What's that you're eating?

[sgt1372]

Some Dim Sum in Walnut Creek:

Don Tot (Custard Tarts) for Desert:

Unlike me, my guest is a fluent Chinese speaker & very sociable. She struck up a convo w/the owner who invited us to visit the kitchen where I got these pics of: 1) 3 men making some uniquely shaped shrimp/chive dumplings & 2) the steaming/frying/grill station:

The kitchen is tiny but the staff is very efficient. We got most of our dim sum order within minutes of placing it. Some steamed pork buns (cha sieu bow) not pictured & the custard tarts came later. The waitress knew well enough not to serve the custard tarts til we were finished with the other dishes.

 

[Retired UPS Driver]

My wife volunteered me to cook supper for the in-laws this evening.

First things first: shrimp stock from tails, onions, peppercorns, and fennel trimmings. I peeled a pound of shrimps for my dinner, so might as well make some stock for gumbo sometime soon.

Sippets for bruschetta. You can probably guess which regions of my oven are nearest the most potent lengths of the heating element...

Brsuchetta for appetizers. I had to snatch these two before all was devoured.

Sautéed tomatoes.

Cacio e pepe. Hardly traditional, and not spicy enough, but my wife and her sister requested it so I just shut up and cooked.

Pork tenderloin, roasted. Turned out just right.

I wanted to take a pic of a beautifully assembled plate with all the fixings, but that requires a level of forethought that is evidently out of my reach. So it goes.

I can taste and smell it from here, job well done bro!!

 

[DaveHS]

Some Dim Sum in Walnut Creek

Looks great! How were those chicken feet? When prepped well, you can barely tell they were ever attached to a bird and used to walk around!

 

[Retired UPS Driver]

Looks great! How were those chicken feet? When prepped well, you can barely tell they were ever attached to a bird and used to walk around!

I think chicken feet are the worst, HOWEVER, when prepped correctly, you are correct, they can and do taste delicious!

 

[DaveHS]

I think chicken feet are the worst, HOWEVER, when prepped correctly, you are correct, they can and do taste delicious!

I generally agree with you. Surpassed only by duck tongues.

 

[Retired UPS Driver]

I generally agree with you. Surpassed only by duck tongues.

Duck tongue, you only need get by the name

 

[toker]

My whole family loves chicken feet, but I just can't do it. The texture looks like something I just wouldn't enjoy.

This is coming from someone who loves gizzard and all kinds of tendon like a Chuck blade steak.

 

[sgt1372]

I think chicken feet are the worst, HOWEVER, when prepped correctly, you are correct, they can and do taste delicious!

The chicken feet were very tender & the meat/skin fell off the bone but I found the flavor a little bland. Felt the same way about the spare ribs; well cooked but a little bland. I've had better elsewhere but they were "good enough." Nothing was wasted or left uneaten.

 

[Retired UPS Driver]

My whole family loves chicken feet, but I just can't do it. The texture looks like something I just wouldn't enjoy.

This is coming from someone who loves gizzard and all kinds of tendon like a Chuck blade steak.

You can spice it up all you want, but its the TEXTURE that get you every time

 

[Organic556]

My whole family loves chicken feet, but I just can't do it. The texture looks like something I just wouldn't enjoy.

This is coming from someone who loves gizzard and all kinds of tendon like a Chuck blade steak.

I feed chicken feet to my dogs. They like them. I’d never eat them though.

 

[adluginb]

Taco stand across from my work. Best Polish dog around.

 

[Retired UPS Driver]

Taco stand across from my work. Best Polish dog around.

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OMG!!
Such memories and deliciousness!!!!

The roach coaches and small stands on my route were the absolutely best, hands down !!

 

[Wishfulthinker580]

 

[clinton1]

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Clean, organized packaging!!!

 

[Gravelface]

A brace of Tomahawks and gulf shrimp…. Smoked low for about 3 hours at 200° till internal hit 135°. Then seared. Smoked shrimp for about 20 minutes.

I did a gumbo Sunday. But alas…..forgot the pictures. Maybe I’ll get one of the leftovers.

 

[Scotchmon]

 

[Gravelface]

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Man…..I need to catch a mess of sac-a-lait

 

[David Mary]

Good evening fellow CPK admirers. Tonight I’m having fish sticks with my Frank’s.

 

[Ellis Wyatt]

 

[Retired UPS Driver]

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Fresh caught Crappi for breakfast, brings back such memories, THANK YOU!!