Yesterday I was in DC to meet my longtime friend from NJ along with his wife and daughter. They were in town for a gymnastics tournament for the daughter.

We ate at Bodega, one of my favorite tapas restaurants.
https://www.yelp.com/biz/bodega-washington



Not my photos but the food we ate...

Grilled Chicken Skewers with paprika emulsion


Chicken croquettes with cream cheese


Sauteed Shrimp with garlic onions in Spanish olive oil served in sizzling skillet


Grilled Skirt Steak


Roasted Red Peppers stuffed with beef short rib- this was incredible


Sauteed meatballs in red wine


Wild mushrooms in gravy


Bacon wrapped dates breaded and quick fried


Crispy Potatoes with paprika sauce and light cream


Grilled Octopus with lentils


Catalan Bread with tomato relish and Manchego cheese

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no pictures since I was too busy, but last night we had family over for my youngest's second birthday. I made 9 homemade pizzas, ranging from cheese to spanish (dry cured chorizo, green olives, peppers, manchego). Damn it was a lot of work but tasty.
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You made NINE homemade - some gourmet type - pizzas and couldn't be bothered to take one pic of the spread?

:-)
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I cooked for 90 minutes while they ate, rotating pans as I only have 3 and 2 racks. I didn't eat until all 9 were done. I'll snap a pick of the leftovers at dinner tonight.
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I imagine so! I doubt I'd even attempt that.
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Color is off. I cooked these to 125, then seared. Center is right at 130, according to my trusty Thermopen.




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Score!

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You were the pizza ranch dude! I get it, it's like cookouts around here, I'm the grill master (it's my grill!!!), so I get to do most of the grilling. And I love it.

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Bump to quite possibly the best post ever in this thread.

Nice work!

Fuck carbs!
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What's wrong with the color?

Those look perfect for me. I like dark sear like that.
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Easy dinner night here. 10 hour workday plus lifting after work make for easy Lewdog cooking.

Cast iron cooked boneless, skinless chicken thighs.

Baked potato with melted cheese, diced white onions topped with sour cream and applewood smoked sea salt from Pike's market in Seattle.

Pretty soon I'll be limiting carbs more and potatoes will be a rare occurrence.

Fuck carbs!


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Ha, thanks man. Notice I didn't post a plated pic because I went cro-magnon on a pile of pork off a paper plate. The sugar-free rub and no sauce go against the entirety of my KCDNA, but I got to cut some lbs before spring training next week, ha!
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It's just off. Steaks turned out really good, though. I like a hard sear, too.
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Damn, scho wins the thread... close this thing down
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I don't know how he eats that much in one sitting.

Like, that's insane even if he's only eating 25-50% of each of those dishes.
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