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(Message started by: jimmers on Oct 9th, 2007, 7:59am)

Title: I know its finally getting colder when....
Post by jimmers on Oct 9th, 2007, 7:59am
Barb gets out the crock pot!

The beef roast is already in there and its only 7 am.

Goodbye summertime food! ;;D

Jimmers

Title: Re: I know its finally getting colder when....
Post by Brewcrew on Oct 9th, 2007, 8:06am
One of my favorite cold-weather jokes from TV history:

Norm (walking into Cheers): Hey, everybody!

Everybody: NORM!

Sam Malone: What's up, Norm?

Norm: My nipples. It's freezing out there.

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P.S. - Jimbo, I owe you a phone call. Sometime today, hopefully.

Title: Re: I know its finally getting colder when....
Post by Mosaicwench on Oct 9th, 2007, 8:09am
Yuuummm . . . crockpot food.

Now you're giving me ideas!

Title: Re: I know its finally getting colder when....
Post by jimmers on Oct 9th, 2007, 8:18am
Yep, I love Autumn. Especially up at the farm. Come in from bow hunting with my Son, walking up to the warm cabin and smelling something delicious coming from the stove. (We take Mom with us!) ;)

Mom keeps Dad warm at night to!  ;)

Jimmers

Title: Re: I know its finally getting colder when....
Post by jimmers on Oct 9th, 2007, 7:31pm
"Burp" escousa me!

Beef roast, fork mashed taters and carrots and green beans.

Jimmers

Title: Re: I know its finally getting colder when....
Post by Mosaicwench on Oct 9th, 2007, 9:29pm
Spare Ribs and Saurkraut over potato gnocchi . . .

Thanks for the suggestion of the crock pot.  It made my house smell heavenly all day.

Title: Re: I know its finally getting colder when....
Post by George_J on Oct 9th, 2007, 9:52pm
Cooler weather cooking it is--

Roasted a chicken today, and boiled some baby yukon gold potatoes.  Steamed broccolini for a vegetable.

Made Ellen happy by putting together an apple crisp from some freshly-picked Romes from Emmett.  Real whipped cream.

Best,

George

Title: Re: I know its finally getting colder when....
Post by Emily on Oct 10th, 2007, 8:19am
Mmm... In my house when it gets cold, we have typical British food - sausages (pork and leek usually) and mashed potatoes with onion gravy, yorkshire puds and steamed veg.

Yum!!

I am so hungry now...

Title: Re: I know its finally getting colder when....
Post by BarbaraD on Oct 10th, 2007, 8:19am
Pot Stew...  Putting it on now... Went outside and it's actually "nippy" -- I LOVE IT!!!!  Now if it would just stay that way....

Jimbo - Carolyn -- wanna come up for a meet and greet? I'm in a cooking mood.... This weather is just perfect ... Maybe we can get some of those Dallas and Houston clusterheads up for the weekend and have a really fun time -- it's hunting season and the squirrels are going crazy (as are the hogs). Bow season for the deer and they're running all over the roads, so I guess they're lookng for grub too... Some good backstrap wouldn't be bad right now -- fried taters, biscuits, honey... um um good!!!!

Did I mention, I just love FALL weather....

Hugs BD

Title: Re: I know its finally getting colder when....
Post by sldrswyfe on Oct 10th, 2007, 10:41am
This is my favorite time of year...and I love winter food, I make it "peasant" style..leave the skin on vegetables..

You all have given me "food for thought"... :D  I know, it was bad...

Title: Re: I know its finally getting colder when....
Post by sandie99 on Oct 10th, 2007, 10:55am
It's been the coldest day in here so far. Mittens and a hat are needed, winter coat is a must.

Funny, but this fall I'm into soups. Must be the great chicken soup Timo & I made... or the yummy vegetables. :)

Sanna


Title: Re: I know its finally getting colder when....
Post by 2late on Oct 10th, 2007, 11:04am

on 10/09/07 at 21:29:02, Mosaicwench wrote:
Spare Ribs and Saurkraut over potato gnocchi . . .
.

damn I'm getting hungry!

Title: Re: I know its finally getting colder when....
Post by NJRik on Oct 10th, 2007, 11:06am
All the food sound like just the thing. Do these drugs give you the munchies?

Title: Re: I know its finally getting colder when....
Post by thomas on Oct 10th, 2007, 12:19pm
I am going to make chilli on Friday, it should be just about perfect, come Monday.

Being born and mostly raised in the south, I'll NEVER understand the whole ribs and kraut thing.  I love ribs and I love sauer kraut, but together no way.

Title: Re: I know its finally getting colder when....
Post by Melissa on Oct 10th, 2007, 12:27pm
Thomas, here in central WI, they eat polish sausage & kraut.  Or brats & kraut.  

I hate kraut myself.  Hubby just canned some homemade kraut & he had to let it sit in a 5 gallon bucket for 6 weeks! :P  

I couldn't use the laundry/bath room 4 weeks into it.  Kept the door shut.

Title: Re: I know its finally getting colder when....
Post by thomas on Oct 10th, 2007, 12:34pm

on 10/10/07 at 12:27:34, Melissa wrote:
Thomas, here in central WI, they eat polish sausage & kraut.  Or brats & kraut.  
I'm ALL for that, love kraut on hot dogs, brats, polish sausages.....
I hate kraut myself.  Hubby just canned some homemade kraut & he had to let it sit in a 5 gallon bucket for 6 weeks! :P  

I couldn't use the laundry/bath room 4 weeks into it.  Kept the door shut.



I just don't like it cooked with ribs.

Title: Re: I know its finally getting colder when....
Post by Melissa on Oct 10th, 2007, 12:36pm
Maybe it's a southern WI thing? [smiley=huh.gif]

Title: Re: I know its finally getting colder when....
Post by Brewcrew on Oct 10th, 2007, 1:07pm
Ribs and kraut a southern Wisconsin thing? I hardly think so.

The ribs and kraut are seasoned with caraway, onion, and a good-sized spoonful of half-sharp Hungarian paprika. After cooking all day, the rib meat falls off the bone and is served literally boneless. It is then scooped - juice and all - onto a bed of homemade potato gnocci (little bite-sized dumplings). My bride, who otherwise HATES sauerkraut, loves this dish and makes it very well.

It doesn't sound all that great, but I told her after we were done last night that what I just ate was some of the finest food I have ever had - without exception. And I meant it sincerely.

The key is the cooking time - 5-6 hours.

Title: Re: I know its finally getting colder when....
Post by thomas on Oct 10th, 2007, 1:12pm

on 10/10/07 at 12:36:09, Melissa wrote:
Maybe it's a southern WI thing? [smiley=huh.gif]

No, I think it's a German thing.

Title: Re: I know its finally getting colder when....
Post by Brewcrew on Oct 10th, 2007, 1:14pm

on 10/10/07 at 13:12:50, thomas wrote:
No, I think it's a German thing.

Ja, wohl, mein freund!

Title: Re: I know its finally getting colder when....
Post by Melissa on Oct 10th, 2007, 1:17pm

on 10/10/07 at 13:12:50, thomas wrote:
No, I think it's a German thing.

Oooohhhhhh, so THAT's it.  

Ribs & kraut = German thing
Brats (or P. Sausage) & kraut = Polish thing. ;;D

Title: Re: I know its finally getting colder when....
Post by Tiannia on Oct 10th, 2007, 1:34pm

on 10/09/07 at 21:29:02, Mosaicwench wrote:
Spare Ribs and Saurkraut over potato gnocchi . . .

Thanks for the suggestion of the crock pot.  It made my house smell heavenly all day.



Oh you have to send me this one. I have not had kraut and ribs in forever.

Title: Re: I know its finally getting colder when....
Post by Brewcrew on Oct 10th, 2007, 1:36pm

on 10/10/07 at 13:34:28, Tiannia wrote:
Oh you have to send me this one. I have not had kraut and ribs in forever.

See Thomas / Melissa? It must be a NV/OR thing. ;)

Title: Re: I know its finally getting colder when....
Post by Tiannia on Oct 10th, 2007, 1:38pm
Crock pot is my favorite thing in the fall/winter.  I can put a frozen roast in before going to work and when I get home dinner is ready.

This morning I put frozen chicken brests in and dumped a botten or Spagu sauce over it.  Tonight, Chicken Parmesain.   YUM

This is what I get for being german and marrying an italian. I cool him chicken parm and I dont get my kraut.  :P

Title: Re: I know its finally getting colder when....
Post by jimmers on Oct 10th, 2007, 2:32pm
We had spare ribs and sauer kraut all the time when I was a kid. I didn't think it was a German thing, I just thought it was because we were poor :-/

Still one of my favs. though.

jimmers

Title: Re: I know its finally getting colder when....
Post by Tiannia on Oct 10th, 2007, 2:51pm
My graet uncle came to visit and made kraut and ribs and put brown sugar int he kraut...    :-X  it was the nastiest thing I have ever tasted.   I love kraut.  Think I'll have to make it.  Might just be that I get all the kraut cause Shauna nd kids wont eat it.  I would not mind. :)

Title: Re: I know its finally getting colder when....
Post by Mosaicwench on Oct 10th, 2007, 4:19pm
Spare ribs and saurekraut


3+ pounds boneless pork spareribs
2 cans sweet sauerkraut
2 teaspoons paprika
6  beef bouillon cubes
8 cups water
1/2 teaspoon caraway seeds
1/2 teaspoon pepper
10  slices of bacon; dipped in flour

Rinse and drain sauerkraut.  Place kraut in crockpot or nesco.  Add 8 cups of water, uncooked spareribs, paprika, bouillon cubes, caraway seeds, and pepper.  Cook covered all day until tender.  One half hour before serving, fry bacon dipped in flour until crisp.  Break bacon into crockpot and cook further until thickened.

Serve with spaetzle or gnocchi.



I hates sauerkraut when I was a kid - the smell drove me away.  I still don't like the smell but now I LOVE the taste.

Title: Re: I know its finally getting colder when....
Post by Tiannia on Oct 10th, 2007, 4:28pm
ok will give this one a try.  As a kids we always made kraut and ribs in the oven.  But my mom never had a crock pot.  

'My husband swears that he hates kraut but when we went to the county fair, he got a huge Brat smothered in Kraut. rofl



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