Hey Grandpa, What's For Supper?

[Ugly Cowboy]

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ya know,, i HATED liver and onions when i was a kid,, but now,,,yum yum !

I've always liked liver and onions.

 

[cknmom]

DH wanted taquitos last night instead of chilicheese dogs. So it was taquitos with homemade red chile sauce and cheese on top. Tonight will be chili cheese dogs.
Love liver and onions, no one else does so I don't have it much. It's all in how it's cooked.

Monica

 

[Aneesa's Muse]

happyhen... the Chicken Clemenceau was well received by DH ..and quite tasty for me, too ...even without mushrooms (I didn't realize I was out when I started everything). Thank you, again!

Here's my Mongolian sauce for lamb, beef or chicken ..even prawns work...

I start with about 1/2 c. of water and almost equal that in a good Soy Sauce, in a big mixer cup or a small'ish mixer bowl. Whisk in about a tsp. of Corn Starch to get it a good consistency ..not too terribly thick, but some substance, as heat will make it thicken up later. I add about 3 Tbsp. of Turbinado sugar (any brown or cane, organic sugar works) and adjust it as my taste buds suggest. Stir this up really well ..until the sugar is dissolved mostly. Now, you can add the minced fresh garlic ..a large clove or two (we like garlic) ..up to you. You can also add some minced fresh ginger, but I don't really like too much of that particular flavor in mine, so I slice a couple "coins" off and float them for however long I let the sauce stand.. and that's enough infusion for me. Add some chopped chile or bird pepper ...tiny bit, as these are smokin' hot peppers ..or some crushed red pepper flakes to taste. You can also skip this and just toss some whole dried chiles in at the last few seconds of cooking. (I don't do this cuz DH grumbles when he has to pick them out.. LOL )

Whatever meat (about a pound) you decide to use (besides the prawns.. they don't need to be sliced paper thin) ...slice into very thin slices or julienne thin strips ..your choice. I find that slicing meat really thin is easiest before it is completely defrosted. The firmness allows for more control of each slice.

Toss the meat into the mixer cup or bowlwith the marinade, and let stand for 30 minutes or so...

From here, you can slice up your scallions (separate green from white) and thin biased carrots (optional), and get the rice started ...and prepare your Wok or big pan with hot oil.

It's a fast process once you start cooking the meat, so have everything right there ...remove meat from marinade and keep the marinade. It will become the sauce in the last few steps. Toss meat in hot oil for about a minute ..remove it. Toss carrots and white parts of scallions ONLY into the oil ..about a minute or two (carrots should be al dente). Toss the partially cooked meat, green part of scallions and sauce back into the pot and stir around until all is bubbly and the sauce is thickening up from the added starch earlier... another minute, minute and a half. Remove from heat.

Serve over steamed Jasmine rice ..or even a good short grain (more sticky... yum!)

Sorry so long, but I seem to have my Nannie's cooking tip style ...just wing it!

I think we're having a Cuban dish with the chicken... black beans and grilled chicken, rice, possibly fresh tortillas.. gordo style ...or cornbread.. and a salad!

Have a great weekend, everyone!

 

[chickiebaby]

BIG roast turkey. I swore I wouldnt turn on the heat(oil) this year til November 1st. Usually make my fam wait til Oct 15th cause I'm an environmentalist and a miser, both, This year we're going for November, but it is pretty darned cold here today. Wearing a sweater, drinking tea, roasting the turkey and baking two pies.

Hope they won't all get on me for keeping the house so darned cold.

 

[skeeter9]

Hard to believe there are parts of the country where it's already getting cold!!! It's still hot here!!!

French dip sandwiches with au jus, carrot sticks, and sweet tea tonight. Peanut clusters for dessert. Can't wait for this weekend so I can cook something yummy. . .

 

[thechickenchick]

A few weeks ago it was below freezing here! I lost the rest of my garden. One day its BBQ weather and the next days its soup and homemade bread! Crazy! We have had our heat on first thing in the morning a few times in the last month!

 

[Backyard Buddies]

Yum. Lotsa good cooking going on here at BYC! I love the fall weather and what it brings for a change in the supper menu. It has still been warm in Cali, so we're still working off of summer stuff. I picked a tomato out of the yard yesterday, which was a nice thing since the raccoons get nearly all of them and leave me nothing. So, when I spotted that one with a little tiny bit of orange, I snagged it off the bush and am letting it ripen in my kitchen. I'm sure that'll show up in a meal somewhere this week.

Annesa's Muse - Thanks for the recipe! That sounds delicious and I cannot wait to try it! I'll have to wait until the next round of meat, though. I've already cooked everything from the Great Steak-Fest but am still working with the cooked stuff in other meals. More to come later as we're eating out tonight.

I think it'll be Mexican tonight. I'm in the mood for Taco Mesa, an amazing Mexican restaurant down here in OC. The food is awesome and the prices are great. They do great things with seafood that make your mouth water! If any of you are ever in OC, I highly recommend it.

http://www.tacomesa.net/index.html

 

[redhead83402]

pani popo tonight ~ very easy ~ take either thawed rhodes rolls or your own bread dough parsed into rolls in a buttered pan, then take one can of coconut milk, 1/2 cup of sugar, a splash of vanilla, & a tablespoon of melted butter, & a dash of salt, mix together. Once the rolls have risen enough to put in the oven, pour your coconut mixture over the top of the rolls and bake for about 25 minutes, or until the tops of the rolls are a nice golden brown.

These are the perfect sweet compliment to any curry, fried rice, or stir fry.
~Red

 

[cknmom]

Change of plans again, I was sooo tired and achey last night that I told DGD that she was making dinner. After all I have been getting ready for her birthday slumber party tonight and will be chaperoning it. She decided to make spaghetti with italian sausage. She was so proud of herself, she hadn't ever made it all herself before. It turned out great! Now that she's 10 today I guess I should teach her how to make her own sauce!

Tonight I am making individual pizzas so the girls can put on their own toppings.

Monica

 

[debilorrah]

Pizza cups - so yummy everybody loves them:

Take pillsbury grands biscuits and flatten them to a 4 in circle, press into muffin tin.

Brown ground beef, drain and add 1 jar pizza sauce, cut up pepperoni and mozerela cheese.

Put mixture into tins and top with cheese and pepperoni. Bake at 350 for 1/2 hour. DELISH!