Ramble on girl, instead of shooting the staff, won't go back

Having trouble with the posting..why do I have to hop all around to get from the heading to the body? On with the tirade..went out to lunch..had a place to go..it was gone so went two doors down to another by the same owner. Not oeverly full..waited on...gave the order..app plus two sandwiches..Fried Green Tomato Sandwich and Fish Tacos...now how hard is that...opps...forgot the app..never mentioned it..wasn't on the bill.but didn't say..oh, forget...or oh, can't make that one, but would you like another..nope..then the sandwichs..I ordered the fries extra crispy...Perfect! they were golden and hot. They could not have been better. My friend didn't and hers like...well like death warmed over and needed a good tan..I would not have touched them..but her shells for the fish tacos...yes, they had the extra tan..she didn't eat those, and the fish was a little over crisped...but she loved the slaw, left some fish and left the shells, and left the fries..but ate the slaw. I had a nice looking roll..like a little toasted, cut in half on the diagonal, correct, looks good, but started to fall apart when trying to eat it..sorta like a sandwich on cornbread...so...the second half I use a knife and fork. I will have to say that there is plenty of bacon and the bacon is really good and perfect. The fried green tomatoes..well, thin and no flavor..so just left that...and did I mention the flies? The whole time we had to battle flies..three in particular. I guess the restaurant wasn't the only one with flies as we went across the street to the food shop and when I looked in the cupcake case..another fly...I mentioned the offending creature to the girls behind the counter..the one said smiling 'we have been leaving the door open too long', and with that she pulls the sheet tray out of the case about 8 inches and then slides it back in and closes the pastry case. Now what was that suppposed to do? And you want to know why sometimes I would rather go to Mickey D's with their normally quite high sanitary conditions! It's not that they are Gourmet! It's that it is something to eat that I know what it is going to taste like, and I don't have to cook or clean up! Does that mean I eat at McDonalds all the time? No..but Pepper and Daisy love to go..and they have the double hamburger...really, they have the McDouble, no cheese, plain, and sometimes just hold the bun if there are no birds around. I do happen to like their yogurt. Just think how many times Pepper and Daisy could have gone out to lunch for the price of the two sandwichs and tip at the restaurant! yes, they could have eaten at Mc.D's 12 times, each with their own sandwich...or 24 if they had only one patty each time. And I wonder why some restaurants are doing a great business. I think I should take a photo of the Chinese pork belly dish that is outstanding..same price as the BLT...no tip...free tea...will try to get that done for you this week...right now battling to think..yard man with wacker..neighbor with trying to sell wreck of a car that won't run to another yard guy with no muffler on his truck and the generator running across the street to get the compressor going to work on the house with no power..need ear plugs.

Soup and leftovers on Star Princess and fantastic Dnieper Princess

I can believe that I really went on that ship for 28 days...if you don't cook perhaps you wouldn't mind just having something that you didn't have to cook.  The bread/rolls were good...several evenings the roasts were nice...but lots of leftovers...who would have guessed?  How about serving mashed potatoes that were just like gravy?  Disgusting..should have NEVER come out of the kitchen like that..how about that pizza which was labeled prosciutto and was ham...leftover...and the mushrooms on it were leftover from the meal before which were really, really old...remember how they get inky..the edges turn lumpy and dark?  Yup..served those...then turned up later in soup...no, this was not a happy camper for the most part...and not to mention being passed by no less that 9 waitstaff the next to last day at breakfast and not one looked my way to see that I didn't have anything to drink...cabin steward was outstanding..

And just 10 days after that...was the 10 day riverboat cruise in the Ukraine..oh so much better food and service!  They did a really great job..and outstanding service in the dining room!  If you want to go..Smartours is the agency and Turkish Air Lines was the air carrier. 

Still not dead. Yet

I feel like it was one hell of a big bullet....sometimes still hurt..and the not -so-unusual casse of vertigo this past almost two weeks..like being drunk..the hangover part but not the fun of getting there.... Had a quick supper..had a fillet of steelhead trout...half the fish...easy way out..make a mustard mayo mix..yeah, you could add dill or do what ever.... Slap it on the side without the skin...broil...I do in the bottom of the oven....this one the sauce was done first so just turned the broiler off and left it in the oven for about five minutes till done...have done this on both sides of salmon and grilled it...can panfry it also..will work just as well...sautéed some bok choy to go with it. sorry that things have been in a muddle..two weeks of vertigo..I other words..like drunk but not the alcohol road to get there...added a new 12 pound,6 year old to the mix....the cat hates her right now as she has been chased a couple of times... Hope to get up to NJ the first of August to visit the brunch where my grandfather was minister for a couple months short of 50 years..gave sermons in English and German...so will spend several days at the beach In NC first so will be getting ready for that....will also give u the reub for the pork butts tht the kid has been cooking...have it down to a science now....couple butts were good for slicing but wanted pulled pork...so took the first couple and make chopped pork and then the rest of them were What we wanted for pulled pork. Just hate it when I can't make this pad type the way a pc works.... Use the steelhead or salmon?.easy for dinner or one or many...have bought sides and cut into tranches and a grilled them along other things for a party.....

Photos! Bstilla, creamed shrimp and pasta

Well, technical with blogging, I am not.  I tried to insert these photos in the postings and things just got hung up..so...you will have the bstilla here...and also the Creamed shrimp...that for starters..shot the pineapple but that is still on the camera...did some wonderful seasoned toasts..got the bread from the old folks center free..I think it was from the day before but was best for the toasts...OPPS...don't see how to make small like I used to...but I guess this is like walking into the foto...

Tropical Salsa

Been out of town working with glass..on the torch...lampworking or now also known as torchworking.  So what's new?  Had to make a run to the closest H-Mart yesterday.  No, they didn't have the pineapple in the can..shortcut...but scallions 7 bunches for $1...cilantro 3 for 1$....nothing like the oriental markets...fresh and less expensive..and their meats and poultry...and lots of fresh fish...so this salsa will go with chips..and pork or chicken...You can call it Pineapple Salsa if you like..made lots of it for catering...

Tropical Salsa
2    20oz crushed pineapple, own juice, drain well
1    cup     tomato, small dice
1.5   each red onion, small dice
2  t ground cumin
1  each red bell pepper, small dice
2.5  tablespoon red wine vinegar
2  tablespoon olive oil
1/2  each large jalapeno, small dice
6  tablespoon lemon juice
6  tablespoon lime juice
1  cup cilantro, chopped

I did add a couple of shakes of Tabasco...yes..you can change the fruit around..I use the crushed as trying to make quarts of it for parties...sure did save hours chopping....yes, you can make it hotter, milder...but this is the bases...fix it this way...and then if you want to change it...change it...but this is fast, easy, and people love it....so you want a picture too....you all really want a lot...

Bstilla, Feta and Green Beans

I am sorry that a lot of my food is done without 'recipes' so for the novice you do need to look some things up on the web..just that I don't measure a lot of things...for instance: I just sent my daughter and her friend off to a party with the remaining bstilla that I had made when I made the first...out of the freezer two days ago an then to thaw in the fridge...into the oven on an old pizza pan that has little round holes...that was to allow the bottom to crisp in the oven and also while it rested for a little after coming out.  After resting I did a decoration with half granulated sugar, half XXX and a little cinnamon ( think like making it for Cinnamon and Sugar Toast ).  Then back on a cardboard round and into the bottom of a springform pan for transport.

Feta and Green Beans
This went along with the Bstilla as I had prepped the green beans a couple days ago..bought the two pound bag..why...in Costco and didn't want to make another trip to the grocery for an 8oz bag which was more than half the cost of the two pounder...I made a vinaigrette:
    1/2 olive oil (only have extra virgin here), 1/2 canola
    sugar
    1/2 apple cider vinegar,  1/2 rice wine vinegar
    dijon mustard
    haricot verts
    slice thin red onion
    feta cheese

Exact amounts?  maybe 2 or 3 to 1(vinegars)...I like a mix of oils so as not to be too heavy, all cider vinegar too strong and all rice too weak, the sugar or sub and the mustard to taste..no dijon...would used others but not yellow ball park.  So, taste it...stick your finger in it..back of a spoon or what have you...taste it...no matter what the recipe says..taste it..see that it is balanced..for you...yup...salt and pepper too

I like my beans with bite...raw into boiling water..test...into ice water to stop the cooking, drain well.  I added the thin sliced red onion...then tossed with dressing and feta...how much feta...well, how much do you want..how much do you have....for the two pounds beans...about 3/4 red onion and a block of feta about 4x4x2...(from the market in brine)...

Easy...you don't really have to measure...taste your dressing and go from there.  That is the best thing about cooking or learning to cook.  Look at the market...get what looks good...look in your fridge and see what you have.  Buying for a recipe is great..a way to try something new...but also learning how to cook without measuring is a bonus...a joy...

Big Green Egg customer service

check it out on my other blog..  fastfeasts.blogspot.com ...nothing like the worst customer service I have had in YEARS...just too busy to do anything other than ring up the sale...can't return a call..when they KNOW there is a PROBLEM....would NEVER have a manager like the one in the retail shop in Tucker...like you Terry...taken me hours to get this straightened out...never seen a customer service place like this...in fact....they really don't have any customer service...and too busy to write a letter...and post it..."they are running a business there!"  right from the manager's mouth...like I said, nothing like modern day customer service.