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[ness]

Sounds like a good meal. I've never had turnip greens, but I like greens in general. 

[MOPanfisher]

They turned out pretty well, greens still had a slight crunch to them, not so soft they just vanish.  The bacon and little maters were a nice add.  The left overs I added a dash if balsamic into and ate them too.  Oddly enough either setting for a while or the balsamic or maybe rhe little maters, had given it a slightly sweet flavor.  I had intended to add some beet seed, spinach, lettuce and mustard greens to the garden when I planted the turnips, but was already late with it, and the rains were only hours away so I have lots of them to eat now.  I do love good dark greens, fresh, wilted, sauteed, on a sammich, whatever.

[rps]

Last night's beef stew, home made bread, and salad. Just so you know we are not slacking off.

 

[ness]

24 minutes ago, rps said:

Last night's beef stew, home made bread, and salad. Just so you know we are not slacking off.

My kinda chow right there. 

By the way, drove through your hometown weekend before last on the way to Eureka Springs. 

Quick chicken and dumplings for me tonight. Bisquick, broth, salad bar chicken. 

[rps]

Tonight, I have a small lesson. When I purchased and read Marcella Hazen's book on Italian food, I did not know how much it would change my cooking. You should buy her books.

This is an example. A carrot salad. Start with peeled carrots and send them through the big holes on a box grater. Coat them in good EVOO and salt and pepper them. Splash them with the juices from a whole juicy lemon and toss well. Let them sit for almost an hour and serve as a side to a meaty pasta.

 

[BilletHead]

Chipotle peppers in Adobo sauce,

   Found a recipe and tried it this afternoon. First of all we picked all the peppers left in the garden yesterday. The hot ones. Red and green jalopenos and plabano's. I cut off the stems, split them length ways and scraped out the seeds. Put them in the smoker and smoked them for seven hours. Put them in the dehydrator overnight to finish drying them. 

  Used this recipe and wow! I found myself licking the spoon as I stirred as they cooked up.

http://www.chipotlepeppers.net/info/homemade-chipotles-in-adobo-sauce

The start,

Getting happy,

More happy,

 And the finished results,

       BilletHead

[Gavin]

Did some Spanish Bean Soup yesterday. Turned out well. 1/2lb of dried chick peas soaked overnight, ham bone, plus ham scraps, 2 Q water. Boil & skim foam for about an hour. Add 1/4lb fried salt pork and lightly sautéed onion at that point along with 1/2T of good Spanish or Hungarian Sweet Paprika and a pinch of saffron. Cook & skim till beans are tender. Add some peeled and chopped taters. Adjust salt...did not need any, Slice a dried chorizo in thin rounds and drop in at the end.

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Fried cat last night.

[BilletHead]

 Siamese, Cheshire, or bobcat ? I prefer cougar,

BilletHead

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Catfish