Chocolate Eclair Cake
Layer of graham crackers
Layer of Jello french vanilla pudding
Another layer of graham crackers
Another layer of french vanilla pudding
Another layer of graham crackers
Spread Duncan Hines fudge frosting over top layer of crackers
Delicious.
I know this will sound crazy to most, but during my first pregnancy, I thought I would die if I couldn't eat some dirt. Not just regular dirt, but rich dirt, out of the garden, preferably after it rained. It smelled so good, it seemed irresistable. But I never indulged. My doctor said this craving that I was lacking in some kind of mineral. He put me on a mineral supplement.
We bought an 8 lb honeybaked ham and set it out for Christmas breakfast. Only a few slices were eaten, as we had so much other stuff. Hubby cut off a couple of slices for the two of us, and the rest of it went home with my daughter and her family.
We live in Food Lion land. The first Food Lion store was in Salisbury, NC, and there is now one on almost every corner. They are clean, and have decent meats and produce. Not as cheap as Walmart, but I prefer their products to the Super WM store here.
Trader Joe's sells a walnut bread that I'm currently addicted to. It's like a french braid loaf, but it is a sort of sweet bread, with walnut halves all through. It is 5 bucks per loaf, and TJ's is about 30 miles from here, so I don't get it that often. But in between times when I have some, I crave it.
About 15 years ago, I prepared a complete Chinese dinner for about 10, and it was as good or better than you could get in any Chinese restaurant. There were chicken wings, chow mein, egg foo yung, shrimp fried rice, and a few other dishes that I don't remember any longer. It was really a LOT of work and trouble, but it was delicious.
I'll take a sweet potato pie over pumpkin any day. And yes, there is a big difference. If you want your sweet potato pie to taste really rich and luscious, make it with eagle brand milk, and add a couple tbsps of grated orange peel to the filling.
Wow, talk about timing! My daughter took me to TJ's yesterday...it was the first visit for both of us. I bought frozen steelcut oatmeal, apple dumplings, braided walnut bread, blueberry scones. canned onion soup, frozen chicken vindaloo, garlic and herb pizza dough, frozen indonesian style veggies, 60 bucks worth of stuff, the rest of which I can't remember.
My daughter was only going along for the ride, just to take me, but she ended up buying about 50 bucks worth herself. Some of her prizes were the chocolate covered espresso coffee candy, blueberry juice, a reisling wine, a sparkling wine, some scones, almond butter, blueberry jam.
Oh, and one thing I found that was a real treasure - boysenberry jam. I LOVE boysenberry, but you can't find either the jam or the syrup around here, so this was great. I like TJ's, and will be going back frequently when they open the one in north Charlotte. It took us almost an hour to get to the one in south Charlotte that we went to yesterday.
Gordon Ramsey. But only if he sits alongside me at table, and regales me with humorous stories from his career.
Hey, what's wrong with cookies in cans!?! :P
I'll probably be in the minority defending Spam (meat in a can), Snack Mate (cheese in a spray can), Reddiwip (whipped cream in a spray can), and...I just realized how much stuff comes out of a can here. lol
@GegeMac: A lot of the cheese sold in our supermarkets are "cheese products;" Velveeta is just one of many. At least in the US, if you see sliced cheese hanging in a plastic bag or stacked like bricks, it's more than likely a cheese product. The real cheese is usually kept in a different refrigerated section, like near the bakery or wine section of the grocery store.
The thing with Velveeta is that you don't have to refrigerate it, and it nukes w/o much effort to a smooth, viscous consistency making it convenient to use for dips and such.
I remember seeing Velveeta for sale back home in Hawaii for $11/pound 15 years ago, so my mom (and I) never bothered with it. I was shocked at how cheap it was on the mainland at $3-4/pound. I have yet to eat Velveeta.
@ Cassaendra. Thanks for the info. Seriously though I don't think we have dough in a can (maybe I'm just not looking hard enough in the supermarket). Also I think I confused myself, because what I know as a biscuit, I think you call a cookie......
Fair call on the vegemite thing - although I'll have to stand my ground and defend to the death one of my country's "cultural icons" ; )
@Vegemite: I'm sure you've seen a can or tube of dough some time in your life. Not sure if Pillsbury or van den Bergh products are available in your area, but that's their niche: unbaked dough.
Chow mein noodles are crunchy fried noodles. They can be found in a cannister, similar to potato crisps and french fried onions (ok, maybe that is funky). Because they can withstand some jostling, you'll typically see them in plastic bags. They just don't keep as well in plastic. I don't care for them, my husband loves them.
I'm sure there are a few people who find vegemite and marmite heinous, just like Velveeta. :P
A can of biscuits??? WTF????? Velveeta???? WTF is that????? Can of noodles???? WTF????? You people are really scaring me now....
@robincat: Chinese Chews/Haystacks
2 (12 oz. packages Semi-sweet choc chips
1 (12 oz. package butterscotch chips
1 large can Chow Mein noodles
Spanish peanuts,marshmallows,cashews,etc..
Melt all the chips together in a large pan over low heat,stirring constantly. Add
noodles and stir to coat. Add whatever else you may desire, stirring to coat.
Place on wax paper by spoonful and cool until set.
These are addictive !! Stacey.
When I was a kid, my favorite appetizer was this cheesy thing my mom used to make called "daisies." You take a can of biscuits, snip about 5 or 6 notches around the sides, press a dimple into the center to flatten it, and fill that dimpled center with a mixture of butter, Kraft "old English" processed cheese in a jar, garlic, parsley, and canned crab. Baste the biscuit with more butter, and bake until puffy and gbd. Amazing.
there are variations of this above, but i feel like it has to be called a "hotdish" to truly capture its kitchy glory.....which is minnesotan for something akin to casserole and yet so much more in that it requires both tater tots and cream of mushroom soup. here's the one we had at least once a month growing up, which is something like glorified green bean casserole:
layer of ground beef
layer of canned green beans (french cut, if you want to be fancy:)
layer of tater tots
a can of cream of mushroom mixed with some milk to thin, poured over the whole pan
layer of durkee french fried onions
bake at 350 for about 40 min or until bubbly and delicious....
don't knock it until you try it!
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