Friday thread
Started by PsyDr
Anyone from the DSM-6 SUD work groups around here?
It’s called the friday thread.
Palomas are my at-home cocktail of choice.
Marinating some steak tips in a bourbon and brown sugar marinade as I type this. Great recipe- be sure to grill up the onions.
Brown Sugar Bourbon Steak Tips
Thanks to a boozy-sweet marinade, this recipe for brown sugar bourbon steak tips is a flavorful addition to your grilling repertoire.
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Becoming mine too. Fresh grapefruit juice makes for great cocktails.
While we're on the topic, I'm whipping up a batch of orgeat syrup to make some mai tais next week. Never made it before. Looks pretty nasty right now- a brown slurry. Any thought on cheesecloth substitutes? I'd run out to grab some, but I don't think that "cheesecloth to strain almond syrup for pretentious cocktails" fits the governor's definition of an essential errand.
Marinating some steak tips in a bourbon and brown sugar marinade as I type this. Great recipe- be sure to grill up the onions.
Brown Sugar Bourbon Steak Tips
Thanks to a boozy-sweet marinade, this recipe for brown sugar bourbon steak tips is a flavorful addition to your grilling repertoire.
This sounds fantastic. I’ve been toying with the idea of making bourbon brown butter cookies, so maybe I’ll pick up some bourbon and make this stuff as well.
I third this; Palomas are under-discussed on the Friday thread. Too bad there’s no grapefruit soda available for delivery around here.
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I’ve used coffee filters in a pinch, but it’s a labored task. Requires a lot of stirring/pressing.
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I thought that, but this stuff was way to thick and required a bit of "persuasion." I used a metal mesh strainer and it worked fine. Still haven't used the sruff yet. I was thinking rum drinks this weekend, but now rumor has it there could be a big snowstorm, so back to brown liquor!
Marinating some steak tips in a bourbon and brown sugar marinade as I type this. Great recipe- be sure to grill up the onions.
Brown Sugar Bourbon Steak Tips
Thanks to a boozy-sweet marinade, this recipe for brown sugar bourbon steak tips is a flavorful addition to your grilling repertoire.
I just came here to say I made this, and it was delicious!
Isn't it? Did you grill up the onions too?
Having mai tais with the home made orgeat syrup. Good, but not really worth the effort to boil and stain almonds.
And we might get some snow tomorrow
Temps in the mid-90s here and sunny. Excellent weather for gazapacho and micheladas.
Amazon Prime Now (fulfilled through Whole Foods) offers sparkling Grapefruit juice...it's one of my favs. WF pricing is much improved since Amazon took over. It's still not Trader Joe's (my base comparison for all non-specialty food shopping), but fine for some stuff. I get my meats from a local butcher or COSTCO, but sparkling grapefruit juice....lots of sparkling juice options. Avoid WF Triscuits though....they are trash.
Oh, yes. Onions in everything.
Well, it's Friday. Which is about as significant as a Wednesday.
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Sanman
O.G.
Does Wednesday have a dedicated thread? No... Friday is better.
Booze day
I felt like I was finally catching up...and then my counselor dropped her notes off for the week, and then my psychometrician dropped off 3 more evals to write up. The good news is staying busy keeps the lights on, so there is that.
A devastating day: grocery delivery brought me the wrong margarita mix. Sub-par, “skinny” mix that’s unsalvagable even with double-Cointreau.
Holiday weekend plans?
I was thinking about how every day feels like a work-day now. I like your perspective better.
To be fair, this is what you get for not making your mix yourself. I can't pity your bad life choices. 😉
Just realized today is not Friday, v disappointed. (Phone autocorrected that to "v disoriented")
I've gone through more whisky in the last three months than I did in the prior three years...
Tonight, we're getting take out sushi and I'm making an old fashioned. 👍
Tonight, we're getting take out sushi and I'm making an old fashioned. 👍
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Had some "rinded" lemons and oranges leftover from citrus cream sauce (for linguine), plus half a grapefruit from not sure what. Juiced it all up, add some vodka and simple syrup, top with seltzer. Damn good!
Does anyone here have an opinion on animal crossing? Just curious.
Also, bourbon soda. Simple and delicious.
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Also, bourbon soda. Simple and delicious.
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To avoid purchased-mix nightmares, I've been having gin and San Pellegrino Limonata. Not too sweet, refreshing, summery, and no one buys out all the San Pellegrino where I'm from. Benefits of being rural. 
* This does not indicate support of this psychopath - simply a meme-like reference to Corona-virus perpetual Fridays*
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So my last ship-to-home wine experience was a bust. Has anyone found a good direct shipping service for wine?
I just belong to clubs from particular wineries. Never have I missed a shipment, I get higher quality wine, and sometimes some free ****!
Also, if you have a total wine by you, you can usually get quick delivery, or easy curbside pickup. They also have a member program for some things, that's how I got me some cheap Pappy.
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WHAT?! That's amazing
Bought a pack of nice local IPA (Building 8), as well as some Genesee Cream Ale (imho the best cheap beer there is). Also some rum for daiquiris.
Last few weeks been turning part of car port into a screen porch. Vacation camping trip to Mount Desert Island/Acadia cancelled, so spending the money and time on this project. Getting close to finished. The day after we put up screens, a freaking bear ripped through one! Fortunately it didn't come in- door to house was open and I was in basement doing a zoom assessment. Alas, it would've been cool to say my assessment was interupted by a bear!
Last few weeks been turning part of car port into a screen porch. Vacation camping trip to Mount Desert Island/Acadia cancelled, so spending the money and time on this project. Getting close to finished. The day after we put up screens, a freaking bear ripped through one! Fortunately it didn't come in- door to house was open and I was in basement doing a zoom assessment. Alas, it would've been cool to say my assessment was interupted by a bear!
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It's my go to place for buying scotch and wine, so I have a decent tier of the rewards club thing. In that tier you can enter to win a chance to buy it at retail cost. I got lucky this past year.
Other than that, I've just been buying beer from the brewery I have shares in. Might as well help keep my investment afloat if I'm gonna drink beer.
As for this weekend, gonna start boxing with a friend again, some grilling, easy yardwork, maybe some board games.
Pappy Van Winkle's Family Reserve 23 Years Old
pappy van winkle's family reserve 23yr 95.6 proof Only the most careful and expensive distilling method can be used to create a whiskey as special as this one. These barrels were carefully...
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Is this what you mean by "cheap"?
This
Pappy Van Winkle's Family Reserve 23 Years Old
pappy van winkle's family reserve 23yr 95.6 proof Only the most careful and expensive distilling method can be used to create a whiskey as special as this one. These barrels were carefully...
Is this what you mean by "cheap"?
Not that lucky, I got the 15yr.
Sanman
O.G.
Life is tough sometimes...
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Total Wine is great and probably is the single best option. I like variety in my cellar (did I say cellar? I meant my laundry room 😏), but I might have to reconsider a winery club or three.
I guess I'm looking for a true online-only wine buying experience that doesn't exist. There is a lot of gimmicky junk out there.
Also, try out Cellar Tracker for an app. Helps me keep track of when I should be enjoying the wines in my cellar/basement.
Been awfully quiet around these parts
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