Tomatoes, basil, and mozz. appetizer, then this:
No starch because those were inch and a half porterhouse steaks from the local general store. Nothing like a steak that you watch the guy fire up the band saw. Green beans were from the garden, and we had a little butter, soy, and some fresh ginger shredded on them.
I’ll be in a food coma for an hour or so.
eric
ice? philistine.
ETA: why not use ketchup, too, also? ;)
mikey
Oh crap. You’re doomed. I posted a pic on Sadlyno one day of my Laphroig and my preference is some ice and a splash and jesus in a sweatsock I got hammered for DAYS, like there’s some kind of international rule I broke for making a cocktail the way I actually LIKE to drink it.
Whoops, see?
I’m already too late.
mikey
ajr22
This comment was posted on the espnchicago story of Beck half saying sorry for calling Brian Urlacher a neo Nazi.
“Chris Matthews (PMSNBC), Keith Olbermann (PMSNBC), Rachel Maddow (PMSNBC), etc say stupid nonsense every single day, yet the JournoList media never reports on it, because they circle the wagons and stick together in their propaganda.
If people want the NFL to cancel their contract with FOX Sports (which is completely different than Fox News Channel) over what they don’t like from Glenn Beck, they should also call for the NFL to cancel their contract with NBC over Keith Olbermann’s nightly ridiculous, vitriolic rants as well.
Personally, I’m all in favor of the “if you don’t like it, change the channel” option.
That said, it’s interesting they made the story about Glenn Beck, instead of about the ridiculous list of “the Blackest White folks we know”. Imagine if there were a list made of “the Whitest Black folks we know”. There’d be cries of racism all over from the usual suspects (Sharpton, Jackson, NAA(L)CP, etc.).”
I think the best part was how he called it the “Journolist” media.
AhabTRuler
What the hell is this? It’s a train wreck, that’s what!
Cat Lady
8 out of 10 cardiologists do not recommend this. The other 2 want to be invited for dinner.
mr. whipple
Good for you!! Looks wonderful, enjoy!
Hope you got some big band to check out.
sherifffruitfly
YUM!
But ya gotta have a big ol tater with onions n bacon n cheese n sour cream too!
gwangung
It goes without saying that he don’t know many black folks, do he?
And Cole? ONLY for an hour or so?
General Stuck
I haven’t eaten cow meat for 8 years now. But that does look good. Mooost delicious.
Ailuridae
FFS, what is all that ice doing in the glass? One cube is ok but there have to be a half dozen in there. That’s not Canadian Club you are drinking.
mai naem
I just haven’t been listening or reading the news today. Daniel Schorr died today. NPR institution. Was on Nixon’s enemies list. I really enjoyed listening to him. He was 93. RIP.
JMG
Dear John: My brother made a tomato salad last night that was basically a stack of fresh tomato slices with a dressing of bacon, sherry vinegar, shallots and blue cheese crumbles. This sounds like something you might like. I assure you it was delicious.
Ailuridae
Random question: Does anyone know what time Rachel’s show usually gets put online?
demimondian
Presentation, Cole, presentation. You’ve allowed the steak to hide the trim on the plate. Turn it fifteen degrees or so to expose the trim, and let a mushroom drape over the steak to emphas…
Oh, for heavens sake. Here, let me show you what it should have looked like and how you should have eaten it.
jeffreyw
Quick, Robin! To the potatomobile!
debit
I see you kept the table runner. Did you ever recover the chairs? And paint the cabinet? And the walls? And did you ever do anything about the rust covered railing? No? Then I’m afraid you don’t deserve that fine steak. I will take it off your hands.
kommrade reproductive vigor
Three seconds after this photo was taken Tunch Lily & Rosie launched Operation Carnivore and Cole was left with a handful of fur-covered green beans.
jeffreyw
@JMG: Mmm…I would like to subscribe to your newsletter.
SIA
Better take a couple digestive enzymes with that side of beef.
I had spinach linguine with broccoli and shrimp for dinner. Mmmm. Nice.
I have watched Rachel Maddow every night this week. She’s on a helluva roll. LOVED her Marco Rubio segment tonight.
Elisabeth
@Ailuridae:
FWIW, Countdown is online about twenty minutes after the show. I’d guess the same holds true for Rachel’s show.
TuiMel
With apologies if this has already been discussed today:
I thought Van Jones’ speech and QA at NRN was quite interesting:
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/07/van-jones-full-speech-sherrod-is-a-teachable-moment-about-hope-video.php?ref=fpb
Bnut
Whatever, JC, if you want some ice in your scotch, take some ice. I make the certified best bloody marys in brooklyn, but when people watch me make them, they do the same thing. GASP! Horror! Drink what you like, do what you like. Be happy.
Dee Loralei
Rachel’s first segment was a damned good seminar on how to criticize the administration from the left and not use fucking winger memes.
Nice dinner Cole.
ETA: laphroig is my fav scotch, love the smokey petey flavor. Not much of a liquor drinker and I’d certainly never want it in the summer though, too hot.
Nicole
The title of the steak photo is hilarious.
Mary G
If your camera is working there is no excuse not to have Lily/Tunch/Rosie photos.
SIA
On the other hand, just turned off Countdown with Laurence O’Donnell after the first “stories” out of his mouth are slamming Obama. Who was it here the other night who said, they look at O’Donnell and see Huffington Post. Sure ‘nuf, Arianna’s coming on the show to help further elucidate the many, many ways the president is effing up. Christ. And I hear Larry has a show at 10 weekdays. There was a time I would have been glad to hear that.
SIA
@Mary G:
Particularly once the mayhem begins.
Corner Stone
This is an All Points Bulletin to Fred Fnord.
Listen, you stupid motherfucker.
Ain’t one of us here that gives a shit what your fucking signature is after your done saying your piece on this blog.
STOP USING THE DASH FRED. YOUR FUCKING NAME IS IN THE POST HANDLE.
You stupid bastard.
Jager
A tall, cool, well built blonde was ahead of me in line at Trader Joe’s yesterday. The MILF had goat cheese, a loaf of rosemary bread, fruit and a bottle of Laphroig, she had incredible eyes, great legs and did I mention she had a bottle of Laphroig. If I was single I would have been drinking it in the parking lot with her!
lamh32
My 43 year old aunt is having a baby, unplanned, no fertility drugs used.
Damn, I knew my fam was fertile oldest generation: my gran had 10 kids : 4 sets of twins 4, single births, 1 twin died at birth. My mom has 5 kids (my sisters are twins). All my aunts and uncles except 1 all have at least 2 kids, with more than not 3 being the average. My 1st cousin has 5 kids, and so on. All the twins were natural creations.
I’ve always joked about the fact that my mom who wasn’t a twin had twins and twins obviously run in the fam, cause of that, I was liable to have triplets. Now I gotta worry about still being very fertile at 43!!!! I thought for sure, that my baby making days would almost be behind me by 45!!!
i told my sister, that the moral of the story I guess is that the women in the Evans fam need to always remember to “wrap it up” or commit to a life of celibacy…LOL!!!
Still, I guess it could be worse, I know some women are struggling to have babies in their 30’s, let alone their 40’s. so at least my dad can still hold out hope that he may actual get a grandchild off of me yet…LOL!!!
Roger Moore
@SIA:
Ahhhg. Trypsin, my favorite! I guess some lipase might be a good plan, too.
General Stuck
A tuckered out puppy.
Cat Lady
@General Stuck:
I just love that puppeh. Are you still flickr friends with second cutest puppeh on earth aka Libby?
SIA
@Roger Moore: Sounds like you’re describing a fine wine. Heh.
General Stuck
@Cat Lady: Here are recent photos of sweet Libby. All grown up.
madmommy
@lamh32:
Heh. My brother and his betrothed are expecting in September. He’s 43, she’s 40. First kid for both. Mom had pretty much given up on grandkids from either of my brothers. He told mom right before she met the girlfriend for the first time. Literally, as they were walking to her door to pick her up for dinner. Surprise!
If I ended up preggers at this point I think I’d stick my head in the oven!
EnfantTerrible
inch and a half porterhouse steaks
My extended family used to have a cabin in northern Wisconsin. There was a general store in the nearby town with the best butcher shop that I have ever patronized. We always made sure to stop there for steaks for at least one of our meals. We aren’t great cooks but in this case, the ingredient was so good, it was impossible to screw it up.
One time, we had visitors from Norway with us and we cooked up some of the steaks from this store. I swear, one of our guests took an hour and a half to finish his steak – he took his own sweet time chewing and savoring each bite.
Jager
@Roger Moore:
Couple of glasses of Grappa will do the trick, stay manly after a manly meal. Belt loosening, groaning, slack jawed naps are all part of the meat eater’s game and letting the dogs have the bones, you may, however, end up with a greasy patio like I did after our last meat fest! I had to get the pressure washer out, jesus!
Bnut
Had to share. And yes, I found it on the Corner. Flame on.
Cat Lady
@General Stuck:
goodness gawd, the cuteness – it burns. Thanks for sharing.
Jager
@madmommy:
My “baby aunt” is 6 years younger than I am, the old Judge was 58 and Grandma was 49 when the baby was born, she thought she’d gone through the “change”, I guess if you stay in the saddle, you never know what is going to show up at the end of the trail. The Judge was 80 when the “baby” graduated from college.
Ron
I love real butcher shops. When we were out in Rochester recently we were at Inclemas where they had strip loin for $2.99/lb! They also cut for free and so we had them slice a loin about 1.5″ thick and split a piece with my mom. Threw a couple on the grill with nothing but a little oil, and a little seasoning. Just perfect.
Corner Stone
@Bnut: I..umm..err. No comment.
Keith G
So was the single malt consumed during the meal?
Is that a WV thing?
–shivers–
burnspbesq
To no one’s surprise, it will be the US against Canada in the final of the world lax championship tomorrow. 11:00 Eastern time on ESPNU.
Ron
@mikey: I happen to be in the “don’t put anything in my scotch” camp myself. OTOH, as far as I’m concerned, you can do whatever you want with your scotch. If you want to mix it with raspberry kool-aid (yuck!) I’m not gonna try to stop you (well, maybe try a little!)
Jager
@Ron:
Our friends have a lake home on Grace Lake Minnesota, he drives a 200 mile round trip to buy his meat at this family owned butcher shop, damned good, scary good meat, sausage…my pal catches his own fish. Minnesota surf and turf…walleye and ribeye:
http://www.lmmeats.com/
SIA
@Bnut: AWESOME.
Ron
@Jager: 200 miles would be too much for me, and I don’t think I’d drive to Rochester (about 40 miles) JUST to go to the butcher shop, but if we’re out there anyway, I’d go back there in a heartbeat.
madmommy
@Jager:
Yeah, I’ve got cousins like that. The oldest was 19 when her baby sister was born. The baby sister was in the same daycare with her nephew and niece, she kept telling her teacher she was their aunt, and she’d correct her and tell her they were her cousins. Finally one day oldest sister picked all of the kids up and told the teacher that yes, this one is her baby sister, these two are her kids and yes, she is their aunt.
Change of life babies, OMG!
Jager
@Ron:
He has a freezer at the lake, he only makes the trip once a season, went with him when we were up in ’08…the damn sausage case must be 50 feet long…
BeccaM
Yeah, but it’s *Laphroaig!* That ain’t just scotch.
I know — it makes me a single-malt snob, but I saw that glass and couldn’t stop from saying aloud, “What a waste… ya want scotch-flavored ice water, go with something cheaper, like Glen Fiddich. Or hell, any blended.”
— sigh —
Corner Stone
Hey! Great! Fanfuckingtastic!
The New Normal of 9% Unemployment
Throwin Stones
Jealous, although needs more blood on the plate.
demimondian
@madmommy: Babies at forty aren’t change of life kids. FDDD was forty (and I was thirty-nine) when the ten-year-old behind me was born.
BettyPageisaBlonde
I had sworn off steak on New Years and now… now I’m ready to fire up the grill. Thanks.
ChristianPinko
Hi-dee ho, everyone. I had take-out fettucine Alfredo for dinner tonight. It was disgustinglicious. (That should be a word, you know? For things that are disgusting yet oh, so good.)
Steeplejack
@Corner Stone:
Amen. For a while he was remembering to use an en-dash instead of a hyphen, but I just came from the thread that got prematurely Fnorded. Talk about readus interruptus.
Really, Fred, the comment formatting on this blog is miles ahead of everywhere else, despite the regular FYWP imprecations. You gots to lighten up to tighten up.
redactor
I loves me some Laphroaig, but … with ice? And with steak? Don’t you have red wine in WV?
Corner Stone
@Steeplejack: I’m tired of this stupid bastard killing threads like he’s Thor’s illegitimate offspring and shit.
Ok.
PEOPLE:
There is no reason for a sig sign off here on BJ.
This is not your momma’s blog, mmkay?
No one uses some fancy quote from some long dead elitist intellectual to prove how edumacated and special they are, nor some quote from a cult fanfic favorite off the SyFy Channel.
Just post your thoughts as is and expect to be pummeled for them. There’s no barrier island effect like at other places.
Just post your fucking comment and move on.
Steeplejack
Not a big scotch drinker, but I like Oban. (Don’t get me wrong–not saying Laphroaig isn’t great.)
And, yeah, you’re entitled to put as much water or ice cubes or whatever in it that you want. Purists–fuck ’em.
Steeplejack
@Jager:
Fix’d.
Corner Stone
@Steeplejack: Thank you for that correction. Been laughing at that for a bit.
Unless Jager is Mr. Brad Pitt’s handle here.
Kered (formerly Derek)
@Corner Stone:
CO-SIGNED.
Steeplejack
@Corner Stone:
Couldn’t help myself. I have a knee-jerk reaction to guys who assume they are automatically attractive just because they find a woman attractive. I had an acquaintance once who deserved about twice the Mace and junk-kicking he got. Ugh.
But I may have been misreading Jager’s exuberance. If so, apologies in advance.
General Stuck
@Corner Stone: Shove it up your ass Hillbot.
Corner Stone
@General Stuck: I’m sorry if you disagree with the White House. But that hardly has anything to do with HRC, much less myself.
This isn’t info from a conspiracy site. The WH says 9% for two more years at least.
General Stuck
@Corner Stone: Yes, and I know you only posted it because you are concerned. When you start, even a little, posting something, anything, that sounds like good news for the Obama Administration, then I will cut your sorry ass a break. Until then no quarter.
Lysana
@Steeplejack:
Then I will. Laphroaig 10 is peat bog water. Can’t taste the whisky for the simulated druid prince drowning experience.
Yutsano
@General Stuck: Also remember this: the unemployment rate goes up as more folks start looking for work. So it’s possible there will be more jobs but as more folks get encouraged to start looking again the number inches up. That’s basically what happened when the rate jumped to 9.7% in May.
nodakfarmboy
@Jager: Bless you, Jager. Once again, the Balloon-Juice commentariat amazes me. As soon as the conversation turned to butcher shops, I wanted to put a plug in for L&M Meats, here in Grand Forks, ND. But, you beat me to the punch. I try to do most of my meat shopping there- the smell is heavenly, and you’re not lying about the massive sausage selection. If memory serves me right, the family that runs the establishment is Czech, and has a long tradition in the craft. I sometimes stop by just to take in the aroma, but always end up buying something great.
Linkmeister
@nodakfarmboy: How far is Grand Forks from Wall, SD? There must be a billboard in Grand Forks for the drugstore; it seemed like there was one every 2 miles when we were driving cross-country back in 1968 and got into Iowa.
Jager
@Steeplejack:
No mace with the looks she was giving me…half way through the bottle it would have been tongue and van morrison songs…
Jager
@nodakfarmboy:
I knew it when it was simply Laddie’s Meats, do you know how Laddie’s shorts got their name? it’s classic Laddie Novak.
asiangrrlMN
I like my drinks ice cold or boiling hot. No in-between. I have come to embrace this about myself, so, Cole, don’t let anyone hassle you about ice in your Lapfrog.
Occasional Reader
Love Laphroaig, but Caol Ila is even better. Same smoky goodness but without the medicinal bite.
HeartlandLiberal
Laphroaig?
Good $DEITY. You might as well just cut a slice of peat out of the bog and put it on the plate beside the other vegetables.
Of course, that’s just my taste in Scotch, I suppose I should acknowledge others really like the ones like LaFroggie that veer so far to the peaty background it is pretty overwhelming to the taste buds. One of my co-workers is a Scotsman by birth, and his tastes veer that way.
I prefer the ones like the Glenmorangie varieties that are aged in oak, then finished with a final period in used sherry or port oak casks imported from Portugal and Spain. Google Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban, for instance. That is the one I am working through at the moment.
Steeplejack
@Jager:
Oh, yeah, I forgot that part of the syndrome.
Your thought: “She’s giving me the eye. She’s into me!”
Her thought: “I’d like to kill this creepy perv who keeps staring at my tits.”
Tsulagi
Steak looks great. Porterhouse is my fav. If I got to choose my check-out meal, it would be a pound and a half thick Porterhouse grilled over mesquite or hickory to the red side of medium rare.
But ice in a good ten-year-old single malt? And that much ice? Seriously? It’s like before it even matured into its teens you callously snuffed out its life. You should be shot.
shortstop
Damn, those green beans look good. I can actually smell them.
shortstop
@jeffreyw: mmmmme, too.
Redleg
Ahh- The Laphroaig- one of my favorites! Now I’m going to get a dram for myself. Yum yum.
licensed to kill time
I had a friend who drank Laphroiag. He swore that what you do is pour a measure, drop an ice cube in and swirl it around, then remove the cube. Any other way was blasphemy, in his opinion.
We used to tease him and call it Leapfrog.
Bruce (formerly Steve S.)
Um, John…………….what are those lumps in your Laphroaig?
mds
And of course, you empty an ice tray into the glass, and follow it with a generous quantity of branch water. Or not, since you presumably care about the flavors imparted by all that treatment.
(Yes, people are entitled to drink their beverages as they wish, as long as they’re not, e.g., spewing them into my face. And snobby jerks such as myself can jibe at them for it. Because it’s fun, at least until people spew a drink into my face. For goodness’ sake, I’m a teetotaler. Not only do I not have a dog in this fight, I’m allergic to dog hair.)
Also, what Corner Stone said about comment style.
–mds
“Geronimo!” –The Eleventh Doctor