Just about my age - I was born in '82

In 87. I was getting my 2nd degree. Criminal Justice.

.........she single?

j/k i'd never do that to a friend :bowrofl:

First time. Married in 1981. I was 25, and Jacqui was 20. One daughter in '83. Jacqui got cancer in 2007, and past away from it in 2011 at the age of 49. Remarried in 2013 to Chris. Now I have 3 stepsons and 5 grandkids. Both wifes are keepers. :tup:

I am working on a course meal for Valentines day. Gotta start planning now so I can test everything and tweak as needed. As of right now, it's sparse.

Pre appetizer: homemade pretzel with a piped honey mustard

Appetizer: Mozzarella and basil wrapped together with thin strips of prosciutto. Piped balsamic glaze overtop. (Will need to thicken glaze for it to stick)

Salad: Any ideas? Was thinking of pickled radish's, hard boil egg, red leaf lettuce, and red onion

Main Course: Either duck or a rack of lamb. Sous vide bath for either followed by roasting. The cuts would sit atop a small pool of creme fraiche. Sides would be either minimal starch and whipped potatos or a risotto. Paired with french bread mixed with amylase.

Cheese cleaner: Gruyere overtop a soft baguette slice and piepd with raw honey. Goat type cheese overtop a cracker with almonds and a blue cheese overtop a pita chip with some sort of fig. I want to garnish these better.

Dessert: Flan or cheesecake. Need garnish ideas still.

bro.........is January 4th.

you got time lol

my go to is steak and lobster tails. i am quite good at making both.

Divorced, has boyfriend. Has a PhD. IQ over 160. Thinks 4 steps ahead of everyone else, and on a different level. You couldn't compete with her mentally. I have a hard time staying with her. :icon14: Talks so fast, that I have to tell her to slow down. She's over the speed limit.

:wtf2:



but c'mon now just because i carry on and have a good time dont underestimate whats going on upstairs :stirthepot:

Not for me. I want to work on proper plating design, contrasting colors, and a flowing food order that doesn't distract from previous or future entrees. And a lot of the stuff will need to be made multiple times to tweak perfectly. Like mashed potatoes.

Instead of just mashing them after cooling. You boil them and peel immediately. Place them in a hand spun mixer as to reduce the amount of starch buildup while also creating air pockets allowing for a more whipped version. Then using ramekins as a plate, but using the back end of a spoon to perforate and whisk up the potato for a nice design. Piped over top a pea/green onion liquid mixture.

The end result is a very airy and light mashed potato that is far less starchy than normal. Add in the piping ingredients for a balance of potato and sweet bitterness.

Yeah, I'm giving you bad ideas and bad habits. :rofl2: Sell you a nice motorhome. :D So you can travel in style and tow your trailer.

‘78

...........yeaaaaaaa i just put the food in my mouth because i know the end result and where it ends up

Great year...I graduated high school in 78!

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That's me on lazy days. I know it'll taste good even if it looks like hot garbage. When I get into it though, a lot more becomes involved. Like measuring the length and width of apple slices to be in unison with moon shaped cuts of melon.

Habits from culinary school that never died.

'78. I was finishing up my career with the DoD. :mad: What I was doing was great. Then they told me I was damaged goods and no longer of use. :icon14: Thanks Jimmy Carter. :mad: Funding for the program was cut because of him.:mad: They was looking to cut people. :mad:

Make it look nice, then you hate to eat it. :icon14:

Cuz racecar.

Enjoying some kid free time while he plays with his cousins at my sister's house.

what up duuuudes.

what'd I miss?

:mad::mad::mad:

miss you falkers.

‘Kid free time’, so napping

Ran about 4 errands and now just lounging at home before we go grocery shopping. Adulting like a boss lol.

Still at work; out on service call :ugh2:

Thinking of switching out the pretzel or salad for seared scallops or a fois gras.

Everything. You missed the birth of the sun and the planets. Birth, schooling, marriage, divorce, the death. Plus trying to have a national holiday named after you. Stinky Azz Day. Go back and read from where you left off.

OCD much? :facepalm:

No joke. I only had 1 kid today until 6:30pm (the middle daughter). It was like a vacation. :bowrofl:

Circle of Life RepZ!

Small hole in Firetruck tire
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Nah. Just enjoying it. I find this kind of stuff entertaining.

WhereZ ma RimZ Duuuuuuuude?

Just a small hole. Yeah a patch can fix it. :rolleyes:

Is that a no?

Run over a honey badger? :icon14:

Think you need to bid higher. I'm offering 2 bottles of Two Buck Chuck Wine on top of my Buck Two Eighty bid.

:rofl2: A pissed off one at that. :eek:

:ugh2::ugh2::ugh2::ugh2:

doooooooooodz.