New and Improved TnT Foodie thread

[Nutty sKunK]

Pilau rice all made up. Tastes miles better if you let it sit overnight and reheat. In fact I find it’s imperative to get that proper taste.

Spices are: green cardamom, couple cloves, bay leaf and cassia bark (cinnamon bark, not sticks)

Cook on a very low heat. Then add rice once oil is infused. Fry the rice to seal the starch and flavour in. Just before the water is added salt and a pinch of sugar was included. The sugar helps the bitterness of the spices and makes the rice very moorish. Only half a tsp for about 4-5 portions. Don’t want it sweet.

I’ll make the base sauce either later today or tomorrow morning.

 

[shnkrmn]

French pinot noir. Chuggable.

Mon Dieu! Screwtop yet

 

[curious2garden]

Mon Dieu! Screwtop yetView attachment 5181878

Besides pantyhose screw tops were one of god's better inventions.

By law being a native Californian and still residing in CA I am only allowed to drink CA wines or they revoke my CA Citizenship.

 

[rkymtnman]

Besides pantyhose screw tops were one of god's better inventions

what was the name of those pantyhose that came in the egg shaped container? from like the 80's?

 

[rkymtnman]

what was the name of those pantyhose that came in the egg shaped container? from like the 80's?

the caffeine kicked in. L'eggs.

 

[curious2garden]

what was the name of those pantyhose that came in the egg shaped container? from like the 80's?

L'Eggs and the Sheer Energy were what I wore LOL

 

[shnkrmn]

Besides pantyhose screw tops were one of god's better inventions.
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By law being a native Californian and still residing in CA I am only allowed to drink CA wines or they revoke my CA Citizenship.

France resisted for a long time. Vive la resistance lol. Personally I don't mind

 

[rkymtnman]

for all the wine peeps here, do you know if this is available in bottles here in the US?

we did a trip over to germany many years ago in the early fall and this stuff was everywhere.

federweisser (white feather). first press of the grapes apparently. i looked for it and one wine guy said that it didn't ship well since it is basically still fermenting in the bottle?? not sure about that though

 

[curious2garden]

for all the wine peeps here, do you know if this is available in bottles here in the US?

we did a trip over to germany many years ago in the early fall and this stuff was everywhere.

federweisser (white feather). first press of the grapes apparently. i looked for it and one wine guy said that it didn't ship well since it is basically still fermenting in the bottle?? not sure about that though

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LOL for you I googled:

Federweisser - try Germany's traditional WineONade | BottleStops

What is 'Fey-Daar-Wai-Sar' I hear you ask? The German Federweisser is best described as a teenaging wine. Here is all you need to know...

www.bottlestops.com

 

[rkymtnman]

LOL for you I googled:

Federweisser - try Germany's traditional WineONade | BottleStops

What is 'Fey-Daar-Wai-Sar' I hear you ask? The German Federweisser is best described as a teenaging wine. Here is all you need to know...

www.bottlestops.com

thanks! i guess my wine guy was right then.

well, damn, a trip to Deutschland is in order then.!!! between that and the Kolsch in Cologne, that was a fun trip (pre-child too)

 

[Sativied]

Went across the border into Germany again to stock up on French, Italian, Spanish and Chilean wine, so it made sense to go to a German fast food place. Never noticed it before, they should put like a mascot outside, maybe a clown or something. The closest alternative was a non-Italian restaurant selling pastas and pizzas… I went with bratwurst from a burger place instead. In hindsight probably not the best decision ever, at least the other place sold wine and beer. It was ’ok’ though.





We took a different road, through a small dutch border town that seamlessly connects to a German town. For Germans there’s a coffeeshop on the dutch side. For Dutch there’s a wine and liquor place on the German side (roughly 30% cheaper cause of high tax in NL, but can import max ~100bottles wine tax free). Not a unique situation but these two are only 500 yards apart.

 

[curious2garden]

thanks! i guess my wine guy was right then.

well, damn, a trip to Deutschland is in order then.!!! between that and the Kolsch in Cologne, that was a fun trip (pre-child too)

Let's do that and swing by @Sativied 's house

 

[rkymtnman]

Went across the border into Germany again to stock up on French, Italian, Spanish and Chilean wine, so it made sense to go to a German fast food place. Never noticed it before, they should put like a mascot outside, maybe a clown or something. The closest alternative was a non-Italian restaurant selling pastas and pizzas… I went with bratwurst from a burger place instead. In hindsight probably not the best decision ever, at least the other place sold wine and beer. It was ’ok’ though.

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We took a different road, through a small dutch border town that seamlessly connects to a German town. For Germans there’s a coffeeshop on the dutch side, maybe half a mile from the border. For Dutch there’s a wine and liquor place on the German side (roughly 30% cheaper cause of high tax in NL, but can import max ~100bottles wine tax free). Not a unique situation but these two are only 500 yards apart.

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you ever been to one of these in Belgium? there used to be one that we had to drive by on one of the highways. was a pretty tasty burger and fries.

 

[rkymtnman]

Let's do that and swing by @Sativied 's house

the kiddo starts school this friday so it "might" have to be a short trip for me. lol.

 

[rkymtnman]

 

[DustyDuke]

Saw this one and thought it belonged here
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After

 

[Sativied]

you ever been to one of these in Belgium? there used to be one that we had to drive by on one of the highways. was a pretty tasty burger and fries.
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I heard of it before but never been there. Been a long time since I went to Belgium instead of through it. At least 25 years.

well, damn, a trip to Deutschland is in order then.!!! between that and the Kolsch in Cologne, that was a fun trip (pre-child too)

Cologne is very high on my list. Maybe this winter. It’s less than 3 hour drive.

 

[xtsho]

Just a grilled chicken sandwich and some fresh corn.

I also just put these sausages I stuffed today in the smoker.

 

[drsaltzman]

I didn’t slice one open for you all yesterday.
I don’t know what is different this year, maybe the wet Spring, but the fig tree loved it.

 

[xtsho]

I didn’t slice one open for you all yesterday.
I don’t know what is different this year, maybe the wet Spring, but the fig tree loved it.

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Damn. I haven't had a decent fresh fig for years.

I'm trying to figure out the logistics of fitting a fig tree in my backyard. If I take out some more grass...