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.
That's awesome, bon. I'd be inclined to take the $12 as a loss at that point!
Cured pig anything is yum, ime.
So that's where Jersey Shore airs! I knew it was on TV but I had no idea where.
Do I win at irrelevance?
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.
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!
Crap. I just burned a pot of rice and think I destroyed a stockpot. Time to stop talking like I can cook things!
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.
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.
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.
Do I win at irrelevance?
I just need the Beastie Boys to win video of the year. Then I can have another year of feeling like I'm not completely in Old Land. I am marking my relevance by the ability of my favorite musicians to remain relevant.
Also, I went to the laundromat this morning because it was over 100 degrees and I had three loads and I wanted to get it done in one shot before noon. It was prime aging hipster time. Faded tats, flip flops, and 10 year Narcotics Anonymous chips.
