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Outside the dugout: What's cooking?

Discussion in 'GatorGrowl's Diamond Gators' started by GatorLurker, Jul 28, 2016.

  1. 74nole

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    2 cups of fine sifted cornmeal
    2/3 cup of S/R flour
    1 Tsp salt
    2 1/2 cups of water

    Mix well, spoon or hand patty
     
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    Today: Fresh snapper fried lightly with house Autry with black eyed peas. Bun with lettuce and ranch dressing.
     
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    House Autry rules!

    We had rain here this morning so I elected to have a cooked breaky - bacon, hash browns, and eggs.

    Watched 3 episodes of Death Valley Days with the old ranger. Great TV show that I used to watch as a 5 year old. Remember the 20 mule team sponsor? Their Borax detergent is still on the market today......
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  4. 74nole

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    ^^^^

    Dang Baz— haven’t thought about Borax in a while—that’s what my Mama used to use on my baseball pants to get the red clay out.:)
     
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  6. shane4three

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    Mine too!!
     
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    Yes sir on the Autry. Makes even my cooking taste good. Fresh snapper helps a little.
     
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  8. GatorLurker

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    Making a vegan picadillo tonight using lentils instead of ground meat. I was surprised that I could find culantro (not a typo. I will also be using some cilantro) at my Publix.
     
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    Tomorrow is our best attempt at Chicago Italian beef.

    If you have never had a Chicago Italian beef sandwich you are missing out. Everyone talks about Chicago hotdogs and Chicago deep dish pizza as being iconic Chicago fast food, but the very best is the Italian beef sandwich. A greasy spoon on Pershing Road on the Southside called Dox's made a GREAT one when I was in college. Dox's is long gone. When they closed it made the local papers.

    I will be sautéing peppers and onions to go on it.

    I don't have giardiniera that is a typical topping, but I did recently pickle some serrano peppers with carrots and radishes so it can make do.
     
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    thank you
     
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  12. 74nole

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    Tonight I’ll be grilling bone-in country cut ribs indirect over cherry wood smoke.

    Inside we will have Ms. Jan’s homemade Mac&Cheese, fresh pink eye peas with snaps, and fresh pod okra. Ms. Jan will also be making her fresh yeast rolls.

    It started out cloudy but has turned into a nice day outside. Ice cold longnecks and chilled wine will be the choice of the day for the back porch.

    Life is good in Gator Nation!
     
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  13. 74nole

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    Ms. Jan is taking her turn in the kitchen this afternoon/evening. She is putting together one of her homemade chicken pot pies.
    It’s a whole meal in one when she gets it put together.

    Beautiful day here today, sunny skies, low was 50* and it’s topping out today at 65*.

    Yardwork today and an easy afternoon on tap. Ice cold longnecks and chilled wine will be our pleasure today.

    Life is good in Gator Nation!
     
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  14. Bazza

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    Clam chowder for lunch! :emoji_spoon:
     
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    What kind of rib doesn't have a bone.

    Just joshing.
     
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    Lots of leftover sautéed peppers and onions from last night. I thought we had Johnsonville brats in the freezer, but they were Johnsonville sweet Italian sausages. That will work.

    Also tabbouleh which sounds kind of weird and is weird as a side dish with Italian sausage, but we have parsley that needs to be used. And it is good.
     
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    Any grits connoisseurs here?

    I like them but don't do cooked breakys on a regular basis so only make them on occasion.

    I picked up some Quaker Oats instant grits today - the packets.

    I like to mix over easy eggs in them....yum! :emoji_turtle:
     
  18. 74nole

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    No instant grits here. Use either Dixie Lily or Jim Dandy grits. THE secret to great grits IMHO is when your water first starts to boil and you stir your grits into the boiling water at that time also add a “shot” of milk....it will take away that grainy taste and be the best grits you’ve ever sat down to. Also stir often while they are cooking to avoid sticking or lumping(and that’s not long).
     
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    Thanks for the input and tips, Bill! Will give it a whirl after these packets are used up.

    I did get some cornmeal flour today to make some corn bread with so we'll see how that works out.

    I was picking up provisions for Mom at Publix so got her some chicken tenders and also some of those potato wedges. I think those potato wedges are the best item in that whole deli sometimes. Man those babies are GOOD! Winkipop likes them too! :)
     
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    Agree that they’re really good when they’re fresh. I’m not so fond of them after they’ve been laying under those red heat lamps though.
     
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