Had a couple of ham bones in the freezer that I’ve been meaning to deal with. Made split pea and ham soup and the wife made homemade bread for dipping.
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Interesting (and I dig hanging on to ham bones for soup). Out of curiosity, what's on the menu for Easter?
I ask because I typically make a spiral ham and eat sandwiches, scalloped potatoes, macaroni and cheese, and ham salad for a week and then bean soup once the ham bone is virtually clean.
Of course, it means I'm sick of ham for about 6 months (when I pull the second ham I bought at Easter out of the freezer).
Traveling for Easter, but I believe ham is being served! I buy hams fresh and cure them myself. Got three or four fresh hams in the freezer right now. So about a year’s worth!
Tonight was shrimp fried rice. Looking forward to tomorrow night though, grilled ham and swiss on rye!
My wife makes a menu for the week and does the shopping. I come home from work and make the meal and do dishes.
Varies the proteins through the week to keep me and the doctor happy!
My wife makes a menu for the week and does the shopping. I come home from work and make the meal and do dishes.
Varies the proteins through the week to keep me and the doctor happy!
A partner put together this pasta with ground beef, shrimp, onions, mushrooms, garlic, cream and cheese. Lots of cheese.
Rib steak, with mushrooms and asparagus sauteed in the same rosemary butter. Almojábanas bread
Saturday,
Simmered a whole chicken nice and slow,
Cut up the sausage
Made the Roux (Northern Louisiana golden roux made with butter, not oil, cause that's the way we do)
Prepped and added the Holy Trinity to the cooked roux... stir around till veggies get tender.
Add to chicken stock from cooking the chicken
Add sausage
Simmered for 20 hours
Sunday,
Added chicken one hour before serving
Served with Basmati Rice
French bread and butter
Gumbo file' and hot sauce ... yummy all day!
Simmered a whole chicken nice and slow,
Cut up the sausage
Made the Roux (Northern Louisiana golden roux made with butter, not oil, cause that's the way we do)
Prepped and added the Holy Trinity to the cooked roux... stir around till veggies get tender.
Add to chicken stock from cooking the chicken
Add sausage
Simmered for 20 hours
Sunday,
Added chicken one hour before serving
Served with Basmati Rice
French bread and butter
Gumbo file' and hot sauce ... yummy all day!
is there any other way to make roux?! Looks and sounds fantastic!
Not in my book!
An old family secret ingredient I'll share with you is to add 1 tbs of bacon fat to the butter as well
Going to have prime rib roast with sweet potatoes and asparagus.
We had store-bought ham tonight which I only like about once a year due to the fact I have a low taste tolerance for salt and typically ham tastes too salty to me.
I have not had ham other than occasional deli ham on a club for example for at least 30 years because of the same thing. It's just salty rubber to me. Disgusting stuff.
Tonight was homemade chicken parm with homemade deep fried ice cream for dessert. The ice cream was by far the best part!
I whipped up a little Hollandaise with extra lemon and Dijon - it was pretty good.