Hey Grandpa, What's For Supper?

[Aneesa's Muse]

Backyard Buddies.. thanks! I will look into the "beef" version of Menudo ...knuckles, too

I hadn't even thought of Pozole ..not in ages! I'll have to see if I can cheat and make it with chicken or some goat, maybe. Hmmm..

I did find some "decent" Soy Chorizo at TJ's the other day ..DH didn't complain

I will probably make Lasagna tonight, since I made enough marinara with ground beef and sundried tomato sausages for 4 families. I like to make extra and freeze it for quickie dinners ...just in case!

 

[Backyard Buddies]

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You can probably make Pozole with either of those, though chicken may make a lighter soup than the typical pozole. I've seen meatless versions of menudo on the net, which means that they're concentrating the soup on the hominy rather than the tripe. So, if that's doable, I'm sure you could find replacement meat choices.

I've tried something called Soyrizo that was pretty darn tasty. Not bad scrambled with eggs! I was actually quite surprised at how good it was, and was quite happy that it wasn't full of fat like the regular stuff. I'm glad your hubby didn't mind it.

I haven't decided yet on dinner. It's going to be take-out something, I think.

 

[ninjapoodles]

On the grill tonight: steaks, potatoes, and okra skewers. I made an "overnight loaf" of rustic bread using that Lehay no-knead method. I wish the watermelon-rind pickles I made with FarmerKitty's recipe were ready, because the ones I ate before bottling were GOOD.

 

[Tutter]

I didn't want anything heavy tonight, so made a "dinner salad."

Basically, it's a "choose your own ingredients" dinner. I set out all sorts of vegetables, like lettuce or cabbage for the base, then broccoli, Vidalia onions, red bell pepper, grape tomatoes etc., then olives, cheeses, grilled chicken strips, hardboiled egg, and whatever else I can think of.

I enjoy the usual roasted red bell pepper vinaigrette with mine.

Some really tasty sounding dinners tonight!

 

[ninjapoodles]

 

[ninjapoodles]

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OK. I have spent ALL DAY today searching for a good, preferably wholegrain, sandwich loaf recipe. What kind of bread are you baking to make sandwiches?

 

[Redfeathers]

I got into a movie and looked up at the clock and it was 7:00 pm.

so I threw a large can of chili, a can of refried beans, a can of black beans, some taco seasoning, chopped onions, canned green chili's and cheese into a 9x13 and threw it in the oven....it was topped with walla walla sweet onions and tomatos. I just plunked the whole thing down on the table with a bag of tortilla chips and told everyone it was a nacho.

The only thing missing was salsa and sour cream, but nobody complained. I'm surprised nobody was asking about dinner during my movie.... not very healthy but it tasted pretty good.

 

[Tutter]

We are in overdrive mode today. I have 3 coops to buy for/build, and another run. The chicks came just before the fires, and it didn't seem healthy to let them out in the heavy smoke too soon, nor for us to be working on them.

But, they will be 7 weeks old on Monday. We moved them from one brooder to 2 a couple of weeks ago, and now they are crowding them. Then, last night 2 birds began getting picked on. I moved them to a cage, and told the guys that we are getting their new digs done, and they are going out....live with it. Nobody said anything, so we began.

I think just being with more room will end the problem. And I have a "hospital" pen built right into the "complex", so the picked on pair can stay there for now, until there's nothing about them to attract the other's attention, then be re-integrated into the flock.

I'm not looking forward to integrating these in with the Ameraucana triplets, though.

The real point of this story, is that I don't have time to post anywhere else, yeslet cook much. I decided those BLT's I saw here looked good, so I put bread in to bake.

It won't actually be a 'B' LT, as what I'm using are slices of smoked chicken which is wonderful! I will put it in a pan until it is kind of bacon consistency, and hot, the add it to my lettuce and tomatoes.

I am not quite sure what to serve with it. My first instincts say, potato chips!, but I don't have any, so I'm thinking potato wedges. French fries are good, but wedges are 1,000 times faster to cut. I can make them with garlic and rosemary. Then maybe something pickled. I have roasted, pickled peppers, and pickled beets and onions. Maybe I'll just put both out, and everyone can choose what they wish.

Okay, there, I've just talked through my dinner! lol! BLT's on homemade bread, rosemary-garlic potato wedges, pickled beets and onions, and pickled, roasted peppers. I think we'll just munch on dates afterwards, since I just froze a case of them a couple of days ago!

That doesn't sound unhealthy, Redfeathers. And it sure was a good "save" on dinner, being it was last moment!

 

[Aneesa's Muse]

BLT's on my homemade "seed" bread sounds yummy!

Tutter.. I got tired just reading about all the coop/run work to be done! Don't work too hard, now!

My back is out ..I was moving large furniture again, by myself... and DH is on his way to see his Grandma (she's not doing too well) ..so I had a steak burrito that he picked up before he left.

I think I can wedge taters though, so I'm gonna have to try the Rosemary-Garlic wedges tomorrow, maybe.

 

[BettyR]

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OK. I have spent ALL DAY today searching for a good, preferably wholegrain, sandwich loaf recipe. What kind of bread are you baking to make sandwiches?

I use a Kitchen Aid mixer to make my bread and I have a home mill so I make my own home milled flour.

I use one part Hard Red Wheat to 4 parts Hard White Wheat.

This recipe will give you slightly more than 3 pounds of dough for (2) 1-1/2 pound loaves.

2 cups very warm tap water
1/3 cup powdered milk
1 tablespoon sugar (for the yeast)
1/3 cup Splenda (I like a slightly sweet bread but I'm diabetic so I have to watch my sugars)
2-1/2 teaspoons salt
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/3 cup Vital Wheat Gluten (you can find it in any large grocery store with the flour)
2 eggs

Beat on low speed with the paddle attachment until well combined then add:

2 cups of flour

Beat on low speed until combined then add:

4 teaspoons of instant yeast

Beat on medium speed until the gluten starts to develop and it starts to look stringy.

Remove the paddle and put on the dough hook...add:

1 more cup of flour and kneed with the dough hook adding 1 tablespoon of flour at a time until the dough comes together well but is still slightly sticky. You would rather have your dough too sticky than too stiff.

Kneed until you get a good window pane test then proof the dough for about an hour or till doubled.

Make your loaves let rise about 40 minutes or till double and bake at 375° for 25 minutes or until loaves reach an internal temp of 185°

Remove to cooling rack.

Makes 2 loves.