I miss the BJs Brewhouse in PNS. I was never impressed with the beer selection, but the menu is huge and I like so many different things there. Especially the smoked sausage appetizer with pita bread, mustard and pickled onions. And hands down one of the best Manhattans I’ve ever tasted was made by a very pretty and talented bartender.

Those look yummy. Do you mind sharing recipe?

We have a NY style bagel shop near our Florida home and the kids are missing the authentic taste!

Tell me why the MEATER is worth the $$$. As far as I can tell it's big feature is that it is wireless which is nice but I don't have a problem with my probe with wire attached. It looks cool though.
I think this time of year you will find the lamb racks often at Costco. And Costco does have frozen duck...mine did a few weeks ago.
Gnawing on the bones---I can't eat lamb chops around my brother-in-law because he won't pick them up and eat all the meat on there!! It makes me crazy...he will cut off with a knife and fork and eat and there is tons of really good meat on those little suckers. Now I really want some lamb chops even though I just had them last week (sans asparagus which I still can't find that is decent--normally I would go to 5 different stores but not now) but they are quite the delicacy.

I bought a 22"off-brand charcoal grill today to add to my parent's gas grill. They were pushing me to get a smoker, but after having a WSM for a decade, I did not think it was worth the trouble and I wasn't going to spend the $$$ for a ceramic (I think I would've gotten a Primo with its oval grate , or a Komodo Joe or Big Green Egg).

Wish me luck today.

https://www.wellplated.com/baked-fries/

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?

Generally fine, but can be inconsistent. It is inherent in their business model that wholesale suppliers can and will change regularly.

I didn't shop there regularly pre-Covid, instead my wife and I considered a visit akin to a fun treasure hunt. Have good friends who semi-regularly shopping at Grocery Outlet but the couple nicknamed it "The Used Food Store", because sometimes they will come across some bargain that is so inexpensive, that the food must be "Used". :cool:

[MENTION=173315]gaobest[/MENTION], I lived in Contra Costa County from 2006-18. Grocery Outlet is fantastic for canned, frozen, and shelf stable goods plus wines. The circulars are out every Wednesday as a whole, but you can also get on an email list owards the stores closest to you. Plus, stores are independently own and operated. Most really don't have a fresh meat section worth a damn

Wow, that is a good price for the chicken.

ikr - I paid more for a pack of 4 organic chicken thighs.

maybe it’s worth googling although I don’t know if I would realistically want to spend much time inside of one right now; at least at other specific stores I’m shopping based on a list and my muscle memory of where the categories are inside of the store.

I should have mentioned that I went to the grocery outlet in sf in the 90s before that space became the sf Best Buy.

I just made scones. They're not the best shape as I don't have a gizmo that does that but, they're light and should be fluffy. Once theyve cooked down sufficiently, I think my wife and daughter will go to town on them.

I’m planning on making crumpets next week. We don’t have any cookie cutters at this house so I found a device that holds the round shape four at a time on Amazon. Now I just have to settle on which recipe. I’m leaning toward the one that cooks on a griddle vs in the oven.

congrats on the scones. I’ve only done them from a mix. Were yours plain or spiced/fruited?

We made pretzels today with teens. The finished product looked nothing like pretzels, but they were gobbled up in minutes. Also made gluten free choc chip cookies with a little cream cheese for softness and to minimize the grittiness of GF flour. They are excellent.

omg they’re so good. Just made these today. Omg.

https://www.maangchi.com/recipe/bread-rolls

recipe please?

The recipe looks easy and the rolls look good, although I bet I can’t fold them as neatly. I’m going to try these this week.

it’s easy. They’re tasty. If I can do them, then everybody else can also do them. I never touched bread dough until yesterday.

I want to make blueberry muffins and more of these rolls today.

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the buns are still so good. Thank you LapLap for the link.

Another mom mentioned to me on FB that her family loves the Maangchi site!

Tried something I've eaten over a thousand times but never cooked myself. Grilled with a little smoked garlic seasoning. Sauce on the side at the table. Wellington SPA to accompany.

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The longer this isolation business continues I may never eat in a restaurant again. ;)

Fried gator? Deep fried bat wings?

Indeed. I have cooked a lot for a long time but had begun to resent and dread it. Mainly bc tired after work and everyone gobbles up so fast. Hard work felt wasted. Now, though, meals are the highlight of our day and the cook is very appreciated. Has changed my mood.

isn’t it fried chicken???

so I didn’t make the blueberry but I did make more rolls on Sunday and I repeated it today. Now we have like 12 rolls so no more rolls to make...

but now I’m wondering HOW to make the rolls with chocolate chips so that the rolls would be chocolate rolls. Is it possible? Would I add chocolate chips to the dough after it’s risen? I did see on Maangchi that someone adds sausage to them.

THIS IS SO EXCITING!!!!!!!