Posts for: IreneAC
Jan 2, 2022 08:57:53 #
Funny 😄 and Happy New Year to you!
I don’t comment much in this section but always look at what people have posted, so thanks for starting this forum section.
I don’t comment much in this section but always look at what people have posted, so thanks for starting this forum section.
Jan 1, 2022 18:41:03 #
For NYE dinner I made Lobster Bisque (this was a first for me).
Lobster tails are very expensive - shockingly so. 😲
The first step is to boil the lobster tails, remove the cooked meat (to add back into the bisque), saving the tail shells and reserving 2-cups of the lobster water.
The second step is to make the broth, which is the photo posted below. You sauté the usual (onions, garlic) in butter with chopped celery, then add the reserved lobster water, chicken broth, wine, various herbs and aromatics and simmer for about an hour.
It smelled delicious.
I made the broth a couple days ahead of time and then NYE made a golden roux, added back the broth along with heavy cream and the lobster meat. The lobster meat was perfectly cooked by the way.
It tasted fantastic, but the bisque consistency was a bit thin, not sure why because I followed the recipe exactly.
I would like to try this again, this time getting the bisque consistency correct.
Lobster tails are very expensive - shockingly so. 😲
The first step is to boil the lobster tails, remove the cooked meat (to add back into the bisque), saving the tail shells and reserving 2-cups of the lobster water.
The second step is to make the broth, which is the photo posted below. You sauté the usual (onions, garlic) in butter with chopped celery, then add the reserved lobster water, chicken broth, wine, various herbs and aromatics and simmer for about an hour.
It smelled delicious.
I made the broth a couple days ahead of time and then NYE made a golden roux, added back the broth along with heavy cream and the lobster meat. The lobster meat was perfectly cooked by the way.
It tasted fantastic, but the bisque consistency was a bit thin, not sure why because I followed the recipe exactly.
I would like to try this again, this time getting the bisque consistency correct.
Dec 30, 2021 08:48:43 #
V2volk wrote:
You are like me, I keep waiting for that new Sony and nobody has a clue.
I am waiting as well.
Maybe it is like “waiting for Godot” ;-)
Dec 29, 2021 11:28:46 #
JustJill wrote:
Great photo! I like a good chicken thigh too. But you all can have my mushrooms! I love it when they are big enough to make them easy to pick out!
My husband hates 'shrooms too.
Therefore I seldom use them in cooking (never mind that I enjoy mushrooms, but in moderation).
Dec 28, 2021 20:28:02 #
Dec 28, 2021 09:15:41 #
Quixdraw wrote:
Forty years today - Wife is a very good cook, and always delivers a fine meal when I can't for some reason, but no one but the dogs can come into the kitchen if I'm cooking something complex. A bit like a mine field of canines. The Family Knows better and are less spoiled!!
So it was your 40th wedding anniversary yesterday? Congratulations!” 🥂 🍾
Dec 26, 2021 15:55:41 #
Dec 24, 2021 02:37:34 #
Dec 24, 2021 02:34:00 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
Were they Animals then?
Do they think they were Animals then?
Do they think they are Animals now?
Do they think they were Animals then?
Do they think they are Animals now?
Dec 24, 2021 02:28:31 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
I don't think we need to worry / want to time travel back to 1977 and seek to cancel a fictional character on a prime-time TV show. ...
Dec 22, 2021 20:15:35 #
Dec 16, 2021 11:39:25 #
We love Anza Borrego and have been there many times.
The Slot Canyon is an easy walk, but you can't be obese or you may not fit through (really!).
It is not real colorful, but it is still fun and an interesting place to hike.
I've attached attached a few photos to show the terrain (took with a cell phone).
Other places to visit:
Fonts Point (there is a long stretch of dirt road, but we made it in our Passat, although it would have been easier to navigate with a higher-clearance vehicle). The view is worth the drive!
Palm Canyon is very popular and a relatively easy hike - at the end of which you are rewarded with an oasis that is filled with palm trees and grassy areas. The palms burned several years ago, and we haven't been back there since the fire but I understand some of the palms have recovered.
The Slot Canyon is an easy walk, but you can't be obese or you may not fit through (really!).
It is not real colorful, but it is still fun and an interesting place to hike.
I've attached attached a few photos to show the terrain (took with a cell phone).
Other places to visit:
Fonts Point (there is a long stretch of dirt road, but we made it in our Passat, although it would have been easier to navigate with a higher-clearance vehicle). The view is worth the drive!
Palm Canyon is very popular and a relatively easy hike - at the end of which you are rewarded with an oasis that is filled with palm trees and grassy areas. The palms burned several years ago, and we haven't been back there since the fire but I understand some of the palms have recovered.
My husband, he is 6' and weighs 180lbs.
This is me, 5'5", I weigh 120 lbs and had to turn sideways in some sections.
Dec 10, 2021 18:42:03 #
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Dec 8, 2021 12:45:14 #
Dec 3, 2021 10:55:16 #