Our Southern/Northern (Ohio) New Years Dinner & PSA for Blackstoners

tarheelmatt

Been cooking for most of the day for my family.  Really missing my Mom a lot on these days.  Even though I took over most of the cooking for these functions, she still contributed something.  For New Years, she would fix the cornbread and the collards.  They were good, but not like hers.  

Made the following: 

• Pork roast and sauerkraut (fresh)
• Mashed potatoes w/gravy (made from the pork drippings)
• Blackeyed peas w/leftover picnic I smoked (always save your bones guys)
• Collard greens w/leftover picnic bone I smoked and some country ham
• Fresh corn
• Cornbread (w/Kerrygold )
• Hog jowl 

1 - Mashed Potatoes



2 - Corn



3 - Pork and kraut



4 - Blackeyed peas



5 - Collards (note they were only placed in the crockpot for holding (I needed more big pots).  




6 - And my plate (eyes were bigger than appetite).  Wow, that was a lot of food!  



7 - My loves helping out in the kitchen!  




Thanks for taking a look!  


Oh!  PSA!  

Blackstone users.  Was going to cook the hog jowl and the grilled chicken (not pictured (it was for the ones that don't like pork and kraut)) on the Blackstone.  Went to light it and the flames were hardly burning.  I hit the regulator, checked the tank, unhooked it, hooked a fresh tank, nothing.  Text Cazzy and sure enough it was the same issue he had.  Regulator appears to be jacked up.  

Okay, great. Plan B now!  Record time firing an Egg up.  I threw the Weedtorch to it like the Egg owed it money!  Up to temp in no time!  Got chicken on it and fried the hog jowl in the kitchen in a CI pan.  

milesvdustin

Dang. Nice job!!! 

Makes my ham and beans look like dog chow!

blasting

Wow,  that is a "mike drop" meal.  Very impressive spread.

pgprescott

Looks like a wonderful meal and a wonderful day. Kudos. Is that a plate of food or a platter of food? Good gracious! Nice!

theyolksonyou

I remember the days of dragging a chair to the counter for the helper.  Great meal, great family!

so far, so good on my regulator. Guess it could happen any day. 

bgebrent

Matt, my Mom is gone and I miss her daily.  The way you honor yours through your cooking gives me solice brother.  Thanks for that brother.

tarheelmatt

milesvdustin said:

Dang. Nice job!!! 

Makes my ham and beans look like dog chow!

Thanks brother!  I'm sure your ham and beans were awesome! 

blasting said:

Wow,  that is a "mike drop" meal.  Very impressive spread.

Thanks man!  It was good.  Not pictured was my wife's apple shortbread with vanilla ice cream for dessert.  I didn't have any of that though.  

pgprescott said:

Looks like a wonderful meal and a wonderful day. Kudos. Is that a plate of food or a platter of food? Good gracious! Nice!

Man, I feel like a tick on a hound dogs tail right now!  It was a platter for sure!  Thanks for taking a look.  

theyolksonyou said:

I remember the days of dragging a chair to the counter for the helper.  Great meal, great family!

so far, so good on my regulator. Guess it could happen any day. 

Man, she digs helping us.  I try to let her help me with about everything.  I sure do love it too.

I used the BS on Christmas.  Left for Ohio, came back and hadn't used it till now.  DOA pretty much.  

bgebrent said:

Matt, my Mom is gone and I miss her daily.  The way you honor yours through your cooking gives me solice brother.  Thanks for that brother.

Brent, that is one thing that kept us close, food!  I helped Mom in the kitchen all the time growing up and pretty much had to do the cooking at one time due to a surgery she had done.  Cooking is probably the one way I express my love.  She taught me a lot about cooking.  She sure did fill my mind with many great memories and thoughts.  Many memories that we had sitting around the dinner table, laughing and cutting up.  I know for a fact you have to miss your mother, Brent and I'm sorry for your loss.  This is the kind of hurt that's hard to swallow for sure.  It's something you just cannot deny.  She was our first love and who welcomed us to the world.  I give anything to have her collards and cornbread tonight.  

bgebrent

Matt, thank you for those reminiscences and memories of your Mom.  Left me tearful remembering mine.  Sweet memories now brother.  Sweet memories.

cortguitarman

Turn your bottle off the griddle. Turn on the knob to empty the gas out of the lines. It should light back up with no problem. This happened on my camp chef stove a few years ago. There is a pressure safety valve in the regulator that hangs up if air gets in the lines.

tarheelmatt

cortguitarman said:

Turn your bottle off the griddle. Turn on the knob to empty the gas out of the lines. It should light back up with no problem. This happened on my camp chef stove a few years ago. There is a pressure safety valve in the regulator that hangs up if air gets in the lines.

Not sure I tried that combo,  but will tomorrow for sure. Thanks for the tip!

bgebrent

^^^What he said.  Great clue @cortguitarman,  thanks,

northGAcock

Matt......you were quite the busy one. Your mom taught you well and would be most proud.

johnmitchell

Matt that's a load of good luck you dished up.. Everything looks awesome. We have been in the country for 15 years and have been doing this as well every New Years day.. Enjoy the rest of your weekend..

Hi54putty

That is a serious New Year's spread. Looks awesome. 

tarheelmatt

northGAcock said:

Matt......you were quite the busy one. Your mom taught you well and would be most proud.

Thank you Robin! 

johnmitchell said:

Matt that's a load of good luck you dished up.. Everything looks awesome. We have been in the country for 15 years and have been doing this as well every New Years day.. Enjoy the rest of your weekend..

I hope it was and will, John. Happy New Years to you and yours buddy!

Hi54putty said:

That is a serious New Year's spread. Looks awesome. 

Thanks man! Leftovers were equally as good if not better!

JohnnyTarheel

Great looking meal Matt!  

tarheelmatt

JohnnyTarheel said:

Great looking meal Matt!  

Thanks brother!  Hope you have a great New Year! 

GATraveller

"Finally a tread I can get down with........"
-Snoop Dogg (the original Blackstoner) 

YukonRon

Brother, now that is cooking a fine meal by anybody's standards. For me, total comfort food. Great meal.

Tinyfish

Now that is a plate if food. I bet you slept well that night.

tarheelmatt

GATraveller said:

"Finally a tread I can get down with........"
-Snoop Dogg (the original Blackstoner) 

I was wondering if anyone picked up on that.  I thought that was a nice name for the BS guys!  lol

YukonRon said:

Brother, now that is cooking a fine meal by anybody's standards. For me, total comfort food. Great meal.

Thanks Ron!  Appreciate it!  

Tinyfish said:

Now that is a plate if food. I bet you slept well that night.

I slept wonderfully!  Thanks for looking!  

cortguitarman

Did you get your griddle working again?

tarheelmatt

cortguitarman said:

Did you get your griddle working again?

Meant to comment about that but forgot.  Went out last night and fumbled with it again.  No luck!  Darn it!  Calling Blackstone tomorrow about it.