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What's on your plate today?

This morning was bacon, scrambled eggs, diced potatoes with rosemary, salt and pepper lightly browned in olive oil, a granny smith apple and black coffee.

Now we're going for a walk around the neighborhood to get some sun and a bit of exercise.
75F and sunny in Houston at the moment.
 
Set a record high of 72f yesterday on Christmas Day. I spent 4 hours hickory smoking a 10# ham butt and it turned out great.
This morning I am stuck the hambone with lots of meat still intact along brown bean and chopped onion, garlic, cumin and crushed red pepper on the stove. I love ham n beans and cornbread, but my wife complains of gas and bloat. This too shall pass.
 
Old Smokey said:
Set a record high of 72f yesterday on Christmas Day. I spent 4 hours hickory smoking a 10# ham butt and it turned out great.
This morning I am stuck the hambone with lots of meat still intact along brown bean and chopped onion, garlic, cumin and crushed red pepper on the stove. I love ham n beans and cornbread, but my wife complains of gas and bloat. This too shall pass.
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I can't eat beans, but I remember the aftershocks when mom would cook a pot of beans for the rest of the family.
 
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She showed me how to make french toast from scratch, how to properly cook eggs, make fluffy pancakes, cook rice properly, how to make pot roast with steamed carrots & red potatoes and great burgers-all from scratch in a home kitchen.

Headed back home to Houston, but blessed to have a professional chef teach me some real elements of basic cooking. I was more than humbled and have asked her for more training on future trips.

Emerle watch your back!

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MadMonk said:
Eating the last of my Chinese Takeout. Worked out to 7 meals for 25 bucks.
Mixed the remaining pork fried rice into the pint of hot and sour soup. BIG bowl. Loving it.
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Dang you have some cheap Chinese takeout. I spend about $45 and get about three meals out of it. And my wife and I don't eat all that much. :)
 
George Scott said:
Dang you have some cheap Chinese takeout. I spend about $45 and get about three meals out of it. And my wife and I don't eat all that much. :)
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Yea, he gives great portions. Best Chinese in town too. Spend 25, and you get to pick off a list for a freebie. So, I always go to 25, get my freebie, and eat for days.

Having leftover Lasagna later, then freezing the rest into portions.
Kid is going through the Ham like a bonafide teenager.
 
MadMonk said:
Eating the last of my Chinese Takeout. Worked out to 7 meals for 25 bucks.
Mixed the remaining pork fried rice into the pint of hot and sour soup. BIG bowl. Loving it.
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Is that seven meals between you and your son or each?
 
Succubus said:
Is that seven meals between you and your son or each?
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Just me. 7 Plates. He's not big on Chinese. He did have some Gen Tso's, so maybe more like 7.5 meals.
For pork fried rice ($6.65), he fills a 9 x 6 x 3 foam carry out so the rice completely fills the top. Gen Tso's is a 6 x 6 x 3 filled the same way...all meat. Egg Rolls, 1 buck each. Soup is $1.75 for a pint, $3.45 for a quart.
 
MadMonk said:
Just me. 7 Plates. He's not big on Chinese. He did have some Gen Tso's, so maybe more like 7.5 meals.
For pork fried rice ($6.65), he fills a 9 x 6 x 3 foam carry out so the rice completely fills the top. Gen Tso's is a 6 x 6 x 3 filled the same way...all meat. Egg Rolls, 1 buck each. Soup is $1.75 for a pint, $3.45 for a quart.
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I wish we could get that much Chinese food for that cheap here!
 
MadMonk said:
Just me. 7 Plates. He's not big on Chinese. He did have some Gen Tso's, so maybe more like 7.5 meals.
For pork fried rice ($6.65), he fills a 9 x 6 x 3 foam carry out so the rice completely fills the top. Gen Tso's is a 6 x 6 x 3 filled the same way...all meat. Egg Rolls, 1 buck each. Soup is $1.75 for a pint, $3.45 for a quart.
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I wish we had edible Chinese food here. I have to make my own.
 
Got a bag of Meyer lemons from my neighbor.
Decided to make my favorite lemon dish.

Meyer Lemon Pie

Ingredients
  • ½ cup fresh Meyer Lemon juice
  • 1 can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 graham cracker crust

Instructions
  1. Squeeze lemon juice (through a strainer to catch the seeds) until you have ½ cup.
  2. Pour into a bowl with 1 can sweetened condensed milk.
  3. Mix to combine.
  4. Place lemon/milk filling into pie crust.
  5. Refrigerate until cooled & thickened.


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Had a taste for something barbecue-esque. I over-zealously bought a 10 pound pork shoulder which I split in half and froze the other half (got to actually use my cleaver for its intended purpose, however). I rubbed some spices on it and threw it on the grill just to brown/sear and then threw it in the crock pot with leftover cabernet for about 7 hours. Shredded it and ate it on a roll with some barbecue sauce and a side of cole slaw.
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