My mom baked them to hockey pucks (and baked hot dogs too; I hated that) ...
Strange, because everything else she made was fairly good ....

steak HAS to be rare.

Im making albondigas and rice tonight. made bitching chicken achiote grilled, shredded in tacos with avocado and salsa.

I don't know what in the hell I want to eat tonight ...

Spaghetti and garlic bread  for me.

I actually might do the same thing ....

Quick easy and satisfying. Really fills the bill a couple times a month.

I'll have you know, I did just that, and it was magical by the time I fed my face ....

ive been making home made spaghetti sauce. need to make lasagna next. we had chili dogs  with home made chili and deviled eggs.

I'll have you know, I did just that, and it was magical by the time I fed my face ....

Yep I cracked open a beer after I ate mine and kicked back to watch a video. Before I knew it I woke up thinking it was the next morning! The screen was blank and it was gray outside. I thought WOW that's the best nights sleep I've had in a while. Then I realized it was dusk not dawn and the spaghetti had flat knocked me out for a couple hours. Wasn't but a sip gone from the beer.

I have no reason to make home made sauce just doing for myself Hilder. This was Italian sausage flavor and was really good with a little parmesan sprinkled on.

Oh I've often added fresh diced tomatoes and browned ground beef if doing meat flavor.

sure you do. Its amazing. Next time I make some, Im gonna make a shit ton and make a lasagna, and cut it into 3, foil wrap individually, freeze, and twice bake it. tastes better that way. with LOTS of veggies.
Tonight, gorditas. om nom nom.

I hope you do a plastic or wax paper wrap on them first, tomato acid can really attack aluminum and leach it into the food. 

really? ive always cooked my lasagna in foil. I aint gonna ruin my baking pan.

I was considering long term storage, not really a problem when cooking cause not really enough time to start degrading.

 

oh. you meant for freezing. hmm.. something to think about.
I am not cooking today. gonna reheat chili and sammiches. zoom isnt home so not gonna bother. if he comes back tomorrow, gonna make fried chiicken, cole slaw and mashed potatoes and gravy and sweet rolls.

I stayed in for Easter and made a KILLER chili for myself ...

Hey that reminds me, I was going to put some beans in to soak. Better go do that now before I get busy.

I dont sopak my beans... never have.

I don't always, not as much of a problem as back in the day, they do a pretty good job of cleaning them now.
But I still like to soak them a while then drain and rinse them before cooking.

Oh, I think soaking may be mostly effective for dry beans that have been in storage for a long while.
I have some that have been in dry storage for over 20 years. (not what I'm cooking now) but I bet they would cook better if soaked over night.

Some people say it reduces flatulence if soaked first, I haven't really seen any evidence of that.

I have old pintos I have to cook for two days. might try soaking them next time, though if theyre gonna be in water, might as well be on fire. i heard the skins are the gas producers. babies get skin free beans as a way to reduce colic when theyre starting on solid foods. .

Yeah the quick soak method is to put the beans on the fire for an hour or so at a low simmer then drain them, refill with fresh water and continue cooking.

hmm.. fixing to make a cake. chocolate coconut whipped frosting. was gonna make fried chicken, but looks like Ima wait tomorrow midday. gonna make the cole slaw tonight and the rolls. maybe the mashed potatoes and just bake them tomorrow and the chicken tomorrow.

I use powdered sugar when I make cole slaw.

Oh and rice wine vinegar when I have it.

I just stir it for a good long while. used white vinegar. and made the cake, which is setting the stabilized coconut whipped cream frosting. Still might Make the rolls.. I got caught up in rearranging a cupboard and cleaning the kitchen counters back to white.

Ima have baked chicken with tater tots and asparagus with mayo on it.

>>I just stir it for a good long while.<<
Yeah it takes a good bit to get granulated mixed in.

I had some homemadepot pie my friend made; it was good ...

Turns out I didn't have any tots so had to do baked potato.

mmmmmm tots. might have to make some. soon as roomie leaves Im gonna go down and fry some bacon and make some coffee and toasted bagels and make mashed potatoes and gravy and set the rolls in the muffin tin to proof a second time. they look so good.

I still don't know what to eat tonight before I head to work ...

leftover fried chicken and chili. tomorrow, black eyed peas.