Cooking & Baking
Related: About this forumWhat's for Dinner ~ Wednesday March 28th
How is it almost April already? I've zombied through almost the whole month!
Bill wandered in with a Burgundy marinated beef roast earlier, which is now in the crock pot. Our grocer sells steaks with the same marinade and they are amazing. This is the first time we have tried the roast. Not sure what I will do with it after it has cooked...I may just roast veggies on the side.
What's for dinner where you are?
yellerpup
(12,254 posts)I soaked the hominy overnight and put it on a few hours ago. It's simmering now with pork chops, peppers, cilantro, onion, and garlic and before I'm through I'll probably add some more veggies. It just stopped raining but it feels raw, so this hearty stew will make me very happy at dinner time. I can hardly wait!
Lucinda
(31,170 posts)Must give it a go sometime!
yellerpup
(12,254 posts)from scratch: 24 hr. soak, gentle simmer and letting the corn cool of in the broth resulted in 'popped' hominy when I added in the onion, carrot, pepper, pork chunks, & herbs and brought it back to a simmer. I tried doing this once before, but I used the giant hominy (like Corn-Nuts size) and the result was the same. The kernels pop in the broth and remain chewy. Any ideas what I'm doing wrong? Canned hominy comes tender and intact but mine won't come out that way.
Lucinda
(31,170 posts)talks about her's being tender. She soaks for a shorter time (she did 6 hours) and then cooks for four hours....but it may be due to the product she's using....
yellerpup
(12,254 posts)I guess I just overcooked it.
eridani
(51,907 posts)Mick Kelly's Irish Pub, so something with soda bread for sure.
Hope it was a great night!
pinto
(106,886 posts)Have chicken stock on hand, a bay leaf to toss in and some dense wheat bread for dunking...
pinto
(106,886 posts)quickly under the broiler with the buttered wheat bread, till both were browned. Good stuff.
My sundown walk is iffy...may be a movie and some sweets.
Lucinda
(31,170 posts)Roasted veggie anything is a win with me!
supernova
(39,345 posts)work Sun-Thur til 9pm. now. Glad for the work, but makes eating schedules a little off.
SO made a delicious baked fish last night. Flounder Filets topped with EVOO, Dill, and smothered in fresh lemon slices. Having that with:
Lima beads cooked in a little fatback
Broccoli in garlic and EVOO.
GF bread w/ port wine cheeseball to go with.
This will keep me going this evening at work.
That fish is da bomb! I told the SO let's make that one of our go to dishes this hot weather season.
Lucinda
(31,170 posts)Jealous!
Phentex
(16,334 posts)Another night of dropping kids off, etc.
I googled a creamy chicken and rice recipe for the crock pot and found this:
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An easy chicken and rice recipe from Paige.
Cook Time: 9 hours
Total Time: 9 hours
Ingredients:
chicken tenders (3 per person)
cream of mushroom soup (1 can for 2-3 people, 2 for 4-6)
Mrs. Grass Onion Soup Mix (1 per each can of soup)
1 Tbsp olive oil
long grain brown rice (1 cup per can of soup)
1 Tbsp whole thyme, crushed
salt and pepper to taste
desired amount of broccoli florettes (optional)
diced red pepper (optional)
Preparation:
When using brown rice, you need 2 1/4 cups liquid for each 1 cup rice. So I empty my can of soup into a measuring cup, and add water (or white wine) to equal 2 1/2 (not a typo, you need the extra for the onion soup mix). Heat olive oil in a saute pan, and add rice until it begins to crackle, but not brown. This will make the rice dense, and help it keep it's shape while cooking. Whisk together the soups and additional H2o, herbs and seasonings. Combine all ingredients (except veggies) in crock, and cook on high 4-6 hours, or 8-10 hours on low. During last 30-45 minutes, add desired veggies.
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However, I don't have some of that so I made my own creamy stuff using salt free chicken broth and some sour cream. And I used boneless chicken breasts. I sauteed the rice with olive oil but added chopped onions as well. No onion soup mix but used garlic, black pepper, dried thyme and pepper flakes but did not add the broccoli. Will have the broccoli on the side.
Smells good so far!
Lucinda
(31,170 posts)I'd like to try something like this soon. How did it turn out?
Phentex
(16,334 posts)but apparently got mushier before they ate it. No complaints on the flavor though.
Viva_La_Revolution
(28,791 posts)both the side dishes are experiments. I'll check in later with the results
Lucinda
(31,170 posts)Bill doesn't like it much, but I love it, especially mashed, so I am always looking for fun things to do with it!
Viva_La_Revolution
(28,791 posts)the recipe called for adding seasoned bread crumbs to butter and onions, then mixing in the barely cooked florets. It didn't coat the cauliflower like it should have, but the taste was good. I think if I mix the cauli with the butter and onions, then sprinkle the bread crumbs over it would work better. then sprinkle on a little Parmesan after cooking a little longer in the skillet.
The Italian barley was pretty good too. barley, chicken stock, can of italian tomatoes, garlic, onion, parsley, salt and pepper.
Jazzgirl
(3,744 posts)I am lazy tonight so I'm gonna fix a grilled Havarti cheese sandwich with goats butter. Easy and quick.
Lucinda
(31,170 posts)I usually add herbs to whatever cheese I have on hand, and have started using coconut oil on the bread. Adds a nice fragrance to the sandwich.
Chellee
(2,102 posts)Spinach salad with strawberries, toasted almond slices, crumbled goat cheese and poppyseed dressing.
Then, grilled asparagus on toasted 14 grain bread topped with a poached egg and shaved parmesan.
Yay! It's spring. I love asparagus.
Lucinda
(31,170 posts)Great flavor combos!