Posted on 01/13/2017 9:49:12 AM PST by Yaelle
Good morning, happy Friday the 13th. Cotton Ball and I are the substitute cooking leaders for our dear Jamestown1630, who is nursing someone close to her back to health. May he be having a uptick in health this weekend, JT!
Anyway, no creepy morbid Friday the 13th recipes for me. But in my area (Southern California) we've had chilly weather and rain, for us quite delightful. So I'm thinking warm, homey slow cooker meals today. But as you know, we here are open to EVERYTHING food and food related.
Today I'm going to make a white bean chili recipe in the slow cooker for tonight. I'm taking a recipe from a slow cooker cook book, and I don't feel I need to type the whole thing out here, so I went online and found a bunch of similar recipes and picked one to share.
The one I am making won't have any meat at all except the homemade chilcken broth. And it doesn't just use white beans, it adds cream right before serving, which I can't do (can't mix meat and dairy), so I'll be substituting with coconut cream for the thickness and color.
The one I found online sounds equally good, and has the addition of chicken. Lots of spicy flavors. I'm looking for warm, cozy, and satisfying.
What is going on in your kitchen?
I love that you can set it, and forget it for 6-8 hours, but the entire day the kitchen will smell absolutely delicious. I'll be gone all day, but I'm taking bets Mom's caregiver (a wonderful woman herself) will stay for dinner when I get home, after smelling it all day! When I made the strata last week (whose recipe here was that, the sliced veggies all beautiful in the pan?), she chose to stay a 1/2 hr on her own time to get some o' THAT, LOL.
Hope I am doing this right!
Come check out the cooking thread! Theme warm and cozy on Friday the 13th!
We usually have seafood on Fridays. I think we have some frozen scallops and haddock, but it’s possible that my husband will get something fresh on his way home.
You did fine except for spilling the beans!
Looks like you’re doing it right, Yaelle!
A friend just gave me this recipe, which sounds perfect for chilly temps...
Creamy Bacon Corn Chowder (crockpot)
Ingredients
2 large carrots, chopped
1 large onion, chopped
4 potatoes, chopped
2 14-16oz cans of corn (drained) OR one small 10-12oz bag of frozen corn
2 14-16oz cans of creamed corn
4 cups of water OR chicken broth
1 lb bacon, cooked and crumbled
½ teaspoon thyme
1 teaspoon dried parsley
½ teaspoon garlic powder
salt & pepper to taste
1 12oz can of evaporated milk
2 tablespoons cornstarch
3 tablespoons of butter (optional)
Instructions
Place everything except for the evaporated milk, cornstarch and butter or margarine into the slow cooker.
Add just enough water or chicken stock to cover the ingredients.
Cook on high 5 hours or low 7-8 hours until vegetables are softened.
Combine cornstarch and evaporated milk. Stir into slow cooker along with butter 30 minutes before serving,
Taste and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper to taste.
I have several things going today. We are cold and somewhat icy here, so it’s a good day to make comfort food. I had a pork loin that I needed to cook, so I am doing that in the crockpot with onions, carrots, garlic, and a spicy Asian-flavored sauce that will cook all day. Should make some good sandwiches tomorrow. School is out here due to weather, and I have a grandson with me today. For him, I have a pot of creamy homemade chicken and dumplings on the stove, and a loaf of homemade bread ready to go in the oven. I made a vanilla cake last night, with good homemade buttercream vanilla icing that I decorated with two-tone buttercream rosettes. I did the rosettes in shades of blue for my grandson. We are fat and happy here today, at least until the power goes out! I like cooking when it’s cold and dreary outside.
soo you are encouraging peopel to eat white bean dish on friday the 13’th while being around open flames? What could possibly go wrong
My link didn’t come out as a link because I used HTML in the post.
Here it is
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/slow-cooker-white-chicken-chili
I am lazy and fry steaks.
I have been marinading them in salad dressing which is OK but I would try a different marinade.
I put the 3/4 to one inch thick steak on a medium heat in a fry pan for about4 minutes per side when cooking it.
Usually put a little butter in fry pan to start the frying.
Any suggestions? - Tom
I had it for the first time last week-so good!
Entering my mid-forties (somehow early forties didn’t seem quite so old!) tomorrow so have to slow down in the creamy indulgences. White chicken chili makes me throw caution to the wind!
Ok, keep your goalie masks on...
I just love chicken and dumplings. Your grandson is so lucky. Cake sounds great too. Talk about chalking up amazing grandparent memories!
Honestly, if the steak is really good, to me the only thing it needs is a dry rub, like a Santa Maria dry rub. Or simply salt, pepper, and garlic. And if I pan fry, I like coconut oil. But we can’t use butter; I hear it’s very good on steaks though!!
Prayers up for JT and her family!!!
Although it is fairly warm on the east coast, I stumbled upon a recipe I had torn out of the NY Times Magazine section - potato kugel, which is a casserole. It is in the oven now. 5 potatoes shredded, bound with egg and shoved into the oven at 350. I’ll need prayers that this turns out ok ‘cause I’ve been having a few culinary disasters lately.
Also, that amount of potatoes strikes fear into my heart. You have to watch that they don’t start to turn pink and then you have to somehow dry them all off before they turn black!
Is he fishing?! Or just going to the fishmonger?
but i can’t stand the smell of my own breath
Omgosh, potato kugel done BAD is still gonna be good! I’m coming over!
Asian? Soy sauce, grated ginger, rice vinegar, smashed garlic, salt & pepper and sometimes hoisin sauce. I also use this for fish but it’s good on steak too.
I love a good bean soup. This years Christmas ham went so fast that I didn’t get to use it in my navy bean soup. This recipe looks great. I’m going to try it and skip the cloves and bouillon. I like using homemade chicken stock for my soups.
Bean with Bacon
Ingredients
1 (16 ounce) package dried navy beans
9 cups water
1 pound bacon
2 onions, chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
4 teaspoons chicken bouillon
1 bay leaf
1/3 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1 (16 ounce) can diced tomatoes
4 cups water
Directions
Boil the beans in 9 cups of the water and then let sit for one hour. Drain and set aside.
Cook the bacon to your desired texture (it can be soft or crisp, whatever you prefer) and drain except for 1/4 cup grease. Coarsely chop the bacon.
Add the onions and celery to the reserved grease and bacon and saute until soft, do not drain. Add the chicken base or cubes, 4 cups water, beans, bay leaf, salt, pepper, and cloves, and simmer for 2 hours.
Stir in the tomatoes with their juice. Serve.
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/13102/bean-with-bacon/
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