[Colbyt]

Will you be cooking this evening or headed out for a big night on the town? If cooking anything special?

We will be staying in and I intend to find the earliest new year celebration on streaming so as not to miss my beauty sleep. It also helps avoid a hangover.

Simple meal of Italian sausage on sub buns with cheese, red peppers and onions. Fries on the side.

 

[Wooleybooger]

Baby back ribs, mixed veggies and baked beans or failed that whatever other kind of bean I have on the shelf that must needs opening the jar/can.

 

[Steve-o]

We will be staying in and I intend to find the earliest new year celebration on streaming so as not to miss my beauty sleep.

It's 12 o'clock somewhere!

Undecided what we're doing. Multiple options but that midnight business knocks out a few choices. I have some shrimp in the freezer I can defrost quickly if we choose to hide from the world.

 

[Wooleybooger]

We quit doing the midnight thing years ago.

 

[KitchenWench]

we're having pizza, already ordered with a delivery time of around 6:30 pm. I'm in less than no mood to cook tonight, especially since I'll be cooking a big meal tomorrow and I'm planning to spend today and tomorrow baking breads. I don't know when the humidity and warmth will be right for it again until spring so I'm going to take advantage of it.

 

[PickyPrincess]

Dinner is done, dishwasher is running and everyone is tucked in doing their own thing. I can't remember the last time I stayed up until midnight (on purpose) and I for one shall be relaxing, playing video games.

I need to work on getting the dog high on his Busy Butter around 9 p.m. so he'll be too stoned to care long before the fireworks shenanigans start around here.

My husband used to get up at 3 a.m. to go to work so we've been an early to bed, early to rise family for quite some time.

 

[Steve-o]

A quick sheet-pan dinner of shrimp and asparagus tossed in butter, garlic, salt and pepper carried the evening. Now let's see if we make it till midnight.

 

[Old Gnome]

I don't recall the last time I went out on New Year's Eve. 1983, I think.

We stayed in, as has been our habit our entire marriage (37 years next month), watched TV, and I will not make it to midnight.

 

[Colbyt]

Dick Clarke was just a boy the last time I did.

 

[Wooleybooger]

Dick Clarke was just a boy the last time I did.

Wouldn't that make you about 200 years old?

 

[KitchenWench]

We stayed in last night. There's no place to go here in town on New Year's Eve and neither of us wanted to mess with Charlotte's nonsense. It's bad enough we have to deal with the New Year's Shooters. Here's a link to the lunatics website. And yep, the town sanctions it...sigh...

Cherryville New Years Shooters Inc.

Welcome to the Official Web Site of the Cherryville New Years Shooters. Shooting in the New Year on New Year's Day is one of the oldest traditions still continuing in the world. We are proud to continue the tradition in Cherryville NC complete with the chant and musket blasts. Please browse our...

cherryvilleshooters.com

 

[Roll_Bones]

I was digging as usual in the chest freezer and came across a corned beef I made last St, Patrick's day. I always store cooked corned beef covered in the cooking brine in a Cambro* square container.
So I checked it and it was totally submerged. So I thaw it out and had corned beef sandwiches with chips (seas salt and cracked pepper) and a Jewish style pickle.
It was great. Still have enough for dinner. Not sure I want it again. I ate a giant sandwich last night.

* Best containers on the market. I use square. Takes up less room in fridge or freezer. Lids very tight as well and all kinds of sizes. Not cheap though.

 

[Wooleybooger]

Yes I've heard good things on the Cambro containers.

 

[KitchenWench]

Since I went and collected that smoker, it's leftovers night here. I'll do a nice dinner tomorrow evening.

 

[Roll_Bones]

Yes I've heard good things on the Cambro containers.

They are the very best. Great for wet brining and dry/liquid storage. I missed the one downstairs in the freezer. It was down there a long time. I use one for sous vide too.

 

[PickyPrincess]

Corn dogs and sweet potato fries with blackened ranch for dipping (the fries).

 

[Shane R]

Working through the last of some leftovers.

 

[Wooleybooger]

Corn dogs and sweet potato fries with blackened ranch for dipping (the fries).

Corn Dogs and it's PickyPrincess' fault. I'll accompany mine with one of several things. Duck sauce, some sort of hot sauce or Sriracha Mayo. Maybe some nopalitos to go with them just for grins.

 

[Wooleybooger]

Well last night's supper wasn't a complete bust. Butterflied shrimp (frozen), calabacitas and Spanish rice. The Spanish rice I made with a 7 oz can of tomato sauce and a tablespoon full of Bolner's Fiesta Spanish Rice seasoning. For the calabacitas this recipe that I've posted somewhere on the forum.

Easy Calabacitas Recipe

This vegetarian Calabacitas recipe is perfect for any stubborn carnivores out there! Loads of flavor made with healthy, fresh ingredients -- yum!!

www.mexicanplease.com

I cheated and used a tomato salsa rather than roasted plum tomatoes. The shrimp were a disappointment. The only thing with the slightest crunch about them was the breading but the shrimp came out over cooked and mushy. My fault or faulty heating instructions I don't know. Anyhow here is a picture.

 

[PickyPrincess]

Well last night's supper wasn't a complete bust. Butterflied shrimp (frozen), calabacitas and Spanish rice. The Spanish rice I made with a 7 oz can of tomato sauce and a tablespoon full of Bolner's Fiesta Spanish Rice seasoning. For the calabacitas this recipe that I've posted somewhere on the forum.

Easy Calabacitas Recipe

This vegetarian Calabacitas recipe is perfect for any stubborn carnivores out there! Loads of flavor made with healthy, fresh ingredients -- yum!!

www.mexicanplease.com

I cheated and used a tomato salsa rather than roasted plum tomatoes. The shrimp were a disappointment. The only thing with the slightest crunch about them was the breading but the shrimp came out over cooked and mushy. My fault or faulty heating instructions I don't know. Anyhow here is a picture.

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It looks awesome!