Food, Food, and More Food Thread

bmwracer wrote:^ Downloading now... But I'm not sure if I can play an mkv file. :fingerscrossed:

Mastroka (.mkv) is a pretty normal mp4 (h.264) packaging. If you can't play it, get the Klite codec pack as it's handled in the 4CC handler.

bmwracer wrote:
No fried chicken embryos?? :beaten: :hehe:


Seriously, yet another tasty looking dish from the resident epicure. :victory:

I take exception to this.. sure Tu has tenure over me but I'm definitely take tremendous pleasure in cooking fine meals :)

At least make it "one of the" resident epicures ;-)

I made a chicken stock from scratch on Thursday and made part of it into a delightful soup last night.

Does look good though - marinated, grilled flank steak is practically unbeatable.

phlargo wrote:I take exception to this.. sure Tu has tenure over me but I'm definitely take tremendous pleasure in cooking fine meals :)

At least make it "one of the" resident epicures ;-)

Gomen, but the Trik-meister has owned this thread pretty much from the get-go, so you'll have to work at it before reaching his lofty position. :mrgreen:

phlargo wrote:Mastroka (.mkv) is a pretty normal mp4 (h.264) packaging. If you can't play it, get the Klite codec pack as it's handled in the 4CC handler.

I can play it... That codec was part of the ffdshow codec pack. :victory:

bmwracer wrote:
I can play it... That codec was part of the ffdshow codec pack. :victory:

Yeah.. FFDshow, that's another biggie. Mkv is a super common package these days, being the most common distribution for hd television broadcasts in torrents.

phlargo wrote:Yeah.. FFDshow, that's another biggie. Mkv is a super common package these days, being the most common distribution for hd television broadcasts in torrents.

The most common?

Everything I've downloaded from D-Addicts are XviD/DivX .avi files.

bmwracer wrote:
Gomen, but the Trik-meister has owned this thread pretty much from the get-go, so you'll have to work at it before reaching his lofty position. :mrgreen:

<bow> I would never seek to supplant the such a position. I was kinda joking, really, feeling left out because I was proud of my multiple semi-elaborate cooking endeavors this week.

Tu_triky wrote:

I find cooking can be quite fun and relaxing.

I'm sure your mom would impart some worthwhile information. I scour the net sometimes and look for simple recipes...if something strikes my fancy I'll print it out or bookmark it to try at some future date.

I guess it could be fun and relaxing for some people, but sometimes I feel a bit stressed when I cook. I think my aversion to cooking might stem from when I was in 4-H one year and we were making shoyu chicken or something and my cousin mixed the pot and a bunch of the hot content spilled on me. Of course, I could be wrong, but I hated dealing with hot stuff after that. I couldn't even take pans out of the oven so I had my brother take them out for me, but thankfully I outgrew that after high school. :P

phlargo wrote:

<bow> I would never seek to supplant the such a position. I was kinda joking, really, feeling left out because I was proud of my multiple semi-elaborate cooking endeavors this week.

Maybe if you post pics of the food you made, you could get started on your way up this food thread ladder. :mrgreen:

cori wrote:
I guess it could be fun and relaxing for some people, but sometimes I feel a bit stressed when I cook. I think my aversion to cooking might stem from when I was in 4-H one year and we were making shoyu chicken or something and my cousin mixed the pot and a bunch of the hot content spilled on me. Of course, I could be wrong, but I hated dealing with hot stuff after that. I couldn't even take pans out of the oven so I had my brother take them out for me, but thankfully I outgrew that after high school

Oh I see...I can see where being scalded might leave a lasting impression on you. :sweat:

phlargo wrote:

I take exception to this.. sure Tu has tenure over me but I'm definitely take tremendous pleasure in cooking fine meals :)

Yeah I bet...some of the descriptions of your past endeavors posted here sounded really tasty.

I made a chicken stock from scratch on Thursday and made part of it into a delightful soup last night.

Nice...I'm sure it was wonderful. :)

Does look good though - marinated, grilled flank steak is practically unbeatable.

It looked pretty good (as the picture may show!) Starting out with a good piece of beef always helps too. Grass-fed Nebrasaka beef from Whole Foods...it's a little more expensive than what you might find at most places but worth it I think.

bmwracer wrote:
Gomen, but the Trik-meister has owned this thread pretty much from the get-go, so you'll have to work at it before reaching his lofty position. :mrgreen:

:hehe: Thanks for the nod. :bow:

I guess that's because I've posted hundreds of pics of Japanese food over the past couple of years, huh? :beaten: Well I figured most of us who post in this thread love Japanese food so it was a great way to share a passion for foods we love and enjoy. (i.e. sushi, gyoza, tempura, karaage, yakiniku, etc.)

In any event, I could never contribute as much in the actor/actress/drama threads as the rest of you doramaniacs. Yonekura, Ueno, Inoue, and Ishihara are but a few examples. You know I love Miyazawa but she doesn't really do doramas anymore :P

just got back from Shinsengumi in rosemead... mmm...

ramen + Orion beeru = :drooling:


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Oh yeah, the Monterey Park Shinsengumi is having their 1 year anniversary on "sale" on Sept 22-23rd(i think it's 23rd) and it's 50% and all you can eat yakitori. No reservations. and some otehr stuff i couldn't read on the poster.

krim wrote:just got back from Shinsengumi in rosemead... mmm...

ramen + Orion beeru = :drooling:

Sounds fab, man! I haven't ramen OR beer in 3 months. I feel deprived :beaten: Next month I'm heading to the Shinsengumi in Gardena, even if I have to go mah dayem self!

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Oh yeah, the Monterey Park Shinsengumi is having their 1 year anniversary on "sale" on Sept 22-23rd(i think it's 23rd) and it's 50% and all you can eat yakitori. No reservations. and some otehr stuff i couldn't read on the poster.

Wow, that's killer. Half off! You know that's going to be a mob scene...better get there early if one plans to go on that date.

That weekend I'm going to Providence...I can't wait.

go yourself? Sheesh, you've got a forum full of people who would be willing to go.

ill go with you if Beem and Q scare you too much, we just wont tell them. :hehe: :hehe:

krim wrote:go yourself? Sheesh, you've got a forum full of people who would be willing to go.

ill go with you if Beem and Q scare you too much, we just wont tell them. :hehe: :hehe:

LOL :lol:

That was dayem funny.

krim wrote:go yourself? Sheesh, you've got a forum full of people who would be willing to go.

ill go with you if Beem and Q scare you too much

Me??

Maybe Q... :beaten:

oh crap, they found out... :sweat: :doh:

bmwracer wrote:
Me??

Justing kidding (of course!). ;)

krim wrote:oh crap, they found out... :sweat: :doh:

:hehe:

Snap. I wonder how...they have fearsome powers of deductive reasoning. :hehe:

just cooked a beef curry. not bad if i do say so myself. :rofl: