General Food/Eating Discussion

[michaeljcr]

This is really boring and sad, but I made my first burger from scratch last week rather than buying one from the supermarket or butchers. Really embarrassing to admit,  but I'd never bothered before.

I found this site and it got me a bit obsessed:

http://aht.seriouseats.com/

M.

[Giles]

I'm a pedant when it comes to home made burgers.

My recipe.

Skirt of beef, very finely chopped.  Shaped into burger shape.  No additions.

Fast fried until done to your degree of rawness.

Salt and pepper added post-fry to taste.

Pure heaven.

[michaeljcr]

Giles - I'm going to try that! I'm actually going to buy a grinder at the weekend so I can grind my own beef. I nearly typed 'meat', rather than 'beef' but remembered where I was an thought it was too easy a joke…

Before I read all over that site, I didn't even know adding in salt before cooking (especially in, rather than on the burger), is really bad for the end result.

[Giles]

You will find the result better if you finely chop with a knife…..

[michaeljcr]

Interesting! I'll try that before I buy a grinder.

[Giles]

A grinder is useful and I use one to grind beef/lamb for cottage/shepherds pie & lasagne etc, but for something like a burger you want decent surface area to the bits of meat.  A grinder tends to "modge" the meat together…...

Modge being part of the Padmore vocab.......

[ronaldlsh]

Christmas Eve Dinner

Butterball Turkey, Pork Knuckle, and Sausages with
homemade sauteed mushrooms, and boiled vegetables.

Christmas Day Breakfast

Egg's Benedict

American Breakfast

Mushroom and Cheese Omelette served with Salad and Toast

Had a wonder Christmas this year with wonderful people and of course with lots of delicious food!
Looking forward to the next.

[madmonday]

yummy

[Giles]

Giles says Mmmmmm, Mme B says "puke'

[Finn666]

during my stockholm trip…

mudcake ftw 

[madmonday]

great flicks, damn that food looks delicious.  thanks for sharing

[madmonday]

being in the cut is always a great thing:

poor delicious bastards:

rest speak for themselves:

[madmonday]

almost forgot my warm-up exercises with my poor lil one:

[Friday]

Now i'm hungry  ::)

[Giles]

Everything/body exudes class but what on earth is that red plastic basket doing there?

[madmonday]

yes we are very classy in non-gentrofied-brooklyn where the "normal" folks tend to steer clear from.
my daughter is great, she entertains all my bull$h!t    the boy & the wife are way too cool for the warm-ups 

[madmonday]

oh & the baskets are for your trash (shells & the sort in the little basket & the gentleman in the shop come over & dump it out from time to time)

[Seul]

The video made me smile… You are one sweet, funny dad me thinks 

[madmonday]

tell my kids that 

thanks much as i crave positive reinforcement  plus it is really important to stretch before exercising

[zhivago]

Pure awesome Monday!