Wednesday's White Stock Our Daily Dinner

Wednesday's White Stock

chuckieb 9 years ago
Good Morning Everyone! I'd never heard the term "White Stock" before....The Encyclopedia of Food terms says "Any stock made from beef, veal, chicken, fish or vegetables, simmered in water with aromatic vegetables (typically onions, carrots and celery). Because the ingredients haven't been browned (as in a brown stock), the stock is pale in color." So now I know!
I'm actually craving some soup today. Thinking of maybe making a batch of
Polish Dill Pickle Soup
I'm missing the fresh dill which is nice as a garnish but could be skipped in a pinch. :) It's ca, ca, ca cold here this morning. And depending on what thermometer or website or paper you read it's somewhere between -24C/-11F and -31C/-23F. A day to hunker down as it were.
I plan on trying a new recipe for buns today that I saw on the Leite's Culinaria Facebook page. For dinner I'm leaning towards Porkchops with Sauerkraut and pearl barley.
Thinking of you Tina and sending gentle hugs.
So there is seriously a 'cooled seats' car feature Karen? I'd never, ever heard of that. Too funny!
Wishing everyone a great day!
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NPMarie 9 years ago said:

Good morning Janet! I still haven't gotten around to making the Polish Dill Pickle Soup..everytime I think of making it there only seems to be 1/2 of a pickle left in the pickle jar:) Yikes on your cold weather, it's been in the 60's here..just like Spring..we are supposed to , hopefully, be getting some rain towards the end of the week.
What is in the 1st pic you posted? Looks yummy:)
Love the cream of tiger soup pic..aren't they beautiful animals..BIG kittens:)
OH, I just noticed your avatar pic! Beautiful! Was that near your home???

Hope everyone is well..Thinking of you Tina <<HUGS>> Joce, hope your getting better each day dear...

Dinner???????

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chuckieb 9 years ago said:

Morning Marie! I buy a ginormous jar of dill pickles from Costco for like $4.49 or something and it lasts for a good while! Pickles are a staple in my household. :) Wow on your spring like weather indeed! The first picture is just a pot of stock. :)

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Good4U 9 years ago said:

Your avatar is adorable, Janet. An excellent pic! I will pass on Dill Pickle soup as I just can't imagine it! I like dill pickles but, not warmed ones. I hope your new recipe for buns turns out for you. Have you tried your KitchenAid dough hook for any bread yet? It is handy for kneading dough, I find. LOL at first I thought the title was White Sock LOL and I was trying to guess what the thread was all about:) You dinner sounds great to me.
LOL @ pickles being a staple in your house:) It just tickled my funny bone for some reason:)

Marie, I wish it was in the 60's here!

Laurie, I hope you win your fight against the pipeline going through your conservation area. It doesn't sound like it is quite over yet!

Tina, I thinking of you. HUGS)))

Shona, Glad you were able to pop by:) I like my mandolin slicer as well and it also has a really good guard. It would be scary working without one. I am pleased to hear you are starting to feel much better. Bummer being sick with the flu over Christmas:(

My big excitement for the day is going out into the bitter cold and taking the taxi to the dentist to get my teeth cleaned. Then taking a taxi back home again after. I am just hoping it isn't slippery walking into the dentist's office. I am deathly afraid of falling at the moment and doing something to my chest. I can't wear a bra yet either (scary thought) so I will just wear a loose sweatshirt and jeans when I go out. Dinner might be pork tenderloin? Not sure yet?

Wishing everyone a wonderful day!

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MissouriFarmWife 9 years ago said:

Love the tiger soup picture. I take it these are not your personal pets - LOL. Your avatar is cool. The does we caught on the game cameras will reach up to the feeder to check any corn that didn't make it to the ground.

Pickles stick around here until I eat them or, if they are sweet gherkins, our daughter polishes off the jar. Wayne won't touch them. We have two itty bitty slices left of the Moonshine pickles and so far I haven't found them in stores and can't see ordering on line with the shipping charge being higher than the price of the pickles. AARGH!

Two loads of laundry going. Kitchen counters found and cleaned. Roaster from the turkey we roasted the other day is on the couch so we will remember to put it away in the pantry / store room. I even swept the floors in LR and kitchen, and did a rudimentary dusting once over. Back hurting so I am taking a break.

The washer hose sprang a leak (hot water not yet fixed - grumble grumble) but it appeared to be the connection to the faucet, so Wayne tightened that and we are crossing our fingers that was the entire cause.

Probably turkey is on the lunch menu. I didn't eat breakfast so may nibble on a small slice sometime during the morning. Or PB something. Or not.

Sunrise was gorgeous this morning. Brilliant reds and oranges! Of course neither of us had camera or cell phone handy so no pictures. Sigh. I did go thru my old laptop and deleted a bunch of the pictures on it. I mean, how many shots of deer in the dark do we need to keep?! Wayne has them on his computer so he can keep or delete. Haven't transferred them to the new one, probably will backup with a thumb drive just to be safe.

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Cosmicmother 9 years ago said:

Love your avatar Janet! Good luck on the dough/bun making! I haven't used my kitchenaid dough hook yet. I usually use my bread machine, but it doesn't work anymore, the last two times the dough never rose and it's not the yeast. Gosh, that's three appliances that bit the dust recently, perhaps this move was too rough on them!
Stay warm!

Please do be careful Joce! I have these things that snap onto the bottom of my shoes called grippers, or ice grips. They are rubber things with little metal beads that allow you to grip on the ice. I wouldn't be able to walk the dogs down the trail or on slippery sidewalks without them! I hope you mend up and feel back to normal soon :)

Hi Marie!

Hi Karen, wow moonshine pickles, never heard of them! There's a niche market to make and sell some moonshine pickles, lol ;) I occasionally can peaches with brandy, but not to much because my kids love the regular peaches so I have to be careful!

Thinking of you Tina, sending you ((hugs)) You're in my thoughts and prayers.

I bought a butchers pack of frozen meats, I took out the meatballs to make with spaghetti and sauce. Anyone cook frozen meatballs before? I usually make from fresh and not sure how to cook them, thaw them first or cook from frozen? We'll see, I might just simmer them in the sauce for an hour or so from frozen.....

Have a great day everyone!

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chuckieb 9 years ago said:

No, I haven't used the Kitchenaid dough hook when making bread yet Joce. I guess it is amusing that I consider pickles as a staple but I do. :) I don't envy you the trip to the Dentist nor taking the taxi there and back. I can imagine you'd be fearful of falling alright I don't blame you.
All the pics are from Google image Karen. :) The deer picture in my avatar was taken out my family room window a couple of days ago. There were 10 in the yard that day including two lovely big bucks with big racks. I got good pictures of the doe and young one munching on the cedars just outside the window, but the bucks were being elusive and stayed more within the woods. Sounds like you got a lot accomplished already today. Careful of your back! Ugh on the leak and nice on the sunrise! :)
How are your temps Shona? I've used frozen cooked meatballs and just thrown them in soup and I've used thaw raw meatballs and thrown them in soup but I've never used frozen raw meatballs. I'd think it should work just fine if you threw them in with your sauce.
Soup's started. There's just something so comforting about homemade soup on the oven.

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mommyluvs2cook 9 years ago said:

Morning! I guess what I make is white stock then, because I never brown my veggies first! Next time I am going to try the brown stock, wonder if it's more flavorful? I don't blame you for staying in today Janet, BRRRRR! Yum on your dinner, I LOVE sauerkraut, but my family does not. Cute animal puns!!

Holy cow on your weather Marie! It's so cold here everyday, I feel like it will never end...I want your Spring weather!!

I'm with you Joce on loving the KA dough hook. I've used mine often and it's especially handy when a recipe calls to knead for 8 or more minutes! Do be careful today out on the icy sidewalks!

Hi Karen! My daughter despises pickles. Once when she was little she ate so many she threw up and has hated them since then. She can smell them from across a room and will make a gagging face. Have never heard of Moonshine pickles!

Shona, 3 appliances is a little much to die in such a short time! I have made homemade meatballs in big batches to freeze and I always defrost them first. I would think it should work the same way?

About to eat some lunch I'm starving!! Think I'm going to make a batch of chicken stock and maybe give my hand a try at some Paleo bread. I found a promising recipe :) I may make a Paleo dessert as well, I'm in cooking mode today!! Like Shona I am making spaghetti and meatballs tonight. Will make zucchini noodles with my spiralizer :) Have a great day everyone!!

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MissouriFarmWife 9 years ago said:

I am not sure what to fix for supper, last night we ate at a new Italian restaurant that was O.K. but probably not interested in going back because the food didn't have that "wow" taste we like with Italian. The prrevious restaurant had done a fantastic business, the food tasted great, but the rent was so high they couldn't afford to stay, even with the amount of business generated. The chicken breast in my pasta was sort of tough. My Greek salad was really good, though.

I finally found a vodka pickle recipe and am thinking of using it as a base for moonshine pickles next year - maybe - if substituting the moonshine for the vodkas works with a few adjustments to account for the more intense flavor of the moonshine.. I bought them in S.C. and have no real plans to go back too soon. But if we do, I will buy a bunch of them and have enough to last.

Stay warm, Joce and Janet. Hi Marie and Shona and Michelle.

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Cosmicmother 9 years ago said:

Thanks for the meatball tips! I took them out of the freezer, they'll probably still be a bit frozen when I cook them later. They look raw, but perhaps they are cooked? We'll see. Next time I won't recycle the box before I look at the instructions! lol ;)

Janet, today is currently -6 with clear skies and sun, we're supposed to get up to plus 3 or 4 this afternoon. Last week we had about 4-5 days of -30 to -40 with the wind chill! Brrrr! The radio said we were having a bit of a pineapple express with the warmer temps. Hopefully the warmth makes over to you in the next couple days!

Hi Michelle, do the kids eat the zucchini noodles too? I love zucchini and often slice it and put in my sauces and stews. I haven't attempted the noodles yet!

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notyourmomma 9 years ago said:

Hey all. I'm moving but barely. I'm in bed most of the time. My heart isn't in it. I ate some eggs today and a baked potato yesterday.

We have chosen our music. The Lord's Prayer by Aaron Neville. One Love by Bob Marley, Shall We Dance from The King and I, Body and Soul by Tony Bennett, Jesus is Just Alright by The Doobie Brothers, Why by Annie Lenox, Crying by Roy Orbison, Dance with my Father by Celine Dion, Mama, I'm Coming Home by Ozzy Osbourne, Homesick by Mercy Me, You Can Let Go Daddy by Crystal Shawanda, Sea of Love by Robert Plant, It Had to Be You by Tony Bennett, Against All Odds by Phil Collins, Take Me in Your Arms by the Doobie Brothers, Changes by Black Sabbath, Amazing Grace by Aaron Neville, Something Wonderful from the King and I, Tears from Heaven by Eric Clapton, The End by the Doors, I Can Only Imagine by Mercy Me.

Of course, I vetoed Highway to Hell, Staying Alive by the BeeGees and Burn Baby Burn, by Disco Inferno. Yes, I'm a sicko. We want a long play list because it will be looping the three hours with the pictures we have scanned. Food is a huge veggie tray, BBQ meatballs, cubes of cheese and salami, pigs in a blanket, a tray of cookies and whatever else Scotty puts together.

Skippy got her stitches removed. Molly has an intestinal bug and she is on antibiotics. They follow me room to room bereft, Liv is back to work and the house just echoes.

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mommyluvs2cook 9 years ago said:

Karen, we are Italian food snobs over here too :) Carrabba's is the on place we REALLY like a lot. Zios is another but sometimes they change up there ingredients to maybe cheaper one's? Thats when we don't like it, but they always go back. I HATE Olive Garden. I think all there food is frozen. Their meatballs are terrible! The only thing I like there is their salad and their chicken gnocchi soup. I Googled Moonshine Pickles http://shop.hillsideorchardfarms.net/product.sc?productId=1021 that would get expensive if you ordered them online.

Shona, unfortunately both kids do not like zucchini, so I don't make them eat them. I always make a small batch of whole wheat spaghetti for them. I am a believer in not forcing kids to eat veggies they don't like, especially if they like other veggies. They both love raw broccoli so if I make a veg they don't like I just cut them up some broccoli! Easy :) Hey at least they both like asparagus and brussel sprouts!

That's a lovely list of songs Tina. I think you picked enough for them not to play more than 3 or 4 times. Is Scotty ordering the food or is he making it or something? That's so nice that he is helping out :)

Have the “Chicken” stock simmering away. So as the stock started to heat up I thought it smelled funny, just different. I went and got a good whiff and realized I was making turkey stock lol! I had froze turkey bones 2 years ago and forgot, and that's what I happened to pull out! I thought what was in the bag looked like a lot haha! Okay New Year's resolution: Label stuff better.

I have this cooking away in the oven as well: http://www.whatrunslori.com/2011/08/the-story-of-paleo-blackberry-bars/ but used raspberries from the freezer instead of the blackberries. Not sure if I'm going to get to the Paleo bread today....doing some school stuff with Caiden and I have some cleaning to do and the day is just flying by!

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chuckieb 9 years ago said:

The bun recipe I'm using today, called "Vanilla Pudding Rolls" actually mentions using a Kitchenaid mixer but I was too lazy to go downstairs, take it out of the box, lug it upstairs, set it up, try the dough hook for the first time and then have to clean it afterwards. :)
That's too bad Bri had an unfortunate pickle experience. I'm very impressed that she and Caiden like asparagus and brussel sprouts and I also like that you don't make them eat veggies that they don't like. I think that's what turned me into an anti-vegetable person. :)
Too bad the Italian restaurant wasn't all that good Karen.
You're getting downright balmy weather then Shona. :) LOL @ Pineapple Express weather.
Gentle hugs Tina. Glad that you touched base. The music choices are lovely as is the food. Hope Molly feels better soon and that Skippy heals quickly.
Time to put the buns in the oven. Soup was DELICIOUS! Great batch. Have prepped the sauerkraut and pearl barley. Jim's out shovelling the pond some more. He lit a fire for me before he went out and I'm snuggled in quite nicely. :)

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MissouriFarmWife 9 years ago said:

Hi, Tina. Hang in there, sounds like one of the not-so-good days you will experience as you cope with all the changes. Don't knock yourself for not being up to it. Everyone handles a loss in his / her own way. You deserve credit for deciding what music, food, etc. to have at the service, and for exercising your "power of veto" while delegating some choices (Scotty's contribution). You are in my thoughts and prayers.

Michelle, my picky GS chows down on cooked broccoli like there is no more growing. I don't know about zucchini - would have to disguise it somehow. I don't cater to him, but usually manage to have something he will eat without having to "get after" him. Funny thing, he has some of the food likes / dislikes as his dad, who has not been around for 4 or 5 years. Must be genetic? I think Olive Garden has gone down hill - as has Cheddars. Cheaper ingredients to stay solvent? The staff has a different attitude at O.G. than before, still polite to customers but the tension / stress seems more evident. We found Nonna's in Springfield - nice place, good food, friendly wait staff - Italian food. But that is 100 miles away.

I'm sure the meatballs will be fine, Shona. I usually cook them in the sauce anyhow. Would be nice if I had some for supper -- but have to go see what is there to go with turkey. Maybe rice or mashed potatoes.

See you.

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NPMarie 9 years ago said:

We're back from Chico,,Rick's dad is in the hospital, he has a problem with his left leg not healing properly..some sort of infection..he should be going home today and someone from his pain clinic will go by his home 3 times a week to change his bandage etc..it was either that or a nursing home, which we didn't want..then went to Costco..I forgot to buy pickles!

Tina I agree, a lovely selection of music you all picked...<<<hugs>>>

I need to get some work done in the office..I'll have to check back in a bit..hello everyone:)

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notyourmomma 9 years ago said:

Scotty is the head chef at Toasted Monkey and he does this type of spread for birthdays, graduations and after funeral services. We are the fourth big group for the week ahead.

Oh no, on turkey stock instead of chicken. I do love a turkey tortilla soup! I need to label better myself. Roasting beef bones for stock makes a huge difference!!

LOL on the Italian food snobbery. I'm kind of wishing for lasagna and salad!

I love pickles of any kind, I did make a pot of sauerkraut soup with our leftover kraut. It was good but we needed fred to slurp his soup to make it feel right.

Thank you all for your kind wishes, you are wonderful people.

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laurieg 9 years ago said:

Hey Tina. Hang in there girlfriend.
The new Italian resteraunt opened in town. Rachel's boyfriend got a job there. He is a sweet guy for just turning 17. His parents are divorced so he still has to do the every other weekend with his dad in another town about half hour away. Last weekend was dad's weekend but he was working so he told Rachel to come in at 2 for lunch with me so he could see her during his break. We went got salads and this eggplant thing that I didn't really care for and he ordered Rachel a special dessert nutella pizza. Pizza dough with Nutella and ricotta cheese in the brick oven and then more Nutella strawberries and whipped cream on top. Getting ready to leave he is going back to work and the waitress isn't coming over with the bill? He comes over. Oh I paid your bill your all set. Even tipped the waitress!
Frank and I are going to go back and try one night. It has gotten rave reviews only opened since New Years. But the people in town loved the place that was there before and Frank and I didn't see it. Sauce was bland, food was just ok.
Tonight's dinner is chicken fajitas and rice.

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chuckieb 9 years ago said:

Sorry to hear Rick's Dad is in the hospital. Sending good wishes for a speedy recovery. LOL @ forgetting to buy pickles. :)
Rachel's boyfriend sounds very nice Laurie. Yum on Chicken fajitas.
Tina..."What Karen said". Take care.
Buns turned out lovely. They look a little rustic but they taste wonderful.

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