Everyday Misc Cooking Photos w/ details

[MacKenzie]

Okay, wow, now that's intriguing! I expected it to be some variety of an ordinary blended seasoning. I am going with the expressions of delight I have seen associated with this magic purpleness, and ordering promptly. I guess this means I have to clean out my coffee bean grinder, or better yet, buy another one?!  Thank you for sharing, and I promise a picture the first time I use it!

I have a dedicated spice grinder, it is not an expensive option and that way you don't contaminate either the coffee or the spices.

[tekobo]

2 hours ago, MacKenzie said:

@ tekobo,The micro grow greens are regular seeds but they are a mix all in one packet. The seeds are beet, red cabbage,blue kale, tatsoi, mizuna, kohlirabi, red kale, radish, nasturtium, and mustard all in one packet. They grow close together and you should have greens in 7-10 days cut them off with scissors when they are between the first and second set of true leaves. No, they will not come back once cut, you have to start new or have 2 or three trays going at once and stagger the planting.  

Thanks @MacKenzie.  Worth a try.  The micro greens look lovely and fresh against the rest of the dish.  And really easy to eat at that size!

Edited April 4, 2018 by tekobo

[MacKenzie]

Those greens made an appearance at breakfast on this, a very dreary day, first snow then cold rain.

 

[Bruce Pearson]

Those greens look delicious. Ok Mac you grow your own greens and veggies, do you have chickens also for the eggs?

[MacKenzie]

No, chickens, Bruce, I am afraid that if I started feeding them they would die of old age. 

[Bruce Pearson]

I just visited a long time friend in Florida. Ron and his wife Marrisa just bought a 115 acre ranch oppps sorry, they call them farms there. They get about 18 eggs a day from the chickens. It’s basically a horse ranch but they also have chickens. My friend Wayne and I just finished a road trip we have wanted to do for over 15 years. I drove about 6100 miles was a lot of fun. I got to cross off 5 things from my bucket list lol

[MacKenzie]

That is awesome, Bruce.   

[tony b]

19 hours ago, amusedtodeath said:

Okay, wow, now that's intriguing! I expected it to be some variety of an ordinary blended seasoning. I am going with the expressions of delight I have seen associated with this magic purpleness, and ordering promptly. I guess this means I have to clean out my coffee bean grinder, or better yet, buy another one?!  Thank you for sharing, and I promise a picture the first time I use it!

I'd get a dedicated one for these, as they are quite pungent and will stain things purple! I went with a ceramic grinder, as they are supposedly harsh on metal ones. I went with these guys, as I buy salts from them all the time. I just mixed in some pepperberries in the grinder with the about half the salt.

https://www.seasalt.com/pure-ocean-natural-gourmet-sea-salt.html#183=1941

[tony b]

7 hours ago, Bruce Pearson said:

Anybody know the shelf life of purple crack?

I packaged mine in Foodsaver bags in 4oz portions. My stash is coming up on a year old now and the last package that I opened still smelled fresh. They are dried, so as long as you keep oxygen away from them, they should last years. 

[ckreef]

54 minutes ago, tony b said:

I'd get a dedicated one for these, as they are quite pungent and will stain things purple! I went with a ceramic grinder, as they are supposedly harsh on metal ones. I went with these guys, as I buy salts from them all the time. I just mixed in some pepperberries in the grinder with the about half the salt.

https://www.seasalt.com/pure-ocean-natural-gourmet-sea-salt.html#183=1941

Might have to give that grinder a try. I have a few different grinders and don't really like any of them. 

 

[amusedtodeath]

First overnight KK cook... Two 8 lb. butts, I put them on at 8:00 last night - No heat deflector - aren't y'all proud of me for listening? Six in the morning, they were at 155 degrees Took them off at 2:00 at 194 degrees.  The card game was happy!  

[MacKenzie]

Amusedtodeath, your butt cook was awesome,  see it pays to listen to us.

[amusedtodeath]

Thank you! My name is Dave, Mac and company...

[Bruce Pearson]

Nice cook

[MacKenzie]

Dave it is, now if I can just remember that.;)

 

Edited April 5, 2018 by MacKenzie

[MacKenzie]

I have been busy today, started to cure a 3.5 lb slab of pork belly.

Next on the list were chicken drumsticks and airfryed sous vide potato wedges. What a miserable day, cold and wet-

The sparks are flying-

SV potato wedges ready to coat with ghee and airfry.

Plated with the airfryed SV potatoes, I wish I had gone another 2 mins. on the potato wedges.

And just a little of the action.

 

 

 

 

Edited April 5, 2018 by MacKenzie

[tekobo]

Yet more great food @MacKenzie.  I think I will avoid the forum first thing in the morning - making me too hungry!!!

[Jon B.]

16 hours ago, Bruce Pearson said:

I just visited a long time friend in Florida. Ron and his wife Marrisa just bought a 115 acre ranch oppps sorry, they call them farms there. They get about 18 eggs a day from the chickens. It’s basically a horse ranch but they also have chickens. My friend Wayne and I just finished a road trip we have wanted to do for over 15 years. I drove about 6100 miles was a lot of fun. I got to cross off 5 things from my bucket list lol

Bruce,

That is great that you finally got to do something you have been thinking about for 15 years!!!!   I drive a lot and 6100 miles is a crazy long way.  Did you do it in the VW??? 

Jon 

Edited April 5, 2018 by Jon B.
Still can't spell...........

[Bruce Pearson]

Yes Jon we did it in my VW beetle. We went to the Grand Canyon, Roswell, Four corners, and Meteor crater stayed with some friends in Las Cruces New Mexico and of course my friend in Florida, what a beautiful place he has. My friend from Hawaii and my friend in Florida are my best friends and I have known them since 1957. Our next trip will be the Yellow stone, Mount Rushmore, and Crazy Hourse monument and more.

[MacKenzie]

What a fantastic trip, Bruce. Just lovely.