AtlantisAK
Well-Known Member
I love to cook...If I had a choice in the matter, I'd send Rachel Ray packing and take over her entire show!
I started cooking young, helping mom out in the kitchen with whatever I could. I remember one time I helped her make cookies and she left for a minute. She came back to see me digging into the flour bowl eating it just like that! Needless to say, she got pictures.
But anyway...We always cooked bland meals for my stepdad because he believed that anything icky tasting was good for you. Not true.
We had our own meats and veggies from living on a farm. It's sad now that I think about it though, we had all of that that could have been turned into some wonderful meals!
I knew this woman, Raven, who was a wonderful cook. She's inspired me to do the cooking that I do now. It's a sad thing that she isnt alive today...She had a lot to share and teach...
But anyway, after moving to Pittsburgh, away from home and my stepdad's rules, I started cooking the way I wanted to. Experimenting and all of that stuff. I've discovered a lot of nifty recipes that I personally love. Food has never tasted better! And I always keep Raven's cooking ideas in mind.
But...the actual point of this is to ask about and even to share some personal or just favorite recipes. I'm sure that you guys do have recipes that you love! I have some that I wouldnt mind sharing with you guys.
*Sauce has -lots- of flavor, so be careful with your amount!
Should serve about 4 average portions.
Orange Sauce and Pasta: My Recipe
2C Orange juice w/most pulp
1C Italian dressing
1 Tomato
1 small Onion (tennis ball sized)
1 Apple
1/2 small can of pineapple chunks
1 Pound pork (or other meat)
½ Box or more of Bowtie/Farfalle Pasta (or other, depending on what you like)
Finely chop/grate apple slices.
Cut pork to bite size pieces.
Combine OJ, Dressing, Apple, Pineapple, Onion and Meat in frying pan (Medium-high heat) and cook until slightly thickened. (Still drippy)
Boil water and add Pasta.
Add your Tomato and continue cooking until thick like Alfredo sauce.
Drain pasta when done.
Serve with the Orange Meat Sauce over pasta.
~If sauce seems too thick for your liking, just add a little more orange juice, or if it is too strong tasting, add a little water and stir.
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Should serve about 3-4 average portions
Mock Oriental Soup: My recipe
3 Packages of Oriental Ramen
1/2 bag of Stir fry frozen veggies
1tsp Lemon pepper seasoning
1 Tomato
(Optional)Pork, beef or other meat
(Optional)Start by cutting your meat in thin, long strips or small bite size cubes and start to fry on medium heat until done the way you want.
Thaw and boil the Stir fry veggies and cut tomato into slices, but not too thin.
Boil your ramen noodles without packets (for now).
When noodles are halfway cooked: add the vegetables, tomato and seasoning. Add your meat if you've cooked it.
Mix it all up, make sure everything is warm and dish up with the Lemon pepper sprinkled on top.
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Should serve about 4 average portions.
Mom’s Breakfast Casserole
6 medium potatoes
1 medium onion
1 pound Jimmy Dean tube sausage
4 T butter
Cook sausage in a pan and set aside. Wash, peel and cut potato into bite size pieces. Chop the onion.
Layer ingredients in a baking pan like Lasagna. The last layer should be the sausage. Add a little butter on top and foil the pan.
Bake at 325 or until potatoes are tender. About 1 ½ hours
Top with shredded cheese and let melt. Serve.
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Should serve about 5 average portions.
Hearty Rice Skillet(Not sure where I got this one)
1 15-ounce can kidney beans, rinsed and drained (or black or garbanzo beans)
1 14 1-2 ounce can stewed tomatoes, cut up
2 cups loose-pack frozen mixed vegetables
1 cup water
3/4 cups quick-cooking brown rice
1/2 teaspoon thyme, crushed
Several dashes Tabasco sauce (optional)
1 10 3/4 ounce can condensed tomato soup
1/2 cup Shredded cheese
In a large skillet stir together beans, undrained tomatoes, vegetables, water, uncooked rice, thyme, and Tabasco sauce. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 12-14 minutes or till rice is tender.
Stir in tomato soup; heat through.
Put in bowls and sprinkle with cheese.
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I may add more later, but lately it's been exhausting with my new job and all that going on.
Soo...what recipes do you guys have that you love?
I started cooking young, helping mom out in the kitchen with whatever I could. I remember one time I helped her make cookies and she left for a minute. She came back to see me digging into the flour bowl eating it just like that! Needless to say, she got pictures.
But anyway...We always cooked bland meals for my stepdad because he believed that anything icky tasting was good for you. Not true.
We had our own meats and veggies from living on a farm. It's sad now that I think about it though, we had all of that that could have been turned into some wonderful meals!
I knew this woman, Raven, who was a wonderful cook. She's inspired me to do the cooking that I do now. It's a sad thing that she isnt alive today...She had a lot to share and teach...
But anyway, after moving to Pittsburgh, away from home and my stepdad's rules, I started cooking the way I wanted to. Experimenting and all of that stuff. I've discovered a lot of nifty recipes that I personally love. Food has never tasted better! And I always keep Raven's cooking ideas in mind.
But...the actual point of this is to ask about and even to share some personal or just favorite recipes. I'm sure that you guys do have recipes that you love! I have some that I wouldnt mind sharing with you guys.
*Sauce has -lots- of flavor, so be careful with your amount!
Should serve about 4 average portions.
Orange Sauce and Pasta: My Recipe
2C Orange juice w/most pulp
1C Italian dressing
1 Tomato
1 small Onion (tennis ball sized)
1 Apple
1/2 small can of pineapple chunks
1 Pound pork (or other meat)
½ Box or more of Bowtie/Farfalle Pasta (or other, depending on what you like)
Finely chop/grate apple slices.
Cut pork to bite size pieces.
Combine OJ, Dressing, Apple, Pineapple, Onion and Meat in frying pan (Medium-high heat) and cook until slightly thickened. (Still drippy)
Boil water and add Pasta.
Add your Tomato and continue cooking until thick like Alfredo sauce.
Drain pasta when done.
Serve with the Orange Meat Sauce over pasta.
~If sauce seems too thick for your liking, just add a little more orange juice, or if it is too strong tasting, add a little water and stir.
-----------------------------
Should serve about 3-4 average portions
Mock Oriental Soup: My recipe
3 Packages of Oriental Ramen
1/2 bag of Stir fry frozen veggies
1tsp Lemon pepper seasoning
1 Tomato
(Optional)Pork, beef or other meat
(Optional)Start by cutting your meat in thin, long strips or small bite size cubes and start to fry on medium heat until done the way you want.
Thaw and boil the Stir fry veggies and cut tomato into slices, but not too thin.
Boil your ramen noodles without packets (for now).
When noodles are halfway cooked: add the vegetables, tomato and seasoning. Add your meat if you've cooked it.
Mix it all up, make sure everything is warm and dish up with the Lemon pepper sprinkled on top.
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Should serve about 4 average portions.
Mom’s Breakfast Casserole
6 medium potatoes
1 medium onion
1 pound Jimmy Dean tube sausage
4 T butter
Cook sausage in a pan and set aside. Wash, peel and cut potato into bite size pieces. Chop the onion.
Layer ingredients in a baking pan like Lasagna. The last layer should be the sausage. Add a little butter on top and foil the pan.
Bake at 325 or until potatoes are tender. About 1 ½ hours
Top with shredded cheese and let melt. Serve.
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Should serve about 5 average portions.
Hearty Rice Skillet(Not sure where I got this one)
1 15-ounce can kidney beans, rinsed and drained (or black or garbanzo beans)
1 14 1-2 ounce can stewed tomatoes, cut up
2 cups loose-pack frozen mixed vegetables
1 cup water
3/4 cups quick-cooking brown rice
1/2 teaspoon thyme, crushed
Several dashes Tabasco sauce (optional)
1 10 3/4 ounce can condensed tomato soup
1/2 cup Shredded cheese
In a large skillet stir together beans, undrained tomatoes, vegetables, water, uncooked rice, thyme, and Tabasco sauce. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 12-14 minutes or till rice is tender.
Stir in tomato soup; heat through.
Put in bowls and sprinkle with cheese.
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I may add more later, but lately it's been exhausting with my new job and all that going on.
Soo...what recipes do you guys have that you love?
