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"Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version"
samboohoo 17173 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 08:54 AM (EST)
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"Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
Tell me 2 things you cook:1. You make it well. 2. You suck at making it. Me: 1. I make a mean Rigatoni with Vodka Sauce. 2. I cannot flip an omelet. Boo and Captain Chaos sitting in a tree . . .
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Max Headroom 10069 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 08:58 AM (EST)
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1. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
1. Grilled fish. DW claims my grill-cooked salmon is better than 99%+ of salmon she's had at restaurants.2. Asking me to flip a pancake is guaranteeing a mess in the kitchen. agman Rammed me!
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syren 5418 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 10:24 AM (EST)
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18. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
Ok...Salmon people, we need a recipe thread.
What?
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Ahtumbreez 10456 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 09:02 AM (EST)
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2. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
1. Drunken PorkChops - it's what I always cook for first time guests because I've never had it flop.2. Fried eggs - I either break the yolks or cook them too long and my edges are lacy. Yuk. winterized by agman I AM the Abbott of Vermont!
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agman 11166 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 10:21 AM (EST)
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17. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
>1. Drunken PorkChops - it's >what I always cook for >first time guests because I've >never had it flop. I always get drunk along with the Porkchops
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Ahtumbreez 10456 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 10:37 AM (EST)
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23. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
Me too! That's why they're my fav. I totally agree with whoever said don't cook with it unless you drink it. I just make sure it's drinkable thru the whole cooking process I also want to add that it was a toss up between fried eggs and chili rellenos. I love rellenos but can't for the life of me fix a good one. winterized by agman I AM the Abbott of Vermont!
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Lasann 3616 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Thong Contest Judge"
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01-29-08, 09:02 AM (EST)
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3. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
I don't make many things well but,1. Enchillada 2. Gravy Sharnina has outdone herself this time! Bounced by IceCat!!!
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brvnkrz 20491 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 09:19 AM (EST)
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4. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
1. A toss up between my lasagne and my chili. Both are requested frequently. 2. Other than when I experiment, I can't remember GF ever telling me that I sucked at cooking anything. There was that one sausage surprise dish that admiddetly was horrible but otherwise I'm a pretty good cook. An Arkie original.
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kingfish 20752 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 09:21 AM (EST)
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5. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
1. Chili.2. Spanish potato omelette.
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Sagebrush Dan 10002 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 09:26 AM (EST)
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6. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
1. I make a killer turkey chili. *drool*2. Pork chops. Pure leather with the essence of cardboard. It wasn't Dan's pork chops. I was kissing a human being with a soul.
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jbug 17146 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 09:27 AM (EST)
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7. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
LAST EDITED ON 01-29-08 AT 09:29 AM (EST)my specialties 1. Best chicken parmesan e.v.e.r 2. To die for Chili on the other hand: 1. coconut or chocolate pies (the last chocolate pie I tried, DH thought it was a milkshake) 2. biscuits from scratch (I could go on and on and on.........with this list )
BTW, speaking of Chicken parmesan, do you serve yours with pasta? or when you order it in a restaurant do you get pasta? I always do; but went to a new little country restaurant last week and got just the chicken with sauce and cheese on top - no pasta. so? Edited because I apparently can't follow directions (ask tride) - just one of each? Well, whip me with a wet noodle, I'm not changing my answers.
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Estee 57126 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 09:33 AM (EST)
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8. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
1. Skirt steak. 2. Dover sole.
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01-29-08, 09:38 AM (EST)
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9. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
1. Meatloaf 2. Everything elseI can open a can of vegetables and warm it up, but except for meatloaf, I leave the "scratch" recipes to DH. He willingly does most of the cooking at our house—and I clean up the kitchen. But my meatloaf is pretty good, even if I do say so myself, so I'll fix it a couple of times a month to give him the night off. Vintage tribephyl
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syren 5418 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 09:42 AM (EST)
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11. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
1. Cocktail meatballs. Everyone always raves about them, and my way even makes the meatless ones taste wonderful.2. Scratch biscuits. I admit, I only tried once but it was such a Hockey puck failure I have not tried again. (If I use Pillsbury Southern Style from the frozen section no one knows they are not scratch, unless I tell them )
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dragonflies 8051 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 09:50 AM (EST)
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13. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
1. I make a very good spaghetti. I used to suck at making rice, it always turned out sticky, but in the last year or 2 I've turned it around, to where it is almost always perfect.2. I, like Boo, cannot flip an omelet in a pan. I learned how to make them on a big griddle when I was a short order cook in a greasy spoon restaurant. That is the only way I can make them without having them fall apart.
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kingfish 20752 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 03:06 PM (EST)
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66. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
Yeah, me too. I finally learned to cook rice when someone gave me an automatic cooker. Out of pity, I'm sure, but whatever...
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samboohoo 17173 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 11:41 AM (EST)
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26. "Omelets" |
or omelettes for those who spell it that way. I have tried everything in this regard. At one point I had two pans going. I don't like for my eggs to be brown. Yucky! But I also like them cooked throughout. I have gotten better, but they still aren't pretty. Boo and Captain Chaos sitting in a tree . . .
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agman 11166 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 10:20 AM (EST)
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15. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
1 I can Barbeque anything well2. Omelettes. No one goes near any omlette I make!
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jbug 17146 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 10:25 AM (EST)
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19. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
I don't believe it. I lived in CA and never could find any decent BBQ Agman (see BBQ is the way we say it here in BBQ country )
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DearAbby 3008 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Car Show Celebrity"
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01-29-08, 12:12 PM (EST)
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36. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
IIRC, we had a thread a while back about spelling barbecue / barbeque / BBQ. Any volunteers to search the archives?
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jbug 17146 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 02:39 PM (EST)
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54. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
You're kidding right? If I keep going in there, I'll have to join the cast of "LOST" . Agman Special
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geg6 14941 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 10:21 AM (EST)
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16. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
1) So many things that I'm having a hard time picking just one. Honestly, I really am good in the kitchen even if this sounds awfully like insane bragging. Hmmmmm. I'll pick two things I know a lot of people are wary of making that I get raves on every time: a standing roast of prime rib that you'd be hard put to find anywhere near as good in a restaurant and Beef Wellington.2) Well, I simply don't cook anything I'm not good at. LOL! Here I'd just say baking. Anything. I don't like or enjoy doing it and, consequently, I'm not all that good at it. "With all the talk about how to stimulate it, you'd think that the economy is a giant clitoris." - Barbara Ehrenreich
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Sunny_Bunny 5597 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 10:29 AM (EST)
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20. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
Bunny:1. Chinese - I am always told that my Chinese is better than what is served in most Chinese places. 2. Omelets are also my downfall. Ra: 1. Killer chili. Everyone drools over his chili. 2. "Ra surprise" which sometimes is really, really good, and other times it's "what were you thinking?!" LOL We take turns cooking, and cook together on weekends. Our basic habit is that one cooks, the other one cleans up and whoever the "main chef" is when we cook together, the other is the assistant. We established that habit because we lived alone for so long that scuffles about the "proper" way to do things often led to disagreements. The Chef/Assistant plan eliminated those disagreements.
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Glow 14353 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 10:33 AM (EST)
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21. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
1. tuna casserole (though I do make a wonderful meatloaf and a nice chili ~ I'd have to say my tuna casserole is the best thing I make) 2. just about everything else
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emydi 13669 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 11:05 AM (EST)
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25. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
you completely stole both of my answers!!! TUNA NUNA!!!
I make good hot sausage too
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Glow 14353 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 11:45 AM (EST)
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27. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
You don't put peas in your tuna nuna, do you? *makes icky face* little green hate-filled balls
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Ahtumbreez 10456 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 12:02 PM (EST)
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32. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
I love little green hate-filled balls......and twizzlers winterized by agman I AM the Abbott of Vermont!
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emydi 13669 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 01:53 PM (EST)
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44. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
OMH no!! I forbade tim from making my tuna nuna recipe with peas...
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01-29-08, 11:52 AM (EST)
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28. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
1. It would be a choice between Lasagna and cornbread.2. I can't grill chicken- it always tastes dry and burned.
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PhoenixMons 4696 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Stuff Magazine Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 11:53 AM (EST)
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29. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
Hmmm...I consider myself a pretty good cook and generally don't have any disasters.1. My best is either my killer pot roast, meatloaf, or a Hungarian chicken dish. I also love baking and make a mean almond melt-in-your mouth cookie 2. My worst was a sour cream pork chop experiment. I'd made it before, but something just didn't work the second time. It was inedible. I also attempted a homemade chicken-filled pasta and it was awful.
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J Slice 13166 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 11:55 AM (EST)
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31. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
1. I make a flawless fried rice. Just used cold, cooked nashiki (sushi) rice, a little sesame oil, some butter, salt, pepper, various vegetables and meats... It always comes out right - you know it's done well when you realize that it's terrible for you and you continue eating it unabated.2. I seem to have trouble making hamburgers anywhere other than the grill. Stove-top = instant setting off the entire building's fire alarms. All Hail the Rickman!
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Ahtumbreez 10456 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 12:03 PM (EST)
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33. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
I knew that second answer Do you not put eggs in your fried rice? winterized by agman I AM the Abbott of Vermont!
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J Slice 13166 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 12:07 PM (EST)
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34. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
Yeah, yeah... stupid infernal hamburgers.I personally don't like eggs, but I occasionally cook for those who do. Therefore, the eggs are optional. They do add nice consistancy, but I just don't like them enough to prepare them for myself. All Hail the Rickman!
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Ahtumbreez 10456 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 12:24 PM (EST)
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37. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
The first time I ever tried to make fried rice I broke the eggs into the cooked rice. What an awful mess that was. Ugh. winterized by agman I AM the Abbott of Vermont!
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kingfish 20752 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 03:12 PM (EST)
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67. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
How are you supposed to do it?
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Snidget 44369 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 03:15 PM (EST)
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69. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
"Make hole in center of mixture and add eggs. Stir fry 3 minutes and mix into rice."http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/0,1642,145176-230196,00.html They tend not to scramble right if you dump them on the rice. You can also do them in a separate skillet, but pushing the rice out of the bottom of the wok and scrambling the eggs there works. Agman's like a brother, Your best friend forever, Making the sigs, the sigs that you like.
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kingfish 20752 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 04:18 PM (EST)
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80. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
Thanks. The few times (OK. maybe just once) I tried it, it came out weird (like ATum said), so I quit trying.
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Ahtumbreez 10456 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 04:40 PM (EST)
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82. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
It was gross looking wasn't it? *squishy nose winterized by agman I AM the Abbott of Vermont!
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kingfish 20752 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 08:01 PM (EST)
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87. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
Yeah, gruesome.But it sounds easy enough to try again. I think I'll get some Tasso and Andouille this weekend and try it with that. I do really like fried rice. I can make a real good Jambalaya, so I ought to be able to do fried rice. Stands to reason.
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01-29-08, 12:11 PM (EST)
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35. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
1. I make a pretty good Chicken Cordon Bleu 2. Meatballs - I just can't get them right.
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mrc 10113 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 12:30 PM (EST)
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39. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
1. PB&J sammiches. 2. Everything else.
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zombiebaby 7356 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 02:41 PM (EST)
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55. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
I just left 8 messages on your answering machine at home.
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zombiebaby 7356 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-30-08, 08:37 AM (EST)
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97. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
Where can I find the 4 inch high action figure of you? Arkie's Art! He's real and he is looking for you!I have a Ziploc bag with your name on it. Really it say's "MRC".
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01-29-08, 01:30 PM (EST)
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40. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
1. Mexican Food - tacos, Chile Verde, Chile Rellenos, Enchiladas, Carnitas, guacamole. I do all these things very well. My Chile Rellenos are better than you can order in a restaurant.2. Mashed Potatoes - can't make decent mashed potatoes to save my life. Thankfully, no one's life has ever depended on me making them. Handcrafted by RollDDice!
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Ahtumbreez 10456 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 01:35 PM (EST)
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41. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
*sob Will you come to my house and teach me the fine art of relleno making? The only time I get great rellenos is when I drive in to Tulsa and go to Ricardo's. winterized by agman I AM the Abbott of Vermont!
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MTW1961 4029 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Jerry Springer Show Guest"
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01-29-08, 02:17 PM (EST)
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50. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
Heh! I just read your post #23. How about you come to MY house for Chile Rellenos? We'll make them together. You need fresh Poblano chiles that you roast under the broiler, the right temperature oil, and a batter that will stick to the chile. Eggs and flour are key ingredients here. Also, just the right type and consistency of sauce to cover it. Handcrafted by RollDDice!
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samboohoo 17173 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 02:37 PM (EST)
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53. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
In our next life when we're married, I will let you make the Mexican food, and I will make the mashed potatoes.*sticks out tongue at zombs* Boo and Captain Chaos sitting in a tree . . .
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MTW1961 4029 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Jerry Springer Show Guest"
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01-29-08, 04:13 PM (EST)
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78. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
Is that MY 70 or YOUR 70?
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zombiebaby 7356 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 02:42 PM (EST)
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57. "*lick*" |
mmm...let me suck that guacomole off your fingers.
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kingfish 20752 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 03:16 PM (EST)
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70. "RE: *lick*" |
That might not have been guacamole either!
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zombiebaby 7356 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-30-08, 08:36 AM (EST)
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96. "RE: *lick*" |
I was joking.
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Snidget 44369 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 01:40 PM (EST)
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42. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
1. Sweet and Sour Chicken, Shrimp or Pork. Ever since I had a coworker from Taiwan that said it looked and tasted like the stuff back home it is my pride and joy. 2. I cannot flip or toss anything in the air. I can do an omelet that will set up enough in the middle I can fold it in half and slide out of the non-stick pan, but I can't do the flip it all the way over thing some do. Toss pizza dough in the air, ha!. Flip the onions around while sauteing them, HA!. Until tossing food on the floor/the top of the stove, etc is part of the recipe, I don't toss anything. Agman's like a brother, Your best friend forever, Making the sigs, the sigs that you like.
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frodis 4442 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Jerry Springer Show Guest"
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01-29-08, 01:48 PM (EST)
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43. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
1. Crepes. My specialty.2. Meatloaf. Mr. Fro always likes it when I make it, but I'm never happy with it. I keep experimenting. Some of the experiments have been particularly bad. Winter wonderland a la Arkie!
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Snidget 44369 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 01:53 PM (EST)
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46. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
Do you use all beef?Cooks Illustrated did a recent thing on meatloaf. It might be worth looking up. Some traditional meatloafs use ground veal and they found that a small amount of gelatin (like a teaspoon) mixed in with the wet ingredients (the egg and any broth you might use) seemed to work. You want just a little bit, not a whole lot, or you get meat jello. It sits with the liquids for like 5 minutes then mix it in. They go through a whole bunch of variables so that might be something to look at to see what might work for you.
Agman's like a brother, Your best friend forever, Making the sigs, the sigs that you like.
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syren 5418 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 03:13 PM (EST)
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68. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
I use the Top Secret Recipes Boston Market's meatloaf. It is wonderful!
What?
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01-29-08, 01:53 PM (EST)
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45. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
1. I bake really good chocolate chip cookies... 2. Omellete I do not even attempt to make. Courtesy of Agman....
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01-29-08, 01:54 PM (EST)
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47. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
Thing I make regularly that people rave about 1. Beef Stirfry (and it's impossibly healthy for you too!) Thing I make less than once in a blue moon that people rave about 1. Cream of asparagus soup. Once (and only once) did I have a soup in a restaurant that I actually liked better.Thing I really, really suck at Cakes from scratch. They just don't rise and are neutron star dense. I've tried different recipes, new batches of baking powder and other ingredients, new (and different material) cake pans and even 3 different stoves (1 gas, 2 electric.) I am cursed, so betty crocker or duncan hines it is.
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Snidget 44369 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 02:04 PM (EST)
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48. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
I always use a box mix except for two cakes that seem to work for me.One is a chocolate cake that has no eggs. It does have baking powder, but it also has a bit of vinegar so you get the gas to lighten it up. http://southernfood.about.com/od/chocolatecakes/r/bl40212q.htm is pretty similar. The other one is the "chocolate mousse cake" that has no flour in it and it is not supposed to be light, it is supposed to be dense. The first time I had this someone brought left overs from a lab meeting to a party. It may look little, but it is rich and serves a bunch of people. http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Flourless-Chocolate-Cake-II/Detail.aspx is about as close as I can find. It is gluten free! Agman's like a brother, Your best friend forever, Making the sigs, the sigs that you like.
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qwertypie 9776 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-30-08, 00:31 AM (EST)
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94. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
I'll let you know how it turns out! Thanks for the GF recipe I am always trying to expand my repitoire.
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CTgirl 8013 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 02:15 PM (EST)
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49. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
1. Penne a la vodka2. Anything that takes a lot of attention or patience. I am a good cook (when I pay attention) but I don't really enjoy cooking, so I get distracted very easily in the kitchen and tend to forget about basting often enough or adding that last ingredient.
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01-29-08, 02:18 PM (EST)
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51. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
1. Stuffed Porkchops 2. Mac & Cheese from a box (or really anything with a powder sauce)
Handcrafted by RollDdice.
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mysticwolf 10692 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 02:21 PM (EST)
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52. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
1. Spaghetti Sauce2. Fried potatoes Actually, I do pretty well with most things I cook, but I like my fried potatoes golden crispy and I can never get them crisp without the crisp parts bonding firmly with the bottom of the pan. Gravy isn't a strong suit, either. On the other hand, my sauteed mushrooms or round steak w. stuffing are a couple of my highlights. Tribe's beauty.
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jbug 17146 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 02:45 PM (EST)
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61. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
fried potatoes? = use iron skillet white gravy too. course this is just a suggestion.....
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Ahtumbreez 10456 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 02:47 PM (EST)
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63. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
I do a good fried potato. Secret is a well seasoned, very hot cast iron skillet. winterized by agman I AM the Abbott of Vermont!
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mysticwolf 10692 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 04:50 PM (EST)
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83. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
I have some very nice, well-seasoned, cast iron skillets. I just never think to pull them out when my anodized are hanging there just above the stove. Hmmm... Tribe's beauty.
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motormouth 4507 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Stuff Magazine Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 03:20 PM (EST)
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71. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
Well my brother and now my own family loves my burritos...but that doesn't sound like the "thing" I want to brag about. *thinks* *pout*I can't think of anything that is really my "specialty". As for what I can't make... anything that is meaty, like pork roast, or a whole chicken or turkey. Handcrafted by RollDdice I make a perfect Malibu and Coke though!
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StarryLuna 4771 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Stuff Magazine Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 03:43 PM (EST)
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73. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
1. I make a to-die-for NY cheesecake. And I mean it - it will kill you. 8 eggs, 5 blocks of cream cheese, about 2 cups of sugar...That's why I only make it for DH's birthday and Christmas.2. I cannot make breakfast foods. Bacon? No clue. Fried eggs? Forget it. Pancakes? Burnt. Winterized by Nutzy.
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samboohoo 17173 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 04:01 PM (EST)
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75. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
I'm gonna help you with the bacon situation because I love you so much.Oscar Meyer now makes bacon in a box. You can't mess it up. It's in the refrigerated section where the regular bacon is, it's just in a box. It's even layered into 5 servings of 3 pieces. Just take one serving out, leave it on the paper and put it on a paper plate. Cover with a paper towel. Zap it for 17 seconds. Take it out and blot it on both sides with the paper towel. Voila! When you have this baby and the grandmothers are gone, I will come to your house one day and cook you a fabulous breakfast. And I will bring you some other stuff for other meals. Boo and Captain Chaos sitting in a tree . . .
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mysticwolf 10692 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 04:54 PM (EST)
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84. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
Yep. The boxed bacon is actually quite good - even the shelf-stable ones that aren't necessarily found in the refrigerated section. It's particularly helpful when you don't want to make a mess. Tribe's beauty. The shelf-stable ones? You do have to refrigerate them after they're open.
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moonbaby 17120 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 03:50 PM (EST)
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74. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
1-Excellent marinara. 2-Awful burgers.
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cahaya 19891 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 04:38 PM (EST)
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81. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
1. You make it well.I make a great fried chicken meal, with a recipe and method my family's in-house babysitter/housekeeper taught me as a kid. I think I first tried cooking it when I was about 10. I mix dry flour and various salts & spices (even a good dash of cinnamon sugar) and then shake it with the chicken in a bag, completely coating it. Cooking, the oil (lighter, the better) has to be really hot (not quite smoking) so the coating fries to a crisp and the chicken is moist inside. After draining almost all the oil from the frying pan (I use an Asian wok-style pan for this, rather than the classical iron skillet), there'll be crispy droppings on the bottom, and I'll stir in a little more of the same spiced coating flour into the pan along with about 1/4 cup of milk to make a nice creamy chicken gravy. Then, along with it, mashed potatoes, a couple of fresh vegetables like asparagus or corn on the cob or broccoli, with a salad to top it off. Dessert's optional (it's a full meal!), and an after-dinner coffee follows. 2. You suck at making it. After at least a half dozen tries, I still haven't gotten homemade a lasagna to come out right. Some were outright disasters, either running on the plate, slipping and sliding all around, or so gooey and mucky that it was hard to tell what it was. Caged by Snidget
Oh, hey, I make great omelets! What do you want in yours?
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smokeysmom 184 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Blistex Spokesperson"
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01-29-08, 05:07 PM (EST)
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85. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
mmmmm, your fried chicken sounds great -- but I notice you are witholding your secret "various salts and spices" For lasagna two things that work for me are: cook the noodles very, very aldente. (barely softened, you wouldn't eat 'em). And, make sure your moist ingredients like the sauce, and the ricotta are also very, very thick and dry. The whole thing should look strangely dry when you put it in the oven. Then, voila! it all moistens just right. Mine are: 1. Any traditional german stuff like goulash and warm potato salad 2. Fried eggs. shudder. I forget who posted above about "lacy edges". double shudder -- I feel your pain as has my entire family! Any tips OTers?
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cahaya 19891 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 08:02 PM (EST)
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89. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
Thanks for your lasagna suggestions. You're right, I wonder if I didn't get it too wet. I may give it a try another day, and if I do, I'll get some advice from you. To answer your question, among the salts and spices I usually add to the chicken coating flour are garlic salt, onion salt, black pepper, white pepper, and cinnamon sugar. Once in a while for a slight Asian flavor, I'll add a dash of garlic powder and tumeric. Fried eggs is something else I learned as a kid, and it was tougher then without Teflon (although a seasoned skillet did pretty well). For sunny-side-up eggs, I use a small non-stick pan (a large pan tends to spread the egg too much) and put just a dab of butter or margarine (just enough to coat the surface) in the pan and let it melt with the heat on medium-low. Once the butter/margarine is hot, crack open the eggs and drop them apart from each other in the pan. Use a spatula to shore up the outer edge of the eggs which are thin (lacy edges come from a thin layer of egg in a too-hot pan). After about 2-3 minutes when the egg is white, nudge it with the spatula until it moves around freely. Flip the eggs with a spatula and turn off the heat (the remaining heat will cook the other side) and let it cook another minute, two minutes for a firm yolk. To serve, flip once more onto the plate so the yellow sunny side is up. Ta da!
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smokeysmom 184 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Blistex Spokesperson"
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01-30-08, 04:29 PM (EST)
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101. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
Thanks for posting your secret recipe. Does garlic salt actually have a lot of salt? As in, should my salt-restricted DH stay away? Great egg tips -- I'm definitely going to try them. I think my mistake was thinking that the super-scorching-hot pan was the key, and I never thought to kind of scooooch the edges away from the "main egg part". Here's to sunny side up, all the time...
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suzzee 5961 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 07:48 PM (EST)
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86. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
I make chicken soup to die for, I've been trying to make it taste like my Slovenian Grandma's since day one, I'm getting close but only when I make the noodles from scratch. I suck at meatloaf, it always tastes hideous, my daughter asks who made it before she'll eat any. I've lied & she KNOWS. I give up, the worst ever was a couple weeks ago. I threw it out it wasn't even dog food. ugh Suz
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Scuba Steve 1644 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Peanut Festival Grand Marshall"
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01-29-08, 08:02 PM (EST)
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88. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
1. Spaghetti with meat sauce except for the one time I overcooked it, but other than that it is delicious.2. Eggs. I always end up burning them.
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anotherkim 14420 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 08:09 PM (EST)
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90. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
white chili--it is legendary gravy--it's not even funny to tell my gracy stories.Kimmah Says --now, of course, i'm craving gravy
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Snidget 44369 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-30-08, 00:27 AM (EST)
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93. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
I don't get why gravy is so hard.Pour the pan drippings into a measuring cup let the fat rise to the surface, let the good stuff drop to the bottom. Pour off almost all the fat, leave a thin film. Pour the dripppings into a sauce pan. Add some stock (usually 2-3 times as much stock as drippings, for turkey I make a broth from the neck and gibblets, but I don't put those in, just the strained broth). Heat to a simmer Mix 1-2 Tablespoons of corn starch with a little bit of water or some more of the stock, pour into the simmering broth/drippings while stiring the broth/drippings. Simmer 5-10 minutes until it thickens, then take off the heat. How much corn starch depends on how thick you want it and how much total you have. You can always add more if too thick, or thin with some broth if too thick. Add salt and pepper to taste. Mom used to mix flour with the drippings in the pan to cook the flour a bit then added water instead of stock, but that can leave in more fat than I like, so I mostly ate gravy after I started making it myself. Agman's like a brother, Your best friend forever, Making the sigs, the sigs that you like.
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Karchita 4483 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Jerry Springer Show Guest"
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01-30-08, 00:08 AM (EST)
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92. "RE: Two for Twosday - Chef Boyardee Version" |
1. green bean pickles2. I think of myself as a pretty competent cook and can follow just about any recipe. If something doesn't turn out, I usually know what I did wrong. So, sorry, but I don't suck at making anything.
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jbug 17146 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-30-08, 11:52 AM (EST)
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99. "This is a set up...." |
who wants it?
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Ahtumbreez 10456 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-30-08, 11:55 AM (EST)
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100. "RE: This is a set up...." |
for a swoop block? Agman took me to the islands
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