Originally Posted by GloryDayz (Post 10821373)

LOL, I choose the Farberware over the other knives in the drawer and in the block (no, I don't have any $500 knives, but I have more expensive ones than this), but none of them cut as well at this one - no matter how badly I want it to not be true.

As for the beer, yeah, it's a compromise with my way-dumb doctor who thinks he knows everything. Like all doctors, he's an ass! 999 times out of 1000, it's a Merlot - I just don't have any that I wanted. That's sad too.

And both steaks were awesome. The thinner one (yeah, the butcher eye-balled the cut because the saw was fouled with pork at the moment!!) was slightly less pink than I like, but my son's girlfriend actually likes medium. Such blasphemy will keep her out of the family and me from being a grandpa all the longer, but alas I was able to make her happy...

Originally Posted by BucEyedPea (Post 10821377)

That's the beer I drink. Eat your heart out FMB! I'll save every carb and calorie where it's possible.

Originally Posted by Fried Meat Ball! (Post 10821416)

I'll admit I'm a total beer snob. I'd rather drink less beer and have stuff I really like that costs too much than drink cheaper stuff more often. I also require my beer in a glass. I call my wife a barbarian when she drinks it from a bottle.

But I don't begrudge anyone what they want to drink, though. I was just harassing because of the nice plating with the cheap knife and low-carb beer.

And really, one of my best knives is a Victorinox, so I don't even really begrudge him for the knife. I'd have probably flipped it over so you couldn't see the brand, though. :)

Originally Posted by GloryDayz (Post 10821373)

LOL, I choose the Farberware over the other knives in the drawer and in the block (no, I don't have any $500 knives, but I have more expensive ones than this), but none of them cut as well at this one - no matter how badly I want it to not be true.

As for the beer, yeah, it's a compromise with my way-dumb doctor who thinks he knows everything. Like all doctors, he's an ass! 999 times out of 1000, it's a Merlot - I just don't have any that I wanted. That's sad too.

And both steaks were awesome. The thinner one (yeah, the butcher eye-balled the cut because the saw was fouled with pork at the moment!!) was slightly less pink than I like, but my son's girlfriend actually likes medium. Such blasphemy will keep her out of the family and me from being a grandpa all the longer, but alas I was able to make her happy...

Originally Posted by BucEyedPea (Post 10821444)

I have a question for how you styled the shot. Why did you choose to go symmetrical over asymmetrical? Especially with food.

Originally Posted by GloryDayz (Post 10821462)

Because I'm a man, I'm not training in the artsie-fartsie portion of the culinary arts, and I'm just weird that way. I don't even step on cracks on sidewalks! I don't know, I just had to get the pic while the non-helping-hungry-people waited impatiently to dig into what they had no hand in creating! Am I whining??? :)


It's a hard thing to deal with, but at least I got to eat some great steak...

Originally Posted by BucEyedPea (Post 10821470)

I was just joking. :D

Originally Posted by Fried Meat Ball! (Post 10819259)

Originally Posted by BucEyedPea (Post 10821496)

Your meat always look awesome. So I bet it was.

Originally Posted by BucEyedPea (Post 10819445)

Tonight I made this garlicky spaghetti squash 'except I used freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano. I also added some garlic butter and salt to the squash as it needed more flavor. I served it like this too. I used my refrigerated grap tomatoes. Hah! Served with pan sauteed chicken breast in olive oil and garlic. Glass of Sauvignon Blanc. Kid loved it.


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Originally Posted by BucEyedPea (Post 10819454)

Sorry couldn't resist. :D

Originally Posted by Fried Meat Ball! (Post 10820516)

Does anyone like to put potato chips on a sandwich? One of my favorite things is adding chips to the top of a sandwich, kinda squishing the bread down so it crushes the chips.

Originally Posted by GloryDayz (Post 10821518)

OK, that's on my list now!!! Nice work!!! :thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb:

Originally Posted by BucEyedPea (Post 10821554)

Just google garlicky spaghetti squash, click on images to you get that one and you will find the recipe.

Just a fyi, I added butter, salt, garlic granules and parm to the interior shredded squash for more flavor.