Dinner Tonight

ASUCatFan · Post by **ASUCatFan** » Sun Jan 20, 2019 8:57 pm

My Dad gave me his old charcoal smoker and a friend of mine brought me a dry rub and some barbecue sauce from Kansas City, so I'm making baby backs, calabacitas, and garlic toast. The ribs have been smoking over mesquite since 3:00 this afternoon and are almost ready to sauce.

I haven't been this excited about a meal for a while.

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Mon Jan 21, 2019 9:23 am

How was it?

ASUCatFan · Post by **ASUCatFan** » Mon Jan 21, 2019 12:30 pm

It probably would have been absolutely perfect if I had pulled the ribs off about 20 minutes earlier, but it was damn good. I had the leftovers for breakfast this morning.

TucsonClip · Post by **TucsonClip** » Mon Jan 21, 2019 2:38 pm

Been putting my instant pot to use recently. Last two weeks I made five pounds of ribs, dahl, and last night... bolognese. All have turned out quite awesome. Sure as hell beats hovering over a burner for hours with my mouth watering into the dish.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Mon Jan 21, 2019 6:39 pm

Snagged a nice beef tenderloin on sale, butchered it (thank you YouTube), and then me and the fam feasted on Filet Mignon tonight.

Kind of crazy that I’ve got 8 more filets just waiting to get grilled, all for the price of three store bought filets and 15 minutes of butchering.

Going to make a stew later in the week with the parts that couldn’t get cut into steaks. Good eating on these cold Indiana winter nights...

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Mon Jan 21, 2019 6:46 pm

Microwave chimis.

CalStateTempe · Post by **CalStateTempe** » Mon Jan 21, 2019 6:55 pm

Hebrew National hotdogs
Stagg chili
Tillamook shredded cheddar farmhouse style cut
Onions
Fritos original

Delicious slop on a plate.

dovecanyoncat · Post by **dovecanyoncat** » Mon Jan 21, 2019 7:06 pm

Blueberries, carrot juice and EmergenC to kill my fucking cold.

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Mon Jan 21, 2019 8:45 pm

Chicken enchiladas mmm

BearDown89 · Post by **BearDown89** » Tue Jan 22, 2019 9:42 am

Seared a couple of fat well-seasoned pork chops in the cast iron pan with bacon fat and finished in the oven. Paired with a good salad. Perfect.

PieceOfMeat · Post by **PieceOfMeat** » Tue Jan 22, 2019 4:14 pm

left over spaghetti with toast.

i'm a simple fellow.

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Tue Jan 22, 2019 4:26 pm

Mmmmmm. Leftover spaghetti on toast.

CalStateTempe · Post by **CalStateTempe** » Tue Jan 22, 2019 5:21 pm

Longhorned wrote:Mmmmmm. Leftover spaghetti on toast.

That’s a damn good meal

ASUCatFan · Post by **ASUCatFan** » Tue Jan 22, 2019 5:41 pm

It's a leftover spaghetti and garlic toast kind of night for me too.

CalStateTempe · Post by **CalStateTempe** » Sun Feb 03, 2019 6:33 pm

On this most American of all days....

Hot wings with blue cheese dressing
Pea soup
PBJ sandwich for dessert.
Coors original stub nose bottle

ASUHATER! · Post by **ASUHATER!** » Sun Feb 03, 2019 7:01 pm

Burgers with American cheese, coleslaw and smoked beans

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Mon Feb 04, 2019 7:01 pm

Spinach, yukon gold potato, and goat cheese quiche with homemade crust. One of my favorites.

Also, if you haven't had the Costco brand goat cheese you're missing out. It isn't very strong but for a dish like this it's perfect. Or spread on some crackers with a little tart jam and some black pepper

dovecanyoncat · Post by **dovecanyoncat** » Mon Feb 04, 2019 7:29 pm

A cold plate: orange peppers; snap peas; roasted golden beats; Castelvetrano olives; hummus; Asiago cheese; sardines; tomato; basil; pepitas; Willamette valley Pinot

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Mon Feb 04, 2019 7:31 pm

Leftover smorgasbord.

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Mon Feb 04, 2019 7:32 pm

dovecanyoncat wrote:A cold plate: orange peppers; snap peas; roasted golden beats; Castelvetrano olives; hummus; Asiago cheese; sardines; tomato; basil; pepitas; Willamette valley Pinot

Thumbs up for that. I made some giardiniera last weekend and will have some cold plate stuff this weekend

dovecanyoncat · Post by **dovecanyoncat** » Mon Feb 04, 2019 7:55 pm

scumdevils86 wrote:
dovecanyoncat wrote:A cold plate: orange peppers; snap peas; roasted golden beats; Castelvetrano olives; hummus; Asiago cheese; sardines; tomato; basil; pepitas; Willamette valley Pinot
Thumbs up for that. I made some giardiniera last weekend and will have some cold plate stuff this weekend

Yum. Throw in some caponata, burrata, flatbread and .... damn, good stuff!

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Mon Feb 04, 2019 9:46 pm

A real western weeknight dinner: flank steak, Ranch Beans, salad, and bread from Time Market.

ASUHATER! · Post by **ASUHATER!** » Mon Feb 04, 2019 9:48 pm

Lived in Tucson 14+ years now and I've never been inside Time Market

dovecanyoncat · Post by **dovecanyoncat** » Mon Feb 04, 2019 9:51 pm

Longhorned wrote:A real western weeknight dinner: flank steak, Ranch Beans, salad, and bread from Time Market.

Flank steak, hanger steak, tri-tip, all soo underrated. Mmmmm

RichardCranium · Post by **RichardCranium** » Mon Feb 04, 2019 9:56 pm

ASUHATER! wrote:Lived in Tucson 14+ years now and I've never been inside Time Market

Then you haven't lived in Tucson.

Next you are gonna try telling us that you've never been to Rincon Market either.

Edit I was gonna come back and claim you haven't lived in Tucson until you've been to the butcher in Grande Ave, but I can't find it listed anymore, so either I'm remembering the locale wrong or its gone. Anyway I was reminded about the UofA Meat Sciences store - they used to have superb meat for really good prices - anybody been there lately? Is it still running?

Edit again: I'm sure the butcher I remember was on Grande sorta close by Pat's Chili Dogs, but I don't find it listed anywhere so it must be closed. Too bad.

ASUHATER! · Post by **ASUHATER!** » Mon Feb 04, 2019 9:59 pm

Oh I have, I just haven't been in there for some reason.

dovecanyoncat · Post by **dovecanyoncat** » Mon Feb 04, 2019 10:13 pm

Is there a Best meal I ever had thread? I kinda sorta think I saw one while combing through the General Discussion threads.

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Mon Feb 04, 2019 10:22 pm

dovecanyoncat wrote:Is there a Best meal I ever had thread? I kinda sorta think I saw one while combing through the General Discussion threads.

http://www.beardownwildcats.com/viewtop ... 19#p369419" target="_blank

dovecanyoncat · Post by **dovecanyoncat** » Mon Feb 04, 2019 10:32 pm

scumdevils86 wrote:
dovecanyoncat wrote:Is there a Best meal I ever had thread? I kinda sorta think I saw one while combing through the General Discussion threads.
http://www.beardownwildcats.com/viewtop ... 19#p369419" target="_blank

Nailed it! Thanks Scum.

dovecanyoncat · Post by **dovecanyoncat** » Wed Feb 20, 2019 9:49 am

Lunch. Grilled artichokes and curried chicken.

CalStateTempe · Post by **CalStateTempe** » Wed Feb 20, 2019 10:14 am

Hey dove...for more specificity there is a lunch thread too!

dovecanyoncat · Post by **dovecanyoncat** » Wed Feb 20, 2019 10:36 am

Thanks! I'll forever be a rookie here.

ASUCatFan · Post by **ASUCatFan** » Thu Feb 21, 2019 5:05 pm

I picked up a lasagna from Roma. Sometimes you just don't feel like cooking.

ASUHATER! · Post by **ASUHATER!** » Thu Feb 21, 2019 5:10 pm

ASUCatFan wrote:I picked up a lasagna from Roma. Sometimes you just don't feel like cooking.

Which one? I've had a couple so far and they're all good.

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Thu Feb 21, 2019 6:46 pm

ASUCatFan wrote:I picked up a lasagna from Roma. Sometimes you just don't feel like cooking.

That's why I'm going to stock up on a few lasagne from Roma, or some of their other heatables.

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Thu Feb 21, 2019 6:49 pm

Olympia Provisions bratwurst

ASUHATER! · Post by **ASUHATER!** » Thu Feb 21, 2019 7:00 pm

Longhorned wrote:
ASUCatFan wrote:I picked up a lasagna from Roma. Sometimes you just don't feel like cooking.
That's why I'm going to stock up on a few lasagne from Roma, or some of their other heatables.

The vodka sauce is good. Manicotti was one of my favorites.

It's always good to have 2-3 things from there in the freezer in case you don't feel like cooking.

dovecanyoncat · Post by **dovecanyoncat** » Thu Feb 21, 2019 7:12 pm

Brisket sandwich, kale salad, and best of all, an ear of remarkably good early sweet corn.

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Thu Feb 21, 2019 7:31 pm

dovecanyoncat wrote:Brisket sandwich, kale salad, and best of all, an ear of remarkably good early sweet corn.

Early or late? Hard to determine.

dovecanyoncat · Post by **dovecanyoncat** » Thu Feb 21, 2019 7:56 pm

Longhorned wrote:
dovecanyoncat wrote:Brisket sandwich, kale salad, and best of all, an ear of remarkably good early sweet corn.
Early or late? Hard to determine.

Good point, but I won't quibble when it squeaks and pops sweetly in your mouth one can easily imagine winter is over.

ASUCatFan · Post by **ASUCatFan** » Thu Feb 21, 2019 8:03 pm

ASUHATER! wrote:
ASUCatFan wrote:I picked up a lasagna from Roma. Sometimes you just don't feel like cooking.
Which one? I've had a couple so far and they're all good.

Beef. It's good, it's a classic, and I have leftovers for tomorrow.

ASUHATER! · Post by **ASUHATER!** » Thu Feb 21, 2019 8:26 pm

ASUCatFan wrote:
ASUHATER! wrote:
ASUCatFan wrote:I picked up a lasagna from Roma. Sometimes you just don't feel like cooking.
Which one? I've had a couple so far and they're all good.
Beef. It's good, it's a classic, and I have leftovers for tomorrow.

The last one I had was a white sauce chicken and mushroom one and it was really good, and I don't even like mushrooms.

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Fri Feb 22, 2019 6:39 pm

Rocco’s pizza - finally had it tonight. Damn good pizza. Got the thin crust, of course. A proper grid-cut, real Chicago pizza. None of that doughy, radial-cut pizza that every other place forces you to try to eat by way of limp, triangle-shaped slices.

Thanks to you all for that brilliant rec. Falora is of course the best I’ve had, but Rocco’s all the way for what you can take home.

CalStateTempe · Post by **CalStateTempe** » Fri Mar 01, 2019 8:39 am

https://abc7chicago.com/buffet-brawl-fi ... s/5160115/" target="_blank

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Sun Mar 03, 2019 5:15 pm

Made serious eats halal cart-style chicken and rice with white sauce.

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Wed Mar 06, 2019 9:09 pm

Picked up from Roma Imports:

- sausage lasagne
- pastitsio
- moussaka

My freezer is now activated with promise.

And tonight I had their beef ravioli. I swear it's full of beef marrow. So good.

dovecanyoncat · Post by **dovecanyoncat** » Wed Mar 06, 2019 9:21 pm

Marrow mmmmmm

ASUHATER! · Post by **ASUHATER!** » Wed Mar 06, 2019 9:28 pm

Still never had marrow. I hear it's great schmeared on toast

dovecanyoncat · Post by **dovecanyoncat** » Wed Mar 06, 2019 9:34 pm

Anyone here a fan of sweetbreads? Aside from Hannibal Lector devotees that is.

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Wed Mar 06, 2019 9:35 pm

ASUHATER! wrote:Still never had marrow. I hear it's great schmeared on toast

It is. And it's just as easy as toasting the bread: Just put the marrow bones in the oven for a few minutes. Marrow may be tied with any food vying for Best Food in the Universe. There's a reason why our ancestors sucked on bones.

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