What are you eating?

[Chosen Barley]

Sarge, that black thing holding your food looks like the seat on my (late) dad's 1949 Massey Harris tractor.  I kid you not. 

[Sergeant Rock]

Sarge, that black thing holding your food looks like the seat on my (late) dad's 1949 Massey Harris tractor.  I kid you not.

Did he use it for grilling too? 

Sarge

[Chosen Barley]

Well, I don't know for sure!  But he was a smart man who out of necessity used things, after modifying them,  for unintended purposes all the time.  A sort of inventor. 

But what sort of device is that, really, that your seafood dinner is placed on?  I've never seen such an unusual-looking plate. 

[Sergeant Rock]

Well, I don't know for sure!  But he was a smart man who out of necessity used things, after modifying them,  for unintended purposes all the time.  A sort of inventor. 

But what sort of device is that, really, that your seafood dinner is placed on?  I've never seen such an unusual-looking plate.

We found it in a German supermarket. It was designed for baking french fries actually, but we use it almost exclusively for grilling fish. It has a non-stick surface that works really well.

Sarge

[Mirror Image]

You don't like grilled food    That's downright unAmerican, MI 

I don't like to consider myself among the mainstream Americans who think they have to use their grills every weekend. The only foods I like grilled are pork and chicken. I like whole chickens on the grill with a can of beer stuck up inside it. Very tasty. Sometimes I use apple juice instead of beer.

[Sergeant Rock]

I like whole chickens on the grill....with a can of beer stuck up inside it.

We plan on grilling a whole chicken tomorrow actually. The beer is going inside of me, though 

Sarge

[Mirror Image]

We plan on grilling a whole chicken tomorrow actually. The beer is going inside of me, though 

Sarge

Sounds good.

[SonicMan46]

You don't like grilled food    That's downright unAmerican, MI 

Here's the last meal we cooked on the Weber grill: scampi (prawns), salmon wrapped in leeks, and salmon wrapped in cod. Served with sweet and sour lentils. Drank a 2008 godella from northern Spain (the peach/apricot taste reminding me of a low acid Rheingau Riesling...if German Riesling were low acid).

Sarge - that looks like a wonderful dinner!  Wish that we could have joined you - Dave 

[SonicMan46]

Now, Susan (i.e. Harpo) and I have  been eating well for weeks just have not posted much here - but our most recent experience has been a week vacation in Maine - lobsters & oysters every day - outstanding! 

Tonight, she was away at an evening meeting, so I was on my own - returned to my usual simple dinner preparation shown below: King Crab & Stone Crab legs w/ a simple salad + some white wine - choice tonight a Bridlewood Viognier - a Californian varietal that usually receives high 80s ratings and at a great price - all simple and delicious together - 

[DavidRoss]

Had lunch at a Mexican hole-in-the-wall that one of my wife's colleagues turned her on to a couple of weeks ago. Cheap and plentiful but nothing special--except for their roasted pasilla salsa and mild tomatillo, both very good.  The horchata was too sweet, however...I didn't even finish it.

[Chosen Barley]

I eat at home.  Today:

corn on the cob from the garden. 
Ground cherries from the garden. 
Carrot juice made from carrots from the garden.
Soup - cream of swiss chard (from the garden, what did you expect).
Salad of tomatoes, onions & basil from the garden.
Cup o' tea

I am ready for some junk food, but we don't have anything in the house and live 15 miles from the nearest store.  Ach.  Sure could use some Kraft Dinner.

By the way, what is horchata?

[SonicMan46]

Well returning from our 'overnight' trip to the Yadkin wine area, our 'quick' dinner included some sauteed squid w/ a simple salad - dressing was a balsamic herb concoction from Laurel Gray Vyds and a wine w/ a new grape to me from Raffaldini Vyds, i.e. Vermentino, a Mediterranean variety which seems to be a major grape from Sardinia!  ALL - great enjoyable! 

[Harpo]

Well returning from our 'overnight' trip to the Yadkin wine area, our 'quick' dinner included some sauteed squid w/ a simple salad -

The first time I saw calamari rings--I think it was in Portugal--I thought they were onion rings. Quelle surprise!

[Benji]

I don't like to consider myself among the mainstream Americans who think they have to use their grills every weekend. The only foods I like grilled are pork and chicken. I like whole chickens on the grill with a can of beer stuck up inside it. Very tasty. Sometimes I use apple juice instead of beer.

I saw a recipe for this - it was called 'Beer Butt Chicken' which makes me giggle each time I see it. 

[Lethevich]

Does anyone have any suggestions for low-fat pizza toppings?

I am not super obsessive about cutting out all the bad stuff - so far I am thinking a tomato sauce base, mozerella, spinach, cherry tomatos, onion (maybe), whole basil leaves (I guess I'll need to add these halfway through so all their flavour doesn't die)... then I run out of ideas. I'm not a big fan of aubergine (eggplant) or peppers. Mushrooms tend to dry out too much.

I've seen feta suggested, but I don't understand how it works. Perhaps I am being stupid: in presentation images the cheese often looks like it has been crumbled on after it has been baked, but I don't really want cold cheese on a warm pizza. Does it melt okay?

[Conor71]

Australian chocolate bar - awesome!. Not sure if these are available in other countries (probably are!) :

[Benji]

Australian chocolate bar - awesome!. Not sure if these are available in other countries (probably are!) :

I found an Aussie bar in Edinburgh that imports them, but they're £1.50 each - that's 3x the price of our local choccie bars. I think it's like a cherry flavoured bounty...very nice!

[Conor71]

I found an Aussie bar in Edinburgh that imports them, but they're £1.50 each - that's 3x the price of our local choccie bars. I think it's like a cherry flavoured bounty...very nice!

Yes that describes the taste very well - Shame about the pricing, they do the same thing with all the imported British sweets over here too!.

[Benji]

Yes that describes the taste very well - Shame about the pricing, they do the same thing with all the imported British sweets over here too!.

What do you like? Do you get Cadbury's picnic? I like my chocolate with different textures and tastes (so add as many nuts, raisins, toffee, assorted miscellaneous crunchy items as humanly possible!)

[Conor71]

What do you like? Do you get Cadbury's picnic? I like my chocolate with different textures and tastes (so add as many nuts, raisins, toffee, assorted miscellaneous crunchy items as humanly possible!)

Yes we get picnic's over here too - I think they do most of the British choccy bars over here too. I usually like Plain chocolate bars or those with nuts like Snickers (Topic?) and such!. The one I miss the most is Yorkie! - There is a chunky plain Cadbury's bar thats kind of like here though .