Dinner Friday 2/6/09

[chowhound]

Last night I saw a bag of pulled pork in my freezer that the handi-vac bag had given up on, so I plan on making this again tonight.

[buckytom]

my little guy has his first martial arts class today. he's really been looking forward to it, so i'm hoping we'll go out and celebrate at a korean bbq joint.

if not, i have a load of hot italian sausage that'll go into sauce with meataballs, or with peppers and onions.

[chowhound]

That reminds me. I need to make some more meatballs and freeze them.

[buckytom]

meat-a-balls!

atsa matta whichoo?

how you say ah' beetz? you know, dough, fromaggio, e sugo.

[PanchoHambre]

my little guy has his first martial arts class today. he's really been looking forward to it, so i'm hoping we'll go out and celebrate at a korean bbq joint.

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I love Korean BBQ BT one of the things I really miss from NY had a bunch on 32nd around the corner from work and an excellent one in my neighborhood as well.

Never got around to the DO sausage and potatoes last night so its on the menu for tonight

[sattie]

Dang... somebody beat me to it!!! Anywho... I think we are going out tonight. Outback I believe. So there you have it!

[GrantsKat]

Dang... somebody beat me to it!!! Anywho... I think we are going out tonight. Outback I believe. So there you have it!

Is Outback any good? We have one nearby, but havent heard many good reviews....

[buckytom]

it's the "tgi fridays" or "olive garden" of steakhouses.

not bad, but you can usually do better without much effort.

[Lefty]

BT, thanks, I forgot I had hot italian sausage in the icebox. I will make some "Carny Subs" Suasage with sauted peppers and oinions on a sub roll with some good mustard. The term carny sub come from the fact that they sell them at all the carnivals.

[buckytom]

eh!!~~ another one.

salsiccia con pepperoni e cipollas!!!

[Ronjohn]

Wifey is sick. Think I'm going to be ordering pizza.

[buckytom]

jesus mary and giuseppe!

ah' beetz! it's ah 'beetz!

[sattie]

Is Outback any good? We have one nearby, but havent heard many good reviews....


You know hun, I have not been there in years. I agree with BT tho that you can probably find something better. Food is decent from what I remember and they have scallops! I have a hard time finding those around here!

Outback has been bombarding us with those damn commercials and I think we finally caved! Let's go Outback tonight...... Lord! Gonna have the song stuck in my head now!

[Ronjohn]

jesus mary and giuseppe!

ah' beetz! it's ah 'beetz!

You know I did that just for you, BT! :thumb:

Although I may actually be ordering the Chicago Style Deep Dish from the place by the house (Which has a Greek name.. go figure)

[Calicolady]

Either turkey BLT or cooking breakfast for dinner, like Grants had last night.

[homecook]

You know hun, I have not been there in years. I agree with BT tho that you can probably find something better. Food is decent from what I remember and they have scallops! I have a hard time finding those around here!

Outback has been bombarding us with those damn commercials and I think we finally caved! Let's go Outback tonight...... Lord! Gonna have the song stuck in my head now!

How do you think I feel......my ds works there!!! We get alot of freebies, so it's not all bad. lol

Barb

[PanchoHambre]

Is Outback any good? We have one nearby, but havent heard many good reviews....

I will counter the Anti-Outback... sort of... I like it. Certainly not Smith and Wollensky but also way less$$$ far as chains go it is comfortable, they have a decent amount of menu choices and I have never had a bad meal there. It is not the best restaurant around for sure but its a nice safe bet when you don't feel like adventure. It is a great place to go with non-foodie types

[smoke king]

To busy to get to involved, so its my go-to favorite....Night Breakfast!

[Fisher's Mom]

You know hun, I have not been there in years. I agree with BT tho that you can probably find something better. Food is decent from what I remember and they have scallops! I have a hard time finding those around here!

Outback has been bombarding us with those damn commercials and I think we finally caved! Let's go Outback tonight...... Lord! Gonna have the song stuck in my head now!
I like them, too. Especially the bread and one of the desserts. The rest of the food is definitely OK, the atmosphere is casual and I'm not worried about being too loud or my kid spilling something (OK, me spilling something.)

[buckytom]

i'm not really anti-outback.

i've had that little, dry rubbed steak they offer a few times. it was good on time, ok another, and my shoes would have tasted better another time.

let's go out back too-nigh-eet...

damn. curse your hide, sattie. now it's stuck in my head.

life will still be there too-mar-oh-oh.

damn.

change of plans fo us. dw's mad at me, so we're not going for korean bbq. maybe sunday.

so, i'm back to salsicia.

[High Cheese]

Is Outback any good? We have one nearby, but havent heard many good reviews....

Their Bloomin' Onion give me the bloomin' butt cheeks. http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n248/Jeekinz/Smileys/2194_constipation.gif

I like the crablegs though. (who wouldn't)

[QSis]

Thanks for sharing, Jeeks.

Truthfully, you were just looking for an excuse to use that precious emoticon, right? :wink:

Lee

[Calicolady]

Was that a courtesy flush, Jeeks?
You better stay in there if wifey is angry.

[High Cheese]

Actually, I woke up this morning to the DW yelling "There's water in the coat closet! My jacket is SOAKED!" Said closet is just below one of my 2nd floor bathrooms. After 5 minutes of looking, I found a leak in the tank of the toilet which soaked the floor and the ceiling in the closet.

I had nothing to do tomorrow...was even thinking about getting in the kitchen playing with a new recipe. Nope. I'll be at Lowes buying a new terlit. Then spending probobly a better part of the day installing it. I'm factoring in at least one extra trip to Lowes to buy a replacement flange.

[Calicolady]

Yeh. Just remember; there's no such thing as a 5 minute job.
Good luck.

[chowhound]

You're lucky, Jeeks. I need a "real" plumber to fix my problems. And depending on whether or not the township is going to run sewer past the house this year or next year affects what kind of fix I need. And of course the township isn't sure yet.....
In te meantime I am learning way too much plumbing terminology ;^)

[babe]

I like them, too. Especially the bread and one of the desserts. The rest of the food is definitely OK, the atmosphere is casual and I'm not worried about being too loud or my kid spilling something (OK, me spilling something.)

i have a recipe for outback bread. pm me if u would like to have it:thumb:

[Miniman]

Well back on track. Basic sausages & potato wedges tonight.

[homecook]

I'm thinking of making Keltins' Vegetables Mai Fun and adding some chicken pieces.

Barb

[homecook]

i'm not really anti-outback.

i've had that little, dry rubbed steak they offer a few times. it was good on time, ok another, and my shoes would have tasted better another time.

let's go out back too-nigh-eet...


My ds brought me a whole bag of that dry rub. Are you talking about the coffee one? I love that stuff. I even put it on pork chops.

Barb

[babe]

fried fish fillet, left over one half baked potato. left over green peas in butter sauce.

[lilylove]

I have some of Mav's cabbage soup simmering on the stove. Minus the beef but added celery and corn.

[chowhound]

I'm thinking fried fish fillets tomorrow, Babe. QSis reccomended some McCormick's Fish & Chips batter that is fantastic. How do you bread/batter yours?

[BamsBBQ]

now thats a shitty job..lol :yum:

sorry couldnt resist..lol

and chances are you will be changing the toilet flange anyways... but i would just buy one just in case anyways

this is the one we just replaced ours with

http://www.oatey.com/apps/catalog/instance_assets/assets/Photo/48472.jpg

Actually, I woke up this morning to the DW yelling "There's water in the coat closet! My jacket is SOAKED!" Said closet is just below one of my 2nd floor bathrooms. After 5 minutes of looking, I found a leak in the tank of the toilet which soaked the floor and the ceiling in the closet.

I had nothing to do tomorrow...was even thinking about getting in the kitchen playing with a new recipe. Nope. I'll be at Lowes buying a new terlit. Then spending probobly a better part of the day installing it. I'm factoring in at least one extra trip to Lowes to buy a replacement flange.

[babe]

I'm thinking fried fish fillets tomorrow, Babe. QSis reccomended some McCormick's Fish & Chips batter that is fantastic. How do you bread/batter yours?

i sometimes just flash cook them, no coating at all. sometimes i panko crumb them or i us a dry rub called "dixie fry. i love the taste of fish so try not having coating over power it. :thumb:

[chowhound]

i sometimes just flash cook them, no coating at all. sometimes i panko crumb them or i us a dry rub called "dixie fry. i love the taste of fish so try not having coating over power it. :thumb:

Ditto. The less breading the better, but I usually grill or bake mine. This was a very nice, crispy, but light batter. Just right for me, since I don't usually eat fried fish and when I do, gotta have breading. And I went high and low looking for panko around here before..... probably have to buy it online if I want to try it.

[sattie]

We ended up at Macaroni's Bar and Grill.... it was more 'on the way' to our other errands we were doing. I had the shrimp portifino and DH had some sort of trio where you get a salad, entree, and dessert. Got chocolate cake for later!

[Calicolady]

Ditto. The less breading the better, but I usually grill or bake mine. This was a very nice, crispy, but light batter. Just right for me, since I don't usually eat fried fish and when I do, gotta have breading. And I went high and low looking for panko around here before..... probably have to buy it online if I want to try it.

Chow, panko is readily available now. If you don't find it near your breadcrumb section, check the oriental section. No way you need to by online.
Even I can get it here.

[buckytom]

dw ended up making turkey meataballs and thin sketties, so i picked up a still hot loaf of semolina bread from the italian bakery up the other block to have with it.

also, i browned the hot italian sausage and a head of halved garlic cloves, and tossed them in the crock pot with a can o' hand crushed tomatoes, some basil, parsley, and a small container of leftover pork and peppers flavored sauce.

we had the meatballs, pasta, and bread for dinner, and the sausages, some bocconcini, and more bread for a late snack.

and i'm not sure if i'm ok with all of this toilet humour.

[VeraBlue]

So what that I'm posting a day late....:glare: I was busy!

The whole evening got off to an exceptionally early start. We were cocktailing by 5pm. Had some pretty neat 15 year old scotch came in a tiny box with a hemp handle....like I remember what it was called.

Then we had a platter of sliced mangoes, kiwis, grapes and sugar dipped strawberries.
Endive leaves stuffed with stilton, candied walnuts and drizzled with honey.
Slices of gouda, swiss and cheshire cheese.
Tomato artichoke tapenade and oil cured black olives.
Grilled lamb chops (sans knife and fork, naturally)
Philly pretzels

After a couple of rounds of the scotch we moved on to a very nice cabernet; which we proceeded to take into the hot tub. The discarded bottle is lying unceremoniously in the snow drift in the yard now, next to the forlorn yuletide tree.

Some time later we had slices of key lime pie in bed.:whistling:

[Constance]

Sounds like you had a lovely evening, Vera!

We had a second round of chicken and dumplings.

[heb1976]

I made french bread pizzas ... from a box :eek: ... I am sick and didn't want to cook!