Some extremely good looking Fall/Winter stews. I could not pick one out so I am just sharing the link!
Serious Eats 17 Hearty Stew Recipes to Celebrate the Arrival of Sweater Weather
My question for anyone that knows...my green beans were growing well in fall and then we had a frost..my half dried beans are just hanging there..they are heirloom and I want to save the seeds...can I pick them and let them dry on the table and will the seeds be viable?...tia
Here’s the basic recipe I use for cinnamon apples in a crockpot:
https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/cinnamon-spiced-apples/
You can make the recipe as written & then adjust to your liking, which is what I’ve done after making it at least a half dozen times or more. Everyone loves cinnamon apples - makes a nice side dish.
The changes I make:
-I use a whole 3 lb. bag of crisp apples (7-8) because the apples really cook down & I need enough for a side dish.
-I switch the white & brown sugar amounts so 1/3 brown, 1/4 white
-Butter seems excessive - I use about half of the 1/4 cup in the recipe. I do grease the crockpot with ghee (I make my own ghee & it’s my favorite for greasing casserole dishes)
-Crockpot time (3-4 hours) isn’t enough for the way I like cinnamon apples so I let them go about double the time 6-8 hours on low until very soft & much darker than the recipe picture. You can start checking at 4 hours, give a stir & see if you want to go longer.
Speaking of crock pots, this week was the first time I ever made boiled peanuts in a crock pot. It was the largest pot the unit we rented had available. So I boiled water first then added the green peanuts and the salt, turned it on high. Stirred every few hours. It took longer than in a stovetop, but also was good because we could leave it in the counter and go down to the beach for a few hours without worrying. It took almost 12 hours for them to be ready, but everyone loved them. I think my family is a little surprised that I still know how to cook all the Southern comfort foods better than they do, and when I say all, I mean almost all, better than they do. They go back to our childhoods. The only thing I haven’t mastered is my Mama’s fried chicken. None better, though Aunt Bee’s fried chicken is a CLOSE second.