Is your cooking improving in isolation?
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Living in a semi-rural region of Southern Ontario delivery is not available. Take-out is possible if we want to drive into town but it's just as easy to cook at home. The more I'm cooking the more I'm convinced that there isn't anything I can buy that I can't make equally as well except for sushi. Going out for a burger would be a serious step down.
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.
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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 didnt have the corn meal on hand so didnt 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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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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,
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?
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?
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That looks like one glorious piece of meat!
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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.
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.
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Those are good prices. I’m impressed.
I’ve never been to Grocery Outlet - how is their meat?
I’ve never been to Grocery Outlet - how is their meat?

