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BigV · 02-28-2008, 11:15 AM

Not with this batch. More like.. siege mentality. I like to cook some foods in big batches, and freeze portions. Spaghetti works well this way, as do many soups. I have used this recipe to feed a scout troop. I did have to scale it up by a factor of five or six though.... It was delicious!

smoothmoniker · 02-28-2008, 11:18 AM

We had fajitas on Monday, and I made the best Strawberry Margaritas ever. Ever. In the history of the world.

1 package of frozen strawberries
fill the rest of the blender with party ice
fill 2/3 of the blender with tequila, and 1/3 with Triple Sec

Drink until your head explodes with awesomeness.

shina · 02-28-2008, 09:10 PM

Fried rice, sweet and sour chicken.....the fortune in the cookie better be good!:p

Aliantha · 02-28-2008, 10:14 PM

pumpkin soup

TheMercenary · 02-29-2008, 06:46 AM

Thick grilled Pork Chops tonight! Sweet Potatos cooked in the fireplace. Fresh steamed broccoli.

skysidhe · 03-14-2008, 03:48 PM

For my boyfriends birthday the wish is for chocolate cake with whipped cream frosting.I'll probably do layers possibly with raspberry filling. I can handle the chocolate cake part but I want to make a perfect frosting. I want the perfect stiffness and peaks.

SO anyone have good tips for fool proof whipped cream frosting?

Flint · 03-14-2008, 03:50 PM

My wife is cooking fish n' chips tonight!

I have to pick up some beer for the batter...does it matter which kind? I'll probably just get a 6-pack of Miller Lite...regular beer beer.

Undertoad · 03-19-2008, 09:14 PM

It's a pain in the ass to make all this food, but when you compare it to the frozen/factory/institutional versions, they all suck, and suck really bad. In fact once you make food the right way for a while, you can't eat the shitty stuff any more because you realize how foul it really is.

HungLikeJesus · 03-19-2008, 09:57 PM

I like Spaghetti-o's, Hamburger Helper, and frozen macaroni-and-cheese.

binky · 03-20-2008, 09:24 AM

Chicken and dumplings

BigV · 03-20-2008, 11:44 AM

Creamed ground beef
(comfort food masquerading as a diet recipe from the Alli website)

(recipe was for *one* serving, so, of course, I had to scale it up by a factor of four. Please. One?)

12 oz lean ground beef
8 tbsp choppped green onion
8 tbsp margarine
8 tbsp flour
32 oz milk
2 cups frozen peas
salt and pepper to taste

Brown beef and onions, drain well, set aside.

Melt margarine in skillet. Slowly add flour, whisking continuously. When all the flour has been incorporated, making the roux, turn the heat off.

Slowly add the milk to the roux. It will become quite thin but thicken upon reheating. Once it is all added, making the gravy, turn the heat back on medium. Add the meat mixture and the peas. Salt and pepper to taste.

Serve over toast. Delicious.

glatt · 03-20-2008, 11:58 AM

BigV · 03-20-2008, 12:21 PM

glatt: hahahahah.... more for me! In fact, I brought leftovers for lunch, lovingly packed for me by Tink!

I will say she's no fan of peas, though. Perhaps this is your complaint too.

Shawnee123 · 03-20-2008, 12:57 PM

Whoa. That's an Alli recipe? I thought you were supposed to NOT eat fat when you're taking it.

3 oz lean ground beef: 16 gms fat

I guess you can use skim milk, no fat, but I'd think the gravy would turn out weak.

1TBSP low fat margarine (which it didn't specify low fat, but I'm guessing): 9 gms fat

Hmm, but it sounds kind of good.

BigV · 03-20-2008, 01:05 PM

My reaction too. To be fair, I was going by memory about the recipe. I do remember, now, that the text said "Extra lean ground beef". Maybe the fat content is lower there too. And the margarine did say canola based, la la la... something... I went with what I had in the fridge. And it did say skim milk, which is all we drink at home anyway. Except when I'm making that tomato soup.

I did have a large portion, between 1 and 2 servings, and an Alli pill, and I haven't had any "treatment effects" as they euphemistically put it. It was a good meal.

02-28-2008, 11:15 AM	#1
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Not with this batch. More like.. siege mentality. I like to cook some foods in big batches, and freeze portions. Spaghetti works well this way, as do many soups. I have used this recipe to feed a scout troop. I did have to scale it up by a factor of five or six though.... It was delicious! __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

02-28-2008, 11:18 AM	#2
smoothmoniker to live and die in LA Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,090	We had fajitas on Monday, and I made the best Strawberry Margaritas ever. Ever. In the history of the world. 1 package of frozen strawberries fill the rest of the blender with party ice fill 2/3 of the blender with tequila, and 1/3 with Triple Sec Drink until your head explodes with awesomeness. __________________ to live and die in LA

02-28-2008, 10:14 PM	#4
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	pumpkin soup __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

02-29-2008, 06:46 AM	#5
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Thick grilled Pork Chops tonight! Sweet Potatos cooked in the fireplace. Fresh steamed broccoli. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

03-14-2008, 03:50 PM	#7
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	My wife is cooking fish n' chips tonight! I have to pick up some beer for the batter...does it matter which kind? I'll probably just get a 6-pack of Miller Lite...regular beer beer. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

02-28-2008, 09:10 PM	#3
shina Hopeful Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sammamish, WA Posts: 232	Fried rice, sweet and sour chicken.....the fortune in the cookie better be good!:p

03-14-2008, 03:48 PM	#6
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	For my boyfriends birthday the wish is for chocolate cake with whipped cream frosting.I'll probably do layers possibly with raspberry filling. I can handle the chocolate cake part but I want to make a perfect frosting. I want the perfect stiffness and peaks. SO anyone have good tips for fool proof whipped cream frosting?

03-19-2008, 09:14 PM	#8
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	It's a pain in the ass to make all this food, but when you compare it to the frozen/factory/institutional versions, they all suck, and suck really bad. In fact once you make food the right way for a while, you can't eat the shitty stuff any more because you realize how foul it really is.

03-19-2008, 09:57 PM	#9
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	I like Spaghetti-o's, Hamburger Helper, and frozen macaroni-and-cheese. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

03-20-2008, 09:24 AM	#10
binky all hollowed out Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ridgecrest, CA Posts: 982	Chicken and dumplings __________________ The meanest Mom EVER!!!!

03-20-2008, 11:44 AM	#11
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Creamed ground beef (comfort food masquerading as a diet recipe from the Alli website) (recipe was for one serving, so, of course, I had to scale it up by a factor of four. Please. One?) 12 oz lean ground beef 8 tbsp choppped green onion 8 tbsp margarine 8 tbsp flour 32 oz milk 2 cups frozen peas salt and pepper to taste Brown beef and onions, drain well, set aside. Melt margarine in skillet. Slowly add flour, whisking continuously. When all the flour has been incorporated, making the roux, turn the heat off. Slowly add the milk to the roux. It will become quite thin but thicken upon reheating. Once it is all added, making the gravy, turn the heat back on medium. Add the meat mixture and the peas. Salt and pepper to taste. Serve over toast. Delicious. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

03-20-2008, 11:58 AM	#12
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717

03-20-2008, 12:21 PM	#13
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	glatt: hahahahah.... more for me! In fact, I brought leftovers for lunch, lovingly packed for me by Tink! I will say she's no fan of peas, though. Perhaps this is your complaint too. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

03-20-2008, 12:57 PM	#14
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Whoa. That's an Alli recipe? I thought you were supposed to NOT eat fat when you're taking it. 3 oz lean ground beef: 16 gms fat I guess you can use skim milk, no fat, but I'd think the gravy would turn out weak. 1TBSP low fat margarine (which it didn't specify low fat, but I'm guessing): 9 gms fat Hmm, but it sounds kind of good. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

03-20-2008, 01:05 PM	#15
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	My reaction too. To be fair, I was going by memory about the recipe. I do remember, now, that the text said "Extra lean ground beef". Maybe the fat content is lower there too. And the margarine did say canola based, la la la... something... I went with what I had in the fridge. And it did say skim milk, which is all we drink at home anyway. Except when I'm making that tomato soup. I did have a large portion, between 1 and 2 servings, and an Alli pill, and I haven't had any "treatment effects" as they euphemistically put it. It was a good meal. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

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