Sunday menu

[morroben]

I always love a good food thread, so I thought I'd see what everyone has on the menu today. No special occasion, just a lazy Sunday afternoon.
I'm going with the slow cooker today. Threw in some onion, garlic, celery, potatoes, carrots and a pork shoulder....with some vegetable stock and onion soup mix for liquid. Figure I'll get some good French dip style sandwiches out of the deal with the leftovers.
It's already smelling good in here.

[casterway]

You need to get your hands on some good, fresh dinner rolls to sop up the juices with!

Dinner tonight:

Free Sockeye salmon BBQ, courtesy of my sister, and apple pie for desert that I'm going to bring along.

[Daddydex]

We are heading out to my sisters for pork roast. I was at my parents house yesterday and Dad was baking a chocolate cake for dessert. I can't wait!

Dan

[choosymothers]

sunday night= meatloaf ...mmmmm

[Eric Karonen]

I`m broiling a porterhouse steak tonight. The first in years.

[mikewest]

Wife is making tacos tonight because my grown sons are coming for a visit.

[OutlawSteph1975]

I'm making some tacos too! I'll just do the hamburg up with chili pepper, cumin, and red pepper and put some traditional topping. Last time I made fresh salsa but it didn't come out good. I dunked the tomatoes in boiling water to remove the skins but it made them mealy. I haven't tried to make it again but discovered that Whole Foods house brand jarred salsa is actually better than fresh. I've even have fresh cilantro from my Chia herb garden. It grows like mad.

[Booman]

You know I just finished the prep and sat down to check the page. Cut a 1.5lb of sirloin into to strips for beef stroganoff. Poked them with some holes for a 3 hr marinade. Over egg noodles w/ some steamed new potatoes and asparagus. Maybe a pinapple salad. Good enough on this rainy north Cali Sunday. Good topic Ben

Boo

[geddins]

Pork Steaks and Chicken Legs on the Green Egg, Mashed Potatoes, Corn on the Cob, and those cool little "brown and serve" rolls.!!

[The Bone]

i bought a premade chicken breast roll up with spinach and some type of cheese in it. I put a little "bicentennial rub" on it (Penzeys). I'm going to make some oven baked/fried fries, and some asparagus, which is really good right now.

Drinking Bud and Moretti.

PS. Premade = not cooked. I'm going to cook it with about 3 Tbs. butter, some cut up onions and red pepper... basting..

[morroben]

Some true food lovers on this forum. Casterway's salmon bbq is sounding good. I spent the first 28 years of my life in Alaska and I miss the salmon. We have some good seafood here on the coast of California, but the salmon and halibut just aren't the same as back home.
As for tacos...they're one of my favorites. I love me some Mexican food. The thing is, there are so many taquerias around here that do it better than me, that I don't really make that kind of thing at home.
As for my pork shoulder...we're up to about 155 degrees so it won't be too much longer. I kind of suck at making pork. I like beef to be pretty rare but it's probably not a good idea with pork...although I've read that it's not as critical as it used to be. I'm trying to hit that perfect temperature where it's done but not dried out.

[Tdot]

Chicken, fried on the stove top, and potatoes.

[araT]

I bought some white asparagus on the way home from work on Friday, so we had white asparagus in hollandaise sauce (home made) and a grilled chicken thigh.
T'was heaven!

[Capperdan]

Damm! Now ya'll got me hungry! Did meatloaf last nite...real good....pork chops and clam chowder tonite...I'll burp at ya, Ben...

[morroben]

Well I hope everyone's dinner turns out as good as mine did. For a bachelor meal, that was damn good! The pork was perfect and the veggies were done without turning to mush. There will be sandwiches for a few days...probably starting in a couple of hours after I recover from the plate I just ate.
The dog is enjoying a concoction of Iam's Mini-Chunks and the layer of fat off of the back of the pork shoulder. Everyone in this house is eating well.
I'm surprised you can't smell it, Dan. I figured it would be all over town by now.

[getbent]

Someone here posted a recipe for meatball sammiches awhile back and my wife has been making them... we're having them tonight and the whole house smells like wonderful italian food... and cake balls for dessert..

[hondo76]

tonight was smoked sausage.

[casterway]

Originally Posted by morroben

Some true food lovers on this forum. Casterway's salmon bbq is sounding good. I spent the first 28 years of my life in Alaska and I miss the salmon. We have some good seafood here on the coast of California, but the salmon and halibut just aren't the same as back home.
As for tacos...they're one of my favorites. I love me some Mexican food. The thing is, there are so many taquerias around here that do it better than me, that I don't really make that kind of thing at home.
As for my pork shoulder...we're up to about 155 degrees so it won't be too much longer. I kind of suck at making pork. I like beef to be pretty rare but it's probably not a good idea with pork...although I've read that it's not as critical as it used to be. I'm trying to hit that perfect temperature where it's done but not dried out.

Undercooked pork can actually kill you. There are parasites in the meat that can get into your system (gross, but true) if it isn't cooked long enough.

[TheViking]

Well since I don't eat carbs, it was salad as usual haha, this time with a taco twist

[morroben]

Originally Posted by casterway

Undercooked pork can actually kill you. There are parasites in the meat that can get into your system (gross, but true) if it isn't cooked long enough.

Yeah...that's why I always try to make sure it's cooked well. Apparently those parasites have been all but eliminated by modern farming and meat handling techniques, but I'm not taking any chances.

Getbent....that's cool that you're going with a recipe that you found here. I've been making LarryF's cabbage stir fry recipe on a regular basis since he posted it. Cheap, quick, and tasty...everything a bachelor needs.

[Tim Armstrong]

I sauteed some onions and mushrooms in olive oil and then did a couple of pork chops in the pan (seasoned with salt, pepper and garlic powder). Served 'em along with some roasted baby red potatoes (quartered the pototoes and put 'em in a pan with a little olive oil, salt and pepper, roasted for about 45 minutes at 450 F) and a spinach salad (with tomatoes, grated Parmesan cheese and blue cheese dressing). It was gooooooood!

Tim

[Tele-Dave]

Also did the SLO-COOKER thing on sunday.

1 1/2 pound Boiled boneless chicken breasts (cut up)
1 can campbells cream of chicken soup (condensed)
1 can campbells cream of mushroom soup (condensed)
1 small bag green giant frozen mixed vegetables
1 1/2 soup cans water
1 med/large russet potatoe cubed
1 tablespoon all purpose flower
4 chicken bullion cubes (crushed in small amount hot water)
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 can refrigerated biscuits

Combine all ingredients into slo-cooker except biscuit stuff.
Stir gently untill well mixed
Separate biscuits and cut into quarters.
Imerse (push) biscuit quarters to below surface of mixture. Be gentle so they dont fall apart.

Low heat for 7-8 hours

Biscuits will slowly rise to top and form like a pot pie top(but thicker)

After about 6 hours, biscuit top will start browning (mine did)

Dish out and enjoy!!

[Tele-Dave]

[quote=morroben;1693455]I like beef to be pretty rare but it's probably not a good idea with pork...although I've read that it's not as critical as it used to be.QUOTE]

When I was in the service (Navy) in the mid 70's to late 80's, my last assignment was at Great Lakes Naval Training Center, and I was Master at Arms in the Galley. We served anywhere from 16,000 to 24,000 meals a day and I remember a directive that came out about pork that said it is no longer necessary to cook pork well done because the parasites normaly associated with pork have been eliminated, and that it is O.K to cook pork rare.

So used to well done pork that it's the way I do it out of habit, just not as careful about ensuring that it is too well done now.

[TelecasterBlooz]

I had to eat at work tonight, but I had open face roast beef sandwiches with mashies, gravy, and green beans. Then later on, because I work a 10 hour shift, I had a snack of ham/bean soup and an extra order of green beans. As Grandpa Jones would say, "MMMMM-Good!"