I have no comment about the pig cheeks.
Pork cheek is YUMMY.
I am not...I am not the damsel in distress. I am not some case. I have to work this. I've lived in a cave for 5 years in a world where they killed my kind like cattle. I am not going to be cut down by some monster flu. I am better than that. What a wonder...how very scared I am.
Fred ,'A Hole in the World'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Steph L. - Aug 28, 2011 5:12:46 pm PDT #22742 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
bon bon - Aug 28, 2011 5:22:26 pm PDT #22743 of 30001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Pig cheeks is like fattier bacon.
I went to the farmers market [Marconda Meats, for LAistas; they have all sorts of game meats, too] to get cured pork cheeks (aka guanciale) for making pasta all' amatriciana for my BiL and his lady friend. Guanciale is a bit hard to find, so most people use bacon, but this was a Special Occasion.
Bob asks the butcher, "do you have guanciale [at his look]...pig cheeks?" The guy at the counter looks back at the older, Pete Postlethwaite-looking butcher, who sagely nods. He gets out a big frozen package. "How much you want?" "Uh, how much is it?" "Six bucks a pound." Ok, this is way cheap. "Two pounds?" So we bring two lbs back to the house.
But it occurs to me: guanciale is supposed to be $30/lb. Is this just pork cheeks? Not cured? And obviously, it was. So we used bacon instead for the dinner, but now have to fix up these pork cheeks at the wrong time a year for drying meat in the house. Also, while it was sold in one frozen chunk, they're actually discrete and cheek sized. So two pounds of cheeks, which looks like two pounds of hearts, frankly.
Jesse - Aug 28, 2011 5:23:47 pm PDT #22744 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
That's awesome, bon. I'd be inclined to take the $12 as a loss at that point!
Cured pig anything is yum, ime.
Stephanie - Aug 28, 2011 5:25:27 pm PDT #22745 of 30001
Trust my rage
So that's where Jersey Shore airs! I knew it was on TV but I had no idea where.
Do I win at irrelevance?
Amy - Aug 28, 2011 5:28:15 pm PDT #22746 of 30001
Because books.
I'm sure pig cheek is delicious! I just don't want to have to cure meat in my house because I can see doing it wrong and it leading to Bad Things. Also, keeping the cats away from it would be tedious.
I have zero desire to watch the VMAs. Even for the Hunger Games footage they're supposedly showing, because that's what the internet is for.
bon bon - Aug 28, 2011 5:29:23 pm PDT #22747 of 30001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Well, it should make AMAZING all' amatriciana, and the curing in the fridge is easy. I think I have so much at this point I may have a amatriciana party. With Apples to Apples, because I've had that since we got married and never get to play it!
bon bon - Aug 28, 2011 5:34:22 pm PDT #22748 of 30001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Crap. I just burned a pot of rice and think I destroyed a stockpot. Time to stop talking like I can cook things!
Cass - Aug 28, 2011 5:37:21 pm PDT #22749 of 30001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
I have zero desire to watch the VMAs.
But Beyonce is pregnant!
I'm not watching, just Twitter exploded. And since it's also confirmed by her rep on People, I assume it's true?
I'm not invested, I was looking for racing info.
Aims - Aug 28, 2011 5:39:27 pm PDT #22750 of 30001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Bon bon - try lots and lots of ice cused and salt. Kosher if you have it. Dump all the ice in and then cover it with ice and swish it a lot.
shrift - Aug 28, 2011 5:41:07 pm PDT #22751 of 30001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
This sounds amazing. Did the salsa come out well? This really beats sandwich from Ralphs.
Pretty well, considering I was just tossing stuff in it. I chopped up garlic, tomatoes, red onion, a bit of poblano pepper, a small sweet pepper, a serrano pepper, cilantro, and put some lime juice and salt in it.