FOOD What's cooking today?

nomifyle

nomifyle

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DH had a nice big omelet and raisin english muffins around noon. For me I cooked a cup of dry lentils, added some of my dehydrated carrots and brussel sprouts. Also dumped some quinoa in the pan, and added chicken boullion . It's tasty and I like lentils, DH would starve first. The dehydrated (the carrots were from fresh, the brussel sprouts were from frozen). They rehydrated nicely. That one cup of dry lentils and about 1/2 cup dry quinoa made quite a bit of food, I ate maybe 1 and 1/2 cups and I'm stuffed.

Now what in the world am I going to fix for DH's supper. He has purposely trimmed down and when he didn't feel well he looked so thin. And when we were filling gas cans yesterday it was windy and he had to hold onto the side of the truck. No problem for me I've got an anchor clanker.

God is good all the time

Judy
 
20Gauge

20Gauge

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We are trying out two new things today.

1) Pork cat food.
2) Beef soup. I say soup as it won't be thick enough to be stew.

Both are canning items. The pork cat food is for variety and the fact that it is getting hard to find the good cat food these days.
 
nomifyle

nomifyle

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20Gauge said:
We are trying out two new things today.

1) Pork cat food.
2) Beef soup. I say soup as it won't be thick enough to be stew.

Both are canning items. The pork cat food is for variety and the fact that it is getting hard to find the good cat food these days.
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so the pork is strictly for the cats and the beef soup is human food?

God is good all the time

Judy
 
bdande

bdande

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I woke up super hungry this morning because I didn't really have dinner last night. I made some homemade pico de gallo, grilled some chicken breast, red, orange and yellow bell peppers and some banana squash in my foreman grill. I also heated up 2 flour tortillas and added a little pepper jack cheese to the tortillas. It was really good.
 
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I started some pinto beans soaking last night, and cooked them this morning. When they were soft, I added some bouillon/soup base, then added some frozen spinach and a pound of hamburger. Broke the hamburger up, and when everything was done and most of the moisture had evaporated (I was cooking in my big electric skillet, which I love) I turned the heat down and sprinkled some grated cheese on top, sharp cheddar. It was very good, maybe a little salty which means I probably put in just a little bit too much of the bouillon.

I've been experimenting with things -- I used to use a lot of chili powder and/or cayenne pepper in bean dishes, and in a lot of what we ate, really. But it triggers my fibromyalgia, and does something bad to my daughter -- if she gets any pepper (the nightshade kind, not black pepper) she's miserable for days or weeks. We are learning to like the actual flavors of the food, without as much seasoning in things.

Kathleen
 
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raven

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took out the crockpot
put an onion and a couple sticks of celery through a food processor - because she will not eat an onion if she sees it
chopped a carrot and added a couple cups of water
skinned a chicken and added basil, thyme, pepper, salt
cooked it for three and a half hours - because at four hours you can't get the chicken out the pot
removed the meat and chopped it up.
added peas and egg noodles

Man style - Chicken Noodle Stew
makes enough for a couple days
 
Signwatcher

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Marie Callender and I had a confab in the kitchen. We decided on Turkey and Stuffing Thanksgiving Pie with added shredded cheese, asparagus, Hawaiin Bread with butter, French Onion Sun Chips and French Onion dip, along with a couple of oatmeal cookies.

Strange, but true tale from Flake City.
 
Signwatcher

Signwatcher

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Signwatcher said:
Marie Callender and I had a confab in the kitchen. We decided on Turkey and Stuffing Thanksgiving Pie with added shredded cheese, asparagus, Hawaiin Bread with butter, French Onion Sun Chips and French Onion dip, along with a couple of oatmeal cookies.

Strange, but true tale from Flake City.
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I discovered my Redi wip use by date is the 17th, so I topped the cookies with it! Tasty!
 
Persimmon

Persimmon

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20Gauge said:
We are trying out two new things today.

1) Pork cat food.
2) Beef soup. I say soup as it won't be thick enough to be stew.

Both are canning items. The pork cat food is for variety and the fact that it is getting hard to find the good cat food these days.
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My cat goes crazy when we are having pork bbq. I’m sure she’d absolutely love pork cat food.
 
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Terrwyn

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We are starting to use some of our non-perishable preps, just to keep them in the food rotation. The white rice will keep for a long time, but I've had old dried beans that wouldn't cook up, so I'm focusing on those.

Kathleen
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Seems like I read in one of my cooking with storage foods that old beans can be ground in a grinder and added to bread for added nutrition. Been years since I looked through them though
 
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xtreme_right

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Freeholder said:
The white rice will keep for a long time, but I've had old dried beans that wouldn't cook up, so I'm focusing on those.
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Baking Soda And Dried Beans? (Benefits and Downsides) - Miss Vickie

Boil-Freeze-Thaw Method

This is another technique that promises to work like a charm when it comes to soaking and cooking dried beans without the use of baking soda. The entire procedure is easy:

  • Combine water and dried beans in the ratio of 10 cups of water per 1 lb of beans
  • You can either soak them overnight or use the quick soak technique. Boil the dried beans and water for about 2min, cover, and then soak for about 1hr.
  • Cook/simmer the soaked beans between 45mins and 2 hours depending on the variety and extent of soaking.
  • Let the beans cool off before freezing. You can speed up the cooling by pouring over or rinsing the hot beans with cold water.
  • Thaw the frozen beans whenever you want to cook.
The science behind this method is straightforward. Freezing the slightly soaked/cooked beans breaks down the cells structure and walls.
 

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Terrwyn said:
Seems like I read in one of my cooking with storage foods that old beans can be ground in a grinder and added to bread for added nutrition. Been years since I looked through them though
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I've heard that, too, and I have actually purchased bean flour and used it in various baked goods. As long as it's a small percentage, it's fine. Too much tastes like uncooked dry beans -- I don't think it's possible to cook them long enough in most baked goods for them to get really done.

Kathleen
 
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etdeb

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Crawfish spaghetti because roast in crock pot does not seem to be cooking. Old crock pot maybe going out.
 
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