LadySkinsFan Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 On 12/31/2023 at 4:36 PM, skinsmarydu said: Anyone ever tried this? It made a good cheap dinner even better. I've not seen the Velveeta cheese sauce, I've bought the shredded cheese. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadySkinsFan Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 All this talk about crab cakes makes me hungry for some cream of crab soup. Something on the shopping list this month. 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 12th Commandment Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 1 minute ago, LadySkinsFan said: All this talk about crab cakes makes me hungry for some cream of crab soup. Something on the shopping list this month. They had that for delivery on g&m too. Almost pulled the trigger on that. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Y'all got me craving my husband's smoked crab legs now...he was awesome with the salmon cakes too, but we got the crab cakes from Pappadeaux at $15/each back then, I can't imagine what they cost now--but they came with a great lemon butter sauce. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadySkinsFan Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Today's dish is a Thai Chicken Curry with coconut milk and other spices. I found a recipe and I'm going to tweak it with different spices because I don't have red curry paste. I have regular curry powder, so I'll add a bit of turmeric, coriander, and maybe some fish sauce and soy sauce, just a couple of drops of those so it's not too salty. Over jasmine rice. I'll make a few servings because I go to the retina doc tomorrow morning. 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadySkinsFan Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 It's going to be cold the next few days, so soup's on! Creamy chicken with spinach, bacon or sausage, and gnocci. I'm using up some fridge food. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadySkinsFan Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Spatch****ed a chicken and I made a Peri-Peri marinade that's it sitting in overnight for tomorrow. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsfan1311 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 (edited) 3 hours ago, China said: Spatch****ed a chicken and I made a Peri-Peri marinade that's it sitting in overnight for tomorrow. That's the only way I'll grill, or roast, a whole chicken. It's so much faster.... Edit: it's not the only way...sometimes I'll spin 'em😁 Edited January 17 by Skinsfan1311 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 (edited) Usually buy canned pasta sauce like Ragu but made my own yesterday. from the Giada cookbooks. It required an hour of simmering but I can just play PS5 during that time. Anyway after like 30 minutes of prep and an hour of simmering the final product isn't that bad. Good stuff that can last for days. Edited January 19 by ixcuincle 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmirOfShmo Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 55 minutes ago, ixcuincle said: Usually buy canned pasta sauce like Ragu but made my own yesterday. from the Giada cookbooks. It required an hour of simmering but I can just play PS5 during that time. Anyway after like 30 minutes of prep and an hour of simmering the final product isn't that bad. Good stuff that can last for days. ...or freeze some in individual servings for later. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfitzo53 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 1 hour ago, ixcuincle said: Usually buy canned pasta sauce like Ragu but made my own yesterday. from the Giada cookbooks. It required an hour of simmering but I can just play PS5 during that time. Anyway after like 30 minutes of prep and an hour of simmering the final product isn't that bad. Good stuff that can last for days. Keep practicing and you'll find how you like to season it and you'll go from "isn't that bad" to "why would I bother buying Ragu ever again." The tomatoes you use matter by the way. Lots of people make a big deal about buying DOP San Marzano canned tomatoes, but they can be expensive if you're getting the real deal. Cans marked "San Marzano style" are often pretty solid, and you can experiment with a few until you find a brand you like. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadySkinsFan Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 2 hours ago, ixcuincle said: Usually buy canned pasta sauce like Ragu but made my own yesterday. from the Giada cookbooks. It required an hour of simmering but I can just play PS5 during that time. Anyway after like 30 minutes of prep and an hour of simmering the final product isn't that bad. Good stuff that can last for days. Glad to see you're experimenting with recipes! It's fun once you learn some basics and can then improvise. I improvise recipes every day. Pans and cooking utensils, use of oils, salt, and sweeteners, and cooking methods to account for time are part of this. I do this often with my mom's recipes and am happy to taste childhood memories again. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voice_of_Reason Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 It’s cold. So we make soup!!!!! French Onion Soup to be exact. It’s so easy, and they charge a fortune for it at restaurants. Soup in the pot: Soup ready for oven: Finished product: 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Kudos, and I'm certainly not one to critique cuz I cook on the cheap...please say you served it with toasted bread of some sort? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voice_of_Reason Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 7 minutes ago, skinsmarydu said: Kudos, and I'm certainly not one to critique cuz I cook on the cheap...please say you served it with toasted bread of some sort? Of course! I think this actually is a fairly inexpensive, easy recipes. The only thing that could be expensive is the cheese. But I used some fairly inexpensive Gruyère cheese and it was fine. Otherwise it’s 3 onions, beef broth and bread. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 5 minutes ago, Voice_of_Reason said: Of course! I think this actually is a fairly inexpensive, easy recipes. The only thing that could be expensive is the cheese. But I used some fairly inexpensive Gruyère cheese and it was fine. Otherwise it’s 3 onions, beef broth and bread. I usually have at least 3 versions of cheese, you never know! Cheddar for crackers, AM for grilled, Swiss and Provolone for sammiches... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadySkinsFan Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Tonight's dinner was chicken paprikash. Easy prep and let it cook on the stove for a couple of hours. Roasted some cut potatoes in oil and salt and pepper. I have two more servings left. Used three boneless skinless thighs. I might freeze one, I'll decide tomorrow. Tomorrow might be kielbasa, pierogies, cabbage (slaw, already cut), onion, and maybe sliced apples. Sheet pan dinner. 2 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Tenderloin is dirt cheap at the LA Mart. 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 1 hour ago, PleaseBlitz said: Tenderloin is dirt cheap at the LA Mart. Too bad there isn't one close to me, they have flanks steak for $5.99/lb (they're selling flanks steak for $13.99 at the Harris Teeter near me, and $11.99 at Giant). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LadySkinsFan Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Beef and broccoli for dinner, based on my new The Wok of Life cookbook. Of course I altered the recipe somewhat based on my cooking tools and food. The broccoli was frozen and I took it out and put it in a covered container for about an hour. The beef comes in strips from the grocery store, no cutting with stir fry cut. I made the sauce per the recipe. Steamed some jasmine rice. Yum! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Made a big ol' batch of dirty rice with hot Jimmy Dean sausage, portioned & vac-sealed. Paired it with some shrimp & veggies. Extra hot ****tail sauce on the side, which lived up to it. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadySkinsFan Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Yum! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 Just stumbled across some bone-in beef short ribs at $4.99/lb. I'll be making those soon. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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