The Castle Rock MARE-TERNITY WARD
Message Boards => General Discussion => Topic started by: Chanda on November 23, 2016, 11:40:12 PM
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Just a thought.
Ryan always shares such yummy sounding meals, so lets start our own foodie thread.
What's on the menu, Ryan?
We had some Schwan's breaded chicken breasts, a Knorr rice side dish (I think it was chicken fried rice) and peas for supper tonight.
And, of course tomorrow, we pig out at his folk's on Thanksgiving goodies.
I'm taking 5-cup fruit salad, a family favorite (my family).
it's simple: 1 cup each of canned pineapple (well-drained), 1 cup sour cream, 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut, 1 cup canned mandarin oranges (well-drained, add last and carefully fold in so you don't mush the oranges), and 1 cup mini marshmallows. Mix well, chill and serve (after a day or two in the fridge it does get juicy).
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And, since we were just discussing it on FB.
Here's my Mom's raw cranberry relish recipe.
1 bag (12oz) cranberries (icky ones sorted out)
1 orange (thin-skinned, seeded)
1 apple (just cored)
1 cup sugar
put all through grinder, add sugar and chill (use grinding cutter). Make a few days ahead of time
[Mom had an old-fashioned cast-iron grinder that we used.]
I didn't like it as a kid, but helped make it from the time I was old enough to turn the handle on the grinder (yep, it was a hand crank grinder). It's been awhile since we made it, but last time I tried it, I actually kind of liked it.
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They sound good, Chanda!
Well, I'll share my corn recipe that I'll be doing today!
16 ounces frozen whole kernel corn
6 ounces cream cheese (I just use 1 whole package)
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
4-8 Tablespoon of sugar or sugar substitute like Splenda
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/8 cup butter
Spread the corn in the bottom of a crock pot.
Top with cream cheese, cubed into pieces
Mix remaining ingredients and pour over the corn
Cover and cook on high heat for 2-3 hours stirring occasionally, and cook until creamy.
I usually double or triple the recipe depending on number of people, and occasionally have to add a bit more heavy cream to increase the liquid.
When it's done, FEW call it creamed corn, and all call it GOOD!!! I always have recipe cards if I take this dish somewhere for a dish-to-pass or get-together, because once you try it -- you're hooked!!
Enjoy!
And HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL! Doesn't matter where you live, we ALL have something to be thankful for!
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~~Diane
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Yummmmmmm ladies they sound like things I must try :) ( sends to the printer to print) :)
I do love to cook , more in winter as Its usually too hot here to eat anything other than Salads and anything cold.
Last night I made home made pizzas on Pita bread. I had some left over roast lamb so used that with some spinach leaves,baked sweet potato, cherry tomatoes, capsicum, sundried tomatoes, fetta cheese. fresh rosemary and Italian parsley and of course topped with Mozzarella and tasty cheese.
Great idea Chanda to start this ;)
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Happy to.
Gotta see those recipes. Some I may actually try some day, but hubby is a bit picky, so only some will get tried.
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haha im irish, basically throw some beef in a pot with an onion, add some gravy, throw a few potatoes in and thats 90% of all our meals. Sometimes we fry some cabbage to go with it!
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Nothing like a good stew!! Fed that to my kids for years....that and soups, as I always had a "crowd" of children to feed with mine and their friends, and not many $$, so those things went well and the kids loved it! For years when I would visit my kids in college, my job was to stock their freezers with soups and stews and their favorite meals divided into single portions.
My girls still laugh about when they were finishing med school and studying for their final exams, everyone stayed at school to study, brining a sandwich for lunch, and my girls just brought their single portions of lasagna, soups, stroganoff, etc., and made everyone jealous!!
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lol we are slow to adapt us irish, so all this kale and spices and terragon or whatever is lost. cabbage, bacon, eggs, potatoes, chicken, bit of beef, carrot, maybe a turnip. Gets a bit fancy if you add some shrimp or stroganoff juice lol
Im a soup goddess though - i can make a soup out of nothing. My best i think is my cabbage and bacon, or my potato and leek. My pea and ham is pretty good too...the secret is always spuds! no soup is good without a spud...
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lol we are slow to adapt us irish, so all this kale and spices and terragon or whatever is lost. cabbage, bacon, eggs, potatoes, chicken, bit of beef, carrot, maybe a turnip. Gets a bit fancy if you add some shrimp or stroganoff juice lol
Im a soup goddess though - i can make a soup out of nothing. My best i think is my cabbage and bacon, or my potato and leek. My pea and ham is pretty good too...the secret is always spuds! no soup is good without a spud...
AAAAAAAHHHHHH....Do Tell!! (as they say in North Carolina) I'm needing to do more soups now, as our recently arrived refugee niece is a teenager...and favorite words are "I'm hungry." Fortunately, she's not picky like my husband. She does, however, have a VERY sensitive stomach. (Inherited disorder??) Any stress, and she complains of stomach pains. Guess what happens during school days? Ill in the morning...poor little thing. Between new country, new customs, new language and living with people she doesn't really know I can't blame her. :-[ :-[ It's been 12 years since she last saw her uncle, so the amount of trust she's willing to gives us is humbling.
That's why I'd like to acquire your soup goddess recipes! Simple, stretches a $, tasty. And Ingrid has never met a spud she didn't like. ^-^ ^-^
Yesterday is the first time in 5 years I didn't make a Thanksgiving spread. We went to a cousins' home and enjoyed turkey and traditional Salvadorean side dishes. My favorite was remolacha. It is a potato salad dish made with:
Potatoes, canned and drained beets, mayonnaise, mustard, finely minced onion, chopped boiled egg and sliced olives. Season with salt and pepper to taste. I hope I'm remembering it correctly. :P Slice the potatoes and beets (after boiling the potatoes to done without being too soft) then add all other ingredients. My lupus causes me to suffer from pernicious anemia and I know that beets are an excellent source of iron and other vitamins. They taste like eating dirt! (Foodies say "an EARTHY flavor", I've learned that's foodie code for D-I-R-T. >:D ) So this excellent recipe gives me a great way to eat healthy and not taste dirt. YAHOO BUCKEROO. LOL
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It really is as simple as it sounds. Fry up some an onion and some bacon, boil a pot of cabbage and put in a few potatoes (not too many as it makes it too thick) then blend it. Same for all the rest! Cook the ingredients as normal, throw them in a pot with water and a few potatoes and blend! Haha
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Julie - you can do a "pickle wash" vinaigrette that will remove the "earthy" flavor from beets. You'll have to google it as I don't have a recipe and I myself haven't done it - just know that it works. Probably actually needs to sit a while to remove the unwanted flavor (actual pickling) - I can't remember.
Also, consider doing a Borscht style soup - Russian/Ukrainian recipe made from or with beets. Different recipes out there - some are served hot and some served cold. Some pureed smooth and served w/ dollop of sour cream on top - others not.
Ukranian borsht soup - http://allrecipes.com/recipe/84450/ukrainian-red-borscht-soup/
large recipe -Russian Cabbage Borscht soup - http://allrecipes.com/recipe/85517/russian-cabbage-borscht/
Love the story behind this one - I have to try it!!! http://cookthestory.com/easy-borscht-recipe/
Hmm - I'm not finding any of the pureed borsht soups...
I plan on planting beets next garden. Good for us, chickens and ponies. I love beets - family, not so much. Jerusalem artichokes can be fed to chickens and horses as well. Have a video of horses eating them pulled from the ground - greens and tuber alike! They were in England, I think(??) - forgot to hit save on that vid and I can't find it now... Supposedly Comfrey leaves can also be fed straight to the horses - along with the chickens and used as fertilizer tea (woof - that's stinky worse than wet manure) and straight chop/drop on garden, fruit bushes/trees.
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Our Thanksgiving meal was hosted by our middle daughter and her hubby of 6 months. Most of the recipes she used were on the cans or bags of whatever she was using to prepare...
BUT she made "my" recipe for Apple Cucken ("open faced pie - not a covered one - but did come down from my Swedish grand mother)...
I'll have to dig out the recipe (can't find at the moment - one of those items buried still...) but it only uses apples, sugar, corn starch, cinnamon for the filling. You can make a pie crust or you can purchase one - I've done both. She used a graham cracker crust - purchased. After putting the apple mixture in the crust, you dot with 5 table spoon of butter (I've used Olive Oil in place - have to play w/ amount) and 8 tablespoons of milk (actually easier w/ TB, not a cup/measure). Then bake in 350* oven for 45-60 minutes (depends on oven, you want it to thicken liquids and brown on top w/o burning). Heaped apples will shrink down to flat - we use a lot of apples! The cooking w/ sugar/cinnamon changes the flavor of apples - you can use any kind - starchy/crisp or bland/tart/sweet. Brown spots don't matter - peel and if large bruises/soft spots, remove those. Great way to use up apples you might not eat otherwise but you aren't quite ready to put out in compost or feed to chix.
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Love making Soups and stews , especially throughout winter, not only as Its great winter food but because I love having left overs in the freezer for those nights when you get home and "cant be bothered" .
I get a little lazy with the heat here in summer and seem to live off different kinds of salads.
I have a recipe at home for my version of minestrone soup , makes enough to feed the local neighborhood and puts enough meals in the freezer for those nights when the couch/sofa is more appealing. Ill hunt it down and add it to this thread. Its really cheap to make :)
I did make a really easy Pasta Last night :-
Onion
Red capsicum
celery
Yellow and red cherry tomatoes
smoked ham
(lightly fry all the above until cooked)
Cook pasta and set aside
Once the onion etc is cooked add some dried italian seasoning to the mix and stir through until you can smell the herbs coming through.
Add the pasta to the onion mixture and stir in a jar of cream cheese and some fresh basil.
Very basic Pasta that you can add things to . ( chicken , Tuna, salmon, sausages) you can also add your fav veggies , as you please.
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Happy to.
Gotta see those recipes. Some I may actually try some day, but hubby is a bit picky, so only some will get tried.
Nothing Spicy and NO pineapple ( If i remember correctly) :)
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That sounds good, too, Ryan!
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Happy to.
Gotta see those recipes. Some I may actually try some day, but hubby is a bit picky, so only some will get tried.
Nothing Spicy and NO pineapple ( If i remember correctly) :)
That's part of it, plus his allergies.
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Lasagne and salad here last night :)
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Wonderful! That's the kind of meal my kids just love!!
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I always make a massive tray of it , let it cool , then refrigerate it . Its so easy to portion once it has been in the fridge. I usually get 6-8 meals out of it to put in the freezer.
Ive been making it with ground chicken mince lately and it gives such a nice taste to it :)
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Made a really easy salad last night.
Cook a chicken breast and put aside to cool.
In a big bowl layer the bottom with Rocket leaves (I think its also known as arugula? ) shave some fresh Parmesan, slice a pear ( you could use apple too) and add them both to the rocket leaves.
Slice the chicken breast and add that to the salad ingredients.
Dressing is 1 tablespoon of olive oil and two of lemon or lime juice.
Drizzle over and serve :)
You can all sorts of things to this, I sometimes add roasted pumpkin or sweet potato and roasted walnuts/Pine nuts or cashews.
Apart from cooking the chicken ( which you could do the day before) it takes a matter of mins to throw this together ;D
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Those can sometimes be the best recipes when you have kids! I know when my kids were growing up, once I got home they wanted to eat in 15 minutes! Needless to say, there were lots of crock pot recipes in my house, and soups and stews! But my kids also loved salads, thank goodness, so this would have been a great recipe to have back then! Think I might try it for myself, too!
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Id love some of your Fav crockpot recipes Diane , I love mine and use it often :)
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We had a simple chicken and pasta soup tonight: chicken legs (3) boiled with a bit of chopped onion and celery. Salt, pepper, minced garlic, basil and rosemary to season. When fork tender, I added about 1/2 cup frozen peas and about a cup of whole wheat spiral pasta. It was served, as is everything at my house, with warmed corn tortillas.
Tomorrow's dinner will be "I dunno" slow cooker pork neck bones. *teeheeheeheeheeee!!!*
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Sounds lovely and good comfort food Julie :)
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Lemongrass and coconut Marinated pork and salad with baked sweet potato here last night :)
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Tomorrow's dinner will be "I dunno" slow cooker pork neck bones. *teeheeheeheeheeee!!!*
oooo - I add head of cabbage, carrots & onions to pork like that.
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"I dunno" slow cooker neckbones ended up being cooked, and eaten, at work for lunch yesterday. I added sauerkraut, small white skin on potatoes, caraway seed, salt and pepper. Rye bread and butter on the side. Our volunteers thought it was MUCH tastier than turkey leftovers they'd all brought. ;-)
There were two major accidents on my route home this evening. One of them completely closed my main road for quite a few hours....it took me 2 1/2 hours to travel what normally takes 40-45 minutes.
So when I picked my niece up from my husband's work, we came home to ham and cheese sandwiches on rye, the last little dab of chicken soup from Tuesday, and sliced mango. Filling, not heavy and FAST.
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Last night I made chicken chow mien and have enough left for tonight's meal and a couple of serves for the freezer.
I also Made banana muffins and much to my joy and lack of baking skills - "They turned out" :)
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Made some pork and onions with rice for myself. I hardly ever cook just for me, but made enough for a couple of meals, and it was good. This thread has got me thinking about cooking more often. Usually I just buy something quick -- even microwave dinners, since it's only me. But, it was actually fun!
I love cooking big meals for the family, and am really looking forward to the Christmas vacations with Rebekah coming home from Seattle for a week, and then Katy coming home from Texas for a week. Unfortunately, they only cross on one day, but, just happy to see them at Christmas!
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sounds yummy.
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We had the first of our Christmas catch ups on the weekend and I was sent home with enough Potato salad to feed the local baseball club.
had it on its own for the first night and then I though I wonder what I could turn it into :)
So I got my google shoes on and came across the EASIEST recipe.
Whisk a few eggs and add a touch of cream ( I didnt have any so substituted it for Mayo) and add it to the potato salad. I added some fresh chives and Parsley and an onion and some corn kernels . Give it a good mix and add all into a fry pan and put it in the oven until ready.
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Sounds yummy!
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Well, since my last post, we've had FOOD!! LOL Old friends were disappointed that we didn't prepare Thanksgiving dinner this year, so they "volunteered" us to prepare something for Christmas. My niece made a chicken stew that's then put into bolillo bread with curtido (a Central American slaw), radishes, lettuce and cucumber. The previously mentioned potato salad (note: go easy on the beets or you'll have purple/pink salad) and a chopped cucumber and lettuce salad with mayo dressing. Folks liked it......BUT.....again a bit disappointed. Since this is easy to prepare and feeds an army, guess what every other family was preparing for Christmas? LOL You got it!!
We got volunteered to prepare a New Years' dinner. When I said "It's gonna be American style" everyone was so happy! I'm glad too, as I have a ham in the freezer that I need to prep before it freezer burns. It'll go in the slow cooker. Sides will be a dressing, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes and a slow cooker pecan pie. Anything that doesn't get eaten will go onto partitioned styrofoam plates and into the freezer for instie dinners.
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Guess it fits the Foodie thread. My MIL got us a Keurig 2.0 for Christmas along with a couple refillable cups, so no more coffee sitting in the pot for 2-3 days while Shayne drinks the pot of coffee he made (I don't drink coffee). She also got a k-cup sampler that had 3 coffees and a cocoa in it. And, I picked up k-cup pack from Holiday of their coffee. Mostly, we'll just fill the reuseable cup, but it'll be fun to try different coffees. I got it set up, and tried the cocoa to see how it works. Shayne hasn't been home to try the coffee. [MIL also got me a box of tea (just Lipton bags), and I can use the Keurig to heat my water for me daily tea.]
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I love coffee , i really dont think I could get through the day without a cup or two. When I used to manage hotels and clubs here in Australia , I lived on 6-8 cups per day. It kept me going all day but it didnt help when I was trying to unwind of a night. These days if I have coffee after 5pm , I can guarantee im awake all night.
Italian salad here last night. Completely made up but it turned out quite good. I stirred through some chorizo sausage and some toasted ciabatta bread into a basic salad and used some of the fresh herbs ive been growing. Basil, Parsley and garlic chives.
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Oh, Ryan, you're a whimp in the coffee department!
I drink at least 30 cups a day! I used to have one of those big coffee makers that do "group coffee" and make 48 cups, and I'd start a second pot before the day was over! LOL
No, I have a Keurig Vue also, and it makes a 18 oz cup of coffee at a time, and I drink it from about 4-5 am until night time. Never keeps me up, and I've been doing it since my teens (which was a VERY long time ago!!!)
One of my kids is the same way in quantity, but the rest are more "normal" but still probably drink 6-8 cups a day. That's the Norwegian in us!
Chanda, you're going to love that Keurig. My problem is getting the cups for the view, but I love Amazon Prime, and they send me 6-8 boxes at a time.
Ryan, that food sounds fabulous!!!
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That sounds yummy, Ryan. Love ciabatta bread, well almost any bread.
We're having steak and potatoes tonight. I sliced up some potatoes threw them in a baking dish seasoned them and added some butter, will put it in the oven while I do chores; then cook the steak on the George grill and probably just heat some green beans for a vegie.
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I can't imagine drinking that much coffee.
Love the Keurig so far, not sure how thrilled Shayne is. I keep it ready to go, as Shayne would probably make a mesh filling the water reservoir; I also keep the reuseable k-cups filled with basic coffee. Love it for heating water for my daily tea, found someone that will take the Earl Grey off my hands, so I can keep buying the variety box and get a bit of variety in my tea. [Drink a lot of plain black too; just basic Lipton, as it's readily available around here. When I can get it, I like Red Rose brand.]
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Well I thought 6-8 cups a day was alot, I think id be bouncing off the walls if I consumed 30 cups. :)
The machine you are talking about, is it one of the "Pod" machines or is it percolated coffee ? I promised myself this year I wouldnt stop on the way to work for coffee as it costs a fortune and I could think of a million things that I could put the money towards. So far , Ive failed miserably in the two days Ive been back at work LOL. First day I was running late as I was trying to find a fly veil in the long grass, this morning I was out of milk.
Have to shop on the way home, so I will make sure Milks on the shopping list.
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Well I thought 6-8 cups a day was alot, I think id be bouncing off the walls if I consumed 30 cups. :)
The machine you are talking about, is it one of the "Pod" machines or is it percolated coffee ? I promised myself this year I wouldnt stop on the way to work for coffee as it costs a fortune and I could think of a million things that I could put the money towards. So far , Ive failed miserably in the two days Ive been back at work LOL. First day I was running late as I was trying to find a fly veil in the long grass, this morning I was out of milk.
Have to shop on the way home, so I will make sure Milks on the shopping list.
Mine is a pod machine, brews a single cup at a time (you can set it to brew a pot too, but I don't want to buy the extra carafe for that, so will just plug in the old machine when I need to make a pot, which is rare); you can get refillable pods for it, so we have 3 of those.
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Might see if I can track one down here :)
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Brought some fresh leg ham on the way home from work last night and had it with a garden salad.
Fresh Pineapple, watermelon, rock melon, strawberries, Banana, passion fruit (homegrown), apple with some yogurt for dessert :)
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Mango Chicken salad here Sunday night and then used the last of the roast chicken to make burritos last night.
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This week we had beef rib and vegetables soup, chicken vegetable soup, and a shrimp with tomato cream sauce served over fettucini. We also had chicken with a diced tomato and caper sauce over white rice.
It's very telling...when I cook at home, I don't get cravings for sweets. When I eat I'm satisfied. I eat until I feel full and then quit. Feeling full is NOT usually a normal thing for me, that's why I have such a love/hate relationship with food. (Among other reasons.)
We had to eat at Denny's while on the road today. I had a surprisingly good skewered steak served over new tomatoes, roasted peppers and onions with fried eggs. Has kept me full from 2 p.m. until now, and I'll be good until morning!
Everyone else just came in and they're very, very hungry. See y'all later!
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I've been avoiding this thread! The thought of a food thread next to our exercise thread cracks me up!!
First oh my word on the amount of coffee y'all drink! I do 1-2 cups in the morning. And only 1 in evening if on foal watch. I buzz like a bee after 2 cups!
I like to have an occasional tea and usually 1 soda daily. The rest of the time it's as much water as I can muster.
I have a weakness for thick hearty soups and stews.were usually big eaters, but pretty healthy as we eat a lot of fresh produce. I have already started planning spring garden. Can't wait to get that going!
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If I have coffee after lunch it keeps me awake all night. I love soups and stews holly, my fav food. Love cooking these types of foods in winter and making enough that there is plenty of left overs.
Cant wait to hear about your garden :) Mine was non existent this year :-\ Ive planted a few herbs in pots but as for the rest, will have to wait till spring in sept.
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Chili Con Carn and rice for dinner here last night :)
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Oh, yummy!!!
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Sliced a grilled chicken breast and added it to a green salad last night for dinner. I fried up some prosciutto till it went crispy and then sprinkled it over the salad.
Made a dressing for the salad using a banana passion fruit , lime and olive oil :)
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Made curried sausages for dinner on Monday and had that with rice. Tuesday we had a roasted butterfly chicken (marinated in a spicy mango chutney) with roasted veggies and fresh beans. Last night we had a smokey chorizo , sweet potato and fetta salad.
Not sure what will be on the menu for tonight :)
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Has anyone here ever made their own cheese(s) from either cows milk or goats milk?
We are coffee drinkers. Once I hit late teeneagerhood, I kept a pot percolating on the stove when out doing winter chores while caring for 30 horses on 10 acres.
Now, I not only drink coffee in the AM, but join my night working hubby for coffee when he eats breakfast - sometimes as much as 1/2 a pot or so. Now I'm not sure how long we've had our Kurerig. We have both the "wire" basket that coffee/tea grounds can go in by itself, and the baskets that a mini coffee filter goes in (LOVE IT!). I add cinnamon to every cup and have to be careful not to put too much in, which clogs the water flow.
I have worked at the Spay Neuter Vet clinic for over 3 years now. I really enjoy my coffee and today, found out no one said anything about being out of coffee. So as soon as check in was over, even though we were short handed, I left to go get individual coffees at the closest gas station. BUT the lot was covered w/ power trucks, so I went on a couple more miles to the Piggly Wiggly. Got back with plenty of coffee, sugar and creamer and w/i minutes was more relaxed w/ a steaming mug w/ golden coffee!! 2 more large mugs before lunch. Have had water (both hot and cold) since and then have had about 15 oz of diet coke this eve.
Oi, need to go to bed!!
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Ryan,
Hope you have similar products in Australia, as Mom's chili uses pre-packaged ingredients.
Two cans diced tomatoes (15oz each) [Her original recipe called for canned whole tomatoes, then chopped, but diced are now available.]
1 can kidney beans with juice (15 oz)
1 can mushrooms (4oz drained)
1# browned hamburger
onion browned with the meat to your taste (I just used dried minced out of the cupboard, as we don't use a lot of fresh onion)
and 1 packet chili pre-mix, we use McCormicks mild (think I spelled that right).
http://www.mccormick.com/spices-and-flavors/recipe-mixes/chili/chili-seasoning-mix-mild
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Yummo thanks for that . yes we can get McCormick products here , Ill grab the rest of the ingredients over the weekend :)
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Depending how big an eater you are and what you serve with it, it makes about 4 servings.
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I don't think I've ever added mushrooms to chili mix! We do add peppers (I like sweet types, Larry will add jalapeno). We also will add a couple chunks of carrot, then leave the mix in the crock pot or on the stove to simmer. when the chunks of carrot can no longer be found, the chili is totally ready to eat! Of course, we sometimes mix it up, heat it and eat it right then, too. But it's always better when it simmers and all the flavors mix together, though.
I add cornbread to the mix, I often eat my chili over the cornbread rather than as a side...
I'm drooling but chili is out for a bit yet... :( Still having to take it very easy (mild) and VERY small portions right now - a little more often. As it gets going again, tummy making LOTs of rumbling noise. Really startled a couple of people on Thursday at work and that was just with eating crackers!
OK, have to leave this thread now. Tummy just isn't ready for what I'm starting to think about. BUT then again, maybe that's a good sign!
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Oh my, the more I read about the chili, the more I think I'm going to have to set some up to cook!! I love chili too!!
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My mouth is watering :)
Didnt get a chance to make it over the weekend as I had to take my Goddaughter to Pony Club. I have most of the ingredients ready to go :)
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We had tortellini here last night with a tomato based sauce . My SIL gave me some fresh spinach, rocket, basil so I used that along with a few other things. Had some Garlic bread with it.
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We had tortellini here last night with a tomato based sauce . My SIL gave me some fresh spinach, rocket, basil so I used that along with a few other things. Had some Garlic bread with it.
Probably have asked before, but what is Rocket?
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I think its known as Arugula there :) Its a peppery leaf thats great in salads and pasta
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I think its known as Arugula there :) Its a peppery leaf thats great in salads and pasta
Ok, I've heard of Arugula, but not sure if I've eaten it.
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I really like it but I would say its an acquired taste.
Arugula , Sliced Pear and Sliced Parmesan makes the quickest salad. For a dressing I just add a tablespoon of lemon juice and a little olive oil. Ive added cooked chicken and also smoked salmon and it was really good. The other night I served it with a scotch fillet steak and that was great too :)
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I really like it but I would say its an acquired taste.
Arugula , Sliced Pear and Sliced Parmesan makes the quickest salad. For a dressing I just add a tablespoon of lemon juice and a little olive oil. Ive added cooked chicken and also smoked salmon and it was really good. The other night I served it with a scotch fillet steak and that was great too :)
I buy the lettuce mixes, and I'm pretty sure it's in a few of those. Shayne doesn't eat salad, and I don't always get through a head of lettuce before its been in the fridge too long, so I buy the pre-mixes and get a variety when I do buy "salad"
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I had a go at making the chutney with some of the apples and Nashi pears I grew and It turned out great.
Found a recipe online that I used and everyone that has tried it , loved it.
Someone that tried it thought it would be good as a sweet with a biscuit crumb on top and covered in whipped cream , sounds good to me :)
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Great! You'll have to share the recipe, and I'll compare it to the ones I have. Always looking for something better!
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I did a piece of Pork belly in the oven on the weekend and we had it in tortilla bread with salad and some of the homemade chutney I made. Diane Ill put the recipe up for it (chutney) tomorrow :)
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Thanks!
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I couldn't resist the purchase of Australian Lamb Chops! So...RYAN, RYAN, RYYYYYYYYYAAAAANNNNNN!! Quick, help!! What are some simple ways to prepare these chops?
I'm afraid to look for any recipes that might me too "froo, froo" since Ingrid is very, very hesitant to try anything new. I have the typical salt, pepper, onions, tomato, garlic, dried herbs like oregano, thyme, rosemary and fresh mint (still growing in it's cinderblock planter, I'm SO proud of it!!)
Would it be alright just lightly fried in olive oil with salt, pepper, and a sprinkling of mint?? Thanks Aussie Friend!!
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What I ended up doing with my lovely lamb chops....I DID lightly fry them. I had five, so used about 1 tablespoon each of olive oil and butter into a heated cast iron skillet. Med-high heat, and when I could smell the olive oil bloom, added the chops. I'd rubbed them with fresh ground sea salt and black pepper while waiting on the oil to heat. Fried for 3-4 minutes, then turned them and added sliced onion. Fried 3-4 minutes more then onto the serving platter they went. I garnished with fresh mint. (Have I said before that I love my mint plant?? :-* ) LOL
We stayed very simple, this was the first time for my niece to have lamb. I haven't had it since I was a child, so was a bit leery of my own cooking. ::)
I made Jasmine rice as a side, and we had mango slices. Served the lamb on a bed of rice, with a sprinkle of balsamic vinegar. Yummy, yummy, in our tummies!
I'll still expect some helpful mutton recipes though. Our local store is carrying quite a bit right now (Easter??) and I'm trying to expand our diets.
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Sorry im only seeing this Now Julie :)
I hope Ingrid enjoyed them :) Out of curiosity , How much did you pay for them , if you dont mind me asking. Lamb is very expensive here :(
I have a great recipe if you ever come across a Leg of lamb. The one I do is in the slow cooker. Dont think i would ever do Lamb in the oven again after having it in the slow cooker. It melts in your mouth and theres always plenty of left overs to use in other recipes :)
let me know If you would like the recipe and Ill post it , its basic and not alot of Ingredients :)
I made a chicken farmhouse casserole on the weekend ( just the McCormick packet) I doubled it as I had 2kg of chicken thigh fillets. I added some fresh Thyme and basil to the recipe and it was very nice. There was plenty of left overs that went straight into the freezer.
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I hope Ingrid enjoyed them :) Out of curiosity , How much did you pay for them , if you dont mind me asking. Lamb is very expensive here :(
I have a great recipe if you ever come across a Leg of lamb. The one I do is in the slow cooker. Dont think i would ever do Lamb in the oven again after having it in the slow cooker. It melts in your mouth and theres always plenty of left overs to use in other recipes :)
No idea what lamb goes for, but just a little bit of a funny story about cooking lamb... Shortly out of college, I worked at a USDA sheep research station, literally 1000s of head of sheep. One of my co-workers decided to make us lamb cabbage rolls; even though we were surrounded by sheep, due to regulations, he had to drive 40-50 miles to the nearest town with a decent grocery store and buy the lamb for the recipe. And, for my first try of lamb and any type of cabbage rolls, they weren't half bad.
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I couldn't resist the purchase of Australian Lamb Chops! So...RYAN, RYAN, RYYYYYYYYYAAAAANNNNNN!! Quick, help!! What are some simple ways to prepare these chops?
I'm afraid to look for any recipes that might me too "froo, froo" since Ingrid is very, very hesitant to try anything new. I have the typical salt, pepper, onions, tomato, garlic, dried herbs like oregano, thyme, rosemary and fresh mint (still growing in it's cinderblock planter, I'm SO proud of it!!)
Would it be alright just lightly fried in olive oil with salt, pepper, and a sprinkling of mint?? Thanks Aussie Friend!!
Edited to add results:
What I ended up doing with my lovely lamb chops....I DID lightly fry them. I had five, so used about 1 tablespoon each of olive oil and butter into a heated cast iron skillet. Med-high heat, and when I could smell the olive oil bloom, added the chops. I'd rubbed them with fresh ground sea salt and black pepper while waiting on the oil to heat. Fried for 3-4 minutes, then turned them and added sliced onion. Fried 3-4 minutes more then onto the serving platter they went. I garnished with fresh mint. (Have I said before that I love my mint plant?? :-* ) LOL
We stayed very simple, this was the first time for my niece to have lamb. I haven't had it since I was a child, so was a bit leery of my own cooking. ::)
I made Jasmine rice as a side, and we had mango slices. Served the lamb on a bed of rice, with a sprinkle of balsamic vinegar. Yummy, yummy, in our tummies!
I'll still expect some helpful mutton recipes though. Our local store is carrying quite a bit right now (Easter??) and I'm trying to expand our diets.
Every so often i try to be good and get "healthy" salad dressings made from/with oils/vinaigrette's. My "healthy eating" never lasts long enough to finish off even a small bottle of dressing (& balsamic vinegar's have a tendency to make me ill) - so i end up finishing them off using them as a marinade - soaking chops (usually pork).
I need to check out the lamb chops - I've only had lamb on rotisserie when we were overseas (Greek gyros) and not so sure what they use for gyros here in US is "real" lamb/mutton. Think u'd be able to pick some up, bring to work & I could meet you?? OR need to do a run down your way on the weekend...
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Sorry im only seeing this Now Julie :)
I hope Ingrid enjoyed them :) Out of curiosity , How much did you pay for them , if you dont mind me asking. Lamb is very expensive here :(
I have a great recipe if you ever come across a Leg of lamb. The one I do is in the slow cooker. Dont think i would ever do Lamb in the oven again after having it in the slow cooker. It melts in your mouth and theres always plenty of left overs to use in other recipes :)
let me know If you would like the recipe and Ill post it , its basic and not alot of Ingredients :)
I made a chicken farmhouse casserole on the weekend ( just the McCormick packet) I doubled it as I had 2kg of chicken thigh fillets. I added some fresh Thyme and basil to the recipe and it was very nice. There was plenty of left overs that went straight into the freezer.
OK Ryan - that must be a monster sized slow cooker OR a very small leg of lamb?? We, every now and then, get a leg of lamb and totally enjoy them - rubbed w/ lots of mustard, garlic & peppers, sea salt. Always stuck out of our roasting pans (large enough to do 25# turkeys), so had to be covered in foil... OMG you guys are makeing me hungry, but so much nicer a subject to enjoy!
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Its a rather large slow cooker :)
I rub the leg in Apricot jam or breakfast marmalade and then sprinkle with dried mint and rosemary. I layer the bottom of the slow cooker with carrots and onions and then place the lamb on top and cook for 8-10 hours. The meat falls apart, so good :)
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Its a rather large slow cooker :)
I rub the leg in Apricot jam or breakfast marmalade and then sprinkle with dried mint and rosemary. I layer the bottom of the slow cooker with carrots and onions and then place the lamb on top and cook for 8-10 hours. The meat falls apart, so good :)
THIS ^^^^^^ SOUNDS DELICIOUS!! I'll have to see if I can pick up a lamb leg soon!
As far as the lamb chops go, they're quite pricey here too. If I remember correctly they were about $6 per pound. I picked them up when they were marked down, paid about $4.50 for the 5 chops.
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Not a big fan of lamb, but it does sound good!!
This thread just makes my mouth water! Cooking for 1 isn't any fun and I've been doing it for years and still hate it, but Easter is coming, and I'm looking forward to cooking for my whole family that will be here -- only 14 for Easter Dinner. Then starting to plan our vacation in June, where I get to cook for the whole clan of 22 !! Now THAT'S when I have all the fun! 22 for breakfast, lunch and dinner! YEAH!!!
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I made soup on the weekend , has heaps and heaps of veggies in it. The weather has been terrible , the fire has been on constantly and i can see winter coats growing from inside :D
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Had a couple of stay inside weather days over the long weekend here. So firstly I hit the Dandenong Market and then i got cooking. I managed to get a few packs of those crappy take away containers so i could load the freezer. Made a Thai curry , chicken and veggie lasagne and another massive batch of soup :)
This weekend Im going to do Lamb Shank soup in the slow cooker and also a slow cooker chicken and veggie stew.
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I need to come to your house! All sounds so good!
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Your welcome anytime :)
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Made a chicken sweet potato and cashew curry on the weekend was so nice and made some coconut rice to have with it.
I recently discovered that my "jaffle maker" is not only for savory things but for sweet things too. Its like a toastie maker that seals the edges shut. Grated Chocolate, banana & cinnamon :)
Anyone else cooking ?
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Anyone with simple meal suggestions or recipes for summer time meals. Whatever it is, must have meat in the meal/recipe or Shayne doesn't think it's a meal. I'm so sick of cooking, but we still need to eat. Oh, and we have lots of beef since we raise Red Angus cattle. No pork recipes, Shayne is allergic and I'm not a fan. TY.
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Ryan, that sounds fabulous! Okay, I'm game, what is a "jaffle maker" ??
And Chanda, when we were raising Angus my dad was the same way. It wasn't a meal if there wasn't beef included!
I'll have to give some thought to summer meals. I'll be cooking on vacation starting Saturday with the whole family there, so 18 of us -- which gives me lots of fun times in the kitchen! I so look forward to cooking for my whole family again. But they're happy if I just make their favorite meals in large portions!
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Shayne will eat chicken, too; but there has to be meat in the meal. I can eat just a pasta salad for a meal, meat or not in it.
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Ok this is a Jaffle Maker, Though Its probably known as something else to you :)
Chanda I hear you, I get so sick of cooking the same things all the time, especially this time of the year as I have hardly anytime to get things done before its dark after work. Ive got a mexican spice rub recipe at home ( thats very mild ) , I usually rub it all over the beef and slow cook it all day. The first day I have it with some kind of Veggies or noodles, the second in tortilla wraps with lettuce, tomato, cheese etc and the third in some kind of stir fry with veggies and Soy, honey, garlic etc.
I will have a look at home for some recipes for you Chanda .
Diane , so what are these meals that your kids love ? Have a wonderful time on vacation with everyone :)
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So original, Ryan, it's called a sandwich maker; at least that's what mine is called. Mom picked it up new in the box at a garage sale before I got married. I like the hot sandwiches it makes, just don't use it very often.
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Thought it might be known as something different there, Our "Sandwhich makers" dont seal the edges shut , these i like much better :)
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I had a feeling it was a sandwich maker you might be talking about. I have one too, and the sandwich plates remove and can be put in reversed, which makes two flat surfaces too.
Let's see: Lasagna and stuff Manicotti with homemade meatballs, Beef Stroganoff, Corned Beef & Cabbage, Ham with Pineapple Bake and Cheesy potatoes, Roast pork loin with Kaneflies, then one night of grilling steak burgers & hot dogs with home made 7-bean baked beans and potatoe salad, and of course we always have Friday night be a fish fry with all the fish caught during the week. Then about 16+ pounds of bacon and about 14 dozen eggs for breakfast -- all styles of eggs cooked, and you can imagine we have 2-3 coffee pots running full all the time (my kids drink coffee like I do), lots of sandwiches for lunch. I have a hearty bunch of eaters in my family!
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Yum Yum Yum !!!!!
Its 7am here and my mouth is watering :)
I might need your recipes for beef stroganoff and the ham and Pineapple bake when you return from vacation Diane :)
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JUNE 8 2017 WE WERE TIRED OF PIZZAS WITH CHEESE THAT WOULDN'T STRING . THEY ALL SEEM TO HAVE ARTIFICAL CHEESE OR SOMETHING ON THEM AND I LIKE GOOEY MOTZzRELLA. MY PHOTO HOMEMADE PIZZA. CRUST MADE WITH ONE ENVELOP OF YEAST. Pepparoni, onion, and lots Italian sausage
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Sounds yum :)
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Will do Ryan. My family loves food, that's for sure.
I just got back from buying 18 boxes of cereal since the grocery has BOGO sale -- around my house, they call that "snack food". And the grandkids especially like it if I pour it in the plastic "wine or martini" glasses -- they think that's special. Good afternoon snack. Little do they know it's all good for them -- more the yogurt, dried berries, nuts, etc., type cereal. But they'll eat anything if you put it in a "fancy" glass!
So exited that vacation is starting on Saturday. I so enjoy having all my kids and grandkids around. Here's a picture of our vacation rental before and after they built the houses along side. Big enough to hold all 18 of us, and with the big long dock for my son's big boat.
Here's a link to the home -- wish I had the money to own this! http://www.annamariaparadise.com/casadelsol.htm
The grandkids love it 'cause they all get to sleep together in one room! It's like camping out for them! And they get along really well and are so excited to see each other.
But this year, I bought a new laptop, so I'll be checking in here every day, too. Don't want to miss the activity!!
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Amazing I wish you all so much fun :)
Looks as though your going to have a great time together , that house is huge !! Hopefully you catch plenty of fish when on the boat ;pray
What the kids dont know wont hurt them , much better than candy.
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Yes, and grandma loves cooking from scratch! But "cereal" I don't make! Ha!
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Whats everyone eating lately ? Needing quick easy meal ideas as we move towards the warmer months here :)
Made the easiest risotto the other day. (To that day I had failed miserably)
Set the oven to 180 degrees fan forced.
On the stove in a fry pan , cook some chicken (until brown) add to oven proof dish ( mines one of those ceramic ones with a lid)
cook some onion , celery, bell pepper & stir through some dried italian herbs ( add to the oven dish)
add some chopped mushrooms and peas to the oven proof dish and stir
Pour in 1litre of Chicken stock and give it a good stir. Put the lid on and into the oven.
Stir every 20 mins and it should be ready when the stock has dried up (30-35 mins depending on your oven)
Add some fresh herbs and serve
Yet to try but i think this would be good with beef and beef stock.