Subj : Pun-ting It was: Salmon
To   : Ruth Haffly
From : Dave Drum
Date : Sat Aug 05 2023 05:58:00

-=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 RH> Hi Dave,

 RH> Guess I'll mull-et over so I don't flounder in my response.

 DD> Very punny. O-pun the door, lemme out here.

 RH> It's fun, tho I know not everybody aappreciates a pun.

 DD> Sometimes it's a stretch to see the humour in a pun. Or to find a good
 DD> recipe with which to d a "Burton". I try to make all my "conversational"
 DD> posts have a recipe that relates to something is the conversation - 
 DD> and thereby honouring the memory of our late friend.

 RH> With the data base you appear to have, the hardest part of that is
 RH> probably the search for just the right one.

Many times that's true. But, sometimes, like in today's "Today in History"
post I have to rely on the Bing search engine to find just the right one
then poun d it in to my Meal Muncher.

 DD>       Title: Prosperity Treasure Pot (Pun Choy) DD>  Categories:
 RH>  Pork, Mushrooms, Vegetables, Seafood, Poultry DD>       Yield: 14

 RH> Looks good but I'll probably try it in a restaurant. I don't do a lot
 RH> of "use all the pots/pans & everything in the kitchen to cook one meal"
 RH> any more.

 DD> Sort of my thought, too. Yesterday I stopped at Little Saigon and
 DD> chose this from the listed Vietnamese dishes (although I could swear
 DD> it's a staple item in most Chinese restaurants)

 DD>       Title: Instant Pot Sesame Chicken
 DD>  Categories: Poultry, Sauces, Vegetables, Chilies, Herbs
 DD>       Yield: 4 servings

 RH> It actually looks quite easy, if you have an instant pot or equivalent.
 RH> We have the equivalent, one for in the house and one for the camper.

I gave my "Instant Pot" to my sister-in-law who has much more counter/
cabinet space than I weill ever have unless I move. But, I have an old
(from my mother) Mary Dunbar pressure cooker - so I can "fake it" with
what I have on hand.

And truth ti ttell many/most "Instant Pot" recipes cross over to using
a crockpot/slow cooker quite handily. And I do have a selection of those
from the baby 1 quart to the big counter hog - the "casserole" crocktpot.

The big boy is quite handy for one-pot meals. To wit:

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

      Title: Dirty Dave's Crockpot Chuck Roast Dinner
 Categories: Beef, Vegetables, Herbs, Potatoes
      Yield: 6 servings

      3 lb Well marbled, trimmed beef
           - chuck or arm roast
      3 lg Idaho potatoes, peeled (2.5
           - to 3 lb)
      1 lg Onion; peeled
     18 oz Bag "baby" carrots
      2 oz Env onion soup mix
           Salt & pepper
           Garlic granules or powder

  Assemble the ingredients. Salt and pepper the roast as
  it sits n the countertop. Sprinkle some garlic granules
  over it if you wish.

  Peel the potatoes and slice them on your mandoline or
  with a sharp knife into even slices. Line the bottom
  of your Casserole Crockpot with the sliced spuds. 

  Center the roast on the bed of potatoes and spread the
  "baby" carrots around the perimeter. Open the envelope
  of onion soup mix and sprinkle over the beef.

  Set your mandoline to a thin slice setting and slice
  the onion, covering the top of the roast.

  Place the lid on the crockpot and set the temperature.
  High if you are making this for Sunday's noon meal or
  low if you are going to work and want supper ready
  when you come home.

  UDD NOTES: I have added fresh mushrooms (both sliced
  and whole) to this quite successfully. I have also used
  a medium sized turnip in place of one of the potatoes.

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen

MMMMM

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