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  • auntienance
    auntienance Member Posts: 4,216
    edited January 2016

    Aaand Japanese milk bread rolls.


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    My work is done.

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  • MinusTwo
    MinusTwo Member Posts: 16,634
    edited January 2016

    Nance - Bagels & rolls both look great.

    I've got cream cheese!! Several months ago I learned that Philadelphia Cream Cheese made with real vine-ripe strawberries is absolutely wonderful for dipping apple slices. Last week I was wandering a grocery store with my cousin and stumbled on Philadelphia Cream Cheese made with real smoked Pacific Salmon. Oh my goodness. The main course of my suppers the last two nights has been this delicious, long missed salmon/cream cheese on Triscuits (since I had no bagels). For sides I had a fresh pear and an orange. Desert was one chocolate truffle from my Harry & David Christmas stash.

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  • M0mmyof3
    M0mmyof3 Member Posts: 9,696
    edited January 2016

    The turkey came out perfect. Made mashed potatoes, stuffing and steamed broccoli to go with it. Hubby and I just finished getting all the meat off the bird that we could. He's going to take the leftover turkey for sandwiches this week.

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  • susan_02143
    susan_02143 Member Posts: 7,209
    edited January 2016

    What a beautiful baking day Nance! My French cousin has shown some interest in trying a non-French bagel. I have the salmon. Now I just need to make the bagels. How do you get all those seeds to stay on the bagel? Mine often fall off when I cut them.

    Joyce, glad to hear you are back in the warmth. Looks like another cold spell is on its way here. Chicken on the grill..... such a wonderful way to cook those little birds.

    Mommy, sounds like you made the perfect meal for you and your family.

    Dinner here was a vegetable-tomato soup which was really very hearty. After our large "brunch" it seemed like the right kind of dinner. Tomorrow, I drive to NH and drop C. off with my mother. We meet about half-way, have some lunch together, and then turn around having swapped the cousin.

    *susan*

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  • luvmygoats
    luvmygoats Member Posts: 2,942
    edited January 2016

    Minus - I have not heard of the salmon cream cheese. I might have to go to a higher end grocery to find that. Mine surely doesn't have it. My DM loved the pineapple cream cheese in the little jars but now Kraft is making it in the resealable tubs - much more economical. Funny I bought pears at local grocery. DH had one the other day - he likes them rock hard. Said it had no taste - hmm I'm thinking because they're not quite ripe yet. Then he went on to say how good the other ones I had were though the last one was a bit soft. They came from Fiesta Mart. They have some varieties of pears I've never seen and really good prices. I asked my cashier why so many and she didn't know but we got into discussion of how many kinds of bananas they have. Evidently some tiny very expensive ones. And they had giant fairy tale squashes - why I do not know and neither did she. But she was not Hispanic, older Caucasian lady. Prayers for your cousin's daughter. Hate cancer!

    Nancy - love those rolls. Just slobbering on the computer screen. DH is not a "bready" person. Plain while stuff for sammies. Occas. biscuits. Not really anything else much. We didn't have rolls at Thanksgiving or Christmas. I just end up feeding them to the goats. But I come from a long line of bread lovers.

    Susan - so glad you have enjoyed French cousin's visit. Hoping you had a good day today and have an easy drive to NH your mother's tomorrow. When is she due back in France? Hoping you catch up on your sleep this week.

    Mommy - funny about turkey. I didn't have near the leftovers I usually do but I made a breast only. Reminds me I want to get the carcass out and process for stock so it can go out the Tues. garbage.

    Joyce - glad you had a good trip back.

    Finally got the chicken stir fry done last night (different chicken those breasts went for Shake 'N Bake lol). I gave DH a choice of sauces and he chose House of Tsang Sweet Cherry Chili. Well it did have a bit of a kick to it. Good thing I made lots of extra rice to cut the spice some for me. He thought it was perfect. Loaded with vegies. Ate it for leftovers tonight and at least 2 more servings most likely lunch. Tomorrow I suspect it will be burgers. He has a dentist appt and I have a church visitation I need to attend. Maybe - fingers crossed - I can get him to cook the burgers while I'm gone there. Tuesday I think I'll make a pork stew. I bought about 1.5# of "pork brisket stew meat". Not sure what part that is from but it ought to make good stew. DH gets stuck picking me up a single of some kind of ale tomorrow to go in it. The dentist is around the corner from a decent liquor store that I think sells singles.

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  • MinusTwo
    MinusTwo Member Posts: 16,634
    edited January 2016

    Luv - I found these at Randalls in the refrigerated section - but of course almost all of the Randalls stores have closed. Unlike the Kraft (and I buy the Pimento), they are all natural ingredients with no sulfites or preservatives. I'll be on the look out at Kroger & HEB and let you know. It won't be long since I've already eaten 1/2 a 'tub'.

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  • auntienance
    auntienance Member Posts: 4,216
    edited January 2016

    Tonight was Turkish red lentil soup, an Italian chopped salad and the Japanese milk rolls. How's that for an international menu? The Italian salad had romaine hearts, dry salami, fresh mozzarella with olives, artichoke hearts, roasted red peppers and red onion in a red wine vinaigrette. It was surprisingly nice with the soup.

    Susan, I use an egg wash, but some still fall off, which is why there are so many on there. I try to over compensate lol. It sounds like the French cousin's visit has been a resounding success.

    It's time to make chicken stock. I'll make it tomorrow in the pressure cooker using a different method than I usually do. It involves pressure cooking a whole chicken, removing the meat from the bones, returning the broken down bones to the stock then pressure cooking again until all the good stuff is extracted from the bones. I don't know if this will produce a clear stock, but I'm going to give it a try anyway. I suppose this is the ubiquitous "bone broth". The nice thing about this method is that the chicken meat is usable once cooked.

    Minus, I admire your discipline in eating one chocolate truffle.

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  • luvmygoats
    luvmygoats Member Posts: 2,942
    edited January 2016

    Ah Minus I went to the Randalls site. Both Randalls and Tom Thumb are owned by Safeway. Their logos are very similar. Tom Thumb would have been one of the stores I would have tried - definitely higher end regular grocery store. I'll have to look later in the month. Don't plan a Ft Worth trip for a while.

    I did get yeast and pizza yeast. Now to get cooking. I did make the chai snickerdoodles yesterday, only 1/2 recipe. I had a small packet of David Rio Tiger Spice chai tea (you roll the dough in it) which I used for most. But I want to make this for church meeting this week so I made 2 small samples - one was TJ's salted caramel chai mix and the other was a Pacific chai latte (which turned rather dark brown when cooked). DH liked neither of these saying the 1st batches (with the D.R. which I had no more of) were the best. I liked the TJ's salted caramel taste but agreed it was lacking the zip of the D.R. one. Easy to fix I'll just add some I guess ginger and cloves back in to it. Already has cinnamon chips so don't want to overdo that. Here's the recipe - certainly not diet food.

    http://www.centralmarket.com/recipe/desserts/Chai-...


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  • Lacey12
    Lacey12 Member Posts: 2,951
    edited January 2016

    Thanks for the bread porn, Nance! Beautiful! I like Turkish lentil soup, and that salad sound divine!


    Interestingly, DH decided last week that he needed to "get off" bread since his weight was up...and he eats a lot of bread daily. So we've been having "lighter" and breadless meals for this past week. And tonight I went all out for his diet wish and made a variation of that famous cabbage weight loss soup. We both enjoyed it with a side of roasted butternut squash. He also had a bit of leftover chicken teriyaki. I seriously suspect that this "diet" will be short term and that it will end on Tuesday when his friends are here for dinner.

    Luv, I suspect your goats must get excited around the holidays, knowing that bread/rolls are not far off! ;)

    Joyce, nice to hear that you are getting settled in Warm, Warm, Warm! Good timing...

    Minus, I would eat just like you if there wasn't (weren't?) another (hungry!) mouth to feed here. But, smoked salmon is not one of my favorites. Nice that it comes available in the cream cheese, tho...easy dinner! :)

    Susan, have a safe trip tomorrow. I'm glad it wasn't today with all this driving rain!


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  • susan_02143
    susan_02143 Member Posts: 7,209
    edited January 2016

    It is easy to make your own cream cheese with salmon. I suggest whipping the cream cheese with a bit of cream. Meanwhile, chop up some smoked salmon. Fold into the cream cheese, and you have cream cheese with salmon! Some people enjoy a bit of chive in the mixture as well.

    I have never done an egg wash on a bagel. I just boil them, and then hope the seeds stick to the residual water. And they do, up to a point. Is your egg wash made with a complete egg, just egg white, or just yolk?

    Lacey, the four day is very popular in January!!! :-)

    *susan*

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  • deborye
    deborye Member Posts: 7,002
    edited January 2016

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    This is my DD Rebekah and my grandson Jasper Robert. He is the love of my life. It's been 2 1/2 yeas since my DH passed away and I am doing good. As long as I have a job, I will be able to stay in the house I was brought up in. I am keeping active thanks to a bunch of high school friends I connected with on FB.

    I have been on one date with a HS friend had a great time but he has not asked me out again but we keep in touch via FB.

    I'm ready for the dating scene, thinking of going on e-harmony, my daughter did.

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  • auntienance
    auntienance Member Posts: 4,216
    edited January 2016

    I made a smoked salmon with cream cheese spread for the holidays pretty much as Susan described. I used a tin of wild Alaskan smoked salmon that had been given to me and added some chopped capers and green onion. It was awesome and was consumed quickly. I served it with bagel chips.

    Susan, I use egg white only thinned with water before they go into the oven.

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  • auntienance
    auntienance Member Posts: 4,216
    edited January 2016

    Deb, we cross posted. What a beautiful family. And good for you!

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  • Moonflwr912
    Moonflwr912 Member Posts: 6,856
    edited January 2016

    Deb, i loved the pictures! So darned cute.

    And Susan I'm glad your cousins visit went so well. I wish your tx would go better.

    Reading about the salmon cream cheese I love it. But wondering if your salmon is cold cured or hot smoked? We just pretty much get the hot smoked here. After my DH would catch the salmon we'd take it in for smoking. Yummy stuff. Leftovers were rare but sometimes we had to freeze the salmon and get it smoked later for a special occasion. We re down to only one smoker in town now that Smith Brothers is gone. But nothing like 10 lbs of smoked salmon on a table looking up at you. LOL

    Yesterday we had our Holiday Round Robin. Thank goodness I didn't have to host this year. Lots of apps at one house. Entrée at the second house was chicken and risotto. So good. And an array of wonderful deserts at the last house. I even got my cut out cookies! First ones this year. Shhhhh. They gave me a few to take home. LOL and yes. I still have some. Well, less than i had when I left the party house. LOL.

    It's so cold her I have a sweater on for bed. And 2 pair of socks. Am seriously considering wearing a hat. LOL

    DH got sick so didn't make it home for the round Robin. I told him people would appreciate his not sharing the germs so stay there. Of course that means it will take me a week to put away christmas stuff and he'll have to take the lights off the tree next weekend. I hate that. Nothing looks good with ones all over.

    Well I love reading all the stories even if I don't write all the time.

    Much love.

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  • carolehalston
    carolehalston Member Posts: 6,887
    edited January 2016

    Bread porn is the perfect description of Nance's pictures. The rolls grabbed my attention. I could sit down with those and some softened butter and a cup of coffee with cream and eat at least two of them. What makes them Japanese rolls? I can resist bagels.

    Moon, what a shame that your dh had to miss the dinner. I could probably have been happy with the apps and the dessert.

    Joyce, your dinners always sound great. You and your dh eat well.

    People used to serve cream cheese as an appetizer with Pickapepper sauce (brown) poured over it. Another app was the cream cheese block with pepper jelly spread on top. Crackers for spreading.

    Luv, I have never heard of pork stew. Do you put potatoes and carrots in it? Lucky goats to get the uneaten rolls.

    Patches of white frost on the lawn this morning and temp. in the 40's for a high. And the peppermint camellias are in full bloom.

    Not sure what will happen in the kitchen today but the floor definitely needs a cleaning.

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  • auntienance
    auntienance Member Posts: 4,216
    edited January 2016

    After so much baking yesterday my floor needs cleaning too. I walk around barefoot too much and hate getting little pieces of dough and flour stuck on the bottom of my feet.

    Monica, the salmon I'm doing is cold cured but the canned I was referring to was hot smoked I think. At least that's the way it looked to me. It certainly tasted like it. Cold or hot, it was delicious.

    Carole, from what little I know is that the difference in the Japanese milk bread is the addition of a roux. For my recipe, bread flour, milk and water are heated until it makes a paste, cooled then added to the other ingredients. It makes for a very fluffy texture that stays fresh for a couple of days. Supposedly milk bread is available in a lot of Asian markets, but I can't say that I've ever seen it, or at least I've never noticed.

    Off to the kitchen, there is a bagel calling my name.

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  • carberry
    carberry Member Posts: 1,153
    edited January 2016

    nance you have beautiful buns! and bagels too! I tried the Philadelphia cr cheese w the salmon and did not like the taste although I love salmon and cream cheese, but I though the flavor was just a little off...prob just me

    Looks like a lot of you have been having some sort of soups...tis the season right. My dear friend smoked a whole chicken for me over the weekend so I made chicken corn chowder with part of it and it came out devine with that extra smokey flavor Also attended a post holiday party that is always a blast, catered ,bartender ,desert trays being passed around, felt totally pampered. Got to see a lot of people that I don't usually run into on a day to day basis.

    Deb what beautiful family...adorable baby. Glad you are doing well and looking for a new chapter in your life.

    Tonight is Martini Monday...a small diversion to get us through the winter. We are only going because it is at a new persons house that just joined the neighborhood and I want to see her beautiful lakehouse, we do not usually attend these as we don't really need to drink on "school night" and I don't like martinis. I am making stuffed mushrooms to take along.

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  • M0mmyof3
    M0mmyof3 Member Posts: 9,696
    edited January 2016

    Might take out a package of ground beef and hamburger buns to go with what is left over from dinner last night.

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  • mysunshine48
    mysunshine48 Member Posts: 1,480
    edited January 2016

    Carol, I would be happy to help you out with Pinterest, but I must tell you, it can become addicting. I have 166 boards and over 12,000 pins. I just got home from my daily walk and need to go to the grocery for my 91 year old aunt, but as soon as I can I will PM you and see what I can do for you.

    Lynn

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  • ChiSandy
    ChiSandy Member Posts: 12,133
    edited January 2016

    Monica, it’s a ways south of you, but there’s a great kosher deli in a strip mall just off the Brown Deer eastbound exit off I-94 in n. Milwaukee. Do you have a Roundy’s or other chain supermarket in Port W.? You’ll find prepackaged lox, gravlax & cold-smoked salmon in the deli or fish sections there.

    Last night after my friend played fiddle at a Cajun dance, the band took us out to Enoteca Roma in West Town. Started with arancini (rice balls) and arugula-chevre-almond salad. Entree was chicken pizzaiolo (breast sauteed in tomato sauce) with cremini mushrooms and (sadly overcooked & bland) broccolini. Later that night my husband brought home half a Cuban sandwich....of which I took half. Tonight will probably be some sort of stir-fry with leftover pork shank & chicken.

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  • carolehalston
    carolehalston Member Posts: 6,887
    edited January 2016

    Not only is the kitchen floor clean but the stove is, too. The hood and exhaust filters are cleaner than they were but not really clean. The oven "Clean" function was activated for the 3rd time in 20 years.

    Dinner is my favorite "easy" meal. Ribeye and small white potatoes and probably a salad. Bless DH for choosing ribeye for dinner.

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  • eric95us
    eric95us Member Posts: 2,845
    edited January 2016

    I like the bread porn too. Like was said, beautiful buns! :-)

    Deb, Your GS and I are probably the same age...we could get into so much mischief! Good to see you again. I'm glad you are doing well and are starting dating again.


    Tomorrow I meet with a lawyer regarding getting the paperwork started so I can sign for my mom (it's all in a trust)....and also setting up all the necessary stuff for having a household employee....The next door neighbor has been looking after mom and it's getting to the point where he should be paid.....he's a mostly retired LPN and a military veteran that mom really likes......I can sure see why folks just pay under the table...the taxes and fees are a fact of life, but the paperwork is way far on the wrong side of painful.


    I'm being "paged".....sigh....

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  • susan_02143
    susan_02143 Member Posts: 7,209
    edited January 2016

    You should take a look at care.com for managing an employee. Their new service, which manages all the taxes, etc, is getting great reviews around here.

    Dinner was in fact leftover pork chops in mustard sauce, leftover rice, and steamed asparagus. Nothing earth-shattering. C. is now with my mother. We will "retrieve" her on Thursday.

    *susan*

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  • auntienance
    auntienance Member Posts: 4,216
    edited January 2016

    Well the pressure cooker stock was a beautiful surprise. Deep yellow and flavorful and not cloudy at all. Not quite as gelatinous as I would like so next time I'll cook the bones longer and maybe add some chicken wings. At any rate, I'm pretty pleased with it and especially the ease of it all. Plus I have ready to eat chicken for some pot pies later in the week.

    To celebrate this stock, tonight is chicken piccata and risotto with asparagus and parmesan. Not sure if I'll include a salad or not. I'll be using one of the lemons I bought the other day that are as big as oranges and boy are they juicy and lemony! The risotto will be done in the pressure cooker. This will be interesting. No standing and stirring required. Be still my heart. I usually only make risotto when DDIL is here because I make her do the stirring and adding of stock. She doesn't mind. She likes being my sous chef.

    Still lots of snow on the ground, which I hate, but the advantage is that we can actually see the wildlife in the woods. They don't stand out too much against the brown leaves. We just saw a large Great Horned owl sitting in a tiny little tree. I spotted him flying low through the trees when he landed. Way cool!

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  • M0mmyof3
    M0mmyof3 Member Posts: 9,696
    edited January 2016

    no idea what I'm gonna make. Might just make pancakes and bacon for dinner.

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  • Redheaded1
    Redheaded1 Member Posts: 1,600
    edited January 2016

    I like breakfast for dinner....sounds good to me. It is like below zero here with the wind chill.....If I had bacon, I might do the same, but I am not going out again....


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  • luvmygoats
    luvmygoats Member Posts: 2,942
    edited January 2016

    That sounds just yummy Mommy. We had hamburgers and french fries last night. I made the burgers b4 I went to a funeral visitation and DH kindly put the frozen fries in so we could eat when I got home. Tonight he will get the last burger - it was just a little over 3/4 # of meat and I will finish off the chicken stir fry. Tomorrow I will figure out something to do with the pork. Carole - I've not made this b4 just winging it. I found some basic recipes, looks kinda like beef stew makings. DH bought me a bottle of Guiness Extra Stout and a Shiner Bock. Not sure which I will use.

    I could kick myself. Grocery had some nice clearance steaks on Sunday but way above my usual price. BUT DH's birthday is Friday and I would have splurged if I'd a thought about it. I have another chance to grocery shop Thursday night on way to church meeting so might try it again. Will have to check this week's ad.

    In the meantime anyone have a good recipe for thick cut pork chops? They were buy one/get one so I bought those instead. If I find some steak I will freeze those or keep at least one for the weekend. I have lots of frozen cheese the deli has been clearing out. I think mac/cheese will be part of this. Might wait until Sat. to cook these. Sat. is supposed to be nasty cold with maybe some snow if not just a cold rain.

    I did get the turkey carcass done and out to the trash today. Picked off about 1 1/2 c turkey that I froze in the stock. Felt virtuous. I see turkey noodle soup.

    Eric - good to hear from you. You had crossed my mind that we hadn't heard from you lately.

    Too funny Carrie. "you have beautiful buns" Only on here is that not a lsuggestive comment lol.

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  • auntienance
    auntienance Member Posts: 4,216
    edited January 2016

    http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/benno-and-leos-brined-pork-chops-with-fennel

    Luv, this us really delicious if you can get a fennel bulb. Of course, I only made it for 2 people. Worked great.

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  • SpecialK
    SpecialK Member Posts: 16,486
    edited January 2016

    Took my good friend for surgery early this morning (icing on the cake - nips and some fat grafting) so had a meatloaf sandwich when I got home.  DH wants same after workout, so no cooking for me tonight.  Just have to invent a lunch for him for tomorrow.

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  • M0mmyof3
    M0mmyof3 Member Posts: 9,696
    edited January 2016

    My plan for pancakes and bacon for tonight got changed to a steak, mashed potatoes, veggie and garlic bread. So what I had planned for dinner tonight will be tomorrow's dinner!

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