Since I've been so busy at work, I tend to cook like mad on the weekends. I make an insane amount of food, put it in the fridge/freezer, and it feeds us for the week. I'm in the middle of a cooking frenzy right now
Outside on the smoker, I have a beautiful rack of beef ribs that has been sitting in a dry rub overnight. They've been on the smoker for about 4 hours now (using a mix of mesquite and oak wood), and have about 2-4 more hours to go.
In the oven I have a beef brisket. It's going to be cooking for quite a while--16 hours--on very low heat. Once the ribs come off the smoker, the brisket will go on for a few hours. That way, they get a nice smokey flavor to them. Then it's back to the oven to finish cooking overnight.
While the ribs are on the smoker, the veggies go in the oven. Butternut squash, sweet potatoes, carrots, mushrooms and chunks of squash. They'll be drizzled in olive oil and lightly seasoned, then roasted until tender.
A beautiful pot of chicken and dumplings is simmering slowly on the stovetop. Chicken with all the veggies one could want. The homemade dumplings go in last.
Once the chicken and dumplings is done, I have a thai stir fry to do. The fixings are ready and waiting in the fridge. shrimp, tofu, a ton of asian veggies, cilantro and plenty of chilis for that famous thai heat.
My house smells so incredibly good! I'm getting so hungry just sniffing all this stuff. *DROOL*
Outside on the smoker, I have a beautiful rack of beef ribs that has been sitting in a dry rub overnight. They've been on the smoker for about 4 hours now (using a mix of mesquite and oak wood), and have about 2-4 more hours to go.
In the oven I have a beef brisket. It's going to be cooking for quite a while--16 hours--on very low heat. Once the ribs come off the smoker, the brisket will go on for a few hours. That way, they get a nice smokey flavor to them. Then it's back to the oven to finish cooking overnight.
While the ribs are on the smoker, the veggies go in the oven. Butternut squash, sweet potatoes, carrots, mushrooms and chunks of squash. They'll be drizzled in olive oil and lightly seasoned, then roasted until tender.
A beautiful pot of chicken and dumplings is simmering slowly on the stovetop. Chicken with all the veggies one could want. The homemade dumplings go in last.
Once the chicken and dumplings is done, I have a thai stir fry to do. The fixings are ready and waiting in the fridge. shrimp, tofu, a ton of asian veggies, cilantro and plenty of chilis for that famous thai heat.
My house smells so incredibly good! I'm getting so hungry just sniffing all this stuff. *DROOL*
Sounds delicious.
