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[KoolBak]

So...being self employed Mr Mom, I do 95% of the cooking for our family....here are a few easy ones I do fairly frequently plus an awesome appetizer for parties - later I'll throw in some Dutch Oven specialties if any of you are campers ;o)

PS - I am curious.....I ONLY use cast iron; have done the teflon to aluminum to the crazy expensive surgical steel and always come back to cast.....LOVE that she-ite ;o)

I dont really follow recipes well (or instructions or orders) so adjust these however you wish

(either one of these work awesome with wild upland fowl as well)

Chicken Linn (heard it called Chicken Divan and other names)

-3 cups chopped broccoli (or pkg frozen)
-bundle asparagus spears (or frozen)
-Boneless skinless chicken breasts (2-4)
-can cream of mushroom soup
-1/2 cup mayo
-dash lemon juice
-1 cup shredded cheese (I use cheddar)
-1 cup bread crumbs (soft or butter soaked hard)

-Cook the veggies (I pan fry them but you can boil or steam em)
-Cook the chicken (same as above)
-Arrange the broccoli in the bottom of your baking dish; layer the asparagus over that; mix the chicken with the COM soup, mayo and lemon juice and pour over the vegggies; cover with bread crumbs then cheese - bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes.

[KoolBak]

Beef or Chicken with Boroccoli and Mushrooms (simple and awesome)

-1 lb beef or chick (I prefer Flat Iron steak) cut into bite size
-2-3 cups broccoli
-1-2 cups shrooms
-1-2 cups chicken broth (I make my own)
-1.5 TBLSP cornstarch per cup of broth
-Fresh ginger root (I grate maybe a teaspoon in; not a big ginger fan but it makes the recipe)
-Fresh crushed garlic to taste
-~2 TBLSP of Soy per cup of chick broth
-Jasmine Rice (if you dont have a rice cooker, go get one!!!)

Stir / pan fry the meat; pan fry the veggies; combine these with the next 5 ingredients and simmer until sauce thickens - Serve over rice ;o)

[KoolBak]

Stuffed Mushrooms appetizer

~15 LARGE mushrooms
-6 slices cooked, chopped bacon
-1-2 oz fresh blue cheese
-3/4 cup sour cream

Remove stems from shrooms and hollow out a little; chop the stems and saute in butter; drain and mix with bacon, blue cheese and sour cream; fill the caps and Broil for ~7 minutes or till done; awesome!

[clapper011]

Chicken Fried Rice:
4 cups instant rice
3 to 4 pieces boneless chicken breast
2 cans instant onion soup (either instant can or instant powered mix, but ready made in a can works better)
vegetables ( I like to use cut up celery, carrots, green and red peppers, and mushrooms.)
casserole dish big enough(I use my over roaster pan)

cut up and fry up the chicken breast with some spices(I use garlic, pepper, basil). Cut veggies into diced chunks. Add uncooked rice to the pan, add soup (if instant prepare as directed on package), add in veggies and cooked chicken, stir. Place in preheated oven at 350 F stir often, until rice and veggies are fully cooked.

[clapper011]

Honey Garlic Spare Ribs:

4 lbs spare ribs, cut up into strips
pepper, garlic(2 tbls or 2 gloves finely minced)
1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup soy sauce
Prep:
season ribs with spices, place in dish evenly, cover and bake at 325 F for 1 hour until tender, drain liquid. Combine honey, soy sauce, and garlic, drizzle over spareribs and bake uncovered at 350F for about 30 minutes, stirring frequently.

[HapSmo19]

I only have recipes for disaster.

holy hell...

[KoolBak]

LOL...Those, however, be the most fun brother ;o)

[Frito Bandito]

I also do most of the cooking, and prefer cast iron:)

One of my favorite, easy recipes, that looks sophisticated.


Baked chicken rollups

Take your chicken breasts, flatten them ( this is the only tricky part-use a meat tenerizer or rolling pen.

Once flattened put a mixture of chopped items-- broccoli, feta cheese, minced garlic, if your'e lucky sundried tomatoes, pine nuts or cashews (and whatever you have around for veggies)-- on the flattened breast. Roll them up. Use tooth picks to hold them together and place them in a pan. Could be pyrex or cast iron I suppose, lightly oiled.

Pour, cover, or drizzle pasta sauce over them and back at about 400 for 1 hour. This can be pretty healthy dish depending on where you go with the ingredients.

[KoolBak]

Sweet....I have about 30 lbs of chicken I've been trying to get creative with....lol. Nice on the cast pref ;o)

I'll try this one; how would blue cheese be in lieu of feta??

[glide]

Just happened to spot this thread, and like Koolio, I too do most of the cookin' at my home.....here's a spaghetti sauce recipe I've been developing for about 20 years.......think I finally got it where I want it....
3 x14oz cans of Cajun style stewed tomatoes
3 x14oz cans of Garlic and Olive Oil style stewed tomatoes (use Italian styleif you like instead)
1 lb of lean hamburger
1/2 lb of pepperoni and or italian sausage......or both.
1 lb or bacon(broken up into bits after cooking well done)
1/2 lb of cooked baby shrimp
2 cans of escargot.....fried in the bacon grease first.....(stop whining...its optional!)
lots of sautaed mushrooms and two types of onions
and now.....my secret weapon:
as it simmers I add lots of soya sauce, garlic tomato paste, and wooster sauce.....and I mean lots!.....I then add 3 different types of hot sauce...I prefer roasted garlic, wall marts "sizzlin' hot"......and tobasco jalapino....
let her cook down and enjoy. (of course I season with garlic salt, and pepper)
oh....and I forgot....I like to slice and then fry olives, and then add them, as well as green and red peppers.....

[Nola_Lifer]

Talk to Bojan and get into Now Were Cookin usergroup. They are starting a cook book.

[john9blue]

Frozen Water:

1 ice tray
Approx. 3 cups of water
1 freezer (or any place under 32 degrees Fahrenheit)

Preparation: Pour some water into all 12 spots in the ice tray, filling them each to capacity. Insert the tray into the freezer/cold place, being sure to not spill any water. Wait 2-4 hours, depending on the temperature. Remove the tray from the freezer/cold place. Enjoy frozen water in combination with your favorite beverage, or use it as a portable water dispenser/hand cooler/projectile.

[PLAYER57832]

Frozen Water:

1 ice tray
Approx. 3 cups of water
1 freezer (or any place under 32 degrees Fahrenheit)

Preparation: Pour some water into all 12 spots in the ice tray, filling them each to capacity. Insert the tray into the freezer/cold place, being sure to not spill any water. Wait 2-4 hours, depending on the temperature. Remove the tray from the freezer/cold place. Enjoy frozen water in combination with your favorite beverage, or use it as a portable water dispenser/hand cooler/projectile.

This would be my son's favorite!

[muy_thaiguy]

Mine's just a simple Spaghetti.
Half a box of regular spaghetti. (break the noodles in half)
A good sized pot just slightly under half filled with cold water.
A dash of salt.
A pound of 90/10 hamburger.
And a 1-2 jars of Ragu spaghetti sauce (regular).

Put the water on to boil in the pot, about an 8 (medium high) usually does the job.
A quick circle of salt into the water (gives it a little flavor, plus keeps the noodles form sticking to the pot).
Then add the noodles (break in half then out them in).
While waiting for this to boil, brown the hamburger in a skillet, using a pancake flipper to break it up (or fork, or whatever you want).
When it has browned all the way, bunch up the hamburger to one side of the skillet, and tip the skillet to the other side a bit, enough for all the grease to go that way. Use a good sized clod of paper towels to sponge it up (so you don't burn yourself, as grease burns hurt like hell).
When the spaghetti is boiling and done (literally limp noodles, and a fun thing to do is to throw a noodle against the wall to see if it sticks), dump the pot into a caulinder in the sink to drain the water.
After this, give the caulinder a few shakes just to get some more water out, then put back into pot.
Go back to the hamburger and then add the spaghetti sauce. Keep the noodles on low so they stay hot, while you wait for the sauce and hamburger to come to a boil (just so that it starts to bubble). And to make sure you get as much sauce as you can, put a little water into the jar (only a little), shake it, and then pour it into the rest of the sauce and hamburger.
When the sauce comes to a boil, pour it into the spaghetti and stir. Add salt and pepper as you see fit. Also found that a little garlic salt or powder usually gives it a bit more flavor too.

And voila! You have MTG's classic Spaghetti.

[HapSmo19]

Alright, my favorite soup. I make a big pot and feed everybody that wants some for two or three days and it only gets better.

It's pretty much just a classic beef & bean.

You'll need:

1+ lb bacon(cut into 1 inch squares)
4-5 lbs stew meat(I use london broil cuz it's easily cubed - about 1 inch squared)
2 tablespoons minced garlic
2 white onions(chopped)
8 or so ripe roma or vine-ripened tomatoes(chopped)
1 bunch celery(chopped)[some don't like as much celery as I do so use what you prefer, obviously]
1 lb white mushrooms(optional - I add these at step 3 sometimes)
2 BIG cans/cartons chicken stock
2 cans kidney beans

1) Brown the meat:
In a frying pan on HIGH heat, add a bit of crisco or some oil and add a single layer of the cubed meat. Don't overload the pan(do it in batches) or you end up with a steaming pile of coagulated blood. Keep it hot-hot-hot and keep stirring/flipping/seasoning til the juice runs clear(3-5 minutes?). Put it in a collinder(strainer) to let the blood run off between batches or you end up with a layer of brown schmegma on top of the soup as well as little bits of brown coagulated blood in the soup itself. Ew.

2) Cook the bacon:
In the soup pot, cook the bacon on lowish heat to the point where it looks like it's about to burn(this is important unless you like soggy bacon). Drain the grease an set the bacon aside. Keep the pot hot.

3) The work is almost over:
In the hot pot, add the garlic, onions, tomatoes, mushrooms(maybe), celery, bacon and beef and keep stirring it around on high heat til all the bacon bits are up off the bottom of the pot and the veggies start to juicify.

4) Make it soupy:
Add the chicken stock, water(if needed to get a good ratio) and salt to taste. Don't over-salt in the pot - finish salting to taste in the bowl(trust me). Anyway, bring that to a boil and then turn it down to a SIMMER for at least an hour.

5) Get ready for soup heaven:
Drain and rinse the kidney beans well, throw em in the pot and simmer for another 1/2-hour.

Butter some bread and enjoy.

(I think this is the second time I've posted this)

Keep checking back here for my new and exciting ideas in the field of corn dogs

[KoolBak]

I bet you can charge at least $4 for dem dawgs

[2dimes]

I don't put the lettuce on them, they're pretty much like the frozen ones but I can put decent ground beef in them. When I froze them I just put them in a zip lock freezer bag they don't last long. I made 8 decent sized burritos.

Beef and Bean Burritos

This burrito recipe can be made in advance without garnishes and frozen, then heated in the microwave to serve. I freeze the burritos on a cookie sheet then wrap in foil and store in food storage bags.
1 pound lean ground beef
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 clove garlic, minced
2 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon dried whole oregano
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 can (16 ounces) refried beans
1 can (10 ounces) enchilada sauce, divided
6 flour tortillas, 8-inch size
shredded lettuce
Optional garnishes: shredded lettuce, chopped tomatoes, sour cream, salsa, sliced ripe olives, shredded cheese

In a large skillet cook ground beef, onion, and garlic until ground beef is no longer pink, stirring to break up meat. Drain well.
Add chili powder, oregano, cumin, salt, and pepper; simmer for 5 minutes. Add refried beans and 1/2 cup of the enchilada sauce. Cook until heated through; keep warm.

Wrap tortillas in foil; bake at 350° for 10 minutes, or until thoroughly heated. Spoon about 1/2 cup ground beef mixture on each warm tortilla. Roll tightly and place seam-side down on a shredded lettuce-lined serving platter. When all burritos are made, spoon remaining enchilada sauce over the burritos. Garnish with your choice of toppings.

Burrito recipe makes 6 servings.

[Hannibał]

2 Bags of Shredded cheese (whatever you like)
1 6oz (I believe? The normal size foil packet) philly cream cheese
1 Can of Hormel no bean chilli


Mix together, microwave for a couple minutes, stir and eat with tortilla chips


Of course you can add additional ingrediants, I like tossing some diced peppers in. Enjoy

[rdsrds2120]

Melting cheese down into a fondue yourself is always nice. Here's a great fondue recipe that I've used twice. Liked it each time:

INGREDIENTS:
1 cup dry white wine
1/2 pound shredded Swiss cheese
1/2 pound shredded Gruyere cheese
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg


DIRECTIONS:
1. Simmer wine in fondue pot. Add Swiss cheese, Gruyere cheese, 1/4 pound at a time. Stir after each addition of cheese until melted. Stir in flour. When all the cheese has melted, stir in salt and nutmeg.

You can then use this for whatever you would like to fondue. Good luck for those that do. The nutmeg gives it a nice nutty flavor, but you can leave it out if you want.

-rd

[KoolBak]

Interesting....we fondue frequently and I've never come close to one like this; trying it next time ;o)

Dimey - I had a hankering for Mex food just as I read your post; made em and they are cureently awaiting a new life in the freezer ;o)

You obviously made it home OK?

[4 U 2 NV]

Chicken florentine (won over my girlfriend with this)

300 g Pasta (penne or fettuccini)
1/5 of a can of chicken base
1 tomato - sliced into strips
a bunch of spinach - no stem but torn off
oil
nice healthy pour of 35% cream
handful of Parmesan cheese
2 chicken breasts - cubed

As you can see, i barely measure things out lol

Boil water with chicken base. add pasta and cook until al dente then drain.
in a large pan, on mid heat, throw in oil. cook chicken breasts fully. add cream, depending on how creamy you want it, then add tomato. reduce until thick. throw in parmesan cheese with a teaspoon of chicken base. add spinach and pasta. mix and serve.

[rdsrds2120]

Chicken florentine (won over my girlfriend with this)

300 g Pasta (penne or fettuccini)
1/5 of a can of chicken base
1 tomato - sliced into strips
a bunch of spinach - no stem but torn off
oil
nice healthy pour of 35% cream
handful of Parmesan cheese
2 chicken breasts - cubed

As you can see, i barely measure things out lol

Boil water with chicken base. add pasta and cook until al dente then drain.
in a large pan, on mid heat, throw in oil. cook chicken breasts fully. add cream, depending on how creamy you want it, then add tomato. reduce until thick. throw in parmesan cheese with a teaspoon of chicken base. add spinach and pasta. mix and serve.

This sounds really good and is with (cheap) stuff I have lying around. Thanks a bunch, lol.

-rd

[2dimes]

You obviously made it home OK?

Yes m'.

[greenoaks]

i do a Chilli Scrambled Eggs with Sweet Potato & what's in the fridge quite a bit.

dice a small sweet potato (or part of a larger one), pan fry to soften.
throw in some mushrooms, caspicum, pitless black olives, jalapenos, chillies, sweet corn kernels, semi-dried tomatoes or zuchini. i usually have 3 or 4 of these in the fridge at any time.
pour egg/milk mixture over top. sprinkle with chilli flakes. stir. sprinkle again if you like it really hot.
add shaved ham or leftover bbq chicken.

& a glass of red really brings out the heat.

[natty dread]

Blueberry pie

Ingredients:

50 grams of butter or margarine
1 medium-sized unfertilized egg of a chicken
1 deciliter of refined sugar in crystalline powder form
2 deciliters of finely ground white wheat flour
1 metric teaspoon of baking powder
a whole shitload of blueberries

Mix the egg & sugar. Melt the butter, possibly utilizing a microwave oven, and add it in. Add in flour & baking powder, whip it ferociously until a consistent batter is achieved.

Take a baking tray, preferably one with sufficiently high edges to keep the batter from overflowing. Lubricate the tray with butter or margarine. Pour the batter on the tray. Evenly distribute the shitload of blueberries accross the batter. Bake in the oven at 225 degrees of the Celsius scale, for 15-20 minutes. After the baking is done, sprinkle some sugar on top and wait until entropy relieves your pie of excess thermal energy.

Congratulations, you are now a proud owner of a pie.

Protip: if you cannot acquire a shitload of blueberries, they can be substituted with other types of berries. Don't use any crappy ones like cranberries though.