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Post by Dodges Mammaw on Apr 4, 2020 20:10:03 GMT
Ham slices from freezer. Baked beans, steamed sweet potato. Found a cake mix with sprinkles in mix and a clearance container of Christmas icing.
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Post by BrewDaddy on Apr 4, 2020 21:09:09 GMT
Aren't they pronounced: Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaad Goat Burgers?? bd
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Post by Ozarks Tom on Apr 5, 2020 0:06:23 GMT
My wife cooked a 14 pound pork butt yesterday, enough said.
It's now a 12 pound roast.
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Post by paisley on Apr 5, 2020 0:15:37 GMT
Aren't they pronounced: Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaad Goat Burgers?? bd Nope, a buck who nails me in my head breaks my glasses and have me a concussion...is bad goat 🐐.
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Post by BrewDaddy on Apr 5, 2020 0:36:12 GMT
I've made this recipe a time or two and it is completely maaaaa-rvelous...
But I'm out of chicken, so going with some cubed pork shoulder. Serving with my favoriate rice - basmati.
Creamy Cashew Chicken - Easy Chicken Curry - Food Wishes
Ingredients for 4 large portions Creamy Cashew Chicken: For the Spice Mix: (use a little more than half to marinade the chicken, and the rest to add to the sauce) 2 teaspoons kosher salt, plus more to taste 1 1/2 teaspoons cumin 1 teaspoon coriander 2 teaspoons paprika (hot and/or smoked would also work well) 1/2 teaspoon turmeric 1/2 teaspoon cayenne 2 generous teaspoons garam masala, or other prepared “curry powder” blends
For the Cashew Cream: 3/4 cup whole roasted cashews 2 cups cold water
For the rest: 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs (mixed with 1 tablespoon vegetable oil and spice blend, and marinated for 4 to 12 hours) 2 tablespoons butter, divided 1 yellow onion, chopped or sliced rest of the reserved spice blend 2 tablespoons tomato paste 4 finely minced garlic cloves 1 tablespoon finely minced ginger 1 cup chicken broth all the prepared cashew cream 1/3 cup sliced green onions 1/3 cup freshly chopped cilantro freshly squeezed juice of one lime, plus extra wedges for service
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Post by Mari on Apr 5, 2020 1:53:21 GMT
Today we made the following to tuck into the deep freeze for quick and easy meals in the future... As I have done before... Florentine Spaghetti Bake... It utilized previously frozen mild/hot Italian sausage from ALDI, fresh spinach that was in danger of "going off" very soon - our last time out at ALDI was March 19th. My very adept husband as far as cooking made up a "Chinese" recipe incorporating some of the "naughty" fake crab meat I thought we should treat ourselves with the last time we were at ALDI - which was March 19th. It is delicious indeed. I had previously "food-savered" packets of chopped up Bottom Round Roast at the tune of $2.99lb which I didn't think was too shabby at all. He incorporated a tad of that as well. Lots of other stuff in the dish as well - one of my very faves - Shitake Mushrooms! - YUM! Served it up with a side of white rice. Oh, movie tonight was a Judy Holliday and William Holden treasure - "Born Yesterday" - one of our favorites... Take care! ~Moi
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Post by Mari on Apr 5, 2020 2:25:50 GMT
I've made this recipe a time or two and it is completely maaaaa-rvelous... But I'm out of chicken, so going with some cubed pork shoulder. Serving with my favoriate rice - basmati. Creamy Cashew Chicken - Easy Chicken Curry - Food Wishes Ingredients for 4 large portions Creamy Cashew Chicken: For the Spice Mix: (use a little more than half to marinade the chicken, and the rest to add to the sauce) 2 teaspoons kosher salt, plus more to taste 1 1/2 teaspoons cumin 1 teaspoon coriander 2 teaspoons paprika (hot and/or smoked would also work well) 1/2 teaspoon turmeric 1/2 teaspoon cayenne 2 generous teaspoons garam masala, or other prepared “curry powder” blends For the Cashew Cream: 3/4 cup whole roasted cashews 2 cups cold water For the rest: 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs (mixed with 1 tablespoon vegetable oil and spice blend, and marinated for 4 to 12 hours) 2 tablespoons butter, divided 1 yellow onion, chopped or sliced rest of the reserved spice blend 2 tablespoons tomato paste 4 finely minced garlic cloves 1 tablespoon finely minced ginger 1 cup chicken broth all the prepared cashew cream 1/3 cup sliced green onions 1/3 cup freshly chopped cilantro freshly squeezed juice of one lime, plus extra wedges for service bd Dude! This totally sounds like a recipe just up my husband's street. Thanks so much for the post. Gonna bring it to his attention tomorrow. My Bro lived with us for 3 months last Spring/Summer and totally introduced us to "Curry" dishes and the like - Awesome.
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Post by David! on Apr 5, 2020 13:58:13 GMT
My wife cooked a 14 pound pork butt yesterday, enough said. Whose? Yours?
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Post by cccindy on Apr 5, 2020 16:10:37 GMT
DDs ordered 4 meal kits from HelloFresh. Kits were supposed to arrive two days ago but got there yesterday morning. Still cold with ice pack but the girls didn't want to keep them around to eat over time so gave half to us. Last night we ate "Korean Beef Bibimbap" and will eat the pork meal tonight. Kit came with fresh zucchini, carrots, mushrooms, garlic, ginger, ground beef: all ingredients except cooking oil, salt & pepper. Put off having to go to store for another 2 days.
ETA: also included jasmine rice. Delicious. Will try to reproduce from store-bought sometime
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Post by DEKE on Apr 5, 2020 16:26:22 GMT
DDs ordered 4 meal kits from HelloFresh.
My mother has a shut in friend who used one of those mail order meal kits a few months ago. The night's entertainment was dinner and a movie at the friend's house with my mom doing the cooking. She said it was good, but not great, and the price of the meals was comparable to a meal at an inexpensive sit down restaurant, which we think is rather pricey for an at home meal.
Mother didn't think it was worth it, but she's very frugal, and is known to have an opinion on E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G. You still had the cooking and cleaning to do with any home meal, without the convenience and service of a sit down restaurant. It did save a trip to the grocery, and some prep time because the veggies were already chopped, but if you have to do normal shopping, it wasn't much of a time saver.
I suppose if you wanted to try some sort of ethnic food that was outside of your normal range, it might be a good way to experiment with spices and sauces you don't normally have in the pantry.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2020 16:26:42 GMT
That Florentine Spaghetti Bake looks delicious, @mari!
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Post by cccindy on Apr 5, 2020 16:36:37 GMT
DDs ordered 4 meal kits from HelloFresh.
My mother has a shut in friend who used one of those mail order meal kits a few months ago. The night's entertainment was dinner and a movie at the friend's house with my mom doing the cooking. She said it was good, but not great, and the price of the meals was comparable to a meal at an inexpensive sit down restaurant, which we think is rather pricey for an at home meal.
Mother didn't think it was worth it, but she's very frugal, and is known to have an opinion on E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G. You still had the cooking and cleaning to do with any home meal, without the convenience and service of a sit down restaurant. It did save a trip to the grocery, and some prep time because the veggies were already chopped, but if you have to do normal shopping, it wasn't much of a time saver.
I suppose if you wanted to try some sort of ethnic food that was outside of your normal range, it might be a good way to experiment with spices and sauces you don't normally have in the pantry.
The HelloFresh kit produce had to be sliced (zucchini, carrots & mushrooms) or minced (garlic & ginger). And also included some sesame oil & sriracha sauce. I never dealt with fresh ginger before & learned from YouTube to use a spoon to peel it.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2020 16:51:55 GMT
Bibimbap is one of my favorites, but I never cook it myself...too lazy. A kit may be the way to go.
I've tried several of the kit meals. Hello Fresh is one of the better deals, quality and price-wise. Blue Apron is also not bad, but not as good as it was when they started. Best I've tried lately is Gobble. They have an introductory offer of 6 meals for $36.
I like them for convenience and trying new dishes I wouldn't ever make otherwise, but I agree with Deke's mom. Average of around $13-15/serving is steep for what you get. Not unreasonable considering what it must cost them to make and ship, but still a lot for a meal you still have to cook yourself.
I still try new services when I come across them or when the old ones offer me a good deal to give them another try. When I find a meal I like, I put it into my rotation to make from store-bought groceries for 1/4 the cost.
I bet they're all getting tons of business right now, though!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2020 20:10:55 GMT
Last night I had a steak baked in my cast iron skillet and a baked potato. Tonight is cheesy broccoli soup with homemade sour dough bread.
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Post by Txsteader on Apr 5, 2020 20:26:57 GMT
Butter chicken over rice, with fried okra.
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