Daily Dose of Decadence (DDoD) May 28 - June 3

[rick]

Happy Memorial Day

[Mottern Man]

Had PAT's Cheese Steak (whiz/wit) :D :D

[qhsdoitall]

Happy Memorial Day

Hope you had a nice weekend.

I got to use my newly acquired 12" cast iron skillet. :D A batch of bacon with breakfast and then NY Strips steak with a custom dry rub very hot cast iron skillet cooked on the grill. I need to get used to this type of pan again. The steaks cooked super fast in the skillet. Caught me by surprise.

[TraderJoe]

Had PAT's Cheese Steak (whiz/wit) :D :D

:drool:drool:drool you lucky dog ::

I have been on an IPA-kick. I picked up quite a few varieties while up in Milwaukee this past weekend, and have especially enjoyed THIS one:

http://www.tyranena.com/beers/Photos/IPA.JPG

Original Gravity: 1.060
Final Gravity: 1.016
International Bittering Units: 68
Color (SRM): 9.0
Malt: 2-row, Vienna, Carapils, Wheat, Caramel
Hops: Amarillo, Cascade

[qhsdoitall]

Cheers! Have one on me. I have wait until the weekend to have something. I don't want to get an RUI. (Riding under the influence.) :D

[Mottern Man]

Nice Brew Joe! (I still had PAT's King of Steaks:p ).

Another win in softball yesterday so I washed it down with some "Lagers". :D

[TraderJoe]

Another win in softball yesterday so I washed it down with some "Lagers". :D

Thanks for rubbing my face in your cheesteaks and yuengling. Enjoy it you pig :D :rofl

No really, how's the injury? You all healed up now or what?

[qhsdoitall]

No really, how's the injury? You all healed up now or what?

Ya, what he said. How's the injury? Of course, you might have a few more injuries if you don't turn over some cheese steaks or at least post a recipe if you have one.

[Mottern Man]

My right hand is doing better, swelling is down and I can make a fist.

Left thumb took one yesterday with a play at the plate (I can't win).

I may be pitching next game so lets hope I don't DIE!

[Mottern Man]

For all the people who can not get to
South Philadelphia to get the Original.

Here is the recipe for you home chefs.

Serves 4

24oz thin sliced rib eye or eye roll steak

6 table spoons of Soya bean oil

Cheese {we recommend Cheez Whiz®} American or Provolone works fine

4 crusty Italian Rolls

1 large Spanish onion

Optional
sweet green and red peppers sautéed in oil
Mushrooms sautéed in oil

Assembly

Heat an iron skillet or a non stick pan over medium heat


add3 table spoons of oil to the pan and sauté the onions to desired doneness

remove the onions

add the remaining oil and sauté the slices of meat quickly on both sides

melt the cheez Whiz® in a double boiler or in the microwave

place 6oz. of the meat into the rolls

add onions, and pour the Cheez Whiz® over top

garnish with hot or fried sweet peppers, mushrooms, ketchup

Put on the theme song to the first Rocky movie and enjoy!

[Queen of Blades]

Been doing a lot of cooking and especially baking lately.

In the last week alone I've made;

Curry :drool :drool :drool
Stuffed Shells
Rice Pudding
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Lemon Bars
Banana Pudding
Pumpkin Roll :drool :drool :drool
I'm sure there is more that I'm not recalling at this time.

Next on my list of must-makes;

Chicken Tortilla Soup
Pineapple Upside-down Cake
Peanut Butter & Oatmeal Cookies
Bread Pudding
Maybe, just possibly gonna try my hand at making candy, too. Caramels to be exact.

:D

[rick]

no wonder you havent been aroung much lately, MoM ;)
Nice job taking care of the family unit with all those goodies !

[qhsdoitall]

Been doing a lot of cooking and especially baking lately.

:D

Can we hire you? Instead of cologne decants or blade samples we can have baking tins of goodies. :D

[Smedley]

Tandoori potato pizza (order in). Delicious in an Indian-Italian fusion way that has to be tasted to be understood!

[PalmettoB]

Romeo y Julieta 1875 reserva real cigar, and a coupla fingers of Jameson's Irish whiskey.

[Queen of Blades]

no wonder you havent been aroung much lately, MoM ;)
Nice job taking care of the family unit with all those goodies !

Thanks, I try.

Can we hire you? Instead of cologne decants or blade samples we can have baking tins of goodies. :D

I'm kinda pricey. Don't know if anyone can afford the AD. :p

[Queen of Blades]

Made the Chicken Tortilla Soup the other night.

It was yummy! :drool

Starting to crave the Pineapple Upside-Down Cake now. Hmmm....it's only 10:30 at night. That's not too late to start baking. Is it?

[TraderJoe]

That's not too late to start baking. Is it?

Nope :D


Tonight:

Had a cupcake from Southport Bakery along with a coffee from Intelligentsia, then took some pics.

[sparky5693]

Nope :D


Tonight:

Had a cupcake from Southport Bakery along with a coffee from Intelligentsia, then took some pics.

Intelligentsia, has some great beans.

[TraderJoe]

Intelligentsia, has some great beans.

Yes sir, yes they do!

I took a tour of their factory here, they take "our" same approach to shaving, with their roasting....using the old-school vintage roasting machines. Very cool. :happy088

[Mottern Man]

WTB: Intelligentsia coffee.

[TraderJoe]

WTB: Intelligentsia coffee.

I'll send you some in the package with the bay rum soap and........what else am I sending you? :confused:

[Mottern Man]

I'll send you some in the package with the bay rum soap and........what else am I sending you? :confused:

Hell if I know :rofl

When is your B-day again so I can send the Lagers to you. ::

[TraderJoe]

Hell if I know :rofl

When is your B-day again so I can send the Lagers to you. ::

Don't worry bout lagers, I don't know about them in the mail. Just make sure that spanish stuff gets here ;)

June 14th

[sparky5693]

Will, all kidding aside, the best coffee I've ever had. I'd hate to think about all the beans i've bought from them over the years. Everything form the house blend to the exotics.... ya gotta try em all.

[Mottern Man]

Will, all kidding aside, the best coffee I've ever had. I'd hate to think about all the beans i've bought from them over the years. Everything form the house blend to the exotics.... ya gotta try em all.

I drink coffee everyday, but it is Navy style, cheep stuff brewed 8 hours before hand. :rofl

[TraderJoe]

Will, all kidding aside, the best coffee I've ever had.

Out of curiosity, where did you have it? I didn't realize they sold it outside of chicago area yet.....

[Mottern Man]

Don't worry bout lagers, I don't know about them in the mail. Just make sure that spanish stuff gets here ;)

June 14th

Soon as I get it, It is coming to you direct. :D

[TraderJoe]

I drink coffee everyday, but it is Navy style, cheep stuff brewed 8 hours before hand. :rofl

Well, in that case, this stuff will "knock your socks off" :eatdrink013



On a side note - I hated coffee until I started drinking Ristretto Roasters (owned by DJ/Dinder), opened my taste buds up to a whole new world:

1) Intelligentsia
2) Kona (the real stuff)
3) Jim's Organic Coffee
4) Metropolis

[Mottern Man]

I got a bro in HI, he sent me some Kona, me likey. ::

[sparky5693]

Out of curiosity, where did you have it? I didn't realize they sold it outside of chicago area yet.....

Website order. I've never had a cup prepared by them, just those wonderful beans. Heard about them from a coffee forum I frequent.

http://www.intelligentsiacoffee.com/

[TraderJoe]

Website order. I've never had a cup prepared by them, just those wonderful beans. Heard about them from a coffee forum I frequent.

http://www.intelligentsiacoffee.com/

Aha!

Man....they give you a half-pound bag at the end of the tour (filled with beans roasted fresh during the tour).

You have to wait a day for the gas to escape the freshly-roasted bean, but I'll tell ya....I couldn't get enough of that stuff brewed with the fresh beans. It was the ambrosia of coffee :cool:.

[sparky5693]

Aha!

Man....they give you a half-pound bag at the end of the tour (filled with beans roasted fresh during the tour).

You have to wait a day for the gas to escape the freshly-roasted bean, but I'll tell ya....I couldn't get enough of that stuff brewed with the fresh beans. It was the ambrosia of coffee :cool:.

When you order they list the roast date on the bag. It's usually the same day I ordered it.