2017 ONSC XMas Party and workday! - Dec 1-3 2017

[96Cruiser13]

Any chance anyone got any pictures/videos of my truck up the hill climb?

@MaryTandra , tank, Emery and I had an awesome time as usual. Thanks to everyone who helped put last weekend!

 

[erymer]

wow what an event. Gotta say I do not recall a larger turnout at a previous Christmas party. With that said, first and foremost I wanna thank The Monk/Whitley crew for allowing us to use such a wonderful place for another party. It's such a welcoming environment. It never ceases to amaze me how quickly new faces blend in with familiar ones and just creates a group of folks with similar mindsets. Grown ups, kids and dogs included.

Thanks @blue98stang and @JohnVee for all the food prep and ground work that was laid down beforehand. Thanks @Beau Diddly and @GLTHFJ60 for help keeping those saws rolling as well as those that pitched in with splitting and stacking. That was a massive stack of wood we left behind us. Great job. Thanks to all those that pitched in with cooking and cleanup after. For those that asked what they could do, thank you as well. It means a lot when there is a ton to do.

Cannot say how much I love spending time with you guys and cannot wait to do it again in March.

 

[jamesurq]

Because, I'm someone that shares rather than hoards things I like, here's how the chili was made. Was asked by someone to write it out, so figure I'd share:


SHORT RIB CHILI

· 3 strips of bacon

· 5 pounds bone-in beef short rib

. 1 Lb rib tips/small cut up chunks of sirloin

· 1 large can dark red kidney beans

· Kosher salt

· Freshly ground black pepper

· 2 serrano peppers chopped

· 2 chili peppers chopped

· 2 Poblano peppers chopped

· 1 jalapeño, finely chopped

· 1 bell pepper chopped

· 1 teaspoon marmite

· 2 teaspoons soy sauce

· 2 tablespoons tomato paste

· 1 tablespoon ground cumin

· 1 tablespoon ground coriander

· 1 teaspoon ground cloves

· 1 large yellow onion, diced fine (about 1.5 cups)

· 1 tablespoon minced garlic

· 1 tablespoon dried oregano leaves

· 2 bay leaves

· 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes

· 1/4 cup cider vinegar

· 2 tablespoon Franks RedHot

· 1/4 cup jack daniels

How to:

Cast iron skillet, high heat – cook the bacon (you’re just grabbing the bacon fat to cook the short rib in – I did this because I didn’t have butter or oil)

Eat the bacon

Salt and pepper the short rib heavily

Sear the short rib in the bacon fat skillet till brown on outside, turning to coat all sides (30 seconds or so per side) also season/sear the ribtips/sirloin chunks

Put the kidney beans into a crockpot

Cover with the seared short rib/ribtips and all remaining ingredients

Cook on low for approximately 8-10 hours… stirring occasionally

Done, when you pull on a short rib and the bone comes out without the rib attached to it.

 

[80Kiter]

Ashcroft’s has a blast as usual. All unpacked. Thanks to all the adults that helped with George. Another great year in the books. Really looking forward to next year...pics like these make it all worth it for me!!! Great to see everyone and hope everyone has a safe a happy holiday season!

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Hey! our kids! lol

 

[80Kiter]

I need to take more photos but I grabbed this one

 

[JohnVee]

@jamesurq Hmmm. Marmite, eh? If you wrote that for all to see, then I wonder what your 'secret' ingredient is . Seriously though, thanks for this. I'm adding it to my collection and will give it a go next time I want beef chili. And...welcome to the Award Winning Chili Club!

 

[jamesurq]

To be clear, anchvovies, coffee beans and chocolate were all on the original. I decided to trim it back.

 

[jfz80]

2nd place to JohnV for best night at the barn

 

[JohnVee]

 

[erymer]

bwahaha. I wondered who was gonna end up with that.

 

[alk747triodad]

Another fantastic Christmas party!

What Marshall said goes both ways...Lydia and I are grateful that our ONSC family is in our lives.
Even though the club keeps growing, every new member I meet seems to fit right in with our crowd. Thank you everyone that pitched in to help with the cooking, cleaning, firewood, chili cooking and judging and just helping everything run smooth. The chili was fantastic and I agree with the judges; James was the best.

I cannot thank the wood splitting crew enough for all there hard work and beautiful job of stacking. It was covered with a tarp before any rain fell.

Again, thank you ONSC BOD and all the members that came out and to those that couldn't make it, we missed you and hope you can make it to the Meet and Greet.

Did anyone leave their well used griddle?

 

[JohnVee]

Did anyone leave their well used griddle?

Yep. We forgot we had to bail early, I got to talking to folks, then I just forgot to see if it was cool enough to handle.

 

[lumbee1]

BTW, that was an AWESOME quilt. I wanted it pretty badly.

 

[alk747triodad]

BTW, that was an AWESOME quilt. I wanted it pretty badly.

Yes it is!
Thank you @forest5000 for giving to Lydia. That was a first class move!
And thanks to Mrs. FOURTRAX for making such a nice gift.

 

[hanniemarie2]

Yes it is!
Thank you @forest5000 for giving to Lydia. That was a first class move!
And thanks to Mrs. FOURTRAX for making such a nice gift.

My mom loved making it, she’s had 100 requests for everyone to have their own.. I want one, but she took all our T-shirt’s to make this one