Intermarkets' Privacy Policy
Support


Donate to Ace of Spades HQ!



Recent Entries
Absent Friends
Bandersnatch 2024
GnuBreed 2024
Captain Hate 2023
moon_over_vermont 2023
westminsterdogshow 2023
Ann Wilson(Empire1) 2022
Dave In Texas 2022
Jesse in D.C. 2022
OregonMuse 2022
redc1c4 2021
Tami 2021
Chavez the Hugo 2020
Ibguy 2020
Rickl 2019
Joffen 2014
AoSHQ Writers Group
A site for members of the Horde to post their stories seeking beta readers, editing help, brainstorming, and story ideas. Also to share links to potential publishing outlets, writing help sites, and videos posting tips to get published. Contact OrangeEnt for info:
maildrop62 at proton dot me
Cutting The Cord And Email Security
Moron Meet-Ups






















« First-World Problems... | Main | Gun Thread: Super Bowl Edition! »
February 12, 2023

Food Thread: Two Degrees Of Separation

doublecut pork.jpg

I am a big fan of thick cuts of meat, and a good pork chop, cut thick from the interesting end of the loin is a delicious way to indulge that!

Ignoring the frenched bones, which is a crime against nature and should be banned from polite society, that chop looks good!

I Sous Vide thick chops for about four hours at 137 degrees with Rosemary, Thyme, garlic, salt and pepper. Then chill them to firm them up, coat them in a Dijon mustard and honey glaze, and grill for a few minutes until they are crisp and toasty.

But there are certain revanchist elements here at Chez Dildo that seek to return to the bad old days of overdone pork, because at 137 degrees the dark meat on a chop looks like it is rare. It isn't, but nobody listens to me!

Anyway, I have bumped the temperature up a few degrees to 139, and while there is definitely a difference, I am unsure which is better.

The moral of the story is that change isn't necessarily a bad thing, even with solid recipes that have worked for a long time!

Just keep your filthy syrup off my French Toast...


******

I have no idea who gave me an electric pepper grinder. I have no idea why anyone would think it is a good idea. But serendipitously I was given some absolutely spectacular Cambodian black pepper, and I thought, "What the hell!"

peppergrinder.jpg

It takes four batteries, is illuminated, doesn't grind very fast, and is loud. But I am a cheap bastard and didn't toss it, and now I have a use for it!

How many of you have cooking and food gifts just laying around? No real purpose for them, but it seems disrespectful to toss them...

By the way, I didn't have any idea that there was such a difference in quality in pepper. The supermarket pre-ground stuff is crap, but even the whole pepper doesn't stand a chance against this Cambodian stuff. It's even better than the peppercorns I get from my spice supplier.

******

Yes, I am a wine snob (or at least I used to be), and I have fancy glasses for various kinds of wine. I also have nice beer glasses, but I changed my mind at the last second and didn't feel like swapping an everyday wine glass for an everyday pint glass.

winebeer.jpg

And you know what? The beer tasted great! Laziness has its advantages!

******

In last week's Food Thread, commenter "Kathy" mentioned "Never the Same" Wagyu Meatballs from a joint in Waltham Massachusetts, which is a city just outside of Baahston.

There are about three million meatball recipes, but this one looks to be right at the top. And what a clever idea! The place, called Moody's Deli, uses their extra deli meat in addition to some Wagyu beef to make them, and that obviously adds all sorts of interesting flavors. But wait...there's more! They use a great looking wood fired oven to give the meatballs a kiss of smoke. That's cheating, and I am jealous. Here's a video, which unfortunately is embedded in Facebook. Sorry. Moody's Meatballs

******

Here is another installment in the never-ending series on "Don't Tart Up Simple Food!"
queso44.jpg

It's a dip. Made from Velveeta and canned chilies. That's it. Nothing complicated, although if you really want to be snooty and highfalutin, you could add sausage.

******

KidnapCake.jpg

******

Just send me oysters. Lots of oysters, and I will provide special dispensation for those without taste who insist upon maple syrup with their French Toast. And pork rib roasts from the front end of the pig where all the good and fatty meat lives, carrots that don't taste like stalky chalk, spare bottles of Van Winkle Special Reserve 12 Year Old Bourbon, an herb garden that actually produces herbs (but no basil!), well-marbled NY strip steaks and elk backstrap to: cbd dot aoshq at gmail dot com.

And don't think that the rest of you are off the hook with maple syrup and French Toast: I'm still watching you! And I am watching you perverts who shake Manhattans and keeping a list for the Burning Times.

digg this
posted by CBD at 04:00 PM

| Access Comments




Recent Comments
game terpercaya: "I read this paragraph completely on the topic of t ..."

game gacor: "I am sure this paragraph has touched all the inter ..."

game terpercaya: "This post gives clear idea in support of the new u ..."

Alberta Oil Peon: "CNN is apparently serious about cutting back. They ..."

Disinterested FDA Director and Pfizer Board Member: "Membet, you don't sleep well, do you. Posted by: ..."

ace: "I've been listening to a history podcast called Th ..."

Gen. Pershing: "393 'Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director ' ..."

Best free Cam girls: "This ruling prompted the adoption of Hawaii's cons ..."

...: "Brutalism, another leftist operation, easily recog ..."

eleven: ""Pat Sajak @patsajak CNN is apparently serious a ..."

Mr Aspirin Factory: "That asswipe BSG said that about 10 minutes from m ..."

I'm Gumby Damn It!: "constituency (sp) ..."

Recent Entries
Search


Polls! Polls! Polls!
Frequently Asked Questions
The (Almost) Complete Paul Anka Integrity Kick
Top Top Tens
Greatest Hitjobs

The Ace of Spades HQ Sex-for-Money Skankathon
A D&D Guide to the Democratic Candidates
Margaret Cho: Just Not Funny
More Margaret Cho Abuse
Margaret Cho: Still Not Funny
Iraqi Prisoner Claims He Was Raped... By Woman
Wonkette Announces "Morning Zoo" Format
John Kerry's "Plan" Causes Surrender of Moqtada al-Sadr's Militia
World Muslim Leaders Apologize for Nick Berg's Beheading
Michael Moore Goes on Lunchtime Manhattan Death-Spree
Milestone: Oliver Willis Posts 400th "Fake News Article" Referencing Britney Spears
Liberal Economists Rue a "New Decade of Greed"
Artificial Insouciance: Maureen Dowd's Word Processor Revolts Against Her Numbing Imbecility
Intelligence Officials Eye Blogs for Tips
They Done Found Us Out, Cletus: Intrepid Internet Detective Figures Out Our Master Plan
Shock: Josh Marshall Almost Mentions Sarin Discovery in Iraq
Leather-Clad Biker Freaks Terrorize Australian Town
When Clinton Was President, Torture Was Cool
What Wonkette Means When She Explains What Tina Brown Means
Wonkette's Stand-Up Act
Wankette HQ Gay-Rumors Du Jour
Here's What's Bugging Me: Goose and Slider
My Own Micah Wright Style Confession of Dishonesty
Outraged "Conservatives" React to the FMA
An On-Line Impression of Dennis Miller Having Sex with a Kodiak Bear
The Story the Rightwing Media Refuses to Report!
Our Lunch with David "Glengarry Glen Ross" Mamet
The House of Love: Paul Krugman
A Michael Moore Mystery (TM)
The Dowd-O-Matic!
Liberal Consistency and Other Myths
Kepler's Laws of Liberal Media Bias
John Kerry-- The Splunge! Candidate
"Divisive" Politics & "Attacks on Patriotism" (very long)
The Donkey ("The Raven" parody)
Powered by
Movable Type 2.64