cooking

[ancy]

Collegegirl gave me an idea... I really like cooking and it is sort of a hoby of mine - and an obligation... I would really appreciate if some of you american ledies would share your favourite recipes so I can have new ideas for the future lunches and if anybody is interested I'll share mine. I'd really like to know what you people eat in the US. So what do you say? :D

[collegegirl]

I'll share with you if you share with me. I should like to know some of the dishes that you prepare over there. Actually, I am going to school for culinary arts, and we have done some international cooking, but mostly we did foods in Italy, France, some German, and we even did beet Borsche!

I guess we will just swap recipes, and if you don't know what we are talking about, just ask us, or if there are ingredients that you aren't familiar with, then we will try to help you out. How are you all on soups? I LOVE Cream of Broccoli. It is a great way to use leftover chicken broth. That way you can make two dishes out of one. I cheated on this one. I looked in a recipe book for the basic measurements, but in the end, I just eyeballed it.

What I did was I had a lot of chicken broth. I took about 2 tablespoons of butter, and melted it in a small pot, and then I added about 1/2 cup of flour. (I think that cornstarch would work about at well). I stirred it together until it was kind of a thick consistancy, similar to mud. Then I added about 4 cups of chicken broth, and stirred. Don't worry, it will thicken, you just have to keep stirring until it does. I left it on to slowly simmer. I took and cooked broccoli (any amount you want) till it was about halfway cooked. You could even put it in the soup to cook it. You can puree the broccoli when it is fully cooked, (but you have to cook it in a separate pot), or you can leave it in big chunks. Just strain it before you add it to your soup. Salt, pepper, and even spice to your taste. I let mine stew (haha) a while, for about an hour. It makes a great dinner to prepare somewhat early, and just leave on the stove. You could also melt cheese in it, and make it a cheese cream of broccoli soup. Cheddar works great.

This goes well with grilled cheese sandwiches. You just butter (optional) one side of 2 pieces of bread, stick a cheese of your choice (preferrably a hard cheese) between the slices with the buttered sides out, and put it in a hot saute pan on the stove, over about a med. heat. Toast one side, and then the other, melting the cheese. Eat while hot. You can dip it in and soup of your choice. Some prefer it with Chicken Noodle soup.

[ancy]

That sounds delicious... I'll try that. I never paid that much attention to cooking a soup. My soup would be: water, meat, all kinds of vegetables iI can find and spices (with a little pasta). That's my over simplified soup.
I don't know wether you heard of what we call musaka. It's origins are in Turkey. A layer of potatoes, a layer of meat, a layer of potatoes again and then cream. It's my favourite although it takes atleast 2 and a half hours to prepare. Ever heard of it? :confused:

[collegegirl]

I don't think that I have ever heard of it, but I need to add something to mine. I forgot the cream!!! You add it about the time that the broth becomes thick. You can add cream or milk. Either will work.

[collegegirl]

BTW, when you add the cream, are the veggies and meat cooked, or do you cook it in the oven after you add the cream? That sounds really good. Is it kind of like a casserole-type dish?

[ancy]

Musaka goes like this (I am not very eloquent when it comes to english terms of cooking so make out the best you can):
1. put the oil in a casserole, and onions (if it's a meal for four persons, put 2 big onions - nicely chopped) - fry the onions (don't forget a little spoon of salt), but for a long time - until they are ALMOST brown and burnt, put (I don't know how to say it - not minced meat but the kind of meat that looks like red mashed potatoes :D - please don't laugh) that kind of meat in the casserole and fry that just until it loses that red color.
2. cook potatoes (the amount is about equal as that of mashed potatoes - depending on the number of presons) and salt them. After they are done, slice them into tiny bits and put a half of them in a pan
3. put everything from step one on the sliced potatoes in a pan
4. put the other half of potatoes on top of everything
5. mix half a litre of cream (not the sweet one that is used for cakes but the other), some peper, 2 eggs and a little salt - mix that really good but don't over do it
6. put everything from step 5 on top of everything in the pan and bake it (170 degrees celzius about an hour)
Serve wile hot - when it cools off nobody will want to eat it :o

It is very delicious!!!! :p

[collegegirl]

I think the type of meat that you are thinking of is ground chuck. Come to think of it, it does remind me of mashed potatoes. I will have to come up with some others. The cream used for cakes is heavy whipping cream, I believe, and the other is either buttermilk or half and half. As for the litre, for those of you that are reading this that don't know how much a litre is, there is just over 4 cups to a litre. 4 cup =.95 litre. I can post the different measurement comversions for anyone who wants it, along with how to convert celsius to fahrenheit, and vice-versa.

[collegegirl]

Do you guys grill over there alot? And do you have salad dressings that you make/buy? Sorry, I must sound dumb, but I have never traveled out of country before, and I am curious. What type of markets do you have? What type of foods are most common, as in dishes and stuff? We had some Russian brothers eat at our house once, and I know they eat a lot of soup, and they eat open-faced sandwiches. Tell me about your culture, and I will be happy to answer any questions that you have about ours.

[ancy]

Well.... One thing's sure - we (I :D ) LOVE to grill. As much as possible. We have all kind of markets - supermarkets, smaller shops, malls... It's very similar to what you guys have. We also have McDonalds and similar fast food restaurants. Our food is very similar to the Italian cuisine (at least for the part of the country that's near the sea). We that live close to the Meditteranean sea mainly eat meditteranean food - olive oil, fish, spinach, asparagus, smoked ham. The other part of the country is more continental and they eat alot of pork, potatoes, cabbage, sausages, etc.
I can't explain my whole culture in one post.
I never met a Russian, I don't know what's their apetite like. We are both Slavonic nations, Croats and Russians I mean, so we must have a few things in common except similar past (communism I mean ).
But, back to food... You asked about salad dressings - it depends about the salad. If it's regular green salad (grass :rolleyes: , that's how I call it) then we pu vinegar, oil and salt. Other possible spices to other kinds of salads are - garlic, parsely, majoneze, and the list goes on and on and on and on...
Most common dishes are: stake, mashed potatoes, pasta bolognese, musaka :D , fish, baked chicken and potatoes, potatoes with onion (my second favourite next to musaka - do you make it potatoes that way?), vegetable-meat soup and something you surely haven't heard of - SARMA. It's very delicious: kinda like meat balls with sauerkraut - but a little different. It goes great with mashed potatoes. Then we have filled paprika - that's also very delicious (everything's delicious to me isn't it? :o ). And of course, the list goes on and on and on and on...
Would you like to know anything else?

[collegegirl]

So what they offer in some of the markets, are they similar to what they offer over here? Oh, I have a good grill recipe which I will include in the next post. :D

[collegegirl]

Sesame Pork


½ cup soy sauce
½ cup Russian dressing
2Tbsp sesame seeds
3Tbsp lemon juice
½ tsp ground ginger
½ tsp garlic powder
½ (1 ½ lb )
2 small onions
1 green bell pepper
1 (15 oz) can pineapple spears, drained
Saffron rice (optional)
Garnish: sliced green onions

Combine first 6 ingredients; remove ½ cup mixture, and chill.
Place pork in a shallow dish or heavy-duty zip-top plastic bag; pour remaining sesame mixture over pork. Cover or seal, and chill 3 hours.
Cut squash into ½ in slices, onions into quarters, and bell pepper and pineapple into 1” pieces. Arrange vegetables in a grill basket; set pineapple aside.
Grill vegetables over medium high heat (350°-400°) 15-20 min, turning occasionally and basting with half of reserved sesame mixture. Remove vegetables from grill basket.
Remove pork from marinade, discarding marinade. Arrange pineapple and pork in grill basket.
Grill over medium heat 4 minutes on each side, basting with remaining sesame mixture.
Toss together vegetables, pork, and pineapple. Serve mixture over saffron rice, if desired. Garnish, if desired.
Yield: 4 servings Prep: 25 min., Chill: 3 hours, Grill: 28 min.

Notes:
When my mom makes this, we don’t use the vegetables. We usually make this x 3-4. She grills the pork and the pineapple together, which gives it a nice warm, sweet flavor. We serve it over yellow rice.

[ancy]

So what they offer in some of the markets, are they similar to what they offer over here? Oh, I have a good grill recipe which I will include in the next post. :D

Well, your stuff is a little bit dffrent from ours. I don't know about the kind of food - but we deffinetly don't have the same food companies, right... But, there are always the good old chliches: majoneze, ketchup, chips, burgers, pizza (although your pizza is a little to weird for me :D ), coca cola, fanta, sprite, coffie (but your coffie is a bit watered down for our taste - ours is much stronger), and we don' like cereals as much as you do. I personally ate those maybe two times in my whole life.

[collegegirl]

To tell you the truth, I think I would like your food a whole lot better than I like ours. Yours sounds fresher, and more wholesome. We did Italy in school, and I LOVED it. We made fresh pizza, (Italian style), and a bunch of other things. Say, do you mind if I come visit you? :D

[ancy]

½ cup soy sauce
½ cup Russian dressing
½ tsp ground ginger
½ (1 ½ lb )
1 green bell pepper
1 (15 oz) can pineapple spears, drained
Saffron rice (optional)

I have no idea what you are talking about :( - I don't know what these ingredians are what do lb, oz and tsp stand for???????
Ok, now I feel stupid :( - It'll pass :)
I have a feeling that this isn' gonna work like I hoped :(

[ancy]

To tell you the truth, I think I would like your food a whole lot better than I like ours. Yours sounds fresher, and more wholesome. We did Italy in school, and I LOVED it. We made fresh pizza, (Italian style), and a bunch of other things. Say, do you mind if I come visit you? :D

That woul be grate! I could sure use you - I'd make you cook for me... Just kidding...

[collegegirl]

Part of the reason I asked, though, is because the above recipe calls for Russian dressing, which is a bottled dressing available in the grocery stores here, but you can make your own. It is just easier to buy it than to make it. Do you have ketchup, or catsup (as some call it), mayonnaise, soy sauce, and worcestershire sauce? I think they are used in the recipe when there is no premade Russian dressing available. I have a recipe for that as well.

[collegegirl]

½ cup soy sauce
½ cup Russian dressing
½ tsp ground ginger
½ (1 ½ lb )
1 green bell pepper
1 (15 oz) can pineapple spears, drained
Saffron rice (optional)

I have no idea what you are talking about :( - I don't know what these ingredians are what do lb, oz and tsp stand for???????
Ok, now I feel stupid :( - It'll pass :)
I have a feeling that this isn' gonna work like I hoped :(

1 cup=.24 litres
lb=pound
oz=ounce (16 ounces to a pound)
tsp=teaspoon (3 teaspoons to a tablespoon, 4 tablespoons to 1/4 a cup)

No, this is great. Really. I get to work on my conversions, which will help me at school, and you can work on yours too.

[ancy]

Part of the reason I asked, though, is because the above recipe calls for Russian dressing, which is a bottled dressing available in the grocery stores here, but you can make your own. It is just easier to buy it than to make it. Do you have ketchup, or catsup (as some call it), mayonnaise, soy sauce, and worcestershire sauce? I think they are used in the recipe when there is no premade Russian dressing available. I have a recipe for that as well.
We don' have russian dressing as far as I know... We have katchup! I don't know what soy sauce and worcestershire sauce are so I don't know whether we have that...
What's your favourite food?

[collegegirl]

I have so many that I have started putting them in categories, with 1,2 and 3 top favorites.
The recipe I just gave you is one of my favorite. Another is chicken casserole. I love strawberries and pineapple. Red Velvet cake would have to be one of my most favorite desserts, along with chocolate. I like asparagus and fresh green beans, but then al dente broccoli is also high on the list. (Broccoli that is fork tender.) I like cheese, but it has to be sharp cheddar cheese, or swiss. I love roast beef sandwiches, (hamburgers have their place), and I also like French Onion soup. (Like you, I also just like food.) Want me to go on? :D

[ancy]

I have so many that I have started putting them in categories, with 1,2 and 3 top favorites.
The recipe I just gave you is one of my favorite. Another is chicken casserole. I love strawberries and pineapple. Red Velvet cake would have to be one of my most favorite desserts, along with chocolate. I like asparagus and fresh green beans, but then al dente broccoli is also high on the list. (Broccoli that is fork tender.) I like cheese, but it has to be sharp cheddar cheese, or swiss. I love roast beef sandwiches, (hamburgers have their place), and I also like French Onion soup. (Like you, I also just like food.) Want me to go on? :D

You said it sister! I do like food! When I was little, I didn't like vegetables at all, but now they are on the top of my list, but no food can beat pizza -italian pizza (margarita or mista). That and pasta with scampi is my very top - musaka is on the other top of 'everyday food'.

[collegegirl]

You said it sister! I do like food! When I was little, I didn't like vegetables at all, but now they are on the top of my list, but no food can beat pizza -italian pizza (margarita or mista). That and pasta with scampi is my very top - musaka is on the other top of 'everyday food'.

I have heard of them, but please explain the scampi to refresh my memory, and what is musaka? Also, do you use teaspoon and tablespoon measurements over there? What I should do is send you a package containing a basic cookbook, say Betty Crocker, along with a set of teaspoons, measuring cups, and a few unusual devices that you might not see over in Croatia.

[ancy]

I have heard of them, but please explain the scampi to refresh my memory, and what is musaka? Also, do you use teaspoon and tablespoon measurements over there? What I should do is send you a package containing a basic cookbook, say Betty Crocker, along with a set of teaspoons, measuring cups, and a few unusual devices that you might not see over in Croatia.
Please, do send those. You need e-mail adress?

[collegegirl]

Yes, that and regular mailing address.

[blessed]

Ok since this is not my speciality and i may never post here, im just saying something :D :D :D. Actually i nominate u guys to teach me to cook all these great meals all i can cook is caribbean food and some east indian dishes

[collegegirl]

Oh, please share with us. I will teach you if you teach me. :D

[blessed]

what i will do, since im hardly ever in the kitchen because i work my mum usually cooks, i will try to get some reciepies and posts them to u

[collegegirl]

That is fine by me. I like different cuisine, and if it I especially like it, I will pass it on to Chef Vallejo, whom I am currently working under at his restaraunt. He comes up with a lot of interesting dishes, tweaking this and that. I will see what other recipes I can come up with. Don't give up ancy! BTW, you still haven't given me your mailing address. :D

[MarieLenora]

And able to go to culinary school! :rolleyes:

But oh well-- I guess I've made my choice. For a while, at least!

I love to cook.. and I'm a Southern girl too. So I'll just leave you with one good biscuit recipe!

Incredibly Easy Drop Biscuits.
2c. Self-Rising Flour
2-4 T. of sugar (depending on how sweet you like your biscuits)
1 stick of cold butter
3/4 c. Buttermilk, or 2/3 c. sweet milk

Oven: 450
Mix the sugar and flour, then cut in the butter. Make a well, and mix in the buttermilk until everything is just mixed. On a greased cookie sheet (or in a cake pan--my personal fav.), Drop tablespoonfuls of dough, 1-2" apart. Bake for 5-7 minutes, or until a toothpick comes clean when pushed through the top of one.

This isn't a traditional Southern biscuit... the type you split open and put ham into (though you can do that, too!) But it is good-- try it and see! :p

What makes these so good is that you handle the dough as little as possible. by just dropping the dough, instread of shaping it. It also helps if you live in the south, and can get low-gluten flour (like White Lillie).

I also love this recipe because it's so versatile-- you can add cheese, dried fruit or nuts, herbs--anything that strikes you as a good combination! (My personal favorite is a mixture of cheddar and parmesan, and thyme)

Okay-- I'll stop for now. :)

[collegegirl]

Speaking about biscuits, I absolutely love the Red Lobster Cheddar Biscuits. (YUM!) Mom has an imitation recipe. Is any one interested?

[blessed]

Sure collegegirl.

Hi and welcome to MarieLenora :welcome:

[collegegirl]

It may be a few days before I can get it. She has it somewhere, and I really don't want to go snooping in her stuff.

Yes, welcome MarieLenora.

[blessed]

Sure collegegirl no problem... it may take a while for me to get those recepies i told u all about there is a company here that supplies great caribbean receipies but it takes a few weeks to get them.

i usually experiment when i have to cook

[collegegirl]

Well, as I am finding out more and more, most of it is so simple. I had this awesome lemon chicken tonight at the restaurant, with this wonderful sauce. It tasted so complicated, but it was only about 3 ingredients. I think the chicken was maybe marinated in a lemon mixture, or even just floured and sauted, and then it had this sauce. The sauce was made of chicken base, like a cream, and chervil, I think, and reduced. BOY, was it good. And then it had risoto, (I think that is how it is spelled), which is like a creamy alfredo style rice. WOW! I will try to post the recipe. :hungry:

[blessed]

That will be great then we get to eat those wonderful things u talk about. I hope after i make it the taste is a least something near what it should be:D

[collegegirl]

Well, I now have some basics for an alfredo sauce. YOu take heavy cream, and you put in some parmesan cheese, and some garlic, and salt and pepper to taste, and you reduce it, (basically, let it simmer on the stove for a couple of hours until thick), and then you can use it with chicken, or noodles, or whatever. What you do is you cook the noodles, and then taste the sauce (see if you like the tast), and add the sauce and noodles and whatever herbs and seasonings that you want and Voila!

[marichino_freedom]

i like cooking... and i love musaka!!! ( i know thats a little late). i used to work at a greek restaurant and i love their food. especially gyros, souvlaki, and SAGANAKI (flaming cheese)

[esther]

i love cooking! i mean i would love to learn how to cook dishes outside our local recipes here. im actually planning to enroll in a cooking class when i get home next year, God willing..for now, i will have to take note of the recipes you have in here. i can also share some filipino dishes if you're interested....

[collegegirl]

OH!! MORE than interested! I am curious. Hey, if we get enough, we can make a YQ cookbook. :D That would be soo cool. Oh, BTW, turkey leftovers. I made a pretty good Turkey Cheddar soup. :thumbup: Like the recipe that I have for the cream of broccoli, just add turkey and cheddar cheese, and salt and pepper. (I couldn't add broccoli because someone must have eaten it. :D)

[esther]

hey guys! for a start, here's one of the all time favorite recipes here in the Philippines, the "Chicken Adobo", it's a filipino stew version...You can also use pork (cut into cubes), whichever you prefer. sorry it took me so long to post. enjoy!

Ingredients
3 pounds chicken thighs, cut into serving pieces
1/2 cup white vinegar
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon peppercorns, crushed
1 teaspoon brown sugar
5 garlic cloves, crushed
3 bay leaves
Salt to taste

Combine all ingredients in a pan, cover, and allow to marinate one to three hours. Bring to a boil, then lower heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Uncover the pan and allow to simmer for an additional 15 minutes or until most of the liquid has evaporated and the chicken is lightly brown. Serve with white rice.

[collegegirl]

Something that also might happen to help is to explain some of the ingredients and how they help the dish do whatever. Like butter. Butter is a thickening agent, as is flour and cornstarch. If you know something that does something like that, please post it, as I want to be able to know why you do this. Anyone ever had Creme Brulee?

[All4Jesus]

No not really. It sounds interesting! I love cooking. Cooking rocks!!!

[collegegirl]

It is like a custard that is slow baked, and then it is chilled, and then before serving, you put sugar over it, and melt the sugar so you have like a hard sugar crust, and then the creamy custard underneath. Wow, is it good. :thumbup:

[All4Jesus]

yumm...... i'm feelin hungry all of a sudden. Of course it's good

[collegegirl]

I am going to be going to work soon, and all of that food.....*stomach rumbles*

[blessed]

all this talk of food makes me hungry

[collegegirl]

And I work around food.

[marichino_freedom]

I have this really awesome recipe for "Oriental Coleslaw" (thats just what my grandma calls it). i'll get the recipe from my mom and post it.

[Babyruth]

That sounds good!

[blessed]

that's great marichino

[FreeAtLast]

Ok since this is not my speciality and i may never post here, im just saying something :D :D :D. Actually i nominate u guys to teach me to cook all these great meals all i can cook is caribbean food and some east indian dishes

hey blessed, I read this thread just today. I LOVE caribbean food. Especially those dumplings and fish and paties (spelling?) and also sweet potatos. And my favorites are: fried plantings. But then again, I love Ginger-beer too (ppl please notice that there is NO alcohol involved :D )

[zeeba]

cooking is fun! and easy...just stick a recipe in front of me and i can make it....most of the time. haha. my specialty was (haven't done any in a while so i'm a bit rusty) translating and making antique recipes on a wood stove heated by fire! wooo. good times. good food. :chef

[blessed]

That sounds really interesting...care to tell us more about it

[blessed]

hey blessed, I read this thread just today. I LOVE caribbean food. Especially those dumplings and fish and paties (spelling?) and also sweet potatos. And my favorites are: fried plantings. But then again, I love Ginger-beer too (ppl please notice that there is NO alcohol involved :D )
heu you do know alot about caribbean food...i had coo coo and stew fish for lunch yesterday it tasteeee great

[FreeAtLast]

heu you do know alot about caribbean food...i had coo coo and stew fish for lunch yesterday it tasteeee great

well, what it is:

I have lived in England for 1 1/2 years (some years ago).
And there I have worked in an african/caribbean care-center for old ppl. Most of them were from the caribbean (mainly Jamaica and Barbados). The stuff cooked caribbean food all the time. Besides this my friends that are living in England are originally from the caribbean (I mean their parents or even grandparents came over to England some good years ago).

[marichino_freedom]

my favorite food is greek, and i just started working at my favorite greek restaurant again! so i could give you guys some ideas.

[Babyruth]

Mine too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm part Greek and love it!!!! It's the best in the world!

[FreeAtLast]

yup, Greek-food ain´t bad. I have been to Greece last year. A sister that I know has got a house there - so my friend and I went to visit her. (the greek sister has been living in Germany now for many years. Only in summer-time she goes back home).

[Babyruth]

Take me with you! I want to visit Greece so bad! My dad mentioned maybe going in the summer and I would love to go.

[blessed]

Care to expand on what greek foods are...my knowledge of different types of food are limited

[NeedGod]

i dont know about greek foods but i sure like fries and burgers

[collegegirl]

I want to go to Greece and Italy (incl Rome) and France, and Switzerland (to name a few) and eat the native foods. Anyone wanna go with me?

[FreeAtLast]

I have been to all of them Collegegirl. :yay:
(just not to rome - but somewhere else in Italy).

[marichino_freedom]

i'll go with you collegegirl!!!! i've wanted to go forever

[FreeAtLast]

come over girls and I´ll take you around!! :thumbup:

[marichino_freedom]

YAYYYYYY!!!!

:yay:

[blessed]

Are we going on a vacation , i wanna go, i wanna go, i wanna go

[desertroses]

HA HA! sign me up too! As far as cooking goes, I have something in common with blessed...my parents are from Trinidad too, so we have grown up with mostly Carribean cooking in our house...uummm. I think alot of ppl. think that it's all spicy, but that's not true. I also like to make Italian and Thai dishes....I'm getting hungery :)

[Unregistered]

mmmm me too!

[Babyruth]

Greek food is a type of Mediterranean food. Some examples are calamari, grilled octopus, spanikopita (like spinach pie), lamb, lots of others; google it!

[marichino_freedom]

i LOVE spanikopita! its one of my favorites.... dolmathes arent bad either!

[Babyruth]

Yum, yum, yum!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love them both!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[blessed]

i LOVE spanikopita! its one of my favorites.... dolmathes arent bad either!
What are those?

[azurity]

I think spanikopita is like a Greek pie, made with Filo pastry (really thin pastry, you have to use at least 5 layers, and it's all flaky. Very yummy!) mince meat, spinach, dried apricots, and pine nuts. If that's what it is, then it's very yummy!

Not sure what dolmaths are.

Someone mentioned musaka in an early post! I love that!! It's like lasagne made with zuccini instead of pasta. Awesome stuff.

Anyone here familiar with Aussie food? Meat pies (they mentioned that in the guys cooking section... and there isn't even any aussies in there!) and kangaroo steaks!

We also barbeque (grill) alot. It's the guys job to man the barbie! The ladies make the salad & sweets, and try to organise the blokes.

I don't cook alot. I used to when I was in high school, but I don't enjoy it so much now. Mainly because I don't have as much time, and because I find it hard to think what to cook for a family of 8. I find it a real chore. Any ideas will be appreciated!

Right now, tho, I have a roast cooking in the oven! My first ever, that I can remember. I gotta go cut the veggies up now.

Oh... and any holidays... count me in! I LOVE to travel!

[Babyruth]

You were close on the spanikopita. It is made with Phylo dough, usually with more than 8. It has spinach, Feta cheese, other cheese, eggs, and lots more. It's kinda like spinach pie. It is sooooooooooooooooooo good! I think what you were referring to was baklava. It is also made with Phlyo dough, but with chopped nuts and lots of honey!!!!!!!!!!! Here is a link for spanikopita: http://www.kolias.com/homegarden/recipes/spinachpie.htm. Dolmathes are grape leaves rolled up with rice and/or meat. They are also super good! Here is a link: http://www.plata.gr/crete/recipes/recipes/Dolmathes.htm. Here is another one: http://www.post-gazette.com/food/20030102faveshp2.asp. Dolmathes don't look too great, but they are super good! Hope this helped!

[desertroses]

Wow, thanks ruth for these links!!!!!! I'll definitely try them out :)

[azurity]

Ah, phylo dough! I just spelt it filo. And in Australia we would call it pastry anyway, not dough. Dough is the stuff that isn't cooked. So we both said the same thing! :)

Thanks for the links. Anyone got any recipes that little brothers like? (I've got 5!)

[marichino_freedom]

my homemade salsa recipe:

1 whole lime
1 whole lemon
jalepenos to taste
1 8 oz can of tomato paste
12 roma tomatoes
1 green onion bunch
1 bunch cilantro
1 whole garlic
apple cidar vinegar (2-3 tbsp)
spices to taste


in a blender, puree the vinegar, lemon, lime, tomato paste, some jalepenos, and about half of the tomatoes. then, mix in the rest (chopped/minced of course) and enjoy!! (this makes a LOT)

[redeemed]

ooh that sounds like good salsa. Azurity i found some recipes for kids. This is just one of them and if you want any more just tell me. ( this probably isn't very healthy though)
Candy Bar pie ( I think most adults would like this also but in the book it is specified for kids)
8 oz cream cheese
8 oz frozen whipped topping (thawed)
4 candy bars (butter fingers are recomended)
1 9 inch grahm cracker crust

In a small mixing bowl beat the cream cheese until smooth. Fold in the whipped topping. Crush the candy bars and fold 1 cup into the cream cheese mixture. Spoon into crust and sprinkle remaining candy bar crumbs over the top. Refridgerate for 2-4 hours.

[NeedGod]

uuuuuhh, i am in a recipe frenzy. heeelllllp, i want lots and lots of recipes!

[redeemed_lizzi]

I soo wasn't hungry until i started reading this thread. I love to cook and I love food from different countries. The other day I made a Thai Red Curry, which turned out gorgeous (If any one wants the recipe just ask away). As I'm from Ghana, the majority of the dishes I cook are Ghanian. One of my favourites is Red-Red which involves black eye beans, zomi, fried plantain and gari.....mmmmmm. I love greek, italian, mexican, indian, thai, japanese, turkish etc etc food. I was in Germany for a year and all we did was eat (although strangely I lost weight that year hmmm...) food from different countries.The only thing I didn't like was a north German dish called labskaus. Too bland for my taste buds. Thanks for the other recipies ladies and keep them coming.

[NeedGod]

ok i am asking away, for allll recipes you have! Please email me all of them
that goes to all of you too
enamwacha@hotmail.com
yup, there you go, just send me them recipes!

[FreeAtLast]

I soo wasn't hungry until i started reading this thread. I love to cook and I love food from different countries. The other day I made a Thai Red Curry, which turned out gorgeous (If any one wants the recipe just ask away). As I'm from Ghana, the majority of the dishes I cook are Ghanian. One of my favourites is Red-Red which involves black eye beans, zomi, fried plantain and gari.....mmmmmm. I love greek, italian, mexican, indian, thai, japanese, turkish etc etc food. I was in Germany for a year and all we did was eat (although strangely I lost weight that year hmmm...) food from different countries.The only thing I didn't like was a north German dish called labskaus. Too bland for my taste buds. Thanks for the other recipies ladies and keep them coming.

hi redeemed_lizzi.
where about in Germany did you stay?
And did you go to a church there? (I am from Germany).
Btw. I have never heard of a dish called Labskaus. What is that? Meat, fish...?

[redeemed_lizzi]

hi redeemed_lizzi.
where about in Germany did you stay?
And did you go to a church there? (I am from Germany).
Btw. I have never heard of a dish called Labskaus. What is that? Meat, fish...?

I lived in Hamburg for just over 10 months. I absolutely loved it and my German improved soooo much. I went to a church in Westertimke which is near a town called Zeven (very small places). My pastor was Bro Adreas Ringen. Where in Germany do you live?
Labskaus is some kind of meat dish with egg, pickle and something else I can't remember. It wasn't horrible, but the meat just had no flavour and I would have liked some potatoes or something with it.

[redeemed]

Does anyone have any good Irish food recipes???
:chef
-Lyddie

P.S My member name is Lyddie so send them there, PLEASE!!!
OR EMAIL ME AT IrishFilly@myfam.com

[EllyMae]

Hey, sorry Lyddie... I know of none! There's always google.. ;) Haha

[SisTrev]

irish recipes? hurmmm...nope...can't say as i've ever had any...let me know if you come across one...Im sure Trevor would love to try some Irish food.:chef

[NeedGod]

i googled it and found real good recipes. just try it.

[Lyddie]

i googled it and found real good recipes. just try it.

Well??? Aren't ya gonna post 'em??

[Lyddie]

irish recipes? hurmmm...nope...can't say as i've ever had any...let me know if you come across one...Im sure Trevor would love to try some Irish food.:chef


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Irish Stew
Irish stew is easy to make and if made with mutton and cooked slowly will be both flavorsome and tender. Mutton, being an older meat, has more flavor than lamb but does need to be cooked for a couple http://www.irelandseye.com/newmedia/culture/recipes/cooking/irishstw.gifof hours over a low heat with liquid. It should not be allowed to boil or the flavor will be spoiled. There is little agreement as to the classic recipe - should there be carrots? Should the meat be browned? Should mutton, lamb, beef, bacon or even kid be used? The following dish will be found to be hearty and nourishing and traditional enough. 2 1/2 lb boned mutton
4 large potatoes
2 large onions
3 or 4 medium carrots
sprig of parsley
2 cups water
salt and pepper
(serves four)
Cut the meat into good size chunks. Peel the vegetables and slice thickly. Chop the parsley. Choose a pot with a well-fitting lid and put in the ingredients in layers, starting and finishing with potatoes. Pour in the water and season to taste. Cover and put on a very low heat for about 2 1/2 hours until the meat is tender and the potatoes have thickened the liquid. The dish may also be made with lamb, in which case it requires only 1 1/2 hours cooking time.

[God'schild]

i would post recipes, but i don't know if i should.

I think i inherited remembering recipes in my head from my mom
Both my mom and i love to cook i might become a chef oneday Lord willing
I have the tendancy to make up recipes. Sometimes they tend to turn out and other time they don't
There's a say that i use all the time " Practice makes Perfect."

[already bought]

i would post recipes, but i don't know if i should.

I think i inherited remembering recipes in my head from my mom
Both my mom and i love to cook i might become a chef oneday Lord willing
I have the tendancy to make up recipes. Sometimes they tend to turn out and other time they don't
There's a say that i use all the time " Practice makes Perfect."

Except one thing silly. You should write them down and put a book together other wise you never remember the first one. Thats what I do with............. Pluse some of them are really good and then you could make them more often. Try it one time and you might be surprised at what you come up with when you write it down. Also its a good way to remember what God is usesing you for

[Babyruth]

I actually made a pie the other day. It was for dessert at Leah's. It was a peanut butter cream pie. Very tasty! And with organic peanut butter, so it was slightly healthy. I normally hate cooking/baking, but it was kind of fun, except that I made my mom watch me the whole time to make sure I did it all correctly. And I made her pour it into the pie crust, I have this thing about pouring things, I can't pour very well. Just thought I'd let you all know. It was a momentous occasion. I'm even going to make another dessert for a potluck on Sunday! :chef

[SisTrev]

peanut butter pie...yummy...

Im getting ready to make a blackberry pie...its the second one this week...Trevor really loves them. Our neighbor has a huge blackberry bush and they let us pick as many as we want. I'll probably make some blackberry jam next.

[Babyruth]

Yum! Sounds good!

[Babyruth]

Leah made cookies a couple weeks ago that were really, really good!!!! I was thinking about making brownies for work, my coworkers always get excited and really nice when I make them. Hmm, maybe I should. Did you gals know that milk can explode? :D

[AlanaH]

Leah made cookies a couple weeks ago that were really, really good!!!! I was thinking about making brownies for work, my coworkers always get excited and really nice when I make them. Hmm, maybe I should. Did you gals know that milk can explode? :D

No, I didn't...what makes it explode? Heat, or just going bad for a really, really long time?

[Babyruth]

Funny you should ask... :D

So, I like my hot beverages hot! Big surprise, eh? Actually, most people don't like them too hot, more like warm, or just over warm. Anyways, I like home-made hot chocolate, so I was warming the milk in the microwave, cause it's faster than the stove, and I didn't know how long to put it in for, so I did 2 min. It still wasn't hot enough, so I did 2 more minutes. Well, after aboout 1 minute, I saw this white tidal wave hit the door of the microwave and then this sickening smell started seeping out of the microwave. I quickly stopped it, and slowly opened the door. A small wave of milk gave leaking over the edge of the microwave and the smell hit me in the face. It took forever to clean up, because liquid has to soak up. And the smell lingered for a few hours.

You'd think I'd learned my lesson. Apparenlty not. I did the same thing again, only this time, I didn't stop the microwave because I wasn't watching it. I set it for 3.5 minutes and came back to find a disgusting mess of milk and milk skin in the microwave.

Needless to say, I did learn my lesson after that. :D

[AlanaH]

Wow. That actually (even tho it wasn't, I'm sure) sounds kinda cool. Hey everybody, Ruth has done two successful science experiments....right in her own kitchen! I'm gonna have to try that sometime...(not) ;)

[Babyruth]

It was quite cool. I should do it somehow with a thermometer to see what temperature milk explodes at. :D I wouldn't suggest trying it, it's smelly and messy. What's really cool is exploding a marshmallow! Now try and explain that to your mom...:D

See you tomorrow Alana!

[collegegirl]

Wow, haven't been on here in a while!

Speaking of microwaves...a little off the subject, but my teacher was doing some sort of experiment, and they put a cockroach in the microwave for like 10 min, and the longer it was in there, the crazier it became, and he said when they opened the door, it literally zoomed out. Gross.

Being creative in cooking is fun...in small amounts.

But when you have a catering for 200 ppl, and you have to make 400 of the little suckers....

Or perhaps a triple batch of Artichoke and Spinach dip. 16 Quarts we are talking about her folks. I would be willing to share the recipe here, as I gave it to someone else, and they rather enjoyed it. Try it at your local Olive Garden first, as they are similar, (though I haven't had it there either, will probably get it next week). I really enjoy it, but especially hot, and it goes will with tortilla chips.

[AlanaH]

Putting a cockroach in the microwave? Now I've officially heard everything.
Hey Ruth, I know about marshmallows...my cousin did it one day...along with an egg and a grape. That was an awesome day!!! :) They explode at different times tho.
Talk about wanting to hide out for a week ....:peep:

[Babyruth]

Yuck about the cockroach! Yeah, my mom wasn't too happy when I exploded the milk.

[AlanaH]

I could imagine what your mom did when she found it....and that's quite a funny thought actually...:rofl:

[collegegirl]

There can't be any smell worse than burnt popcorn. <wrinkles nose>

[leahmb]

And the smell lingered for a few hours.


On the topic of smells and microwaves...I am reminded of an escapade of my sister's doing. Earlier this year my sister decided she wanted something like my parents special, microwaveable beanbag that they take to bed, so she "made" her own...Oh dear! She thought, beanbag, dishtowel? What's the difference? She then proceeded to put her wrapped up towel in the microwave for 10 minutes!!! I came out of my room because I could smell something weird and when I got in the kitchen I started screaming; there was smoke coming out of the microwave and a horrible, sulfer-smell. Anyways, my dad could barely get it out, because the fumes were so heavy (his eyes were totally watering), but when he did, parts of it actually fell apart; the fibers had disintegrated....then the house smelled for like an hour. It could've been scary, but was more funny that she actually tried that one.

[AlanaH]

Oh, my...
That totally sounds like her too....
And yes, burnt popcorn is THE worst smell...besides the gas station smell (mixed fried food and cigarette smoke...nasty!)

[Babyruth]

On the topic of smells and microwaves...I am reminded of an escapade of my sister's doing. Earlier this year my sister decided she wanted something like my parents special, microwaveable beanbag that they take to bed, so she "made" her own...Oh dear! She thought, beanbag, dishtowel? What's the difference? She then proceeded to put her wrapped up towel in the microwave for 10 minutes!!! I came out of my room because I could smell something weird and when I got in the kitchen I started screaming; there was smoke coming out of the microwave and a horrible, sulfer-smell. Anyways, my dad could barely get it out, because the fumes were so heavy (his eyes were totally watering), but when he did, parts of it actually fell apart; the fibers had disintegrated....then the house smelled for like an hour. It could've been scary, but was more funny that she actually tried that one.
She told me about that. She is so funny! Remember when we tried to make hash browns? :rofl:

[AlanaH]

I think I may have even heard about that....

[Noe]

i didn't see it posted on here, but does anyone have a recipe for biscuit (like what you eat with your dinner) there was one on here but it had sugar in it so i don't think that would be the right recipe. unless i'm wrong. can anyone help me out on this

[marichino_freedom]

personally i love the smell of burnt popcorn.

my little cousin when he was 3 put his cat in the microwave!!!! the cat was ok, but as for my cousin......

and the cockroach thing: gross!!!! but, i guess there would have to be some side affect (the crazies) in order to withstand nuclear radiation (they are the only living thing that can suvive it....like if we got nuked today, they'd be crawling around, crazy in the head)

[AlanaH]

I would share my biscuit recipe, but a local restaurant owner is going to give me big $$$ to market it, so I can't take the chance. :)

[Lyddie]

I would share my biscuit recipe, but a local restaurant owner is going to give me big $$$ to market it, so I can't take the chance. :)

That's not fair!!!!:y14:

[Lyddie]

personally i love the smell of burnt popcorn.

my little cousin when he was 3 put his cat in the microwave!!!! the cat was ok, but as for my cousin......

and the cockroach thing: gross!!!! but, i guess there would have to be some side affect (the crazies) in order to withstand nuclear radiation (they are the only living thing that can suvive it....like if we got nuked today, they'd be crawling around, crazy in the head)

Burnt popcorn? ewww:tongue:
He put his cat in the microwave!!!???!!!!:y10: :eek:

[Lyddie]

There can't be any smell worse than burnt popcorn. <wrinkles nose>

I know this is off subject but, what a pretty picture you have there collegegirl! Is that you?

[leahmb]

To get it "back on topic" (like that matters :) ). But I thought I'd share a very yummy recipe...compliments of my mother that she copied from a sandwich she ate at a shop. It's turkey with cranberry sauce, mozzarella cheese and cream cheese on whatever type of bread or roll. I thought it would be weird; but it was delicious!!! I made my own today and enjoyed every bite.

[Babyruth]

Yum! Sounds good! You'll have to make me one sometime. :D

[leahmb]

If you come have lunch with me today I will......

[marichino_freedom]

Burnt popcorn? ewww:tongue:
He put his cat in the microwave!!!???!!!!:y10: :eek:


lol....yeah, poor cat.

[Lyddie]

To get it "back on topic" (like that matters :) ). But I thought I'd share a very yummy recipe...compliments of my mother that she copied from a sandwich she ate at a shop. It's turkey with cranberry sauce, mozzarella cheese and cream cheese on whatever type of bread or roll. I thought it would be weird; but it was delicious!!! I made my own today and enjoyed every bite.

My mom has copied an idea for a sandwich too. It has roast beef,alfalfa sprouts, avacado, and swiss cheese. It was soooooooo goooooood!!!!!!:thumbup: :-p

[AlanaH]

To get it "back on topic" (like that matters :) ). But I thought I'd share a very yummy recipe...compliments of my mother that she copied from a sandwich she ate at a shop. It's turkey with cranberry sauce, mozzarella cheese and cream cheese on whatever type of bread or roll. I thought it would be weird; but it was delicious!!! I made my own today and enjoyed every bite.

I've tried that...it's delicious. I also like the sorta weird combination of roast beef and regular cream cheese on a bagel...that's pretty good too.
Of course, lots of things sound good because I am starving....:hungry:

[vpiper]

I've been cooking/baking for the lst two days. I made Bannana Bread, Oatmeal raisin cinamon cookies, chocolate chip cookies, strawberry popcorn balls and Creme 'de Mint Cake.

The Creme de Ment Cake is my favorite you need
white cake mix
Creme de mint
fudge ice cream topping
whip cream 8oz

you mix the white cake mix like normal and add 3 tbs of Creme de mint
bake cake as directed
let cool
put a layer of fudge ice cream topping on top of cake
mix 3-4 tbs of Creme de mint in whip cream and layer on top of fudge then put in fridge until serving

[marichino_freedom]

save me an oatmeal cookie!!!! J/K....you dont have to.....(but it sounds yummy)

[vpiper]

everything is for this weekend, it's all for you

[marichino_freedom]

yesssss! :yay:

[vpiper]

:yay: i love that guy, he is so funny:yay: makes me excited to just watch him:yay:

[marichino_freedom]

lol!!! yeah, i like mr juggles just as much...:juggle:

[vpiper]

Anyway, I love Baking, Cooking not so much. takes to long stirring and stuff

[marichino_freedom]

I'm the opposite......

[Skirty]

I decided last night at 10:30 I wanted to bake something... took me til almost 1:00, lol
I always decide i need to do things when it's late.

[SisTrev]

what did ya bake? was it worth the late night?

[God'schild]

i decided i needed to bake a chocolate cake last night... and i did...
since i'm addicted to anything that is chocolate.

[Only One Life, Live 4 GOD]

I'm allergic to too much chocolate My throat close's up and starts to burn and I cant breath Especially Nestles and straight cocoa items like choc cake but suprisingly Cadbury Choc is ok lol

[azurity]

I randomly observe that DJ is viewing this thread...

[Skirty]

what did ya bake? was it worth the late night?
Yes it was :) It's called a 'chocolate oblivian truffle torte', simple name eh?
It only has 3 ingredients, (eggs, butter and bittersweet chocolate). But is suprisingly complicated and easy at the same time :confused:


I'm allergic to too much chocolate My throat close's up and starts to burn and I cant breath Especially Nestles and straight cocoa items like choc cake but suprisingly Cadbury Choc is ok lol
My sister will be happy to hear that. She very allergic to chocolate, even the white stuff. She hasn't ever heard of someone else having the same problem... people usually don't believe her for some reason.

[leahmb]

I decided last night at 10:30 I wanted to bake something... took me til almost 1:00, lol
I always decide i need to do things when it's late.

It was amazing!!!!

[Skirty]

It was amazing!!!!
Thank you :) lots of fun last night... my sugar intake was way to high though :D

[Only One Life, Live 4 GOD]

Sounds like fun

[vpiper]

I miss late night cooking, I need my sleep now.

[marichino_freedom]

vanessa, your popcorn balls were very yummy (as were the awesome oatmeal ones, and the chocolate chip)

yes, i had some of all of them..... :)

[vpiper]

you missed out on the creme de mint cake, it was good and now I have an almost whole cake in my fridge, looks like I'm going to get to eat cake this week

Thank you, I thought they were good too, I love popcorn balls and forgot how easy they were.

[Babyruth]

Krista's cake was scrumptious! And so were Leah's mom's espresso things. Yum yum yum!!!!!!!

[leahmb]

Krista's cake was scrumptious! And so were Leah's mom's espresso things. Yum yum yum!!!!!!!

I had an espresso thing for BREAKFAST....but today I don't think caffeine is doing anything for me...I've had like 3 cups of coffee and I could fall asleep at my desk....to many late nights in a row.

[AlanaH]

I had half of a Venti Starbucks frappuchino last night at around 9 pm...kept me awake just long enough to reorganize all 400 of my CDs. And then I fell fast asleep the minute that I went to bed. So now I'm drinking the rest of it right now in hopes that it will keep me awake long enough to work on the music for an upcoming special...

[Babyruth]

Yeah, I agree. I stay up late, but this weekend was too much. However, extremely fun!

[AlanaH]

So did you get a lot of presents??? :)

[Babyruth]

Yep, lots of good ones, including a machine gun. :D

[AlanaH]

Oh, c'mon....

[Babyruth]

I did. It's a very cool camo machine gun. From my 2 high school buddies. :D

[SisTrev]

yikes:aaaah:....remind me not to get on your bad side...LOL

[AlanaH]

I'll have to see it.
What are you going to do with it?? There's a shooting range right behind my house, you know...:)

[Babyruth]

It's one of those cute dollar store ones. :D It's a private joke, about me going to Iraq to be a sniper. :D

[SisTrev]

>wipes brow and sighs with relief<

dollar store...oh good....I was getting worried ...

[Babyruth]

Lol, yeah I know. I couldn't resist not adding that part at first. :D

[marichino_freedom]

cute, though......

i like birthdays.....i cant wait for mine!

[AlanaH]

I was going to say...Ruth with a machine gun? Big mistake, ya'll. :)

[marichino_freedom]

on the topic of cooking.....i think i might make some greek food for this weekend. i am going to chicago (as is vanessa) and i have been told that i should make some stuff. soooooo....

spanakopita, saganaki, and baklava it is

[AlanaH]

Ever had a gyro? With the tzitiki (sp?) sauce on it? It's the best sandwich ever.

[Babyruth]

on the topic of cooking.....i think i might make some greek food for this weekend. i am going to chicago (as is vanessa) and i have been told that i should make some stuff. soooooo....

spanakopita, saganaki, and baklava it is
Yum! Greek is my favorite!

[marichino_freedom]

Ever had a gyro? With the tzitiki (sp?) sauce on it? It's the best sandwich ever.


satziki.....and yep, i love em!

i have worked at a greek restaurant off and on for the last 5 years.....

[AlanaH]

satziki.....and yep, i love em!

i have worked at a greek restaurant off and on for the last 5 years.....

Still not sure that's how it's spelled...unless its a different version. But I'm pretty sure it starts with tz.

[azurity]

Yah, I think it's tzatziki... hmm... it's not in the spell checker. And Greek isn't one of the lauguages, either! But I'm sure it's a tz as well.

Yesterday I had a lamb yuros souvolaki with tzatziki. Was soooo good!

Hehe... that looks like I'm talking another language! How cool is that?

[AlanaH]

Yeah...I think that's how it's spelled. That looks right.

[Skirty]

After reading all about Greek food I want calamari... and I want it NOW! lol

I have a new goal for November, I want to make one of those sugar cages that you put over desserts. I was talking to Leah's mom about them last night and I'm starting to get obsessive :D

[marichino_freedom]

Yeah...I think that's how it's spelled. That looks right.


the greek people that i worked for always spell it s (but i think it can be either way)

[Only One Life, Live 4 GOD]

I LOVE mederterainian (I really really cant spell) food I want to learn how to cook nice stuff like that

[marichino_freedom]

Its fun and pretty straightfoward....indian food, on the other hand, can get a bit tricky

[vpiper]

today I'm making chicken noodle soup, it's American cause I'm American and I'm making, I don't know the origin of it really.

[Only One Life, Live 4 GOD]

Indian is EASY and yummy

[marichino_freedom]

depends on what you are making

i made bombay chicken and it got a bit tricky

[leahmb]

I just had canned whipped cream that was peppermint flavored. I think I kind of like it. You have to have it on the right thing or it's weird.

[marichino_freedom]

that does sound weird....does it taste good alone?

i've had chocolate whipped cream, never peppermint

[leahmb]

that does sound weird....does it taste good alone?

i've had chocolate whipped cream, never peppermint

ooo, I like chocolate whipped cream. Yeah by itself it's good. I think it would be nasty on pumkin pie, but on my mocha it was tasty.

[marichino_freedom]

chocolate and mint seem to go well together, though. i agree that with pumpkin, that might get a bit nasty

[Skirty]

I had raspberry whipped cream the other day. That was yummy :)

[marichino_freedom]

that DOES sound yummy! i love raspberry!

[leahmb]

I had raspberry whipped cream the other day. That was yummy :)

That would be amazing on your chocolate torte!

[Skirty]

That would be amazing on your chocolate torte!
Ooooooooh.... you are much smarter than I give you credit for ;) j/k

[leahmb]

Ooooooooh.... you are much smarter than I give you credit for ;) j/k

I feel so picked on this week. I haven't been able to get over being called "dense" :( or Mt. St. Helens :'(

[Skirty]

I feel so picked on this week. I haven't been able to get over being called "dense" :( or Mt. St. Helens :'(
lol, the Mt. St. Helen's was extremely appropriate. You were 'erupting' at the idea of being called that :)

[leahmb]

lol, the Mt. St. Helen's was extremely appropriate. You were 'erupting' at the idea of being called that :)

I did that just for effect!

[marichino_freedom]

speaking of desserts, i have to make baklava this weekend, eek! i've never made it before, but i've always watched. this could get interesting

[AlanaH]

Baklava is awesome...hope it turns out well for you...

[marichino_freedom]

i abandoned that idea when i found out it was going to cost me thirty dollars!

[azurity]

That's one thing I don't like about cooking. It can get expensive when you need special ingredients!

I think in my case tho, I usually just lack inspiration. And motivation.

I always have to try to find something that all my brothers can eat. And then practically triple the recipe, to make sure there is enough.

It gets painful after awhile!

[Babyruth]

I forced my mom to make cinnamon rolls Sunday. They were sooooo yummy!

[leahmb]

One of my co-worker's wife brought in fudge--it was DIVINE! I decided I should try to make some.....I think I am going to make cookies tonight though.

[leahmb]

I just had 2 Hershey's kisses w/ CHERRY inside...so good!

[SisTrev]

I just had 2 Hershey's kisses w/ CHERRY inside...so good!

that's a new one...i haven't seen any of those yet...sound yummy.

[Skirty]

I made cookies for my sisters piano recital last night... they worked out perfect. I am extremely proud of myself!
They were music note cut-outs dipped in chocolate :)

[leahmb]

I made cookies for my sisters piano recital last night... they worked out perfect. I am extremely proud of myself!
They were music note cut-outs dipped in chocolate :)

Sounds adorable! What a nice sister!

Quote:
Originally Posted by leahmb
I just had 2 Hershey's kisses w/ CHERRY inside...so good!


that's a new one...i haven't seen any of those yet...sound yummy.

Me neither (before today)...it was a great start to my morning! I walked in and the nice man said "I have a question." Then he handed me the candy and started the question....I like questions that start with candy :D

[AlanaH]

I am seriously making soooo much food for my Christmas party....it's going to be awesome.
And there's quite a few people coming as of right now, so that's cool...

And I just found out that my gramma sent me a huge box of her awesome homemade fudge!!!!! Happiness!

[marichino_freedom]

i would like to make a few things......i guess it depends on how much time i have....i'm supposed to work some overtime

[vpiper]

Christmas party sounds fun, I haven't been to one of those in years, Christmas isn't the same thing

[marichino_freedom]

Bellevue's fancy one is this friday.....i have no idea what to wear! :012:

[vpiper]

just don't wear the christmas outfit from 3 years ago, wear one of your nice dresses

[marichino_freedom]

lol....yeah.


i guess i'll figure it out

[vpiper]

make sure you feel pretty and are comfortable and he has a ironed shirt and clean pants ready on Thursday night

[marichino_freedom]

no kidding.....he's always like "can you iron this shirt while i get ready".....which is a disaster because i am iron-challenged :D

i just dont know....last year i wore that oriental-style shirt, but i want to mix it up a bit this year

[vpiper]

that's fine just think ahead and make what ever your choices are as least stressful as possible. when you know your going to do something days early you can prepare.

[marichino_freedom]

lol...maybe i should apply that to the rest of my life!

[vpiper]

no just with that relationship, don't worry about home work until the last minute, it gets better with the wait

[marichino_freedom]

lol....yeah, i guess so!

[Babyruth]

Krista, you amaze me! What adorable cookies! And, what am I supposed to wear to your party? I have nothing festive.

Alana, do you want me to bring anything to your party? Food or drink or snack?

[AlanaH]

Nope, just yourself and the gift and your favorite socks to curl up by the wood stove in.
And I need details about Krista's party...I still don't know if I can come or not though....

[Skirty]

Nope, just yourself and the gift and your favorite socks to curl up by the wood stove in.
And I need details about Krista's party...I still don't know if I can come or not though....
Not much to it :) At 6:30, wear something 'festive' and bring a small gift.

Krista, you amaze me! What adorable cookies! And, what am I supposed to wear to your party? I have nothing festive.


You can just stick candy canes in your hair or something :)

[leahmb]

Not much to it :) At 6:30, wear something 'festive' and bring a small gift.


You can just stick candy canes in your hair or something :)

I should do that! What are YOU wearing...I am trying to decide between cute red sweater, itchy snowflake sweater, sparkly shrug, or designing a Mrs. Clause outfit.

[vpiper]

I should do that! What are YOU wearing...I am trying to decide between cute red sweater, itchy snowflake sweater, sparkly shrug, or designing a Mrs. Clause outfit.

this party sounds really festive, I think you should go as ms. Clause and take pictures to share with us that can not go.

[Skirty]

I should do that! What are YOU wearing...I am trying to decide between cute red sweater, itchy snowflake sweater, sparkly shrug, or designing a Mrs. Clause outfit.
oooh.. mrs. Claus !
I'm considering my Christmas tree costume, lol. But i'll probably just wear the star on my head and put tinsel around my neck :)

[marichino_freedom]

awwwwww....i wanna go!

*sniff* :012:

[leahmb]

oooh.. mrs. Claus !
I'm considering my Christmas tree costume, lol. But i'll probably just wear the star on my head and put tinsel around my neck :)

I think I just want to spray my hair white....is there a prize if I make a fool of myself?

[vpiper]

I just prepared a home made apple pie for my Husband and I'm inviting friends over tonight to share it, Well actually our Land lord and good friend is coming over to install my new bath tub and I'm going to suggest his wife comes too for dessert. I'm excited,

[marichino_freedom]

yay! you get your bathtub

[vpiper]

hopefully before christmas, right now you can see from my bedroom closet to the toilet.

[marichino_freedom]

lol...yeah, you showed me the pics

[vpiper]

there is a hole that goes to the basement, near the bathroom down there, but not to it, Jim tried to tell his wife that there was a hole inthe bathroom, but she believed me instead.

[Skirty]

I think I just want to spray my hair white....is there a prize if I make a fool of myself?
of course :D

[Babyruth]

I have a wonderful idea for my outfit! I don't know if I should tell you now, or let it be a surprise. I'm very excited for it. :)

[vpiper]

the apple pie was a hit,

Zipporah got her first christmas present last night, a doll with a bottle she was beaming ear to ear. She wouldn't put it down so she slept with it last night. I made her put the bottle away cause no babies in my house are allowed to go to bed with a bottle,it bad for their teeth and I was afraid that Zippa might chew on it and ruin it.

[marichino_freedom]

lol...thats cute

[vpiper]

yesterday while I was making yet another home made pizza from scratch I realized that I had just made one last week for my hubby while I went Christmas shopping.

This pizza is different though, It's sauce was taco seasoning and tomatoes paste and I put taco seasoned hamburger on it with tomatoes. then topped with Cheddar cheese. It was a hit except for the Question that came out of my hubby's mouth when I was preparing it( Why didn't you go buy taco sauce for the sauce) Simple answer- it's the end of his pay check and I'm being creative with what I have. He slapped himself before I could respond-he knows better.

[marichino_freedom]

lol...silly boy.

that actually sounds very yummy. i cant wait to see what they have at the party tonight.

*i have not done one ounce of work today*

[vpiper]

my baby has yet to fall asleep yet and I need to load the car we are leaving the second Isaac gets home. . . but she will cry her head off if she hears me leave the house.

[azurity]

Are we still talking about food? *grin*

I cooked dinner tonight. For the first time in ages...

It was only Dad and me home, so I discovered that it is totally different cooking for 2 people, instead of 8!

It's a good thing Dad likes left overs!

I did steak, and scallop potato. And vegies.

Next time, I think I'll get started a little earlier. But it was good!

[Skirty]

I made mini cupcakes for tonight! I'm proud of myself... that's 5 things in a row that have worked out!!! lol

[SisTrev]

Are we still talking about food? *grin*

I cooked dinner tonight. For the first time in ages...

It was only Dad and me home, so I discovered that it is totally different cooking for 2 people, instead of 8!

It's a good thing Dad likes left overs!

I did steak, and scallop potato. And vegies.

Next time, I think I'll get started a little earlier. But it was good!


sounds wonderful!! can you send me the leftovers?

and yes..it is very different cooking for only 2 people when you are used to a big fam. I had to figure out how to do that when i got married...no more cooking for 7 people. But now i'm back to making big meals again, since i have kids and Trevor likes the leftovers for work.

[leahmb]

I made mini cupcakes for tonight! I'm proud of myself... that's 5 things in a row that have worked out!!! lol

The cupcakes were delicious!

I made little "pretzel bites." I think they are so yummy! They are pretzels, with Hershey kisses and M & Ms.

[Babyruth]

I loved all the food! It was soooo yummy!

[leahmb]

this party sounds really festive, I think you should go as ms. Clause and take pictures to share with us that can not go.

http://www.xanga.com/babyruth873/556445763/item.html?nextdate=last

Here ya go :ok:

[SisTrev]

hee hee....cute...you guys all looked very cute.

[vpiper]

I like the costumes too, but I guys I commented on your blog,

I just got done making my husband's lunch for tomorrow I like to make it in the mornings so it doesn't get too soggy before lunch, but today I have to stay p late for my kiln so. . . I made ham and cheese with mayo, mustard, and pickles on wheat bread. I also threw in a bag of Chips and poured some juice in his tupperware cup.

[AlanaH]

Sorry...I couldn't end up going. I had to stay home and do music stuff, besides preparing for my own party. I just realized that it's technically happening tonight now...

[Babyruth]

My mom made peppermint marshmallows last night! They are soooo yummy! They are easy to make too, I helped a bit. I think I shall make them all the time. :)

[marichino_freedom]

oooooh, yummy!

[Ann]

i don't really cook but when i get married i'll be interested. I adore Mum's cooking its traditional Hungarian and all sooooooooo tastey! Meatballs, Fette cheese spreads, chicken soup, chip pea soup and Fried chicken with mash potatoe...even now i feel hungry just naming them

[vpiper]

i don't really cook but when i get married i'll be interested. I adore Mum's cooking its traditional Hungarian and all sooooooooo tastey! Meatballs, Fette cheese spreads, chicken soup, chip pea soup and Fried chicken with mash potatoe...even now i feel hungry just naming them

I hope so for your hubby's sake. LOL

My hubby started to gain wieght when we started courting, he would come over during his lunch break and I would make him something. It is a lot different when you are cooking for someone.

[marichino_freedom]

i made whole wheat pasta tossed with a little olive oil, sauteed mushrooms, tomatoes and green onion and seasoned chicken breast chunks with lemon juice last night.....seth really liked it and so did i!!! suprisingly.

it is in my lunch today. we started that Body for Life thing today

[blessed]

My mom made peppermint marshmallows last night! They are soooo yummy! They are easy to make too, I helped a bit. I think I shall make them all the time. :)

what's peppermint marshmellow?

[blessed]

we started that Body for Life thing today

What's that?

[marichino_freedom]

its this book that tells you how to eat and exercise the right way in order to maximize your progress and results......instead of 3 meals a day, you eat 6 smaller ones.....exercise and take sundays off......

that way, you arent completely depriving yourself. sunday you can eat what you want and you dont work out.

[blessed]

Does it work?

[marichino_freedom]

its supposed to.....it isnt complicated or silly or anything.....its just about eating good food, taking a vitamin, and taking care of your body to transform it into "what its supposed to look like"

[leahmb]

its supposed to.....it isnt complicated or silly or anything.....its just about eating good food, taking a vitamin, and taking care of your body to transform it into "what its supposed to look like"

I'll have to get that book.....

[marichino_freedom]

its a cool book

"body for life" by: Bill Phillips

[leahmb]

its a cool book

"body for life" by: Bill Phillips

Is it the 12 weeks to physical and mental strength? Or the journal? Or eating for life? (Our library has all of these)

[Babyruth]

what's peppermint marshmellow?
You've never had a marshmallow? You poor thing! Maybe I'll have to send you some. Here's some info about marshmallows: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshmallow. You can add whatever flavor you like, so my mom made peppermint ones. They are yummy!

[AlanaH]

I don't really eat that many marshmallows, but I'll eat one every now and then just to do it.

[vpiper]

I don't like eat marshmallows alone, but I like to eat s'mores and rice crispy treats.

[marichino_freedom]

Is it the 12 weeks to physical and mental strength? Or the journal? Or eating for life? (Our library has all of these)


actually, yeah! i want to rent the eating for life....it has some yummy recipies

[Babyruth]

Yeah, I rarely, if ever, eat marshmallows alone. I like them in things, like hot chocolate and smores!!!!!

[marichino_freedom]

on one summer day when i was in grade school, my friend and i ate a whole frozen pizza and a whole bag of marshmallows

that sounds really gross to me now