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Sorry, didn't get a pic of the ribs before gf cut them up. My mum grows a ton of holy basil so my gf decided to pair it up with tofu. The ribs wer, just as in the title, marinated with hoisin, 5 spice, honey, etc. braised/slow cooked. Over rice. I would've actually pulled out some kimchi from the fridge for more acidity but I was too hungry.

A little overcooked. I prefer midrare but my parents prefer midwell. It was part of a prime rib roast we froze a few months ago so it still tasted great. The leftovers will be great for my mum's fried rice or stir fries.

Salted a few hours ahead of time. Patted dry, seared in a cast iron and then fired in the oven. One of them had a huge chunk of fat on the side so I cut that out to use for something else and tied it up to keep it uniform. I usually do add pepper as well but I thought I could add it in a pan sauce. Sadly, I messed up the pan sauce haha. So I just grinded some pepper on top after the rest and carve...which actually we really liked.

Still not great at cooking steak but will keep learning....

Well. Lesson learned. Don't pack when you're stressed during a holiday weekend and trying to do everything at once. It honestly looks salvageable, the mobo looks ok, GPU looks ok, but we will see next week when I try to set it up. The tower falling on my ankle cut me up a good deal but it's all good now.

Prime ribeye was just salt and peppered ahead of time then seared in a cast iron pan and fired til somewhat medium. Salmon is some type of mix of gourmet sauce (yoshidas?) and other seasoning blends my mom uses with aromatics and bakes. The pumpkin thing is called Djam plei but you can use any type of pumpkin or butternut squash...she uses cream of chicken canned to make it thick. Otherwise something like cream and chicken bouillon works. The other thing is trong tle which is a Thai eggplant smashed with spices, herbs, tomatoes, etc.

Had a big potluck for a friends going away party. I did a smoked brisket. Others made things like shiopan, lumpia, focaccia pizza, banana pudding, etc.

A little dry. Should've foil shielded the edges on the kettle but otherwise, not too bad. Don't do too much of these and with the prices nowadays...who can?

GF basically pulled this together blindfolded. Some marinated cukes on the side. I know some people think the chicken/rice looks bland but you def have to try it sometime if you haven't. Poaching the chicken in a lot of aromatics and using the broth to cook the rice...then the sauces, super moist chicken thighs. I get some might not like the soft skin, though there are recipes out there doing variations to get crispy skin.