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Rack of baby back ribs, salt and pepper dry rubbed, and smoked in the pizza oven over mesquite and cherry wood for 3 hours. Great smoke flavor and color and tender and moist. Happy Friday!

Beautiful job. :tu:
Now I want some ribs....and a pizza oven.

Pizza tonight from zacharys, Oakland ca.
organic celeries & carrots
citrus
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My spouse & I have supper tomorrow for Original Joe’s, which I love although their menu doesn’t offer Spumoni like before. Sob.

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i’ve been eating at this restaurant for decades including their tenderloin location where I saw then-mayor Diane Feinstein at a table by the potty in the 80s. In the 90s I saw a guy get tossed out of a neighboring bar as I walked to my car; he fell to the ground, stood up, and walked back inside.
thankfully the new location is much more decent and not a menace because it’s just outside San Francisco.

I’m so excited. Carnt overdo it and hopefully I’ll pack 1/2 to 2/3 of my food to go!

Shakey's Pizza, once a US Chain now famous in the Philippines, has a Clam/Garlic thin crust pizza which I love.

Speaking of Clams and Garlic, my wife and I had some Farfalle w/ White Clam Sauce with extra garlic and parmesan cheese for dinner:

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Original Joe’s Ramona Anniversary supper of our first date:
spinach & artichoke dip with crostini
Split plates:
prime rib with mash, spinach, and strong horseradish
chicken picata
Meat ravioli

butter cake topped with vanilla bean ice cream
bambolini (beignets) with chocolate / raspberry sauces

iced tea
shirley temple

I only drank half of my Shirley temple and I still taste the soda chemicals :-)


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Quite a spread for Holy Saturday !!

We had 2 types of ribs and a takeaway BBQ box with a mix which included wagyu brisket , sausages - 3 types , short ribs , organic chicken and pulled pork ( extra portion ) , Cantonese prawn omelette , chicken curry , coleslaw , stir fried kai lan , .. for mains
And baguettes for the curry
Fruits : primarily mango and pomelo

Sadly , the others did not have room for ice cream or even coffee or tea

36 Hours BALINESE DUROC PORK RIBS ( FULL RACK ) 👇🏻

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Fishballs , fish cake & “ chwee kway “ as hors d ' oeuvres , ribs , pulled pork buns ..
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Wagyu brisket , coleslaw , etc

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Close up of the fishballs ( 2 sizes & types ) , “ fishcake “ and fish paste wrapped in beancurd skin

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Some desserts - selection of cup cakes , water chestnut cake / jelly ( Ma Ti Gao ) , sesame balls ( Jin Deui ) , etc
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Lovely wrapped Easter egg from Venchi
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The rather large dark chocolate Easter egg
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Some of the other Easter goodies including challah bread and colomba - Italian Easter Bread / Cake - baked & made personally FS head pastry chef & team - Four Seasons .. oh , except for the chocolate & hazelnut colomba

Blessed Easter FTers & to all reading - because He lives !!

And so we will also be able to enjoy all the food in the places & countries represented in the above meal , soon 🤞🏻 🙏🏻

Here here
happy Easter

so was there rice for curry or just for part of meal?
I prefer rice with curry. I still really struggle to picture baguette with any Asian food including banh mi. It’s just so new of an idea.

beautiful meal of course!!!

Yes , thanks , Happy Easter !!

No one wanted rice ! Or the French fries so they were not served .. a French bakery here does a mean baguette .
Curry is often served with “ French loaf “ here for mopping up 😉 ( same with chilli crab when pairing with man tou is always welcomed ) . Actually a norm to have curry with even bread when there is no baguette . This is from when I can remember in these parts ( been flying since I was one , perhaps even younger , so it has been decades 😂 , not 3 score & 10 though .. )

The plum crumble for dessert was also “ saved “ along with the aforementioned ice cream as all were stuffed and declined !!

Need to get flying , latest in Q4 🤞🏻

I made a tagliere misti with coppo, salami, prosciutto, parmesan, and marinated olives. A valpolicella ripasso to drink.

Baguettes are great for curries and some stews. They work great for mopping up liquids, especially if fresh out of the oven or toasted. Roti/naan works as well. I love using challah to clean up curries. Some asian dishes (with bread) you'd likely find interesting... , , ( and as well). , , Then some more traditional stuff like peking duck (the wraps). If I can order the braised meat from "lu rou fan" (Taiwanese braised meat on rice dish), it makes a great dip for bread. Banh mi is just the tip of the iceberg...

There's more, but I think you get the idea.


Edited: I need to figure out how to post youtube links without the pre-image shots...

assd leftovers - prime rib / ravioli
vegetable tray
Grilled cheese

I’m going to have a grilled sandwich version of this :-)

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Baguettes are great for curries and some stews. ...

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agreed that bread is great for stews - ive had western Chinese food with buns / “pita” etc in lieu of rice. I probably just ignore all the bread with Asian food and just prefer rice.

There is that too. But you have to have the right type of bread to go with the dish. Rye (for example) typically doesn't go too well with a lot of the dishes I listed. But the fluffier breads seem to mix well. Same goes for rice (eg, wild rice often doesn't work, but basmati or jasmine rice often does).

Now that you've got me thinking about this, I'm tempted to get some curries tomorrow....argh!

So now I'm crying stuckinyyz b/c I miss all those wonderful foods sooo much. I can make some of them but not most (esp. roti and the frozen ones just aren't the same). Thanks for all the great video links in one convenient place :)

Champagne with fruit puree and fresh basil
crackers with goat cheese & olive bruschetta
popcorn with ranch seasoning
Caesar salad
roasted fingering potatoes
seafood extravaganza with lemon butter & cocktail sauce
sauvignon blanc
strawberries, blueberries , blackberries , raspberries with blood orange and passion fruit sorbet and Chambord

Champagne with fruit puree and fresh basil
crackers with goat cheese & olive bruschetta
popcorn with ranch seasoning
Caesar salad
roasted fingering potatoes
seafood extravaganza with lemon butter & cocktail sauce
sauvignon blanc
strawberries, blueberries , blackberries , raspberries with blood orange and passion fruit sorbet and Chambord
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My guest is gluten free and lactose intolerant so there were challenges but it was all wonderful .