I am making every meal count right now! I have been on a skirt steak kick and can't get enough of it. Grilling some skirt, shrimp, and chicken for myself for lunch today. Chris is having NY Strips and some Alaskan Halibut I found at the farmers market yesterday. Grilling makes it easier to just make what everyone wants. What is everyone eating today?
Supporters:
-See you tonight for the Livestream!
-Later today I'll be posting my next YouTube video link for you to watch early.
I don't typically love cooking with cast iron, despite the excellent results they can bring. It's messy and smells up the house. Add to that, the one we have is super old and not very good. We were recently gifted a really good one from Lancaster Cast Iron so today I decided to give it a try. We have a side burner on our Weber so I could do it outside. I sous vide a steak, then seared it in tallow on the new pan. Man it was incredible. What a difference it made from our old one. Super easy clean up too. Below is the pan, of course I forgot to take a picture of the steak haha.
Do you love using cast iron? What are some favorites you make in them?
Yesterday we surprised the kids and brought home a puppy!! They have been begging for one for years and we felt like the time was right to bring one home.
Meet Angus 🐕 He's a Golden Retriever/King Charles Cavalier Spaniel mix. He's 11 weeks old and currently weighs about 8 pounds, he should be around 35 pounds fully grown. I know it will be an adjustment for a while as he gets potty trained etc but we are so excited. 😂 Wish us luck! 🤪
Cheese is good! I ate a block of chipotle oven baked cheese with lunch yesterday and it was divine. I love it, but know that it halts any progress I'm making, and will even trigger eating in excess to where I'll gain weight. It's sad but I have accepted it. If I eat it in small quantities with a meal, it's ok, but I really have to work to keep it in check.
What's your favorite cheese? How do you incorporate it? Do you see negative results when eating it?
Wow this new month snuck up on me, I mean I knew it was the end of October and Halloween but I just went "Wait it's November 1st already!?!" 😂 We didn't even recap our month yet! 🤪 So let's do that today, and tomorrow we can set non-negotiables for November. Also the time changed last night, (not in Arizona), and the good news is that means I start work now at 7 am instead of 6 am, since we are only one hour ahead of texas now. 🙌🏼🙌🏼 I'm traveling this week so I won't get the full effect until the end of the week, but I'm very excited for the next 5 months of a little later start time. (Even though I think the time changing in general is very dumb)
Okay month end recap: What was the best thing that happened for you in October?
Where did you get stuck this month or have a setback? What did you learn from that?
I’ve been ignoring this pork belly in my freezer for while. Last time I tried to make it I did NOT like it. The small pieces that were crispy were good. I did not like the bigger pieces so I’ve cut them smaller and they’re back in the air fryer…
Happy Halloween! Hope you are having some fun today. Passing out treats to anyone? The first picture is the costumes my kids have for this year. (Penelope's was just to help at Jiu-Jitsu).
Here are some my favorite costumes my kids have had over the years. Share below any costumes you have had from this year or previous years.
