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Man, I felt bad for Isaac this episode. The girls were so dismissive and mean. I do not like it when people feel like underdogs. I guess I have a soft spot for the guy. Baaaaaaad choice to only concentrate on the judges food. I don't think I've ever seen a team that didn't feed all the people in their restaurant. How embarrassing. Marjorie was smart, IMO, by asking the guests if they would like champagne in order to get them to vacate their table.

Elaina, that potato/ham gratin looks heavenly. Pure comfort. Chris, I WANT SNOW LIKE THAT. Send it over here! I ordered from Cajun Grocer the other day (had to stock up for Fat Tuesday) and decided I needed some frog legs, too. We used to hunt them in July around here, but there just aren't very many any more. These are farm raised from somewhere in China. Really tender and good. Was going to SV them, but decided on frying instead. Fried mushrooms, shrimp, frog legs. Cheesy broccoli and rice. Oysters and some shrimp for cocktail too.

SV bbq pork sandwiches

Well, I think everyone has some damn good eats coming their way on Sunday. All the pork butt talk has me jonesing. @Beebs That IS quite the triple whammy! My step-dad's bday is also Sunday. I'm taking that as a good omen for us winning. @kayb Still jealous of your local caviar. @ChocoMom LOL....Bring wine....will make the stories better. I will await them with anticipation lol. I do hope your back is feeling better and that snickers salad sounds decadent. We've decided on pork verde over tamales. I just got the tamales shipped in from Texas. Ordered from a new place, we will see how they are. I'll thaw some venison chili out, too, so we can have one or the other or both. Easy peasy and no major game interruption. Might make some tortilla roll-ups and salsa OH and the Velveeta dip. I'm so excited I can hardly stand it. I'm watching the NFL channel all day every day soaking it all up.

Had another package of venison thawed out so I thought I'd make a meatloaf. My meatloaf varies....I never use a recipe and I never write down what I did to make it good...or bad lol. So, after reading and seeing @kayb 's meal the other night I thought I'd try her recipe. 'Course I used venison and I couldn't find any saltine crackers so I used homemade croutons that I crushed up. This meatloaf is very good. Tender, juicy, bacon-y. There will be sandwiches in the near future. Thank you Kay for sharing!!

Venison bierocks last night. Made the filling day before yesterday. Made the dough yesterday afternoon. Doubled the dough recipe and finally came out with an equal dough to filling ratio. We each ate one last night. Sent two to work with Ronnie and I might have had one for breakfast but that still leaves about 10 for me to freeze. Nice for when you want a quick meal.

Raw cabbage... you are a better veggie eater than I ....I like it shredded in slaw, though. So maybe I should try it.

When I make zoodles I just toss them with what ever heated up sauce I'm using.

GO BRONCOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Debating here what to make. I do NOT want to be cooking during the game (starts at 5:30 my time) because I must give my full attention and psychic good vibes to my team. I once made a kicker on an opposing team miss using only my brain waves. Yup, uh-huh, I really did. Maybe lasagna or SV ribs...... It seems like if I do snack stuff it takes a lot more time than if I just do a meal. However, I have a craving for the very difficult, must-have dip...Hot Rotel and Velveeta. ****Fried chicken will NOT be on the menu because that's what we had the last time we were in the SB (I don't wanna talk about it).

Yeah, even Marjorie's bread was too fiddly, I think. When she said bread, I immediately thought of big, crusty --like French bread or something that people would rip chunks off and mop up juices with. I can't believe no one did ribs.

A while back we bought a pork loin that I whacked it into 6 portions, seasoned some up with a BBQ rub and others with just s&p and garlic, then I vac packed and froze them. Took one from frozen and threw it in the bath yesterday at 140F for about 5 hours or so. Disappointed that the BBQ taste wasn't as strong as I would have liked, but the meat was very tender and good. I'll probably slice it up for sandwiches.

SV pork loin, mac and cheese, slaw

Did the turkey get tender?

I was scared....thought Isaac might pack up. I am glad I don't have to look at that beard anymore. Marjorie sure is a strong contender. Next week looks good. I like the new restaurant wars format--everyone has to take a turn at everything.

Ronnie went pheasant hunting yesterday so I was anxiously awaiting at least one that I could SV last night. They didn't shoot one bird. So not normal. For 20 years I've been overrun with game to cook and now that I want to SV it all.....there is none to be had lol. Ain't it ironic? So, I dug through the freezer and found some pheasant breasts from the fall. I had vac packed them well, but I didn't saran wrap them and yep, they already had a touch of freezer burn. By the time I was done trimming them, they were prime candidates for frying. So, pheasant strips, mashed taters and some Silver Queen corn from last summer that I had frozen. PS--Great looking pizzas LiamsAunt and Anna, your cauliflower looks awesome.

I've been wondering what state you were in now. Your dinner party sounds fun! And, I want a stuffed date, please

I just got mine in the mail, too. My husband already snagged some seeds--onion, lettuce and tomato and planted them in the greenhouse.....maybe a bit too early, but I'm not complaining. Elaina, have you had good luck with Johnny's Seeds? I get a catalog from them but have never ordered..........seeing all of your selection makes me want to order more...

Made a double batch of Cyalexa's wonderful buns. I am going to wrap them up and freeze them later today. So handy to have ready.

Cyalexa, those stacked enchiladas have me staring. Can you share your recipe for the sauce? Are those corn or flour tortillas that you made? I used up the rest of the stuffed SV chicken with an alfredo sauce Last night was venison chili cheese dogs

Hmmmm....I dunno. I like choc. covered potato chips.......

Oh yours look SO good. Sure, show off your perfect rolling abilities My husband would love the ham and cheese ones I bet. Was it cheddar?

They weren't as juicy as I thought they should be. Still good, but too done.

See, that was my first thought when I tested just the one....but then I thought maybe the density of the ramekins caused more heat??? I dunno. I've done 2 eggs at a time in the silicone and they were perfect.

I guess I'll graduate over here....I'm still a newbie, though. Thanks to Rotuts' help I did a couple of stuffed chicken breasts yesterday. My stuffing ability leaves a lot to be desired but it was still good. I do think I left them in the bath a bit too long....was finishing up the rest of dinner and some soup for today. None the less, these were good. Yes, you guys were all correct, SV is an excellent way to enjoy chicken breasts. I stuffed them with spinach, mozz cheese and some pepperoni. I tied them...and still felt they were going to lose their shape so I also wrapped them in saran before vac. packing them. I did these at 141F for about 3 1/2 hrs.

SV chicken breast stuffed with spinach, mozz cheese and pepperoni.