steak au poivre

I bought some ribeye steak in the recent shopping trip. I decided to make steak au poivre (pepper steak).

char siu mass production - part 2

 

This morning I decided to grill the rest of the marinated pork shoulder. I only have a medium Weber original grill that was given to me as a gift. I would prefer a full size one but it would be such a shame as this one will last indefinitely. Because I had to grill them in small batches. There is no thermometer to monitor their progress as each piece is of different size. Once you done it a few time you can pretty well judge the doneness by the firmness of the meat.

happiness is a nice refrigerator

I didn't intend to be in the market for a new refrigerator. I did consider buying one when my GE failed suddenly in January. I seldom browse the appliance area in Home Depot but this time I did while picking up some plumbing and electrical parts. None of the appliances caught my eye, except this LG side by side fridge. In the past I had pretty well decided that I would not want another side by side again. However having recently experiencing the most common French door with bottom freezer I grew to dislike the often need to open two upper doors, as well as how the cold drops to the floor when accessing the freezer.

char siu mass production - part 1

 

I stopped buying store bought char siu decades ago. None are acceptable to me. I took the matter into my own hands and taught myself how to make them by trial and error. Now I can make very good one and I don't use Chinese bean paste as I don't trust any from mainland China. I use Korean bean paste and they are extremely reasonably price as well as excellent quality. 

spring change over

It is time to change the front end implement on the tractor from winter mode to spring mode. I was first quite intimidated with installing the snow plow implement. Swapping it with the front end loader for the uninitiated is not easy. Doing it wrong you can damage the equipment or risk injuries. Also detaching and attaching the hydraulic lines can turn into a day long struggle. In time I learnt and got to know my equipment.