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[SEVERUSMAX]

Had (and helped prepare) a nice, big pot roast.

 

[Aurora Black]

God, that all sounds good.

 

[mcopado]

This recipe was given to me from a chef at a hotel,

Beer cheese soup..

This recipe serves 10....

128 ounces of beer

1 1/2 pounds sharp cheddar

1/4 pounds swiss

1/4 pounds american
(cheese can be cubed or grated)

In a soup pot bring beer to boil.

Drop in cheeses....

in a seperate pan melt 1 pound of butter.
add flour to make a roux..

cook roux for 2 minutes...
add to soup to thicken to a rich creamy consistancy....

salt and pepper to taste...

serve in soup bowls with popcorn on top.....

Last night I played around with it and came up with a wonderfully rich version...

I used 6-12 ounce bottles of Labatts Blue canadian Pilsner... I also through in a can of beef broth and about a tbls of garlic powder and a handfull of black pepper...Kroger had 10- 8oz packages of their cheese for $10...I used around 32-45 ounces, 5-5 1/2 bricks.... 2 1/2 bricks extra sharp cheddar 2 bricks of swiss and a half brick or so of montery jack...a little more, a little less...I'm not sure 'cause I kept tasting it as I went along.

I also used 2 sticks of butter and about a cup-cup and a half of flour for the roux...

I don't know if it was the heat or what but, the soup came out gloppy with stringy cheese texture...So I ran it in small batches in my blender...that did the trick, the soup was smooth, velvety and awsome...I highly recommend it.

It bears more experimentation-different cheese blends, different types of beers...

 

[Aurora Black]

Just got back from the supermarket. Now I wish that I'd gotten some cheese.

 

[mcopado]

Just got back from the supermarket. Now I wish that I'd gotten some cheese.

Are you still in Greece? I'd love to know what you'd come of with using local cheeses instead of cheddar and swiss....Secat was considering using Brie...

I almost picked up havarti before I noticed the cheese sale...

I'm not a fan of blue cheese, but I bet that would make for an interesting flavor, especially with something that would mellow out the sharpness.

I will say that adding stock and garlc powder add a depth of flavor not in the original soup the chef had me try....

 

[Aurora Black]

Are you still in Greece? I'd love to know what you'd come of with using local cheeses instead of cheddar and swiss....Secat was considering using Brie...

I almost picked up havarti before I noticed the cheese sale...

I'm not a fan of blue cheese, but I bet that would make for an interesting flavor, especially with something that would mellow out the sharpness.

I will say that adding stock and garlc powder add a depth of flavor not in the original soup the chef had me try....

Yeah, I'm still here. There's a lot of Gouda and Emmental (sp?) here, along with Riccotta, Mozarella, etc. Lots of Italian and French imports, Blue cheese too, and of course there's always Feta.

 

[mcopado]

Yeah, I'm still here. There's a lot of Gouda and Emmental (sp?) here, along with Riccotta, Mozarella, etc. Lots of Italian and French imports, Blue cheese too, and of course there's always Feta.

I love Feta, I wonder if it would melt smooth.

 

[arienette]

Someone come cook for me! I can cook, enjoy it lots, just lack ideas.

Abs got me into the food network, especially when the chocolate contests were going on, which was horrible for me because I don't have cable and can't watch it.

 

[mcopado]

Cheese soup update...

Do Not Bring the Beer/Stock to a boil!!!!!

Boiling causes the milk solids in the cheese to serparate, hence the stringy ness of the cheese soup which required me to blend the soup. Get the liquid hot enough to melt the cheese but not boiling....

 

[Aurora Black]

I love Feta, I wonder if it would melt smooth.

No, it's always lumpy. It's from goat's milk.

 

[entitled]

Good stuff for supper tonight. Chicken and rice stuff. To feed my brood:

boil 4 cups water, add 2 cups rice. Cover and cook until water's gone (about a half hour or so). While that's going grill and dice two chicken breasts. Melt a stick of butter over low heat and add a little thyme, basil, sage, bay, parsley, marjoram, oregano, and celery salt. Stir the chicken and butter into the rice. Add about a cup or so of milk and simmer that until the milk is absorbed into the rice, stirring constantly.

 

[Aurora Black]

Tuna and rice again, but it was extra good because I finely chopped spring onions as well as a green pepper and added them to the mix. A little milk, as well. Delicious.

 

[entitled]

Got a couple of goodies to share tonight. This first one, a celery pecan casserole, was made for the first time in my house yesterday afternoon. By the time the houseguests all left last night it was GONE.

4 c celery cut into 1/2" pieces
1 8 oz. can cream of celery soup
1 large red onion, sliced and separated
1/4 teaspoon semame seed
1/4 teaspoon caraway seed
3/4 c chopped pecans
3/4 c bread crumbs
1 tablespoon melted butter

Preheat over to 375 degrees.
Lay celery in the bottom of a greased 8x8 dish.
Mix the soup, onion, sesame seed,a nd caraway seed in a small bowl. Pour over the celery.
Combine pecans and bread crumbs. Sprinkle over the top. Drizzle with butter.
Bake until celery is tender, about 25 minutes.


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And a personal favorite, a raspberry sauce used for dipping poultry.

1/2 c fresh raspberries
1 peach, peeled and sliced
1 orange, peeled and sliced
3 tablespoons peach brandy
2 tablespoons honey

Toss it all in a blender until it's smooth. Pour into a small saucepan, heat over a low flame. If desired, simmer until the alcohol cooks out, stirring constantly.

 

[SeaCat]

Today and tonight were playtime in Cat's Kitchen.

I hade several quarter racks of short ribs and decided to experiment so I marinated them. (Each in a different marinade.) Then I slow grilled them with Hickory smoke. I'll be damned if I can figure out which ones were best though.

Marinades:
Jerk Sauce
Puerto Rican Hot Sauce.
Two locally made BBQ Sauces.
Brown Sugar, Mollasses Orange Juice and a couple of crushed Chipotle Peppers.

Oh man I am stuffed and all of them were good.

Cat

 

[Aurora Black]

The other night I made a vegetarian pizza. It was pretty good.

 

[Antfarmer77]

Last week I smoked a whole chicken on my home-made smoker. It turned out better than I expected, having only ever done beef and venison. I'm on vaca in 3 weekes and will try it again.

 

[Aurora Black]

Curried rice.

 

[Roxanne Appleby]

I'm having 100 for bratwurst on the deck in a few days. Potato salad and cole slaw. I think I'll do Italian sausage also, with a simple stewed green peppers, onion and tomato gardeniere. Beer and wine.

 

[Aurora Black]

I'm having 100 for bratwurst on the deck in a few days. Potato salad and cole slaw. I think I'll do Italian sausage also, with a simple stewed green peppers, onion and tomato gardeniere. Beer and wine.

Mmm, bratwurst.

 

[Roxanne Appleby]

Mmm, bratwurst.

It's kind of blue collar, but tasty. I forgot to add sauerkraut. And mustard.

 

[CURIOUS1026]

Garlic salted steak pan-fried in some butter and hash browns.

 

[Aurora Black]

Garlic salted steak pan-fried in some butter and hash browns.

*stomach growling* Ah, God...

 

[Antfarmer77]

It's kind of blue collar, but tasty.

 

[Aurora Black]

Corkscrew pasta cooked al dente and dressed with olive oil, vinegar, oregano and a dash of chili pepper. For dessert, fresh cherries. Mmm.

 

[RhymeFairy]

Curls of fuzz descend
in abandonment.
Fragrant aroma
sweetness
titillates the air. His member
carves
burrows deep into pulpous
pit. Shaving
circumventing within circles
of circles. Looping 'round succulent
fruit
ripening the hole. Pitted deep
seed encounters seed. Pollination
fruitation complete ~

peaches?