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I fixed half a boston butt. (I wonder if that is called "one cheek"?) I started of with charcoal and cherry wood, but after about two and a half hours, I ran out of good charcoal, so I wrapped it in foil and finished it on the gas grill. While I was at it, I put a coupkle 'taters on there, made a pot of baked beans, (in my new cast iron pot.) and made some cornbread. (In my new cast iron skillet.) And yes....I did it all on the grill. Dinner turned out pretty good, for a dummy cook. LOL
Not much, since I've been on vacation. But when I got back, I was craving some good, homemade cooking. So I made my standby feel-good crockpot dish, posole.
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As usual, we went elsewhere for T-day. The only thing I had to make was deviled eggs. In addition to the regular old boring ones, I made a plate of kicked up eggs:
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These had homemade spicy grainy mustard, Wickles relish, and minced pickled onions in them, topped with a sprinkle of ancho chile, and a little nugget of bacon.
I pulled an old ham hock out of the freezer this morning. Hope to get some beans and greens made this weekend.
Looking at your food pictures is kind of like you going on your cruise. I think I put on 2 lbs every time you post.
Exactly!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by crashdive123
Sorry, y'all! Think how much weight I'm gaining by actually eating it! I really need to start working out again. :(
On that note, here's how the posole turned out:
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I used actual ancho chiles this time, instead of powdered. I'll never go back.
Yesterday, we worked in the yard ALLLLLLL DAYYYYYY. I was so flippin tired. Good thing I had some beans with smoked sausage in the crock, and greens simmering with a ham hock on the stove. It really hit the spot at the end of the day.
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@grrlscout, that's hitting everyone's "spot"!
Tonight I'm fixin' spaghetti with left over chili on top and Texas toast.
OK....I kinda cheated. I was going to make a peanut butter pie, but I was just too lazy to make a pie crust. Being resourceful, and using what was available, I just put the "filling" on top of that pan of brownies that was sitting there. LOL
Now that's one kinda resourcefulness I can wrap my head around.
Oh hell yes.Quote:
Originally Posted by 2dumb2kwit
Forgot to post this one, taken a while back.
Oven "fried" chicken, coated in corn flakes, with kale chips, and roasted cauliflower.
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Home made chicken noodle soup for a blizzardly day!
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My breakfast this morning, I didn't make it but I most certainly ate it!
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Do you know how many pills I'd have to take if I ate that? The Grim Reaper stops by my house a couple of times a week to check on me as it is.
I don't know how I still weigh 170, after going to the gym the other day I burned 500 calories on the treadmill. Then went to McDonalds and ate three hamburgers, a medium fry and large Coke totaling 1230 calories. I figured 500:1230 was a good ratio.....
You must not have hit 40 yet!Quote:
Originally Posted by Sparky93
Yeah, I weigh 170, too. I weigh 180, too. I weigh 200, too. I think we'll stop there before this gets ugly.
We (thank God) have been blessed.
Meatloaf, mustard greens, mashed taters and gravy.
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Looks like some good eats Reb!
That does look good. Meat loaf is good on the night it's fixed and gooder as left overs.
mmmm do love me some greens.Quote:
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Potluck today at work, so I made a cake.
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With mesquite flour and chocolate chips.
Recipe
I subbed mesquite flour in for 1/4 of the AP flour. I also stuffed the raspberries with chocolate chips, and then sprinkled some more throughout.
OK, I didn't sprinkle anything. I carefully distributed the berries and the chips in an even, OCD manner.
As you can see, I managed to break it a couple of times, in the process of putting it on the rack, and then off again, and then on again. The mesquite flour does make it a bit fragile. Plus, I'm a klutz.
It's actually more of a tea cake. I had a piece for breakfast. But I probably would have done that anyway, regardless of the type of cake.
A trip down memory lane. Smoked chicken, beans, cole slaw, potato salad and bread.
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We have to skin and gut a Portobello. Spoon out the gill, carve out the stem.
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Next, add the super secret crab concoction.
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Capers for effect.
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Parmesan
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A topping of Mozzarella
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Let's give it a few
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Anticipation
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The vino and square plates are optional.
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Jeeeez. I'll bet you hold your pinky out when you drink from a canteen cup don't you? Go on. Admit it.
As minister of science I will need to test a sample to ensure it doesn't contain .... uh .... crab thingies. That would be bad. So send some samples to me.
Depends on what is in the cup.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rick
Sorry, I don't figure it will travel well. And more importantly, I can't trust that you will not reverse engineer the super secret crab concoction. Now that would be bad.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rick
Well then I guess you'll have to come to next year's Jamboree and do the cooking.
Reverse engineer the super secret crab concoction?! How dare you?! I am a man of the highest honor. It's about this high. See? I can't hardly reach the top. If I were wearing gloves there would be a challenge laid down! How fortunate for you I'm not wearing them at the moment.
I best level with ya. Even I do not know the ingredients in the SSCC, my wife makes it. I do have security clearance for the original recipe. Realize that if I was caught disseminating such top secret family info, it would be a felony charge. Hanging the only sentence. Scares me just to think about it.
Decided to have the holidays meal.
Smoked a turkey and beef brisket. Whipped up some corn bread dressing, gravy, real mashed taters, beans, butternut squash, cranberry sauce and a diet coke so I don't get fat.
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We are so going to your house.
Soaked some dry split peas, then put them in a crock pot with a ham bone and a bunch of cube pieces of ham, a big onion chopped up and a bunch of baby carrots cooked at high for about 10 hours. Served with biscuits at a neighborhood get together today. Sorry no pics, went too fast and I was struggling to get any for myself.
mmm split peas and ham! One of my favorites.
We didn't have Thanksgiving at our house. Thus, no turkey leftovers, which means no turkey tetrazzini.
But I did scoop up a half turkey breast, when they were deeply discounted, after the holidays.
To get it to that leftover state, I simmered it in the crock pot, with water, bay leaves, garlic, onions, celery, and salt.
I used this recipe, with some alterations (as always!)
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I used ziti instead of fettuccine.
I added a clove of minced garlic to the leeks.
I used the juice from the crock as my stock.
Instead of 2 cups stock + 1/2 c milk, I used 1.25 c stock, and 1 cup buttermilk -- BEST substitution ever.
I subbed peas for mushrooms. Added them after the the gravy thickened.
All out of bread crumbs, I used crumbled Ritz crackers as my topping.
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I agree with Andy Griffith , "everything is better on a Ritz".
The parade of comfort food continues. Meatloaf (beef, pork, and veal), sweet taters, and corn.
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I got a pot of red beans and rice on the stove.....cannot wait until they are done!
Can't go wrong with that. Hope you have some corn bread to go along with it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Willie
Ham and beans on the stove. Cornbread later today. MMMmmmmm.
Creamy chicken soup with barley, orzo, corn, carrots, taters,...............
Good for those cold winter days like we're having today.
I was using square plates long before the foodies decided they were cool. The ones that I use come on rolls. I like Bounty, but any will do in a pinch. LOL:blush:Quote:
Originally Posted by intothenew