Foodies BS Thread.

Making a batch of my 15 bean soup for Wednesday. I don't use ham or pork for the meat, but 3 pounds of mixed hot and mild Italian Sausage grilled then cut up and simmered in for several hours, as well as double the diced tomatoes. I don't make it often, but I've never had a bad batch yet!

 

I'm have some Jimmy Dean sausage and some chicken breasts in the freezer.

Give me some ideas??

 

I'd do something unhealthy like saute the sausage with some onions and herbs. Then pound flat the chicken and roll it up with some cheese and the sausage mix. Bread and fry it. Could be called a play on cordon blue

 

I like where this is going!

 

Pound one chicken breast to 1/4". Put 1/4 cup shredded cheese, like Gruyere, in the middle and roll up. Take a whole JD sausage pack and wrap the breast, forming closed ends so the cheese doesn't ooze out. Wrap in a bacon weave. Bake or grill or smoke.

It's called a fattie, in more dignified circles.

 

Sounds like a heart attack but I like it!

 

Yep, definitely calls for moderation. Paleo dream though.

 

Fattie's are damn good. I recommend cooking them on the smoker if possible

 

Mmmm. Meatloaf. (1# burger, 1/4# pork, 1/4# venison.)
Stuffed with fresh spinach, mozz and parm.

 

interesting and delicious looking!

 

I was in a playful mood while wife and kids were not home yet and I had to prepare dinner.
Pork chops with salt, pepper and garlic, mix of Italian herbs, and then a blend of different cheeses added at the end. Seared in a cast iron skillet and finished in the oven at 450.
Carrot stewed with potatoes.
French green beans sautéed with onions and tomatoes.
Rice topped with some of the juices from the skillet.

 

Yea for cast iron cooking! My fave pans to cook in!

 

Yea for cheese topped meat!

 

Some lamb shanks I made today.

 

Anyone have a good jambalya or gumbo recipes that you guys have tried that are good ?

 

I do but I'm not at home.
Google either Susan Spicer or John Besh. Should have recipes. NOLA locals that have excellent restaurants. Besh should have you covered.

 

I'll look them up thanks!

 

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/228866/peach-avocado-salsa/



looks good...A local restaurant has a cilantro lime glazed salmon with peach avocado salsa. Im curious as to if its similar to this recipe...Im going to try and convince my wife to try it.

 

I had to order some Tamarind paste since no one close carries it in stores. My next goal is to make some GOOD Pad Thai...My wife makes her version which is good but I think it needs that Tamarind tart taste to bring it to the next level.

 

Agreed... I made some the other night using Thai Kitchen Pad Thai sauce, which does have tamarind in it, but it wasn't all that good. No sub for the real thing. Just tamarind paste and cane sugar make all the difference.