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

Lunch is a bowl of Hoppin' John with a garden fresh cayenne on top.
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Dinner in the hotel.
I went right next door for supplies and came back out $60 lighter.
No photos of: two different types of pre-made Green Salads
a gorgeous loaf of bread
a box of a dozen chocolate chip cookies, on mark down
a bag of cheese puffs
something new to us, peanut butter covered popcorn 🤢
and two bottles of wine, `cuz ya know you may need more later
We sat in the breakfast room, which was empty, and enjoyed our supper.
 
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SatNavSaysStraightOn said:
I grabbed 45 minutes to raid the veg plot and do a little cooking

Rhubarb and lentil curry.

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The recipe, from Great British chefs needs work.
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Great British Chefs website is a favourite of mine and I actually pay to subscribe - but this recipe is from a blogger, I believe, not a renowned chef. I'm not sure how they chose or decided that they would include a small handful of bloggers on their website but I'm not partucularly impressed by any of their recipes. The Michelin starred chefs recipes, however, are a great resource.
 
Morning Glory said:
I know I could look up what Hoppin' John is but....
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It's going to vary from region to region. My grandma made hers with black-eyed peas, ham hocks, onions, bell peppers (green, ugh--I picked them out) and rice. I think you can vary your peas/beans if you want. I like to use limas (sometimes), bacon or ham (cooked to falling apart with the ham), and red bell peppers over wild rice, served with mustard greens and cornbread.
 
Morning Glory said:
I know I could look up what Hoppin' John is but....
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Mine isn't far off of what JAS_OH1 said. Black eyed peas with a mirpoix of bell peppers, onions, and celery. The grease the mirpoix is cooked in I get from slowly cooking down guanciale. Ham hocks, at least around here, aren't worth buying anymore. Zip for meat; a layer of skin and some connective tissue.
 
Barriehie said:
Mine isn't far off of what JAS_OH1 said. Black eyed peas with a mirpoix of bell peppers, onions, and celery. The grease the mirpoix is cooked in I get from slowly cooking down guanciale. Ham hocks, at least around here, aren't worth buying anymore. Zip for meat; a layer of skin and some connective tissue.
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I started buying the smoked pork chops because the ham hocks are the same way here.

My grandmother used the same vegetables but cooked in bacon grease, plus a ham hock or 2 or 3.
 
kaneohegirlinaz said:
Dinner in the hotel.
I went right next door for supplies and came back out $60 lighter.
No photos of: two different types of pre-made Green Salads
a gorgeous loaf of bread
a box of a dozen chocolate chip cookies, on mark down
a bag of cheese puffs
something new to us, peanut butter covered popcorn 🤢
and two bottles of wine, `cuz ya know you may need more later
We sat in the breakfast room, which was empty, and enjoyed our supper.
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Amazes me that in European countries dinner at a hotel is a treat. In America dinner at a hotel means you have no means of transportation.
 
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