I made a batch of marinara sauce last night. It was damn good - but it's always better the second or third time across the stove.

Lack of food has been no issue so far. In fact, quite the opposite.

Ya! Homemade red sauce is the chit. I plan on making up a big batch later this summer with tomatoes from the garden.

I just bought my first enameled cast iron Dutch Ovens a couple of weeks ago. A 6 qt and 8 qt. and the plan is to start making lots of bread. Last weekend I made up a big batch of beef stew in the 6qt. that was to die for. So much easier, faster and simpler than using the old crock pot. I'm pissed I waited this long to pick those puppies up. They weren't cheap, but they'll be worth it.

I'm also working on 4 brand new unenameled cast iron skillets (all are Lodge). Lodge gets a bad rap because they don't polish their work. Unpolished cast iron is why you can't make a fried egg in cast iron. Polish em' way down from the start before they've even been used or seasoned and it makes a HUGE difference. We are talking hours and hours of sanding work here (hand and with a mouse sander). Dust everywhere, but it'll be worth it.

Here's my dream cooking purchase. https://finexusa.com/shop/ Check out the price on their complete set.

I like to use cast-iron. I use it a lot but here's a tip. always have a hot pad or Mitt right next to the handle to remind you to not grab the handle. especially if the pan has been in a hot f****** oven. that is all.

That Finex looks really nice Nick. But I looked at the specs, and I'm thinking that they might be just too damn heavy, not now, but within the foreseeable future for my wife and me. Sure do love seasoned cast iron tho.

Avid-Acid,

15 gallons? What the heck do you cook that up in? An old gas drum? I do love good marinara tho. Seems like the longer it simmers, the better it gets.

Hahah I was slightly exaggerating. May this should be in the recipe vault but...

I take a cast iron creuset(Nick you will love cooking in yours,mine is a Martha Stewart one and it rocks)

So I browned like 5 italian sausages in the skillet with a little light olive oil,in batches,I have to keep the heat a little lower on my stove,and remove the sausage to a plate.
Then I brown some pancetta,not sure how much,enough,don't overcook,just brown,remove that,add another tbsp of olive oil and toss in a diced onion.
Get that going a bit,toss in 2 or 3(3) cloves of garlic,and just get that going a bit,then I deglaze all that goodness with a cup of good chianti red wine,less depending how much sauce.
Once all those crispy bits are up off the pot I start adding my sauce,I used 2 of those jars of the costco marinara,and added 2 cans of tomato sauce ,contadina,whatever,just sauce,and a little of that Cento italian tomato paste in a tube. I eyeball everything. Just,not too much.
I toss in a bay leaf,some basil(dried)and a shake of red pepper flakes,a little italian seasoning,add all the browned pancetta and sausage,and some cracked pepper. I usually shake a teaspoon or so of sugar to knock the acidity down a notch.
I get that all boiling and drop the heat and let it blip blip blip for a couple hours,stirring so it doesn't burn or stick.
Thats it. I froze a buttload of it. I have a bunch of good pecorino romano to grate over it. Nom Nom.

Glad you're still around dude.

He is? what was the date of that post?

Yeah, that was a month ago.

I am banking on a couple of Evo Return Stories...

1. I had Covid-19, but bought hydroxychloroquine on the dark web and it saved my life, thanks to Donald Trump.

2. I tattled on eleventy-two loiterers in the Wal-Mart parking lot, and got arrested six times when the cops arrived and thought I was the tweaker that I was tattling on.

3. My 7 hundo is so good now, I call it my 8 hundo.

4. Dr. Fauci PM'd me with questions about Covid-19. He isn't very good at Google, and doesn't know enough truly dangerous people to ever be good at it.

Fish on...

Todd

Seems like only yesterday. I think I'm starting to lose it

as usual, the chief resident dipsh!t is wrong as usual...

i already said i had the sh!t in January and Katie had it in late December...

whats interesting, is you constantly talking about other males, its fvcking astoundingly odd actually, almost OCD like... theres medications for that, and you should be put on them STAT...

its been pretty hectic around here with Katies work and whatnot, bad thing happened Thursday night and into Friday, i had to buy another computer as she is putting in massive overtime to help the doctor out even more than she already does...

never been arrested, never will be... matter of fact, my court records are a hell of alot less marked than some of you guys...

my 7 hundo is getting about 9 hundo put into it, acutally, more than that most likely... it will be like 15 hundo when im done with it, without the scope...

you know whats funny, i made a post about that, yet you fvckin retards never go after Stick when he says things like Wizzum, which is short for WSM, or any of the odd other words he uses... hes actually a pretty cool guy too, hes helped me alot on my progress ive been working out...

also, you gonna make fun of people that call Honduran Mahogany "Hondo"? because i know about 50 carpenters you can say something to, and they will gladly shove a 4x8 beam of it right up your ass... matter of fact, i have some in the shed, its nice wood....

hows it been going with your fear mongering HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS WILL DIE, now that they have reduced the number to "maybe" 60k? oh wait, you never admit when you are wrong...

yer a fvckin sheep, and a [Bleeeeep!] one at that...

its been nice not listening to your BS daily actually, and a few members have called me and messaged my which is nice... odd tho, because some of you retards think "no one here likes me"... WRONG AGAIN

you even started attacking each other which is comical

cuz if im not here, you dont have a target, and you will eat each other alive at some point...

Todd also likes to say bullsh!t like "dont take the darkside personal, its the internet" yet makes personal attacks towards people daily, like he didnt listen to what he just said... not surprising however, hes wrong about 90 percent of the bullsh!t that comes out of his fat fvcking mouth...

probably will buy a barrel next week, i could right now, but i dont feel like taking measurements right now, talked with James at NSS, very cool dude, and look forward to doing business with him soon...

also will be buying a bolt .22 LR, not sure if im going with Ruger RPRR, Bergara like my Kreedmire (say something), a CZ 457, a Tikka T1X, or whatnot... Katies dad has a 541T i can buy, but the newer rifles you can get drop in barrels for, i dont want to get a classic and have to rip sh!t apart and fvck with things...

why dont you do things you are good at, like wearing onesies and eating Kale ya mutt faced fvck...

ah yeah, this is about food...

the algea oil is good actually, been using it on asparagus and tuna and whatnot... pretty much tastes the same as the other sh!t... found a spot where i can get bottles twice the size of the 12 dollar bottles at Walmart for half the price...

same with the EVOO i get, same place, good bottles, half or more less than even Walmart or Winco...

we have been "socially distancing" since mid December, and ive about had it... Christmas got ruined because Katie was sick, and my brothers wife was diagnosed with breast cancer a month before, and was on chemo and had all the surgeries and whatnot, same with my nephews bday, couldnt see them... and it sucks...

gonna have some brisket (Jack Daniels store bought) sandwiches tonight, quite good for 13 bucks honestly...

now back to your regularly scheduled horsesh!t...

fishing has been closed, and i have been busy...

i also didnt make sh!t about me, i just said where i was at and what i was doing...

you actually are the reason i left in the first place, and yes, you did piss me off...

its also been a month, and honestly, i could have went even longer... but i figured fvck it, im bored, just got done doing the lawn, what else is there to do...

Awww. I see your attitude got a lot better during your hiatus. Still the whiniest kunt on the dark side.

Welcome back, though, and I'm glad you aren't in the hospital or anything.

Fish on...

Todd

i dont go to the hospital unless i need 15 stitches in my eybrow, or 8 in my leg, or breaking my leg... those were the last times i was in the hospital..

oh wait, the police made me go about a year ago when that fvckin dog bit me after i was trying to help those tweaker fvcking neighbors out...

the son is gonna get hella time for what he did also... oh well, karma is a bitch, and i told him it was going to happen...

was a pretty sh!tty day yesterday with Katie tho, they had a patient that had an appointment with potential COVID symptoms, well the doctor noticed something was up, and thought it was a pulmonary embolism, and sent him to Swedish...

apparently he got up in the middle of the night, walked a few steps, and died... the hospital was calling the wife (no clue as to why she wasnt there with him) ALL FVCKING NIGHT, and she never answered until like 2 yesterday afternoon... he was also an organ donor, but since he was dead for 12+ hours, nothing was viable..

Katie was pretty upset about it, the doctor is fvcking PISSED about what went on, and heads are going to roll on this one...

oh, he died of a pulmonary embolism, his SARS test came back negative...

Evo has been really busy................with Katie's work.

And he thinks he's Big Stick.

evo knows people. Lots of people.



So you're going to sponge off of our tax dollars again? Figures.



Your orange butt buddy trump said 240k, stupid.

Welcome back, stupid.

No you didn't have it in January, you lying sack of shitt.

Like clockwork...

Spudspanker never stops...

Evo had the covid19 back in January, and he don't need no stinkin' test for confirmation.

It's a shame there is no job for him to re-enter now that he's immune.

lol