On Saturday, September 12, 2020 at 4:55:31 PM UTC-5, cshenk wrote:
> Gary wrote:
>
> > Bryan Simmons wrote:
> > >
> > > When I was 13-15 years old, I used to buy bottom round steaks from
> > > the grocery store to eat raw. They were really cheap, and at home
> > > all the meat was cooked at least med well, and almost always well
> > > done.
> >
> > I never had a nice med-rare steak until after I moved out
> > on my own right before I turned 20.
> >
> > All my younger years, I had steak often but thin very well
> > done ones. Mom cooked according to Dad's tastes and he had
> > this phobia about undercooked meat.
> >
> > They were dry and tough. That's when I learned to love
> > A-1 steak sauce. That was the only thing that saved it.
> >
> > In effect, I never tasted any steak during my childhood.
> > All I tasted was A-1. lol
> >
> > And people here wonder why I grew up loving McDonald's
> > hamburgers (and still do...it's my history). Those
> > burgers were much better than anything I got at home.
>
> LOL, the culinary experiences in my home as a kid were no better.
> Don't get me wrong, Mom did her best after leaving Dad with us 3 kids.
>
> https://www.amazon.com/photos/album/...QY2XBDHT2hKxUQ
>
> Hopefully that came over! It's a new trial here and i liked it.
>
> https://leitesculinaria.com/100910/r...ower-soup.html
>
> I used little variation off the recipe. It was a bit spicier than I
> would like so next time, 1TB paprika suits better.
>
> My main variation was adding 1 small head of purple cabbage. Worked
> nicely.
>
> I used all the ends and peelings off the veggies to make a vegetable
> broth and that worked well too. Got 7 cups once filtered I think?
Divorce is a sad thing. I was glad when my father left, as he was distant, and I disliked him, but my mother was sad, and I loved her. I don't know if she loved him, or felt like a failure as a wife, or whatever, but it hurt to see her sad. She was someone whom I not only loved, but very much respected. She made a bad choice in remarriage, but she loved me, and lived long enough to send me off in a marriage that has lasted for decades. I wish that she'd lived another year to get to know my wife. They'd have loved each other.
--Bryan