What's for Dinner? ~ Monday Nov 11th

[Lucinda]

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[Aerows]

1. I'm peeved about my can opener being used

to open poison, and now I'm having to sterilize it so I don't kill family members LOL.

Dumb, dumb dumb, come in the kitchen and use the fricken electric can opener for critter poison. That's just not right.

Since I don't want to poison the responsible party, I flushed it repeatedly with hot water and swabbed the entire thing with alcohol and then rubbed it down.

On further note, I got a new crock pot and it's like Christmas! This is a 5 qt one, and I can hardly wait to make new dishes in it!

[cbayer]

2. Tacos de Tinga Poblana con Aguacate y Queso Fresco

Smoky Pork Tinga Tacos with Avocado and Fresh Cheese

Had both McDonalds and Popeyes during recent visit to the states and now ready to get back to my Mexican cooking.

Hope you are doing well!

[livetohike]

3. Bean tostados

[Galileo126]

4. Chuck roast

with root veggies. I'm even going to throw in a rutabega for giggles, along with the usual potato and carrots.

[Aerows]

6. Oooo

Rutabaga with roast? I'm anxious to hear how that turns out. I never would have thought of that, but it sounds great!

PS. I did get a crock pot. It was 16 bucks. It was new, but I got it from K-Mart going out of business. It's pretty deluxe for what I paid! 5 qts., a strong gasket to keep the lid on, and the lid has an air lock. It also came with a strap to hold the lid down so I can take it to a potluck or a party!

[pinto]

7. They're great roasted w/ some nutmeg. Also a standard in New England boiled dinner.

[japple]

15. I always include turnips in the pot roast, along with carrots, potatoes, onions.

It adds a whole other dimension to the roast and to the juices in the pot.

[Aerows]

5. After my rant about the can opener situation ... LOL

Navy Beans and brown rice. I'm straying from the mainstay on Mondays of RB&R because it is my understanding that Navy beans are a shade more nutritional.

I tossed in some garlic, onions and hard salami to give them some flavor.

[pinto]

8. Sauteed pork loin chop w/ fig relish. Lentils w/ onion, garlic, celery. Hummus. Pita bread. Pears.

[pinto]

10. Well, this came out mediocre. But, it could've been a contendah.

Over browned the first side, then couldn't cook the flip side enough to get a crust (I breaded the chop) without drying the whole piece out. Made the mistake of using canned fruit with the fig relish. Just didn't hit it.

Tossed the relish, peeled the sear (burn) off the pork, spiced it up a bit more. Was OK. Hummus and toasted pita bread was great, though. LOL, how could that go wrong.

[cbayer]

11. Overcooked pork chops are hard to salvage.

I'm making my taco filling with pork from the leg.

Do they sell that in the US? If so, what is it labeled as?

In the supermarket, I was trying to figure out if I was buying pork or goat. I eventually decided that it didn't matter.

It's slow braising in the oven right now and smells really delicious!

[pinto]

12. Pork shank. Hard to find outside of Mexican markets here. But it's around. Great for a slow braise.

Just falls off the bone. It's great. And makes a really, really good taco.

I've had goat shank with Mexican friends. Comes from the ranch, not the market. I've never seen it in stores.

They make it cut up, browned, simmered in a green sauce. Then over rice or in tortillas.

Have a good one.

[cbayer]

13. It's supposed to fall apart. I will let you know how it turns out.

They do sell goat at the supermarket, so I'm going to try that out.

[japple]

16. I've never seen fresh pork shanks in the US. I think they are usually made into

hams here, esp. in the south. Shank hams and butt hams. Smoked hocks are also easy to find.

[cbayer]

17. It braised really well.

The meat just fell apart after a few hours at 300 in the oven.

Made excellent taco filling.

[greatauntoftriplets]

9. Leftover chicken.

Think I'll make some soup with the rest since it's getting cold here.

[azurnoir]

14. at the request of my SO

meatloaf stuffed with sauteed mushrooms, onions, and Swiss cheese came out pretty good, it was the first stuffed meatloaf I've ever made