Something Delicious - Page 13

Sun · 11-10-2012, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by easygoingfemme

I do sometimes soak, but more from a nutrient perspective than making the cooking time go faster. (http://http://thenourishinghome.com/...mal-nutrition/)

The crock pot oats are so nice and the smell in the house in the morning is dreamy.

I usually make a big batch so it cooks better with the long slow cook. It reheats nicely on the stove top for a few days after.

So I usually do 2-3 c dry/soaked oats to 6-8 c liquid. I usually do half water and half almond milk. Add in your spices, and things like dry cranberries, raisins, dry apricots, etc. Give it a stir. Set on low and let it go for 6-8 hours.

Top with nuts, seeds, banana, etc.

I usually sweeten with a little bit of raw honey because we have bees and thus we have an abundance of honey. If I'm not using that though I like to stir in a little molasses or good dark maple syrup.

Fresh honey!! Oh you are living a charmed life!

Miss Scarlett · 11-10-2012, 01:03 PM

I love reading this thread but I swear my jeans are getting tighter...LOL

Sun · 11-10-2012, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Miss Scarlett

I love reading this thread but I swear my jeans are getting tighter...LOL

Why Miss Scarlett, whatever do you mean? lol

Greyson · 11-10-2012, 04:42 PM

Does anyone have any recipes or ideas on what to do with dried cranberries?

~SweetCheeks~ · 11-10-2012, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Greyson

Does anyone have any recipes or ideas on what to do with dried cranberries?

Dried cranberries are good tossed in a salad, also you can add them to oatmeal, or make some granola bars and add some of the dried cranberries. I always look up recipes online with the ingredients I have at hand.

ahk · 11-10-2012, 05:21 PM

You could also make a granola with them or add them to any quick bread recipes. Just last week I made pumpkin bread with dried cranberries & walnuts.

Sun · 11-10-2012, 05:51 PM

Greyson if you are making a pasta dish you can make a quick sauce with, butter, a little chicken or veg stock, garlic, pignoli nuts and dried cranberries. Add some parsley and a good cheese (Romano, Asiago).

Another idea is to make a sauce for poultry using Port Wine, orange juice and dried cranberries. You have to reduce the liquid way down to get a syrupy consistency but it makes a killer sauce.

easygoingfemme · 11-10-2012, 05:59 PM

I like fresh or dried cranberries tossed into a balsamic reduction that gets poured over roasted brussels sprouts.

My daughter always puts dried cranberries in her brownies.

Always in the granola bars and oatmeal.

Hmmm, I have a recipe for a cashew truffle that I do with dry cherries, I bet you could do it with cranberries?

Chocolate Cherry Truffles.
• 3/4 cup raw cashews
• ¾ c cold water
• 16 oz semi-sweet dark chocolate chips
• ¾ c dry cherries
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• Additional chopped nuts and cocoa powder as needed/desired for coating.

Place cherries in a bowl of warm water to soak for about 5-10 minutes.
Place cashews and water into a food processor and blend well for 1-2 minutes until completely chopped and the mixture forms a heavy cream consistency. Remove cherries from water and add to cream in food processor. Blend another 30 seconds or until cherries are well chopped. (You’ll still have some chunks, you want that)
In a double boiler, heat 2 inches of water in the bottom pot and in the top, add in oil and dark chocolate. Heat over medium heat and stir consistently until chocolate is melted and smooth. Turn heat down and let chocolate cool for a minute or two.
Fold your cashew/cherry cream into the chocolate, stirring gently until incorporated fully.
Pour all of this into a container (glass is best) and pop into your refrigerator for about 2 hours. It will get nice and thick in there.
When you pull it out from the refrigerator, start to spoon out bite size amounts and roll them into balls. Leave plain or coat in cocoa powder and or nuts and serve.

cinnamongrrl · 11-10-2012, 06:24 PM

i discovered this fantabulous seasoning from Trader Joe's....

Trader Joe's Everyday Seasoning with Built in Grinder Use on Everything Everyday
Sea Salt,mustard Seeds, Black Peppercorns,coriander,onion,garlic,paprika & Chili Pepper

i copied the product description for accuracy as I am not home to check the ingredients...I have put this on everything from tater tots to tuna noodle casserole...and Im gonna try it on my popcorn....

Teddybear · 11-10-2012, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by cinnamongrrl563

i discovered this fantabulous seasoning from Trader Joe's....

Trader Joe's Everyday Seasoning with Built in Grinder Use on Everything Everyday
Sea Salt,mustard Seeds, Black Peppercorns,coriander,onion,garlic,paprika & Chili Pepper

i copied the product description for accuracy as I am not home to check the ingredients...I have put this on everything from tater tots to tuna noodle casserole...and Im gonna try it on my popcorn....

its good on everything

Sun · 11-10-2012, 06:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cinnamongrrl563

i discovered this fantabulous seasoning from Trader Joe's....

Trader Joe's Everyday Seasoning with Built in Grinder Use on Everything Everyday
Sea Salt,mustard Seeds, Black Peppercorns,coriander,onion,garlic,paprika & Chili Pepper

i copied the product description for accuracy as I am not home to check the ingredients...I have put this on everything from tater tots to tuna noodle casserole...and Im gonna try it on my popcorn....

Love Trader Joe's! That is my go-to place for staples.

Have you ever had their chicken apple sausage? It is really good. They also sell french green beans that are amazing and $1.99lb frozen. They have dried mango that I love. Especially the chili spiced mango (the chili is getting redundant with me, I know).

But perhaps the best "find" at TJ is the frozen pizza that comes directly from Italy. They contract with a pizza maker exclusively. Seriously, less than $5.00 and you are dining in Rome.

Sun · 11-10-2012, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Teddybear

its good on everything

Welcome to the thread Teddy!

I am going to have to look for that spice mix. Sounds like you all are eating well over there.

Sun · 11-10-2012, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by easygoingfemme

I like fresh or dried cranberries tossed into a balsamic reduction that gets poured over roasted brussels sprouts.

YUM! roasted brussel sprouts..totally changes the character when you roast them

Sun · 11-10-2012, 07:04 PM

Ok so now I know why my buddy Jim brought home 2 lbs of bacon following our bacon party conversation. Today he made a BLT sandwich and half a pound of bacon is gone!

His wife is so mad at him that she hid his car keys and told him to go "walk off the bacon". lmao

cinnamongrrl · 11-10-2012, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Sun

Love Trader Joe's! That is my go-to place for staples.

Have you ever had their chicken apple sausage? It is really good. They also sell french green beans that are amazing and $1.99lb frozen. They have dried mango that I love. Especially the chili spiced mango (the chili is getting redundant with me, I know).

But perhaps the best "find" at TJ is the frozen pizza that comes directly from Italy. They contract with a pizza maker exclusively. Seriously, less than $5.00 and you are dining in Rome.

chili is NEVER redundant!
<<spice girl

a good find for me at least at TJs is their tortellini in a mushroom sauce with asparagus....cant remember what the name of it is...tried it as a sample and ended up bringing some home....amazing....makes a small dinner for 2 if you add a salad and a nice bread....
right now the stuff at TJs thats making me crazy is the fall bakies...gingerbread and pumpkin pancake mix oh myyyy!
im a fan of their sweet and tangy trail mix also...but the things I most look forward to there are....
1. free coffee samples...so far Honduran is my fave...but I'm eager to try Ethiopian....
2. the dark chocolate tahitian vanilla caramels....its like legal crack....

yup....love me some trader joes....

Sun · 11-10-2012, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by cinnamongrrl563

chili is NEVER redundant!
<<spice girl

a good find for me at least at TJs is their tortellini in a mushroom sauce with asparagus....cant remember what the name of it is...tried it as a sample and ended up bringing some home....amazing....makes a small dinner for 2 if you add a salad and a nice bread....
right now the stuff at TJs thats making me crazy is the fall bakies...gingerbread and pumpkin pancake mix oh myyyy!
im a fan of their sweet and tangy trail mix also...but the things I most look forward to there are....
1. free coffee samples...so far Honduran is my fave...but I'm eager to try Ethiopian....
2. the dark chocolate tahitian vanilla caramels....its like legal crack....

yup....love me some trader joes....

I have to stay away from the legal crack-candy. There is too much there that is too good! Have you ever tried the chocolate pudding that they sell in the dairy case? If I am not mistaken its called Dark Chocolate Pudding. So one day years ago I did a dinner party as a gift for a Femme friend. There were about 12 people there I believe. At the last minute my dessert plan fell apart and I had to improvise. So I ran over to Trader Joe's grabbed some of the chocolate pudding, picked up some fresh raspberries and made a sauce to pour over the pudding. The pudding is very thick and decadent.

Well this dessert could not have been more simple, I just scooped some pudding into martini glasses, topped it with the raspberry sauce and viola.
This was served with some late harvest gewurztraminer and good Port.
The Femmes loved the dessert so much that they were licking the glasses clean. I will never forget that image. Beautiful Femmes, dressed in gorgeous attire, licking the martini glasses. Loved it.

julieisafemme · 11-10-2012, 07:37 PM

I wanted to know what to do with dried cranberry beans! Greyson misheard me. So what is a yummy way to do them up?

cinnamongrrl · 11-10-2012, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sun

I have to stay away from the legal crack-candy. There is too much there that is too good! Have you ever tried the chocolate pudding that they sell in the dairy case? If I am not mistaken its called Dark Chocolate Pudding. So one day years ago I did a dinner party as a gift for a Femme friend. There were about 12 people there I believe. At the last minute my dessert plan fell apart and I had to improvise. So I ran over to Trader Joe's grabbed some of the chocolate pudding, picked up some fresh raspberries and made a sauce to pour over the pudding. The pudding is very thick and decadent.

Well this dessert could not have been more simple, I just scooped some pudding into martini glasses, topped it with the raspberry sauce and viola.
This was served with some late harvest gewurztraminer and good Port.
The Femmes loved the dessert so much that they were licking the glasses clean. I will never forget that image. Beautiful Femmes, dressed in gorgeous attire, licking the martini glasses. Loved it.

now I'm wishing we had this conversation BEFORE I went......lol but ....chocolate and raspberry is the best thing on earth....godiva makes a truffle with raspberry sauce...makes you wanna slap yer mama! translation.....good stuff......heck even their white chocolate...which i typically despise....is excellent....godiva is the bomb digity
ps...I soooo would've licked the glass...port or no port....lol

gaea · 11-10-2012, 08:02 PM

all this talk today about crock pot chicken...so dinner tonight was a roasted whole chocken with red mashed potatoes and carrots. easy enough and left overs for sandwiches and or atop a salad.

this thread will leave you craving food lol

Sun · 11-10-2012, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by julieisafemme

I wanted to know what to do with dried cranberry beans! Greyson misheard me. So what is a yummy way to do them up?

Greyson! Good Lord friend! Listen to the lady! lol

That is very funny.

Julie I have used them as I would any other dried red bean. Are you looking for a particular dish? A main course perhaps?

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11-10-2012, 05:59 PM	#248
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cinnamongrrl Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: cleverly disguised as a responsible adult* Preferred Pronoun?: wild woman Relationship Status: No, thank you. Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Home in NC..gonna dig in like a tick this time… Posts: 7,652 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 15,186 Thanked 27,595 Times in 6,950 Posts Rep Power: 21474859	i discovered this fantabulous seasoning from Trader Joe's.... Trader Joe's Everyday Seasoning with Built in Grinder Use on Everything Everyday Sea Salt,mustard Seeds, Black Peppercorns,coriander,onion,garlic,paprika & Chili Pepper i copied the product description for accuracy as I am not home to check the ingredients...I have put this on everything from tater tots to tuna noodle casserole...and Im gonna try it on my popcorn....