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Forum: Food and Drink 09-15-2016, 09:35 AM
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Last night I made a toned down version of Beef...

Last night I made a toned down version of Beef Wellington. The market had a special last week on beef tenderloin and we had bought a piece that I cut into 3 sections and grilled over charcoal as...
Forum: Food and Drink 11-18-2014, 08:07 AM
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I made a paella in the crock pot, it sort of...

I made a paella in the crock pot, it sort of worked out but the rice didn't absorb as much of the liquid as I would have liked. The recipe said to only use long grain brown rice or it would be mushy...
Forum: Food and Drink 11-13-2014, 12:37 PM
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Posted By chrisinhouston
Today I decided the weather was right for braised...

Today I decided the weather was right for braised beef short ribs. I had bought 4 lbs or so back on sale and frozen them so I let them thaw out in the fridge for a day or 2. I also had saved a bunch...
Forum: Food and Drink 02-26-2014, 05:25 PM
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When I shop at the Safeway store in our area (aka...

When I shop at the Safeway store in our area (aka Randalls) I usually swing by the recently discounted meat section. No, I don't by the chicken packs where the plastic has all expanded from some kind...
Forum: Food and Drink 11-17-2013, 06:28 PM
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Splurged on some really nice big swordfish steaks...

Splurged on some really nice big swordfish steaks that I will grill and top with an avocado/tomato/fresh Basil salsa. Serving it with grilled asparagus and brown rice for me and potatoes for the Mrs....
Forum: Food and Drink 09-10-2013, 10:12 AM
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I'm always amazed at the quality of meat from...

I'm always amazed at the quality of meat from local butchers in other nations since we mostly just have the mass produced supermarket meat here in the USA. When we were in Wales early last year and...
Forum: Food and Drink 09-06-2013, 01:07 PM
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Posted By chrisinhouston
It's taken a bit of experimenting to get to where...

It's taken a bit of experimenting to get to where I feel confident. Ideally as a smoker you would get it to 200-225 and let it do it's thing, it has a pan for wet wood chips. I turn on the propane...
Forum: Food and Drink 09-06-2013, 09:11 AM
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Posted By chrisinhouston
I made a lasagna last night. We don't do it often...

I made a lasagna last night. We don't do it often but it's a great way to use up veggies and whatever you have if you aren't too caught up on only doing traditional recipes.

I used jar sauce as I...
Forum: Food and Drink 09-05-2013, 10:12 AM
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Posted By chrisinhouston
Must be pork season... Safeway had boneless pork...

Must be pork season... Safeway had boneless pork loins for $1.99 lb so I got 2. It's so damn hot outside I decided to cook on the stove. I cut off 4 fillets about an inch thick and proceeded to beat...
Forum: Food and Drink 06-08-2013, 12:39 PM
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Posted By chrisinhouston
My step son and daughter in law are running...

My step son and daughter in law are running around like crazy trying to get everything ready for the movers to move them to their new house across town. So we watched the kids at the new house, I...
Forum: Food and Drink 05-31-2013, 01:53 PM
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Posted By chrisinhouston
Today I am totally experimenting with dinner for...

Today I am totally experimenting with dinner for tonight. My wife has been craving some pork, like the kind that is shredded and can go in tacos- I think they call them carnitas. There was some...
Forum: Food and Drink 05-28-2013, 09:23 AM
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Posted By chrisinhouston
Had my wife's mother, son and his wife and 5 kids...

Had my wife's mother, son and his wife and 5 kids over for Memorial Day yesterday. Swam at the community pool and then did a sort of old fashioned cookout, hamburgers and hotdogs (I made lamb burgers...
Forum: Food and Drink 05-23-2013, 11:20 AM
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Posted By chrisinhouston
That looks way better then anything served in...

That looks way better then anything served in most hospitals here in the states. Here it would be all processed food with canned vegetables, usually overcooked and bland. Dessert is usually a small...
Forum: Food and Drink 05-06-2013, 12:52 PM
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Posted By chrisinhouston
I made some nice fish tacos last night. There are...

I made some nice fish tacos last night. There are one of those dishes that didn't exist outside of the Pacific coastal Mexico 15 years ago or so. My friend from Mexico City still laughs and says that...
Forum: Food and Drink 05-06-2013, 12:43 PM
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Posted By chrisinhouston
Mushy peas? Actually I found the British...

Mushy peas?

Actually I found the British supermarkets had a pretty vast stock of fresh vegetables, especially the ones that grow well in that climate.
Forum: Food and Drink 05-03-2013, 08:24 AM
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Posted By chrisinhouston
I like to experiment using up things I have in my...

I like to experiment using up things I have in my pantry and mixing them with fresh items.

Last night I took some fresh cod fillets cut into 4-5 inch pieces. I added some salt and pepper and some...
Forum: Food and Drink 05-01-2013, 08:27 PM
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Posted By chrisinhouston
http://justhungry.com/2007/01/konnyaku_and_shirata...

http://justhungry.com/2007/01/konnyaku_and_shirataki_ojftmhy.html
Forum: Food and Drink 05-01-2013, 08:25 PM
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Posted By chrisinhouston
Made a great vegetable curry tonight to serve...

Made a great vegetable curry tonight to serve over the left over brown rice. The curry was south India style, not too hot but a good after burn.

Trick was to use lots of the veggies I had and cook...
Forum: Food and Drink 05-01-2013, 02:05 PM
Replies: 1,878
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Posted By chrisinhouston
I'll put something together and pm you. I tend to...

I'll put something together and pm you. I tend to create some things as I go based on the pantry supplies but I do love miso and have a lot in my fridge.
Forum: Food and Drink 05-01-2013, 08:17 AM
Replies: 1,878
Views: 657,486
Posted By chrisinhouston
Since my dietary change we are eating a lot more...

Since my dietary change we are eating a lot more seafood and vegetarian stuff. Last night I fired up the Big Green Egg grill and seared some really fresh miso glazed mahi mahi. I also grilled a...
Forum: Food and Drink 03-12-2013, 11:40 PM
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Posted By chrisinhouston
Tonight we are using up more of our pantry since...

Tonight we are using up more of our pantry since we leave Hawaii for home on Friday. There used to be a show in the early days of the Food Network TV called Door Knock Dinners where the host would...
Forum: Food and Drink 03-05-2013, 03:14 PM
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Posted By chrisinhouston
Well I have been pretty good with my new...

Well I have been pretty good with my new no-meat/vegetarian/fish diet for the past 6 weeks but my wife still craves a little red meat so yesterday morning when I stopped by the grocery near by to get...
Forum: Food and Drink 02-27-2013, 12:15 AM
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Posted By chrisinhouston
Big lobster tails tonight, I think they came from...

Big lobster tails tonight, I think they came from Brazil but were similar to the ones we had in Australia and probably spiny lobsters not like the ones with claws from Maine. I split the tails open...
Forum: Food and Drink 02-25-2013, 12:41 AM
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Posted By chrisinhouston
Back on Oahu, Hawaii for another 3 weeks. We got...

Back on Oahu, Hawaii for another 3 weeks. We got our apartment kitchen stocked with basics and fresh produce and found some really fresh marlin so I got a nice 2 lb loin, about 7 x 3 x 3 inches.
...
Forum: Food and Drink 02-01-2013, 04:01 PM
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Views: 657,486
Posted By chrisinhouston
Hawaii markets have a great stock of all kinds of...

Hawaii markets have a great stock of all kinds of Asian food supplies so I got some toasted nori sheets and have been experimenting with sushi since we also have a great supply of really fresh fish! ...
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