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Saxywildcat
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05-30-2005

Monday, May 21, 2007 - 9:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Saxywildcat a private message Print Post    
Ok.. Any good random, easy, cheap crockpot recipes out there? I love to be able to start up the crock pot before work and have the house smelling delicious when I get home! I do a great crock pot roast, so other than roasts?

BTW: was reading the mayo/MW debate. I can use both, don't care which. Except for when it comes to my FiL's cole slaw, which I haven't tried making yet. he says it HAS to be hellman's! I assume he says the same with his potato salad too. He used to own a deli out on Long Island.

Maris
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03-28-2002

Monday, May 21, 2007 - 10:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Maris a private message Print Post    
I have used panko when making Thai crab cakes.

Maris
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03-28-2002

Monday, May 21, 2007 - 10:09 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Maris a private message Print Post    
Saxy there is a pretty good thread all about crock pots. Love different crock pot recipes. p.s. I would love a good deli style recipe for potato salad. I would really really love a good recipe for german potato salad.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Monday, May 21, 2007 - 10:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
saxy, one of my favs is to put chicken, can of black beans and a can of rotel in the crockpot. serve it with some sour cream and avocado on top.

Saxywildcat
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05-30-2005

Monday, May 21, 2007 - 11:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Saxywildcat a private message Print Post    
Yes, Maris, after I asked in here, I realized that I didn't look around for the crock pot recipes thread. LOL I'm tired, it's Monday, I'll chalk it up to that!

Also Maris, I will get my FiL's recipe. It may have to be cut down by a lot, because they started with like 50 lbs of it when they made it for the deli.

Maris
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03-28-2002

Monday, May 21, 2007 - 11:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Maris a private message Print Post    
lol. My brother invites a bunch of people every year to the Belmont Stakes and I bring the food, so homemade potato salad will be just the thing.

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Monday, May 21, 2007 - 9:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
Two easy crockpot recipes:

Chicken Madras

Chopped 2 lbs. chix breasts
2 cans tomato sauce
1 can tomatoes
1/2 onion chopped
4 TB. madras paste.

Cook all day. Just before serving, stir in one carton plain yogurt and serve over rice.

SW Chix

4 chicken breasts
2 cans corn, drained
1 can black beans, drained & rinsed
2 cups salsa

Cook all day -- enjoy at night.

Skootz
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07-23-2003

Tuesday, May 22, 2007 - 2:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
I am making a simple roast this morning in the crock pot

Place peeled potatos, carrots and a few onions in a crock pot. Add beef roast, add a package of onion soup mix. Put and inch or so of water in the pot. Turn on low and let it cook all day and its ready for supper. I may put a little more water in the crock so I can make gravy and then hot beef sandwiches with the left overs. yum yum

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, May 22, 2007 - 4:12 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
here's another yummy..
take laughing cow cheese and rub it under the skin of a whole chicken. salt and pepper it and toss it in the crockpot breast side up and cook all day.

Skootz
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07-23-2003

Tuesday, May 22, 2007 - 1:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
What the heck is "laughing cow cheese"? is it cheese from a cow that hasn't gone "mad" yet lol

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, May 22, 2007 - 1:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
don't happy cows come from CA? well, i guess these are REALLY happy cows! LOL

it's a wonderful line of cheeses, i use the wedges
http://www.thelaughingcow.com/lc/lc.nsf/Home?OpenForm

Saxywildcat
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05-30-2005

Tuesday, May 22, 2007 - 2:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Saxywildcat a private message Print Post    
I cover my roast completely with onion soup when I cook it. OOOOOOH so yummy! :-)

Now.. What is madras?

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Tuesday, May 22, 2007 - 5:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
Madras is a curry dish that is spicy. The paste I use comes in a jar (Much easier that way). It's found near the Chinese/Thai food in your local grocery store.

Landi
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07-29-2002

Tuesday, May 22, 2007 - 6:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landi a private message Print Post    
i thought madras was a kind of plaid that they used to make shorts.

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Tuesday, May 22, 2007 - 6:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
I did too! LOL

Y2krazy
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09-17-2002

Tuesday, May 22, 2007 - 7:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Y2krazy a private message Print Post    
Madras is a kind of textile, all cotton, very soft and done in plaid. It is also a style of cooking (curry) from that area of India.

Jewels
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09-23-2000

Tuesday, May 22, 2007 - 8:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jewels a private message Print Post    
It is also a city in Oregon.

Skootz
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07-23-2003

Wednesday, May 23, 2007 - 2:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
Its also getting me very confused

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Sunday, June 10, 2007 - 6:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
Quick question --

For the first time, I've put out pots of herbs on the patio. I've got 2 basil, 2 cilantro and 1 oregano plant. Now -- they're ready to go, but I'm not sure how to cut them off "properly" so I have herbs all summer.

The biggest question is -- do I cut off the main stalk or do I always have to take the growths off to the side? Is it Ok to just go in and "whack away" wherever I want and it'll grow back?

Thanks!

PS -- The basil in a fresh tomato/mozzarella salad tonight w/a bit of salt and olive oil was FANTASTIC! I definitely want to keep these plants alive and bloomin'. :-)

Chewpito
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01-04-2004

Sunday, June 10, 2007 - 7:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chewpito a private message Print Post    
If you make a nice clean cut, it will create buds there and branch out, now you will have two..when you clip the tips of those...you will branch again...

Karen
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09-07-2004

Monday, June 11, 2007 - 10:35 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
Tiramisu. Anyone ever made it? I've been craving some lately, and wanna make it at home, but I didn't realize it's full of raw eggs! Don't get me wrong, I'm all about eating the cookie dough with one or two eggs in it, but six raw eggs mixed with ladyfingers?? Is this safe?

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Monday, June 11, 2007 - 3:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
i never realized it had raw eggs. as long as they are fresh and you keep the yolks and whites separate, it should be ok. or just make a trifle and put soaked lady fingers in between each layer

Karen
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09-07-2004

Monday, June 11, 2007 - 4:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
Yeah, there's a million different recipes out there, some with fully raw yolks, and others where they get treated to *some* heat on top of a water bath. I guess folks have been eating it for years, and yeah, I trust the guy I buy my eggs from... Maybe I'll give it a go tomorrow. Though, a trifle would be just as easy...



Prisonerno6
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08-31-2002

Monday, June 11, 2007 - 4:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Prisonerno6 a private message Print Post    
Re: The herbs. Pinching off from the top also help discourage the flowering of the herbs (particularly basil). If the herb is putting energy into growing flowers, it isn't putting it into grouping leaved which is what you want. For the cilantro, at the end of the summer, let it go to flower and then seed. If you collect the seeds, let them dry, and then grind them, you have coriander.

Urgrace
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08-19-2000

Monday, June 11, 2007 - 6:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Urgrace a private message Print Post    
No expert on tiramisu, but I thought it didn't matter if the eggs were raw with all that wine and rum! LOL