Grateful11
Veteran Member
Had a burger I grilled and some tortilla dip my wife makes, it's so good I could make a meal out of it. Just had a cup of Greek Yogurt a bit ago helps me sleep.
I have had pretty good luck with Chuck eye steaks; I much prefer bone in rib eyes, but marinating the Chuck eyes overnight in a commercial marinade or just plain old Wishbone Italian dressing helps tenderize them and they turn out pretty well. Some folks don't care much for marinated steaks, and I am one of them, but Sharn Jean likes them and they are good for a change...specially with a big plate of fried okra and a pear and cottage cheese salad.
Just curious....Who or what is Sharn Jean...? I have seen you post that and have to finally know...:confused3:
We did not marinate those flat Iron steaks at all...they were great right off the grill...with just a little granulated garlic and pepper...no steak sauce even...that's how good they were...Our first time having them.
Sharn Jean (actually her name is Sharon Kay, but I affectionally call her Sharn Jean after R.D. Murcer's wife, "Sharn Jean", that big-boned woman of his) is my spouse of 50 years; mother of my children, traveling companion, human GPS device, and world's greatest authority on me, and what I need to be doing.
LOL - I have a Sharon as well and we have been dating for 54 yrs. but will celebrate our 50 th wedding anniversary next year....congrats....How did the Sharn come about...was it from one night when you were a bit tipsy and could not get the whole name, Sharon out....:laughing::confused3:
Naw, that was my interpretation of R.D.'s pronunciation of "Sharon". If you haven't heard of R.D., you might google his name, I think there are some of his recordings posted on the internet. He's played some really funny tricks on folks on the radio.
My Mrs. worked for a woman with an old timey deep southern accent that made one syllable words into multi syllable words...The lady called my wife...Shay...ron...LOL - so I know what you mean about Sharn...same type of thing...
Wishbone Italian dressing marinated chicken breasts, is one of 2-3 best ways I've ever cooked chicken. You need at least 4 hours, the vinegar breaks down the connective tissue, whether you grill or bake/broil, or whatever they will melt in your mouth. It also cuts cooking time in about half.
I was raised and lived for years within an hour of the Outer Banks. The Hatteras and Ocrakoke old timers and some in the 50-60 year old range still speak that way, but it's dying quickly. One salesman at a Ford dealership, called everyone mate, and his accent was thick, he was a Midgette. I had good friends Kenny Smith and Gary Scarborough, they were "high tiders" as well. I was good friends with several of the Danial's boys of Danial's Seafood in my teens. They own about 8-10 restaurants and fishing fleet, in Wanchese. They were high tiders as well, but that is not very prevalent now as 80% of current residents are from somewhere else.They wifey's family is from Down East. For non NCers this mean they live in eastern NC. :laughing:
As someone who has lived all over the South and someone who has a good ear for understanding accents the only time I have really struggled to understand an American was a guy who was local to the central part of NC. His accent was so different I really struggled to understand him. He and a guy I worked with from Liverpool England were the most difficult people to understand I have ever run into. :laughing: There are some people on the OBX(Outer Banks) that still speak Shakespearean English but their accent is being lost in the modern world. Now my wifey's family has an odd habit of making a long O in ClOrox. For years I have made fun of how my MIL says ClOrox but now I no longer pronounce Clorox but ClOrox. :shocked::laughing::laughing::laughing: As my youngest would say, Karma!
Then they say Rahhhky Mouent instead of Rocky Mount.
Later,
Dan
In Re: vinegar in marinate...Lime (and other citrus) juice does the same thing as vinegar....
If you're not afraid of trying something...get some "fresh" fish...flounder and just about any other saltwater species as well as bass, bluegill etc. etc...separate the fish flesh in its natural segment and just cover it in fresh lime juice and refrigerate it...it will turn what through just like it was baked or broiled etc. (without the browning)...in fancy joints they call it "Ceviche"...
In re: pronunciation...around here...the ground hominy dish usually served at breakfast and at fish fries (sometimes with cheese)...is commonly referred to as "gray-its" [sic]