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[Turtle]

even though i'm not really hungry, i won't let that stop me from saying that beef and barley soup sounds delicious!

It turned out very tasty!  Tasted better than the photo looks. 

i cubed a small piece of leftover broiled steak and browned it at medium-high in a sauce pan with some salt & peppa. once i had some good leavin's on the bottom, i tossed in some fresh-from-my-garden chopped leeks and stirred that around and let the moisture pull up some of those leaven's & then cooked it down a bit then added some diced celery & repeated the process. then i added some honey, a dash of olive oil and dry barley and stirred and continued cooking until i got more carmelization going then slowly added hot water until all was a'boil and the pot near full. i then reduced heat & covered & cooked for an hour before having a bowl and another hour before having another. first serving the barley was still too al dente.

i have a bit left that i put in the cooler & i'll either finish it up tomorrow as is, or add some more leeks, water, and diced potato to extend the broth a ways further.  well, i do run on then, don't i? 

[iViolet]

the soup looks good!  

dinner was a chicken stir fry (sorry, no pics) without rice - just chicken and veggies. i also snacked on dried cranberries.

[Turtle]

Oooooo!!! i love cooking with cranberry and other dried fruits like apricots. sometimes in stir fries or in soups too. i usually dice fine though as big chunks just don't fire my grill. 

i got another 2 days out of the beef-n-barley by adding water, carrots, and then 6 medium-large button mushrooms. 

i picked up a 5 pound bag of onions for $1.98 so the potato/onion soup is gonna get a lot of service for a while. add some herbs, bacon, or what-have-you to break up the monotony, or, put some lipstick on the pig as they say.

[iViolet]

funny, as i was munching on the cranberries i thought that they might taste good in a salad. i guess i was onto something.   but i'm not sure about adding cranberries to a stir fry.

i'm getting ready to put some black beans in the crock pot very soon. this will be my first batch of black beans - ever. the crock pot does a good job so i'm not at all worried about leaving them overnight.

1.98 for 5lbs of onions?    damn, i paid a dollar for 2 lbs very recently....


also, what sort of dishes (recipes please!) can you make with dried cranberries or apricots?

[Turtle]

funny, as i was munching on the cranberries i thought that they might taste good in a salad. i guess i was onto something.   but i'm not sure about adding cranberries to a stir fry.

i'm getting ready to put some black beans in the crock pot very soon. this will be my first batch of black beans - ever. the crock pot does a good job so i'm not at all worried about leaving them overnight.

1.98 for 5lbs of onions?    damn, i paid a dollar for 2 lbs very recently....


also, what sort of dishes (recipes please!) can you make with dried cranberries or apricots?

i just put some brown rice on, so i've got 40 min to burn...erh...kill.  on the onions, they are usually higher here too, from .69 to 1.89 or so per pound depending on the variety. 5 pounds is a lot of onions though so i hope i don't waste any.

to clarify 'stir fry', mine is not exactly what 'theirs' is.  i throw some meat (often a kielbossa or some leftover chicken) in a skillet with oil and start throwin' in stuff on hand like carrots, green beans, tomato, celery,onion, etcetera which i continually stir around. if i have some dried fruit, or even fresh apple, i dice it fine & throw it in to cook as well. i may make a sauce with it too if i have a lot of liquid; i mix some flour or corn starch with cold water and slowly add as i cook.   then i throw in some cooked rice made in another pot and mix it in, or plate rice & my 'stir-fry' separately. 

i do a pork-sauage meat loaf with cream-of-mushroom soup and that has got some diced dry fruit addition from me before too. i bet those dried cranberries would be delightful in some old-fashioned cooked oats. 

nothin' says lovin', like dead animals in the oven.   

[Turtle]

started cooking for tomorrow today.  the 20 pound bird is thawing in fridge for past 5 days & today i opened the package enough to get out the giblets. all it had was a neck! rats!!! i love all the giblets; gizzard, heart, neck , and liver.

anyway, whatever giblets i get, i rinse and put in a pot with water, onion, garlic, and celerly and cook it low & long. later when it cools a bit, i eat the giblets  , and use the liquid to make my dressing/stuffing. to that end, i also have a 1/2 loaf of sliced bread drying on low in the oven. tomorrow then, i break up the dried bread into a large bowl, add 2 eggs and the solids from the giblet cooking and as much of the liquid as it takes to moisten the mix. i stir it together well and put it in its own covered dish to bake for an hour or so at 350 deg F.

that's all i got. 

[Turtle]

very little cooking for me. but i have gained a couple of needed pounds through sandwiches, pastries, and foraging for leftovers. 

[Dfinitlydistrubd]

i got another 2 days out of the beef-n-barley by adding water, carrots, and then 6 medium-large button mushrooms. 

i picked up a 5 pound bag of onions for $1.98 so the potato/onion soup is gonna get a lot of service for a while. add some herbs, bacon, or what-have-you to break up the monotony, or, put some lipstick on the pig as they say.

Sound jes like when I gets ta soupin I can make a good stock last a week plus.....always seem to get betta with each reheat...gots Itallian weddin soup in the plans fer dis weekend (my beloved bein most definately an Itallian gal is very much thrilled)  Weddin soup for Valentines yeah buddy major points to be scored here

[Dfinitlydistrubd]

Tastey cow today....mit fried potatos mit geen peppas, onions, gahlik, an shrooms.....just me an da misses so easy cookins due to small portion.

[Dfinitlydistrubd]

weddin soup round II

couldn't help myself...had to make nother kettle....was too good...so 25 quarts more t-day....yah you read that right 24 quarts....so far managed to down almost a gallon myself .......sooooo gooood 

[Turtle]

weddin soup round II

couldn't help myself...had to make nother kettle....was too good...so 25 quarts more t-day....yah you read that right 24 quarts....so far managed to down almost a gallon myself .......sooooo gooood 

Sounds delish! I haven't been cooking lately. Winter blues mebee.  Carry on. 

[Dfinitlydistrubd]

25...24....whatever......so accurate typin aint my forte
(should be 25)

Bout 20 quarts left....lessee....lunch, dinner, late nite snak, lunch again.....ehn... should be gone by thursdy

[Dfinitlydistrubd]

not much cookin involved
but
tried my hand at sushi t-day turns out its easier to roll a ciggie than to get a decent roll with seaweed

[Turtle]

my roomy brought me home a fresh dead whole chicken from on sale last week. i rinsed the carcass, took the internal organs and the hacked off necked & popped 'em in a pan of water with some chopped celery, onion, garlic, salt & pepper. then i turned my attention to the beast & cut it down the back and splayed it out, salted & peppered each side, turned it skin-up on a rack in a shallow roating pan with 3 whole garlic gloves a sittin' on top, and toasted that fowl at 375 for 2 hours. mmmm   mmmmmm!!! ate my fill while it cooled & i deboned it for soup and i'm still eaten some on sandwichys.  that is cookin'.

[Turtle]

recipe for steamed fresh garden peas.

take some fresh peas out of the garden, put them in a steamer, take them out of the steamer when they are steamed, put them in a bowl and eat them with a spoon.  careful not to burn your tongue!

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