What's that you're eating?

The wife is on-call tonight and requested pan-fried shrimp.

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Went for the wild pink Argentine shrimp today. Peeled, then marinated in white wine with garlic and Johnny’s for a few hours. Started in hot olive oil then added salted butter near the end.
 
Last weekend I tried baking a loaf of bread for the first time in a while. It failed miserably as my yeast had expired and the dough wouldn't rise. Got some new yeast and tried again today.

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Turned out pretty well, although still a tad too dense and moist. I think I'll experiment with prolonging the second rise or reducing moisture content.

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But, I got a good crust and chewy/springy texture with great flavor, so I'm calling it a success. Already ate Damn near half of the loaf.

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Today was grocery day. Meats. Beef and pork, chicken. Things I need to rinse off and put in bags.

But tonight's dinner is leftover chili and cornbread.

Tomorrow, Ill dig through our purchases. Make a meal of it.

Freestyle tonight. There's no specific name for it.

There's chicken breast sitting in brine. I'll cut it up and fry it with diced onion. Then diced tomatoes get added. Whole kernel corn and jalapeno. Thyme and rosemary, garlic powder.

Served over white rice that was boiled with chicken broth powder.

Cranberry pork sausage links. Peach for smoke.

Some can that says Carolina Gold bbq beans. I'll add some diced onion, garlic powder.

Can of whole corn. Butter and pepper.

Everything is going on the grill.

Any accompanying posts like these would be a great start.
 
And the vent on the grill is half open. Woods like mesquite and hickory. It's a heavy, strong taste. Peach wood is mild.

These cranberry sausages take a light touch. Enough heat to heat them up. Two stages before drying them out.


Fun fact. This Weber grill is going on 6 years old.

Edit, not 8 years. I was thinking my dog. The grill is an easy 6-7 years old. It's been that long.
 
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