Steak Oscar anyone

Ok so I woke up this morning and turned on the TV and Pioneer Woman was on making a dinner for her dad steak Oscar, it looked so good I went to the store and got everything for Steak Oscar for dinner.  What transpired during the Iron bowl, which Alabama lost was a wonderful dinner.  Below is what Kim and I put together.

 About 3 months ago I bought 20Lbs of shrimp from a friend who went to lower Alabama and bought 100Lbs of shrimp.  I boiled about 2lbs then peeled and prep. For sautéing  in butter, slap your MAMA, fresh garlic, White pepper, cayenne pepper and good chili powder form Korea.

Kim getting ready to make some twice baked cauliflower which taste like twice baked potatoes but better for you.  Once again showing off the copper core Allclad pots and pans thanks Mom and Dad for the Christmas money one year you got the ball rolling.

Nothing like grass feed fillet with Allen’s spice blend rub and wrapped in bacon

It has been a long time since I made hollandaise sauce and yes I forgot how temperamental it can but during the process.  First batch down the drain, thanks for the sassy sidekick for cleaning up my mess so I could start again.  Different approach ended in success.

 Sassy sidekick is doing her thing with the cauliflower adding  cream cheese to the cooked cauliflower, then sour cream, green onions, topped with sharp cheddar, and bacon.  Back in the oven for baking.

 Fillets are ready for searing can hardly wait

 Few asparagus for the top of the steak

 ok I got a little ahead of the pictures but you get it 

 Searing at its best made the cast Iran skillet 500 degrees ready for searing

 now BBQ for 130 degree center temp.

 we almost forgot the wild rice thanks Sassy for the reminder 

 Man do those steaks look good can hardly wait to dig in my mouth is watering to no end.

 good looking shrimp a meal in its self

 Twice baked cauliflower looking good

 getting close to chow time looking good I believe this one is a keeper

Final product and I can tell you first hand it melted in my mouth.  Always remember not to forget to try what you see on the cooking shows the payoff is always worth it and you know it does not matter if you see it on TV or some other media it is you that creates it by cooking it.  If you want to come over for Steak Oscar I would love to cook it for you just let me know.  You might have to throw down for the meat LOL.

Walker Wings and Shrimp Boil with Friends

We have met some fun nice people since we have moved to Alabama.  They have always been so kind to us and have included us in a lot of functions, which we have had a great time at.  So we wanted to invite them over for Wings and a shrimp boil.  Wings I know but Shrimp boil was a first, so that part they were the testing board :) 

First thing is the last thing eaten yes dessert, Kim’s Kahlua cake, think it was a hit because a few of the ladies wanted the recipe.  She did a great job only problem is I have to eat it all week, that does not help my middle part of my body  

 Wings can get a little hot on the lips so a good broccoli slaw helps cool things down

Kim  never gives herself credit for being creative.  But I know she is and our table setting shows it 

 To much food for the table needed a little buffet style for the main course

 Gifts for our friends from Korea 

 Little Korean display of Soju number one drink in Korea 

 Finished cake looks great need to check close for finger holes in the icing 

 Outside setup is ready for boil and wings perfect setup 

Ok just so you know I did use my secret recipe and you thought you were getting it, but I don't think so  just a little tease 

Jack Daddy sauce almost done and yes that is butter melting the two fat ladies don't have anything on me 

 My traditional Jordo buffalo style sauce perfect bite to the wing 

 Finished sauce ready for the out side burners one trick I like is to bring my sauce to a boil when I add the cooked wings seems to pick up more flavor 

getting ready for the Shrimp Boil I pulled a recipe of the internet, seems to have worked out well.  Washed red potatoes waiting to go in the boil.  Onions and potatoes in first  

 Getting the onions pealed.  Little boiler onions take a little longer to peal then large onions

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sauces on and close to boil wings frying and cold beer that has my name on it all is coming together nicely  

Oh yes the finished meal and yes I did over cook for eight but if you know me as Kim always says if it is worth doing it is worth over doing.  great night with friends we ate we laughed we drank sitting around a fire pit doesn't getting any better than this 

Christmas Eve none traditional Clam Chowder

Yes I know it has been a while, I guess between moving and all the grandchildren life gets crazy.  My Sassy sidekick wishes I would cook all the time LOL but then we would both weigh XXX.  I wanted to throw out some ideas about not cooking traditionally.  I just made clam chowder and yes it is not traditional Boston clam chowder but boy does it taste good.  Just think if everyone cooked what has already been discovered we would have no knew recipes.  Ok, it goes like this, Sassy says she wants clam chowder, so I make some for our Christmas Eve meal.  Since Sassy doesn’t do well with milk I decided to do my own thing with almond milk.  This Clam Chowder does have some tradition, like clams, potatoes, and celery but I think it stops right there.  Take a look, it came out great, at least my Sassy sidekick thinks so .  Creativity comes from your heart, so share your heart this year in cooking.

Go ahead and break some traditional rules, who knows what deliciousness

 you will discover. 

Hot sausage ok I know this does not go in clam chowder but I like hot sausage

One sweet onion cooked down with the sausage

some traditional stuff celery and green onions

got to have red potatoes in you chowder

no clamming here sorry right out of the can but If i was in Florida they would be fresh

Not sure how much little but of this a maybe a lot of that but it is all on the counter

cooking in action I did strain the meat and onion to reduce that oily film on top of the soup

time to add the clams lots of clams I like a meaty soup.  ever have clam chowder and you were the lucky guy that found the one clam

ok I know I said almond milk but I have not found any replacement for Heavy whipping cream any ideas?

Ok the sausage made it a little yellow because of the spice it had in it but that is ok you could garnish well and hid the yellow if you were afraid your friends would not like it LOL but doesn't change the flavor.

ok here is the Almond breeze worked well and it doesn't separate like milk if it gets to hot

now the rest of the fixings

Sassy sidekick did not want to waste her mushrooms so I added them

last but not least celery and later on green onions

all done in my wonderful All Clad coper core pot

Done deal and little early taste test leads to success Onions later tonight

I know it is always a risk but risks are worth it when they are good and when they are bad just another chance to try again for perfection.  but don't be like me my sassy sidekick hates the fact that I do not write down the recipes as I go hard to repeat that way