Whatcha Cooking This Weekend???

Homemade chicken stew for a late lunch. 2 chicken carcasses pressure cooked down with carrots, celery and onion for the stock. Left over french bread for dunking. Cold cider to wash it down. Really could use some sweet potato pie for dessert.

Stiff cold wind here, the stove is rolling lazily along, the cats are lazy, and soon I will be too.

 

Yes with whipped cream.

 

Thanks devils brew,
Garlic, parm, thyme, and marjoram, with olive oil, just loaded into the crock pot, haddock chowder to go with it, been 20 degrees and blowin all day, perfect for soup and bread.

 

Dang, seeing those stews and bread, now I really wish I cooked up a beef stew for this weekend

Anyone want to take bets on seeing turkey soup/stew next week?

 

Oh shoot. Did I mention you should use a rack for bread in the crock pot? It will work without it but watch the bottom so it doesn't burn.

 

I am looking forward to getting the turkey carcass with some meat left to make soup this winter.

 

OK, what gives on cooking bread in crock pot? Sounds like something I'd want to try. Any recipes ?

 

Going to my brothers in Rowley MA for Thanksgiving. He's expecting 25-30 so not many leftovers. That being said, I got myself a 11.5 pounder to cook on Friday

 

Will let you know in about an hour

 

I have discovered that you can bake just about anything in a crock pot. Something different to do and fun. I have used a couple different bread recipes, nothing special. The same recipes used for oven cooking, they only take a little longer. I prefer using a cooling rack in the bottom of the crock pot.

Dave should be giving a report here shortly.

 

I have friends who make Apple Crisp/Crumble in a crock pot. Lunch today was BBQ short ribs done in the crock pot.

 

That kind of food is a staple around here. I won't eat canned soups/ stews anymore. I always want potato in all of mine.
My wife has figured how to cook that without a lot of salt or fat. The bread is a bonus.

 

I followed this recipe

http://blog.hostthetoast.com/rosemary-olive-oil-crock-pot-bread/

I used 1/2t each of thyme and marjoram instead of fresh rosemary, added 6 cloves crushed garlic, and threw in some leftover fresh parm about 1/8 cup. The dough was a little sticky, but seemed to work fine. Just a bit overdone on the bottom outside edge, fine on the bottom, must not be any heating elements on the very bottom. I did give it a few minutes under the broiler.

 

Looks good, Dave. That will be my next project to try.

 

First Turkey cooked in the Esse Wood Cookstove... Brined it overnight in a crock.. Just turned it halfway through the cooking time.. Crispy outside and moist inside. Was cold and windy here so the Esse did double duty...

 

MMMM!!! looks good. Our Thanksgiving was in October but all these turkey pictures make me want to run out, buy one and cook it. I don't think I can cook it in the wood boiler, though.

 

Wish my pellet eater could make that !! ....how sweet it is