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Woo Hoo! All caught up!
I was away - up to ski country to see the Northern Pikes (popular in Canada in the 90s).
Couldn't get over how much they have changed since the 90s. Particular the resemblance of the singer/bass player to Luke Skywalker
I was away - up to ski country to see the Northern Pikes (popular in Canada in the 90s).
Couldn't get over how much they have changed since the 90s. Particular the resemblance of the singer/bass player to Luke Skywalker
Looks like you got your answer. As a lifelong Fender man (at least up until a few years ago) I was quite sceptical of the Gibby 3 point. Now that I have a few I much prefer them to my Fender bent metal bridges.
Agree! In this house we use beefsteak tomatoes only on burgers and sandwiches, Romas are used for everything else along with occasional cherry tomatoes.
Can't speak for every American but in general the term BBQ is used several different ways which make perfect sense in context. If I say, "I'm going to BBQ some ribs" that means I'll be slow cooking them on a closed grill with either a dry rub or a tangy sauce. If I say, "Let's cook something on the BBQ" that means we'll be cooking outside on the grill (which is also used for barbecuing) but we haven't specifically indicated IF we will be barbecuing or grilling yet. If I say, "I like BBQ" it just means that I like meat that has been barbecued. It could be pulled pork, or pulled beef, or ribs but typically is slathered in tangy sauce (dry rub being the exception). It's also not uncommon here to have a BBQ sandwich, which is BBQ'd pulled beef or pork on a burger bun possibly with coleslaw on top. A BBQ sandwich is just a very fancy better tasting sloppy joe (which is ground beef cooked on the stovetop mixed with a tangy sauce and served on a burger bun).
Hope that helps.
Grilled cheese sandwiches are very common in the states, on nearly every lunch menu, and frequently served with Cream of Tomato soup or even by them selves. However, I can't recall ever hearing about or seeing anyone slip a tomato inside the grilled cheese sandwich. You could go to a hundred different resturaunts across the US and order a grilled cheese, not one of them will have tomatoes in it. Can't say it would be bad, but it's a completely foreign concept here that few if any are even aware of.
Beefsteak tomatoes - the only tomato that should ever be used on a burger or sandwich! Always served nicely chilled and thick cut.
Nope, no apology needed and no offense taken. I don't dine out often (maybe 10 to 12 times a year) but when the wife and I do, we go whole hog. We don't concern ourselves at all with excessive portion sizes, that's what doggy bags are for - take the left overs home and have them for dinner the next day. In fact that's the best plan of attack on Italian food, gives an additional 24 hours for all those great seasonings and spices and sauces to soak into the meats and pasta. Yum!I'm sorry G, I owe you an apology for that man vs food comment, you aren't him that is plain to see, you're his hungry stunt double
There's obviously different levels of Barbecuing. Someone who knows what they're doing can get darn good results on a charcoal grill (with cover) or a gas grill (with cover) or wood grill (with cover) I've even pulled it off in one of those giant ceramic green egg grills (with cover). Never used an electric grill but I'm sure I could make it work as long as it has a cover. The heat source isn't the secret, the trick is slow cooking excellent cuts of fresh aged meat (holding the heat in with a cover) knowing your spices and sauces and how to impart exotic wood accents into the mix if desired. Oh and don't forget the importance of sitting outside babysitting the cooking meat while downing mass quantities of beer, wine or your favorite mixed drink.
Hopefully not driven too hard!Errrmmmmmm............. I'm pure as the driven snow.
Hey! Not to offend but your recipe is in English..
All I'm saying is they are not served with spaghetti in Italy, Sicily, Sardegna or wherever..
Notice I did leave off the part about being put away wet, but there is snow involved so it's certainly a potential.
Yeah, too bad about that rout..
You don't ever put bacon or anything in a grilled cheese toasted butty?
We bought a Weber smokey mountain thing a few years ago to hot smoke food. We found some nice recipes on a WSM forum for things like brisket and pulled pork and I think we have those down quite well now after a few disasters (with the brisket). Trouble is you need a huge piece of meat to work really well and you need a whole crowd to make the best of it so it tends to be an occasion rather than an intimate meal for two
It's a shame they didn't drill from pup cavity to pup cavity and then to the control cavity. That would be hand work and the rout is CNC! That's progress
Last night's setup, we got done at 1:00...
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When in Rome, do as the Romans. Last time I was there with some locals we had various pasta dishes for dinner that they ordered. Some came to the table as pasta and sauce and others came with meat on top. Including meat balls (tasted great, for some reason I'm thinking it might have been lamb not beef, but chunks of chopped veggies, herbs and spices were also in the ball and all covered I'd red sauce). I didn't order it so I don't know what they called it but I'd call it spaghetti and meatballs. When dining with these guys they know I always steer clear of Americanized food, it was pure local cuisine and quite good. Seafood on pasta is always my favorite though.
Notice I did leave off the part about being put away wet, but there is snow involved so it's certainly a potential.
You are a gentleman then. No need for me to come to the Queens rescue.
It's interesting that most of that stuff comes from the American south. My mother was raised in Alabama, the eldest of 4 daughters born to a Baptist preacher/truck driver. They were extremely poor. As Mom told it... there was always a pot of beans on the stove, and usually nothing but biscuits or onion sandwiches to go with it. Grits, greens, cornbread, and some form of meat you didn't wanna ask too many questions about, were "special" meals. I find it interesting that, with the vast majority of the population of America living on the coasts, in or near big cities... other areas of the globe have come to know such utilitarian sustenance as "American food".
Exactly! Brisket is an event as much as it's a meal. It's a hard cut of meat to cook right but once you figure it out it's quite good. It's also largely a Texas thing. In SoCal we focus more on Tri Tip than brisket. Much easier to cook and always tastes great with a good chim sauce. Give it a try, you'll love it.You don't ever put bacon or anything in a grilled cheese toasted butty?
We bought a Weber smokey mountain thing a few years ago to hot smoke food. We found some nice recipes on a WSM forum for things like brisket and pulled pork and I think we have those down quite well now after a few disasters (with the brisket). Trouble is you need a huge piece of meat to work really well and you need a whole crowd to make the best of it so it tends to be an occasion rather than an intimate meal for two
As for the butty samies - in our house (with my English wife) we always have thick cut Canadian bacon or thin cut ham with brown sauce on ours but the term "butty" is never really used here to describe a grilled cheese sandwich. The term "Butty" around here is used more to describe the Kardiashions than food. Our grilled cheese is just that - grilled cheese. No meat, no veggies, no sauce. Just buttered bread with American cheese pressed on a grill or griddle until toasted and melty. Yum!
Mmmmmm, Brisssssket. drool
That would be Spaghetti con Sugo di Manzo (meat sauce).
This one's easy thanks to the Internet. If any doubt, just punch in "yahoo.it" and then punch in "menu tipiche de trattoria e ristoranti" Although you'll see Polpette (meatballs that can be made from any type of meat including fish) and Spaghetti you will not see them combined in the same line item. If you do, it will probably be a restaurant in the center of Rome, Florence, Naples or any major tourist town.
