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Made Pina colada pancakes for ole dude, I didnt get very many as he ate my plate and his. Either way, I caramelised a fresh cut pineapple in its own juices with sugar butter and vanilla to make a syrup. Then made pancakes with coconut milk, and toasted dessicated coconut then topped it all with coconut yoghurt and coconut flakes. He says it was good. :stopitslime::russ:
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Made Pina colada pancakes for ole dude, I didnt get very many as he ate my plate and his. Either way, I caramelised a fresh cut pineapple in its own juices with sugar butter and vanilla to make a syrup. Then made pancakes with coconut milk, and toasted dessicated coconut then topped it all with coconut yoghurt and coconut flakes. He says it was good. :stopitslime::russ:

I’m hating.

That nikka don’t deserve that kind of love.



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Is it normal to take an hour trimming the fat off 2 lbs of “boneless and skinless” chicken thighs? :sadcam:

I can’t keep doing this shyt it’s so draining, they just gotta be perfect, absolutely zero fat on the meat :mjcry:

It is.

I didn’t realize how much I was lacking in the chicken prep department until I started following Caribbean women cooks on IG.

Now I spend just as much time cleaning the chicken, rubbing it down with lime, and trimming the undesirables, as I do cooking the shyt. :snoop:
 

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It is.

I didn’t realize how much I was lacking in the chicken prep department until I started following Caribbean women cooks on IG.

Now I spend just as much time cleaning the chicken, rubbing it down with lime, and trimming the undesirables, as I do cooking the shyt. :snoop:

Yep, clean the marrow out the chicken thigh and soak it in some lime and vinegar water. Then brine it 1 cup of salt and 1 cup of sugar to roughly 1.5 litres of water for the best flavour down to the bone.
 

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Did shoulder lamb chops with broccoli, stuffing and roasted sweet potatoes yesterday with a whiskey pineapple-ginger ale mixed drink. Also made a reduction sauce with the lamb drippings.

For the lamb, seasoned with salt, pepper, onion + garlic powder with rosemary. Marinated for 6+ hours.

For the sweet potatoes, salt, pepper, cumin and wait for it.......a small dollop of duck fat from some duck I made a few weeks ago. It takes the potatoes to the next level. I learned about this technique a few years back in Paris at this one restaurant called “Le Toucan” in the 15th arrondissement. Their duck confit is next level. I highly recommend them.

You don’t need to use too much though. A little goes a long way. Duck is a “gamey” meat so the flavour can be a bit much.

Broccoli was a quick 5 min steam and the stuffing was really easy as well. Just follow the instructions on the box :pachaha:

I decided to just pan seared the lamb chops with a rosemary and garlic-butter instead of pan sear + baking them (chops weren’t too thick to do the sear + bake combo).

After cooking the lamb, I made a reduction sauce with the lamb drippings w/rosemary, garlic, chicken stock and caramelized onions. I messed up by not switching out the rosemary I used to sear the lamb though. When you over cook herbs they can get bitter. Looking back, I should have tossed in some wine + brown sugar to balance out the bitter taste in the reduction sauce. Still came out well, however.

No JD or Jameson so I had to settle for Evan Williams :francis: . The drink was still hittin though :wow:

Thinking of doing some Thai food for a Mother’s Day dinner :jbhmm:


Looks good,gotta' try this!
 
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