Your 3 favorite things to make for dinner AKA: RECIPES!!- Page 2

[Unknown User]

re: Your 3 favorite things to make for dinner?? Help me.#25

Posted: 12/5/05 at 3:23pm

wow u guys cook..... i wish i had the talent or patience to cook, im starting to get tired of the same old college food i "make" myself

[Mister Matt]

re: Your 3 favorite things to make for dinner?? Help me.#26

Posted: 12/5/05 at 3:25pm

sherman - You can also put a dab of herb cream cheese in the bottom of the bundle if you want to get really fancy.

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[shermanslave]

re: Your 3 favorite things to make for dinner?? Help me.#27

Posted: 12/5/05 at 3:27pm

Matt, that IS fancy. I could serve that at one of our chic cocktail parties. If we had chic cocktail parties.

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[Mister Matt]

re: Your 3 favorite things to make for dinner?? Help me.#28

Posted: 12/5/05 at 3:31pm

Should you have a chic cocktail party (and you should), let me know. I have the most wonderful recipe I have used for every party for pickled eggs that I serve with caviar. It sounds really strange, but it is delicious and always the most popular item at my parties.

"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian

[JerseyGirl2]

re: Your 3 favorite things to make for dinner?? Help me.#29

Posted: 12/5/05 at 4:18pm

mmmm,asparagus rolls... very thin flank steak strips wrapped around fresh asparagus and sauteed!

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[Mr Roxy]

re: Your 3 favorite things to make for dinner?? Help me.#30

Posted: 12/5/05 at 7:24pm

To Sherman Slave

The book I mentioned previously is called : The Automat by Lorraine Diehl & Marianne Hardart by Clarkson Potter Publishers

The receipes they have are as follows:

1. Creamed Spinach
2. Cup Custard
3. Baked Beans
4. Pumpkin Pie
5. Baked Macaroni & Cheese
6. Chocolate Chip Cookies
7. Beef & Noodles with Burgundy Sauce
8. Oatmeal Cookies
9. Mashed Potatoes
10.Chicken Pot Pie
11.Mashed Turnips
12.Rice Pudding
13.Tapioca Pudding
14.Mashed Sweet Potatoes

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[AlixEG1]

re: Your 3 favorite things to make for dinner?? Help me.#31

Posted: 12/5/05 at 7:30pm

I make a great chili: pound of ground sirloin, one onion, can of kidney beans, can of black beans, large can of stewed tomatoes, can of corn, 2 or three zucchinis chopped, chopped jalapenos and a couple handfuls of chili powder and cumin to taste. Simmer for about 30 minutes or more (the longer the better) and serve. I also recommend the Rachel Ray books - she has some great ideas for when you are in a time crunch.

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[KelRel]

re: Your 3 favorite things to make for dinner?? Help me.#32

Posted: 12/5/05 at 7:55pm

I just made something ridiculously easy and yummy. Slice up two green pepper and a medium sized onion. Put a layer of each in the bottom of a crock pot. Place 2-4 boneless pork chops on top then add another layer of onions and green peppers. Cover this with brown sugar and then cover it with ketchup. Cook it on low for about 6-7 hours or on high for about 2-4 hours. After it is done then put it over some steamed rice and you're done. It is really good.

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[JerseyGirl2]

re: Your 3 favorite things to make for dinner?? Help me.#33

Posted: 12/5/05 at 11:58pm

I am loving the recipe thread. I have a request. I am going home for Christmas and want to make a traditional sausage stuffing with sage to actually stuff in the turkey. (We always have cornbread dressing) Anyone have a good traditional type recipe?

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[KelRel]

re: Your 3 favorite things to make for dinner?? Help me.#34

Posted: 12/6/05 at 6:58am

JerseyGirl, I do, but I am running out the door for work. PM me so I don't forget and I will send it to you tonight.

"All the while making faces like a baby platypus who forget to take some Beano before eating a chimichanga." FindingNamo in reference to Jessica Simpson's singing.

[peach]

re: Your 3 favorite things to make for dinner?? Help me.#35

Posted: 12/6/05 at 11:32am

I'll try to work out amounts here, but my father is a chef, and he taught me how to cook. Translated, that means "you measure by sight and taste, not necessarily with cups and spoons." Disclaimer: when you are baking (which I am terrible at) you need to measure the amounts exactly!

So, here is Peach's Mushroom Barley Soup...(very easy to make, and great on a cold day with some French bread)

1 medium onion
2 carrots
2 celery stalks
Some olive oil
1 big package (the rectangle one) presliced "baby bella" (little portbellos) mushrooms
1 small (the square one) package presliced white mushrooms
4 to 5 cups chicken or veggie broth
1/2 to 2/3 cup pearl barley
salt pepper and thyme

Chop up the onion, carrot and celery. In a large-ish soup pot, heat up about "2 swirls" of olive oil over medium heat. Sautee the onion, carrot and celery about 5 minutes until soft. Add the mushrooms. Raise the heat to medium-high and stir frequently until the mushroom start to "sweat" and throw off their water (about 5 minutes). This step is important as it gives the soup a rich, tasty base. Season all these veggies well with salt, pepper and thyme.
Add the broth. Bring to a boil and stir it up. Reduce heat to simmer, add barley, cover and simmer for about 45 minutes until barley is soft, stirring occasionally.

Season with thyme, salt and pepper to taste.

Eat. Healthy and Yummy!

[Corine2]

re: Your 3 favorite things to make for dinner?? Help me.#36

Posted: 12/6/05 at 12:36pm

Menupages.com
1. Tossed salad:
Lettuce
Feta
Grapeleaves
Grilled Chicken
Ginger dressing
Onions
2. Shrimp(City Crab)
3. Sushi (Spicy Tuna, Eel OR City Crab spicy shrimp rolls)
I also love:
Grilled Swordfish
Grilled Salmon
Any grilled fish. You could say I am a cat.

[SonofMammaMiaSam]

re: Your 3 favorite things to make for dinner?? Help me.#37

Posted: 12/6/05 at 12:39pm

My three favorite things to make for dinner are:
1. Reservations!
2. a phone call for Thai takeout
3. a trip to the beverage store for a sipping supper.

[Rob2]

re: Your 3 favorite things to make for dinner?? Help me.#38

Posted: 12/6/05 at 3:42pm

Hi
Everyone has favorite fallback recipes--the ones they love to cook. I rely on:
1. thin spaghetti with green olives, basil, light olive oil and pre-sauteed yellow pepper and onion. Cheese of choice--shaved provolone, and crumbled Greek feta.
The other two would be:
2. basic Greek salad--Romaine and butter lettuce, purple onion, feta cheese, sliced scallion, 3.cubed cheddar, yellow pepper diced and a little oregano, basil and Ranch dressing. plus
3. Near East jasmine rice, dressed up scallion, small red beans,
Miracle Whip dressing, pre-cooked Italian sausage sliced then and
herbs such as chives, 1/8 tsp. seasoned salt, and a medium tomato of choice diced.
Happy holidays!

[CostumeMistress]

re: Your 3 favorite things to make for dinner?? Help me.#39

Posted: 12/6/05 at 3:58pm

A great recipe site is www.allrecipes.com . It's fantastic - you can look up recipes by name, ingredient, number of servings it makes, etc. You can also read and post reviews of the recipes - sometimes you'll pick up tips on how to improve a recipe or different variations from the reviews. Plus, the database of recipes is HUGE!

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[DayDreamer]

re: Your 3 favorite things to make for dinner?? Help me.#40

Posted: 12/6/05 at 5:28pm

I don't cook as much now that I'm single... I end up eating out a lot. But when I'm home, I like to cook tasty, quick, and low fat/low cal meals. Top 3:

White Chicken Chili (and you'll have enough leftovers for a week)

White Fish and Shrimp Cakes with Sesame Green Beans

Broiled salmon sprinkled with Johnny's Seafood salt and taragon with stir fried vegetables.

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[Born2cthelightsofbway]

re: Your 3 favorite things to make for dinner?? Help me.#41

Posted: 12/6/05 at 5:44pm

I love whole wheat pasta with saucage (vegi saucage for me, but also turkey or pork) and crunchy whole wheat bread with a little butter (Yummy))

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[shermanslave]

re: Your 3 favorite things to make for dinner?? Help me.#42

Posted: 12/7/05 at 1:45am

These sound sound good. Mr. Roxy, thank you for the cookbook title. Sounds like it could be a cute Christmas present too.

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[StageWhore]

re: Your 3 favorite things to make for dinner?? Help me.#43

Posted: 12/7/05 at 2:53am

parado_error-
do you have the recipes for those?
Anywho, my 2 favorites (currently)
pumpkin soup
fried tofu cooked in olive oil with whatever spices sound good at the moment (usually parsley and italian seasoning). add sunflower seeds, and serve over slightly fried spaghetti. it only takes about 10 minutes to make.

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[Garland Grrrl]

re: Your 3 favorite things to make for dinner?? Help me.#44

Posted: 12/7/05 at 10:08am

1) reservations
2) margaritas
3) phone call to saigon grill for delivery

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