Terrik, that looks awesome! Jun is adorable as usual.
Chili with cornbread 
I was supposed to cook chicken stir fry.
It's been a busy day.
Dominos pizza to the rescue.
It's been a busy day.
Dominos pizza to the rescue.
figmentPez
Staff member
That's what I'm making tomorrow night when I have friends over!Chili with cornbread
Pasta e fagioli with some warm, crusty bread.
Anniversary dinner:
New York Strip steak, pan fried and finished in a hot oven (medium rare, if you must know), with a red wine demi-glace that I let simmer all day long; roasted brussels sprouts; and cream of mushroom soup (not from a can) that just didn't thicken up enough for me. All in all, a good meal.
New York Strip steak, pan fried and finished in a hot oven (medium rare, if you must know), with a red wine demi-glace that I let simmer all day long; roasted brussels sprouts; and cream of mushroom soup (not from a can) that just didn't thicken up enough for me. All in all, a good meal.
Cajungal
Staff member
Red beans and rice. I wish I had a hambone... around here everyone uses their leftover Christmas ham for red beans around New Years, but since I'm not in charge of buying ham I don't get to keep the bone. All the places where I could get one are closed too. But it will still be delicious!
Care to share your recipe? I have a leftover ham bone and a couple bags of dried red beans, and I'd like to make this my lunch for the next week or so.
Red beans and rice. I wish I had a hambone... around here everyone uses their leftover Christmas ham for red beans around New Years, but since I'm not in charge of buying ham I don't get to keep the bone. All the places where I could get one are closed too. But it will still be delicious!
Cajungal
Staff member
Sure!
-2 lb dried red beans, rinsed and soaked in cold water overnight
-ham bone
- 3/4 links smoked sausage
-1 very large onion or 2-3 small, minced
-2 bellpeppers, minced
- 3-4 stalks celery, minced
- 4-6 cloves garlic, minced
- salt, the 3 peppers, thyme, and parsley
-2 large containers salt free chicken or vegetable stock
1. Slice and brown the sausage in a llarge heavy bottom pot, and set aside.
2. Saute vegetables in sausage fat. Add a little canola if needed. Add garlic last once vegetables are translucent. Add a little of your seasonings to the vegetables.
3. Add beans to pot. Stir until beans and vegetables are mixed together.
4. Cover beans and vegetables with stock. There should be a few inches of liquid above the beans. Add water if you need more. Put the hambone into the pot and bring the stock to a simmer.
5. Lower heat and cover partially. Let simmer on low for 2-4 hours (depends on how long the beans have soaked/your stove...) Stir every 20 minutes or so. If too much liquid is evaporating just add a cup here and there. Season to taste (not too much thyme--focus on the salt and peppers).
6. About halfway through the cooking process, add sausage.
7. When your liquid is thickened and the beans are tender, serve with rice. If you have fresh parsley, add at the end.
Enjoy!
-2 lb dried red beans, rinsed and soaked in cold water overnight
-ham bone
- 3/4 links smoked sausage
-1 very large onion or 2-3 small, minced
-2 bellpeppers, minced
- 3-4 stalks celery, minced
- 4-6 cloves garlic, minced
- salt, the 3 peppers, thyme, and parsley
-2 large containers salt free chicken or vegetable stock
1. Slice and brown the sausage in a llarge heavy bottom pot, and set aside.
2. Saute vegetables in sausage fat. Add a little canola if needed. Add garlic last once vegetables are translucent. Add a little of your seasonings to the vegetables.
3. Add beans to pot. Stir until beans and vegetables are mixed together.
4. Cover beans and vegetables with stock. There should be a few inches of liquid above the beans. Add water if you need more. Put the hambone into the pot and bring the stock to a simmer.
5. Lower heat and cover partially. Let simmer on low for 2-4 hours (depends on how long the beans have soaked/your stove...) Stir every 20 minutes or so. If too much liquid is evaporating just add a cup here and there. Season to taste (not too much thyme--focus on the salt and peppers).
6. About halfway through the cooking process, add sausage.
7. When your liquid is thickened and the beans are tender, serve with rice. If you have fresh parsley, add at the end.
Enjoy!
Oh ya. Here's the final result:
We had it with homemade jalapeño cornbread and rice. Was awesome. Thanks for the recipe.
@Dirona said she likes it too.
Spaghetti with one of the best damn sauces I've personally made. Paprika, cayenne, onion, garlic, oregano, just great.
FAJITAS!!
Kitchuri with papadums. Yum!
If you like mushroom soup, you have got to try this recipe*. No, seriously. It's fantastic.
I can't wait to have it again.
--Patrick
*Yes, I know that link is behind a paywall. It's worth a little ... digging.
I can't wait to have it again.
--Patrick
*Yes, I know that link is behind a paywall. It's worth a little ... digging.
Chicken Tetrazzini - without the mushrooms since no one else in the family likes them.
Can you grind them up and then not tell anyone? You'll still get some of that nice earthy flavor without the mushroom texture.
I'm not sure. I might try it next time. Tonight they will be taken out and zucchini is taking its place.
figmentPez
Staff member
Not exactly dinner, but I baked cookies yesterday. I added the zest of 4 limes to a basic batch of toll house chocolate chip cookies, and it was amazing. Just a subtle tang of lime, and it really brings the cookies to life.
steak (done well, not well-done 
) and taters
) and taters
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The chicken tetrazzini was really bland. I wasn't home when everyone else had dinner, but they decided to order pizza after trying it.