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[Ace Boobtoucher]

I'm going to make gyros probably Friday.

1lb decent beef;
1lb lamb roast;
1 medium onion (I prefer a sweeter onion for this);
3 cloves of garlic;
1Tbsp marjoram;
1 Tbsp dried rosemary;
2 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp black pepper

Place the onion in a food processor for five to ten seconds. Place the minced onion in a tea towel and squeeze the juice out into the sink.

Throw the onion and everything else in a food processor for about a minute until it comes out with the consistency of pate.

preheat your oven to 325 degrees

Put the mixture into a bread pan making sure to press it into the side of the pan evenly. Place the pan in the oven in a water bath for an hour to an hour and fifteen minutes. Drain off any fat after cooking. Put the loaf pan on a cooling rack and place a foil wrapped brick directly onto the meat for 20 minutes (I've used 25 pound dumbells instead of a brick and it worked fine with two pans). Slice thinly and serve with Tzaziki sauce; shredded lettuce; tomatoes; onions on warm pita bread.

You can look up your own Tzaziki recipe.

Last time I made it, it was a big hit with my brother's kids.

 

[bobjustbob]

I'm sure you meant Chinese parsley. Or was that coriander leaves? Probably those.

I am going to report your post to an administrator.

Back to Bananas Foster. I didn't get pussy but my nephew did. He uses my place to crash when he has to be in early after a late work. Shortens his commute for the next morning. Anyway, he calls me from a bar down the block Tuesday after work. He's going to crash here and wants to come down for a few drinks. Fine, I go. The chick he is talking to just happens to live next door to me. After some chit chat and shots we go back to my place. It's hotter than balls outside and the chick doesn't have AC. Uncle Bob to the rescue.

I'd bought a small Fireball when you told me to. Always keep 4 flavors of ice cream during summer. No bananas but a can of peaches and pears behind a door. 45 minutes later she wanted to show my nephew her place. He was thankful.

 

[bobjustbob]

Gyros, are you fucking serious? I don't have to get one of those hanging spinney things? You have just brushed up against me in that sensitive place again. I love gyros and never knew it could be all that simple to make that meat. Ace, you've got the right idea. If a kid likes it, it's gotta taste good. Now I have something in my arsenal for me.

Saratoga opens up next week. It will be running 7 days till September. I now have 3 day weekends. You know how I like to bring my cooler and chair to the track. I invested in a tall and a wide storage container. Those fuckers will keep ice frozen or bacon sizzling for hours. The vegs stay cold and the hot stays hot. In the 4th race I can now make a fucking gyro without getting up from my chair.

Folks, get in touch with Ace. Thursday night puddin' rasslin' is a lot of fun. We share lots of informative and interesting things.

 

[bobjustbob]

Cleaning out the fridge to make stocks. Bones and vegs into pots to boil. Noodles and rice always taste better cooked in stock. Soups to create later. Doing that waiting to watch the Mets game.

 

[bobjustbob]

You would think that I can find pastrami in NY with no problem. Think again. Morty's up the street has it... the real thing with the fat marbled in. $21lb makes me feel that I'm being raped. I may have to buy it wholesale. Pastrami on rye I can make at home but to find it? It's very fucking frustrating.

 

[xfire]

Speaking of gyros, there's a Mexican specialty based on the gyro tradition called al pastor. If you haven't had a taco al pastor, living in NY, especially, seek out a place that serves them. Ay caramba, you can thank me later. $21/pound for Pastrami is similar to why I bought a smoker and make my own barbecue, I'm not paying those kinds of prices for smoked meats and that's what they're asking, fuck that shit.

 

[MMMariah]

Bob, take a run to Montreal and go to Schwartz's their smoked meat sandwiches will change your life! You can buy it by the pound already smoked and its the best you'll get anywhere. You can order it full or half fat, depending on how you like it. Its not the well done crap most places serve either. Served on homemade rye with homemade mustard and homemade pickles on the side.

 

[bobjustbob]

Bob, take a run to Montreal and go to Schwartz's their smoked meat sandwiches will change your life! You can buy it by the pound already smoked and its the best you'll get anywhere. You can order it full or half fat, depending on how you like it. Its not the well done crap most places serve either. Served on homemade rye with homemade mustard and homemade pickles on the side.

I don't vacation much but I will so fucking do that. Hippodrome de Montreal would be another notch my list of race tracks to visit. If I can smuggle a few pounds of meat back home, it would be golden. Yea, I'm doing that. Making plans right now. Amtrak doesn't have all of that bullshit of time like at the airports. Thank you sweetheart, thank you very much.

 

[Ace Boobtoucher]

The Carnegie Deli has awesome pastrami and corned beef but their prices are a ripoff. Bigly.

When I was a lot younger the Horseshoe Casino had a deli right across from the sports book. Two slices of good bread; three inches of whatever meat you wanted and a little mustard or whatever condiment you prefer. Five bucks. I would eat there two or three times a week if my schedule allowed. It's long gone and the Horseshoe has never been the same.

They renovated and it lost its charm. Used to be there would be drunk cowboys or drunk indians (Woo Woo, not red dot) always willing to throw down or do something so entertainingly stupid there that everyone at the downtown area command wanted to respond just to see what kind of freak show they had going on.

Holy fuck. There's babe links to someone named Woo Woo? Who knew?

 

[MMMariah]

Awesome! Also make sure you go to Orange Julius too! When I get to Montreal I literally go immediately to Orange Julius and then to Schwartz's. Also Dillal burger in Little Burgundy is incredible.

 

[bobjustbob]

BREAKING NEWS: Crisis in Poughkeepsie.

I'm planning my first card game with new people next weekend. I want to make chicken nuggets. I've served them before with success. Pan fry on a good gas top. Present conditions gives me a shitty electric that is not level. I don't want to put a pot of oil on it. I now have a very nice Emeril that fries good with seafood but I've tried nuggets twice and both have been rubbery.

I thought it was the chicken that I've been buying because I've been using the proper oils in the fryer. Tested different sizes of pieces. Then I had read that temperature can make my chicken rubbery. I want my nuggets ready to serve and wish that the fryer to do the work. If I need to cook longer for the chicken, I don't want to have my coating burn or soak oil. What can I do to get these puppies going in the right direction?

Is the oven only way to go? I'm playing cards and don't to get off my seat flipping nuggets while playing a hand. Please help.

 

[bobjustbob]

Went to Adams market yesterday. It was a porkapaloosa. 2 bone chops plus I grabbed a roast at $1.79 lb. Small one. Creating a canyon to shove whatever herbs I can find in. Cooking all of that shit while I'm cleaning the house for a ... 2 card games next weekend. I've done a lot of card games but never back to back. Work to do but it will all come together. I may have sex from one of them. Wish me luck.

 

[Ace Boobtoucher]

I am going to report your post to an administrator.

Back to Bananas Foster. I didn't get pussy but my nephew did. He uses my place to crash when he has to be in early after a late work. Shortens his commute for the next morning. Anyway, he calls me from a bar down the block Tuesday after work. He's going to crash here and wants to come down for a few drinks. Fine, I go. The chick he is talking to just happens to live next door to me. After some chit chat and shots we go back to my place. It's hotter than balls outside and the chick doesn't have AC. Uncle Bob to the rescue.

I'd bought a small Fireball when you told me to. Always keep 4 flavors of ice cream during summer. No bananas but a can of peaches and pears behind a door. 45 minutes later she wanted to show my nephew her place. He was thankful.

So now I'm a wing man by proxy? I'll take it.

 

[Ace Boobtoucher]

I shoulda made goddamn zepolis tonight. I made spaghetti and meatballs, bruschetta, a nice salad and my awesome garlic bread. Then I ruined the theme with pumpkin pie for dessert. I should be ashamed of myself.

 

[bobjustbob]

No Ace, you are allowed to try the pumpkin anything even in a fail. There are pumpkin throwing tournaments and that includes anything you make with pumpkin.

Yea, pork roast. Stuffed that puppy with everything I could mash in my hands and shove into a crevice. One of those things I shoved in?.... rice. Cooked rice. The outside was crisp and tasty but the inside was kind of raw. Well, not raw but rare. That's okay since I can throw that shit into the micro for a minute or 2.

Hey, cooking is not always perfect. You just do the best you can... except for White Devil sauce. That shit stands the test of time. WD, post that recipe again. Be a good person for your fellow man.

 

[bobjustbob]

You know what? I fail more when cooking than achieve. My thing is that I salt too much. Wrecks the shit out of everything I do. I don't know, it's just a thing. But I'll tell you one thing, fire up a grill and the shit you throw on is never wrong. Under cook it and throw it back. Over cook it and just serve it. Someone is going to eat it.

 

[Ace Boobtoucher]

Well Bob, if'n you'd just follow directions precisely, that shit wouldn't be a problem.

Guess what I'm cooking right now:



Whoever guesses right gets a first round bye during Thursday Night Pudding Wrasslin'.

 

[Ace Boobtoucher]

I just saw there is a Canter's Deli in Tivoli Village. Monday night Imma going and I'll report.

 

[Ace Boobtoucher]

None a you dumbasses knew? Pastys. Not as labor intensive as You Might think. Just a little time consuming.

 

[bobjustbob]

7 layer dip was a hit. It was a big batch and empty early. I hate olives but threw them on to decorate.

Went out to view the leaves yesterday and not yet peak. Next weekend, however, it should be stellar.

Lock down today. Potato salad and home made Rice-A Roni. Pea soup ready boiling while watching football. My life is good.