food-bev SKULLBIKER'S 2022 FLOG(food log)

[skullbiker]

Well, it's about time to start this years FLOG. I guess now the first pic of the thread is the cover image. I made a frozen pizza the other day, This is it after adding Mixed Cowboy Candy to it and jammin' it into the Breyville.

Now for the story that preceded that!
Here's the Box:

Here's the pizza as purchased:

Here's the pizza "dolled up":

 

[The Hot Pepper]

@sicman would be proud!

 

[ahayastani]

Yeah, I also prefer the Skullbikerus Maximus The Sicilian is screaming for more.

 

[skullbiker]

I took the cabbages from the GOLOG(plus a couple small heads), about 4 1/2 pounds total and decided to make Fried Cabbage.

First I'll start by frying up 1 1/2 pounds of bacon.

Fry it up good and get all the water and grease out of it.

Now the bacon is nice and crispy to add in later.

Take a few jalapenos.

Plus a large onion.

Chop them up.

Take the chopped onion and peppers and carmelize them in the bacon grease.

Chop up the cabbage.

Start cooking it down in the pan with the bacon grease, peppers and onions. Cook a good portion of the water out.

At this point I usually add in another type of meat, sometimes diced Spam or ham, or in this case I thin sliced (3) quarter pound Nathan's beef hot dogs!

Continue to mix it and cook it until much of the water is gone.

When done cooking I divide it up into portions to freeze for future meals(except for the one I eat immediately).

Next up will be Kossak Kohlrabi Kraut.

 

[skullbiker]

I know a lot of people exercise in the morning to get the "burn" going.

Here's how I do it.

Thick sliced sourdough bread, toasted, and heavily buttered. Then glop on the "pepper jelly" of choice(this morning it's Mucho Nacho Jalapeno).

Spread the jelly out evenly(preferrably while the toast is still warm) and let the morning burn begin!

 

[skullbiker]

I thought I better post this before I forget completely.
I took those two Kossak Kohlrabi that were shown on my GOLOG and saw a recipe and decided to make something different so I dug out the Kitchenaid processor and installed the grater plate.

Then peel off the outer skin.

Cut it up into pieces that fit into the processor opening.

Run it through the processor and get this.

Next I took a large onion and cut it up.

I put that in the good ol' Kitchen Miracle Plus.

About 20 cranks later I have this.

I also chopped up a few Jalapenos and baby carrots and some spices and mixed everything together.

I added about 2% sea salt and mixed it up good and kneaded it and let it sit for an hour. Then I put it in a gallon jar with a vacuum fermenter cover and pumped it down.

A little over half a gallon of what should be Kohlrabi Kraut in a week or two.

 

[skullbiker]

I better post this before it becomes old news. We had 2+ inches of rain last week and one of my cabbage heads exploded open so I thought I better use it.

Got going on chopping it up and added in those rocotos I picked the other day.

I went out and picked one of the smaller kohlrabi and pealed it.

I ran the kohlrabi through the shredder.

Then I shredded about a half pound of carrots.

I threw in about 4 tablespoons of my freeze dried onion powder(from 2017) and some dressing and about a tablespoon of black pepper and mixed it all up real good.

I ended up with a little over 2 quarts(I had to eat a pile of it immediately), I have previously found that by vacuum sealing regular slaw and keeping in the refrigerator it keeps for 2 weeks or more without degrading.

This stuff is SUPER good!

 

[Downriver]

Looks good SB! Gotta say, I've never seen a cabbage explode like that. That's crazy!

 

[skullbiker]

Looks good SB! Gotta say, I've never seen a cabbage explode like that. That's crazy!

I have that happen to one or two every year. Probably because I keep my Cabbage, kohlrabi, cauliflower and the like fairly wet and fairly heavily fertilized, so when it rains and super soaks them they just seem to pop! I had two of the Kossak Kohlrabi split recently also.

 

[skullbiker]

Well, one jar of the Kohl(rabi) Slaw is already gone.

And this is my last jar of Pickled PeppaPeach peppers.

I finally picked that last pineapple today, some of it will be in my smoothie in the morning.

And along with that, since it is Strawberry season here, I will add some awesome Plant City strawberries.

I sampled my Kohlrabi Kraut today and its not bad but I'm going to let it go a few more days and then put it in jars and forget it in the refrigerator for a while to age. I did that with my somewhat bland tasting sauerkraut and now the stuff is just plain awesome!

 

[skullbiker]

Here's that smoothie. Just picked pineapple, fresh strawberries, blended mango from my mangos, some dark sweet cherries, and a scoop of beet powder. Very tasty!

 

[skullbiker]

I cooked up another Kossak Kohlrabi yesterday. Supposed to be a somewhat of a hashbrown potato replacement. Loosely based on a recipe in "All Recipes". Note: Picture heavy.
First fry up some bacon nice and crispy(I used 3/4 pound).

Get the Kitchen Miracle Plus ready for action.

Take a big onion.

Cut it into chunks.

About 25 cranks later.

Take a bunch of jalapenos.

Remove seeds and placenta and cut up.

Again, 25 to 30 cranks and perfectly chopped.

Do not throw away the placentas, scrape the seeds off and put them in the freezer for a later project.

Now throw the onions and peppers in the bacon grease and caramelize them.

Now take the peeled kohlrabi.

Run it through the shredder.

When the onions and peppers are caramelized add the bacon back in plus some black pepper and a good splash of olive oil.

Now, also add in the shredded kohlrabi and cook and fold over until the kohlrabi is somewhat tender.

Now, near the end of the cook, I added in about a cup of shredded parmesan cheese. Fold it around until it's mixed up good. It looks like this.

I divided it up into 8 ounce portions in my recycled Jimmy Dean Breakfast bowls.

Curses.....foiled again!
Well, I covered the bowls with foil and put them in the freezer.

Now I can pull one out and reheat it along with a couple of eggs for a hearty breakfast(or any other meal).

 

[skullbiker]

OK, today was the "actual" breakfast test of the "Hash-Rabi"! This one had been kept in the refrigerator so I didn't have to thaw it.

I flipped it over into a small pan on medium heat.

While that was heating up I whisked two eggs to add to it.

I heated the Hash-Rabi until it was just starting to brown and was heated all the way through.

Now I poured in the whisked eggs. When they were partially cooked I started folding it over until the eggs were thoroughly cooked.(I absolutely hate runny eggs)

Tip it out onto the plate.

This is SUPER GOOD!

I have two Kossak Kohlrabi bulbs left to process. I wonder what comes next.

 

[skullbiker]

This morning.

Two over easy

on Hash-Rabi.

I can't believe how good this stuff is!

 

[skullbiker]

Processed another Kossak Kohlrabi today, only one left now.
This was a nice simple Kohl-Apple Slaw. Shredded kohlrabi and shredded Honey Crisp apples, about 900 grams of each with a standard coleslaw dressing. Made about 2 quarts. It’s pretty tasty.

 

[skullbiker]

I made a big stock pot of soup this morning and divided it up into 12 meals. Ingredients were 4 chicken breasts cut up, 3 pounds potatoes, 1 pound carrots, 1 celery bunch, 2 cans of spiced lima beans, 1 quart of my canned green beans, 1 of my medium sized cabbages, 1 can of corn, 1 can of sweet peas, 1 large onion, 3/4 pound of egg noodles, some mushrooms, and 2 heaping tablespoons of my hotter jalapeno powder.

 

[skullbiker]

I uncapped the Kohlrabi Kraut today, it went much slower than I planned, probably because it's a little cool where it was. I repacked it into pint jars and put it into the back of the bottom shelf of the refrigerator to age a while.

 

[skullbiker]

I finally processed the last head of Kossak Kohlrabi this morning. I made a cream of kohlrabi soup. Two pounds of kohlrabi, one large onion(450g), about a pound of jalapenos, four tablespoons of garlic, two cups of vegetable stock, and three cups of milk. I simmered it until the kohlrabi was tender and then blended it up.

I ended up with seven pints but ate one for lunch, pretty tasty. Anyway, five for the freezer and one for my neighbor.

Next will be to finish off the cabbage.

 

[skullbiker]

Another frozen pizza tonite.

Of course, pimped out with Cowboy Candy.

Real good!

 

[skullbiker]

Made another batch of fried cabbage the other day. Cabbage, onion, jalapenos, a couple of Nathans Colossal hot dogs, AND in lieu of SPAM I got (1) can of Celebrity Luncheon Loaf from Dollar Tree(it looks like SPAM, but that's about it).