What's cookin', good lookin'?

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

So, running with my overall chicken stock ignorance here.

Are y'all putting all these delectable tidbits in after the chicken has cooked? And if so, how long are you cooking the stock and additives?

I'm getting the impression these are really stupid questions, but honestly, I don't know.

I throw everything in the pot at once, because I use scraps. However, I will occasionally pan roast the veggies before throwing in the bones, skin and water. That adds a lovely depth.

If I was starting with raw meat, I would start it all at once in cold water, remembering to skim the protein foam every few minutes for the first 15 min or so, then it stops.

Ok, I'm terrible at gauging time, be warned

 

[Typeropewalker]

Baked beans and ham hocks in the slow cooker. The entire house smells delicious!

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

Ahhh. Okay, I have been thinking broth rather than stock. So you're talking chicken bones and scraps, water, assorted herbs and vegetables, which you then bring to a low simmer and cook overnight? That's in a regular pot on the stove?

Thanks, Collar!

Yeppers! All that and whatever else catches your fancy. On a regular pot on the stovetop. Let us know how it turns out! If you can get a good stock going, you will be hooked forever...

ETA: Oh yeah - forgot to say. I also throw in a scrap T-bone or pork rib bone or two if I have them. They also add a really great depth to the stock.

 

[midwestyankee]

Yeppers! All that and whatever else catches your fancy. On a regular pot on the stovetop. Let us know how it turns out! If you can get a good stock going, you will be hooked forever...

ETA: Oh yeah - forgot to say. I also throw in a scrap T-bone or pork rib bone or two if I have them. They also add a really great depth to the stock.

You make this sound easy - too easy. I smell a con game in progress.

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

You make this sound easy - too easy. I smell a con game in progress.

Only $10 a quart

 

[Endless_Night]

Only $10 a quart

I bet MWY would make it $20.

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

I bet MWY would make it $20.

Now why would he do that? Give me more than my already inflated price? That would mean he would be expecting some..
Ohhhhhh

 

[Endless_Night]

Now why would he do that? Give me more than my already inflated price? That would mean he would be expecting some..
Ohhhhhh

And here I thought he'd be paying for your natural charm of manner.

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

And here I thought he'd be paying for your natural charm of manner.

Yes, those were my next words.
Natural charm of manner. I always say that yep!

 

[Endless_Night]

Yes, those were my next words.
Natural charm of manner. I always say that yep!

Reeeeally?

Do you say "natural charm of manner daily"? You know. Like "Wheeeeee!"?

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

Reeeeally?

Do you say "natural charm of manner daily"? You know. Like "Wheeeeee!"?

Oh no!!
I say Wheeeeeeee! the moment I wake up
I only say "Natural charm of manner" when asked my best traits. Daily

 

[Endless_Night]

< I say Wheeeeeeee! the moment I wake up >

Ummm. I can see where this might get a tad wearing. Just saying.

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

Ummm. I can see where this might get a tad wearing. Just saying.

Perhaps this is where my past relationships went awry, as it could not have been anything else I did

 

[Endless_Night]

Perhaps this is where my past relationships went awry, as it could not have been anything else I did

Naturally not.

 

[midwestyankee]

It's really a shame the rolleyes icon can't be enlarged to ten times its usual size.

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

It's really a shame there's no curmudgeon icon

 

[seela]

I'm baking oat baguettes to go with onion soup.

Delightfully easy to make and tasty as well.

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

Seela - your previous Nutella reference made me think....
If your objection to the stuff is the high sugar content, have you thought about trying to make yourself a suitable home recipe? Should be fairly simple, I would think?

 

[seela]

Seela - your previous Nutella reference made me think....
If your objection to the stuff is the high sugar content, have you thought about trying to make yourself a suitable home recipe? Should be fairly simple, I would think?

My objection is that once I start eating it, I won't stop until the whole jar is gone.

The problem with my "no Nutella except when I'm abroad" rule was that when I lived abroad, I could eat it as much as I wanted without breaking the rule, and thus sprung to life the first and second amendments of Seela's Nutella Law:

1) I'm no longer considered being abroad if I stay in one country for longer than ten days at a time.
2) Crossing the border to another country just to reset the Nutella timer is not acceptable.

If I made a homemade version, it just wouldn't be the same. There are some things that are not to be tampered with.

 

[midwestyankee]

It's really a shame there's no curmudgeon icon

Would it look like this?

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g68/mwy_photos/Walter_zps4f667975.jpg

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

My objection is that once I start eating it, I won't stop until the whole jar is gone.

The problem with my "no Nutella except when I'm abroad" rule was that when I lived abroad, I could eat it as much as I wanted without breaking the rule, and thus sprung to life the first and second amendments of Seela's Nutella Law:

1) I'm no longer considered being abroad if I stay in one country for longer than ten days at a time.
2) Crossing the border to another country just to reset the Nutella timer is not acceptable.

If I made a homemade version, it just wouldn't be the same. There are some things that are not to be tampered with.

The complexity of this makes me giggle!
There's nothing like a little self discipline...

Would it look like this?

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g68/mwy_photos/Walter_zps4f667975.jpg

Nope. More like this cuddly guy

https://img1.etsystatic.com/000/0/5386947/il_fullxfull.162671167.jpg

 

[Typeropewalker]

Tonight's menu. Grilled calamari and roasted eggplant topped with capers and olives.

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

Corn off the cob pan fried with sweet peppers and fresh green beans. I know, that sounds a bit odd, but you cut the beans into half inch sections and the sweet, fresh beans really go well with the peppers and corn once you have them cut down to size. Baked macaroni and cheese with white cheddar, chopped sirloin patty grilled with onions, peppers and garlic, fat slices of fresh bread slathered in sweet cream butter.

And now I have cornmeal mush chilling in the fridge to fry up in the morning. I made it with bacon fat instead of butter Hooray vacation Fridays!!

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

Tonight's menu. Grilled calamari and roasted eggplant topped with capers and olives.

Sounds nommy!!

 

[seela]

The complexity of this makes me giggle!
There's nothing like a little self discipline...

Yeah, you could have some self discipline and not finish a jar in a week... Or you can do it my way and make up elaborate rules to when you can eat that stuff.

Cooking today: pea and basil puree soup with crumbled feta on top. Although I'm not completely sure you can say it's cooking, if all you need to do is shred basil, microwave frozen peas, heat up veggie stock and blitz it all together with some spices, nuts and a dollop of yoghurt.