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One of the best-kept secrets are the food trucks at the LKQ yards in the Houston area. And two of the three yards have Whataburgers in close proximity, too. Choices, choices.Right at our local pick-apart here in Fredericksburg VA, there is a food truck. Authentic simple Mexican food, tacos mostly.
Yes, yes and yesss!!! Crispy skin and just barely done on the inside!!! Great simple tips on cooking! Very similar to what we do with it....I enjoy salmon (crispy outside, medium inside) the best way to cook salmon is to treat it like a steak...
HAHAHAH I would just like to add that Covid-19 has really afforded me the opportunity to expand my cooking techniques. Whether or not my techniques are any good is another story, but I have expanded them.@Jlaa, so contrary to the nachos, you're sounding like a salmon preparation vet.....![]()
If anyone has "extra" time, I've made this early this year, very very good imo! Rustic, flavorful, feeds entire family...Perhaps someone can post a "500Eboard COVID Salmon" recipe.....![]()
This looks great. Vaguely mediterranean perhaps? But the roasted sweet potatoes are not mediterranean. Regardless, the variety of texture looks great. I will see if I can use some of my newly acquired tools to make this.If anyone has "extra" time, I've made this early this year, very very good imo! Rustic, flavorful, feeds entire family...
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Crispy Salmon, Blood Orange, Sweet Potato and Avocado Salad - Heather Christo
So happy it’s Monday, because that means we are half way through Whole30!!! Interestingly enough, I think I could eat this way for a very long time, but I would like to add alcohol back in ASAP. Sorry not sorry. But boozy fantasies aside, I am going to focus on the most beautiful, healthy dishes …heatherchristo.com
I keep telling him not to go near Припять.....
Mostly, that to us eastern Europeans, Americans and American culture might as well be Martians and Martian cultureWe've met with @kiev few times (too short), but indeed, there are many similarities and memories for sure!
Oh boy!!!!! I know that your father has 10,000 unreal, amazing, mind-bogglingly funny stories. Which one of the one's mentioned here was it? Mostly true or mostly false?dad was a manager of one of the Moscow's premier restaurants of that era.
That is a very cool childhood memory to have!I remember getting to attend a fundraising breakfast and meeting Richard Nixon in 1968
I think that many Americans refuse to hear what they actually hear. Instead engaging in irrational re-interpretstion and/or dismissal. When one side says that this is a racist country that exterminates, oppresses, and puts people in prison based on their skin color, that, with a cold-blooded purposefulness, the game is rigged from the day one AND, on top of all that, this country is trying to murder the whole planet (climate) - THEY ACTUALLY MEAN AND BELIEVE IT.There were people of all sorts of positions and backgrounds there, and the one thing I recall is that regardless of the subject, discourse was always civil.
That's what's missing today. How things got so polarized escapes me
It's easy to compare the same news as reported by the WSJ compared to the New York Times or Washington Pos
Like you, @Duh_Vinci, I have stopped watching news on ANY mainstream media
The smartest, most practical and down-to-earth people I have tended to know are the people who DO NOT live in "echo chamber bubble" big cities on the East and West Coasts. People who live everyday lives and work everyday jobs. They are not rural, flyover-territory "rubes" or "low-information voters" that you hear the cable network people talk about
I've always had a tough time cooking salmon until I realized that for the way I enjoy salmon (crispy outside, medium inside) the best way to cook salmon is to treat it like a steak.
- Timing is most important (to avoid overcooking) so uniformity of pieces in size and shape (3" thick sections of fillet) is needed.
- Need high-fat salmon (not coho or any of the leaner ones)
- Sprinkle a little salt on the salmon and that's it.
- Crank up the pan on the stove with NO OIL OR BUTTER OR ANYTHING --- Pan sear, flesh side down for 2 minutes.
- Flip salmon, skin side down, pan sear for 1 minute
- Put the entire pan with salmon in a 425F* oven for 4-6 minutes, depending on thickness of your cut.
Remove from oven and enjoy plain, or add whatever flavoring you want. The result is perfectly seared salmon with a juuuuust-done interior --- no overcooking. And quite healthy as there is no added butter/oil/fats.
As to cooking, I mostly grill and pan fry basic dishes with just 1 ingredient (not counting salt)
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@Jlaa @Gerryvs, You keep the Salmon, Give me a Prime Rib Eye anyday.
@ Jlaa Try Tacos w/ beef or chicken![]()
I'm aware of Glenn Greenwald and I've been following the story of his leaving the Intercept. One of the last real journalists with@sheward: A great source for some REAL investigative reporting is Glenn Greenwald, the fiercely independent investigative reporter who recently left "The Intercept" which he co-founded. He is a guy who separates his political beliefs from his professional work, and is not afraid to delve into sensitive topics and set the record straight.
His own colleagues censored him over election-related reporting he was doing there, so he resigned. Greenwald was one of the guys who helped expose the "W" Bush administration Iraq policy, secret NSA surveillance of US citizens, and the Snowden expose, and much more. He is about the closest as I can think of these days, as to what a non-partisan investigative reporter (once called a "muckraker") is in today's world.
His work since recently leaving The Intercept is available here: Glenn Greenwald
Read a few of his pieces, and you will have a difficult time arguing with his reporting.
I'm aware of Glenn Greenwald and I've been following the story of his leaving the Intercept. One of the last real journalists with courage.
drew
Also slicing home made roast beef sandwiches, because Arby's, which is a childhood favorite of mine, no longer exists near me.View attachment 118309
Yum. Arby's was the only fast food place my Dad would eat. He loved the "Horsey sauce" and their Jamoca shakes. I rarely go to Arbys, but when I do I always get a Jamoca shake in remembrance of my Dad.@Jlaa my family hates me on road trips because I am a sucker for Arby’s beef-n-cheddar sandwiches. I always stop at Arby’s. I don’t know if there is beef or cheddar on there but I love it!
@kiev @TerryA - Yes, Ribeyes are fantastic. That's an impressive amount of ground meat, but c'mon, @kiev, you are not doing the ribeye hoarding properly. Has this board / COVID 19 taught you nothing about hoarding car parts, and now food?I am disappointed that you have not adopted the lifestyle of boundless gluttony.
You have to buy the ENTIRE rib eye -- like this:
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@Jlaa my family hates me on road trips because I am a sucker for Arby’s beef-n-cheddar sandwiches. I always stop at Arby’s. I don’t know if there is beef or cheddar on there but I love it!
Yum. Arby's was the only fast food place my Dad would eat. He loved the "Horsey sauce" and their Jamoca shakes. I rarely go to Arbys, but when I do I always get a Jamoca shake in remembrance of my Dad.
Dan
I now live in the land of In-N-Out and there are 3 locations within 10 miles of my house. In-N-Out is v. good, particularly given the absurdly cheap price.I can get all the Arby's I want (and do!) but long for In-N-Out......
Fromto salmon cooking. I like it.
Being a keen USA tourist it is always really strange to walk into outdoor world or even Wallmart super centres etc and see people casually shopping for a shotgun or rifle. Total opposite here and I like it that way I must admit. I dont feel the need to get armed because most likely not one house one my road has one.
Why can’t we have some politicians who set a new example
Those stories, now that's some funny shit! Yes, some are true, some are "not so much" And dude, enough ground beeeeeeef? A pan seared steak, cooked in ghee/olive oil, sprig of thyme and basting while cooking - as good as any grill version. Good steak will speak for itself!Oh boy!!!!! I know that your father has 10,000 unreal, amazing, mind-bogglingly funny stories. Which one of the one's mentioned here was it? Mostly true or mostly false?
As to cooking, I mostly grill and pan fry basic dishes with just 1 ingredient (not counting salt)
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Now, that Sir is the way to do it!!!you are not doing the ribeye hoarding properly. Has this board / COVID 19 taught you nothing about hoarding car parts, and now food?I am disappointed that you have not adopted the lifestyle of boundless gluttony.
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These are beautiful breads Ricardo, and thank you for sharing the video, I'll have to give it a try!I followed the YouTube video below where my favorite comment is "thank goodness for bakers, because no one has time for this shit"
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You see, my memories and experiences while living in USSR were quite different, not in middle/high school, not in the nursing college I attended. Perhaps because my "I begin to understand life" and somewhat "formed" my identity happened in the mid to late 80's, and we all know what by the late 80's, the "Soviet Union" was crumbling down... The rest was history. Sure, the US was never portrayed as "The friends of the world" at the government level, but among the people, I never felt any great animosity toward the US... When we were getting ready to leave USSR in 1989, our History teacher in the nursing college came up to me, gave me a hug, and said something along the lines of "I whish you very best in your new beginning in America, I think you will love it there..." And that was a tough woman to crack...During my childhood in Ukraine (born in Odessa), this country was portrayed by the communistic regime as the worst country in the world, while secretly they all envied this country. Even in children’s books, the portrayal of Americans was never kind. “You” people were always showcased as arrogant, greedy, selfish and ignorant. But we never wanted to believe that America was actually filled with people like that and many took it upon themselves to come here and find out. Since living here starting in 1978, I have found out that all of that communistic propaganda was just that, propaganda....
Side note, my festivities for tonight will be chicken tabaka (цыплёнок табака).
@Duh_Vinci, you are a very early Sunday riser![]()
Over the years, getting up every morning at 5am to to go work, it's like internal alarm, even on weekends! Espresso was already brewed and consumed@Duh_Vinci, you are a very early Sunday riser![]()
Yessss!!!Some of us are *very* early risers. Gives us more of the day to enjoy, IMHO, and the earliest part when everyone else is still sleeping is the best part!
Dan
I find the differences between the states in gun laws to be interesting. I had a concealed-carry permit in the Republic of Texas, but there is NO WAY IN HELL pretty much ANY civilian could ever get one in Maryland. In fact, the gun laws are now looser in Washington DC and in California than they are in Maryland !! Yet I am the same person, no different than I was in Texas. But not to be trusted with weapons in Maryland !!You won't see that any more. Walmart has cut back on what they sell as far as firearms and ammo.
You would probably find it stranger to be in a Walmart in a "constitutional carry" state, meaning that people can "open carry", that is, wear a sidearm in clear view. Arizona, Indiana and others are open carry states. When we were living in Indiana between 2008 and 2011, I was in line at our local Walmart with my youngest son, a high school student at the time. The gentleman in front of us was clearly not a law enforcement officer but was wearing a really nice 1911 in a holster on his belt. My son was a bit surprised, as having lived in Florida all his life (not an open carry state) he had never see something like this before.
I'm ambivalent about it, as I feel like the majority of gun owners are safety minded people and are highly unlikely to start pulling a firearm and using it unless the situation was quite dire. I have a concealed carry permit mainly because it allows me to bypass the Federal and local waiting periods for firearm purchases. Concealed carry is a lifestyle, as you have to commit to doing it 100% of the time if you're going to do it safely. I'm not that committed.
Dan
Yep, 5:45-6AM every day for me. Already on my second cup of coffee !!Over the years, getting up every morning at 5am to to go work, it's like internal alarm, even on weekends! Espresso was already brewed and consumed
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That resonates with me along the very same lines. I still vividly remember my parents and I sitting in the principal’s office of my school, telling the principal that we were leaving for America and that I need to be pulled out of school, so we could get ready. My principal told my parents no problem with me leaving school, gave all of us a big hug, cried a bit and told us that maybe we’ll see each other in America. A month later, my migration to America began. Back then, our visa out of Ukraine was for Israel, cause we could not list America as our destination. So we had to take a train to Czechoslovakia, then a train to Vienna, Austria (where we stayed for two weeks, such a beautiful city), then a train to the coastal city of Ostia, Italy (just outside of Rome), where we stayed for almost four months before flying off to NYC. In Austria, we changed our destination to America and in Italy we finalized our new destination. The time spent in Austria and Italy was needed to get our paperwork in order and because a lot of families from Ukraine were also migrating at that time (between 1972 and 1978, Ukraine had a very large number of people migrating to America), it took a while to process the families. To this day, I remember how much I loved getting off the train from Ostia to Rome, coming up from the underground train station and seeing the Colosseum...you can’t put a price on that feeling.When we were getting ready to leave USSR in 1989, our History teacher in the nursing college came up to me, gave me a hug, and said something along the lines of "I whish you very best in your new beginning in America, I think you will love it there..." And that was a tough woman to crack.
Yeah, we lost our national treasure with his passing, my parents are in shock and my dad raised a long and warm toast to his legacy. He was one of a kind and will be dearly missed. I myself, have not gotten over the loss of David Bowie, Prince and Lemmy, as well as the recent loss of Neil Peart. Especially with Peart, as he was the sole reason I took up drumming in my teens. I can’t bring myself to listen to Rush for a while now...it’s just too soon for me.BTW, speaking of Odessa, the loss of one of it's greatest Mikhail Zhvanetsky, loved that guy!
One of the key components to its preparation is to rub down the hens with lemon juice and sour cream before adding the rest of the spices and let it marinate for a few hours. The press should be at least a kilogram in weight, so we usually place a few tea kettles filed with water on top. As Julia Child used to call this dish the brick chicken.The Цыпленок табака, staple in our household still. To all who like chicken, this is the simple recipe that everyone need to try at home at least once, you will be hooked! Salt, fresh cracked pepper, garlic... Flattened out and cooked under the "press" on the griddle/skillet in butter. We tend to use Cornish hens lately, size and tenderness.
I find the differences between the states in gun laws to be interesting. I had a concealed-carry permit in the Republic of Texas, but there is NO WAY IN HELL pretty much ANY civilian could ever get one in Maryland. In fact, the gun laws are now looser in Washington DC and in California than they are in Maryland !! Yet I am the same person, no different than I was in Texas. But not to be trusted with weapons in Maryland !!
So my beautiful leather IWB holsters sit in storage in the basement, waiting for the day when I live again in a state (my next and final stop is very likely going to be Maine) that has reasonable gun laws.
Well then, if your story does not bring back memories... Very same path... Train from Moscow to Prague, 4-5 hours layover, beautiful city, gorgeous architecture! On to Vienna, Austria, following the bus to the "staging" area, absolutely stunning and rather remote part Austria, Rohr im Gebirge We ended up staying there for a bout 5-6 months for some reason. Mountain streams and fields, beautiful beautiful country side!That resonates with me along the very same lines. I still vividly remember my parents and I sitting in the principal’s office of my school, telling the principal that we were leaving for America and that I need to be pulled out of school, so we could get ready. My principal told my parents no problem with me leaving school, gave all of us a big hug, cried a bit and told us that maybe we’ll see each other in America. A month later, my migration to America began. Back then, our visa out of Ukraine was for Israel, cause we could not list America as our destination. So we had to take a train to Czechoslovakia, then a train to Vienna, Austria (where we stayed for two weeks, such a beautiful city), then a train to the coastal city of Ostia, Italy (just outside of Rome), where we stayed for almost four months before flying off to NYC. In Austria, we changed our destination to America and in Italy we finalized our new destination. The time spent in Austria and Italy was needed to get our paperwork in order and because a lot of families from Ukraine were also migrating at that time (between 1972 and 1978, Ukraine had a very large number of people migrating to America), it took a while to process the families. To this day, I remember how much I loved getting off the train from Ostia to Rome, coming up from the underground train station and seeing the Colosseum...you can’t put a price on that feeling.
Some just have an incredible impact on the world for sure! In no particular order, but just watched "Motorhead: Ace of Spades" on tubi last week... Can't help but popping this into my headYeah, we lost our national treasure with his passing, my parents are in shock and my dad raised a long and warm toast to his legacy. He was one of a kind and will be dearly missed. I myself, have not gotten over the loss of David Bowie, Prince and Lemmy, as well as the recent loss of Neil Peart. Especially with Peart, as he was the sole reason I took up drumming in my teens. I can’t bring myself to listen to Rush for a while now...it’s just too soon for me.
I actually always thought it was Цыпленок табака, the USSRian dish, until one day (we had a lot of friends from Georgia), on of my mother's girlfriends (and imagine the accent from Tbilisi) "Нет дорогой, это блюдо из Грузии! И это не табака, а таПака" ("No dear, this dish is from Georgia! And it is not tabaka, it is taPaka"). And apparently, there are as many recipes of this dish as their recipes of sauce Tkemali or Adgika. Well, she "told me"One of the key components to its preparation is to rub down the hens with lemon juice and sour cream before adding the rest of the spices and let it marinate for a few hours. The press should be at least a kilogram in weight, so we usually place a few tea kettles filed with water on top. As Julia Child used to call this dish the brick chicken.
I actually always thought it was Цыпленок табака, the USSRian dish, until one day (we had a lot of friends from Georgia), on of my mother's girlfriends (and imagine the accent from Tbilisi) "Нет дорогой, это блюдо из Грузии! И это не табака, а таПака" ("No dear, this dish is from Georgia! And it is not tabaka, it is taPaka"). And apparently, there are as many recipes of this dish as their recipes of sauce Tkemali or Adgika. Well, she "told me"
I've tried this dish with Hmeli Sunelli, tried with dried basil and coriander, but never with lemon and sourcream, I will have to try it for sure! We use lemon and soucream rub/base for quails, and it is delicious, I'm sure it's going to be great on тапака /tабака, thanks!!!
Back on the subject of food I smoked some pork shoulder for 26 hours over the weekend. Came out perfect.
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Back on the subject of food I smoked some pork shoulder for 26 hours over the weekend. Came out perfect.
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We need places like this here! I don't mind buying large cuts, never let it go to waste. I have pro-grade meat grinder and sausage stuffer press, shoulders are great for any and all the goodies to cook. Unfortunately nothing like that locally. I have to do Wegmans for the pork shoulders, and Costco for beef, lamb, chicken and seafood.There is a large farmer's market and restaurant supply place on the east side of Tampa called "SanWa Market". They open at 4:00 am daily except Sundays and are open to the public as well. They sell good meat cheaper than anyplace in town, but it's large cuts, like a whole pork shoulder or whole pork tenderloin, for example. We buy beef tenderloins (filet) from them regularly, and depending on the weight they're usually around $30-$35/each. The also have fresh vegetables of all kinds that arrive daily form local farmers, too.
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There is a large farmer's market and restaurant supply place on the east side of Tampa called "SanWa Market". They open at 4:00 am daily except Sundays and are open to the public as well. They sell good meat cheaper than anyplace in town, but it's large cuts, like a whole pork shoulder or whole pork tenderloin, for example.
As far as I know, хинкали is originated in Georgia as well. In the days of the former Soviet Union, the food from various regions migrated back and forth, and a good restaurant would usually offer the хинкали on their menu. That magic juice you get with the first bite IS the sign of the well made хинкали!@Duh_Vinci @kiev @szvook
OK question time for you guys. These pork and lamb dumplings (Khinkali?) were from a place called "Kuvshin" in Kiev, Ukraine.
They are soup dumplings. The dough was soft, and when you first bite into the dumpling, you get some broth ...... and then you get pork / lamb --- which ever one you ordered.
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I was like WTF ..... This is like Chinese Food (Shanghainese Soup Dumpling) 小籠包 !!!!!!!
Is this Ukranian or Georgian Food? I was blown away.I did not there is similarity / overlap between the cuisines! These were great!
This is like Chinese Food (Shanghainese Soup Dumpling) 小籠包 !!!!!!!
Is this Ukranian or Georgian Food? I was blown away.I did not there is similarity / overlap between the cuisines! These were great!