Something Delicious

[Gráinne]

Originally Posted by Sun

Not sure what kind of crock pot it is because I am not at home. But I will check and let you know. Seems that most crock pots have a ceramic glazed pot no?

I prefer stainless steel for cooking unless it is a ceramic dutch oven or baking dish. Depends on what I am cooking. Good tip on the sunflower oil spray!

BTW, cookie monster, have you ever tried those crock pot liners? Makes cleanup so much easier and without a spray.

[Trev]

Originally Posted by guihong

BTW, cookie monster, have you ever tried those crock pot liners? Makes cleanup so much easier and without a spray.

Crock pot liners are awesome!

[Sun]

Originally Posted by guihong

BTW, cookie monster, have you ever tried those crock pot liners? Makes cleanup so much easier and without a spray.

LMAO..omg too funny, no I have not tried crock pot liners.

I wish I could be a cookie monster but I have to be careful with the sweets. If I look at them for too long I gain weight. Practicing restraint was never my thing.

[Gráinne]

Originally Posted by Sun

LMAO..omg too funny, no I have not tried crock pot liners.

I wish I could be a cookie monster but I have to be careful with the sweets. If I look at them for too long I gain weight. Practicing restraint was never my thing.

Well, me too, actually. At my age, I just can't eat an entire bag like I used to. I think I've gained weight just posting on this thread.

I read somewhere that reaching a goal of 80% good-20% "treats" is pretty good; 90-10 is better. So many yummies in this thread that maybe I can change my habits

[Chancie]

With Pete's help, I made a delicious meal last night.

We made quarts of sofrito from scratch on Friday night and

I froze most of it but I used a generous cup in a pot of pink beans, and

I used a generous cup in a pot of bacalao.

We had white rice and yuca con mojo too, yum yum.

[Sun]

Originally Posted by Chancie

With Pete's help, I made a delicious meal last night.

We made quarts of sofrito from scratch on Friday night and

I froze most of it but I used a generous cup in a pot of pink beans, and

I used a generous cup in a pot of bacalao.

We had white rice and yuca con mojo too, yum yum.

Puerto Rican food! YUM. Wow that all sounds delicious. Thank you for the links!

Now there is a great idea. Make Sofrito and freeze some. I am going to do that this week.

[Chancie]

Originally Posted by Sun

Puerto Rican food! YUM. Wow that all sounds delicious. Thank you for the links!

Now there is a great idea. Make Sofrito and freeze some. I am going to do that this week.

I have a small Cuisinart and I doubled the recipe.

Pete stood at the counter for a long time, and

It took me a long time to figure out that

She didn't know what sofrito was so

She had no idea what we were making!

[cinnamongrrl]

Originally Posted by Sun

Puerto Rican food! YUM. Wow that all sounds delicious. Thank you for the links!

Now there is a great idea. Make Sofrito and freeze some. I am going to do that this week.

I love love LOVE Puerto Rican food. I was brought up in a latino household. The food is comforting and familiar. I especially LOVE yucca....the rice....I even ate the pork last time I got some for Teddy (when he was in the hospital) There are these amazing potato balls with seasoned meat in the middle. We always just called them papas....good good stuff

[Sun]

Originally Posted by cinnamongrrl563

I love love LOVE Puerto Rican food. I was brought up in a latino household. The food is comforting and familiar. I especially LOVE yucca....the rice....I even ate the pork last time I got some for Teddy (when he was in the hospital) There are these amazing potato balls with seasoned meat in the middle. We always just called them papas....good good stuff

My Moms family is from Puerto Rico but sadly they are not cooks so I had to go to the Islands to discover the real deal for myself and wow. Forever changed. One place in Vieques makes a Yucca gratin that blew me away and made me a fan. Though in general I default to very simple foods, fresh fruit right from the tree, like mango's, and fresh fish, rice and beans simmered in sofrito, platanos hot from the pan sprinkled with a little salt.

These are the things that I enjoy the most. Followed up by a swim in the warm ocean waters and some time on the beach watching the sun set. Island life and food..nothing like it.

[Sun]

Chancie the directions in the recipes are hilarious!

[Chancie]

Originally Posted by Sun

Chancie the directions in the recipes are hilarious!

I hope you're not too lazy to cook for your sweetie every day.

I love how it's not gender specific.

[Sun]

Originally Posted by Chancie

I hope you're not too lazy to cook for your sweetie every day.

I love how it's not gender specific.

Well I no longer have a sweetie to cook for, but when I did, I cooked a lot. We both cooked, but since I cook for a living I did not mind cooking more often.

These days I am not as inspired to cook for myself, to say the least, but love to cook for friends or share what I cook with friends.

When did your sweetheart figure out what Sofrito was?

[Chancie]

Originally Posted by Chancie

I hope you're not too lazy to cook for your sweetie every day.

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That's from the recipe!