NYE dinner

jenna8984 · December 2014

ClimbingBrideNY said:

Do you guys like duck? Or lamb? Cornish hens?

I started to answer this thinking "you guys" was Knotties but then I realized it was probably Lolo & DH.

But anyways. Yes. I love them all. But I have never cooked any of them, only gotten at restaurants.

theartistformerlyknownas · December 2014

kat1114 said:

lolo883 said:

We actually do this pretty often too. We're big fans of crock pot roasted chickens. (Especially since that leads to enchiladas with the leftovers.)

And it comes out okay? I've seen the crockpot chicken on the interwebz, but I had my doubts.

Yep! I just put carrots, celery and quartered onions in the bottom, sometimes I brine the chicken, sometimes a dry rub. Plop chicken on top of veggies and cook on low for 8 hours. Don't add any liquid. The skin doesn't get crispy but we don't eat the skin anyway. Take chicken(s) out and pull all the meat off. We throw away the vegetables - all their flavor is in the drippings now. Make gravy with some of those drippings if you want.

When you're done eating, put the bones back in the remaining liquid in the pot. Add a few more cups of water and cook again on low overnight. I usually add a few bay leaves. When you wake up, strain and you have homemade chicken stock for soup.

I get about 4 meals out of a chicken this way. Breast meat, soup, enchiladas and stuffed shells.

ShellD13 · December 2014

What about Slow Roast Beef with Horseradish Cream Sauce? Its a Cook's illustrated recipe that is a bit time consuming (you season the roast and let it sit in fridge for 18 -24 hours then roast it on a very low temp until done) so it is very easy to pull off an impressive main dish.

The link above only shows the roast recipe for the Horseradish Cream click here.

ShellD13 · December 2014

Or a really good Shrimp Scampi? I amp it up a bit with White Wine if I have a bottle on hand if not I use Vermouth.

theartistformerlyknownas · December 2014

ShellD13 said:

What about Slow Roast Beef with Horseradish Cream Sauce? Its a Cook's illustrated recipe that is a bit time consuming (you season the roast and let it sit in fridge for 18 -24 hours then roast it on a very low temp until done) so it is very easy to pull off an impressive main dish.

The link above only shows the roast recipe for the Horseradish Cream click here.

OK that's it, I'm sending H to BDubs and all ya'll can come over for a dinner party instead. That sounds so good. Dang guy won't eat horseradish.

Or mustard. Or anything resembling or ever having touched ranch dressing/mayo/sour cream. Aforementioned mushrooms. And apparently prosciutto.

ShellD13 · December 2014

lolo883 said:

ShellD13 said:

What about Slow Roast Beef with Horseradish Cream Sauce? Its a Cook's illustrated recipe that is a bit time consuming (you season the roast and let it sit in fridge for 18 -24 hours then roast it on a very low temp until done) so it is very easy to pull off an impressive main dish.

The link above only shows the roast recipe for the Horseradish Cream click here.

OK that's it, I'm sending H to BDubs and all ya'll can come over for a dinner party instead. That sounds so good. Dang guy won't eat horseradish.

Or mustard. Or anything resembling or ever having touched ranch dressing/mayo/sour cream. Aforementioned mushrooms. And apparently prosciutto.

I don't typically eat horseradish stuff either but this is really good. I will also say that the roast is so good it really doesn't need the cream sauce either.

maeday2 · December 2014

What about pork tenderloin? I don't eat pork in a normal week, so it would be something different.

This *recipe* sounds delish. It looks like the mustard cooks down enough. If not, I think the maple syrup would make it yum-worthy.

Also, I am partial to BDubs so that's a legit option to have in your back pocket.

theartistformerlyknownas · December 2014

Ooh maybe we'll dry age some steaks. And serve with brown butter lobster risotto with lots of parmesan, duck fat-fried brussels sprouts, and shrimp cocktail. BOOM.

lurkergirl · December 2014

I came to suggest Wellington, but see someone already did. That's fancy and pricey and something you probably don't do every day.

Another idea would be some kind of dressed up traditional New Years dinner. The staples are some type of pig meat (we do pork loin and ham), greens (we do collards), black-eyed peas, and corn bread. Maybe some type of fancy roast pork loin, some type of yummy creamed spinach, some kind of black-eyed pea salad, and a jalapeno-cheddar cornbread or something along those lines to fancy it up a bit.

theartistformerlyknownas · December 2014

lurkergirl said:

I came to suggest Wellington, but see someone already did. That's fancy and pricey and something you probably don't do every day.

Another idea would be some kind of dressed up traditional New Years dinner. The staples are some type of pig meat (we do pork loin and ham), greens (we do collards), black-eyed peas, and corn bread. Maybe some type of fancy roast pork loin, some type of yummy creamed spinach, some kind of black-eyed pea salad, and a jalapeno-cheddar cornbread or something along those lines to fancy it up a bit.

Haha our "traditional" NYE dinner was always grilled steaks, baked potatoes and shrimp cocktail in my family. :-p

I've never had collards (the stores around here don't even sell them, much to my SC transplant friend's chagrin) or black eyed peas.

maeday2 · December 2014

@lurkergirl Your traditional New Years dinner sounds a lot like what my mom makes.

She has an explanation for each dish. Black eyed peas = luck maybe? Collards/Cabbage is for wealth. Something in there for health. I can't remember. I just know the cabbage was brutal. I hate cabbage.

lurkergirl · December 2014

lolo883 said:

lurkergirl said:

I came to suggest Wellington, but see someone already did. That's fancy and pricey and something you probably don't do every day.

Another idea would be some kind of dressed up traditional New Years dinner. The staples are some type of pig meat (we do pork loin and ham), greens (we do collards), black-eyed peas, and corn bread. Maybe some type of fancy roast pork loin, some type of yummy creamed spinach, some kind of black-eyed pea salad, and a jalapeno-cheddar cornbread or something along those lines to fancy it up a bit.

Haha our "traditional" NYE dinner was always grilled steaks, baked potatoes and shrimp cocktail in my family. :-p

I've never had collards (the stores around here don't even sell them, much to my SC transplant friend's chagrin) or black eyed peas.

Lady, you are missing out. Y'all come on down, and I'll show you some of our southern hospitality

Our foods all have meanings behind them. There is debate but it's generally:
Pork=good health in the new year
Greens=money (dollar bills)
Black-eyed peas=good luck (or coins)
Corn bread=gold

Supposedly, the Union soldiers ravaged the land, leaving only peas and greens (specifically collards, but a lot of people do turnip greens too) because they were deemed to be animal food. The southerners then used that food to survive and rebuild after the war.

Sorry for the novel. Can you tell New Years is one of my favorite food days?

lurkergirl · December 2014

maeday2 said:

@lurkergirl Your traditional New Years dinner sounds a lot like what my mom makes.

She has an explanation for each dish. Black eyed peas = luck maybe? Collards/Cabbage is for wealth. Something in there for health. I can't remember. I just know the cabbage was brutal. I hate cabbage.

Great minds

ETA: Yeah, cabbage is NOT a substitute for collards, haha. My friend's family does white fish, cabbage, and lentils and their meanings correspond with our pork, collards, and peas.

jenna8984 · December 2014

So I feel stupid. What is risotto? I've never had it.

garnetandgold60 · December 2014

lurkergirl said:

lolo883 said:

lurkergirl said:

I came to suggest Wellington, but see someone already did. That's fancy and pricey and something you probably don't do every day.

Another idea would be some kind of dressed up traditional New Years dinner. The staples are some type of pig meat (we do pork loin and ham), greens (we do collards), black-eyed peas, and corn bread. Maybe some type of fancy roast pork loin, some type of yummy creamed spinach, some kind of black-eyed pea salad, and a jalapeno-cheddar cornbread or something along those lines to fancy it up a bit.

Haha our "traditional" NYE dinner was always grilled steaks, baked potatoes and shrimp cocktail in my family. :-p

I've never had collards (the stores around here don't even sell them, much to my SC transplant friend's chagrin) or black eyed peas.

Lady, you are missing out. Y'all come on down, and I'll show you some of our southern hospitality

Our foods all have meanings behind them. There is debate but it's generally:
Pork=good health in the new year
Greens=money (dollar bills)
Black-eyed peas=good luck (or coins)
Corn bread=gold

Supposedly, the Union soldiers ravaged the land, leaving only peas and greens (specifically collards, but a lot of people do turnip greens too) because they were deemed to be animal food. The southerners then used that food to survive and rebuild after the war.

Sorry for the novel. Can you tell New Years is one of my favorite food days?

I love that other families do this too!

Our "explanation" is:

Jowls for Joy (We do just general pork)

Peace for Peace (Black eyed peas)

Greens for Green (Good spicy collards)

Rice for Riches

ETF: spelling...it's Friday.

theartistformerlyknownas · December 2014

lurkergirl said:

lolo883 said:

lurkergirl said:

I came to suggest Wellington, but see someone already did. That's fancy and pricey and something you probably don't do every day.

Another idea would be some kind of dressed up traditional New Years dinner. The staples are some type of pig meat (we do pork loin and ham), greens (we do collards), black-eyed peas, and corn bread. Maybe some type of fancy roast pork loin, some type of yummy creamed spinach, some kind of black-eyed pea salad, and a jalapeno-cheddar cornbread or something along those lines to fancy it up a bit.

Haha our "traditional" NYE dinner was always grilled steaks, baked potatoes and shrimp cocktail in my family. :-p

I've never had collards (the stores around here don't even sell them, much to my SC transplant friend's chagrin) or black eyed peas.

Lady, you are missing out. Y'all come on down, and I'll show you some of our southern hospitality

Our foods all have meanings behind them. There is debate but it's generally:
Pork=good health in the new year
Greens=money (dollar bills)
Black-eyed peas=good luck (or coins)
Corn bread=gold

Supposedly, the Union soldiers ravaged the land, leaving only peas and greens (specifically collards, but a lot of people do turnip greens too) because they were deemed to be animal food. The southerners then used that food to survive and rebuild after the war.

Sorry for the novel. Can you tell New Years is one of my favorite food days?

Huh. Never heard of that before.

@jenna8984 risotto is a type of short grain rice that's simmered slowly while constantly stirring and adding more liquid. It gets nice and starchy and creamy and DELICIOUS and you should order it next time you convince your H to go someplace that doesn't serve hot dogs.

jenna8984 · December 2014

lolo883 said:

Huh. Never heard of that before.

@jenna8984 risotto is a type of short grain rice that's simmered slowly while constantly stirring and adding more liquid. It gets nice and starchy and creamy and DELICIOUS and you should order it next time you convince your H to go someplace that doesn't serve hot dogs.

AKA- next time I go on a lady date because that'll never happen hahahah

amelisha · December 2014

I just came to say that I have made cheese! And it is super easy as long as you can find the rennet, which is hard in my area. I like the liquid vegetable rennet. You'll need powdered citric acid too, but in a pinch something like lemon juice will work too.

theartistformerlyknownas · December 2014

amelisha said:

I just came to say that I have made cheese! And it is super easy as long as you can find the rennet, which is hard in my area. I like the liquid vegetable rennet. You'll need powdered citric acid too, but in a pinch something like lemon juice will work too.

Amazon Prime!

amelisha · December 2014

lolo883 said:

amelisha said:

I just came to say that I have made cheese! And it is super easy as long as you can find the rennet, which is hard in my area. I like the liquid vegetable rennet. You'll need powdered citric acid too, but in a pinch something like lemon juice will work too.

Amazon Prime!

They don't deliver some food items (like the rennet) to Canada, unfortunately.

theartistformerlyknownas · December 2014

amelisha said:

lolo883 said:

amelisha said:

I just came to say that I have made cheese! And it is super easy as long as you can find the rennet, which is hard in my area. I like the liquid vegetable rennet. You'll need powdered citric acid too, but in a pinch something like lemon juice will work too.

Amazon Prime!

They don't deliver some food items (like the rennet) to Canada, unfortunately.

Amazon Prime is the US's way of balancing out Canada's public healthcare and generous maternity leave. ;-) We might be worked to death but gosh darn it, I can get anything delivered to my door in 2 days flat!

amelisha · December 2014

lolo883 said:

amelisha said:

lolo883 said:

amelisha said:

I just came to say that I have made cheese! And it is super easy as long as you can find the rennet, which is hard in my area. I like the liquid vegetable rennet. You'll need powdered citric acid too, but in a pinch something like lemon juice will work too.

Amazon Prime!

They don't deliver some food items (like the rennet) to Canada, unfortunately.

Amazon Prime is the US's way of balancing out Canada's public healthcare and generous maternity leave. ;-) We might be worked to death but gosh darn it, I can get anything delivered to my door in 2 days flat!

Don't even joke about it, man. That is rubbing so much salt (actually, citric acid?) in the big gaping wound in my soul from the crap I deal with trying to buy stuff online from Canada.

I just want to never go to a store again. But Amazon won't ship me rennet or sewing machine needles or a hot pink wedding dress garment bag because they hate free doctor's visits and beavers and toques.

theartistformerlyknownas · December 2014

amelisha said:
Don't even joke about it, man. That is rubbing so much salt (actually, citric acid?) in the big gaping wound in my soul from the crap I deal with trying to buy stuff online from Canada.

I just want to never go to a store again. But Amazon won't ship me rennet or sewing machine needles or a hot pink wedding dress garment bag because they hate free doctor's visits and beavers and toques.

I sorries. I'll buy it and ship it to you!

amelisha · December 2014

lolo883 said:

amelisha said:
Don't even joke about it, man. That is rubbing so much salt (actually, citric acid?) in the big gaping wound in my soul from the crap I deal with trying to buy stuff online from Canada.

I just want to never go to a store again. But Amazon won't ship me rennet or sewing machine needles or a hot pink wedding dress garment bag because they hate free doctor's visits and beavers and toques.

I sorries. I'll buy it and ship it to you!

I was mostly kidding, except maybe about Americans hating toques :P One day things are going to change and I'm not going to have to pay as much for shipping and duty as I do for the actual item. My wedding dress was $99 and the shipping and fees were $80. Stupid Canada.

VulgarGirl · December 2014

Look if you really want us to help you hide that body, you're going to need a blowtorch. I'm just saying.

Also I'm of no help as I don't cook.

amelisha · December 2014

God, my culinary blowtorch barely sets a wood chip on fire for smoked cocktails, it'd never be helpful if I had to hide a body.

Maybe I need a wedding registry after all. With a better blowtorch and liquid vegetable rennet on it.

theartistformerlyknownas · December 2014

amelisha said:
God, my culinary blowtorch barely sets a wood chip on fire for smoked cocktails, it'd never be helpful if I had to hide a body.

Maybe I need a wedding registry after all. With a better blowtorch and liquid vegetable rennet on it.

I want an actual blow torch for kitchen purposes like melting cheese.

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