10 pot and almost and Recipes

whole hen chicken...thawed, rinsed & patted dry, season salt, onion - cut up, aluminum foil - make 5 small balls, crock pot, crock pot liners (make for easy clean up)

here are the basics of making an excellent cheese fondue , the proper way (or at least the lindysez way)., use good cheese , i use half emmental swiss and gruyere, grate them up and toss them with some salt and a good amount of pepper. let them sit out at room temp so they melt better . cut your bread (good french bread, but not sourdough) into bite sized pieces making sure to have crust on each piece. let those sit out for a while too so they aren tsp too soft., cheese that you use , you are going to use 1 3/4 cups of a dry white wine, such as a fume blanc, a california sauv blanc (don tsp use a new zealand 1 as most are too grassy) or a pouilly-fume. when you are ready to make the fondue, rub the pot with a clove of garlic (we like garlic, so we leave the clove in, but you don tsp need to); then place over a medium heat and add the wine. when the wine comes to a simmer, start slowly adding the cheese, sprinkling in a handful at a time, allowing each addition to melt (my dad said you always have to stir in the same direction, in a figure 8 motion, it works. if you stir in a circle you will end up with a big glop of cheese in the middle of a pot of wine, the figure 8 is key); keep adding until you have a nice thick sauce, then add a splash of kirsch and a pinch of nutmeg. put over a burner to keep it bubbling, and stir often when you dip your bread., a lb of cheese is enough for 4 people; or more if you are serving other things. and the amounts are guesstimates. i almost always grate too much cheese, so only add as much as you need to get the right consistency ; when you dip a piece of bread into the fondue, you want a nice coating of cheese and for the bread to absorb the wine. that s what it s all about, cheese, wine and bread. so use the best you can of each ingredient. and any left over cheese makes for a mighty good ham and cheese omelet.

red kidney beans, onion chopped, bell pepper chopped, jalapeno peppers chopped (optional), garlic minced, smoked sausage cut in 1/2 inch pieces, bay leaf, pork hambone, salt to taste, red pepper or cayenne to taste, black pepper to taste, water to cover beans cooked rice, wash beans. add in the crock-pot , the washed beans, onions, bell pepper, garlic, hambone, and bay leaf. pour enough water in the crock-pot so that the water is 2 to 3 inches above the beans. turn the crock-pot on low and cook overnight or 10 hours or during the day while at work. do not peak or uncover., early the next morning or returning from work, check and see if the water has been reduced. if further reduction of water is needed and generally it is needed, turn the cooker on high. smash some of the beans to thicken and cook 1 or two more hours; adding the smoked sausage in the last half hour of cooking. remove bay leaf and season to taste with salt and pepper., pour the entire mixture from the crock pot to a large heavy duty pot or black cast iron pot. smash some of the beans to thicken the gravy. cook to reduce the water and thicken the gravy. when the gravy is almost the consistency you want, add the smoked sausage, salt and pepper and remove the bay leaf. cook for 30 minutes. serve over rice and enjoy., scale this recipe to servings.

uncooked boneless chicken breasts, red bell pepper, chopped, green bell pepper, chopped, onion, chopped, celery, chopped, diced tomatoes, drained sliced mushrooms, sugar, paprika, garlic powder, hot sauce , to taste, salt and pepper, to taste, cooked brown rice

water, chicken breasts or 1 whole chicken, cream of chicken soup, cream of mushroom soup, low sodium chicken broth, fresh mushrooms, sliced, raw peeled and chopped potatoes, celery, yellow onion, garlic, minced, carrot, cleaned (i prefer baby carrots already peeled), corn, peas, biscuits (i prefer ones that have butter in already in them), salt and pepper, to taste

rotini pasta, pasta sauce with tomato chunks, egg, lean ground beef, ground sausage, olive oil, parmesan cheese, italian breadcrumbs, mozzarella cheese, ricotta cheese, eggs, parmesan cheese, parsley flakes, salt, freshly ground black pepper

whole chickens, cut into 8-10 pieces (cut off excess fat), flour, salt, fresh ground pepper, vegetable oil, garlic cloves, crushed, white pearl onions, quartered, button mushrooms, quartered, baby fennel, chopped or 1 tsp fennel seed, chicken stock (depending on how much liquid you want), whole fresh tomato, chopped, italian seasoning (or combination of basil , oregano and other preferred spices), bacon, diced, white potatoes, diced small, broccoli florets

chuck roast, garlic cloves, fresh brewed coffee, kosher salt (to taste), ground black pepper (to taste), onion (sliced ), fresh mushrooms (button or sliced ), cornstarch, water