Yummy food

[cjsmith]

Last night I had dinner with palecur, racerxmachina, and roseembolism. It was Yummy. I also enjoyed meeting racerxmachina and roseembolism. Both seem like nifty cool people, as I might expect from folks who hang out with palecur and amywithani. Yay for little bits of a social life!

Recipe: Beef brisket a la palecur. Get a brisket. Put it in the crock pot fatty side up. Pour a bottle of Stubb's Beef Marinade over it. Leave it for about ten hours on low. Goes wonderfully well with mashed potatoes and corn on the cob.

Naturally, because I am just that kind of moron, I tried something completely new for the first time and served it to guests some of whom I had never before met. Durrrr.

Recipe: World's Easiest Cobbler. (Credit: layer, who got it from Mother Earth News). Yes, I managed to screw this up. Melt a stick of butter in a 9x13 baking pan. Mix a cup of sugar, a cup of self-rising flour, and a cup of milk in a separate bowl; pour it over the melted butter. Pour four cups of fruit on top (original recipe said blueberries, but I used a Trader Joe's mixed berry bag, which the astute reader might realize is only TWO cups, OOPS). Bake for 20-30 minutes at 350.

The cobbler came out a beautiful shade of purple but it really did need the rest of the fruit. I think it also needed less butter on the crust (wow was that rich). People were very nice, though, and ate it all up.

My cats wouldn't eat their kibble after dinner. They wanted brisket. :-)

Comments

[datagoddess.livejournal.com]

I did a brisket in the crock pot recently, too. I put it fatty-side down, though, I wonder what difference that makes. It was sooooo yummy. I'll have to get another one at the farmer's market this week and try it that way.

Yay for good meals with cool people.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

I have no idea what difference it makes. amywithani said to put it fatty side up so that's what I did. She also said to turn it over once or twice near the end. I think in my case fatty-side-up helped keep the meat more moist, because it turned out one bottle of Stubb's marinade doesn't completely cover the meat after a while.

Good meals with cool people = wonderful.

[datagoddess.livejournal.com]

I put some pumpkin ale (that I didn't like the flavor of to drink), some worchestshire (sp?) sauce, an onion soup mix, and lots of garlic. The perfect amount of the flavor of the ale came through, which I had been worried about - didn't want to make it too ale-y. The liquid didn't cover it, so I wonder if it would be even more moist if I did the fatty side up.

[racerxmachina.livejournal.com]

Nice to meet you, too!

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

I LJ-friended both of you 'cause I just sorta do that. Hope that's okay!

[racerxmachina.livejournal.com]

Right back atcha!

[just-cyd.livejournal.com]

Naturally, because I am just that kind of moron, I tried something completely new for the first time and served it to guests some of whom I had never before met. Durrrr.

that's ok! really, it is! ericainohio does that to us ALL THE TIME, and her experiments are always wonderful. if the cobbler was edible, not burnt or made with salt instead of sugar, i'd call it a success!

YAY for good food and good people!

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

That's the thing about baking: really, despite what people say, it's hard to go very far wrong. You start with ingredients all of which taste good and which will pretty much taste good in just about any combination -- how bad can it get? :-)

That said, I know this cobbler could have been scrumptious rather than merely "my taste buds can tell it's fattening". Next time. Next time. :-)

I so wish I could come crash your and ericainohio's parties. They sound JUST my speed -- informal and full of fun!

[just-cyd.livejournal.com]

i agree: how can you go wrong with any recipe that starts with a stick of butter and a cup of sugar?!


what i wouldn't give to teleport you to one of our little gatherings. they are informal and cozy and fun and full of good food and good times and lots of laughter and all that good stuff that i'm craving right now. i know you'd fit right in no problem, and you'd add another dimension to our already fairly interesting group, and i can't see how that's a bad thing. plus, you like cheese. i think that might be a requirement of this group.

now, dammit, where did i put that transporter module...?

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

That would be SO FUN! Mmmmmm CHEESE! And I can cook a few (very few) yummy things, and I can, um, learn to stitch, and I can crack a whip if you want one cracked (tho' I want a high ceiling for that trick). Let me know if you find that transporter thingamabob!

[hitchhiker.livejournal.com]

i'd want brisket too :)

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

They may not be very intelligent kitties, but sometimes they're very astute!

Waves

[lizzie-omalley.livejournal.com]

Sensible cats!

I am here by way of ozarque's Lj and our wee little conversation there which amused me. I often look at the user info of the people that I am chatting with. Also, I like the picture in the icon; if it is not you, it is an attractive smile and a good choice.

Your user info added to the intrigue. I used to square dance in the Boston area, MIT to be exact. It is one of the few places that there were more men than women and a single woman who did not have a square dancing boyfriend had a chance to dance on a regular basis. Also there were a lot of good dancers.

You had other stuff on the bio that looked interesting but I am A) slightly spacy about that stuff and B)in the midst of writing a research paper so I am slightly overwhelmed. My working memory is rather full at the Mo.


Any hoo, I wanted to say hi!

Re: Waves

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Hi! I enjoyed our little conversation there as well. Thanks -- it is me in the icon! Those cats in your icon are adorable.

Oh wow, Tech Squares? :-) I went to MIT but didn't learn to square dance until I got to California. I can't square dance any more (foot problems) but I still call.

*friendly wave*!