Who Is Cooked Out By The Holidays?

13 years ago

I think I am. We have our traditional New Years' Eve get-together tomorrow and normally I'd want to make all kinds of stuff. But not this time.

I feel like letting SWMBO provide some dips, store-bought stuff, her (awesome) holiday candy, and call it good.

But, another part of me thinks I really should make something, rather than be a slug.

I could make some shao mai. That is easy enough. There is this braised cubes of pork belly dish I could try. Maybe crank out some tempura chicken at the appropriate point in the evening. Maybe some sushi rolls. Spicy buffalo wings?

Guess the idea of cooking is getting more interesting as I think about it. But usually I don't have to talk myself into cooking. Yes, I am definitely kind of cooked out.

You too?

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Islay_Corbel
13 years ago
For us, New Year is just the 2 of us and I'm all cooked out! We're having a feast of shellfish that doesn't need anything but lemon juice and mayonnaise! Oysters, crab, prawns etc. I can relax and enjoy myself.
seagrass_gw Cape Cod
13 years ago
Yes, cooked out but not yet burned out lol! Sadly I still have a ton of money in my fridge because of a few stops at places like Trader Joe's and Ring Brother's Market where the tempting, expensive party foods are found. Salmon pate, pork terrine, cheeses from 7 different countries, salamis, crackers and flatbreads, nuts, olives, dried fruits, Stollen and (gasp) fruitcake. Not to mention the booze.

So instead of cooking, I'm going to start putting out a smorgasabord and we can eat our way through the fat, salt, sugar and alcohol right into the New Year!!

seagrass
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13 years ago
I am totally cooked out, and baked out too. :o)
Tonight it's just going to be hubby and me, so I am only making crab rangoon tarts and panko-crusted, oven-baked chicken fingers with a honey-mustard dipping sauce. I usually make the phyllo cups for the rangoon tarts myself, but this time I bough pre-made tiny cups. For dessert, I am baking chocolate-dipped marzipan crescents. Fast and easy. Tomorrow, fresh black eyed peas with sausage and rice, also quick to cook. And starting Sunday, lots of green salads. :o)
John Liu
Original Author
13 years ago
''only'', Petra? You're a machine :-)
rob333 (zone 7b)
13 years ago
seagras, that's usually our New Year's eve tradition, the leftovers with a couple of things added. This year, I decided, and the little one agreed, we'd eat everything that was in the fridge or freezer beginning in November, before buying anything new. After the big birthday brunch bash on Christmas morning, my fridge was empty! I'd taken everything to my sister's house for Christmas Eve and my mom's house for the Christmas brunch. I was able to clean the shelves. I still haven't restocked. Nothing is left. Clean slate. That's what I like to think of right now as, instead of burned out. I have to be creative with what's left, like say, extra hashbrowns. Delmonico potatoes? What can I say? I can't afford to throw anything out, so I have to be creative. I'm betting it'll be Greek, whatever I buy when I am finally fully inspired to spend money.
country_sunshine
13 years ago
I don't feel cooked out, but I am very tired of sugary sweets... UGH.. Hubby brought me a small dish of ice cream last night while we were sitting around and the dogs ate most of it... I am just tired of sweets... We have lots of wonderful sweet breads, pies, cupcakes, cakes, muffins and candies that Bob can indulge in. He is such a bony butt anyway, so he can handle it.

But I love to cook, so I don't think I ever tire of it..

Carolyn
John Liu
Original Author
13 years ago
Okay, one last cooking push and then its steamed veg and salad for . . . well, a week at least.

Hors d'oeuvres

Artichoke dip and tortilla strips
Brie wedge and water crackers
Tempura veggies and shrimp
Braised pork belly, cubed with sauce and handy toothpicks
Steamed and roasted duck wings
Shrimp cocktail, the classic type
Pork and shrimp shao mai
Pork heart - impulse buy, haven't decided how to prepare
John Liu
Original Author
13 years ago
Okay, that's it. No more cooking. For a while.
User
13 years ago
LOL John!

Another who is totally cooked out! Last night was an easy meal , veal parm and pasta puttanesca with a Caesar salad, thankfully it was just the two of us! Today I'll deal with some leftover turkey and that pretty much cleans out the fridge.

One problem.... a whole bunch of cheese that didn't get eaten so I'll probably be searching out recipes to use it up and end up cooking all week.....: (
magothyrivergirl
13 years ago
Me! I am cooked out - food shopping out - menu planning out- clean-up out - not necessarily in that order. I am tired and need to get back to normal.
My little dachshund had 14 teeth removed in OCT - I have been cooking for her also --she is eating mushed gourmet.
I may never get her back on 'dog food'.
She is healthier than ever, looks and acts better (not better behaved/ less stubborn - she is a dachshund after all) and I am feeling very cooked out~LOL~ what we do for our pooches!
Sweetpeasnlimes
13 years ago
Happy New Year! I'm happy to come across this places to chat cooking...looks like lots of great food ideas:)

I'm pretty cooked out myself. Looking forward to homemade soups again.
User
13 years ago
Welcome sweetpeas. Great to have you join in. Water is safe here most of the time so jump right in!
Sweetpeasnlimes
13 years ago
Thanks chase!
hawk307
13 years ago
John:

I didn't have to do any cooking at Christmas.
Ate at my DD's and didn't stop til I left Sunday.

I just hit the Lottery tonight( 3 number ), so I'll have to sacrifice and eat at a Restaurant tommorrow.

Happy New Year !!!
Lou

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