McCormick Family Cookbook - User contributions [en]

Level 9 Cookies

2025-12-24T21:17:11Z

Michael:

From Binging with Babish, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzw6JO-yz34 Ten Levels of Chocolate Chip Cookies]

=== Ingredients ===
----
==== Dry Team ====
* 1 cup AP flour
* 1 1/4 cup bread flour
* 1 tsp. baking soda
* 1/4 tsp. salt

==== Wet Team ====
* 1 cup (2 sticks) [[Browned Butter]]
* 1/2 cup white sugar
* 1 cup dark brown sugar

* 2 eggs plus 1 egg yolk
* 1 tsp. vanilla extract
* 1 Tb. finely ground hazelnut coffee (espresso grind)

* 4 oz. Nestle semi-sweet
* 4 oz. 60% cacao baking bar, chopped irregularly

=== Instructions ===
----

Brown the butter and let cool. Mix together dry team ingredients.

Cream butter and sugar. Add vanilla and coffee. Add eggs alternately with dry team until just combined. Add chocolate and mix.

Chill in refrigerator at least overnight or up to 3 days.

Bake at 350°F (convection, always convection) for 14-16 minutes, rotating halfway through.

Level 9 Cookies

2025-12-24T21:16:35Z

Michael:

From Binging with Babish, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzw6JO-yz34 Ten Levels of Chocolate Chip Cookies]

=== Ingredients ===
----
==== Dry Team ====
* 1 cup AP flour
* 1 1/4 cup bread flour
* 1 tsp. baking soda
* 1/4 tsp. salt

==== Wet Team ====
* 1 cup (2 sticks) [Browned Butter]
* 1/2 cup white sugar
* 1 cup dark brown sugar

* 2 eggs plus 1 egg yolk
* 1 tsp. vanilla extract
* 1 Tb. finely ground hazelnut coffee (espresso grind)

* 4 oz. Nestle semi-sweet
* 4 oz. 60% cacao baking bar, chopped irregularly

=== Instructions ===
----

Brown the butter and let cool. Mix together dry team ingredients.

Cream butter and sugar. Add vanilla and coffee. Add eggs alternately with dry team until just combined. Add chocolate and mix.

Chill in refrigerator at least overnight or up to 3 days.

Bake at 350°F (convection, always convection) for 14-16 minutes, rotating halfway through.

Level 9 Cookies

2025-12-24T21:16:06Z

Michael: Created page with "From "Binging with Babish," [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzw6JO-yz34 Ten Levels of Chocolate Chip Cookies] === Ingredients === ---- ==== Dry Team ==== * 1 cup AP flour * 1 1/4 cup bread flour * 1 tsp. baking soda * 1/4 tsp. salt ==== Wet Team ==== * 1 cup (2 sticks) [Browned Butter] * 1/2 cup white sugar * 1 cup dark brown sugar * 2 eggs plus 1 egg yolk * 1 tsp. vanilla extract * 1 Tb. finely ground hazelnut coffee (espresso grind) * 4 oz. Nestle semi-sweet * 4 o..."

From "Binging with Babish," [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzw6JO-yz34 Ten Levels of Chocolate Chip Cookies]

=== Ingredients ===
----
==== Dry Team ====
* 1 cup AP flour
* 1 1/4 cup bread flour
* 1 tsp. baking soda
* 1/4 tsp. salt

==== Wet Team ====
* 1 cup (2 sticks) [Browned Butter]
* 1/2 cup white sugar
* 1 cup dark brown sugar

* 2 eggs plus 1 egg yolk
* 1 tsp. vanilla extract
* 1 Tb. finely ground hazelnut coffee (espresso grind)

* 4 oz. Nestle semi-sweet
* 4 oz. 60% cacao baking bar, chopped irregularly

=== Instructions ===
----

Brown the butter and let cool. Mix together dry team ingredients.

Cream butter and sugar. Add vanilla and coffee. Add eggs alternately with dry team until just combined. Add chocolate and mix.

Chill in refrigerator at least overnight or up to 3 days.

Bake at 350°F (convection, always convection) for 14-16 minutes, rotating halfway through.

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2025-12-24T21:06:10Z

Michael:

Welcome to the McCormick Family Cookbook

Here are recipes, guides, and general rants on meals and dishes we like to cook and eat together.

This week's recipe is [[Level 9 Cookies]].

Check out some [[Special:Categories|Categories]] of dishes.

Sometimes a big celebration meal is called for:

* [[Thanksgiving]]
* [[Christmas]]
* [[Easter]]
* [[Birthdays]]

This cookbook is a continuous work in progress. Help improve it by adding a recipe or requesting one here: [[Request a Recipe]]

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Hunger Games Stew

2025-12-24T21:05:04Z

Michael:

This recipe is firmly in the "put stuff in a pot and cook it" category. As such, amounts are approximate.

=== Ingredients ===
----
* 4 Tb. oil
* 2 large onions, diced medium
* 2 lb. pork, diced into 1/2 inch cubes
** Pork shoulder is the tastiest but also the fattiest. A Sirloin roast is a good alternative.
* 2-3 cloves of garlic, diced fine (2 tsp. garlic powder is an acceptable substitute)
* 1 inch ginger root, sliced thin or diced
* 1 tsp turmeric
* 1 pinch saffron (optional, put it adds some depth of flavor and color)
* 1 quart chicken stock
* 2 handfuls dates, chopped

=== Instructions ===
----
Put the oil into a heavy-bottomed pot or Dutch oven and heat on medium-high. Add half the pork and sear until it has some good color on it. Stir only occasionally. Add the onions and the rest of the pork and cook until the onions are soft and threatening to stick to the bottom. Add the ginger, garlic, turmeric, and saffron and cook another 30 seconds until fragrant. Add chicken stock and just enough water to almost cover.

Simmer on low with the lid cracked for at least 45 minutes. After 20 minutes, add the dates. It's done when the dates are more or less melted into the stew.

Serve over rice.

[[Category:Soups and Stews]] [[Category:Put Stuff in a Pot and Cook It]]

Mediterranean marinade

2025-06-03T13:58:11Z

Michael: Created page with "Good on both fish and chicken. From a [https://www.food.com/recipe/mediterranean-fish-marinade-137092 random post] * 4 Tb parsley * 4 Tb cilantro (dill would work as well) * 4 Tb olive oil * 4 Tb lemon juice * 2-3 garlic cloves, crushed and minced * 2 tsp paprika * 2 tsp cumin Whisk it all together and apply to meat. Let it marinate for at least 30 minutes. Category:Marinades Category:Grilling"

Good on both fish and chicken.

From a [https://www.food.com/recipe/mediterranean-fish-marinade-137092 random post]

* 4 Tb parsley
* 4 Tb cilantro (dill would work as well)
* 4 Tb olive oil
* 4 Tb lemon juice
* 2-3 garlic cloves, crushed and minced
* 2 tsp paprika
* 2 tsp cumin

Whisk it all together and apply to meat. Let it marinate for at least 30 minutes.

[[Category:Marinades]] [[Category:Grilling]]

Hashbrown casserole

2025-04-19T18:36:40Z

Michael:

=== Ingredients ===
----
* 8 eggs
* 1 cup milk
* 1/4 cup cream
* 1 cup cheddar cheese (or more)
* 1 tsp seasoned salt
* hash browns
* (optional) ham

=== Instructions ===
Preheat oven to 350°F

Generously butter a 9x13 pan.

Layer hash browns in pan about 2/3s of the way up.

Beat eggs, milk, cream in a bowl. Pour over hash browns.

Sprinkle seasoned salt over hash browns.

Layer cheese over hashbrowns. Should be a generous layer.

Bake for 35-45 minutes or until cheese starts to brown.

[[Category:Breakfast]]

Hashbrown casserole

2025-04-19T18:34:56Z

Michael:

=== Ingredients ===
----
8 eggs
1 cup milk
1/4 cup cream
1 cup cheddar cheese (or more)
1 tsp seasoned salt
hash browns

=== Instructions ===
Preheat oven to 350°F

Generously butter a 9x13 pan.

Layer hash browns in pan about 2/3s of the way up.

Beat eggs, milk, cream in a bowl. Pour over hash browns.

Sprinkle seasoned salt over hash browns.

Layer cheese over hashbrowns. Should be a generous layer.

Bake for 35-45 minutes or until cheese starts to brown.

[[Category:Breakfast]]

Hashbrown casserole

2025-04-19T18:34:26Z

Michael: Created page with " === Ingredients === ---- 8 eggs 1 cup milk 1/4 cup cream 1 cup cheddar cheese (or more) 1 tsp seasoned salt hash browns === Instructions === Preheat oven to 350°F Generously butter a 9x13 pan. Layer hash browns in pan about 2/3s of the way up. Beat eggs, milk, cream in a bowl. Pour over hash browns. Sprinkle seasoned salt over hash browns. Layer cheese over hashbrowns. Should be a generous layer. Bake for 35-45 minutes or until cheese starts to brown. Category:Br..."

=== Ingredients ===
----
8 eggs
1 cup milk
1/4 cup cream
1 cup cheddar cheese (or more)
1 tsp seasoned salt
hash browns

=== Instructions ===
Preheat oven to 350°F

Generously butter a 9x13 pan.
Layer hash browns in pan about 2/3s of the way up.
Beat eggs, milk, cream in a bowl. Pour over hash browns.
Sprinkle seasoned salt over hash browns.
Layer cheese over hashbrowns. Should be a generous layer.

Bake for 35-45 minutes or until cheese starts to brown.

[[Category:Breakfast]]

Hardtack cookies

2024-12-25T02:58:46Z

Michael: Created page with " === Ingredients === * 100 g butter, softened * 60 g sugar * 1 egg yolk * 165 g flour Cream butter and sugar. Add egg yolk and mix until smooth. Add flour and mix into a dough. Refrigerate for half an hour before rolling out and cutting into interesting shapes. For chocolate cookie dough, add 10 g cocoa powder and subtract 10 g flour."

=== Ingredients ===

* 100 g butter, softened
* 60 g sugar
* 1 egg yolk
* 165 g flour

Cream butter and sugar. Add egg yolk and mix until smooth. Add flour and mix into a dough. Refrigerate for half an hour before rolling out and cutting into interesting shapes.

For chocolate cookie dough, add 10 g cocoa powder and subtract 10 g flour.

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2024-12-23T14:02:16Z

Michael:

Welcome to the McCormick Family Cookbook

Here are recipes, guides, and general rants on meals and dishes we like to cook and eat together.

This week's recipe is [[Orange Cookies]].

Check out some [[Special:Categories|Categories]] of dishes.

Sometimes a big celebration meal is called for:

* [[Thanksgiving]]
* [[Christmas]]
* [[Easter]]
* [[Birthdays]]

This cookbook is a continuous work in progress. Help improve it by adding a recipe or requesting one here: [[Request a Recipe]]

=== More Information ===
----
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Orange Cookies

2024-12-23T13:11:08Z

Michael: Created

Everyone's favorite

=== Ingredients ===
----
==== For the Cookies ====

* 2 oranges, both juice and zested rind. Should come out to about 3/4 of a cup total
* 2 cups sugar
* 1 cup plus 1 Tb (or 17 Tb) butter, softened

* 4 1/2 cups flour
* 1 tsp. baking soda
* 2 tsp. baking powder
* 1/2 tsp. salt

* 1 cup buttermilk
* 3 eggs

Preheat oven to 375°F convection.

Mix flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl and set aside. Cream the butter and sugar together. Add the orange zest and juice and mix. Add the flour mixture, buttermilk, and eggs alternately by thirds. Mix until smooth. Put in the refrigerator while you make the glaze.

==== For the Glaze ====

* 2 oranges, both juice and zested rind
* 6 or more cups of powdered sugar

Put the juice and rind into a large bowl. Add powdered sugar one cup at a time and whisk together. Keep adding powdered sugar until the glaze is the thickness that you want it. You may need to add more powdered sugar.

When in doubt, make more glaze than you think you will need.

==== Baking and Glazing ====

Drop teaspoons of batter onto cookie sheets. A small cookie scoop provides the ideal size. Space generously - a regular cookie sheet will hold about 12 cookies.

Bake for 9-10 minutes or until the edges are just barely starting to color. Transfer to a cooling rack.

With the cookies still on a rack drizzle the top of each cookie with about a tablespoon of glaze. The glaze will run over and drip onto the counter below. Parchment paper below the cookies will help with recovering any glaze that has dripped off.

Eat within 3 days. DO NOT SHARE.

[[Category:Christmas]] [[Category:Cookies]]

Candy Cane Cookies

2024-12-17T01:33:28Z

Michael:

=== Ingredients ===
----
==== Dry Team ====
* 2 1/2 cups AP flour
* 1/2 tsp. salt

==== Wet Team ====
* 1 cup butter
* 1 cup confectioner's sugar

* 1 egg
* 1 tsp. vanilla extract
* 1/4 tsp. peppermint extract

* 1/2 c up finely crushed peppermint candy
* 1/4 cup sugar
* 1 egg white beaten with 2 tablespoons water

=== Instructions ===
----
Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg and extracts and combine. Add the dry team and mix until just combined.

Divide the dough in half. Add red food coloring to one half. Wrap each half in plastic wrap and refrigerate for an hour.

Roll 1 teaspoon (15 grams) of each dough into a 5-inch rope. Twist together and form into a candy cane shape.

Bake in a 375°F oven for 9-10 minutes. You don't want much browning on the top.

Combine the crushed peppermint candy and the sugar. Brush the cookies with egg white and sprinkle on the candy while the cookies are still warm.

[[Category:Christmas]] [[Category:Cookies]]

Candy Cane Cookies

2024-12-17T01:32:51Z

Michael: Created page with "=== Ingredients == ---- ==== Dry Team ==== * 2 1/2 cups AP flour * 1/2 tsp. salt ==== Wet Team ==== * 1 cup butter * 1 cup confectioner's sugar * 1 egg * 1 tsp. vanilla extract * 1/4 tsp. peppermint extract * 1/2 c up finely crushed peppermint candy * 1/4 cup sugar * 1 egg white beaten with 2 tablespoons water === Instructions === ---- Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg and extracts and combine. Add the dry team and mix until just combined. D..."

=== Ingredients ==
----
==== Dry Team ====
* 2 1/2 cups AP flour
* 1/2 tsp. salt

==== Wet Team ====
* 1 cup butter
* 1 cup confectioner's sugar

* 1 egg
* 1 tsp. vanilla extract
* 1/4 tsp. peppermint extract

* 1/2 c up finely crushed peppermint candy
* 1/4 cup sugar
* 1 egg white beaten with 2 tablespoons water

=== Instructions ===
----
Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg and extracts and combine. Add the dry team and mix until just combined.

Divide the dough in half. Add red food coloring to one half. Wrap each half in plastic wrap and refrigerate for an hour.

Roll 1 teaspoon (15 grams) of each dough into a 5-inch rope. Twist together and form into a candy cane shape.

Bake in a 375°F oven for 9-10 minutes. You don't want much browning on the top.

Combine the crushed peppermint candy and the sugar. Brush the cookies with egg white and sprinkle on the candy while the cookies are still warm.

[[Category:Christmas]] [[Category:Cookies]]

Condensed Milk Fudge

2024-12-17T01:20:29Z

Michael:

=== Ingredients ===
----
* 16 oz. Chocolate Chips - semi-sweet or dark
* 4 Tbsp. Butter
* 14 oz. can Sweetened Condensed Milk

=== Instructions ===
----
Combine all ingredients into a double boiler (or bain-marie if you are fancy).

Gently cook, stirring occasionally with a spatula until everything is melty and gooey.

Pour into a greased 8-inch baking dish.

Cover with plastic wrap and cool in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.

[[Category:Christmas]] [[Category:Treats]] [[Category:Better Than Your Boyfriend's Mom's]]

Condensed Milk Fudge

2024-12-17T01:20:01Z

Michael:

=== Ingredients ===
----
* 16 oz. Chocolate Chips - semi-sweet or dark
* 4 Tbsp. Butter
* 14 oz. can Sweetened Condensed Milk

=== Instructions ===
----
Combine all ingredients into a double boiler (or bain-marie if you are fancy).

Gently cook, stirring occasionally with a spatula until everything is melty and gooey.

Pour into a greased 8-inch baking dish.

Cover with plastic wrap and cool in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.

[[Category:Treats]] [[Category:Better Than Your Boyfriend's Mom's]]

Condensed Milk Fudge

2024-12-17T01:19:06Z

Michael: Created page with "=== Ingredients === ---- 16 oz. Chocolate Chips - semi-sweet or dark 4 Tbsp. Butter 14 oz. can Sweetened Condensed Milk === Instructions === --- Combine all ingredients into a double boiler (or bain-marie if you are fancy). Gently cook, stirring occasionally with a spatula until everything is melty and gooey. Pour into a greased 8-inch baking dish. Cover with plastic wrap and cool in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours. Category:Treats Category:Better Than You..."

=== Ingredients ===
----
16 oz. Chocolate Chips - semi-sweet or dark
4 Tbsp. Butter
14 oz. can Sweetened Condensed Milk

=== Instructions ===
---
Combine all ingredients into a double boiler (or bain-marie if you are fancy). Gently cook, stirring occasionally with a spatula until everything is melty and gooey.

Pour into a greased 8-inch baking dish. Cover with plastic wrap and cool in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.

[[Category:Treats]] [[Category:Better Than Your Boyfriend's Mom's]]

Pumpkin Muffins

2024-12-17T01:12:08Z

Michael: Added some categories

The OG.

=== Ingredients ===
----
==== Dry Team ====
* 4 cups AP flour
* 5 tsp baking powder
* 1/2 tsp baking soda
* 3 tsp cinnamon
* 1 1/2 tsp ginger
* 1/2 tsp cloves or allspice, depending on your prejudice

==== Wet Team ====
* 1 cup brown sugar (dark recommended) i.e. cake factories
* 7/8 cup white sugar
* 4 eggs
* 1/2 cup (1 stick) melted butter
* 1/2 cup neutral oil
* 1 cup buttermilk
* 1 14 oz can pumpkin puree

=== Instructions ===
----

Preheat oven to 375° F, convection if you have it.

Combine dry ingredients.

In a separate mixing bowl, cream together the sugars and eggs. Add pumpkin and combine. Add butter, oil, and buttermilk. Slowly mix in the dry team and mix until fully combined.

'''Generously''' grease muffin tins with shortening or butter (I mean generously - you want the bottom part of the muffin to fry a little bit as it's being baked). Fill about 3/4 full.

Bake for 20-25 minutes until there is some color on top. Cool in the muffin tins for a few minutes before turning them out.

Try to save some for the next day when they are even better.

Top with [[Cream Cheese Icing]].

[[Category:Baked Goods]] [[Category:Treats]]

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2024-11-02T14:17:22Z

Michael:

Welcome to the McCormick Family Cookbook

Here are recipes, guides, and general rants on meals and dishes we like to cook and eat together.

This week's recipe is [[Pumpkin Muffins]].

Check out some [[Special:Categories|Categories]] of dishes.

Sometimes a big celebration meal is called for:

* [[Thanksgiving]]
* [[Christmas]]
* [[Easter]]
* [[Birthdays]]

This cookbook is a continuous work in progress. Help improve it by adding a recipe or requesting one here: [[Request a Recipe]]

=== More Information ===
----
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Chicken Soup

2024-11-02T14:16:55Z

Michael: Created

The quintessential "put stuff in a pot and cook it" recipe. Also explained by [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xudhMRXvJI0 Adam Ragusea].

=== Ingredients ===

* A chicken
* Some onions, rough-chopped or slivered
* Some carrots, chopped bite size
* Some celery, spoonable size
* Some seasonings: poultry seasoning, sage, thyme, etc.
* 2 tsp. turmeric for that essential yellow color
* Anything else you want in your soup, such as: beans, potatoes, root vegetables, greens, etc.

=== Instructions ===

Put the entire chicken in a pot (including any juice that came with it). Remove the giblets if they offend you. Cover with water. Simmer for about an hour or until it's cooked. It's cooked when you try to lift it out of the pot by the leg and the leg falls off.

Carefully extract the chicken (it's full of boiling stock at this point) and any bits that fell off. Put the chicken aside to cool for a bit.

Add the seasonings and any long-cooking ingredients (like dried beans) to the stock and simmer.

When the chicken is cool enough to handle, disassemble it for the meat. Chop the meat into spoonable pieces.

Add the other vegetables to the pot and simmer until they are almost done. Add the chicken and simmer for a few more minutes. That's it!

=== Variations ===
==== Chicken Noodle Soup ====
Add some pasta to the soup. Any kind you like. Stars, noodles, shells, tubes. The noodles will soak up a '''LOT''' of liquid, so be sure to make the soup extra soupy.

==== Chicken and Dumplings ====
Quick dumpling recipe:
* 2 Tbsp melted butter
* 1 cup AP flour
* 1 tsp. baking powder
* 1 tsp. herbs (optional)
* 1/3 cup milk

Melt the butter, then mix in the dry ingredients to make a crumbly mix. Stir in the milk. It will be pretty stiff and gloppy.

Drop teaspoon-sized blobs into your soup. Cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes.

Pumpkin Muffins

2024-11-02T13:58:33Z

Michael: Michael moved page Pumpkin muffins to Pumpkin Muffins without leaving a redirect: Misspelled title

Cream Cheese Icing

2024-11-02T13:57:34Z

Michael: Created page with "The perfect topping for Pumpkin Muffins === Ingredients === * 1 cup (2 sticks) salted butter * 8 oz. cream cheese * 2 - 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar (more will make it stiffer and sweeter) * 1 tsp. vanilla Other optional flavors: 1 tsp. espresso powder, 1 tsp. molasses, or 1 Tbsp bourbon. === Instructions === Make sure the butter and cream cheese are room temperature. Beat them together with a mixer until smooth. Add the vanilla and other flavors. Mix in the powdere..."

The perfect topping for [[Pumpkin Muffins]]

=== Ingredients ===
* 1 cup (2 sticks) salted butter
* 8 oz. cream cheese
* 2 - 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar (more will make it stiffer and sweeter)
* 1 tsp. vanilla

Other optional flavors: 1 tsp. espresso powder, 1 tsp. molasses, or 1 Tbsp bourbon.

=== Instructions ===

Make sure the butter and cream cheese are room temperature. Beat them together with a mixer until smooth. Add the vanilla and other flavors. Mix in the powdered sugar in increments (so it doesn't fly everywhere) until it is how you like it.

The icing may seem a bit soft but it will stiffen up in the refrigerator.

Pumpkin Muffins

2024-11-02T13:52:12Z

Michael: Created

Butternut Squash Soup

2024-09-19T15:22:04Z

Michael: created

This tastes like fall without being Pumpkin Spice.

Inspiration from [https://www.loveandlemons.com/butternut-squash-soup/ Love and Lemons] and [https://cookieandkate.com/roasted-butternut-squash-soup/ Cookie and Kate]

=== Ingredients ===
----
* Butternut Squash
* 1/2 c. shallot, diced
* 1 inch fresh ginger root, minced or grated
* 1 tsp. dried sage
* 3-4 sprigs fresh rosemary, stripped and minced
* 2 Tb. maple syrup
* 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
* Vegetable stock
* Butter

=== Instructions ===
----

==== Roasting the Squash ====
For a whole squash: Cut it in half lengthwise. Scoop out the seeds. Coat the cut surface with olive oil. Roast cut-side down in a 400°F oven until tender all the way through. Might take 30-60 minutes.

For a peeled and cubed squash: Toss the cubes in olive oil and roast on a baking sheet at 400°F until tender. Might take 20-30 minutes.

==== Making the Soup ====
Saute the shallot in olive oil. Add the ginger, sage, and rosemary and cook for a minute until fragrant. Turn off the heat.

Add the roasted squash and sauteed shallots to a blender. Add the maple syrup and nutmeg. Add just enough vegetable stock so it blends smooth. For extra deliciousness, add some cubes of butter while the blender is running.

Return everything to the pot to warm. Adjust the thickness with more vegetable stock.

==== Serving ====

Serving suggestions (any combination or all of them):
* Toasted pepitas
* Crusty bread
* Drizzled olive oil and lemon
* Drizzled maple syrup

Gigantes Plaki

2024-09-19T15:05:09Z

Michael:

Creamy white beans in a rich tomato sauce topped with tangy cheese. Hearty and warming and delicious.

Inspiration from [https://bojongourmet.com/tomato-baked-white-beans-with-feta-and-lemon-parsley-oil/ The Bojon Gourmet]

==== The Beans ====
----
* 1 lb. large white beans. Any variety of large white creamy bean should be fine. I really like these from [https://www.ranchogordo.com/products/royal-corona-bean Rancho Gordo].
* Vegetable or Chicken Stock
* A few bay leaves

Cook the beans as per your preferred method. I prefer to soak them for a few hours in hot water, drain, then cook in vegetable or chicken stock with a few bay leaves, maybe some peppercorns, maybe some other herbs, until they are tender.

You could use canned beans in a pinch, but they won't be as good.

==== The Sauce ====
----
* 1 large white onion, Vidalias are best here
* 1/4 c. or more olive oil
* 1 6 oz. can tomato paste
* A few cloves of minced garlic
* 1 28 oz. can crushed tomatoes. The fire-roasted crushed tomatoes from Dei Fratelli give great results.
* Extra garden tomatoes, if you have them

Saute the onions in more olive oil than you think is prudent. When they are soft and translucent, add the tomato paste and garlic and cook for 30 seconds or so until they become aromatic. Add the tomatoes and cook gently for at least a half hour or until the beans are done

==== Assembly ====
----
* 4-8 oz. feta cheese or some other flavorful cheese of your choice.

Preheat the oven to 400°F. Butter a casserole or baking dish. Mix the beans with some of the tomato sauce to coat, then spoon the rest of the sauce on top. Add crumbled or shredded cheese on top of the tomato layer. Bake for about 20 minutes or until bubbly and browning.

Drizzle your serving with olive oil and lemon.

Check out the inspiration recipe for a parsley-lemon oil if that's your thing.

[[Category:Beans]] [[Category:Dinner]]

Gigantes Plaki

2024-09-19T15:03:00Z

Michael: Created page with "Inspiration from [https://bojongourmet.com/tomato-baked-white-beans-with-feta-and-lemon-parsley-oil/ The Bojon Gourmet] ==== The Beans ==== ---- * 1 lb. large white beans. Any variety of large white creamy bean should be fine. I really like these from [https://www.ranchogordo.com/products/royal-corona-bean Rancho Gordo]. * Vegetable or Chicken Stock * A few bay leaves Cook the beans as per your preferred method. I prefer to soak them for a few hours in hot water, drain..."

Inspiration from [https://bojongourmet.com/tomato-baked-white-beans-with-feta-and-lemon-parsley-oil/ The Bojon Gourmet]

==== The Beans ====
----
* 1 lb. large white beans. Any variety of large white creamy bean should be fine. I really like these from [https://www.ranchogordo.com/products/royal-corona-bean Rancho Gordo].
* Vegetable or Chicken Stock
* A few bay leaves

Cook the beans as per your preferred method. I prefer to soak them for a few hours in hot water, drain, then cook in vegetable or chicken stock with a few bay leaves, maybe some peppercorns, maybe some other herbs, until they are tender.

You could use canned beans in a pinch, but they won't be as good.

==== The Sauce ====
----
* 1 large white onion, Vidalias are best here
* 1/4 c. or more olive oil
* 1 6 oz. can tomato paste
* A few cloves of minced garlic
* 1 28 oz. can crushed tomatoes. The fire-roasted crushed tomatoes from Dei Fratelli give great results.
* Extra garden tomatoes, if you have them

Saute the onions in more olive oil than you think is prudent. When they are soft and translucent, add the tomato paste and garlic and cook for 30 seconds or so until they become aromatic. Add the tomatoes and cook gently for at least a half hour or until the beans are done

==== Assembly ====
----
* 4-8 oz. feta cheese or some other flavorful cheese of your choice.

Preheat the oven to 400°F. Butter a casserole or baking dish. Mix the beans with some of the tomato sauce to coat, then spoon the rest of the sauce on top. Add crumbled or shredded cheese on top of the tomato layer. Bake for about 20 minutes or until bubbly and browning.

[[Category:Beans]] [[Category:Dinner]]

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2024-09-19T14:42:36Z

Michael: new recipe of the week

Welcome to the McCormick Family Cookbook

Here are recipes, guides, and general rants on meals and dishes we like to cook and eat together.

This week's recipe is [[Gigantes Plaki]].

Check out some [[Special:Categories|Categories]] of dishes.

Sometimes a big celebration meal is called for:

* [[Thanksgiving]]
* [[Christmas]]
* [[Easter]]
* [[Birthdays]]

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Cream Cheese Frosting

2024-08-23T21:26:03Z

Michael: Created

=== Ingredients ===
----

* 2 sticks (8 oz) salted butter
* 1 brick (8 oz) cream cheese
* 2 tsp. vanilla
* 4 cups powdered sugar (or more)

=== Instructions ===
----
Let butter and cream cheese come up to room temperature. Cream together with a hand or stand mixer. Add vanilla. SLOWLY add powdered sugar in small quantities, letting it combine, until the desired consistency and sweetness. It will develop flavor over the next day.

=== Variations ===
==== Esprsesso ====
Add 2 tsp. espresso powder when adding the powdered sugar

==== Lemon ====
Add 4 Tbs fresh lemon juice and 2 Tbs grated lemon zest (from about 2 lemons) to the creamed butter and cheese.

Beef Stew

2024-08-22T16:17:00Z

Michael: No mushrooms in the mega-stew

Mass quantities of beef with hearty vegetables in a luscious, savory, thick sauce. Mmmm.

Based on techniques by [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p53xab3c3tg Adam] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIdlVi-VzPY Kenji]

Note: these instructions are for a ginormous batch of stew to feed a lot of people. Smaller quantities use slightly different techniques, perhaps covered in [Everyday Beef Stew].

=== Preparation ===
----
This is a two-day recipe. You can make it in one if you start very early, but giving the stew a chance to rest overnight in the refrigerator will have benefits.

=== Ingredients ===
----
Note: there are no quantities here. These are general guidelines.This is a very loose recipe, and we're not sending someone to space. This is big, gloopy, country cooking. make it your own.

* Meat: Chuck roast, boneless short ribs, or a combination of the two. At least a half pound per person.
* Carrots, sliced chunky
* Onions: either chopped into bite-size chunks or frozen pearl onions. Frozen pearl onions are a great shortcut and look fancy
* Celery, sliced chunky, if you like it
* Garlic cloves, smashed and peeled. Keep them whole.
* A starch for thickening, like flour or arrowroot
* A hearty squeeze of tomato paste
* Another umami component like soy sauce, Worcestershire, or Marmite (or anchovies or nori if you are adventurous)
* White or red wine
* Chicken or beef stock
* Gelatin, one packet per two pounds of meat
* Balsamic vinegar, optional

=== Instructions ===
----

Cut out any hard, intra-muscular fat from the meat and cut it into big, hearty chunks. There's no need to go crazy trying to cut out all of the fat. Most of it will render out anyway, and it's delicious besides. Season with salt and pepper.

Put a heavy roasting pan under the broiler (or your oven to max) and get it ripping hot. Toss the meat chunks in oil and then directly into the roasting pan. Put it back under the broiler for about 10 minutes or just until there is good color on the meat.

Sprinkle enough starch over the meat to just coat it and stir it in. Brown the flour for a couple of minutes under the broiler.

Add tomato paste and a couple tablespoons of your other umami component. Stir it in and broil for another minute or two.

Switch the oven to bake at 275°F.

Add enough liquid to cover the meat about 2/3 of the way. Any combination of wine, water and stock. Cover with foil and put back in the oven for at least four hours.

When the beef is soft and almost tender, gently stir in the vegetables. Replace the foil and bake for another hour or two until the vegetables are tender.

Taste the sauce for seasoning and adjust. Add some balsamic vinegar if you like.Stir the gelatin into just enough cold water to dissolve it, then glop it onto the stew. Fold everything together VERY GENTLY. Let it cool and rest in the refrigerator overnight.

Pick off any big chunks of fat that have congealed overnight (tip: save this fat for mashed potatoes). Put the pan back under the broiler until the stew is warmed through and the top has a bit of a browned crust, about 15 minutes. You can also warm it on the stovetop or in a 350°F oven. Keep warm over a burner turned to low if necessary.

Serve with [Buttered Noodles], [Mashed Potatoes], or whatever else you like.

Eat for days.

Beef Stew

2024-08-22T15:54:38Z

Michael:

Mass quantities of beef with hearty vegetables in a luscious, savory, thick sauce. Mmmm.

Based on techniques by [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p53xab3c3tg Adam] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIdlVi-VzPY Kenji]

Note: these instructions are for a ginormous batch of stew to feed a lot of people. Smaller quantities use slightly different techniques, perhaps covered in [Everyday Beef Stew].

=== Preparation ===
----
This is a two-day recipe. You can make it in one if you start very early, but giving the stew a chance to rest overnight in the refrigerator will have benefits.

=== Ingredients ===
----
Note: there are no quantities here. These are general guidelines.This is a very loose recipe, and we're not sending someone to space. This is big, gloopy, country cooking. make it your own.

* Meat: Chuck roast, boneless short ribs, or a combination of the two. At least a half pound per person.
* Carrots, sliced chunky
* Onions: either chopped into bite-size chunks or frozen pearl onions. Frozen pearl onions are a great shortcut and look fancy
* Mushrooms, quartered, if you like them
* Celery, sliced chunky, if you like it
* Garlic cloves, smashed and peeled. Keep them whole.
* A starch for thickening, like flour or arrowroot
* A hearty squeeze of tomato paste
* Another umami component like soy sauce, Worcestershire, or Marmite (or anchovies or nori if you are adventurous)
* White or red wine
* Chicken or beef stock
* Gelatin, one packet per two pounds of meat
* Balsamic vinegar, optional

=== Instructions ===
----

Cut out any hard, intra-muscular fat from the meat and cut it into big, hearty chunks. There's no need to go crazy trying to cut out all of the fat. Most of it will render out anyway, and it's delicious besides. Season with salt and pepper.

Put a heavy roasting pan under the broiler (or your oven to max) and get it ripping hot. Toss the meat chunks in oil and then directly into the roasting pan. Put it back under the broiler for about 10 minutes or just until there is good color on the meat.

Sprinkle enough starch over the meat to just coat it and stir it in. Brown the flour for a couple of minutes under the broiler.

Add tomato paste and a couple tablespoons of your other umami component. Stir it in and broil for another minute or two.

Switch the oven to bake at 275°F.

Add enough liquid to cover the meat about 2/3 of the way. Any combination of wine, water and stock. Cover with foil and put back in the oven for at least four hours.

When the beef is soft and almost tender, gently stir in the vegetables. Replace the foil and bake for another hour or two until the vegetables are tender.

Taste the sauce for seasoning and adjust. Add some balsamic vinegar if you like.Stir the gelatin into just enough cold water to dissolve it, then glop it onto the stew. Fold everything together VERY GENTLY. Let it cool and rest in the refrigerator overnight.

Pick off any big chunks of fat that have congealed overnight (tip: save this fat for mashed potatoes). Put the pan back under the broiler until the stew is warmed through and the top has a bit of a browned crust, about 15 minutes. You can also warm it on the stovetop or in a 350°F oven. Keep warm over a burner turned to low if necessary.

Serve with [Buttered Noodles], [Mashed Potatoes], or whatever else you like.

Eat for days.

Beef Stew

2024-08-22T15:45:37Z

Michael: Created page with "Mass quantities of beef with hearty vegetables in a luscious, savory, thick sauce. Mmmm. Based on techniques by [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p53xab3c3tg Adam] and [LINK Kenji] Note: these instructions are for a ginormous batch of stew to feed a lot of people. Smaller quantities use slightly different techniques, perhaps covered in [Everyday Beef Stew]. === Preparation === ---- This is a two-day recipe. You can make it in one if you start very early, but giving the..."

Mass quantities of beef with hearty vegetables in a luscious, savory, thick sauce. Mmmm.

Based on techniques by [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p53xab3c3tg Adam] and [LINK Kenji]

Note: these instructions are for a ginormous batch of stew to feed a lot of people. Smaller quantities use slightly different techniques, perhaps covered in [Everyday Beef Stew].

=== Preparation ===
----
This is a two-day recipe. You can make it in one if you start very early, but giving the stew a chance to rest overnight in the refrigerator will have benefits.

=== Ingredients ===
----
Note: there are no quantities here. These are general guidelines.This is a very loose recipe, and we're not sending someone to space. This is big, gloopy, country cooking. make it your own.

* Meat: Chuck roast, boneless short ribs, or a combination of the two. At least a half pound per person.
* Carrots, sliced chunky
* Onions: either chopped into bite-size chunks or frozen pearl onions. Frozen pearl onions are a great shortcut and look fancy
* Mushrooms, quartered, if you like them
* Celery, sliced chunky, if you like it
* Garlic cloves, smashed and peeled. Keep them whole.
* A starch for thickening, like flour or arrowroot
* A hearty squeeze of tomato paste
* Another umami component like soy sauce, Worcestershire, or Marmite (or anchovies or nori if you are adventurous)
* White or red wine
* Chicken or beef stock
* Gelatin, one packet per two pounds of meat
* Balsamic vinegar, optional

=== Instructions ===
----

Cut out any hard, intra-muscular fat from the meat and cut it into big, hearty chunks. There's no need to go crazy trying to cut out all of the fat. Most of it will render out anyway, and it's delicious besides. Season with salt and pepper.

Put a heavy roasting pan under the broiler (or your oven to max) and get it ripping hot. Toss the meat chunks in oil and then directly into the roasting pan. Put it back under the broiler for about 10 minutes or just until there is good color on the meat.

Sprinkle enough starch over the meat to just coat it and stir it in. Brown the flour for a couple of minutes under the broiler.

Add tomato paste and a couple tablespoons of your other umami component. Stir it in and broil for another minute or two.

Switch the oven to bake at 275°F.

Add enough liquid to cover the meat about 2/3 of the way. Any combination of wine, water and stock. Cover with foil and put back in the oven for at least four hours.

When the beef is soft and almost tender, gently stir in the vegetables. Replace the foil and bake for another hour or two until the vegetables are tender.

Taste the sauce for seasoning and adjust. Add some balsamic vinegar if you like.Stir the gelatin into just enough cold water to dissolve it, then glop it onto the stew. Fold everything together VERY GENTLY. Let it cool and rest in the refrigerator overnight.

Pick off any big chunks of fat that have congealed overnight (tip: save this fat for mashed potatoes). Put the pan back under the broiler until the stew is warmed through and the top has a bit of a browned crust, about 15 minutes. You can also warm it on the stovetop or in a 350°F oven. Keep warm over a burner turned to low if necessary.

Serve with [Buttered Noodles], [Mashed Potatoes], or whatever else you like.

Eat for days.

Main Page

2024-08-22T14:50:11Z

Michael: Add recipe of the week

Welcome to the McCormick Family Cookbook

Here are recipes, guides, and general rants on meals and dishes we like to cook and eat together.

This week's recipe is [[Beef Stew]].

Check out some [[Special:Categories|Categories]] of dishes.

Sometimes a big celebration meal is called for:

* [[Thanksgiving]]
* [[Christmas]]
* [[Easter]]
* [[Birthdays]]

This cookbook is a continuous work in progress. Help improve it by adding a recipe or requesting one here: [[Request a Recipe]]

=== More Information ===
----
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Hunger Games Stew

2024-07-13T23:53:15Z

Michael:

This recipe is firmly in the "put stuff in a pot and cook it" category. As such, amounts are approximate.

=== Ingredients ===
----
* 4 Tb. oil
* 2 large onions, diced medium
* 2 lb. pork, diced into 1/2 inch cubes
** Pork shoulder is the tastiest but also the fattiest. Use tenderloin if you like it lean
* 2-3 cloves of garlic, diced fine (2 tsp. garlic powder is an acceptable substitute)
* 1 inch ginger root, sliced thin or diced
* 1 tsp turmeric
* 1 pinch saffron (optional, put it adds some depth of flavor and color)
* 1 quart chicken stock
* 2 handfuls dates, chopped

=== Instructions ===
----
Put the oil into a heavy-bottomed pot or Dutch oven and heat on medium-high. Add half the pork and sear until it has some good color on it. Stir only occasionally. Add the onions and the rest of the pork and cook until the onions are soft and threatening to stick to the bottom. Add the ginger, garlic, turmeric, and saffron and cook another 30 seconds until fragrant. Add chicken stock and just enough water to almost cover.

Simmer on low with the lid cracked for at least 45 minutes. After 20 minutes, add the dates. It's done when the dates are more or less melted into the stew.

Serve over rice.

[[Category:Soups and Stews]] [[Category:Put Stuff in a Pot and Cook It]]

Hunger Games Stew

2024-07-13T23:52:08Z

Michael: Created

This recipe is firmly in the "put stuff in a pot and cook it" category. As such, amounts are approximate.

=== Ingredients ===
----
* 4 Tb. oil
* 2 large Onions, diced medium
* 2 lb. pork, diced into 1/2 inch cubes
** Pork shoulder is the tastiest but also the fattiest. Use tenderloin if you like it lean
* 2-3 cloves of garlic, diced fine (2 tsp. garlic powder is an acceptable substitute)
* 1 inch ginger root, sliced thin or diced
* 1 tsp turmeric
* 1 pinch saffron (optional, put it adds some depth of flavor and color)
* 1 quart chicken stock
* 2 handfuls dates, chopped

=== Instructions ===
----
Put the oil into a heavy-bottomed pot or Dutch oven and heat on medium-high. Add half the pork and sear until it has some good color on it. Stir only occasionally. Add the onions and the rest of the pork and cook until the onions are soft and threatening to stick to the bottom. Add the ginger, garlic, turmeric, and saffron and cook another 30 seconds until fragrant. Add chicken stock and just enough water to almost cover.

Simmer on low with the lid cracked for at least 45 minutes. After 20 minutes, add the dates. It's done when the dates are more or less melted into the stew.

Serve over rice.

[[Category:Soups and Stews]] [[Category:Put Stuff in a Pot and Cook It]]

Request a Recipe

2024-04-16T23:16:07Z

Michael: Created page with "Request a recipe by editing this page and adding a link to a recipe you want to see created! The recipe will show up in the Wanted Pages list."

Request a recipe by editing this page and adding a link to a recipe you want to see created! The recipe will show up in the [[Special:WantedPages|Wanted Pages]] list.

Main Page

2024-04-16T23:13:40Z

Michael:

Welcome to the McCormick Family Cookbook

Here are recipes, guides, and general rants on meals and dishes we like to cook and eat together.

Check out some [[Special:Categories|Categories]] of dishes.

Sometimes a big celebration meal is called for:

* [[Thanksgiving]]
* [[Christmas]]
* [[Easter]]
* [[Birthdays]]

This cookbook is a continuous work in progress. Help improve it by adding a recipe or requesting one here: [[Request a Recipe]]

=== More Information ===
----
Consult the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software.

Main Page

2024-04-16T23:09:37Z

Michael: swapped out specific categories with a link to the categories page

Welcome to the McCormick Family Cookbook

Here are recipes, guides, and general rants on meals and dishes we like to cook and eat together.

Check out some [[Special:Categories|Categories]] of dishes.

Sometimes a big celebration meal is called for:

* [[Thanksgiving]]
* [[Christmas]]
* [[Easter]]
* [[Birthdays]]

=== More Information ===
----
Consult the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software.

Main Page

2024-04-16T22:58:54Z

Michael:

Welcome to the McCormick Family Cookbook

Here are recipes, guides, and general rants on meals and dishes we like to cook and eat together.

* [[:Category:Soups and Stews|Soups and Stews]]
* [[:Category:Breakfasts|Breakfasts]]
* [[:Category:Dinners|Dinners]]
* [[:Category:Snacks|Snacks]]
* [[:Category:Sandwiches|Sandwiches]]
* [[:Category:Desserts|Desserts]]
* [[:Category:Baked Goods|Baked Goods]]
* [[:Category:Quick Breads|Quick Breads]]

Sometimes a big celebration meal is called for:

* [[Thanksgiving]]
* [[Christmas]]
* [[Easter]]
* [[Birthdays]]

=== More Information ===
----
Consult the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software.

Cornbread

2024-04-16T22:57:42Z

Michael: added some categories

Quick (you can make it while the [[Chili]] is simmering), simple and very forgiving. One time I eyeballed all the ingredients and it came out fine.

=== Preparation ===
----
Preheat the oven to 375°F.

Grease either:
* an 8x8 baking pan
* a 10-inch cast iron skillet
* muffin tins

=== Ingredients ===
----
==== Dry Team ====
* 1 cup AP flour
* 1 cup yellow cornmeal
* 1 Tb baking powder

==== Wet Team ====
* 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
* 1/4 cup neutral oil
* 1/4 cup honey
* 1 cup whole milk
* 2 Tb butter (you can do half cream, half milk instead of butter and whole milk)
* 2 large eggs

Tip: if you add the wet ingredients in the order listed, you can get away with dirtying only one measuring cup.

=== Instructions ===

Like any quick bread, combine dry and wet teams separately then together.

Bake until golden brown, probably 20-25 minutes for a single loaf or 10-15 minutes for muffins.

Apply generous amounts of butter and honey.

[[Category:Quick Breads]] [[Category:Baked Goods]]

Cornbread

2024-04-16T22:41:35Z

Michael: Created page with "Quick (you can make it while the Chili is simmering), simple and very forgiving. One time I eyeballed all the ingredients and it came out fine. === Preparation === ---- Preheat the oven to 375°F. Grease either: * an 8x8 baking pan * a 10-inch cast iron skillet * muffin tins === Ingredients === ---- ==== Dry Team ==== * 1 cup AP flour * 1 cup yellow cornmeal * 1 Tb baking powder ==== Wet Team ==== * 1/4 cup packed brown sugar * 1/4 cup neutral oil * 1/4 cup hone..."

Chili

2024-04-16T22:21:57Z

Michael:

Pretty quick and easy to make, and you can eat it for several days.

=== Ingredients ===
----
* 1 lb. ground beef or pork
* 1 large onion, finely diced
* 4 16 oz cans of beans (any kind, I usually do a mix of pintos, black, and kidney beans)
* 1 28 oz can of crushed tomatoes (fire-roasted if you can find it)
* 1 4 oz can of tomato paste
* 2 tsp garlic powder
* 1 tsp oregano
* 1 Tb cumin
* 1 tsp coriander

Optional: a couple of peppers, diced fine, or a teaspoon of paprika

=== Instructions ===
----
In a large pot or dutch oven, brown the ground beef and saute the onions (and optional peppers) in some oil. You can do both at the same time. Let the meat and onions get some color - don't just 'gray' the meat.

Add the tomato paste. Stir into the meat and cook for a minute to develop some additional deliciousness.

Add the spices and mix them in. Add the crushed tomatoes.

Drain 3 of the cans of beans. Save the liquid from the can with the gloopiest liquid. Add them to the pot with the one can of liquid. (The liquid is full of starches that will help thicken the chili.)

Turn the heat down low and simmer for at least 30 minutes. Stir occasionally to prevent stuff from burning to the bottom.

Serve with [[Cornbread]]

[[Category:Soups and Stews]]

Chili

2024-04-16T22:20:50Z

Michael: Created page with "Pretty quick and easy to make, and you can eat it for several days. === Ingredients === ---- * 1 lb. ground beef or pork * 1 large onion, finely diced * 4 16 oz cans of beans (any kind, I usually do a mix of pintos, black, and kidney beans) * 1 28 oz can of crushed tomatoes (fire-roasted if you can find it) * 1 4 oz can of tomato paste * 2 tsp garlic powder * 1 tsp oregano * 1 Tb cumin * 1 tsp coriander Optional: a couple of peppers, diced fine, or a teaspoon of paprik..."

Pretty quick and easy to make, and you can eat it for several days.

=== Ingredients ===
----
* 1 lb. ground beef or pork
* 1 large onion, finely diced
* 4 16 oz cans of beans (any kind, I usually do a mix of pintos, black, and kidney beans)
* 1 28 oz can of crushed tomatoes (fire-roasted if you can find it)
* 1 4 oz can of tomato paste
* 2 tsp garlic powder
* 1 tsp oregano
* 1 Tb cumin
* 1 tsp coriander

Optional: a couple of peppers, diced fine, or a teaspoon of paprika

=== Instructions ===
----
In a large pot or dutch oven, brown the ground beef and saute the onions (and optional peppers) in some oil. You can do both at the same time. Let the meat and onions get some color - don't just 'gray' the meat.

Add the tomato paste. Stir into the meat and cook for a minute to develop some additional deliciousness.

Add the spices and mix them in. Add the crushed tomatoes.

Drain 3 of the cans of beans. Save the liquid from the can with the gloopiest liquid. Add them to the pot with the one can of liquid. (The liquid is full of starches that will help thicken the chili.)

Turn the heat down low and simmer for at least 30 minutes.

Serve with [[Cornbread]]

[[Category:Soups and Stews]]

Main Page

2024-04-06T14:33:30Z

Michael: added dinners

Welcome to the McCormick Family Cookbook

Here are recipes, guides, and general rants on meals and dishes we like to cook and eat together.

* [[:Category:Soups and Stews|Soups and Stews]]
* [[:Category:Breakfasts|Breakfasts]]
* [[:Category:Dinners|Dinners]]
* [[:Category:Snacks|Snacks]]
* [[:Category:Sandwiches|Sandwiches]]
* [[:Category:Desserts|Desserts]]

Sometimes a big celebration meal is called for:

* [[Thanksgiving]]
* [[Christmas]]
* [[Easter]]
* [[Birthdays]]

=== More Information ===
----
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Main Page

2024-04-05T00:20:02Z

Michael:

Welcome to the McCormick Family Cookbook

Here are recipes, guides, and general rants on meals and dishes we like to cook and eat together.

* [[:Category:Soups and Stews|Soups and Stews]]
* [[:Category:Breakfasts|Breakfasts]]
* [[:Category:Snacks|Snacks]]
* [[:Category:Sandwiches|Sandwiches]]
* [[:Category:Desserts|Desserts]]

Sometimes a big celebration meal is called for:

* [[Thanksgiving]]
* [[Christmas]]
* [[Easter]]
* [[Birthdays]]

=== More Information ===
----
Consult the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software.

Home Fries

2024-04-05T00:19:43Z

Michael:

Note: this page is a stub.

From [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-39Vuw5Jtg Adam Ragusea]

Closely related to [[Roast Potatoes]]

[[Category:Breakfasts]]

Main Page

2024-04-05T00:19:08Z

Michael:

Welcome to the McCormick Family Cookbook

Here are recipes, guides, and general rants on meals and dishes we like to cook and eat together.

* [[:Category:Soups and Stews|Soups and Stews]]
* [[:Category:Breakfast|Breakfasts]]
* [[:Category:Snacks|Snacks]]
* [[:Category:Sandwiches|Sandwiches]]
* [[:Category:Desserts|Desserts]]

Sometimes a big celebration meal is called for:

* [[Thanksgiving]]
* [[Christmas]]
* [[Easter]]
* [[Birthdays]]

=== More Information ===
----
Consult the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software.

Home Fries

2024-04-05T00:18:29Z

Michael:

Note: this page is a stub.

From [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-39Vuw5Jtg Adam Ragusea]

Closely related to [[Roast Potatoes]]

[[Category:Breakfast]]

Roast Potatoes

2024-04-05T00:18:04Z

Michael: Created page with "Like Home Fries but done in the oven, more suitable for larger quantities. Note: this page is a stub. From [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=%20wx%20fEyDj0 J. Kenji Lopez-Alt]"

Like [[Home Fries]] but done in the oven, more suitable for larger quantities.

Note: this page is a stub.

From [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=%20wx%20fEyDj0 J. Kenji Lopez-Alt]

Home Fries

2024-04-05T00:16:38Z

Michael: Created page with "Note: this page is a stub. From [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-39Vuw5Jtg Adam Ragusea] Closely related to Roast Potatoes"

Note: this page is a stub.

From [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-39Vuw5Jtg Adam Ragusea]

Closely related to [[Roast Potatoes]]

Yellow Dinner

2024-04-05T00:09:12Z

Michael: First Draft

Yellow Dinner is, as its name suggests, more or less all yellow on the plate.

* [[Tenderloins]]
* [[Mashed Potatoes]]
* [[Pan Gravy]]
* [[Corn]]
* [[Crescent Rolls]]