What did you do today?

[RichardA]

9 hours ago, wtnhighlander said:

BTW, Rick - you aren't twice my age, only 150.

 

Percent, that is!

I told you a long time ago, that drinking tee many martoonies would alter your brain.  Proof!

[Tom King]

Do you have a long tip extension for spraying that ceiling?

[Chestnut]

1 hour ago, Tom King said:

Do you have a long tip extension for spraying that ceiling?

Yes but not long enough. I had to use the first step on my ladder to get close enough.

[drzaius]

And this is the start to a batch of 22 breakfast burritos. Egg, onions, peppers, mushrooms, bacon, extra aged cheddar, lightly charred corn, hash browns, salt, pepper, garlic, chipotle powder, and Frank's Red Hot.

After cooling, I'll wrap them in tortillas & freeze them.

[Coop]

Oh damn! Right up my alley! Do you have a more precise recipe, including size of the pan? How do you freeze them, in zip lock bags? And thaw and heat in the microwave? 

[drzaius]

32 minutes ago, Coop said:

Oh damn! Right up my alley! Do you have a more precise recipe, including size of the pan? How do you freeze them, in zip lock bags? And thaw and heat in the microwave? 

It's a big pan, just about filling the rack in the oven. No precise recipe, just that all the veggies (except garlic) & bacon are about equal portions. There are 3 dozen eggs with the chipotle, Frank's, salt & pepper mixed in. Cheddar gets grated on top. No formal recipe, it's different each time. I just mix up the eggs, add seasoning, and then cook a sample to taste, then adjust seasoning.

After wrapping in tortillas, I put them on trays & freeze them before wrapping tightly in plastic wrap. I do that to keep frost from collecting on the surface under the plastic, which can make the tortilla soggy. They can be heated in the microwave from frozen, but the result is better if I take them out of the freezer & put in the fridge the night before.

I just had one & this is the best batch I've made to date. Wish I could share

Forgot to add that I use a propane torch to lightly toast one side of the tortillas. Gives is a nice added flavor.

[Coop]

Thanks. Wish you could share as well! I gotta try it! What portion do you think is hash browns, and I guess they are frozen? 

[treeslayer]

I can see I’m going to have to up my breakfast game, man that looks good!!

[Chestnut]

Color on the walls the end is in sight.

[drzaius]

2 hours ago, Coop said:

Thanks. Wish you could share as well! I gotta try it! What portion do you think is hash browns, and I guess they are frozen? 

No, the hash browns were just potatoes, 1/2" cubed & cooked in the air fryer. I'd guess there was roughly 1-1/2 cups each of the onions, peppers, potatoes, mushrooms, corn & bacon. The veggies actually make up more volume than the eggs.

[wtnhighlander]

You are making me hungry, Frank! Ever made that with chorizo in place of the bacon?

[Tom King]

Cooking is one thing I don't know a thing about.  I'm a good eater though.

[Tom King]

That stage is going to come in handy when cutting in the top of the walls.  I hold a light in one hand shining right along where the brush is working.

[drzaius]

2 hours ago, wtnhighlander said:

You are making me hungry, Frank! Ever made that with chorizo in place of the bacon?

That is on the list to try. Probably the next batch.

[legenddc]

Those eggs look good!

Not to brag but I had my first commission today. Guy needed about an inch of plexi ripped off a 2' long piece. Took all of 30 seconds and now my wife has $5 to Starbucks. At this rate I'll be retired in 80 more years...

Been nice working from home during slower times at work. Was able to get some shop time in today over my lunch break.  

[VizslaDad]

@drzaius when the weather is more conducive to grilling I like to make grilled tomatillo salsa and freeze what isn't used for dinner. It's really simple...grill/char a bunch of tomatillos, a head of garlic, a couple serrano peppers (you can add spicier peppers too if you like), and a white or sweet onion. Roughly chop all that up in the food processor with 1/4 to a 1/2 cup of lime juice and a pinch of kosher salt. Add chopped cilantro and scallions to taste. It tastes best if I make it in the morning and serve it at dinnertime. 

All this to say that it handles being frozen particularly well, and I bet would work in your burritos! My wife has made noises about "meal planning" lately and perhaps I can try this myself and report back.

 

[drzaius]

27 minutes ago, VizslaDad said:

@drzaius when the weather is more conducive to grilling I like to make grilled tomatillo salsa and freeze what isn't used for dinner. It's really simple...grill/char a bunch of tomatillos, a head of garlic, a couple serrano peppers (you can add spicier peppers too if you like), and a white or sweet onion. Roughly chop all that up in the food processor with 1/4 to a 1/2 cup of lime juice and a pinch of kosher salt. Add chopped cilantro and scallions to taste. It tastes best if I make it in the morning and serve it at dinnertime. 

All this to say that it handles being frozen particularly well, and I bet would work in your burritos! My wife has made noises about "meal planning" lately and perhaps I can try this myself and report back.

That salsa sound delicious. Unfortunately, where I live it's very difficult to grow peppers, tomatoes, tomatillos & the like. A little char sure does add to the flavors. We can buy them in the store, but they have all been pick very unripe & the flavor just isn't there. Every time @Coopreports on his tomato crops I get so jealous.

 

[VizslaDad]

7 minutes ago, drzaius said:

 

Now I didn't grow up in the frozen tundra (I was born in Northern California and spent most of my life in the Pacific Northwest of the US), but I will say it is definitely possible to grow peppers and tomatoes in a greenhouse. Granted if you don't want to devote that kind of substantial effort to veg I can totally relate.

Fun story:

My mom was an incredible gardener. I was spoiled...we didn't have a lot of money but I had home grown veggies at every meal and we raised a reasonable portion of the meat we consumed. My parents scrimped and saved and also managed to make a great profit selling the first house I remember in California. This enabled them to take two years away from working 9-5 jobs to build a house on 25 acres out in the woods in Washington. We lived in the toolshed my dad built first until the house was dried in...7 year old me loved it. My mom was a trooper. My dad designed the house with her in mind and incorporated a 14' deep x 16' high (sloping to about 7') x 25' long greenhouse into the house proper. It shared a concrete mass wall with our family room, and opened up onto the kitchen. She managed to grow cherry tomatoes and bell peppers 6-8 months a year in there. 

Like I said we didn't have a lot of money. It meant a lot to my mom to be able to fly to California once a year to visit family. That said, on one of those trips (obviously pre-9/11) she very literally bought a seat for a lemon tree and flew home with it sitting next to her. We had that lemon tree for about 25 years in the greenhouse, and it actually produced usable fruit. 

Of course, I was always skeptical of the lemons because 1) they were more gray than yellow and 2) the cats used the lemon tree as an exotic sandbox. 

[Chestnut]

Man your breakfast meals sound good. My lefsa tastes good but some how doesn't sound quite as good.

[legenddc]

12 hours ago, VizslaDad said:

My wife has made noises about "meal planning" lately and perhaps I can try this myself and report back.

We just started trying out the eMeals app. Let's you pick out recipes in it and then easily lets you place an order for delivery or pickup. Won't necessarily help you cook a week's worth of meals at once but it could save you some time.

[B1rdhunter]

Chestnut, do you make your own Lefsa?  My wife has mentioned several times that we need to get some made lately but there never seems to be enough time.

[Chestnut]

16 minutes ago, B1rdhunter said:

Chestnut, do you make your own Lefsa?  My wife has mentioned several times that we need to get some made lately but there never seems to be enough time.

Mine is home made but I didn't make it. My mom and Grandma make it every year around thanksgiving. They make a large batch vacuum seal and freeze it. This year they didn't make any because of the pandemic so I was just finishing off what i had from last year. It's important to separate pieces with parchment paper as it tends to stick together when frozen.

[BillyJack]

Washer couple broke. That parts being ordered. Boy said friend had a front load machine that leaked, so where investigating that. Says the door sensor is off and wont fill tk check it. 

Nothing normal about today's appliances...

[wtnhighlander]

2 hours ago, BillyJack said:

Nothing normal about today's appliances...

That's the thing about advanced technology, it works great, until it doesn't.

[BillyJack]

I Goofed up my post...