Here are some things I’ve cooked recently and can recommend:
Roman-style chicken
I made this because I happened to have both red and yellow (and orange) peppers on hand. Very good, but not . . . hefty (?) enough? I’ll give it a solid B.
Baked Meatballs
I didn’t have lamb, duh, or pork that wasn’t sausage, so I used one pound of ground beef and a half pound of smokehouse pork sausage. Let me just say OMG these were good. Big fat A+.
Basic Drip Beef
I halved this as I’d split (and frozen) one of the pricey chuck roasts I’d bought awhile back. I did it on the stovetop for about 4 1/2 hours. SO amazingly tender, and @cuppacafe chomped down. Another A+.
Squash Casserole
Now, @cuppacafe is the squash casserole master, and I rarely give it a try, but I had two monstrous squash that needed to be cooked, and this was easy. I did sub half Parmigiano-Reggiano for the cheddar and used half the sour cream, adding a bit of cream cheese. I then topped with panko bread crumbs. The flavor was really good, but her instructions left a LOT to be desired. Not only did I saute the squash slices, I then nuked them, and then baked them, and the skin was still tough and fibrous. Not sure whether to blame the veggies I had, but no way would 20 minutes of sauteing soften any squash I’ve ever used. This one gets a C+.
Spicy Barbecue Chicken
This was a quick way to fix the chicken tenders I’d marinated in Grill Mates Hickory BBQ marinade. I used what sauce I had on hand (not Kraft’s, heh) and a mix of Progresso and panko bread crumbs (not Shake ‘n Bake, heh). Basic, edible, nothing exciting. A good B-.
Made, too, another batch of cauliflower soup recently, and that’s a new staple around here. I have a new cauliflower recipe to try, but it’s gotta happen on a day when I have more time than I do right now. It looks so good, I even included it in my book as something my characters are cooking! Will report back on that one, and really can’t wait. Dinner tonight involves chicken and goat cheese, though I’m subbing feta because that’s what’s on hand!
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Hmmm… i want to try the chicken!
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It’s good stuff!
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I love checking out recipes on the food network site!!! Yummy!
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I like most all of the ones I’ve tried from there.
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So it’s 7 on a Friday night… I’ll be cooking soup – now.
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LOL, was it good? I’ve got one more leftover bowl in the fridge. Tonight’s dinner was NOT a hit, so I’m not even sharing the link. I don’t know if it was me or the recipe. It should’ve been great, but was bland.
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I ended up making chicken vegatable and ate a bowl before bed, lol… but I tagged the cauliflour soup to try – and I made PW cheese muffins a couple of weekends ago – omg, I added garlic – dh is waiting for more this weekend!
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Are those like the Red Lobster Cheddar Bay biscuits, because I’ve been wanting to gobble up a batch of those, LOL!
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YES!! I’ve been looking for a recipe for those for years – DH loves those – and we no longer even have a Red Lobster here! I used her exact recipe for the cheese muffins – except changed the salt to garlic salt and added about (I didn’t measure :( a teaspoon – to a teaspoon and a half of garlic powder!
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I just printed the cheese muffin recipe and will make tonight for dinner. That may be all we have, LOL!
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The meatballs and drip beef look really good to me. Of course, I don’t cook much these days – after a 12-hour work day I’m ready to eat someone ELSE’S cooking! :-) But maybe I’ll try these during my vacation.
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The drip beef has to cook awhile so a weekend would work for that, and though the meatballs aren’t hard, there are a lot of steps, but yes, both recipes were great!
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I’ve never made soup before, but I like soup and cauliflower, so I may try to make the cauliflower soup one day. Or maybe I can convince someone else to make it for me. :) It looks delicious.
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It’s not hard at all! Except I would cut the chicken broth down from 2 quarts to 1 1/4. When @cuppacafe made it, he didn’t use as much and his was much richer and creamier.
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wow yumm so good things i love
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I love good food. Love cooking it, but I can’t say I succeed every time, LOL!
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I made the meatballs this weekend they were HEAVEN. Thanks!
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We’re having them again tonight. In fact, I’m making double to freeze a batch for later in the deadline when I won’t have time to cook!