Saw a matinee. Went home and did some work. Picked up my date and went out to dinner.

Small soups (kale and chicken lemon) started things off. That was followed by braised octopus with rice and pearl onions for an appetizer, and that was then followed by a braised lamb shank for the main course. Delicious meal! Plain, steamed veggies were served on the side.

What's for dinner? Here's mine...
 

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Amazing sweet tea

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It's an orgasm on a plate, possibly a heart attack floating around on there too.

**** you for eating so awesomely!

Rep!

99c for a huge head of Kale today. I've never had it. What should I do with it?

Also, wife was out shopping. Bought a cast iron skillet! Never had one of those either.

There's a great thread on here somewhere about the best way to season a cast iron skillet. FMB seemed to be an expert on the subject.

Thanks.

Found it.

My wife makes a large batch of kale salad most every Sunday in the summer that we eat throughout the week, usually for lunch. It's based off the Costco kale salad mix. Its got kale, brussel sprouts, broccoli, cabbage, whatever fruit is in season (cranberries, strawberries, etc), some kind of seed we have on hand for texture (pumpkin seed, pine nut, etc) and probably some stuff I'm forgetting. We dressing with a poppyseed dressing and add chicken/fish/some other protein to it.

Sounds like the perfect primer to some loud and stinky ass gas.

That sounds good but I don't have all that other stuff on hand.

What can I do with this stuff in a pan since I have some strip steak to cook tonight?

When I first started eating it, sure. Now it's a clean breaker at 7:30 every morning.

Lew, you could saute it with some garlic and a stock, bacon fat would be nice. Kale is pretty dry on it's own so I'd add some moisture for it to absorb while in the pan.

What's for Dinner and the thread directly below it is Hairpie? Sounds about right.

Boom!

Come on over man. :D

Rub some oil on it with a paper towel all over the inside, place in a 350 oven for an hour is a good start

Have it perfected by March, my man, and I'll be by!

Sounds great. I'll keep working at it!