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What’s Cooking in January 2022?

JeanLouiseFinch — Sun, 02 Jan 2022 00:20:06 GMT

Happy New Year Foodies! @Pooky1 I want to assure you that I AM NOT taking over your monthly thread, but I wanted to tell what I've been up to today and the January thread hadn't been started yet. So, just this once, OK?

Whew, what a day. Our family's Christmas get together is tomorrow. We all pitch in to create a large spread of finger foods and keep everything casual. I try to do more than our children because I remember what it was like being in their shoes and living in a recession. In addition to a Christmas, we're going to celebrate our granddaughter's first birthday tomorrow too. It's hard enough trying to coordinate gathering for holidays let alone a birthday party in just a few weeks too.

This afternoon I made deviled eggs, two keto birthday cakes; chocolate with chocolate buttercream frosting & sprinkles, and vanilla with pink cream cheese frosting & sprinkles, bacon wrapped cocktail sausages (will bake tomorrow), sliced cheeses and sausage for a charcuterie board. I still have to make a dip, glazed pecans, and assemble jalapeño poppers (will bake tomorrow). I'm in pretty good shape to finish and still get to bed at a decent time.

Monday we de-Christmas!

What's cookin' in your neck of the woods?

Re: What’s Cooking in January 2022?

Big Joanie — Sun, 02 Jan 2022 00:25:08 GMT

As litttle as possible !!! I'm tired ....

Re: What’s Cooking in January 2022?

fthunt — Sun, 02 Jan 2022 00:55:48 GMT

Monthly thread? .....Have no idea about a monthly thread and I check this site daily. Is it a particular person who starts a new month?

If there is a 'rule' of sorts - I'm not aware. Either it doesn't catch my interest or my eyes are closed.

To me - it's come one..............come all.

You've done a pound of cooking - I would of ordered pizza!

Happy New Year

Re: What’s Cooking in January 2022?

mizree — Sun, 02 Jan 2022 01:01:33 GMT

Dinner was pepper steak and brown rice along with blackeyed peas and collard greens. Pepper steak was you tube recipe from Nanaaba's Kitchen. Delicious and we decided to add to rotation. It will need to be a weekend meal because it takes some time. Nanaaba's kitchen is spotless and uncluttered. Those could be goals. Happy New Year!

Re: What’s Cooking in January 2022?

JeanLouiseFinch — Sun, 02 Jan 2022 01:20:46 GMT

@fthunt wrote:
Monthly thread? .....Have no idea about a monthly thread and I check this site daily. Is it a particular person who starts a new month?

If there is a 'rule' of sorts - I'm not aware. Either it doesn't catch my interest or my eyes are closed.
To me - it's come one..............come all.

You've done a pound of cooking - I would of ordered pizza!
Happy New Year

@fthunt

@Pooky1 is the one who gets the conversation started each month. We usually share our lunch and dinner menus, or any sort of cooking we're doing, but I don't see recipes in the thread since there's another forum for that.

Re: What’s Cooking in January 2022?

fthunt — Sun, 02 Jan 2022 01:32:39 GMT

@JeanLouiseFinch Thanks for the clarification....you're first line sent a chill.

All is fair and fun between friends.............that's good.....

Re: What’s Cooking in January 2022?

AuntG — Sun, 02 Jan 2022 01:35:55 GMT

Chicken fajitas. So easy and so good.

Re: What’s Cooking in January 2022?

JeanLouiseFinch — Sun, 02 Jan 2022 01:56:25 GMT

@AuntG wrote:
Chicken fajitas. So easy and so good.

I picked up some flank steak the other day. I'm probably going to use it for fajitas. I have my menu planned for a couple of weeks so it'll be later in the month.

Re: What’s Cooking in January 2022?

bmorechick — Sun, 02 Jan 2022 02:27:40 GMT

Started off 2022 with a large slow cooked pot of black eyed peas. Threw in 4 ham hocks and let it cook for about 6 hours. Holy moley I could just stick my face in and inhale. I made homemade flour biscuits that were so fluffy they could have floated!

We will eat them for two days.

Re: What’s Cooking in January 2022?

JeanLouiseFinch — Sun, 02 Jan 2022 12:16:21 GMT

I fell asleep earlier than usual last night. Consequently, I woke up earlier than usual. So, I came downstairs and made a batch of spiced pecans and a cheesecake. 🤷‍♀️

Re: What’s Cooking in January 2022?

Hoovermom — Sun, 02 Jan 2022 15:49:49 GMT

Our new year's day menu was prime rib, silky mashed potatoes, black-eyed peas and cornbread. I was in a food coma shortly thereafter. DIL does the prime rib, marinating it for several days, and I must say it was better than Fleming's (went there on December 26 to celebrate our anniversary).

Re: What’s Cooking in January 2022?

DeeJoyce — Sun, 02 Jan 2022 18:21:02 GMT

Did not find time over the holidays to make chicken enchiladas, so that was New Year's Day meal. Also making chicken noodle soup.

Re: What’s Cooking in January 2022?

Nightowlz — Sun, 02 Jan 2022 19:59:12 GMT

Made a pressure cooker full of beef stew since it's cold. Brrr!!! It got down to 7° last night. It's only 22° now.

Re: What’s Cooking in January 2022?

CrazyKittyLvr2 — Sun, 02 Jan 2022 21:07:47 GMT

Yesterday I put jarred spaghetti sauce in my crockpot and added onion, garlic, Italian seasoning and a pinch of sugar. The I cheated even more. I usually make my own meatballs but DD had gotten a bag of Wegmans frozen meaballs on a whim. Threw 1/2 bag in sauce and cooked on low for 5 hours I think.

I had gotten some good rolls so I lightly toasted them, added meatballs and a little sauce, mozzarella cheese and under broiler they went until the cheese melted

I was leery of the frozen meatballs buy holy cow they were good subs.

We still have a few meaballs and sauce so tomorrow night I'll cook some pasta, bingo supper done

Re: What’s Cooking in January 2022?

Pooky1 — Sun, 02 Jan 2022 21:30:09 GMT

Good evening everyone and happy new years. Winifred usually started this thread and if she didn't get to it someone else would start it. She has come on as often as she use to so I just started starting this thread at the beginning of the month. But when it was saying that qvc was getting rid of this blog Winifred said she would not be going to the new blog they told us about so she never saw that qvc kept the blog going. She hasn't come on since then. Winifred is very missed.hope you all have a great new year. By mil always makes lentils on new years eve.. Some Italian people find lentils on new years Eve good luck. So she made lentils with potatoes onions and carrots. I totally forgot about starting the blog this month until I came on here now.

Re: What’s Cooking in January 2022?

MOMMAVik — Sun, 02 Jan 2022 22:44:32 GMT

Everyone is busy cooking such delicious food! Today we are finishing up odds & ends, dips & veggies, cocktail sausages in sauce. Making a pot of chili to warm us up. After the snow storm yesterday the temps have dropped. Toppings: Fritos, chopped onions, sour cream, shredded cheese. Corn muffins on the side. If they save room, ice cream sundaes for dessert!

I wish all of my cooking friends a very Happy New Year filled with joy, good health and peace! 🕊️❤️

Re: What’s Cooking in January 2022?

RedTop — Sun, 02 Jan 2022 23:45:34 GMT

Today was chili with corn muffins; only one small serving of chili leftover.

Re: What’s Cooking in January 2022?

JeanLouiseFinch — Thu, 06 Jan 2022 15:30:05 GMT

I had my colonoscopy yesterday so Monday I ate light, Tuesday it was clear liquids. When we got home, I made myself some keto jalapeño poppers. I love those things! Dinner was steak, sautéed mushrooms, and roasted asparagus.

We are having lunch company today, so I just made my meat sauce and will be assembling a keto lasagna shortly - making a double sized one so I can send leftovers home and still have another meal for DH and I this weekend. I'll either pair it with some roasted broccoli, tossed salad, or both - whatever the others want. I have a little keto cheesecake left from Sunday for our dessert.

Re: What’s Cooking in January 2022?

MOMMAVik — Fri, 07 Jan 2022 18:21:32 GMT

Very cold here in SE Wisconsin with temp 12° wind chills below zero. Have ribs in the slow cooker. I will make corn muffins later & baked beans. Have some coleslaw to finish.

Everyone stay warm & safe if you are in the path of snow & ice. Have a delicious day & weekend!

Re: What’s Cooking in January 2022?

JeanLouiseFinch — Fri, 07 Jan 2022 21:41:07 GMT

@MOMMAVik wrote:
Very cold here in SE Wisconsin with temp 12° wind chills below zero. Have ribs in the slow cooker. I will make corn muffins later & baked beans. Have some coleslaw to finish.

Everyone stay warm & safe if you are in the path of snow & ice. Have a delicious day & weekend!

It was so horribly cold and windy here Wednesday. Chilly today too. We have friends from Nashville who travelled to Indiana last night. It was pretty rough. For a lengthy stretch they could only do 35 mph.