Sorry to say, but this site has been so depressing for a few days. I thought I'd ask an average, everyday question....to make us all feel a little more normal today.
I made Eggplant Lasagna, and my BIL and SIL are coming for dinner. They leave for Cali tomorrow to see their beautiful grand daughter.
Sorry, sometimes we just need some REGULAR conversation.......or at least THIS caregiver does.
Since we are all on the mend here after a long-lasting respiratory and stomach virus, I think I might actually attempt cooking tonight. We've been subsisting on soups and jello here and we're all tired of it. Made a sausage braid last night and that went down pretty good, but my tastebuds must have gone dead during the illness because it tasted far too salty. Not sure what I'll make tonight...maybe just some grilled chicken breast and veggies. Simple but good for us. Thinking I'll make crustless quiche soon too, and I saw a shrimp recipe on FB that I want to try.
Need. Real. Food.
CW, that salad sounds good! I suppose if you're used to eating things that are more filling, "home cooked meals," then a salad comes up short...? I eat salads all the time (now with plenty of beans, egg, or some kind of protein in all of them) and never get tired of them.
Grilled cheese on rye sounds good. I never did care for rye bread all that much, but for grilled cheese with tomato soup, seems that rye flavor would be nice addition.
AliBoBal- I can't wait to try that pizza from PapaJohns.
It was Thai chicken coconut soup today. It helped clear out the sinuses.:-)
I've been munching wasabi almonds the past 2 days to clear out my sinuses. It didn't really work but it was yummy to try. I ended up taking half an envelope of daytime "flu & sore throat" Theraflu and that worked pretty well to dry things up for the work hours earlier today.
I love curry spice and Thai curries and soups. I haven't had anything like that in years. There's nothing around my side of Chicago that has curry, not that I know of. I can get BBQ anything and fried fish at every corner, but no Thai food.
MsMadge is missing the troll?
Ali, in a city famous for pizza, you chose Papajohns?
(no, now I AM going to try it, but is it better in your town than in ny town?)
Cwillie, the cure for salad is to add bacon, or steak diane. Me and salads just don't mix -I always want to toss them.
Feeling funny now, not any idea what I will be cooking after that lunch for hubs-taco tuesday. Maybe later. You all know I am teasing, right?
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Drinking more water, lets all try it!
Tonight I started by basing it off a simple "tuna salad" style, but it got interesting half way through as I was adding in fresh ingredients I had on hand. I used salmon (the kind that comes in foil pouch, or a can, mine was foil pouch which I keep in the frig by the half dozen), spoonful of sweet relish, sliced up some fresh button mushrooms, a hard boiled egg, generous amount of green onion, avocado, mixed in a spare amount of mayo just to blend it all together, small amount of soy sauce and seasoned rice vinegar. It was delicious and I'll have to make it again sometime. :-) I'm surprised it worked out so well, to be honest. Many times when I'm experimenting, it's not as tasty as tonight.
I've found a way to make "salads" that aren't lettuce and bottled dressing. I rarely put bottled dressing on any of my salads, though I do like Ranch and Western dressings... and Italian... but I like the ones I make even more. I've tweaked it over the years. I know what adds savory, salty, tangy... different kinds of vinegar, oils, herbs, and soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce are 2 of the best for adding a hint of savory flavor.
Tonight made me think to pick up some things like chili garlic sauce and salsa verde, and try a small amount of new flavors (that have been around for a long time and used widely in certain cuisines) in my salads.
Anyway. It was a surprisingly good turnout. :-)
I have pork chops defrosting that I'll make similar to last time: Worcestershire, garlic, salt & pepper... sear then low temp bake for 15 mins, higher temp bake for another 15. I don't know WHAT exactly made them so good last time, but I'll replicate the cooking temps and times and see if I can get a repeat. I'll brine for an hour first, too. My first meat brine ever. :-)
Had a pulled pork sandwich and some French fries. I love this thread because it gives me some ideas of what to eat. I don't seem to know what to do with myself most days.
Maybe I'll have some popcorn later.
ETA: just finished another 10 mins of even lower cooking flame, just wanted to soften and meld all the ingredients. I cooked this with lid on. I ended up with an almost stew-like dish that I put in a bowl with the chop smothered in mushrooms, onions, and sauce. It's very good. :) I'm proud of myself. I have a history of never cooking and/or cooking poorly, and I'm in my 40s... so this a new thing where I have some confidence, finally, in my ability to pull off some basic cooking methods.
I love jellyfish. It was a trip to the mall tonight. I don't think I will do that again. Everything seemed to be too salty. I had a chicken sandwich and curly fries from Arby's and an Orange Julius. I know I should be eating better.
My remaining 3 pork chops are brining (is that a word?) in the frig. I'll make them this eve and enjoy over the next couple of days.
JELLYFISH! What is this! I've never seen jellyfish on a menu and I've seen a lot of menus. Is the texture like octopus? I don't care all that much for octopus, though there's nothing really wrong with it. I like squid/calamari ok, as long as it's battered & fried pieces and I have marinara to dip them in. ;-) I've never had jellyfish, didn't even know they were served as a dish in ... are you in North America, Tired Reader?
I am terrible at cooking meat. I tend to overcook it.
I think it will be a store bought roast chicken tonight.
Those grocery store rotisserie chickens are DELICIOUS! lol Who needs to cook?