Outside the dugout: What's cooking?

Big Joe's here makes his fries from scratch. Starts with large potatoes, of course. He takes a LOT of pride in his offerings!

 

Mushrooms!

Edit: or as we used to call them during my 5 years in G-ville.....'shrooms!

 

Mushrooms shoulda been rewarded with Swiss cheese!

 

Tonight is grilled cheeseburgers with fresh lettuce, vine ripe tomatoes, and homemade French fries.

It’s finally stopped raining here but it’s raw chilly. 38* raw.

Knob Creek tumbler for me and Ms. Jan’s staying with her chilled wine.

Life is good in Gator Nation!

 

I made soup on Friday. Chicken noodle w/veggies. Made a big crockpot full so I could share. Put about 4 medium sized containers in the freezer and the rest in the fridge.

I just had a bowl and it was INSANELY good! Just the right amount of heat. All ingredients cooked perfectly.

Nice rebound from that last soup disaster!

 

We’ve got a hard cold front pushing in tonight. We’re having beef stroganoff, a fresh Romaine salad, and sourdough bread tonight.

It’s another tumbler of Knob Creek night for me. Ms. Jan’s keeping with her chilled wine.

Life is good in Gator Nation!

 

A quick note about that soup.

One thing that I really like is how I did the chicken.

I bought thin-cut tenderloins. Washed them off good with cold tap water in a colander in the sink. Then patted them dry with paper towels. Then laid them one at a time on my cutting board and sliced them into small squares -1/2"-3/4". None were perfect squares of course but you get the idea.

Then after all my veggies were near cooked adequately.....I tossed them into the crock pot. This resulted in small bite-sized chunks of chicken - rather than any shredded versions.

The chicken was also not over-cooked and thus VERY succulent!

One of the philosophies I have adopted when making soup with a meat product is to absolutely make sure there is PLENTY of meat in the soup....do not be stingy!

I gave some out today to some friends. Sharing food with friends.....doesn't get any better!

 

@Bazza—
The philosophy I try to adhere to is remembering the secret to being a good cook—Half starve whoever you’re feeding—that way anything you put out there will be good!

 

Pretty good cold front pushing through here. We’re picking up our supper from Ably’s Chinese Restaurant tonight.

Tumbler ‘o bourbon sure does suit cold weather so I’m going to take advantage of that.

Life is good in Gator Nation!

 

Thanks.....will try next time. I have to say having these tenderloins already sliced thin was nice!

 

Carnitas Quesadillas with caramelized onions tonight.....yum!!!

 

Had a freaking brand new jar of pasta sauce fall off a shelf in my pantry last night so had to clean that mess up - after the game of course.

Having wins in your back pocket (BB and BB) made the task a bit easier!

 

Well I went back to the store and bought a second jar of sauce today. Gotta get back on that horse!

 

It’s raw cold here this evening so we are voting to pick up our supper from Johnny’s Pizza tonight.

Their supreme pizza and cheese bread. Adult beverages are available as desired.

Life is good in Gator Nation!