I love food. It's like my second favorite thing to talk about.
So... what are ya'll eating lately?
Today for lunch I had 1/2 of a Juan Canary melon. Never even heard of one before today. They were selling exotic melons at the grocery store, so the ones I'd never heard of I bought. Also got a Crenshaw and a Casaba. Actually I've heard of those but I can't remember if I've knowingly eaten them before.
Simmering on the stove is spaghetti sauce made with pork/bacon sausage, the holy trinity (onions, green peppers and celery) and zuchinni.
So come on, people, make my mouth water!
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I'm going to go raid my fridge. I'm behind on calories and I need something to eat. One of my favorites is to roast garlic, onion, zucchini, carrots, broccoli and yellow squash under the broiler until they get some black bits. (I used to coat them in olive oil, but now I use olive oil spray.) Pull 'em out. Add some Canadian Steak Seasoning. Yum.
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Yea, right Roper, and I made diamonds last night. Everyone knows that you can't make caramel, just like you can't make chocolate milk. Chocolate milk comes from chocolate cows and caramel comes from candy land.
Mmm this evening for dinner I had 2 nectarines and a bunch of strawberries dipped in leftover cream topping from my sister's wedding. Oh man they were soooooo good I'm gonna be sick.
My wife has been making a lot of chocolate chip zuchini bread. Only way the kids will eat zuchini.
Sunday, I grilled ribeyes marinated in Montreal Steak Seasoning, rubbed potatoes with olive oil and kosher salt and baked them, fresh green beans/garlic/olive oil/kosher salt all in several layers foil and thrown on the grill, sauteed candy onions in butter. For dessert later I made virgin pina coladas with whipped cream.
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Okay, this is the deal. I need some yumm-o good recipes for the crockpot that are cheap. We're talking like pasta, potatoes, you know - the cheap food. We're prob. going to rent a house for vacation next year and I want to do the crockpot so we'll come home to dinner instead of eating out for dinners which really gets expensive...
I will experiment with the recipes over the winter...
And I thought I'd come to bountiful to get a good start...
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Get a cheap cut of meat and marinate it in the refrigerator overnight.
Put a cup of bouillon in the bottom of the crockpot. Cut up carrots, potatos, and onions and stick them in. Put the meat on top then put on the lid and cook for about 4 hours.
All the marinade and juice from the meat will drip down and help flavor the rest.
That's pretty much our standard Sunday meal--we come home from church and the house smells wonderful.
Sometimes we splurge and get an already lemon-pepper marinated pork loin. That's really yummy and tender.
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I had several recipes typed up in a response for you when my son pulled the plug on the computer. I'll get them again tomorrow if I feel inclined and benevolent.
Oh, dear, Euph. That's most frustrating. Please let Euph retype them all for me...
That sounds good, roper, but I should've said this dinner must be in the crockpot more like 10-12 hours, as we'll be leaving for "vacation stuff" all day and then coming back to the rental.
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Here's a chili stew I made yesterday - quite tasty.
1/2 pound Jimmy Dean hot sausage (or a pound if you like meat) garlic 1 chopped onion 1 chopped green pepper 3 ribs chopped celery
Brown all this stuff. Then...
Put into pot and add 2 cans diced tomatoes, 1 can black beans and 1 can kidney beans, around a teaspoon of cumin and the same of chili powder. Leave on stove simmering, till it's time to eat. (Around 3 hours, but I think this could be a crockpot thing, too.)
-- Edited by Cocobeem at 15:29, 2007-08-01
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Summer food? Hello?...Sweet, sweet corn and home-grown tomatos!
A bit of watermelon - or as we call it - waterlemon. meat on the grill (any kind will work but out favorites are chicken marinated with soy sauce, sprite and anything else that is hanging out in your fridge door; steak, of course; brats{not the neighbors kids but sausages}; coconut-curry chicken kabobs; and garlic tenderloin with thai-peanut dipping sauce {which is just peanut-butter, soy, vinegar, etc}
But, Lobster will work in a pinch
Poncho29 wrote:
..... Lobster fest party in a couple of weeks? Does that reach out and grab you?
Is this where you eat lobsters or dress like them? And I've never been grabbed by a lobster but they do like to reach out alot...
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I've been trying to think of something for you. Cat and I were invited to a Lobster fest party in a couple of weeks? Does that reach out and grab you?
Speaking of which, have you RSVP'd yet, dear? Let's not make the same mistake as we did with that wedding dinner reception back several weeks ago... I don't think the hostess wants us to feel left out like last year when her inviting committee forgot to include us on the preferred guest list... We'll have to figure out where to come up with the $40... they had just better some good size lobsters for $20 a pop...
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It seems to me the only thing you've learned is that Caesar is a "salad dressing dude."
Wait! You were "invited" to a party and you have to pay for dinner?
Yeah... go figure. Plus, the rest of it is potluck so we have to bring something else to eat... But hey, we get to go to the people's house and get ignored in the conversations because we aren't in the same part of the ward and so don't live in the same neighborhood and our kids don't go to the same schools...
We have some folks with interesting ideas of what is considered socially acceptable in our well-to-do ward. We also have a lot of folks in the ward where $40 would be a typical Friday night dinner/date out for the couple. Anyway, the interesting "socially acceptable" train of though also includes you can't have an open house for someone going off to college or a mission or a "core" family moving out of the ward without it turning into a RS catering function. And, you can't hold a ward picnic at the free city park that is within the ward boundaries, it has to be held at a county metropark that is well outside the ward boundaries, nearly 20 minutes away and costs $7 / car to get into for the day (which amounts to a couple hours really) for the privilege of sitting at some picnic tables eating potluck... not like this is impossible to do in town...
Well, I say that since I doubt one lobster will provide more than a bit of taste of the giant aqautic cockroach (yes, I see how "big" they are in the local grocery stores around here), they best have a grill a goin' cuz I gonna want sum surf n turf... I'll bring me a nice ole hunk a bovine flesh to fill me up...
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It seems to me the only thing you've learned is that Caesar is a "salad dressing dude."
(They mostly say somewhere around 6-8 hours, but you can leave them for 10 if your cooker isn't too hot on low. You can tell if it's too hot if things are black around the edges.)
Crockpot Minestrone Soup
Ingredients: 16 Oz canned stewed tomatoes 2 Medium onions, chopped 2 Cloves garlic, crushed 1 Cup Carrots, Diced 1 Cup Celery, Diced 1 Large zucchini, thinly sliced 16 Oz can of kidney beans 6 Oz can of tomato paste 1 Tablespoon Parsley 2 Teaspoons salt 1/8 Teaspoon pepper 6 Cups beef broth 1/4 Pound spaghetti 1/2 Teaspoon ground sage 1 Teaspoon dried basil 2 Cups Shredded Cabbage, Optional
Preparation: Place all ingredients except spaghetti in slow cooker; stir, Cover. Turn heat control to LOW; cook 10 to 12 hours.
Add spaghetti. Cover and cook 1 hour longer.
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Crockpot Potato Soup
6 cups cubed, peeled potatoes 4 cups water 1 cup chopped onion 1/2 cup chopped celery 1 cup thinly sliced carrots 2 Tablespoons butter 3 cubes chicken bouillon 1 teaspoon salt, or less to taste 1/4 teaspoon pepper 12 oz. evaporated milk 1 Tablespoon parsley
In a crockpot, combine the first nine ingredients. Cover and cook for 7-8 hours. Add milk and parsley; mix. Cover and cook 30 minutes longer. If you like it less chunky, press a potato masher through it a few times.
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4 pieces chicken 1/4 c. water 1 envelope Italian dressing mix 8 oz. cream cheese 1 can cream of chicken soup 1 4 oz. can mushrooms
Cook all for 6-8 hours on low. Add cooked pasta (we like rotini) and heat through for 30 minutes.
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Crockpot Lasagna
1/2 lb. hot Italian sausage 1/2 lb. ground beef 1 bottle spaghetti sauce 2 c. cottage cheese 1 c. cheese (colby jack or mozzarella are both good; you can add a little parmesan too) Pasta (you can break up regular lasagna noodles or use bowtie or shells or something)
Dump it in, mix it up, cook 6-8 hours on low. You can sprinkle a little more cheese on top when serving.
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Beef Stroganoff
1 lb. beef for stew, cut into 1-inch cubes 1 medium onion, chopped 2 cups sliced mushrooms 1 can (14-1/2 oz.) beef broth 1 tub (8 oz.) Chive & Onion Cream Cheese Spread
PLACE meat, onion and mushrooms in slow cooker. Add beef broth. COVER and cook on LOW for 6-8 hours (or HIGH for 3-4 hours). ADD cream cheese spread just before serving; stir until well blended. Serve tossed with hot cooked noodles.
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Slow Cooker Curried Chicken
1-1/2 lb. boneless skinless chicken thighs 1 medium onion, chopped 3 medium potatoes, cubed 1 medium apple, chopped 2 Tbsp. curry powder 1 can (14-1/2 oz.) chicken broth 2 cups frozen peas, thawed 2 cups minute rice, uncooked
PLACE chicken in slow cooker; top with onion. ADD potatoes, apple, curry powder and broth; cover with lid. Cook on LOW for 8 to 10 hours (or on HIGH for 5 hours). STIR in peas and rice. Cover and cook an additional 20 minutes or until rice is tender.
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Slow Cooker Shredded Beef Buns
1 beef flank steak (1 lb.) 1 small onion, sliced 1 cup sliced mushrooms 1 medium tomato, chopped 1/2 cup Barbecue Sauce 2 tsp. Italian seasoning 2 sandwich buns, split
PLACE steak in slow cooker; top with onions, mushrooms and tomatoes. Combine barbecue sauce and Italian seasoning; pour over steak and vegetables. COOK for 5 hours on HIGH (or on LOW for 8 to 10 hours). Remove steak from slow cooker; shred with fork. (Or, cut across the grain into thin strips.) Return steak to slow cooker; stir gently to evenly coat with sauce. PLACE 1 bun half on each serving plate; top with 1/4 of the steak mixture.
Also got a Crenshaw and a Casaba. Actually I've heard of those but I can't remember if I've knowingly eaten them before.
I'll get them again tomorrow if I feel inclined and benevolent.
Please let Euph retype them all for me... 
