Food and Recipes while under Coronavirus quarantine #3

[BetteDavisEyes]

Today is Mr. Stew's birthday and I feel well enough to make dinner. I've had some challenging days managing my fibromyalgia lately, but today felt better when I woke up this morning. So I headed to our local fancy grocery chain, Metropolitan Market, where they have a fresh fish and butcher counter. I purchased two of their fresh made crab cakes, which look about three inches tall, that I will saute on each side with a little butter and olive oil; and a precious eight ounces of Wagyu beef rib steak. It is just a precious circle of meat that I thought was a filet mignon cut at first, but I asked the butcher who explained it was just the very center of a thick rib steak. Very well marbled. Just bought one precious steak for us to share. I also bought Lemon Herb Aioli, the Stonewall Farms brand, pre-buttered and sliced garlic bread from the bakery, and butter lettuce and a tomato for a small salad.

It's so nice to have a grocery store where I can purchase restaurant-quality items, especially during these times. If I time it out right, I will only have to be standing at the stove for about 14 minutes, tops.

Oh, dessert is going to be Millionaires' Cheesecake. We bought it at Costco last week. It comes in little glass dishes for individual portions. It has chocolate cookie base/crust with cheesecake center and more chocolate and caramel drizzled on top. It's not great great, but very good for store bought dessert (yes we taste-tested it last night).

I haven't been around in awhile, but read so many great posts here, I wanted to chime in. Thank you for the food talk, everyone.

Happy Birthday, Mr. Stew! Sounds like an amazingly delicious and elegant dinner. Bon Appetit!

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

My beef stew was tasty, but I should have let the meat cook a little more before adding the veggies. By the time the meat was completely cooked, most of the vegetables (carrots, celery, onions, potatoes, mushrooms) had lost their integrity. There is plenty of leftover stew for a couple of days. DH has a late afternoon hair appointment and will stop for takeout on his way home.

Since we didn't have prime rib over the holidays, we are toying with the idea of a "centennial celebration" for what would have been my mom's 100th birthday on January 15. Mom was born two days before Betty White. We'll miss out on the special price of standing rib roasts that Nino's featured during the holiday season, but it's alright to splurge every now and then

 

[HongKongPhooey]

My beef stew was tasty, but I should have let the meat cook a little more before adding the veggies. By the time the meat was completely cooked, most of the vegetables (carrots, celery, onions, potatoes, mushrooms) had lost their integrity. There is plenty of leftover stew for a couple of days. DH has a late afternoon hair appointment and will stop for takeout on his way home.

Since we didn't have prime rib over the holidays, we are toying with the idea of a "centennial celebration" for what would have been my mom's 100th birthday on January 15. Mom was born two days before Betty White. We'll miss out on the special price of standing rib roasts that Nino's featured during the holiday season, but it's alright to splurge every now and then

Do it Bette! I'm planning a cosy but hopefully special roast chicken dinner on Sunday because my son will be visiting. I'm thinking apple and blackberry crumble and custard for "afters". Let's make the most of our foodie opportunities, it's fun to plan them for me.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Do it Bette! I'm planning a cosy but hopefully special roast chicken dinner on Sunday because my son will be visiting. I'm thinking apple and blackberry crumble and custard for "afters". Let's make the most of our foodie opportunities, it's fun to plan them for me.

Thanks for the words of encouragement! Roast prime rib, mashed potatoes and gravy, a salad, maybe a vegetable, some type of "birthday" cake, and... I might even try my hand at individual Yorkshire Puddings

 

[HongKongPhooey]

Thanks for the words of encouragement! Roast prime rib, mashed potatoes and gravy, a salad, maybe a vegetable, some type of "birthday" cake, and... I might even try my hand at individual Yorkshire Puddings

Haha yes re the Yorkshires! Mine come out best in my silicone cupcake size moulds and with plain flour. I blitz the batter in my blender and let it sit a while. Tablespoon of fat from the beef in each heated up so the batter sizzles when it hits it. I'm lazy though, dont make them too often. Maybe I'll go off piste and add them to our chicken dinner.

Yorkshire Pudding for 4

Delia makes one large pudding, but I use this recipe for individual ones.

 

[Yesiamapirate]

Thanks for the words of encouragement! Roast prime rib, mashed potatoes and gravy, a salad, maybe a vegetable, some type of "birthday" cake, and... I might even try my hand at individual Yorkshire Puddings

That sounds like a lovely special meal to honor your mom’s birthday , BDE. Don’t forget a special bottle of wine!

 

[PayrollNerd]

When I went to the church last night for groceries they gave me a box of Grape Nuts cereal. When I lived in PA in the mid 70s, a family friend always made Grape Nut pudding. I remember it being really thick and custard like. She kept it in a big bowl in the fridge (she had 7 kids). I looked up recipes and they all show it as a baked pudding. I don't remember her ever baking it. Has anyone ever made it and did you bake it, then maybe mix it up and put it in the fridge?

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

When I went to the church last night for groceries they gave me a box of Grape Nuts cereal. When I lived in PA in the mid 70s, a family friend always made Grape Nut pudding. I remember it being really thick and custard like. She kept it in a big bowl in the fridge (she had 7 kids). I looked up recipes and they all show it as a baked pudding. I don't remember her ever baking it. Has anyone ever made it and did you bake it, then maybe mix it up and put it in the fridge?

I don't know about Grape Nuts pudding, but I do like warm Grape Nuts. Add milk and heat cereal in microwave (Mom used to heat the milk in a saucepan). Top with brown sugar, honey, or maple syrup.

Hot Grape-nuts Cereal Recipe - Food.com

 

[anneg]

I don't know about Grape Nuts pudding, but I do like warm Grape Nuts. Add milk and heat cereal in microwave (Mom used to heat the milk in a saucepan). Top with brown sugar, honey, or maple syrup.

Hot Grape-nuts Cereal Recipe - Food.com

My SIL used to eat Grape Nuts with hot coffee instead of milk. I don't remember what else she added.

 

[killarney rose]

There is also a bran muffin recipe made from Grape Nuts that’s good.

 

[PayrollNerd]

Well, that was a bust. I watched so many videos and read all about what to do with the artichokes. I gave up after one. What I ended up with didn’t look like what I expected. There wasn’t much yellow area at all. Maybe they were too far gone? Maybe I trimmed too much? I tried.

 

[HongKongPhooey]

Well, that was a bust. I watched so many videos and read all about what to do with the artichokes. I gave up after one. What I ended up with didn’t look like what I expected. There wasn’t much yellow area at all. Maybe they were too far gone? Maybe I trimmed too much? I tried.

I've never succeeded either. Strictly from a jar with olive oil for me.

 

[acutename]

When I went to the church last night for groceries they gave me a box of Grape Nuts cereal. When I lived in PA in the mid 70s, a family friend always made Grape Nut pudding. I remember it being really thick and custard like. She kept it in a big bowl in the fridge (she had 7 kids). I looked up recipes and they all show it as a baked pudding. I don't remember her ever baking it. Has anyone ever made it and did you bake it, then maybe mix it up and put it in the fridge?

I have never made this, but when I used to go skiing in northern New England, the diners in little towns had it for desert. To me, it looked and tasted like regular vanilla pudding with grape nuts. However, all the online recipes I see, have it as baked... maybe the diners were cheating and using a pudding mix? The second recipe I cited here, in the comments, a woman makes hers in a crock pot.

https://newengland.com/today/food/desserts/puddings-custards/grapenut-pudding-2/

Grape-Nuts Baked Custard Recipe - One Hundred Dollars a Month

 

[acutename]

Well, that was a bust. I watched so many videos and read all about what to do with the artichokes. I gave up after one. What I ended up with didn’t look like what I expected. There wasn’t much yellow area at all. Maybe they were too far gone? Maybe I trimmed too much? I tried.

you need to take the steamed vegetable, sit at a table with a "scrap bowl" and peel each leaf off- you dip it in "dip" and scrape the fat inner end of the leaf off in your mouth... it is not exactly pretty and would not work in a fine dining establishment. by the time you get to that "ring part" in the middle, it seems like so much compared to the little bits that have come off the base of each leaf. the stem part might also be soft enough to eat if it is not too woody.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

I'm going to make chicken stew with dumplings today. I've never had classic southern chicken & dumplings, but I think it's a little more like a soup than a stew. I basically make chicken stew the same way that I make beef stew, but chicken breast cooks faster than stewing beef. Today I'll be adding broccoli, carrots, and onion to the chicken with plenty of fresh thyme. Since I'm going to make dumplings, I will lightly coat the chicken with seasoned flour so it doesn't get too thick.

We've been eating leftover beef stew for lunch and will have leftover chicken stew for several days, as well. It's been really cold the past few days, so comfort food is welcomed. Wintry mix forecast this evening: We won't be going anywhere.

 

[PayrollNerd]

I have 2 cake mixes and I’m not a cake fan. So I’m reading “dump cake” recipes. I’m thinking blueberry pie filling and lemon cake mix. Hmmmm. The other cake mix is a white cake. Maybe do peaches with that one. I need to coerce friends to help me eat it. LOL! Of course I have to go fix my quilting error first!

 

[Yesiamapirate]

I have 2 cake mixes and I’m not a cake fan. So I’m reading “dump cake” recipes. I’m thinking blueberry pie filling and lemon cake mix. Hmmmm. The other cake mix is a white cake. Maybe do peaches with that one. I need to coerce friends to help me eat it. LOL! Of course I have to go fix my quilting error first!

Dump cakes bring back memories! I used to make them all the time when my kids were little. They loved them.

 

[Yesiamapirate]

I'm going to make chicken stew with dumplings today. I've never had classic southern chicken & dumplings, but I think it's a little more like a soup than a stew. I basically make chicken stew the same way that I make beef stew, but chicken breast cooks faster than stewing beef. Today I'll be adding broccoli, carrots, and onion to the chicken with plenty of fresh thyme. Since I'm going to make dumplings, I will lightly coat the chicken with seasoned flour so it doesn't get too thick.

We've been eating leftover beef stew for lunch and will have leftover chicken stew for several days, as well. It's been really cold the past few days, so comfort food is welcomed. Wintry mix forecast this evening: We won't be going anywhere.

Comfort food sounds good today. I did see we are in for some bad weather. I will put my errands off til Monday.

 

[killarney rose]

Our southern chicken and dumplings is thick like stew, not thin.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Our southern chicken and dumplings is thick like stew, not thin.

I looked at several recipes for Chicken & Dumplings, and there seem to be many different versions of the dish. Some are just chicken, broth, and the dumplings. Others have veggies and look more like a stew than a soup. What is yours like?

Lizzie's Chicken and Dumplings Recipe | Trisha Yearwood | Food Network

Chicken and Dumplings Recipe | Ree Drummond | Food Network

Old-Fashioned Southern Chicken and Dumplings - Southern Bite

Chicken and Dumplings Recipe | Martha Stewart