What are you cooking?

[jaylach]

Stew is started but way too late for eating tonight. It contains 2 pounds of sirloin tips, pearl onions, red bell pepper, rainbow colored taters, green beans, diced fire roasted tomatoes and a lot of carrots. It will go for 3-4 hours tonight in my smaller, 5 quart, crock pot then to the fridge until tomorrow when it will cook on low for several more hours. Does not currently look much like a stew but will when cooked down. I MAY take a 15 minute round trip walk to a liqueur store to pick up some Burgundy which I normally add for richness but we shall see. It has been WAY too long since I've done a stew so I'm excited. Some may question the fire roasted tomatoes but I happen to like them in a stew as they add needed acid.

 

[fishorama]

That made me remember chicken fried steak as 1 of the few school cafeteria foods I'd eat. I don't think I've had it as an adult.

 

[jaylach]

Tonight will be beef stew and garlic bread. Stew is on the second cooking and will be ready when the root veggies get soft.

I have a love/hate thing going with slow cooking but the love side wins. LOL! The issue is the smells all day long which makes me constantly hungry.

 

[jaylach]

Stew turned out great. It is a bit more liquid than normal which I would normally thicken with some instant taters but don't think I will do so this time. It is really good as is so why fix what isn't broken. I WILL save some of the liquid as a sort of French Dip type sauce but have 2-3 stew meals before worrying about the left overs.

Actually I sort of think of beef stew and and pot roast as the same thing. The only real difference is that the meat is cut up in a stew but a big chunk in a pot roast. Love them both either way.

 

[fishorama]

I'm trying a new strange stovetop version of chicken with cheese. I'm using havgus cheese. A friend brought it from a European trip. I looked it up & it's a Danish hard sheep cheese. It tastes good in a manchego/sheep kind of way. I'm sauteing chicken bite size chunks in olive oil. Then I'll add garlic & some whipped cream cheese, maybe a bit of lemon juice &/or butter & salt, for a sauce & serve on pasta. Now I'm thinking of adding some frozen spinach too.

It may turn out good but probably at least ok. I'm getting a late start after we watched our Phillies win. Starvation might make it even better!!

Is anyone familiar with havgus cheese? When I searched some came up with havarti. I've only had that a few times & don't remember what it's like. Softer than havgus, maybe a matter of aging & country of origin? Another sheep cheese? Wish me luck!

@jaylach, I don't make stew anymore, I'm all into pot roast! But neither has green beans. We're red wine drinkers but not for cooking. A friend said he had the best steak marinade using wine & herbs. Meh, to each their own, we were disappointed with his recipe. We did eat it but never again, lol. I think this may be the same guy that brought bear burgers to a work cook out. I tried it but I don't need to ever try it again.

 

[Cisco_Ray]

Pork and red peppers, Rice, Salad and Avocado.

 

[Back in the fold]

I made spaghetti yesterday . Used Prego store bought sauce and added a whole onion diced up and a can of diced tomatoes . Simple , fast and I have leftovers .

 

[gwand]

I made spaghetti yesterday . Used Prego store bought sauce and added a whole onion diced up and a can of diced tomatoes . Simple , fast and I have leftovers .

Good carb loading for your running!

 

[Back in the fold]

Good carb loading for your running!

Stuff I’ve read lately on what the runners training diet should be will really baffle you . Everybody has a different idea and carbo loading seems to be out of fashion with most recommendations calling for low fat diets and minimal carbohydrates . Kind of like fish keeping . Everybody has an idea but not all are good . Others still have the old notion that when you run you can eat anything . I tend to fall in the middle . The old spaghetti / carbo loading diet always served me well and I still like my ice cream . Fad diets are for the birds . Just eat smart and healthy and you can’t go wrong .

 

[Oldspartan]

Had my visiting LA cousin over for a meal. She is here for her 60th Class reunion. She brought my mom to the meal.

Too hot for any kind of fire, in or out, so we bought a variety of deli meats and cheeses. Also, soft Taco to make wraps, Made fruit salad with banana, pineapple, musk melon, strawberries, peaches. apples, pears and cherries. The salad was topped with smoked sharp sage cheese. Milkshakes touched with a splash of maple honey mead finished it all off.

It was nice seeing Trish and we made plans for a party of six at a local Italian joint for Thursday.

 

[fishorama]

@Oldspartan your fruit salad sounds great!!

My experimental pasta havgus "Florentine" turned out way better than I'd hoped! I skipped lemon & butter but added a generous amount of spinach, a splash of milk & a sprinkle of seasoned salt. Still yummy at lunch today.

 

[Cisco_Ray]

Pork stir fry with Rice for dinner today.

 

[Beastije]

Finally a meal I want to post! Bought fresh made gnocchi, zucchini, cream, garlic, and dried tomatoes. I do not have any cheese that would match!!! Blasphemy. Not even parmigiana in the freezer. That makes me a little bit sad but overall the meal is amazing

 

[gwand]

I’m making my usual Wednesday dinner. I steam organic baby potatoes and organic string beans and then chill. Once chilled I add Wild Planet (no salt added) line caught skip jack tuna. Everything gets tossed with extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice and a touch of mayonnaise. It’s my version of salad Nicoise. Sometimes I use fresh tuna instead of canned. But the Wild Planet brand is very low in mercury compared to fresh tuna.

 

[WhistlingBadger]

Elk tamales baby! Neither I nor my family are sad about these. Soooo good.