Wet Spaniel - Posted - 12/28/2020:  18:02:46

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Originally posted by figmo59

Fried potatoes and authentic Polish kielbasa from The Kid's fiancee's family, or as Al calls it, Filet of Mule Tool.

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Now that wouldn't look out of place on Terry's new Blakstone Grill - I love the fact we all have comedy names for stuff -  Filet of Mule Tool gets called 'Donkey's Doo-Dah' in our house,... usually accompanied by the sn*****s of an 11 year old - and a 49 year old 

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Edit - I appreciate the need for a sweary fairy to remove any profanity etc - I. Would just like to point out that the *** above isn't me intending to be offensive - sounds like triggers and means giggles

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rinemb - Posted - 12/28/2020:  18:36:48

Tonight,more leftovers. This time from my daughter's Christmas dinner of global recipes.  A cranberry rice/green bean thing, a cauliflower thing, some peas, brussel sprout salad, and a portion of pork crown roast...with my salt brotchen. Not bad for leftovers.

Edited by - rinemb on 12/28/2020 18:37:31

 

bubbalouie - Posted - 12/28/2020:  18:53:27

There was a time when saltw***er was a bad word here. 

bubbalouie - Posted - 12/28/2020:  19:02:17

 I celebrate Easter, Thanksgiving & Christmas with that good old Green Bean Casserole! 

Was in my late 40's before i discovered this culinary delight! Where had it bean all my life?

rinemb - Posted - 12/29/2020:  08:48:28

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Tonight,more leftovers. This time from my daughter's Christmas dinner of global recipes.  A cranberry rice/green bean thing, a cauliflower thing, some peas, brussel sprout salad, and a portion of pork crown roast...with my salt brotchen. Not bad for leftovers.

 

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I forgot about the other little morsel on the plate.  A small pastry cup filled with brie and cranberry sauce. Yum.  Brad

Remsleep - Posted - 12/30/2020:  04:08:59

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Originally posted by Wet Spaniel

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Originally posted by figmo59

Fried potatoes and authentic Polish kielbasa from The Kid's fiancee's family, or as Al calls it, Filet of Mule Tool.

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Now that wouldn't look out of place on Terry's new Blakstone Grill - I love the fact we all have comedy names for stuff -  Filet of Mule Tool gets called 'Donkey's Doo-Dah' in our house,... usually accompanied by the sn*****s of an 11 year old - and a 49 year old 

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Edit - I appreciate the need for a sweary fairy to remove any profanity etc - I. Would just like to point out that the *** above isn't me intending to be offensive - sounds like triggers and means giggles

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I was really racking my brain over that one. 

I found a recipe for oven fries that sounded good. Turns out I was right. I topped them with the vegetarian ragu that I've been making while the girls are here - I was seeing visions of poutine in my head - and it worked surprisingly well. Sticks to your ribs and no sentient beings were harmed.

rinemb - Posted - 12/30/2020:  06:09:19

Last night I made a big batch of cooked rice. Having a container of cooked rice in the fridge becomes handy for other leftovers, and for breakfast with cream and sugar. Or, it will become pudding..
I used a portion of it to serve leftover stroganoff over. (noodles better though). And baked another four salt brotchen (from my batch of dough in the fridge) to eat with dinner.
BTW, brotchen dough is a butch to run a gash down the middle of the rolls before baking. I have tried various knives, then bought a bread razor and not much better. The dough is so sticky. I may go back to a quick slash with a thin bread slicing knife.
brad

Brian T - Posted - 12/30/2020:  09:14:01

Fried rice with a great variety of fine dice everythings is very soothing in my digestive tract.
Standard ops to make lots of cooked rice so I have day-old for fried rice.
I even go to the trouble to scramble some eggs to toss in to it.
Venison meatball stroganoff tonight.

rinemb - Posted - 12/30/2020:  10:42:47

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Originally posted by Brian T

Fried rice with a great variety of fine dice everythings is very soothing in my digestive tract.

Standard ops to make lots of cooked rice so I have day-old for fried rice.

I even go to the trouble to scramble some eggs to toss in to it.

Venison meatball stroganoff tonight.

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I have a half-dozen egg yokes stored from using the whites.  I like the idea of fried rice. I may scramble up the yokes to toss in...Unless wife makes some cream puffs with them.  the venison meatballs sound good.  Brad

Brian T - Posted - 12/30/2020:  10:57:06

OK, got the day old rice all fluffed up. Steamed 2-3C dice mixed veg.
Get a 6" cleaver tuned up. Fine dice a big onion, slice 5-6 cloves of garlic.
Fine dice a bunch of meaty left overs. Scramble a few eggs.

Big wok on a gas ring on the stove, red-hot element.
Stir fry the onion and garlic in some peanut oil. Meat goes in next to reheat for Maillard.
Add the rice, get it reheated. Add everything else. Not too hot.
Lots of stirring to add soya sauce, sesame oil, salt and pepper.
That's about all I do. Ready in no time.

rinemb - Posted - 12/30/2020:  11:42:43

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Originally posted by Brian T

OK, got the day old rice all fluffed up. Steamed 2-3C dice mixed veg.

Get a 6" cleaver tuned up. Fine dice a big onion, slice 5-6 cloves of garlic.

Fine dice a bunch of meaty left overs. Scramble a few eggs.



Big wok on a gas ring on the stove, red-hot element.

Stir fry the onion and garlic in some peanut oil. Meat goes in next to reheat for Maillard.

Add the rice, get it reheated. Add everything else. Not too hot.

Lots of stirring to add soya sauce, sesame oil, salt and pepper.

That's about all I do. Ready in no time.

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My daughter has installed a new big gas range, and one burner is extra big circumfrence-extra btu's. The other burners are fairly typical.  For Christmas, we bought them a nice wok and ring.  Mine is ancient, and looks it, but sadly, gathers dust mostly.  So unless I get my "cowboy" wok out of the garage and set up the high btu propane stove outside, we will fake it in a skillet.  Brad

Brian T - Posted - 12/30/2020:  11:57:49

I have 3 woks, one stolen from a friend who appeared to never be interested in using it.
Heavier steel, nice for daily cooking.
One is reserved for curry. Big and a crude wooden handle, no more than 25 years old.
My favorite is about 50 years old now. Came out of a shop in Little Collins St,
Melbourne, Australia. It makes a familiar sound with a ladle spoon of the same age.
I never put them away. I can lay my hand on any of them without opening a cupboard door.

Away into the gloomy backs of Asian grocery stores is where they all seem to keep the cleavers, spiders and other kitchen stuff. Good places to shop.

Wet Spaniel - Posted - 12/30/2020:  12:14:02

Chilli tonight.... yes it has beans in it.

 

rinemb - Posted - 12/30/2020:  12:35:02

We always have canned beans in our chili. The rice, with chili is a new one. But why not, eh.
Wife grew up with a very Mid-West Americafied, fast-make chili. Williams seasoning packet, can tomatoes with the sauce, cooked up and drained ground beef and onion. She eats hers with fritos and shredded cheddar on top or do-nuts on the side. (a family thing). Me, a squirt of vinegar, and a squirt of ketchup, the shredded cheese-just because its there.
Brad

Brian T - Posted - 12/30/2020:  13:00:35

When I worked, chili meant meat and onions and several kinds of beans, peppers, corn and a serious handful of herbs and spices. Cook for 20 people. Eat one and freeze the rest. It was the cumin and the vinegar that made it taste "right." Got to be winter comfort food.

STUD - Posted - 12/31/2020:  15:10:51

New Year's Eve dinner: smoked beef short ribs, chicken, and kielbasa; basmati rice and green beans on the side; plum pudding with bourbon vanilla ice cream for dessert:

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STUD - Posted - 12/31/2020:  15:11:48

One more photo:

 

Good Buddy - Posted - 12/31/2020:  16:07:41

I'm going to have deep-fried garbanzo balls on a tortilla with garlic cream sauce, sesame sauce, pickled and fried vegetables, some chickpea pate with a side of stouffer's mac'n cheese.

Brian T - Posted - 12/31/2020:  19:01:07

Going around the block again with the meatball stroganoff. Dang but it was good.
Heidi-cat got to inhale some beef and some venison as a treat. Licked the finish off her dish.

Slowly thinking that this winter needs to be serious Greek, just to try a cuisine.

Wet Spaniel - Posted - 01/01/2021:  05:28:23

Butt bacon, sausage, black pudding, eggs and some hash browns that didn’t turn out as well as I hoped. Oh and smoked salmon that was on another plate on account of my aversion to hot and cold stuff on the same plate 

 

steve davis - Posted - 01/01/2021:  08:40:30

Tonight's will be Rob's Fish Chowder (he uses chicken broth rather than milk) and corn bread straight from the oven.
Scrabble for dessert.

slammer - Posted - 01/01/2021:  09:58:34

Wished I had taken a picture, but last night was all hors d’ oeuvres ( and yes, I had to ask Siri) for late dinner!!!
Assorted cheeses, venison summer sausage, pickled Northerns, Italian meatballs, vegetables and spinach dip, and my favorite.......Bagna Cauda with hard crusty Italian bread!!! I still have Bagna Cauda breath!!! Happy New Year to me !!!
Slammer!!!

rinemb - Posted - 01/01/2021:  10:36:00

New years Eve night wife and I home alone.  Ate holiday leftovers including what's on the plate, followed by pureed roast beef and potato soup. Along with alsace cremont and finished with creme brulee, with a midnight toast to a new year with more cremont.

slammer - Posted - 01/01/2021:  11:09:40

Brad , ya had to one up me with the Monks Head Cheese !!! I’m very impressed and one day when my son wants to know what to get me for Xmas or b-day, I’m asking for a cheese curler. I did manage to make my own pate’ last week for Christmas snacks.
I have loved chicken liver pate since I had it the first time as a kid and had no idea what it was other than it was delicious and served at the bar at a fancy restaurant my parents took me too. Washed it down with a gorgeous kiddy cocktail !!!
Slammer!!!

bubbalouie - Posted - 01/01/2021:  12:00:38

This & some crackers or baguatte rounds make an awesome salty sweet appetizer!

Take the brie & put it in the freezer to firm up. Spead preserves  or jam on half of the wheel.

Sadly as usual there's no pics before it disappears! I do it on the grille in the summer.

You can do it in a frying pan inside to brown the prosciutto & toast your baguette under the broiler.

Don't over cook so the all the cheese melts out!

Trust me its too easy! Tell people you came up with the idea yourself!

If we have the ingrediants & it's just the 2 of us just cut the wheel up like a small pie & make individual ones & just do half. serve with some cheese knives.

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STUD - Posted - 01/01/2021:  16:56:29

That sounds good Bubba... :0)

slammer - Posted - 01/01/2021:  17:48:30

2021’s menu is starting out with a back already!!!
Medium rare Venison filets, grilled salt and pepper Tiger Shrimp, roasted veggies, slow baked taters with a mammoth dollop of sour cream and the Mrs. baked some amazing artisanal bread with seasoned olive oil !!! And cocktails of course!!!
Brandy Alexander’s a little later after the bloating goes away !!!
Slammer!!!

 

rinemb - Posted - 01/02/2021:  04:58:48

All looks good. Brad

Edited by - rinemb on 01/02/2021 04:59:21

rinemb - Posted - 01/02/2021:  05:07:19

Jonty, I swear, I do not believe any body I have ever discussed about black pudding, blood sausage has ever said they liked it. Many even gag when I describe it.
BTW, we love it, but it's hard to buy locally. Luckily,some good online access to sausages from many countries overseas. Brad

rinemb - Posted - 01/02/2021:  05:22:20

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Brad , ya had to one up me with the Monks Head Cheese !!! I’m very impressed and one day when my son wants to know what to get me for Xmas or b-day, I’m asking for a cheese curler. I did manage to make my own pate’ last week for Christmas snacks.

I have loved chicken liver pate since I had it the first time as a kid and had no idea what it was other than it was delicious and served at the bar at a fancy restaurant my parents took me too. Washed it down with a gorgeous kiddy cocktail !!!

Slammer!!!

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Now that holiday is winding down and monks head is starting to stink more, I may carve up the rest and do a raclette with it and some aging potatoes.  Brad

rinemb - Posted - 01/02/2021:  05:24:01

The quince paste on compte, was a new treat for us this year. Brad

STUD - Posted - 01/02/2021:  16:05:27

A surefire way to keep Al from scarfing down the leftover chicken: promise him pot pie!

 

bubbalouie - Posted - 01/02/2021:  16:47:08

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A surefire way to keep Al from scarfing down the leftover chicken: promise him pot pie!

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What's not to love !? Chicken, Lots of gravy & a crunchy crust with a scant few vegetables! Man Food!

rinemb - Posted - 01/02/2021:  18:20:05

Careful what you call "man" food. I never met a more serious connoisseur of chicken pot pie than my wife. We have search the wide midwest over, and made many recipes to overcome that "when harry met sally moment." CPPs are like chili everyone has their favorite recipe. Brad

rinemb - Posted - 01/03/2021:  05:25:23

And the leftovers fridge/freezer clean out continues . Ingredients: (all in house) fresh peas, corn, carrots, scallions, egg yokes, ginger root, mushrooms, a baby red pepper, tub of rice, shrimp,. Along with soy and tamari sauce, sesame oil, and rice vinegar.. ...... Yep, a big batch of fried rice.
Brad

slammer - Posted - 01/03/2021:  06:09:01

You are one lucky guy Fig !!! I can smell that pot pie from here in da U.P. !!!
Slammer!!!

Wet Spaniel - Posted - 01/04/2021:  11:53:40

Roast chicken dinner yesterday. Chunky chicken and vegetable soup using up left over veggies and v]clearing the fridge before the weekly shop arrived this afternoon.

 

rinemb - Posted - 01/04/2021:  12:01:02

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Roast chicken dinner yesterday. Chunky chicken and vegetable soup using up left over veggies and v]clearing the fridge before the weekly shop arrived this afternoon.

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That's the way to do leftovers and cleanouts.  As long as one keeps onions, celery, carrots, garlic and peas on hand; you are master of the kitchen.   Brad

rinemb - Posted - 01/04/2021:  12:06:08

Today or tomorrow, we plan to the remaining Tete d' moine and do "raclette" with potatoes, and and meats, perhaps an over easy egg on top, as well? We did a little test and the monks head cheese melted well, and did not stink after melting it. Its getting old enough now to be pretty darn pungent when I open the sealed bag I keep it in. But, hey, I've cleaned and later eaten snapping turtle-and that does stink when you clean it. But oh so good to eat.
Brad

Wet Spaniel - Posted - 01/04/2021:  12:39:59

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Today or tomorrow, we plan to the remaining Tete d' moine and do "raclette" with potatoes, and and meats, perhaps an over easy egg on top, as well? We did a little test and the monks head cheese melted well, and did not stink after melting it. Its getting old enough now to be pretty darn pungent when I open the sealed bag I keep it in. But, hey, I've cleaned and later eaten snapping turtle-and that does stink when you clean it. But oh so good to eat.

Brad

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Having. Ski-d in the alps a lot, I've seen a lot of raclettes - it's a really sociable way of eating.  

Remsleep - Posted - 01/05/2021:  04:36:44

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Originally posted by Wet Spaniel

Roast chicken dinner yesterday. Chunky chicken and vegetable soup using up left over veggies and v]clearing the fridge before the weekly shop arrived this afternoon.

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January is always soup month in our house. A bit of (very pleasant) austerity after the holiday indulgences. Last night was Curried Parsnip Soup garnished with pumpernickel croutons, crispy leeks, and pumpkin oil. Simple as can be, except for the leeks, which took a few minutes of watching. I didn't take a picture because SWMBO was impatient.

rinemb - Posted - 01/05/2021:  05:52:06

A soup month for January sounds good. Purges the body of holiday excesses, warms the soul. Brad

steve davis - Posted - 01/05/2021:  08:30:11

I don't know yet.I just got a call saying to just show up for "whatever".

rinemb - Posted - 01/05/2021:  08:53:32

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I don't know yet.I just got a call saying to just show up for "whatever".

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I love "whatever".  Especially when someone invites me over to eat it.  Means, I am not having to cook that night.  brad

STUD - Posted - 01/05/2021:  18:38:47

Linguine with Scorpion Pepper sauce (xmas gift from The Kid's future brother-in-law:)

 

geoB - Posted - 01/05/2021:  18:49:21

Loaded veg and cheese Omelets, brioche, hyacinth tea with a tsp of agave syrup. Fresh hashbrowns. Spicy hot lentil chili.

Wet Spaniel - Posted - 01/06/2021:  03:24:46

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Jonty, I swear, I do not believe any body I have ever discussed about black pudding, blood sausage has ever said they liked it. Many even gag when I describe it.

BTW, we love it, but it's hard to buy locally. Luckily,some good online access to sausages from many countries overseas. Brad

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Brad, I only have limited experience to go by, but out of my American hunting buddies, the general consensus on offal, blood pudding and haggis is always a no-no (along with baked beans on a breakfast plate).  When a couple of them visited, as my hunting ground is in Scotland, when I've taken them our for breakfast, I've ordered meals with both black pudding (or hockey puck as one called it) and haggis.  Despite being previously vocal about how disgusting it would be, both really enjoyed it 'in the flesh' so to speak.

Can you purchase dried pigs blood ?  I think a lot of butchers now use it rather than fresh - purely for ease.  Its very easy to use, just dilute with warm water, add your herbs & spices  and fat etc and bobs your uncle....... for your first attempt, i suggest waiting until the wife is out - I find nonchalant questions RE where she is going on:

Going on a bike ride with friends and taking a packed lunch = sufficient time to butcher a small deer in the house kitchen and hide the evidence

Meeting friends for coffee = should be enough time to make black pudding (however excuse may be needed for why the floor has just been mopped and the carpet is wet)

I'm sure you get the jist - as an aside, when factoring the time required for SWMBO to be out of the house in order to use her best stock pan for boiling up a deers head ALWAYS factor smell dissipation into the equation

STUD - Posted - 01/06/2021:  05:51:54

Heh...
Hide the evidance.... :0)

STUD - Posted - 01/06/2021:  05:55:01

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Originally posted by geoB

Loaded veg and cheese Omelets, brioche, hyacinth tea with a tsp of agave syrup. Fresh hashbrowns. Spicy hot lentil chili.

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Pictures Dude...!

Sounds good tho.... :0)