I will accept the last two posts - and raise a 35oz porterhouse.. (now I just have to cook it)

^ Hope you have a lot of red wine to go with that.

Magnum of Shiraz..

Starting with stuffed baby portabello mushrooms.

Followed the mushrooms with green beans and cippolini onions in olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Done on the grill in my Xmas gift - a 12" Lodge cast iron skillet. Also on the grill was a butterflied filet for Debbie and a Porterhouse for me. Everything was excellent and we have very happy tummies.

Sirlion Tip Roast. A little too done for my tastes but it was still nice.

Sirlion Tip Roast. A little too done for my tastes but it was still nice.

Looks perfect to me.

Chuck Eye steak with Brocolli and a glass of old brown dog ale for lunch

Beanie weanie Mac

Beanie weanie Mac

Awesome. Sometimes when I'm really lazy I do Bush's Grillin' Beans and weenies. And it tastes amazing.

wild caught salmon from Norway, organic broccolini, organic avocado, organic lemons and (not pictured) organic majestic garlic cayenne

yes, i overcooked it a bit, but my wife likes it more done than we do. i didn't put anything on it (not adding salt to anything these days), just placed it on a cookie sheet with parchment paper and baked it at 350 for 12 minutes or so. for the next 56 days, already completed day four, my wife and i are eating strictly paleo and trying to incorporate zone diet principles too (well, i more so), which is nearly impossible since i can't possibly consume 11 cups of veggies or 72 spears of asparagus or something crazy like that just to eat about 8oz of protein.

next time i cook salmon, i'll cook it fast and very hot.

sounds amazingly good. the only casket iron skillet i currently have is used exclusively to cook steak and, even though, i try to remove the fat/oil i can't seem to get it all off. maybe, i should purchase another iron skillet for fish.

i'd like that

Just started cooking meat loaf in cast iron and it comes out amazing. Nice crust on the outside and amazingly juicy and flavorful on the inside. Cast ion has become our most used pans over the years. Second Reks' seasoning advice. It is anathema to my cleaning ethic but I have learned to cope.

When Missus Monkey and I first started living together, I decided to show how big a help I could be by washing the pots and pans one night, including the cast iron skillet. She wasn't too pleased about that part. I've tried to avoid cleaning the kitchen ever since.

Just started cooking meat loaf in cast iron and it comes out amazing. Nice crust on the outside and amazingly juicy and flavorful on the inside. Cast ion has become our most used pans over the years. Second Reks' seasoning advice. It is anathema to my cleaning ethic but I have learned to cope.

That sounds good.

Agree on the cast iron. I'll have to try the meat loaf thing Jim.

Reks did you ever end up getting a Sous Vide machine?

Reks did you ever end up getting a Sous Vide machine?

Or you could make one.

We made pork Milanese tonight with a salad of escarole, radicchio, radish and pickled onion. Happy tummy.

Finally got to shake shack tonight, had a double cheeseburger with fries. Good, but not S-V good.

looks super tasty to me

Finally got to shake shack tonight, had a double cheeseburger with fries. Good, but not S-V good.

Those fries look like McCains frozen variety