What's cookin' boys?

[BBFarmer]

Cakes been hangin out a while. Everyone should be cooled down enough to make some icing. Chocolate buttercream this round.

Few minutes later, BAM we got icing and an iced up cake for later

Time to move on for dinner. This is a spin off of an italian caprese chicken dish we often do, but in sandwich form. Time to get some patties ready.

Last time I ground up chicken thighs and basically seasoned it like a meatball. It was good, but texture was too soft for my liking. I wanted some boneless thighs, but can rarely get that at our grocery. This round is going to be some pounded breasts.

 

[johnjk]

Man cannot live on BBQ alone. Shrimp and grits with stuffed mushrooms for dinner

 

[BBFarmer]

Alright, time to toast up some brioche buns

Then, fry up our chicken cutlets

Only made 8 tonight, i'm short a youngin.

Final product. Caprese chicken sandwiche on brioche accompanied with fresh beef steak tomatoes from my neighbors garden, fresh basil from our garden, a garlic pesto spread across both toasted buns, and some fresh mozzarella. Served with a side of fettucine alfredo.

 

[RCW]

Alright, time to toast up some brioche buns
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Then, fry up our chicken cutlets
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Only made 8 tonight, i'm short a youngin.
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Final product. Caprese chicken sandwiche on brioche accompanied with fresh beef steak tomatoes from my neighbors garden, fresh basil from our garden, a garlic pesto spread across both toasted buns, and some fresh mozzarella. Served with a side of fettucine alfredo.
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Oh man - like Magic said earlier you’re a cooking machine.

That all looks so great! You do some amazing stuff.

 

[BBFarmer]

The Mrs. is away this weekend.

Oh so you're bachelorin' it this weekend are you ole feller?

The ole lady and youngins will occasionally plan visits to her parents which are in fort payne, AL. I'll catch wind of this days prior and start having visions of me getting all kinds of things done. Yard work done, tractor work done, house work done. Nope!

The day they leave, I get home in complete confusion with no idea what to do.

Sitting there on the couch in silence with a completely scrambled thought process. Programmed only to serve others and function properly with many around me and relying on me, I find it the most difficult thing to even figure out what to do to even feed myself.

Always adds an unsettling feeling that I can never shake....but with that said, I hope you have an awesome weekend LOL.

 

[BBFarmer]

Oh man - like Magic said earlier you’re a cooking machine.

That all looks so great! You do some amazing stuff.

Thank you so much

All that rain the other day I can't do no dang tractorin'. Cooking is the next best thing to stay occupied LOL

 

[johnjk]

Good Morning. Boy did I miscalculate the time. 13.5 hrs to finish. Pulled it around 1:30 this morning and let it rest till 9:30. Very pleased with the results. Off to the freezer and now to prep the smoker for the last shoulder.

 

[Sidekick]

 

[BBFarmer]

Getting some meat ready for fajitas tonight. And thats pronounced Fa-Gee-Tah round her LOL

 

[johnjk]

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I knew I was missing a step or 30

 

[BBFarmer]

Good Morning. Boy did I miscalculate the time. 13.5 hrs to finish. Pulled it around 1:30 this morning and let it rest till 9:30. Very pleased with the results. Off to the freezer and now to prep the smoker for the last shoulder.

What i'd give to sink my teeth into somethin like that right about now. Well done sir.

 

[BBFarmer]

Gotta get a dessert made to take to the pastors house tomorrow night. Reckon peanut butter cups will do.

Actually comes together pretty quick

Made 55 total in probably 30 mintues. Got em tucked away safely in the basement fridge.

 

[johnjk]

What i'd give to sink my teeth into somethin like that right about now. Well done sir.

Thanks.

 

[johnjk]

Last cook of the weekend. Shoulder on

 

[BBFarmer]

Time to get things together for fajita night!

So normally, I reverse sear when I have a flank or skirt. Just cause of the volume i'm dealing with. But i've been having regulator issues with both my grill and griddle (same cheap regulators) and have not bought new ones yet. So time to improvise with some good ole cast iron

We definitely lost a lot of taste but atleast we're gettin somethin done

Basted them and finished them off in the oven, then thin sliced....turned out decent.

Bout 15 minutes later

 

[johnjk]

Time to get things together for fajita night!
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So normally, I reverse sear when I have a flank or skirt. Just cause of the volume i'm dealing with. But i've been having regulator issues with both my grill and griddle (same cheap regulators) and have not bought new ones yet. So time to improvise with some good ole cast iron
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We definitely lost a lot of taste but atleast we're gettin somethin done
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Basted them and finished them off in the oven, then thin sliced....turned out decent.
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Bout 15 minutes later
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That looks really good.

 

[johnjk]

Wrapping up the weekend in smoke. This little shoulder only took 10 hrs. Off to the freezer.

 

[Hoserman]

No cooking for me for a few days. Just retired our old 36" Blackstone griddle and have upgraded to the new Blackstone 28"XL griddle and smoker. Should be fun. Started putting together today. This stupid thing has more parts than a NAPA store.

 

[johnjk]

Nice easy dinner. Grilled asparagus, rice and seared tuna

 

[johnjk]

Spicy garlic wing marinade made and over 30lbs of wings. Off to the fridge to sit for 2 days. 5 bulbs of garlic in there