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Re: Food and or cooking thread
« Reply #20 on: March 30, 2011, 07:44:16 PM »
We like to peal and cut into chunks as close to the same size as possible and then throw it all in a bowl and just add salt pepper and paprika(smoked) and olive oil and mix it all up and spread on a half sheet baking pan and blast it in the oven at about 400 and take it out when the edges are browning up.

 Quick and easy.I use it as a side dish with steak or chicken.

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Re: Food and or cooking thread
« Reply #21 on: March 30, 2011, 07:47:18 PM »

With brown suger and cayenne?

nope,  but if I don't use a spicy meat I add hot pepper flakes.

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Re: Food and or cooking thread
« Reply #22 on: March 30, 2011, 07:49:15 PM »
What's butternut like in comparison to acorn?

I think butternut is a bit stronger "squashy" tasting.  I like acorn in the recipe I posted but ran out of those a while ago and was left with a bunch of butternut. I use butternut like pumpkin in pies, breads and muffins and no one realizes it's not pumpkin. One decent sized butternut makes a lot of puree considering a lot of recipes for pumpkin bread etc use only a cup per loaf.  I toast the squash seeds in the oven with a little salt.  The kids like them as a snack or I toss them on salads.  I find them pretty easy to grow and they keep longer than the acorn.

 We like Butter nut and Acorn squash as well as most other veggies. We like to peal and cut into chunks as close to the same size as possible and then throw it all in a bowl and just add salt pepper and paprika(smoked) and olive oil and mix it all up and spread on a half sheet baking pan and blast it in the oven at about 400 and take it out when the edges are browning up.

 Quick and easy.I use it as a side dish with steak or chicken.
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Re: Food and or cooking thread
« Reply #23 on: March 30, 2011, 07:53:31 PM »
Not a bad idea.  I suggest we see how well the thread does and go from there.

So, what did you cook?

For years I had made spaghetti with store-bought sauce and frozen meatballs along with the TV dinners.  Last year I found a chicken and broccoli stir fry recipe online and started making that.

When I bought some survival food supplies online, the place where I got them also sold the America's Test Kitchen Family Cookbook.  It looked interesting, so I added it to my order.  It has recipes for every kind of food imaginable, yet is also geared to beginners without being condescending.  There are sections describing various types of cookware and kitchen tools, and lists of basic ingredients to always have on hand.  Some of the recipes are pretty complicated, but there are also basics like scrambled eggs and baked potatoes.

I've only used a handful of the recipes in the book, like meatloaf, beef stew, red beans & rice, and pan-braised chicken with tarragon sauce.  (There are also about a dozen other sauces I can use with the pan-braised chicken, but I haven't tried them yet.  Next time I do it, there's one involving mustard and apple cider that looks interesting.  I've made three kinds of rice pilaf, and brussels sprouts with bacon.  Probably my favorite vegetable side dish is succotash.  It uses onion, red pepper, and frozen corn and lima beans.
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Re: Food and or cooking thread
« Reply #24 on: March 30, 2011, 08:01:44 PM »
America's Test Kitchen Family Cookbook

I have this.  My daughter surprised me with it.  She knew I borrowed their magazine-- Cook's Illustrated --from the library.


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Re: Food and or cooking thread
« Reply #25 on: March 30, 2011, 08:05:05 PM »
Not a bad idea.  I suggest we see how well the thread does and go from there.

So, what did you cook?

For years I had made spaghetti with store-bought sauce and frozen meatballs along with the TV dinners.  Last year I found a chicken and broccoli stir fry recipe online and started making that.

When I bought some survival food supplies online, the place where I got them also sold the America's Test Kitchen Family Cookbook.  It looked interesting, so I added it to my order.  It has recipes for every kind of food imaginable, yet is also geared to beginners without being condescending.  There are sections describing various types of cookware and kitchen tools, and lists of basic ingredients to always have on hand.  Some of the recipes are pretty complicated, but there are also basics like scrambled eggs and baked potatoes.

I've only used a handful of the recipes in the book, like meatloaf, beef stew, red beans & rice, and pan-braised chicken with tarragon sauce.  (There are also about a dozen other sauces I can use with the pan-braised chicken, but I haven't tried them yet.  Next time I do it, there's one involving mustard and apple cider that looks interesting.  I've made three kinds of rice pilaf, and brussels sprouts with bacon.  Probably my favorite vegetable side dish is succotash.  It uses onion, red pepper, and frozen corn and lima beans.

 When this thread has a home remind me ans we'll fix that store bought sauce issue. Nobody should eat that stuff and I don't care wha the brand it is.I promise I'll  give you a bullet proof pasta sauce recipe  that will never go near that jar stuff again. ::lalanotlistening::
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Re: Food and or cooking thread
« Reply #26 on: March 30, 2011, 08:07:33 PM »
Not a bad idea.  I suggest we see how well the thread does and go from there.

So, what did you cook?

For years I had made spaghetti with store-bought sauce and frozen meatballs along with the TV dinners.  Last year I found a chicken and broccoli stir fry recipe online and started making that.

When I bought some survival food supplies online, the place where I got them also sold the America's Test Kitchen Family Cookbook.  It looked interesting, so I added it to my order.  It has recipes for every kind of food imaginable, yet is also geared to beginners without being condescending.  There are sections describing various types of cookware and kitchen tools, and lists of basic ingredients to always have on hand.  Some of the recipes are pretty complicated, but there are also basics like scrambled eggs and baked potatoes.

I've only used a handful of the recipes in the book, like meatloaf, beef stew, red beans & rice, and pan-braised chicken with tarragon sauce.  (There are also about a dozen other sauces I can use with the pan-braised chicken, but I haven't tried them yet.  Next time I do it, there's one involving mustard and apple cider that looks interesting.  I've made three kinds of rice pilaf, and brussels sprouts with bacon.  Probably my favorite vegetable side dish is succotash.  It uses onion, red pepper, and frozen corn and lima beans.

 When this thread has a home remind me ans we'll fix that store bought sauce issue. Nobody should eat that stuff and I don't care wha the brand it is.I promise I'll  give you a bullet proof pasta sauce recipe  that will never go near that jar stuff again. ::lalanotlistening::

Thanks!  I'm definitely planning to try making the sauce and meatballs from scratch when I finish using up the store-bought stuff.
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Re: Food and or cooking thread
« Reply #27 on: March 30, 2011, 08:12:44 PM »
Oh, and I've also learned that cooking bacon in the oven is wayyy better than cooking it in a frying pan.

Take a baking sheet, crumple up a sheet of aluminum foil, straighten it out and put the bacon on that.  The bacon sits on the high ridges and most of the grease drains into the low spots.  Also, turn up the edges of the foil to contain the grease and minimize cleanup.  The bacon comes out dry and crisp.

Set the oven at 300º, put the bacon in for 10 minutes, then turn it up to 400º.  For regular bacon, cook it for another 5-6 minutes; for thick-sliced bacon, 7-8 minutes.  Take it out and put it on a paper towel covered plate.  You don't even have to turn the bacon over while cooking.
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Re: Food and or cooking thread
« Reply #28 on: March 30, 2011, 08:16:21 PM »
Oh, and I've also learned that cooking bacon in the oven is wayyy better than cooking it in a frying pan.

Take a baking sheet, crumple up a sheet of aluminum foil, straighten it out and put the bacon on that.  The bacon sits on the high ridges and most of the grease drains into the low spots.  The bacon comes out dry and crisp.

 I gotta try that my wife nukes it in paper towels.You way sound better. What oven temp?
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Re: Food and or cooking thread
« Reply #29 on: March 30, 2011, 08:17:13 PM »
I just updated that comment with more details.
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Re: Food and or cooking thread
« Reply #30 on: March 30, 2011, 08:29:40 PM »
I just updated that comment with more details.

 Great I've been in the mood for BLTs lately.
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Re: Food and or cooking thread
« Reply #31 on: March 30, 2011, 08:38:08 PM »
Oh, and I've also learned that cooking bacon in the oven is wayyy better than cooking it in a frying pan.

Take a baking sheet, crumple up a sheet of aluminum foil, straighten it out and put the bacon on that.  The bacon sits on the high ridges and most of the grease drains into the low spots.  Also, turn up the edges of the foil to contain the grease and minimize cleanup.  The bacon comes out dry and crisp.

Set the oven at 300º, put the bacon in for 10 minutes, then turn it up to 400º.  For regular bacon, cook it for another 5-6 minutes; for thick-sliced bacon, 7-8 minutes.  Take it out and put it on a paper towel covered plate.  You don't even have to turn the bacon over while cooking.

Oooo.  Crumpled tin foil, have to try that.  Cooking it in the oven definitely beats the splatter-mess of pan frying.

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Re: Food and or cooking thread
« Reply #32 on: March 30, 2011, 09:03:18 PM »
I like to eat so let's talk about food.
I'm the main cook at our house and do some things well.
Basic meat and potatoes mostly but how I do them make them pretty good.

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Re: Food and or cooking thread
« Reply #33 on: March 30, 2011, 09:26:14 PM »
We do a mean double-stuffed potato. 

Two big ones, red or yellow Yukon, and run 'em through the microwave 5 minutes on each side.  When they're done, I scoop out the insides and put the shells on a rack in the oven to crisp them up while I mix up the potato, garlic, s&p, sour cream, grated Locatelli Romano, shredded cheddar (or the cheese of your choice) and fresh parsley.

After stuffing the shells, they go back in the oven for ten minutes until hot and browned; then cheddar slices lain on top, shut off the oven, and let the cheese melt.
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Re: Food and or cooking thread
« Reply #34 on: March 30, 2011, 10:24:37 PM »
Oh, and I've also learned that cooking bacon in the oven is wayyy better than cooking it in a frying pan.

Take a baking sheet, crumple up a sheet of aluminum foil, straighten it out and put the bacon on that.  The bacon sits on the high ridges and most of the grease drains into the low spots.  Also, turn up the edges of the foil to contain the grease and minimize cleanup.  The bacon comes out dry and crisp.

Set the oven at 300º, put the bacon in for 10 minutes, then turn it up to 400º.  For regular bacon, cook it for another 5-6 minutes; for thick-sliced bacon, 7-8 minutes.  Take it out and put it on a paper towel covered plate.  You don't even have to turn the bacon over while cooking.

B-b-but... I like it greasy and a little bit limp.
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Re: Food and or cooking thread
« Reply #35 on: March 30, 2011, 10:28:35 PM »
Oh, and I've also learned that cooking bacon in the oven is wayyy better than cooking it in a frying pan.

Take a baking sheet, crumple up a sheet of aluminum foil, straighten it out and put the bacon on that.  The bacon sits on the high ridges and most of the grease drains into the low spots.  Also, turn up the edges of the foil to contain the grease and minimize cleanup.  The bacon comes out dry and crisp.

Set the oven at 300º, put the bacon in for 10 minutes, then turn it up to 400º.  For regular bacon, cook it for another 5-6 minutes; for thick-sliced bacon, 7-8 minutes.  Take it out and put it on a paper towel covered plate.  You don't even have to turn the bacon over while cooking.

B-b-but... I like it greasy and a little bit limp.
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Re: Food and or cooking thread
« Reply #36 on: March 30, 2011, 10:35:37 PM »
Oh, and I've also learned that cooking bacon in the oven is wayyy better than cooking it in a frying pan.

Take a baking sheet, crumple up a sheet of aluminum foil, straighten it out and put the bacon on that.  The bacon sits on the high ridges and most of the grease drains into the low spots.  Also, turn up the edges of the foil to contain the grease and minimize cleanup.  The bacon comes out dry and crisp.

Set the oven at 300º, put the bacon in for 10 minutes, then turn it up to 400º.  For regular bacon, cook it for another 5-6 minutes; for thick-sliced bacon, 7-8 minutes.  Take it out and put it on a paper towel covered plate.  You don't even have to turn the bacon over while cooking.

B-b-but... I like it greasy and a little bit limp.
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Wellllll, to each his own.  You limp yours; we'll crisp ours.
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Re: Food and or cooking thread
« Reply #37 on: March 30, 2011, 10:38:36 PM »

Yes, need more bacon grease to fry other items, must have more grease.


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Re: Food and or cooking thread
« Reply #38 on: March 30, 2011, 11:14:15 PM »
Can't make bacon--I burn it everytime no matter how I cook it ::facepalm::

I make a lot of stuff in my slow cooker --lasagna, BBQ, chicken, beans, soup.  I feel so on top of it when I use it and I don't have to think of something around dinner time. I also like to make up some pizza dough in advance of needing it.  I roll several out to personal pan size, bake it for about 10 min and store it in the freezer.
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Re: Food and or cooking thread
« Reply #39 on: March 31, 2011, 12:13:23 AM »
Can't make bacon--I burn it everytime no matter how I cook it ::facepalm::

I make a lot of stuff in my slow cooker --lasagna, BBQ, chicken, beans, soup.  I feel so on top of it when I use it and I don't have to think of something around dinner time. I also like to make up some pizza dough in advance of needing it. 

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