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January 05, 2025

Food Thread: Fried Eggs? Hold My Beer (And Bacon)!

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That photo is the best I could come up with on short notice, because I ate my version of deep-fried eggs so quickly and with such gusto that I completely forgot to photograph the damned things!

Specifically? Bacon-fat deep-fried sunny-side up eggs. I made bacon yesterday, and it was particularly fatty, so I didn't want to waste all of that luscious goodness. So I poured all of it into a frying pan, heated it to 350 degrees, and plopped two eggs into it. Yes...it splattered. And I basted the tops of the eggs to cook the yolks. The whole process took about 45 seconds, but I was left with two absolutely delicious and perfectly cooked fried eggs. Fantastic!

The edges were wonderfully crisp, the yolks were just cooked, and there was no uncooked white to detract from the experience. I will be doing this a lot more in the future, although that means I will be making even more bacon.

What an unexpected bonus!


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Oh no! Alcohol is bad for you! Thankfully, the United States Government is on the case and will take care of all of us retards who haven't figured out that moderation is a pretty good way to go through life. Of course, like everything the government does, they are in the process of screwing it up.

There is a big difference between identifying a cancer risk and figuring out whether the offending substance or behavior actually shortens life. But rational analysis of data has never been government's strong suit, and they would much rather make hysterical pronouncements that are poorly explained and downright confusing.

Alcohol stocks drop after surgeon general says it should have cancer warning
Maybe the surgeon general should shut the f*ck up and simply communicate the facts to Congress, because they were elected to represent us, and he wasn't.

Or... and stay with me on this one, because it might confuse some of you reality-based folks who understand how awful government thinking is... interpret the damned data better. No less than the National Academy of Sciences says something just a bit different than the power-hungry political hack who thinks he is the nation's health savior!

Here is the summary from National Academies of Science that does the unthinkable: it looks at the data!

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The United States government has a long and unblemished history of screwing up all of its health recommendations. Their preferred diet from the 1980s has made America fat. Their Covid insanity has done untold damage to the nation's youth, and has destroyed what was a relatively rational vaccination protocol for Americans that worked pretty well. Does anyone with two neurons to rub together trust their vaccination recommendations now?

So maybe just give us the data on alcohol and let us make our own decisions.

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There is an excellent restaurant group based in Philadelphia that specializes in Israeli and Middle Eastern food. From high end to fast food (great felafel!), they are solid.

And of course pita figures prominently in their cooking, and they make fantastic stuff! Maybe the best I have had outside of Israel, and I think their version will give the best Israeli pita a run for its money.

But making it with their recipe is insane! It is a ridiculously high hydration dough: 90%, which for non-bread-geeks means that there is almost no structure, and it is more like glue than anything else. Almost impossible to handle, but damn it tastes good.

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One of the owners of the group even has a YouTube video of how to make their wonderful pita. I think he is cheating with a bit more flour, but it still is a mess, even in his video.

I would suggest that you all try this at home, but honestly, it is a pain in the ass. And really delicious. But a pain in the ass.

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Which way should this loaf be cut?

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Or...

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I think it should be cut across the seam, but I got an argument a few days ago.

Yes, I am bragging a bit, thus the two photos. That is 10% rye flour with an overnight fermentation. It tasted great, and was cracklingly crisp.

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I love this sort of stuff! Mediterranean Orzo Salad is nothing complicated, it's really easy to put together, and it can serve tons of people on short notice!

Cooking doesn't have to be complicated or time consuming or expensive to be satisfying!

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That's one of my easy and quick meals in regular rotation. Pork Milanese is fast, fun, easy, and because I am a cheap bastard, it is also rather inexpensive.

Pound the snot out of rib chops, salt and pepper, with oregano and thyme to taste. Then a quick dip in an egg wash, bread crumbs (homemade of course) and Parmesan (two to one bread to cheese) coating, and about six-seven minutes in 350 degree oil. I use a 50:50 mix of corn oil and olive oil for flavor.

Served with some shaved Parmesan and an arugula salad? Excellent!

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What the hell happened to all the vegetables? And send me garlic that isn't grown in heavy metals and human waste in China, well-marbled hanger steaks and elk chops to: cbd dot aoshq at gmail dot com.

Who are those poor deluded souls We know who shake their Manhattans! These are the same people who drink fine bourbon with coke, and probably shake red wine with ice too.

$1,200 for a bottle of bourbon is just stupid, insulting, and a ghastly affront to most people's palates and wallets. I think the sweet spot is $40-$60 for excellent and interesting bottles, and bumping that to $100 gets you an incremental improvement in quality, but nothing mind-blowing. More than that and I think you are paying for hype and rarity, which may look good in your liquor cabinet, but doesn't translate to more quality in the bottle.

The problem...or the solution...is to buy lots of bourbon, take tasting notes, and eventually arrive at your favorites! It should take forty of fifty years, but it is worth it!

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