What you having for dinner tonight?

[Walsingham]

What sorts are you catching?

 

EDIT: Do you normally catch?

Edited September 7, 2013 by Walsingham

[BruceVC]

Fish. I don't know what kind, I haven't gone down to the river yet. But we'll see.

 

 

What sorts are you catching?

 

EDIT: Do you normally catch?

 

Yes I'm also very interested in what fish? It probably sounds idealistic but I love the idea in the 21st Century of person actually going down to a river and being able to catch his supper.

 

@GD

How close are your neighbours where you live? Are you isolated and where is the closest town. I have this image of you living in the deep forest like some kind of ranger  but its probably not accurate

 

Oh I'm having Pizza for supper, Mexicana Pizza to be exact

[Guard Dog]

@Wals: Striped bass, rock bass, speck and bream are the most common fish in the Hatchie River & Cold Creek which is where I do most of my fishing. They respond best to live bait like crickets, minnows, and night crawlers (earthworms to those of you not from the south). Top water artificial plugs and spins work well for striped bass but sinking lures are more for lakes since the current is so strong. I once caught a brown trout which was surprising since they are more common in the mountains out east.

 

@Bruce: My property is bordered on the north side by the Anderson Tully Wildlife Management Area. and on the west by Cold Creek. I can walk to the Hatchee River in about 30 min. It is remote by any definition. I use DirectTv satellite for my TV & Internet since there is no cable or broadband service here. My cell phone work ok if I go outside. The nearest towns are Covington which is about 18 miles and Millington which is about 20. Memphis is the nearest city. My nearest neighbor is about 1 mile away. I have never met them but they wave when I drive by. But my house is not a cabin in the woods by any means. I just had it built four years ago. And while I do get a fair amount of produce from the garden and fish, fowl & venison from Tully most of my groceries come from Kroger!

 

Which is fortunate because I only could 4 Gar fish today. You really can't eat them so I put them back. The only fish I'll be eating tonight will be fish sticks from Gortons!

[ShadySands]

Currently having chicken fried rice for lunch

 

Not sure what I'm going to do for dinner but since the wife is having a girls night out I'll probably just finish off some hot and sour soup I made the other day

[LadyCrimson]

Deli sandwich, white peach, small slice of brownie cheesecake. *burp*

[Walsingham]

Couldn't sleep, cramp in my calves, worried in general.

 

Up therefore, and to the kitchen. Bought high grade ox tail yesterday, so browned that in cornflour and olive oil, before submerging in water, garlic, dill, rosemary, angostura bitters, salt. I flung in a few carrots and potatoes for good measure. Brought to the boil, dropped the heat, and am now simmering. By lunchtime it will be perfect. 

[BruceVC]

Couldn't sleep, cramp in my calves, worried in general.

 

Up therefore, and to the kitchen. Bought high grade ox tail yesterday, so browned that in cornflour and olive oil, before submerging in water, garlic, dill, rosemary, angostura bitters, salt. I flung in a few carrots and potatoes for good measure. Brought to the boil, dropped the heat, and am now simmering. By lunchtime it will be perfect. 

 

I love Oxtail, its also one of those dishes where once you have the ingredients you can almost leave to infuse with flavour on the stove while you do other things, like Boeuf Bourguignonne

Edited September 8, 2013 by BruceVC

[Walsingham]

Soup worked. Beef fat turned buttery soft, meat falling off the bone, bones infused with marrow and herb flavours, perfect for gnawing on.

[BruceVC]

Soup worked. Beef fat turned buttery soft, meat falling off the bone, bones infused with marrow and herb flavours, perfect for gnawing on.

 

Wow that does sound delicious, when are you inviting for me lunch Walsie? I think our relationship has reached that level don't you think

[Walsingham]

The next time I'm South of Mozambique.

[ShadySands]

Went to some wine bar and had some appetizers and pizza

 

We were sitting in a corner and I was facing the window and a (I'm assuming because they were holding hands) gay couple walks by outside. One gentleman splits off from the other and points directly at me walks up to the glass and puts his mouth on it and starts making out with the window. I'm just sitting there thinking to myself why does this kind of stuff always happen to me

 

Anyway, the food and wine was very good and this is what we had

 

thin baguette topped with gorgonzola cheese and honey

mushrooms stuffed with italian sausage, prosciutto & cream cheese

sweet corn ravioli tossed in a brown butter sauce with toasted pecan dust

white pizza with homemade gorgonzola sauce, pear, red peppers drizzled in honey

and some kind of meat platter with olives, capers, and mustard

Edited September 9, 2013 by ShadySands

[Hurlshort]

I did homemade pizzas for dinner.  I made the dough from scratch, and then my daughter and I made two personal pizzas.  It was actually very tricky.  We have a stone baking tray, which I heated up for about an hour ahead of time.  Then we made the pizzas, but transferring them onto proved to be very tough.  Mine fell apart a bit during the transfer.  I also put way too much sauce and cheese on the thing, and it made a big mess.  My wife learned from our lessons and made two beautiful pies after us.  

 

We just did tomato sauce, mozzarella, fresh tomatoes, and then I put some cheddar and a bit of smoked turkey on mine.  It still came out delicious.

['GM']

I had carne asada! With black beans and homemade salsa and lots of guacamole.

[Walsingham]

 

Went to some wine bar and had some appetizers and pizza

 

We were sitting in a corner and I was facing the window and a (I'm assuming because they were holding hands) gay couple walks by outside. One gentleman splits off from the other and points directly at me walks up to the glass and puts his mouth on it and starts making out with the window. I'm just sitting there thinking to myself why does this kind of stuff always happen to me

 

Anyway, the food and wine was very good and this is what we had

 

thin baguette topped with gorgonzola cheese and honey

mushrooms stuffed with italian sausage, prosciutto & cream cheese

sweet corn ravioli tossed in a brown butter sauce with toasted pecan dust

white pizza with homemade gorgonzola sauce, pear, red peppers drizzled in honey

and some kind of meat platter with olives, capers, and mustard

 

 

I believe the correct response is to write "We have to stop meeting like this. My partner is getting suspicious." on a napkin, and hold that up.

[TrashMan]

Various cakes. Because why not?

[BruceVC]

I did homemade pizzas for dinner.  I made the dough from scratch, and then my daughter and I made two personal pizzas.  It was actually very tricky.  We have a stone baking tray, which I heated up for about an hour ahead of time.  Then we made the pizzas, but transferring them onto proved to be very tough.  Mine fell apart a bit during the transfer.  I also put way too much sauce and cheese on the thing, and it made a big mess.  My wife learned from our lessons and made two beautiful pies after us.  

 

We just did tomato sauce, mozzarella, fresh tomatoes, and then I put some cheddar and a bit of smoked turkey on mine.  It still came out delicious.

 

That's a cute story Hurlshot and you are right there is an art to making a proper Pizza

 

 

Went to some wine bar and had some appetizers and pizza

 

We were sitting in a corner and I was facing the window and a (I'm assuming because they were holding hands) gay couple walks by outside. One gentleman splits off from the other and points directly at me walks up to the glass and puts his mouth on it and starts making out with the window. I'm just sitting there thinking to myself why does this kind of stuff always happen to me

 

Anyway, the food and wine was very good and this is what we had

 

thin baguette topped with gorgonzola cheese and honey

mushrooms stuffed with italian sausage, prosciutto & cream cheese

sweet corn ravioli tossed in a brown butter sauce with toasted pecan dust

white pizza with homemade gorgonzola sauce, pear, red peppers drizzled in honey

and some kind of meat platter with olives, capers, and mustard

 

 

I am enjoying your posting of the restaurants you visit, I like reading the menu. I am going to start doing the same. I went to Kitchen Bar on Saturday for drinks and dinner. It was very festive

 

http://www.kitchenbar.co.za/Kitchen_Bar/home.html

[BruceVC]

Oh and I'm having Lamb Sausage for dinner with mash potato

[Walsingham]

I had a load of bananas going off, so I tried to make a banana coffee and allspice cake. It turned out tasty enough, but with the consistency of biltong.

 

I honestly don't know if this qualifies as a win or not.

[BruceVC]

I had a load of bananas going off, so I tried to make a banana coffee and allspice cake. It turned out tasty enough, but with the consistency of biltong.

 

I honestly don't know if this qualifies as a win or not.

 

A proper Chef would say "no" but for the average person its more about the taste so it would be a big fat "Yes "

[PK htiw klaw eriF]

I'm going to a party tonight, so probably large quantities of some form of alcohol and likely some **** from taco bell.

 

Currently eating a sandwich.

[Gfted1]

I didn't get to eat lunch today because I was locked in an epic battle with a Cisco wireless access point.

 

Oh, and Cisco customer support can go F themselves.

[BruceVC]

Tonight I'm having Steak and Potato wedges with my famous homemade Cheese sauce, I have got the Cheese sauce recipe down to a fine art so it will be delicious

[Walsingham]

Boiled eggs on dry brown toast with french mustard. It works.

[LadyCrimson]

Hubs: Are you hungry?

Me: Not really, stuffed my face a few hours ago, still rather full. Did you want something?

Hubs: Thinking about pizza.

Me: Get one if you want. Don't know if I'll eat any, but pizza you always can eat later.

 

*30 minutes*

 

Hubs: I'm back.

Me: *sniffsniffsniff* Dang that looks good. Maybe just one slice...

[ManifestedISO]

Tonight I'm having Steak and Potato wedges with my famous homemade Cheese sauce, I have got the Cheese sauce recipe down to a fine art so it will be delicious

 

Would you dare to share the art, please. A delicious cheese sauce could have infinite uses.