NJCher makes some puke soup and stocks up on cauliflower for pizza crusts

[BattleHymn]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/115755149

Another "What's for dinner" thread that can't decide if it's pretentious or unappetizing.  No therapy chicken on the menu here:

Fri Sep 25, 2015, 03:28 PM
Star Member NJCher (18,672 posts)

What's for Dinner, Fri., Sept. 25, 2015

Broccoli-cheese soup. I cooked up the broccoli this a.m., so I just have a few things to do to make it tonight.

I have lots of leftovers from our little gathering the other night, so if I'm still hungry, I'll dip into those. And dip is not a pun, but I have guacamole and some new type of corn chip that the RG tried.

I'm sure it looked wonderful. 

Fri Sep 25, 2015, 04:17 PM
Galileo126 (1,049 posts)
1. Posole!

Yep, I'm making posole. Posole verde con puerco, to be exact. I saw the hatch chiles and the pork butt in the freezer, and said to self (SELF! why not)? I added roasted tomatillos and jalapenos, to boot. As for the hominy, I'm simplifying by going with the par-cooked canned stuff. Alll the condiments, too: shredded cabbage, radishes, cilantro, limes.

It's gonna be a few hours, but the house smells awesome right now.

 

ps: Wow - Broccoli-cheese soup - I haven't had that in like 20 yrs. I'll put that one on the "to do" list!

Fri Sep 25, 2015, 06:58 PM
Star Member NJCher (18,672 posts)
4. hey self

that sounds outrageous, especially the tomatillos part and the condiments. I had to look the recipe up, though, 'cuz I didn't know what it was. I'll bet the roasted peppers add a nice dimension of flavor.

Fri Sep 25, 2015, 07:19 PM
Star Member pscot (19,476 posts)
5. Bouillabaisse

Cod, mussels and clams in a spicy, aromatic saffron colored broth. It's very simple, doesn't take long to make and it is so good. It has garden tomatoes and tiny potatoes in it. The flavors are garlic, thyme, fennel and saffron. Broth to cover; salt and pepper to taste. I like some jalapeño in mine. Scrape some orange peel into it if you like. French bread is essential.

Fri Sep 25, 2015, 09:45 PM
Star Member Major Nikon (19,256 posts)
7. Steak!

I don't do steak all that often, but when I do I try to get the most out of it.

I picked up two grass fed rib-eye steaks at the market and let them sit out on the counter to warm up a bit. Grass fed steaks are smaller than regular steaks because the cows aren't finished in a feed lot. The two steaks were about 2" thick, but both of them only weighed 1.5 lbs. After an hour I seasoned the steaks and let them sit out on the counter for another hour. After a quick sear on the grill I put them in my smoker preheated to 250F. I threw in some hickory chips and finished the steaks in the smoker till they were 137F in the center, then I let them rest for 20 minutes inside an aluminum foil wrap. In the mean time I make garlic mashed potatoes, sauteed mushrooms, and put a batch of asparagus spears in the smoker while the steaks rested.

The result was the best steaks we've had in a very long time. The flavor was much more intense and the hickory flavor just made them that much better. The two steaks fed three of us at about 1/2 lb of uncooked weight each.

You forgot to mention that grass-fed beef tastes like ass.  But that's none of my business.

Fri Sep 25, 2015, 07:53 PM
Star Member NJCher (18,672 posts)
6. Bargain!

I have a story for you from this afternoon.

I got out of the the doc's office, and recalled that I needed some cheese for the broccoli cheese soup I was making tonight. I headed to the grocery store in the "old neighborhood." Yeah, nice neighborhood from which I moved about 17 years ago. It's an A&P, and it was always known as their flagship store in NJ.

As I'm walking the aisles, I see these little red signs with prices on them.The prices were extraordinarily low, like 12 cents for an 8-oz container of yogurt. I put on my "noamnety" cap, and said, "I'm gonna' shop!"

I bought: enteric aspirin for half price, roasted cashews for $1.40 a can, frozen cauliflower for 67 cents a bag, and toothbrushes for 17 cents each! Frozen raspberries, frozen cherries, and organic veggie burgers for $1 each; those sponges with the rough side for 17 cents each. Eco-friendly laundry detergent for $1.99 a bottle. In all I bought $43 worth of groceries and supplies. As I checked out, the register clerk handed me my receipt and said, "You saved $87!"

The guy behind me in the line did a double-take. He said, "What did you buy that you saved $87!!??" I kind of drew a blank at that question and glanced down at the cart. I answered with what I saw first: "frozen cauliflower."

The guy's face expression grew even more confused. He said, "You saved $87 on frozen cauliflower?"   

Like "who would buy that much cauliflower?"

Answer: Only somebody who makes pizza crusts out of cauliflower!

 
Cher

p.s. The checkout clerk told me that the A&P had been bought out by Acme Supermarkets. That's why I got the good buys.

[franksolich]

I must admit that Ms. Vanderbilt-Astor as leader of the cooking and baking primitives is an improvement over dear old sweet Lu, who was so negligent in performing her easy simple duties it was as easy as strawberries-and-cream to think of her as deceased.

But alas Ms. Vanderbilt-Astor is no cbayer primitive, another one of those formerly-active cooking and baking primitives that dear old sweet Lu shoved away by her lazy negligence; and the cbayer primitive was mountains more than what Ms. Vanderbilt-Astor can ever hope to be.

And by the way, despite that franksolich will not be doing the Top DUmmies of 2015, I hope to continue awarding the annual franksolich, and there's no rule against repeat winners.

[franksolich]

Well, thunderthighs, who's also a candidate for the franksolich of 2015:

thunderthighs (23,483 posts)    Sun Sep 27, 2015, 02:10 PM

1. grilled tri tip
 
husband and i were supposed to go have a cookout yesterday for our anniversary, but i might have had too much fun friday night and spent most of yesterday recovering.

i'm going to make roasted potato salad and an asian slaw to go with it.

From today's "what's for supper?" thread:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/115755205

[Boudicca]

Yep, I'm making posole. Posole verde con puerco, to be exact. I saw the hatch chiles and the pork butt in the freezer, and said to self (SELF! why not)? I added roasted tomatillos and jalapenos, to boot.


The DUmmy saw the pork butt and said to itself, why not?  I did not realize the anal plug and lube were actually called tomatillos and jalapenos, learn something new every day.

[franksolich]

It ain't Ms. Vanderbilt-Astor, but anyway, comment 3000:
http://conservativecave.com/index.php?topic=81827.3000

[obumazombie]

I have a lot of ideas about what the cooking and baking forum does to show Libs/DUmmies/Progs essence.
But before I share my thoughts I would love to see some thoughts about the subject from my fellow cavers.

[franksolich]

I have a lot of ideas about what the cooking and baking forum does to show Libs/DUmmies/Progs essence.
But before I share my thoughts I would love to see some thoughts about the subject from my fellow cavers.

My theory is that it shows how the primitives tend to make things more complicated than they need to be.