Foodies BS Thread.

Not a taco or smoking/grilling so I guess this is the spot. Cooler weather here in Oregon and rain have switched me over to soup/chili/pot roast type cravings. Wife's nursing a cold and wanted anything but soup tonight (made tortilla soup for her last night and she had pho for lunch today) so decided on chicken mole' enchiladas tonight. Stopped by the local butcher shop and picked up thighs. I *always* have dried peppers for making chili/chile colorado etc. but when I got home I found that I was out! Rolled my own mole' sauce with some of my homemade <essentially> chipotle powder, regular chili powder, onion & garlic granules, cumin, oregano, chicken base and black pepper. The chicken base has plenty enough salt for the sauce.

Got some water going and added the rest, added some cocoa nibs & a bit of cocoa powder and let it simmer down to a decent consistency. In the oven now

 

...^^^... Trying to lose about 20 lbs now and food likes this make me crazy hungry

 

They are very healthy. All 5 food groups. Meat, grain, dairy, veggies, fruit and more dairy for dessert.

 

I stopped by Portos bakery on my way home from work.


Steak Torta, Jalapeno cheesy potato balls, carrot cake, strawberry cheesecake and fruit tarts.

 

...^^^... I saw that too ... great looking food.

I cut back on sweets, carbs and .... my worst habit (late night snacks & eating).

 

Braised short ribs over a pumpkin mash.

 

Ribeye and a NY, NY is grass fed and finished from a privately owned ranch in Nicasio Valley. First time having grass beef.

 

Lucky !

 

definitely looks interesting....Not sure about the activated charcoal...but what the h...?



https://www.foodbeast.com/news/northgate-tamales-dulces-de-muertos/

 

just found a pic of this...

 

Elk roast my wife made me for dinner....

 

I'd try e'm

 

Im going to try to make some

 

Wife made some turkey vegetable soup in the instapot. Surprisingly the turkey was very tender! Soup was great!

 

Wife left me! Well, for a few days. Time to make food she doesn't like.
Simple Steak Soup and cornbread.

 

Day 2. Leftovers for lunch. Supper:

Hoagie pepperoni mushroom pizza. I will survive!

 

For lunch, beef back rib tacos.



For dinner, spicy ramen with veg and ham. Eggs were steamed in the insta-pot.

 

It finally dawned on me why I have had indigestion for a couple days after eating this.... dry onion soup mix!
Another favorite dish I can no longer eat.

 

Love the versatility of the grill/flat top. At times it’s a bit cumbersome.
started with the steak tips and veggies for lunch.


The some food prep for the week. First bacon.


And a few pancakes for the freezer.