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Name is comedy,… but yeah I think it’s the best store bought I’ve had
What are you eating/cooking?
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Wife bought some ST. Louis style pork ribs so I smoked them this weekend. Used a little mustard for the binder then the rub. About an hour before being done I put some brown sugar on them. I've never been that big of a fan of these, but they turned out better than I imagined.
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How do you make your picadillo? I've always done a more Cuban-style, but my wife does not prefer it.
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Beef chorizo (love Peyton’s and do two link for this), and a pound of ground beef,… cubed potatoes, diced green chile (a whole 13oz tub of it), garlic, oregano, cumin, knorr tomato bouillon, chimayo chile powder, a packet of Goya sazon, salt pepper and water. I add tomato paste if needed but it usually cooks down. I’ve never measured this one out and just do it all to taste,… I toss in fresh pico at the end too,… it’s fantastic.
However, brah, when did you get married?? This has to be a recent thing no??
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Ah yeah that sounds exactly the way she grew up with it, minus the chorizo. Kinda crazy to me what becomes so "standard" in some places that other variations are seen as weird and unwelcome.
And yeah fairly recently, kind of a whirlwind sort of thing as we only had a 10 month engagement. Luckily I have convinced her that I missed too many ND games last fall due to wedding prep so I cannot miss any this year.
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Ok I have to ask,… did you marry a good woman, or a white girl??
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You know I followed your advice my man
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@Acamp I know you moved away from SoCal but I'm heading to LA in September for a few days and want to get some good Mexican food while I'm there. Any local spots you can recommend (or advise me to stay away from)?
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Where??? Los Angeles Los Angeles or the greater area (which is gigantic)?? I can def give you some specific locales depending on where you’ll be but a general rule is stay away from chain or fancy joints and look for the hole in the walls that look like they are hanging on to a passing food inspection grade by a thread. If in LA itself, Korean town is a fantastic food borough all round, a little of everything done well
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I bought some dandelion greens and ate them raw. IT was a strong balance to a super oily meat calzone.
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I'll be close to Manhattan Beach if that helps. I don't mind driving out of the way if the food is excellent.
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Good luck with the traffic.
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Ok give me a lil time here bc I checked my go tos (mine and with my boys) and all of them in that area closed or changed ownership since I’ve moved,… BUT trust me, I’ll give you a can’t fail list before you get out there,…
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Ok so looking around that area,… these are the spots I would try…
This one looks different but good:
These are the spots I’d go out of my way for:
And my top recommendation: this looks like a food fair or a consistent food truck place but the food looks top notch. I’d love a review of this spot for next time I’m out there:
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The chile renello burrito from La Azteca Tortilleria (third link from bottom) looks like my jam,.. and those tacos from that last street vender look like my wedding reception in the best possible way lol
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If you go to Korea town ( you’re wasting a trip to la without eating in koera town) here’s a spot that looks good and unless I’m mistaken it took the building of one of my fav spots from college
And lastly here’s a spot I’ve been to that’s unique and worth trying, it’s a Oaxaca spot if I remember right:
And lastly here’s a spot I’ve been to that’s unique and worth trying, it’s a Oaxaca spot if I remember right:
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Getting the smoker out for my birthday dinner.
Tri tip sandwiches with caramelized and homemade horseradish
Smoked Mac and cheese
Several old fashions made with rye not bourbon.
Tri tip sandwiches with caramelized and homemade horseradish
Smoked Mac and cheese
Several old fashions made with rye not bourbon.
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Went to COSTCO yesterday-a first. Holy shit, the meat section is the best. Bought a ribeye roast and sliced off 7 thick-ass steaks. Had one last night with a caesar salad, rosemary bread, lobster mac-n-cheese, Brussels sprouts cooked in butter and diced bacon. 10/10, would recommend.
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We buy most of our meat at CostCo. It's hard to beat considering what you otherwise get at Publix.
Sometimes I drive an hour to this little butcher shop in the middle of nowhere to get good meat.
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Butcher shops are frigging difficult to find. All the big stores have pushed them to the side, although a good butcher shop, IMO, would be golden just about anywhere in a medium- to large city.
I saw the name of that place and immediately thought of this:
I saw the name of that place and immediately thought of this:
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I just made a big batch of beef stock and have no idea what to do with it besides throw a few quarts in the freezer. Do any of y'all have any go-to uses for homemade stock besides French onion soup?
Also what is everyone making for Sunday? My wife has me convinced to make a big pot of pozole rojo
Also what is everyone making for Sunday? My wife has me convinced to make a big pot of pozole rojo
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My wife has declared it's going to be an "app" day where we make multiple dips, treats for the kids, etc. This is contrary to my usual approach of focusing on one big item. The issue I'm having is that it is brutally hot here and buffalo chicken dip and foods like it don't sound as appealing. Tomorrow I'll be smoking chicken, ribs and leg of lamb for my family, my parents and my sister's family so we may continue grazing on that through Sunday.
Let us know what you decide!
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All that smoked meat will go over well, hope you have leftovers!