The TC Recipe Box

[smetchie]

Susan wrote: "Look at this site!

http://whatscookingamerica.net/squash..."

I think it's a carnival squash!

[Susan]

Yum!!! And cute!!

Eat that shit, girl!!

[smetchie]

I'm gonna roast that sucker when I get home from work and report back.

[Susan]

I am coming over, I like it so much.

;)

[smetchie]

It was DELICIOUS!!! Nutty. Not sweet, which made me happy! Yay for mystery squashgourd!

[smetchie]

Well, I put it in that pasta recipe with bacon, garlic and Parmesan so really I think anything would taste good. Even my daughter ate it.

[Susan]

Yum. I want squash/gourds, now.

[Cynthia]

So much fun to look back on this thread. Going to make some curried cauliflower now.

[Julie]

Here's how I make tuna, actually, my husband taught me this simple recipe.

3-4 cans tuna in water
1/2 jar of sweet relish,
mayo

Just mix the relish in withe tuna and then add the mayo.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

Made this for dinner tonight:

Black Bean Salad

2 15-oz cans black beans, drained/rinsed
1 orange (or yellow or red) bell pepper, diced
1 1/2 cups cooked yellow or white corn
2 bunches green onions, diced
1/2 cup cilantro, chopped
1 cup cherry tomatoes, quartered
[it calls for 1 4-oz can diced green chilies but I found this didn't add anything at all, texture or flavorwise.]

Dressing:

2 tsp rice wine vinegar
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp sugar
2 tsp ground cumin
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp ground coriander
2 tsp canola oil
juice of 1 lime
1/2 tsp fresh ground black pepper
zest of 1 lime
Tabasco sauce (3 tblsp green for milder, 2 tblsp green and 1 tblsp red for hotter, to your taste)

Stir all salad ingredients together. Whisk dressing, pour over.

Substitutions I made:

instead of 2 bunches green onions, I used 1 bunch onions, 1/4 a red onion, finely chopped
instead of cherry tomatoes I used 3 roma tomatoes
I couldn't find rice wine vinegar at the store so I used rice vinegar. Apparently they are different....
I didn't have canola oil so I used sunflower oil.
I skipped the zest since I don't have a zester.
I didn't have any Tabasco so I used my Crystal Hot Sauce.
After tasting the dressing I added 1 extra tsp sugar.

It was very tasty.

[Cynthia]

Oh, LG your black bean salad sounds great. I usually add a bit more diced red onion. Yum.

[CD]

Any takers for 40 garlic clove Chicken? I've an assortment of recipes including one that is also beer can chicken. I'm not a fan of garlic and beer, but I've got a recipe!

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

Uh....that's about 37 too many garlic cloves for me.

[Cynthia]

I have missed this thread. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to my Terminal Coffee friends. I think I have been part of this group since 2007.
xo,
Cynthia

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you, Cynthia!

[Sally, la reina]

happy holiday Cynthia!

[Cynthia]

Thanks, LG and Sally. I just made a giant batch of Hoppin' John. I tried a couple of new things with it, it's really delicious. A revision of a Whole Foods recipe.

[Sally, la reina]

I made Hopping John too! :)

[Cynthia]

So good. Do your kids like it?

[Sally, la reina]

just Leah, the younger two wouldn't try.

[Cynthia]

Sally wrote: "just Leah, the younger two wouldn't try."

Good eater, that Leah.

[Cynthia]

And just like that, it's 2024.
I have been regularly posting in Terminal Coffee for a lot of years now. And a LOT of recipes and what I just ate. Don't tell me this group isn't fun any more. We're fun, we're all just busy doing things.

Have a great day, all.

I don't have any recipes to post, just wanted to let y'all know I appreciate your friendship.
Cynthia

[Phil]

Cynthia wrote: "And just like that, it's 2024.
I have been regularly posting in Terminal Coffee for a lot of years now. And a LOT of recipes and what I just ate. Don't tell me this group isn't fun any more. We're ..."

There aren't emojis in chat. Please imagine I posted a red heart here.

[Cynthia]

Phil wrote: "Cynthia wrote: "And just like that, it's 2024.
I have been regularly posting in Terminal Coffee for a lot of years now. And a LOT of recipes and what I just ate. Don't tell me this group isn't fun ..."

Back at you, Mr. NEW PAGE.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

Cynthia, we're glad you're here!

[evie]

We're very glad.
I'm glad I found GR back in 2011. This group helped me stay sane through some turbulent years. Thanks for the laughs.

[Cynthia]

Thanks, LG and Evie.
This group helped me through the giant Iowa floods when I thought I was going to completely lose my mind.
I don't spend nearly as much time on here as I did when my kids were in high school and college. It was a nice way to connect with Madeline during her college years at Agnes Scott, and these days I check in on what October is reading. Books have been a big part of their physical and emotional transition to being their non-binary self.
xo,
Cynthia

[Sally, la reina]

Awwww.

[Cynthia]

*Hello, Miss Sally? How are you*