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Lightly pan fried bass with some spinach, romanesco and more homemade pasta

Your eyes don't look dead, they look focused!!

Valentine's Day meal Some lovely beef filets It was decent outside so Ronnie grilled them. Along with salad and lobster Mac and cheese And some chocolates (that don't look near as pretty as the ones people make around here!)

Ah ha! Thanks for the tip. The picture on Goldbelly has the Whiz on top. I can see where it would be better on the bottom. As for the pork and rabe, no, I didn't see that offered. And, once again, this is why I love you guys. Excellent.

I couldn't hit like to this due to the ex. But I like the rest . I'm excited we have 2 more to eat. I gotta get more Cheese Whiz, though. We really put a hurt on that last night lol.

Had a package of venison burger thawed out that needed to be used so I made more meatballs. And, since it had been a while, fresh pasta. Got a lot of little sweet peppers from Misfits this week so I was looking for ways to use them. Ran across a recipe for a salad. Slice the peppers and some red onion thinly. Dress with fresh dill, salt, pepper, a bit of vinegar and some olive oil. Really good. Dinner--with the non-acceptable garlic bread on the side 🤣

They felt frozen--I didn't unwrap them. They were wrapped as shown above and then in a big plastic bag that was tightly wrapped around them. A couple packs of ice--I can't remember if it was dry ice or a regular ice pack. There was confusion. On the Goldbelly site it says that if they arrive frozen then they are fine to put in the freezer. But, on the plastic bag they came in there was a big sticker that said DO NOT FREEZE. Well, seeing as how these arrived like 5 days before the game, I didn't feel comfortable leaving them in the fridge so into the freezer they went. Around noon yesterday I took them out and let them thaw on the counter. I unwrapped them so the bread wouldn't get soggy. Reheated in the CSO at 300F for about 10 mins. Worked like a charm. The other two sandwiches are waiting for a future dinner in the freezer. I'm glad he liked them! The meat was so good. I liked the texture--thinly chopped up. And, of course, the Cheese Whiz.

Yes, I thought it was a good game too. I was rooting for Cinci, but I do love me some Vaughn Miller so I'm happy for him. Commercials were at least a little better this year. I laughed at a few of them. Half time was very meh. And I like rap music. We started out with some taquitos that I ordered from Goldbelly. We like them. Array of green chili and cheese, shredded chicken and Chile con carne. Came with a dipping sauce that I didn't care for until I added some salt, cumin and hot sauce. Then it was ok. Salsa that I had was better. For the main we had Philly cheese steak sandwiches. I've always wanted to try authentic ones--you guys on the East coast can tell me if these hit the mark or no. Got them from Pat's. The King of Steaks in located in Philly. Comes with 4 huge sandwiches. And a good amount of Cheese Whiz. We loved them. Deviled eggs, fries and a pepper salad to go with.

My first thought. Second thought was Mr. Whipple the tp guy. Don't squeeze the beans!

Can't wait to see. I love lemon pepper. Also, I'm trying to control my envy that you have that much fridge space open for trays of wings.

Spoiler so don't read further if you want your box to be a surprise. Glad to get more frijol Negro and excited to try the Whipples.

@kaybHave you posted about your surgery and I missed it! I hope it goes well--I'll be thinking of you! I, too, overbought because I figured my missing shipment wouldn't be any good if it even got here...but it was great. No biggie. We will just eat a lot of veggies this week Nothing major, but I ordered 3 bunches of scallions which I didn't get. I guess instead they included 3 bags of those sweet peppers. My mom roasts them and just eats them like that so I'll do some to see if we like them. The rest I'll cut up and freeze. Don't judge the oatmeal. It was a penny And more sea beans. Yay!

These were made on the fly --I didn't plan on it until I realized I wanted to eat some of the egg rolls I made yesterday. Sticky and crispy wings--Asian style. You dry and toss the wings in baking powder, salt and pepper, bake for a bit at 250F and then turn up the heat and bake a bit more at 425F. Then toss in a sauce made of the following: 1 tsp vegetable oil ▢ pinch of salt and pepper ▢ 1 thumb-sized piece of ginger - peeled and minced ▢ 1 tbsp sweet chilli sauce ▢ 2 tbsp honey ▢ 4 tbsp brown sugar ▢ 5 tbsp dark soy sauce ▢ 1 tsp lemon grass paste ▢ 2 cloves garlic - peeled and minced I didn't have the lemon grass paste so I omitted. Also omitted the brown sugar as I felt the honey was enough. Also changed the sweet chili sauce to a spicy sauce that Ronnie's brother and his wife made. Other changes include not cooking the wings nearly as long as the recipe says. I did mine in the CSO which is faster anyway....plus I only did a few wings. I'd make this again for sure. They weren't super crispy, but more so than ones I've made in the past.

That does make me a bit nervous for you.......any liquids are going to make that oil pop big time (I fried a few goose hearts recently and although I thought I had dried them enough, I hadn't and it was a mess and it was scary lol). Drying them off, of course, takes your marinade off....but maybe it has penetrated enough.... If it's dredged, I think that would be better. Non-battered , IMO, is too liquid-y.

@Dejah I love grits. I wish Ronnie did. I'd make them happily and often. I might have to try again. I think if I really doctor them up with cheese and maybe some spicy jalapeños or something that he'd like them better. A vac pac of a turkey quarter and a leg unvacced in the freezer so I roasted them over some potatoes along with sprouts and Stove Top stuffing. I never did make stuffing over either Thanksgiving or Christmas so I had been hungry for it for a while. I ate the single leg along with a little piece off of the thigh. Yesterday I did up a batch of egg rolls for the freezer--I've posted it before but I'll do it again. This recipe for egg rolls is just the best I've come across and they freeze really well. So I had to make a few for dinner along with some sticky wings and dumplings. Dumplings were purchased. Three different kinds. Sriracha chicken, Braised short rib and Red roasted duck. I didn't care for the short rib....tasted like pot roast and nothing else. The chicken was my favorite.

Is there maybe a storage of chickens in general--or a shortage of getting chicken meat delivered ?

Nice!!!! Glad you got stocked up. And, I buy wine based on labels too

@Ann_T Beautiful shrimp. I hope work went well for you! @DanteYour enchiladas look delicious. @Kim Shook I'm hoping I have potato starch tucked up in the cabinet somewhere so I can make your chicken. And, I've wanted Sloppy Joes forever now....I made them a long time ago and I don't think they tripped Ronnie's trigger so I never did them again lol. Ribs cold smoked outside and then finished in the IP along with breaded tomatoes and scalloped potatoes Fried catfish and a few mushrooms. Spinach and Mac and cheese with lots of dill from the greenhouse. \\ Jalapeno brats with fries and sort of an onion salad-y thing--also made some kraut Last night was venison cabbage rolls with fried potatoes. I stuck some ribs in with the rolls. Very good.

My Misfits that was supposed to be here Friday got delivered last night. I've been checking the status repeatedly and it kept saying that there was an Exception. Yesterday morning at like 4:42 it said it was loaded on the truck and then at 4:50 it said Exception again. So, I was shocked when the Fedex person was on the porch. Even more shocked when I opened the box to find every thing in great shape!

I'm in deep trouble. I love garlic bread with pasta. and I also like spaghetti o's

I call it gyro meat.

Thank you to you and your wife! I remember seeing that site now. I didn't order back then. I think that is going to change today

Another WANT side note--have you ever posted about your bowls? I really like them...and want them

Want.

Norm, this looks amazing. Is the twice baked potato recipe on your blog? LOL thanks, Kim--I've been craving fries a lot lately. I've been craving everything a lot lately lol. Your meal looks SO good. I'd love the chicken recipe please.