What did I cook this weekend.....

[FatDragon]

I have rats !!!

I made a cake, put it in the fridge to set, went outside to do "stuff"
when I came back in, I think the couch burped at me. then I opened the fridge
this is what i found

2 egg layer banana pudding cake

2 cups flour [if self rising,omit next to ingredients]
2 teasp baking powde1/2 teasp salt
1/2 cup veg shortening
1 1/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teasp vanilla
1 cup milk
375, 25 minutes, 2- 8'' greased floured pans

if you use butter or lard instead of veg shortening
cut back sugar to 1 cup and milk to 3/4

take out of oven, cool
mix 1 package instant banana pudding
let set about 1/2 way,,,poke holes in the first layer with a fork
pour pudding over it
set the other cake on top
mix another pudding poke and pour
put in fridge and GUARD IT!!!!!

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yeah yeah,,I know, INSTANT PUDDING!!!!!!
if you wish, make sum ho made pudd'n

Looks delicious. Reminds me of a birthday cake one of my kindergarten students brought in a week or two ago. The entire "cake" was made up of pudding and sliced bananas, "frosted" with whipped cream. It was delicious.

 

[Staestc]

Looks great! I'm going to do a pastrami with eye of round soon. Yours has great color!

Did you soak it after curing to reduce the salt?

Yes. Cured for 7 days (distilled water), thoroughly rinsed, the a soak in fresh water (tap) for 24 hours or so. Was not too salty at all.

 

[unionrdr]

Cooked down the turkey carcass in water yesterday evening to make soup or stew today. I also have the roasting juices in the fridge under a nice fat cap. The juices always turn to meat jello under there.

 

[Staestc]

Slobber inducing posts like this and the other mouthwatering smoke related dishes I have seen here, led me to ask Santa Claus for a smoker.

Unfortunately Santa feels I have enough on the patio and has put my letter in the bold pile.

Some hang-dog looks and doe-eyedness on my part will be required over the next few weeks in an effort to sway his Nordic steely resolve.

BTW, my smoker died a while back (like years ago). I have been smoking everything on my weber. It's a bit more work than my electric smoker was without a doubt, but I have had great results with ribs, briskets, and now pastrami (more brisket, but what ever).

I bent a scrap of aluminum sheet that is the length I needed to form a makeshift fire chamber on one side of my grill and use a couple of rocks to hold it in place.

 

[unionrdr]

Those Weber kettles have great heat convection though! I wanna get the one on the cart with the lil table like the bbq pit boys have to go with my rectangular pit. The fire tray on that one's warped,a s usual. got flatten it out. The big, long pits hold more stuff, but don't hold heat as well as the kettle-shaped ones do.

 

[Psylocide]

I really took it easy on cooking this weekend, 2 big family dinners will do that.

Yesterday my pregnant wife said she didn't care what I made for dinner, she just wanted French fries and broccoli with cheese sauce.

So, I decided to thaw out a chicken that was given to me by one of the farmers whose land I hunt.

Contrary to what some say, I still think roasted Coke butt chicken makes some of the juiciest poultry I've ever had.

First I pulled out the giblets (no helpful little baggies here), hit it with oil and my dry rub mix (Cajun, garlic, lemon pepper, sea salt and mesquite seasoning), shoved a half can of coke in the cavity and roasted at 350 for 1.5 hrs.

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Look at that plating! Lol.


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This farm-raised chicken was one of the best I've ever had. Don't know if there is some bias working its way in there, but it was just great. Easiest way to roast a chicken.

 

[Gavin C]

Look at that plating! Lol.


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Haven't done a beer can roasted chicken since I got my rotisserie. This post has me hankering for one again. Instead of wasting a perfectly good can of Coke, you probably could do it with some of that Bourbon County Stout you've got lying around.

Great looking chicken and plating.

 

[Psylocide]

Haven't done a beer can roasted chicken since I got my rotisserie. This post has me hankering for one again. Instead of wasting a perfectly good can of Coke, you probably could do it with some of that Bourbon County Stout you've got lying around.

Great looking chicken and plating.

I used one BCBS for marinating steaks, going to make malt vinegar out of another one.

 

[Homercidal]

Wife roasted a turkey for T-day. I carved most of the easy meat of of it for the table and set aside the carcass for later.

MIL "helped out" and got a little bit more meat off the carcass before throwing it in the trash.

So much for using homemade turkey stock for the turkey and wild rice soup I planned for the next day's party!

That said, it was still turkey and wild rice soup for Friday and I also made some Zuppa Toscana by request. No flour in either since my sister is gluten free.

 

[Homercidal]

Also, I boiled that beef tongue for about 2 hours last Tuesday. Wed I left work early and found the smoker shorted out, so I wrapped it in bacon and baked it for a bit.

I wasn't feeling well that day, so I set it aside in the fridge until yesterday (had too much to eat from T-day as it was!) and it was pretty tasty cold!

I heated some slices up in the microwave and ate on a sandwich with some brown mustard and an IPA. It was better cold.

I was going to try to get the family to taste it without knowing what it was, but 1) they are not the type to try anything without knowing what it is, and 2) you can't see or chew on tongue and believe it was just any other kind of meat. So I fessed up. I don't think either of them are going to enjoy it.

 

[TheCADJockey]

I got a few cuts of venison from my brother this weekend. I'd like to find a good way to use my uncarbonated ipa to cook with it. Might try some sort of stew.

 

[odorf]

I got a few cuts of venison from my brother this weekend. I'd like to find a good way to use my uncarbonated ipa to cook with it. Might try some sort of stew.

smoke the meat till trender and red smoke ring,
then, use in your stew .,,,the taste is amazing

WOOOOOOOO What ju talk'n BOUT!!!!!


and it's even better the next day after it sits and ferments in its own goodness

 

[ChefRex]

Wife roasted a turkey for T-day. I carved most of the easy meat of of it for the table and set aside the carcass for later.

MIL "helped out" and got a little bit more meat off the carcass before throwing it in the trash.

So much for using homemade turkey stock for the turkey and wild rice soup I planned for the next day's party!

That said, it was still turkey and wild rice soup for Friday and I also made some Zuppa Toscana by request. No flour in either since my sister is gluten free.

I would banish you MIL from your house!

Making Turkey Pho with my carcass as I type

 

[ericbw]

I would banish you MIL from your house!

Making Turkey Pho with my carcass as I type

I just started the carcass boiling to make turkey noodle soup for tonight.

Sunday dinner was lasagna with noodles from scratch & ricotta from scratch, with freshly baked bread. I always wonder if making ricotta is worth it, and then you taste it and it is so much better than store bought.

 

[ChefRex]

I just started the carcass boiling to make turkey noodle soup for tonight.

Sunday dinner was lasagna with noodles from scratch & ricotta from scratch, with freshly baked bread. I always wonder if making ricotta is worth it, and then you taste it and it is so much better than store bought.

I NEED to go down the cheese rabbit hole, I bought a book, too many hobbies, so little time

 

[ericbw]

I NEED to go down the cheese rabbit hole, I bought a book, too many hobbies, so little time

Ricotta is a great one to start with. It's really no harder than brewing

 

[unionrdr]

Boiled down the turkey carcass yesterday, cooled & stashed in the fridge. Strained & deboned it this morning. got it on the stove now with potatoes, carrots, onion petals & celery. also saved the original roasting juices with a 1/2" fat cap on it that I defatted & added to the pot. all that pot likker gets turned into meat jello by today. Simmering on the stove now for stew over macaroni or something.

 

[Kiichi]

Well, I am sick. Bloody cold centered around my tonsils. Just about the only thing I ever catch. So, of course I need some comfort food, starting with spaghetti. Went into the past and did something very similar to the way my mum makes the sauce, which is simple.
Canned roughly chopped tomatos, properly colored ground beef (I use veggy), shallots, garlic, touch of Worcestershire and chili sauce, apple cider vinegar, concentrated tomato puree, salt and pepper, basil, and of huge importance is a lot of thyme.

For me the keys here are thyme for that family flavor and the vinegar to make the tomatos come back to life.

Lovely stuff to have right now.

 

[ChefRex]

I have been wanting to do Pho and found a recipe for turkey Pho and having a carcass.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/leftover-roast-turkey-pho.html

All I can say is HAPPY!
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[Homercidal]

I have been wanting to do Pho and found a recipe for turkey Pho and having a carcass.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/leftover-roast-turkey-pho.html

All I can say is HAPPY!
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Alright, what the Phuk, is Pho?

 

[VApatriot]

Actually, the wife is making Roasted Butternut soup today. This will be the second time she's made it. I didn't think I was going to like it the first time, that was until I put the first spoonful in my mouth. Oh my God that's delicious! Sorry I don't have a pic now but here is a link to the recipe. I'll try to take one tonight and update this post later.

http://foodwishes.blogspot.com/2015/09/roasted-butternut-squash-soup-legend-of.html

 

[Temptd2]

Alright, what the Phuk, is Pho?

It's a wonderfully-spiced Vietnamese soup of many iterations - beef, chicken, whatever ya got, with noodles and veggies and often cilantro and other great spices. It starts with a really flavorful broth. I love the stuff, KOTC won't touch it!

Until a year or so ago, we had a restaurant here called Pho King. Keeping in mind that "pho" sounds like "fuh" - it was pretty funny to call there! I'm sure the City Fathers had NO idea how to pronounce that or they most likely wouldn't have allowed the name.

I have one of their T-shirts which says, "It's Pho King Delicious!" :rockin:

 

[CreamyGoodness]

Well-made Pho might just be the world's most perfect food.

 

[DrunkleJon]

Alright, what the Phuk, is Pho?

You know how the Chinese and Japanese have Ramen Noodles? The Vietnamese make their own noodle soup that the call Pho (pronounced Fuh or Fah). Its made with a stellar stock, fresh meat and vegetables. It is delicious. You should try it.

 

[CreamyGoodness]

If Im not mistaken, doesn't Alexandria, VA have the highest concentration of Vietnamese immigrants and Vietnamese Americans in the country?

 

[DrunkleJon]

Not sure. This area is a big old mixing bowl. We have many of all ethnicities around these parts. Best part too is that means that we have lots of quality international food restaurants. Authenticity is good.

 

[ChefRex]

Just had leftovers for lunch, sublime!

The turkey was pretty easy, beef is in the future.

 

[Psylocide]

Well, I am sick. Bloody cold centered around my tonsils. Just about the only thing I ever catch. So, of course I need some comfort food, starting with spaghetti. Went into the past and did something very similar to the way my mum makes the sauce, which is simple.
Canned roughly chopped tomatos, properly colored ground beef (I use veggy), shallots, garlic, touch of Worcestershire and chili sauce, apple cider vinegar, concentrated tomato puree, salt and pepper, basil, and of huge importance is a lot of thyme.

For me the keys here are thyme for that family flavor and the vinegar to make the tomatos come back to life.

Lovely stuff to have right now.

Looks great. Whenever I have a head cold, I douse it with generous amounts of sriracha and other hot sauces. I'll sit there with a bowl of some chili or what have you for an hour, and take a bite whenever I start getting plugged up again.

Works as long as you're eating, haha.

I have been wanting to do Pho and found a recipe for turkey Pho and having a carcass.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/leftover-roast-turkey-pho.html

All I can say is HAPPY!
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Uh... that looks really good. I love Pho. We have 2 places here that do it just amazingly, it's usually a hard sell to get the wife to go, but then she always really enjoys it. I just need to start sneaking over there for lunch.

It's a wonderfully-spiced Vietnamese soup of many iterations - beef, chicken, whatever ya got, with noodles and veggies and often cilantro and other great spices. It starts with a really flavorful broth. I love the stuff, KOTC won't touch it!

Until a year or so ago, we had a restaurant here called Pho King. Keeping in mind that "pho" sounds like "fuh" - it was pretty funny to call there! I'm sure the City Fathers had NO idea how to pronounce that or they most likely wouldn't have allowed the name.

I have one of their T-shirts which says, "It's Pho King Delicious!" :rockin:

One of ours is called Pho Quynh... it's not real far off. Fuhkwin.

 

[Kiichi]

Looks great. Whenever I have a head cold, I douse it with generous amounts of sriracha and other hot sauces. I'll sit there with a bowl of some chili or what have you for an hour, and take a bite whenever I start getting plugged up again.

Works as long as you're eating, haha.

I know the feel. Problem is that my nose is pretty much free, little issue there. It´s the bloody throat and coughing. Chili is still nice though.

Tomorrow I might switch to beverages of grated ginger with honey, a sweet savory sweet potatoe pie, and some instant ramen with a good dose of proper hotsauce.

Or just die. We´ll see what the night brings. xD

 

[banesong]

If Im not mistaken, doesn't Alexandria, VA have the highest concentration of Vietnamese immigrants and Vietnamese Americans in the country?

That would be Falls Church (Fairfax county), VA, not Alexandria (Fairfax County) VA. Very near by, but not the same place.

Another vote for the deliciousness that is Pho. Mmmm... Tendon and flank.