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Tacos Suadero (L) y Al Pastor, from a little place in central TX.
Legitimately some of the best tacos I've had in the last decade or so.
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I have a good friend from Texas that owns a dive operation & hotel in Yap…every time I used to see him at our dive trade shows, he was always looking up a Tex-Mex place to eat at…he really missed this food
 
Still working my way through 2024 albacore. Tuna piccata. Essentially pan fried albacore (olive oil) coated in flour salt/pepper only. Covered in a lemon caper sauce. Added a few non traditional things in the sauce like cherry tomatoes, Calabrian peppers for some heat, basil and tarragon. Pretty solid. I’ll make it again.

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I have a good friend from Texas that owns a dive operation & hotel in Yap…every time I used to see him at our dive trade shows, he was always looking up a Tex-Mex place to eat at…he really missed this food
Bill Acker!

Small world and all that. Dived with his outfit several times between 1996 and 1999, I was living on Weno island in Chuuk Lagoon at the time.

Kenneth
 
Bill Acker!

Small world and all that. Dived with his outfit several times between 1996 and 1999, I was living on Weno island in Chuuk Lagoon at the time.

Kenneth
Yes! Manta Dude is still running his dive outfit, hotel and restaurant in the old sailing ship…and I still root for Oklahoma when they play his Longhorns at the Red River Shootout just to give him grief…
 
Landed just in time to get an order in at FarmBoy.
An "Oh, Okay" burger with steamed sweet onions, pickled jalapeños, pickles, and 'murican cheese, joined by some jojos and special sauce. Because it felt appropriate for our current state of affairs, I washed it all down with yet another pint of "Nazi punks fuck off" pilsner.
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Quite possibly the best burger in Seattle, IMO.
 
Still working my way through 2024 albacore. Tuna piccata. Essentially pan fried albacore (olive oil) coated in flour salt/pepper only. Covered in a lemon caper sauce. Added a few non traditional things in the sauce like cherry tomatoes, Calabrian peppers for some heat, basil and tarragon. Pretty solid. I’ll make it again.

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The Blond Puttanesca recipe from NYT has been a hit as a way to use up the last of the tuna. I just lightly poach it before using it in the recipe. But if you’re avoiding pasta altogether it might not be as satisfying as a piccata.
 
My version of giardiniera (a gallon at a time):
Carrots, red onions, radishes, cauliflower, jalapeno, garlic
Pickled in cider vinegar, water, salt, sugar, coriander seed, mustard seed, black pepper, fennel seed, bay leaf.
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Boiled the liquid and spiced, poured over the veg, let rest until it comes to room temp then it goes in the fridge and is consumed over the next couple of weeks. By tomorrow everything will be a pink tint. A highly delicious, low calorie snack/side/condiment.
 
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