What's for dinner?

**hammb** · 08-15-2010, 10:42 PM

Originally Posted by smr-nj

this sounds really good. let us know if it lived up to the hype!

It did sound good. It didn't live up to the hype at ALL IMO. There were 3 of us for dinner. I was the only one to finish my one cocktail and I didn't really want anything to do with another one. VERY disappointing.

Here's the recipe:

Cool As A Cucumber Cocktail | Drink of the Week

It just had WAY too much cilantro, and not enough cucumber flavor. And this is coming from somebody who LOVES cilantro...it's one of my favorite flavors. It also wasn't sweet enough, IMO.

I made a double batch of the syrup thinking it sounded so good, but I ended up throwing most of it out. It just wasn't very good. Very disappointing.

**smr-nj** · 08-16-2010, 11:10 AM

^^
bummer. Those are flavors I like also. You'd think that drink would be great.... oh well, you'll have to get back to the drawingboard.

Let me know when you hit the mark, hamm.

**hammb** · 08-16-2010, 11:16 AM

Originally Posted by smr-nj

^^
bummer. Those are flavors I like also. You'd think that drink would be great.... oh well, you'll have to get back to the drawingboard.

Let me know when you hit the mark, hamm.

When I was making it I thought like it sounded like a lot of cilantro, but I wanted to follow the recipe to the letter for a first run. This is why I rarely actually DO follow a recipe exactly. I find that my instincts are usually better than whoever published a random recipe on the internet.

Actually now that I think about it I DID double the cucumber after tasting it and realizing it had almost no cucumber flavor through the cilantro. I think next time if I were making again I would double the cucumber, and halve the cilantro. Specifically I don't think I'd boil the water with the cilantro in it, instead just put the raw in with the cucumber.

If you try something and get a good result, let me know!

**Mschottey1985** · 08-16-2010, 08:28 PM

Baked Oatmeal w/ Apples

**hueytaxi** · 08-17-2010, 12:45 AM

Opened a package of center cut pork chops and was shocked. I've bought thicker bacon. To late to do something different so, grabbed a can of green beans, added fresh onion and began cooking. I heated just enough olive oil to wet the pan and added onions and green peppers. I let the onions get warm and added a little butter to hurry the caramelization. Then the pork as I increased the heat; which I had sprinkled with soy, onion, mustard and ginger. Only about two minutes in the hot oil and they remained very tender. what I foresaw as a bust was quite good.

**toadhunter911** · 08-17-2010, 11:14 AM

Last night was BBQ chicken thighs, rice pilaf, and green beans. Tonight will be pasta with "red gravy" and some crusty bread.

**CMRivdog** · 08-17-2010, 12:12 PM

Fresh tomato, basil and mozzarella salad (combo of home grown and local farmer's market tomatos)

T-Bone steak from the meat market on 10 mile in Novi

Mac and cheese

**Casimir** · 08-17-2010, 10:07 PM

Dinner was a turkey & provolone sandwich and some cheesy potatoes. Dessert is a blueberry, strawberry, mango, peach smoothie with some V8 peach mango added to it. Good stuff!

**hueytaxi** · 08-17-2010, 10:13 PM

Bacon, eggs with toast and milk.

**fyrftrjim** · 08-18-2010, 08:32 AM

Mac & Cheese, cucumber salad

**toadhunter911** · 08-18-2010, 06:36 PM

Made a nice homemade split pea soup tonight.

**hueytaxi** · 08-18-2010, 11:54 PM

Before the game enjoyed a smoked and grilled ribeye with an ear of corn.

**fyrftrjim** · 08-19-2010, 07:42 AM

Enjoyed some ballpark food last night.

**hueytaxi** · 08-19-2010, 01:39 PM

McDonalds 1/4 lb. buy one get one for 0.01 special.

**fyrftrjim** · 08-20-2010, 08:01 AM

Couple of cheeseburger last night.

**hueytaxi** · 08-20-2010, 01:14 PM

Fiday night AYCE fried shrimp at Kazbors

**fyrftrjim** · 08-20-2010, 06:43 PM

Meatloaf, mashed potatoes with mushroom gravy and green beans

**Walt** · 08-20-2010, 06:49 PM

Chicken breasts and fried potatoes.

**Velma Dinkley** · 08-20-2010, 07:06 PM

I think I shall be ordering a pizza for my dinner break; I still have work to do tonight and do not feel like cooking.

**smr-nj** · 08-20-2010, 07:12 PM

I baked flounder fillets, topped w/a little panko breadcrumbs that were mixed with dried dill, pepper, and garlic powder. Sprayed a little butter PAM on it.

Served w/macaroni salad, and a tomato/cucumber/red onion w/balsamic vinegar & EVOO.

(bonus: the flounder was on sale. It was very fresh and very good.)

**wingedwheel** · 08-20-2010, 09:10 PM

"We stopped at Taco Bell for some Mexican eating..."

**toadhunter911** · 08-21-2010, 08:01 PM

Pi's Thai. Tom Yum soup, spring roll, and Lad Na with chicken, medium + spice...

**hueytaxi** · 08-22-2010, 12:25 AM

For us it was ballpark deep fried Mozzarella cheese sticks. Tonight it will be St. Louis style ribs smoked on the grill for a while, then wrapped in foil and put in a low heat oven for a few hours.

**fyrftrjim** · 08-22-2010, 10:31 AM

Chicken sandwich and boneless buffalo wings at the Original Hooters in Clearwater, much better then a ballgame, tonights gonna be sausage sandwiches with peppers and onions prepared in homemade spagetti sauce.

**toadhunter911** · 08-22-2010, 12:48 PM

Burgers on the grill today, with baked beans and some tater chips.

**Mschottey1985** · 08-22-2010, 10:35 PM

Pastor's wife made Beer Battered Chicken Nuggets *drool* amazing! Covered in Blue Cheese and Tabasco--nothing could have been better. Washed it down with some bourbon. MMMM

**hueytaxi** · 08-23-2010, 01:56 AM

Originally Posted by hueytaxi

For us it was ballpark deep fried Mozzarella cheese sticks. Tonight it will be St. Louis style ribs smoked on the grill for a while, then wrapped in foil and put in a low heat oven for a few hours.

Overdid it on the grill. Did not use the oven and used low heat and smoke for about 5 hours. Charcoaled the surface in the last hour due to using a wet rub as the brown sugar was hardened. The flavor was still excellent, but not what i had planned.

**toadhunter911** · 08-23-2010, 12:33 PM

Originally Posted by hueytaxi

Overdid it on the grill. Did not use the oven and used low heat and smoke for about 5 hours. Charcoaled the surface in the last hour due to using a wet rub as the brown sugar was hardened. The flavor was still excellent, but not what i had planned.

Did some ribs on the smoker last week. Turned out pretty good. 6 hours with Hickory @ 225*, half sweet sauce, half chipotle BBQ sauce.

**Shooter McGavin** · 08-23-2010, 08:03 PM

Tonight I made maple glazed salmon on the grill along with grilled sweet potatoes and grilled Brussels sprouts.

**smr-nj** · 08-23-2010, 08:09 PM

Originally Posted by Shooter McGavin

Tonight I made maple glazed salmon on the grill along with grilled sweet potatoes and grilled Brussels sprouts.

3 thumbs up. That all sounds great.

**Shooter McGavin** · 08-23-2010, 08:26 PM

Originally Posted by smr-nj

3 thumbs up. That all sounds great.

It was alright. If I had a higher quality salmon it would have been much better. The salmon wasn't very good (fresh).

**wingedwheel** · 08-23-2010, 09:08 PM

JAMMMMBALYA!!!

(It's the kind of word you just have to shout.)

**fyrftrjim** · 08-24-2010, 07:39 AM

Spagetti with meatballs and sausage for dinner last night.

**toadhunter911** · 08-24-2010, 12:24 PM

Here's a few pics of the brisket I smoked a feew weeks ago. I think Corky would have approved.

Just off the smoker. It cooked at 290* for almost 16 hours, lump and cherry wood chunks...

A few slices. Moist and tender. An amazing cut of beef...

**Lousluggage** · 08-24-2010, 12:57 PM

I'm having a big lunch of bow-tie pasta, cheese, vegetables, and a mix of red and hot sauce, so I think dinner will be a cheese sandwich with lettuce and tomato that I pop into the toaster oven.

**Shooter McGavin** · 08-24-2010, 01:59 PM

Originally Posted by toadhunter911

Here's a few pics of the brisket I smoked a feew weeks ago. I think Corky would have approved.

Just off the smoker. It cooked at 290* for almost 16 hours, lump and cherry wood chunks...

What kind of a smoker do you have?

**Shooter McGavin** · 08-24-2010, 06:52 PM

Tonight for dinner I made chipotle pork chops with a side of cheese raviolis tossed in garlic infused olive oil.

**toadhunter911** · 08-24-2010, 08:15 PM

Originally Posted by Shooter McGavin

What kind of a smoker do you have?

My trusty CharGriller pro with side fire box...

But I'm hoping to upgrade to a Klose Backyard Smoker...

**Shooter McGavin** · 08-24-2010, 09:05 PM

Originally Posted by toadhunter911

My trusty CharGriller pro with side fire box...

But I'm hoping to upgrade to a Klose Backyard Smoker...

Once I graduate in April and find a job a smoker is going to be one of my first purchases. Right now I'm just using one of the small, red, charcoal, water smokers.

It's just way too small and inconsistent with the smoke. It doesn't hold heat well either. In my mind, smoked food is the best food. You can't beat a pulled pork sandwich.