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Had a bag of Old Trapper peppered jerky I'd gotten from WinCo...got tired of it eventually...soooo I changed it. 😉

Literally washed and scraped off the big chunks of black pepper that were getting in my teeth...ack!

Then, I re-seasoned it with a mesquite BBQ seasoning, various Chile powders, garlic salt, and other misc. stuff. Put in the convection oven at 175F for like 25 minutes until it was dried and let it sit until cooled.

It's yummier again...and softer too. 🤓

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Tritip from the new pellet grill. Used Montreal seasoning and 250 F for around an hour. Finished with a reverse sear at 600 F. Not bad for the second thing cooked on the grill. I cooked some chicken thighs Sunday that I forgot to take pictures.


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Wasn't sure where to put this, but since this is the food area...

Big Recall: Coffee, Protein Shakes, Oat Milk and Some Breads Affected​

Oatly, Premier Protein, King's Hawaiian and other popular brands were impacted.

https://www.cnet.com/health/nutriti...ein-shakes-oat-milk-and-some-breads-affected/


FDA link has more detailed info and product pictures...Cnet's article may be an easier read...

https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-...itional-nutritional-and-beverage-products-due

I have a no-brand Almond milk from DollarTree for my coffee, but it doesn't appear to be affected.
 
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I just had to throw out some almond milk (store generic brand) I usually buy the good brand, but didn't notice. It had turned thick and slimy (looked it up... seems to be a mold issue) I do keep up on recalls... so many and products you wouldn't' expect.
 
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Not really cooking... but related. I don't like the common store bought potato salad (too sweet... corn syrup) so found another brand (not perfect... a bit twangy on the vinegar but otherwise great and not sweet) Added smoked paprika and real bacon bits (maybe not so healthy but tasted great) I would cook my own (from scratch) but it's like 110 deg F so trying to limit cooking. Had it with leftover spareribs my nephew did on the BBQ sunday.
 
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Also, not cooking..but useful perhaps.

Hey @Bliss Doubt ....I found the stuff I'd mentioned again. Made with Mung beans.
It was at my Rite Aid. *I* wouldn't call it spicy at all...but I can rectify THAT.....devil-0060.gif

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CaFF

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gopher_byrd said:
Tritip from the new pellet grill. Used Montreal seasoning and 250 F for around an hour. Finished with a reverse sear at 600 F. Not bad for the second thing cooked on the grill. I cooked some chicken thighs Sunday that I forgot to take pictures.


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Bliss Doubt

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I started thinking, I've never seen organic flour tortillas in the markets, and once I had the thought, they appeared. This is a stock photo I found on the La Tortilla Factory website, always easier than taking a pic and uploading it:

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I grabbed a package to try. They're pretty good, but I don't think I'll buy them again. 5.69 a package, Jesus Cristo. I made breakfast tacos with them, using leftover refried beans from Friday cheat day Mexican food.

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It isn't because of the price that I won't buy them again. There are always choices to be made. La Tortilla Factory is in Sonoma, California, so while organic, to me they are, you might say, "tainted" with cross country shipping pollution. I usually buy flour tortillas from Mexican restaurants, taking home a dozen when I eat there. These packaged tortillas don't hold a candle to those being lovingly made by hand all over my town every day.

The worst issue with non-organic bread is the sluicing of the wheat sheaves with glyphosate at the moment of harvest, to cause the plant to wither, leaving only the wheat berries to be easily shaken free. It's laziness and profit greed. While I feel that my body can deal with a certain amount of toxins, the cross-country petroleum based shipping of a package of organic tortillas isn't worth the better organic ingredients.

I do pay what it costs for organic bread, and I will until I see organic bread offered in the grocery store bakery section.
 
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IDK, every major grocery store here has organic bread. Hell, I live near a tortilla factory...lol...

I made a batch of breakfast hash today for burritos and stuff, it's been awhile. I used the leftover bits and pieces from a bag of waffle fries for the potatoes. ;)

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Used my old Canon PowerShot A720 IS just to see if it still worked, and because with my Apt. in utter chaos from moving things for pest control, I can't find my usual one. :cuss2:

I still think it takes better photos than the newer one I use when not doing it with the phone.
 
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Bliss Doubt said:
Yes, organic factory bread, and I do buy that. I'm saying there is no organic fresh bakery bread.
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Odd, every grocery store here has it's own in-store bakery...most do make some organic stuff. And there's dozens of mom & pop bakeries. This is a big farming state...although a lot comes from Mexico nowadays.

If you want truly fresh home-grown organic food that isn't trucked/flown around...gotta live on a farm and make your own.
 
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Jimi said:
Have you ever tried warrior bread? it's an organic bread mix you can make yourself.
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Never heard of that. I'd like to try to find it. If it can be mixed, poured and baked, I'll try it. If you have to let it rise a couple of times, and keep an eye on the time, I doubt I'll try it.

I really like "Dave's Killer" brand ready made bread. All of the line isn't organic, but it includes an organic 21-grain variety that I love.
 
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I'm not putting this in my diet tips & tricks thread because I'm not sure this will save anybody from plunging into a bowl of mac & cheese, or keep anyone on the wagon, but I do like it.

My theory is that we form our tastes in comfort foods in childhood. Mac & cheese wasn't a big thing in our house. Now & then mom made a box of the Kraft instant stuff, so it isn't a comfort food I crave. This is more along the lines of a veg with cheese sauce. It's hearts of palm, salad cut, with cheese sauce. Palm hearts taste kind of like artichoke hearts, but more mild and neutral. The long linguine cut ones really do go well with white Alfredo sauce.

Anyway, this small serving dish is enough for three people as a side dish, but the whole thing was my breakfast-lunch today.

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I used Velveeta sauce and about a half cup of peas. Calories:

Two cans palm hearts, each 60 calories = 120 calories
One half the 4 oz. pouch Velveeta cheese sauce = 100 calories
1/2 cup peas = 70 calories
Fresh thyme
Red pepper flakes
Total calories: 290

It was delish, and a very filling breakfast-lunch.

Edit to correct the recipe: I went back in the kitchen to clean up, and the Velveeta package was still half full, so I only used half of it.
 
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Bliss Doubt

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Never mind. I'm withdrawing my recipe for the Cannellini beany burgers because really, they were a fail.
The veggie burgers I make with falafel mix always turn out perfectly, so best to just stick with what you know.

The basil leaves on top were extra good though.

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CaFF

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Speaking of comfort food... ;)

It's macaroni pasta, Italian vegetables, lean hamburger, and a cheesy sauce lightly seasoned with Italian herbs and a tiny pinch of SunLuck Japanese curry powder. (it's amazing for cheese sauces)

I used a Mexican 4-cheese blend with a small hunk of Velveeta to allow it to be melty and not stringy, with Mexican Crema Oaxaquena sour cream thinned with half & half. No butter needed, as the hamburger provided some fat and the Crema finished it. I did give it a light drizzle of Bragg brand Greek organic EVOO though just for flavor.

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It's good both hot or cold...mmmm. :D
 
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Bliss Doubt

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I guess the cannellini beany burgers weren't a total failure. As burgers, yes, a fail. They were too mushy, and didn't hold together as burgers. But I'd worked hard to mash and season the beans, still had the grilled onions that cooked underneath the attempted burgers, and they tasted too good to just throw out. I reheated one of the burgs, then crumbled it up to make breakfast tacos, or burritos, whatever your region prefers to call them. Each roll-up got some of the browned onions, and I added some chopped jalapeno.

I like the way Caff showed his with the cheese on the outside, so I did it that way, plus a little guacamole on top, and this was my breakfast-lunch today.

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Bliss is a bonified chef it seems. Wouldnt mind eating caffs food either.

I think taco bell is copying this now, but last year i discovered if u replace the beef in tacos with the left over sweet potatoes from thanksgiving, its really good
 
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Jd_ said:
Bliss is a bonified chef it seems. Wouldnt mind eating caffs food either.

I think taco bell is copying this now, but last year i discovered if u replace the beef in tacos with the left over sweet potatoes from thanksgiving, its really good
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Thank you.

Somewhere in this thread I showed the pumpkin enchiladas I made and took to a potluck (canned unsweetened pumpkin), very similar to the sweet potatoes idea, but sweet potatoes are much easier to cook up fresh than a pumpkin.
 
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Bliss Doubt said:
Thank you.

Somewhere in this thread I showed the pumpkin enchiladas I made and took to a potluck (canned unsweetened pumpkin), very similar to the sweet potatoes idea, but sweet potatoes are much easier to cook up fresh than a pumpkin.
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Yeah, im not even that level of cook. Stouffers or someone makes a family size microwave sweet potato dish..lmao

I can actually cook a potato, but they have to be the right size or my calculations r off, in the microwave of course. I have bad luck with ovens unless its pizza
 
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Jd_ said:
Yeah, im not even that level of cook. Stouffers or someone makes a family size microwave sweet potato dish..lmao

I can actually cook a potato, but they have to be the right size or my calculations r off, in the microwave of course. I have bad luck with ovens unless its pizza
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I get it. At holiday time the grocery stores put out store made sweet potato dishes that are better than anything I could do.
 
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Speaking of sweet potatoes here's a sweet potato pie my wifey made, best I had ever ate. The crust was made with almond flour is why it looks funky


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Needed food for game-watching, but had tired of pizza. So, I repurposed some leftover Trader Joe's Alaskan pollock fish sticks into this sandwich with Muenster cheese, lettuce, and shallots.

Sauce is sorta between a Rémoulade and a Russian dressing, with Hellman's mayo, capers, dill, onion, Tony Chachere’s Creole Seasoning, Fletcher's chili sauce, smoked paprika, and kosher pickles...it has a considerable kick to it.

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CaFF

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Jd_ said:
Where u at man, im hungry, lol

(I wasnt hungry before, so its your fault, lol)
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I be watching football...lol...the game is getting chippy, sloppy, and just weird..
The 49ers QB Trey Lance is out on an injury, so everyone has shitty QB's now...if we can't beat Jimmy Garoppolo we don't deserve to have a team anymore.

Oh, I got this too....for $1.60.
I've been to the Redhook Brewry years ago too...it's pretty damn amazing nestled down in the Waterfront area...just lovely...

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Try getting an actual pint of THAT for less than $5-6 at a bar...🤑
 
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CaFF

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Ending the football day with a classic...Packers vs Green Bay...yay!! :D

Cooking half of a frozen rising crust cheese pizza for dinner....with added smoked sausage, ripe red jalapenos, and shallots. With extra Mozz.

It's done...simple, but delicious.

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Cheers to @misswish and other Martini enjoyers !! :)

A. Still think these are the best olives for the task...no pimentos, cheap, good flavor, chef approved. You don't need some organic, vegan-approved Millennial shit to make a damn Martini. Whadda ya think bars use?? :p

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Arguably, Greek olives are better than Spanish or Italian..but it's really verrry subjective. We're drowning them in booze here..not making a vinaigrette...

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That said, the giant Chalkidiki variety of Greek olives, and their "juice", do have a much more subtle and interesting flavor. IMHO. But, they ain't cheap.

B. Measured the cap on the shaker..damn if it isn't a perfect 30ml...i.e., a one ounce shot....
Nice. Very well-thought out there.

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Football's over for the day, off to watch House of the Dragon and Blood and Treasure. With a filthy vodka Martini. Or, two. ;)
 
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CaFF

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Don't feel much like cooking today....I did dishes and stuff, fed Milly, now just lazily watching the Mariners vs Angels before tonight's NFL games.

So, for 'Linner I chopped up the remaining loaded nacho chips from yesterday and added lettuce, bacon ranch dressing, and some bacon bits for fun. The organic stone-ground yellow corn chips are semi-softened after being in the fridge overnight, so wont break any teeth biting a chip the wrong way. :oops:

Leftovers rule....

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Not cooking this YET, but I will soon.... Poutine.
I keep seeing it advertised or talked about watching my CFL games...why do I live here???

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www.seasonsandsuppers.ca

Authentic Canadian Poutine Recipe - Seasons and Suppers

Learn how to make real poutine at home with my Authentic Canadian Poutine Recipe. I will show you how to make it, as well as explaining exactly what exactly poutine is, for the uninitiated.
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I miss that stuff....had it when I spent nearly a year back in Canada in the 90s..soooo goood. You could get it at Denny's. You order a side of fries there, you get a dish of brown gravy...not ketchup.

Mum was a dairyman's daughter...so yeah, we ate it back in the day. I also miss Perogies...but that's another rabbit hole entirely...lol... :D

Haven't had either since like 1995....grahhhhh.
Must. Find. Cheese Curds.
 
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A classic single patty bacon cheeseburger. (bacon is in the patty)
Generic burger bun with ketchup, mustard, a shot of onion powder, and spicy pickle.

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Simple, but delicious. And some methhead 20-something didn't make it.
Sorry, I was hungry and didn't think to snap a pic until most of it was gone...it was a small burger. :)🍔
 
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Brunch burrito! :)​

It's got a Gordita flour tort with Mexi-4-cheese and smoke turkey, wrapped around an inner small corn tort with a little refried beans and my breakfast hash stuff. Topped with Mexican Crema and fire-roasted tomatoes.​


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