Oven?

Sausal, El Segundo:

Salsa Trinity:
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Carne asada:
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Scottish salmon:
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David

I used our slow cooker in 2021 and 2022. I didn’t get a chance to make one for today.

I dont want it to boil and the low oven maintains an even temp--braising it in beer. It was done super fast even at low temp...its about 1/4 the original size though. Lol

We have been making it 3-4 times a year for 40 years. (One of my top 5 favorite meals) Tried it every conceivable way. Crockpot/slow cooker on high, barely covered with water, bit of salt, exactly 5 hours. Perfect every time. The one time we did it in a low oven uncovered but basted was a dry tough disaster. Tried it again covered, and it was slightly better, but ended up putting it in the food processor both times and making hash. We'll be making ours Sunday. Tender and juicy. :)

PS. Always buy brisket, never round.

yep...point cut.
I cover it in beer and a little water and cook at oven 250-275. .this one was about 2 1/2 hours. Came out perfect but I made it for tomorrow. Internal temp of 190-205.
it is one of my favorites too but I only have it 2-3 times a year.

Spanish sticky date cake:
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David

Cervena elk with blueberry compote. Not pictured are green beans sautéed with Wagyu tallow, shallots, finished with bacon.
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Slice of pepperoni pizza, not from 7-11, spaghetti with meat sauce and lasagna and insalata caprese.

Takeout and take home Italian night at the DELee household, Scardino's style, to feed our runner in tomorrow's L.A. Marathon.

David

Leftover muraccis (from yesterday)

salmon curry rice


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Visited our local Chop House for dinner and it was quite good (and my first time there in four-five years).

Started with a house salad

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Followed by their prime rib. It wasn't as hot as I wish it would've been, and the horseradish was way too mild, but it was good.

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and finished with Tiramisu

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Original joes, Daly City CA:

iced tea

shared calamari

Lactaid
clam chowder

Dungeness crab Louis salad
side of spaghetti

spumoni (shared) - I got to feed some to my baby :-)


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Burger dinner after Mrs.' concert:

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David

Corned beef sandwich on rye with hot mustard, dill pickle & cole slaw on it.
Sadly, that was the last of my St Paddy's day corned beef. 😢

Perhaps get another corned beef for the slow cooker?

David

I don't own a slow cooker plus I try to eat a bit healthier most of the time so tomorrow it is back to grilled salmon and veggies. The smallest corned beef lasts me at least 3 days.

This year I found a corn beef and veggies slow cooker recipe. Included coating the beef in brown sugar. A very different flavor and quite good.

Peking Duck in Hong Kong.

A fellow FT'er used the term "revenge traveling" and I'm "revenge feasting"! Upon ordering an entire Peking Duck the waitress looked at me quizzically and observed it's a lot of food for a one person. My reply was simply not to fret over it since the restaurant won't be closing their doors for at least several hours, which should be enough. Jokes aside, I was coming off a 48 hour fast & needed a feast!

Not that I'm proud of it, but except for a piece or two, I finished the entire duck!

Lol. What was the second course? Or did you just order the first course? :)

LOL...No soup, sides or anything that might even prove a distraction to my singular focus on enjoying my duck! I was by myself, no obligations, and completely free to be as uncivilized and unrestrained as I please. Oh, for tradition's sake, I did order a plate of Yeung Chau Chow Fan, and instructed my server to place a small portion in a bowl to end the feast.

Sorry. I should have clarified. First course of peking duck is the pancakes/skin/meat thing. Second course would have been a stir fry with the leftover meat and lettuce cups or a soup made from the bones or maybe a fried rice with the leftover meat (in some places that's second and third courses). Basically so as not to waste any of the duck (if only the first course is ordered, restaurants often toss the carcasses into a pot for their "daily" (read free) soup for someone else.

Got it. No, told them to skip the pancakes and side stuff, and just wanted the entire duck; no soup, stir fry or any of that--I just wanted the duck meat & of course the skin on a large plate fully de-boned and sliced into bite sized pieces.

Ah. So Friday night carnivore dinner. Gotcha. Duck isn't cheap these days. Would love to do that sometime in the near future. (although I like the stir fry in the lettuce cup as well.... I just don't have the patience to ripping all that additional meat off the bird). Maybe I'll do it sometime in the near future. It's good stuff when I'm trying to game.

Campbell's cream of mushroom soup with additional mushrooms that I had laying around and some crusty italian bread to mop up what was left.

Marcello’s pizza, SF

pepperoni slice
salami & mushroom slice

Sushi -- shrimp tempura roll and king crab roll.

Last night in one of my favorite HK restaurants.

Traditional 3-course and 1 soup dinner, ordered a la carte, of course. Started with Shark's Fin soup, followed with braised fatty pork, sliced abalone, and a steamed fish as my 3 entrees. For dessert, very dark chocolates (80%), cigar and XO after dinner, then stroll to admire the HK Central skyline in all of it's evening glory.

After evenings like this, I always think this is the greatest city in the world.

Didn’t finish it all, but I stopped for a half slab of ribs and a side of fries this evening from one of our local BBQ joints. It was delicious!

Chicken biryani

Self made?

David

Nope. If I tried, I might get a few dirty looks from my neighbours (although that's not necessarily a bad thing). Would be a first for me so it would have likely been a disaster.

Hot Jamaican beef patty with some pigs in a blanket. Gourmet? No. What I craved? Absolutely.

Kraft dinner with sausages.

Grilled fresh Pacific halibut with grilled lemons & browned butter
roasted baby potatoes
Broccoli and cauliflower

Pretty much the same:

Cracker Barrel M&C with Lil' Smokies
And a few glasses of Valpolicella ripasso.

A week later, corned beef, potatoes and cabbage.

David

Lol.... dinner of "people who are bored and couldn't be bothered to think what else to make and happened to see this in the pantry"

Yes! The fresh halibut is coming in early this year. We haven't bought any yet, but have seen it for as low as $22/lb. We're waiting to get it off the boat, which will be soon I hope.

I got a beautiful piece at Costco. I think that's what I paid. $22 lb. It was delicious...I would buy it again.