I like food. Food is very good.

Does anyone else like food?

We should talk about food more often, because food is very good.

I took my mom to Petra tonight,a Mediterranean place in PG that's been there forever. PG is an abbreviation for Pacific Grove. I grew up here. As for the food we had tabouli,rice,lamb kebabs,gyros,hummus,and turkish coffee. Oh and dolmas. Nom Nom Nom.

FVCK YES!!!! That's so hot.

Tell me more...

Did you dig right in or did you play with it for a bit?
Maybe do a little teasing?
Was the Tzatziki extra creamy?

Well... I like to workout... I’m a foodie... I like the Seahawks...

So that place in Eureka. My friend and I go there one evening and order:

Fire roasted oysters on the half shell,with a beurre blanc shallot and chipotle sauce on them,I can't even convey how good they were.

Second was a fig, pig & fog pizza

with basil oregano & parmesan crust ,red wine,cracked black pepper & balsamic poached dried figs, sour cream, aged Humboldt Fog goat cheese , house-cured pancetta bacon, red onion & arugula.provolone & fontina. Dude. And also...


a flank steak with a demiglace with cherries or some [Bleeeeep!] in it,I don't even care what it was it was incredible.

This came with homemade rosemary bread to dip into the olive oil and balsamic vinegar,and a side of au gratin potatoes that was beyond good. Everything is in house. It's about 50 bucks a head for food and drinks minus booze but oh so worth it!

My mom was with me you sick bastard!!

Expound brother! Talk food and make that chit dirty. I want salacious details. BAM!

So? Your mom likes food too! She was eating food long before you were born. What? You think she doesn't enjoy it too?

Well, let me tell you that your mom is an experienced food eater. She knows what she's doing around a plate of food. It's ok....it's natural and healthy and beautiful. Don't be mad because your mom craves food.

NO! It's just food. I can't believe you'd equate the two. HOW DARE YOU!

Just a couple hours ago I removed a section of chinook belly strip from the BBQ... cooked at the coolest temp I could get away with and a few alder chips thrown in for a lil smoke. Little butter, olive oil, dab of salt pepper and shredded garlic. That creamy white fat oozing out... like buttah!!!!!

Don’t make me work too hard for it big boy...

We will see if you say that when we meet on the river.

Oh yeah, rent free bitch.

Anyways,if you're ever in the Seattle u district. You gotta check out a little Mediterranean restaurant called Aladdin gyrocery.
Hands down best lamb and beef gyro I have ever had. And I have eaten a lot of em.

So many good things here I can't keep up.

That Tonkatsu talk has me drooling. There's a place in Bellevue that serves up a pretty good bowl. But nothing compares to getting the real deal in Japan. It been 10 years since I was there and I still fantasize about it. Soooo good.

I'm a sucker for a perfect gyro too and will travel miles to find one. Aladdin Gyrocery won't know what hit em'!

I just made a quadruple batch of Chili Colorado for my own belly and to satisfy Tood's and Sky-Guy's hunger whilst blackmouth fishin'. It was damn tasty. I used many different dried chili's and reconstituted them with onion and garlic and then into the blender. 8 pounds of grade a chuck roast with all of the seasonings. It was dirty dirty and I have several servings in the freezer for a future revisit.

I have so many good recipes, it would make your head spin.

Hot Damn! FOOD!

I like that. A LOT! The picture you are painting is exciting me!!!

I know it sounds odd and probably too kinky knowing how they operate, but does anyone like some good German? Oh Lord have mercy! Have I got stories to tell.

I've made the hour long journey just for a gyro.
I always order 2 so I a can take one with me.
The 2nd one never makes it home. Lol

Many nights drinking down there and Aladdin always comes in clutch if you got the Late night munchies.

Years ago in Carmel there was a place called Cafe Berlin, and I have never had food like that anywhere in my life. I still talk about it, his rahmschnitzel,jaegerschnitzel,and red cabbage were really special. It was more of a gourmet take on german food and I still talk about it with my pops,how good that place was.

In south France in a town called Comps-Sur-Artuby I had the best pizza I have ever eaten anywhere ever. It had pieces of torn serrano ham,olives,and pesto drizzled with olive oil but there was elements to it I can't describe.

In New Orleans I had fantastic Rabbit Jambalaya and Fried Chicken at Coop's place,Fried Chicken at Willie Maes in Treme. Yeah. Actually a great spot there is the Gumbo Shop in the French Quarter. Try the Gumbo and Red Beans and Rice,or Etoufee ,or Shrimp Creole,and be prepared to go to heaven,but when you have the Crab Cakes you may forget about all that other wonderful stuff!

Get to work kid.

Mods, move this schit to the recipe vault

Bent doesn't like food! GET HIM!!!!

We are talking food, not recipes. Does every mention of fish need to be moved over the main board? No? OK then!

The fishing main board doesn't consist of anything fishing related so to speak, mostly policy, politics, and conservation. Back in the day, it was more about hotspotting and fighting over the best egg cures.....lol

Speaking of food and the beauty of running a business, I think I'll stroll into the kitchen after 8am and whip up some pancakes

Hey, they will have handpicked mountain huckleberries added

Yup this place is like a Pelosi family wake.

Oooo….very nice. Luv me some huckleberry cakes of pan. Do you use the real deal Maple Syrup? I had grown up with Log Cabin, until one day I was forced to use the good stuff. I'll never go back to that sugar water crap again.

WDFW eats corn from the fat end. All that salty, buttery goodness dripping down his chin. He can't get enough! It's OK though, that how he likes to take it, so who I am to judge?

Just another 206er with homosexual tenancies.

WTF..

Nick, Great Northern syrup. Pancake plans got shot down last minute, might have to do dinner

You know what is great? Trump steaks. Some of the best steaks that you will ever get. Did you know you can enjoy the same Trump steaks at home that are served in the fabulous restaurants in the Trump Hotels? I like them well done with ketchup.

I prefer mine served by a liberal and deep fried.

High in dietary fiber and ribbed for my pleasure! What's not to love?

I like to leave the silk on, so when I blow ass, it looks like a party favor.

Wrap in foil, pour in beer and butter, throw on BBQ.

Party on.

Ok...that made me lol.

Man...I just polished off a new master piece from my kitchen. 8 venison meatballs, peppers & onions on a toasted sourdough baguette loaded up with melted smoked mozz and a garlic & basil red sauce.

Soooooooo good.

BAM!

This. Hands down best gyro in our state.

It's a 5 minute (at best) walk for me. Good thing I didn't have leftovers to bring in for lunch today..........

Sad. The DS used to be about women, trucks, guns and fishing and occasional Sasquatch....men things. Now it's politics and food. What's next? What shade of teal you prefer when you wear your Sounders scarf?

Glad to know somebody else has experienced this hole in the wall treasure.

So you are so manly, you survive without food? You probably eat barbed wire and piss diesel is my guess. Absolute badass! I didn't know venison meat balls or salmon bellies were considered girly? Maybe I should just eat raw meat at the kill site like a wolf to feel like a real man?

We still talk about all of those things...ad naseum and have for years. My apologies for trying to discuss something else for a change, instead of rehashing the same old tired conversations.

With that, you are free to do 1 of 3 things here:
1. Start your own manly threads which you deem worthy
2. Ignore threads and subjects that you don't care for
3. Fvck Off

Have a nice day,

The other day I drove my truck home from fishing.
When I pulled in my driveway I saw a cat on my other truck's hood.
I whipped out my gun and shot that pussy.
My wife thanked me.

Have a nice weekend.

Lol, poke a little fun and Nicky and Chancre get offended. Tis the times. Btw Nick, I floss my teeth with barbwire.

Dang, ruthless.
Somebody's gotta control those strays.

You work in that area Parker?

Easy there Snake. Don't want to piss off too many of those cupcake, snowflake millennials out there.

Sounders.......

I just gotta again.

Sounders......

Seattle Storm....

Super Sonics......



What's next? An XFL team????? Damn, too late!



Hockey? Hey wait a minute, I actually want to see a hockey game. We can keep hockey.



PS. You all can keep your venison balls. Personally, I don't mind eating the meat on a deer...but if you all want to eat their balls, be my guest.

I chew up railroad iron and shi.t out steel. Is that better?

Good booboo

So anyways...

All that kinky German talk got me all hot and bothered to fix up a big batch of Krautburgers. For those of you that haven't had the fortune of ever having one, they are kinda like an inside out hamburger with ground beef, cabbage and spices. A mid-west German delicacy. They are basically a "Runza" if anyone know what that is. See here. The bread is just boxed hot roll mix. Make up about 30 - 40, freeze and vacuum pack. They warm up well and make for a quick and easy meal when I don't feel like cookin'. Great on the trail or in the boat or camp because you can eat them cold if needed.

You can add cheese or make it "philly" style with peps and onions. Or Italian with ground spicy sausage and a red sauce etc. Super simple and cheap to make, they just take a long time when making multiple batches. I may throw this one up on the recipe board if there is any further interest.

Tood has enjoyed these tasty morsels before and Tood approves. Lord knows we all do out part to make Tood happy. /s.

Deal - check recipe board soon. They really are fantastic. I grew up on these sweet puppies in a VERY German household. The recipe dates back well over 100 years and came over from the old world on the boat.

Bonus I didn't mention before is that they are not messy at all, don't get soggy and pack perfectly (hence trail, boat etc). Everything is inside like an adult hot pocket, but a million times better.

Krautburgers. FVCK YEAH!

Just scarfed a limit of razor clams.
I'll probably have the $hits tomorrow.
It was all worth it..lol

Me did this last night too.
Damn they is good.
I love a nice clean clam.

Is this how your grammar is going to be from now on?

DEpendin on z mood homie.

How was the Oscars??

he's just fine tuning his bait.

I like it, it adds to his already annoying vagary.

hOW DAT sTANG A RUNNIN kINS?

I don't know I never have deliberately watched that crap. I did hear the audio of Joaquin Phoenix telling me to stop putting half and half in my coffee,the fkn retard. I swear Hollyweird is crumbling from within.

It truly is.
Oscars, Grammys, all dem were once a big deal.
Now a big joke.

Hollyweird is an echo chamber of rich, angsty, brats.

I remember those days. The best was when the wine guy showed up LOL. Talk about dinner service with a smile...

This isn't code for Frank showing up unannounced?

Sounds like they pressed Frank.

Hank that dirty fat cat eatin no good dumb sumbitch ate up all my armadillos last year #@!#$#$%#@$%@!!!!!

Count on Barbarosa to have a sophisticated palate...

Man can eat fresh roadrunner gizzards all day long.

Love a big bowl of tonkotsu ramen perfection with egg and pork after a long cold day at work with kimchi and some home made gyoza on the side.

Gonna have to make that tomorrow!

I ate pretty much that exact meal for lunch yesterday minus the kimchi. Its so good on cold, rainy days.

Kimchi. I love it. There is a Korean place down here that has the best kimchi I have ever eaten. It's phenomenal, and my Mom is always conning me into taking her to lunch there lol

So I had a killer Mexican dinner last night,at a place called Puerto Nuevo in Seaside,CA. They specialize in seafood dishes,so I had a Mexican Paella,my girl went basic with an enchilada,flauta and some other crap. The refried beans at this place are screamin,and normally I'm not a huge fan.

Great food,stinky farts.

Without question, Mexican is my #1 jam and comfort food. Growing up, I was fortunate enough to spend a lot of time in the kitchen with several Hispanic moms and grandma's learning some secrets. The real deal is complex food and not at all like what we think of as Americanized Tex-Mex bullchit. Sauces can take days to prepare. There are very few truly good Mexican restaurants in WA and almost all of those are hole-in-the-wall dives.

I got the recipes yo! I'll share all but one recipe. That one is under lock and key.

HOT FOOD BUYERS TIP:

Costco - Kirkland makes REALLY good pulled pork (not made fresh in store). It's found in the refrigerated prepared / cured meats section. 2 pounds per package or enough for about 10 or so sammies. It freezes well, so I buy several pkgs at a time. Boil in-bag for 15 minutes; mix it up with some good sauce in the container it comes with and serve. It's so easy, clean and convenient. Makes for GREAT camp / hunting / fishing / beach food (use the frozen PKG as ice until it's time to eat). Or perfect single dude food. One pack lasts me most of the week. It's GOOD stuff!

Costco was offering the pulled pork as samples today. It was pretty good. The wife and the kid both thought it was great as well.

Nick you got a good mole recipe ? I ate some homemade cooked from these Oaxacan ladies, and that [Bleeeeep!] was better than anything I ever ate.

Yes sir - I'll hook you up. Mole is pretty simple, it just takes a long time. 72 hours or so. The key is the right blend of chili's for balance and making your own very fatty turkey stock + using real lard. I prefer a darker, earthier mole with chocolate, anise & cinnamon over a spicier red mole made from hotter chilis. Knowing your chilis and how much to use of each type allows you to swing the flavor profile to pretty much whatever you like.

Calamari.
And that's all I got to say about that.

Place here on the wharf has the best rings and tentacles anywhere. Tartar sauce is the business too!

I will also add that market squid is the only way to go,that steak squid is the drizzling sh!ts.

SPAM SPAM EGGS & SPAM!

Last night I made the earth shattering discovery that SPAM now makes small individually wrapped single serve packets. Hit up Amazon and less than 18 hours later and I'm the proud new owner of an entire case of backcountry deliciousness. $23.50 for (24) of those tasty little bastards out the fookin' door. SOLD!

Game Changing.

'MERICA!!! FVCK YEAH!!!

Made a coconut lime chili salmon curry to enjoy while watching the fights tonight will post the entire recipe later when I’m in front of a computer it is probably my favorite way to enjoy URB! Coconut jasmine rice and naan bread on the side

Yeah, they do make it. My life-long camping and hiking buddy introduced me to it in the Mt Jeff Wilderness a few years ago. Makes a camp breakfast that'll get a boy off to school, or up the mountain if that's where you're headed.

It will give you constipation also. So I've heard...

Thanks for the invite jerk.

Just kidding, sounds grubbin.

Dude I didn't know you were tight with this trained assassin!!

Eatin fish, watchin fights, maybe a couple of beers is speaking my language.

Peak America

"O, say can you see!"

The news came out today that 40% of American adults are obese. We wonder why.

What's diabolical is that I'm a thin dude, have perfect blood pressure, cholesterol and whatnot and I can and do eat ALL OF THE BACON almost daily and not gain a pound. At 45. My only bad habit remaining is smoking which prevents some weight gain (3 - 5 pounds maybe), but even when I've quit in the past, I still keep my 32" waistline.

Our work team has a team lunch every Thursday in our building café. I get the same thing, every time. Deluxe, double bacon, double patty cheeseburger, no sauces + avocado & a side of fries. I wash it down with exactly (3) little cartons of chocolate milk and (1) warm chocolate chip cookie.

You should see the looks on my co-workers faces. Every woman around me HATES me and lets me know directly to my face. They say some seriously awful stuff about me and then about themselves. I had one plump girl literally take me aside to ask questions. "Sorry Toots, it's genetics and there is nothing you can do". She got really sad and I kinda felt bad. My vegan East Indian IT workers cry inside every time I take a bite of their god.

But I also bring in Top Pot doughnuts sometimes and people are actually pretty mean to me...."like fvck you dude, I'm trying to diet" as I kill my 3rd Boston Crème in their face. More hate than thankyous actually. Why are people so mean? What did I do? Tomorrow should probably be Doughnut Friday again.

I probably eat a dozen bacon cheeseburgers a week on average. My standard order at Wendy's is (5) Jr. bacon cheeseburgers and a Medium coke (no fries, they take up valuable bacon space). I eat there 2x times a week probably, sometimes more.

I have gas and I'll probably die soon.

Fuuck them fat bitches.

Put down the fork and work out or shut up.

Funny that you mention that nick.
I quit smoking about a year ago after 16 years and I have been having trouble keeping the weight off.

My eating habits, I feel have not changed. If anything I'm eating much healthier.

When I did smoke, I could eat anything and everything and I would stay at a consistent weight. About 187-190. I would only eat 1 1/2 meals a day.

I eat about 2 1/2 meals a day, and Now I fluctuate between 199-204.
I've been trying hard to shake that last 10lbs with riding a bike and some light weight training, my fvcked back won't allow me to push it. I've come to realize that this might just be my natural weight now.

Quitting smoking was the best decision I have ever made and have no intentions of going back.
Believe me I know how hard it is to quit. I failed numerous times.

I encourage anybody who does smoke to quit. Your body will thank you for it.

You will kill more elk too.

Yeah, I was always pretty lean, and smoked for a while...but when I quit I went from 195 to 240 in about six months. I worked out like a MFr to lose the chub, and by the time I was done I was 225 and had no chub...and that's about where I've been now for 8 years.

Everything is better when you're not smoking any more, that's an undeniable truth.

Fish on...

Todd

199 today and feeling great.



This..

I got some chub but only the ol' lady knows about it...
She actually loves it... Lol

I would say the odds are in your favor on this one, from what you posted. Maybe not soon, but probably sooner than you'd care for..unless you're in to that kinda thing.

Lung cancer is a real b!tch.

Why anyone smokes today seriously boggles my mind.

Time for you to quit smoking. You did it with alcohol...you can do it with tobacco.

We would mourn your loss here on the DS. Ok, for about 10 minutes, but still. That's about 8 more minutes than myself!

Want to lose weight? Change WHAT you eat. Drop the processed grains and foods. Stop eating most, if not all, fast carbohydrates. Focus on eating healthier - more veggies, fruits, protein, dairy, and slow carb foods.

I did the low-carb thing and went from my heaviest being 205 to 160. I stopped when Superfly saw me one day at my thinest and asked me "What the fvck is wrong with you Paker? You look like Sh!t. You got the Aids or Hepp C?"

Fvck you, Fly.

I've since put weight back on and am trying to stay at 180. My body seems to like to be at 185 and could easily shoot up if I let it.

I run 12-15 miles a week. I'm fit and stay active.

I'm also old as fvck. 50 is that magical age where male bodies just start slowing down, regardless of what they were in the past. Just get's harder and harder....wait....we talking about Viagra again?

Oh sorry, my mind jumped there. Damn age thing.

As I was saying, becomes more difficult to keep the weight off and if you do, really hard to keep the excess weight from transitioning to your belly.

It's not impossible. You just gotta work at it the older you get.

I like to use sockeye on this or fish I caught in the ocean like coho preferably summer/late summer. In a cast iron skillet with some good oil i sear the fillet at ripping hot heat meat side down for about three minutes. Then flip and sear on skin side for maybe one
minute or so that is it. Then set aside to cool , then build my sauce, then when fish is cooked remove skin, and cook my Thai coconut rice or stir fried rice noodles with naan bread. I also usually use sataki mushrooms and baby bok choy in my sauce,and some Thai chili for heat,then add fish back to sauce and poach fish just for a minute or two as not to over cook.Do not skip the lime at the end. Adjust ratios to portions and servings of number of guests. Enjoy!


https://www.halfbakedharvest.com/saucy-30-minute-thai-basil-salmon-curry/

Bumping this back up.

Let's hear some good quarantine, long shelf life food tips or recipes. I'm trying to balance stretching my fresh stuff out as long as possible without tapping into my LSL food too much. I bought a ton of oranges to prep for this and they're are off limits for all long as they stay pretty fresh. Fresh salad and greens are sparse these days, so I'm having to get a bit creative.

It's not fancy, but canned Hormel Beef Hash or Corned Beed Hash is pretty damned good. Fry some up and put a couple of fried eggs on top. Sure, it looks like cat food coming out of the can, but it's solid and easy. The sodium content is enough to kill any virus though - IMO.

I also made up about 20 big waffles the other day and froze those up for a rainy day. 6 - 8 minutes in the toaster oven to re-heat (when frozen). Piece of cake.

Next weekend, I'm going to make up a load of dog food. We save all of the inedible scrap meat, silver skin, tendons and fat from our venison. I freeze it up in the fall and then when I have time, turn into great chow for the pups. You don't need wild game, some butchers will give you their non-burger grind scraps.

Grind all of your scrap meat or chop way down if you don't have a grinder. COOK IT OUTSIDE - it smells horrendous. Fire up the propane burner. Add a good amount of olive oil to a large stock pot and then add your grind. Brown it down. In the meantime, cook up a boat load of brown or white rice in your kitchen. Also cook up large bags of frozen mixed veggies (corn, green beans, peas & carrots). NO ONION or GARLIC, seasonings, salt or pepper (dogs don't need that stuff). Pour the rice into the pot of browned meat and mix well. Then do the same for the veggies. Once totally mixed - it's done. Let cool completely outside. I then store it in those cheap round Glad Tupperware containers and re-freeze.

This makes a VERY rich pup food, so be careful of upset stomachs. To feed, I reduce their regular dry food by 50% and mix in 50% of my venison mix. They go CRAZY for it. My lab about strokes out.

Besides the expense from hunting, the actual food costs like $10 to make a LOT of dog food. I can stretch a normal 40 lb. bag of dry dog food out twice as long this way (~6 weeks instead of ~3). That saves like $25 - 30 month itself and is handy during social distancing and minimal dog food on the shelves.

Been using algea oil a little bit... Not bad honestly... 480 smoke point...

Buy the fukkk out of fruits and freeze ‘em. Bananas, blue berries, strawberries, etc. they hold up decently and can be good for smoothies.

Home make a bunch of sauces and freeze ‘em. Homemade chimichurri, carmalized onion, etc.

Grow your own greens, cucumbers, lettuce, green onion, etc. you got the space for a garden.

A good tip...I like to make big batches of pesto, then put into ice cube trays and freeze. Then make small freezer bags with about 6-7 cubes for individual meals.

The wife does the same thing. Solid tip there.

Very handy !

I've been wet aging prime rib roasts (bone-on) and NY roasts (boneless) for about 70 days in the spare fridge a few times a year (whenever there's a good sale we grab a few). Once they're ready to butcher, I open up the cryovac packaging and perform some minimal trimming then cut some up into PR roasts. The rest of the meat is cut into steaks, repackaged and froze. This aged beef is the most tender beef I've ever eaten. I've been doing this over 10 years since learning it from a retired Safeway butcher. After serving steaks to my rancher friend, he now buys his rib roasts or NY's at Safeway or Costco and wet-ages it as well...and he runs 400-pair yearly. He still raises a couple of steers for his family consumption; but he just keeps some burger, stew, and tenderloins for his own. The rib steaks, NY's, and the remaining balance go to the kids, sausage, etc.

We don't purchase much beef overall, only rib roasts and NY's all the way. All burger is home-ground wild game with 5 % of beef tallow added for binder (and I save the good prime rib trimmings to add also). Decent amount of venison for stew/crockpot/chili/pan-frying. Lots of fish in the freezer from summer (only 1 Ocean trip - coho, no white fish-that has to change!) Lake Chelan kings are very good though.

Nick, make a batch of venison chili or stew. Eat on it for a day or 2 then freeze the rest. In a couple of weeks bust it out for that first date with one of the future Mrs. Ex-NappyD!!

The garden was neglected, and the gardener fired! lol Easier to go to the farmers market it seemed. Not sure what we'll do this year, seeing as how the boy will be on "corona-sabatical" for 6 weeks, as high school is shut down...might be a good project for him to get it shaped up once the snow melts that showed up last night/today!!!!. (If we can keep the elk out of it, friggin pests have taken up residency recently) I purchased the 1st apple of my entire life this past fall, so growing up in Wenatchee both sides of my family had orchards. It's like buying fish...you just don't do it. Well, there's a new variety and it dam-good!! Cosmic Crisp is the name and I'm addicted! It stores in the fridge fantastic and is still "snappin" when you bite into it plus it has a sweet/tart flavor that I prefer. I've been buying them locally at one of the warehouse retail outlets where I can sort through and find the ones I prefer.

I like the pesto idea too! We did freeze a shait load of raspberries from our small patch, great frozen snacks after dinner. I didn't even think about freezing strawberries, etc.

I’m going to make a double batch if halibut chowder and can it.

I do this with muffin pans. You get a pesto hockey puck you can drop right into your pasta or play a hockey game with.

We get so much basil in the summer that I can store up enough pesto pucks to last through the winter pretty easily.

Pesto pucks....

One of my go to meals lately
Never gets old

https://youtu.be/aArbHVjiDu0

I made up about 15 gallons of marinara meat sauce and froze a lot of it in meal sized portions. Easy to do. I can eat on very little for a long time.I've been through much worse than this sh!t I'll eat locusts and miner lettuce if I need to.

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

never once said i had COVID...

i see you guys have continued your lying as normal...

Oh yes you certainly did. Stop your damn lying.

oh no i didnt... COVID is a disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which is what i said and have been saying i had... you fvckin mutt faced moron...

use your doctor skills vs what the doctor agreed with me on...

Katie got sick, then my mom got sick, then i got sick, then the doctor got sick, my neighbor also got sick...

symptoms started in the back of the nose, painful, head started pounding, body aches, fever, trouble breathing fully, tons of mucus in the lungs, lasted 2 weeks, i never get sick either...

same symptoms for everyone...

except heres the good part... well, good as in im about to show you you are full of sh!t...

the doctor and the other nurse Katie rides home with, BOTH went to the hospital, Brenda her friend, did TWICE...

BOTH tested negative for Influenza, so the flu is ruled out... but BOTH were diagnosed with a "pneumonia like illness"... the problem however, is it was bilateral, which doesnt happen with pnuemonia, it only affects 1 side, unlike progression to COVID, which happens in both sides...

so Dr Dildo, what exactly did we all have?

because an internal medicine doctor of 30 years agrees with me, and the only ones that dont, are some retard hacks with 4th hand information from the internet, on the internet...

the same people that ate the sh!t they were shoveled like it was morning oatmeal... HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS WILL DIE... you still yappin that fat fvckin mouth of yours about that?



fvckin geek...

oh, the neighbor also ended up in the ER with "pnuemonia like symptoms", but tested negative for Influenza...

mind you, this was all before there was even a test for it, and with Chinas date pushed back to November 18th, and over 750K Chinese tourists came through Sea Tac in December and January, its not hard to connect the dots...

unless you sucked at it when you were a kid, which you clearly did...

That sure was an awful lot of typing for a non-denial denial. Still doesn't change the fact that you told us all that you had coronavirus in January. You even implied it just a few posts ago in this thread. stay safe, evo.

coronavirus ISNT COVID.. get that through your thick ass skull... COVID is a disease caused by a virus, which not everyone progresses to, same with pneumonia, not everyone that gets Influenza or a bacterial infection progresses to the disease... a disease isnt a virus, never will be, never has been...

if it were anyone else, you would agree with them likely... but since its me, im wrong, the doctor is wrong, everyone is wrong...

and this is why you are, and will continue to be, full of sh!t...

You could have saved yourself a lot of typing and anger if you had tried to avoid your little game of semantics. But it does appear that you at least admit that you had the coronavirus in early January. so how did you know that?

Happy Easter Evo. try not to have a stroke today.

Lol welcome back dude.

yes, your right... im sure i could just call her right now and she would say the same thing... matter of fact...

and while you may be correct about the initial statement, doing so is incorrect...

speaking of food, having some nice fat bone in ribeyes, Argentine red shrimp, asparagus, and stuffed portabello mushrooms for dinner... Safeway had dealz..

and im sure you got time...

Oh boy. it's evo home movies day.

I see you lost some weight.

Evo's upset again.

I love Easter.
Family.
Friends.
Good times.

Damn... Evo back with a vengeance!

Safeway is okay if you don't have a bear loin to grille with some roasted spuds and fried morels, sorry no video.

Eat fresh, eat local.


I love Little Baby Ducks
Old Pickup Truck
Slow Moving Trains


and Onions.

I like the way my fingers smell the day after cutting onions.

Kinda brings a tear to my eye.

Every time I step up to the plate my belly hits it.

Onions and Wildspice sound like a combo I could get behind.

I give to you a new pandemic culinary delight! Also great for campin', fishin' & huntin' camps and whatnot. Copious amounts of weed were smoked in the making of this new midnight delicacy, so you KNOW it's amazing.

NapD90's "Lockdown Hash Melt"

Ingredients:

(1) can Hormel beef hash or corned beef hash
(2) Eggs
(2) Slices Kraft American cheese singles (or any cheese, as long as its good melty cheese)
(2) Slices bread of choice. I used multigrain wheat
Some butter.
Some pepper. No salt is needed in this bad boy, look at the label of the hash can!)
Optional: Hot sauce of choice. Cholula was used here.

Smoke a phat bowl and perform a well executed midnight raid on the pantry. Double tap a can of Hormel Hash, field dress and bring back to camp. Cook Hash in skillet with some ground pepper to taste. Fry eggs in skillet. Toast bread in toaster, then butter. Ladle hash on buttered toast, cover with fried eggs and cheese and splash some hot sauce up on that bitch. Microwave for 30 secs just to melt cheese over eggs. Cover with second piece to buttered toast, smush and slice yer sammy. Enhale.

Redneck as all get out, but this one is the real deal. It's not a perfect sammy, but it is an instant winner and should be a solid all-star for years to come provided the virus doesn't kill us all first. Sammy score: 9.0/10.0

Then prepare to splatter butt all over the bathroom later damn bruuuuuuuhhhh