Lunacy We all gotta eat, right? (Food Porn)

[Mr Mellish]

The verdict is in on sous vide bacon...Fabulous!

You sous vide the bacon overnight and let it cook slowly. In the morning, you take the bacon from its container, pat it dry, then throw it into a skillet (hopefully, cast iron or carbon steel, right?). You sear ONE side of the bacon for 4-5 minutes, until you get a nice crunch on that side. The result is bacon that is a fantastic combination of delicate and crispy. Since much of the work is done overnight, you can quickly turn out excellent bacon when people are ready to eat.

 

[momofthegoons]

My husband and I went out last night to our favorite pub.... amazing seafood at this place. We indulged in a few happy hour specials...

Oysters Rockafeller...

Calamari....

Fish tacos two ways....

 

[momofthegoons]

Had a lazy Sunday dinner last night..... tacos again lol....

 

[momofthegoons]

Hosting Thanksgiving dinner has been taken over by my son and his wife. But I still love to contribute. This year, it's pie...

And my praline pecan topped sweet potato soufflé. Pic to follow when it comes out of the oven.

 

[momofthegoons]

Would you believe I forgot to take a picture of the damned sweet potato dish? However, I have something better. My daughter in laws cooking lol...

The appetizer was a lovely lemon thyme ricotta dip with mozzarella baked in a bread bowl.

The starter was a bowl of corn chowder.

There were all the traditional sides of mashed potatoes, stuffing and green beans... but the stars of the night were the turkey breast and ribs that my son smoked all day:

Of course... no holiday get together of ours is ever complete without our Danish tradition of toasting with ice cold Akvavit.

I ate way too much.... my stomach hurts. Why do we do this to ourselves on Thanksgiving? Why?

 

[Reflections]

What a beautiful looking pie @momofthegoons. Your partys and food you make are always
looking great!

I tried a new recipe for my turkey this year. Made a grated lemon peel and garlic and parsley butter to stuff under skin and stuffed bird with 4 onion halves and a whole lemon. Then after it got browned a lil, I spread bacon over top and cooked for 2 and half hours and then let rest for same amount of time cooked. I read the bird re -absorbed its juices if you let it rest longer.. It was juicy and delicious.

My husband made me some scallops for lunch today,we shared...mmm good

hmm guess the picture stuff is screwing up lol

 

[momofthegoons]

@Reflections Thank you. And.....your turkey looks insane...... and for the first time since yesterday I think I just felt a hunger pang.

Yes; the images are an issue we are currently working on. For some reason, it seems personal pics don't want to load... and using imgur isn't the answer. You're much better off dragging or uploading. But even then there can be a delay. Believe me.... we are on it. It's driving me nuts.

Shit... now I wish I had taken some of the turkey home last night..... now I have to cook. Sigh.... Well, there may be another pic coming today lol. Shepard's pie sounds awfully good tonight. Hmmmm.....

Edit: Well... it turned out more like a hash. But I got rid of some leftovers, lol.

 

[Kellya86]

This is my lunch every day pretty much, normally 6 to 8 lamb or pork chops, or a whole chicken...
With 6 bits of fruit... accompanied with a huge mug of organic paleo tea, with coconut oil for my mct's and more calories....
I already had a huge breakfast.. but I start eating this by 10 am (tea break), and finish it at 1pm (lunch time)...
By the time I finish work I'm starving again, so I have a huge meaty dinner, with sweet potatoe and salad usually...
Then in the evening I'm starving once more, so I aim to eat about 1500 more calories between 8pm and 10pm (bedtime), I do this with 85%dark chocolate (paleo brand), and lots of nuts, and some paleo crisps.. its easily done...
I must consume a good 6000 calories a day, probably more... but I'm a growing lad....
Since tithe start of september iv gained a good half a stone... and it's muscle not fat...

 

[momofthegoons]

Nothing too special lol... we had meatloaf this week.

 

[momofthegoons]

Meant to post this up last weekend... Saturday night's fare...

 

[Mr Mellish]

When using a sous vide, you can use freezer zip-lock bags to hold whatever you want to heat. However, the preference is to use a vacuum sealer.

I finally broke down and bought a FoodSaver. It seems a bit finicky but my first trial was pretty impressive. I individually wrapped several sirloin steaks, including thin slices of shallot and garlic in the bag with the meat. To be honest, I was not at all prepared for the way the flavor of the shallot and garlic permeated the meat. It was so much more flavorful than using some sort of marinade. I'm looking forward to additional experimentation over the holidays to see if the effect is consistent.

 

[momofthegoons]

In true fashion I didn't get pics of all the food...

Menu was bacon wrapped filets, salmon, dauphinoise potatoes, asparagus and salad. Served with copious shots of Akvavit.

For dessert, we had a chocolate meringue cake and baklava.

 

[Reflections]

What a fantastic spread MOM!!!

 

[momofthegoons]

I often spend Sundays cooking.... this last one was spaghetti day.

But Sunday dinner wouldn't be complete without dessert now.... would it? So I made an Apple Crostada...
complete with orange zest in the apples..... Ina would be proud. And yes... there is a little 'corner' missing. I needed to make sure the apples were done!

 

[Kellya86]

This was my dinner the other day...
A meat platter..
Some very expensive silverside beef that was just the most melt in the mouth, tender meat iv ever had..
Some lamb rump cooked very rare.. how i like it..
Some paprika chicken...
Some 3 hour slow cooked pork belly...
And a few proper sausages made with only pork in natural casings... the only option for me being paleo..
I thought I'd treat myself that night.. @momofthegoons you told me to...
The beef was 20 quid, lamb was 10 quid, and the rest about another 10.. so that's a 40 quif plate of meat.. and I demolished the lot.... with a little help.. but not much.. I ate most..
Not the sort of dinner I can financially sustain too often... but a nice treat for me..

 

[momofthegoons]

I thought I'd treat myself that night.. @momofthegoons you told me to...

I sure did. And you did a great job! That looks delicious.

 

[Reflections]

I made some Ghee the other day in my Instant pot pressure cooker. I love using this in place of oils for cooking or baking.

Last week I used some left over ham and made some white bean and ham soup.

I also tried making a bread in the pressure cooker. I roasted the pumpkin and made a chocolate and pumpkin bundt cake..All were so yummy!

I have been going nuts using my pressure cooker lately. You can cook so many things in half the time or less.
You can even cook frozen meats in it.

 

[Kellya86]

I made some Ghee the other day in my Instant pot pressure cooker. I love using this in place of oils for cooking or baking.

Last week I used some left over ham and made some white bean and ham soup.

I also tried making a bread in the pressure cooker. I roasted the pumpkin and made a chocolate and pumpkin bundt cake..All were so yummy!

I have been going nuts using my pressure cooker lately. You can cook so many things in half the time or less.
You can even cook frozen meats in it.

Ghee is a big part of my diet being paleo.. it's very expensive for the cultured ghee I require for a source of probiotics... what do you use as a start product..??? How easy is it to make..???

 

[momofthegoons]

it's very expensive for the cultured ghee I require for a source of probiotics... what do you use as a start product..??? How easy is it to make..???

Usually ghee is made from butter. But for a probiotic ghee, apparently you start with yogurt.

 

[phattpiggie]

The weekends are my days off from the kitchen Mrs PP usually takes over especially on Sunday.

Toad in the hole this week.