Typical Monday Morning Octopus!!!!!!

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leah elisheva

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Happy new week to you beautiful smoked Cookies!!!!!!!!!

And here's to good things!

Over here, it was a simple "smoked octopus" kind of Monday!!!

Although, as routine as that is in this dear household, I do believe it to be one of the tastiest damn Mondays that a lucky gal or guy could ever have! Smiles.

Sharing that simpleton stuff therefore, here I go...


I gathered up some dried oregano...


Greek olive oil...


And black Cyprus lava sea salt...


And meanwhile got our new "pistachio shell" (in replace of wood chips, thanks to Knuckle47 on this site and his brilliant idea) stuff set up, in my little gas smoker...


And I mopped my octopus through grapeseed oil...


And microwaved a bag of frozen spinach - as it's a Monday, quickie-esque albeit healthful lunch, and so using up freezer food is always good for this kind of thing...


And I chopped two elephant garlic (raw) cloves...


And boiled some
Hodgson Mill brand gluten-free "brown rice & flax" angel hair pasta...


And put the grapeseed oil mopped octopus onto little grill grates atop my smoker...


And covered/smoked that for 25 minutes on high heat...


And OH MY, do they ever just SPRING UP! (Once cooked). AND LIKE DRACULA IN HIS COFFIN! THEY LITERALLY, SPRING, ERECT, AS IF ON CUE OR COUNT! IT'S HILARIOUS TO WATCH! (AND WELL WORTH PICKING UP THE LID TO SEE)...



So I assembled the angel hair, octopus, nuked frozen spinach, chopped raw elephant garlic, dried oregano, tons of Greek olive oil, and some black Cyprus sea salt - OH MY - and it was just WON-DER-FUL!!!!







Soft, succulent, and so flavorful to eat, this was a treat! Simple for certain, but healthful as well! Thanks for sharing!!!!!

Cheers!!!!! - Leah
 
Hi Brad!!! And thank you indeed!!!

Top of the week to you as well! (Although I hardly believe that yours is starting with Corn Flakes)! Smiles.

Nonetheless, here's to amazing new things this week and for all!!!!!!!!

Happy Monday!!!!!!!!!!! Roar!!!!!!!!!!!

Cheers!!!!!!!!! - Leah
 
Dang, that looks awful good, Leah!!!
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When they spring up like that, it looks like it's time to call in Kirk Douglas!!!

Awesome Stuff!!!
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Bear
 
Thank you Bear!!!

It was really nice, and so simple and healthful and so forth!

I send you "20 Thousand Leagues" of thank yous therefore, (smiles), and am a Kirk Douglas fan!!!!

And thank you too, ShoneyBoy!!! I'm so glad you liked it!!!

Cheers to all!!!!!! - Leah
 
Thanks Java!

You might check your store's frozen sections!!!

Many of our stores here have a certain brand/line that's frozen, (and those octopuses come from Thailand) and then other stores don't have that particular line, but usually, I can stop into any place and count on a frozen octopus of some sort - coming from various ports of call - and they're wonderful!

Here's to good things!!!

Happy new week!!!!!! Cheers!!! - Leah
 
Leah, I will have to mail order some. The grocery store in town only has frozen Talapia, frozen salmon, and frozen pre-cooked lobster(still havent figured that one out yet)
 
We get snap frozen uncleaned,hand jigged calamari from Indonesia . Remarkably good ,comes by the 5kg box. Yes thats a lot & no its not octopus but worth looking for if you need a plan B.
 
Good morning to all and here's to Rocky Mountain Oysters (smiles) AND seafood!

Mick's idea for calamari is a good one! And/or ordering some octopus too!

Meanwhile, do grab life by the tentacles, however you wish, and make today absolutely delicious!!!!!!!!!!

Cheers to all!!!!!!!!!!!!! - Leah
 
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