The length of power outages varied in town - it was weird. My power was off for about 5 hours at the most, and I made sure to not open the fridge or freezer during that time. Victoria lives only a mile from me, and their power was off for twice as long. I threw out some stuff in the fridge, but the freezer seemed to keep it's freeze OK. Victoria had to throw out much more.
We have a Stater Brothers grocery store and 2 Albertson's - the Alb. nearest me is the newer one...there is a smaller older one on the other side of town but I rarely go there just because I don't have reason to go to the other side of town often, unless I'm going to the movie theater. That one suffered the most damage - interior roof panels fell down and part of it caught fire.
I don't know yet about the food supply in the grocery stores - I'd guess that they've gotten deliveries since Friday and are probably doing OK. I went to Alb yesterday but that was only a quick stop to get a bottle of wine. lol
Geeeze, thankfully all the wine bottles didn't break!!! Then again, my preferred wine boxes were alive and well I bet!!
There are local pics from Alb and Staters that show hundreds of bottles broken in the aisle. I'm tired and need to go to bed, will look for them tomorrow.
I scored big in the Manager's Special section in the meat department at Kroger. A three pack of choice tenderloins for 13 bucks and change. The regular price on the sticker was 30 bucks!
So, tonight I had filet mignon, sous vide and seared to a perfect medium rare. I smothered it in a creamy peppercorn sauce, made with finely chopped onion and garlic sautéed in EVOO and butter, freshly ground peppercorns, beef stock and heavy cream. Reduced to where it coated a spoon.
I have to pat myself on the back on this one. It was really good.
The red chilis in the photo were stunt chilis. The plate looked too brown.
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I'll need to remember that term. I've done similar props with dishes that are too beige. Looks and sounds good, Casey.
