[libertarian27]

An onion can make people cry, but there has never been a vegetable invented to make them laugh. ~Will Rogers~

September 17 - National Apple Dumpling Day

September 19 - National Butterscotch Pudding Day

September 20 - National Rum Punch Day

September 21 - National Pecan Cookie Day

September 22 - National White Chocolate Day

September 23 - National Chocolate Day (Alert the Chocolate Ping List!!!)

[libertarian27]

****Weekly Cooking Thread ping list****
(to be added/deleted please post here or PM me)

Sept 10th thread recipe recap:

Type - Comment # - Description
Dessert* 25 Lemon-Buttermilk Sorbet
Dessert* 27 Raspberry Sorbet
Dessert* 29 Quick & Easy Fruit Crispy Cobbler
Meal* 5 Chicken Casserole
Meal* 14 Chili Coke Roast
Meal* 15 goulash
Meal* 16 Easy Bar-B-Q Apricot Glaze
Meal* 21 Peanut Ssamjang - Satay Sauce
Meal* 24 INA’S AWARD WINNING FRIED CHICKEN
Side* 12 field pea cornbread cakes
Soup* 7 tomato soup
Soup* 9 Shrimp Chowder

Sept 10th Link to Recipe recap
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2776285/posts?page=33#33

[Squantos]

I’ve posted this before but its a summer outdoor recipe we like....

Bowl big enough to hold the amount of shrimp for your crew. Add a little olive oil an old bay seasoning an stir....

Add shrimp an toss it to coat an the marinate covered in the fridge overnight. Make a cold pasta salad like the lipton ranch dressing style an toss that in the fridge also.

Next day skewer about a dozen of the shrimp on bamboo an grill em.

Sun tea an cold beer optional (not).... The hot spicy grilled shrimp is off set by the cold ranch dressing pasta salad.

Quick prep an presentation....

Good stuff.

We have augmented this with corn on the cob made in a ice chest. Drop in a couple dozen shucked an cleaned pieces an add two large tea kettles of boiling water. Close the lid an 30 minutes later yer done.

Corn takes longer to cook but you van cook corn on the cob for 50 people with this method.

Stay safe....

[leapfrog0202]

Looking for a good baked potato soup recipe if anyone has one! I love the soup at Logan’s Roadhouse and searched the web for copycat recipes but not having much luck.

That said, does anyone here have a baked potoato soup recipe that people just love? If so I’d love to try it if you’d share!

Thanks!

[Fast Moving Angel]

I was going to post my recipe for jalapeno chicken, but in honor of National Rum Punch Day, I thought it'd be better to share my recipe for Electric Parrots.

In a rinsed out 64-ounce plastic bottle (or pitcher of equivalent size), pour 1 48-ounce can of unsweetened pineapple juice. Add 1 cup (8 oz.) coconut rum and 1 cup (8 oz.) of blue curacao. If using pitcher, stir and chill till serving time. If using bottle, cap bottle, chill and shake well before serving. Garnish with a paper umbrella, pineapple chunks and orange or lime slices if desired.

I usually use Parrot Bay Rum (coconut flavored) for this recipe.

Note: These make GREAT tailgating or concert parking lot party beverages (attention Parrotheads!). You can freeze the bottle overnight (make sure there's a little room in the bottle to allow for expansion), then remove from freezer in the morning and it will thaw by serving time - you'll still have a cold, partially slushy drink.

[bgill]

To continue with the smaller sized tuna and coffee, gnat brought to our attention that Hellmans and Kraft have reduced the size of their mayo from 32 oz to 30 oz. Gotta keep an eye out for these deceptive practices at the store especially these days with tight budgets.

See #58 at http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2779823/posts?q=1&;page=51

[prisoner6]

So...I don't have a recipe that I've tried this week but Mrs p6 and I were sitting around watching an episode of the old "I Remember Mama" TV show from the early 50's. Sponsored by good to the last drop Maxwell House Coffee with great product placement through the show.

Made it the REAL way too...dump the grounds into a pot and boil.

In any case in the episode we were watching heart shaped Norwegian waffles were featured. That made me go Googling to see what I could find.

Came up with My Little Norway and a few waffle recipes we'll try tommorow. Here are the first two. On the site there are some more interesting ones!

Everyday Waffles

500 ml plain flour
2 teaspoon baking powder
100 ml sugar
500 ml milk
2 eggs
50 ml melted butter
drops of vanilla essence for flavour

Method

Make a smooth batter with the flour, baking powder, sugar and milk. Beat in the eggs and butter (and vanilla). Let the batter set for 30 minutes before cooking in a waffle maker.

Sour Cream Waffles

500 ml sour cream (full cream)
4 eggs
250 ml plain flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
150 ml water

Method

Make a smooth batter with all the ingredients. Set for 15 minutes before cooking in a waffle maker.

Now have to Google for heart shaped waffle iron!

BTW thanks to each and everyone who post to these threads. Mrs p6, I and the rest of the p6 family thank you VERY MUCH!

[cc2k]

I thought I'd share this one. Had this last night and it was excellent.

This recipe was on a little sticker on a package of Sirloin Tip Steaks I bought, and it looked interesting. After making this for our dinner last night, the better half gave it her highest rating, "Honey, you can make this again, soon." That's a cut above, "You can make this again."

Rather than retyping from the tiny sticker, I found the recipe online:

From Hannaford website

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Spicy-Sweet Steaks and Onions

Get Ready

Servings: Makes 4 servings
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Prep Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 lb beef round steaks, cut 1-inch thick
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 cups sweet onion thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons hot chili powder

Directions

Melt butter in large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add onions; cook 5 to 6 minutes or until crisp-tender, stirring occasionally. Season with salt and pepper, as desired. Remove from skillet; set aside.

Combine brown sugar and chili powder; press evenly onto beef steaks. Place steaks in same skillet over medium heat; cook 14 to 15 minutes for medium rare doneness, turning occasionally. (Do not overcook.) Remove steaks; keep warm.

Return onions to skillet. Cook and stir 1 to 2 minutes or until heated through and browned bits attached to bottom of skillet are dissolved.

Carve steaks into thin slices; season with salt and pepper, as desired. Serve with onions.

Cook's Tip: Regular chili powder may be substituted for hot chili powder.

This recipe is an excellent source of protein, niacin, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, selenium and zinc; and a good source of iron.

Photo and Recipe Courtesy of The Beef Checkoff

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A few notes on my own personal version last night.

I used ground cayenne pepper for the chili powder, but scaled back to about 3/4 teaspoon. My better half doesn't like it as spicy, so I divided the brown sugar, placed 1/4 teaspoon in her side and rubbed that into her steak, and I put the remaining 1/2 teaspoon in my side and rubbed that into my steak. In the future, I might use slightly more cayenne, or try some other chili powder.

Also, I rubbed the steaks with the brown sugar/cayenne mix before cooking the onions, so it worked into the steaks as I was cooking the onions.

Our steaks were not 1 inch thick. Use your judgment on cooking time with thinner steak. Cook to taste. She likes hers medium and it was still good at medium. I wouldn't recommend cooking beyond that for sirloin tip steaks.

This recipe is probably excellent for any "lower cut" steaks that grill or broil well. I'll probably repeat it with round steaks in the future. It should also work well on a flank steak. I'm not sure if this would be a good treatment for top loin or rib-eye or other "upper cuts" of beef.

Finally, I used about 1/4 cup of red wine (some left over Flip Flop Pinot Noir) with a bit of cornstarch to thicken it, and I poured that in at the final step with the onions. It made a nice sauce from the pan drippings.

Serve with a decent "daily drinking" red wine. We had Tisdale Merlot with this.

We had a side of baked sweet potatoes and some steamed broccoli, but this would be excellent with garlic mashed potatoes.