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We find it at our local Smith's (Kroger) store 10oz sealed bag for $2.99. We served two full bags and only had a few stalks left over.

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Thanks, Mike. I have not checked Kroger. I will have to do that. To get more out of the bunch, I run my vegetable peeler over the stalk and take off the outer layer. Makes the whole piece edible and delicious.
 
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First attempt with the new hobby. Started with something easy - cream cheese, 2.5 lbs. Damn it's good!

Next up, cottage cheese and feta then the hard cheeses that need aging. Who knew a pH meter would come in handy and that "patience" would rear it's ugly head again?

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I tried that before I started making wine. I made mozzarella. It turned out okay. I kind of lost interest and decided to try making wine.

I decided I am going to try making cheese curds! Someday I want to try aging cheeses but that's on the back burner for now.

Enjoy and happy cheesing!
 
My, that's one of my favorite meals! If you would have left around dinner time you could have been to my place for Sunday dinner and that could have been my revolution dinner, though I've only gone around 62 times!

Happy Birthday, late!

Happy birthday!
 
And the cheese hobby continues!

I haven't bought cottage cheese in years because I don't like the flavor or texture. Some recipes call for an acid like vinegar or lemon juice to form curds. I went with a lactic acid culture and the flavor is phenomenal! THIS is how I remember cottage cheese tasting!

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Made a spinach and mushroom quiche for dinner. Looks okay. I am relegated to using "non dairy" or "lactose free" products to keep Mrs. Rocky feeling well. Imagine an Italian that can not tolerate cheese! She keeps a positive attitude, though, pointing out that at least it isn't wine!

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Tried my hand at a Big Mac. Not the prettiest looking burger, but it did taste like the McDonalds burger from what I remember (been a few years since I had one). Two things I learned, the patties (which I smashed) are supposed to be only 1.2 oz each (I used 2 oz), and the sauce doesn't have any tomato ketchup in it, the color comes from paprika (I used smoked Hungarian hot as usual).

Yum!

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Thursday I may try my had at a Whopper, much more straight forward...
 
Mrs. WM81 requested chicken in wine sauce. This one is sauted chicken breast (seasoned salt & black pepper) in butter & olive oil. Sauce is pan drippings, Vidal, chicken stock, and half-n-half with Pampered Chef seasoning.

Served with "fall shaped" pasta from Aldi's.

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Used some 15-year-old Todd's Dirt (https://www.toddsdirt.com/products) from back when I was a smokin' fool (I hope to use all that stuff up and get that cabinet cleaned out yet), plus a light sprinkling of Penzey's Mitchell Street plus salt and black pepper for tonight's grilled pork chops. I should have rubbed in some brown sugar for that nice glaze, but OMG they were AWESOME anyway!

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Finally got cool enough to use the outdoor pizza rig (KettlePizza on a weber kettle grill). Kinda a pain to keep it fed (uses a ton of fuel) but did 6 pizzas in about 30 minutes (only because I didn't pre-form the doughs). Lower hydration doughs used so it would set before burning (around 60% hydration). Three 48 hour doughs w/bread flour, three 24 hour doughs using Tipo 00 flour. Some sourdough discard added to both. Max sized pizzas you can do on that cooker are 14".

Yum!

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