Weekly Cooking (and related issues) Thread

[Jamestown1630]

I’ve got a nasty cold or ‘flu, and I guess it killed my creativity - I couldn’t come up with a ‘theme’ this week. So, our thread tonight is ‘a-little-of-this-and-that’.

(If you would like to be on or off of this weekly cooking ping list, please send a private message.)

-JT

[SkyDancer]

Jewish penicillin .... works every time. Take care, ...

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

As we go into fall I have been thinking about navy beans. Got any good suggestions on them?

[Jamestown1630]

I know it does! And if you don’t have a Jewish Mama to make it for you - and you’re too sick to do it yourself - Wonton Soup from the carryout is a second best - add lots of cayenne ;-)

(I’d send Hubs out tonight; but he’s down with it, too...God knows where we caught this, in early September!)

-JT

[Jamestown1630]

My husband makes a great ham-and-bean soup; I’ll post it later. (He can’t get the good smoked ham hocks - huge meaty ones - that he likes for it down here, so we only make it when he trips up to his PA hometown and brings some home.)

But here’s the recipe for the famous U.S. Senate Bean Soup:

http://www.senate.gov/reference/reference_item/bean_soup.htm

-JT

[Hoffer Rand]

Made this for Hubby's birthday last week. Tyler Florence Ultimate Lasagna It is yummy and makes a TON of lasagna. The ratio of filling to noodles is lots of the gooey, cheesy, meaty filling to a few noodles. We did it in two pans and froze one before the final cooking. Will see how it does after being frozen.

[trisham]

The peanut butter pie and gingersnap cookies look luscious!

I'm not a fan of balsamic vinegar, I'm sorry to say.

[chajin]

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73 de KF4MA

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

Here’s an off the wall question. I bought a Broasted chicken the other day. Can I make a decent broth with the carcass? Or will it ne no good greasy? Hate to wast it!

[trisham]

Football season begins tonight! I’m trying to talk my husband into making jalapeno poppers, but he’s never tried to make them. I had them for the first time last week end, and loved them. Below is a site that offers a recipe for baked jalapeno poppers, with beautiful pictures:

http://peegaw.tumblr.com/post/7005399231/making-baked-jalapeño-poppers

I’m still working on my husband...

[trisham]

Tyler Florence is an excellent chef.

[JRandomFreeper]

Home-made crust less quiche.

In other words... time to empty the veg tray in the ice box.

Just because the whole corn looks bad on the outside doesn't mean it can't be cooked and used. I know I am. ;)

I'm shooting for 250-300 calories per seving.

/johnny

[Jamestown1630]

That sounds great. We often buy the Stouffer’s Party-Size lasagna when we don’t really want to cook, and want leftovers for lunches. But I’ve often thought that we could make it better ourselves, and then always have some in the freezer.

Thanks!

-JT

[KosmicKitty]

My garden is giving me a ton of greens beans - some of which are on the larger side (I pick every day but they hide well.) Anyone have some good/different recipes for string beans?

[trisham]

I may be wrong, but if you rinsed off the carcass I would think that it might be fine. It’s really the bones that matter in a broth.

[trisham]

My husband often makes a crustless quiche. It’s much lower in carbs.

[Jamestown1630]

Hello!

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Anyway,

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-JT

[trisham]

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[Jamestown1630]

I’m not familiar with ‘broasted’, unless that’s what those pressure-frying machines do.

Boil the thing, strain it, and then chill the stock really well.

The next day, spoon off the fat.

-JT