What are you cooking today and how?

[grrlscout]

Oh and we had gyoza too

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[nell67]

Is that like a pirogi, grrlscout?

[grrlscout]

Is that like a pirogi, grrlscout?

They are a form of dumpling, like pierogies. But these are Japanese.

They are filled with ground beef and pork, napa cabbage, green onions, and seasonings. The wrapper is quite a bit thinner than that or a pierogi.

I brown them in a pan, then add a little water, and cover, to steam them.

[Justin Case]

Just Made myself a BLT-T, Bacon, Lettuce, TaMater and Turkey Sandwich, that and a handful of Doritos, and a glass of Ice cold Milk ,, MMmmm

[Ken]

Gonna' slice up some of that BBQ chicken I got yesterday. (A local poultry shop sells hundreds of them every Sunday.)

Cold sliced chicken (about a 3" stack) goes between a couple of slices of 7 grain bread with a bit of mayo and a sliced half avocado. Made me some 'tater salad. That'll go on the side and it'll all get washed down with an ICE COLD RED STRIPE!

[Ken]

.........and a sliced half avocado.

CORRECTION: I used the whole avocado.

[Justin Case]

oops, almost forgot, and for dessert, a stale pop tart from the dollar store

[Rick]

We have a couple of the grand kids tonight so I'm fixing Sloppy Joe's with Nasturtium leaves. (That's a rose bush in the middle.)

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Fresh sliced cukes and onions from the garden. They are in a sour cream marinade just chillin'.

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And a blackberry cobbler fresh out of the oven. Yum Yum!!!!

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Here's my first year blackberry bushes after I picked them this morning.

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[rebel]

I had grilled chicken, mustard greens, northern beans, tomato and okra. For the portions it came out to be about 300 calories. A piece of cornbread and butter would've been nice.

[COWBOYSURVIVAL]

I already ate some BBQ chicken...but now I have a craving for some butter beans! They make me have wild dreams! LOl! I have some homemade chow-chow to put on them!

[Ken]

Cowboy? What is "chow-chow?"

[Camp10]

Cowboy? What is "chow-chow?"

It's a relish...green tomatoes,onions, cabbage something like that.

[COWBOYSURVIVAL]

Camp is right! but, I like hot chow chow mine has some haberneros in it! You gotta try some ken! Great on black eyed peas! I put it on all kinds of stuff!

[Ken]

Sounds like kimchee, The spicier the better.

[Rick]

I love chow chow but I like the sweet southern version rather than the spicy hot stuff.

Ingredients:
2 quarts shredded cabbage (about one medium head). I use the same grater to shred the cabbage that I do to make slaw.
1/2 cup sweet onions chopped fine
1/2 cup chopped green or red bell peppers (optional)
2 Tablespoons salt
Combine chopped vegetables and sprinkle with salt. Let stand 4 to 6 hours in the refrigerator. Drain well.
Combine the following ingredients and simmer 10 minutes. Use a pot large enough to put the vegetable mix in later.
2 cups vinegar
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons dry mustard
1 teaspoon turmeric
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
2 teaspoons celery seeds
2 teaspoons mustard seed
Add vegetables to vinegar-sugar-spice mixture and simmer another 10 minutes. Bring to a boil. Then pack, boiling hot, into clean, heated canning jars, leaving only a 1/8 inch head space. Place canning lids and rings on jars and tighten. I usually turn the jars upside down so that all the heat is on the seals. I don't turn them back upright until the jars are completely cool.

[LowKey]

Rick, you know that method of sealing isn't really recommended any more, right?
(though people have lived through decades of worse methods...)
http://www.fcs.uga.edu/pubs/current/FDNS-E-37-1.html

I just tried making some bagels for the first time. Started a little too late in the evening for kitchen experiments. They're actually not too bad. Kinda ugly, not smooth skinned. But tasty. The blueberry ones are killer!

[Rick]

It isn't a jam. You are pickling. Hotpacking is fine for pickling.

[rebel]

I love chow chow but I like the sweet southern version rather than the spicy hot stuff.

Ingredients:
2 quarts shredded cabbage (about one medium head). I use the same grater to shred the cabbage that I do to make slaw.
1/2 cup sweet onions chopped fine
1/2 cup chopped green or red bell peppers (optional)
2 Tablespoons salt
Combine chopped vegetables and sprinkle with salt. Let stand 4 to 6 hours in the refrigerator. Drain well.
Combine the following ingredients and simmer 10 minutes. Use a pot large enough to put the vegetable mix in later.
2 cups vinegar
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons dry mustard
1 teaspoon turmeric
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
2 teaspoons celery seeds
2 teaspoons mustard seed
Add vegetables to vinegar-sugar-spice mixture and simmer another 10 minutes. Bring to a boil. Then pack, boiling hot, into clean, heated canning jars, leaving only a 1/8 inch head space. Place canning lids and rings on jars and tighten. I usually turn the jars upside down so that all the heat is on the seals. I don't turn them back upright until the jars are completely cool.

I'm going to have to try this. Thanks Rick.

[Rick]

Another blackberry cobler MMmmmmm and put up some pickles this morning. Here's my recipe for cobler. It's sooooo easy. I use fresh blackberries instead of frozen, though. I just drop the blackberries into the mixture one at a time until I can't put any more in.

EASY BLACKBERRY COBBLER

□ 1/2 c. butter
□ 1 c. all-purpose flour
□ 1 c. sugar
□ 1 tbsp. baking powder
□ 1/8 tsp. salt
□ 2/3 c. milk
□ 1 (16 oz.) pkg. frozen blackberries, thawed

Melt butter in a 2 quart casserole. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and milk in a small mixing bowl, mix well.

Pour mixture over melted butter, do not stir. Spoon blackberries over batter; do not stir.

Bake at 350°F. for 45 minutes or until golden brown.

[rwc1969]

Mmm, that sounds good. Is there any trick to deal with the seeds? I don't mind them, but my family doesn't like the seeds in blackberries.