01-24-2023 08:36 PM
Wasting asked me the other day why we do not chat more about FOOD like we used to??
No clue, but as you know, I am ALL about PIE! Food in general interests me. LOL
Please share what is on the MENU, your FAV recipes, meal ideas and of course, PIX!
Tonight here was 2-meat lasagna and garlic bread. I cheated and did the Rao's frozen lasagna (it was great, btw) and GV frozen garlic breadsticks and it was the perfect comfort food for a COLD winter night.
What's cookin' at your house??
Katz
01-24-2023 09:03 PM
Yeah, last year everyone was posting their dinners, comfort foods, bakes, etc. Always had me looking forward to the end of the work day and thinking about dinner. haha
Tonight was leftover stir fry and some butternut squash soup (had soup in the freezer) to round things out.
After all the snow pics on the other thread I finally made cocoa. Small cup, no marshmallows - Jack & PQ will probably disapprove.
Just finished logging new inventory. Sick of this screen, calling it quits for the night. Couple days behind on other thread, will have to catch up another day. Time to see what's streaming and chill for a while.
01-24-2023 09:11 PM
Totchos! Take everything you would normally dip your chips in and dump it over tater tots. Melted nacho cheese, taco meat, veggies, salsa, whatever. Guaranteed to satisfy picky kids and grumpy old people alike!
01-25-2023 04:27 AM
Gee! I live 4 blocks from Trader Joe’s & don’t do all that much cooking anymore!
01-25-2023 04:32 AM
@wastingtime101 wrote:
After all the snow pics on the other thread I finally made cocoa. Small cup, no marshmallows - Jack & PQ will probably disapprove.
Oh Oh
Is there a marshmallow shortage,
or do we need a marshmallow police
or a piece of peppermint thrown into the hot cocoa is good too.
01-25-2023 04:35 AM
Only $3.99…I used to make salads 🥗 you could die for but now just go buy a delicious one…
01-25-2023 06:39 AM
Fun thread yet again @katzrul15 . As you know, I do a lot of baking and cooking. Some recipes are secret though! Here is a very versatile recipe that's a go to in our house:
Spaghetti Pie
1/2 pound spaghetti, cooked (thin or regular)
2 large eggs (1 works fine too)
15 ounces ricotta cheese
3/4 cup Parmesan or Romano cheese (optional)
1 cup marinara sauce (out of the jar is fine)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon white pepper
(I add chopped spinach, basil, oregano, chopped mushrooms, chopped onions, garlic)
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella
Grease 9" pie plate. In large bowl, beat eggs. Stir in ricotta, salt, pepper and Parmesan until blended. Add spaghetti and stir until well-coated. Put in pie plate and top with marinara. Sprinkle with mozzarella. Bake 25 minutes in 350 degree oven. Let sit 10 minutes before cutting (like a pie!).
I have substituted pesto for the marinara when I have a bumper crop of parsley and basil. I have also used alfredo and it is dreamy! You can add in so many things: spinach, basil, oregano, mushrooms, onions, garlic, ground beef, chicken. They will incorporate into the mixture just fine.
01-25-2023 07:01 AM - edited 01-25-2023 07:02 AM
Steamed (snow) Crab Legs: I have been making these for years when we can get them at a good price. They are so easy to make ...
-Keep the crab legs frozen until they are ready to go in the steamer
-For the steamer I use spring water and a good pinch of Sea Salt
-Once the steamer is steaming put the frozen crab legs in, put the lid on the steamer and set timer for 6 minutes. This does not over cook them and the meat typically pulls right out of the cracked shells
We love seafood and I worked at a seafood restaurant years ago as a bus boy but picked up some tips for cooking seafood there. I also enjoy making whole Maine lobster (have had this shipped in occasionally), sea scallops (those are the big ones, Bay scallops are the small ones), shrimp.
01-25-2023 07:26 AM - edited 01-25-2023 07:26 AM
Dinner at @mr_lincoln house!!!
01-25-2023 07:30 AM
@policequilts You guys and your marshmallows! I haven't had one since I was a kid, so somebody can have my share! I'm not sure why marshmallows are needed for an already sweet drink. As a kid, I used to dip my buttered toast in my cocoa. The saltiness of the butter was perfect in the sweet drink. That's too sweet for me now and I drink black coffee or bouillon to warm up.
01-25-2023 09:58 AM
01-25-2023 11:13 AM
@wastingtime101 wrote:
@policequilts wrote:
Is there a marshmallow shortage,No, I just hate marshmallows.
Even the marshmallow peeps ? ?
01-25-2023 11:16 AM
@evry1nositswindy wrote:@policequilts You guys and your marshmallows! I haven't had one since I was a kid, so somebody can have my share! I'm not sure why marshmallows are needed for an already sweet drink. As a kid, I used to dip my buttered toast in my cocoa. The saltiness of the butter was perfect in the sweet drink. That's too sweet for me now and I drink black coffee or bouillon to warm up.
No toast , but buttered bread or saltines to dip in hot chocolate.
I did make the layered apple sauce and graham treat.
01-25-2023 11:45 AM
01-25-2023 12:05 PM
Yes, I am lurking.
Somebody said food