I missed the discussion on this, but instead of buying 3 buck chuck (which is barely palatable) use white vermouth. Vermouth is just white wine with herbs. It's slightly higher alcohol content, so it lasts a bit longer once opened. Keep it in the fridge and the bottle will last at least a few months.

Don't buy the cheapest vermouth (Gallo or Martini/Rossi), which is about as good as cooking wine. Buy a good vermouth, like Noilly Prat or Dolin.

If you need red wine to cook with, I suppose you could do 3 buck chuck...but a cheap zinfandel is probably better. Bogle Old Vines Zin is usually around $8-10.

I'm not, although I do normally eschew Trader Joe's. That was fun, not a word I use very often :).
Mariano's naan is perfectly fine (and I don't have to stand in line outdoors in 30 degree weather to get in the store like TJ's). I just don't feel like going out to get it. We already had all the other ingredients here at the house.

We have a new Indian restaurant on the other side of town that has been getting good early reviews, so I may have to use my Amex Uber credit this month to get some good garlic naan delivered soon!

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Americana tacos (ground beef on hard shell tacos) with assorted toppings
Cheese quesadilla
fresh homemade guacamole (thanks again to corky & bensyd for the encouragement to just buy & manage avocados instead of buying guacamole)


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Gorgeous! Both look super fun and yum.

Not sure of the brand, but we like the naan that Costco carries. Wonderful when you toast it a bit. I think there are 12-16 in a package.

but they’re mini naans, yes? They’re not naan. Sigh

ooh here’s the evergood factory picture for you.


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Sous vide salmon (again!)

What difference does the size matter if they are tasty?

Had some sliced fish and clear soup

More mash / purée shown
For the time being , more purée than mash


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Potato and sweet potato purée

What is the consistency like? Almost like a soup?

More like some mash served in fine dining restaurants .. like baby food , if you can recall 😉

Salad with goat cheese, candied walnuts with fresh orange dressing
roasted cauliflower with toasted panko & Parmesan .
my version of Rao's lemon chicken.
plate could have used a little color.
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nyt lemony chicken with Brussels sprouts. Super yum. I did have to use cilantro in lieu of parsley
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Pb&j
leftover steak & onions

leftover Susie cakes cake - celebration and marble


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Originally Posted by braslvr (Post 32988095)

What difference does the size matter if they are tasty?

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that’s what he said

Someone had Pb&j for dinner? When you also made steak and chicken? Let me guess....

Lol. I do know baby food. I think it's the way it shines is that confuses me, but the meal looks lovely and more importantly tasty and that's all that matters. :)

Now, tonight we had tandoori lamb cutlets and a salad with feta. I did the lamb over coal. (my neighbour told me it was a total fire ban day but I told him it wasn't).


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