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notredomer23

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First time hosting Christmas Eve. Coming from a half Italian American family and marrying into a full one, this is a lot of pressure. Amongst other foods, we’re absolutely nailing the seafood menu albeit not the traditional 7 fishes:

King Crab
Snow Crab
Fried Calamari
Steamed and Chilled Clams
Mussels in a Fra Diavolo Sauce with Linguini
Shrimp Cocktail
Baked Cod

We have eggplant Parmesan for the vegetarian contingent
 

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First time hosting Christmas Eve. Coming from a half Italian American family and marrying into a full one, this is a lot of pressure. Amongst other foods, we’re absolutely nailing the seafood menu albeit not the traditional 7 fishes:

King Crab
Snow Crab
Fried Calamari
Steamed and Chilled Clams
Mussels in a Fra Diavolo Sauce with Linguini
Shrimp Cocktail
Baked Cod

We have eggplant Parmesan for the vegetarian contingent
Dang!! We just do homemade pizza and jalapeño poppers then we make sugar cookies Christmas Eve then taco bar on Christmas.
 

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Pillsbury pre cut cook yourself cookie dough. Appetizer was a doobie.....most likely will be washed down with lots of water, a pizza, some blue cheese combos, red vines licorice and whatever else I can find.
 

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Currently prepping 2 prime ribs for tomorrow. Going to smoke one and put the second in the oven.
 

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Chilling and looking at the fridge. Going to make spaghetti pasta, some pan-fried chicken, a little chorizo, with sautéed tomatoes, and a bit of chimichurri. Why the F not?

edit: Meh. Works, but not special.
 
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Made some Hawaiian sliders. Mayo on the bottom bun, then Gouda cheese, Black Forest ham, then a layer of brown sugar ham. Next was provolone cheese and shredded Gouda. Top buns got coated with blueberry jalapeno jam from Buc-ee’s. Coated with Melted butter and baked at 325 for 15 minutes. Turned out to be amazing.
 

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I love sushi, but the idea of paying that much for a tuna is ridiculous.
 

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My daughter is having her 14th bday party today,… friends and family over for a mix of Filipino and Mexican foods of her choosing. I made my fan favorite Arbol salsa I’ve shared before and good lord oh mighty are these particular Arbols hot as hell. Never had a batch this hot off this recipe before,… I doubt the kids will have any but that’s ok, it’s still really good. Making some watermelon fresca and some crispy pork belly in a bit, the financial advisor is handling the rest
 

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My daughter is having her 14th bday party today,… friends and family over for a mix of Filipino and Mexican foods of her choosing. I made my fan favorite Arbol salsa I’ve shared before and good lord oh mighty are these particular Arbols hot as hell. Never had a batch this hot off this recipe before,… I doubt the kids will have any but that’s ok, it’s still really good. Making some watermelon fresca and some crispy pork belly in a bit, the financial advisor is handling the rest

14th? How many daughters you have, homie?

I’ll actually be back in El Paso this summer if your offer holds firm. My client is adding a 6th building in El Paso. 🥺
 

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14th? How many daughters you have, homie?

I’ll actually be back in El Paso this summer if your offer holds firm. My client is adding a 6th building in El Paso. 🥺
Just the two lol,… complete polar opposites in every way. Lol

Yes, I’m always down to have you over or meet you somewhere nice
 

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Made chicken teriyaki this weekend for the first time and it came out way better than I was expecting. I always have high expectations for chef steps but this is one of my favorite things I've ever made. Surprisingly the best part (to me) was this cold Iceberg salad that is apparently a staple side for the dish in Seattle. It has a dressing that is largely mirin, rice vinegar and mayo. Just incredible and went so well with the dark BBQ flavors of the chicken.

Followed the below recipe. I had never spatchcocked a chicken this thoroughly but I might need to add removing the ribs to my usual method because it made slicing the bird so nice at the end.

 
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