Something for the "Old Guys"

Sometimes pets are delicious!

 

I know My wife and I go out for Chinese food quite often.

 

Bacon - $10.50/lb. (US Dollars) - This is one of our favorite 'go-to' farmers:
http://www.dominionvalleyfarm.com/pb/wp_5b9cec5e/wp_5b9cec5e.html


Obviously at the higher prices we don't eat massive amounts of meat - in fact we are currently 'urban farmers' and grow a huge variety of our own produce. This may change as we put a bid on a farm property . . . . <fingers-crossed>. We can then start raising our own animals (as well as pets) - the secret is; you do NOT name the animals that are going to become food. Bonus - if we get a farm and it has a barn, then you know what fits in a barn - MANY bikes!!!

 

Thays expensive bacon. I pay about 4.75/lb for excellent, fresh bacon from the butcher shop owned by my grandmas brother for over 60 years. And that's canadian dollars!

Canadian bacon (peameal bacon) is my fav tho, with HP sauce *droooool

 

The best bacon I ever had (best ham too) came from a hog that I paid to have raised for me. Total cost for processing and all was $350.

 

Best bacon I ever had came from tofu.




Just kidding. Nobody likes that stuff.

 

I like Tofu. It's good (honest).

 

When prepared properly it is great.

 

I agree. 1)Wrap two quality thick bacon slices around tofu. 2) Smoke slowly over your favorite wood. 3)finish off with pan sear. 4) Throw out tofu. 5) consume bacon.
Nothing better!

 

Seriously - that ^^^ was funny.
But seriously again - I have gone from meat eater to vegan and back. We now consume a lot less meat than we used to, which is why buying quality meat products* at a higher price works for our budget. . . . back to the tofu -

Tofu will take on the flavor profile of anything that it is cooked with - cook it with bacon and it will taste like bacon; great protein source as well as a source for calcium and manganese. Then there is fermented tofu - anything that is fermented is very good for your digestive tract (including beer!) - and when you start getting older - what you put in your gut (and what can help your gut) is high up on the priority list.

* pasture raised flesh's fat has good cholesterol!

 

Tofu will take whatever flavor you cook it with, but it will also keep the texture of scrambled eggs that have soaked in milk for a day of so, and IT WILL NEVER BE BACON!
This is one heck of a sidetrack...

 

Sorry about going off course.
I figure as long as we aren't in the Technical Chat or How-To section a little mindless rambling would be ok . . . .

 

"Tofu" happens, especially in the hangout lounge!
Now, back to how much better our bikes are than everybody else's!

 

Hahaha and now for my next technical thread
"how to prepare bacon on your XJ exhaust pipes"

 

I prefer brisket nested above the clutch for six to seven hours (not a joke). Makes for a nice reward at the end of a long day's ride.

 

Inquiring minds want to know . . . .
Wrap in foil and go for a long ride?

 

Could I fit ribs in there?
This thread is delicious!

 

Yep. Just a small cut though. Not enough space for a whole brisket (unless you're driving a truck).
Brats are good too, and work better if you want lunch in about an hour; just have to put them somewhere a bit warmer.
I'm gonna have to dust off my moto-cooking skillset this summer. I haven't done any for years.

 

Years ago as a backpacker, I would roll a steak in a roll, tie it and freeze it. Next wrap it in foil then a space blanket. Lastly I would roll it up in the center of my sleeping bag. Wa, la! Steak for dinner the first night while everyone else was dinner on fine dehydrated consumables, I was feasting on steak!

 

Hey guys, I know that we pretty much wrapped the bacon/tofu discussion, but I was packing up my stuff for an upcoming move, and I found this toy. I actually forgot I had it. When I found it, I laughed so hard I almost cried. Check it out:
http://thecelebritycafe.com/feature...iews-mr-bacon-vs-monsieur-tofu-action-figures

Still in the box. Should I open it and taste it?