Grimm's Foodie Tales

 Dinner Jan 8, 2023 - Roasted Turkey, Cranberry, and Cheese Sandwich Cranberry Chutney and homemade sourdough bread were made ahead Roasted Turkey Legs 2 Turkey Legs Vegetable Oil Salt  Pepper -Preheat oven to 400 ° F with a rack in the middle position -Grease the bottom of a dutch oven with butter -Coat the turkey with oil and season with salt and pepper, add to dutch oven -Cook the legs with the lid on for an hour and a half -Remove the lid and allow the turkey to cook for another 30 minutes -Check the temperature of the turkey in a thick spot before removing from oven -Reserve drippings for brussels sprouts and keep oven on for them as well -Cool before slicing Sandwichs Sliced Turkey Leg Meat Savory Cranberry Chutney  Sourdough Bread Brie  Gouda Vegetable Oil or Butter -Preheat griddle -Cut cheeses into slices -Butter the griddle and a slice of bread per sandwich, warm to lightly toast the bread -Remove the bread from the griddle, add and pre heat vegetable oil to griddle -Add chee

Dinner Jan 6, 2023 - Whole Roasted Chicken with Savory Cranberry Chutney, Roasted Sweet Potatoes,                                                   and Couscous Cranberry Chutney was made ahead, couscous made following packages instructions Cranberry Chutney 1lb of cranberries Low Sodium Chicken Stock 1 Sprig of Rosemary, minced To Taste      Sugar     Salt      White Miso Paste -Add cranberries, enough stock to cover them, rosemary, a dash of salt, two tablespoons of sugar, and  two tablespoons of miso paste to a sauce pan -Cook over medium- low heat until cranberries start to break down  into a jam like texture -Taste test and add any needed additional seasoning, likely will need sweetening, but only enough to counter the tartness, don't actually make it sweet Whole Roasted Chicken 1 Large Onion 1 Whole Chicken Vegetable Oil Salt  Pepper Cranberry Chutney -Preheat oven to 425 ° F with a rack in the middle position -Cut the onion in half and cut each half into strips, add the onio

Dinner Dec 13, 2022 - Pumpkin Chili Dried beans soaked overnight and mixed gourd soup made (and served) a day ahead. Pumpkin Chili Half of left over mixed gourd soup ~1lb of bried beans that have been soaked in salt water overnight ~1lb of bone in goat meat, separated and meat roughly diced ~1lb of ground Italian sausage 1 Large Onion 3 Garlic Cloves 3 Bay Leaves Low Sodium Chicken Broth To Taste:    Salt    Black Pepper    Chili Powder    Red Pepper Flakes    Dried Oregano -Cook goat meat and sausage to a dutch oven until browned. Remove the meat and set aside for later (in fridge) and keep the drippings -Cook the onion in the drippings till it's softened. -Add the garlic, rehydrated beans, goat bones, oregano, and bay leaves to the dutch oven and add enough to go a half an inch past the top of everything -Simmer till beans are completely cooked, remove and discard bones and bay leaves -Stir in your left over mixed gourd soup and the set aside meat -Taste test and add any needed a

 Dinner Dec 12, 2022 - Mixed Gourd Soup I had a lot of different gourds from our CSA. They were all small and I had so few of each that it just seemed best to combine them all into a soup. Mixed Gourd Soup Heart of Gold Squash Buttercup Squash Mini Pumpkins Pumpkemon Apprentice Pumpkin Pie Pumpkin ~1lb of Carrots 1 Large Onion 4 Garlic Cloves 1 Tbsp Butter Whole Milk Low Sodium Chicken Broth To Taste:    Salt    Black Pepper    Chili Powder    Red Pepper Flakes    Apple Cider Vinegar -Preheat oven to 400 ° F with a rack in the middle position -Clean gourds of seeds [saving seeds if you'd like] and pulp, and cut into 1/2-inch chunks -Add gourds to a large pot and cover with water, going about in inch past the top. Salt the water with a good amount of iodized salt. -Heat the pot until the water reaches 160 ° F (71 ° C) and turn off heat. Cover the pot with a lid and leave in the warmest spot in your kitchen for an hour [since the oven is preheating, one of the back burners, close to