Cooking and eating, with or without cannabis!

6 lbs of birria going in the oven. I love the way the smell fills the house. Going to make birriadillas on the Blackstone tonight. Just call me Man of La Plancha......
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Mesquite honey traditional mead is in the hopper!

6 Gallon Batch (1 Gallon loss usually so its 5)
10g Fermaid O - Organic Nutrient
12lb Walker Honey Farm Mesquite Honey (Small farm in Texas)
Lalvin D47 Yeast 10GTarget 10% ABV
Temp Range 60F throughout fermentation once it starts

The honey is really interesting with delicate flavors. Almost like liquorice with a twist and a really interesting honey character I cant really describe yet. Targeting lower nutrient than usual this time to allow for the yeast to get what they need for proper colony establishment but not enough to keep going beyond their ABV ceiling (This happens in an abundance of nutrition).
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Mesquite honey traditional mead is in the hopper!

6 Gallon Batch (1 Gallon loss usually so its 5)
10g Fermaid O - Organic Nutrient
12lb Walker Honey Farm Mesquite Honey (Small farm in Texas)
Lalvin D47 Yeast 10GTarget 10% ABV
Temp Range 60F throughout fermentation once it starts

The honey is really interesting with delicate flavors. Almost like liquorice with a twist and a really interesting honey character I cant really describe yet. Targeting lower nutrient than usual this time to allow for the yeast to get what they need for proper colony establishment but not enough to keep going beyond their ABV ceiling (This happens in an abundance of nutrition).
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I’ve never made or drank mead but I do make wine and I’m toying with the idea of making brandy. That mesquite honey sure does sound interesting. Best of luck to you.
 
Hope everyone had a great Mother's Day weekend. I went to Ottawa to hang with the fam. Mom made souvlaki Saturday. So good, it's been a while since I've had good authentic Souvlaki.

Sunday we grilled salmon for dinner. I didn't get a pic of the finished fish. It was good... not as good as mom's souvlaki tho.
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Hope everyone had a great Mother's Day weekend. I went to Ottawa to hang with the fam. Mom made souvlaki Saturday. So good, it's been a while since I've had good authentic Souvlaki.

Sunday we grilled salmon for dinner. I didn't get a pic of the finished fish. It was good... not as good as mom's souvlaki tho.
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Recipe for the souvlaki?
 
Recipe for the souvlaki?

1 1/2 teaspoon fresh minced garlic
1 heaping tbsp oregano
1/2 teaspoon paprika (not smoked)
1 bayleaf
1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper
1/4 cup of good olive oil.
2 tbsp fresh lemon juice.

add all ingredients into a ziplock bag and shake, add cubed chicken, shake some more and let sit in fridge overnight.
 
1 1/2 teaspoon fresh minced garlic
1 heaping tbsp oregano
1/2 teaspoon paprika (not smoked)
1 bayleaf
1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper
1/4 cup of good olive oil.
2 tbsp fresh lemon juice.

add all ingredients into a ziplock bag and shake, add cubed chicken, shake some more and let sit in fridge overnight.
Thank you. We still use your tzatziki recipe. :cool:

I was in the grocery store the other day and saw Greek olive and feta salad.......it had green olives. I swear, I heard you say "we should burn this place down"......I didn't :ROFLMAO:
 
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Halibut under there. Highly recommend.
 
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Halibut under there. Highly recommend.
I like a big serving of spinach too
 
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