Kai's "Old-Fashioned" Recipe Thread

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Originally posted by jaybird
During her freshman year in college, my dot used make grilled cheese on her ironing board. Yep, you guessed it...she ironed it! Sadly, her cooking skills haven't increased much since that time.

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Lentil Soup(s) for anarmywife


LENTIL SOUP WITH RED WINE VINEGAR




1 pound lentils
1 large onion, chopped
6 large cloves garlic, minced
2 celery ribs, chopped
1 (15.5-ounce) can peeled tomatoes and their juices
1 large bay leaf
4 parsley sprigs, chopped or 1 tablespoon dried
1 tablespoon dried oregano leaves
1/3 cup olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
Wash lentils and place in 4-quart saucepan; cover lentils with warm water, about 2-quarts. Let stand for 1 hour. Bring to boil; add all the ingredients except the vinegar. Cover and simmer for 2-1/2 hours or until soup is very thick, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking. Add 2 tablespoons vinegar and continue to simmer for 5 more minutes. Serve hot, passing additional vinegar. (Soup may be prepared ahead and refrigerated for several days or frozen for several months.)



Greek Lentil Soup


1 bag light brown lentils
3 medium onions (finely chopped)
6-8 garlic cloves (finely chopped)
5-6 carrots cut in thin rounds
1 chicken stock cube
1/2 cup olive oil
2 tbsp. tomato paste
5-6 bay leaves, thyme, salt, pepper

Wash lentils.
Put in large pan with onions, carrots, garlic, stock.
Cover with water + 1 inch more.
Simmer for 1 1/2 hours.
Add all other ingredients, and continue to simmer 4 another hours



HEARTY LENTIL SOUP WITH BACON AND HERBS




1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup chopped carrot
1 slice bacon, chopped
2 teaspoons minced garlic
7 cups (or more) canned low-salt chicken stock
2 cups dried lentils (about 12-1/2 oz.)
2 large sprigs fresh thyme or 1/2 teaspoon dried
1 bay leaf


Combine onion, celery, carrot, bacon, and garlic in a heavy, large Dutch oven.
Stir over medium-high heat 2 minutes.
Reduce heat to medium-low and cover and cook until veggies are tender, about 7 minutes.
Uncover and add 7 cups broth, lentils, thyme and bay leaf and bring to a boil.
Reduce heat and simmer uncovered until the lentils are tender, stirring occasionally, about 45 minutes.
Discard thyme and bay leaf.
Transfer 1/2 of soup to a food processor, cool slightly.
Puree until smooth. Return puree to Dutch oven.
(Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
Bring soup to a simmer, thinning with more broth, if desired.
Season soup to taste with salt and pepper.




Apricot Lentil Soup



3 tablespoons olive oil

1 large onion, chopped

2 cloves garlic, minced

1/3 cup dried apricots

1 1/2 cups red lentils, rinsed

5 cups vegetable stock

3 plum tomatoes (peeled, seeded, and chopped)

1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

1/2 teaspoon dried thyme

salt

ground black pepper

2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

Saute onion, garlic, and apricots in olive oil. Add lentils and stock. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer 30 minutes.
Add tomatoes, cumin, thyme, and salt and pepper to taste, and simmer 10 minutes more.
Add lemon juice. Puree 1/2 of the soup in a blender, then return to the pot. Serve. Makes 6 -8 servings

Hope these help

[jaybird]

Fugi>>>The rootbeer cake was a huge hit last night. I didn't have any...da brother-in-law and I decided to crank up some old rock & roll and crack open a bottle of something he's had since he was overseas. WHEW. Laggavillian? Laggavilla? Whatever. :
WHEW.

And it was potent, whatever it was.

And please tell me there is a difference between SCOTCH & IRISH WHISKEY, because I have $20 riding on it.

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Lagavulin? located on Islay one of the smokiest peatiest malt widely available. Been there had fun

Single Malt Scotch is made ONLYin Scotland (By International Law) and is made from ONLY Malted Barley that has been fermented and distilled the barley after malting may or maynot be smoke with peat fires to influence the flavor.
Blended Scotch is Single Malt Whiskey from 2 or more distilleries married together and usually cut with grain alcohol as an extender, but it all has to be made in Scotland also to be called Scotch

Irish Whiskey is made in Ireland Usually with malted Barley but also it maybe made from Potatos (Usually called Poteen) or Corn or whatever grain is available & it is very rarely peated as Scotch is.

This help any?
Chech out this link

http://www.scotchwhisky.net/malt/single6.htm

[jaybird]

Originally posted by the fugative


Lagavulin? located on Islay one of the smokiest peatiest malt widely available. Been there had fun

Single Malt Scotch is made ONLYin Scotland (By International Law) and is made from ONLY Malted Barley that has been fermented and distilled the barley after malting may or maynot be smoke with peat fires to influence the flavor.
Blended Scotch is Single Malt Whiskey from 2 or more distilleries married together and usually cut with grain alcohol as an extender, but it all has to be made in Scotland also to be called Scotch

Irish Whiskey is made in Ireland Usually with malted Barley but also it maybe made from Potatos (Usually called Poteen) or Corn or whatever grain is available & it is very rarely peated as Scotch is.

This help any?

Maybe it was Lagavulin. All I know is he got it when he was stationed in Germany and went to Great Britain on leave. By the time I said, "WHAT IS THIS STUFF?" and grabbed the bottle, I wasn't reading so well. I didn't like the way it tasted very much at all.

"THIS HELP ANY?"
Well, ummmm, errrr, uhhhhhh....no. I told him I thought it had to do with how it was brewed (distilled?) and one came from Ireland and one came from Scotland. Just tell me if I won the $20 and how I can document it! I'm not sure if he was yanking my chain or not and just giving me a hard time. Everyone else was drinking beer and watching the ball game...we were in the study with the stereo cranking out Jethro Tull and doing shots. Gaaaah.

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OK OK

Irish wiskey if the label states it is Irish is distilled ONLY in Ireland.

Scotch Whiskey is distilled ONLY in Scotland

the processes are almost identical, the variables are the grains use and how the grains are germinated to produce the sugar that is used in fermentation.

Scotch uses ONLY Barley

Irish uses almost any grain that is available though barley is prefered.

Document it Hmmm thats going to be hard because as far as the distillers are concerned its a trade secret but the link I posted gives details on Scotch

Scotch
http://www.scotchwhisky.net/malt/single6.htm

Irish Links

http://www.classicwhiskey.com/ click on making

http://www.whiskeymaster.com/

[jaybird]

~grins and smacks Fugi upside the head~

HE SAID: Irish whiskey and scotch are the same.

SHE SAID: Nuh uh. They are not.

HE SAID: Same thing.

SHE SAID: NUH UH! One's made in Ireland, one's made in Scotland.

HE SAID: Nope. Both are made in Great Britain, scotch is just another name for Irish whiskey.

SHE SAID: Wanna bet? I know an expert in this field, Fugiyama. (don't ask me why that came out)

HE SAID: We're talking whiskey, not saki.

SHE SAID: Quit hogging the bottle.

HE SAID: Betcha 20 bucks.

SHE SAID: I love taking your money. (swig, swig)

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So they are MADE in different countries by different processes, right?

Be gentle, I have a bitohangover today.

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Different Countries, Similar Processes

Pass Go Collect $20.00

[jaybird]

Hehe. Thanks Fugi. I just emailed this page to him.

Say night jaybird...I have got to get some sleep tonight! Have a good night and a great tomorrow. Huggles.

(((((JOLIE)))))

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{{{Nite JayBird}}}

{{{HiYa Jolie}}}

[anarmywife]

thanks fugative the first one looks really close, I think I will try it and add a few carrots!!