BRRRR, November, 2023 rolling in! Time to do the rib stickinng goodies!

Up relatively early today, temp is hovering at the freezing mark.  Show me/us your best "warming" dishes.

Made dinner for my friend again today. This poor woman is up all night with a baby that won’t sleep.

Today I make teriyaki chicken with coconut rice and grilled pineapple. I made a few pieces for us too. Steve was really enjoying this and asked me if I had a recipe. Stupid question because he knows I usually don’t.

Aash-e Jow (Persian Barley, Rice, & Bean Soup)



INGREDIENTS

FOR THE CARAMELIZED ONION GARNISH:
2 large yellow onions
4 cloves garlic
1/4 cup olive oil
3 tablespoons dried mint
1 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more as needed

FOR THE AASH-E-JOW:
1 large yellow onion
1/4 cup olive oil
2 teaspoons kosher salt, or more to taste
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
1/2 cup white basmati rice
1/2 cup pearled barley
1/2 cup French green lentils
8 cups water, plus more as needed
1 (about 15-ounce) can garbanzo or cannellini beans
2 ounces baby spinach (about 2 cups)
1 bunch fresh parsley
1 bunch fresh cilantro
Plain Greek yogurt, for serving

INSTRUCTIONS
MAKE THE CARAMELIZED ONION GARNISH:
Thinly slice 2 large yellow onions. Coarsely chop 4 garlic cloves. Heat 1/4 cup olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat until shimmering. Add the onions and a pinch of kosher salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until deep golden brown, about 20 minutes, adjusting the heat as needed.
Add the garlic, 3 tablespoons dried mint, and 1 teaspoon kosher salt, and stir to combine. Taste and season with more kosher salt as needed.

MAKE THE AASH-E JOW:
Peel and dice 1 large yellow onion. Heat 1/4 cup olive oil in a large Dutch oven or heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat until shimmering. Add the onion and a pinch of kosher salt and cook until tender and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add 2 teaspoons kosher salt, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, 1 teaspoon ground cumin, 1 teaspoon ground coriander, and 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric. Stir until the spices coat the onion, about 1 minute more.
Add 1/2 cup basmati rice, 1/2 cup pearled barley, and 1/2 cup French lentils, and stir until well combined. Add 8 cups water and bring to simmer.
Cover and simmer until the grains and lentils are al dente, about 30 minutes. Meanwhile, drain and rinse 1 can garbanzo or cannellini beans. Coarsely chop 2 ounces spinach until you have 2 cups. Coarsely chop the leaves from 1 bunch fresh parsley leaves until you have 1 cup. Coarsely chop 1 bunch cilantro leaves and tender stems until you have 1 cup.
Add the beans, parsley, cilantro, and spinach to the rice mixture. Stir and bring back to a simmer. Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally and making sure to scrape the bottom of the pot, until grains are tender and cooked through and soup has thickened but is still a bit loose, about 15 minutes more. (Add more water if it gets too thick.) Taste and season with kosher salt as needed. Serve with a dollop of Greek yogurt and garnish with the reserved caramelized onions.

Welcome back muzicgirl and Imelda.
Tonight was chicken breasts bone in, and roasted in Tina's new lodge cast iron roaster.
It was ok, but it needed salt. She uses mrs. dash to limit my sodium.   for my heart health.

The planned pork chops never happened. They can be for tomorrow.
Instead, we celebrated the start of diabetes month. For me anyway. We had Belgian waffles with whipped butter, and syrup. I just got my Trulicity diabetic drug, and Tina is still waiting for her Ozempic.
Operantly, It's hard for the pharmacy's to get it. That's ridiculous.
After supper, I'm having a piece of coconut custard pie, and a 'Krispy Kreme' cup of perked coffee.

From Lore (on 11.02.23)


"Dinner Tonight. Some butterflied garlic shrimp from Costco. (Just stick in the oven) and a salad. Salad was basically clean out the fridge."

Tina breaded and fried pork chops. Baked potato with butter and sour cream.
Apple sauce and in a separate bowl ,spinach to eat with the chops. Jello for dessert. Whipped cream on top of mine.

From Lore:

"Dinner Tonight. More Lake Erie perch today and a baked acorn squash was my dinner. But also two pictures of the catch that my son and his friend Cauthen today. They got 46 perch. I got to take some home, Yumm!"









Son’s friend with two he caught. Lake Erie apparently has millions of those tasty fish swimming in there!

Very busy day for me today at thrift shop. I did a new "job" this morning. That was in the clothing section Checking shelves and racks of hanging clothes. taking off empty hangers, putting out new merchandise, checking fitting rooms etc. We have 4 colours of price tags. Red, yellow, green, blue. Every week one colour goes on 75% off on Monday morning. It was bedlam. I'm too old for this kind of work. Much easier to do the cash and take their money. I am exhausted, will not do one of those shifts again.

So, when I came home, I did the easiest thing for dinner. PUt a chicken leg in the oven, and the other half of the acorn squash that I started yesterday. Too tired to do more. No picture.

bethk wrote:We're going out with neighbor Jim tonight.

It's also the first of the 'season' Social Club Meeting ~ I still cannot believe they voted me in as President......I'm the least social person in the entire neighborhood!

Congratulations Prezz !

I made nice Chicken Soup early this morning. No Skin.... No Bones.... No Beaks...and No Feet!. Just Broth with Beans, Corn, Carrots, and Zucchini, with HerbOx Low Sodium Powdered Bullion. We are having the soup, and then filet of sole right from the fresh fish monger that Tina bought from Costco .... Not Frozen... Tina will cook it in a wine / butter sauce.,

bethk wrote:We're going out with neighbor Jim tonight.

It's also the first of the 'season' Social Club Meeting ~ I still cannot believe they voted me in as President......I'm the least social person in the entire neighborhood!

Yes, Congratulations, Madame Pres! I'm sure there will be amazing things done in your presidency!

This Bucatini is becoming our new favorite pasta.

Thanks, I've heard of Dutch Baby but never heard them called a pancake. THey look good.