Monday supper on 2024 October 7

[taxlady]

I am exhausted. I got to bed far too late, so I made a simple supper. I roasted a chicken leg and a merguez sausage and some sticks of celery. I topped it all with some of my batch vinaigrette before it all went in the toaster oven. I made a quick salad of green crisp lettuce, red onion, and radishes (Is that really all that was in it?) which I dressed with some of the batch vinaigrette. That was tasty and not much work.

 

[larry_stewart]

I saw a video online that cooked a spaghetti squash ( along with a meat sauce ) in a slow cooker. I was intrigued by the idea of cooking the spaghetti squash in the slow cooker, so I figured I'd experiment. Unfortunately , the squash was over cooked, and also released quite a bit of liquid into the sauce. Serves me right for not using my cooking common sense. Seemed to good to be true.

 

[taxlady]

Were you going to use that spaghetti sauce for tonight's supper?

 

[larry_stewart]

Yeah, its was a one pot dish. The spaghetti squash cooks on top off the sauce, then after its all done, you scoop out the squash and mix it all together . But way too much liquid ( from the squash) and the squash was so over cooked, it literally disappeared in the sauce. I had to add some tomato paste ( and I through in some pepper paste too) to thicken the sauce back up. Didnt taste bad, but not ideal way to cook a spaghetti squash , which I knew, but I figured maybe they knew something I didnt. Wont try it again,

 

[cjmmytunes]

I had a hot dog, a side salad, some cheeze-it's, and some Nekot Lemon Creme cookies.

 

[dragnlaw]

Another "find" in the freezer of a pork loin chop. Hammered into a 'poor man's Wiener Schnitzel'. Gravy of a 3 mushroom mix and rice. Delish!

 

[medtran49]

Yeah, its was a one pot dish. The spaghetti squash cooks on top off the sauce, then after its all done, you scoop out the squash and mix it all together . But way too much liquid ( from the squash) and the squash was so over cooked, it literally disappeared in the sauce. I had to add some tomato paste ( and I through in some pepper paste too) to thicken the sauce back up. Didnt taste bad, but not ideal way to cook a spaghetti squash , which I knew, but I figured maybe they knew something I didnt. Wont try it again,

They cook well in the microwave.

 

[medtran49]

We went out to dinner for a mystery shop job I picked up. Didn't have to take pics so didn't. I had country fried steak with white gravy, baked sweet potato and buttery corn. Craig had a bowl of Texas red chile, but it had  beans in it (whoeved named it Texas Red should be shot!), a burger with way too much stuff on it, and fries. Food was decent overall though and meal will cost less than $10, most of which was tip, once I am reimbursed.

 

[rodentraiser]

I had beef with gravy over rice.

It was good, but sort of bland and I put salt, thyme, smoked paprika, garlic, basil, and dill into it. I have another bowl and I think when I eat that, I'll add some Wooster sauce to it. Or soy sauce.

I used the beef broth from the crock pot to make the gravy by adding corn starch, but maybe the broth was too hot. The corn starch wouldn't dissolve and I had to chase it around and around the pot and mush it against the sides while I stirred. I've never had that problem using corn starch before.

This picture was coming out red too, so I finally forced the flash to go off and that seemed to cure it.

 

[caseydog]

The corn starch wouldn't dissolve and I had to chase it around and around the pot and mush it against the sides while I stirred. I've never had that problem using corn starch before.

Do you put the corn starch straight into the broth?

Try making a slurry, first. Combine hot water and cornstarch, and stir it well. It makes a milky solution. Add that to your broth. You will need to bring the broth up to a simmer briefly to fully activate the thickening ability.

CD

 

[msmofet]

Totino's Pizza Rolls

 

[dragnlaw]

Do you put the corn starch straight into the broth?

Try making a slurry, first. Combine hot water and cornstarch, and stir it well. It makes a milky solution. Add that to your broth. You will need to bring the broth up to a simmer briefly to fully activate the thickening ability.

CD

Hot?? did you perchance mean cold?

 

[taxlady]

Hot?? did you perchance mean cold?

I was wondering the same thing. I always hear or read to make the slurry with cold liquid.

Well, I have heard of widely sprinkling a small amount into a stir fry.

 

[medtran49]

I would bet he means tap hot, but who knows. I don't think tap hot would make much of a difference versus cold tap in making a slurry.

 

[larry_stewart]

They cook well in the microwave.

I usually bake, sometimes microwave, which both work well. Slow cooker was wishful thinking on my part. I'll stick to the other methods.

 

[caseydog]

Hot?? did you perchance mean cold?

I had to think about that, but it seems I do just use tap water to make a slurry.

CD

 

[dragnlaw]

com'on casey - hot tap water or cold tap water. talk about having to pulling teeth!