What did I cook this weekend.....

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Fried chicken, man n cheese with buttered fresh green beans.

 

[TwistedGray]

Courtesy of Mom, but I'll share...ham hock, pinto beans, and some chow chow

 

[OleBrewing]

Well actually made these last Thursday. This is re heated bacon wrapped steak medallions. It is a slow process to bring back to temp but worth the time for leftover steak. Used the smoker grill wrapped these in foil at 170 for a few hours then unwrapped and gave em a gentle flame. About as good as the first time

 

[OleBrewing]

Courtesy of Mom, but I'll share...ham hock, pinto beans, and some chow chow

What is chow chow

 

[BongoYodeler]

Courtesy of Mom, but I'll share...ham hock, pinto beans, and some chow chow

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My grandmother used to make chow chow, so good!! Maybe different than yours, but SO GOOD!!

 

[Pkrd]

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Fried chicken, man n cheese with buttered fresh green beans.

I hope that's an auto correct error in with your cheese.

 

[TwistedGray]

@OleBrewing It's a sweet relish from the south. My Mom only knows to add it to bean/ham soup because that's what my great grandmother, on my stepdad's side, showed her, but it can be added anywhere that you might add a relish (hot dog, hamburger, soups, etc). There are different variations, but the one my great grandmother taught her/us is cabbage based. I remember the first time they did it together, 25-30yrs ago, we made something like 20-30 jars of it. If you Google chow chow relish, you'll find more info.

@BongoYodeler - same thing ... I had never heard of it until my stepdad asked his grandmother to show my Mom how to make it. We can't find her recipe, but my parents are on the cusp of being hoarders, so they have a hard time finding stuff on "that side of the house." I'm sure I'll stumble upon it when the inevitable happens. Honest opinion though, it could use a little heat.



@OleBrewing Just as a head's up - your reply was imbedded in my post. When you quote someone you have to click below the box to type your reply...if you're typing in the yellow box it puts your text in the original thread making it look like you've typed nothing. Geez, I hope that makes sense (scroll up and you'll see some "correct" quotes and then yours, lol).

 

[Temptd2]

I used to make/can green tomato chow chow. Slightly sweet, onions, cabbage, forget what all else. I’ll have to find my recipe and make a sugar free version - it’s so good with so many things!

 

[TwistedGray]

 

[OleBrewing]

@OleBrewing It's a sweet relish from the south. My Mom only knows to add it to bean/ham soup because that's what my great grandmother, on my stepdad's side, showed her, but it can be added anywhere that you might add a relish (hot dog, hamburger, soups, etc). There are different variations, but the one my great grandmother taught her/us is cabbage based. I remember the first time they did it together, 25-30yrs ago, we made something like 20-30 jars of it. If you Google chow chow relish, you'll find more info.

@BongoYodeler - same thing ... I had never heard of it until my stepdad asked his grandmother to show my Mom how to make it. We can't find her recipe, but my parents are on the cusp of being hoarders, so they have a hard time finding stuff on "that side of the house." I'm sure I'll stumble upon it when the inevitable happens. Honest opinion though, it could use a little heat.



@OleBrewing Just as a head's up - your reply was imbedded in my post. When you quote someone you have to click below the box to type your reply...if you're typing in the yellow box it puts your text in the original thread making it look like you've typed nothing. Geez, I hope that makes sense (scroll up and you'll see some "correct" quotes and then yours, lol).

Well my grandma had recipes wrote down but the process was not there. Didn't realize the posting issue. Doing it from the phone some times does strange things

 

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[Hanglow]

Some cheese, tomato and chilli on toast as a quick lunch

 

[Temptd2]

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Pretty sure we have the same cat....

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

I got a couple beautiful beefsteak tomatoes at the farmer’s market for home baked sourdough sandwich loaf.

No big deal, here, but the toast is home baked sourdough.

 

[passedpawn]

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I got a couple beautiful beefsteak tomatoes at the farmer’s market for home baked sourdough sandwich loaf.
View attachment 781210No big deal, here, but the toast is home baked sourdough.

Man I'd saw into that tomato sammich with that bread. I like lots of mayo and pepper (I mean, LOTS). Geez, that made me hungry, off to the fridge now.

 

[Temptd2]

I always like MEAT in my sandwich but man, that beautiful tomato sandwich looks very tempting! And that sourdough....swoon!

 

[bleme]

Neither of my kids like fish so I fixed this tilapia at work today in their airfryer. Three! co-workers asked me “Is that a fish?” while I was prepping it!

 

[passedpawn]

Neither of my kids like fish so I fixed this tilapia at work today in their airfryer. Three! co-workers asked me “Is that a fish?” while I was prepping it!

I accidentally bought a bag of those whole tilapia. Of course, no way my wife is even sitting at the table with them. (I eventually made them for myself, but burnt the heck out of them and they ended up a loss. )

All 3 of my kids are hogs - will eat anything. They take after their dad

 

[bleme]

I have a feeling my wife would have objected to the head as well, but at least she likes fish. I sliced, then spread a bit of mayo all over the fish, inside and out, sprinkled liberally with seasoned salt, and cooked at 400F for 16 minutes, flipping after the first 10 minutes. My only complaint is that it was gone too soon. Fortunately, I've got 2 more waiting for me at home...

 

[Dgallo]

My mother-in-law gave me the recipe for her Suizas and Rancheras sauces. After 9 years and 6 years of marriage to her daughter, I think I’m finally in.

 

[Noob_Brewer]

My mother-in-law gave me the recipe for her Suizas and Rancheras sauces. After 9 years and 6 years of marriage to her daughter, I think I’m finally in. View attachment 781407

Yeah, forget about the fact that you received in-laws blessings to marry their daughter....or even made them happy grandparents! When they are willing to hand you a recipe handed down for generations? You are definitely "in"! BTW, looks delicious too.

 

[OleBrewing]

Speaking of fish. Canned 11 pints of brined smoked walleye on Saturday. The smoke is liquid smoke added to each jar.

 

[Dgallo]

Yeah, forget about the fact that you received in-laws blessings to marry their daughter....or even made them happy grandparents! When they are willing to hand you a recipe handed down for generations? You are definitely "in"! BTW, looks delicious too.

Haha for those who don’t know, there are 5 honorary steps for white guys to know they’ve been accepted into their wife’s Mexican family. This is in no particular order …lol

1) have your wife’s cousins refer to you as Primo

2) be given a nickname by your wife’s brother, father, or uncles (I have two Domingo and Canelo)

3) Get extremely drunk on tequila with all the muchachos at a family party

4) be allowed to actually marry her

5) and get taught how to cook or given a recipe…usually both lol

 

[Noob_Brewer]

Haha for those who don’t know, there are 5 honorary steps for white guys to know they’ve been accepted into their wife’s Mexican family. This is in no particular order …lol

1) have your wife’s cousins refer to you as Primo

2) be given a nickname by your wife’s brother, father, or uncles (I have two Domingo and Canelo)

3) Get extremely drunk on tequila with all the muchachos at a family party

4) be allowed to actually marry her

5) and get taught how to cook or given a recipe…usually both lol

Dayum! And I thought being accepted as a "northern boy" from MA by southern future in-laws was tough! After all, I was told by said in-laws several times about the "war of northern aggression". Didn't go over well either when I inadvertently corrected them because I was truly confused by saying "are you talking about the civil war"? lol. All-in-all I was eventually "in" with them but I must admit, I would be happy to succumb to your #3 step in your hazing process man!

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Chicken tikka over basmati rice with broccoli.

 

[TwistedGray]

Huckleberry and currant waffle

 

[TwistedGray]

First time making duck, from a few days ago

 

[Temptd2]

I LOVE duck and that looks excellent.

 

[Dgallo]

First time making duck, from a few days ago

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Looks good from here. Crispy and rare. Sign me up

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

A bacon, egg and cheese break-fest sandwich for brunch today.