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Thanks so much for the detailed reply! At one of the Asian markets I could’ve bought beef bones for soup in their freezer section, but they didn’t specify what the bones were. I think it would’ve been cheaper than the marrow bones and oxtails I bought. Which bones would you use? Also, I’m tryi...

I made pho and here is how it went…

Posted by Darla Hood on 5/17/24 at 3:25 pm
I watched a number of pho making videos, and it was somewhat overwhelming. I finally settled on a method that started with making a 24 hour bone broth. Da bones, pre-roasting. Marrow bones on the left, oxtail on the right, and what Rouses called marrow soup bones, but looked like beef shanks to m...

re: Shrimp Po’boy

Posted by Darla Hood on 5/17/24 at 11:35 am
I use egg and ice cold water, flour and cornstarch. I season the shrimp, the egg/water, and the flour....

re: WFDT 5/16

Posted by Darla Hood on 5/16/24 at 8:15 pm
t00f, I think I’m going to make a thread tomorrow about making the pho. The brisket was cooked in the bone broth I’d made. Thanks, Pete! It was a learning experience. I could do it in two days, next time, instead of three! r3lay3r, the condiments and spices and jars and bags of this and that ...

re: WFDT 5/16

Posted by Darla Hood on 5/16/24 at 7:40 pm
My first homemade pho with brisket. Mais, dat’s hard work, y’all. No noodles. [img]https://i.imgur.com/244J7cY.jpeg Width=600[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/W3PDU40.jpeg Width=600[/img] ...

re: WFDT 5/14/2024

Posted by Darla Hood on 5/14/24 at 7:51 pm
Not quite etouffee. [img]https://i.imgur.com/tO7KJk2.jpeg Width=600[/img]...

re: WFDT 5/13

Posted by Darla Hood on 5/13/24 at 9:19 pm
Leftover boiled crawfish. ...
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I got used to intermittent fasting for awhile. But right now, the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak. Good for you!...
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About to roast some bones in an attempt at pho. ...
Thanks, and hello, Aspy! :cheers: What’s shaking?...
Bout this big. [img]https://i.imgur.com/C3qY90b.jpeg Width=600[/img]...
Broke my little toe at cheerleader camp. I was barefoot because I had blisters from a pair of new rah-rahs and a cheerleader from another squad did a jump and landed on my foot. Ouch. Had to compete barefooted for one event. ...
What’s happening in Alabama, madam? Big arse salad for lunch. ...
For me, where there is salt, black pepper likely follows, and most definitely on eggs. Also, hot sauce if I’m not having salsa with them. ...