Cooking and Dining

[count2infinity]

Yeah... It was an inch thick pork chop pounded down to about somewhere between 1/8 and 1/4 inch thick. Really nice and thin. I'm excited for next week because I make a mean gravy. Now what to do for sides....

[DigitalGypsy66]

Roasted brussel sprouts?

[count2infinity]

Roasted brussel sprouts?

Absolutely delicious. Over salt them a touch and make sure you get a nice char on them. If you want, add a balsamic reduction on them after they’re done.

[blackjack68]

I cooked pounded and breaded pork chop tonight. Not really thin though.

[the wicked child]

pork is most definitely >>> chicken in terms of schnitzel.

[tifosi77]

The final episode of Parts Unknown aired on Sunday. It was a behind-the-scenes kind of deal, and it was refreshing that it was not a typical stroke job as shows like this can be. "Yeah, he was a dick. But he was our dick."

[DigitalGypsy66]

Crap, I thought we had one more original episode.

Man, those were tough to get through. I’d hear the opening music and get weepy.

There was one scene where he mentioned to a producer - kind of an outtake - that “I’ll just add that part in voiceover.”

[tifosi77]

Iirc that outtake was from the Asturias episode with José Andrés. The first episode to air without his VO.

[MrKennethTKangaroo]

Pork chops on cast iron are simple and gr8

[tifosi77]

Hmm, CNN just promoed the final episode of Parts Unknown. So apparently I misled you all in saying crew BTS show it.

[DigitalGypsy66]

Yeah, my wife mentioned it the other day.

Back to the Lower East Side.

[Dickie Dunn]

Somebody Feed Phil is actually quite enjoyable. He apparently pitched as "Bourdain, if he was afraid of everything."

I've watched the first few episodes, and I'm pretty entertained. He has zero Bourdain to him. He just goes, eats, and enjoys himself... and I enjoy watching him enjoy himself.

Just started watching this. Extremely enjoyable show, largely because Phil seems to be the happiest person alive and becomes even happier when stuffing his pie hole.

[tifosi77]

Mrs Tif and I have adopted Phil's bug-eyed 'MMMMMM!' as our new go-to for tasting something delicious.

Also, the episode in Hanoi where he has a meal with a fisherman and his family is pure magic.

[robbiestoupe]

My entire crock pot of gingersnap pot roast was ruined yesterday when the power went out at 9AM and it sat until I got home at 5:30. What a waste.

[Viva la Ben]

My wife picked up a few double slabs of trimmed pork spare ribs cryovaced marked down to $1/lb at the local Sams Club. Into the basement freezer they go!

[mamaemeritus]

Anyone doing anything fun for Thanksgiving this year? I'm hosting my first ever. We are doing turkey breasts on the Traeger. Both nervous and excited to see how they turn out.

[count2infinity]

I'm visiting my parents, and my mother is a terrible cook, but every single thanksgiving, everyone blows smoke up her ass and says how amazing the food is. Last year, I offered to at least help a little in the kitchen. Ya know, maybe not boil the beans to mush or cook the turkey bone dry, and she got very offended. So once again this year, I'll have to suffer through over cooked and under seasoned food. Maybe I can convince her that since her two granddaughters will be visiting together for the first time, she should spend time with them and let me do the cooking.

As a side note, we're having a 2nd annual pie baking competition at work. Last year I brought in an apple crumble pie and the crumble had lots of bacon in it. It was the highest ranked apple pie, but pretty much everyone made an apple pie, and those that didn't won, so this year, I'm going out of the box. I'm thinking either a savory pie (like a hot water crust sort of thing) or a latte inspired pie, whether that be chai spiced, pumpkin spice, vanilla, etc. Still trying to decide.

[tifosi77]

It's just us this year, so fixins will be limited. Probably doing a turkey breast 'porchetta' (which I've done several times in the past), and a few sides (fried Brussels sprouts, mashed butter with potatoes, etc), but nothing too elaborate.

Tyler Florence did a collabo with ChefSteps last year where he created a 'holiday sauce', which was basically just roasted veggies pureed with turkey stock iirc. Was tasty, might do that again, but in a smaller quantity.

[Viva la Ben]

I saw and tried my first avacado pie at a cookout this past summer. I like avacados, and the pie was good...sort of like a grassy cheesecake.

[Lemon Berry Lobster]

It's just us this year, so fixins will be limited. Probably doing a turkey breast 'porchetta' (which I've done several times in the past), and a few sides (fried Brussels sprouts, mashed butter with potatoes, etc), but nothing too elaborate.

Tyler Florence did a collabo with ChefSteps last year where he created a 'holiday sauce', which was basically just roasted veggies pureed with turkey stock iirc. Was tasty, might do that again, but in a smaller quantity.

[Lemon Berry Lobster]

I saw and tried my first avacado pie at a cookout this past summer. I like avacados, and the pie was good...sort of like a grassy cheesecake.

Are they anything like avocados?

[Viva la Ben]

Yeah it’s made with avacados and condensed milk. It has a sweetness with an earthy finish...sort of the way grass fed butter does.

[tifosi77]

It's just us this year, so fixins will be limited. Probably doing a turkey breast 'porchetta' (which I've done several times in the past), and a few sides (fried Brussels sprouts, mashed butter with potatoes, etc), but nothing too elaborate.

Tyler Florence did a collabo with ChefSteps last year where he created a 'holiday sauce', which was basically just roasted veggies pureed with turkey stock iirc. Was tasty, might do that again, but in a smaller quantity.

50% of the potatoes by weight is butter. (So like 2 lbs spuds, 1 lb butter)

[Silentom]

mo butta, mo betta.

[Viva la Ben]

That has to be a Paula Deen recipe.