03-19-2011, 09:49 PM | #286 |
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I'm about to cook up some baked ziti for tonight's midnight meal.
Neighbors upstairs are having a party...hope they have plenty of their own food! I know what sautéed onions and peppers and baking cheese does to drunk people, and I'm not feeding any of them if they come down and bang on my door. |
03-27-2011, 04:21 PM | #287 |
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03-28-2011, 10:51 AM | #288 |
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How'd your potato soup turn out, bbro?
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I am trying to figure out how to salvage it since I made about 10 servings. Also, it didn't thicken like I thought it would with the flour and half and half. Sometimes I don't see the thickening until after a day in the fridge though....trying to pawn some off on a guy friend of mine I will be adding corn to it tonight and tomorrow. Then, I am going to add some cheese and bacon bits to try and get some of the Baked Potato feel. Then, some turkey sausage slices. Gotta change it up for a single person who has to eat 10 servings!! I am hoping some of this will balance out the pepper. Other than that - it's not bad. Nice and chunky. I would probably add garlic to it next time, too. |
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03-28-2011, 11:35 AM | #290 |
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Did you use the fat free half and half? Seems to me that things would be different in a fat-free version of something used for thickening. I wonder if it makes a difference?
I would forgo the bread bowl. They're cute and all but I'd rather enjoy the soup, not eat a loaf of bread. |
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I definitely did not use the bread bowl - it is way too many calories and seems like such a waste! I did use the fat free half and half. I have never used half and half period, so I just went with it. I usually use skim milk for everything, so never thought twice. This also might be the reason that my soups don't thicken until after a night in the fridge
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03-28-2011, 09:41 PM | #292 |
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most soups thicken with time. but fat-free half-and-half? what were you thinking? if it can't be named in 2-3 syllables, it shouldn't be cooked with. WTF is fat-free half-and-half anyway? Look at how many calories/how much fat is in the real stuff. Not a whole shitload more. It's not worth the sacrifice.
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03-29-2011, 07:41 AM | #293 |
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I was thinking - hey look - a recipe, I will follow it.
Anyway - I added some cheddar cheese, corn and bacon bits to make a very tasty, filling soup. It cut down on the pepper taste, too. I suspect the cheese I will definitely be having this again for dinner tonight |
03-29-2011, 07:43 AM | #294 |
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I pretty much follow recipes word for word, I'm no chef.
The cheese will always make things better. Sometimes it stands alone. I made spaghetti and meatballs and garlic bread last night. It sounded good but didn't taste so great. Frozen meatballs, way too many. Garlic bread always hits the spot, though. |
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03-29-2011, 09:53 AM | #296 | |
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monkey - that sounds good to me I just opened a jar of sauce. I have to doctor it up and do something with it. I might freeze it though. |
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Baked pork chops
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03-29-2011, 05:36 PM | #298 |
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Last night we had butter chicken and spicy chickpea and lentil curry with rice. It was good!
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Chops not nice.
Overcooked. I forgot American chops are a much larger cut of meat. Never mind. Worth a try. I love Butter Chicken! It sounds so innocent... Someone would always make it for Diwali or Eid when I lived in Leicester. |
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Tonight will be shrimp stir fry - from a frozen package - and rice.
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