Show Us What You're Cooking! (SUWYC) - Volume 36, Winter 2024/2025

[fuzzydaddy]

A few times every year I smoke a couple of pork butts for us and our neighbors and friends. This was yesterday's cook that will get portioned out and frozen.

[Purc]

looks great

[Sweaty Paul]

Most excellent!

[fzxdoc]

[JCBBQ]

Oh hell yeah! Lunch. Prosciutto, fresh mozzarella, arugula and tomato on Italian bread. Fuggedaboudit.

[captainlee]

Nice !

[fzxdoc]

Wow those don't look like winter tomatoes. Great-looking sammie.

Kathryn

[JCBBQ]

fzxdoc those are Campari tomatoes we get at Costco. If you keep them out a couple days the ripen up nicely.

[NumbWhistle]

Decided to pull some chicken out of the freezer and throw together a quick soup with leftover items in my refrigerator/pantry so I didn't have to go shopping in the cold (-2F). My choices were limited, but it turned out okay for a quick-ish meal. If I had it to do over again, I would have added the rice instead of just having it on the side. I just didn't want the rice to absorb too much liquid and get mushy during the cook.

[smokenoob]

Looks great! Like the action shots too!

[NumbWhistle]

Thanks. I was missing a lot of things I would normally use for a soup/stew like this, but it still turned out pretty well.

[fzxdoc]

Looks amazing for an off-the-shelf, out-of-the-freezer cook. Next time maybe serve the soup over a mound of rice in the bowl? Best of both worlds, I'm thinking.

Congrats on that hearty meal.

Kathryn

[hoovarmin]

Thai red curry chicken with Shiratake noodles and zucchini for Wednesday night dinner.

[hoovarmin]

NumbWhistle thanks!

[fzxdoc]

Your kids will never settle for beenie weenies again.

Looks great! Did you use Maesri Thai red curry paste? I have a hard time finding that brand.

K.

[hoovarmin]

fzxdoc I used Mae Ploy paste. As for the kids, they still appreciate a can of Spaghetti O's with meatballs from time to time 😂

[shify]

Mapo tofu - one of my favorite sichuan dishes and very pantry/freezer friendly and comes together in less than 30 minutes.

[shify]

fzxdoc - I should add this is one of the few (only?) tofu dishes I cook. I'm not really a fan of firm tofu or haven't tried it in the right recipe.

Silken tofu has a better taste and texture to me but i'm still limited in how I use/eat it. Between mapo tofu and kimchi jjigae that pretty much covers most of my tofu eating. I do want to try to make crispy silken tofu (as oxymoronic as that sounds) that I've seen a few places but haven't approached that yet

[fzxdoc]

Now you've got me interested in investigating silken tofu, shify . I've only ever used firm tofu, maybe twice. I didn't not like it, but I can't say I enjoyed eating it either. I'll look at the silken. Thanks!

Kathryn

[hoovarmin]

I've only made this once and mine was super oily. I'd like to try again. Yours looks great and I love that bowl.

[captainlee]

Sea Bass, Filet and a hot Radicchio salad with crab meat. Due to high winds and winter weather heading in I had to do the filet on the cast iron skillet inside. Unfortunately we were out of the back fin crab meat so we reluctantly used the imitation.

[treesmacker]

That sea bass looks scrumdiddlyumptious!

[hoovarmin]

The color on that Sea Bass is perfection.

[theroc]

Where there's a grill there's a way. Just moved back into our home after being displaced for six weeks following the Eaton fire. We are so fortunate to have a home to return to.

Probably too early to cook with too much of an open flame so we started up the Weber gasser to grill some marinated lamb chops. Served with sauteed beech mushrooms and a rice pilaf.

[fzxdoc]

It's good to hear that you're home again. I can only imagine how it pains you to look at the fire-ravaged area surrounding you. It's wonderful that your home was not affected. No smoke damage, I'm hoping, as well.

That's a picture-perfect welcome home meal if I ever saw one.

K.

[Andrrr]

I’m glad to hear you’re home. I bet that celebratory meal tasted extra good.

[hoovarmin]

Glad you are home again! And that is one beautiful celebratory meal!

[Santamarina]

Had a conversation about spaghetti cooking methods with a buddy at work today. Obviously, inspiration for dinner tonight.

Homemade meatballs and meat sauce served with spaghetti, salad with my wife’s balsamic dressing, and garlic bread.

[JCBBQ]

Comfort on a plate. 😍

[Prof Bunky]

FauxBQ chicken leg quarters because snow. So maybe SneauxBQ? In the oven, with good ol' mac n' cheese side. I think there were also celery sticks or something.

[Michael_in_TX]

SneauxBQ lol, I like that.

[bbqLuv]

Comfort food to the next level

[TiggsQ]

Setting up for an all-nighter. Trimmed and injected last night. Will apply rub shortly before going on the smoke.

[Bluetail66213]

OK. Just picked this up at Sam's club. It's 11 degrees out with snow on the ground. Too soon?

[Oak Smoke]

If it’s nearly as cold there as it is here then yes it’s too soon. Wait a few days and enjoy the cook and the brisket. We’re supposed to be back in the 70’s by Sunday. This is just IMHO.

[Spinaker]

Too soon for what?

[RonB]

Dry brine it for a few days and the weather might be better.

[Bluetail66213]

You might be on to something there!

[radiodome21]

Flat Iron steak from Butcher’s Box. I did then in my SNS. It warmed up today in Chicago to 24 ° Seasoned with salt, pepper and a little garlic. This was my wife’s idea. Trying to limit red meat intake. Have to say it was delicious.

[Starsky]

Looks awesome but, how is this limiting red meat intake?