JULY, 2013 - what's for dinner ???

Barbara101 wrote:I am on Cozar.My Mom was on something else ,,I forget. but it had a diertic (sp) in it.Even tho I am almost salt free my feet swell up. I think from the humidity,even tho I am inside a lot now.iDK...

bethk wrote:It was one of those strange weather days and i wasn't sure what I wanted to cook.....saw some pork steak so I decided on pork and sauerkraut in the crock pot, with hopes we wouldn't loose power and it could cook all day.  The cooking gods shone down on my kitchen and the meal was a success!

Pork and sauerkraut, boiled potatoes and a cucumber/onion salad.  It was amazing to see the 10 yr. old dig into his second helping...no salad, though.   But I know he's full and won t need a refill until the morning.

NormM wrote:Every Sat, Hen House Market has some kind of meat on sale for $5.00.  This week it was ribeye steaks.  I tried this recipe posted by Crybaby on them.  The steaks were good but the paste didn't add much flavor that we could tell.  I also made some oven fries from Weekend Chef.  They were just OK.  They had good flavor but not very crispy.


Smokey Bacon Spice Paste
Recipe from The Great Meat Cookbook sold on Thermapen website

3 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoon dark brown sugar
1 teaspoon finely chopped chipotle chile in adobo
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
2 Tablespoons melted bacon fat

Combine all the ingredients in a small bowl and whisk well. Smear over 2 large steaks or 4 smaller steaks. Place in a nonreactive dish, cover with plastic wrap and marinate for 2 hours at room temperature or overnight in the refrigerator.

P.S. I just read reviews of this book on Amazon and they were all great. Bought it and will post more when it arrives.

Sriracha ketchup

Ingredients
1 cup ketchup (I used Simple Heinz Tomato Ketchup)
1 to 2 tablespoons sriracha sauce (I used Huy Fong Foods rooster sauce)



Mixing Directions
Stir 1 tablespoon of sriracha sauce into 1 cup of ketchup and taste. Season to taste by adding more ketchup for milder, or more sriracha for hotter. I ended up using 2 tablespoons of sriracha for 1 cup ketchup.

Let set in the refrigerator for a couple of hours to let the flavors meld before serving.





Hand-cut baked fries (sweet & russet)

Ingredients
1 large russet potato cut into long strips
1 large sweet potato peeled and cut into long strips
¼ cup vegetable oil
2 tablespoons distilled or white wine vinegar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon paprika
1 tablespoon kosher salt
Baking sheets and parchment paper
Salt and pepper to taste



Cooking Directions
Soak potato strips (fries) in a large bowl of warm water mixed with 2 tablespoons of vinegar for 30 minutes.

Remove fries from water and dry them with paper towels. Empty large bowl of the vinegar water and dry bowl with paper towels. Add fries back to the bowl with the oil, cornstarch, paprika and salt and mix together until all the fries are evenly coated.

Preheat oven or grill to 425ºF

Line baking sheets with parchment paper and evenly distribute the fries on the parchment paper, making sure none of the fries are touching. Then place in preheated oven or grill. Bake fries for 20 to 30 minutes, turning the fries once on the parchment paper. Let cool, then taste and add salt and pepper if needed. Serve with sriracha ketchup.

The fries turned out nice and crispy with a soft center. The Sriracha ketchup gave the fries nice kick. Excellent… Now I need to figure out a new

Wow! Sounds Good Norm.

I like that idea of oven baking the fries... Hmmm

Looks like ya got a twofer one post!  

bethk wrote:I have some chicken, spinach & mozzarella sausages simmering in some homemade marinara for supper tonight over (probably) thin spaghetti.  I just looked and I don't have any lettuce so I guess it's going to be slim pickings tonight.

Nothing sounds good today....sort of in a cooking funk....

Sausages sound good; but the chicken   not for me.

Tina picked up some cold cuts for sammiches for supper or tomorrow, and she made a batch of Pasta e Fagiole. Now that is a good thing.

She was in Walmart, and they have a huge sale on Paula Dean Pots and Pans.
She bought a frypan set for like two and change. Then she found a Paula Dean Pound Cake Ring.
It is awesome tasting.

Here its a   kinda day.

bethk wrote:Actually, Jimmy, the chicken sausages are pretty tasty.  Especially when they are simmered in a homemade marinara sauce.  You would never guess they were chicken is it wasn't announced....

Oh, and I did find that I had a head of I iceberg lettuce in the Tupperware container.  So we had a head lettuce salad with carrots and celery....topped with my favorite crunchy rice noodles.

bethk wrote:So who is going to eat the leftovers now that you've eaten all the good stuff?

I mean, sounds like a bowl of soggy dittalini is all that's left.....lol

Tina will probably make a "Soggy Dittalini on Toast sandwich! hahahahah  

Either that, or skunk food tonight.

Every Sat, Hen House Market has some kind of meat on sale for $5.00. This week it was ribeye steaks. I tried this recipe posted by Crybaby on them. The steaks were good but the paste didn't add much flavor that we could tell. I also made some oven fries from Weekend Chef. They were just OK. They had good flavor but not very crispy.