Food Porn

[EricV]

So there's a place in town called The Shakery that is basically an ice cream shop that has specialty shakes as well as the assortment of sundaes, scoops, cones, etc. We've sort of been wanting to check it out, so today we went down there a couple hours after lunch. An interesting offering is there 'crazy shakes' in a flight, like beer or wine flights, in 5 oz sizes, 4 at a shot.

We got Butterfinger, Salted Caramel, Strawberry Cream & Chocolate Overload. Hold onto your wallet, $15+tax.


Hands down the Salted Caramel was the best, followed by a damn good Butterfinger and pretty darn good Strawberry Cream. The Chocolate Overload was just so-so with the semi-sweet bits not as tasty as milk chocolate would have been, imho. They gave us straws and spoons and it was sort of a spoon to start, then straw action. We'll go back, but probably either get a full size single, or each of us just order two of the 5 oz to combine a flight where each of us get two w/o sharing. We shared all four today to try them out.

 

[Sierra1]

Oh . . . . gawd . . . . damn. I am so glad that they don't have Texas locations.

Get in my belly!!

 

[Mak10]

Simple Chicken Stir fry,

 

[Sierra1]

Well, that looks perfectly sensible and healthy.

 

[Mak10]

AND tasty. The red pepper flakes really add a nice kick.

 

[Sierra1]

Chicken salad: chicken, onions, celery, and most importantly . . . . celery salt.

 

[Mak10]

It seems I don't take pictures when it's a frozen burrito for dinner.

 

[Sierra1]

That's because it's not food porn. Even my chicken salad takes work; labor intensive. The juice is barely worth the squeeze.

 

[Checkswrecks]

Us anchored out. Lobster at the top of Somes Sound (fjord) in Acadia National Park, Maine. Sunset past another catamaran.

 

[SkunkWorks]

Chicken salad: chicken, onions, celery, and most importantly . . . . celery salt.

That's how I like mine too.

 

[Sierra1]

Until I found celery salt, it just a little bland. I've also noticed that with today's economic cluster f**k, the chicken in the stores is "old". It no longer cuts clean, but tears. I first thought it was freezer burn, but even the fresh stuff doesn't cut well. Not like it was a few years ago. I think they're selling the old laying hens as #1.

 

[SkunkWorks]

Until I found celery salt, it just a little bland. I've also noticed that with today's economic cluster f**k, the chicken in the stores is "old". It no longer cuts clean, but tears. I first thought it was freezer burn, but even the fresh stuff doesn't cut well. Not like it was a few years ago. I think they're selling the old laying hens as #1.

Funny you should mention that..............................I think it's a product of the push for "Free Range" chickens.........Ends up with tougher, more stringy meat.
I read something that our Governor signed a ban recently on all non-free range chicken products here in CO.

 

[Sierra1]

..............................I think it's a product of the push for "Free Range" chickens.........Ends up with tougher, more stringy meat. . . .

So, the "free range" chickens are the tougher birds? If that's the case, give me the prison yard birds. They tasted better, and cost less.

 

[EricV]

Chicken enchilada with salad tonight. Doctored up with some hot sauce and sour cream, of course.

 

[Sierra1]

I had that last night. I can hardly ever remember to take pics until it's in my belly. What's the stuff on the right side of the plate that looks like undercooked bacon?

 

[Ladlesport]

I had that last night. I can hardly ever remember to take pics until it's in my belly. What's the stuff on the right side of the plate that looks like undercooked bacon?

I mean, since you only remember after consuming there is this option.
https://www.amazon.com/smartphone-endoscope/s?k=smartphone+endoscope

 

[EricV]

What's the stuff on the right side of the plate that looks like undercooked bacon?

Raspberry vinaigrette salad dressing. That's actually the wife's plate. I went with honey mustard dressing last night. Honey sriracha and XXXHot chile habanero El Yucateca hot sauces.

 

[EricV]

Boring protein and salad tonight. (Bacon wrapped, cheese filled, meat twinkie w/tequila lime BBQ sauce)

 

[Sierra1]

Apparently, I have to start watching more cooking shows. Y'all are makin' stuff I haven't even heard of.

 

[Mak10]

My garden is starting to provide.

Meat loaf, Idaho baked potato, and fresh corn on the cob.