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BearCountry11

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  1. I’m still pretty green with my preferences but I love it so far. I did a punch cut for awhile but this Colibri V-cutter was a game changer. I also have a S cut for torpedos - didn’t like the V cut with those.
  2. Was just looking for this thread earlier today. Have recently gone all in with Cubans. Managed to build up a decent collection (about 300 or so sticks). My wife thought we should pick up new hobbies during COVID. Not sure this is what she meant! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  3. Ground up some brisket, short ribs, and sirloin for smash burgers tonight. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  4. BearCountry11

    Tex Mex

    Fuck this one hurts. My weekly spot for the last 10 years.
  5. I’m just here to drop another FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK. All of that looks incredible
  6. Thanks to this thread I decided to take a stab at pinto beans - got a late start on soaking today so didn’t have time (or energy) to do refried. Was surprised how simple this was....it just takes time. Soaked the beans for 8 hours then tossed into the pot with a halved onion and a few smashed garlic cloves. Sautéed for a couple of hours then dumped in the seasoning (used the pinto bean seasoning, chicken bouillon, and some sea salt). I thought it might be a little thin when I took it off the heat but it thickened up really nicely as it cooled. Really damn good. Never going back to the canned stuff. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  7. EXACTLY why i bought one. My wife had been begging for one for years - never pulled the trigger. Started watching Babish and we had one inside of a month. Tough on the waistline for sure.
  8. Look up the Binging with Babish Deep Dish recipe/video. The only thing I do differently is blend my sauce a bit after cooking it a bit.
  9. Made deep dish last night - did not suck. Used Cento canned tomatoes in sauce. Also did not suck. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  10. Not my wife but worth a mention. My wife’s old college roommate (no pics) lives about 2 blocks away from us. She texts my wife that she’s at the grocery store and asks if we need anything as it’s pretty well stocked. We immediately listed off a few essentials that we’re running short on. Very nice of her to think of us while she’s out. 30 minutes later we get another text apologizing that she had put her phone in her pocket (forgot she had texted us), finished her shopping, and was already back home. No big deal - I can go to the store but still a head scratcher.
  11. From earlier this evening... My father in law lost his cell phone on the golf course this afternoon. It was raining so we didn’t have much hope it would still be working but he shares the location with his wife so i gave it the old college try and went out there to look for it (he’s older and we weren’t confident he would have any success). I asked my wife to start calling it when I was close to the gps location in the unlikely event it still worked. Luckily, it did. Was able to find it from the ringer noise and answered the phone when I picked it up. Me (on my FIL’s phone): Hey My wife: Hey. Any luck?
  12. “Spit in my mouth.” Which was taken literally. I was a young man.
  13. Treebones Resort in Big Sur. Yeah, it’s “glamping” where you stay in yurts but we loved it. Beautiful place overlooking the pacific. The sushi restaurant onsite is also incredible.
  14. Very happy with how this turned out. Finally getting darker roux with Alton Brown’s oven method. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  15. My wife has been “really into” this new show (You) recently despite spending 90% of the episode staring at her phone. I call her out (since i hate the show and want to watch something else) and she insists she’s paying attention. So tonight I ran a little experiment. We watched an episode and she, predictably, was looking at her phone the whole time. When the episode ended I asked if she wanted to watch another. She agreed. So i restarted the same episode to see if she would notice. 15 minutes in I had to break it to her. She had no clue. Now I’m watching Duke/Clemson and she has retreated into the bedroom in a huff to “watch the damn show without me”. Win?
  16. Reverse sear action last night. Steaks from Tri Country Meat Market in San Antonio. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  17. My attempt at Gaido’s Watkins Bisque. This was pretty spot on - adjusted a few things (didn’t strain - was already pretty smooth, added more white pepper, pinch of salt) but definitely had the flavor. My mom has brought up Gaido’s the other week and I’ve been craving it since. Really hit the spot. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  18. Better? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  19. Keeping the trend with “Binging with Babish” I gave his deep dish pizza a try tonight. First time cooking this so needs some tweaks (pizza fell apart when i cut into it) but, holy shit, it was incredible. Nailed the flavor and my wife (who swore she only likes NY pizza) cleaned her plate. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  20. Shrimp and sausage gumbo tonight. Found out we didn’t have onion when it was too late so this “trinity” lacked it. Came out great. One of the better ones I’ve made recently. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  21. I was pretty pissed when she called me but cooled off by the time I got home. Definitely see how it happened but total lapse in judgement to text me something that wasn't an emergency and word it that poorly. That mistake did earn me several hours of uninterrupted college football AND NFL last weekend, though. That was nice.
  22. This happened last week - but requires a little backstory: We recently came home with a newborn with CHDs (Congenital Heart Defects). Spent the first couple of months of life in the Cardiac ICU and had heart surgery to repair the defects. Needless to say, we have been watching him like a HAWK the past couple of weeks he has been home. Pretty standard care at home but still scary not having monitors available to assure us his vitals are normal. Last week I had to go into the office for an important meeting - something that has been in the works for about 6 months now. Absolutely could not miss it as I did not want anyone sitting in for me and risking a big payout for us. I explained to my wife that I would be in this meeting from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM. She understands how big this is and that she should ONLY reach out to me if it was an emergency - no calls or texts otherwise. Normally, I'd leave my phone at my desk but, given the kiddo's condition, I had it with me on silent. About 12:00 PM my phone lights up - a text from my wife. "Trying to give him a bottle, not responding." My heart literally stops when I see the words "not responding". I take that as she is trying to feed him but he is not responding in any way. I excused myself from this very important meeting and call my wife. She doesn't answer. Call her again, no answer. Texted her about a dozen times and no response - not even a "read" receipt on the message. Panicking, I call our neighbors - they both work from home. One of them tells me she will go knock. 5 min later my wife calls and has a pissed off tone to her voice: Her: What is your deal?? Me: WHAT IS GOING ON?? HE IS NOT RESPONDING?? Her: I meant I am giving him a bottle and wont be able to respond to calls or texts during. So, despite there being an agreement to not call or text unless there was an emergency, my wife decided to let me know she, too, was busy when I still had 5 hours left in my meeting. My stance is the wording of her text couldn't have been worse especially given the circumstances and she is sticking to the whole "you should have known what I meant". Luckily, my colleagues/client understood the situation and it didn't cause any major disruption. Even garnered a couple of laughs when I explained what my wife meant. Still scared the ever loving shit out of me.
  23. Gave this recipe a shot today as it’s my first time using the pepper paste method. Adjusted slightly (no onions - wife hates onions, did guajillo/ancho/New Mexico). Holy shit total game changer. Needs some work on my end given it’s my first try but turned out amazing. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  24. Carbonara with homemade fettuccine tonight. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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