Norm Matthews

I simmered my brisket for 3 1/2 hours the day before and refrigerated it in the water it cooked with. That way, when cold, it slices quite nicely and then is returned to the broth and reheated.

Often in the past, I have made Irish butter: it is butter, softened, then some Irish whiskey and sugar are whipped in.

Thanks. The white sauce is 1 cup sour cream, 2Tablespoons scallions, 6 Tablespoons horseradish and 1 Tablespoon chopped dill pickle.

WikiTree has an app that lets you check on other people to see if you are connected. It just recently expanded to go back more than 50 generations and yesterday they gave out some famous Irish people and their code numbers so anyone who as a tree on there can see if they have any connections. Turns our I am a 49th great grand nephew of St. Patrick. I guess eventually, if you go back far enough, everyone is related in some way. I always make my own corned beef brisket. It has to be brisket. Even though corned beef isn't Irish, Irish people who immigrated are associated with corned beef, probably because it was a cheap. The best thing about the next day is that there are going to be Rueben sandwiches. The only new thing on our menu this year are soda scones. They turned out really well and will become a regular.

We had steak and potato cakes with cheddar cheese mixed in. PS I will have to try @gfweb glazed potatoes soon.

It sure looks like they are trying to mimic KFC while being careful not to come close enough to get in trouble.

It was snowing this morning and forecast to go on all day so I went to the store before it got too bad. Pork chops looked like a good idea. I made stuffed potatoes and corn as well.The only thing different that usual was I tried some Kentucky Kernel seasoned flour instead or plain.

Here is a list of ingredients on the bottle of Chick-fil-A sauce. Charlie is always on the search for a good chicken sandwich and he always asks for extra sauce. He was very happy when it showed up in the store. Chick-fil-A was his favorite chicken sandwich until KFC came out with theirs. PS It looks to me that is just says: Mayonnaise, BBQ sauce, mustard, preservatives and adjust seasonings to taste.

I made a one pot dish of chicken thighs, cherry tomatoes, green beans, red onions, garlic, oregano and white wine.

No pictures but yesterday I saw Charlie eating a sandwich and thinking he had ordered it, I asked him what it was. He said he took left over chicken thigh, left over slaw and Chick-fil-a sauce and put them in a hamburger bun. He said it was good.

I don't know. I am not a big fan of mayonnaise based coleslaw and my son does not like any coleslaw except KFC. My impression is that the dressing has less mayo than most and possibly sweeter. Here is the list of ingredients and the directions are to mix them and refrigerate at least 4 hours. 1/2 C. mayo 1/4 c. milk 1/4 C. buttermilk 1/3 cup granulated sugar 1 tsp salt 1/4 tsp ground black pepper 1 and 1/2 tbsp white or apple cider vinegar 2 and 1/2 tbsp lemon juice 1 medium head of cabbage 1 medium carrot 1/4 medium yellow onion minced

The chicken was more crispy than usual.

I did a lot of frying today so that means I'll have to do a lot of cleaning up later. I made a copycat recipe for McD fries and a copycat recipe for KFC slaw. I came across an interesting recipe for fried chicken which is half peanut flour and the other half is Wondra. I used thighs, cut out the bone, butterflied, and trimmed off some of the skin. We liked it and there was no peanut taste that we could detect. The only slaw that Charlie likes is KFC and he said it was really good. I let the fries get a little browner that I should have.

I made a Tortellini soup with cheese tortellini, spinach, Italian sausage, beef broth and evaporated milk. A while back a friend gave me a recipe for grape salad and said it was a favorite. It was more of a dessert than a salad. It was good but it reminded me of something someone in the 1950's might take to a church social.

Ribeye steak was 3 for $20. and it was nice enough to cook outside. The steak recipe used a reduction baste of wine vinegar, soy sauce, fish sauce, sugar and garlic. We also had cracked potatoes and asparagus baked in cream, two cheeses and red pepper flakes.

dinner tonight was breaded pork chops with parm. cheese in Italian bread crumbs and a Southern milk gravy plus potato pancakes with sour cream and green beans.

Yesterday at the store to get stuff to make yesterdays dinner, I saw a 2 1/2 lb. package of pork shoulder. It is very seldom sold in such a small package, but I thought it would be a great size to make Carnitas without having a ton of leftovers. ( BTW 2 1/2 pounds of pork cost 50 cents less that one pound of hamburger. ) One of Charlies friends from his low rider car club was going to be here for dinner so we had Carnitas Tacos. There were jalapeños and salsa that were not in the pictures.

I think it is so dark is because it has two cans of French Onion soup in it. When I was younger and more opinionated, I doubt I would have made any recipe with a can of soup in it.

I was looking around for some idea for dinner when I saw this for Salisbury steak. It looked good and simple to make. I can't remember if I've ever made it before. Charlie said he wouldn't mind me making this again. He said he used to get them in frozen dinners and make sandwiches with the meat.

Thanks. I hope you like it. I didn't mention this in the blog but I added some cocoa powder. It seems to give the chili a deeper flavor.

Glad to give it to you. I found the recipe in an Irish pub food magazine at the grocery check-out line. Scotch Eggs From Irish Pub Food ©2021 10 eggs, divided 2 T. vegetable oil 1 1/2 C panko bread crumbs 1 lb. bulk breakfast sausage (I always need more than a pound for that many eggs) 1/4 C thinly sliced green onions 3/4 C AP flour 2 T. whole grain mustard preheat oven to 400º hard cook 8 eggs ( I steam them) heat oil In med. skillet over med. heat. Add panko; cook about 8 minutes or until toasted and golden brown, stirring occasionally. Remove and allow to cool. Combine sausage and green onions. Place flour in another bowl add mustard to two lightly beaten eggs in another bowl divide sausage into 8, spread out and wrap sausage around each egg. roll each sausage in flour then in egg/ mustard mixture. Roll in Panko crumbs. Place on lined cooking sheet and bake 16 to 18 minutes. Drain well on paper towels. Serve warm.

I made chili for dinner and while it was cooking, I made Scotch eggs for snacks for the next few days. They were baked instead of fried.

We had all Korean food for dinner. It was Kim Bob, Kim chi, Galbi, spicy Pork Bulgogi, medium grain rice, seaweed, and salted sesame oil for dipping.

Yes. All the things in that picture are on the blog except the steak. Not much to say about cooking a steak.