What did I cook this weekend.....

[OleBrewing]

Quick batch of chili with beans and homemade sourdough.

huh, doing chili tomorrow with first time making cornbread hopefully turns out good.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

I have no tips to offer for cornbread. I usually get it premade, though it’s an easy “quick bread” and when one makes their own it’s never too sweet, right?

 

[beermanpete]

I like this recipe for corn bread. I think it is not too sweet. If you are sensitive to sweetness in bread you could leave out some of the sugar.

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes...i/cast-iron-skillet-corn-bread-recipe-2012669

 

[Temptd2]

Oh man, Merry! I could eat that whole loaf of sourdough with a cube of butter!

 

[OleBrewing]

huh, doing chili tomorrow with first time making cornbread hopefully turns out good.

and in the belly. Of course sour dough bread would be great. Poor man's corn bread with citrus made honey. Good to have been keeper friends.

 

[corkybstewart]

I like this recipe for corn bread. I think it is not too sweet. If you are sensitive to sweetness in bread you could leave out some of the sugar.

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes...i/cast-iron-skillet-corn-bread-recipe-2012669

I use half the sugar most recipes ask for. It's bread, not breakfast muffins.

 

[corkybstewart]

Monday night I made a really quick batch of posole with half of a chunk of pork shoulder that was good enough that my wife asked me to make posole with the rest of the pork, but slowly, like normal.
Tonight I made curried lamb balls. I usually serve it over quinoa but my wife prefers rice so I generously allowed her to have rice instead of quinoa.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Definitely some good looking dishes! I think I’ve been to enough O-fests to hold me for a while.

Sunday brunch with leftover chicken schnitzel and potato in the egg and Nuremberg brats with sourdough toast.

Beef stew, yellow carrots looking bland but it was tasty And satisfying.

 

[OleBrewing]

I use half the sugar most recipes ask for. It's bread, not breakfast muffins.

the recipe i used is not sweet at all. but could have used more buttermilk, little on the dry side maybe a little sugar would help with that also.

 

[Rodent]

Q for those who make 'English Muffins'

I see some recipes note to cook them on the stovetop in a cast iron skillet or griddle, and others are oven baked. Preferences to either method, and noticeable end results differences of the two methods?

I'm just starting my bread making journey given successes with my initial tries making soda bread. Hoping 'English Muffins' are too big of a next step to make given my other cooking/smoking/brewing experience.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Q for those who make 'English Muffins'

I see some recipes note to cook them on the stovetop in a cast iron skillet or griddle, and others are oven baked. Preferences to either method, and noticeable end results differences of the two methods?

I'm just starting my bread making journey given successes with my initial tries making soda bread. Hoping 'English Muffins' are too big of a next step to make given my other cooking/smoking/brewing experience.

I don’t know who else is making them, but I use a dry frying pan on the stovetop. Medium flame.
Edit: Let me add that I have a cover and use it.

 

[BongoYodeler]

Quick, easy dinner tonight. Pierogi stuffed with farmers cheese and a side salad.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Stir fry vegetables with udon and “wild caught salmon” with crispy skin. It looks like sockeye to me. From Costco and oddly the farm raised crap was the same price and more. MORE!

 

[Ozarks Mountain Brewery]

BBQ ribs cowboy style

 

[Rodent]

first attempt at homemade English Muffins

I made use of the Yogurt mode on the Insta Pot to proof the dough

cut the rounds, then let them rise a bit before pan grilling

paired perfectly with some of the peach jam I made this summer

I'll proof longer next time as I feel the dough could benefit from some additional yeast activity. I'll also press out thicker, and keep the rounds in their muffin rings thru the initial couple minutes of grill time to keep their shape more consistent

 

[Temptd2]

Not bad at all for a first attempt! I kind of like the "rustic" shape - doesn't look like they came out of a Thomas's package!

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

I bought purple cauliflower and it looked awful cooked, so I “pickled” it without spices. Chicken parm not breaded/pan fried in a touch of olive oil.

 

[Temptd2]

Pretty veggies, Merry! And YUM on chicken parm....

 

[TwistedGray]

beans and sausage

 

[Temptd2]

YUM YUM YUM on the sausages and beans! Looks excellent.

 

[TwistedGray]

I'll go first, I guess...

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Thanksgiving we started off with homemade cinnamon rolls for breakfast.

Roasted turkey with the usual sides including creamed pearl onions. No green bean casserole.

Tonight some turkey left overs on a modern “Waldorf salad” because I added apple and walnuts. Modern because there’s no iceberg lettuce nor mayo accept for what’s in the ranch dressing.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Sunday brunch sourdough waffles and OE Egg picture taken before the real maple syrup was drizzled.

Crispy skin roasted duck, red cabbage and noodles last night.

 

[TwistedGray]

Speaking of duck...

 

[OleBrewing]

it seems strange i have never tried duck. Did not have a family of water foul hunters. Only eaten the upland birds, doves, grouse, pheasants.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

It’s all dark meat, flavorful and juicy. I’ve never had wild duck my understanding is it is gamey if not treated “properly”.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Tonight, sous vide beef brisket finished in the oven. Fresh collards and twice baked potato. I’m sipping HB pineapple kombucha to cut through the fat right now.

 

[OleBrewing]

It’s all dark meat, flavorful and juicy. I’ve never had wild duck my understanding is it is gamey if not treated “properly”.

I have heard some taste like the slough they were eating out of but that also depends on breed of duck.

all wild game is "gamey" in traditional sense of farm raised. Farm raised usually feeds normal stuff then finishes with a higher fat meal before butcher. straight grass fed cattle to plate are "gamey" and very lean, has great flavor but even a ribeye with no fat interlaced can be tough if not prepared correctly. of course with high acreage of farm grain fields which critters feed on have changed the flavor of some wild game.

 

[Temptd2]

I LOVE duck but the only wild-caught duck I've tried tasted fishy. My cats thought it was fantastic though!

Merry, do you have a recipe for that kombucha? Sounds delicious!

 

[TwistedGray]

Variation on this go-to - White Beans and Pork Sausage with Pistachio-Lemon Crumble