Very nice! I always forget to take pics b/c we start digging in an and by the time I realize, it's all gone (or mostly). And nobody wants to see a partially eaten meal
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Made some pinto beans in the Instant Pot. When they were done, served them up with some onions, blue cheese, cheddar/jack cheese, a polish sausage, avocado, and pinch of salt.
As stated above, I had spiral glazed ham Easter weekend. Then made croissant sandwiches with horsey sauce and pub mustard. BTW Arby's horsey sauce is now sold in stores at a decent price. I also have some ham salad ready for lunches.
Yesterday was a chicken cordon blue pasta with chunks of ham in a garlic alfredo sauce. Tonight, it's pepperoni and ham pizzadillas (tortilla stuffed with pizza sauce, toppings, and cheese).
On deck is a ham and smoked sausage jambalaya, then polishing off the ham with a garlicky ham and northern bean soup (with fresh diced onion on top).
This should sate my ham hunger until late-summer, when I thaw the second ham from Easter and begin the ham cycle again.
Roux is the secret to good gumbo and étouffée. I go for dark roux for gumbo and more blonde roux for étouffée. With gumbo, I use too much butter for prepping okra to use it in roux, but for étouffée, usually half butter and half oil.
Gotta sweat them holy trinity!
If I lived nextdoor to some of y'all, we'd all be 450 lbs 
My neighbor and I often have cooking "competitions" (cul-de-sac get togethers). He has working in the restaurant biz his whole life and I am a wanna be with ADHD so I went WAAAY down that rabbit hole!
Was several years, all I watched was Food Network back when they actually did cooking and not competitions - fraking reality TV crap.
My neighbor and I often have cooking "competitions" (cul-de-sac get togethers). He has working in the restaurant biz his whole life and I am a wanna be with ADHD so I went WAAAY down that rabbit hole!
Was several years, all I watched was Food Network back when they actually did cooking and not competitions - fraking reality TV crap.
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Sounds like good times. I used to watch Food Network back then too, now it's all crap.If I lived nextdoor to some of y'all, we'd all be 450 lbs
My neighbor and I often have cooking "competitions" (cul-de-sac get togethers). He has working in the restaurant biz his whole life and I am a wanna be with ADHD so I went WAAAY down that rabbit hole!
Was several years, all I watched was Food Network back when they actually did cooking and not competitions - fraking reality TV crap.
My only change (and very minor) would be an heirloom tomato if you can fin one. Might be too early still.
But that looks amazing - well done!
Oh most definitely. I used the best thing available to me. It hit all the spots.
Ate out tonight, somehow forgot to get a pic the main course. Winter squash farmer cheese pierogi. One of the best meals I’ve had. And a cigar at the end was the perfect match.
Seared Ahi Tuna appetizer and a Tuscan style shrimp with asparagus and sun dried tomatoes on angel hair. Gotta make a shrimp stock from the shells. Chicken broth just doesn’t cut it!!!’
Busted out the tagine for the evening’s meal. Details/photos to follow.
Pulled chuck roast sammiches with provolone shrooms peppers n onions
Quick sear on the seasoned (cumin, cinnamon, coriander, paprika, turmeric, salt, & pepper) Chuck roast in olive oil:
Add the onions:
In with the garlic and ginger:
Add tomato paste, fire roasted tomatoes, and beef stock:
Now we go low and slow for the next 2 hours and then start adding a few more things.
Put an uncured, home-grown ham in a cure last weekend. Smoked it in apple wood today. Served it up with roasted green beans and a baked sweet potato. Happy Sunday!
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Instant Pot stuffed pepper soup. We subbed a large amount of poblano peppers for the bell peppers and added several mushroom as well.
Recipe: Instant Pot Stuffed Pepper Soup - The Salty Marshmallow - https://thesaltymarshmallow.com/instant-pot-stuffed-pepper-soup/#recipe
Recipe: Instant Pot Stuffed Pepper Soup - The Salty Marshmallow - https://thesaltymarshmallow.com/instant-pot-stuffed-pepper-soup/#recipe