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All Things Considered => General Discussion--Food Related => Topic started by: jdmessner on August 29, 2024, 09:44:59 PM
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I am I the process of writing a grant to provide six to eight families the resources they will need to make nutritious, creative, and budget friendly meals on a weekly basis for eight weeks. The only catch is they will all be done in a crockpot. If program is a success the plan is to do two sessions a year with new families each time.
Recently I have been in contact with a unique neighborhood association. It came into being about five years ago when a local hospital was being taken over by a larger healthcare system. The community asked for some assurance that the needs of area residents would not be overlooked by the larger hospital. As a result, a nonprofit group called StreetHeart was formed. Its main purpose is to promote activities that will strengthen the over 300 families residing within the designated neighborhood.
My proposal is that each week participating families will receive a delivery with everything needed to create a meal (think Hello Fresh). A cooking video will also be posted on a closed Facebook page.
The goal is to have parents and kids not only make the meals together, but to also have them sit down and eat together. My hope is that families will use the closed online group as a way to share comments and photos of what they liked or didn’t like, or what did or didn’t work when they make each dish. I would like to foster a little bit of the same camaraderie that can be found on this forum.
I don’t know if this project is going to work or not. I have seen a similar program work quite well elsewhere. I am going to keep moving forward, assuming it will work, until it doesn’t!
So, the big question is: What are your favorite crockpot meals? I am looking for recipes that will go beyond the basic “Crockpot Bill of Fare!” The meal should be compatible with a 5-quart crock pot. Hopefully participants will want to make these recipes again, so the ingredients should be easy to find and cost around $20 - $25 per meal to make.
Let me know what you think! Any and all ideas are appreciated!!
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This sounds like an interesting and beneficial idea. Hope it comes about and gets going, and even better grows to numbers beyond 8 families.
I was never much of a crockpot cook. I will have to try to remember some of the ones that actually worked for me. I use the instant pot more than the slow cooker these days. The slow cooker gets tasked to keep things warm.
Does the entire meal need to be done just in the CP? of could some of it be done on a stove? I ask because I use the CP to make chili a lot of the time after I cool off my meat. We do buffalo chicken dip in it but I sous vide and shred the chicken first.
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I echo BigDave on what a wonderful idea. Would a crockpot lasagna fit the bill or is that too ordinary and one dimensional?
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Dave - I may need to think about the instant pot idea. I have not used one, but my mom loves hers. I think there might be more versatility in the kinds of things you could do. Everything doesn't need to be made in the pot. The idea is to keep it simple and easy to put together.
Kristen - Lasagna is a great idea. Nothing ordinary or one dimensional about that!
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This is still a huge go to at our house. They don't have to smoke the chicken for it to still be fantastic but I prefer it with a little smoke. I don't use the chicken taco seasoning. I use the one for beef tacos. I didn't clarify that in the original post and I guess I should. https://pelletfan.com/index.php?topic=2686.0
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Sorry to say, all of mine are of this variety!
So, the big question is: What are your favorite crockpot meals? I am looking for recipes that will go beyond the basic “Crockpot Bill of Fare!”
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Crock pot Lasagna
Ingredients:
-- 12 Lasagna noodles , uncooked
-- 1 lb of ground beef ( browned and drained)
-- 1 tsp or so of Italian seasoning
--1 jar of spaghetti sauce (28 ounces).(I add 2 small cans of tomatoes sauce also)
--1/4th cup of water
--1 carton of small curd cottage cheese or ricotta cheese ( 16 ozs)
--2 cups of mozzarella cheese, grated
Method:
Break noodles in half. Place half of the noodles in bottom of greased Crock-Pot. Stir Italian seasoning into meat and spread over the noodles already in the cooker .
Ladle in half the sauce and water, half the cottage cheese/ricotta, and half the mozzarella cheese over the meat and then repeat layers.
Cover and cook on low heat for 4 hours or less. Watch closely at 3+ hours Do not cook over 5 hours . Makes 6- 8 servings .
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Perfect! I will give it a go!!
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You could always add another pound of hamburger. Or Bentley always likes to add a layer of spinach to his lasagna, so you could do that also and get some veggies in there.
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You could always add another pound of hamburger. Or Bentley always likes to add a layer of spinach to his lasagna, so you could do that also and get some veggies in there.
For me I like to add in some sort of sausage meat with the beef and I almost always will add layers of sandwich pepperoni in my lasagna.
I dated a girl and her father would slice hard boiled eggs and layer in to his, had never seen that, I mentioned the pepperoni and he looked at me like I was crazy.
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JD another recipe from a friend. I have never made it, but it sure sounds good and a one stop meal -- meat, veggies, starch and gravy! It does have a lot of steps and ingredients, so may not work for your purposes, although it would give kids lots of things to measure and stir.
Ingredients
1 and 1/2 lbs of chicken -- tenders, breast or thigh (no bones or skin)
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
2 cups thawed green beans
1 box Stove Top stuffing
1/2 cup diced onions
2 stalks diced celery
1 cup chicken broth
1 can Cream of Chicken soup
1/3 cup sour cream
1/4 cup melted butter
Process
1. Grease crockpot and place chicken on bottom, mix garlic and onion powder and salt and pepper together and sprinkle over chicken.
2. Spread green beans in a layer.
3. Mixed together stuffing mix, diced onions and diced celery and spread over beans.
4. Mix all the remaining ingredients and pour evenly over stuffing.
Cover and cook on high for 4 hours or low for 5 to 6. When done lightly mix it all together and serve. Serves about 6 people.
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That is a perfect recipe! I will try it out. Hopefully next week I can start trying out some recipes.
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A quick update. Next week I am meeting with the group I am looking to partner with. I will also be bringing dinner! At this time it looks like I will try out Kristin's chicken recipe for sure, and possibly the lasagna. Looking at crockpot rice pudding for dessert. I will post updates as the process continues forward.
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I use a Crock Pot a lot. My favorite meal is a stew that I posted about earlier (https://pelletfan.com/index.php?topic=6938.msg72304#msg72304 reply#2).
You can put pretty much whatever you like in it. You can also rotate the meat between beef, pork and chicken, though I have found that I like beef the best.
I use the following:
Beef stew meat
Carrots
Zucchini
Onion
Green beans
Cabbage
Tomatoes
Corn (cut from the cob if possible)
Garlic
You can add potatoes. I do sometimes but I usually keep it lower carb.
The broth is made using a mixture of vegetable broth and a can of V8 juice (one can each) with an added dash of Tiger Sauce.
The only seasoning I add is pepper.
Mix together with the meat on top and cook on low for 8 hours.
I do not thicken the broth. I keep it soupy which precipitated a debate here on what is a soup and what is a stew.
I did not add amounts because I put in how much I like. I cut everything fairly large which helps keep the vegetables from dissolving, especially the zucchini.
I throw stuff in until the Crock Pot is full. There is more detail in the earlier post that I linked to on top.
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Hank - Thanks for posting the stew thread. I had forgotten about it. There were some good recipes on there. A stew would be a good addition to the mix for crockpot dishes.
I made the chicken and stuffing recipe tonight. It was really good. I cooked it on high for four hours. The stuffing was a little mushy, but the celery still gave it a little bit of a crunch. Next time I will probably top it with some onion crisps, and double the recipe for a 5 quart crock pot. The recipe is a keeper!
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Glad you liked it, the onion rings sound like a good addition. Maybe two boxes of stuffing?
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I met with the neighborhood association last night. I brought in crockpots of Lasagna, chicken stuffing casserole, and rice pudding. It must have gone over okay, they voted to go forward with the project!
The goal is to have the program go eight weeks. We will have a group dinner the first and last week, with six drop-off meals.
There are senior apartments in the neighborhood, so we may also do a series on cooking for one. This would be an opportunity to connect with people who have lost spouses and find it difficult to make meals.
My job over the next few weeks will be to figure out the dinners and put together a budget. So far I am looking at: chicken stuffing casserole, lasagna, ham and scalloped potatoes, meatloaf, stew, and stroganoff.
If nothing else, at least I will be eating well as I do my "research"!
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I am going to try a crockpot Huli Huli chicken today. Not sure if it would meet your needs since it is just the chicken with some pineapple chunks added at the end. I will make rice separate and you could have other sides separate but not a one pot meal.
Your plan sounds good and a lot of folks will be happy for both the food and a visit.
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Huli Huli chicken is done. I understand in Hawaii they would have barbecued the pieces and then sauced with the Huli Huli sauce kind of like we would do barbecue chicken. But this is the Crock-Pot version and they suggested you might want to pull the chicken and serve over rice which sounds good to me. I thought I had a can of chunk pineapple but it turned out to be crushed pineapple. So I drained it and added it anyway, I am such a rebel. LOL!
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We are a go! The introductory group meal is scheduled for January 7. The neighborhood group is starting to get people signed up. I am working on menus and putting together a budget.
Last night I experimented with crockpot ham and scalloped potatoes. It isn't what I would think of as scalloped potatoes, but it went together easy and tasted good. While there is a little bit of grated cheese in with the potatoes, you would not know it by looking at the end results. However, it did add to the overall taste. Here is the recipe:
3 lbs. Sliced Potatoes ~ I did not peel them, but it is a personal preference
1 lb. Cubed Ham
1 cup Diced Onions
1 cup Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese
1 can (10.5 oz.) Cream of Mushroom Soup
1 Teaspoon Garlic Powder
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
Mix potatoes, ham, onions, and cheese in the crockpot
In a mixing bowl combine soup, garlic, salt, and pepper.
Pour mixture over potatoes
Cover and set the crockpot on high for 4 hours or on low for 8-10 hours,
At first I didn't think there would be enough sauce, but I stuck with the recipe. There was enough!
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Rock the Crock starts tomorrow. We are hosting a pizza dinner with the people who are participating. There are nine families signed up (our target was eight). I am excited to get this going. I make my cooking video debut this week!
If there is a meal that a family doesn't like, I included a wild card meal they can swap out with. There will also be a bonus Superbowl snack (meatballs) if the Lions make it to the big game.
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Great news!! Good luck!
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This is a great thing, hope it works out the way you envision it. We will of course want to see those cooking videos.
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This is a great thing, hope it works out the way you envision it. We will of course want to see those cooking videos.
You might want to be careful about what you ask for! Here's the link: https://youtu.be/-0JtbiDzQoQ?si=QZ4pLLqtq9Ptlqk2
For the meatloaf we are using 2 lbs. of meat. There was an option for ground beef, pork, turkey, or chicken. They could mix and match any two if they would like, or get 2 lbs. of any one protein. I guess I should not have been surprised when every family opted for just beef!
The trick for the video was to try and do everything in one take, to limit editing. There were three different elements to include: The meatloaf, veggies, and the glaze. For the first time ever doing something like this, I think we did okay. If anyone has any suggestions, especially regarding video editing programs, please let me know. Cheap is good, free is best!!
The family I worked with had fun. Meals go out on Sunday. Then we will see what the real critics have to say! Next week is Kristin's Chicken Casserole.
Meatloaf Ingredients:
2lbs Ground Beef
1 Sweet Onion
2 tsp. Minced Garlic
2/3 cup Breadcrumbs
1 Cup Whole Milk
2 Eggs
1 tsp. Dried Parsley
1/2 tsp Oregano
1/4 tsp Tyme
1/2 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp Pepper
Glaze Ingredients:
3 oz Ketchup
1 oz Brown Sugar
1 oz BBQ Sauce
Vegetables:
2 lbs. Potatoes
2 lbs. Carrots
1/4 Cup Olive Oil
1 TBSP Oregano
Salt and Pepper to taste
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Looked very good and the kids getting involved and helping is great. Nothing wrong with the video and even some comedy in it. How did the family like the finished product?
No help with editing, the videos i put up are just as they are. I need to look in to editing software and how to make it work.
Keep up the fantastic work.
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Looks great to me and you are doing a wonderful job! But, come on JD -- have them wash their hands and get in that meat and mix it by hand! Even professional chefs recommend doing that ;D
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Hope he doesn't mind if i share this. I believe this is Kristen's chicken recipe.
The young lady in the video is doing great, she is way better than most of those Tik Tok people that show recipes, she actually uses a spatula to clean everything out.
https://youtu.be/MeG-ffV_F8M?si=_JyYnQRmLmmXb-bX
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Hope he doesn't mind if i share this. I believe this is Kristen's chicken recipe.
The young lady in the video is doing great, she is way better than most of those Tik Tok people that show recipes, she actually uses a spatula to clean everything out.
https://youtu.be/MeG-ffV_F8M?si=_JyYnQRmLmmXb-bX
I don't mind at all! I just hadn't quite gotten around to posting it yet.
This is Kristen's recipe. I did make a few small changes. We used a little more chicken (2 lbs.), sour cream (8 oz.), green beans (two 10 oz. bags), and added onion crisps at the end. I really liked this dish and will make it again! The comments from the families who are participating have been very positive.
Next week is Crock Pot Lasagna. That should be a big hit!
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Love that the kids get involved! Hopefully they are learning to cook. And modifying recipes is always the way to go to make it fit your needs.
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Love that the kids get involved! Hopefully they are learning to cook. And modifying recipes is always the way to go to make it fit your needs.
Great thought. To enhance that thought a bit, anyone have any method to teach someone how to cook by taste? I think it is something I may have inherited (if that is even possible) from my Dad and his Mother. For example, my first BBQ rib rub used some ingredients that I had read, but then I used my tastebuds to determine how much more of something to put in the rub to get it to what I liked. My wife used to make a hamburger spaghetti sauce and would always tell me it needs something else. I would taste it, go to the cabinet and grab what I thought it needed more of or was missing, throw it in the pot, stir it up good, and let her taste again until our liking. Now, my wife even does that after she follows a recipe she found that she thought we may like. I believe once you learn how to do this it makes cooking more enjoyable.
Back to original topic, hats off to JD for the wonderful community work he continues to do across multiple communities.
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Here is the new masterpiece. I think I may make this one. Lasagna.
Figured I would share it because he is wrapped up i super bowl ideas now.
https://youtu.be/98CAlF5XquM?si=GHQmuFAj9jAEqiHI
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Here is the new masterpiece. I think I may make this one. Lasagna.
Figured I would share it because he is wrapped up i super bowl ideas now.
https://youtu.be/98CAlF5XquM?si=GHQmuFAj9jAEqiHI
Thanks Dave, I am not sure about masterpiece, but I appreciate your posting it. I will apologize in advance for the lasagna/Garfield joke!
The recipe is basically the same as the one Kristin posted. I ended up using 45 oz. of spaghetti sauce and 6 oz. of tomato paste. The cheese mixture also had 6 oz of grated Parmesan. After doing some research, I found one hint that made sense to me. When you start layering, begin with the sauce. That will keep the noodles from cooking unevenly and drying out on the bottom.
Next week is Beef Stroganoff.
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That looked like something I could even do! Thanks for sharing.
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I used to put things in the slow cooker for Man when Woman was in the hospital and I had to work. He wanted mac n cheese, the way we all ways had mac cheese was the pasta was cooked, some in a baking dish slices of longhorn cheese maybe a few fine diced onions salt and pepper, then more pasta and cheese onions and S&P more pasta and cheese. Now the dish is full, so milk was poured in until it hit the top and baked. I did the same thing in the slow cooker but did not spray anything, it turned out well but cleaning the cooker was a mess. I would change it up at times and use V8 juice instead of milk.
The lasagna may get made over the weekend or next week. She will like that.
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I dont like cottage or ricotta cheese. Anyway have any thoughts on a grated cheese mixture to use instead?
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I would try softened cream cheese and some sour cream or heavy cream and just use grated parm if you are looking for something close in texture, or just use a nice pizza cheese blend along with the cream cheese and sour cream.
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I did the same thing in the slow cooker but did not spray anything, it turned out well but cleaning the cooker was a mess. the weekend or next week. She will like that.
I use the disposable plastic slow cooker liners to eliminate the cleanup grief.
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I did the same thing in the slow cooker but did not spray anything, it turned out well but cleaning the cooker was a mess. the weekend or next week. She will like that.
I use the disposable plastic slow cooker liners to eliminate the cleanup grief.
I have been amazed at how well the spray works with clean-up efforts. I have never used the plastic liners. I have thought about it and even purchased some. However, when push comes to shove, I have a hard time wrapping my head around cooking food in plastic. I know it should be okay, but I guess it is just one of those personal quirks.
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I have used the liners for things like dips, chili, cabbage and noodles, things that can be mixed or stirred, not sure how well they would work with a layered recipe.
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I have a hard time wrapping my head around cooking food in plastic. I know it should be okay, but I guess it is just one of those personal quirks.
I’m thinking that you’ll never be a sous vide fan. :)
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I have a hard time wrapping my head around cooking food in plastic. I know it should be okay, but I guess it is just one of those personal quirks.
I’m thinking that you’ll never be a sous vide fan. :)
You make a good point, there is not a lot of difference. I have never tried sous vide. However, that will change. We got a sous vide machine for Christmas and I am looking forward to playing around with it.
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Here is this weeks instalment. A couple of families opted to use their wild card this week. It simply means they were able to substitute ham and scalloped potatoes for the beef stroganoff.
Judging from the comments and feedback, I think the lasagna has been the favorite dish so far.
Next week I may include a Superbowl special. A bonus snack they can make in the crockpot for the big game. I am leaning toward drumsticks, but it isn't set in stone yet.
The regular meal is going to be a pork loin in a cherry sauce, which should be good for Valentines Day. The timing was good for this dish. The local grocery store ran a special buy one pork loin and get a second one for a dollar.
Beef Stroganoff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02Jk31I_vvw
Ham and Scalloped Potatoes
https://youtu.be/bGvFiv06DxQ?si=WDufYJlcj14BHoP_
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Interesting as my cousin just texted me last night and said he got two pork loins on sale at tha grocery store and wanted to know what he could make with them in a crock pot. I sent him a link to a recipe for pork chops italiano.
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I saw a "sweets" recipe in the crockpot. Take one can of cinnamon rolls, slice in half and distribute on bottom of pot. Then one can of pie filling -- they used apple. Repeat each layer. Add about a 1/2 cup of heavy cream, maybe a bit more (it was an eyeball thing, just enough to mix with everything.) Stir, put on lid, turn to high for four hours. When you open, take the "frosting" from the cinnamon rolls and spread over it. Looked good and I may have to try.
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Interesting as my cousin just texted me last night and said he got two pork loins on sale at tha grocery store and wanted to know what he could make with them in a crock pot. I sent him a link to a recipe for pork chops italiano.
Here is the recipe I am using for next week. It is about as basic as it gets, but I liked it. Pork chops Italiano sounds great, what was in it?
Pork Loin with Cherry Sauce
• 3+ pounds Boneless Pork Tenderloin
• 21 ounces Canned Cherry Pie Filling
• 1 envelope Dry Onion Soup Mix
• 1 teaspoon Dried Thyme
• ⅛ teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
Instructions
1. Place pork loin in bottom of the crockpot.
2. Mix together the cherry pie filling, dry onion soup mix, thyme and nutmeg.
3. Pour over pork loin.
4. Cover and cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours.
5. Slice pork loin and serve each slice with the cherry sauce.
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I would eat both of those, the GF doesn't like mushrooms so the beef is out, the ham one I would just use the stick blender when making the sauce and she would be okay.
So I will be making that one and she liked the lasagna one also.
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Interesting as my cousin just texted me last night and said he got two pork loins on sale at tha grocery store and wanted to know what he could make with them in a crock pot. I sent him a link to a recipe for pork chops italiano.
Here is the recipe I am using for next week. It is about as basic as it gets, but I liked it. Pork chops Italiano sounds great, what was in it?
Basically stew (If that is the proper term) the pork chops in onions, bell peppers, mushrooms, and diced tomatos (or Rotel if you don't mind a little kick) with some Sams club italian seasoning dry spices until pork starts to fall apart. May want to add bell peppers near end as they tend to disintegrate in hot liquid if in there for too long. Give it a Google search for pork chops italiano and you will find a lot of recipes.
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I have never really had luck with pork loin in a crock pot. It always came out dry and inedible to me. Tried several times and I think the best result from a met texture point was when I put everything in the ceramic pot and in the refrigerator over night, then in the morning before I left for work I put it in and plugged it in to a timer and had it set to come on about 5 hours later. and it cooked for 5 hours and then shut off I was home about hour later. From a food safety point of view this probably should have killed me or made me really sick, but it caused me no issues.
I gave up on pork loin in the crock pot after that. If I wanted to try one now I would have to probably buy a whole one an just use the front part of it.
I am looking forward to how the cherry one turns out, I am not sure I would try it because i am not a fan of overly sweet flavors on meat.
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I have never really had luck with pork loin in a crock pot. It always came out dry and inedible to me. Tried several times and I think the best result from a met texture point was when I put everything in the ceramic pot and in the refrigerator over night, then in the morning before I left for work I put it in and plugged it in to a timer and had it set to come on about 5 hours later. and it cooked for 5 hours and then shut off I was home about hour later. From a food safety point of view this probably should have killed me or made me really sick, but it caused me no issues.
I gave up on pork loin in the crock pot after that. If I wanted to try one now I would have to probably buy a whole one an just use the front part of it.
I am looking forward to how the cherry one turns out, I am not sure I would try it because i am not a fan of overly sweet flavors on meat.
I made this a while back, before the program started. It turned out better than I expected. I think a pork loin does okay in the crockpot if you keep it on low. I don't think a pork tenderloin would fare as well in the crockpot. I will keep you posted.
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Here is this weeks Pork Loin with Cherry Sauce.
Another nice cook, I would try it but probably not make it. Curious what would you serve for a side or two?
https://youtu.be/VRYA6K7yVUI?si=FvnvzNIXf6MElzrS
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JD could you thicken the sauce a bit, maybe reduce or add a bit of cornstarch? Looks really good.
I think it would be good with rice or potatoes. Wonder if either could be added at the end and suck up some of those juices?
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JD could you thicken the sauce a bit, maybe reduce or add a bit of cornstarch? Looks really good.
I think it would be good with rice or potatoes. Wonder if either could be added at the end and suck up some of those juices?
I do think thickening it up would be a good idea. My wife and I talked about it and she thought it would be better to keep it as is.I will be making it again for the Lion's Club later in the week and I may experiment with it.
Potatoes or rice would be interesting. They may turn red from the cherries!
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Here is the last instalment for this time around. It was fun and there are plans to do it again. I think we are looking at offering a session in the fall and one in the winter. We will have a wrap-up dinner on March 4, with all the families. We should get more feedback then.
This week it is Chicken and Dumplings. I like my wife's dumpling hack at the end. Put the dough in a sandwich bag and cut the end like a pastry bag. Just use scissors to cut the dumpling at the appropriate size.
https://youtu.be/iWq9ok0i3EA?si=buXMHKCHuUljrGGr
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The gift at the end was fitting.
This was a great idea and it seems to have worked out well. How did all the families like it ad the recipes?
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Happy Fat Tuesday! It was also the wrap-up dinner for everyone who was part of Rock the Crock. It turned into a Mardi Gras party. There was food, beads, and my wife made king cake. The kids made crowns and there were plenty of games.
We splurged and had scrambled eggs (I never thought $5 a dozen would be a bargain). There was also pancakes, bacon, fried pork loin, fried potatoes, and gumbo.
The gumbo was a huge hit. It had shrimp, andouille sausage, and chicken. I increased a crock pot recipe and made it in a roaster. It had a little kick, but it was not overly spicy.
Participants filled out a survey to help us evaluate the effectiveness of the program. I will pass along the results when I get them. There were a lot of positive comments tonight.
I budgeted $25 per meal, and it averaged out to $18. None of them went over $20. Each meal would feed a minamum of six adults.
The most popular meal was Kristen's lasagna. I think it was unanimous. There were a couple of people who said they never could make it the traditional way, but but the crock pot method was easy and tasted great. Thank you for passing it along.
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Looks like a great wrap party!!!! I am eager to hear your final conclusions.
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Great work again.
If you need another lasagna recipe, try the ravioli lasagne you can find on a Google search. I made it last week and really enjoyed how easy it was to make.
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Who got the baby?
It turned into a Mardi Gras party. There was food, beads, and my wife made king cake.
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Who got the baby?
It turned into a Mardi Gras party. There was food, beads, and my wife made king cake.
I don't remember who got the baby, but it was one of the kids. They were pleased to get it. There was close parental supervision. I I am pleased to report that there were no choking incidents invoving beads, babies, or food!
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