Cooking: December 2004 Archives

Sweet & Sour Beef Stew in the crockpot: Very good and made the kitchen smell really good all day.
Charlotte's Noodle Kugle: Very good. Freezes beautifully!
Chicken Enchilada Cassarole: Pretty good...too many onions for Jeff, though. This got much better after substituting shredded chicken for that nasty, no flavor tempeh. I love making vegetarian dishes better and more...meaty.
Curried Chicken Turnovers: Very Good but takes too damn long to thaw, cut, and fill those pesky puff pastries...especially when I've doubled the recipe. File under "Painful, but worth the effort...sometimes".
Spicy Crab Salad: Very good...but too many onions for Jeff. He'll have to make his own. I don't have to fucking cook everything just for him.
Cranberry mulled Wine: Good...but no cranberries to be found in late december and substituting with frozen Berry Medley just didn't cut it. Tasted OK but not after one glass. Would be better when it's really cold and there are actual people around; i.e., don't drink alone.

Recipes for anyone who wants them.

Up and at ‘em this morning. I’ve got the slow cooker turned on already and will be trying out a recipe for sweet and sour beef stew I found on the internet. I’ve decided to spend the rest of the weekend cooking and freezing to take back to the city. So far, my itinerary includes:
Sweet & Sour Beef Stew
Beef Stroganoff
Chicken enchilada casserole
Cinnamon Beef Noodles
Noodle Kugle

On the wish list if I can find the recipes and ingredients:
Hot buttered run
Mulled wine
Borscht
Red beet and blue cheese salad.