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  • in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of December 12, 2021? #32333
    cwcdesign
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      We’re going to have turkey soup from the freezer and the rest of the blue cheese bites (see Baking 12/12) for dinner tonight

      in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of December 12, 2021? #32332
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        I made a quick appetizer for a neighborhood open house last night - the invitation said “if you are not vaccinated, we will miss you” - that I found on a favorite website. It’s probably from the 60’s or 70’s and consisted of butter, refrigerator biscuits and blue cheese. Melt the butter in a glass pie pan, cut the biscuits in quarters, sprinkle on the blue cheese and bake. It was well received. I made a half batch for home.

        in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of December 5, 2021? #32294
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          I made a Spicy Sesame Chicken and Ginger Rice from Half Baked Harvest last night. It is a new favorite.

          I used rice flour instead of AP to coat the chicken which was a really good move. I lowered the temperature to bake from 475º to 425º and the chicken was perfect in the same amount of time. Next time I will double the sauce. In the comments, someone mentioned that they made the sauce ahead of time and put it in a jar in the fridge - this is a great idea for meal prep. The rice was nicely seasoned and worked well with the chicken. I will also cook more broccoli next time.

          in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of December 5, 2021? #32286
          cwcdesign
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            Nice buns, Len - they look delicious.

            in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of December 5, 2021? #32285
            cwcdesign
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              Frozen eggplant Parmesan that we froze this summer - made from our own eggplant

              in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of December 5, 2021? #32267
              cwcdesign
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                I made my turkey soup for dinner tonight. We’ll have a couple of quarts to put in the freezer. Will baked fresh bread this morning which was a nice go with.

                in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of December 5, 2021? #32255
                cwcdesign
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                  I made turkey stock today for soup tomorrow. It’s in the fridge now so I can remove the fat tomorrow.

                  Tonight I’m going to bake risotto from a package we carry in our store - it was in a gift basket the team gave me when I broke my wrist last January. We’re going to have chicken sausage and green beans with it.

                  in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of November 28, 2021? #32243
                  cwcdesign
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                    Well, there’s another option for protein.

                    My old recipe used spaghetti instead of egg noodles - the casserole was a different texture. I’ll have to turn on my old laptop to see if the recipe is their. When I upgraded I didn’t move everything over.

                    in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of November 28, 2021? #32229
                    cwcdesign
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                      Mike, we really liked it too - but I agree with you about more cheese. Unlike your wife, I would probably add more peas and definitely more mushrooms. Will asked if I should use the rest of the package of mushrooms, but I always like to follow the recipe as is the first time. I would season the sauce earlier as I'm making it. Sherry sounds like a good idea, BA. I didn't have heavy cream, so used half & half. I'm not sure it made that much difference.

                      I wouldn't buy turkey just to make it, but it's a great way to use leftover turkey. We're going to make soup with the rest. If you wanted the tetrazzini, you could always use chicken. I know some people buy a rotisserie chicken just to make it.

                      in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of November 28, 2021? #32221
                      cwcdesign
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                        I made turkey tetrazzini from Brown Eyed Baker, since I seem to have lost my old recipe. We really enjoyed it and have plenty of leftovers. I liked that she used egg noodles instead of spaghetti. The sauce wasn’t too heavy and there was the addition of mushrooms and peas.

                        in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of November 28, 2021? #32198
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                          I tested the turkey again a little closer to the bone, but not touching it. It still wasn't ready. When the alarm went off this time, the little popper that I don't usually rely on had finally popped. Tested again with the instant thermometer and it was right where I wanted it. It took about an hour longer than Ina recommended. So glad that I didn't have a deadline. The turkey was perfect - moist and tasty. I will definitely buy this brand again, but probably use a smaller pan with vegetables for the rack.

                          in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of November 28, 2021? #32189
                          cwcdesign
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                            BA, thanks for the info, I’ll definitely try it

                            in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of November 28, 2021? #32186
                            cwcdesign
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                              My turkey breast is in the oven now. I took it out of the freezer on Friday morning and this morning took it out of the fridge around 8. At noon, I unwrapped it and while the turkey felt thawed there was still a huge chunk of ice in the cavity. I was able to pull it out easily, but I still needed to run some cool water through the bird. I followed Ina's recipe and she said 1 ½ to 1 3/4 hours at 325º. I always reduce my oven by 14º. So, it's been about the longer time, but it still has a ways to go. I set my chef alarm to 160º and when it went off, I double checked with my instant one - glad I did since I still had more that 20º to go. I repositioned the chef alarm and upped the oven temp to 325º. It's quite possible that the bird was still too cold.

                              Since we are just having sandwiches with it tonight, there is no deadline for the turkey to be cooked through. I will make stuffing and gravy to go with. Will has made sourdough bread so the sandwiches will be delicious.

                              Last night I made BakerAunt's crispy fish and chips. I reduced the amount of panko I pre-baked and only baked it for 3 minutes. I tried making the potatoes like the recipe originally recommended, but I needed to use two half sheet pans so they didn't steam. I agree with BA that cutting the potatoes in wedges is the way to go, so will do that next time. I took the fish out at 10 minutes and it was perfect. Definitely a recipe that is now in our rotation. Still need to try the baked panko on oven-fried chicken tenders.

                              in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of November 28, 2021? #32185
                              cwcdesign
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                                I forgot to post last week, but I did make the cranberry pumpkin rolls from KABC.

                                I made the dough in my Zo, did not add the optional cloves and added 2 teaspoons of the SAF Gold instant yeast - the recipe had called for 1 tablespoon regular instant yeast. I made 24 rolls and put them in a 9x13 pan per PJ's blog post. I let them rise longer than the recommendation, unusual for me down here, but it was fairly cool, They looked puffy but not too the top of the pan like the photo. I was afraid of overproofing so I went ahead and put them in the oven. They rose nicely, were really good and are nice for breakfast. I think another time I could let them rise to the top of the pan. But nobody else noted and they loved them.

                                in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of November 21, 2021? #32138
                                cwcdesign
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                                  Now an article on baking supply shortages (from a commercial point of view) but it trickles down

                                  https://wapo.st/3nNWUBn

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