Weekly Cooking (and related issues) Thread

[doorgunner69]

sheetpan w/ evo jalapeño

Translation?

[Liz]

add jalapenos to pan filmed with extra virgin olive oil......

[Liz]

You will love it........get the chips ready NOW.

[Liz]

If you have any leftover roasted poblanos...... Delicious served on bed of rice or whole grains.
Also used 15 oz can black beans, 1/4 cup bean stock.....but good without the beans, too.

Roasted-Poblano Soup / Texas recipe

PREP Olive oil/spray 1/2 onion, 6 poblano halves on foiled sheetpan; broil skins black/bubbly.
Ziplok to steam. Then rub off peel w/ rubber gloves.

SOUP BASE Sweat in Heated ol/oil stalk diced celery, diced onion 3-4 min. Add diced roasted
onions/peppers. Toss w/ tea oregano/garlic/1/2 tea cumin, heat a min. Add 2-15 oz cans stewed
tomatoes w/ juice. Simmer 15 min.

FINAL Remove 2 c veg; add rest to processor; cool slightly; then puree. Heat 15 oz
veg broth; add veg puree; combine w/ reserved whole veg; heat through 5 min.

SERVE warm w/ corn kernels, squeeze of lime, cilantro leaves, crema garnish.

[CottonBall]

it’s a beautiful soup too!

[CottonBall]

I had a gorgonzola sauce once - and i think it was on potato gnocchi too. Must be a standard combination. It was really good, but only mildly gorgonzola-ey.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Both look wonderful!

Today, since I have time, I will be baking bread. I cheat and use my bread machine to make the dough, but then I use the remaining steps for Casserole Bread, which always turns out nicely and you can use lots of flavor variations. It’s great for toasting and also make a great ‘Toad in the Hole’ for breakfast.

Various bread recipes here:

https://www.google.com/search?q=casserole+bread+recipe&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b-1

Toad in the Hole, here:

https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/toad-in-the-hole

[Diana in Wisconsin]

I find the everyday Gnocchi for under $2 at my local Super Walmart. I love it with asparagus and shrimp, a white sauce, fresh Parmesan or Romano and fresh lemon juice/peel.

Seven Perfect Sauces right here:

https://www.thespruce.com/classic-sauces-for-gnocchi-995929

[Jamestown1630]

I was going to ask about ready-made gnocchi - I’ve never seen it in the grocery store. I’ll have to look.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

It’s in with the dry pasta...but, of course, always on the VERY TOP shelf...and at 5’1” I always have to ask strangers to get it down for me, LOL!

[CottonBall]

are those the shelf-stable gnocchi? in a vacuum-packed package?

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Yes. Brand is, ‘Gia Rusa.’

[Diana in Wisconsin]

[MomwithHope]

I have seen them at the dollar store and tried them once. They were OK.

[CottonBall]

Oh yeah, been eating those for years! Various different brands, though. Trader Joes had wheat ones and mini ones, that I really liked.

BUTTTT, I have to add that while they are great in a pinch, once you’ve had the ones made from scratch, there is little comparison. The homemade ones (or I hear you can buy them frozen in grocery stores) are SO soft and pillowy. The texture is completely different. It’s kinda like how the semolina gnocchi and potato gnocchi don’t seem like they should be called the same thing, they are so different.

But I love these packaged ones for soup - they never seem to overcook. And the mini ones are a great size for soup too - like the olive garden soup that was posted here. Its’ hard to make them that small from scratch.

[Jamestown1630]

That’s ok. Sometimes I’ve had very nice encounters when I’ve had to ask, or had someone else ask me, for help.

[CottonBall]

That’s where I get mine too ;) For a buck, and no work, they are pretty good!

[CottonBall]

“I always have to ask strangers to get it down for me, LOL!”

I usually embarass myself by clearing out a section on the lower shelf and then standing on it to reach the top shelf. It’d hard to find someone tall enough that’s around at the right time. It’s usually women that are doing the shopping. I always hope that nobody working there will see me....LOL

[CottonBall]

This is great - I’ve never seen the ‘casserole’ recipes for bread. I was looking for a bread to make today to go with spinach dip.

Thanks!

[Liz]

Olive Garden Chicken and Gnocchi Soup (Clone)

ING serve 8---2 onions, diced 1 stalk celery, diced 1 clove garlic, 2 carrots, shredded 1 tbsp olive oil 3 to 4 chicken breasts, cooked and diced 4 cup chicken stock, s/p,tsp thyme 16 oz potato gnocchi 2 cup half-and-half 1 cup fresh spinach, chopped

METHOD Saute onion, celery, garlic, and carrot in olive oil over medium heat until the onion is translucent. Add chicken breast, chicken stock, s/p,alt, thyme. Bring to a boil, then add gnocchi. Gently boil 4 min, then turn simmer 10 minutes. Add HnH, spinach, then wilt spinach 1-2 min.