The All-New What's For Dinner Thread!!(recipe index in OP)

[Piglet843]

hey all...
hope everyone is well....

I wanted to ask you professionals about cooking a Brisket.
I'm going to break a cardinal rule of entertaining (that I learned on this board) and make something I've never made before for a party this weekend.

I am going to cook brisket for 12 people.
The recipe I have put together includes a 10 - 12 lb brisket marinated with liquid smoke and cooked in a turkey bag at 250 degrees for 12 hours.

Has anyone here ever tackled a brisket in the oven? It can be a tough piece of meat - will the turkey bag, and the "low and slow" help make it tender?

Does anyone have any advice before I tackle this (or change my mind and do burgers instead)

Luv u guys!!

 

[NEVERENOUGHWDW]

hey all...
hope everyone is well....

I wanted to ask you professionals about cooking a Brisket.
I'm going to break a cardinal rule of entertaining (that I learned on this board) and make something I've never made before for a party this weekend.

I am going to cook brisket for 12 people.
The recipe I have put together includes a 10 - 12 lb brisket marinated with liquid smoke and cooked in a turkey bag at 250 degrees for 12 hours.

Has anyone here ever tackled a brisket in the oven? It can be a tough piece of meat - will the turkey bag, and the "low and slow" help make it tender?

Does anyone have any advice before I tackle this (or change my mind and do burgers instead)


Luv u guys!!

I've only done brisket in a cockpot or Dutch oven.
I either make it with some tomato paste, etc. for a sweeter taste or onions & wine for something more savory.

Would love to know how it comes out in a turkey bag!

 

[shovan]

I'm making the baked mustard/brie pork chop - except my pork is thinly cut, like 1/2 inch instead of an 1 inch. How long do you think it'll need to bake? Still 20 minutes?

I'd check them a bit sooner depending on how large they are & how thick the topping is.

 

[bigmerle1966]

Hello all! Busy weekend! Went to my sisters with my godson on Friday night so I could watch my youngest niece while they were at swim meet Saturday. Took Z and the godson so that J could see S swim. Hotter than heck out there and Z was being a pain. After that took the kids shopping, and then my sis and I took the kids to the pool for an hour. I left there and brought all the kids back home with me.

Sunday we had a family reunion cook out at my cousins house. Played in his pool, had dinner and talked. The kids had a ball playing together, first in the pool, shooting Silly String at my cousin and water fights, in regular clothes , they were soaked. Had bad thunderstorms which thankfully waited until the end of the day.

** Here is a story of my day.....walking down the aisle in the grocery store the strap on my favorite sandal snapped making it impossible to wear.....I was running 2 hrs behind schedule(that is a whole other story..ugh), had 1/4 of the store done and didn't want to have to leave to go home ( 15 min away) to change shoes. I tried to shuffle along, but that was NOT going to work, so I took off my shoes, walked to the aisle with the notebooks etc, grabbed some super glue and glued the strap back on....but not before gluing my hand to the shoe, my fingers together, then to the super glue itself, finally finishing it off with putting my foot in the shoe before the glue was dry and yep, gluing my foot into my shoe....it was almost an hour later before my foot came unglued! Poor Ross didn't know whether to laugh or go sit in the car and wait!
This was the part of my day that went well too......Hope everyone has/had a nice day.

Orzo with Creamed Corn Sauce

5 ounces orzo
1 1/3 cups cream
2 ears of corn, kernals removed, one cob reserved
1 tbsp. butter
1 leek, white part only, chopped
3 tbsp. white wine
chopped scallions

Cook the orzo until al dente, drain and reserve.

Boil the cream with the reserved corn cob and half of the corn kernals until thickened-about 10 minutes. Throw aawy the cob and puree the cream mixture until smooth.

Melt the butter and saute the leek until tender. Add the reserved corn kernals and saute two minutes. Add the orzo, cream sauce, and scallions to the pot and stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

This sounds so good, I'm going to try and make a low fat version of it. I have leeks growing in pots on our balcony so I will be making LOTS of leek recipes this summer. I bought this little pot at Wal-Mart and when my mother replanted them into bigger post she ended up with two big flower pots and one long planter, there must be about 30 leeks. Who knew that a pot as small as that had that many plants in it.

 

[TigerKat]

Has anyone here ever tackled a brisket in the oven? It can be a tough piece of meat - will the turkey bag, and the "low and slow" help make it tender?

I've never cooked a brisket, but anything I've ever attempted in an oven cooking bag has come out tender and juicy, so I think it'll work.

 

[nucpharm29]

WFD here--Grilled brats with sauerkraut and some leftover corn relish from the other night.

Becky--Thanks for the orzo recipe. I'll be making that this weekend for sure!

 

[bigmerle1966]

WFD- griller salmon, regular orzo and roasted beets.

 

[FormrCastMbr]

Sooooo, Tom helped with dinner...

We discussed dinner and decided that he would do the burgers and I would do the salad with Andrew's help (I still can't bend).

Well, the 3#s of ground beef that I intended for 2 dinners turned out to be 5 massive burgers!!! He has alot of leftovers for lunch tomorrow.

And, neither one of them barely touched the freakin' expensive organic laced salad I made!

OK, back to our normally scheduled chit chat!

 

[TigerKat]

Well, the 3#s of ground beef that I intended for 2 dinners turned out to be 5 massive burgers!!! He has alot of leftovers for lunch tomorrow.

And, neither one of them barely touched the freakin' expensive organic laced salad I made!

OMG, those must be some enormous burgers!!!! Send me that salad my friend.....

Are you feeling any better?

 

[FormrCastMbr]

OMG, those must be some enormous burgers!!!! Send me that salad my friend.....

Are you feeling any better?

They were huge! All I could do was chuckle as we were eating. Then I thought to myself, I'd better stop or else he'll never offer to help cook again.

They are real PITAs with salad. They only like the basics in them. Me? I pile it all on. The more stuff, the better!

I am feeling a bit better but still not right. Thanks for the !

 

[Nancyg56]

They are real PITAs with salad. They only like the basics in them. Me? I pile it all on. The more stuff, the better!

I am feeling a bit better but still not right. Thanks for the !

Buddy is like that with salad, as is his brother. Peppers???????, spring mix?????????????? dries cranberries Boring man!

Try to get enough rest for your back, this is way too long not feeling well.

I wanted to ask you professionals about cooking a Brisket.
I'm going to break a cardinal rule of entertaining (that I learned on this board) and make something I've never made before for a party this weekend.

I am going to cook brisket for 12 people.
The recipe I have put together includes a 10 - 12 lb brisket marinated with liquid smoke and cooked in a turkey bag at 250 degrees for 12 hours.

I made one years ago and used liquid smoke with it. I did not use the cooking bag but I would think it would work well. All I can add is that low and slow is the way. A woman I knew used to make them and she always let them cook and then cool day before she needed to use them. She sliced them the next day and reheated it then because she felt that it stayed juicy and tender that way.

You could use an onion instead.

would use an onion as well.

Hi, everyone! Made it home from camp ok. We had a pretty good time, but it was hot, and we all got sunburned, despite our best efforts. It's good to be home for a while.

Welcome back!

Ladies, I have to post the casserole recipe, it is so good and easy and healthy. I doubled the recipe becasue I was told it was better reheated the next day so I have lunches for the three of us for a few days.


Beef & Bulur Casserole
>
> 1.5lbs lean ground beef
> 1 large onion chopped (about 1 cup)
> 1 (14.5oz) can diced tomatoes, drained
> 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
> 1 c uncooked bulgur
> 2 c water
> 3 tbs fresh or 1 tbs dried parsley
> 2 tsp beef boullion granules
> 1.5 tsp salt
> 1.5 tsp fresh or 1/2 tsp dried oregano
> 1/4 tsp pepper
> 1/2 c grated FF or soy parmesan cheese
>
> Heat oven to 350 degrees. Cook ground beef and onion in 10" skillet,
> stirring frequently, until beef is brown; drain. Stir in remaining
> ingredients except cheese. Pour into ungreased 2.5 quart casserole. Cover
> and bake about 45 minutes or until bulgur is tender. Stir in cheese.
>
> Serves 6

 

[TigerKat]

Does anyone remember when they cut the large threads off?????

 

[bear74]

Does anyone remember when they cut the large threads off?????

250 pages

 

[TigerKat]

250 pages

Thanks!

 

[Disney Ron]

WFD - Oven roasted chicken breast, beets, and baked potato.

Ann

 

[liamandcaili]

Laura - My goodness 2 1/2 free hours! What ARE you going to do with all that alone time??!

I did get a little cleaning done today, but not as much as I had hoped. It was too hot, and I didn't think the kids would appreciate me picking them up from their activities dripping wet.

Y'all had me curious about that Wine & Food lover's diet. I looked up the book on Amazon. Sounds like it's one of the diets based on insulin levels.

That sounds about right. My dad's doctor is concerned about him developing diabetes (there is a family history) so the weight loss and monitoring the carb and sugar intake are preventive measures.

Well, the 3#s of ground beef that I intended for 2 dinners turned out to be 5 massive burgers!!!

Those are some BIG burgers! You are wise to say nothing though. It sounds like you need some help right now.

Buddy is like that with salad, as is his brother. Peppers???????, spring mix?????????????? dries cranberries Boring man!

Greg draws the line at dried cranberries. He is pretty good about eating whatever I put in front of him, but putting sweet stuff in his salad is a no-go.

Piglet -- I have never made brisket, so I really can't say for sure, but it seems like your idea would work.

Proud Parent Moment: Liam had a game tonight (technically, a scrimmage, but played like a real game). In the fourth inning, Liam was playing second, and there were two outs. The pitcher was tiring, so the coach relieved him and put Liam on the mound to get the third out. Liam threw one pitch...groundball to short, throw to first, out! Liam then pitched the next inning and struck out two, walked one, and then had to face the best hitter on the team...definitely one of the best in this age group. Liam's first pitch just completely blew by the kid...the swing was so late. For his next pitch, Liam decided he wanted a little extra oomph, so he decided to throw his four-seam fastball rather than the two-seamer he had been throwing. The batter hit the ball right back to Liam, who fielded it cleanly, and tossed it to first for the third out. Liam told me on the way into the house, "Mom, I REALLY like pitching!" I was really happy for him because he felt so good, his teammates were all excited for him, and the coaches, who had no idea Liam could pitch, were impressed.

Okay, thanks for bearing with me, I'll talk about dinner now.

I didn't have time for the orzo and scallops tonight, so I made a pasta dish that was pretty tasty. It had fresh mozzarella, basil, tomatoes, olives and pinenuts in it. The olives were marinated in herbs de Provence, so that added to the flavor.

 

[Aimeedyan]

The mustard brie pork chops were TASTY! Thanks to whomever posted the recipe.

 

[bigmerle1966]

Proud Parent Moment: Liam had a game tonight (technically, a scrimmage, but played like a real game). In the fourth inning, Liam was playing second, and there were two outs. The pitcher was tiring, so the coach relieved him and put Liam on the mound to get the third out. Liam threw one pitch...groundball to short, throw to first, out! Liam then pitched the next inning and struck out two, walked one, and then had to face the best hitter on the team...definitely one of the best in this age group. Liam's first pitch just completely blew by the kid...the swing was so late. For his next pitch, Liam decided he wanted a little extra oomph, so he decided to throw his four-seam fastball rather than the two-seamer he had been throwing. The batter hit the ball right back to Liam, who fielded it cleanly, and tossed it to first for the third out. Liam told me on the way into the house, "Mom, I REALLY like pitching!" I was really happy for him because he felt so good, his teammates were all excited for him, and the coaches, who had no idea Liam could pitch, were impressed.

Good job Liam!

 

[Nancyg56]

Proud Parent Moment: Liam had a game tonight (technically, a scrimmage, but played like a real game). In the fourth inning, Liam was playing second, and there were two outs. The pitcher was tiring, so the coach relieved him and put Liam on the mound to get the third out. Liam threw one pitch...groundball to short, throw to first, out! Liam then pitched the next inning and struck out two, walked one, and then had to face the best hitter on the team...definitely one of the best in this age group. Liam's first pitch just completely blew by the kid...the swing was so late. For his next pitch, Liam decided he wanted a little extra oomph, so he decided to throw his four-seam fastball rather than the two-seamer he had been throwing. The batter hit the ball right back to Liam, who fielded it cleanly, and tossed it to first for the third out. Liam told me on the way into the house, "Mom, I REALLY like pitching!" I was really happy for him because he felt so good, his teammates were all excited for him, and the coaches, who had no idea Liam could pitch, were impressed.

Okay, thanks for bearing with me, I'll talk about dinner now.

While I love to talk about food I would much rather hear about these moments. Good for Liam! And great job stepping up when it counted

I am not sure how I am managing dinner tonight. I have a list a mile long that I need to accomplish and then need to be at the farm by 6 PM because Buddy is working late. We have had some pesky weather and no matter how much time Buddy spends in the field he has had a hard time keeping ahead of the damage. He takes losing a crop personally so this has been stressful, he has some guys coming in tonight for one last ditch effort to save it. I was at the FSA registering the farm last week, and one of the gals told me she has a list of farmers who have to harrow their crops under already

 

[FormrCastMbr]

Good Morning!

My back is still bad but I need to do a few things today so hopefully I will be OK.

Great job Liam!!!!

Nancy, Wishing you guys luck with the farm.

We are having grilled chicken breast, salad and maybe some broccoli.

Have a great day all!