What's for Dinner? - Page 20

bluecuracao · 03-19-2011, 10:49 PM

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.

bbro · 03-27-2011, 05:21 PM

http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/re...10000000257359

Bubbling away now

infinite monkey · 03-28-2011, 11:51 AM

How'd your potato soup turn out, bbro?

That sounds so good!

bbro · 03-28-2011, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by infinite monkey

How'd your potato soup turn out, bbro?

That sounds so good!

Too much pepper

I don't know if I measured wrong, or the recipe just has too much
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.

infinite monkey · 03-28-2011, 12:35 PM

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.

bbro · 03-28-2011, 01:01 PM

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

monster · 03-28-2011, 10:41 PM

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.

bbro · 03-29-2011, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by monster

but fat-free half-and-half? what were you thinking?

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

infinite monkey · 03-29-2011, 08:43 AM

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.

monster · 03-29-2011, 10:12 AM

I do not follow recipes. I don't like anyone telling me what to do

bbro · 03-29-2011, 10:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monster

I do not follow recipes. I don't like anyone telling me what to do

- If it is my first time making the recipe, I try to follow it since I am not that intuitive of a cook. If I start to make it more often, I will kind of go off on my own.

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.

Sundae · 03-29-2011, 12:13 PM

Baked pork chops

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1 tablespoon soy sauce
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons ketchup
6 pork chops, trimmed

Directions
1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2.In a small bowl, thoroughly blend soy sauce, vegetable oil, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, brown sugar, and ketchup.
3.Place pork chops in a medium baking dish, and spread with 1/2 the sauce.
4.Bake pork chops 30 minutes in the preheated oven. Turn, and spread with remaining sauce. Continue baking 30 minutes.

Recipe adjusted as I'm not making for six. Fingers crossed

Aliantha · 03-29-2011, 06:36 PM

Last night we had butter chicken and spicy chickpea and lentil curry with rice. It was good!

Sundae · 03-30-2011, 10:16 AM

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.

bbro · 03-30-2011, 12:12 PM

Tonight will be shrimp stir fry - from a frozen package - and rice.

03-28-2011, 10:41 PM	#292
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	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. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-29-2011, 10:12 AM	#295
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I do not follow recipes. I don't like anyone telling me what to do __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-29-2011, 06:36 PM	#298
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Last night we had butter chicken and spicy chickpea and lentil curry with rice. It was good! __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

03-19-2011, 10:49 PM	#286
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	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, 05:21 PM	#287
bbro Insert witty comment here Join Date: May 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,182	http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/re...10000000257359 Bubbling away now

03-28-2011, 11:51 AM	#288
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	How'd your potato soup turn out, bbro? That sounds so good!

03-28-2011, 12:35 PM	#290
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	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.

03-28-2011, 01:01 PM	#291
bbro Insert witty comment here Join Date: May 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,182	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

03-29-2011, 08:43 AM	#294
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	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.

03-30-2011, 10:16 AM	#299
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	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.

03-30-2011, 12:12 PM	#300
bbro Insert witty comment here Join Date: May 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,182	Tonight will be shrimp stir fry - from a frozen package - and rice.

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