What is your favorite meal(s) to cook?

erikag23 · October 2009

i can use some new recipes!

cherylanddan0706 · October 2009

Do you eat meat?

Danes983 · October 2009

Favorite meals. Fresh Gravy (aka sauce) with fresh meatballs overstuffer with roasted potato and fresh veggies Shrimp anything!

mbcdefg · October 2009

Oh man, I haven't cooked in a long time. Coworkers were just talking about cooking and I miss doing it. My stand-by meal for when I wanted something quick and tasty was London broil ... I'd drizzle the meat with Worcestershire sauce, pop it in the broiler, then heat up some canned veggies and microwave a baked potato (or a baked sweet potato).I also liked to make penne with vodka sauce, chicken pot pie, and macaroni and cheese from scratch. The thing I make that's always requested is a vegetable salsa appetizer. You just get a big bowl and add the beans of your choice (I usually do black beans and garbanzos, and maybe kidney or cannellini beans), diced red and green peppers, diced red onion, a can of corn, then you add a bit of salt and pepper and a palmful of cilantro and a drizzle of olive oil, then mix it all up and put it in the fridge for a few hours or overnight. Right before you serve it, dice two fresh avocados and throw those in. FI's football buddies are always asking me to make this for their games.

cherylanddan0706 · October 2009

This is my favorite, its simple, delicious, nothing crazy in it just is really fricken good. I'm home and I have the recipe in front of me I dont know it by heart :)1 lb italian style turkey sausage, casings removed1 large onion (I use giant spanish onion), chopped1 medium green bell pepper, chopped2 minced garlic cloves, minced29 ounces of diced tomatoes, undrained1 can mushrooms, drained (I use fresh mushrooms and chop about 2-3)1 teaspoon Italian Seasoning1 teaspoon chili powder1 lb rotini1/2 cup shredded mozz.sautee the sausage, onion, pepper and garlic until no pink remains, crumbling. Reduce heat to low and add tomatoes, mushrooms, italian seasoning and chili powder for 10 minutes.Prepare pasta.Put pasta on a serving platter, top with the mixture and then top with the mozz.I do a few things to alter it, I chop garlic and use 3-4 cloves (I love garlic)I put red pepper in for a kick.Extra Cheese.

Angie550 · October 2009

MB - how long do you cook the london broil for?

dominoe611 · October 2009

one of my favorite "comfort" meals and super easy - i don't even know what it is called! lay boneless skinless chicken cutlets at the bottem of a baking pan. cover the chicken with sliced swiss cheese. then spread over the chicken and cheese 1 can of cream of celery soup (you can use cream of mushroom or cream of asparagus or light versions). top the whole thing with dry stuffing mix (i use pepperidge farms traditional). melt some butter and pour it on top of the stuffing mix. cover with foil and bake for about 45 minutes. take the cover off and bake another 15 minutes or so to crisp the stuffing mix. its so good!

Amerz20 · October 2009

Well DH and I don't eat red meat so I have to make every variation of chicken and turkey possible. My favorite to make is Turkey meatballs slow cooked in red sauce. I make it a couple times a month. It takes long to make but it tastes so yummy.

ffbride_0813 · October 2009

I love butterbut squash mac and cheese http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/rachael-ray/butternut-squash-mac-and-cheese-recipe/index.htmlMy Fi loves to make lasagne with a bechamel sauce instead of red sauce and red peppers and sausage as the filling. I also made this brussel sprout hash yesterday. http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Brussels-Sprout-Hash-with-Caramelized-Shallots-240411I made it as a side with potatoes au gratin and lentils.

justkris10 · October 2009

I don't eat red meat either, so I stick to what I know and that's usually chicken or ground turkey. I usually just sautee a crap load of garlic (<3) in one pan and at the same time cook up some cubed chicken breast - add the garlic along with FRESH (which is the key) asparagus, broccoli, bean sprouts, green peppers, re,d onion, throw in a little chicken broth and then toss with Success boil in a bag brown rice (small bag) and voila! a very healthy stir fryish type meal that's delish

mrs.spunky1508 · October 2009

I will share my sweet & sour pot roast recipe

Beef roast (something cheap) 1 packet onion soup mix 1/2 c each ketchup & brown sugar 1/4 c apple cider vinegar (or you can just eyeball the vinegar, ketchup & sugar) Brown meat in a large pot, add ketchup, brown sugar & vinegar. Cook for 2.5-3 hours or until tender. You can also do this in a crock pot all day on low. Serve with mashed potatoes. I make Chili Mac by tweaking Rachael Ray's Uptown Downhome Chili (link in Ground Turkey post below) and mixing it into macaroni & cheese. That is one of my H's favorites. Last night I made chicken breasts, pounded them out (using a full bottle of wine b/c I don't have a meat mallet... my H said it was alcohol abuse :P) then sprinkled on salt & pepper. Then I used 4 wedges of Laughing Cow Lite Garlic & Herb cheese spread and spread it on the chicken long ways (in the middle of the breast, not all over), then folded the chicken longways and secured with toothpicks. Dip in egg & panko (or reg. bread crumbs). Sautee in oil until brown, finish in oven. I also take pancetta, chop it, fry it up, add 2 onions, 2 bay leaves, cook until the bay leaves release their flavor, add 1 large can of crushed tomatoes, cook until thickened then fish out the bay leaves. Serve over whole wheat pasta.

mbcdefg · October 2009

Angie, I usually do about 8-10 minutes per side. I like it rare, though, so IDK if you want to cook it longer than that. I also sprinkle some pepper and salt (or sea salt) on each side after I flip it.

ffbride_0813 · October 2009

My other favorite is broccoli rabe and pasta. I saute the brocolli rabe with tons of garlic and then add a little of the pasta cooking water and a bit of vegetable better than boullion and then toss with pasta. Super simple and delicious.

Mye · October 2009

D and I eat a lot fish, a quick easy meal is 2 flounder fillets covered with thin tomatoe slices jalapenos salt, garlic, red pepper flakes, a little olive oil put it in aluminium foil and bake, like 20 minutes, fish cooks fast, then open the tin foil, put a little bit of shave parm on top and let it brown for like 5 minutes (bake at 350 degrees) at the same time I roast asparagus in the oven on a cookie sheet with olive oil, salt, pepper (it only takes 10 min)

Denise91980 · October 2009

I love allrecipes.com. They have like a million recipes and you can read reviews as well as how people tweak them. I get most of my recipes from there. I use their Vodka sauce recipe and they have a really good creamy lemon chicken pasta recipe. They also have alot of good dessert recipes as well.

ddelo23 · October 2009

This is a good post for me. It's not that I CAN'T cook, it's just that while other girls were helping their mom's with stuff growing up, I was beating the crap out of boys and strictly playing sports, so I never really learned recipes. I'd offer one up for you, but honestly... I DON'T HAVE ANY!

Lola Minnie · October 2009

that sounds good, Mye. I may have to try it.

erikag23 · October 2009

d~ i never helped my mom in the kitchen. i basivally had no cohice but to learn when i moved out on my own. plus, cooking for myself on the weekends in college.

ddelo23 · October 2009

see that was my problem....in college I *thought* money really did grow on trees! I went out to eat ALLLLL the time since my school swipe card worked at applebees/fridays etc etc. Boy was it rude awakening when I started living on my own!

Mac and Cheese frequented my house!

Lola Minnie · October 2009

Dana, we are peas in a pod haha I thought the same thing. I rarely cooked when I went away to school and I'm paying the price now trying to be a good almost wifey.

ddelo23 · October 2009

I really do like to cook, it's not that I don't. I just hate that I get home from work, and I have to prep for 30 min before I actually cook - and then the cleaning, etc etc etc. On weekends I don't mind it at all!

ddelo23 · October 2009

But I must say, when you cook something, and it comes out SO good it's a good feeling!

Lola Minnie · October 2009

I know what you mean, it's tough when working full time. I also like to run to the gym after work so then by the time I'm home from the gym then cook, we eat late etc. It's definitely tiring during the week.

kle0113 · October 2009

Ditto - Dana and Lola - I never cooked even when I lived by myself. I would order or pb&j or pasta or my neighbors would have me for dinner. I got really lucky when I got married - MH loves to cook and he is a teacher so he is always home to cook a great meal. He makes a great cashew chicken and a lot of other things.

mbcdefg · October 2009

Dana, I used to help my mom, but she made the same basic things all the time ... roast beef, mashed potatoes, meat loaf, chicken cutlets, spaghetti with jarred sauce. So while I've made those things in my own kitchen, anything else was stuff that I found in cookbooks or online. The stuff she'd make was good, but she also has very bland taste so we had a lot of "plain" food. Now that my sister and I have both lived on our own, we joke that the very first thing we bought when we left home was garlic (Mom HATES garlic) :P

ddelo23 · October 2009

Terrell LOVES LOVES LOVES to cook - so much that he actually wants to go to culinary school and do something in that field once we have the money to do so. BUT he gets home later than I do - so it's tough for him to have the meal ready in time for my beastly self demanding food on the table in a timely fashion!

ddelo23 · October 2009

I LOVE GARLIC (too bad i'm allergic but I eat it anyway!)

mbcdefg · October 2009

My mom, God love her, also won't try anything "ethnic." My parents live across the street from a great Mexican restaurant and my dad sometimes gets takeout. I was visiting one day and he called to my mom and asked if she wanted him to pick her up anything, and she yelled back, "See if they have hamburgers!"

mbcdefg · October 2009

Let me clarify, because that sounds racist, lol :P She won't eat anything "unfamiliar," or anything that uses spices or sauces that she's not used to. Except for certain Spanish foods, I think - I've sen her eat in Spanish restaurants before, but even then it's usually a fairly plain chicken dish. Meanwhile I always get the chicken that's SOAKED in garlic sauce, mmmmm.

uppereastgirl · October 2009

MBC, oh my god! How can anyone hate garlic?!? (I'm sure though that your mom is very nice)My favorite thing to cook is fried chicken. But I now cook like once a month. Nowadays I'm usually not done with work until at least 10 (although I come home and work from the couch for a few hours). Also, groceries are so ridiculously expensive and bad here, and we have so many convenient and good delivery/neighborhood spots that it is really easy to get in the habit of ordering take out or eating out every night. I miss being in school -- when I wasn't living in a dorm, I cooked for myself pretty much every single night.I go CRAZY when I get to go to suburban grocery stores. So many things! Such low prices! So clean! Nice checkout people! You know it is bad when you shop at Whole Foods because it is cheaper than the dirty and small local grocery store.

mrs.spunky1508 · October 2009

My dad is the same way, MB. No Chinese food, no Mexican, definitely no Japanese/Sushi or Indian or Thai. He'll boycott an Italian place if there's no veal parm on the menu. Meat and potatoes all the way, but he will eat nasty stuff like pigs feet and liver and talks longingly about his mother's duck blood soup.

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