What's for Dinner?

[winemaker81]

Tonight's dinner will be chicken and dumplings. I was going to do something else with the boneless thighs, but Mrs. WM81 wants dumplings, so I changed plans. I had a few different ideas, and I'll do it another night.

This morning I processed a brisket, cutting it into 3 roasts. Mrs. WM81 wants one for dinner tomorrow night, so I packaged the other 2 for the freezer, and put the rub on this one.

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In the past I put the rub on and leave it 30 minutes before it goes in the crockpot. This time it will be about 20 hours.

After she leaves for work tomorrow, I plan to fire up the smoker and smoke it for 2 hours. THEN it goes in the crockpot. This is a surprise for her.

Note: When I process meat, I don't go for specific roast sizes. I processed a 16 lb pork shoulder this morning, resulting in 4 roasts of varying sizes. I cut the meat along the natural muscle lines, resulting in 4 different roast sizes. We'll use them, depending on the situation, e.g., the smallest roast is for just us, while the largest is for company. We do large pork roasts as the cooked meat is great for other uses, including enchiladas.

The brisket spent 1.5 hours in the smoker, then went into the crockpot. Mrs. WM81 is very pleased with the result, so I'll plan on doing this again.

 

[bstnh1]

The brisket spent 1.5 hours in the smoker, then went into the crockpot. Mrs. WM81 is very pleased with the result, so I'll plan on doing this again.

 

[bstnh1]

 

[ibglowin]

Chicken Piccata you taste so good..........

 

[winemaker81]

Mrs. WM81 requested meatballs for dinner tonight. I seasoned them with a homemade gyros seasoning and simmered in vegetable stock.

 

[David Violante]

Savory Feta Pastry Puff from the NYT cookbook. Feta, garlic, mint, fermented lemon, baked with sesame seeds on an egg wash and honey drizzle.

 

[tullamore]

made some pasta carbonara -with -Guanciale the staple for this dish -
with roasted butternut squash with honey and cinnamon