What if it Snows?

You trying to get him sick? Those don't even have a filter. Lol

 

Well it is a face covering. they never said it had to be protective. lol

 

We get gift cards for honey baked ham from our company every Christmas. Between the woman and I, I think we have over $200 worth. Lol. Should provide a nice spread if we ever use them.

 

Get big crock pot. Say a 3 galloner.

Fry a pound of sirloin beef ground. (Lean is best for what you are getting ready to build)

get several cans of that swanson beef broth.

Find taters anyway you like it. Toss beef into bottom after frying to done, layer with potatoes. Pour broth in.

Chop celery, onions, a couple jalapeno peppers, corn, carrots, and diced tomatos. Toss it all in there. By then that pot should be getting close to full. Leave a inch from rim for expansion during cooking.

The most important part is a small amount of chopped lettuce or cabbage. Add a dab of olive oil, add a dab of worchester to taste. Salt and pepper to taste and whatever else you want in there. by now you should have a pretty good idea of whoa.

Cook half a day. Your nose will know when it's ready.

Get the bowls out. Feed the tribe.

 

Portuguese style roasted dinner.
If one was to do this on the islands, it would be done in a crock type cooking pot. Here, I do it in a big roasting pan, like used for Turkey.

Place all ingredients in roaster.

5 lbs of pork. Usually shoulder, “Boston butt” and or sirloin.
1 or 2 linguica cut into quarters, poke the pieces with a fork a few times
2 to 4 chourico cut in half, then poke with fork.
4 white onions, quartered
4 heads Garlic, cloves peeled, whole.
6 to 8 carrots, cut in half or thirds depending on size.
6 to 8 ribs celery, cut same as carrots.
4 to 6 large russet potatoes, half or quarter
4 to 6 red skin potatoes, cut in half.

Green cabbage is optional. Quarter and put on top.

Seasoning. Salt, pepper, coriander, cumin. Mustard seeds. Oregano, safflower, bay leaf. Mix all this in a small dish then spread over top (before cabbage)

Add about two cups white wine. normally we use vinho verde, just a young white.

put lid on roaster, place in center of oven at 325 for 45 min to 1 hour. Turn down heat to 300, continue cooking til all the potatoes and veggies are done. Maybe 2 hours,

When it comes out of the oven, let stand for 15 minutes, then sort all the ingredients to bowls and platters. Strain the liquid out of the bottom of the pan. Use to pour over everything.

Slice up pork load plate and eat.

 

You cook like a TV chef and seem to always eat like a king!

 

I've got meatballs in the fridge that my wife made.

Or I could walk inside and make the decision between Dickies BBQ (meh) or Checkers.

Or maybe I'll do the meatballs supplemented by something from Checkers.

Which means if I go inside, I have to put real clothes on lol.

 

That's how my wife cooks. I grill stuff.

But that mf'er ain't roasting 5lbs of pork butt in his truck unless he's sitting somewhere hot with his windows rolled up and the truck off

 

Do all the cooking at home. Not unusual to have all sorts of things going. The roast dinner was made last weekend, along with grilling 8 chicken breasts, two London broil pieces. A few pork chops and some tomato sauce. Have some pressure cookers, do all sorts of stuff in them as well. After cooking, it all gets portioned out and put in freezer containers. Then all I need is veggies and fruit. Have a 3.3 cu refrigerator and a microwave in the truck.

 

Cooking from scratch is really no more time or that hard over using pre-packaged. You get to decide how much sodium and sugar is in it. The ingredients are fresh and taste better. You will also eat less, because it tastes good and is satisfying.