That was my dinner early yesterday. Old comfort food from my
childhood.

- seared pork chops then finished cooking in concentrated cream
of mushroom soup. Mashed potatoes, green beans and sweet potato
as sides. Just as good as I remembered and I took a few bites
later that night, all is even better after letting those flavors
blend together for a few hours.

Leftovers will be lunch today.

"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> That was my dinner early yesterday. Old comfort food from my
> childhood.
>
> - seared pork chops then finished cooking in concentrated cream
> of mushroom soup. Mashed potatoes, green beans and sweet potato
> as sides. Just as good as I remembered and I took a few bites
> later that night, all is even better after letting those flavors
> blend together for a few hours.
>
> Leftovers will be lunch today.


Sounds very good.

Cheri

On Sun, 4 Nov 2018 08:12:54 -0800, "Cheri" >
wrote:

>"Gary" > wrote in message ...
>> That was my dinner early yesterday. Old comfort food from my
>> childhood.
>>
>> - seared pork chops then finished cooking in concentrated cream
>> of mushroom soup. Mashed potatoes, green beans and sweet potato
>> as sides. Just as good as I remembered and I took a few bites
>> later that night, all is even better after letting those flavors
>> blend together for a few hours.
>>
>> Leftovers will be lunch today.
>
>
>Sounds very good.

No matter how awful it is, you have this need to defend pleb food. To
prove some sort of "I'm a humble little plebbie too, let's get our
lighters out and drink cheap beer" point. In the meantime, Gary's
eating a concentrated science project. Yay!

On Mon, 05 Nov 2018 08:46:54 +1100, Brice >
wrote:

>On Sun, 4 Nov 2018 08:12:54 -0800, "Cheri" >
>wrote:
>
>>"Gary" > wrote in message ...
>>> That was my dinner early yesterday. Old comfort food from my
>>> childhood.
>>>
>>> - seared pork chops then finished cooking in concentrated cream
>>> of mushroom soup. Mashed potatoes, green beans and sweet potato
>>> as sides. Just as good as I remembered and I took a few bites
>>> later that night, all is even better after letting those flavors
>>> blend together for a few hours.
>>>
>>> Leftovers will be lunch today.
>>
>>
>>Sounds very good.
>
>No matter how awful it is, you have this need to defend pleb food. To
>prove some sort of "I'm a humble little plebbie too, let's get our
>lighters out and drink cheap beer" point. In the meantime, Gary's
>eating a concentrated science project. Yay!

So tell us Brice, what is your comfort food? I've never met anyone
who didn't have something from their childhood they remembered with
love or dread.

On Sun, 04 Nov 2018 18:22:57 -0400, wrote:

>On Mon, 05 Nov 2018 08:46:54 +1100, Brice >
>wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 4 Nov 2018 08:12:54 -0800, "Cheri" >
>>wrote:
>>
>>>Sounds very good.
>>
>>No matter how awful it is, you have this need to defend pleb food. To
>>prove some sort of "I'm a humble little plebbie too, let's get our
>>lighters out and drink cheap beer" point. In the meantime, Gary's
>>eating a concentrated science project. Yay!
>
>So tell us Brice, what is your comfort food? I've never met anyone
>who didn't have something from their childhood they remembered with
>love or dread.

The best food memories from my childhood are "French" fries with mayo,
nasi goreng and chicken livers.

The worst: cooked red cabbage and endives.

You?

On Mon, 05 Nov 2018 09:43:19 +1100, Brice >
wrote:

>On Sun, 04 Nov 2018 18:22:57 -0400, wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 05 Nov 2018 08:46:54 +1100, Brice >
>>wrote:
>>
>>>On Sun, 4 Nov 2018 08:12:54 -0800, "Cheri" >
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>>Sounds very good.
>>>
>>>No matter how awful it is, you have this need to defend pleb food. To
>>>prove some sort of "I'm a humble little plebbie too, let's get our
>>>lighters out and drink cheap beer" point. In the meantime, Gary's
>>>eating a concentrated science project. Yay!
>>
>>So tell us Brice, what is your comfort food? I've never met anyone
>>who didn't have something from their childhood they remembered with
>>love or dread.
>
>The best food memories from my childhood are "French" fries with mayo,
>nasi goreng and chicken livers.
>
>The worst: cooked red cabbage and endives.
>
>You?

Roast goose - a rare treat and as a kid I loathed asparagus and turnip
but now like both as an oldie.

Brice wrote:
>
> The best food memories from my childhood are "French" fries with mayo,

So do you still like and eat that?
Or did you quit because it's child food?

I still like fries. For me salted well and tons
of black pepper. No ketchup necessary.
I will try a mayo dip next time if I remember.

> nasi goreng

I had to look that one up but it looks and sounds good.

> and chicken livers.

Oh yum. Love those but again haven't had in years. It's also
about the cheapest per pound meat you can buy.

I love them fried with a crust and also pan fried with gravy.

On Sunday, November 4, 2018 at 4:47:00 PM UTC-5, Brice wrote:
> On Sun, 4 Nov 2018 08:12:54 -0800, "Cheri" >
> wrote:
>
> >"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> >> That was my dinner early yesterday. Old comfort food from my
> >> childhood.
> >>
> >> - seared pork chops then finished cooking in concentrated cream
> >> of mushroom soup. Mashed potatoes, green beans and sweet potato
> >> as sides. Just as good as I remembered and I took a few bites
> >> later that night, all is even better after letting those flavors
> >> blend together for a few hours.
> >>
> >> Leftovers will be lunch today.
> >
> >
> >Sounds very good.
>
> No matter how awful it is, you have this need to defend pleb food. To
> prove some sort of "I'm a humble little plebbie too, let's get our
> lighters out and drink cheap beer" point. In the meantime, Gary's
> eating a concentrated science project. Yay!

Your Eurotrash disdain for commoners is duly noted.

Cindy Hamilton

On Mon, 5 Nov 2018 03:11:35 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Sunday, November 4, 2018 at 4:47:00 PM UTC-5, Brice wrote:
>> On Sun, 4 Nov 2018 08:12:54 -0800, "Cheri" >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >"Gary" > wrote in message ...
>> >> That was my dinner early yesterday. Old comfort food from my
>> >> childhood.
>> >>
>> >> - seared pork chops then finished cooking in concentrated cream
>> >> of mushroom soup. Mashed potatoes, green beans and sweet potato
>> >> as sides. Just as good as I remembered and I took a few bites
>> >> later that night, all is even better after letting those flavors
>> >> blend together for a few hours.
>> >>
>> >> Leftovers will be lunch today.
>> >
>> >
>> >Sounds very good.
>>
>> No matter how awful it is, you have this need to defend pleb food. To
>> prove some sort of "I'm a humble little plebbie too, let's get our
>> lighters out and drink cheap beer" point. In the meantime, Gary's
>> eating a concentrated science project. Yay!
>
>Your Eurotrash disdain for commoners is duly noted.

Do you feel inferior to Europeans? That's interesting. Please take it
from me that there's no need.

On Sunday, November 4, 2018 at 10:13:50 AM UTC-6, Cheri wrote:
>
> "Gary" > wrote in message ...
>
> > That was my dinner early yesterday. Old comfort food from my
> > childhood.
> >
> > - seared pork chops then finished cooking in concentrated cream
> > of mushroom soup. Mashed potatoes, green beans and sweet potato
> > as sides. Just as good as I remembered and I took a few bites
> > later that night, all is even better after letting those flavors
> > blend together for a few hours.
> >
> > Leftovers will be lunch today.
>
>
> Sounds very good.
>
> Cheri
>
It does sound good.

On Sun, 4 Nov 2018 14:48:05 -0800 (PST), "
> wrote:

>On Sunday, November 4, 2018 at 10:13:50 AM UTC-6, Cheri wrote:
>>
>> "Gary" > wrote in message ...
>>
>> > That was my dinner early yesterday. Old comfort food from my
>> > childhood.
>> >
>> > - seared pork chops then finished cooking in concentrated cream
>> > of mushroom soup. Mashed potatoes, green beans and sweet potato
>> > as sides. Just as good as I remembered and I took a few bites
>> > later that night, all is even better after letting those flavors
>> > blend together for a few hours.
>> >
>> > Leftovers will be lunch today.
>>
>>
>> Sounds very good.
>>
>> Cheri
>>
>It does sound good.

Cooking meat in supermarket soup sounds like a hurricane survival dish
to me.

On Sunday, November 4, 2018 at 7:02:24 PM UTC-6, Brice wrote:
>
> Cooking meat in supermarket soup sounds like a hurricane survival dish
> to me.
>
I don't recall seeing one post here from anyone that said "Pull up a chair,
Bruce, and dig in."

On Sun, 4 Nov 2018 21:10:11 -0800 (PST), "
> wrote:

>On Sunday, November 4, 2018 at 7:02:24 PM UTC-6, Brice wrote:
>>
>> Cooking meat in supermarket soup sounds like a hurricane survival dish
>> to me.
>>
>I don't recall seeing one post here from anyone that said "Pull up a chair,
>Bruce, and dig in."

Is that a requirement before one can comment, Jo-Jo?

On Mon, 05 Nov 2018 13:37:37 GMT, Pamela >
wrote:

>On 05:10 5 Nov 2018, "
> wrote in
:
>
>> On Sunday, November 4, 2018 at 7:02:24 PM UTC-6, Brice wrote:
>>>
>>> Cooking meat in supermarket soup sounds like a hurricane survival
>>> dish to me.
>>>
>> I don't recall seeing one post here from anyone that said "Pull up a
>> chair, Bruce, and dig in."
>
>He's right that supermarket mushroom soup is not the first choice for
>cooking pork chops. Have you tried it?

you mean "your" first choice. Let the people on this group eat and
cook the way they want.

On Mon, 05 Nov 2018 12:02:20 +1100, Brice >
wrote:

>On Sun, 4 Nov 2018 14:48:05 -0800 (PST), "
> wrote:
>
>>On Sunday, November 4, 2018 at 10:13:50 AM UTC-6, Cheri wrote:
>>>
>>> "Gary" > wrote in message ...
>>>
>>> > That was my dinner early yesterday. Old comfort food from my
>>> > childhood.
>>> >
>>> > - seared pork chops then finished cooking in concentrated cream
>>> > of mushroom soup. Mashed potatoes, green beans and sweet potato
>>> > as sides. Just as good as I remembered and I took a few bites
>>> > later that night, all is even better after letting those flavors
>>> > blend together for a few hours.
>>> >
>>> > Leftovers will be lunch today.
>>>
>>>
>>> Sounds very good.
>>>
>>> Cheri
>>>
>>It does sound good.
>
>Cooking meat in supermarket soup sounds like a hurricane survival dish
>to me.

It was very common in NA in the 70s.

> wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 05 Nov 2018 12:02:20 +1100, Brice >
> wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 4 Nov 2018 14:48:05 -0800 (PST), "
> wrote:
>>
>>>On Sunday, November 4, 2018 at 10:13:50 AM UTC-6, Cheri wrote:
>>>>
>>>> "Gary" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>
>>>> > That was my dinner early yesterday. Old comfort food from my
>>>> > childhood.
>>>> >
>>>> > - seared pork chops then finished cooking in concentrated cream
>>>> > of mushroom soup. Mashed potatoes, green beans and sweet potato
>>>> > as sides. Just as good as I remembered and I took a few bites
>>>> > later that night, all is even better after letting those flavors
>>>> > blend together for a few hours.
>>>> >
>>>> > Leftovers will be lunch today.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Sounds very good.
>>>>
>>>> Cheri
>>>>
>>>It does sound good.
>>
>>Cooking meat in supermarket soup sounds like a hurricane survival dish
>>to me.
>
> It was very common in NA in the 70s.


Must be making a comeback since I see commercials lately spotlighting these
kinds of dishes using Campbell's soup.

Cheri

Brice wrote:
>
> Cooking meat in supermarket soup sounds like a hurricane survival dish
> to me.

Good for any occasion especially nice after a devastating
hurricane.
Sorry but your vote doesn't count here as your wife
won't allow you to eat meat any more.
More for the rest of us though. It all works out in the end.

On Mon, 05 Nov 2018 10:23:02 -0500, Gary > wrote:

>Brice wrote:
>>
>> Cooking meat in supermarket soup sounds like a hurricane survival dish
>> to me.
>
>Good for any occasion especially nice after a devastating
>hurricane.
>Sorry but your vote doesn't count here as your wife
>won't allow you to eat meat any more.

Huh?

On Sun, 04 Nov 2018 10:20:01 -0500, Gary > wrote:

>That was my dinner early yesterday. Old comfort food from my
>childhood.
>
>- seared pork chops then finished cooking in concentrated cream
>of mushroom soup. Mashed potatoes, green beans and sweet potato
>as sides. Just as good as I remembered and I took a few bites
>later that night, all is even better after letting those flavors
>blend together for a few hours.
>
>Leftovers will be lunch today.

I told you before that it sounds very good. I'm glad it hit the spot
for you.

"U.S. Janet B." wrote:
>
> Gary wrote:
>
> >That was my dinner early yesterday. Old comfort food from my
> >childhood.
> >
> >- seared pork chops then finished cooking in concentrated cream
> >of mushroom soup. Mashed potatoes, green beans and sweet potato
> >as sides. Just as good as I remembered and I took a few bites
> >later that night, all is even better after letting those flavors
> >blend together for a few hours.
> >
> I told you before that it sounds very good. I'm glad it hit the spot
> for you.

I remember when you said that.
Just as a note: I first sauteed about 1/2 cup of chopped yellow
onion in a TBS of canola oil. Removed that from the pan
temporarily. It was added back in after searing the chops and
adding the mushroom soup.

As I mentioned it actually all tasted better after sitting for a
few hours (in fridge). I have enough in my freezer to repeat this
meal and I plan to cook that next batch the evening before. Next
day, I'll heat that up and add to fresh cooked sides. A couple
pieces of buttered rolls or fresh bread goes well too to sop up
all that good pork-flavored mushroom gravy.

Gary wrote:

> That was my dinner early yesterday. Old comfort food from my
> childhood.
>
> - seared pork chops then finished cooking in concentrated cream
> of mushroom soup. Mashed potatoes, green beans and sweet potato
> as sides. Just as good as I remembered and I took a few bites
> later that night, all is even better after letting those flavors
> blend together for a few hours.
>
> Leftovers will be lunch today.

Smiles here! I recall that dish.

Today has been leftovers of 2 pizzas made yesterday.

1 1/2c water
3TB olive oil
4C bread flour (I used 2AP and 2BF)
1ts salt
1 1/2 ts yeast
2ts garlic powder
2TB Italian blend spices (Basil, oregano, parsley)

Set that to dough then start the sauce

28oz can tomamot sauce (fermanos brand this time) and 2TB itaian blend
with 1/2TB garlic powder, 1ts onion powder and 2 TB dried onion chips.
Let simmer 1 hour.

We ended up needing more sause so made a double batch which leaves us 2
cups of 'red sauce' after the pizzas.

Split dough in 1/2 and spread one by hand on the pizza pan, top with
sauce.

1st one, layers of tomato and spinach then cheese. Feta would have
been optimal but we didn't have any. Black olives and a sprinkle of
baby shrimp. Bake at 425 for 15 minutes then check.

2nd one, layers of tomato and pepperoni then cheese with bell peppers
and mushrooms. Bake at 425 for 15 minutes then check.

Now making a few dishes for my work lunches. Time got tight and didnt
have any ready to go this week.

On Sunday, November 4, 2018 at 9:20:44 AM UTC-6, Gary wrote:
> That was my dinner early yesterday. Old comfort food from my
> childhood.
>
> - seared pork chops then finished cooking in concentrated cream
> of mushroom soup. Mashed potatoes, green beans and sweet potato
> as sides. Just as good as I remembered and I took a few bites
> later that night, all is even better after letting those flavors
> blend together for a few hours.
>
> Leftovers will be lunch today.

had forgotten about that meal. It was really good, have to try it again

On 11/4/2018 10:20 AM, Gary wrote:
> That was my dinner early yesterday. Old comfort food from my
> childhood.
>
> - seared pork chops then finished cooking in concentrated cream
> of mushroom soup. Mashed potatoes, green beans and sweet potato
> as sides. Just as good as I remembered and I took a few bites
> later that night, all is even better after letting those flavors
> blend together for a few hours.
>
> Leftovers will be lunch today.
>
I'm glad it turned out as well as your childhood memories.

I honestly don't recall my mother ever using cream of mushroom soup for
anything. She'd use packets of dried gravy mix. <shrug>

Jill