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Last night I made egg rolls and pork foo young. That was an experiment and it turned out really good.Since I can't eat safely at most Chinese restaurants, I'm learning to do it myself,

Tonight it's beef stew with slaw and cornbread.

What kind of egg roll wrappers do you use?


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IrishHeart Veteran

People use recipes for meatballs? :blink:

 

 

Well  ...what would you call "an ingredients list and a temperature gauge/time frame for making meatballs"  when telling someone new to this how to make them? Directions? 

I would not call what I do to make them a "recipe" per se...it's not written down or anything and I have done it a thousand times, but the things we do so easily now were once taught to us too.

So, yes, I guess that's my "recipe" above. :lol:

love2travel Mentor

To my meatballs I add a pamade which is bread chunks soaked in light cream. Lots of fresh thyme and freshly-grated nutmeg if they are Finnish or Swedish. And dried ground porcinis or porcinis that have been reconstituted in Port, Sherry, whatever. Sometimes Umami #5. And caramelized onions. But not all these at once!! Oh, and sometimes bacon or pancetta. Lots of garlic like Addy and a blend of veal, pork and beef chuck like Irish.

Adalaide Mentor

Well  ...what would you call "an ingredients list and a temperature gauge/time frame for making meatballs"  when telling someone new to this how to make them? Directions? 

I would not call what I do to make them a "recipe" per se...it's not written down or anything and I have done it a thousand times, but the things we do so easily now were once taught to us too.

So, yes, I guess that's my "recipe" above. :lol:

 

I guess I'm spoiled. I grew up with my mom at least attempting to teach me to cook. One of the things she actually did well was meatballs and she just always threw things in a bowl on top of meat til it looked good. She also makes killer mac & cheese. There were many more things though that she was not so awesome at. I preferred dinner at Grammy's house. :ph34r::lol:

love2travel Mentor

I guess I'm spoiled. I grew up with my mom at least attempting to teach me to cook. One of the things she actually did well was meatballs and she just always threw things in a bowl on top of meat til it looked good. She also makes killer mac & cheese. There were many more things though that she was not so awesome at. I preferred dinner at Grammy's house. :ph34r::lol:

My mom is a dreadful cook. I usually use recipes for baking but not for cooking. It just comes instinctively to some methinks. I am skilled at it. Numbers and accounting? No clue!!

GottaSki Mentor

I guess I'm spoiled. I grew up with my mom at least attempting to teach me to cook. One of the things she actually did well was meatballs and she just always threw things in a bowl on top of meat til it looked good. She also makes killer mac & cheese. There were many more things though that she was not so awesome at. I preferred dinner at Grammy's house. :ph34r::lol:

 

I would not classified you as spoiled...but I did grow up in a home where I was not allowed to help with dinner prep -- I did however take note in every other kitchen I was exposed to.... seems to have stuck....

 

recipes are great for cookies, cakes, and even extra special dips....yet I am a little of this...little of that chef as my hubby is and now are kids... creativity shows best in FOOD.

 

PS...Shadow...I like that you asked how to make meatballs...I always ask how to make things....never stop!

Marilyn R Community Regular

We had cabbage rolls stuffed with ground venison, veggies  and rice.  My sidekick doesn't like cabbage, so I served him porcupine meatballs with sauce, and  he loved them. 

 

Homemade creamed corn, or corn puddin' as they call it in the South accompanied that.


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GottaSki Mentor

We had cabbage rolls stuffed with ground venison, veggies  and rice.  My sidekick doesn't like cabbage, so I served him porcupine meatballs with sauce, and  he loved them. 

 

Homemade creamed corn, or corn puddin' as they call it in the South accompanied that.

 

Good to see you around these parts!

 

and creamed corn....by any name sounds yummy :)

IrishHeart Veteran

My mom is a dreadful cook. I usually use recipes for baking but not for cooking. It just comes instinctively to some methinks. I am skilled at it. Numbers and accounting? No clue!!

 

My mom is what I call a "utilitarian cook". Basics. That's it.

No real use of herbs and spices. Nothing creative. And certainly, no garlic or cheese. No sauces or marinades.

No homemade dressings or baked goods. and yes, you read that correctly......my mom hates garlic and cheese (GASP!) Also, mushrooms, shallots, and wine.

I never had lasagne until I went to a friend's house.

Sour cream on/in/near  a potato? I was 18. and in a restaurant. 

Fresh asparagus or peas or green beans--at Gramma's house. We had canned.

Fresh veggies were "salad".

 

If I did not look so much like my Dad, I would have thought I was adopted as my joy for creating in the kitchen most certainly did not come from her. Even he made killer lamb chops or burgers. 

 

The one thing she made that was outrageous? Pie crust.  :( fortunately, we have found a way to recreate it! :)

And she can add a column of numbers in a jif. Me? not mathematical at all. To each our skills.

 

-- I did however take note in every other kitchen I was exposed to.... 

---recipes are great for cookies, cakes, and even extra special dips...

---.yet I am a little of this...little of that chef as my hubby is and now are kids... creativity shows best in FOOD.

 

---PS...Shadow...I like that you asked how to make meatballs...I always ask how to make things....never stop!

 

--me, too

---I agree

---most definitely  :)

and

---yes, ask us...because between all of us, if we do not know it---we'll  figure it out!

 

It's bloody hot here (I tell hubs this is "practice" for where we are going) and so, it may be KISS.

Use the encore pork tenderloin and make some quesadillas.

w8in4dave Community Regular

OK here I go again :) I thought I put this in here and accidentally posted it in the garden thread here we go :

 

 

I am going to be gone for a couple of weeks, I think I will make hubbs frozen dinners before I leave!! I am not sure yet how or what! (I have time) But It just came to me!! He is such a hard working man, and I go on Vaca for 2 weeks , the least I can do! He works 10 hr days, drives an hr. there and back, then also works on the weekends most of the time! SO i just came up with this idea!! I can make him at least 10 meals freeze them and he can heat them up for supper!!  :) What do you think? Any ideas?

IrishHeart Veteran

Casseroles, chilis, or stews. Makes enough for several days..(yup, I saw Ski's response on the garden thread...and I agree completely!) :D

 

Here's one idea. Turkey Chili—fast, easy, delicious and full of protein and fiber. Takes @ 30 minutes start to finish. Ingredients:

  • 1 tbsp olive oil

  • 1 large onion, finely chopped

  • 1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped

  • 1 stick of celery, chopped

  • 2 garlic cloves, minced

  • 3/4 pound fat-free ground turkey

  • 2 tbsp chili powder

  • 2 tsp ground cumin

  • 1/2 tsp oregano

  • 1/2 tsp ground coriander (if you don't have this—skip it)

  • 1 14 1/2-ounce can crushed tomatoes

  • 1 8-ounce can tomato sauce, no salt added

  • 1 15-ounce can black beans, rinsed and drained

  •  sour cream (optional) for dolloping on top

  • 4 tbsp fresh chopped cilantro to sprinkle in at the end.

  • Corn chips on the side

  • It can be served over rice, too!

Preparation:

Heat oil in a LARGE pot or Dutch oven. Add onion, celery, chopped pepper and garlic. Cook for 5 minutes or until onions are translucent. Crumble the turkey into the pan, breaking it apart with a wooden spoon. Cook for about 5 minutes or until no longer pink. Stir in chili powder, cumin, coriander and oregano. Add in tomatoes and tomato sauce, and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add beans, mix well and cook on LOW heat for a further 5-10 minutes. Sprinkle in some chopped fresh cilantro.

Ladle into bowls. (Add a dollop of sour cream or plain yogurt on top if you tolerate dairy)

 

Freezes well. 

kareng Grand Master

My guys like to eat chili over pasta.  The corn pasta works the best if you want gluten-free pasta.  Maybe he would like to order gluteny pizza or McDonalds or Subway?

 

Lasagna freezes well and re-heats.  Cut it into small thin squares for better re-heating. 

Adalaide Mentor

I like to freeze and reheat anything that is mildly resembling a casserole. I have an army of pyrex so I usually just make it right into serving size dishes that can go straight in the oven. Meatloafs also freeze really well, and he can just pop a frozen veggie into a container with a lid, add a bit of water and microwave until it is done. Or microwaved baked potatoes. Just takes a few minutes. I know that isn't exactly the whole meal in one dish, but it would give him a teensy bit of variety from casseroles. I second the idea of telling him to order out for pizza or something at least once or twice while you're gone. He can eat his poison while you aren't around, you won't feel deprived and he'll probably even have enough to have lunch the next day.

 

Yesterday we went to Costco to buy chicken and my husband discovered that they have their fresh pizzas on sale. So last night's dinner got pushed back to tonight. I still made my meatballs though because my meat was in the fridge all defrosted and waiting to be cooked. Last night I just cut up the last bit of roast and made a little gravy to go over some taters with veggies. I cup up the rest we didn't eat for the cat. <_<

 

So trying again tonight. Chicken alfredo for him and I'll have my pasta with butternut squash sauce and meatballs. It was all I could do last night not to just stand in the kitchen and eat all my meatballs, I was ravenous for no apparent reason. I stuffed my face with a bowl of chex instead and told my stupid stomach to shut up, it was not getting meat.

Marilyn R Community Regular

Good to see you around these parts!

 

and creamed corn....by any name sounds yummy.

 

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Thanks, Lisa! 

 

We had the brown rice pasta you turned me onto with vodka sauce tonight.  I found the recipe on Allrecipes, but subbed the  pork  with smoked chicken.  It was delicious.!

GottaSki Mentor

Totally locked up last evening outta the blue -- muscles just locked solid -- crazy -- hubs helped to bed where I had tri-tip and broccoli -- all better (well normal of late) this morning and thankful -- just had a soak -- now off to ride before the heat of the day....

 

Tonight out to dinner at a Fish Restaurant as it is our 26th Anniversary -- sadly I was deep in flareland this time last year so we are celebrating big tonight to make up for sleeping thru the Silver.

 

Very thankful this man has stuck by me each day -- and still looks at me this way on occasion :)

 

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IrishHeart Veteran

Happy anniversary Ski and Mr. Ski!! xx

Holy cow--you guys look gorgeous!! 

 

 

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Yes, we are very blessed to have men who stood by us in sickness and in health and who still look at us 

with non-judgemental eyes of love...... (as we look at them.... even when they occasionally do things to irritate the crap out of us)

 

Enjoy dinner!

 

We'll be having chicken, "couscous" made from brown rice and herbs and asparagus.

 

We'll toast you guys later! ;)

Adalaide Mentor

WOOO!!!  Happy Anniversary!

Yes, you guys do look amazing in your photo.

And we are all so very blessed to have men who are still here after all this nonsense. :wub:

Have fun tonight! :D

 

Last night I didn't make dinner plans and when I was standing in the pantry staring at thing my husband could tell I had something stuck in my head. He wouldn't let it go and finally I was like I just want a pizza like a normal person. I ended up ordering from Malawi's who does a pizza with a fresh tomato sauce, fresh basil and fresh mozzarella. I may have cheated a little and gotten a bit of pepperoni on it. :ph34r: They make their own crust so I understand that I'm taking a huge risk every time I get a pizza from there, and could have gone with another place that has a prepackaged crust but I like the fresh ingredients. (Even if the other place does do shrimp on pizza!)

 

Tonight is breakfast for dinner. He'll have sausage, and it is all natural, nitrate free and all that sort of nonsense so I'll probably at least taste it. Eggs, hash browns and pancakes. Or maybe buckwheat cakes, something like that anyway.

w8in4dave Community Regular

Happy anniversary!! :) I hope it is grand!! :) 

w8in4dave Community Regular

I am not sure what to do for dinner tonight!! We are headed up north to our Cabin!! He will be home soon!! And we are leaving right when he gets home! It is a 3 hr drive. By the time we get up there and get to a store, get home make dinner it will be late!! The store closes at 7. I am sure hubbs will "forget" and say lets order pizza! The other day I told him I have to do the noodles by timer now because I cannot taste test them for doneness he said ohhh I am sure 1 noodle isn't going to bother you!! I said like 1 touch of poison ivy won't bother me? He doesn't understand how bad it is!! He is supportive, but doesn't quite get it ..... So I will run to the store and get some Gluten free soup anyway huh? Maby thats what it will be for me when he wants to order Pizza :) 

w8in4dave Community Regular

I have chicken I can make some soup!! Yay I figured it out!! It won't take long! The chicken is cooked! :) I have veggies to :) 

Celiac Mindwarp Community Regular

Aww, happy anniversary!!

I am all teared up now, that is just lovely.

Have the best evening you guys

Mw x

notme Experienced

congratulations, mr & mrs ski!!!!!  what a beautiful picture  :)  i wish you many more happy years   :wub:  i love love  :wub:

notme Experienced

(and cake  :wub: )  lolz

 

last night we made lobster mac & chz -- i loosely used love2's yummy recipe - subbing in smoked gouda and monterrey jack cheese.  it was yumssss - it's also what's for lunch lolz!  all the veggies we are harvesting from the garden and last night i asked what veggies he wanted to eat and he made a face.  so we were very bad last night and didn't eat our veggies!!!  running with scissors!!!  aaaaah!!!   :D

 

edited to add:  my grocery store mislabeled a bunch of (frozen) lobster tails - $5 for 2 tails so i bought ALL of them.  my husband is going "what are you doing?" when i just started throwing them into the buggy i was all like "SHHHH!!!  stop looking ! "  hahahaaaa  

GottaSki Mentor

(and cake  :wub: )  lolz

 

last night we made lobster mac & chz -- i loosely used love2's yummy recipe - subbing in smoked gouda and monterrey jack cheese.  it was yumssss - it's also what's for lunch lolz!  all the veggies we are harvesting from the garden and last night i asked what veggies he wanted to eat and he made a face.  so we were very bad last night and didn't eat our veggies!!!  running with scissors!!!  aaaaah!!!   :D

 

edited to add:  my grocery store mislabeled a bunch of (frozen) lobster tails - $5 for 2 tails so i bought ALL of them.  my husband is going "what are you doing?" when i just started throwing them into the buggy i was all like "SHHHH!!!  stop looking ! "  hahahaaaa  

 

yes...must have cake...hmmm been a bit of that around here lately...oh the peach dealio -- for hubs tonight sounds like a plan and the guys will surely not have issue with another dessert!

 

I would have bought all the tails too and I can't eat them...but would have madelobster treats for everyone!!!  Hubs used to have tons every year when there were still tons of lobster to be had and abalone were still extra large and legal here -- oh boy I miss having lobster for breakfast, lunch and dinner -- we actually got tired of lobster -- the horror :o

IrishHeart Veteran

edited to add:  my grocery store mislabeled a bunch of (frozen) lobster tails - $5 for 2 tails so i bought ALL of them.  my husband is going "what are you doing?" when i just started throwing them into the buggy i was all like "SHHHH!!!  stop looking ! "  hahahaaaa  

 

hahahaha

OMG I have this great image of you loading the cart, sunglasses on ,...music from a spy movie....lobster tails hanging out of every trench coat pocket, sticking out of your shirt where you have shoved them down there face first.......and speedily checking them out at the self-check register before the frozen food dept. manager realizes his magnificent blunder........and running to the parking lot..

 

 -- we actually got tired of lobster -- the horror :o

 

gasp!!! this New Englander just fainted dead on the floor.............

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