Something Delicious

[Sun]

Originally Posted by Corkey

Ham hocks.....

Another good idea.

There is a white bean stew that my grandmother made that I make with ham hocks. I also add Escarole at the end. Lots of garlic too. Its insanely good on a cold night with a piece of crusty bread.

[cinnamongrrl]

Originally Posted by Sun

Another good idea.

There is a white bean stew that my grandmother made that I make with ham hocks. I also add Escarole at the end. Lots of garlic too. Its insanely good on a cold night with a piece of crusty bread.

They put bacon on ice cream now....

I know down south everything has either bacon, ham, ham hocks, or fat back in it... It was hard to eat healthy down there. Whenever I ordered a vegetable it tended to be deep fried or doused in bacon....lol..but you cant beat the bbq with a stick! Gonna miss Mutt's pulled pork sammiches forever.....

[Sun]

Originally Posted by cinnamongrrl563

They put bacon on ice cream now....

I know down south everything has either bacon, ham, ham hocks, or fat back in it... It was hard to eat healthy down there. Whenever I ordered a vegetable it tended to be deep fried or doused in bacon....lol..but you cant beat the bbq with a stick! Gonna miss Mutt's pulled pork sammiches forever.....

Bacon Ice Cream? NO!!!

That is just so wrong. Ok we need to draw the line somewhere. That is like heart attack ice cream. I thought the chocolate covered bacon was off the rails but people love it.

We should dedicate a weekend to posting about bbq. This summer I experimented a lot with bbq'ing vegetarian foods because so often veggie folks are left out. Like "here have a piece of bbq'd corn!" how much fun is that? Well I love roasted corn but still...

What is Mutt's pulled pork?

On that note, everyone, tell us about your regional dishes!

[easygoingfemme]

Steel cut oats, which I usually slow cook overnight in the crockpot, but forgot to set up last night, cooked slow on the stove top this morning with almond milk, a splash of almond extract, and cinnamon.

[Sun]

Originally Posted by easygoingfemme

Steel cut oats, which I usually slow cook overnight in the crockpot, but forgot to set up last night, cooked slow on the stove top this morning with almond milk, a splash of almond extract, and cinnamon.

I was just thinking about steel cut oats! This is a cold weather staple for me. Have you tried soaking them overnight in cold water? Cuts the cooking time down to about 10 minutes.

My favorite way to have them is with brown sugar and a little salt. If I have some raisins on hand I may throw a few in.

How do you set up the oats in the crockpot? I bet a lot of people would enjoy waking up to hot oatmeal that is ready to go.

[gaea]

Originally Posted by easygoingfemme

Steel cut oats, which I usually slow cook overnight in the crockpot, but forgot to set up last night, cooked slow on the stove top this morning with almond milk, a splash of almond extract, and cinnamon.

Originally Posted by Sun

I was just thinking about steel cut oats! This is a cold weather staple for me. Have you tried soaking them overnight in cold water? Cuts the cooking time down to about 10 minutes.

My favorite way to have them is with brown sugar and a little salt. If I have some raisins on hand I may throw a few in.

How do you set up the oats in the crockpot? I bet a lot of people would enjoy waking up to hot oatmeal that is ready to go.

yes i am one of those peoples lol....please do share

[gaea]

speaking of Crock Pots, My son in law has a very large crock pot also known as a turkey roaster....He did last years thanksgiving bird in this and omg it was so juicy and so good...I begged for one for christmas.

the thanksgiving bird baked on the counter top...i loved it

I love any kind of crock pot meals though especially in the winter time

[Sun]

Originally Posted by gaea

yes i am one of those peoples lol....please do share

This is a great time of year for crock pot recipes.

I know that there are a lot of talented cooks on the Planet so I hope that more of them come by and share some good stuff with us!

[lusciouskiwi]

Originally Posted by Sun

I was just thinking about steel cut oats! This is a cold weather staple for me. Have you tried soaking them overnight in cold water? Cuts the cooking time down to about 10 minutes.

My favorite way to have them is with brown sugar and a little salt. If I have some raisins on hand I may throw a few in.

How do you set up the oats in the crockpot? I bet a lot of people would enjoy waking up to hot oatmeal that is ready to go.

I love mine with plain yoghurt and sliced kiwifruit. Yumminess!

When I was about 7, I had surgery on one of my eyes. I remember the nurses asking me the next day what I wanted for breakfast. I said porridge with granddad sugar. Granddad sugar being the yummy lumps in brown sugar that my granddad would pick out for me.

[easygoingfemme]

Originally Posted by Sun

I was just thinking about steel cut oats! This is a cold weather staple for me. Have you tried soaking them overnight in cold water? Cuts the cooking time down to about 10 minutes.

My favorite way to have them is with brown sugar and a little salt. If I have some raisins on hand I may throw a few in.

How do you set up the oats in the crockpot? I bet a lot of people would enjoy waking up to hot oatmeal that is ready to go.

I do sometimes soak, but more from a nutrient perspective than making the cooking time go faster. (http://http://thenourishinghome.com/...mal-nutrition/)

The crock pot oats are so nice and the smell in the house in the morning is dreamy.

I usually make a big batch so it cooks better with the long slow cook. It reheats nicely on the stove top for a few days after.

So I usually do 2-3 c dry/soaked oats to 6-8 c liquid. I usually do half water and half almond milk. Add in your spices, and things like dry cranberries, raisins, dry apricots, etc. Give it a stir. Set on low and let it go for 6-8 hours.

Top with nuts, seeds, banana, etc.

I usually sweeten with a little bit of raw honey because we have bees and thus we have an abundance of honey. If I'm not using that though I like to stir in a little molasses or good dark maple syrup.

[gaea]

Originally Posted by Sun

Ok I have seen this roaster. Post your tips for making a juicy Turkey!

Right on time for Thanksgiving!

In this roaster I am not sure what he did i can tell you though i was thrilled that the bones pulled out clean.

For my oven roasted turkeys, I like em stuffed, I stuff the bird with a cranberry stuffing, under the skin of the bird i add a ton of butter and spread it out, I then add bacon strips across the breasts. I baste my turkey every 30 mins, when i cook thanksgiving i don't seem to have time to sit down. I have always foil tented my birds as well and i have never used a pop up timer in mine...and lastly I have always gotten a butterball or the Safeway equivalent to a butterball.

One year I took the day before thanksgiving day off and had a thanksgiving for about 40 women in my community that had no where to go, we held it at the center I did a bird and a ham that year. All the women that came brought a dish to share. I have done this more than once and it is always an amazing experience.

oven roasted seemed to just be the key thing for me...until last year

and now i want an 18qt roaster lol

This roaster eliminates the need for the kind of basting i do, I think i saw him baste it like once an hour or something if that.

[Sun]

Originally Posted by easygoingfemme

I do sometimes soak, but more from a nutrient perspective than making the cooking time go faster. (http://http://thenourishinghome.com/...mal-nutrition/)

The crock pot oats are so nice and the smell in the house in the morning is dreamy.

I usually make a big batch so it cooks better with the long slow cook. It reheats nicely on the stove top for a few days after.

So I usually do 2-3 c dry/soaked oats to 6-8 c liquid. I usually do half water and half almond milk. Add in your spices, and things like dry cranberries, raisins, dry apricots, etc. Give it a stir. Set on low and let it go for 6-8 hours.

Top with nuts, seeds, banana, etc.

I usually sweeten with a little bit of raw honey because we have bees and thus we have an abundance of honey. If I'm not using that though I like to stir in a little molasses or good dark maple syrup.

Fresh honey!! Oh you are living a charmed life!

[Chancie]

Originally Posted by Sun

Another good idea.

There is a white bean stew that my grandmother made that I make with ham hocks. I also add Escarole at the end. Lots of garlic too. Its insanely good on a cold night with a piece of crusty bread.

White bean stew with escarole, yum, yum.

[Sun]

Originally Posted by Chancie

White bean stew with escarole, yum, yum.

Hi Chancie,

Yes, yum is right. When I make this I start with lots of garlic. About 10 cloves to every quart of stock. You can soak cannellini beans overnight and cook them in chicken stock or vegetable stock. Or use 2 cans for one quart of stock.

Start by chopping and sauteing the garlic in good olive oil. Add some chopped tomatoes, canned plum tomatoes are fine if ripe fresh are not available. Add diced potatoes, zucchini, carrots. If non veggie, add ham hocks. Sometimes I add a good woody mushroom. Simmer for half an hour,
add 2 heads of escarole, cleaned and chopped. Simmer for another 15 mins.

Serve with shaved Romano or Asiago cheese and fresh ground black pepper.

For a quick fix sometimes I just go with garlic, beans, stock, escarole. This can be ready in less than 20 minutes. Sometimes I add a few good chopped olives. As with everything else I say "make it your own" and tweak it a little bit.