Cooking thread
February 23rd, 2017 at 1:33:35 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 | Never cooked with tomato puree before, stores generally don't carry it. I got a few big cans from Walmart online. It's cooked down and strained tomatoes, no other ingredients. It's very thick and dark and has a strong flavor. I put the contents in a bowl and added a bunch of Italian seasoning, oregano, garlic and onion powder, a couple of chopped sauteed onions, and two cups of dark red wine. In a big pan I cooked 5 boneless chicken thighs in oil for 2 min a side. Added the sauce and covered. Cooked on low heat 45 min. Oh my dear god. A glass of wine, a big hunk of Italian bread, I was going crazy it was so good. So good, in fact, that I have a slow cooker of it going right now that will last me 3 days, with the leftovers from last night. I've made this before but never with puree. The blend of the puree and spices and wine is from heaven. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
March 2nd, 2017 at 6:12:09 PM permalink | |
Nareed Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 346 Posts: 12545 | Would a menu of tomato, carrot and ginger soup feel too repetitive if the entrée was chicken cordon blue with tomato sauce? If not, what soup can I make? Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER |
March 2nd, 2017 at 7:34:53 PM permalink | |
Fleastiff Member since: Oct 27, 2012 Threads: 62 Posts: 7831 | It sure sounds repetitive. Perhaps serve a slice of pickled ginger between courses to cleanse the palatte? I don't know what other soup to suggest but would think just about any might be a better idea. |
March 3rd, 2017 at 6:43:05 PM permalink | |
Nareed Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 346 Posts: 12545 | Seeing how late it will be before we leave today, plus how late we left every day this week(*), and how much non-essential work piled up in the meantime, I think I'll just make pasta soup. I won't have the patience or the energy to blanche, peel and core tomatoes over the weekend. (*) Except Monday, but the traffic was brutal. When is traffic brutal? When it takes me close to 100 minutes to traverse 7 miles. Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER |
March 24th, 2017 at 8:23:44 PM permalink | |
Nareed Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 346 Posts: 12545 | I like mixing peanut butter with yogurt, but regular PB doesn't mix well. When I make my own and do it a bit runny (ie too much oil), it does mix better, but I've grown weary of cleaning the food processor afterwards. So I thought I would just pulverize some peanuts, no oil, and mix them with the yogurt. We'll see. That would be a lot easier to clean, too. Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER |
April 10th, 2017 at 8:07:59 AM permalink | |
Nareed Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 346 Posts: 12545 | Despite my solemn vow never again to even look at ground chicken, I made chicken croquettes with tomato sauce over the weekend. It helps not to handle the stuff too much. I didn't mix it with egg or vegetables this time. It also helps to wear gloves. Seriously, instead of picking bits of chicken from under your fingernails, you just take the gloves off and throw them in the trash (yes, I use disposable gloves). I also made potatoes with garlic, but on a pan rather than in the oven. It turns out that even with oil, the potatoes love to stick to hot Teflon. Cleaning that up was laborious and tedious. Next time I'm using a ceramic pan. Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER |
April 10th, 2017 at 10:01:59 AM permalink | |
DRich Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 51 Posts: 4944 |
My wife is on a low carb diet but she was in the mood for pizza. She Googled a recipe for the pizza that uses ground chicken in place of the crust. She rolled the ground chicken out to approximately 3/8th's of an inch thickness and baked it until it crisped up. She then let it cool and added her normal pizza toppings and placed it back in the oven. I'm not sure that I would say it was good, but it wasn't bad. I would eat it again if she made it. At my age a Life In Prison sentence is not much of a detrrent. |
April 10th, 2017 at 10:35:54 AM permalink | |
Nareed Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 346 Posts: 12545 |
I think by calories regular pizza is about 90% non-carb.
Tell her to google "meatza" next time.
In all seriousness (and meatza is a thing), next time look up recipes for Chicken Parmesan. Just omit the breading and add toppings. No need to mess with ground chicken. Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER |
April 10th, 2017 at 3:02:01 PM permalink | |
Fleastiff Member since: Oct 27, 2012 Threads: 62 Posts: 7831 | Most pizza dough barely qualifies as a food stuff fit for human consumption. All those dough conditioners and stabilizers make things unhealthy. Now as to taste... well, we all have priorities. |
April 10th, 2017 at 3:10:01 PM permalink | |
Nareed Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 346 Posts: 12545 | For the record, I once made thin beef strips topped with tomato sauce, cheese and pepperoni. Just the once. it was merely ok. I've also seen "pizza" recipes using cauliflower (ground, molded and baked) as a base. But I've never made one. Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER |