I thought it was breakfast/lunch?! Usually those meals are fairly healthy for me, but unless I've got something already prepared or ready to re-heat, dinner is kind of fuck it, kind of tired, not in the mood to cook after work.
I feel you on this! Two things I have done that usually help is cook something that freezes fairly well on the weekend in big quantities then its just a matter of pulling out that morning and reheating at dinner time or slow cooker - throw in some sliced veggies insta healthy and fast.
Of course this is coming from someone who has survived on PB, Crackers,dairy free cheese, mandarin oranges and juice for like the last week. Sometimes my job really sucks.
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I need to do that, northern - except when the weekend rolls around I have to BE in the mood to cook something that'll last. The irony is that the slow-cooker we got a few months ago has been used only once; I can use it every weekend with little effort and leftovers o'plenty! Gotta get my ass in gear on that.
Leeze, my father used that saying often (and, quite often, ate like a king for dinner too).
We have a slow cooker too, and I use it every now and then for pulled beef/pork or stews or beef rolls or roasts. While it works pretty nicely, I have to say I find it a little boring because you can't really do much. I love cooking when the pans need my attention or I can stir stuff. I love the whole preparation phase too, cutting veggies, marinating meat etc. It relaxes me. Usually, I play some vinyl along too
Please, Pearl Jam, consider a Benaroya Hall vinyl reissue!
Yes! The prep phases feed the senses and in doing so, the soul.
Music's always a good accompaniment - sometimes I select the band or genre based on the food.
(what is this "beef roll" of which you speak?)
I cook best with blues Beef rolls ("Rouladen") are a German dish. I have made them here with wafer steaks. You slather mustard and pepper on the flattened steak, and then roll in a piece of bacon, pickled cuke and some onion. Roll it all up, sear the outside and then place it in a slowcooker or a pot in the oven and let it simmer the whole day. It typical holiday food. It's gooooooood.
Please, Pearl Jam, consider a Benaroya Hall vinyl reissue!
Yes! The prep phases feed the senses and in doing so, the soul.
Music's always a good accompaniment - sometimes I select the band or genre based on the food.
(what is this "beef roll" of which you speak?)
I cook best with blues Beef rolls ("Rouladen") are a German dish. I have made them here with wafer steaks. You slather mustard and pepper on the flattened steak, and then roll in a piece of bacon, pickled cuke and some onion. Roll it all up, sear the outside and then place it in a slowcooker or a pot in the oven and let it simmer the whole day. It typical holiday food. It's gooooooood.
I agree, rouladen is great. We make it without the pickle, and with garlic in addition to the onion, plus some sour cream inside, and cook in some beef broth for, oh, several hours, until it smells so good you can't stand it any more and it's time for dinner. Serve with mashed potatoes.
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Mmmmh, I'm gonna make them soon again. You describe it perfectly "until it smells so good you can't stand it anymore" The meat gets so tender, it surrenders to the fork and just falls apart. The seared, browned spots are the best. Garlic and sour cream sounds interesting too. I do mine without any broth added. I just put carrots and onions in the slow cooker, and somehow it all creates a nice sauce all the time. The slow cooker is perfect for that kind of stuff. I have also just bought some cheapo boneless ribs, just smeared some mustard and spices on them and put them in the slow cooker with garlic and onions. Omnomnom... If you take pork, it doesn't take as long. But beef is almost unbeatable. Droolies.
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I could kiss each of you on the cheek and WILL should we ever meet.
(just a reflection of my affinity for those who appreciate food as much as I)
Meantime, I'm taking those recipes to heart (and soon, to task).
I'm an unrepentant foodie, no doubt. Last night's dinner at our house - squash risotto with chanterelles. The night before - chicken dijon with scalloped potatoes, made 100% by my 15 year old with no adult help. The night before that - a spicy chili with lots of veggies and beans and the leftover smoked brisket, made in our own Bradley smoker a few weeks ago and put in the freezer for just such an occasion. The night before that we went out to eat, because I love eating out, too.
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I could kiss each of you on the cheek and WILL should we ever meet.
(just a reflection of my affinity for those who appreciate food as much as I)
Meantime, I'm taking those recipes to heart (and soon, to task).
I'm an unrepentant foodie, no doubt. Last night's dinner at our house - squash risotto with chanterelles. The night before - chicken dijon with scalloped potatoes, made 100% by my 15 year old with no adult help. The night before that - a spicy chili with lots of veggies and beans and the leftover smoked brisket, made in our own Bradley smoker a few weeks ago and put in the freezer for just such an occasion. The night before that we went out to eat, because I love eating out, too.
OK, that one is right up my alley.
And cheers to your teen! You know when a kid that age prepares a meal on their own, passion is involved - and I'm sure it's reflected in the taste.
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Can I borrow your 15 year old? I need to be taught how to make scalloped potatoes. I looooooooooooooooooooooved them. But my Dad was the one who used to make them and he passed away a long time ago, taking his potato-scalloping skills with him. Le sigh.
I have to cook today. The chicken & shrimp I took out on Sunday which did not defrost in time needs to be cooked today. Unfortunately I have not had time to cook since Sunday, and in fact today I still don't, but I'm going to have to factor it in during an "ow my back hurts" break.
Going to scampi the shrimp and mustard cream sauce the chicken.
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2003- Raleigh, NC: Charlotte, NC: Atlanta, GA
2004- Asheville, NC (hometown show)
2006- Cincinnati, OH
2008- Columbia, SC
2009- Chicago, IL x 2 / Ed Vedder- Atlanta, GA x 2
2010- Bristow, VA
2011- Alpine Valley, WI (PJ20) x 2 / Ed Vedder- Chicago, IL
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lol I love how we manage to do that in threads here! Stupid question.. If it is 3 degrees outside, with a 6 mph wind.. Making the wind chill -10. How many layers will I need for the ten minutes required to clear and start my car? Lol!
How long would one would last, if you just left it on the kitchen counter ?
I am guessing a long time... time for a science experiment
you should put it up against the McDonald's fries and see which one would last the longest.
We actually did that with some dinner rolls once. I don't remember where they came from, I think it was one of those thanksgiving-in-a-box deals. We didn't touch them cuz they were so gross looking. We finally threw them out six months later, still looking/feeling/smelling exactly the same as the day we brought them home.
How long would one would last, if you just left it on the kitchen counter ?
I am guessing a long time... time for a science experiment
you should put it up against the McDonald's fries and see which one would last the longest.
We actually did that with some dinner rolls once. I don't remember where they came from, I think it was one of those thanksgiving-in-a-box deals. We didn't touch them cuz they were so gross looking. We finally threw them out six months later, still looking/feeling/smelling exactly the same as the day we brought them home.
that's one of the reasons I went Paleo. preservatives in foods are fucking scary.
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2003- Raleigh, NC: Charlotte, NC: Atlanta, GA
2004- Asheville, NC (hometown show)
2006- Cincinnati, OH
2008- Columbia, SC
2009- Chicago, IL x 2 / Ed Vedder- Atlanta, GA x 2
2010- Bristow, VA
2011- Alpine Valley, WI (PJ20) x 2 / Ed Vedder- Chicago, IL
2012- Atlanta, GA
2013- Charlotte, NC
2014- Cincinnati, OH
2015- New York, NY
2016- Greenville, SC: Hampton, VA:: Columbia, SC: Raleigh, NC : Lexington, KY: Philly, PA 2: (Wrigley) Chicago, IL x 2 (holy shit): Temple of the Dog- Philly, PA
I'm an unrepentant foodie, no doubt. Last night's dinner at our house - squash risotto with chanterelles. The night before - chicken dijon with scalloped potatoes, made 100% by my 15 year old with no adult help. The night before that - a spicy chili with lots of veggies and beans and the leftover smoked brisket, made in our own Bradley smoker a few weeks ago and put in the freezer for just such an occasion. The night before that we went out to eat, because I love eating out, too.
That sounds awesome! Once we have moved, we plan on making a smoker too. I am dying to try and make some sausage myself, and smoked ham and fish and and and. And ever since Arby's commercials have awoken my interest in briskets, I wanna try that too! Yummmmm
Those little cheesecakes look delish as well.
Drive safe, whispering hands!
Please, Pearl Jam, consider a Benaroya Hall vinyl reissue!
yea they are. My mom doesn't understand why I insist on buying "the expensive bread that turns green in four days" instead of the Arnolds supermarket bread aisle stuff. I have kicked a LOT of the super duper processed shit out of my life, but I am not super hard lined about it.
I DO require my mac and cheese to come from a box. I don't care if it kills me.
yea they are. My mom doesn't understand why I insist on buying "the expensive bread that turns green in four days" instead of the Arnolds supermarket bread aisle stuff. I have kicked a LOT of the super duper processed shit out of my life, but I am not super hard lined about it.
I DO require my mac and cheese to come from a box. I don't care if it kills me.
yeah, I have started to cheat a little. somethings are really hard to cut out 100%. sodas are completely gone though. I was a huge fan of coke zero. I probably won't need to be embalmed when I die as many of those as I used to drink.
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2003- Raleigh, NC: Charlotte, NC: Atlanta, GA
2004- Asheville, NC (hometown show)
2006- Cincinnati, OH
2008- Columbia, SC
2009- Chicago, IL x 2 / Ed Vedder- Atlanta, GA x 2
2010- Bristow, VA
2011- Alpine Valley, WI (PJ20) x 2 / Ed Vedder- Chicago, IL
2012- Atlanta, GA
2013- Charlotte, NC
2014- Cincinnati, OH
2015- New York, NY
2016- Greenville, SC: Hampton, VA:: Columbia, SC: Raleigh, NC : Lexington, KY: Philly, PA 2: (Wrigley) Chicago, IL x 2 (holy shit): Temple of the Dog- Philly, PA
yea they are. My mom doesn't understand why I insist on buying "the expensive bread that turns green in four days" instead of the Arnolds supermarket bread aisle stuff. I have kicked a LOT of the super duper processed shit out of my life, but I am not super hard lined about it.
I DO require my mac and cheese to come from a box. I don't care if it kills me.
It's funny how people's views and knowledge are so ass backwards in thanks to the few mega food corporations that pretty much control most of the mainstream food information, paying absolutely no mind to to our health benefits what so ever. We might as well be eating poison with all this processed stuff, it's really not that much different, the effects just take a little longer to kick in.
But, I agree, it's pretty hard to pass up a good box of shells n cheese !
Sometimes I feel lucky that I grew up in East Germany, because we didn't have all that sugary crap stuff and our convenience food and sweets were so bad that most people made their own food. My gramps used to make ketchup, I remember. I am a bread snob and do not have a strong craving for sugar. So I am basically screwed breadwise in America :P The only bread without sugar that I could find here was crackling bread or European style baguette. I like those from time to time, but I have started baking my own rye sourdough with a crust that is heavenly and a flavour that brings you into bread nirvana. I do love me some nice fat ice cream every now and then though And bacon! Oh, how I love thee!
Please, Pearl Jam, consider a Benaroya Hall vinyl reissue!
Leeze I'm lucky cuz where I live is not far from the commercial bakeries that still make real bread for distribution around the city. So there's a local supermarket smart enough to sell their stuff. Sometimes I get bread from the Irish butcher/grocery. I can't eat regular white bread anymore. This is the new one I decided to try out. I really like it. Also, cold cuts. I missed American cheese so much while I was in Europe. The biggest tease in the world for me, bad ass bread, eggs full of flavor, and no good old land o' lakes in sight.I'm sure cold cuts are chock full of preservatives by nature, but I'm not giving them up. And I do eat them a lot more frequently than the shells & liquid gold. :-D
Good for you, Ident! Before I moved here, I checked for German bakeries in the area online. There was one that was very close, but that one was closed. We tried another one, but they made their bread in a bread machine and it lacked crust and was too expensive. So now I get my dark, hearty, crusty German style bread way cheaper and know what is inside. But sometimes I miss the convenience of just getting it from the store. I loved cold cuts too, back in Germany. Now a lot of the stuff from the supermarket is suspicious to me. Freaking everything contains high fructose corn syrup or tons of sugar. And the good stuff it too expensive to have it regularly. I make veggie spreads and love herbed butter and herbed yogurt and use them as a substitute. Not perfect, but with the right spices it's okay. Every now and then we pick up a smoked ham at the Polish market or my mom sends canned liverwurst. I cannot wait to start with Wurstproduction at the new house A good side effect of me being so suspicious of American food is that I know exactly what is in my food because I make a lot of it myself. The downside is, you have to devote time to live like that too.
Please, Pearl Jam, consider a Benaroya Hall vinyl reissue!
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Of course this is coming from someone who has survived on PB, Crackers,dairy free cheese, mandarin oranges and juice for like the last week. Sometimes my job really sucks.
You never really had to begin with.
Sometimes it's not the song that makes you emotional it's the people and things that come to your mind when you hear it.
Leeze, my father used that saying often (and, quite often, ate like a king for dinner too).
Someone cue Oliver's "Food Glorious Food"
We have a slow cooker too, and I use it every now and then for pulled beef/pork or stews or beef rolls or roasts. While it works pretty nicely, I have to say I find it a little boring because you can't really do much. I love cooking when the pans need my attention or I can stir stuff. I love the whole preparation phase too, cutting veggies, marinating meat etc. It relaxes me. Usually, I play some vinyl along too
Music's always a good accompaniment - sometimes I select the band or genre based on the food.
(what is this "beef roll" of which you speak?)
The meat gets so tender, it surrenders to the fork and just falls apart. The seared, browned spots are the best. Garlic and sour cream sounds interesting too. I do mine without any broth added. I just put carrots and onions in the slow cooker, and somehow it all creates a nice sauce all the time.
The slow cooker is perfect for that kind of stuff. I have also just bought some cheapo boneless ribs, just smeared some mustard and spices on them and put them in the slow cooker with garlic and onions. Omnomnom... If you take pork, it doesn't take as long. But beef is almost unbeatable. Droolies.
I could kiss each of you on the cheek and WILL should we ever meet.
(just a reflection of my affinity for those who appreciate food as much as I)
Meantime, I'm taking those recipes to heart (and soon, to task).
- Christopher McCandless
And cheers to your teen! You know when a kid that age prepares a meal on their own, passion is involved - and I'm sure it's reflected in the taste.
j/k- you fuckers are making me hungry
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I have to cook today. The chicken & shrimp I took out on Sunday which did not defrost in time needs to be cooked today. Unfortunately I have not had time to cook since Sunday, and in fact today I still don't, but I'm going to have to factor it in during an "ow my back hurts" break.
Going to scampi the shrimp and mustard cream sauce the chicken.
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How long would one would last, if you just left it on the kitchen counter ?
I am guessing a long time... time for a science experiment
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If it is 3 degrees outside, with a 6 mph wind.. Making the wind chill -10. How many layers will I need for the ten minutes required to clear and start my car? Lol!
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preservatives in foods are fucking scary.
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Those little cheesecakes look delish as well.
Drive safe, whispering hands!
I DO require my mac and cheese to come from a box. I don't care if it kills me.
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somethings are really hard to cut out 100%.
sodas are completely gone though.
I was a huge fan of coke zero.
I probably won't need to be embalmed when I die as many of those as I used to drink.
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But, I agree, it's pretty hard to pass up a good box of shells n cheese !
The only bread without sugar that I could find here was crackling bread or European style baguette. I like those from time to time, but I have started baking my own rye sourdough with a crust that is heavenly and a flavour that brings you into bread nirvana. I do love me some nice fat ice cream every now and then though
Sometimes I get bread from the Irish butcher/grocery. I can't eat regular white bread anymore.
This is the new one I decided to try out. I really like it.
Also, cold cuts. I missed American cheese so much while I was in Europe. The biggest tease in the world for me, bad ass bread, eggs full of flavor, and no good old land o' lakes in sight.I'm sure cold cuts are chock full of preservatives by nature, but I'm not giving them up. And I do eat them a lot more frequently than the shells & liquid gold. :-D
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I loved cold cuts too, back in Germany. Now a lot of the stuff from the supermarket is suspicious to me. Freaking everything contains high fructose corn syrup or tons of sugar. And the good stuff it too expensive to have it regularly. I make veggie spreads and love herbed butter and herbed yogurt and use them as a substitute. Not perfect, but with the right spices it's okay. Every now and then we pick up a smoked ham at the Polish market or my mom sends canned liverwurst. I cannot wait to start with Wurstproduction at the new house
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