Most people don't know they can ask a butcher to cut up meat the way they prefer. It's what they are there for. I like to ask them to take a boneless chuck roast and cut it up into stew beef. I will then take it home and will then cut it up further into bite sized bits. Then I will parboil it for an hour or so to really tenderize the meat then add other ingredients. Btw, had someone say to add cooking wine to the broth. Anyone ever try this?
Correct. I rarely see tri-tip prepackaged, but I can get it if I ask for it. Usually right away, but sometimes I have to wait a day.
Going inside for our meal tonight-- Making a Burrito Casserole with a Guacamole Dip on the side. Ice Cold Pacificos are in order....
I made spaghetti 3 nights ago so that means--- I've got the night off and Jan has used the second half of the spaghetti sauce to put together her lasagna with fresh salad and grilled sunflower bread. Life is good.
Damn, I was just thinking about lasagna. My grandmother on my mother's side was not Italian, but she could really cook Italian food. Probably learned that when working as a cook for a Chicago Southside mafia don way back when. Her ravioli was to die for. Tonight I am making spicy sesame noodles. Key things to get that you won't find at Publix are Thai basil and Chinese egg noodles, so a trip to the local Asian market was in order.
Bar-B-Crewed thick-cut bone-in chops, grilled bi-color cob corn, Dixie Lily yellow rice covered with diced tomatoes & chilies, and fresh pink eyes with snaps tonight. And yes, again, ice cold longnecks as needed....
I like your choice of Cerveso. Pacifico is good stuff. I think it is a Pilsner but drinks a little bit like a Lager. ? Love Mexican and the Burritto Casserole sounds awesome. Wonder if it will talk Mexican to you in the morning..
LOL- Ice cold Pacifico will make you want to pour Corona out on the ground. The Burrito Casserole is best served with a bowl of ice cream-- That way, the next morning you can always say "Come on ice cream"!
It was 48* here this morning @ 6:00am. That means home made chili w/beans over a bed of rice covered with shredded sharp cheddar tonight... Wait for it---wait for it--- And that means chili-cheese dogs for lunch tomorrow! And you guessed it--everything's better with ice cold longnecks...
Got baseball on at 5:00edt might have to have a Pacifico. Got a case I’ve got cooled down in my outdoor mancave
Tonight is simple and good: clam linguini. A couple of cans of minced clams, flat leaf parsley, garlic and olive oil served over linguine and freshly grated Parmesan cheese. A simple salad and a bottle of Patricia Green Chardonnay from Oregon will complement the entree. Patricia Green makes some excellent wines and is not pretentious. I love her wines. Then I will sit back and watch Game 4. I have watched about 30% of the World Series so far, but what I have watched has been great. I didn't see the tasteless taunt in real time, though. And being suspended next season and not in the Series? If we still played old school ball he will get a fastball in the ribs tonight. Maybe twice. I don't expect that will happen, especially on the road. I spent the morning mowing my lawn and doing some other yard chores and then spent the afternoon helping prep my MIL's house for an Open House tomorrow. Scrubbing tile grout that hasn't been cleaned since 1993 with tri-sodium-phosphate on your hands and knees is hard work. Cleaning off wood floor wax that has slipped over the edge for all those years was also a chore. But the entry to her house now looks great.
I just read through the first 5 pages of this thread. There is some good stuff there. I had to stop because now it is time to cook.
