Re: [CnD] Delicious Pork Chops Revisited

2020-02-21 Thread Immigrant via Cookinginthedark
Delicious Pork Chops 4 pork chops 1/2 cup mayonnaise 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup bread crumbs Dip meat in mayonnaise. Coat with bread crumbs. Place in a single layer in a greased shallow pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for approximately 1 hour or till tender. -Original Message- From:

Re: [CnD] Delicious Pork Chops Revisited

2020-02-21 Thread Immigrant via Cookinginthedark
Glad you enjoyed it. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of margo Downey via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, February 21, 2020 9:48 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: margo Downey Subject: [CnD] Delicious Pork Chops Revisited Immigrant, we tried the pork chops

Re: [CnD] Slow cooking trash & pizza recipe

2020-02-21 Thread Mary Ann via Cookinginthedark
Would love to have the two recipes mentioned in the email. Thanks, Mary -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Nicole Massey via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, February 21, 2020 11:14 PM To:

Re: [CnD] Slow cooking

2020-02-21 Thread Nicole Massey via Cookinginthedark
Sort of -- each liner is sort of single use, but that's for a single menu item. I've been able to put leftover queso back in the crock and heat it up again. Perhaps it'd be better to say they're disposable. Sent from my HAL 9000 in transit to Jupiter -Original Message- From:

Re: [CnD] Slow cooking

2020-02-21 Thread Nicole Massey via Cookinginthedark
Crock Pot liners are plastic bags that can handle the heat in a slow cooker. You put the liner in, and that makes clean-up a snap, as no food comes in contact with the crock. They don't affect cooking time or temperature to any definable amount, so they're also neutral. I also like them because I

Re: [CnD] Slow cooking

2020-02-21 Thread Nicole Massey via Cookinginthedark
There are other things they do very well that aren't cooked all day and aren't soup/stew items. Two of my favorites are making my own "Trash" (Now more commonly known as Chex Mix) and the amazing Crock Pot Pizza recipe I found on a BBS years ago. The Trash recipe involves an open crock, while

Re: [CnD] Microwave oven

2020-02-21 Thread margo Downey via Cookinginthedark
I do not like Lean Cuisine. Margo -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Immigrant via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, February 21, 2020 5:13 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Immigrant Subject: Re: [CnD] Microwave

Re: [CnD] Delicious Pork Chops Revisited

2020-02-21 Thread kimsansong--- via Cookinginthedark
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Re: [CnD] fixing up canned fruit

2020-02-21 Thread Jude DaShiell via Cookinginthedark
If you have a whole coconut with the thick husk on the outside, a saw is the proper tool for first access. You saw around the husk until the husk separates from the hard shell coconut inside. Then remove the hard shell coconut. Next, you need an ice pick and a large mug. Three little eyes need

Re: [CnD] Slow cooking

2020-02-21 Thread margo Downey via Cookinginthedark
I buy large roasts so I can have some for meals and some for sandwiches. Margo and Guide Dog Isis -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Marie Rudys via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, February 21, 2020 4:06 PM To:

Re: [CnD] Measuring tips

2020-02-21 Thread margo Downey via Cookinginthedark
I do that, too. Saves a lot of time and mess. Margo -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Immigrant via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, February 21, 2020 5:40 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Immigrant Subject: Re:

Re: [CnD] Slow cooking

2020-02-21 Thread Jude DaShiell via Cookinginthedark
They come in two sizes larger one is for 6 quart crockpots. You get a box that appears to have plastic bags in it. Open one up and line crockpot with it then put your food in the liner and cook. When finished allow food to cool to safe handling temperature then lift the liner up from all of the

[CnD] Delicious Pork Chops Revisited

2020-02-21 Thread margo Downey via Cookinginthedark
Immigrant, we tried the pork chops recipe today, and, oh my goodness, it is absolutely wonderfully delicious. Thanks so much for the recipe. I will be trying other recipes from this list from time to time. thanks all. Margo ___ Cookinginthedark

Re: [CnD] Slow cooking

2020-02-21 Thread Jude DaShiell via Cookinginthedark
A thrift shop or a hoarder in the neighborhood may be willing and able to help you out. On Fri, 21 Feb 2020, Gregory Yorke via Cookinginthedark wrote: > Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 20:48:48 > From: Gregory Yorke via Cookinginthedark > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: gyo...@verizon.net >

Re: [CnD] Slow cooking

2020-02-21 Thread Marie Rudys via Cookinginthedark
The liners in both my pots are removable. Marie -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of diane.fann7--- via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, February 21, 2020 6:26 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: diane.fa...@gmail.com

Re: [CnD] Slow cooking

2020-02-21 Thread Brennen Kinch via Cookinginthedark
I think after Thursday night especially for things like chicken and soups and stews and things like that I’m just going to bite the bullet and start using my crockpot from now on for those things LOL this way I don’t have to keep monitoring the temperature all the time for things and just let

Re: [CnD] Slow cooking

2020-02-21 Thread Jude DaShiell via Cookinginthedark
Take a small appliance to a vocational technical high school to the electronics course, you'll probably get the repair done and the student who does it will get a grade for that repair. The teacher likely will inspect the repair before you get the item returned too. That's a teaching opportunity

Re: [CnD] fixing up canned fruit

2020-02-21 Thread diane.fann7--- via Cookinginthedark
I usually have canned fruit and forget to eat it. I always have unsweetened coconut. I have allspice, but, don't use it much either. This will get tried out. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Jude DaShiell via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, February 21, 2020 5:36 PM

Re: [CnD] Slow cooking

2020-02-21 Thread diane.fann7--- via Cookinginthedark
Absolutely agree with that. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Nicole Massey via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, February 21, 2020 9:03 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Nicole Massey Subject: Re: [CnD] Slow cooking I'd much rather repair something than

Re: [CnD] Slow cooking

2020-02-21 Thread diane.fann7--- via Cookinginthedark
I am truly thankful we have crockpots with removeable croks. Would one of you please explain about the liners. Thanks. Diane -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Dena Polston via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, February 21, 2020 8:52 PM To:

Re: [CnD] slow cooker

2020-02-21 Thread Nicole Massey via Cookinginthedark
Yep, both traditional Texas chili-con-queso and bourbon hot dogs are great party crock pot favorites. You can use a fondue pot for the latter recipe, of course, but the former is a problem without a slow cooker, preferably with a liner too. Sent from my HAL 9000 in transit to Jupiter

Re: [CnD] Slow cooking

2020-02-21 Thread Nicole Massey via Cookinginthedark
I'd much rather repair something than replace it, and I've got the basic skills to replace cords, so it's worth it to do the work for a beloved appliance. I know I'm very atypical in the blind community in this regard. Sent from my HAL 9000 in transit to Jupiter -Original Message- From:

Re: [CnD] Slow cooking

2020-02-21 Thread Dena Polston via Cookinginthedark
I wouldn't know what to do without my crockpots and those liners are a miracle! (smile) -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Nicole Massey via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, February 21, 2020 5:55 PM To:

Re: [CnD] fixing up canned fruit

2020-02-21 Thread Dena Polston via Cookinginthedark
Portion control is the key along with fresh fruit rather than canned unless you get the fruit in its own juice. Good luck with fruit. I know I've purchased unsweetened coconut. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Marie

Re: [CnD] Slow cooking

2020-02-21 Thread Gregory Yorke via Cookinginthedark
I still have my old crock pot from the mid 1970's. I broke the glass lid and can not find another one to fit it. I remember that the first ones were not removable. They were a pain to clean. Then shortly later the removable ones came around. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark

[CnD] slow cooker

2020-02-21 Thread Marie Rudys via Cookinginthedark
I Googled it and came across an article In the Washington Post about the slow cooker. I did not know it was invented in 1940. Later on in that article it said that men are even using the slow cookers, Too. Some of them use it to make some of the dishes they serve for Super Bowl. Go look

[CnD] stew cooling down

2020-02-21 Thread Marie Rudys via Cookinginthedark
Hello, everyone, My slow cooked stew is cooling down now. In an hour or slightly more, I know it will Be cool enough to put into the freezer. The meat is tender, and I put half of the roast away By itself in the freezer for another time. Marie

Re: [CnD] Slow cooking

2020-02-21 Thread Marie Rudys via Cookinginthedark
Goodness; nobody here repairs small appliances. They tell us to get new ones. Sometimes, I find some surprises at Goodwill. You just never know. Marie -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Nicole Massey via

Re: [CnD] fixing up canned fruit

2020-02-21 Thread Marie Rudys via Cookinginthedark
I am not crazy for coconut; maybe because I had the sweetened Kind several times in my life. I did have a fresh coconut once, during my second miserable "marriage." It was quite an experience. But it would be too hard for me to get That open. Surely, the stores now have unsweetened coconut In

Re: [CnD] Slow cooking

2020-02-21 Thread Marie Rudys via Cookinginthedark
Ok, Ok, Immigrant; to each their own!! Not everyone like the slow cooker. Marie -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Immigrant via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, February 21, 2020 2:38 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org

Re: [CnD] Slow cooking

2020-02-21 Thread Nicole Massey via Cookinginthedark
I've got two of the original Rival Crock Pots, both of which still work, though I only use them with liners these days because otherwise they're a nightmare to clean. I've got two others, my 5 quart removable crock Rival the one I use the most. I slipped up and melted the cord on it, so I had to

Re: [CnD] Slow cooking

2020-02-21 Thread Immigrant via Cookinginthedark
Still, cooking and leaving home are incompatible with each other in my view. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Jude DaShiell via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, February 21, 2020 2:04 PM To: Marie Rudys via Cookinginthedark Cc: Jude DaShiell Subject: Re: [CnD] Slow

Re: [CnD] Slow cooking

2020-02-21 Thread Immigrant via Cookinginthedark
There is also something to be said about cooking preferences and taste preferences. In my world, there is no room for a slow cooker. I don't need to cook something longer than I would cook it in another setting. And I don't like many of the foods that slow cookers are used for. I like meat and

[CnD] fixing up canned fruit

2020-02-21 Thread Jude DaShiell via Cookinginthedark
A couple things I do with canned fruit if supplies are on hand is to put two tablespoons of unsweetened grated coconut on top of it and then shake some allspice onto the fruit. That improves the taste tremendously. Now I think of it, for breakfast if I'm having oatmeal I put a handful of frozen

Re: [CnD] Measuring tips

2020-02-21 Thread Immigrant via Cookinginthedark
I always pour liquids in the sink, or at least over a bowl, whether for measuring or for any other purpose. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Linda S via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, February 21, 2020 1:18 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Linda S

Re: [CnD] Microwave oven

2020-02-21 Thread Immigrant via Cookinginthedark
No boss would ever tell me to eat Lean Cuisine. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Jude DaShiell via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, February 21, 2020 8:05 AM To: Ron Kolesar via Cookinginthedark Cc: Jude DaShiell Subject: Re: [CnD] Microwave oven Those small ovens

Re: [CnD] Slow cooking

2020-02-21 Thread Linda S via Cookinginthedark
Yum and they smash up nicely. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Marie Rudys via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, February 21, 2020 1:03 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Marie Rudys Subject: Re: [CnD] Slow cooking I

Re: [CnD] Slow cooking

2020-02-21 Thread Marie Rudys via Cookinginthedark
I don't have sour cream right now. I could get some next time. Think I will freeze half of this roast for later. That's right; this roast can make it for 2 different Dishes. Marie -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Linda

Re: [CnD] Slow cooking

2020-02-21 Thread Marie Rudys via Cookinginthedark
I am using Yukon gold potatoes today. I love them; skin is thin, and they don't need to be peeled. Marie -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Jude DaShiell via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, February 21, 2020 12:52 PM To:

Re: [CnD] Slow cooking

2020-02-21 Thread Linda S via Cookinginthedark
Marie: Your roast sounds really good. For that other half a can of cream of mushroom soup, if you have an envelope of onion soup, and some sour cream, you could make a nice stroganoff. For the cantalini beans, mix them with some macaroni, ground beef, and tomato sauce? Or makea ministroni soup?

Re: [CnD] Slow cooking

2020-02-21 Thread Jude DaShiell via Cookinginthedark
Now I think of it, it shouldn't hurt anything to slice up some potatoes after they're cleaned but with peels left on and put them into the pot on top of the steaks. If the potatoes get thoroughly cooked through, you can make mashed potatoes in the pot once the steaks get removed and have the

[CnD] Slow cooking

2020-02-21 Thread Marie Rudys via Cookinginthedark
Good afternoon, everyone!! I checked up on the roast and added some cream of mushrooms soup. But, I had to divide the can in half because it is a big one. So, I have the other half in a container for another use. I am cooking the roast on high because I know I am going to want Some

Re: [CnD] Slow cooking

2020-02-21 Thread Marie Rudys via Cookinginthedark
Wow!! An older slow cooker from the '70's Amazing how some things last longer than others. Marie -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Linda S via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, February 21, 2020 10:50 AM To:

Re: [CnD] Slow cooking

2020-02-21 Thread Marie Rudys via Cookinginthedark
That's good. Beans don't like me, and I have Trouble with the kind you have to cook and soak a long time. I was not raised on them, so I guess that figures. For some reason, I can eat those Italian cannellini beans without any Problems. Maybe because they are already prepared and I just drain

Re: [CnD] Measuring tips

2020-02-21 Thread Jeanne Fike via Cookinginthedark
Afternoon, I have a stainless steel set of both measuring cups and spoons I got from Amazon. They don't have braille on them, but the cups do have a little hole at the end of the handle so a thin ring could be put through it to hold the cups together. The cups come in 1 cup, 3/4 cup, 2/3 cup, 1/2

Re: [CnD] Slow cooking

2020-02-21 Thread Linda S via Cookinginthedark
You know, this triggered a memory for me.My grandma was a cook in a hospital in Nebraska in the fifties. I remember that she would say that she added coffee to gravies to make them more rich, and a little coffee and cinnamon to her chocolate cakes to bring out the flavor. She was the best cook

Re: [CnD] Slow cooking

2020-02-21 Thread Linda S via Cookinginthedark
Wow, I like this recipe. I've had one of my slow cookers since the 70's too, my firiends gave it to ome at my first baby shower. It's a smaller one so I only used it for me and my husband. I use the bigger one when the fam comes. They eat a lot! (smile) -Original Message- From:

Re: [CnD] Slow cooking

2020-02-21 Thread Lora Leggett via Cookinginthedark
Hui Marie And All, I have been using slow cookers for a long time too. On my first one, the power cord gave out. I had another one that got dropped because I put it upon the refrigerator because we needed the counter space for something,and a cat jumped up there and knocked it to the floor.

Re: [CnD] Slow cooking

2020-02-21 Thread Jude DaShiell via Cookinginthedark
One recipe for round steak in the slow cooker that was on this list and I consider tried and true had three ingredients. Round steaks, onions peeled and halved, and left over brewed coffee for the liquid. Makes a real tastey gravy and tenderizes the meat with the acid in the coffee. The crockpot

Re: [CnD] Measuring tips

2020-02-21 Thread Nicole Massey via Cookinginthedark
Yes, mine are like that, with a ring holding them in order. Sent from my HAL 9000 in transit to Jupiter -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Marie Rudys via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, February 21, 2020 12:30 PM To:

Re: [CnD] Measuring tips

2020-02-21 Thread Nicole Massey via Cookinginthedark
Not sure of the metal involved -- the impression I got was that they were chromed. And I'm not the one to ask about Braille, as I don't read it. (Too many years playing congas before I lost my sight resulted in nerve insensitivity to pressure in my finger tips and palms) Sent from my HAL 9000

Re: [CnD] Measuring tips

2020-02-21 Thread Linda S via Cookinginthedark
Good morning: Here is a technique that we used when I was teaching cooking. For measuring liquid, we bent the metal cup a little to measure for example, oil. We would pour the oil in a clean jar and dip it out when needed. If you don't want to do that, make sure the cup is over a bowl before

[CnD] Slow cooking

2020-02-21 Thread Marie Rudys via Cookinginthedark
Hello, everyone!! I have been using slow cookers for forty years, and never had any of them burn up. They use no more power than a lightbulb, to be honest about it. That is why it is perfectly safe to let it do its job whether or not you are Home. Low is around 250 degrees and high is 300

Re: [CnD] Measuring tips

2020-02-21 Thread Marie Rudys via Cookinginthedark
No, the metal cups don't have braille on them And the ones I used to have were like miniature saucepans. You only get four standard measuring cups in the metal sets. I lost ine along the way, but I have two Sets of plastic ones, the Pourfect ones and a regular set I picked up From a grocery store

Re: [CnD] Measuring tips

2020-02-21 Thread Ron Kolesar via Cookinginthedark
Are the metal ones made of stainless steal, and are they also brailed? Many Thanks. Ron KR3DOG -Original Message- From: Nicole Massey via Cookinginthedark Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2020 21:06 To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Nicole Massey Subject: Re: [CnD] Measuring tips Just

Re: [CnD] Microwave oven

2020-02-21 Thread Jude DaShiell via Cookinginthedark
Those small ovens keep getting made so employers can satisfy office equipment accessibility requirements. Those ovens are intended to mostly be sold to employers so blind employees can heat their Lean Cuissine independently. On Thu, 20 Feb 2020, Ron Kolesar via Cookinginthedark wrote: > Date:

Re: [CnD] Sort of success??? Maybe???

2020-02-21 Thread Jude DaShiell via Cookinginthedark
Once cooking stops, take into account the carry over temperature. Food will increase in temperature for a few minutes if left alone and then decrease in temperature. I think you allow 10 minutes after finishing cooking and test the temperature which may have actually gotten to 165F by means of

Re: [CnD] Sort of success??? Maybe???

2020-02-21 Thread Brennen Kinch via Cookinginthedark
OK good to know with the convection oven I looked it up online and it said depending on how many pounds of chicken do you have to cook it for 25 to 30 minutes at 375° but now that I know that I’ll try doing it at that temperature for maybe like an hour but personally I think that’s the kind of

[CnD] labeling Appliances was Maybe it is something else

2020-02-21 Thread Lisa Belville via Cookinginthedark
Hi. Yes, puff paint is much easier and inexpensive.  I've used puff paint to label oven dials before.  The trick to making it stay on is wiping down the surface with rubbing alcohol before putting the paint on. This also works when using bumps or even dymo tape. I've got my current

[CnD] Topic change to accessible charcoal grills Was "RE: High Marks"

2020-02-21 Thread Johna Gravitt via Cookinginthedark
Hello, I can't seem to send messages to the list other than when I reply to an email, so here goes: I'm moving o a house and I want to purchase a charcoal grill. I'm wondering if anyone has any tips on accessible grills and best types of charcoal to use. Any other tips would be helpful too.

Re: [CnD] Help with list, was "RE: Two more easy cookbooks, written for the blind"

2020-02-21 Thread Dena Polston via Cookinginthedark
I hit Ctrl Shift R and I never see my messages. I didn't see the ones you mentioned. -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Johna Gravitt via Cookinginthedark Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2020 3:46 PM To: