WFD Sunday Edition

forevermyfenix

I've got some country ribs in the slow cooker and about to drool over them. Still gotta think of some sides though. 

WFD at your home this Sunday?

Menrandes

I'm making green bean casserole.  I'm trying to get it right because one person coming for Thanksgiving is allergic to mushrooms and I have celiac, so the regular onions on top are not ok.
So I fried my own onions and am now having to stop myself from snacking on them, and I used a gluten free cream of chicken soup instead.
I'll see how it turns out, but hopefully it's good enough for thanksgiving! If not, I think I give up on this dish. 

mflowers929

We're a little boring today - just spaghetti. Had pulled pork last night though, for the second time in a week. Apparently I make some darn good pulled pork lol

BethKate2

I'm making Irish beef and stout stew. It smells pretty yummy already!

buggirl72

We are having ground chicken burgers.  They are the bomb!

forevermyfenix

@menrandes - those onions you made sounds great. I'd have a hard time not snacking myself. and hey, even if the casserole doesn't turn out you've already got something tasty to put on the books. 

@mflowers929 - I've been having lazy days more often than I'd like to admit and DH told me he's done with hamburger helper. It's always good to have those go to quick dishes like spaghetti though! I always like to throw a little white wine into the sauce to give it a little more dimension. 

@BethKate2 - I can't say I've ever had that dish but sure sounds good!

Nikolie93

MH is about to fire up the grill and make my chicken breasts for the week, which will also be dinner because lazy.

Just making a veggie medely and maybe a baked potato.

Booooooring but I need to be healthy

@Menrandes‌ good luck I getting the dish right!

@mflowers929 pulled pork sounds so yummy as does your stew @BethKate2‌

I think I'm the only one that doesn't cook around here

forevermyfenix

@buggirl72 - sounds good! I've got a few lbs of ground turkey that I need to come up with something to do with. Mind sharing your recipe?

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BethKate2

Here's the recipe I use: https://www.marthastewart.com/316991/irish-beef-and-stout-stew?crlt.pid=camp.BFs2HH68Q5fO

The stout (I use Guiness) makes it taste different than other beef stew recipes I've used. It's really yummy.  

flyoffeve

@mflowers929 We are having spaghetti tonight as well. Not boring at all. It is my favorite meal.

forevermyfenix

@Nikolie93 - hey, healthy is something I really need to do more of. and count me in on the "I dont cook" crew. It's been hamburger helper and macncheese here longer than I'd care to elaborate on. 

Maybe we can get a healthy recipe thread going? 

Menrandes

agpjt413 said:

I'm making green bean casserole.  I'm trying to get it right because one person coming for Thanksgiving is allergic to mushrooms and I have celiac, so the regular onions on top are not ok.
So I fried my own onions and am now having to stop myself from snacking on them, and I used a gluten free cream of chicken soup instead.
I'll see how it turns out, but hopefully it's good enough for thanksgiving! If not, I think I give up on this dish. 

Let us know how it turns out - I'm curious about the GF cream of chicken soup!!

Pacific makes a condensed version.  I like their line of broths, so I figured I'd give it a shot!  My previous test runs involved making it from scratch, but once I realized I am making 3 pies and 5 casseroles....Yeah I'm taking the easier way for this dish!  Especially because the fried onions take a loooong time.

Nikolie93

@forevermyfenix‌ always good to know I'm not alone with my cooking, or lack of

And a healthy recipe thread sounds great!

buggirl72

forevermyfenix said:

@buggirl72 - sounds good! I've got a few lbs of ground turkey that I need to come up with something to do with. Mind sharing your recipe?

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Here is the link to the basic recipe we use. We subbed seasoned bread crumbs instead of making from scratch. We also just mix in a bowl.

I have not tried the burgers with turkey. You might check out skinnytaste for some other ideas on what you can do with the turkey.

PinkCamino

We had lasagna! Now, waiting for my gelato to set for dessert!

mflowers929

@forevermyfenix and @Nikolie93 - pulled pork is actually SUPER easy. It literally takes me as long to put everything together for that as it does to put together the spaghetti we had tonight. The only difference is the cooking time

@flyoffeve - I'll admit it is better than chicken fingers and fries (what MH eats regularly when I'm working. He's such a child lol). And I don't mind eating it fairly regularly. I just like to get creative in the kitchen, so it's a little, er, mainstream compared to what I'd normally make

MH has been talking about starting a "food prep" day for us though. It's very hard for us to eat healthy when I'm working, since I work until 7 and he usually is out the door by 8:15. If we did a prep day then that would make it so much easier, and since I've found out that my rice cooker pretty much doubles as a slow cooker... well, that much easier!

forevermyfenix

@PinkCamino - you make gelato!? That. is. amazing.

PinkCamino

forevermyfenix said:

@PinkCamino - you make gelato!? That. is. amazing.

hahaha It's delicious!  I'm making hazelnut bacci gelato! So yummy!

renegadewhit

@Menrandes‌ what do you do for gluten free stuffing? I've heard Whole foods sells a frozen stuffing mix, but I don't know if it's any good. This is my first g-free Thanksgiving and my first doing all the cooking, so I want to do a good job!

Menrandes

@whitneyandconcep‌ I use Aleia's mix, which is really just gluten free croutons honestly.  You could just dry out your favorite gluten free bread and get the same thing, but I like the convenience.
I eyeball all of my measurements other than that
You need about 2/3 cup butter
maybe 1 1/2 to 2 cups chopped celery
a chopped onion
chopped carrot
2 cups chicken broth
Then melt butter, around 2/3 to a cup of butter in a pan, add the onion, celery and carrot to the butter and sautee.  Cook until the onions are translucent and the carrots are tender.  Add salt and pepper to taste Add the broth to the mix and bring to a boil, then pour over the stuffing mix.  Then I pour into a casserole dish and bake for about 20 minutes at 350.  Use foil for a more moist stuffing, but bake for an additional 10 minutes without the foil if you like a crispy top.
It's seriously yummy, it does remind me of stovetop, but better!

renegadewhit

Thanks @Menrandes ! This looks awesome! I'm doing a practice run later this week to work out any kinks in my new recipes beforehand. 

Nikolie93

Thanks for making me feel even better @furrypaws‌ and @cfearsy!

I think I could cook if I really wanted to but I think (1) it would end up unhealthy and (2) I would probably rage. It seems only know cuss words when in the kitchen lol I truly do envy people that say cooking is their woosah thing.

@pinkcamino lasagna is my favorite! My mom used to make it from scratch. I've yet to even attempt it of course.

And that gelato sounds so do good =P~

EIsieMae

Grilled cheese and tomato soup this evening. It's snowing, and I wanted something warm and easy

Nikolie93

Grilled cheese is definitely on my top 10 list of things I love.

Everything cheese!

mflowers929

Considering I'm looking at the package of goat brie that I demolished in one sitting I'd tend to agree.

rubysi

Steamed broccoli and wild rice...we were to lazy to make anything else....