What did you cook or eat today (June 2025)?

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after many years . . .
currently the famous "Senate Bean Soup" is about 1/2 done.

as I put it together I was not impressed - for a mid-way tasting DW opined it to be "really good"
just tried it for seasoning - interesting good, not an "OMG! this is the soup!!" thing, but quite nice.

folklore has it this has been made/served in the Senate cafeteria since o-dark-hundred years - except one day . . .
it is exceedingly simple:
dry navy beans - washed/rinsed/blanched with hot water
boiling water
smoked ham hock
diced onion
salt&pepper to taste . . .
when (nearly?) done, strip meat from ham hock, dice and add back to soup.
 
CookieMonster said:
after many years . . .
currently the famous "Senate Bean Soup" is about 1/2 done.

as I put it together I was not impressed - for a mid-way tasting DW opined it to be "really good"
just tried it for seasoning - interesting good, not an "OMG! this is the soup!!" thing, but quite nice.

folklore has it this has been made/served in the Senate cafeteria since o-dark-hundred years - except one day . . .
it is exceedingly simple:
dry navy beans - washed/rinsed/blanched with hot water
boiling water
smoked ham hock
diced onion
salt&pepper to taste . . .
when (nearly?) done, strip meat from ham hock, dice and add back to soup.
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Found a .gov site with two versions. They're both really simple so I get the not OMG thing.
 
somewhere I recall reading a screed that the first version (of that site) is the original -
that's what's on the stove however comma but reduced from two gallons to 2 quarts . . .

(was Navy...) now and then I'll trip over a "genuine USN recipe for xxxx" - it's always in gallons and pounds , , ,
(sigh) I really am not into baking 30 dozen hamburger rolls . . .
destroyer class ships - the smaller/est of vessels with on-board galley/etc - have 200-300 people to feed 3x/day.
 
Puggles said:
That spread is like crack.
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There is also a cinnamon toast crunch spread that is supposed to taste just like the "cereal milk" you have left over at the bottom of the bowl. I got some and was super excited to try it and I was incredibly disappointed. It was.....interesting tasting, but not how I thought it was going to be.
 
Puggles said:
There is also a cinnamon toast crunch spread that is supposed to taste just like the "cereal milk" you have left over at the bottom of the bowl. I got some and was super excited to try it and I was incredibly disappointed. It was.....interesting tasting, but not how I thought it was going to be.
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Sounds like those "hot" snacks and you can tell it's a chemical flavor and not capsaicin. Bummer mouth taste.
 
Barriehie said:
Sounds like those "hot" snacks and you can tell it's a chemical flavor and not capsaicin. Bummer mouth taste.
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Omg, I can't stand that "xtreme hot" garbage. I love heat, but that $hit is trash. Why do people think a bunch of capsaicin tastes good? It literally taste like hot chemicals. I have to get my heat with flavor or else it just doesn't work for me.
 
I had my freezer meal with noodles.
Green ones, so I assumed spinachy things.
But no, they were made from sweet potatoes. I should have read in between the chinese characters ;)
Strange stuff. Takes quite long to cook and then they turn translucent and almost "slippery".
Actually quite nice with the sauce, so I may buy them again :)
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