What's for dinner tonight?
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Steamed Chinese dumplings. Home made dumpling sauce.
I had the leftovers from the red beans and rice I made earlier this week and banana bread for dessert.
Fried chicken breasts are on order for tomorrow. If they thaw out in time....
I just made a large pan of lasagna. And a potato salad with the left over potatoes from the crawfish boil.
Fried pork chops, corn on the Cobb and maybe garlic bread with mozzarella sprinkled on it.
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Had a spinach salad for lunch, with sliced pickled egg, marinated mushrooms, shredded mild cheddar.
I just hope we can all continue to post about how well we are eating over the next few months or longer. I really don’t want to find out how those #10 cans of freeze dried foods taste.......
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It took me a while to figure out how to cook black beans so that they were palatable, but the other day I made a batch of Black Beans and Rice that was really good.
Black beans have about the highest level of antioxidants of any food, higher than blueberries. They are also high in soluble fiber, protein, and a number of essential minerals.
And they are CHEAP!
I found that if you cook them too fast, the skin is tough. But if you slow cook them at 200°F (93°C), the skin gets soft.
Black beans have about the highest level of antioxidants of any food, higher than blueberries. They are also high in soluble fiber, protein, and a number of essential minerals.
And they are CHEAP!
I found that if you cook them too fast, the skin is tough. But if you slow cook them at 200°F (93°C), the skin gets soft.
I will be okay for the few months. I was took inventory of my stash yesterday when I was pulling some out for someone who has lost her job. Considering I don't actually eat that much I will be okay for a while.
I'm not the biggest fan of black beans either, but they're okay. I don't think I have many of them though I saw a lot at Walmart yesterday while I was there (and there were very few other beans of any kind).
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I think most people don't know what to do with black beans. If you just boil them like butter beans they are not very palatable. And unless you cook them long enough, they cause gas.
The only reason I bought them was because they were on a steep sale and were much cheaper than pinto beans, which is what I normally buy. I decided I had to find a way to cook them that was edible. Slow cooking at 200°F for 6 hours is the ticket.
The only reason I bought them was because they were on a steep sale and were much cheaper than pinto beans, which is what I normally buy. I decided I had to find a way to cook them that was edible. Slow cooking at 200°F for 6 hours is the ticket.
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My boat is almost snow free. Maybe next week I'll be able to go out and trap a gunny sack full of crawdads. I'm looking forward to spring!
I had a black bean and rice dish at a Mexican restaurant that was really good. Wish I had paid more attention to what was in it. On the other hand I wish they were open and I could go have some again!
What seasonings do you use?
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Browned onion and garlic (lots and lots of garlic), Italian herb mix, Tony's Creole Seasoning, and Louisiana Hot Sauce.
That sounds good but might be a little bit spicy.
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That’s the best thing about your own cooking, using the flavors you like.Season to taste
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We had a mish mash of cuisines. Venison roast sandwich, eggrolls, hummus and pita.
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I bought a 3 lb chuck roast and cut it in half, vacuum freezer bagging one and will do the other in the instapot today. It’s been in the fridge all night with a dry rub of seasonings and after searing I will add potatoes, carrots and onion to make a beef stew. Probably my favorite dish in the world. With a side of jiffy corn bread.
a bowl of fruit loops with milk.
We are going southern tonight. Cold and windy out so I am staying in the house. Fried pork chops, mustard greens, horticulture beans and cornbread. Got a blackberry cobbler in the oven.
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Had venison burgers for lunch. Now I can't remember why I would ever buy hamburgers from restaurants or fast food places, LOL.
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I'm making 5 pound of sweet and spicy jerky. It's been marinating all night and should be ready to go in the smoker in a couple hours.
Homemade jerky is one of my favorite things in life. I don’t do the sweet but like slightly salty and spicy.
For dinner I had the instapot chuck roast and carrots, onions and potatoes. My idea of comfort food. I will have three or four meal of it yet to come. I normally pour the gravy over the vegetables but just spooned some on my plate tonight. It was so good I want to make some mashed potatoes or rice for it later on. Gravy makes everything better!
All right Jim, that’s just kind of sad.... if you were close I would have invited you to dinner!
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Pumpkin rice with black mushrooms.
Of course I had to douse it with Louisiana Hot Sauce.
Of course I had to douse it with Louisiana Hot Sauce.
brent.i simply didn't feel like cooking. so the kid in me came out.lol
fixing a meatloaf this time.trying out a sloppy joe sauce as a meatloaf topping this time round.
