August 22 2013

Korean(ish) Venison
2 lb Ground Venison
1/4 cup molasses
1/2 cup soy sauce
2 Tbsp sesame oil
2 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp minced ginger
3 Tbsp BBQ sauce
2 diced jalapenos

Add all ingredients to slow cooker and break it up into small chunks, stirring thoroughly to ensure everything is well coated. Cover and cook on LOW for about 3-4 hours.

Brown Rice - Package Directions

Pea and Carrots - Perhaps with some butter, salt and pepper

August 02 2013

I promised July 25th, but that didn't happen.  We rescheduled to August 1st which also didn't happen and for the first time ever SCT was on a Friday.  It was time and just had to happen.

To go along with a rough re-start there is only an after picture.

Isn't that just what you wanted to see?

Menu:

BBQ Chicken

2 Tbsp Water

1 Whole Chicken, a little over 4 lbs, with skin removed

1 Tbsp Poultry Seasoning Mix 

2 Tbsp BBQ Sauce

Put everything in the slow cooker in the order listed and just putting the seasoning and BBQ sauce on top. Cook on high for 4-5 hours.

Homemade Cloverleaf Rolls

The recipe was something like this, but came from a cook book.

http://www.howsweeteats.com/2011/11/buttery-cloverleaf-rolls/

Spicy Sauteed Yellow Squash

1 Medium Onion

2 Fresh Jalapenos

4 Yellow Squash

1-2 Tbsp Fresh Herbs

Start with sauteing the onion and jalapeno for 3 minutes.  Add the squash and saute for another 7 minutes, stirring occasionally.  Toss in the fresh herbs (Oregano and Parsley were used this time around).  I made this ahead earlier in the week and just microwaved to reheat for lunch.

We Are Back!

After a year hiatus, it is time to resume having a home cooked lunch from a Slow Cooker on Thursdays.

July 25, 2013 Menu

Spiced Chicken in the Slow Cooker
Candied Carrots
Summer Squash Sautee
Home Cooked Bread

Stay tuned for pictures and recipes.

April 05 2012

Final menu is still being set, but one side dish is going to be roasted turnips and rutabagas.

Roasted Root Vegetables

1. Preheat your oven to 400F.
2. Peal and cube the vegetables.
3. Toss the vegetables in enough vegetable oil or bacon grease if you have it for a light coat.  Roughly a tablespoon depending on how many veggies you have.
4. In one layer on a baking sheet, bake the vegetable for about 30 minutes, or until they are mostly done.
5. Remove from the oven and toss the vegetables in prepared pesto.  
6. Again, in a single layer, roast the vegetables for another 10-20 minutes to dry the pesto out a bit and get it to soak in.
7. Serve warm or cold.

March 29 2012

On the menu today...


Chicken Strips
Diced Onion
1/4 cup Water
2 Tbsp of this seasoning

Carrots - You have seen these done many times

Braised Cabbage
Half a head of both read and green cabbage (because that's what I had)
1 can of tomato sauce
3 Chipotles in Adobo with sauce
Celery Salt - to taste
1 Tbsp Chili Powder
1 tsp Caraway Seeds

Slice the cabbage pretty thin and saute in a skillet with the tomato, chipotles and spices until the cabbage is tender.  Perhaps 15 minutes.  Side Note - The purple cabbage turns everything purple so you can't see that there is tomato in there and it just looks like red sauerkraut.  If you don't like that, then just use green cabbage.

March 15 2012

We really need to work on our photography...this picture is terrible.  The good thing is that the food was pretty tasty.

Beef
The beef was Asian inspired.
http://community.qvc.com/forums/Recipe/topic/150256/crockpot-chinese-pepper-steak.aspx
We ended up having a younger person join us on this particular day so we went easy on the spice, but did have habanero oil on the side.  We also left out the corn starch.

Slaw

http://projects.eveningedge.com/recipes/crunchy-asian-slaw/ 

I left out the Sugar, Almonds and Ramen Noodles.  The coleslaw mix was replaced with Napa Cabbage and Red Cabbage.   


Broccoli
Fresh broccoli florets that were steamed in the microwave in a covered dish with two tablespoons of water for five minutes.  It really doesn't get any easier.

March 01 2012

Chicken
Unfortunately this was so long ago I don't recall what went into the chicken other than mushrooms.

Greens
The greens are a combination of Spinach and Broccoli Rabe.  They were blanched and then sauteed with onion salt and pepper.

Bread is from this recipe

http://www.serenejourney.com/2009/03/quite-possibly-the-best-homemade-crusty-bread-ever/  

I replaced 1 cup of flour with whole wheat flour and it turned out pretty well.