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Jagger
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08-07-2002

Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 5:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jagger a private message Print Post    
I've just been reading through these recipies and I see a lot of them I plan on coping. I love easy to cook meals, by the time I get home from work I am usually so worn out the last thing I want to do is spend time cooking. Most of these look pretty easy and quick.


One that I make pretty often and tastes pretty good, but doesn't sound too good is.

Brown a pound of burger, drain
Add 1 can Cream of Mushroom soup, along with a vegtable, generally corn or peas for me.
Let cook for about 20 minutes
Scoup this mixture over a piece of bread or mashed potatoes and you've got yourself a meal.

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Monday, March 27, 2006 - 1:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
Wow these are great. I am wondering if anyone has easy receipes in small quantities. I am weird, I know, but for some reason I can't do leftover chicken. So I have to cook what I will eat. this makes it hard to find good reciepes for just 2-3 pieces of chicken and I am not that fond of breasts, LOL. Oh,well, my problem. Does anyone have any receipes with small quantities, sometimes I can scale them down, but not always.

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Monday, March 27, 2006 - 4:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
Not any specific recipes, but that SW chix could easily be made w/one chix breast, 1/2 Cup of corn, 1/4 cup of black beans and 1 cup of salsa in a skillet. I do it all the time. :-)

We get the Sam's club tenderloing chicken -- it's breast meat but they're cut in the "smaller" chicken tenders style. Still no skin, no breading, but much easier to get the portion you want. Since they're "flash frozen," we just take out what we need for the one meal. Using those, I usually put 2 pieces of chicken w/the above portions of beans, corn and salsa.

Jewels
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09-23-2000

Friday, April 14, 2006 - 2:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jewels a private message Print Post    
I'm working on making a cookbook along these same lines for my nephew who is leaving next week to go to school in New Mexico to become a pilot. He is 19 and is going to be living in a house with 4 other guys. I would really rather he not eat frozen or fast food all the time. He is capapble of cooking very simple things, but they also need to be quick, as his school load is pretty heavy. I'm thinking along the lines of different smoothie recipes, wraps...things like that. I'm sure he'll only be cooking for himself so he won't want to cook large quantities.

Anyone have any good ideas that I could add? Thanks!

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Friday, April 14, 2006 - 3:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
Made chicken enchilladas tonight (NOT quick but good), but with the leftovers we made a VERY simple dish that we used as an appetizer.

Easy Quesadillas:
Take a tortilla. Sprinkle cheese on it. Top w/chunked, cooked chix (we had a combo of canned and some leftover chicken from a bird we cooked). Top w/a bit more cheese. Top with another tortilla. Grill for a couple minutes on each side in a pan sprayed w/Pam. Cut into 6 pieces w/a pizza cutter. Serve w/salsa or other "taco" toppings. We prefer pepperjack cheese, but any cheese would be fine. I had enough for 4 people done in under 10 minutes.

Herckleperckle
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11-20-2003

Monday, May 01, 2006 - 7:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Herckleperckle a private message Print Post    
This is a ha-ha, but it is for real, too.

Cooking By Numbers

Vee
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02-23-2004

Wednesday, May 10, 2006 - 4:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vee a private message Print Post    
That's cute, Herckie...the only suggestion they have for me is a cheese omelette. Ha!

Pagal
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08-16-2001

Saturday, June 03, 2006 - 2:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pagal a private message Print Post    
Dipo - Do you like salmon? I have a really easy recipe for salmon in a foiled bag.

Lay out a aluminum sheet for each salmon filet you'll be using.

Cut up tomatoes and onions into bite-size pieces and distribute evenly on top of the filets. Slice kalamata olives in half and sprinkle on top. Drizzle with basting oil (I use Wegman's Premixed but do have a recipe for one if you want it). Pull edges of foil up to create a bag and place each bag on the grill for approximately 20 minutes.

When I make this I also make up a larger packet of baby red potatoes that I slice in forths and sprinkle with seasoning and basting oil and add them to the grill too.

Very good dinner. I sometimes cut the veggies the night before to save time at dinner.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Saturday, June 03, 2006 - 4:35 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
oh yum!!!! is basting oil different from olive oil?

Pagal
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08-16-2001

Saturday, June 03, 2006 - 9:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pagal a private message Print Post    
It's got some herbs in it - here's the recipe.

Basting Oil

1/2 cup olive oil
1 large clove garlic, peeled and minced
2 tsp fresh parsley, chopped
1/2 tsp fresh thyme, chopped

1. Combine all ingredients in small bowl.

Yield: about 1/2 cup.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Saturday, June 03, 2006 - 1:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
double yum!!!!!!!!!

Pagal
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08-16-2001

Saturday, June 03, 2006 - 3:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pagal a private message Print Post    
I always make triple so that DH and I can have two helpings each and then leftovers for lunch one day during the week. The combination of the onions (oh, the recipe calls for red onions) tomatoes and kalamatas is just heavenly.

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Saturday, June 03, 2006 - 6:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
Yummy! We have salmon on the menu this week, so guess what recipe we'll use! The store we shop at just added an olive bar, too - -so I can get pitted kalamatas! WOOHOO!

Pagal
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08-16-2001

Sunday, June 04, 2006 - 7:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pagal a private message Print Post    
Please let me know if you enjoy it. I'm hoping you will.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Sunday, June 04, 2006 - 8:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
I'm looking for some recipes to round out my summer menus. We try not to cook anything in the oven and try to avoid crock pot foods (it's too hot this time of year for hot meals) so stick to things that are either cold (lots of salads and sandwiches) or that can be bbq'd. The most I do is spaghetti or tacos once in a while.

Anyways as I've been struggling with the menus this time, I'm coming up short. Any great meal ideas for summer?

Hukdonreality
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09-29-2003

Sunday, June 04, 2006 - 8:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
Have you ever grilled a pizza? When I go camping, I bring flour tortillas, cheese, pizza sauce, and whatever other topings I feel like. Put sauce (real light, or it will slide apart) on top of a tortilla, add cheese, toppings, and another tortilla. I generally put mine into one of those basket type grates so it can't fall apart. Man, the charcoal flavor on them is out of this world! Total assembly and cooking time is only about 5 minutes!

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Sunday, June 04, 2006 - 9:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
This always tickles me..if we waited for cold weather to use our oven, it would never get used! LOL

We grill alot in the summer.

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Sunday, June 04, 2006 - 5:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
You can grill pizzas using regular crusts too -- we top ours w/olive oil and cook it a few minutes first; then we add mozarella, red onions, feta cheese, mozarella, roma tomatoes and kalamata olives. Absolutely delicious!

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Sunday, June 04, 2006 - 8:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
LOL, Annie, we only have about 4 months a year where we need to do the big, heavy, hot meals. During the hot months, we do a lot of grilling and salads mostly. Once in a while I'll boil some chicken in the morning to make chicken salad for dinner and thats about the only time we cook for more than heating up veggies or something simple.

I had no idea you could grill pizza! I love it! Friday night pizza nights have turned into a favorite around here cuz the kids make dinner. They do everything but throw it in the oven and pull it out. The nice thing to is since both Kota and I are lactose intolerant, we can put just a small amount of cheese on and have no problems. We'll have to try grilling em this week, the kids can still put them together.

Cinnamongirl
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01-10-2001

Thursday, June 08, 2006 - 3:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cinnamongirl a private message Print Post    
BBQ'd Salmon

One big Salmon Fillet (I get mine from Costco)
One pkg Olivieri Sundried Tomota Pesto Sauce

Coat salmon (top) with pasta sauce, wrap in foil (I do a double wrap) and cook on BBQ for 10 to 15 minutes on medium (depending on thickness)

A big favourite in our house!

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Friday, June 09, 2006 - 2:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
Great idea for omelets using Ziploc bags

ZIPLOC OMELETS
This works great !!! Good when you're alone or when all your family is together. Best feature is that no one has to wait for their special omelet !!! Have guests write their name on a quart-size Ziploc freezer bag with permanent marker.

- Crack 2 eggs (large or extra-large) into the quart size Ziploc bag (not more than 2) shake to combine them.

- Put out a variety of ingredients such as: cheeses, ham, onion, green pepper, tomato, hash browns, salsa, etc.

- Each guest adds prepared ingredients of choice to their bag and shake.

- Make sure to get the air out of the bag and zip it up.

- Place the bags into rolling, boiling water for exactly 13 minutes. You can usually cook 6-8 omelets in a large pot. For more, make another pot of boiling water.

- Open the bags and the omelet will roll out easily. Be prepared for everyone to be amazed.

- Nice to serve with fresh fruit and coffee cake; everyone gets involved in the process and a great conversation piece.

Imagine having these ready the night before, and putting the bag in boiling water while you get ready. And in 13 minutes, you have a nice omelet for a quick breakfast!!!