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| naturemaiden |
Posted - Nov 12 2009 : 12:33:07 PM
Hi girls,
I am cooking a pot roast in my brand new, and most beautiful 8qt cast iron dutch oven IN the fireplace! This thing is heavy! I don't know if I will be able to even lift it after it's done cooking, lol . It smells SO good! I'm even watching Little House on the Prairie right now too! Loving it all  I added fresh herbs from the garden too. Near the end of cooking, I added some fresh string beans and mushrooms, which are not in the pic...yummy! I also made mashed potatoes. I LOVE mashed potatoes.
I am very excited. I always liked the idea of doing things the old fashioned way, can't help it. I'm wearing one of Grace's aprons too, the one with the carrots. Speaking of carrots- There's nothing like fresh carrots right out of the garden. The freshness, the aroma, the flavor. I've never had a store carrot that came close to the flavor. The other thing prompting me to cook in the fireplace is that everything in this house is electric. I would hate to run the stove for 3 or 4 hours. Bad enough I did it yesterday when I made corned beef and cabbage. The dutch oven didn't get delivered until yesterday afternoon, too late to use it yesterday.
I hope I inspire you to get back to basics with some good old fashioned cooking.
Check out this link for Fireplace Cooking:
http://www.firepit-and-grilling-guru.com/fireplace-cooking.html
....should I make a bonnet? (get that house 'Little house on the
prairie' experience) LOL
Connie
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| naturemaiden |
Posted - Nov 14 2009 : 08:54:03 AM
Your welcome Sherrye!
I'm cooking chicken in the fireplace tonight
Connie
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| sherrye |
Posted - Nov 14 2009 : 08:05:53 AM
ok you have me going now. why i never thought of it this year i do not know. thanks for the kick in the back end. it sounds so good. i have all the fixings for a stove top roast or stew. we are as many are on unemployment. so go figure save money use the wood heat to cook dah what shall i fix today yum. its cold out and frosty and snowy so something like your stew and bisquits is perfect thanks sherrye |
| Painted Farmgirl |
Posted - Nov 13 2009 : 1:54:32 PM
Super Thanks for the picture! I love dutch oven cooking! We do it all year at my house! and I don't have a fireplace, that looks like fun! ~Stacey
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| naturemaiden |
Posted - Nov 13 2009 : 1:33:05 PM
I have one of her books
Connie
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| nubidane |
Posted - Nov 13 2009 : 1:20:06 PM
Reminds me of Tasha Tudor & her reflector that she cooked her turkeys in |
| Autumn Leaves |
Posted - Nov 13 2009 : 1:12:14 PM
Robin,
In the bigger town next to ours they tried to pass that law but, it failed. They do have advisory "don't light tonight" nights when they wish you wouldn't build fires. Our town hasn't tried it yet but, with being smaller and more rural there are too many of us that wood heat is our only heat. I personally love driving into town smelling the wood stoves, kinda feels homey.
Warm Wishes
Jennifer
Never let yesterday use up too much of today - Will Rogers
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| peapicker |
Posted - Nov 13 2009 : 12:15:54 PM
We have one like that too, Connie. I am anxious to try bisquits on or in it. I am happy you like my screen name. I wouldn't have thought of it if black eyed peas hadn't been on my mind at the time. I hope to make a cobbler in my cast iron soon. It's not quite hot enough here most of the time for a fire yet.
Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.
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| jpbluesky |
Posted - Nov 13 2009 : 11:30:07 AM
Wow, I am impressed.....and hungry all of a sudden!
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| Roxy7 |
Posted - Nov 13 2009 : 06:56:24 AM
Looks delicious. We used to cook a bit in the fireplace when we first moved in. These days when you most want a fire its a no burn day. Do any of your gals cities do this? We get told when we can and when we cant have a fire. Unless its your primary source of heat, no burn means no fire. Gas logs dont count, just wood burning. |
| naturemaiden |
Posted - Nov 13 2009 : 06:33:52 AM
Hi Jennifer,
the menu tonight is leftovers, lol
and pea picker (love that name!)...yes the lid is like that. My husband suggested that next time i bake the biscuits on the lid.
Connie
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| peapicker |
Posted - Nov 13 2009 : 06:00:23 AM
Looks yummy and cozy. Does your lid for the the cast iron dutch oven have a rim around it to hold coals in place?
Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.
Robert Brault |
| Autumn Leaves |
Posted - Nov 13 2009 : 05:54:15 AM
Connie, my sister and sils thinks the same thing, how funny. So, what's on the menu for tonight?
Warm Wishes
Jennifer
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| naturemaiden |
Posted - Nov 13 2009 : 05:16:16 AM
I wanted to, but next time for sure.
Connie
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| N@n |
Posted - Nov 13 2009 : 05:09:55 AM
Connie, Did you do the bisquits in the fireplace too? Love my Dutch ovens!!
Nancy in Ark
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| naturemaiden |
Posted - Nov 13 2009 : 01:44:26 AM
my sister thinks i'm living in the wrong century, lol- i dont care, i'm loving it!
Connie
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| Alee |
Posted - Nov 12 2009 : 8:43:53 PM
Looks yummy! It looks like the dutch oven that my husband got for father's day!
Alee
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| naturemaiden |
Posted - Nov 12 2009 : 5:05:24 PM
...it sure was a wonderful meal. We are all very full, and my homemade biscuits came out great!
Connie
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| MasterGardener |
Posted - Nov 12 2009 : 5:05:21 PM
Biscuits Connie, definately biscuits...with pot roast gravy, mmmmmm!
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| QueenofQuiteAlot |
Posted - Nov 12 2009 : 4:25:22 PM
yum!!!!!!!!
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| Autumn Leaves |
Posted - Nov 12 2009 : 4:23:24 PM
Woo-Hoo Connie looks wonderful. I love cooking on my woodstove. I do it all the time, we had pot roast last week ourselves. Even makes the house smell good. I also have all electric so it does feel good to use the free wood heat :) I think I need a snack, you made me hungry.
Warm Wishes
Jennifer
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| naturemaiden |
Posted - Nov 12 2009 : 12:41:40 PM
LOL about 6, I better get the homemade bread going to, or maybe biscuits? not sure yet
Connie
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| lulu bell |
Posted - Nov 12 2009 : 12:38:31 PM
That looks delicious what time is supper? |
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