tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516910192396621134.post3355398821693716814..comments2023-05-08T09:59:56.004-04:00Comments on Pleasing My Palate: Now I'm Cooking! — Quick Work-Day Fridge-Cleaner-OuterMichael Hankohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00578621509967600184noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516910192396621134.post-7060899977236850472011-01-17T07:18:22.329-05:002011-01-17T07:18:22.329-05:00@Margie: 6 SONS? You're not cooking, dear, yo...@Margie: 6 SONS? You're not cooking, dear, you're catering at that point. If you try any of the recipes on my blog, you'll have to multiply the amounts by about 19 to have enough for leftovers.<br /><br />@Treadle27: That did it — I am now putting a crockpot at the very top of my wants list! And this split pea soup might just be the inaugurating recipe for it.Michael Hankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00578621509967600184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516910192396621134.post-24424430168115583112011-01-16T20:24:38.494-05:002011-01-16T20:24:38.494-05:00Split pea soup is a favorite of mine for quick and...Split pea soup is a favorite of mine for quick and easy. Night before put a cup and a half of peas in the crockpot with about five times that much water. In the morning add two smoked ham hocks, two bay leaves and a chopped onion and let cook for four to six hours. About two hours before you want to eat it add chopped carrots, about two cups worth. Very tasty.Treadle27noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516910192396621134.post-67859209256134797082011-01-16T17:19:47.084-05:002011-01-16T17:19:47.084-05:00If you've ever read my blog, you know that I&#...If you've ever read my blog, you know that I'm unfamiliar with actual leftovers. If you realize that I have 6 sons, 5 of whom are over 6 feet tall (and the 6th of whom is only 11), you'll know why. I did enjoy seeing you make sure yours didn't turn into a mutated science experiment!Marjiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14950085029835332900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516910192396621134.post-62963405541249852032011-01-14T19:48:56.727-05:002011-01-14T19:48:56.727-05:00My friend had a special freezer container for left...My friend had a special freezer container for leftover veggies. When it was full she made vegetable soup.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09232533169870523739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516910192396621134.post-90161911286433001162011-01-14T13:48:19.841-05:002011-01-14T13:48:19.841-05:00Pack, you're welcome. :-)
That dinner looks d...Pack, you're welcome. :-)<br /><br />That dinner looks delish! Nothing comes to mind for a quick meal to share because I usually do exactly what you do and just start tossing stuff together. Or, if the science project in the fridge is too imminent, we toss the veggies outside (far away!) for the critters that visit in the night — possums, raccoons, armadillos, foxes, owls — a veritable zoo. Or we walk down to the <a href="http://stitchesandseams.blogspot.com/2007/03/goat-neighbors.html" rel="nofollow">neighbor's goats</a> and hand feed them. <br /><br />We were both eating ground turkey last night. Us: turkey meatloaf, rosemary red potatoes, and steamed garlic-y fresh kale with canned Italian tomatoes.Debbie Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03601675304884019607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516910192396621134.post-46739042589846068362011-01-14T13:21:43.882-05:002011-01-14T13:21:43.882-05:00To add to Pikojiko's comment, I think it would...To add to Pikojiko's comment, I think it would be a very interesting to see a post specifically about how to incorporate frozen leftovers, produce, etc., into meals. I never even think to put anything in the freezer (save for ice and vodka), so any tips on freezing for later use would be awesome. I always end up throwing out food (herbs especially) that could potentially be frozen and used later. Perhaps it's much simpler than I think?Kandranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516910192396621134.post-8860123941011131882011-01-14T12:55:36.524-05:002011-01-14T12:55:36.524-05:00Leave it to a mom to come up with such an elegant ...Leave it to a mom to come up with such an elegant solution! I will definitely be starting up a "freezer recycling center" this weekend. Now I can put to good use stems from greens, carrot ends, bones, and all that other stuff that really doesn't belong in the trash yet. <br /><br />I'll let you know when I cook up my first pot of stock. With luck, I will have been discriminating enough to have created a clean plate club treat and not something very very wrong.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing this great suggestion.Michael Hankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00578621509967600184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516910192396621134.post-39721504588286891552011-01-14T12:20:03.195-05:002011-01-14T12:20:03.195-05:00I always said that I would never be like my mother...I always said that I would never be like my mother, but I find, at least in my cooking, I am very much like my mom. Mom always kept 3 or 4 large coffee cans lined with plastic bread bags in the freezer. As she scraped potatoes or carrots, or peeled onion or other veggies, the peelings would go into one can. When the can was filled it would be boiled down for stock. Another can held chicken bones, the third beef bones, and again those would be used for stock. The last one was for leftovers. Leftover potatoes, carrots, any veggy, bits of meat, whatever.....it all went into the can. When the can was full we had stew(or soup-depending on how much stock was left). <br /><br />As a child, stew meals were always filled with some anxiety. Sometimes it was just wrong. Very, very wrong. Other times, it was heaven in a bowl, and we were all happy to be members of the "clean plate club".<br /><br />As an adult, I am a little more discriminating about what I put into the "coffee can". In my case, it's a large ziplock bag. But I don't have a lot of waste in my kitchen. It makes an easy meal by adding some stock (sometimes mine, sometimes boxed) and some rice or noodles.pikojikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07315470247956655024noreply@blogger.com