Whats for lunch?

“bit how do you do that so fast. Man you're a walking encyclopedia!”

“The magic of Google.”

“too bad theres not an Olympic event for googlin cause dude you'd win the gold!!!

Culinarily Speaking: Kale, which is now available in many varieties, including purple, Russian, and "dinosaur" kale, is a very bitter green,


tells me I need to stick with turnips and collards.”

“turnips, collards, kale, lawn clippings....


its all teh same to me.”

“I doubt if it's much more bitter than turnip greens or collards. And I bet the braising helps a lot!”

“LOL at Roam...'lawn clippings' Come on Roam you bound to have had good collards at ome point. Well then again..maybe not, you were in Florida

maybe its cause I'm from the country but I don't know what a braising is either.”

“I grew up in TN, and my grandparents and parents fixed greens of various variety.... they all loved 'em.

i just never developed a taste for them.”

“I had to look it up, and I like to cook.

It's when you cook something by browning it in a little fat, then you put it in a pot and slow-cook it in its own juices.

Braising”

“I don't like greens either. Yuck. I did manage to develop a taste for broccoli.”

“I can't imagine browning a green..but it sounds kinda like cooking collards. Kale sounds fancy..kinda like it won't make your house smell like a gigantic fart like collards do.”

“I find that a big pot of pintos makes my house smell like a big fart.”

“well I was actually referencing the smell of gigantic fart when they're cooking....but you have a point there bit...”

“Yes. My sainted wife has restricted me to one pot of pintos a month.”

“LOL..and on that one day of the month you would have to be sent outside here!”

“mmmm, now i DO like pintos.... and cornbread.


Hmmm, I need to make conrbread tonight.”

“Well, the reason it's only once a month is because I make a gigantic mess of pintos that last me, oh, a week or so.

Spread the joy around!”

“i gotta wait for a weekend to make beans, it takes too long to cook them during the week.”

“I make mine in the crockpot, it works great.

Clean' em, soak'em overnight, then put 'em in the crockpot, covered with water, and a chopped onion, some salt pork, garlic powder, and cumin. Put the crockpot on "low" and go to work. When I get home in the evening, they are ready!”

“that sounds ripe!”

“Let's just say there's no "gas shortage" in my house that evening...”

“I guess I don't brown my kale, but I do brown up some onion and some garlic in olive oil and then add the kale, stir around to coat, add a 1/2 cup water/broth and lower heat and cover.

It's a really nutritious veggie and it isn't bitter when it's cooked properly. A lot of people cook it with a little vinegar too.”

“Mmmm... Pixie that sounds yummy! I make mine with minced onion or shallots, a little olive oil and a dash of balsamic vinegar.


Today's lunch was leftover homemade beef stew and one of the guys brought in homemade cornbread that his wife made, so I had some of that too! YUM! :)”

“sounds yummy pixie. I like my greens sauteed with a bit of bacon,after browning the bacon add the greens and cook just enough to coat and lightly wilt. Cant be beat. I miss soul food fridays.”

“I've never used a shallot. I guess I should pick some up and see what they're like.”

“If I had bacon, I would have done that. Yum.

Shallots are great bit! But since they are like an onion, but small there's some peeling involved.”

“They taste like a VERY mild onion. Especially good if you don't like a lot of strong onion taste.”

“yum yum”

“I prefer swiss chard to kale.”

“I've never heard of Potbelly's but the menu looks very similar to Mcalister's except Mcalister's has a bigger selection and giant potatoes! Maybe there is a Mcalister's in Vermont?”

“2/5 of a serving of Cpl. Tso's chicken with something very hard and white in it. 3/5 of it is in the trash can and one Chinese restaurant is off my list for good!”

“Golf ball?”

“probably a chicken bone.”

“Or some gristle. Yum!”

“bloodpusher - do you chop some onion to go with those pintos when serving them ? That's sort of the standard way around here.”

“Nope, but there are plenty in them.

I do have chopped raw onion available when I make chili though.”

“Today's lunch?

Gemelli pasta with spicy turkey sausage, onions, fresh basil and roma tomatoes. YUM!

I think DDX should post what he's having for lunch. (Cut and paste from email...) LOL!”

“carne adovada burrito in the ABQ airport. Flight delay”

“Looks like a Stovey bisque is in order!”

“Shouldn't have done it, had a piece of leftover pizza (from last night) that I made with mozzarella as usual but I added pasta on top that was coated with sauce and ricotta along with pepperoni. Ugh, it was sooo heavy and I only had a tiny piece. I think I need my stomach pumped!!!

I made a huge batch of spaghetti sauce not to be confused with pizza (marinara) sauce so for Sunday's lunch I'll have gnocchi which are tiny potato dumplings that I will make by hand. I know we aren't up to Sunday's lunch yet, but I'm excited about making them. I haven't had them home made in years.
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“Went to the Brooklyn today for lunch with my mom and aunt. Had the filet roquefort. Filet mignon medallions, medium rare, with mushrooms, red wine demi glace and roquefort crumbles. Horseradish mashed potatoes, asparagus and one of my favorite OR pinot noirs. Very very nice!”

“YUM YUM YUM pixie! I love the Brooklyn!

How the heck did you go back to work after all that?! lol :)”

“What did I have for lunch on Friday again? ;)”

“I love garlic mashed potatoes. I just had some cheddar mashed potatoes. I love making mashed potatoes with mozzarella in them. You bake it and the mashed potatoes brown on top lightly!!!!! It's heaven!”

“Go look at your sent email DDX! You wrote me a whole page about it! :p”

“Wow me people..cause I ain't gettin squat :(”

“Dead fish spread onto masticated, baked wheat, with cream of chopped up bivalve soup.”

“Burritos. That damn burrito thread did me in.”

“wow Geo, you should write menus in your spare time! LOL, tempting!

grilled cheese & carrot sticks. i think it's physically impossible for me to fix a grilled cheese w/out burning one side. good thing i like it burned!”

“MRE
Chicken Tetrazzini

Pretty dang good.”

“One of the hurricane damaged eating spots reopened under new management.
It's a winner!
Two big slices of meatloaf, mashed 'tators and gravy, green beans, sweet peas, a roll, and tea for grand total of $6.51 including tax.
Boy am I stuffed! Yum!
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