Good Eating!

[DJBeasties]

Went ahead with it. It's gonna be gooooooood. Tastes like fall.

[onejayhawk]

Just saw this on facebook.



Boneless rib meat, stuffed in a pineapple, wrapped with bacon. Who said Texans only smoke beef?

J

[onejayhawk]

Party possibilities abound. It's a very generic choc chip recipe.

2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) shortning, butter or margerine, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
1 egg
2 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 3/4 cups chocolate chips
1/4-1/2 cup dried cherries or cranberries (optional)
1/4 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Preheat oven to 350°
Sift together dry ingredients (if butter is unsalted, add 1/4 tsp salt).
Separately, cream together fat and sugars.
Add egg and beat thoroughly (about 2 minutes).
Gradually mix in dry ingredients.
Mix in chunky ingredients.
Press mixture into skillet as evenly as possible.
Bake about 40 minutes.

J

[onejayhawk]

I had to improvise today. This fresh fruit salsa would be suitable for fish tacos or grilled chicken.

1/2 bunch cilantro (coriander herb) minced
5 green onions, minced
3 large jalapenos, seeded and minced
Juice of 1 lime
1 avocado, pitted, skinned and mashed
3 large mangoes, pitted, skinned and mashed
3 peaches, pitted, skinned and mashed
1 Tbsp fruit topping (chile lime salt)

Toss and use cold. Use 4 avocado instead of the fruit and you get a very nice guacamole.


J

[onejayhawk]

I am told this can be done streamside, in a cast iron skillet, on a wood fire. If so, be prepared to add liquid during the uncovered portion of the cooking.

Ale Poached Fish

2 pounds skinless fish, thick cut
1 can/bottle ale or beer
1 small onion
1 head garlic
black pepper, cracked
1/4 pound
sea salt
brown sugar

In a covered pan or poaching dish, generously crack peppercorns
Skin and mash garlic, thinly slice onion
Spread in poaching pan as evenly as possible
Divide butter evenly among the fish pieces and arrange on the sliced onions
Season the fish with salt and cover one side with brown sugar, pressing firmly
Place fish on butter pieces and press down
Carefully pour ale/beer into the pan and add water until the fish is half immersed
Cover pan and place in 400°F/200°C oven for five minutes
Remove cover and return to oven until fish is fully cooked

If you do this properly, the butter will glue the fish to the baking dish. Until you add the liquid, nothing should move much. Inch thick pieces of cross-cut halibut work well. Consistent fish thickness is important.

J