February 10, 201313 yr FFF Porchetta. Pork belly, sweet potato mash and creamed collard greens. It was delicious.
February 11, 201313 yr Steak night without hubby so I decided to try something new. Prime strip steak with a peppercorn and cognac cream sauce; sauteed portabello mushrooms and onions; and a spinach, feta, pear grape tomato, and balsamic vinegrette salad. Also a large glass of Robert Biale's Black Chicken Zinfandel. It was divine! You cannot really go wrong with well marbled steak, butter, cognac, cream and good wine though.
February 11, 201313 yr Sounds really good, Shelly. I have to report what I'm not eating. I bought a rib eye steak from TJ's yesterday. It smelled really bad when I opened the packaging tonight. I went ahead and grilled it in the hope it would get better. It didn't. So I'm eating grilled potatoes, jalapenos and green beans.
February 11, 201313 yr Sorry Ken. You should give them a piece of your mind (and get your money back). I have half a steak left if you want me to fax it over.
February 12, 201313 yr Finally got to this restaurant Underbelly that I have wanted to go to. I got the "Butcher's cut" which I thought the waitress say was short ribs. They were fucking amazing. I wasn't sure that was short ribs because it was different than I have usually had them. They were like the most tender juicy steak ever, cooked perfectly medium rare with a really nice sauce/glaze on the outside. Melty in the mouth indeed. They put last night's steak to shame. I really wish I knew what this was and how they cooked it. Also had some Korean braised goat and dumplings (so awesome), crispy chicken livers (ok), and Vinegar Pie (also very good). If anyone is passing through Houston someday, I would highly recommend it.
February 12, 201313 yr Sorry, Shelly, you have already determined that nobody passes through Houston. :/ Glad you had a great meal though!
February 12, 201313 yr Sorry, Ken, that sucks. I don't care for TJ's produce or meat. Love their packaged stuff, though. I know a manager at TJ's around here, and he says it is there policy to always refund an unhappy customer, even if they return a package of something half eaten. I'd think you can return the smelly, nasty, cooked piece of meat for a refund. Shelly, yummy ... sounds good. Interestingly, as Al pointed out, I can't say I've ever passed through Houston!
February 12, 201313 yr Sorry, Shelly, you have already determined that nobody passes through Houston. :/ Glad you had a great meal though! Yes, I have, but maybe someone someday will visit poor little me.
February 13, 201313 yr Scrambled duck confit. Damn thing kept falling apart as I tried to move it. Tasted amazing though. 3 days firming in the fridge on salt+pepper, then roughly 18 hours at 162F in a bag of duck fat from previous confitings, then seared. Then masticated. Edited February 13, 201313 yr by cetoole
February 13, 201313 yr Damn thing kept falling apart as I tried to move it. You say that like it's a bad thing...
February 19, 201313 yr Dinner was 1.5" thick center cut pork chops with a Carpano Antica and cremini mushroom sauce. Fresh green beans rounded things out. The chops were wonderfully juicy and the sauce was a wonderful combo of sweet and mildly bitter. Happy Tummies here.
February 19, 201313 yr What's left of Jeff's meal (...and no I'm not eating it) Sent frum mah phone-blet using Tapatalk.
February 19, 201313 yr Yeah, they were tonight, I don't know how long Colin's going to be here for, but Jeff lives here now, as do I, and Justin hasn't moved away yet...
February 21, 201313 yr Bananas are yummy Marc, I'm swamped during the week, how long are you here? If you're still in town, do you want to do something on Saturday? Colin? Jeff?
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