Friday 12/2/2016 What's on the menu?

[msmofet]

I was planning on breaking down a whole chicken. Leg quarters and one breast (cut in half) for the DD's and one breast and the wings to make soup for hub and I. BUT the water just went off. So not sure when it will be back and what/when dinner will be now.

 

[Caslon]

I'll be cooking up an eye round roast that's been defrosting for the past couple or days. I used to cook it at 350F but I tried the 500F method for so many minutes per pound then turn off the oven. I'm much more pleased with the results. I have a wired oven thermometer that lets me take it out at the optimum time. The result is a much more even and gradual redness from the center to the outside, rather than it being reddish-pink in the middle but over done towards the outside.

 

[CakePoet]

Pulled pork in my crock pot, we did the Christmas version and added Christmas spices and Christmas soda ( julmust) and few vegetables. Turned out really yummy.

 

[Domestic Goddess]

We are having...

Scrambled Eggs with Smoked Canadian Bacon (which my daughter had smoked the bacon) and topped with a bit of shredded Smoked Jalapeno Cheese (which nephew smoked the cheese).

Buttered Toast served with creamy peanut butter and or my homemade Razzy Rhubarb Blueberry Jam.

Mandarin oranges

 

[Dawgluver]

Movie popcorn. We're heading out to see a matinee of Moana. I'll try not to break another tooth this time.

 

[rodentraiser]

I had a friend who gave me a gift card to a local movie theater once. I used it to walk in and get the large size popcorn to eat at home. With extra butter. I haven't gone to a movie in 9 years.

I'm going to try making pork fried rice tonight. I'm already facing a few problems. First, I have a different fried rice seasoning and I'm not sure how I'll like it. I have no green onions, so I guess I'm using regular chopped onions. And all I have in rice is Uncle Ben's boil-in-the-bag rice. On top of all that, I forgot to make the rice last night and put it in the fridge overnight to get rid of the moisture, so it's cooking now. So it only has about 7 hours to dry out.

Fried rice. The weird way. Again, the only question will be, will it be edible? I'm not even shooting for tasting good this time.

 

[medtran49]

Pork tenderloin with harissa glaze. A side of couscous with dried apricots and currants soaked in Turkey stock that the couscous has gone into plus sautéed onions. Sliced green onions and probably cilantro will be stirred into the couscous before serving, along with leftover harissa and cashew "cream" sauce leftover from our butternut squash spiralized "pasta" dish from last week

 

[blissful]

I had a friend who gave me a gift card to a local movie theater once. I used it to walk in and get the large size popcorn to eat at home. With extra butter. I haven't gone to a movie in 9 years.

I'm going to try making pork fried rice tonight. I'm already facing a few problems. First, I have a different fried rice seasoning and I'm not sure how I'll like it. I have no green onions, so I guess I'm using regular chopped onions. And all I have in rice is Uncle Ben's boil-in-the-bag rice. On top of all that, I forgot to make the rice last night and put it in the fridge overnight to get rid of the moisture, so it's cooking now. So it only has about 7 hours to dry out.

Fried rice. The weird way. Again, the only question will be, will it be edible? I'm not even shooting for tasting good this time.

I'm a fan of serious eats because he treats cooking like a chemistry experiment, and I like that. Here he talks about fried rice: The Food Lab: Follow These Rules For the Best Fried Rice | Serious Eats

You could dry it out by spreading the rice in a half sheet pan, then putting a fan on it for an hour. Good luck!

 

[Rocklobster]

Carb night. Carbonara night

 

[medtran49]

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I'm going to try making pork fried rice tonight. I'm already facing a few problems. First, I have a different fried rice seasoning and I'm not sure how I'll like it. I have no green onions, so I guess I'm using regular chopped onions. And all I have in rice is Uncle Ben's boil-in-the-bag rice. On top of all that, I forgot to make the rice last night and put it in the fridge overnight to get rid of the moisture, so it's cooking now. So it only has about 7 hours to dry out.

Fried rice. The weird way. Again, the only question will be, will it be edible? I'm not even shooting for tasting good this time.

Make your own seasoning. Blissful gave you a good link. I gave a recipe on here under ethnic foods about the best fried rice I've had. You don't need to use premade flavoring mixes.

 

[msmofet]

Make your own seasoning. Blissful gave you a good link. I gave a recipe on here under ethnic foods about the best fried rice I've had. You don't need to use premade flavoring mixes.

+1 I agree you don't need a seasoning mix. Check out the recipes then make it your own.
I also gave a fried rice recipe >>> http://www.discusscooking.com/forums/f20/ms-mofets-fried-rice-96972.html

 

[msmofet]

I got a late start because the water was off for awhile. But my stock is simmering and all my veggies are chopped and ready to go. My brown rice is also done. I just need to grate some Parmesan and Romano cheese. But my fingers and wrists are killing me at the moment.

 

[LPBeier]

TB had leftover chili and rice.
I had leftover chicken wings and wedges
We both had fresh salad.

I slaved over this meal

 

[Kayelle]

We're having pan fried loin lamb chops, tri colored rice, steamed broccolini.

 

[msmofet]

I got a late start because the water was off for awhile. But my stock is simmering and all my veggies are chopped and ready to go. My brown rice is also done. I just need to grate some Parmesan and Romano cheese. But my fingers and wrists are killing me at the moment.

You know the saying "best laid plans ...". Well I hear a crash from the kitchen and when I go in I find one of the containers of chopped vegetables open on the floor with its contents all over the floor. Half a quart! Not sure which cat was guilty. Good thing or it would be down one life! So I had to chop more onions and carrots. I'm glad the container with the leeks didn't go down because I had no more of them.

It could have used a bit more celery but all in all it was delicious!

 

[Cooking Goddess]

Our first cat was a counter jumper, msm. I finally learned to move things to either the sink or the microwave to limit spillage.

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I did a freezer dive and came up with a tub of slow cooker Thai Peanut Chicken. While the rice cooked, I cut up the raw veggie toppings. Sadly, I forgot about the avocado in the refrigerator. Looks like I'm making me a bacon/avocado/cheese omelet tomorrow!

 

[Andy M.]

I made a soup my mom used to make called munti. Ground beef with onion and garlic, chicken broth seasoned with mint and finished with yogurt. Brought back memories.

 

[buckytom]

I had ah'beetz.

Large, plain, and extra thin crust. Topped with raw sweet onions and crushed dried ghost chilis that I grew in my old house's garden.

I miss gardening. When I finally catch up with all of the work in the new house, I'm going to clear a plot in my little woods behind the house and start a new garden. It'll be a project, though, as it'll have to be bear, deer, bird, and groundhog proof.

 

[msmofet]

I had ah'beetz.

Large, plain, and extra thin crust. Topped with raw sweet onions and crushed dried ghost chilis that I grew in my old house's garden.

I miss gardening. When I finally catch up with all of the work in the new house, I'm going to clear a plot in my little woods behind the house and start a new garden. It'll be a project, though, as it'll have to be bear, deer, bird, and groundhog proof.

Just build a green house.

 

[buckytom]

DW and I discussed putting in a greenhouse. I looked into it and a 20x10 kit goes for about $3k, and I will want something a little larger. I'll have to grow a lot of tomatoes in order to offset the cost.

I have to see if it would pass the building codes as well. We have huge property setbacks. No permanent structures within like 75 or 100 feet of the property line.

If that's a no-go, then I'll either do a chain link fence enclosure, which will have to be 10 feet high sections of fence (8 feet above ground, and 2 below), or I also looked into a solar powered electric fence system.
Like I said, it'll be a project.

Getting back to dinner, I've never heard of a seasoning mix for fried rice. I mean, it's just rice, oil, veggies and maybe a bit of meat, soy sauce, maybe a bit of salt, and optional sesame seeds.

What ingredients would be in a seasoning mix?