bay, thyme, and parsley. No broccoli ever is leftovers
here. Great soup, too thick for stock. Now working on trimmings from
beef jerky - roasted same, simmered for hours, took out one too many
bay leaves. But the beef needs a more assertive something. Or maybe
best to leave a little plainer and add stuff when I use it.
Edrena

Note to self : I should quote Sheldon when I reply since so many people
have him blocked.

Dean G.

Dog3 said:

Mmmmm... There is nothing like a charred hot dog to hit the spot. I grill
'em or singe 'em in the grill pan and top with diced onion and mustard.
Sometimes, if I feel like it and have the item on hand, I'll add some
kraut, chilli and chile peppers. For some reason I really like banana
peppers on hot dogs.

A good chili dog with kraut is heaven on a plate, Dog. I just tried
to help someone out here who wants to find good places to eat in St.
Louis. I steered her towards Rigazzi's but I've never been back there
since it burned down. Is it still as good as before? And is it still
on the Hill?

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The Doc says my brain waves closely match those of a crazed ferret.
At least now I have an excuse.

Dean G. said:

Note to self : I should quote Sheldon when I reply since so many people
have him blocked.

Dean G.

I don't have him blocked - He's way too much fun.

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The Doc says my brain waves closely match those of a crazed ferret.
At least now I have an excuse.

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Note to self : I should quote Sheldon when I reply since so many people
have him blocked.

Why bother replying to him in the first place? It's
not like you're dealing with someone who actually makes
a worthwhile contribution here.

Bob M.