I'm doing a pair of ginger-garlic glazed pork tenderloins and roadside chicken legs. Both are going on the Weber kettle, the pork semi-indirect and the legs direct.

buttermilk fried chicken
chicken and andouille gumbo
buttermilk biscuits
bananas foster cream pie

- - - kind of a New Orleans theme . . . it just seemed right.

We went to a party and I brought dates stuffed with roasted almonds that got sautéed in evoo and then doused with flakes of sea salt
served finger burning hot!

My SO got a bucket of wings from Whole Foods which should probably be put in the "Worst Things You've Eaten Lately" thread.

Carnitas, Roast Chicken (w/ jalapenos and green onions) and Goat Barbacoa from the Supermercado Morelia on Diversey & Cicero served with cilantro, onions and fresh in-store-made tortillas, chips, guacamole, crema and a variety of salsas.

If you're still thinking of what to make for tomorrow's Super Bowl, perhaps you would like to look to Julian Edelman of the Patriots for some inspiration. It's Burgertyme. (Burger talk begins around 3:00)

It's Burgertyme

I'm serving snow, and I've ordered enough for everyone!

Ribs (Smoked yesterday...I planned ahead)
Mac & Cheese (A test run for a class I'm teaching in March)
Jalapeño Corn Bread
Empanadas
Chips, Guac & Salsa

Ribs. Very thick, meaty baby backs were on sale at Mariano's yesterday for $3.50/lb. Using Alton Brown's "Who Loves Ya, Baby Back?" oven roasting recipe. The way the wind and snow are swirling around the back yard, we can't even see the grill, much less use it. And I'm out of aluminum foil. But I have a big roasting pan and am improvising. Last hour will be on an oven rack.

Could make wings too, but both of the girls work at Buffalo Wild Wings, so they'll probably bring some home. Personally, I don't thnk BWW wings travel well, but in this weather I won't snub anyone who brings me hot food in assorted flavors. Apparently BWW does as big a business in carry-out orders in the several hours prior to kickoff as it does in house on Super Bowl Sunday.

We had our Super Bowl snacks for lunch (not really interested in the game when I'm not doing the whole party thing). SO requested "healthful" junk food so I made a Buffalo Chicken "pizza"--homemade buffalo sauce (buttermilk, Louisiana hot sauce, garlic and onion) cooked with chicken thighs, covering a flour burrito sized tortilla with chopped onion and celery leaves topped with a mix of blue and Gruyere cheese (sparingly applied to keep with the healthful theme); celery sticks with homemade blue cheese dressing (yogurt, buttermilk, blue cheese and lime juice); and baked tortilla nachos with ground turkey, very lite cheese, onion, homemade salsa, greek yogurt and chopped cilantro.

Good eats!

boudreaulicious - that looks awesome. I just got really hungry! (But healthful?)

We are having chili. Nothing too fancy. Beef chuck, three types of chile peppers, cumin, coriander, beer (in the chili), a little chocolate, jalepenos, tomatoes, onion, and garlic. It's actually a test run for a "major" chili competition coming up in March (me vs the brothers in laws).

It really was! Tortilla subbing for heavier/oilier crust, very lite cheese (less than 2 T on the whole thing) two skinless thighs, buttermilk in place of oil/butter in sauce. We also didnt eat the whole thing, of course. Likely rest will be snacks during the actual game

We will watch at least the beginning of the game, but not particularly interested. Gumbo seemed like a perfect meal for this horrible day. Also gave me a chance to warm up for the Mardi Gras party in 2 weeks.

Crab claws with drawn garlic butter
Bacon and cheddar sliders
Assorted chips and pistachios
Peanut butter french silk pie

Below are the crab claws awaiting a steam bath. Yum!!

Scoff if you will, but last night, we went to Mariano's to grab some bbq for a get together with friends. They were slingin smoked spare slabs with tip attached for 10 bucks per!
Ribs and brisket day 2. (And their brisket has hit a stride, imo. That stuff is good.)

I have been seeing this style of a sandwich pop up here and there and yesterday we decided to give it a try...


Starting with a half pound Pub Burger (pan fried to a perfect medium rare) on sale at Jewel then using 2 grilled cheese sandwiches as buns.

Of course we had to gild the lily by topping it with grilled onions and Merkts Sharp Cheddar.

Even though we had a big Lithuanian late lunch...
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... I managed to polish this off just after halftime.

Even the bits of ‘bun’ leftover were very savory. Thinking about what sauce could be applied next time...

Super Bowl snacks. #lowslowbbq #countmeafan




Superbowl snacks, count me a Fan!

With the recent discussion I decided to make it at home.

Since next month is March and St. Patrick's Day, I cooked the last corned beef this morning. At 7:30, I was bringing a four-pound point to boil, then popped it in a 275 degree oven for the next four hours.

About an hour before lunch, I made Irish soda bread with more sugar than the recipe called for and way more raisins, too. This was baked in the same 275 degree oven, though normally it would 375. The slower temperature meant a longer time in the oven. It was removed when it reached 205 degrees internal temp. On the plus side, the raisins were not scorched. Might do this again in the future.

Boiled cabbage, potatoes and carrots while the meat rested. I made a horseradish sauce with sour cream. We finished all the cabbage, but everything else was leftover. I boiled more cabbage to eat later.

I had one quart of cooking stock left, which will go into a soup tomorrow.

I mused about cooking the ham in the freezer. My Dad was alarmed I was going to do this right then and there. "Why don't we finish the food we have in the fridge first?"

We did not watch the Super Bowl. Our programming today was Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang, followed by Mary Poppins and concluded with All Creatures Great and Small.

Regards,
CAthy2

Sounds like a great night!

We did watch the Super Bowl. Had corned beef sandwiches (with horseradish spread), pigs in a blanket, Buffalo wings, and chips with queso dip.

Mediocre store bought cupcakes and ice cream too

We had the Sheet Pan Greek Nachos https://damndelicious.net/2017/09/17/sheet-pan-greek-nachos/ from Damn Delicious, a food blog based in Chicago. The original plan was to have these as a snack, then bake some pizzas. But the amount of food turned out to be a lot more than I anticipated so the nachos became entree as well. I suppose the 8 pitas should have been a clue. The pizza dough will ferment another day.

They were quite good, even better as they sat around for a while and became more of a Greek panzanella than nachos. Making again, I'd be more generous with the peppers and olives and add either a lot more parsley or some dark green lettuce shreds. I'd also marinate the chicken in some vinegar and oregano.

We did not watch the game choosing to watch several Walker, Texas Ranger episodes on You Tube. We did some Bubba Beef Fritters with buttermilk dressing and Tater Tots.

Our main meal was:

Chuck Roast with Chimichurri Sauce
Roasted baby potatoes and carrots
Broiled Plum Tomatoes topped with Romano
Roasted apples and cranberries/

In N Out "Animal Style" Beyond sliders
Poor Man's Burnt Ends (yes, I shoveled a path to the smoker at 7am)
Leftover Mac&Cheese from our Thanksgiving order.
Seriously good guac from the fruit mkt down the street. (Their quality changes week to week. This batch was outstanding.)

Beard and Belly had a to-go packages with soft pretzels, kabanos (housemade snack sausage), choice of mac and cheese, burgers, housemade brats (plus fixings) and brownies. We opted for the brats because Matt the Butcher makes fantastic sausages. We were not disappointed. The brats were great. We split one of the pretzels and noshed on the kabanos during the first quarter. The brats were pre-cooked so we heated them up in a beer/onion bath to enjoy at half-time. The brownies by Honeypie Bakery were and are amazing.

We ordered the Superbowl package from Monteverde (and had it Saturday). It was a ton of food. Highlights were the soppressata meatballs, the chicken parmesan, the Calabrian chili pimento cheese and the Bolo buns filled with bolognese. On Sunday, we had some of the Monteverde leftovers and made nachos with borracho beans, cheddar cheese, guacamole, sour cream, and candied jalepeños (individually topped á la Nuevo Leon).