THE TOTALLY UNOFFICIAL AAPK COOKBOOK

[Eustace]

Stuffed tomatoes and onions. The filling is made of curd cheese, anchovies, capers, egg, parsley, oregano, black pepper and chili pepper.

[Eustace]

There is a vegetable that is probably not very popular with you. Eggplant. I present to you imambayaldı and patladjankebab.

[zp4ja]

Ah, don't assume that eggplant is not a popular vegetable in the USA, Eustace. If it didn't sell, it rots and they wouldn't sell it. I am half Italian. Ate it all my life. It is a staple item in my kitchen, when applicable or appropriate. One of the best vegetables around but not for for every meal, unless eggplant is main ingredient. Eggplant Parmesan was a bi-weekly thing for me as a kid.

Ever made ratatouille? Eggplant is a must ingredient.

Jerry

Smoked Ratatouille with Parmesan. Eggplant is quite prevalent in this dish. Eggplant Parmesan, eggplant is in the name. We all do it differently.

[Eustace]

I am half Italian. Eggplant Parmesan was a bi-weekly thing for me as a kid.

I can see the Italian influence in your cuisine.
Melanzane alla parmigiana.

We have a dish quite similar to ratatouille. A mix of eggplants, zucchini, peppers and tomatoes baked in the oven. The difference is that we add other vegetables - potatoes, peas, green beans and even mushrooms.
I highly recommend you try the Turkish eggplant kebab recipe.
https://ozlemsturkishtable.com/2021/07/ ... an-kebabi/

[zp4ja]

Thanks Eustace! I will check that out.

Overnight "Boston Butt" Pork Shoulder in the smoker.

Mediterrian Salad. Cucumber, zucchini, yellow squash, sweet peppers, ~50 cloves of garlic split betweenTzatziki and the loaded garlicI am making, tomatoes, jalapeños, Thai Chiles, feta cheese, etc. Use same food processor ingredients across all my dishes. Just change main ingredient. It's called "main ingredient" for a reason.
Topped off with local hotel here salad dressing. Available online. The Martin Hotel. Old school Basque place.

https://themartinhotel.com/shop/ols/pro ... d-dressing
No dog in this fight but delicious. Comes with their "Prairie Dust". Powdered salt, pepper, and garlic. Good stuff.

Homemade tzatziki sauce. Slow, mild, lasting heat.

Jerry

[treefarmer]

Wow, Jerry, you and Eustace are knocking it out of the park this afternoon for me! Making me hungry looking at the beautiful dishes y'all have prepared. We used to grow eggplant years ago. If I remember correctly, Miss Joy sliced, seasoned, breaded and pan fried that particular vegetable. Haven't had any for years.
Treefarmer

[zp4ja]

Phillip, hope you, Miss Joy and yours are well.

We used to eat eggplant the same way. Seasonings, egg, flour, then egg again, FRIED breadcrumbs. Fried in olive oil.

Delicious.

Take care, Jerry

[Jeepergeo]

Smash Burgers and Brussel Sprouts on the Rocket Stove Flattop.

[edge213]

Smash Burgers and Brussel Sprouts on the Rocket Stove Flattop.

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Damn!! Looks delicious!

[Jeepergeo]

Smash Burgers and Brussel Sprouts on the Rocket Stove Flattop.

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They were very good. I don't think I'd ever had one before, unless one counts a Whitecastle burger.

Damn!! Looks delicious!

[1967redrider]

You guys make me hungry, and I just ate!

[zp4ja]

Crock pot chuck roast Birria.

[LKSKNIVES]

Couple of big wings from the meat market in elburn.
Some big cherry tomatoes halved and a bit of garlic salt lawerys seasoned pepper and parmigiana cheese.

Side note Illinois and the stinking mosquitoes are already out.
Enjoy we already downed the tomatoes
Steve

[Eustace]

It's time for spring greens.
Banitsa with dock, sorrel and cottage cheese.

[treefarmer]

Y'all are showing some mighty delicious looking dishes!
We hardly eat a real supper any more. Breakfast, dinner and a snack for supper is the usual drill.
This evening was an exception to the normal. Sometime ago I posted about eating Smilax tips. Smilax has numerous common names, cat claw, green briar, bull briar, etc... The tips were ready to harvest and I had a few minutes to harvest them. The biggest group of briars we've been watching was around a power pole. That was my last stop after going around the edges of the yard clipping Smilax tips. Ended up with only a few as the deer had cropped all that were within their reach near the powerpole. Ended up with enough for Miss Joy and I to enjoy a small "mess" of tips.
For meat we had venison tenderloins that I discovered in the freezer that were vacuumed sealed in December 2020. They were fine, I don't recommend storing them that long but it does speak well of vacuum sealing!
Here is what our meager supper looked like:

Freshly harvested Smilax tips

Venison tenderloins packaged 12/20, still good.

Tips being sautéed in butter

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This kind of stuff might not please everyone's palate but we enjoy such as this.
Treefarmer

[Paladin]

Y'all are showing some mighty delicious looking dishes!
We hardly eat a real supper any more. Breakfast, dinner and a snack for supper is the usual drill.
This evening was an exception to the normal. Sometime ago I posted about eating Smilax tips. Smilax has numerous common names, cat claw, green briar, bull briar, etc... The tips were ready to harvest and I had a few minutes to harvest them. The biggest group of briars we've been watching was around a power pole. That was my last stop after going around the edges of the yard clipping Smilax tips. Ended up with only a few as the deer had cropped all that were within their reach near the powerpole. Ended up with enough for Miss Joy and I to enjoy a small "mess" of tips.
For meat we had venison tenderloins that I discovered in the freezer that were vacuumed sealed in December 2020. They were fine, I don't recommend storing them that long but it does speak well of vacuum sealing!
Here is what our meager supper looked like:1000001492.jpg1000001491.jpg1000001494.jpg[attachment=0]1000001493.jpg[/attachmen

This kind of stuff might not please everyone's palate but we enjoy such as this.
Treefarmer

Phil,
Is it possible for you to post a photo of the plant these tips came from? Just to satisfy my curiosity, you know. Where I come from a cat claw is a horrible briar. I grew up just over the hill from Cat Claw Creek.

Ray

[treefarmer]

Y'all are showing some mighty delicious looking dishes!
We hardly eat a real supper any more. Breakfast, dinner and a snack for supper is the usual drill.
This evening was an exception to the normal. Sometime ago I posted about eating Smilax tips. Smilax has numerous common names, cat claw, green briar, bull briar, etc... The tips were ready to harvest and I had a few minutes to harvest them. The biggest group of briars we've been watching was around a power pole. That was my last stop after going around the edges of the yard clipping Smilax tips. Ended up with only a few as the deer had cropped all that were within their reach near the powerpole. Ended up with enough for Miss Joy and I to enjoy a small "mess" of tips.
For meat we had venison tenderloins that I discovered in the freezer that were vacuumed sealed in December 2020. They were fine, I don't recommend storing them that long but it does speak well of vacuum sealing!
Here is what our meager supper looked like:1000001492.jpg1000001491.jpg1000001494.jpg

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Phil,
Is it possible for you to post a photo of the plant these tips came from? Just to satisfy my curiosity, you know. Where I come from a cat claw is a horrible briar. I grew up just over the hill from Cat Claw Creek.

Ray

Here you go Ray, you'll recognize the cat claw plant:

Cat claw coming out of the ground in a bed of lillies.

A tip I missed yesterday. It is growing up through our grape vine.

Cut sections of Smilax vines.

Just looked it up, there are 12 documented varieties of Smilax (cat claw, green briar, bull briar, ....) found in Florida. They produce little round black berries in the fall that the birds eat and are thus spread every where.
Treefarmer

[1967redrider]

You guys really know how to make someone hungry. The Cat Claw tips reminds me of Fiddle Fern tips, which I had once in Atlantic City.

[Eustace]

Sicilian street food. Sandwich with lung, spleen and two types of local cheeses. Delicious.

[Paladin]

Y'all are showing some mighty delicious looking dishes!
We hardly eat a real supper any more. Breakfast, dinner and a snack for supper is the usual drill.
This evening was an exception to the normal. Sometime ago I posted about eating Smilax tips. Smilax has numerous common names, cat claw, green briar, bull briar, etc... The tips were ready to harvest and I had a few minutes to harvest them. The biggest group of briars we've been watching was around a power pole. That was my last stop after going around the edges of the yard clipping Smilax tips. Ended up with only a few as the deer had cropped all that were within their reach near the powerpole. Ended up with enough for Miss Joy and I to enjoy a small "mess" of tips.
For meat we had venison tenderloins that I discovered in the freezer that were vacuumed sealed in December 2020. They were fine, I don't recommend storing them that long but it does speak well of vacuum sealing!
Here is what our meager supper looked like:1000001492.jpg1000001491.jpg1000001494.jpg1000001493.jpg[/attachmen

This kind of stuff might not please everyone's palate but we enjoy such as this.
Treefarmer

Phil,
Is it possible for you to post a photo of the plant these tips came from? Just to satisfy my curiosity, you know. Where I come from a cat claw is a horrible briar. I grew up just over the hill from Cat Claw Creek.

Ray

Here you go Ray, you'll recognize the cat claw plant:[attachment=2]1000001495.jpg1000001496.jpg1000001497.jpg

Just looked it up, there are 12 documented varieties of Smilax (cat claw, green briar, bull briar, ....) found in Florida. They produce little round black berries in the fall that the birds eat and are thus spread every where.
Treefarmer

Jeez!! That looks like the same horrible plant. It never occurred to me that part of it might be edible.

Ray

[woodwalker]

Cowboy Caviar.