I found a nice piece of chuck in the used meat bin at the market this week. A couple of days ago I made braised beef with it. Today it's starting to snow again and I thought about my favorite Winter soup, beef and barley.

So I rummaged around in the freezer and vegetable bins and came up with bits and pieces . I cooked off the barley earlier in the day, let it cool and then rinsed it to get rid of most of the starch.

It made a nice big pot of soup and it's yummy and comforting on a cold Winter's day.
Nice New Year's Eve supper.

https://goo.gl/photos/8QSb9iroLjzv2tzv5

On Sat, 31 Dec 2016 16:25:14 -0800 (PST), ImStillMags
> wrote:

>I found a nice piece of chuck in the used meat bin at the market this week. A couple of days ago I made braised beef with it. Today it's starting to snow again and I thought about my favorite Winter soup, beef and barley.
>
>So I rummaged around in the freezer and vegetable bins and came up with bits and pieces . I cooked off the barley earlier in the day, let it cool and then rinsed it to get rid of most of the starch.
>
>It made a nice big pot of soup and it's yummy and comforting on a cold Winter's day.
>Nice New Year's Eve supper.
>
>https://goo.gl/photos/8QSb9iroLjzv2tzv5

No mushrooms?

On Saturday, December 31, 2016 at 4:38:50 PM UTC-8, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Sat, 31 Dec 2016 16:25:14 -0800 (PST), ImStillMags
> > wrote:
>
> >I found a nice piece of chuck in the used meat bin at the market this week. A couple of days ago I made braised beef with it. Today it's starting to snow again and I thought about my favorite Winter soup, beef and barley.
> >
> >So I rummaged around in the freezer and vegetable bins and came up with bits and pieces . I cooked off the barley earlier in the day, let it cool and then rinsed it to get rid of most of the starch.
> >
> >It made a nice big pot of soup and it's yummy and comforting on a cold Winter's day.
> >Nice New Year's Eve supper.
> >
> >https://goo.gl/photos/8QSb9iroLjzv2tzv5
>
> No mushrooms?

look closely, they're in there.

On Saturday, December 31, 2016 at 4:38:50 PM UTC-8, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Sat, 31 Dec 2016 16:25:14 -0800 (PST), ImStillMags
> > wrote:
>
> >I found a nice piece of chuck in the used meat bin at the market this week. A couple of days ago I made braised beef with it. Today it's starting to snow again and I thought about my favorite Winter soup, beef and barley.
> >
> >So I rummaged around in the freezer and vegetable bins and came up with bits and pieces . I cooked off the barley earlier in the day, let it cool and then rinsed it to get rid of most of the starch.
> >
> >It made a nice big pot of soup and it's yummy and comforting on a cold Winter's day.
> >Nice New Year's Eve supper.
> >
> >https://goo.gl/photos/8QSb9iroLjzv2tzv5
>
> No mushrooms?

click on the picture to enlarge it.....you will see them.

On Sun, 1 Jan 2017 09:01:30 -0800 (PST), ImStillMags
> wrote:

>On Saturday, December 31, 2016 at 4:38:50 PM UTC-8, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>> On Sat, 31 Dec 2016 16:25:14 -0800 (PST), ImStillMags
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >I found a nice piece of chuck in the used meat bin at the market this week. A couple of days ago I made braised beef with it. Today it's starting to snow again and I thought about my favorite Winter soup, beef and barley.
>> >
>> >So I rummaged around in the freezer and vegetable bins and came up with bits and pieces . I cooked off the barley earlier in the day, let it cool and then rinsed it to get rid of most of the starch.
>> >
>> >It made a nice big pot of soup and it's yummy and comforting on a cold Winter's day.
>> >Nice New Year's Eve supper.
>> >
>> >https://goo.gl/photos/8QSb9iroLjzv2tzv5
>>
>> No mushrooms?
>
>click on the picture to enlarge it.....you will see them.

I enlarged it but still can't be sure I'm seeing any mushrooms, I see
green peas and what looks like green beans. My beef barley mushroom
looks very different, yours has a much darker broth, mine is more rife
with barley... you can click it twice to enlarge:
http://i66.tinypic.com/nwwzrq.jpg

ImStillMags wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> I found a nice piece of chuck in the used meat bin at the market this
> week. A couple of days ago I made braised beef with it. Today it's
> starting to snow again and I thought about my favorite Winter soup,
> beef and barley.
>
> So I rummaged around in the freezer and vegetable bins and came up
> with bits and pieces . I cooked off the barley earlier in the day,
> let it cool and then rinsed it to get rid of most of the starch.
>
> It made a nice big pot of soup and it's yummy and comforting on a
> cold Winter's day. Nice New Year's Eve supper.
>
> https://goo.gl/photos/8QSb9iroLjzv2tzv5

Sounds delightful!

We have been munching down the Hoppin' John here.

I have more bread going for next week. (posting recipe in the
alt.bread.recipes in a minute).



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On Sunday, January 1, 2017 at 12:08:37 PM UTC-8, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Sun, 1 Jan 2017 09:01:30 -0800 (PST), ImStillMags
> > wrote:
>
> >On Saturday, December 31, 2016 at 4:38:50 PM UTC-8, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> >> On Sat, 31 Dec 2016 16:25:14 -0800 (PST), ImStillMags
> >> > wrote:
> >>
> >> >I found a nice piece of chuck in the used meat bin at the market this week. A couple of days ago I made braised beef with it. Today it's starting to snow again and I thought about my favorite Winter soup, beef and barley.
> >> >
> >> >So I rummaged around in the freezer and vegetable bins and came up with bits and pieces . I cooked off the barley earlier in the day, let it cool and then rinsed it to get rid of most of the starch.
> >> >
> >> >It made a nice big pot of soup and it's yummy and comforting on a cold Winter's day.
> >> >Nice New Year's Eve supper.
> >> >
> >> >https://goo.gl/photos/8QSb9iroLjzv2tzv5
> >>
> >> No mushrooms?
> >
> >click on the picture to enlarge it.....you will see them.
>
> I enlarged it but still can't be sure I'm seeing any mushrooms, I see
> green peas and what looks like green beans. My beef barley mushroom
> looks very different, yours has a much darker broth, mine is more rife
> with barley... you can click it twice to enlarge:
> http://i66.tinypic.com/nwwzrq.jpg

Yours looks yummy. As I stated, though, I made a just throw it together beef and barley soup from bits and pieces out of the freezer and vegetable drawer. Maybe I should call it beef-barley-vegetable soup. There are mushrooms right there on top of the mound on the spoon.

Sqwertz wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On Sun, 01 Jan 2017 15:08:29 -0500, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 1 Jan 2017 09:01:30 -0800 (PST), ImStillMags
> > > wrote:
> >
> > > On Saturday, December 31, 2016 at 4:38:50 PM UTC-8, Brooklyn1
> > > wrote:
> >>> On Sat, 31 Dec 2016 16:25:14 -0800 (PST), ImStillMags
> > > >
> >>> >https://goo.gl/photos/8QSb9iroLjzv2tzv5
> >>>
> >>> No mushrooms?
> > >
> > > click on the picture to enlarge it.....you will see them.
> >
> > I enlarged it but still can't be sure I'm seeing any mushrooms,
>
> You're blind. Anybody who can't recognize mushrooms in that picture
> obviously doesn't cook at all!
>
> I've circled the definite mushrooms in red:
>
> https://postimg.org/image/eclzvknel/910047b5/
>
> -sw

Shemenji! I love them!

Meantime:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/sqwert...stream/lightbo
x/

Give me recipe or I will hunt you down and twizzle your bits with a
pickle fork!
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On Saturday, December 31, 2016 at 6:25:18 PM UTC-6, ImStillMags wrote:
>
> It made a nice big pot of soup and it's yummy and comforting on a cold Winter's day.
> Nice New Year's Eve supper.
>
> https://goo.gl/photos/8QSb9iroLjzv2tzv5
>
>
I can bring my own spoon if you'd be kind enough to furnish
me with a bowl.

On Sun, 1 Jan 2017 20:24:10 -0600, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Sun, 01 Jan 2017 17:32:53 -0600, cshenk wrote:
>
>> Meantime:
>>
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/sqwert...ream/lightbox/
>>
>> Give me recipe or I will hunt you down and twizzle your bits with a
>> pickle fork!
>
>This looks like it. I didn't like the crumb that the eggs made.
>
>http://www.seasonsandsuppers.ca/home...-cheese-bread/
>
>-sw
a cheese Monkey Bread
Janet US

On Sunday, January 1, 2017 at 6:37:34 PM UTC-8, wrote:
> On Saturday, December 31, 2016 at 6:25:18 PM UTC-6, ImStillMags wrote:
> >
> > It made a nice big pot of soup and it's yummy and comforting on a cold Winter's day.
> > Nice New Year's Eve supper.
> >
> > https://goo.gl/photos/8QSb9iroLjzv2tzv5
> >
> >
> I can bring my own spoon if you'd be kind enough to furnish
> me with a bowl.

come on! I have plenty to share!

Sqwertz wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On Sun, 01 Jan 2017 17:32:53 -0600, cshenk wrote:
>
> > Meantime:
> >
> > https://www.flickr.com/photos/sqwert...hotostream/lig
> > htbox/
> >
> > Give me recipe or I will hunt you down and twizzle your bits with a
> > pickle fork!
>
> This looks like it. I didn't like the crumb that the eggs made.
>
> http://www.seasonsandsuppers.ca/home...-cheese-bread/
>
> -sw

Your twirly bits are now safe ;-)

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On Mon, 2 Jan 2017 12:34:25 -0600, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Mon, 02 Jan 2017 10:06:54 -0700, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 1 Jan 2017 20:24:10 -0600, Sqwertz >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>On Sun, 01 Jan 2017 17:32:53 -0600, cshenk wrote:
>>>
>>>> Meantime:
>>>>
>>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/sqwert...ream/lightbox/
>>>>
>>>> Give me recipe or I will hunt you down and twizzle your bits with a
>>>> pickle fork!
>>>
>>>This looks like it. I didn't like the crumb that the eggs made.
>>>
>>>http://www.seasonsandsuppers.ca/home...-cheese-bread/
>>>
>> a cheese Monkey Bread
>
>I was surprised this didn't turn out more like monkey bread. The
>dough rose and melded together and didn't have any creases/seams in it
>at all.
>
>-sw
It was a softer dough than the ones usually used for Monkey Bread so
it sort of grew together. Monkey bread dough is meant to be handled a
lot in the dough stage and then pulled apart so it never really grows
together. I like the approach for your bread. So often cheese in
bread means the bread itself is marginal or bad. I looked at the
crumb in your recipe picture and it looks like real bread. It's the
method that is interesting and overcomes some problems with making
this kind of bread.
Thanks, copied and saved.
Janet US

On 1/1/2017 7:24 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Sun, 01 Jan 2017 17:32:53 -0600, cshenk wrote:
>
>> Meantime:
>>
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/sqwert...ream/lightbox/
>>
>> Give me recipe or I will hunt you down and twizzle your bits with a
>> pickle fork!
>
> This looks like it. I didn't like the crumb that the eggs made.
>
> http://www.seasonsandsuppers.ca/home...-cheese-bread/
>
> -sw
>
Next time try a couple of "stretch and folds" during the initial rise.
Since I started doing S&Fs for all my breads, the crumb has improved
markedly.
Graham