Having pic up-load issues and not much time. Making a big roasted NewYearsEve bone stock for our annual January NewYear month of exploring all soups for all over the globe. All healthy new recipes to try.

But , yum , I'm making scrapple, lol. The rest of the stock I'll use later and freeze.

Some issues here with the internet, it's slow and taking forever to upload pictures. So, we had leftover creamed corn and mashed squash, along with some air fryer chicken thighs for supper.

Tomorrow it'll be black eyed peas and greens and cornbread. Mother won't eat any of those things, so I might also start a crockpot full of split pea soup, because I like that too.

Like sleevendog, I have scraps and soup bones, so I'll be making soup soon, I'd like some beef barley, I think.

Annie

Big day but fun. Cooking insane...three dishwasher loads...Brisket in the oven, slow roast. DH did good kitchen counter, cutting board cleaning. Floors tomorrow, lol.

Peas ,(meaty ham bone), brisket, (slow roast), Veg and cabbage later in the pot.

Made legendary scrapple, lol. Love it. Not for many but I made a healthy recipe..Bone broth , Fun NewYearsDay. Good healthy food.

New Years best wishes to everyone.

We’ve been having very simple meals. Plan to eat less meat this year. Also plan to eat less of everything this year Hah! I wonder how long that will last!

Simple dinner of small piece of steak, mushrooms and salad... blue cheese for oomph.

By the way, we are not near the devastating fires in our country. Feel very sad for those affected by them.

All over the news here. Yes, very sad.

You are having some warm and windy temps. Was it really near 80º today. ? Cool nights down to 55º.

Gorgeous veg. We cut way back last year in quantity and less meat. And a chunk of feta, goat, or blue really helps, : )....way more hearty salads. Last January was soup and veg bowls that stretched into March. Our fridge is stuffed from the holidays. We over-shopped.

An abundance of seafood dishes but had a brisket meal yesterday that was excellent.

NEELY, thanks for posting about the forest fires and your location. I've been wondering if you were affected!!! It's such a tragedy!

SLEEVE, I like your brisket.....I'm always tempted to buy some then I never do. Yours looks great.

I'm still battling bronchitis.....been 10 days so far, and I'm still coughing so much I get a headache. :-( I have meds but I'm almost out of them, and I can't see that they've done much at all.

I had intended to make a stew yesterday for New Year's, but after going with a g/f and taking Gino to the dog park I was exhausted.

I made the stew today, and it's delicious. I have some for the freezer. I put red wine and beef broth in the stew so I have a glass of red with my meal.

jasdip, such an unusual winter forest tree line, (with pup). : ) Pretty, as long as it is not destructive power outage, ice storm..

Pup adorable.

Stew perfect.

We need to get the big meats out of the rotation.

Pastrami sandwiches tonight. Planned leftovers but huge.

Veg pastrami pot pies already prepped for tomorrow...and might be the end of creative 'seconds'. (nice to have a meal prepped) but I'm done with heavy holiday starch/meat. liar, not really. lots of veg, minor fats. Easy meals from holiday remnants.

Neely, I read today that half a BILLION animals have been killed in those fires and 18 people, maybe more. The cost to people and property is staggering. I'm glad you are far away from them.

Jasdip, Gino is adorable, such a sweet little face. That row of trees reminds me of the National Forest here, a lot of it was planted by FDR's "tree army", the CCC, during the depression, to replace forests that had been laid bare by the big logging companies. Nice neat rows of trees, marching along in line.

Your stew looks perfect and I hope you feel better soon. Sometimes it just seems to hang on. Get some rest and be careful it doesn't get worse.

Sleevendog, pastrami sounds good, I ought to get Elery to make some! We'll also go back to eating more vegetables and less meat, much healthier, now all our family Christmas parties are over.

Today was Elery's family "Christmas", as well as Elery's birthday. The boys arrived for "brunch" and we had the second tenderloin, glazed ham, scrambled eggs, pizza "rolls", twice baked potatoes, macaroni and cheese, fresh fruit, a caramel nut tart, cheesecake, cookies and fudge. Oh, and ice cream. My table looked like this!

Because there were five kids with 12 of us, I made pizza "rolls", pizza dough rolled up like cinnamon rolls with pizza sauce and cheese, then sliced and baked. They were soft and nice, but we had too much other food, so not many were eaten.

His oldest granddaughter had her wisdom teeth removed two days ago and so was still swollen and sore, so she ate macaroni and cheese, the middle out of the potatoes, some ice cream and a piece of cheesecake, so she didn't starve. The youngest is 20 months and so she ate cookies and yogurt. The five year old just wanted to open presents and so mostly nagged us about how slowly we were eating, LOL. The other two just ate, the only boy is 12 and he's far taller than me, so he eats a LOT. The final granddaughter is 10, but she's small, so leaves lots for her brother! And with the desserts, all the kids wanted was ice cream, go figure.

The pizza rolls came out nicely:

The adults liked the caramel nut tart, I made one at Thanksgiving but cooked the caramel just a bit less this time and it was better, although I broke the crust when I was cooling it before filling and had to patch it. No one noticed, so it was all good, although it did leak a bit out of the removable bottom of the tart pan:

And now, onward and upward, into the New Year. I'm having a tooth pulled tomorrow, that ought to give me a jump start on eating less meat, although I'm not sure I would have necessarily chosen that particular diet aid!

Happy and Healthy New Year's wishes to everyone.

Annie

Oh no, dentist stuff. I need eye attention. When the crazy frenchman was here fixing our cable I smashed into a door jam and my favorite glasses shattered. Wearing a back-up pair now.

Annie, you have such a good space for gatherings right off your kitchen. BIG table.

Children need options and some of that freezes and keeps fine in the fridge re-heat as you know, duh.

Quick snacks fast. You will be pleased to have those in the freezer.

We have an an abundance of veg, half this and that, one beet, one parsnip, fennel bulb and a half I zipped mandolin last night...made another fresh slaw. Some veg will last all month.

Holiday meats are slowing down ...pot pie tonight and all prepared meats will be out of the meal system/cycle soon.

(we found a package of cold smoked cheeses in the freezer....wow, on popcorn)...At least a year old and no texture change at all...(pretty shocking).

My eyes are off but someone here complains my pics are blurry. (and they have never posted a pic). Cross posting I need to not participate.

The last of my holiday 2-3 day rule...DH might snack tomorrow.

Nice crusty pot pies. I had half. Might be breakfast with warm temps and some yard work to do. No plans tomorrow...just snacking.

All fresh veg and soups starting this week. Using up the holiday meat/potatoes.Near done with another box of veg on the way.

Sleevendog, that "half wall" used to be a full wall, we knocked it out when we moved in, kept the half because we needed wall space for cabinets. It does work out well, though, I can seat 12 comfortable and the pellet stove is also in that room, so when we're not having lots of people the space is just right for puzzles, crafts, painting, whatever.

That tooth was the furthest back top molar. I have "a small facial structure" and it was nearly impossible to get a brush back there. I have a water pic too, but that tooth had a crown, a root canal, various fillings and repairs, a replacement crown. I finally told the dentist that I was all done throwing thousands of dollars into a back tooth that really did nothing (most of the chewing, according to studies, is done by the second furthest back molar and the tooth in front of that, according to my dentist). So, it was pulled, and I'm glad to be done with it.

No supper, I've got an ice pack and some Tylenol/ibuprofen mix for pain and inflammation and that will have to do. Maybe oatmeal in the morning.

That pot pie looks delicious to me. Like you, I try to avoid any cross posts, if it goes anywhere other than Cooking or Harvest, I don't participate.

Back to healthy meals, Elery got a Weight Watchers Instant Pot cookbook so I'm sure he's going to be experimenting tomorrow, although I've been pretty underwhelmed with any WW recipes I've tried.

Annie

I hope you feel better soon Annie. I agree about the back molar. It's a pain trying to brush it, and yes, I chew more on my side not at the very back of my mouth. I got a tooth pulled a few weeks ago and it's amazing how much it bothered me once the freezing was out.

Sleeve, I fail to see how anyone can think your pics are blurry. All your salads veggies, greens etc just pop with freshness and colour.

Tonite was a 'personal pan' baked pasta. Even though it's for me, there really is enough for 2!

Jasdip, it may be enough for two, but it looks like just enough for me!

Tonight I made AnnT's salisbury steak with some mashed rutabaga, very good and easy on the mouth. I actually feel pretty good, although I simultaneously have a cold, so I was busily figuring out how much Tylenol was in the cold medicine so I could figure out how much pain meds I could have, the dentist just advised a mix of Tylenol and ibuprofen, and I didn't want to overdose on the Tylenol!

I had savory oatmeal for breakfast, just plain oatmeal with some salt and pepper and a tablespoon of parmesan cheese stirred in until it melted. It was pretty good.

I've been trying to make some freezer meals for Mother, so I also made a pot of butternut squash soup and extra salisbury steaks, I think I'm going to make some bread pudding tomorrow.

Annie

It's past midnight here, and while I'd love to comment on all of the awesome photos here, I think I'll just make things simple and post a picture of our dinner last night. Veggies, Steak & Ale Pie from Trader Joe (TJ makes it better than I do, and easier for me, too!), and Marsala mushroom gravy.

Looks totally delicious Sooz. As do everyone else’s dinners and food. I think that’s your gift dish Jasdip... looks good and yummy.

This dinner started out to be ratatouille,but then I found half a packet of frozen mince, a few potatoes, add olives and a sprinkle of fetta.. suddenly Mediterranean stew. Also added a pinch of cinnamon so was a little like moussaka as wel.

Neely, you're close! I actually won that enameled cast iron dish a couple of years ago, from the same store!!! This year were the 2 casserole dishes by Emile Henry.

I just finished dinner. A new recipe featuring chicken breasts, baby spinach and orzo. A one-skillet meal. Pretty easy and tasty.

As alway the new year we go big on broth and veg. Needed a good bowl that we do not have ...a noodle bowl. Tested a cheap Ikea shape...can slurp the broth from the bowl at the finish..this works.

I've made veg bowls all week using up holiday produce.

DH had finished down to the slurp and all veg, bowl to face good broth.

Bone broth from the freezer, soaked seaweed salad, veg/beet tops, tomato, into the broth, Salmon miso roasted, Avocado/feta

Jasdip, that dish looks good; would you share recipe?

Lizbeth, are you referring to the chicken and orzo skillet?

Yes, Jasdip. It's looks tasty and sounds simple-love that combo!

It was really good, Lizbeth!!! A good way of using baby spinach too. She used chicken thighs, but I used 2 boneless breasts.

Here's the Linky

Crisper drawer still full from the holidays. Some quick meals. Pint of mixed beans/grains in bone broth from the freezer. Veg, a couple dumplings...

Lamb/kimchi tacos...

Thanks, Jasdip!

Am I the only one who is exhausted from all the Holiday cooking?

No more cooking for me!

You want to eat in my house? you cook your own food.

Hot pot dinner.

dcarch

Stuffed spagetti squash. Mini lamb meatballs, lots of veg in a kimchi sauce, cold smoked white Irish cheddar. Pickled red onion feta salad.

Excellent. I would serve this as a main course for a dinner party.

Dh made breakfast. He's a bit rusty with timing as the tortillas were not well toasted but delicious. (he agreed)

Jasdip, your chicken looks really good, and easy. I'm filing that for one of my "I'm busy and need to cook something at the last minute" days!

dcarch, tired of cooking? Really? I do like hot pot meals, though, or snack type choices, so I can just have a bit of this and a bite of that, and get to eat whatever I want from the spread!

Sleevendog, I'm also trying to clean out the refrigerator, but not the produce drawers, alas. I did make some pasties for my mother, with beef/onion/rutabaga/potato and used a few last articles. I had some leftover chicken and shredded it, took a jar of green enchilada sauce out of the freezer and made AnnT's stacked enchiladas:

The same chicken was used another night to make chimachungas in the Air Fryer, with a side of beans:

Elery put a piece of sirloin in the Instant Pot, and basically boiled it, I'm not quite sure why but I didn't have to cook it so it was all good. We had that tonight, shredded and eaten with sauteed onions and garlic on low carb pita breads.

I made some whole wheat bread, we had an ice storm last night and while others go to the store for bread and milk, I just bake bread, LOL, so we had bread for toast.

sleevendog, I'd forgotten about breakfast tacos, although I like them for supper. I'm betting I could use up some leftovers that way!

Annie

Annie I went rooting around in the freezer this week for some rolls to have with home-made soup for dinner and I couldn't find any. I guess tomorrow might be a day to make rolls. We're having a lot of rainfall. What a lousy winter this is!! I detest it. Give me cold, cold and snow anyday.

I've had Ci_Lantro's recipe for homemade tortillas in my pile of to-try recipes and today I tried it! Easy and good!!!

I like how they puffed up in the skillet. I cut the recipe in half, so it made 4 tortillas.

I sauteed onions and peppers and chicken tenders to make fajitas.

That looks good. DH made a puffed simple bread to go with a Dal I made. No bread at all in the freezer that suited. (Some rye and my brown sprouted grain)

...freezer needs another search and clean-out.

I made the roasted eggplant 'nasa', artichoke and hearty salad.

(I need a steak or a burger)...or a winter BLTAvocado tomorrow...bacon!!!

Time for some meat, Sleeve! LOL

Hey, I made scalloped potatoes in the smaller of my new Christmas draw dishes!

Those, breaded pork chops and veggies.

I agree, time for sleevendog to have some meat, LOL. All those healthy vegetables, it's just too much. (grin)

Jasdip, the potatoes look perfect and I like that little red dish, it looks the perfect size.

Here we had lentil stew and some of that bread, but it wasn't pretty enough to take a picture of. Lentils are actually a relatively ugly food....

Annie

Those potatoes look so good. I made Dal last week and it did not photo well at all.

Hallelujah, I found some ribs in the freezer while doing phase one of cleaning. Labeled 4 hour SV. Even better having a head start in the cooking process. Doesn't look like much meat but there is a pile under. Fell of the bones with slight tug.

Your roasted veggies look pretty tasty Sleeve. I also like the idea of having extra for hash.

I have no landline which I need for work, and the repair guy is coming late this afternoon between 3-6. So I got a head start on dinner.

Turkey from the freezer, bow-tie pasta and spinach with a cream and wine sauce.

I also made some buns this morning. I wanted some hamburger buns. As usual, they got ahead of me, in size. I'll have to not be so lazy and use the scale, but I don't know what weight they should be, anyway. :-)

All above food looks amazing and love those rolls directly above... sometimes a smaller roll is just what you need.

We had pasta as well Jasdip, twisted pasta shape called casareccia on the packet also known as cavatelli which was imported from Sicily. For once I took a lot of care making the sauce even added anchovies and cooked for about 3 hours. I was happy with it as it reminded me of sauce I’d had in the past at an authentic Italian restaurant. This is going back many years and I knew the old lady who did the cooking. I also added a little fennel into the sauce and had ithe meal with a fennel and tomato salad.

Another dinner was crispy (burnt) skin salmon with a whole grain mustard sauce which turned out a gloopy beige... tasted OK though.

I get beige often. Should look into that, : )- . Still tastes good. Usually pasta once a month and looks good. Put that in the rotation soon!

I ordered salmon from Alaska last Spring/summer....about at the end of it. Good run . Sometimes twice a week.

Did my braised boneless skinless thighs last night, 17 of them as I do about three times a year, fall, winter, spring...4 pints in the freezer for stew, curry or soup.

Miso/sesame chicken over winter wheat.

Chicken/veggie soup

Burger. Fresh ground. Chuck and short rib.

Chili from the freezer. Started the pot with a 1/2 pint bone broth. (chili from a great batch I made a few months ago. Knew it would be thick). We had big grain bowl salads for lunch so this hit the spot.

It's nice to see meat in your meals Sleeve! You have to belong with the rest of us! J/K!

Its been a nice run, moo and cluck. But veggie bin is full again. Have a fresh pack of prosciutto that will provide a bit of bacon no mater the decided menu.

Big snow storm hitting tomorrow so meal planning is happening now to keep us going through next week. Both off work through next weekend. I have the other half of a holiday meal, big bone-in pork roast maybe Sunday. Mostly veg but looking forward to the rare time off cooking together. January has been mild so far hitting 70 a few days mostly 60's. Can't complain, but will tomorrow night! : )

Lasagna stuffed peppers and Schar rolls done up for garlic bread

Having a slice of ham, green beans, cheese grits, tomatoes, and French bread which is baking now.

Susan Tencza your meal looks delicious and yours WalnutCreek sounds good.

Love your meals above Sleevendog Chilli and burgers Yum.

For one of our dinners we had chicken and red peppers cooked with garlic and sweet paprika (some chilli flakes of course) and the ever popular green beans. Served as a side, plain orzo which has become almost a staple.

Susan, I buy the Schar ciabatta rolls for just about every family get together. My two oldest granddaughters and their mother are gluten free, and those Schar rolls are really good for sandwiches. The only brand that I think is comparable is BeFree. The girls and their mom are also dairy and egg free, so finding decent tasting breadstuffs with good texture can be hard.

We finished eating the meat pita I made a few days ago. So, I guess I have to break down and cook something tomorrow.

Oh, everything looks so good, but especially those meat pitas, Shambo, and Neely's orzo....and Jasdip's rolls and....I can't decide.

We had some burgers on homemade whole wheat buns:

It's cold and snowy, and chili sounds good, as does soup. Maybe tomorrow....

Annie

Shambo the meat pitta looks delicious.

Annie.... homemade bread.... yummmm

Here we have salmon Again. This time the mustard sauce is better and it’s served with pickled cabbage and beetroot.

Great looking meals as always, but Neely, your chicken and red peppers and orzo are screaming at me. That looks soooo good.

Easy-peasy meal of sausages and sauerkraut, boiled potatoes with skins on and the rest of the cauliflower. Gee thank heavens the sausages add some colour to the plate as the blob of yellow mustard!

I bought 'spicy' sausages instead of the regular to try them out. Hmmm I still feel it in my gut, I don't know how people use a whole can of RoTel tomatoes in their dishes. I'm happy with just a tbsp! LOL

Neely, the salmon looks perfect and I love mustard, so that would be just right for me.

Jasdip, I'm a coward when it comes to heat, I'm with you on the hot sausages, I'd have to pass, LOL.

Here it's snowing, but not really cold, it's wet, almost on the edge of rain. So I made white chili:

Last night I made a weight watchers shrimp thing with pineapple and cauliflower rice. Home canned green beans on the side. Elery liked it, I thought it was not worth the time or ingredients:

Before that it was a meatless "burrito" plate which was actually pretty good:

Tonight I made whoopie pies to take to a birthday party tomorrow:

The cats have been watching the birds at the bird feeder, they think THIS would make a good supper, LOL:

And this makes 100, someone needs to start a new thread!

Annie

That could be my feeder pic Annie. Birds on my suet all day long.

Wow the rain today! That should take care of the last snowstorm. 42º was the daytime temp. If lower temp, what a snowstorm this would have been.