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September 24 - National Cherries Jubilee Day
September 25 - National Crab Newberg Day
September 26 - National Pancake Day
September 27 - National Chocolate Milk Day - National Corned Beef Hash Day
September 28 - National Strawberry Cream Pie Day
September 29 - National Mocha Day
September 30 - National Mulled Cider Day
***Weekly Cooking/Recipes Ping***
(to be added/deleted from the list please post here or PM me)
Recap of recipes from the Sept 17th thread:
Bread* 70 Easy No Knead Dutch Oven Crusty Bread
Breakfast* 9 German pancakes
Breakfast* 25 Everyday Waffles
Breakfast* 25 Sour Cream Waffles
Breakfast* 73 Microwave Egg Souffle
Dessert* 3 Cranberry Pecan Sandies
Drink* 10 Electric Parrots
Meal* 38 Slow Cooker Swiss Steak
Meal* 41 Pioneer Woman’s Man Pleaser sandwich.
Meal* 53 So-Tender Swiss Steak
Meal* 81 Spicy-Sweet Steaks and Onions
Soup* 8 LOGAN’S POTATO SOUP
(Link to Sept 17th thread)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2779806/posts?page=93#93
I have some boneless beef thawing and need some new ideas. No bbg or grilling, please.
This recipe took me several years to perfect.
SOUTHERN STYLE SLOPPY JOES
1 pound ground fat free meat (turkey, pork or beef)
1 onion, chopped (about 1 cup)
1/2 cup chopped celery
4 tablespoons catsup
1 teaspoon French’s salad mustard
1/3 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon chicken bullion powder
1 can (10-1/2 ounces) Campbell’s Vegetarian Vegetable soup
1 can (12 oz) V-8 vegetable juice
3/4 cup mixed frozen vegetables (corn/peas/carrots/beans)
1 cup hot water
6 hamburg buns, split and toasted
In medium skillet, cook and stir ground meat, celery, and
onion until meat is brown and onion and celery are tender.
Stir in catsup, mustard, spices and soup and 1 cup of
hot water. Simmer 20 minutes or until mixture thickens
slightly, stirring occasionally. Spoon over bottoms of
buns; top with remaining halves. (6 sandwiches).
I have a recipe for spicy pinto beans that people seem to like, for some reason.
Spicy Pinto Beans
Ingredients:
2 lbs pinto beans
1 lb bacon (delete for vegetarian)
12 oz dark or amber beer
1 onion
1 bulb garlic (reduce if you aren’t into garlic – that’s a BULB, not a clove)
7 T chile powder (use less if you don’t like spicy, or if the chile powder is exceptionally picante)
1 T cumin
1 t cayenne pepper
1 t black pepper
1 t turmeric
1 t smoked paprika (if you like a smoky flavor overtone)
1-3 t salt (to taste)
Juice of 2-3 limes
Cooking Instructions:
Sort beans, remove any rocks, debris, or damaged beans.
Rinse and soak beans either overnight or using the “quick soak” method. Rinse beans again and place in crock pot. Add water to cover.
Chop onion and sauté until lightly caramelized, add garlic just before finishing. Add to crock pot.
Chop and cook bacon until lightly crispy or slightly less cooked. Drain and add to crock pot.
Open the beer and add to crock pot. (Open another one for yourself, if you are so inclined.)
Add chile powder, cumin, cayenne, black pepper, turmeric, and paprika to crock pot and stir in thoroughly.
Cook on low for 12-16 hours.
Once beans are tender, add salt and lime juice and stir in thoroughly. Ready to serve!
I was on another thread this week and another Freeper posted their recipe for a Dutch Oven Bread that was even easier than the one posted on last weeks’s thread. I am going to try this recipe soon as this is the easiest bread recipe I have ever seen.
Here is the link to the thread. The recipe is at post #260.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2782149/posts?q=1&;page=251
2 tsp instant coffee (Raley's Brand instant coffee is better than Folgers, Taster's Choice or any named brand in hubby's opinion.)
4 tsp hot chocolate
1 1/2 tsp of Stevia
12 oz boiling hot filtered water
4 oz of room temperature filtered water
Put all the above dry ingredients into a 16 oz. travel mug.
Heat approx. 12 oz of water in microwave.
Pour hot water into the mug, which a friend affectionately nicknamed "Mr. Crusty".
Stir until coffee, hot chocolate and Stevia are dissolved.
Top off with room temperature filtered water.
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 and 1/2 pounds of chicken (more if you like)
3/4 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped green pepper
4 cloves garlic minced
2 19 ounce cans of diced tomatoes (imported italian better)
1 8 ounce can of tomato sauce
3 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp ground allspice
1/2 tsp thyme
dash cayenne
1/2 cup chopped flat leaf Italian parsley
One pound pasta of your choice
Brown chicken in oil. Add vegetables and lightly brown. Add all remaining ingredients except the pasta and simmer at low heat for about 40 minutes turning the chicken if necessary. Serve over cooked pasta of your choice.
We want some Oktoberfest recipes. I thought I had one like this but used apples too, so I went looking and found this.
6 bacon slices, chopped
1 to 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 medium onion, chopped
1 small red cabbage (1 3/4 lb), halved lengthwise, cored, and sliced 1/4 inch thick
1/4 cup red-wine vinegar
3/4 cup water
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon caraway seeds
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
3/4 teaspoon black pepper
4 (1-inch-thick) bone-in rib pork chops (2 1/2 to 3 lb total)
Special equipment: an instant-read thermometer print a shopping list for this recipe
preparation
Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 450°F. Cook bacon in a 4- to 5-quart wide heavy pot over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until crisp, and transfer with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain. Measure fat and, if less than 2 tablespoons, add enough vegetable oil to bring total to 2 tablespoons. Heat fat over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then cook onion, stirring occasionally, until it begins to turn golden, about 2 minutes.
Add cabbage and turn with tongs until coated with fat. Stir in red-wine vinegar, water, sugar, caraway seeds, 3/4teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and braise cabbage over moderately low heat, covered, stirring occasionally, until tender, 25 to 35 minutes.
Meanwhile, pat 2 pork chops dry and sprinkle both sides with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper (total). Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then brown seasoned chops, turning over once, 5 minutes total, and transfer to a shallow baking pan (1 inch deep). Season remaining 2 chops and brown in oil remaining in skillet in same manner, transferring to baking pan.
Roast chops in oven until thermometer inserted horizontally 2 inches into center of a chop (do not touch bone) registers 145°F, 5 to 8 minutes. Meanwhile, stir half of bacon into cabbage, then finely chop remaining bacon for sprinkling.
Let chops stand in pan, loosely covered with foil, 5 minutes. Serve chops over cabbage, with any pan juices spooned over and sprinkled with bacon.
We already have several boneless chops but Mrs p6 is going shopping tonight and can buy more or with the bone in.
It will have to feed at least 8 people so we will increase the recipe.
Read More www.epicurious.com
Really want to make something Oktoberfesty Sunday!
This recipe is so much better than the stuff in the box. It is a bit more work, but the results are orders of magnitude better. However, this is not for those on a low fat diet.
Bring 2 quarts of salted (optional) water to boil, add macroni, boil according to package instructions (generally 7 to 9 minutes). Drain and rinse with cold water.
Heat milk to near boiling while butter is melting. I use the microwave for this. Prepare sauce. Start by melting the butter. Remove from heat and add flour, stir/whisk until you have a smooth mixture. Return to heat, add 2/3rds of the hot milk. Bring to gentle boil and slowly add remaining milk, keep at boiling until sauce thickens. Remove from heat, add 1 1/2 cups of grated cheese to the sauce.
Grease a rectangular or square baking pan with butter or olive oil. I use a mister to apply olive oil. Non-stick spray would also work for this. Mix the sauce with the cooked macaroni, pour the mixture into the greased baking pan. Spread remaining 1/2 cup of grated cheese over the top. Dust the top with breadcrumbs. Dot with small bits of unsalted butter, or mist/drizzle with olive oil. I wouldn't use cooking spray for this step, butter or olive oil are best.
Bake in hot oven (400F) for 15 minutes.
Tips: You can save on prep time by preparing sauce in a separate sauce pan while the macaroni cooks.Or, to save on cleanup, prepare sauce in the pan you boil the macaroni in, after draining/rinsing the macaroni. Then you can mix the macaroni and sauce in that pan and limit cleanup to 1 pan, 1 colander/strainer and the baking dish.
This recipe is loosely based on a recipe from the Settlement Cookbook (view page scan). The white sauce recipe referred to is on page 87 (view page scan).
Mrs p6 made it last night...It didn't turn out well, LOL
Really it tasted GREAT, but something went wrong.
Without going into details one of the problems was I insisted on using Dollar Store Cheese which is basically plastic.
Then Mrs p6 overcooked it in a pan that needed a lot of oil to release it.
Nasty, but good for me.
We are still trying to clean the pans and our tummies are kinda ...funny.