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[deadheadskier]

Duck Confit Panini with apricot preserves, grilled onion and goat cheese

[Lazy Lightning]

Mmmm... Confit!

I'm in the process of making a French dish I have always wanted to try making - I had to cut-up a whole chicken into parts for the first time (kinda challenging, but I did an okay job of it) now I am sauteing the pieces in butter, then I'll pour off the fat, deglaze the pan with white wine, add heavy cream and reduce it to a thick sauce, put the cooked chicken back in to warm up with a par-boiled and sauteed cucumber garnish. Can't wait to try it out!

[Lazy Lightning]

Okay, that came out dee-lish! Very, very rich meal... I've got half of it saved for Tyler's homecoming tomorrow eve!

[Karen]

A friend gave us a 10 lb bag of cippolini onions yesterday!

First up, peppers (from a local farm) stuffed with beef and cippolinis

[Karen]

Just oven roasted some farm fresh beets. Having them with some goat cheese

[Lazy Lightning]

A beautiful, colourful veggie stir-fry with crispy tofu cubes - eggplant, sweet pepper, carrot, broccoli, green onion, white onion, garlic - purple, red, orange, green, white... In a spicy Szechuan sauce over brown rice - served with Creemore lager, a fine meal in the works tonight after a great day at werk!

[Lazy Lightning]

Time to try my hand at baking bread again - tonight's project is crusty olive loaf.

[crujonez]

I have pulled pork in the crockpot. Carlas tasty treats recipe. My fav

I made a new stoner grilled cheese creation over the weekend I will share.


Cooper sharp, banana peppers, fresh bacon, a dollup of cream cheese in the middle. Also asiago bread buttered and garlic on it. I call it the pepper popper grilled cheese.

[Karen]

40 oatmeal raisin cookies in the oven
I'm bringing them to Bear Creek!

Note: I use the recipe from the Quaker Oats canister. Super simple and no crap. Just oatmeal, raisins, flour, eggs, butter, vanilla, sugar, cinnamon, baking soda. Simple baking = YUM

[crujonez]

40 oatmeal raisin cookies in the oven
I'm bringing them to Bear Creek!

Note: I use the recipe from the Quaker Oats canister. Super simple and no crap. Just oatmeal, raisins, flour, eggs, butter, vanilla, sugar, cinnamon, baking soda. Simple baking = YUM

I made huge batch of them last weekend. i got brownie points at my gf's parents this weekend when i came bearing gifts:smile:

[kramer]

on thursday i was in a cooking sort of mood. we had smoked pork chops with apples, sweet onions and thyme (awesome recipe for the cast iron pan) on the menu, with a side of asparagus... but i realized we'd have too much asparagus for just the two of us, plus 2 cartons of fancy fresh mushrooms (portobellas, oysters, etc...) in the fridge- so i bought a couple of pie crusts, bacon and cheese and made two AWESOME quiches... the pork chop dinner was great- but it was torture cooking all that bacon and not being able to eat it yet ok, so there was some nibbling going on... mmmm

[deadheadskier]

made chicken and pea risotto tonight. pretty good

[Lazy Lightning]

Channa Masala bubbling away on the stove - it's always better if it gets to sit overnight... All the Indian spices are making my house smell like perfume!

we had smoked pork chops with apples, sweet onions and thyme (awesome recipe for the cast iron pan)

You can't say that without sharing the recipe!!!

[Karen]

Chicken Noodle soup.

[kramer]

Taking our first stab at brisket tomorrow wish us luck!!!!!

[deadheadskier]

Linguine, tomatoes, crimini mushrooms, capers, crushed red pepper, olive oil, white wine, pecorino romano. Light, simple and damn tasty

[Lazy Lightning]

Mussels steamed in beer with onions, garlic, kale and hot sausage tonight - and we got this killer crusty bread from the bakery to have with it, yum!

[kramer]

Shoot, sorry lola, I didn't see yr post about the pork chops! Ill try to find the recipe

[kramer]

Does this link work?

http://books.google....ved=0CBsQ6AEwAA

[Lazy Lightning]

Mmmm, yes, looks awesome - gonna have to pick that up next time we go grocery shopping!

[Karen]

Cooking up some black beans with onion and peppers for quesadillas

[deadheadskier]

Pan Seared Duck Breast with Blueberry Chutney, Rosemary and Romano Potato Cake, Garlicky Green Beans

[Feck]

just finished off some oatmeal :pimp:raisonette cookies, planning ahead for the buster keaton movies tomorrw night

and now there is turkey stock for soup later.

[Jersey Thug]

Cooking up some black beans with onion and peppers for quesadillas

we had habanero cheese quesadillas w/black bean soup tonight

oatmeal cookies, yum. my favorite!

[Karen]

chicken breast marinated in lime, galic and cilantro
red beans and rice
chopped salad with red onion and blue cheese crumbles

[Feck]

i did a quick shrimp scampi over angle hair pasta for dinner.
lunch on Saturday was whole grain shrimp tacos, shrimp were peeld, cleaned and then cooked with evoo, garlic and sofrito.
used shredded cabbage and some mixed shredded "mexican" cheese and Valentina hot sauce over the top.

[Karen]

Turkey meatballs in tomato sauce with rotini. Oh YUM!
I've made turkey meatballs before but these were super deelish. JP said if I hadn't told him he would not have known they were turkey!

1lb ground turkey
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup chopped flat leaf parsley
1/2 cup grated pecorino romano
1tbs (or more) minced garlic
1 or 2 tbs of dried basil
1/2 to 3/4 cup of breadcrumbs
fresh ground black pepper
couple of shakes of bacon salt (weird? yes)

mix egg, milk, spices and cheese together
add turkey and mix well
then add breadcrumbs and mix well
form into balls and bake of cookie sheet at 325 for 15 minutes (or until done) Keep checking these and turning them so they don't stick or flatten out...

add turkey meatballs to homemade tomato sauce and simmer for 45 min to an hour

[crujonez]

I just made a huge *** of garlic cheddar cauliflower mashies. Holy shit. i might never eat a potato again:smile:

[Lazy Lightning]

Big pan of channa masala on the stovetop for tomorrow night (it always tastes best if you make it a day in advance!) and stuffed artichokes for tonight - it's a cookin' snowy Saturday!

[In A Silent Way]

Split pea soup in the crock *** with a big ol' ham bone.

[Karen]

Spinach and onion frittata

[kramer]

The last two nights of cooking were OFF THE HOOK!

Last night I tested out our brand new wok.. make awesome singapore noodles with shrimp and tons of veggies.... nommmmmm

Tonight was a special valentine's celebration. Bought 3 kinds of cheese (asiago, smoked gouda and sharp cheddar) and we made mac n cheese with crab and mushrooms, served with a huge salad. OMG... I can die and go to heaven now...

Finished the night with some red wine, strawberries, and chocolates from a local shop.

Happy girl

[Lemireacle]

Last night I tested out our brand new wok.. make awesome singapore noodles with shrimp and tons of veggies.... nommmmmm

We just got a brand new wok here too!

[kramer]

We should wok out together! Plus I still owe you a grilled cheese. Survivor premiere tomorrow... if you come ill bring my leftover gouda

[Lemireacle]

Definitely! Pete has been making some insane batches popcorn in the wok! So freakin' good!

[Lazy Lightning]

Cookin' up my kale, white bean, and bacon soup for this winter's night (yes, it is actually snowing!!! ) and adding pearl barley to it this time... Served with some nice crispy bread and triple-chocolate cookies for desert.

[Lazy Lightning]

Vegetarian lasagna in the oven - I am getting hungry!!!

[Tooozday]

Falafel with super garlicky hummus and sliced tomatoes.

[deadheadskier]

Smoked a brisket today and paired it with some poutine.

[kramer]

Oooh... homemade poutine??

Made beef & pepper stir fry (with assorted other yummy veggies), and some pretty awesome sweet potato/black bean soup! Nomnomnom

[deadheadskier]

yes, though had to substitute fresh mozz for cheese curd as it's not readily available around here. It's okay, but not as good as traditional cheese curd

[kramer]

mmm... curdy....

[deadheadskier]

took the left over brisket, ground it up and made meatballs stuffed with fresh mozz. Homemade tomato sauce on the stove. Too lazy for the homemade pasta, so we'll be having store bought Bucatini with it

[Karen]

Made black bean burgers... JP loved them, I liked them. Will probably have to tweak the recipe some next time.

[Karen]

Pea soup with a big ole meaty hambone in the slow cooker.
Will serve with crusty bread and some salad.

[kramer]

we have a ham steak (raw) and also some leftover spiral ham (cooked) in teh freezer. want to make pea soup with one of the two.

suggestions? i've never done it before!

[Lazy Lightning]

Banana-walnut pancakes with maple syrup in honour of Pancake Day!

[Karen]

we have a ham steak (raw) and also some leftover spiral ham (cooked) in teh freezer. want to make pea soup with one of the two.

suggestions? i've never done it before!

Here is the recipe I use exclusively and it's awesome!

http://southernfood....up/r/bl17c5.htm

You can use the ham steak OR the spiral ham and both will work just fine! I use my immersion blender after it's cooked to make 1/2 of the soup pureed and it makes the perfect consistency.

[kramer]

Yum! Thanks!

[kramer]

Went to a *** luck yesterday & made stromboli - one meat, one veggie. The meat one had genoa salami, black forest ham, pimentos, sauteed bell peppers, baby bellas, garlic and onion, mozzerella cheese and pizza sauce. The veggie one was all those veggies plus sauce, pesto, and lottttssss of cheese big hit!