Whatcha Eatin'?

[RelentlessOblivion]

Egg and lobster? Doesn't sound like it would work. I've actually never eaten lobster. I eat plenty of fish (snook and salmon are probably my favourites) and I've tried mussels and oysters but didn't like those much. Also eaten blue swimmer crab which isn't great unless you add salt, pepper, and a few other spices.

[FatherAlabaster]

Mussels and oysters rule if they're done right, but they get overdone really easily. Egg and lobster sounds great, lobster has a very mild, sweet flavor and should be tender. Gorbo is living in the lobster capital of the country, if not the world, so I'm not surprised he eats it with everything. 

[SBird94]

Came home to some nice vanilla icecream oh yeah

[RelentlessOblivion]

Welcome back to the nest Birdy

[SBird94]

Thanks mate always love to make a comeback.

[RelentlessOblivion]

Wish the Aussie cricket team had managed to make a comeback. Or Port for that matter. At least my fantasy team is going strong.

[SBird94]

The Aussie cricket team has been shocking can't believe what happened the other day when Broad got 8 wickets on us, a comeback would have been good. Melbourne had there chance against the Roo's but lost it in the last quarter.

[RelentlessOblivion]

Port were only in the game for the first quarter. I can not believe how quickly things have changed at Alberton. 3rd last year one kick away from the grand final and now well who knows how long it will be before we make another finals appearance. At least I'm bringing pride to the teal, white, and black sitting top of the ladder in my fantasy league going into finals (and coming off a season best score as well).

[SBird94]

Everything changed just like that and we lost it. lets hope the Aussies pick up their game for the next test series! that's great man, I'm half way down the table with a lot of trades used due to injury or suspension over the course of the season, hopefully i can rack up some big scores in the final rounds

 

Back to food, I'm have some tasty Bruschetta

[FatherAlabaster]

Had some great pulled pork and brisket last night. Today, I imagine penance in the form of salad and yogurt. 

[GorboGorboze]

Egg and lobster? Doesn't sound like it would work. I've actually never eaten lobster. I eat plenty of fish (snook and salmon are probably my favourites) and I've tried mussels and oysters but didn't like those much. Also eaten blue swimmer crab which isn't great unless you add salt, pepper, and a few other spices.

The lobster was cold and left over from the company cookout, so I picked them (I had two) and chopped it up a bit and reheated it in butter (obviously) then added it to 6 scrambled eggs that were just at the point of getting done. It worked.

 

I'm also a big one for eating insects. It's not common in my country, but I'm a sophisticated international traveler, so that is how I explain it. I did in a couple of yellow jacket nests today. Just now I fried the larva from the nests in butter (obviously). So delicious, I'd eaten wasp larva in Japan, but the butter from my neighbors is better than any oil in Japan. Allow me to soap box for anyone put off by this, and point out that vespids are way more wholesome than lobster (less dioxin for starters, and a much cleaner diet otherwise), and more delicious as well.

[RelentlessOblivion]

I'm game to eat a lot of things but insects are not going to become part of my diet. Call me what you will.

[Iceni]

Twizzlers bites and probably a gyro later on.

[mindy6158]

 

I have always wanted to try grilled scorpion on a stick. 

WTF?  No idea what happened to that quote, but im too lazy too fix it.

[RelentlessOblivion]

Well y'all can have your scorpions and maggots. This headbanger will stick to 'roo and crocodile thanks.

[mindy6158]

Well y'all can have your scorpions and maggots. This headbanger will stick to 'roo and crocodile thanks.

I have had alligator, was some of the best meat I have ever had.  

[RelentlessOblivion]

That's what I thought about croc. Seriously tasty meat there. If I had to rate the top three meats I've eaten I'd say duck, crocodile, and venison.

[Natassja]

Hmm I love venison....

[RelentlessOblivion]

Venison is awesome. There are a few meats I haven't eaten yet though. Snake, elk, pidgeon, pheasant, buffalo, and probably a few others I'm forgetting are all on the to eat list.

[Natassja]

worcester sauce crisps....mmm

[FatherAlabaster]

Just made some fried rice with chicken, egg, peas, and scallions. Very nice. I used brown rice; next time I'll use white, and I'll have to cook it differently, because I got the texture wrong. But the taste was great. My first time using fish sauce.

[RelentlessOblivion]

I like to cook Thai food so often use fish sauce. Not something you need a lot of.

[FatherAlabaster]

Yeah, I'm happy I pretty much followed the recipe I had. Would have been easy to overdo. I made the rest of the rice into fried Mexican rice for a family dinner,  with black beans, peppers, onions, garlic, spices, and a tiny bit of agave nectar. Been craving rice a ton lately. 

[RelentlessOblivion]

Weird craving mate. Had a magnificent roast dinner tonight.

[RelentlessOblivion]

Boy can I ever pick 'em. The restaurant my girlfriend and I went to for our 1yr anniversary was fantastic. I had a prosiutto & cheese salad as my entree - not normally one for salad but this was quite nice, duck in a cream based sauce with potato rohti I think they called it - absolutely stunning, and a choc-blood orange mousse for dessert - best dessert I've ever eaten. The house wine was a divine Shiraz which has convinced me wine is very much worth delving into more seriously (beware RelentlessWineSnob is on the prowl) and the coffee I had with my dessert was also very nice. Paired with a lovely atmosphere and very friendly, helpful, staff (and the presence of my girlfriend naturally) it made for a wonderful evening/night.