Sammich Pr0n – Sliders

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Sammich Pr0n – Italian Beef

DSC_6664 [1600x1060]It’s been a while since we had Italian beef.  This was a top sirloin that roasted with plenty of garlic shoved into cracks and crevices, and then braised in the pan drippings, beef broth, and sliced onions for a few more hours,  This one was seasoned with dried oregano, basil, and more garlic.  Can’t have too much garlic.  There’s a school that insists that the roast has to be sliced thin and then braised but I usually just wait until the meat starts to fall apart on its own and then help it along with a big spoon.  The cherry peppers are from last year’s garden and they are quite good.  I used a pinch of calcium chloride when I packed the jars and I can attest that it works as claimed to keep the pickles crisp.  Still working on that gallon jar of giardiniera.  Sigh.

Breakfast Pr0n – Chorizo and Eggs

DSC_6599 [1600x1060]My local Kroger store surprised me the other day when they had chorizo sausage in one pound “fatties”.  Surprised as much by the price as the fact that they had some.  Ninety-nine cents apiece!  I would have bought more than the half dozen I did but I didn’t want to be tagged as a hoarder.  I left one out and froze the rest for later.  I am not at all surprised that there are recipes out there for cooking these things whole.

Golden Oldies – Slider Pr0n

DSC_3392 [1600x1200]I haven’t done much cooking lately, or much of anything, really.  I noticed this photo in the screen saver on my main computer just a few minutes ago.  I have the screen saver set to “slide show” and pointed it at the folder on my  NAS (network attached storage) where I keep copies of all my photos.  A quick search for “sliders” found it in a set of pictures from August of 2012.  I really like the Synology storage device I have, and recommend them highly.