posted on August 22, 2001 08:39:50 PM new
McJane, I am with you, but, I don't think we should have to cook anymore...we have done our time. Let the other half come up with something for a change. Imagine how many meals you have not only had to cook, but plan
buy the groceries for it is just too much!!
Canned tomato soup and a grilled cheese sandwich. Mmmm Mmmm good!
posted on August 22, 2001 09:04:24 PM new
Zilvy, I tried that, didn't work. He took leftover macaroni & cheese, leftover beef stew & mixed it together. Yuck, never asked him again.
He does do all the grocery shopping though.
posted on August 22, 2001 09:10:18 PM new
McDonald's has a new sandwich - sausage Of course, they gave it a new name. $2.99 for weenie, fries & drink. Extra buck gets ya an extra weenie.
The kids got Happy Meals. Barbie's taller now, ya know
posted on August 22, 2001 09:12:15 PM new
Your husband MUST be related to mine. If I had him cook, we would have canned spaghettio's mixed in with kraft macaroni and cheese with a side dish of ranch style beans.
I love tacos. I could eat them 24/7. Or fajitas. Yum. Tonight, we had the steamed veggies and steaks.
posted on August 22, 2001 09:19:02 PM new
I'll throw a favourite recipe at ya...
It's simple and relatively cheap, but not something you'd make after a long day at work; more of a Sunday dinner type thing. But the prep time isn't bad.
It's from my Hungarian Grandmother - her version of a goulash. She was quite poor, so there's not a lot to it, but man is it tasty!
Ingredients
Medium cooking onion
About 10 large tomatoes (depending on how much you want to make)
2 lbs Round steak
Tomato paste
2 tsp Salt
2 tsp Black pepper
1-2 tbsp Paprika (natch)
Dice onion and saute in a little oil. Add the salt, pepper, paprika, and quartered tomatoes. Cut steak into about 3/4 inch cubes and add. Simmer over medium heat for about two hours. To thicken it at the end, add a small tin of tomato paste. You're done! I like it served over a bed of macaroni. Serves about four.
As far as the spices go, the amount depends on how fresh they are and how hot you like your food. If you have just bought the paprika I'd start with one tbsp and adjust to taste.
Like I said it's quite simple and the prep time is only what? 25 minutes? It's even better the 2nd day as leftovers.
posted on August 22, 2001 09:22:44 PM new
Lately Trader Joe's has been feeding me. I go every week & stock up on their salads--they have 7 or 8 kinds usually--so that I can eat at least one per day (& sometimes 2). Also, they have a two frozen dinners I absolutely love, Thai Green Curry and Chicken Masala, both of which are low in fat. Those & the salads help keep me at the 25 grams or less of fat per day my doctor wants me to have because of my high cholesterol.
posted on August 22, 2001 09:26:08 PM newFirstover: I think I'll try that recipe, minus the quartered tomatoes. For me, tomatos paste or sauce is good--but can't *stand* the texture of cooked tomatoes that haven't been pureed.
posted on August 22, 2001 09:36:26 PM new
Hi bunnicula, the tomatoes do cook down to a sauce, don't recall it being lumpy. After two hours it is a little watery, thus the paste to thicken. But puree would work too, I'm sure. I'd love to hear how you like it, please let me know!
posted on August 22, 2001 10:59:41 PM new
If you are tired of the same old meals, then maybe you could try http://www.allrecipes.com/ This site has all kind of recipes from homecooking to meals in a hurry. They are all submitted by users and rated by other users who may leave comments. This gives you an ides of what kind of dish you may be preparing. No more box Mac and Cheese for me.
posted on August 23, 2001 12:27:43 AM new
I love cooking with the crock pot. It's much easier and I don't burn things while I'm listing auctions. This is a great website with a "zillion" crock-pot recipes.
posted on August 23, 2001 05:04:43 AM new
The geezer made salmon - just baked w/some lemon, black pepper, and oregano. Just for me! He wasn't in the mood, and had a roast beef sandwich - he's a sweet old thing and does most (almost all) of the cooking.
posted on August 23, 2001 06:28:19 AM new
I had a hot fudge sundae (chocolate peanut butter ice cream) from a nearby dairy for dinner and then had some leftover chinese food for dessert!!!
posted on August 23, 2001 08:26:42 AM new
I'm on a diet and, like Bunnicula, have been living off Trader Joe's frozen dinners. The portion sizes are small [at least smaller than what I am used to eating], but I just love that Chicken Masala!
Barry
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The opinions expressed above are for comparison purposes only. Your mileage may vary....
posted on August 23, 2001 09:12:08 AM new
California Pizza Kitchen's Garlic Chicken Pizza, a remnant of which I just found on my keyboard...YUCK!!! (Thank goodness for keyboard skins!)
You can get them (the pizzas) in the freezer section and just cook in the regular oven for 20-24 minutes...Excellent!
posted on August 23, 2001 10:18:36 AM new
Here's an easy recipe that sounds gross, but is definately comfort food and kids and men love it (women sometimes don't like the calories). I don't know where I got this, so I can't give appropriate credit.
1 lb of ground beef (lean, but not the leanest)
1 box of stuffing mix
1 can cream of mushroom soup
fresh mushrooms (optional, and not in the original recipe)
1/4 c wine (also optional, etc.)
1. Prepare stuffing mix according to package directions.
2. Divide the beef into four patties and pat them down so they're as thin and wide as possible.
3. Optional step: saute the mushrooms in butter and add wine.
4. Add cream of mushroom soup to the mushrooms and stir until creamy.
5. When the stuffing has cooled a bit, put a mound in the center of each of the patties. Fold the patties up and around the stuffing, so you have created a "cup" with the stuffing inside.
6. Place in a small baking pan. It's better if their sides touch, or they tend to flatten out.
7. Pour mushroom soup over the top.
8. Bake at 350 for about 45 min - an hour.
(If you don't want to hassle the wine and mushrooms, just stir in 1/4 water or milk instead)
Even though it's beef, white wine makes it look a little better. These come out a tad purple if you use red wine.
posted on August 23, 2001 10:57:54 PM new
This may not sound good, but it will surprize
you if you try it, it's an absolute favorite.
Someone told my mother about it many, many years ago & we have ben making it ever since.
it's called:
Slumgolian
1 lb of hamburger
1 onion chopped
1 green pepper chopped
5 to 6 cans of Franco American Spaghetti.
(MUST BE Franco American)
Brown the hamburger with onions & peppers & cook until onions & peppers are done.
Add the spaghetti & simmer over very low heat for about 1/2 hour, stir ocassionaly to keep from sticking.
Even better the second day.
posted on August 23, 2001 11:43:19 PM new
Tonite, I had Skewed Lamb with garlic, mint, and other Central-Eastern spices on stakes, broiled in the over. Plus, Skewered Onions, Green Tomatoe slices, Roma Tomatoes with Extra Virgin Olive Oil spread overall. Chopped Onions and Celantro mixed with Rice Wine Vinegar, Sake Wine, and Sea Salt. Rich, pure Sour Cream. And all put inside of thick Corn Toriallas, burritoe-style. To top it off, we added our Award-Winning Special Salsa (Special Members ONLY list gets this). Then, Thai Jasmine Rice with Indian Hot Vindaloo sauce mixed inside for a special flavor. We invited special guests over who enjoyed the delicious treat.
posted on August 24, 2001 04:51:41 PM new
Hot wings and cheese fries. All made right here at home. This has turned into the traditional Friday night dinner at our house.
posted on August 24, 2001 07:18:46 PM new
We had sliced filet topped with my "special" roasted red pepper/mushroom saute, and caprese salad (fresh buffalo mozzarella cheese, topped with a slice of fresh tomato, fresh basil, salt, pepper, drizzled with olive oil).
We eat low carb, so no macaroni for us. Don't miss it (or the 73 extra pounds I used to have).
posted on August 24, 2001 09:46:06 PM new
London broil, cold (yum.. left over from last night); baked sweet potatoes with some Brummel & Brown apple & cinnamon butter slathered all over them; and white cheddar shells & cheese (ok, it was boxed but tasty!)
posted on August 26, 2001 06:20:46 PM new
Roast beef with gravy, fresh green beans, fresh corn on the cob, canned biscuits, tomatoes, rice. My husband cooked.
Of course, they gave it a new name. $2.99 for weenie, fries & drink. Extra buck gets ya an extra weenie.
