My grill allows me more space and ease than cooking the sides in the oven and / or toaster in addition to the stovetop. This was just way easier.


Yes - when they started to open. I think it was around 10 minutes from the time the clam were added to the pot.


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Awesome I might just do this on my charcoal kettle grill for fun. When I do I’ll post results. Thanks again.

Gl - excited to see what you come back with!


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just heard about the Ortolan Bunting bird whose method of consumption seems unnecessarily cruel, anyone else heard of this:

A cruel cooking method turns this tiny songbird into a rare delicacy.

I only know about this bc of the show Succession. Really crazy.


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Do you mean the show Billions? I heard it was on this show but maybe Succession too?

Wylie Dufresne sighting:



Here's Rogan talking about it:

I’ve never seen Billions. 99% sure it was in Succession as well.


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It was in Succession, but I think it was in Billions first. Even if it wasn't, the scene from Billions was much more memorable and I associate ortolan with Billions.

You're not wrong.... just stating why people might think otherwise.

Yim, I have heard of Ortolan before but the practice doesn't seem that much worse than foie gras.

Speaking of French food, made some steak au Poudre.

beautiful! next on the menu, steak au poudre...

I've never had foie gras but I've heard mixed explanations of how its done which make it not sound so bad but I cant remember either story and not sure how its done

whats the meat where they put the animal in a box so it cant move? That sounds pretty rough too

the gouging of the birds eyes out so they stuff themselves is what got to me.

I love animals but I also hunt, eat meat, etc so this isn't some "woke" commentary, the ortolan process seems a bit demented in my opinion. I wish I could/would hunt more wild game, I think I'd have a greater appreciation for the meat and suspect wild game is better for us but I'm just speculating

I believe ortolan are also drowned in Armagnac after they are blind and excessively fat. Both are horrible.

just ate and now I want seconds (of the steak, not the birds)

damn, thats harsh

lol, me too

Yim, the animal in the box where they can't move is possibly referring to veal.

thats right, thanks. Ive never had it

for some reason this reminded me of something I ate all the time when I went to my aunts house as a kid.

They'd always take me to an Italian restaurant that made these fried things we dipped in red sauce and I loved them. My mom and aunt would always laugh at me while I ate them and told them how much I loved them but I could never understand why until I got older and realized I was eating calf fries (cow balls for those who dont know).

Me too, but I stopped replying to amoeba's posts because I can only give so much praise his posts.

I feel ya but he deserves it, his stuff always looks great

100% percent.

Nothing wrong with rocky mountain oysters.

great example of ignorance is bliss because I dont think I've had one again since finding out what they were

Tss...absurd.

Kind of boring salad for lunch. Can't really call it a nicoise since I didn't have olives on hand.

On a side note, blanched greenbeans, Broccoli, and boiled potatoes should be available at all make your own salad places.

Dont understand the appeal of raw broccoli.

Yup, just banging out a beautiful salad, no big whoop at amoebas house

I’ll use these ideas in my rotation for my diet, how long do you blanch each?

Potatoes about 15 minutes or until fork tender, greenbeans about 5 to 6 min, bell peppers around 30 seconds.

All in salted water and dunked in ice water. feel free to adjust times as everyone has their own preferred level of doneness.