Variegated beets, last purchase from last day of Oak Park Farmers Market 2008.

Smoked Pork Picnic for Chopped BBQ Sandwiches

I found these gorgeous peaches at the market. Picture perfect. I decided what better than to sautee them in a little truffle butter and fresh mint? I followed it with a bit of cream sauce (from the leftover bits in the pan) on top.

YUMMY!

My dinner tonight. I would have preferred a medium rare to rare steak, but the GF likes her steak medium well so medium was a compromise. The middle is a butternut squash puree. It was delicious.

I must say that that was the best steak I have ever gotten from Dominick's, and for 6.99 a pound for a bone in sirloin...such a deal.

Carrot Porn

Pepper crusted beef tenderloin with beans and pan roasted potatoes

NYT no-knead bread

Mhay's photo of the carrots with a bit of work..

Now all we need is the background music...

MHays,

Are those really your carrots?

Regards,

They really are - it's either the variety, we've got root-knot nematodes, or just the amount of rocks and hard stuff in the soil, but the yellow carrots were the only ones that came out so bizarre, most of the orange ones were normal (though got eaten) There was one that looked like a mother holding a baby, but the expressive bits got knocked off while I was washing it. At any rate, they made for quite the conversation piece.

From my no knead bread....

time to make more bread

Good light in the kitchen this morning....

mhill95149 wrote:Good light in the kitchen this morning....

Oh my goodness popped out of my mouth as the picture came on the screen.

Pierogi Aftermath - Smak-Tak

Steve, are you sure that wasn't Alinea's Cauliflower with five coatings and three gels?

I've come to the conclusion that no matter how many gigs my camera has, I'm never going to take photos as good as some of you guys. You all should put a book together.

razbry wrote:I've come to the conclusion that no matter how many gigs my camera has, I'm never going to take photos as good as some of you guys. You all should put a book together.

or a slideshow ...

More bread

Popcorn on the cob

not my shot... just commentary on the popping corn shot...

Silky Sweet Potato Chiffon Cream Pie:

Sherbert, Miner-Dunn Real Hamburgers, Highland, IN.

Meat on a stick at the Chatuchak market in Bangkok.

For those of you not checking the Thanksgiving thread, here was my contribution to alleviating the economic blues.
Fried turkey.

Pizza with Spanish chorizo, arugula and eggs:

A Smokey EGGsplosion

This is my version of the perfect breakfast sandwich.
Your choice of bread + some leftover smoked brisket (pictured here), pulled pork, or rib meat + an over-easy egg sprinkled with your go-to bbq rub while it's cooking + horseradish cheese + + giardiniera relish = A Smokey EGGsplosion.

San Juan, Puerto Rico