OK, two questions...
1) you cooked a sweet potato for 14 hours? Where?
2) how are you cooking your brisket? (I've never cooked one either)
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OK, two questions...
1) you cooked a sweet potato for 14 hours? Where?
2) how are you cooking your brisket? (I've never cooked one either)
The sweet potato was HUGE! I estimate that it weighs at least 6 pounds, possibly more. I set the oven on 200 degrees and forgot about it. After 6 hours it was still hard, so I bumped the temp to 250 & went to bed. It was ready by morning and I will use most of it in a recipe tomorrow.Quote:
Originally Posted by GLC1968
As far as the brisket is concerned I found a recipe where it is baked on a bed of onions and mushrooms. It is only 1 pound, I did not want to risk a larger brisket until I figure out what to do with it...
Re: Brisket: We've always thrown it in the crockpot. I've never cooked one myself because I don't want to be eating it for two weeks straight!
GLC: Homemade guac?
Today:
B: Cereal, a latte.
L: Leftovers from dinner last night...so 3 pieces of breaded fried chicken :rolleyes: (but it was so good) and bell pepper strips
20.2-mile bike ride
A small handful of pita chips while I cooked dinner
D: Salmon, a pile of soba noodles with soy sauce, daikon radish (also with soy sauce) and snow peas
...and a rather large portion of a bag of honey-roasted peanuts, because I was still hungry.
B: egg whites, kale, red pepper, 1/2 sweet potato scramble, an orange, 2 slices of Black Forest ham, coffee
L: left over Ahi tuna (about 3 oz), the other half of the sweet potato, 2 hearts of palm and artichoke hearts
S:small skim milk mocha latte. too sweet and I forgot my Lactaid. Had a couple of whole wheat pita rounds when I got home and lots of water
2.2 mile hilly walk
D: went out. Shared a plate of proscuttio/Caprese salad with DH (delicious) and had swordfish with veggies and angel hair. The fish was delicious. I ate half the fish and 3 bites of the pasta and had the rest boxed up. I honestly can't remember the last time I had pasta, any pasta either at home or out. This was freshly made, so worth it, but I've kind of lost my desire. One glass of red wine.
I get almost all of my meat from a local butcher, they have their own cows/pigs, etc., so I can get however much I want. In the end I get what I want for less than I would pay at the store where I am limited to whatever they have packaged AND I know how the animals have lived/been fed. If I like this recipe I will get a larger brisket eventually and make some for the freezer. I just don't have much time for real cooking during the week...Quote:
Originally Posted by Owlie
B: 2 scrambled eggs, 2 slices uncured bacon, blueberries, coffee
S: handful of nuts and cranberries
L: salad with lettuce, chicken, red quinoa, chick peas, with an apple
4 mile trail run, with some hiking at the steepest part, slow, but good.
S:corn tortilla with hummus and a couple of red pepper slices, lots of water
D: we had guests for dinner... I ate a couple of small pieces of Iberico cheese, had a couple of glasses of red wine. Had one chicken thigh with green chili salsa, pan sautéed sweet potatoes, salad with walnuts, oranges, goat cheese and vinaigrette.
I had made a healthy dessert of strawberries in a balsamic vinegar sauce with a bit of brown sugar. My friend brought a cake, so I cut the teeniest slice I could and dumped a bunch of strawberries on top.
B: rice chex, 2% milk, strawberries, coffee
L: liverwurst sammy on wg bread, mayonnaise and mustard
1 cup of tea with honey
Snack: handful of low fat cheez it crackers with a beer
D: green bean, cucumber, red and yellow bell peppers, kidney bean salad, vinaigrette dressing, blue cheese crumbles and leftover sliced sirloin steak
Today:
B: usual fresh side and veggie/egg scramble. black coffee with a bit of 100% pure cacoa (no sugar)
1 hour group training session, protein shake afterwards
L: last of the moroccian meatballs, lettuce, avocado, banana
1 hour slow walk at a local park with friends
S: 1/2 sweet potato paleo 'muffin'
D: Will be braised brisket over wilted greens and, perhaps, a small steamed cabbage salad
B: whole wheat bagel sandwich with 2 slices of Black Forest ham and a sprinkle of cheddar, an orange, coffee
L: one piece of left over chicken thigh with green chili salsa, left over orange/walnut/lettuce salad, an apple
23 mile ride during which I ate about 1/8 cup mixed nuts, cranberries, and chocolate, bottle of water
S: had 4 oz. of almond milk and a corn tortilla with hummus after the ride
D: roasted salmon with mustard crust topping, salad with arugula, pine nuts, grape tomatoes, olive oil and fig vinegar, roasted asparagus, 2 squares dark chocolate, glass of red wine
B: 2 eggs 2 pieces wg toast with butter, coffee
Snack: 1 banana
L: sirloin steak sandwich on wg bread
1 beer
D: 2 chicken thighs, green bean, bell pepper, cucumber salad, blue cheese crumbles, vinaigrette, small helping rice pilaf, 1 glass red wine
Update...even after 14 hours that Sweet Potato Boulder wasn't cooked quite all of the way! 99% of it was, but I found a couple of hardish spots when preparing it for a recipe yesterday. I got it from a local market that had it on sale for $1 - they usually charge .99/pound so that was probably the only way they could have sold it.Quote:
Originally Posted by GLC1968
The brisket came out well, I may try my hand at corning a brisket at some point - the idea of grass-fed corned beef sounds really good.
Normally, I do make my own. On Friday, it was from Whole Foods because I was feeling lazy (and I had to pick up some ketchup for my DH anyway!).Quote:
Originally Posted by Owlie
I cooked my brisket in the crock pot yesterday. I've only just tasted it, but I'm serving it for dinner today, so we'll see how it is!
B: chicken apple sausage, apple with almond butter, black coffee
S: banana muffin
L: czech meatballs, sauteed veggies
D: mashed cauliflower, greens salad, smoky brisket and onions
This weekend I made the czech meatballs, the brisket and some spice mixes. Tonight I'll be rendering some pork fat, starting some sauerkraut, roasting some veggies and making a frittata to eat in the week ahead.
That must have been one hell of a sweet potato!! At that size, I probably would have cut it into hunks and roasted it!Quote:
Originally Posted by Catrin
l wanted to use it for multiple recipes so it worked well :cool: I honestly don't think I've seen such a large one before!Quote:
Originally Posted by GLC1968
I will also make a frittata (really more of a baked casserole than a true fritatta) tonight. I have been curious about sauerkraut but too nervous about fermenting food for some reason...
4oz.almond milk and 2 dried apricots before a kickboxing/core class
B: egg whites, kale, cheddar, salsa, 2 chicken sausages, blueberries, coffee
L: salad with lettuce, chick peas, chicken, red quinoa, an apple, handful of mixed nuts
S: corn tortilla with hummus
D: 4 turkey meatballs in a spicy tomato/chili sauce with cauliflower mashed "potatoes", 2 squares dark chocolate