Winter time foods

[usoilworker]

Well summer is almost over and it's bout time to dust off those body warming soul fullfilling foods we all know and love. Im particular to casserols and Soups. Whats your favorite fall/winter dish.

Crockpot Mushroom pork n rice

1 pd of boneless chops
2 cups of rice
3 cans of cream of mushroom soup
5 cups water/Chicken broth

In the morning
Cube pork into bite size pieces place in crock pot
add liquide and turn on your crock pot
Go to work or what ever you do all day
45 minutes before serving time add soup mix and stir until it is well mixed
add rice cover and let sit until rice is done.
Yumm

[Tall_James]

Crockpot rulez all in Fall!

[usoilworker]

I do quite a few dishes in the pot got any good recipies?

[Tall_James]

I'll get them and post them tomorrow.

[razorboy]

My Mom used to make this fantastic potato, leek and red lentil soup and serve it with homemade French bread. I really need to get the recipe.

[jennysmurf]

I make a mean beef stew. I use a tomato base. Two words:wicked awesome.

[usoilworker]

Oh yes Potato and leeks is awsome. and fairly easy to make. I'm not a big fan of the tomato based soups but after eating a crap ton of cambels tomato soup as a kid and not liking it you can't exactly blame me i hope.

Post your recipies when you get a chance i'll give em a whirl even the tomato one

[jennysmurf]

No, no. If you don't like tomato, then I won't force it on you. Nevermind that I slaved over a hot crock pot for 14 hours. Just go on with your leeks and your things and your stuff...

[usoilworker]

come on now.. Im almost an adult i can try things anew. I've finally been able to eat meatloaf again after being scared for most of my youth from my mothers dry throat scratching version. Please can i have the recipie. :)

[razorboy]

No, no. If you don't like tomato, then I won't force it on you. Nevermind that I slaved over a hot crock pot for 14 hours. Just go on with your leeks and your things and your stuff...

I'm not 100%, but I'm pretty sure if you slave over a crockpot you aren't using it right.

[FUNKMAN]

kielbasi & sauerkraut

make a sandwich on fresh italian bread, add some spicy mustard

[jennysmurf]

I'm not 100%, but I'm pretty sure if you slave over a crockpot you aren't using it right

*sigh* subtlety is wasted on some....

[jennysmurf]

And I'll think about giving you my wicked awesome beef stew recipe. Rejection isn't easy to get over, you know. There's that and the fact that I'll have to call my Mom to get the recipe and it's 2 hours later in Kentucky that it is here in Cali.

[razorboy]

*sigh* subtlety is wasted on some....

I don't read message board sarcasm well.

[usoilworker]

I'm not 100%, but I'm pretty sure if you slave over a crockpot you aren't using it right

*sigh* subtlety is wasted on some....

I got a nice chuckle out of it :).. i had a flash of that comercial were the lady throws flour on herself to make it look like it was back breaking work cooking.. when it was easy i think that was a rice crispy comercial .. :clap:

[usoilworker]

ah if it were midnight i'd still give her a call :) it's for the forums tell ehre and there are hungry people just waiting to get the recipie so they can have dinner. :) she'll understand

[jennysmurf]

I don't read message board sarcasm well.

That's okay, puddin' I am stuggling with the Scottish dialect in Trainspotting. Some things are just hard to read.

[jennysmurf]

ah if it were midnight i'd still give her a call :) it's for the forums tell ehre and there are hungry people just waiting to get the recipie so they can have dinner. :) she'll understand

Oh man the pressure! Now if it's bad, I'll never be able to show my face (or a reasonable facsimile) on the messageboard again!

[Landblast]

Brandy. And plenty of it.
A nice dry aged Prime Rib roast. Expensive but I like to make it near Thanksgiving and Christmas.

[FunkyDrummer]

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[usoilworker]

I promise i'll say nothing but good things about it :)
comon does it look like i don't enjoy eating.. :) you don't get big like me by being picky about what you eat :)..:thumbup:

[jennysmurf]

Okay, okay. I promise I'll post the recipe on here tomorrow. I'd call Mom now, but she'd kill me. She's probably been asleep since 9:00 p.m. central time. She's little, but she's wiry!

[usoilworker]

Don't think i'm pressuring you or any thing :)... I'v got stake on the thaw right now for tomarrow.. I'm marinating the steak in mc'cormics taco seasoning and worcesteshire and soy sauce, will bbq the thin steaks on the barel tomarrow and dice em up for tacos for my work meal. So i suppose i can wait a few days till you ring up mommy for the recipie. :) i won't completly starve just get a lil light headed

[jennysmurf]

I don't think you've got enough protien in your diet. A healthy growing boy needs his protien! (I was going to say meat, but I thought that sounded homo-erotic.)

[usoilworker]

I don't think you've got enough protien in your diet
A healthy growing boy needs his protien!. I was just saying to my self... why isn't she saying meat?
(I was going to say meat, but I thought that sounded homo-erotic.)
And now i know..I'm anemic(sp) the dr says i need lots and lots of red meat

[jennysmurf]

Yeah, I already had alot of the albums on the "gay albums" list, so I'm a little sensitive to things like that. ;-) You go with your meat!

[usoilworker]

Meh who doesn't go down the road sining the village people :)....lol..


Oh and back to the Winter foods A really good grilled cheese and some soup



Great White North Grilled cheese: (My creation)

Two slices Dill Rye bread
two slices ham
two slices turkey
two slices Canadian bacon
two slices white cheader (the older the better)
4 cucumber chips
butter
and
garlic salt

Assembly:
Preheat your griddle or sandwich maker. I use a food networks panani maker (was a gift) and works well to cook both sides of the samich evenly
Place one slice of bread as the base
1 slice of cheese
S fold the meat as you layer it on top of the cheese I think it makes for a Beefier lookin sandwich.
1 slice of cheese
4 cucmber chip pickle slices
1 slice of bread. Butter top slice to edges and sprinkle with garlic salt
place samich topside down.
butter the unbuttered side and season with garlic salt.
Grill to perfection.

Is hands down the tastiest sandwich i've had so far.

[jennysmurf]

That sounds really good! Can I come to your house for dinner?

[usoilworker]

That sounds really good! Can I come to your house for dinner?
Of coarse the keys under the mat and the sandwich makers on the counter .. dont' make too much noise though the dog barks at new people and the wiffy can be a crab if she's woken up in the midle of the night :)

[CousinDave]

For the record I'm a salt addict



Aduki Beans & Rice

Wash and soak rice

Boil the beans with a piece of Kombu (seaweed) for about an hour, or soak them overnight and boil for about 20 minutes

Take the seaweed out and along with a large onion and some water (I prefer broth or stock) liquefy in a blender and I mean liquefy.

Drain rice

Add beans and rice (I prefer short grain brown rice) 1:4 ratio. Add soy sauce, salt and water/broth from the blender - how ever much is needed for the rice.

Cooks in a pressure cooker in about 30 minutes, or in about an hour in a regular pot

Top with sesame seeds and chives

I can eat on a pot of this for about a week and the colder it is outside the better it tastes

[hedges]

Great White North Grilled cheese: (My creation)

Two slices Dill Rye bread
two slices ham
two slices turkey
two slices Canadian bacon
two slices white cheader (the older the better)
4 cucumber chips
butter
and
garlic salt

Assembly:
Preheat your griddle or sandwich maker. I use a food networks panani maker (was a gift) and works well to cook both sides of the samich evenly
Place one slice of bread as the base
1 slice of cheese
S fold the meat as you layer it on top of the cheese I think it makes for a Beefier lookin sandwich.
1 slice of cheese
4 cucmber chip pickle slices
1 slice of bread. Butter top slice to edges and sprinkle with garlic salt
place samich topside down.
butter the unbuttered side and season with garlic salt.
Grill to perfection.

Is hands down the tastiest sandwich i've had so far.

This sandwich sounds great! I gotta try it.

[NickyL0885]

The best winter food ever:

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[Farmer Dave]

Garbonzo bean soup:

2 cans garbonzo beans
bacon
diced ham
potatoes
whole stewed tomatoes
onion
bell pepper
red pepper flakes
bay leaf

The longer it cooks the better it gets.

[RAAMONE]

kielbasi & sauerkraut

make a sandwich on fresh italian bread, add some spicy mustard

i came here to post that...nothing better than throwin that in the crockpot on a sunday morning and havin people over to watch football

[Dash77]

Chicken & dumplings always make the body warm in the winter, and another one is home made chicken pot pie....

[yojimbo7248]

Korean food is excellent for winter. The soups especially are perfect for fighting the cold.

There is an excellent Korean restaurant in Manhattan, Dok Suni. It's on 1st Avenue between 7th and 8th Streets.

[Thebazile78]

Vegetarian Black Bean Chili (with Cornmeal Dumplings)

For the Chili:

1 lb. dried black beans, sorted, rinsed and drained
2 Tbsp. Olive Oil
1 c. red bell pepper, diced
1 c. yellow bell pepper, diced
1 c. onion, diced
½ c. jalapeno peppers, seeded & minced
1 Tbsp. garlic, minced
1 chipotle pepper in Adobo sauce, minced
2 Tbsp. chili powder
2 Tbsp. ground cumin
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper
1 28-oz. can crushed tomatoes & juice
2 c. V-8 (or equivalent) juice
1 14-½ -oz. can vegetable broth
2 oz. bittersweet chocolate, broken (I use Ghirardelli brand and find chips are easier to melt)

For the Dumplings:

½ c. all-purpose flour
½ c. masa harina (fine ground cornmeal)
1 tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. salt
1 egg, beaten
½ c. milk, slightly warmed
1 ½ Tbsp. Crisco (or equivalent), melted
1 ½ tsp. honey
¾ c. frozen corn kernels, thawed
½ c. cheddar cheese, grated
2 Tbsp. jalapeno peppers, minced

1. Sort beans and remove any stones or imperfect beans. Rinse and drain. Place beans in a large pot. Cover with cold water by 2”.
2. Bring to a boil. Cover. Reduce heat and simmer for 1 ½ hours or until beans are tender. Drain beans, discard cooking liquid and set aside.
3. Heat olive oil in a chili pot. Add bell peppers, onion, jalapenos and garlic. Sauté over medium heat until onion is golden, about 10 minutes.
4. Add the chipotle pepper, chili powder, cumin, salt and pepper. Sauté for 2 minutes, or until well blended.
5. Stir in cooked beans, tomatoes, V-8, broth and chocolate. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes.
6. To make dumpling batter: Sift together flour, masa harina, baking powder and salt. In separate bowl, combine egg, milk, Crisco and honey.
7. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Mix only until batter is combined. Gently stir in the corn, cheese and jalapenos.
8. Spray a small (3 Tbsp. size) ice cream scoop with nonstick cooking spray. After chili has simmered for 30 minutes, drop batter by scoopfuls on top of chili, along the outside edge. Don’t let them touch.
9. Cover and let the dumplings cook for 15-20 minutes. Keep chili simmering and DON’T PEEK. The steam you’re trapping with the pot cover is cooking the dumplings! Dumplings should be firm on top and moist in the middle when done.

Notes: I have made this recipe for a number of different audiences, from my Orthodox Jewish roommate and her friends to my 5 youngest cousins (who range in age from 3 to 14.) I've never been able to find Kosher chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, so I used a roasted poblano pepper instead. It gives the dish the same smoky flavor, but a lot less heat .... this would be a decent variation if you want to try making it for small children.

Also, many people don't care for the very moist texture of the cornmeal dumplings. I recently used the dumpling batter to make cornbread. If you like your cornbread sweet, add more honey, but you will need to counterbalance the acidity of the honey with a different proportion of leaveners. Looking at it now, you may need to add baking soda in addition to the baking powder to get a fluffier loaf of cornbread. (Bakers will know what I'm talking about.)

[nate1000]

That's okay, puddin' I am stuggling with the Scottish dialect in Trainspotting. Some things are just hard to read.

OOOH! I am just wrapping up Porno, the follow up to Trainspotting. Great book.

[usoilworker]

Vegetarian Black Bean Chili (with Cornmeal Dumplings)



Now thatsa definate winner. Im makin the blackbean n chicken caserole for dinner tomarrw thats the wiffys favorite. This will be her next favorite im sure

[jennysmurf]

Oh man! I totally forgot to get the recipe for my Mom's beef stew! Let's see, what do I remember aboot it....

Don't use stew meat, it's not very good quality
She liked to put the onion in whole, just peel and cut off the ends
A big can of whole tomatoes, carrots, potatoes, green pepper
Salt and pepper

I'm sorry, I just can't remember it all! She used to put in the cubed meat, tomatoes, onion, green pepper and spices into the crock pot in the morning on low, then I'd put in the potatoes and carrots and turn it up when I got home from school. I'll do better next time, I promise! Don't look at me like that! I can stand anything but your disappointment! WAAAAAAA!

[usoilworker]

Oh man! I totally forgot to get the recipe for my Mom's beef stew! Let's see, what do I remember aboot it....

Don't use stew meat, it's not very good quality
She liked to put the onion in whole, just peel and cut off the ends
A big can of whole tomatoes, carrots, potatoes, green pepper
Salt and pepper

I'm sorry, I just can't remember it all! She used to put in the cubed meat, tomatoes, onion, green pepper and spices into the crock pot in the morning on low, then I'd put in the potatoes and carrots and turn it up when I got home from school. I'll do better next time, I promise! Don't look at me like that! I can stand anything but your disappointment! WAAAAAAA!

Im not disapointed but if i don't keep my caloric intake up aroun 3k im gona get skinny :)... I apriciate the thought :)... I snuck a peek at the crockpot thread i'm going to put half a pork loin in and make some bbq tomarrow for work. I'm makin black bean casarole for the wiffy before i head into work.

[Dude!]

for breakfast
hot cream of wheat
cooked in half and half instead of water
with a pat of butter and sugar on the top

so delicious

[usoilworker]

Oh yes i lived on malt o meal and cream of wheat.. I like oatmeal now i usually get the quaker oats and add lil milk and some hot coco mix on top

[ChimneyFish]

A grilled cheese & some Campbell's Bean and Bacon soup(with plenty o' Ritz crackers).

A nice bowl of homemade macaroni & cheese, preferably Mrs. McNabb's macaroni & cheese.(the recipe is a little up from the bottom of the page) (http://www.pnionline.com/dnblog/fitness/archives/2003_01.html)

My pops makes a really delicious bean soup every winter using the bone from the Christmas ham.
I'll get the recipe.

And for breakfast, homemade pancakes.

[Thebazile78]

Now thatsa definate winner. Im makin the blackbean n chicken caserole for dinner tomarrw thats the wiffys favorite. This will be her next favorite im sure

It's one of my favorites.

Oh, just as an FYI since you won't need the entire can of chipotle chiles, they freeze really well. I put them into a snack-size baggie and stick that into a quart-size freezer bag in case of leaks.

They keep for a long time as long as you take them out of the can and are just as potent as when you opened the can. (I just used some in a fajita marinade that I'd had frozen I can't remember how long.)

Since chipotles got so popular, there are a TON of recipes out there that you can use them for, so enjoy.

[Freakshow]

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i'll see your rasputin and raise you a

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[razorboy]

i'll see your rasputin and raise you a

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[RAAMONE]

speaking of winter beer...troegs mad elf really warms you up with the high alcohol content

i wanna see if i can down the 101 oz bottle...gonna go tour the place this saturday

http://www.troegs.com/beers_elf.htm

[usoilworker]

Okey smurfey I've been waiting patiently... Im starting to wonder if mabye your being cruel and torturing me im wasting away to nothin here :)

[Chigworthy]

Okey smurfey I've been waiting patiently... Im starting to wonder if mabye your being cruel and torturing me im wasting away to nothin here :)

You scared her off with your thinly-veiled suggestion of a menage with the "wiffy".

[bigredd]

Chicken & dumplings always make the body warm in the winter, and another one is home made chicken pot pie....

Chicken & Dumplins are indeed a good winter food. I'm also partial to chili in the winter.

[Lady Resin]

I'm not big on Winter but I love cooking the foods that are involed with the season. Chilis, stews, roast chicken, gravy with homemade sausage and meatballs and roast beef. I just got a new stove and can't wait to break it in.:thumbup:

[KatPw]

We eat a lot of stew in the winter, both brown stews and red stews. I'm planning on trying my hand at beef barley soup this winter, it's my husband's favorite. The slow cooker will get a lot of use.