Wheres bobby

here are some pictures of what the proper sight picture looks like.

true boneless chicken wings with some steak, baked potato and green beans.  the steak and chicken wings were done on the UDS hot and fast.

here is how you debone a chicken wing

https://youtu.be/aYC9en26Hm8

and here is the outcome

here is a recipe that I found on another website, and I thought I would share it over here.

CRACK 'N' CHEESE:

No self-respecting barbecue joint can call itself "authentic" without Mac 'n' Cheese because it is the perfect wingman for barbecue, especially for barbecue with tomato-based sauces.

If you go to the grocery you can find numerous versions in boxes, quick, easy, and loaded with salt and preservatives. The homemade version is not only better, but better for you. It is time consuming, but worth the effort. It is so good and so addictive, I call it Crack 'n' Cheese.

Mac 'n' Cheese is also an important historic dish. The internet is full of unsubstantiated tales of its invention, including the popular misconception that it was created by Thomas Jefferson. The first recipe I can find comes from the book "The Experienced English House-Keeper", by Elizabeth Raffald, published in 1769. It contains macaroni, cream, butter, flour, and cheese, much the same as contemporary recipes.

Cheesy Mac became an American favorite, especially among children, when Kraft Foods introduced the Kraft Dinner in a box 1937. It contained dry macaroni and powdered processed cheese. Just boil water, add the pasta, drain, add milk, margarine, the cheese powder, and bake. It became a popular meal in the US during World War II (1941-1945) when meat, cheese, and milk were rationed. In the 1950s husbands knew their housewives were really stylin' when they riffed on the recipe on the box by adding Velveeta, broccoli, chicken, or even ground beef to make it into a festive entree.

The concept of the dish is elegantly simple and brilliant: Chewy tubes of firm pasta filled with rich creamy cheese that sizzles when it comes out of the oven. Actually a casserole because it is baked, it consists of four components: The pasta, the cheese sauce, the mix-ins, and the topping, and they can be varied endlessly. You can keep it simple by just using elbow macaroni and one cheese, or amp it up with a cheese blend, tasty mix-ins, and a fun topping.
Elbow macaroni is the reliable standard, but there's no reason why you can't use rigatoni or penne, a bit larger and capable of holding more wonderful creamy cheese.

To make the cheese sauce you have your choice of many cheeses, and I recommend several winning combos below. The All American classic is just plain cheddar, but adding zing from fontina, or asiago, or Cougar Gold is encouraged.
You can go with the straight cheese sauce, or mix in everything from bacon to bell pepper to lobster. Then there's the topping. You can go chewy gooey with more cheese, or crunchy with croutons.

Julia Moskin makes her case in the New York Times: "Resist the temptation to fiddle around with bread crumbs, corn flakes, tortilla chips and other ingredients that have nothing to do with the dish. When there is enough cheese in and on top of your creation, a brown, crisp crust of toasted cheese will form naturally. There is nothing more delicious. The moral of the story: When in doubt, add more cheese."

You can do this dish ahead by preparing the casserole with the macaroni, mix-ins, toppings, and cheese sauce separately and refrigerate them a day. Don't combine them until just before you bake it or things can get soggy. And make extra. It's fine as leftovers.

Macaroni & Cheese Recipe:

The secret to great macaroni and cheese is to have a big, rich, gutsy, cheesy flavor. To get there, you can shred just one cheese or a blend of cheeses with the large holes of a box grater. With each cheese you use, you add a layer of complexity. Just be careful, not every cheese will work in this dish. Here are some combos you can try:

A) All American. To make the classic All American version use medium cheddar or a blend of equal amounts of mild cheddar and sharp cheddar. Make it Southern by turning it into a Pimento Mac 'n' Cheese by adding a medium chopped grill roasted red bell pepper.

B) Italiano. 2 parts fontina, 1 part asiago, 1 part Parmigiano-Reggiano.

C) Ole Smoky. 2 parts smoked cheddar, 1 part smoked gouda

D) Dutch Treat. Equal amounts edam and gouda.

E) French Accent. Brie or camembert and fresh chevre

F) International. Mix and match from any of the above or try gruyre, manchego, or appenzeller.

G) Tried and true. Use a blend of cheddar, gruyere, and gouda.

Yield: About 4 servings as a side dish, 2 as a main dish

Preparation time: 1 hour, cooking time 20 minutes.

The Mac:

- 4 ounces by weight of elbow macaroni
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 quart water

Optional (but not really) Mix-ins:

4 strips bacon
1 small onion, chopped
1 small sweet red bell pepper chopped into about 1/4" chunks (about 1/3 cup)
1 green jalapeño or serrano pepper, seeds removed, then minced
2 cloves garlic, pressed or chopped fine

The Cheese Sauce:

4 ounces cheese, shredded (see above)
2 tablespoons of butter
2 tablespoons all purpose flour
1 1/2 cups whole milk or 2% milk, but not 1% or skim
1 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt

Topping:

2 ounces grated Cheddar cheese
1 teaspoon paprika

About the macaroni. Rigatoni, ziti, penne, and mostaccioli are fatter tubes than elbow macaroni, so there is more room inside for cheese and sauce to collect. Other pastas work fine, especially fusilli (corkscrews), spiral rotini, and cavatelli. Don't spend a lot of money on artisan pasta, it just gets lost. It is really just a vehicle for the cheese and sauce. Click here for a fun website that shows scores of pasta shapes.

About the cheese. Get good cheese and shred it yourself! Pre-shredded cheese may have been coated to keep it from clumping in the bag and it is much more expensive, and cheese loses flavor once it is grated. A box grater is cheap. If you have a food processor you can even use that. To go another way altogether, one of my recipe testers swears by queso and gorgonzola cheese as a topping.
About the jalapeño. You may want to omit the jalapeño/serrano if kids are eating this dish. On the other hand, if you use green jalapeños and red bell peppers, kids and wusses can pluck out the greenies. For extra heat, substitute chipotle powder for the paprika in the sauce and or the topping. But go easy, that stuff is hot.

More optional mix-ins. Create your own signature Crack 'n' Cheese by adding one or more of these: 1/2 cup chopped cooked lobster, crab, shrimp, smoked chicken; leftover pulled pork (without the sauce); 1/4 cup chopped sun dried tomatoes (not the kind in oil) soaked in warm water for 30 minutes and drained; 1/4 cup chopped broccoli; 1/4 cup fresh or frozen peas an/or sweet corn and/or black beans; 1 raw apple, peeled and chopped into 1/4" cubes; or 1/2 tablespoon shredded truffles. For a little kick, add 1/2 chipotle in adobo sauce, chopped fine.

For a creamier version. Add 3 ounces cream cheese and substitute cream or half and half for the milk.
About the topping. You may need more or less topping depending on the diameter of your pot.
For a crunchy topping. Melt 2 tablespoons of butter and mix in 1/4 cup plain bread crumbs, panko, croutons, crumbled Ritz crackers or saltines, or French's fried breaded onions from the can, or a blend. I'm partial to Ritz Crackers with French's Onions. Add this last after the cheese.

Optional toppings. Sprinkle fresh parsley, chives, or chopped green onions on top before serving or you can put them in a bowl on the table for people to use if they wish. Caramelized onions have a big wow factor.
A secret. For a brighter yellow color, add 1/4 teaspoon turmeric to the cheese sauce. I also like to add 1/2 teaspoon of mustard powder. In a pinch, you can use a one of those packets of mustard that come with Chinese carryout. Make sure it is fresh. It does not age well.

Method:

1) Preheat the oven to 400°F and put a 2 quart pot with 1 quart of water on a hot burner, add 1/2 teaspoon salt, and crank it up. You'll need it boiling by the time you get to step 4.

2) Optional Mix-ins. You can skip the mix-ins, but they really amp this dish up to 11. In a frying pan cook the bacon over a medium heat until done on one side, turn, and cook until crunchy. Remove the strips and set aside. Eat one strip. Meathead's rule: Always cook an extra strip for the chef. Chop the rest into 1/4" chunks. Pour off all the rendered fat except about 1 tablespoon. Add the onions, the bell pepper, and jalapeño pepper, and cook until the get a little limp, but not cooked through. Leave a little crunch. Add the garlic and cook for one minute. Set aside.

3) The Cheese Sauce. In a 2 quart saucepan or Dutch oven, melt the butter over a low heat. Add the flour, and, with a whisk, mix them together, and cook for 5 minutes, or until it turns the color of straw. This is called a blonde roux. Be patient if it takes longer. This takes the raw pasty flavor out of the flour and eliminates the grit. Add the milk slowly and whisk thoroughly while adding it, so there are no lumps. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently so it doesn't burn, until it bubbles and thickens a bit, like latex paint. This is called a béchamel sauce. Add the cheese mix, 1/3 at a time, and continue stirring until the cheese is melted and there are no lumps. Mix in the salt, black pepper, paprika, and the add-ins. Turn off the heat.

4) The Mac. Add the macaroni to the boiling water, and stir. When the water comes back up to a boil, turn the heat down a bit and boil until they are almost al dente, still noticeably crunchy, about 2/3 of the time recommended on the package, probably about 6 minutes from the time it begins to boil. Stir occasionally. Take them off when they are still just a bit chewy because it will cook some more in the oven. Drain in a colander shaking vigorously to get as much water out of the tubes as possible, and leave them in the colander in the sink until the cheese sauce is done. Pour the Mac into the cheese sauce and stir thoroughly.
Optional: You can cook the mac until it is tender, then pour it in the sauce, mix and serve if you are in a hurry. But to amp it up to 11, proceed to the next step.

5) Bake. If you used a 2 quart pan and the handle is oven safe, you can bake it right in the pan. Otherwise, pour the whole macaroni shebang into a 2 quart Pyrex or CorningWare baking dish. If you prefer, pour it into individual serving size oven proof dishes or ramekins. Sprinkle with the cheese topping and then the paprika. If you are going to add a crunchy topping, add it now. Bake at 400°F for 30 minutes or until it begins burbling. Keep an eye on it so the top does not burn.

6) Rest. Let it cool for about 15 minutes so nobody's tongue is scalded. That cheese holds heat.

Leftovers:

1) Scoop the leftovers into an oven proof bowl or ramekin.
2) Grate enough cheese to cover the top and sprinkle with paprika or chipotle powder.
3) Bake at 400°F for about 30 minutes or until the top is bubbly and it begins to brown.

I went thru what you are talking about and we don't have that access.  no worries.

hopefully that is kiwi and not some mop-n-glo or that leather luster ............;D #stickpoke

you don't warm the gun before you pull the trigger when your out in the field about to shoot that deer.......

shawn, I apologize for not answering your txt last night, I was already racked out.

prayer sent

can you or ash give us an update please.

I just want to say "kyle, your an ass!" 

that butter you showed must be regional to the PNW, cause they don't have it down here.  so I made my own.

so I came across a statement that for the life of me I have just been to damned dumb to accept or to stupid to truly understand.

"When my wife does something frustrating, I just remind myself that I need her patience more than she needs mine and I'm blessed to have her!"

this is really becoming a thing for me here as of lately, because I am transitioning from something that is very regimented to the unknown.  on top of that, I am inadvertently treating my wife as if I was at work and that is not good at all.

 :-[

heres a couple recipes for you to try don.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/lobster-bisque-recipe1.html

http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/crab-bisque-0

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tyler-florence/lobster-bisque-recipe.html

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/creole-shrimp-and-lobster-bisque-recipe.html

and here is the end result.  (there are 4 pints still in the pressure canner when this pic was taken.)

20 pints of tomato bisque =

$2.47 x 2 = $4.94 (new lids)

25lbs x $0.49 = $12.25 (tomato's)

2 lbs x $0.60 = $1.20 (jalapeno's)

5 lbs x $1.00 = $5.00 (yellow onions)

total = $23.39 for 20 pints of healthy homemade soup or $1.17 per pint.

not sure if I have posted this yet or..................?

TOMATO BISQUE (think creamy tomato soup)

ingredients:

5-10 lbs roma tomato's
olive oil
garlic
chicken stock
basil (if you are going to can then do not add this)
balsamic vinegar (I have never used it so.......?)
kosher salt (because of the big granuals)
fresh ground pepper (to taste)
heavy cream
jalapeno's/serano's/habanero's/whatever pepper (to your heat liking/profile.....completely optional)
2 really big yellow onions

directions:

1. quarter onions

2. half roma tomato's and peppers

3. wrap garlic cloves in aluminium foil

4. place all vegetable ingredients as they will fit on to however many sheet trays (cookie sheets)

5. drizzle olive oil over the previous vegetable ingredients, sprinkle with kosher salt (to your flavor profile) and wrap garlic tightly

6. place trays into preheated 350 deg oven for 1 hour (optional step if you like the flavor of roasted vegi's, I have done them on my pellet smoker before and love the flavor profile)

7. blend all vegetable ingredients together in a blender or use an immersion blender in the pot

8. bring all vegetable ingredients to a boil and finish the seasoning with cream and whatever you feel you would like in your soup. (note 1: molasses helps to bring the heat level of the peppers down.  note 2: your spice level will increase after being canned, so if you choose to omit the cream or molasses portion, then you can always add it to the pot after canning and as you are preparing for service.)

9. process in a canner for 90 minutes @15lbs pressure for pint jars, (rarely will I do this recipe in quart jars, because a pint jar of soup for one person will definitely fill you up)!

I have said it before and I will say it again!

dustoff is the only way that I will ever willingly ride in that damned catfish and when that happens, murphy blanked everything !!!!!!!!!!!!

by the way, how is duane doing? 

ROFLMFAO ROFLMFAO ROFLMFAO !

That would be the man in black

https://youtu.be/HTNZH9SBvgE

Can anybody guess where the wife and i are today.......

and ill bet that you are still being given instructions on how to operate kitchen utinsels/equipment as well as...................;D

interesting

I thought this was pretty interesting......?

http://urbancarryholsters.com/

Suck it up butter cup.....thats just pain leaving the body and being replaced by muscle..........;D

ROFLMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have used a LEM some years back and was very impressed with it, very solid feel to it.  only thing with electric grinders is that they are a bit loud............

I am using a kitchen aid.  Being just my wife and i, a #14 brisket and pork butt will last roughly 3-4 months.