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Might just be a family thing. But a good Chex mix is like gold in my lineage. We get those huge ziploc bags where you can write the persons name with a sharpie and you disperse it.

My grandma who died a few years ago at 94 perfected her recipe and had 24 grandkids and lived on a fixed income. That was our gift and we loved it. Ever since we’ve tried to perfect a recipe. Mine has been gold ever since
 
Basil won't be good much longer. Harvested Thai basil and made two batches of curry, one red, one green, both with chicken. Going to use Italian basil for pesto, pistou, and a stuffed flank steak.
 
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I’m smoking more Chex mix and dispersing it into giant ziploc bags. May give some to the Trump neighbors who hate us.

Kill them with kindness is what my mom always taught us.
 
Made pho today with last of Thai basil. I already had two quarts of beef stock in freezer and it didn't make sense to make more, so added ginger, star anise, peppercorns, garlic and cloves to stock and simmered to flavor. Sliced partially frozen strip steak very thin. To serve boiling broth is poured over meat and rice noodles, then add lime juice, hoisin, bean sprouts, scallions, etc.
 
MickZagger said:
Doing a brisket for Christmas Eve

@crandc
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Sounds good.

Invited by cousin, his wife is Swiss shiksa and some kind of candle lighting tradition. So making Swiss hazelnut cake. Marshmallow frosting and covered with chocolate shavings. Just made bourbon balls. Actually would have been better made earlier but 6 days to ripen.
 
crandc said:
Sounds good.

Invited by cousin, his wife is Swiss shiksa and some kind of candle lighting tradition. So making Swiss hazelnut cake. Marshmallow frosting and covered with chocolate shavings. Just made bourbon balls. Actually would have been better made earlier but 6 days to ripen.
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What exactly is a bourbon ball?
 
MickZagger said:
What exactly is a bourbon ball?
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A cookie of sorts.
First make and roll out chocolate cookies. After baked and cooled they are ground to crumbs. Mixture of powdered sugar, pecans and cocoa ground to crumbs, add butter and corn syrup. Combine two mixtures and add bourbon. Let rest 30 minutes, then shape into balls and roll in sugar. They can be made up to six weeks ahead of time. They need at least three days to mellow and blend flavors. They are holiday tradition especially in the South.
 
crandc said:
A cookie of sorts.
First make and roll out chocolate cookies. After baked and cooled they are ground to crumbs. Mixture of powdered sugar, pecans and cocoa ground to crumbs, add butter and corn syrup. Combine two mixtures and add bourbon. Let rest 30 minutes, then shape into balls and roll in sugar. They can be made up to six weeks ahead of time. They need at least three days to mellow and blend flavors. They are holiday tradition especially in the South.
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Yum! Sounds good
 
Dug some little potatoes out of the garden. Lashanna got hold of one and batted it all over the backyard. I will locate it next spring when it starts to sprout in some inconvenient location.
 
crandc said:
Dug some little potatoes out of the garden. Lashanna got hold of one and batted it all over the backyard. I will locate it next spring when it starts to sprout in some inconvenient location.
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What for Hanukah this year @crandc?
 
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bigbailes said:
How did the brisket turn out? What was the cook time? Did you smoke it and what kind of smoker?
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Brisket turned out great. Especially for first time. 18 hour cook time. I smoked it using my Traeger. Tons of leftovers for sandwiches and chili
 
MickZagger said:
Brisket turned out great. Especially for first time. 18 hour cook time. I smoked it using my Traeger. Tons of leftovers for sandwiches and chili
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Very nice ... appreciate anyone will to try out a brisket and doing it for the first time for Christmas is pretty ballsy! Always tell people the rest time is more important than they realize when starting out! Also, for leftovers try making enchiladas, I found an easy sauce recipe and the brisket is delicious in enchiladas!
 
bigbailes said:
Very nice ... appreciate anyone will to try out a brisket and doing it for the first time for Christmas is pretty ballsy! Always tell people the rest time is more important than they realize when starting out! Also, for leftovers try making enchiladas, I found an easy sauce recipe and the brisket is delicious in enchiladas!
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Yeah I found a good tutorial on YouTube and followed it to a T
 
Finally gave in and got me wife a Vitamix blender for her smoothies. I about fell over when I seen how expensive they are. She made a good pointing that I payed big bucks for my Traeger.
 
Hoopguru said:
Finally gave in and got me wife a Vitamix blender for her smoothies. I about fell over when I seen how expensive they are. She made a good pointing that I payed big bucks for my Traeger.
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Been hinting at my wife that I want to get a new smoker for around 2k (still on the 'cheap' side) and she's all for it ... has me wondering what fun thing has been waiting to spring on me after I make that purchase! Been kicking around the idea of starting a small side hustle doing brisket, can clear about $100 a brisket in profit and if I can get a smoker that is a little easier than the stick burner I'm running now, it could be a nice little chunk of fun money to stash away.
 
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