Oh my lord, that looks good. I can't cook, at all, to my great shame. Everything I make is inedible. On my Mom's side, all my great-grandparents were from Austria-Hungary (Slovak). I was just telling my aunt a few weeks ago that I wish I could cook stuffed cabbages (halumpkes? I know that spelling is wrong...) & pierogies. My grandmother's were a dream. Thanks to my maternal ancestry, my motto is "everything tastes better with sour cream!", & the paternal Irish/German side: "I never met a potato I didn't like!"
Every day I cook up a plan for a chef to appear in a puff of smoke and feed everyone.Since that hasn't happened yet,spaghetti bolgnese;chopping,frying,lovely smells emanating,garlic,letting it cook,more lovely smells and then voila! tomatoey goodness that is really hard to get wrong
I love to cook, absolutely love it. I'd say either spatchcock chicken with risotto and peas (made that last night) or steak frites. Or pizza, I love making pizza - I don't eat it but it's like art to make.
Eep. This is just too tough of a question. I love to cook any and everything. My work schedule from September to May prevents us from having a family dinner together on weeknights because I literally get done teaching at 9 every night. (The life of a piano teacher. Damn school hours!) LOL. But, I like to cook things that I know The Husband will eat when he gets home at 7. Tomorrow I'm making some pork pizzaiola, string beans with shallots and some rice pilaf. But on the weekends, it gets wild up in here. I do some fun taco nights: Fish or short ribs. I try do some fancier things too like lamb chops. This weekend, I'm making flank steak, cheddar cheese grits, biscuits and an arugula salad. My son has been sick so I'm hoping he gets his appetite back on Friday!
I do love making a risotto, and meatballs make the house smell so yum yum. Pizza night is fun, too. I love to cook! Wish I went to culinary school, actually.
What you do is so awesome, especially in this yucky era of limited arts funding for schools! You're making such an awesome impact on kids' lives! I remember going to my weekly voice lessons at 6:30p with Mrs. Solick, who taught voice and piano. There'd be one student leaving and another waiting when I left. I went to school with her two daughters, & her husband was the high school's band director and teacher. Your post really made me reflect; I'd never stopped to think about all the family dinners they missed...
Reservations! And even those I prefer someone else make. BUT, I cook often due to health and diet. It hurts my back, even with my high countertops, and Id rather BR foung other things. But for the sake of getting food prepared to my liking, as healthy as possible while also tasty, I cook.
Tonight is homemade Mac n cheese. It's not dietetic, but I have several cheeses I need to use up. A green salad with it. (My salads usually include at least 4 veggies if not more.)
When I have friends over I make thai soup with beef broth, coconut milk, veggies, protein, ginger and citronella. Then I like to make a stir fry. I've cycled that meal with most of my friends so I'll have to find a new trick to pull. When I am by myself I really just eat what's there on a bare plate. I've entertained a lot with couscous and ratatouille. I like to feed others, but I never really cook for myself.
My favorite go to recipe (especially this time of year) is Chili. I use 2 pounds 100% lean ground chuck and I always use shredded carrots, bell peppers and celery along with the usual onions and garlic. You get loads of veggies in my chili. I mix some pinto beans in with lots of red kidney beans too.
On the side I make cheesy jalapeño cornbread muffins. The muffins make for easier portion control since my mom was diagnosed with diabetes 2. A pot of chili is good for at least 2 days too.
MPG, do you happen to have those recipes posted on Pinterest? Even though my attempts to cook always turn out inedible, I would love to try those two recipes for a meal. They sound sooo good! Do you do the chili in a slow cooker?
@Trilby yes I do have this chili recipe on Pinterest. As a matter of fact the photo for that board is of my actual cast iron pot full of chili. https://www.pinterest.com/ldivinia2/soup-stew-recipes/
When I make chili I use my 9 quart cast iron Dutch oven. Once again I cook for 4 adults, so I have a tendency to add extra stuff to recipes to make it Go a bit farther. I sort of use this recipe as a guide but I imbellish a lot. Like I said I add shredded carrots, celery and bell peppers. I also use a can of V8 juice to add extra broth and a cup of red wine for flavor. I've tried using dried kidney beans but the canned beans are just faster.
I hope this helps. Let me know if you try it. For the cornbread I use good old reliable Jiffy Cornbread mix. I just mix in a bit of shredded cheese and top with jalapeños.
If you use the canned beans you can have this ready to eat pretty quickly because I brown the hamburger in a separate pan so it's fully cooked when you add it.
You mainly get all the veggies in the Dutch oven and sautée them for around 6-10 minutes, next comes the liquids, spices, beans and finally the cooked hamburger. I simmer it for around 30 minutes after that and it's ready.
We cook for 4 grown adults at our house. Mr. Min Pin and I do in home care for both my parents. Dad had a stroke back in '97 and can't do much himself and Mom really isn't to be trusted in the kitchen anymore. She about set a pan on fire last week heating up baked beans. She just forgot it was on the stove (until you could smell it - too late).
I just started getting serious about learning to cook about 4 years ago (got sucked into it watching Top Chef). Cooking for 4 adults is a lot easier than when I was single cooking for one. I ate a ton of Lean Cusine and Hot Pockets back then.
Breakfast. I love making an omelet or scrambled eggs because you can add a little of this and a bit of that and make it different every time. If I am energetic on the weekend I make my own hashbrowns. They take a little bit more time than store bought but better because they don't have any preservatives in them.
Vegetarian food - i have nearly 'converted' many a carnivore, they say it's that GD good. (Also cook meat for hubs. Lots of vietnanese, indian, middle eastern and mediterranean).
Svíčková!
ReplyDeleteIt takes forever, and mine will never be as good as my Mommy's, but a girl can try.
That looks really good, Lady H.
DeleteOh my lord, that looks good. I can't cook, at all, to my great shame. Everything I make is inedible. On my Mom's side, all my great-grandparents were from Austria-Hungary (Slovak). I was just telling my aunt a few weeks ago that I wish I could cook stuffed cabbages (halumpkes? I know that spelling is wrong...) & pierogies. My grandmother's were a dream. Thanks to my maternal ancestry, my motto is "everything tastes better with sour cream!", & the paternal Irish/German side: "I never met a potato I didn't like!"
DeleteEvery day I cook up a plan for a chef to appear in a puff of smoke and feed everyone.Since that hasn't happened yet,spaghetti bolgnese;chopping,frying,lovely smells emanating,garlic,letting it cook,more lovely smells and then voila! tomatoey goodness that is really hard to get wrong
ReplyDeleteI love to cook, absolutely love it. I'd say either spatchcock chicken with risotto and peas (made that last night) or steak frites. Or pizza, I love making pizza - I don't eat it but it's like art to make.
ReplyDeleteRisotto. One pan, easy and endless possibilities.
ReplyDeleteHomemade macaroni and cheese just so I can lick the cheese-coated spoon.
ReplyDeleteYup, I'm a gourmet chef all right.
Spaghetti and meatballs, pulled pork bbq (I make my own sauce), and homemade chicken and dumplings.
ReplyDeletePasta. Doesn't matter what kind.
ReplyDeleteAlso, homemade pizza.
My family's favorite is pulled pork.
ReplyDeleteSpanikopita! Opa!
ReplyDeleteJessi - I can't make it (or at least haven't tried yet) but I LOVE to eat it. I had some last night!
DeleteEep. This is just too tough of a question. I love to cook any and everything. My work schedule from September to May prevents us from having a family dinner together on weeknights because I literally get done teaching at 9 every night. (The life of a piano teacher. Damn school hours!) LOL. But, I like to cook things that I know The Husband will eat when he gets home at 7. Tomorrow I'm making some pork pizzaiola, string beans with shallots and some rice pilaf. But on the weekends, it gets wild up in here. I do some fun taco nights: Fish or short ribs. I try do some fancier things too like lamb chops. This weekend, I'm making flank steak, cheddar cheese grits, biscuits and an arugula salad. My son has been sick so I'm hoping he gets his appetite back on Friday!
ReplyDeleteI do love making a risotto, and meatballs make the house smell so yum yum. Pizza night is fun, too. I love to cook! Wish I went to culinary school, actually.
What you do is so awesome, especially in this yucky era of limited arts funding for schools! You're making such an awesome impact on kids' lives! I remember going to my weekly voice lessons at 6:30p with Mrs. Solick, who taught voice and piano. There'd be one student leaving and another waiting when I left. I went to school with her two daughters, & her husband was the high school's band director and teacher. Your post really made me reflect; I'd never stopped to think about all the family dinners they missed...
DeleteSpag and balls. Lasagna. Quiche. My super duper fabulous giant choc chip recipe. Its to die for; i havent made them in years.
ReplyDeleteTacos! It's the perfect meal and one that every person in my family will eat. Except for the meat part : /
ReplyDeleteI end up cooking chicken with garlic and lemon. A lot. It's easy and it's yummy.
ReplyDeleteTonight I am making nachos. Nom!
Reservations! And even those I prefer someone else make.
ReplyDeleteBUT, I cook often due to health and diet.
It hurts my back, even with my high countertops, and Id rather BR foung other things.
But for the sake of getting food prepared to my liking, as healthy as possible while also tasty, I cook.
Tonight is homemade Mac n cheese. It's not dietetic, but I have several cheeses I need to use up. A green salad with it. (My salads usually include at least 4 veggies if not more.)
A Cajun chicken pasta. It's labor intensive (for me, anyway, I'm not a big cook), but I can normally make enough to have for a few nights.
ReplyDeleteWhen I have friends over I make thai soup with beef broth, coconut milk, veggies, protein, ginger and citronella. Then I like to make a stir fry. I've cycled that meal with most of my friends so I'll have to find a new trick to pull. When I am by myself I really just eat what's there on a bare plate. I've entertained a lot with couscous and ratatouille. I like to feed others, but I never really cook for myself.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite go to recipe (especially this time of year) is Chili. I use 2 pounds 100% lean ground chuck and I always use shredded carrots, bell peppers and celery along with the usual onions and garlic. You get loads of veggies in my chili. I mix some pinto beans in with lots of red kidney beans too.
ReplyDeleteOn the side I make cheesy jalapeño cornbread muffins. The muffins make for easier portion control since my mom was diagnosed with diabetes 2. A pot of chili is good for at least 2 days too.
MPG, do you happen to have those recipes posted on Pinterest? Even though my attempts to cook always turn out inedible, I would love to try those two recipes for a meal. They sound sooo good! Do you do the chili in a slow cooker?
Delete@Trilby yes I do have this chili recipe on Pinterest. As a matter of fact the photo for that board is of my actual cast iron pot full of chili.
Deletehttps://www.pinterest.com/ldivinia2/soup-stew-recipes/
When I make chili I use my 9 quart cast iron Dutch oven. Once again I cook for 4 adults, so I have a tendency to add extra stuff to recipes to make it Go a bit farther. I sort of use this recipe as a guide but I imbellish a lot. Like I said I add shredded carrots, celery and bell peppers. I also use a can of V8 juice to add extra broth and a cup of red wine for flavor. I've tried using dried kidney beans but the canned beans are just faster.
I hope this helps. Let me know if you try it. For the cornbread I use good old reliable Jiffy Cornbread mix. I just mix in a bit of shredded cheese and top with jalapeños.
If you use the canned beans you can have this ready to eat pretty quickly because I brown the hamburger in a separate pan so it's fully cooked when you add it.
You mainly get all the veggies in the Dutch oven and sautée them for around 6-10 minutes, next comes the liquids, spices, beans and finally the cooked hamburger. I simmer it for around 30 minutes after that and it's ready.
We cook for 4 grown adults at our house. Mr. Min Pin and I do in home care for both my parents. Dad had a stroke back in '97 and can't do much himself and Mom really isn't to be trusted in the kitchen anymore. She about set a pan on fire last week heating up baked beans. She just forgot it was on the stove (until you could smell it - too late).
ReplyDeleteI just started getting serious about learning to cook about 4 years ago (got sucked into it watching Top Chef). Cooking for 4 adults is a lot easier than when I was single cooking for one. I ate a ton of Lean Cusine and Hot Pockets back then.
I really admire you, MPG. You're a really great person!
DeleteUsually ramen noodles because it's easy, but if I'm feeling frisky I'll make a good lasagna or tortilla soup
ReplyDeleteBreakfast. I love making an omelet or scrambled eggs because you can add a little of this and a bit of that and make it different every time. If I am energetic on the weekend I make my own hashbrowns. They take a little bit more time than store bought but better because they don't have any preservatives in them.
ReplyDeleteLasagna and pizza.
ReplyDeleteVegetarian food - i have nearly 'converted' many a carnivore, they say it's that GD good. (Also cook meat for hubs. Lots of vietnanese, indian, middle eastern and mediterranean).
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