Mar 3, 2019 | Food, Soup
The Mayor and I Randal Byrd | December 25, 2016 | Story-telling I adapted this recipe from one I found in the New York Times. Sherry loves this! The original recipe calls for double the amount of coriander, cumin, turmeric and ginger. Add more than the 1 teaspoon of...
Aug 18, 2016 | Food, Soup
Week’s Worth of Soup So I did it again. I made up a week’s worth of soup for Sherry. Okay – I managed to get 8 lunches out of the deal. To do it, I had to fill that big pot to within an 8th inch of the top. But I got her done. Also, I had a quart of...
May 21, 2016 | Food, host, Soup
Soup, Stock, and Beans Just about every week, I make up a big batch of stock; mainly for Sherry’s lunches. (She usually takes a home-made turkey-vegetable soup with her to work every day.) I also use the stock for cooking beans and peas, etc. A couple of...
Jul 1, 2014 | Food, host, Poultry, Soup
Chicken Vegetable Soup I usually buy a couple of family-packs of leg quarters, boil up the chicken; debone the chicken; then make a stock from the bones. Then, after all that is done, I get around to putting together the pot of soup. Yesterday, though, I decided to...
Feb 13, 2014 | Food, host, Soup
Green Pea Soup Sherry loves green pea soup; and it’s easy to make. Try it; you’ll like it! This is GOOD stuff! Ingredients 1 pound dried split peas 1-2 pounds smoked pork neck bones 3 T butter 1 onion, chopped 2 sticks celery, chopped 2 carrots, chopped...
Jun 21, 2013 | Food, host, Meat, Soup
Smoky Black Bean and Neck Bone Soup This one turned out very nicely; but then it took me two days to do it. You can do it in one day if you like. The reason it took me two days is I smoked the onions and peppers (rather than grilling over direct heat). I just got a...
Feb 16, 2013 | Food, host, Poultry, Soup
More about Dumplings Growing up in the south in the home of one of the finest country cooks in west Tennessee, I acquired an early appreciation for a good dumpling. An old Kraft Foods rep I used to do business with years ago gave me a simple dumpling recipe that works...
Feb 12, 2013 | Food, host, Poultry, Soup
Cornmeal Dumplings with Greens Our neighbor made these for us, and we thought they were fabulous. I finally got around to trying it myself. Easy to do, and very tasty. Ingredients 1 lb. smoked turkey necks or wings 1 bunch collard greens 2 or 3 turnips, peeled and...
Jan 29, 2013 | Food, Soup, Veggies
Pork, Cabbage and Hominy Stew This was going to be a version of green chile and cabbage dish Sherry loves so much. But I didn’t bother to look up the recipe, and just winged it. This is what happened. I don’t have a slow cooker big enough to hold it all,...
Dec 30, 2012 | Food, Poultry, Seafood, Soup
Seafood Combo Ingredients 1 lb. frozen Seafood Combo 1 lb good smoked sausage or Andouille cut into bite sized pieces 4 yellow onions (peeled) 15 ounce can of tomatoes in their juice 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 green pepper, cleaned and chopped 1 can chopped clams with...
Nov 13, 2011 | Food, Soup, Veggies
Carrot Soup Ingredients 2 teaspoons oil 1/3 cup onion; chopped 1 clove garlic; minced 2 cups carrots; peeled and chopped juice of one large orange 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon salt black pepper 1 cup stock fresh herbs for garnish Directions Cook onion in oil...
Oct 22, 2011 | Food, Soup, Veggies
Swiss Cream of Potato Soup Wally’s wife, Lin (RIP), gave Sherry a copy of Good Housekeeping Cookbook (Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., New York, 1963) when we married in 1971. This recipe has always been one of Sherry’s favorites. It’s pretty good;...
Sep 6, 2011 | Food, Lagniappe, Meat, Poultry, Soup, Veggies
One Pot Pressure Cooker Meal My mother gave me her old pressure cooker that must be at least 30 or 40 years old. I used it last night to stew some onions and peppers; and then added some shrimp and mussels. Turned out pretty darned good. Clean 3 or 4 mixed sweet...
Dec 17, 2010 | Food, Meat, Soup
Taco Stew My friend, Kathy Jackson, served this at Vestry, and it was a hit. She kindly sent the recipe to a few of us who requested it. Thank you, Kathy! Ingredients 1 lb ground beef 1 medium onion, chopped 1 (15 1/4 oz) can whole-kernel corn, undrained 1 (10 oz) can...
Sep 23, 2010 | Food, Meat, Soup
Oxtail Stew Ingredients 4 pounds oxtails cut into 1″ pieces 3 T peanut oil 4 carrots; chopped 2 turnips; peeled and diced 4 stalks celery; diced 2 yellow onions; peeled and diced 3 cups stock 1 cup red wine 2 bay leaves 1 tsp thyme (dried) 1/2 cup par, parsley 1...
Sep 5, 2010 | Food, Meat, Poultry, Soup
Chicken and Sausage Gumbo Ingredients 1 pound Andouille sausage ; diced 3 pounds Chicken ; leg quarters, skinned 1/2 teaspoon White pepper ; ground 1/2 teaspoon Cayenne 1/2 teaspoon Black pepper 1 teaspoon Salt 1 pound Frozen sliced okra (or fresh if you prefer) 4...
Aug 7, 2010 | Food, Soup
Pot Liquor Soup We had about a half gallon of delicious “pot liquor” left over from a huge mess of greens we’d cooked. It was delicious by itself, but I decided to experiment with this “Pot Liquor Soup.” It’s more like a pot of...
May 19, 2010 | Food, Soup
Sweet Potato & Black Bean Soup This soup started out as Chinese, and suddenly evolved into Tex-Mex, Cajun, and soul-cooking all rolled into one. I started out with the notion of making egg drop soup, but with a twist. I had close to a quart of “pot...
May 14, 2010 | Food, Meat, Soup
Black Beans with Pork Neck Bone Black Beans with Pork Neck Bone My mother gave us her old pressure cooker, and that’s how I cook these. I’m sure they’d be just as good slow cooked too, so don’t worry if you don’t have a pressure cooker....
Jan 27, 2010 | Food, Meat, Soup
Not So Irish Stew My mother recently gave us her old Mirror-matic pressure cooker, and we’ve had fun seeing what it will do. She still had the old 1970’s instruction and recipe booklet, and that’s where we got the idea for this recipe. We adapted it...
Oct 23, 2009 | Food, Meat, Poultry, Soup
Margaret’s Turkey Chili My friend, Margaret Wallace, served this “chili” to our vestry. I saw several people going back for seconds. Thank you, Margaret, for sharing this recipe. Ingredients 2 # ground turkey (Originally called for beef. Margaret...
Mar 17, 2008 | Food, Meat, Poultry, Seafood, Soup
Joel’s Jambalaya Our neighbor, Joel St. John, is a chef by profession. Now and then he delights us by bringing something he’s just whipped up or by inviting us to his house to dine. This is not Joel’s recipe, but is my version of how to copy the...
Mar 1, 2008 | Food, Meat, Soup
Mexican Style Pork Stew Delicious and easy!Ingredients2 pounds pork stew meat ; cubed1 large onion ; chopped4 cloves of garlic ; minced2 cups dried lentils or split green peas 14 ounces canned tomatoes ; pureed1 cup of raisins 3 tablespoons oil for pan frying 1...
Feb 26, 2008 | Food, Meat, Soup
Lamb and Artichoke Stew Ingredients4 tablespoon butter 2 pounds lamb 3 yellow onion ; chopped2 garlic ; minced1/2 cup parsley salt and pepper 1 can tomato paste 1 cup dry white wine 2 cans artichoke 1/2 teaspoon dried dill weed 3 tablespoon lemon juice...
May 26, 2006 | Food, Soup, Veggies
Green Chile and Cabbage Soup Ingredients 8 tablespoons Butter1/2 head Cabbage shredded10 ounces Potatoes new, unpeeled, diced (small dice)1 Onion medium, chopped1 pound Mushroom sliced thinly8 tablespoons Flour8 cups Chicken stock1 cup Poblano chiles roasted, peeled,...
