Everything posted by After irth
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New Orleans Food and Drink Thread
I should think that the main presumption to be gleaned from my 2:46am post was that I was whiskey-drunk (quite hammered, actually) and fondly reliving my birthday week in (what seemed like) eloquent fashion, but...whatever. So...let's go through the bullet-points. Mid-50s. Clean-cut Rocker guy with a few visible tattoos. Wear black concert shirts 95% of the time. Don't generally give a fuck what others think, but I am known to be quite the nice person. Ted McGinley is a funny dude, but maybe not hero material. Dave Meniketti, perhaps. Been to New Orleans dozens of times since 1993. Always stay in The Quarter, but know the entire town very well. I love Cajun and Creole cooking as well as the debauchery, the music, and the grit. Always try something new, but definitely have old favorites. No Amex Platinum, but our Bonvoy Brilliant Amex is our travel card. I do always carry cash for tipping maids, concierge, musicians, and whores. Wife ain't the teasing kind. Only drink whiskey cocktails and Abita Amber (although I did have one decent Hurricane at Royal House). I never feel awkward in any situation. I don't golf. My best friend of 55 years is the only Aggie asshole I know, but I don't hold it against him. He's done well, and will be retiring from a Fortune 50 company in 3 months, so I probably will hang out with him more. Thank you for your attention in this matter. Not sure about your profiling skills, though.
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New Orleans Food and Drink Thread
Wow. That's just weird. And also funny. Surly never disappoints.
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New Orleans Food and Drink Thread
Just got back from a week in The Quarter. Stayed at The Ritz a lot. First time in the Club Level (the old Maison Orleans, but remodeled, apparently). Totally worth it. No going back. Galatoire's has Weller Millenium at $250 per half oz for those that wish it. Otherwise, our dinner with Andi in the dining room was amazing. Big cheers to Heath & Cindi at R'evolution as well. Tracey at Nola Poboys was lovely. And EVERY SINGLE ITEM of the 3 times we were there was AMAZING! You gotta get it Cursing Murray-style! So was Shannon (also lovely) at The Spotted Cat (along with the Chris Christy Band) Honorable mentions to: Devonte at Royal House, Trevor at Deanie's. It was a good goddam week.....!
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Texas BBQ
I eat (and drink) at the Dallas (Farmers Market) locations all the time. This South Texas boy loves it. Cheers!
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New Orleans Food and Drink Thread
Strangely scheduled trip, but I'm flying out Saturday morn until next Thursday for a birthday trip. Wife put us in the club level at The Ritz. Never been in that section before. Planning on terrorizing the town as much as humanly possible. Surly Happy Hour anyone? Perhaps The Dungeon at midnight?
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Bruce Willis - done with acting
Patty Jo Bayarski? I can get you an address on that.
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New Orleans Food and Drink Thread
Gritty?
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Random thoughts that don't warrant a thread
No thanks. I only wear black Heavy Metal concert shirts. They’ve been blowing TF up for 50 years. You should look in to them. They are badass. I have maybe 300 of them.
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Random thoughts that don't warrant a thread
Dafuq is Pancho?
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1st Record, Cassette, CD, download
1st Vinyl purchased with my own money: Unmasked, by KISS. Also bought all 4 Solo albums same trip. Purchased at the HEB in Portland, TX. That was 795 albums ago. 1st Cassette...who the hell knows? I had some cassettes, but not many. I bought vinyl and made cassettes for traveling. 1st CD: I purposely bought Hot In The Shade by KISS as a new release as my first official CD purchase. Why fuck with tradition? Also bought Pump by Aerosmith and The End Of The Innocence by Don Henley in the same trip. Purchased at Sound Warehouse on San Pedro in San Antonio. That was 4,997 CDs ago. 1st Download: Get the fuck outta here with that shit.
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Soup, Stew, Chili, Gumbo (Cold weather eats)
Looks nice, but your dried Rosemary must be old.
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Chili w/o beans
Good call on not just dumping a bunch of Cayenne in the pot. Cayenne gets bitter the more you boil it, so you're gradually ruining your dish. I stick to Guajillos and Anchos in my recipe. If I wish to add the heat, that's what floaters are for. Maybe the odd Jalapeno, but I prefer to float some Serranos if I wish to up the heat without changing the flavor. Just sayin.....
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Old Fashioned Hamburger Stands
Where is this?
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Most annoying Christmas Movies
A relatively new favorite that is so bad it's good...but still bad...is Christmas With The Campbells. Judge for yourself.
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Concerts you are attending
Any Surlyites enjoy the smoky soulful strains of Marc Broussard? He's in Dallas at Longhorn Ballroom on Saturday 12/6. Wife and I have a table for 4 right up front and only 2 of us going. Would gladly share it with some fellow fans...you buy the beer.
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Shall we talk about heavy music?
Legions Of Metal Festival went on sale today with the headliners announced. Combined with Hell's Heroes and ProgPower USA XXV...2026 will be a great year!
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Tow their fucking ass
Whole thread too long, not reading. Iceman username not adding up. Way too surly to be in snowy Chicago.
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Wives and the Stupid Shit They Say/Do
Your wife is one lucky lady!
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Wives and the Stupid Shit They Say/Do
I completely blew off my 25th High School reunion (with a few people I actually care about) for a threesome with my gf and a chick we picked up in a bar. No regrets.
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2025/2026 TDAY, XMAS, NYE, NYD Menu/Pron Thread
I should give proper tribute to Bozo_Casanova for the info contained in the above posts. Scrolling around, this concoction (amended by him from a Jack Allen recipe published in TM long ago), has bounced around for over 15 years on the Shag, and the Surl. Makes me wonder how many people he has helped to feed once the maniacal cooks in this group decide to go to work at it. Cheers, Bozo!
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2025/2026 TDAY, XMAS, NYE, NYD Menu/Pron Thread
...and...here's the copy/paste version. Tamale Casserole 1 batch stale Cornbread (2-3 days old) 1 stick of Unsalted Butter (separated in 1 Tb and 7 Tb) (2) Red Bell Pepper, chopped (3) Poblano Peppers, roasted, peeled, and chopped (3) Celery ribs, chopped (1) Sweet Yellow Onion, chopped (6) Garlic cloves, minced (2) Jalapenos, seeded and chopped (2) Chipotles in Adobo Sauce, chopped 1 Tb Dried Mustard 1 Tb Dried Sage 1 Tb Dried Oregano 1.5 tsp Cumin 1.5 tsp Dried Rosemary 1.5 tsp Dried Thyme (1) bunch Cilantro, chopped (20) Tortillas Chips, crushed 12 oz Frozen Corn 4 oz crumbled Goat Cheese 15oz canned Cream Corn 4 c Chicken Stock (12) Tamales, cut into 1” chunks Kosher Salt Black Pepper Large Casserole / Deep Baking Dish Aluminum Foil Large Skillet / Saute Pan Large Bowl 1. Using 1 Tb of Butter, thoroughly grease a large casserole dish. Mold foil over casserole dish and then grease the shaped-underside of foil. Preheat oven to 325-degrees. 2. Preheat large skillet over medium-high heat and melt remaining 7 Tb Butter. Add Red Bell Pepper, Poblanos, Celery, Onion, Garlic, Jalapenos, Chipotles, Mustard, Cumin, Sage, Oregano, Rosemary, and Thyme. Saute all 7-10 minutes until soft, stirring occasionally and seasoning with Salt and Pepper to taste. Set aside. 3. In large bowl, crumble the Cornbread. Mix in Cilantro, Tortilla Chips, and Frozen Corn. 4. Add Veggie mixture from skillet into Cornbread mixture. Mix in Goat Cheese, Cream Corn, and 1 cup Chicken Stock. Mix all ingredients thoroughly. Add more stock only if it needs to be more gloopy. 5. Gently fold in Tamales without breaking them up. Gently transfer all contents of bowl to greased casserole dish. 6. Cover with buttered foil and bake at 325-degrees for 45 minutes. 7. Remove foil, increase temp to 400-degrees, and bake for 20-25 minutes or until top is brown. 8. Serve immediately or let cool and refrigerate. Reheating instructions: Cover with foil and reheat the 350-degrees for 50 minutes. Then uncover, increase temp to 425-degrees and heat 15 minutes more.
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2025/2026 TDAY, XMAS, NYE, NYD Menu/Pron Thread
A few years ago, I cobbled together all the info on the Tamale Casserole so I wouldn't have to keep flipping pages on Surly to figure it all out. Put it together in a finalized, cohesive, and fully-tested recipe. Have made this quite a few times now. It is amazing. Much thanks goes out to the original posters, however, for bringing this into our foodie-lexicon. I will attached the MS Word file as well as copy/paste the text below. Enjoy, ya heathens! Happy cooking! Holiday cheers to all! Tamale Casserole.doc