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vegetarian buffalo ________
Frank's Red Hot sauce on popcorn is really good. It's not the same as wings, but it is salty and crunchy, especially if you add butter to the corn as well. Good luck on the veg thing! I eat 85 percent of my meals the way you are aiming, and I love it. When I do eat meat on occasion, I make sure it is high quality and extra tasty.
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In my experience, using no boil noodles and letting the lasagna rest for about 15 minutes after coming out of the oven clears any liquidy issues up. Plus, letting it rest allows it to cool off enough to be edible. Good luck, lasagna is comfort food at its best, your friends will be thankful!
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My husband went thru with Twinkies in his pockets, we were debating beforehand if they would be considered a gel filling, haha!
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Beans, Beans the magical fruit.---- What's for dinner Nov. 20?
Eat for Eight Bucks: Chili Roasted Chicken and Sweet Potatoes
In the oven now, using boneless skinless thighs and they are looking good and smelling great! Spinach salad on the side.
vegetarian buffalo ________
Frank's Red Hot sauce on popcorn is really good. It's not the same as wings, but it is salty and crunchy, especially if you add butter to the corn as well. Good luck on the veg thing! I eat 85 percent of my meals the way you are aiming, and I love it. When I do eat meat on occasion, I make sure it is high quality and extra tasty.
Lasagna
In my experience, using no boil noodles and letting the lasagna rest for about 15 minutes after coming out of the oven clears any liquidy issues up. Plus, letting it rest allows it to cool off enough to be edible. Good luck, lasagna is comfort food at its best, your friends will be thankful!
TSA's Traveling with Food Tips
My husband went thru with Twinkies in his pockets, we were debating beforehand if they would be considered a gel filling, haha!
A Completely Crockpot Festive Meal
http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/2008/06/crockpot-macaroni-and-cheese-recipe.html
Uncooked noodles to start. In the comments, some people had trouble with curdling, I didn't. Some people choose to omit the egg. I honestly can't remember if I left it in or not. Good luck!
A Completely Crockpot Festive Meal
Last year I did mac and cheese in the crockpot, was great! One less thing to keep an eye on, except for the occasional stir. I love the idea of dressing in the slow cooker!
Oh, what a dud!
I burnt my granola yesterday. My nose smelled the burning about 30 seconds too late. Now the house smells like cinnamon smoke, which is ok I guess....it's festive!
What to do with roasted Garlic?
Smear on crackers/small toasts with baked brie and a fruit jam of some kind. YUM!
'Food Parcel' by Alastair Levy
If I received that carrot in the mail, I would be really weirded out.
Beach Breakfast on the grill
Good call on the fruit, and people are bringing juice. I have homemade habanero salsa and Sriracha for the burritos. Will do batches of eggs as I don't have a huge pan :-) Re-warming the jalapenos is a good idea, I will have to see how much grill real estate I have. Plain cream cheese on the side for the bagels. I like the idea of mini-bagels, I will have to check the store to see if they have them. Thanks!
How to have a more healthy, varied diet???
Eggs are always good any meal of the day. Use the veggies on the family approved list to make omelettes or a fritatta. Or have breakfast for dinner!
Tired of the chest cold and looking for Souper ideas. Yours?
Tom Yum soup from the Thai place always makes me feel better. Is that the same as hot and sour soup?
Serious Heat: How Did You Become a Chilehead?
Grow up in Texas with family in New Mexico. Live in the Caribbean. Find out you enjoy Thai and Indian. However one of the first things that got me going to the hot side was Frank's Red Hot Sauce on wings and popcorn. Not too spicy by my standards now, but back then was enough for me. So tasty!
What Did You Eat Today?
Club sandwich and fries. Hit the spot!
Rice Cooker's on my Wish List
My rice cooker was a cheapie, can't even remember the brand, but I love it. It cooks brown rice in less time with good results. And it has a little steaming rack for veggies. It also has a lid and chimes when ready. Simple but effective.
Uncooked rice: The new hero of teens with ipods and cell phones.
It works! My husband pushed a friend in the pool, said friend had an iPod and 2 cell phones in his pockets. Hubby didn't get the items into the rice until the next day, but it worked and all three items came back to life, thank goodness, or that was going to be an expensive prank.
Give some lovin' to your oven! Dinner Thursday 10/8?
@ Knitter - Corn frittata with roasted cauliflower on the side. Or rice and beans with some of the blue cheese thrown in.
My dinner is supposed to be buttermilk fried chicken with greens and potatoes on the side, but I don't know if I have the energy for that. Maybe some take out fish tacos instead.
Video: Tabasco Singing Pepperoni Pizza Commercial
I don't like Tabasco, it tastes metallic to me. Red pepper flakes are all I need. But now I am tempted to try sriracha....
Taste Test: Mustard
Mayo taste test?
PB taste test?
@tinytim - that sounds awesome!
Dinner's Ready! Wednesday 10/7
Beer and bar food, perhaps fried calamari.
Taste Test: Mustard
I have four different kinds of mustard in my icebox right now, did you guys try any jalapeno mustard? The amount of brands and varieties at the store is amazing. How long did you guys stare at the shelves before breaking the categories down? Love it!
$25,000 Cupcake Car For Sale in Neiman Marcus Christmas Book
Semi-ridiculous? What qualifies as fully ridiculous? Is that thing road worthy?
I want to ride in one, haha!
What's for dinner tonight - 10/5?
Pumpkin leek soup, recipe from this web site last week, very tasty! Roasted garlic butter and toasted bread on the side. Yummy!
What's for dinner tonight-9/29
Huevos rancheros to clean out the icebox - leftover beans and corn tortillas, cheese, onions, a little tomato sauce and eggs on top.
Bake Sale Calamity
Dip the marshmallows in chocolate and sprinkles and then freeze? They will prob thaw just enough by the time of the sale....
or perhaps a frozen smore - same as above between two graham crackers...
vegetarian buffalo ________
We get Health is Wealth veggie buffalo wings then season them with franks red hot when they are almost finished cooking. Red Bamboo in NY has the best fake buffalo wings I've had...so good with a beer. May Wah in Chinatown sells the tofu product that Red Bamboo uses but I haven't gotten around to recreating them at home.
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@carol~ This reminds me of the good old days!
Do we love us some Chelle or what!
vegetarian buffalo ________
Quorn chicken nuggets. You can season them with hot sauce to taste.
Beans, Beans the magical fruit.---- What's for dinner Nov. 20?
Eating out of the garden. Field peas ( frozen ) yams we just dug last week, greens mostly Asian, rice and cornbread.And a fruit cobbler with apples, cranberries and pears.
vegetarian buffalo ________
I like Morningstar products, and although their buffalo chicken wings were too spicy for me, I'd suggest giving them a try.
Beans, Beans the magical fruit.---- What's for dinner Nov. 20?
Caesar salad with chicken, beef and cheese ravioli with a marinara sauce, garlic/herb bread sticks and strawberries with cream for finally.
TSA's Traveling with Food Tips
I've successfully argued a couple things. Once, they tried to take away my mashed sweet potatoes, which are DEFINITELY not a liquid. Another time they tried to take a way my yogurt. "It's not a solid! Its gelatinous! A colloidal substance!" I argued. And, hey! I prevailed. Take that, big brother.
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@allot, again~ Just enjoy the process. You're doing it for people you care about. It will take some time. If that worries you, invite a friend over, pour a glass of wine and Enjoy the process. After all, when it comes down to it, as much as we love the end product, we ENJOY the process. Let us know how it turns out. I'm sure it will be Fabulous!
A Completely Crockpot Festive Meal
aww jennywren...
How often do your parents use theirs?
Can you make off with it, except for when they ask for it back? }8-)> ;-)
If you are serious, I have found a slow cooker I am in love with.
It is the Hamilton-Beach Set and Forget 6 quart slow cooker.
( http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/180-9911109-3817936?asin=B000GHGKXS&AFID=Performics_Google%20Product%20Listing%20Ads&LNM=Primary&ref=tgt_adv_XASD0001 )
I love the options on this baby. You can set the time in half hour increments; you can set it to turn to warm when a roast or chicken reaches a certain temperature with the thermometer probe; and it seems to cook more like the older crockpots, meaning less hot than many of the modern ones.
But, that's my favorite of the ones I own. A standard 3 1/2 quart old style Rival still does the job just fine. :-)
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@allot~No worries. It happens sometimes. And some of us think it's fun. We've been around for awhile, we've got each other's backs/stoves, this is where we became friends and we might sometimes be somewhat annoyed by (oh, I Really don't want to say idiots), others with uneducated and/or intolerant views of other, perhaps knowledgeable, cooks/chefs.
Please forgive all of the /'s. They seemed pertinent when I used them.
@joyyyyyyyyyyy~Did I spell everything right? GO TEAM!
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goodness, i didn't realize this post would become a lasagna throwdown. i mean lasagne. whatever. i have lots of good ideas from all of you. i feel like it is going to become an incredibly time consuming complicated project with ricotta/egg layers, bechamel layers, grilled vegetables, spinach ricotta egg layers, half a baked ziti. okay time to edit myself.
A Completely Crockpot Festive Meal
Gator Pam you are awesome but, now I have to buy a crock pot instead of just borrowing one from my parenits. That means I have to find a home for one in my cabinet :(
vegetarian buffalo ________
I don't know about veggies, but I do know that the original (and best) buffalo sauce recipe is made using Frank's Red Hot & butter...it can be found here
http://www.franksredhot.com/retailrecipeview.php?id=RE1303&recipe=BUFFALO-CHICKEN-WINGS
Anything else is just an imitation
vegetarian buffalo ________
i've never been one to eat meat substitutes... but there is something about these "chicken nuggets". I buy them in Chinatown in NYC... They're super good and I bake them in my toaster oven. I guess they would be perfect with your favorite buffalo spicy sauce...
vegetarian buffalo ________
We like to bread and fry different kinds of cheese sticks and dip them in Buffalo sauce (as well as marinara sauce). Yeah, it's not too health, but then again neither are Buffalo wings!
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RAH RAH REE, KICK 'EM IN THE KNEE!
RAH RAH RASS, KICK 'EM IN THE OTHER KNEE!
Competitively
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@ChefChelley- I agree with you on no onions, and I cringe when I see Mario Batelli put onions and carrots in his pasta sauce. Have to admit that I'm a ricotta fan.
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@ allot and mollykate... thanks. you wont be sorry. I generally make a double batch making sure to use whole milk, generous salt and pepper as well as a smidge of nutmeg. Off the heat I add in a few handfuls of good aged romano, give it a wisk and call it good. I let it cool for a good 15 minutes before I assemble the layers so it doesnt overcook the pasta.
@ ChefRobert...dude, Im not sure who you think you are dealing with, exactly. You can add "chef" to the beginning of any name you want and that doesnt make them one. You most certainly DO NOT need ricotta for a lasagna and bechamel is most certainly NOT better suited just for mac n cheese. (Uhhhh, any facebookers out there want to re-itterate this comment by my foodie pics on my catering/personal chef page??? I believe there are quite a few photos to substantiate my comment). THAT being said, the texture of bechamel is far more appealing than that of ricotta. You can make ricotta in 10 minutes but why in the hell would you want to? Its wet. Its gross. Its generally flavorless. Bechamel makes a delightfully creamy addition between the layers and when ladled on the final noodles as the topping, browns and gets that oh so cheesy deliciousness that everyone loves.
Also, while I enjoy TK very much, there are no onions in sauce. EVER. Can I get an amen from the dagos and waps in the room? We are straight off the boat, baby.
Bechamel rules. Onions and ricotta do not. Period.
Love,
ChefChelleyD01
p.s. @ Joyyyy...yes. it is, only we prefer to be Varsity...never the JV.
Beans, Beans the magical fruit.---- What's for dinner Nov. 20?
Chinese buffet with sushi and Mongolian bar-be-que included. 8)
Beans, Beans the magical fruit.---- What's for dinner Nov. 20?
Four cups kale skilleted with tempeh bacon and shallots and mushrooms. Then I was still hungry, so I went for some toasted curry chickpeas.
vegetarian buffalo ________
Scroll down to the tempeh wingz recipe. It is supposed to be amazing:
vegetarian buffalo ________
buffalo tempeh!! even better when on a cobb salad sans bacon , one of my most favorite meals
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Bechamel. Yum. I'm absolutely doing that next time, @chelleyD. Thanks for throwing that out. :)
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Or maybe it could be where you throw the lasagna down on people who have pissed you off?
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Eat for Eight Bucks: Chili Roasted Chicken and Sweet Potatoes
In the oven now, using boneless skinless thighs and they are looking good and smelling great! Spinach salad on the side.