Weekly Cooking Thread (Merry Christmas)Dec 25

Free Republic | December 25, 2010 | libertarian27

[libertarian27]

Welcome to this week's installment of the Weekly Cooking Thread.

Merry Christmas!

Please share your Christmas fare recipes and what you'll be serving this week.

[TheMom]

I love Monkey Bread. I am going to give this recipe a try.

[bonfire]

So beautiful!

[Rapunzel]

Had the big meal yesterday. Honey cured ham with brown sugar glaze. Baked potatoes. Eggplant casserole. Blackeye peas. Deviled eggs. Biscuits. Lemon pie. Yum.

[mylife]

We had Christmas Eve dinner at the Chinee Place LoL

[mylife]

Yorkshire pudding is the greatest invention!

Hope yall got good horseradish!

[CaptainPhilFan]

!!!!!Merry Christmas!!!!!!Happy Christmas!!!!!

I hope someone sees this and can comment back.

I’m making a standing rib roast - 8 pounds.
Had to take a bank loan for it, so we’re
just having that and beer. :) Oh, and yorkshire pudding
and horseradish sauce. Oh, I could eat this thing raw!

But seriously. I’m planning on using the
500 degree - 21 minutes a pound - turn oven
off and leave for 2 hours- method.

This is how I cook all other beef roasts and it’s
the best, but I’m a wee bit nervous about trying
it and failing on this fabulous hunk of roast beast.

Any opines out there???

[EQAndyBuzz]

I’m alone this Christmas, had to take a job away from wife and kids.

For me, it’s Rice and Beans with hocks tossed in for flavor and gizzards for protein. That’s my take it to lunch meal.

Today it will be roast chicken with chestnut stuffing and a salad made at Festival.

Tomorrow for the Giant/Packer game it is smoked mozzerella on crackers, pretzels with hummus and coors light.

[sportutegrl]

Opps, I used pecans in place of walnuts.

Obviously you have taste.

[libertarian27]

I’ve never done those with that method but I think your timing is too much per lb.

I do remember by looking at that method before is to never open the oven door during the whole thing.

Check around on the net - especially in comment sections where people talk about different methods.

Here’s just one string:
http://allrecipes.com//HowTo/perfect-prime-rib/Detail.aspx
(check out comment:Dec. 21, 2009 3:00 pm)

[MissyMack66]

Agreed, Yorkshire pudding is the greatest invention!

[rightly_dividing]

Well I don’t know if I have taste or not, but I was trying to duplicate what my mom made and we had several pecan trees in our yard, so I tend to favor pecans in recipes using nuts.

Merry Christmas
r_d

[fish hawk]

Sounds good to me but I would have to take it up to the top of Haleakala to keep it in a cold place here on Maui.

[fish hawk]

The next time you make Deviled Eggs try this old family trick. When the egg is all mixed up, put just a cap full of white vinegar in. You will be surprised just how much that brings it alive without taking over the taste. I do the same in a potato salad but put in just a little more. Be careful as too much will ruin it. Just a “hint” of vinegar.

[tubebender]

Try dicing sweet pickles really small and mix in with the minced yolk. We have tried pickle relish but did not like it as much as just the pickles. I was hoping your sister would invite us to a Salmon dinner. I’ll bet you would like me to send some Dungeness Crab from Botchie’s but don’t even ask...

[HungarianGypsy]

**Freeper Kitchen Ping**

[HungarianGypsy]

Happy Christmas!!

Your cooking times look well. The only thing I will add is what I do with my rib roasts (this year we are going with the NY Roast). Stab slits all over, stuff full of garlic in every slit (about six or so). Then, rub all over with pepper. Cracked if you have it for best results, or whatever you have on hand. You will never want a restaurant prime rib again.

[Silentgypsy]

Wow! I didn’t expect this thread on Christmas! Y’all are such hard workers! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all!

[CaptainPhilFan]

HungarianGypsy:
Thanks for the tip, the garlic sounds terrific!
Enjoy your own dinner!
I will let you know how it turns out!

libertarian27:
I will check the cook time,
maybe it’s different for this roast?
I love finding cooking threads on the web,
thanks for the new one !

EQAndyBuzz:
God bless you this day.
My own hubbie took a job 3 hours
south of our home; luckily he can stay
with his dad during the week.

I know the feeling of separation,
but it must be awful on the Holiday!

How often do you get home? How far are you?
Your meal plans all sound scrumptious, though;
at least yer able to feed yourself well!

Thank you all for your help and comments.
I appreciate it!

[fish hawk]

My sis is not home, just now called. Must be with grand kids. I bought a frozen crab here the other day and it was $6.99 a lb. Cost me about $11 to have a taste of home. On the other hand I have a freezer full of Klamath River Salmon. Smoked some a week ago for my friends here. That was all they got from me this year. No one complained though. Have a great day with family , Merry Christmas. (Mele Kalikimaka and a Hauoli Maka Hiki Ho)

[EQAndyBuzz]

My family is in South Texas, I am up in Wisconsin.

May you and your family have a happy and healthy new year.