Posted on 02/02/2021 4:28:15 PM PST by Jamestown1630
We had a 'snow day' yesterday. It used to be that snow days were an unexpected and very welcome respite from the workday routine, perhaps coming along once or twice per year here (though I remember one year when we were 'locked down' for over a week with huge snow, and then rain on top.)
But yesterday, we were still expected to 'telework', since we'd been doing it for a year anyway; and it wasn't quite the same :-(
I haven't been eating well, during the past year of lockdown. It's been too easy to just order lousy food for delivery and not bother cooking - and then throw half of the lousy food away. But this past weekend, I decided to change that, and made a couple of old favorites.
I know I've posted this before, but it's my favorite recipe for 'Spanish Rice' - I began making it as a kid, from the Betty Crocker Cookbook for Boys and Girls - though I think I've upped the bacon, onion and green pepper somewhat :-)
Spanish Rice
1. Prepare One Cup of Raw Rice
2. Heat Oven to 400 degrees
3. Fry: 6 slices bacon until crisp; drain and crumble
4. Pour bacon grease from pan, leaving about 2 T.
5. Add 1/2 C. minced onion and ½ C. diced green pepper
6. Cook until onion is yellow
7. Add in fry pan: 3 C. Cooked Ric;, 2 C. Canned tomatoes, chopped and drained; 1-1/2 tsps. Salt; and the crumbled bacon.
8. Turn all into greased baking dish. Sprinkle top with lots of grated Cheddar Cheese.
9. Bake 25-30 minutes.
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I've become a great fan of Chef Jean Pierre - he's been on the Internet for a long time, but I never knew anything about him until recently. He has a great idea for preparing and preserving chopped garlic for future use (this is one of his earlier videos, but there are lots more, all funny with wonderful recipes):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vv67FKqvjqI
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I remember the night when we were locked down by a blizzard. The electricity went out, but we had candles, a gas stove that still worked, and things in the pantry.
We tried roasting garlic, and spread it on good, buttered bread. I will never forget how beautiful that night was, with the storm raging beyond the windows, the candlelight, the smell of caramelizing garlic in the oven, a little red wine - and good friends all stuck together for the duration.
http://www.allrecipes.com/article/how-make-roasted-garlic-4-easy-ways
(The painting at the top is by the Austrian artist Richard Drasche-Wartinberg, and appears to have been one of his very last. It's entitled 'In Deep Winter'.)
This month, Rice, Garlic, and memories of Winter.
(If you would like to be on or off of this monthly cooking thread, please send a private masseage.)
-JT
The recipe sounds delicious.
That’s a lovely painting - I didn’t look closely & thought it was a photo!
Me too.
With your recipe above, it seems that all you need are some hollowed out Bell peppers to make stuffed peppers.
Last I looked though, green peppers in my grocery store were marked $1.99 each. [Ouch!] >;D
In 1923, some people still had real technical ability, and painted pictures that actually LOOKED LIKE things observed in the objective world.
(Not that there aren’t still a few of those dinosaurs around today - but, just sayin’ :-)
Thank You. I will try your recipe.
That’s a great idea!
WOOF!
Bonus: Cup of lard from boiling the ham. I cooled it and skimmed the pure white lard. Used it for eggs this morning. Works great.
Love it, 2 dogs and a tank!
Love this thread! Thank you!!!
You need to post your recipe. I’ve never liked any split-pea soup that I’ve had - though I use them in one of my all-time favorite soups:
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3259353/posts
Going to make that bean soup when I get back; already have the ham hocks and stuff. Great cold weather soup.
LOL! What are all of their names?
That recipe sounds like ultimate comfort food. I like the lots of cheese part : )
That painting is beautiful.....looks like a photograph. I cannot imagine having that kind of artistic talent.
Beautiful fur babies! Ours is between us on the couch.
Cooking is fun with this virus going around. I’ve been checking out the discounts at Safeway. Tired of the $5 rubber chicken so i bought the Sandwich rolls. 2 Cheesesteak sandwiches and then 2 rubens using pastrami. Then there’s the slo-cook recipes. Prepare everything the night before get up early the following ,morning, plug it in and then forget about it. Loads of fun.
Time for huge lashings of chili and beef barley veg soup.
Benelli: *Nellie* for short. Has the best nose evah; I think she would have made an exceptional sniffer dog for the police, had her fate not been otherwise. She *mothers* the other 2 goofballs. Chocolate. Mmmmmm!
Barrett: *Bear-Bear* for short. Just another yellow, who has a tennis ball for a brain. The *baby* of the bunch. Adores his *dad* and a turck ride.
That's our fur baby lineup. :)
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