Whatcha Cooking? - Comfort Food Edition

I ordered a butterflied boneless leg of lamb, and some lamb chops. They are part of our Christmas present to ourselves. A real treat because we don’t have them very often.

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Thank you! Helpful to know tried and true spices.

Not that anyone really cares, but I suspect we are just going to eat the fancy pears. Husband decided he likes them.

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For Christmas we purchased a season lamb roast from Sam’s. Directions have us brown it on stove first, then bake. Bet it will be good.

QUESTION - I have leftover dried bread cubes (unseasoned), leftover from Thanksgiving … still good? If yes, any suggested uses? We used some of them as a sort of crouton for turkey soup but then forgot about them.

French onion soup - maybe with some of the lamb broth??

Over night egg casserole.

If the cubes are very dry and not moldy, they can keep for a loooooong time. :slight_smile: I bet they are still fine.

Grind them up and use in Swedish meatballs?

This is a proven, tasty recipe:

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We are having a family dinner tonight with sons, dil, sister. Spicy Thai peanut chicken, Thai broccoli, Thai cucumber salad, and jasmine rice. Any guesses what the theme is? :smile:

Christmas dinner will be horesradish encrusted beef tenderloin with horseradish cream, duchess potatoes, and roasted asparagus.

Happy Holidays to all!

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Can you please share your recipe for the horseradish-crusted tenderloin? Carnivore SIL is coming to dinner, and that tenderloin sounds yummy and something he will enjoy.

Savory bread pudding? Add a slurry of eggs, heavy cream, chicken broth, shredded cheese, salt, pepper, and your favorite herbs, spices, or pre-mixed seasoning, and bake…

Husband will do the beef so not sure what recipe he’ll settle on (there are lots out there when you google). One possibility is this-

We like horseradish!

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Thank you - from your fellow horseradish lover. :slight_smile:

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Has anybody ever made Lemoncello at home?

I am contemplating use of this recipe https://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-limoncello-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-197694

Would do a reduced amount to fit a very nice port bottle/stopper (375ml) we have left from the holidays. Well actually I could do enough to fill 2 of these small bottles since we have another one saved. Feel free to suggest other uses.

The Lovely and Talented gave me a sous vide cooker for Christmas (she always seems to give me presents I can use to cook for her). First experiment when we return home: a filet cooked medium rare, seared in a cast iron pan after using the sous vide, and sliced thin as an appetizer.

Advice and recommendations from readers experienced with sous vide cooking are always welcome.

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Get yourself a good vacuum bag sealer and a good container to hold water. Containers designed for sous vide are best as the have a lid that accommodates your sous vide while keeping heat in.

You can find great cooking ideas online

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I made this turkey stew last night with leftover turkey from Christmas. It was delicious and I look forward to a bowl for lunch today.

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Thanks. I have a vacuum sealer already, but will have to get a sous vide pot.

Bumping up this thread as I know in the winter months people are definitely indulging in some comfort food cooking!

I also wanted to share a new podcast (not just new to me) that I have been enjoying and I think this group might enjoy. From Bon Appetit:

The perfect podcast for when you’re out running errands or taking a 30 minute (or less) walk around the neighborhood. Episodes are actually around 25ish minutes. I’ve listened to 4 since yesterday! It just started around Thanksgiving.

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Sounds like a really good podcast–going to the gym this afternoon and will listen to this while on the treadmill!!

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Well…at my local grocer, a local chef was selling sausage and peppers in sauce, and I tasted it…and bought some. Delicious, and will be supper tonight.

My comfort food for tomorrow…split pea soup!

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