Logan...I think I added 6 Pork Loin Recipes..be sure and check them out.
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Logan...I think I added 6 Pork Loin Recipes..be sure and check them out.
Er, I don't cook. I hate to cook, and Michael's never home for dinner.
I do occasionally bake or grill fish, but I mostly eat a lot of fruit, veggies, cereal, and grilled chicken or pork. And I usually have a Lean Cuisine or two during the week.
Hey so far, I've lost 15 lbs! :D
thanks everyone!
Graciesmommy...I will go check that out!
Micki..good for you on the weight loss!
Would you believe up until Jan 1 ..I cooked about 7 or 8 different things EVER...! We ate out about 3 times per week..my New Years Resolution was to LEARN to cook..and I am obsessive so once I get into something I get INTO IT...lol
Sooooooo I bought all new small appliances in RED..spice rack, all kinds of herbs/spices...utenils, etc. I made my own recipe cards and bought a 600 page photo album to put them in..(this will make a nice heirloom someday!) I started my website after joining 2 or 3 that I thought were kinda lame..too wordy or too much just visiting and not enough about cooking/recipes...and I now can say I LOVE to cook...I never knew that it could be so much fun. My house always smells good now...I love cutting up fresh garllic and onions and using olive oil and oh, its just fun..
Bed Bath and Beyond is now my fav store...
But I said the EXACT same thing up until 3 months ago..I hate to cook...not any more!
And the best part is people asking me all the time HOW to do something or if I have a recipe for so and so...they make it sound like I have been a cook all my life..lol...and I have 2 people from work I do menus for...that is half the fun! DECIDING WHAT TO make!!
Tonight I'm making brisket and baked potatoes. Not sure if I'll BBQ or bake the brisket but either way, it'll be yummy!
Wow Pamela, I thought you had been cooking those great recipies for years. Just goes to show what fun cooking can actually be.:)
Samantha Puppy, you can't beat the taste of a good BBQ I reckon.:D
I made the Garlic Lime Chicken tonight, and it was very good!! I think I have a new favorite chicken recipe...and I bet it would be good with fish or shrimp too!
That's good to hear.:D Another way to serve them presentation wise is to make a flan of the chicken breast instead of cutting it into strips. Just cut three slices down the end of the breast at a slight angle, leave a good inch or so up the top, and flan the breast out when cooking. It looks good on the plate.:)Quote:
Originally posted by Cincy'sMom
I made the Garlic Lime Chicken tonight, and it was very good!! I think I have a new favorite chicken recipe...and I bet it would be good with fish or shrimp too!
My dinner tonight;
Trev’s Foil Wrapped Whole Fish
This is one of those recipies with no proportions or measurements. You simply do it, as you like for taste.
1) Gut scale, and split a whole fish. Your fishmonger will happily do this for you. I generally use snapper, but any fish that has a firm tasty texture will do.
2) Tear of enough foil to be able to wrap the fish when ready. Rub some butter on the foil.
3) Place some sliced lemon on the foil, then place fish on top of the lemon.
4) Grab some sliced onion, some garlic, fresh dill, some fresh grated ginger, chopped tomato, plus some soy sauce mixed with some olive oil. Cram the belly cavity full of sliced lemon, onion, ginger, tomato, and dill (you can use any fresh herb that you like with this). Then drizzle the soy-olive oil sparingly into the cavity.
5) Place some more sliced lemon on top of the fish, a bit of butter on the foil that will wrap over the fish, and wrap up the fish with the foil.
6) You can BBQ over a medium heat until done. About half way through, put some slits in the foil to allow the smoke to penetrate. I generally always use a warming rack, which fits onto the underside of my BBQ lid. It cooks it well, and frees up the grill for other tasty foods.
When it’s cooked you should be able to remove the meat easily, then just peel up the bone when ready for the other side. It’s rather messy, but oh, so tasty.
Garlic lime? Where? Oooh! Tomorrow's dinner...garlic lime shrimp with some lime cilantro rice. Mmmm. :DQuote:
Originally posted by Cincy'sMom
I made the Garlic Lime Chicken tonight, and it was very good!! I think I have a new favorite chicken recipe...and I bet it would be good with fish or shrimp too!
Pizza for us tonight. :D I hate cooking with a passion.
I hate cooking, too -
mostly because of the time involved, the mess, and whenever I DO decide to cook, I'm always 'missing' some ingredient.
then I end up with ingredients in my cabinets, freezer and fridge, that get old, thrown out or are given to the food pantry.
Unfortunately, I waste alot of food.
We're also a 'family' of TWO. Just me and my son. We both hate leftovers, and so many recipies that came from mom and grandma are for a family of 4-6, which means we are eating the SAME THING for, like, a week.
Jon's tastes run to 'fast food' even when we're not eating at McDonalds (which we doo too much!) He thinks everything should come from a freezer box or be covered in canned tomato sauce. (pizza, canned ravioli and spaghetti - y'know - the stuff that tastes like tin?) YUCH!
He's picky about anything he eats - it can't have too many items in it, everything has to be 'identifiable' - and if he 'identifies' one thing he doesn't like, he won't eat it.
then I'm eating alone and he's warming up a can of spaghetti later that night!
I'm not THAT 'taste adventurous' myself, and my stomache can't take even mildly spicy food - but I do wish we could eat BETTER food, and not so much processed junk.
The one thing I CAN do - cooking wise - is cook outdoors. I grew up camping, and I LOVE to cook with a dutch oven. I know lots of interresting ways to cook outside and with kids. Some of those recipies can be done indoors, but i still run into the problem of too much - as most camp recipies are for groups.
Anyone have any tips for getting a teen to eat more 'adult' and better food? and cooking for two?
i think I'm gonna check out your site - thanks for the link!
Laura
I would definately look at chicken breast recipies Laura. They are generally quick and easy, you can flavour them with almost anything, then it's just a question of steamimg some vegies. Pamela' site has got some excellent quick and easy ideas. I would introduce things to your son slowly but surely. Not every spice or herb means "hot". In fact some are very mild and flavoursome. I cook for two, and I find it quite easy to do so, in terms of the amount of ingredients used. The best way is to try an organise your menu for the week which would encompase using what ingredients you bought at the market on the weekend. That way you would use the ingredients more than just once and thus not have any wastage. I know you can do it, because being as you are a Scout Leader you just have to bring your outdoor skills inside to the kitchen:)