(04-24-2014 06:28 PM)oklalittledixie Wrote:  Dixie's Slow Cooker Hopping Johns

1 pound Black Eye Peas(Rinsed)
8 sliced baby carrots(slice into disks)
I medium sized white onion diced
2 half pound ham hocks(smoked)
1 tablespoon fresh ground black pepper
1 teaspoon cumin
1 tablespoon salt
2 garlic cloves chopped
4 pieces RAW honey cured bacon(diced)
6 cups purified water

put all ingredients in slow cooker and cook for 10 hours on low. Remove ham hocks, remove all bones from hocks, shred with knife and fork, put back in pot...stir

Serve over white rice with cornbread

Copied this, printed it out, and made it late last night to overnight for today.

Whole house smells like sweet pork smoke and a Homecoming when you open the door. Taste is really good. I think the next time I do this, which will be soon it's half gone already (four teens in the house at the moment) I'm adding some chipotles in adobo. Or I may just smoke my own and make a mole to go in too.

Great dish, thanks!

I'm glad you like it man. That is a traditional dish in our family. I know that exact smell you walked into. It reminds me of New Year's Day. That's good eatin right there.

I made my Firehouse Stew tonight.

Ingredients
1 Pork Tenderloin
Worcester Sauce
8-10 Red Potatoes
1 head of Cabbage
1 package shredded Carrots
46 oz. bottle of Tomato Juice
Black Pepper (to taste)
Red Pepper (to taste)
White Pepper (to taste)
Curry (to taste)
Basil (to taste)
Garlic (to taste)
Oregano (to taste)

Directions
Perforate the Pork Tenderloin and infuse with Worcester sauce
Baked at 350° until medium rare

Pour Tomato Juice in large stew pot and put on low heat
Add spices to taste (I never measure with spices, preferring to let my nose guide me, so I can't give exact amounts)
Wash Red Potatoes, dice up small, and add to stew pot
Cut Pork Tenderloin into bite sized pieces and add to stew pot
Add Shredded Carrots to stew pot
Mix well, cover, and let stew on low heat for about 1 hour

After 1 hour, shred Cabbage and add to stew pot
Let stew for another 20 minutes

As the temperatures start to cool down one of my favorite crock pot soups is a Beef, Barley and Lentil soup. It's super healthy, super rich in taste and really easy/quick to make.

1-1.5 pounds ground beef (I buy the 93/7)
red potatoes (cubed)
celery (chopped)
carrots (chopped)
onion (diced)
1 cup dried lentils
1/2 cup pearl barley
beef stock
salt

Cook the beef and onion together until the beef is brown, drain off the grease and throw it in the crock pot.
Layer all your veggies on top and add the lentils and barley.
Cover with 32 oz of beef stock, add salt and cook on low for 8 hours.

Once it's all tender serve with a dash of lemon pepper.

Love barley soups. I may need to try that one. I wonder how that would be with stew beef instead of ground beef.

(08-16-2014 09:52 AM)oklalittledixie Wrote:  Love barley soups. I may need to try that one. I wonder how that would be with stew beef instead of ground beef.

I think it would be good with stew meat. I've been thinking of doing it with lamb and adding a touch of wine.

I love to cook. I rarely follow recipes. I just add stuff until it is ready to eat.

Recipes can be good or bad, depending on the recipe or cook. But before there was a recipe, there was some cook experimenting by adding stuff until it's ready to eat. It works both ways.

I love to cook. In the last week, I've done baby back ribs a couple of pork tenderloins, a shredded chicken and rice dish both with various sides.

Tonight I made a home made banana pudding, which requires a cooked custard.
After baseball practice tonight , my nephew requested a Cornish Hen dish that I make.

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(09-04-2014 09:31 PM)South Carolina Duke Wrote:  I love to cook. In the last week, I've done baby back ribs a couple of pork tenderloins, a shredded chicken and rice dish both with various sides.

Tonight I made a home made banana pudding, which requires a cooked custard.
After baseball practice tonight , my nephew requested a Cornish Hen dish that I make.

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have you ever tried clotted cream. I've been wanting to attempt it. It looks easy.

(09-05-2014 11:35 AM)oklalittledixie Wrote:  

(09-04-2014 09:31 PM)South Carolina Duke Wrote:  I love to cook. In the last week, I've done baby back ribs a couple of pork tenderloins, a shredded chicken and rice dish both with various sides.

Tonight I made a home made banana pudding, which requires a cooked custard.
After baseball practice tonight , my nephew requested a Cornish Hen dish that I make.

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have you ever tried clotted cream. I've been wanting to attempt it. It looks easy.

I grew up on the stuff. Nothing like a cream tea.

No, I'm not familiar with that. Tell me more.


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(09-11-2014 05:00 PM)South Carolina Duke Wrote:  No, I'm not familiar with that. Tell me more.


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Never had it, but it looks damn good as you can tell by the pictures he posted about. Check out that video I posted that shows how to make it.

It's an English dessert. I going to make some of it myself.

(09-11-2014 06:00 PM)oklalittledixie Wrote:  

(09-11-2014 05:00 PM)South Carolina Duke Wrote:  No, I'm not familiar with that. Tell me more.


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Never had it, but it looks damn good as you can tell by the pictures he posted about. Check out that video I posted that shows how to make it.

It's an English dessert. I going to make some of it myself.

It's not so much of a dessert, just like really heavy cream, eating it by itself would be like eating butter.

What's the problem with eating butter ....ha


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(09-11-2014 08:03 PM)South Carolina Duke Wrote:  What's the problem with eating butter ....ha


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This is more like whipped cream. You put this on ice cream.

(09-11-2014 08:03 PM)South Carolina Duke Wrote:  What's the problem with eating butter ....ha


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Is this you?

Ha...Magic Butter Ride.


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SWEET HAWAIIAN CROCK-POT CHICKEN
Ingredients
2 lb. Chicken tenderloin chunks
1 cup pineapple juice
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup soy sauce

Directions
1. Combine all ingredients together
2. Cook on low in Crock-pot 6-8 hours

That's it! Done! Serve with brown rice and you have a complete, easy meal!

I smoked my first shoulder yesterday.

I still owe okla the stroganoff recipe.. Since the Ms. Gdunn will be working tonight, I'll try to find it and post it. I usually don't get on a computer when she's home so we can hang out.