SHOW OFF YOUR YUM! Food Photography Thread

[pennyJo1960]

alright you all put me to shame had a new caregiver show up unannounced today as i was getting up no dentures stayed 5 hours did finally make itallian bread for dinner spaghetti on tap tonight if the gods are with me

We have a screen room on the front of the house our grill is there in the winter so James is the grill master here

 

[mlm Mike]

View attachment 1234128 View attachment 1234129 View attachment 1234130 View attachment 1234131 Another birthday flashback - the Indiana Jones/Lego cake for my grandson Evan's 7th or 8th birthday. The Legos were all edible, too! The bridge was made of smooshed tootsie rolls.

Lovely! I would not have the patience for that. lol

 

[mlm Mike]

If you would have one of these set up, You could have stayed out there a lil longer and finish cooking that meat.
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That would have been blown into the next county. It was windy. lol

 

[mlm Mike]

Yesterday's lunch, a Couscous and Fruit Salad with a couple Pulled Pork Sliders.

 

[mlm Mike]

Last night’s supper, Eggplant and Seafood Au Gratin:

After adding butter, flour and milk and thickening, you add oysters and raw shrimp:

After the shrimp and oyster cooks a couple minutes, remove from heat add green onions, cooked lump crab meat, and parmesan cheese.

Serve on pasta and/or toasted french bread. I won't say how many pieces of the toast I ate last night.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

spaghetti on tap tonight if the gods are with me

 

[Lazy Farmer]

Been so busy the last few days. I forgot to show off the curing process of the swine belly..

Placed in a jumbo zippy bag with salt, granulated sugar, brown sugar & lemon cure.

Mix it, smash it, rub it, spread it, abuse it.. haha?

Drawl out the air and seal the bag up tight. This part sucks.. "get it?"

Placed in a dish in the fridge after. It will be flipped over at least once a day for at least 7 days. The bag will have a bunch of moisture when it is done curing. I learn the hard way to keep it on the bottom shelf so if their are any leaks/spills in the bag or dish.

In the meanwhile, I will dream of BLT Sandwiches, Eggs w/bacon breakfast, Bacon wrapped Filet Mignon, Pigs in a blanket.. so on and so on.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

Last night we grilled steaks on the Barbie!
One good thing about raising your own meat, either it being beef or pork, it is so robust and bloody still. When we forget to thaw something we stop by the Supermarket sometimes and purchase industry meat. Industrial meats are hardly bloody compared to our farm raised flesh.

These are Heritage Berkshire Pork Steaks. Grain fed, not slop fed. Grains and alfalfa/veggies. No steroids or hormones.

In the Grill, note the wood chunks. DH only uses charcoal as a starter to get the wood going. A bag of charcoal goes a long way. The type of wood this time is Hickory. Some nuts were added as well for more smokiness since steaks cook so fast. Fast cooking & fast smoking.

We are fortunate to have an abundance of hickory trees. In the fall we beat the tree rats to their nut feast
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It had been raining for hours and the humidity in the air was keeping the smoke building up in the air close to the ground. The smoke from the grill was making our yard look like a deep fog. You know nights like this is driving the neighbors nuts! hehe.

Back in the kitchen, warmed up some homemade bacon and beans out of the freezer. The best part about storing in "Food Saver" bags, is you can reheat you contents without drying them our during the reheating process.

When we grill extra burgers, we seal them in food saver bags as well. Drop the in hot water, in just a few mins they are like they are fresh off the grill. We seal a lot of stuff up and just reheat and eat.

So we had scrumptious Homemade Bacon Baked Beans...

With SUPER JUICY/Smoked & Seared Pork Steaks with steamed whole kernel corn. Yummy..

Tried to start watching a movie on Netflix after supper but the Sandman must of sprinkled sand on my dish when I wasn't looking.

 

[Wolfgang B.]

Wow, such great and inspiring dishes! I'm glad I found this thread. #bookmarked
The pulled pork sliders look especially yummy!

 

[Lazy Farmer]

Wow, such great and inspiring dishes! I'm glad I found this thread. #bookmarked
The pulled pork sliders look especially yummy!

see what I meant about me being a pic-a-holic?

I am happy you have joined the fun.