Drakestar

On 5/21/2018 at 8:49 AM, soon said:

Happy May 2-4 to all the Canadians!  @Whiskey Rose @Drakestar @Gordon Comstock and anyone who cooks that I'm forgetting in the moment; are you doing any food and beverage for the holiday?

 

Thanks...plus the 24th is my birthday! We're going camping tonight, so tomorrow I'm doing a slow small pork shoulder in the cast iron dutch oven, red beans & rice and maybe some coleslaw. The weather on the Victoria Day weekend wasn't good, but this weekend is looking much better!

3 minutes ago, Tadsy said:

I'm probably the only person here who couldn't afford the $1000 box even if I wanted it! 

The only way if part with $1000 for any kind of "merch" is if I got an autographed copy of AFD and got to meet the band members. And even then... I'd struggle. 

You are hardly alone. When it gets up to that level ($1300 CDN) people really question thier priorities. I could make some great family memories with my kids with that. Although I love this band, family comes first...every time.

4 hours ago, Ratam said:

Where is it?

Facebook gnrfanspot page.

People that are stealing posters suck. Plus they are idiots for posting pictures of them doing it.

...and I'm the only guy that doesn't have/doesn't want a phone! That's the way it goes.

On 2017-12-04 at 6:03 PM, janrichmond said:

This is Ed, he loves bags 

Ed, meet Spice. Suger is her white kitten that won’t stop long enough to get a picture of her white walker eyes.

If anyone ever has time when they visit New Orleans, they should rent a car and go tour Avery Island (a salt dome). It is where the Tabasco company is. There is a tour, store, restaurant and a nature area. Lots of different types of Tabasco that we can’t get here in Canada. The amount of hot sauces my 17 year old goes through is unreal.

I’ve been reaing about 5htp lately. Most people don’t get enough tryptophan. 

Tryptophan—>5htp—>serotonin—>melatonin

So by supplementing with 5htp you can uplift your mood and sleep.

Maybe I don’t eat enough turkey. 

4 hours ago, Gryfon said:

Is this an info-mercial? where do I get paid, I need lawyers on this shit.

Huh? Ikm guessing you didn’t read any of this thread.

@soon was there a typical brand of tinctures that you bought? I’ll be trying those next (amazon).

The melatonin isn’t doing anything. However, I think I need to really search out the time released ones. Costco didn’t have them so I just bought the Weber Naturals melatonin (with 5htp and something else(?)).

I am liking the glasses though. If nothing else it is something providing a physical cue to my psyche. 

I just can’t shut my brain off when I lay down.

Looks like super fun! Confetti? That is playing full out!

Anyone like Wayne Dyer? Here is his idea about the last five minutes of your day. It is my worry time.

2018 is my year to get back to sleep. I have started taking a melatonin/5htp supplement before bed. Two days in, it seems like my sleep is more peaceful, however I still take a long time to fall asleep (over one hour laying there often). I also bought a pair of blue-light blocking glasses to wear before bed if I am watching tv or using my tablet. Apparently, you can get a sustained release melatonin tablet. I wish I had known that before I opened this current bottle.

Fall back plan is whiskey. I seems to work well on the weekends.

Having pictures of childhood icons along with a picture of some hot titties is a horrible idea.

It was good. In my first post I said $5.99 for tenderloin....hahah...should have said brisket (big difference!).

On 2017-12-23 at 12:08 PM, soon said:

@Drakestar, looking forward to seeing the finished product!  Very cool undertaking.

Well it turned out really well. You definitely need to trim the outside off because that is crazy salty. Was it worth it? Yes, a good experience but a fair amout of work. We only eat corned beef once or twice a year, so I would have to give it some thought. I bought the beef brisket for $5.99 a pound. I should have taken more pics, but here is a few slices.

Started working on making corned beef from scratch for Christmas. It sure is taking a  lot of space in the fridge. We’ll see how it turns out in 10 days. I got the recipe from a post in reddit. I only have a picture of the brine so far.

https://www.reddit.com/r/FoodPorn/comments/3sxmoy/12_day_corned_beef_10_day_brine_followed_by_a_48/

This recipe is a combination of Alton Brown, ChefSteps, and my own experimenting.

Sous Vide Corned Beef Recipe

5-7 lb Beef Brisket. Trimmed but leave some fat on it for flavor.

Brine Ingredients:

2 Qts water

1 Cup Kosher Salt

2 tbs Pink Salt (curing salt)

2 tsp Coriander

2 tsp Black Pepper

1/2 Cup Brown Sugar

1 tbs Dill Seed

1 tbs Star Anise

1 Cinnamon stick broken in pieces

1 tsp Mustard Seeds

1 tbs Peppercorns

1/2 tsp Mace

12 Whole Cloves

12 Allspice Berries

2 Crumbled Bay Leaves

1/2 tsp Ground Ginger

1/2 tsp Chili Flake

1 tsp Garlic Salt

Bring two quarts of water to a boil. Mix in all of the above ingredients until the sugar and salt is completely dissolved in the water. Remove from heat and add 2-3 pounds of ice to cool the brine.

Place the brisket into a 2-gallon zip lock bag. Add the cooled brine to the bag. Remove as much air from the bag as possible and place it into a large pan at the bottom of your refrigerator. Make sure all of the meat is submerged in the brine.

Brine the brisket for 8-10 days. Every day you must flip the meat over and shake the bag to make sure the brine penetrates the meat evenly and throughout.

After your 8-10 day brine remove the brisket from the bag and wash it thoroughly under cold water. Remove as much of the brine as possible. The meat may take on a slightly grayish/pale color.

Wet Rub Ingredients:

1 cup Sweet Onion Jam (Vidalia onions sauteed in olive oil, garlic salt, pepper, salt, & 1 tbs sugar for 90 mins. Then pureed)

2 tbs Yellow Mustard

1 tsp Dill Seed

1/2 tsp Mace

1/2 tsp Clove

1/4 tsp Chili Powder

1/2 tsp Garlic Powder

Mix all of the above ingredients together in a bowl. Pat dry the brinned beef and rub liberally and vigorously into the beef. Don't be shy here. Make sure she is well rubbed down and feeling ready for her bath.

Slide the brisket into a large vacuum sealer bag (I use foodsaver) and make sure to double seal the edges. The last thing you want is to go through a 10 day process and then ruin your meat due to a leak.

Place the sealed brisket into a water bath and set your temperature to 140 degrees Fahrenheit. Allow to cook for 36-48 hours.

After 48 hours remove the corned beef from the bath and allow it to cool while still remaining in the bag. Once the meat is warm to the touch you can remove it from the bag.

You can do what ever you want with the meat but I highly advise trimming the top, bottom, and all of it's edges. The edges are grayish/brown and are way too salty to consume. Once you trim it the entire corned beef should be a bright reddish/pink color. Slice or shred as you see fit!

On 2017-11-07 at 8:18 AM, soon said:

I know very few Asian dishes so that would be awesome!

The only trick for a lot of herbs is that they can grow in lower light and a bit of cool, but you gotta get them to a certain size first - they need lots of love to get established.  If you can buy a seedling?  I havent had as much luck with dill indoors, but definitely parsley!  Mint, peppermint and lemon balm grow like weeds - they basically are. Chives, scallions are good too.  Just thought if you were interested, its not for everyone  

Yeah thanks, its rather sad.  Id spent a lot of time and effort on that garden this year.  I can replant after they take the soil and replace it.  The new layout wont be to my preferences either.  The end of an era. But what I dont know how to do is over winter all my lovey perennials out of the garden.  And the frost hit hard last night!!  Todays the day to figure it out.

 I think pigeons coming inside and sharing meals with a pig is something Id have to build towards.  Thats sounds really special that they wanted to come in and say hi!  You must have a really good thing going with them!

Any luck with growing rosemary inside? I have a plant that was outside in a large pot. I brought it inside (winter, snow, ugh) and the leaves are turning brown and dropping. I’ve tried other years and just can’t do it.

pizza thread. I was at a pizza shop yesterday and noticed thepizza maker guy. He just took the peppers, onions, bacon and tossed in a big pile of mozza and mixed it all up. He then scooped it up dropped it on the tomato sauce covered dough and popped her in the oven. Never saw the mix up technique before.

49 minutes ago, Tourettes2400 said:

 

At first I thought it was cool (since it is Axl), but after looking at it, he looks like a burn victim.

Sad that the run is coming to an end. Axl is probably very happy to be in his own bed.

Vegas is a machine. I’m surprised that they don’t limit concert lengths in order to get people back to the craps table.

It is such a big operation, the main characters can’t possibly be expected to control it all. Trust and deligation. Who knows, merch is probably all subcontracted out anyway.

Just Sad about the lithos. I think a better way would be to sell one per order and mail them out in a protective tube. What a cluster fuck.

Have fun everyone. I have only been to Oklahoma once to see the memorial in OC. So sad. So well done though.

49 minutes ago, Coma16 said:

 Or studio time to finish off the second half of Chinese?

Yeah...lets go with that