Thanks. I like your food too - I don’t do much sweet stuff, but one of your posts has me thinking about some kind of maple churro dessert idea.
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You’re right - good eye! Other than color I didn’t think they added anything unique beyond traditional Chanterelles.
They put out a lot of moisture during cooking, so I’d wouldn’t do them in a mix again.
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My 79yo mom and 16 yo autistic son are both carb whores. Neither of them will venture too far outside the box when it comes to food. No need waste a bunch of ingredients on things they won’t eat and end up in the trash. So, I keep it pretty simple.
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I’ve thought about using them in some soups or gravy for the color.
Such a great mix you have there though. I have to wait about another month for the maitake. If we keep getting rain like we have the fall shrooms are going to explode!
It’s you for the comfort porn, @Brant_Drake for the wow factor porn. I love your food pics, CL.
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What about @SkyzykS
A lot of people post appealing a/o interesting dishes, but for me CL and BD are standouts.
Matter of personal taste, of course,
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Thank you!
Oh, I’m pretty sure I’m not even in the same ballpark, especially with Brant. I wouldn’t even include me with them. Their preparation and presentation is beautiful.
Mines like “Meh” on those yucky pea green plates (which I do really hate) or Dixie’s.
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Yes, but the actual food at least sounds and usually looks delicious
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Of all the possible call-outs on TNation, I’m laughing to think that I’m called out for not including all of the food porn posters, or some of them, or…I’m not even sure. Raw truth, @anna_5588? I believe I’m as good a cook as most of the people posting here. I might think “mmm!” but that’s a different thing from being wowed. @SkyzykS posts food I find lovely, and I often “like” his posts, but I’m neither awed (BD) nor wishing I could vacation at his house for a week (CL).
That’s all. No insult to anyone intended, just compliments to people I admire.
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It wasn’t meant as a call out. I guess @SkyzykS 's food does for me what @ChickenLittle 's does for me
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I believe I’m a better cook than many of the posters here. Doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate the food and pics, I always love a well done steak or chops or whatever, but they are not porn to me. CL cooks stuff I won’t, Drake stuff I can’t.
That’s all. You could maybe phrase it as “@SkyzykS is one of my favorite posters in this thread” rather than pushing me into an awkward corner.
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Yeah. I have quite a few “Honey! You want to just order a pizza instead?” under my belt, and some very good reasons that the neighbors dog likes to hang out on my porch. 
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I completely admire the rolls you’ve been making, and in fact they fall into the @ChickenLittle category for me of things that “OMFG THAT LOOKS GOOD, but if I made it I’d eat every last one in a single sitting.”
Which is why I rarely bake. And why CL is a porn of choice for me. Also, I lived in Texas for 15+ years, and miss only the food and the people. A lot of what CL posts is nostalgic for me, or difficult to replicate here.
I hope I haven’t insulted you - you’re the last person I’d want to insult. You’re a standout when it comes to mushrooms, but I’m not into them beyond mundane uses like pizza and salad.
I was really happy about the broccoli you had with the pork chops!
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That is waaay harder to do than it may seem. No offense taken. At all.
Shrooms are funny. Well, they can be…
It’s typically a very hot/cold response. Especially when they’re picked vs. store bought.
Also, I’m making it a point to include more broccoli. Shooting for 3x per week.
My cheese sauce skills are eh… 6/10 though.
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And now, after having been completely lacking in grace as well as noxiously hubristic, let me post food. Veggies:
I often realize how yummy things look (to me, milage varies) after I’ve cut it all up to take to the TV, which I do if my husband is out of town. Then I don’t post pics because it looks like a 5-year-old’s plate, lol.
Shrimp stir-fry, rice sold separately! I must have lost interest in photos by the time it was plated.
Edit: I’m a little confused by the angle on that one. I’d have to be standing on the counter, which seems unlikely.
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I think I’m like the people who call some fish “too fishy” but eat others. I prefer mushrooms that are not “too mushroomy” and I can only tolerate so much broth from them.
I believe broccoli can stand without cheese sauce, which for people with CAD should come only occasionally.
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Beautiful!
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They were probably both taken as part of my EAT MORE VEGGIES campaign for poor @SkyzykS.
The stir-fry was a couple of months ago, the steak in the spring.
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