Good luck! I can't wait to hear about this...hope it works.

The recipe is straight out of The Joy of Cooking with 2 minor modifications. I added a half cup of honey to the boil water and didn’t have the corn meal on hand so didn’t use it. They were ready to come out of the oven at 15 minutes. The topping is from a jar called “Everything but the bagel”. Hopefully this is readable.
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omg my feelings exactly. Once I master fries, all dumb burger talk will cease.
I also thought that I could grill burgers and let them go out for the fries.

we ended up getting sushi carry out last night. $147 incl tip. Super yummy and I really cannot cook those sushi dishes.

thanks! Some tweaks (450-485 degree range and more like 20 minutes, flip potatoes, then another 10-20 minutes) and they were great. Or very very good. Big yay. Omg Im so pleased.

Thanks! Will try that today.

Forgot to mention I used all purpose flour as bread flour would be a challenge to find in a local grocery under normal circumstances.

I am csufabel and I am officially a meat hoarder.

This morning I went out to one of my discount markets and they had USDA Prime grade beef briskets for 2/$60 or one for $45, but while I was there, they said they needed the freezer space and marked them down to $20/each. I bought two and I have no room for either of them.
I went there for precooked bacon packages (30-35 slots for $6), and Skinny Pop popcorn for them by the case. I may get beef ribs tomorrow too.

My folks refuse to cook, so they want the bacon regardless of social distancing and they really don't like sides I prepare. I guess they are used to years of the overly salty rice/pasta box mixes. While the both love carbs, I made baked polenta for them, and while they often ordered grits at a restaurant, polenta was BIG a miss. I put parm and feta in it too and they love them some cheeses.

I would stock up on brisket at that cost. :D

Didn't I reply to you last week that I would send you brisket, either good or poorly smoked? Well, when I start the first smoke, I'll PM you.
EDIT:I pre-ordered short ribs for pickup tomorrow

Here's one of them I have to thaw out,
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Wow!

We're moving out of New York for at least a few months and I just bought a new outdoor refrigerator for the garage to store the 30+lbs of meat/fish we have in the freezer right now.

Gotta worry about the essentials, ya know?

30 pounds?

Yep.

We order meat once a quarter usually and it's a large amount. That along with fish that I catch. It adds up pretty fast. Our freezer is always full.

You did. :)

That looks like one glorious piece of meat!

Well. I got two of these today and a larger choice brisket last week. I know in the freezer I have a vacuum sealed tri-tip, pork but, and pork spare ribs and baby backs.
I just had to but the briskets...and I need to buy a rib loin tomorrow for $50 too to cut it up for strip streaks.

$hit, they are selling two, cut-up chickens (aka 16 pieces) for $5,

While leaving for college over 25 years ago, I think I'm actually glad I returned to Tampa...for meat prices.

Then again, my Mom has been here for 40 years, with navigation, still gets lost here and doesn't know the area.

Those are good prices. I’m impressed.

I’ve never been to Grocery Outlet - how is their meat?