We brought dinner to my parents' place for Mother's Day. My mom likes chicken parm, so I made chicken parm.
Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there!!
Chicken parm, baked penne, grilled Caesar, green beans:
Troutman, thanks! It was my first time making it. I used a buttermilk brine overnight. Flour, egg, then fresh breadcrumbs/parm. Shallow-fried it before baking. I was very pleased with the results!
Leftover dino rib, sweet potato hash, with local farm fresh eggs sunny side up. Was going to be on the kettle and flat top accessory from Hunsaker,but after a good day of blessings seeing my parents and my mother in law for Mother’s Day, I cheated and did it inside,
Mr. Bones I saw that you had sent it,I think I was close to a sleep, I had not seen it until next day. But this is1 something I’d serve friends and family for certain!
Sweet potatoes can be great, ofelles! That looks like a great meal, Richard!
I don't like sweet potato dishes where sugar is added. I like when the sweetness is balanced by the savory. I've thrown them in the smoker too, with great results!
The goal—creamy flesh with deeply complex flavor—is entirely different from what you want in a baked russet. And, as we discovered, so is the cooking method.
Did a couple of pork tenderloins on the kettle and used the vortex. It ain’t just for wings ya know. Stuffed one with jalapeños and wrapped in bacon. The other marinated in Good Season’s Italian Dressing and dusted both with a good helping of Tony C’s. Cooked to an IT of 150*. Both came out crispy, juicy and tasted great.
I don’t like to brag, but a lot of ya know I was married to Patti Labelle for a while. And as ya also know I’ve been a big supporter of her frozen products, sold only at Walmart. Tonight I had her okra stew as a side, again, which is fantastic, you’d never believe it was frozen. Even though we’re divorced, we remain on good terms. 🙄. And folks, trust me on this, if you like Bob Evans or Kraft Mac n Cheese, they can’t hold a candle to my ex wife’s. If you like Mac N Cheese, try the Patti Labelle stuff, you’ll never go back. It’s a little pricy, but worth it. That’s all, carry on.
Grilled some flank steak, nopales, and corn yesterday. Make tacos with the steak and nopales and made elotes. Also made some tomato chile de arbol salsa. Threw in the last of the Christmas tamales. A nice cold Bohemia beer to wash it all down.
Well hope everyone had a great Mother's Day. Nothing special happened at the Troutman house but I did cook Mama a good meal. Had an American Wagyu chuckie that I SVQd to medium rare (our usual) then seared it over oak wood coals. Made some big hassleback potatoes that I smoked along side of some brussel sprouts. Finally laid it all down on a bed of sautéed mushrooms in wine sauce and topped the meat with a compound butter. Below is my plate, I could only finish half. Leftovers tonight !!!
Smokin-It 3D
Weber Kettle with an SNS
Masterbuilt kettle that I call the $30 wonder grill
Bullet by Bull Grills gasser
Anova WiFi sous vide machine
Thermoworks Thermapen and Chef Alarm
I haven’t been cooking "post-worthy" stuff lately. Just getting dinner on the table, weather has been too nice and I’ve been enjoying getting out on the bike in the evenings.
But, I was able to get a wonderful Pork Loin Roast yesterday on the kettle - this was perfect pork! Tender, juicy and great flavor with Oak Ridge BBQ’s Secret Weapon rub.
Today i cooked on the MB 560 and Weber 22
Ribs/in fridge overnite with my apple rub.
Beans. show all the items i put in them
and Bacon Wraped Corn...had to do it.
everone seemed to enjoy the meal
Have mercy..Mr.Bones..i havent heard that in decades..77 today..thanks for the strole down memorie lane
glitchy shared this Jess Pryles recipe with me the other day Meaty, Cheesy Tex Mex Meatballs – Jess Pryles and I made some minor adjustments/additions: 50/50 ground beef/lamb, 1/2c diced onion, 3 cloves garlic, 2 tsp mexican oregano, 1 egg beaten. I ran out of time for mexican rice, which I thought this would be perfect to serve over, but heated up some refried beans and they were an adequate substitute. I cooked them in Spartacus with some hickory chunks. Very tasty and very rich.
We had Mother's Day with 2 of our kids and their spouses on Saturday afternoon. Sadly, we missed having our youngest daughter and husband there, as our 3 month old granddaughter got admitted to the hospital on Friday afternoon, and spent Friday and Saturday in the hospital getting IV antibiotics. She has a bad UTI and the pediatrician was concerned. She is doing much better now, and we saw them on Sunday afternoon.
First, for Mr. Bones I present my crockpot of beans - pintos, cooked for 5 hours in chicken stock, with a pound of Porter Road "bacon ends" added for flavor and protein - these were a lot bigger hit than I expected them to be for a simple bag of dried beans!
And of course, while not mandatory, something beyond beans is often desirable for a meal, so I threw down smash burgers and grilled onions on the flat top. Also grilled/toasted buttered buns, but I never got a single picture on my phone after the flip or cheesing of the burgers. I was just too busy cooking, as usual! It started raining and I had to do a grill swap to get the griddle under cover after the food was already cooking. I think I did about 28 burgers, in two batches. They had a nice beautiful crust, and were made following Meathead's Diner Burger recipe (pepper, garlic powder and onion powder as mix-ins to the meat, salted on the griddle).
Sides included the aforementioned beans, chips and dip, salad, and plenty of beer, some wine, and my son got into my stash and started making whisky sours... even was making simple syrup in a skillet to get it done. I think the last kids went home about 10 hours after they arrived. On Sunday morning I awoke with a headache and was very tired, but I manned up and hopped out of bed as spry as I could, to take care of mama bear on her special day!
And as ya also know I’ve been a big supporter of her frozen products, sold only at Walmart. Tonight I had her okra stew as a side, again, which is fantastic, you’d never believe it was frozen. Even though we’re divorced, we remain on good terms. 🙄. And folks, trust me on this, if you like Bob Evans or Kraft Mac n Cheese, they can’t hold a candle to my ex wife’s. If you like Mac N Cheese, try the Patti Labelle stuff, you’ll never go back. It’s a little pricy, but worth it. That’s all, carry on.
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