Just boiled down the carcass, cut the bones up to release their hidden treasure.
Poured off a couple quarts of stock for later use already, put the bones back on with fresh water.
Still plenty to be cooked out of them.

Damn, now I'VE got to try this ...

That's how my mom made burgers growing up, before she developed an onion allergy.

The onion allergy killed home cooking, because now she makes mostly bland food.

I'm not sure what I'd do if I were allergic to onions or garlic. That would SUCK.

Yeah, I cringed at that thought ...

I like to flavor my dishes with herbs, spices, and extras like citrus, shallots, garlic and onion. Totally love how I rarely add salt now days.

OMG - I made my own cream of mushroom soup the other day, used it for the "thanksgiving green bean asserole" and it was awesome. Used fresh beans too.

I liked that soup, I used Sherry in it.

(yes I said asserole, in honor of Dave.)

I was wondering that ...

* Thrash swoons *

You know, any time Any reference to "ass/anal" comes up, I think to myself, "Now, is that Thrash-worthy material?" If it is, send it to Zoomie in a text. If its not, well, fuck it.


Today I am ping to roast a chicken- plain. That way I can make a stock pile of ... Stock. For soups and sauces.

I made my own stock one time. Wasn't that impressed. Seems like a whole lot of work for nothing very special.

I have a gallon of turkey stock made from the carcass and remains. Still have a potfull for the cats but I have to sort the bones out yet.

Making stock made more sense in traditional food preparation - scrap bone and vegetable were thrown into a pot that was continuously on low heat.  So it was constantly being used and replenished - used to add flavor to soups & stews as well as a way to make use of the scrap you would otherwise throw away.

I never make stock at home because I almost never have enough scrap to make it worthwhile (we're both vegetarians, so there are never bones and I don't leave a lot of scrap when I prep vegetables).  My wife will sometimes make something like a mushroom stock, with the intent of turning the whole batch into a sauce to be frozen into cubes for later use in stir fry.

I made my own stock one time. Wasn't that impressed. Seems like a whole lot of work for nothing very special.

Did you follow a particular recipe?


I love making my own... everything, basically.
It really helps my anxiety level.... given my completely insane and irrational fear of other people touching my food.

Anyhow, I am still deciding whether I should use the roaster, or boil the chicken. I like the condensed amount of drippings I get with the roaster..... but it's more work, hauling the roaster from the storage and whatnot...

Also, I wonder if the chicken gets waterlogged if it's boiled........

It just comes down to how much work I want to do.

Either way, I'll make the stock with various delicious vegetables. Including, but not limited to: Garlic, onion, celery, and probably some hot pepper. Coconut oil also. (for good brains)

I have a gallon of turkey stock made from the carcass and remains. Still have a potfull for the cats but I have to sort the bones out yet.

My cat goes into purr/insane mode when I cook poultry. Almost like he's stumbled upon a fresh pile of catnip. =)

>>Either way, I'll make the stock with various delicious vegetables. Including, but not limited to: Garlic, onion, celery, and probably some hot pepper. Coconut oil also. (for good brains) <<

All this stuff you can add as needed when you decide to use the stock. I like to keep it pretty basic when making the stock.
Leaves it sort of plain but more flexible in the end.

Besides, onion and garlic are poison to cats.

Dogs too, but the simple solution to that is to feed them dog food and not my food. I put onions and garlic in everything.

Me too ...
Hahaha ....

>>Dogs too, but the simple solution to that is to feed them dog food and not my food. I put onions and garlic in everything.<<

Yep, guilty as well.

I made Turkey stew last night. From the previous stock. Along with with many vegetables and ground turkey.
It was very good.

I have a pot of chicken soup for them, they will get it tomorrow. 

I should add the leftover rice but I think I used it all



 

Have any of you made your own sushi? I keep thinking about it but I'm not sure if its a huge hassle or not.

It's not; you just need the right supplies ...

And really fresh fish.

So, I shouldn't make sushi until I live on a coast..........

...and know a fisherman...

...and know a fisherman...

Check.

Part way there, now just get him to make good on the fresh fish!

Is that a euphemism?

No it's practicality.

Coffee or Tea?

Something I've noticed in many recent UK movies is a preference for coffee?

Like in the old shows it was "a spot of tea" and now it's more likely to be "would you like to pop out for a coffee?"

For you guys that are there living it what's your take, is coffee an actual preference now in the UK.
We were always taught here in the US (mostly through old propaganda movies) that the the Brits would never give up their tea for coffee.

 

Long story short, I walked the 30 minutes home from the local Food Lion and prepared homemade Beefaroni. It was awesome. I saved some for lunch, tomorrow while I am waiting on my delivery.

Coffee or Tea?

Something I've noticed in many recent UK movies is a preference for coffee?

Like in the old shows it was "a spot of tea" and now it's more likely to be "would you like to pop out for a coffee?"

For you guys that are there living it what's your take, is coffee an actual preference now in the UK.
We were always taught here in the US (mostly through old propaganda movies) that the the Brits would never give up their tea for coffee.

I haven't lived there in forever, but from what I've seen and heard, I'd say that tea is still the go-to drink for most Brits, especially at home. But coffee is definitely more popular than it used to be, especially as a drink to go have at a coffee shop or something.

Also, I would imagine there's something of a younger/older divide on this. Energy drinks are really popular in England, so I'm sure tea doesn't have quite the kick that people who've grown up on Red Bull and the like are used to.