Food and Recipes while under Coronavirus quarantine #5

[PayrollNerd]

Guess I’ll be doing some fresh food prep today. Rutabaga. Buttercrunch lettuce. Carrots. Even have a few yellows and a purple one.

 

[Tbone144]

Chicken Vesuvio allegedly originated in an Italian restaurant in Chicago. I don't recall the exact name of the restaurant where we first had the dish, but the place was cavernous. I think it might have been Italian Village, but I'm not sure. Whenever Chicken Vesuvio was served, the addition of the white wine to the cooking vessel "erupted" like a volcano, and guests applauded and cheered. I've made the dish a few times, but it's not my favorite chicken recipe.

Chicken Vesuvio | Traditional Chicken Dish From Chicago | TasteAtlas

Named after the Mount Vesuvius volcano near Naples, chicken Vesuvio is a specialty of Chicago's Italian-American restaurants. The dish is made with chicken on the bone, potatoes, olive oil, white wine, garlic, and oregano and finished with green peas

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My crockpot version was okay but not as good as my oven version. The sauce stayed thin so I thickened it a bit at the end with some cornstarch which felt like cheating a bit. It tasted good. I’ll have leftovers for a few days, probably enough to get me through half the week so sopa seca will wait a bit.

Steaks tonight from the heifer. Her hanging weight was over 900# so beef is always on the menu. My new nurse practitioner (since I’m new to area) has similar lifestyle so I hope to learn a bit from her where to buy steer, hogs and sheep. She buys her hogs from local 4-H kids which sounds like a great idea as I don’t see us raising those. My realtor will sell us a couple of steers once we are ready but I like to have backup plans.

ETA: blueberry buttermilk biscuits for brunch today. Baking them in air fryer.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Now I’m hungry for fried chicken. I make a gluten free pretzel coated one in air fryer but it’s not the same. Deep fat frying and the RV don’t go well together. My husband’s favorite chicken is Chicken Express, I think it’s a TX thing, maybe some in Southern OK. Tonight is comfort food. Mashed potatoes, Boar’s Head white sausages and lots and lots of sauerkraut and mustard. Stupid steroid I’m on due to bone spur in my shoulder makes me want to eat everything. Almost done with it, not sure having a mobile arm is worth the appetite trade off.

O/T. Have you considered surgery for the bone spur? I had a bone spur on my left shoulder arthroscopically removed about 20 years ago. Out-patient procedure, very little discomfort afterwards, and no pain medication needed. I was prescribed Prednisone about 35 years ago during a major asthma episode and would never take a steroidal medication again

We had sockeye salmon with maple syrup/Dijon mustard glaze and a spinach salad last night. California BLTs tonight. Ten inches of snow in our neck of the woods on Friday, and DH is still working on clearing the heavy, wet snow from our long, semi-circular driveway. Prior to the major snowstorm, we had a couple of days of rain, sleet, and ice but didn't lose power like so many others. Enjoy your Sunday.

 

[Tbone144]

O/T. Have you considered surgery for the bone spur? I had a bone spur on my left shoulder arthroscopically removed about 20 years ago. Out-patient procedure, very little discomfort afterwards, and no pain medication needed. I was prescribed Prednisone about 35 years ago during a major asthma episode and would never take a steroidal medication again

We had sockeye salmon with maple syrup/Dijon mustard glaze and a spinach salad last night. California BLTs tonight. Ten inches of snow in our neck of the woods on Friday, and DH is still working on clearing the heavy, wet snow from our long, semi-circular driveway. Prior to the major snowstorm, we had a couple of days of rain, sleet, and ice but didn't lose power like so many others. Enjoy your Sunday.

I’ve been dealing with it for just over a month. Kept hoping it would go away. I have to do two weeks of ibuprofen, ice and steroid before I can get referral to ortho. I’m tolerating this dose better than previous steroids, could be the diet changes as well. If the plan doesn’t heal it (not sure how it would) then I get to explore other options. It’s bad enough I can’t do anything but grab my arm in pain and I’ll usually drop what I’m holding but only when I move just right. Otherwise it’s not bothering me. Trying to build and hold joists over my head isn’t working with it though.

Maple soy glazed salmon is a favorite of mine, my “fresh” salmon choices are limited it in this town though. The large salmon fillets we smoke we have to drive 1.5 hours to get. Frozen just doesn’t seem to cook as well.

 

[elliefant]

I’ll pop this here because it’s about food … but mostly because I like the pictures

Hamster owner treats his pets to home-cooked meals


Hamster owner treats his pets to home-cooked meals

 

[iamshadow21]

Guess I’ll be doing some fresh food prep today. Rutabaga. Buttercrunch lettuce. Carrots. Even have a few yellows and a purple one.

Coloured carrots are neat! Just warning you, though, if you don't know already, that the purple ones tend to turn black when you cook them, so don't freak out if that happens. They still taste good!

Last night, I made gluten free raspberry brownies, recipe by The Loopy Whisk. Haven't eaten any yet - I just needed the baking therapy. Absolutely rock solid recipe, very very easy to mod to taste like whatever you want. Only got milk chocolate? Fine. Want to put nuts or chocolate chips in? Great. Don't like raspberries? Use a different fruit. My most common mod is to leave out the coffee (mum and housemate are Mormon) and change the raspberries to something else (Mum hates them) but last night I followed the recipe to the letter.

Super Fudgy Raspberry Brownies - The Loopy Whisk

 

[Tbone144]

Long day at work yesterday plus a fall in the bird coop (I survived, just look a bit battered and bruised some ribs) meant scavenging for dinner last night. DH had leftover steak he turned into tacos. I had a leftover chicken breast and some gluten free mint Oreo cookies, advantage of being adult means sometimes you can have cookies for dinner. Hopefully tonight I will get time to cook. Pretzel coated chicken breasts in air fryer and twice baked potatoes is on agenda, provided I get home before 7pm. Venison sloppy joes are on the menu for sometime this week too. The blueberry buttermilk biscuits were really good and I’ll make them again, maybe with raspberries this time. They took forever to bake in air fryer though. Supposed to take 45 minutes and I think I baked them for 1.5 hours to get them done in the middle. Freeze dryer is waiting for me to come up with something to go with yogurt run. I have 120 yogurt bites ready to go in but I need two more trays of something. Maybe I’ll get more raspberries, those actually did pretty well.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

I've been thinking about making a big pot of Minestrone soup since we returned from our cruise and will finally make it today. I enjoyed a bowl of awesome Minestrone all three times that we went to Gigi's Pizzeria for dinner. The rustic vegetable soup has been a staple on Princess ships for years and is served in the main dining rooms on Italian night and has, at times, been featured on the menu of Sabatini's Trattoria. I bought the Princess cookbook several years ago and will attempt the Minestrone recipe after I've prepped all the vegetables. The recipe calls for onion, garlic, carrot, celery, zucchini, yellow squash, tomato, spinach, potato, garbanzo beans, frozen peas, small pasta (I'm using mini farfalle), white wine, and vegetable stock. Garnish with shaved Parm and serve with crusty baguette. I will put a Parmesan rind in the soup for thickening, and I got a fresh Paesano boule at Nino's yesterday.

After having a croissant for breakfast most mornings during our cruise, I've been sampling various croissants at home. Nino's are $1.99 each and are a little too "buttery". Meijer's "Frederick" brand (premium line) croissants come six in a box for $5.99. The croissants are smaller than Nino's (and Kroger's), and I find them to be a bit dry and a little too sweet. The Kroger "Private Selection" brand come four in a package for $5.99 ($5.49 with card). The croissants are the same size as Nino's, not as "buttery" or too sweet, and I like them the best.

More snow in the local forecast this weekend. Be well.

 

[PayrollNerd]

Long day at work yesterday plus a fall in the bird coop (I survived, just look a bit battered and bruised some ribs) meant scavenging for dinner last night. DH had leftover steak he turned into tacos. I had a leftover chicken breast and some gluten free mint Oreo cookies, advantage of being adult means sometimes you can have cookies for dinner. Hopefully tonight I will get time to cook. Pretzel coated chicken breasts in air fryer and twice baked potatoes is on agenda, provided I get home before 7pm. Venison sloppy joes are on the menu for sometime this week too. The blueberry buttermilk biscuits were really good and I’ll make them again, maybe with raspberries this time. They took forever to bake in air fryer though. Supposed to take 45 minutes and I think I baked them for 1.5 hours to get them done in the middle. Freeze dryer is waiting for me to come up with something to go with yogurt run. I have 120 yogurt bites ready to go in but I need two more trays of something. Maybe I’ll get more raspberries, those actually did pretty well.

Maybe you could do yogurt & raspberries together?

 

[IceIce9]

Another “Best in every state” list. I’m excited about this one because it is the best pie in every state, and my favorite place in Indiana was actually chosen.

It’s called Pots and Pans, and they feature a rotating menu of fruit pies and savory pies. I take home a pie at least one a month as the menu changes every month. They use all locally sourced ingredients, and the fruit pies change with the seasonal fruits that are available locally. Usually they offer 5 or 6 sweet pies varieties and several savory pies at at time.

Best pie in every state

When it comes to a fantastic pie, some might say the crust matters most while others might argue that the filling is most essential. It is hard to say exactly what makes a great pie great, but this list is filled with some of the most well-loved pies in the country. This list contains so […]

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[PayrollNerd]

Another “Best in every state” list. I’m excited about this one because it is the best pie in every state, and my favorite place in Indiana was actually chosen.

It’s called Pots and Pans, and they feature a rotating menu of fruit pies and savory pies. I take home a pie at least one a month as the menu changes every month. They use all locally sourced ingredients, and the fruit pies change with the seasonal fruits that are available locally. Usually they offer 5 or 6 sweet pies varieties and several savory pies at at time.

Best pie in every state

When it comes to a fantastic pie, some might say the crust matters most while others might argue that the filling is most essential. It is hard to say exactly what makes a great pie great, but this list is filled with some of the most well-loved pies in the country. This list contains so […]

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I expected peach pie for GA. Nope, it says peanut butter pie. TN has peach pie tho. I can attest to that. I made a lot of peach pies when I lived there. Lots of blueberry pie also. Of course FL has key lime pie as expected.

 

[IceIce9]

I expected peach pie for GA. Nope, it says peanut butter pie. TN has peach pie tho. I can attest to that. I made a lot of peach pies when I lived there. Lots of blueberry pie also. Of course FL has key lime pie as expected.

I’ve tried key lime pie at restaurants all over Florida. Of course every restaurant in The Keys claims to have the best key lime pie but I have found some of my favorites in other Florida cities.

 

[Puzzles8]

I’ve tried key lime pie at restaurants all over Florida. Of course every restaurant in The Keys claims to have the best key lime pie but I have found some of my favorites in other Florida cities.

Tell us about your Key Lime favorites in Florida!

 

[IceIce9]

Tell us about your Key Lime favorites in Florida!

Well one that I’ve had recently was at Walt’s Fish Market in Sarasota. Excellent!

 

[anneg]

Another “Best in every state” list. I’m excited about this one because it is the best pie in every state, and my favorite place in Indiana was actually chosen.

It’s called Pots and Pans, and they feature a rotating menu of fruit pies and savory pies. I take home a pie at least one a month as the menu changes every month. They use all locally sourced ingredients, and the fruit pies change with the seasonal fruits that are available locally. Usually they offer 5 or 6 sweet pies varieties and several savory pies at at time.

Best pie in every state

When it comes to a fantastic pie, some might say the crust matters most while others might argue that the filling is most essential. It is hard to say exactly what makes a great pie great, but this list is filled with some of the most well-loved pies in the country. This list contains so […]

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Have any of you had oatmeal pie? My DIL made one for my son's birthday today. It's supposed to be like a mock pecan pie, with eggs, brown sugar, quick oats, corn syrup, etc.

 

[elliefant]

It sounds a bit like treacle tart in the UK. The treacle is actually golden syrup (similar to corn syrup but apparently not the same) and it is made either with oats or breadcrumbs. Here is an example

Traditional Treacle Tart

A buttery, flaky pastry crust is filled with a sweet and gooey lemon-infused filling in this traditional Treacle Tart recipe!

www.daringgourmet.com

(over here a pie has a top crust and a tart is open)

 

[ilovewings]

O/T. Have you considered surgery for the bone spur? I had a bone spur on my left shoulder arthroscopically removed about 20 years ago. Out-patient procedure, very little discomfort afterwards, and no pain medication needed. I was prescribed Prednisone about 35 years ago during a major asthma episode and would never take a steroidal medication again

We had sockeye salmon with maple syrup/Dijon mustard glaze and a spinach salad last night. California BLTs tonight. Ten inches of snow in our neck of the woods on Friday, and DH is still working on clearing the heavy, wet snow from our long, semi-circular driveway. Prior to the major snowstorm, we had a couple of days of rain, sleet, and ice but didn't lose power like so many others. Enjoy your Sunday.

Please tell me how you make your maple glaze--looking for a nice glaze to
Brighten our salmon!!

We lost power twice-- the first time during the ice storm of Feb 22-- stayed at a hotel
For two days and lost all our frozen and refrigerated food-- it happened again last
Friday-- 2_days at a hotel and lost all food again. The snow was so heavy that 7 of our
Trees on the patio snapped off from the weight-- we just had a tree service clean it up.
Another snow storm coming on Friday and I am wondering if we will !ose
Power again--- Lots of people were out here in Farmington Hills-

I have lived in several areas around Detroit and never before lost power for days at a time.

 

[iamshadow21]

It sounds a bit like treacle tart in the UK. The treacle is actually golden syrup (similar to corn syrup but apparently not the same) and it is made either with oats or breadcrumbs. Here is an example

Traditional Treacle Tart

A buttery, flaky pastry crust is filled with a sweet and gooey lemon-infused filling in this traditional Treacle Tart recipe!

www.daringgourmet.com

(over here a pie has a top crust and a tart is open)

I was going to say, sounds a bit like ANZAC biscuits in flavour, and that's a very similar array of ingredients.

Can highly recommend getting hold of some golden syrup, for those who aren't familiar with it as an ingredient. It's a liquid sugar, but nowhere near as dark as treacle (hence the name), and gives baked goods a lovely flavour similar to brown sugar.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Please tell me how you make your maple glaze--looking for a nice glaze to
Brighten our salmon!!

We mix maple syrup with Dijon mustard until it's the right consistency for basting the salmon. Season the fish with salt and pepper, then baste with the glaze and grill.

Sorry to hear about your power going out. We've been lucky this winter, and we think it's due to a major tree-trimming project along South Blvd. last summer.

 

[ilovewings]

We mix maple syrup with Dijon mustard until it's the right consistency for basting the salmon. Season the fish with salt and pepper, then baste with the glaze and grill.

Sorry to hear about your power going out. We've been lucky this winter, and we think it's due to a major tree-trimming project along South Blvd. last summer.

Thanks for the recipe: sounds really good and easy too- will try it