Are you a "back-of-the-box" gourmet?
I admit to (at least): Nestle's Toll House Cookies, Velveeta Rotel Dip & Ocean Spray Cranberry Sauce recipes. I am a Serious Eater most of the time, but the old tried & true also has a place! What are your "back-of-the-package" classics?
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12 Comments:
The brownie recipe on the back of the Bakers unsweetened chocolate box. It is super easy, one bowl, and always, always, turns out brownie perfection. Praise this recipe...yes praise!
Vanessa at 8:38PM on 07/24/07
I LOVE the chocolate cake recipe on the back of Hershey's unsweetened cocoa. Just the best. But the frosting recipe, though excellent in its own right, overpowers the cake and is better for a vanilla cake. The chocolate cake recipe deserves a dusting of powdered sugar and some Breyer's vanilla ice cream. And it's darn easy.
orangemiles at 9:49PM on 07/24/07
I have to second the Baker's brownie recipe. Best brownies EVER!
Kerri at 9:58PM on 07/24/07
Cheeseburger Pie on the back of the Bisquick box.
It's my secret shame.
Amandarama at 11:44PM on 07/24/07
I agree with everything orangemiles said!
charm city cupcake at 8:22AM on 07/25/07
I once read the velveeta box. I tried that velveeta salsa dip. Only I fried up some sweet onions and hit it with 2 chipoltes and then added salsa and melted velveeta. That stuff was good. I never make it because we eat it.
JerzeeTomato at 8:57AM on 07/25/07
Bakers brownies -- YES! Also, banana pudding off of the Nilla Wafers box. Classic. I use that vanilla pudding, which has a little flour, with lots of other things too, like jello parfaits (just add gelatin to fruit juices, esp orange)...it's so comforting. Also there's the classic pumpkin pie filling on the Libby's can. (And thanks, orangemiles, for the Hershey's info!)
jumpygrouch at 9:51AM on 07/25/07
On rainy, lazy days, when I want something that tastes like the bland food of my childhood I turn to the casserole type recipes on cans of Campbell's Cream of ____ soups. My favourite usually involves cream of broccoli, chicken and cheese - but cream of mushroom and pork chops ain't bad either.
I also have a long standing addiction to veggie dip made with lipton's onion soup mix and sour cream. oooh, i love fattening my veggies up before I eat them!
B
Hand to Mouth
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handtomouth at 9:59AM on 07/25/07
I'm with H2M, Vanessa and orangemiles. The Hershey chocolate cake recipe is my favorite, though I must admit I love it with the accompanying chocolate frosting recipe!! The Bakers brownies are fab, but I like the Ghiradelli recipe I found on the back of a bar of their semi-sweet (I think?) chocolate even better.
When I'm feeling lazy or have no clue what to cook I scour the boxes and cans in my kitchen for an easy recipe- like instant brown rice (don't judge me! 40 minutes is too long for real brown rice!) cooked in chicken broth with veggies and diced chicken, or mixed with ground beef, salsa or tomato sauce with cheddar cheese.
And we make Lipton's onion soup and sour cream for chip dip. I will eat the whole tub myself if given the opportunity.
AuntJone at 11:19AM on 07/25/07
Not sure if they include it anymore but the Mac and Cheese recipe on the back of Mueller's elbows was delicious. Just make sure to add some dry mustard to the recipe.
Rebecca
www.cookedbooks.blogspot.com
marmalady at 11:34AM on 07/25/07
Well, it's not a box, but I love the cranberry quickbread on the back of bags of fresh cranberries (Ocean Spray and others). It's a family tradition at Thanksgiving. I could eat the whole thing (and the addition of chocolate chips makes it even better!).
KateC at 1:02PM on 07/25/07
Fun question! My most-asked for cookie or bar recipe is a chocolate chip oatmeal cookie recipe I found on the container of Quaker oats. Delicious and easy. I'm also a big fan of pudding mixes.
woodenspoon at 9:16PM on 07/25/07