Posted on 08/13/2025 6:31:50 AM PDT by Red Badger
Steak and Wine Day!.................
Notable Birthdays for August 13
Annie Oakley (1860-1926) - Target shooter and star act in Wild Bill’s Wild West.
Julius Freed (1887-1952) - Co-founder of Orange Julius.
Bert Lahr (1895-1967) - Actor who played the Cowardly Lion and farmworker Zeke in The Wizard of Oz.
William Bernbach (1911-1982) - Co-founder of DDB Worldwide ad agency.
James Benton Parson (1911-1993) - The first Black federal judge.
Don Ho (1930-2007) - Hawaiian pop singer and ukulele player (Tiny Bubbles).
Dante Bonaduce (1959-Still Living) - Actor who played Danny on the Partridge Family.
Memorable Events for August 13
1892 - The Afro-American newspaper begins publication from Baltimore, MD.
1918 - Women are allowed to enlist in the Marine Corps for the first time.
1942 - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers authorizes the construction of the “Development of Substitute Materials” project (Manhattan Project).
1950 - President Truman gives military aid to the Vietnamese regime of Bảo Đại.
1953 - President Eisenhower establishes the Government Contract Compliance Committee.
1990 - Soul singer Curtis Mayfield becomes paralyzed after stage lighting equipment falls on him at an outdoor concert.
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We like to buy the whole tenderloin when it goes on sale and butcher it ourselves. A good sale is around d $10/lb (though I think that p4ice is slowly going away, not seeing it much any more). Takes a little time to cut the silver skin from the loin but worth the effort for the savings. Takes about 1/2 to process and freeze.
Tastes like chicken....................
Truly a day worth celebrating, if you can afford to.
As for finding the healthy merits of KETO, I’ll note that a nice marbled Ribeye is far superior to fatless filet mignon.
Ideally, I want about 75-80% fat to 15%-20% protein.
Fat has been derided for so long, even steakhouses take the fat off their steaks thinking they are more ‘healthy’ for the customers.
Most places serve dry fatless cuts of meat that are akin to eating a piece of tire rubber............
5 minutes each side on the grill with some mesquite smoke. YUMMMM! No bacon needed.
Two of my favorites!!!! CHEERS!!!
We just took a course and processed a half of a beef carcass!! The instructor showed us how to remove the tenderloin...vs. letting us do it as it is a big $$ item in their market.
Texas aTm does a great job for a two day course! The knowledge you get from the talks and the hands on yield of a half beef!!! And, a prime rib dinner that was truly better than most restaurants- from start to finish I want to repeat it next year.
Filet Mignon is for very special occasions now - got two small ones at a local butcher - dry aged - $60.
Dr. Gundry will be celebrating with a plate of lentils and a sorghum smoothy.
Agreed re: fat profile. This is why filet mignon must be wrapped in bacon — it’s healthier that way!
Thanks for the reminder. Pulling one out of the freezer now.
Below is NOT for reading, it's solely for Salivating:
I have a bottle of Prosecco on hand, but we never have our beef cut into Filet for some reason.
So, it’ll have to be BLTs and Prosecco for supper, tonight!
Life Is Good! :)
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