Gyoza!

Man, I miss good sushi, especially the Inari sushi, which I've only ever found in Cali.

Toss up for dinner:

Spaghetti (my choice)

or HOT DOGS/Chili dogs.

Cripes.

cft: I shallow fried some aubergine and I covered them in so much spice (I have a masala dabba and I literally just poured the spices in that had fallen to the bottom of it) that I'm now having to eat them in a sandwich, with potato, cheese, ketchup just to be able to eat without my tongue dying...

I saw a recipe for spice stuffed Okra while at the urologists today.
I didn't have time to read the article (as if I could see the type anyway) but it sounded good. It had many Indian spices.

I also saw an article about using tea as a spice for cooking which also sounded interesting.

Hey you never answered about those other puffy things, was that ketchup in the middles?

http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/indian-spice-stuffed-okra-50400000115429/

Sounds good, going to try it this weekend.

"Sunset
SEPTEMBER 2011"

Hahaha that was exactly the article!

Lemmie know how it turns out ...

I cooked a big pot of spicy pork and three-squash stew the other night, which I've been enjoying for the last couple days.

OMG I love these frozen shrimp. but I haven't yet come up with an idea for a real meal from them.

Just been thawing them out and using them like snacks.

Shrimp Fettuccine Alfredo

Lightly saute the shrimp in real butter, with crushed/minced garlic, and Chachere's ~ set aside.

Use the canned Alfredo sauce, Bertoli's is okay, there's another that we're out of, but I'll be replacing it real soon and will tell you the brand,
WITH:
a cup of cream
Italian seasonings
garlic powder
a cup of shredded parmesan cheese

Simmer while you boil and drain the fettuccini noodles,
add the shrimp to the sauce,
ladle over noodles,
and enjoy!

You can do Shrimp Scampi for finger-food/nibbling.

That sounds pretty good Wender, I've done something similar with chicken and it was really good. I like spinach fettuccine but for some reason it's kinda hard to find.

I saw a recipe for spice stuffed Okra while at the urologists today.
I didn't have time to read the article (as if I could see the type anyway) but it sounded good. It had many Indian spices.

I also saw an article about using tea as a spice for cooking which also sounded interesting.

Hey you never answered about those other puffy things, was that ketchup in the middles?

Theyre called pani puri. Doubt it was ketchup, not spicy enough. Probs tomato sauce of some kind. I've never had it with any tomato.

When we have it we have chickpeas, potato, onion, tamarind chutney and then the spices mixture for the water you buy.




also one of my favourite foods is baby aubergine cooked like the stuffed okra you posted.

Going to make it tomorrow as a side dish for dahl baht. Which if I don't get a goddam job soon I'll be eating a lot more of...
 

My sister's making aloo paratha and some sort of curry (yes, I realize this is a bullshit word to use, but you know what the fuck I mean) for a family brunch tomorrow. I'm psyched!

Going to make it tomorrow as a side dish for dahl baht. Which if I don't get a goddam job soon I'll be eating a lot more of...

That stuff sounds good actually. Simple and something I haven't tried yet. But I'm supposed to limit proteins.  Also any salty sauces like would go good on this stuff.

And I feel the same way.
Random piece work over the years just doesn't cut the cake. 

Oh I have a boat to rebuild and three houses to completely rehab. But I gotta have gas money to get there.

CFT:  My 85-87 y.o. aunt (she doesn't remember lol) hasn't been cooking and eating regularly since my uncle died, so I'm making her little homemade dinners and putting them in those disposable plastic containers, figuring to go over there next week, clean out her pantry, as well as defrost and clean out her frig and freezer.

My Big Idea is to stock her frig with prepared meals, so that all she has to do is take out a container, throw it in the microwave for 2 - 3 minutes, and she'll have a decent dinner.  Because there are times when I don't cook, however, I need some ideas for really TASTY TV dinner-type thangs that I can supplement the home cooking with, so any recommendations would be MOST appreciated!  (I already know about Stoufer's Lasagna)

Cripes.  I'm actually considering starting a blog site about Elder Help for folks that have their OWN lives to try to keep up with ...

Quick!  Pass the bonganika!!!

Lasagna, um chilli con carne... umm..
My flatmate gets loads of food from home and just freezes it, trying to think what else she eats...

My sister's making aloo paratha and some sort of curry (yes, I realize this is a bullshit word to use, but you know what the fuck I mean) for a family brunch tomorrow. I'm psyched!

I'm very VERY jealous. Not for the curry, for the aloo paratha.

@ Tru ~ I know you thought I forgot, but the FAB brand of Alfredo is Classico.

Alfredo from a jar??? I don't even KNOW you...

I'm making cabbage rolls for dinner. Unfortunately The cabbage I bought today is too damn fresh, I can't get the layers off whole and folded because they are too crisp. So It's going to be more like seasoned boiled hamburger balls with cabbage.



 

The okra is great, heavy spice compliments the lightly spiced Dal baht. Going to toss that one into the rotation.

I need to use my crock pots more, with the summer weather. I am going to try lasagna this week. I've seen a few recipes online, but I think I'll just go with my own, ingredient-wise...the cool part is not cooking the noodles first.

Never heard of doing Lasagna in a crock pot.

You need the higher temps of an oven to set the noodles and brown the cheese just right. The crunchy parts in the corners are the best parts ever!

CFT:  I watched my mom spend HOURS making lasagna, Just So,

and I'm sorry to say this, but Stouffer's frozen, totally natural Italiano,
with chunks of Italian sausage and tomato,

topped with my own 1 1/2 c. fresh Parmesan cheese for an additional 15 mins,

is Da Bomb.

And before you say it,

I can taste the diff between brands of ketchup,
yellow cheeses,
beer,
etc... 
My taste buds are dense, and sensitive.

What I am NOT?

Someone that has the desire to slave away in the kitchen,
whipping up a bunch of crap that the family may, or may NOT, like.

So sue me.

Never heard of doing Lasagna in a crock pot.

You need the higher temps of an oven to set the noodles and brown the cheese just right. The crunchy parts in the corners are the best parts ever!

I know. But I am willing to try it.

@ Tru ~ I know you thought I forgot, but the FAB brand of Alfredo is Classico.

I never even thought that foe a second.

I've used Bertolli before.


Never tried to make Alfredo from scratch.

Making it from scratch is pretty easy,
but you end up with "leftovers" in the way of ingredients ~
I'm thinking specifically of the heavy cream ~
and you end up spending more.

We've been using the Classico Creamy one, and been very happy with it,
but we DO add spices and cheese to it!

Dripping pizza grease on the right leg of my shorts makes it look like something else happened in my shorts. This is not only unfortunate, but also impossible. Not only do I not swing way down by my knee, but I dress to the left.

And here you thought you might read something appetizing in this thread!

More things I didn't need to know about FAH-Q...

I went out of the way to make lasagna on one occasion. I was sick of getting ripped off on the ingredients in frozen lasagna packages. The only drawback was that I used too much olive oil to separate the noodles; thus it turned into olive oil lasagna.

I'm itching to have some Filipino food:

Pancit: kinda like clear noodle chow mein

Ispageti: Spaghetti with hot dog/bologna slices instead of ground beef. (sounds disgusting, but it's pretty good)

I can't actually read anything in this thread because ima fat kid and it'll make me want to binge.

BUT I'LL STILL POST HERE!

.. coconut milk is the mother fucking shit y'll.