Cooking thread

I had an idea: coat potato wedges in egg and breadcrumbs.

Then I had another idea: combine them with onion rings somehow.

Not bad, but not workable. So I dropped it.

Until I had a third idea: use cebollitas.

Great! they can be easily covered in egg and bread crumbs, plus the tails can be used for the milanesas dish I'm doing. Best of all, they can all go into the oven together. I could use pearl onions, but they're more expensive and a total PITA to peel.

I'll let you know how it went after I do them tomorrow.

The cebollitas came out well. The potatoes with breading were great right out of the oven, but only so-so reheated. I find this odd, as my oven "fries" are good up to a week after cooking...

After a week of no food delivery's due to Irma
Just got a Home Chef delivery today of

Parisian Bistro Steak
with dauphinoise potatoes and green beans

Shrimp Pomodoro
with fresh tomatoes, Parmesan, and garlic bread

Mozzarella-Stuffed Chile Rellenos Burger
with lime tortilla chips

Expecting Home Fresh

Presto Pesto Panko Chicken
with a Green Salad and Roasted Potatoes

Juicy Lucy Burger
with Tomato Onion Jam and Arugula Salad

Honey-Glazed Pork Tenderloin
with Sweet Potatoes and Green Beans

Irma changed by taste buds.

Half spoiled pears taste great as does this Hispanic favorite that I used to detest, cream cheese and guava pie. English muffins as your only meal of the day can be pretty good nutrition even if you had to eat them without anything on them at all. When there is no potable water and no power menus get creative.

Been cooking every single night with these great home meal delivery services
One item that seems to be in every recipe
Garlic
I love garlic
Its in 90% of recipes that I receive from these services
I had no idea garlic is such a key ingredient in so many recipes
Seems every nite, I am chopping up some fresh garlic :-)

Quote: terapined

Been cooking every single night with these great home meal delivery services
One item that seems to be in every recipe
Garlic
I love garlic
Its in 90% of recipes that I receive from these services
I had no idea garlic is such a key ingredient in so many recipes
Seems every nite, I am chopping up some fresh garlic :-)

I don't cook often, but when I do there is definitely garlic involved. I am lazy so I tend to use the jarred minced garlic.

Quote: DRich

I don't cook often, but when I do there is definitely garlic involved. I am lazy so I tend to use the jarred minced garlic.

I cook every day, everything under the
sun. Whole ingredients, from scratch.
It helps that I went to cooking school
many years ago.

Avoid jarred minced garlic. It's one of
the few modern things that can still
get botulism, especially if it's in oil.

Are any of the major supermarkets doing any programs to compete with the popular mail order meal companies (Blue Apron,etc)?

I would gladly buy a meal kit from the supermarket if all of the work was done and I just had to cook the food. I want my meats already marinated, vegetables already chopped, and everything in the package so I only have to cook it. If the supermarket offered two different options a day I would be a customer.

I don't think the mail order ones would work for me because I think most of them are frozen and you would have to thaw them out ahead of time. With my schedule on many days I don't know if I will be eating at home until I am on my way home. It is not unusual for me to not eat any food at home for over a week at a time.

I have six supermarkets within 5 minutes of my house so it would be much easier for me to pick it up at the supermarket and be home cooking within 10 minutes.

Garlic is wonderful stuff but let it oxidize after being chopped then put it in the pan. If anyone finds a recipe for garlic soup, let me know. I don't mean some garlic flavored soup, but actual garlic soup. It used to be very popular with travelers along the Silk Road. More garlic in one bowl of garlic soup than most people eat in a month.

Garlic and botulism? Never heard of that. Guess I've been lucky.

Prepared meals? Its a very profitable niche. Some supermarkets merely assemble all the ingredients and a recipe card in one place, other supermarkets just have a space where an entrée and a variety of sides are available each in some sort of microwavable container. Just as more and more supermarkets are selling pre-packaged school lunches, many are also selling pre packaged dinners, prepackaged salads, etc.

If I buy those plastic containers of raspberries, etc. How long would they last in the refrigerator before turning moldy?

Quote: Fleastiff

Garlic and botulism? Never heard of that. Guess I've been lucky.

Most garlic has the botulism spores
in it naturally. Suspending it in oil
encourages its growth and can make
it deadly.