Kitchen

[eddyandme]

@skittles2, can Eddy (my furbaby) and I come over?

When a storm comes here, I'm snowed in for at least one day.  Can't order in 'cause no one can make it up the driveway (if they've managed to make it up the street!).

Don't stock up on comfort foods 'cause if we did lose power - couldn't cook - no gas lines here.  Eddy gets a special comfort food - bowl of freshly fallen snow with maple syrup poured over it!

Normally, we've seldom lost power - we're on a major distribution line.  But, when we do it's usually out for a long time.  But in the past it's been so rare, never seriously considered a generator:  did price the Kohler - mega bucks! and the gas-powered ones scare me. 

Anyways, sounds like you're all set for some comfy. cozy, snowed-in time.  Enjoy!

[eddyandme]

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@PA Mom-momwrote:

@skittles2 Hahaha! That's the first thing I think about when I hear snowstorm. But I like to make it myself because I get cabin fever. If I had my choice, I'd make bolognese sauce or some kind of soup. But I already made soup this weekend and made bolognese last week. I always try to buy something we can cook over the fireplace in case we lose power. There were steaks and pork chops on sale at Acme last night, so they are waiting to go on to the fireplace. Last time we did marinated chicken breast.

Oh, and I also bought salt and vinegar chips!

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That's a great idea, @PA Mom-mom.  I've got a fireplace, but have no idea how to use it.  Guess I should learn.  What do you cook on?

[PA Mom-mom]

@eddyandme We started out making soups and stews about 30 years ago when we were without power. Since it's just a modern sized fireplace, we couldn't put in a tramell, so we used 3 legged trivets for the pots. Then we bought the slide-in grill, and we can grill anything now. I've also baked, using our campfire Dutch oven.  My husband loves colonial history, so we have also roasted chickens hanging from strings in front of the fire. You have to spin the chicken to wind it up and then let it unwind, and repeat. Tedious!

[eddyandme]

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@PA Mom-momwrote:

@eddyandme We started out making soups and stews about 30 years ago when we were without power. Since it's just a modern sized fireplace, we couldn't put in a tramell, so we used 3 legged trivets for the pots. Then we bought the slide-in grill, and we can grill anything now. I've also baked, using our campfire Dutch oven.  My husband loves colonial history, so we have also roasted chickens hanging from strings in front of the fire. You have to spin the chicken to wind it up and then let it unwind, and repeat. Tedious!

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I now live in my parents' house.  After my Dad built the fireplace, only burnt it once for effect 'cause my Mum thought would mess up LR so they put electric log in there. Will have to have it checked out and find out how to open flue.  But, that slide-in grill seems it would be my speed.  Do they sell them for this type of cooking?

[PA Mom-mom]

@eddyandme Yep, you can get the grills at fireplace stores or online. When the kids were little, they loved helping to grill (with supervision). Once you start cooking in your fireplace, you have to get the chimney cleaned more often, due to the frequency of fires and the oils used in cooking.

[eddyandme]

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@PA Mom-momwrote:

@eddyandme Yep, you can get the grills at fireplace stores or online. When the kids were little, they loved helping to grill (with supervision). Once you start cooking in your fireplace, you have to get the chimney cleaned more often, due to the frequency of fires and the oils used in cooking.

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Thank you @PA Mom-mom.  You've pointed me in the right direction.  Will look into it before next winter!

[homedecor1]

When I lived in the northeast used to wait for days of being home & snowed in.  I would always cook with my boys something they wanted & of course, they would make a dessert.  Up North the weather forecasters would remind us 24/7 days before!

Today it's a chilly brisk windy 62 degrees -- figured I would make some hearty chicken ditallini soup.  Smells so good in the house.

I picked up a crusty baquette.  I love any kind of soup!

Friday back to normal high 70's low 80s!l

[RedTop]

@Drythe,

I asked my husband to pick up milk and bread yesterday; not so much because of the expected snowfall here in WV, but because I haven’t been in a grocery store since Feb. 19th.   

[Tigriss]

I'm in the deep south of Georgia, but we are getting 30s tonight and 30+mph winds.  It is cold, so I baked rice in Campbell's French Onion Soup and mushrooms with pork chops.  I sear the pork chops, then toss in the mushrooms to saute and give up some water for a bit.  I then toss in the rice to brown a bit in the dripping and mushrooms.  I put in the soup and some water to be enough liquid.  I season with garlic and black pepper and check for salt.  Then bake or do in my Cook's Companion/Ninja multicooker on the rice setting.  YUM!  I'll eat a salad with it to balance it. Warm and satisfying.  We will have 50s in the day and 30s at night till Friday and then back to 70s and nightly 50s.  We have been having yo-yo weather all winter.  This is just crazy for us.