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Home › Forums › Cooking — (other than baking) › What are you Cooking the Week of January 25, 2026?
Mike Nolan.Bless your hearts to all of you that's in this cold and snow !I can't imagine!I made a pot of chicken noodle soup for the next couple of days.
We're planning creamed tuna on biscuits, sounds both warm and tasty.
From last night into this morning, we had another 5 1/2 inches of snow. We finished up the beef stew for dinner, with more cornbread.
I also made yogurt today.
I am not missing the snow this year - I hope you all get some relief soon.
I was reorganizing my freezer after a trip to Trader Joe's this morning (also went to IKEA). I pulled out a quart of chicken stock to make soup. I had seen a quick recipe in Southern Living which was actually Tortellini en Brodo, so I found a recipe for that. Also had tortellini and spinach on hand - this is a keeper - quick and flavorable probably because of the homemade chicken stock. It should keep me going the rest of the week
I made the second pizza from the dough I made last week. This time with red bell pepper and sausage. It was even better than last weeks. I have enough left for either one more dinner or two lunches. I think it's going to be two lunches.
Tonight I had bologna and cheese sandwich on the sourdough and a bowl of chicken noodle soup.Good and filling.Our cold weather is just getting here today and down to 23 in the morning.I sure don't like it , I can only imagine how you all deal with the snow wowzer.
The soup might be even better tonight.
It was so cold Sunday that I was looking for an excuse to run the oven all day. I laid plans for beef and barley soup made in the oven. I put beef, onions, carrots, celery, barley and a can of tomatoes in a magnalite cooker which had been my mother's, at 1:30 and cooked it at 290 for the next 4 hours or 5 hours. After a couple of hours the soup was at a gentle boil, and stayed that way. The snow didn't start till Saturday afternoon so I had time for a trip to the grocery store and got the barley. It was Quaker quick pearled barley which was not as good as regular pearled barley but much better than nothing.
The store had a run on sugar and Nabisco crackers of all things. I would have bought some crackers. The trip to the store Friday showed a distinct shortage of milk and bread and toilet paper as expected.
Skeptic--I'm always bemused by the run on certain products before a storm, as these are usually products that I keep well stocked.
Monday night's dinner was Oven Crispy Fish and Chips with Dill Tartar Sauce and microwaved frozen vegetables. I had intended to make coleslaw in the afternoon, but I have been having an issue with my foot, and my doctor had an open appointment. Scott drove me over in the early afternoon. I am glad we have four-wheel drive. The roads were mostly ok, but we still slid a bit a couple of times. No other cars were around when we did.
For dinner on Tuesday, I made Pork Loin Roast with Butternut Squash, Barley, and Kale. It is a perfect recipe for winter, as the pork and barley cook in a braise, then while the roast rests, the squash, kale, bit of cider vinegar, and grated Parmesan are added. We have enough for several days. The roast and the two butternut squash I used came from the autumn farmers market.
Tonight I had the rest of the Brunswick Stew.
We had loaded potato soup, with cheese, sour cream and bacon.
We had more of the pork loin roast with butternut squash, barley, and kale.
We got 15 inches of snow last night. I'm OK driving, as I have a Jeep with 4-wheel drive and studded tires - I need that just to get home, down a long hilly driveway! But then discovered my battery was dead - so I couldn't go anywhere! Unfortunately, my husband was doing projects around the house today - that ruined my alternative plan to do some baking as he had the water shut off for most of the day. I now have running water, a dishwasher full of dirty dishes ready to run in the morning, and a new battery in my car.
I had a turkey burger patty from Publix premade with swiss cheese and onions and peppers I pan fried it and was surprised at how well it tasted....but Joan eats about anything 😉 and with that I had fresh pineapple chunks .