SHOW OFF YOUR YUM! Food Photography Thread

[Soon2BChixMom]

Chicken enchiladas. I should have taken some prep photos, but it was a little late so just got it all prepared and straight in the oven. Once plated it is not the best looking, but tastes delicious. Trust me.

 

[Soon2BChixMom]

I dedicated this post to the boys over at the American Heart Association..
Left over ham cut into bacon shaped and saute in butter.. then add 2 backyard eggs with some toast.
"The All American Breakfast"
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[Soon2BChixMom]

Last night's supper: Carnitas Tacos

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How do you make your carnitas? I make some chicken carnita in the slow cooker. It's pretty good, but yours looks mouthwatering.

 

[Soon2BChixMom]

Beef wellington with mushrooms doxel and smoked goose Brest!View attachment 1232362
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Wow!

 

[Soon2BChixMom]

I just re-read the first post in the thread. Hmmm, I see you'd like to see regional dishes. I don't have anything worldly at my fingertips, but how about some good old Eastern South Dakota pig cheeks? We spent 26 years in the Navy, moving all over the place. When we'd go home on leave, Ma wouldn't even have to ask if there was something special we'd like for dinner - she knew and the pig cheeks were ready to go!

There's a knack to serving pig cheeks to the - ahem- discriminating diner. They must be served with whole kernel corn. preferably corn grown in the garden, prepped, packaged and frozen. Those must be served with tons of real butter. (I make my own) There must be fresh mashed taters. And there MUST be milk gravy.

These are something my whole family loves. We've been living in Wyoming for over 20 years now, but when we go back to Sioux Falls we take a big, extra, empty cooler with us. We head for Hy-Vee, buy a block of dry ice and as many packages of pig cheeks as we can cram into the cooler! Then when we get back here, we divide them up...daughter gets some, son and daughter-in-law get some, and I greedily take the rest. If we come home without them for some reason, I'm gonna hear about it from one irate family!

I ain't gonna get brownie points for fancy preparation or brownie points for fancy name of the dish. I ain't gonna get brownie points for presentation. I ain't gonna get brownie points for exotic ingredients. But are there brownie points for meals that make your heart feel comforted and your taste buds sing?

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I'm not sure what pig cheeks are, but this looks like a comfort food I would give a try! Yum! I think your presentation looks great and you have "fancy" prep plates.

 

[Blooie]

Thanks. They are actually the temple meat of a pig. A bit chewy but they can be tough as leather if even slightly overcooked, and not very big, but they pack more pork flavor in one little bite than anything else I can think of! And yep, the ultimate in plain good old fashioned comfort food! We grew up calling them pig cheeks. We could get them for next to nothing at the John Morrell meat packing plant in town where my uncle worked. Now they sell them in some stores there and they call them Pork Temple Meat. Nope, still pig cheeks!

Glad you like the dishes...I love this stuff so much that I replaced my kitchen with everything I could think of - pots and pans, coffee pot, utensils, pot holders, dinnerware, knives, bakers, cookie sheets, tea sets. If they make it, I've got it. Never my life did I ever even have dishes that matched until very recently. Think I went a little overboard!

I am loving going through the pages of this thread!!

 

[igorsMistress]

I had a little over a pound of pork stew meat. I used this recipe
http://www.lordbyronskitchen.com/honey-garlic-baked-pork-bites/

I substituted avocado oil as it performs well and imparts no taste. I only used half an onion sliced, easily the suggested amount of garlic and 1/8 t cayenne pwd with just under 1/2 c honey. Cooked for the amount of time in the recipe.
Served on jasmine rice with roasted asparagus. Simple prep, simple flavors.

 

[imnukensc]

A big ole ribeye and some 'shrooms and onions. The skillet is a #10 Wagner over 100 years old. It's my favorite frying pan.

 

[Blooie]

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I had a little over a pound of pork stew meat. I used this recipe
http://www.lordbyronskitchen.com/honey-garlic-baked-pork-bites/

I substituted avocado oil as it performs well and imparts no taste. I only used half an onion sliced, easily the suggested amount of garlic and 1/8 t cayenne pwd with just under 1/2 c honey. Cooked for the amount of time in the recipe.
Served on jasmine rice with roasted asparagus. Simple prep, simple flavors.

I usually use grapeseed oil for the same reason. That looks really good, but I'd have to have something besides rice. I detest rice in any way, shape or form!

 

[igorsMistress]

I usually use grapeseed oil for the same reason. That looks really good, but I'd have to have something besides rice. I detest rice in any way, shape or form!

I think it would be good with steamed broccoli and/or cauliflower, a salad, whatever you like. It was rice or get dressed and go to the store. I was too lazy for that today