LC's famous ginger cookies~and more soupy-chicken recipes~

[Duchess]

SOUP CHICKENS RULE!

[Lady Cop]

Joe's Stone Crab~~

it's a Miami Beach institution~~
here's their delicious secret mustard sauce. let it sit in fridge for 24 hours to meld the flavors. i use a lot more dry mustard than recipe suggests.
stone crabs are only legal from October 15 to May 15. one claw is removed from live crab, and they are then put back in water, they grow another one! YAY!
you may as well have some of Joe's Key Lime pie too!

1 tablespoon Colman's dry mustard, or more to taste,(i use MORE!)
1 cup Hellman's mayonnaise
2 teaspoons Worcestershire
1 teaspoon A-1 sauce
2 tablespoons light cream
salt
Preparation
Place the mustard in a mixing bowl or the bowl of an electric mixer. Add the mayonnaise and beat for 1 minute.

Add the Worcestershire, A-1, cream, and a pinch of salt and beat until the mixture is well blended and creamy. If you'd like a little more mustardy bite, whisk in 1 teaspoon more dry mustard until well blended. Chill the sauce, covered, until serving.









photos of key lime pies always show green limes. NO! key limes are small and yellow.

[kitty1]

I did a search on this site for caramel apples and nothing came up so I'll ask.....What's the secret to making caramel apples? I fucking love them, especially with nuts, but I can't seem to make them like the festivals. I follow the basic recipe. Melt the caramels and add a smidge of water(or not), dip and done. The problem is that all the caramel converges to the bottom of the apple unless you sit there and hold them inverted for an hour. I dip them, let the excess drain off, invert them for a little while, then set them on buttered wax paper. But, when I check on them in a half hour all the caramel has followed gravity toward the wax paper, so I invert them again and let it flow back the other way. I guess I just need to put them in the fridge as soon as I'm done dipping.

[Sphincter Cop]

I did a search on this site for caramel apples and nothing came up so I'll ask.....What's the secret to making caramel apples?

We put about 2 Tablespoons of milk in the caramel, then nuke the fuckers. Then we let the caramel cool down (so it isn't runny like Diarrhea). Let it thicken just a bit as it cools.

We also throw the apples in the freezer for about 20 minutes so when you coat them, the caramel tends to cool quickly to the apple!

If that doesn't work....
Go to the store and just buy them! lol

[kitty1]

I did a search on this site for caramel apples and nothing came up so I'll ask.....What's the secret to making caramel apples?

We put about 2 Tablespoons of milk in the caramel, then nuke the fuckers. Then we let the caramel cool down (so it isn't runny like Diarrhea). Let it thicken just a bit as it cools.

We also throw the apples in the freezer for about 20 minutes so when you coat them, the caramel tends to cool quickly to the apple!

If that doesn't work....
Go to the store and just buy them! lol

I did think of freezing the apples first, but I thought they might sweat. Thanks for the tip. I usually do just buy them, because i don't need a dozen caramel apples in front of me!! I indulge in a few each Fall at one of those crowded, annoying apple/craft festivals.

[Lady Cop]

it is cold and time for soup! i'm making the Portagee kale soup from page 8, post 111 today. that is some good stuff and will warm you right up and cure a cold.

[Lady Cop]

not recommended. she didn't use any carrots or garlic or herbs or rice with that. boring.



Islamabad (CNN) -- A Pakistani woman is being held on suspicion of killing her husband, cutting him up and cooking the pieces, Karachi police said Friday.

Zainab Bibi, 32, was arrested for killing her husband.

Her 22-year-old nephew, Zaheer Ahmed, is accused of helping Bibi stab Abbas to death and carve his body into small pieces.

Neighbors raised the alert when they detected a foul odor in the neighborhood, police said.

[Duchess]

He was probably one of those controlling dot heads and had it comin'.

[Cracker]

He was probably one of those controlling dot heads and had it comin'.

She said he wanted to start humping her daughter. They will probably kill her for it. I hope she goes to Christian heaven so she doesn't have to deal with stinky camel fuckers anymore. (Desert Jews don't go to Christian heaven, right? I could never figure out who they let in. If all the blacks I see wearing church hats and purple suits get in, I'm glad I'm not going. I would spend an eternity wondering why they are so fucking loud...)

[Lady Cop]

well the point wasn't political or religious, it was that she is a crap unimaginative cook.

[Cracker]

well the point wasn't political or religious, it was that she is a crap unimaginative cook.

The only thing I would eat in the Middle East is the stuff Mo cooks. Other than that, I would be reduced to chewing khat. haha Oh, and some dates. They have good dates there.

I love dates. I like dates stuffed with cheese or wrapped in bacon. I DO NOT eat fruitcake. Anybody else have a good date recipe?

Ingredients
1 pound sliced bacon, cut in half
1 pound pitted dates
4 ounces blue cheese
Directions
1.Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2.Slice dates in half, and open them up. Pinch off pieces of blue cheese, and place them into the center of the dates. Close the halves of the dates, and wrap a half-slice of bacon around the outside. Secure each one with a toothpick. Arrange in a baking dish or on a baking sheet with sides to catch any grease.
3.Bake for 30 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the bacon is crisp. Turn dates over after the first 20 minutes for even cooking.


Mmmmm.

[Lady Cop]

well it is soup weather for sure...homemade soup of course!
i am making 16-bean soup today. this works in crock pot or on stove. i'm using my trusty old heavy soup pot.
this stuff is delicious~
i'm using ham hocks today since i didn't have a ham bone. but never throw away a ham bone! nooooooo
save for soups.
as with any soup recipe, you can add or subtract or be creative.
but do soak dried beans overnight.


16 bean soup
20 oz. bag of 16 Bean Soup
1 tsp olive oil
6 small carrots, peeled and diced
3 celery stalks, diced
1 medium yellow onion, diced
salt and pepper to taste
¹⁄₂ tsp ground cumin
1 Tbsp dried parsley
1 whole bay leaf
1 ham bone
water

1. Rinse beans and sort for foreign objects.
2. Pour beans into a bowl, cover with water and soak overnight (for at least 8 hours).
3. Drain water from beans and rinse again.
4. Heat oil in large Dutch oven over medium-high heat, and throw in onions, carrots, and celery. Season with salt and pepper. go light on the salt.
5. Saute until softened and onion is becoming translucent.
6. Add in cumin, parsley, and bay leaf. Stir to combine.
7. Add in beans, ham bone or hocks, and fill with water until all ingredients are covered by about 1 inch of water. You can always add more later if it gets too thick.
8. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat and simmer for ~1.5 hours or so.
9. Taste and adjust seasonings as desired. Remove bay leaf and serve!

[Lady Cop]

this bitch slut whore is cooking a squirrel!






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[Lady Cop]

Cracker's mention of Easy Shepherd's Pie brought these savory pies to mind~~real comfort food.

"...winter is certainly a time for hearty savory pies filled with meats, vegetables, and cheeses in various combinations..."

from Yankee Mag:
link
http://www.yankeemagazine.com/issues/201...savory-pie

[Cracker]

The winter greens thing looks good (the black stuff is kale or spinach strips, I looked).

I got my cat cookbook in the mail, LC. The hand pies look like Cornish Pasties. Let me know if you want the recipe, but it is very similar.

Here is one for Maggottttt from the book:

Homemade Freezer Pickles

2 cups sugar
1 cup white vinegar
7 cups sliced pickling cucumbers (1/4 thick) not peeled
1 green or red sweet pepper cut into strips
1 cup sliced onion
1 ¹⁄₂ tablespoons salt
¹⁄₂ tablespoon celery salt
1 tablespoon celery seed

Put sugar and vinegar in saucepan and bring to a boil. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat. Put cucumbers, pepper, onion, salt, cerlery salt, and celery seed in a bowl and mix well. Pour vinegar mixture evenly over cucumber mixture. Place into smaller containers and freeze. Thaw in refrigerator before serving. Serves 10-12.

[Lady Cop]

what a cool little tool! it's a Corn Stripper
by OXO. amazon has them.

i cooked a mess of sweet corn today, and it quickly strips corn on the cob like crazy! in case you or someone in family have no teeth!



Hand-held safe way to remove kernels
Container catches the kernels as they are stripped from the cob
1/2-cup capacity container
Soft, non-slip grips cushion your hand during use
Stainless steel blade

[Duchess]

I know someone that will be perfect for! He lost his front teeth playing hockey & has crowns I think they are called, he always cuts his corn off the cob with a knife.

[Lady Cop]

i need to keep myself out of Williams-Sonoma. they are the debil.

http://www.williams-sonoma.com/?bnrid=31...&adpos=1t1

i had to go look, and just ordered these things. i like the grill thingy for small items like shrimp or veggies.

and that ruffled pie plate is too cute.

summer blueberry pies. peach pies. mmmmmm
then before you know it autumn apple pie and the holidays ~~

[Duchess]

I like that basket!

[Cracker]

I'm not criticizing, loves kitchen stuff. I have to make myself not buy it, BUT...

Please explain that to me. The juices would run out. What is it for exactly?