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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,831
    Prepping for dinner....sweet potatos going in the oven already

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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,029
    F Me In The Brain said:
    Prepping for dinner....sweet potatos going in the oven already

    Good looking ribeyes.

    Also, I like those shudders and window haha.
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,706
    edited May 2018
    Me an some colleagues just went to a little BBQ place for lunch. It was really good! The "meat platter" gives you a choice of two meats, fries, and coleslaw for $14.99. I got the ribs and the brisket, and both were excellent. I'm stoked, because I didn't know there was a decent, humble BBQ shack in Metro Vancouver, and now I've found one! The Butcher's Block BBQ at Hastings St. & Gilmore Ave. :)
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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,831
    Ha!
    Those mushroom and onions are gonna be bomb and I love grilled, thick, eggplant.
    Cowboy steak - tough to beat!

    Soul, it is a great thing to uncover a gem!
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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,831
    And....what you can't see through that window is the pool cover is still on.  Opening soon, we can't wait.  (Means more gripping and beers!)
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  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    What, pray tell, is "gripping"?

    85 here today!

    I trust we shall get photos of the finished meal.
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,831
    Shit...grilling!
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  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    Well, that changes everything :lol:
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,831
    Oh my.  The steak was wonderful and everything else was good.  The sweet potato was one if the good ones.  Seems half of the time they are not as sweet...this was excellent.


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  • hauntingfamiliar
    hauntingfamiliar Wilmington, NC Posts: 10,361
    Wowowow everything looks delicious!  I could make a meal out of those mushrooms n onions alone yum. How do you prepare the eggplant before grilling? Or is it served a special way? I've never tried grilling eggplant before but that's a great idea. 
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,831
    Olive oil/salt/pepper
    Should have cut it even thicker but was still good.
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  • hedonist
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  • hauntingfamiliar
    hauntingfamiliar Wilmington, NC Posts: 10,361
    edited May 2018
    F Me In The Brain said:
    Olive oil/salt/pepper
    Should have cut it even thicker but was still good.
    that seems to be the magic trio that works on most vegetables ^ Accentuates the raw, earthy flavors and make them pop.
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,029
    Do you salt the eggplant and let it sit? Drains a bit and cuts a bit of bitterness. I do but it may just be a wives tale
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,831
    I did pre-salt it along with the steaks, so unintentionally, yes.  :)
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  • eddiec
    eddiec Posts: 3,959
    Cliffy6745 said:
    Do you salt the eggplant and let it sit? Drains a bit and cuts a bit of bitterness. I do but it may just be a wives tale
    My grandmother always salted them.
    It definitely makes them more tender, especially when grilled. I usually fry them for parmigiana and I don't notice a difference so I don't bother salting them.
    As for the bitterness, I'm not sure. I remember as a kid, eggplant seemed to be a lot more acidic. I cook it all the time now without salting and it's never acidic. About 8 years ago I was talking with a cook from Italy. His English was crap but he basically said eggplants aren't acidic anymore. I'm not sure what that means exactly but I'm assuming in mass production farming they've been able to eliminate it??? 
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,831
    Hedo, this is for you.
    Fresh ciabatta 
    Heirloom tomato
    Broccolinni
    Baked turkey
    Cabot seriously sharp cheese
    Hawaiian red salt

    Heavenly


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  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    Beauty!  And those tomatoes are something else.

    Thank you :)
  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    F Me In The Brain said:
    Hedo, this is for you.
    Fresh ciabatta 
    Heirloom tomato
    Broccolinni
    Baked turkey
    Cabot seriously sharp cheese
    Hawaiian red salt

    Heavenly


    Where'd you get heirloom maters this time of year? And how are they compared to grocery store garbage or homegrown? I'm planting a few hundred onions tomorrow, and next week the broiler/fryers get the ol' chopchop. Should I post pictures?
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  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    Please do, gambo.

    Are broiler/fryers a different type of tomato?

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