Got A Great Recipe To Share???? (FOOD)

[janice shell]

That's a good deal. But you should check out those roast chicken recipes I posted the other day for some new ideas.

And even if you go with the same old thing, making gravy is dead easy.

[janice shell]

It does, doesn't it? And it seems to be pretty quick and easy. More from Marion:

Quick Chorizo Beef Tacos

https://www.marionskitchen.com/quick-chorizo-beef-tacos/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Sept%2027%3A%20%28MK%29%2015-minute%20Meals%20%2B%20%20Buy%20More%20Promo%20%28US%20%2B%20Engaged%29%20%2801HBAF4G9H0QKMN11WBJF03R0F%29&utm_content=broadcast&_kx=jEIX7Gi8WSGqUfqPxNziIx6k3MVSO0TJT5z3oMrgj18%3D.SC8Q27



This one makes me wonder, but the people who tried it were impressed:

15-Minute Bolognese

https://www.marionskitchen.com/15-minute-bolognese/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Sept%2027%3A%20%28MK%29%2015-minute%20Meals%20%2B%20%20Buy%20More%20Promo%20%28US%20%2B%20Engaged%29%20%2801HBAF4G9H0QKMN11WBJF03R0F%29&utm_content=broadcast&_kx=jEIX7Gi8WSGqUfqPxNziIx6k3MVSO0TJT5z3oMrgj18%3D.SC8Q27

[BullNBear52]

I was at the grocery store this afternoon picking out a cantaloupe melon and a woman walked by and asked me if it smelled sweet. I asked her wait a minute how do you know that trick? She said her grandmother taught her how to know when they are ripe by scratching the vine end to see if it smelled sweet.

Kind of made my day since she was much younger than me since my grandmother taught me the same trick.

[IH Admin [Shelly]]

I think I mostly remember it from school cafeterias.

[IH Admin [Shelly]]

Ha, yeah, I figured out that I was missing a key piece of information from k9's question and your reply. ha

Now that I understand that - I can imagine why it's worth the effort. :)

[Porgie Tirebiter]

Actually, it's the pork loin in the middle getting "tenderized".

The bacon, you want that crispy.

[Porgie Tirebiter]

Core the pineapple and then stuff it with strips of pork loin. Use a rub if you have a favorite one, and put the ends back on the pineapple with toothpicks.

[IH Admin [Shelly]]

I love grilled pineapple and I love pork/bacon and pineapple together.

Do you mean the pineapple enzyme makes the bacon more tender? I've never considered "tender" to be an adjective that I'd like for my bacon. "Crispy" is generally what I look for.

[k9narc]

True Dat is.

Construct the weave flat on saran wrap, with cold bacon . Wrap the swineapple using the saran to get it in place.

What are you stuffing the pineapple with?

[Porgie Tirebiter]

The elegance of the weave might have a lot to do with the amount of beer that goes into one's preparation routine???

[Porgie Tirebiter]

Thanks for the reminder! It's almost October and I've yet to grill one of those this year.

The pineapple has an enzyme that works as an organic meat tenderizer. It really makes a delicious meal.

[BullNBear52]

Thanks.

[IH Admin [Shelly]]

It's a really nice tradition that I bet your son carries on. :)

[k9narc]

I'm the chief cook and bottle washer as well, but for survival reasons.

If I was eating my wife's cooking, I'd have been dead long ago.

[BullNBear52]

I'm the chief cook and bottle washer as both my son and wife work so meal planning comes down to me. So cooking is a chore during the week. For Sunday dinners on Saturdays due to a work schedule I try and make an impact dinner.

[IH Admin [Shelly]]

I think you've posted that recipe before because I'm pretty sure I've made that. If not, it was a very similar recipe. I remember it being really easy and just a lighter easy meal.

[BullNBear52]

Salisbury steak TV dinners from Swanson. One of my favorites growing up.

[BullNBear52]

I get most of my recipes from the NYT food section. With my subscription I get to save recipes into a box. I never add comments or stars on line since it is all subjective.

If I cook one and the family likes it I'll take a pic re-post the recipe and add comments here. I rarely altar the original recipe except I do add extra garlic.

The tomato burst pasta I do change since the first time I made it I ended up burning the garlic. So now I add it at the end.

It's quick and easy and takes 15 minutes from start to finish. I kept getting requests to make it again so I taught my son how to make it.
https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/pasta-with-15-minute-burst-cherry-tomato-sauce-56390060

If I buy pork chops my son wants to know if I'm making them with peas. But he means capers.

[IH Admin [Shelly]]

I was at the grocery store the other day and saw a frozen Salisbury steak and mashed potato dinner. I realized I prob haven't had that meal since I was a child and feeling nostalgic grabbed it without much thought. Decided to give it a try and as it's warming up, I'm reading the box. 47%!!! of the daily allotted sodium in one serving!

I don't know how people who regularly eat frozen meals like that don't have blood pressure through the roof.

[BullNBear52]

The weekly ads came out today. Food Lion is selling whole chickens for .99 a pound. Then you have to cook it.

I will buy one later in the fall, bake it in the oven then serve it with mashed potatoes and gravy. I won't mention the gravy I buy. lol.

[IH Admin [Shelly]]

I'm not a good enough cook (too new to it still) that I feel comfortable playing around with recipes a whole lot. I don't necessarily know when "something doesn't look right". And when there's conflicting advice in the comments that also throws me lol.

I would like to go to one of the 5 star reviewed recipes and it be pretty spot on as written. Otherwise, call me crazy, but change your rating if it's not actually for the recipe you're reviewing but often a completely different one that you created.

Maybe I'm the odd person out on this but drives me bonkers.

[BullNBear52]

I do start with the original recipe but also make changes on the fly if something isn't turning out right.

The pork chops with capers is a good example. It calls for corn starch to thicken up the sauce but I do add more since it looks too soupy to me.

Some of the comments go off the rails and when they are done it's not close to the original recipe.

[BullNBear52]

Damn that looks good.

[IH Admin [Shelly]]

McDonald's has a "secret" menu item available during the window where they switch from breakfast to lunch the McBrunch.

"It marries two cheeseburger patties, bacon, scrambled eggs (not the round McMuffin variety), and a hash brown between two sesame seed buns."

[janice shell]

Yes, that's useful, when it's possible.

[IH Admin [Meghan]]

I appreciate the reviews that include swaps for dietary specifications, i.e. vegan substitutions for a meat/milk based ingredient or sugar-free options for diabetics.

[janice shell]

I think reviews are useful when they point out that you need to adjust the cooking time, or that not as much liquid is needed. For example, some pasta sauces call for a 28 oz can of plum tomatoes, and then for an extra cup or more of water. You just about NEVER need extra water, and people ought to point that out.

But the ones I find comical are those in which the reviewer changes just about everything, and then say it wasn't any good. Ideally, we should try them exactly as written, and then make any changes we feel are necessary the next time. If there is a next time.

[IH Admin [Shelly]]

I have a vague memory of when reviews of recipes were more authentically about the recipe as written. (I.e. "I gave this 3.5 stars because the liquid called for was double the amount needed. I also think that the ratio of vegetables/meat/starch was off balance and think it would be a better dish with twice the amount of x". Maybe it's a false memory though...

Inevitably these days they're regularly 5 stars with changed/added/omitted ingredients, altered quantities and adjusted cooking times to the original recipe.

[janice shell]

20 of Our Best Fall Pasta Recipes

https://www.foodandwine.com/pasta-noodles/fall-pasta-recipes?hid=fad5c526ddce274b179d9d966a74cb9d69b23514&did=10274182-20230921&utm_campaign=faw-the-dish_newsletter&utm_source=faw&utm_medium=email&utm_content=092123&lctg=fad5c526ddce274b179d9d966a74cb9d69b23514

Perhaps some will be good.

[janice shell]

This is different, from Marion:

Weeknight Korean Fire Chicken Gnocchi

https://www.marionskitchen.com/weeknight-korean-fire-chicken-gnocchi/



Another use for gochujang.

[BullNBear52]

Yes. Their wine selection is quite huge. It's another pick up on the way out. lol.

[janice shell]

LOLOLOLOL!!

[k9narc]

That explains everything.

I like scotch.... I'm a Scott.

You like nuts... you're a ...........

[janice shell]

Good God!! Yes, I love cashews!

[janice shell]

That's a lot of wine. Though of course Costco is national.

In fiscal year 2021-22, the PLCB achieved total sales of $3.02 billion (including liquor and sales taxes), reflecting a $109.9 million or 3.8% increase over the prior year and marking gross wine and spirits sales over $3 billion for the first time in PLCB history.

https://www.lcb.pa.gov/About-Us/News-and-Reports/Documents/PLCB%20Fiscal%20Year%20Annual%20Report_2021_22_Web.pdf

[lucky, mydog]

so you say you like cashews?

Costco buys about half of the world's supply of cashews.
In 2010, Costco purchased over 50% of the world's cashew supply, and in 2020, estimates were closer to 70%

[lucky, mydog]

Costco is the largest wine retailer in the United States. In 2020, Costco sold about $2.5 billion worth of wine, which was roughly half of its total alcohol sales of $5 billion.

[janice shell]

Damn, that really is a good deal! And a funny story, too.

[lucky, mydog]

i must confess that i am a user, but chickens get all the press. the 1/4 lb hot dog is an equal loss leader. hot dog and drink. $1.50. they are quite tasty.

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/24/costcos-buck-fifty-hot-dog-and-soda-combo-went-viral-and-became-a-t-shirt.html

https://www.foodandwine.com/news/why-costco-hot-dog-still-dollar-fifty

and more. between costco chickens and hotdogs there are hundreds of google results.

[janice shell]

In 2015, Costco said it was able to maintain its low price because the company considers the rotisserie chicken a “loss leader.” That means its purpose isn’t to bring in profits, but rather to bring in customers to buy more of the wholesale retailer’s bulk toilet paper and five-packs of deodorant. And it works. The item is so popular among Costco members that it has its own Facebook fan page with 19,000 followers.

And here you'll find the whole article, which contains far more than most of us want to know about all this:

Costco’s inflation-proof $4.99 rotisserie chicken, explained
Picking apart what the retail giant’s poultry staple says about the present and future of factory farming.

https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/23207301/costco-rotisserie-chicken-poultry-farming-inflation

[BullNBear52]

I can't imagine driving 20 miles one way for a chicken to save a dollar. It's one of those things you pick up on the way out.

Their beef Lasagna sells for 16.69 for a 2 pack which is plenty for the 3 of us with some leftover for lunch using one pack.

They have a large wine selection along with a meat selection. But you have to buy the meat in bulk and freeze it.

[BullNBear52]

It's the other way around. We buy all our paper goods in bulk along with coffee, vitamins, lasagna, bacon, hotdogs Protein drinks etc then we walk out with a cheap chicken.

The wife makes the Costco runs because they put the store in some ungodly place that has lots of traffic and getting out is a nightmare but she has more patience than I and she also buys her gas there which is dirt cheap compared to everybody else.

The Citi Costco card is a great deal since the card gives you discounts on gas and groceries everywhere. What we spend annually pays for the membership and then some.

[janice shell]

Costco has it down to a science. Their rotisserie machine is huge. I can't imagine they make a lot of money on them.

I'm sure they lose money on the chickens. But that isn't the point. The point is to bring in customers who'll buy lots of other stuff.

[k9narc]

You go in to buy a cheap bird....

And walk out with a hundred bucks worth of shit you didn't know you needed.

It works for them.

[BullNBear52]

Costco has it down to a science. Their rotisserie machine is huge. I can't imagine they make a lot of money on them.

[Flobewan]

OMG, Both of us are LMAO

[k9narc]

"watching that chicken go round and round".....

That would be more entertaining than most of the crap on TV.

There's a good show playing on the Dryer right now......

[Flobewan]

We have a rotisserie toaster oven and you should have seen us just sitting there watching that chicken go round and round for a while, too funny