Orexis, you've caught my attention with the Sicilian pizza recipe. I've never heard of anything like it. Does the egg blend with the cheese or form its own layer when you cook it? I can't imagine what this tastes like but I will definitely try it. You sound like a real gourmet.
TKP: I wish I could be of more help, but I wasn't the greatest eater before I lived with my husband and could make larger meals. I had the same problem as you with things going bad, and I ended up eating a lot of frozen meals and pasta, or making something like lentil or vegetable soup, or a big pan of baked macaroni and cheese, and eating it all week. Or maybe some crackers or flatbreads eaten with healthy dips made in the blender, like hummus or lentil-walnut pate. Oh, in summer lots of sandwiches (mozzarella-tomato-basil for example) and easy side salads like tabouli.When my husband's been out of town I've lapsed into the same habits, so I will watch this thread to see if I can pick up some new tips.
I'm interested in the pizza too! I don't get the egg.
I've thought about making hummus! I should try it. I know housemate has. The pate looks cool, too. One thing about dips is I like them too much. I could eat them forever, especially because it means I get crackers. I have a real problem with carbs--I can eat a whole box of crackers in one sitting, a whole box of cereal in one day, and have sandwiches breakfast lunch and dinner. I have a really difficult time controlling myself around them. So I try to have meat and veggies for most meals.
Tabouli is carbs but it is awesome and I should have more of it. I do love a good mozzarella-basil-tomato (esp sundried tomato) sammie. Though I'm a snob about mozzarella, and fresh mozzarella is expensive!
Thank so much for your thoughts! I think it's so cool I can ask something like this and people try to help me. People rock!
I know how weird it sounds, lol! I discovered it when my mother's Sicilian friend cooked dinner for us, and I had my wtf face on, and he assured me it was an authentic recipe from his village. And then I tasted it, and it's been my favourite ever since. Use a thin-ish pita, as it's better with a slightly crispy crust. Of course, it's best with actual thin crust pizza dough, but I am too lazy for that.
You can also buy premade hummus if you don't feel like making your own (although making your own IS tasty). I like the red pepper hummus and garlic hummus. Yummy.
Not too long, OMG! Those recipes are awesome because they don't have amounts, which means I can just throw stuff around. I like to throw stuff around, but I never know what to put in. Then I get out recipes and it all starts seeming so complicated, and all of them require quite a few ingredients. When really I just wanna throw 3-5 things together. So, awesome
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My mother never used recipes, and they tend to stress me out because they're so fussy and you need to have a list when shopping for them (and then you have a breakdown in aisle three when you realise they're out of cornstarch! ... this is why I don't bake), so I prefer to look at a recipe that seems interesting and then wing it and taste as I go along. What I've done instead is write down a short list of taste combinations that I like: citrus and chicken; pork, sweet sauce and pepper (honey and pepper glazed short ribs are amazing); seafood, coconut milk and ginger; grilled meats and yogurt; etc. Once you figure out what you like, you can look at a bunch of ingredients and make something up, and it's easier to change things around when you get bored. It also makes it easier to shop
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Dude, I have no idea who you are, but we should really get together and cook sometime. I like your style. The taste combos, the use of caramelized onions, pasta with whatever, egg on pizza... I'm a fan!
She also had mad mastery of color coding, organizing, and spreadsheets. She speaks French and German, covers screens, and I know not what. Not to mention the improvement of her mind by extensive reading.
But just to spite us, she lives in the Philippines.
Inspired by you, I just cooked (and ate) a rather nice meal. (Spinach salad, cous cous with fixin's, and chicken stirfry)
Part of my problem is if the food isn't to-die-for I figure, "why bother?" This was just beyond mediocre, and in the end I probably prefer my Pasta Roni. But I think this is better for me and also doesn't depress me as much as Pasta Roni every night. I feel very chuffed!
I would totally make you chili if you came here :o)
Yeah, recipes suck. But I love baking. If I'm baking I get so excited about it that I don't mind going to the shop to pick up JUST THAT, although it does suck when they're out of cornstarch.
Yeah, I do think I just don't have a handle on what flavors go together. I mean, I know I like rosemary and chicken, but then . . . I end up having rosemary and chicken every single night, you know, which is one of my problems.
Shallots! Good idea. I do love carmelised onions, but I don't eat that many sandwiches because of the bread thing. Well, and I try not to have carbs, which means even though sandwiches are like my favorite food, I just don't have many of them. But I should have carmelized onions with more things!
Thanks for the peas advice. I particularly love your idea of lazy pesto! Cool.
I'll have to try the wax paper.
Thanks so much for all this cool advice, T! I feel that under your tutelage I shall be a lazy grand master!
Grilled chicken marinated in olive oil, lemon and rosemary. The same marinade is tops with white fish, throw a parmesan crust on that
When you say marinade, do you marinade before hand? Or do you cook it with the oil and rosemary? Or do you add oil and rosemary afterward? And when you say parmesan crust, can you just put parmesan on there, or do you need to add breadcrumbs, too? I can make a nice crusted chicken, but it always seems like a helluva lot of trouble, with the egg and the flower and the grating of crackers or bread.
Lazy chicken curry: green curry paste, small can of coconut milk, basil, ginger, eggplant.
I've never made a curry before, so the lazy way is confusing to me. Do you throw all that stuff in the pan? Do you sautee the ginger?
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TKP: I wish I could be of more help, but I wasn't the greatest eater before I lived with my husband and could make larger meals. I had the same problem as you with things going bad, and I ended up eating a lot of frozen meals and pasta, or making something like lentil or vegetable soup, or a big pan of baked macaroni and cheese, and eating it all week. Or maybe some crackers or flatbreads eaten with healthy dips made in the blender, like hummus or lentil-walnut pate. Oh, in summer lots of sandwiches (mozzarella-tomato-basil for example) and easy side salads like tabouli.When my husband's been out of town I've lapsed into the same habits, so I will watch this thread to see if I can pick up some new tips.
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I've thought about making hummus! I should try it. I know housemate has. The pate looks cool, too. One thing about dips is I like them too much. I could eat them forever, especially because it means I get crackers. I have a real problem with carbs--I can eat a whole box of crackers in one sitting, a whole box of cereal in one day, and have sandwiches breakfast lunch and dinner. I have a really difficult time controlling myself around them. So I try to have meat and veggies for most meals.
Tabouli is carbs but it is awesome and I should have more of it. I do love a good mozzarella-basil-tomato (esp sundried tomato) sammie. Though I'm a snob about mozzarella, and fresh mozzarella is expensive!
Thank so much for your thoughts! I think it's so cool I can ask something like this and people try to help me. People rock!
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But just to spite us, she lives in the Philippines.
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Excellent Austen shout-out there, by the way.
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Part of my problem is if the food isn't to-die-for I figure, "why bother?" This was just beyond mediocre, and in the end I probably prefer my Pasta Roni. But I think this is better for me and also doesn't depress me as much as Pasta Roni every night. I feel very chuffed!
I would totally make you chili if you came here :o)
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Yeah, I do think I just don't have a handle on what flavors go together. I mean, I know I like rosemary and chicken, but then . . . I end up having rosemary and chicken every single night, you know, which is one of my problems.
Shallots! Good idea. I do love carmelised onions, but I don't eat that many sandwiches because of the bread thing. Well, and I try not to have carbs, which means even though sandwiches are like my favorite food, I just don't have many of them. But I should have carmelized onions with more things!
Thanks for the peas advice. I particularly love your idea of lazy pesto! Cool.
I'll have to try the wax paper.
Thanks so much for all this cool advice, T! I feel that under your tutelage I shall be a lazy grand master!
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When you say marinade, do you marinade before hand? Or do you cook it with the oil and rosemary? Or do you add oil and rosemary afterward? And when you say parmesan crust, can you just put parmesan on there, or do you need to add breadcrumbs, too? I can make a nice crusted chicken, but it always seems like a helluva lot of trouble, with the egg and the flower and the grating of crackers or bread.
Lazy chicken curry: green curry paste, small can of coconut milk, basil, ginger, eggplant.
I've never made a curry before, so the lazy way is confusing to me. Do you throw all that stuff in the pan? Do you sautee the ginger?
Thanks so so much for all your help!
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