And god-bless the new food saver!

24$ for 7 filets, a roast, and a nice scrap to use for apps.


Sure, it's not USDA prime or Wagyu, but at 3$ a steak, you can put it between 2 pieces of wonderbread and not feel guilty!

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Ski weekend was amazing, of course...but I didn't expect it not to be! Pictures on SmugMug..to lazy to post a link.

One hiccup was going to a supposed to be nice restaurant, ordering a ribeye medium-rare due to a SERIOUS craving I have been having for one for weeks...and getting it well...first time I ever sent food back. Since Laurie was done her meal by the time I sent it back I just told the waitress I'd pick off hers as I was already miffed....

Not to be defeated dad came through and dropped off some ribeyes to the residence when I returned home.

Ribeye cooked perfect (medium rare, even color inside, perfect crust and sear outside)

A kind of Gratin concoction that I made from some left over potatoes (not sure on the types i used, but whatever decided it wanted to start growing roots in my fridge got the ax. Put some heavy creme in a pot and the sliced taters and cooked for a few minutes, then put it in a baking dish, poured another cup of heavy cream and some butter milk (hey it was left over too) and then grated about a cup and a half to 2 cups of Gruyer cheese over it and baked for good 25 min.

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