We are having Dr. Pepper Ribs page 192. My Dear husband is making this recipe tonight. Mostly becuase it uses the grill and fire is a man thing. So I let him take this one over. It is quite a time consuming process. The baby back ribs have to sit for 2 hours , then cook in the oven for 2 hours then on the grill. My guess is that he will skip the oven and smoke them instead. So again, we are not following the recipe book exactly. But I am guessing they will still be yummy!!!!! How could they not, they have my most fav thing in the whole world!!!! DR PEPPER>>>>>> I will update more later.
I CAN"T WAIT!!!!!
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
My mom and Sister are the best!!!!
Just a quick side note....
For my birthday this year my family got me new knifes!!!!! They are very sharp! I know this because while washing them I cut my finger. I also got my fav. movie.... Julie and Julia... and My life in France and Mastering the Art of French Cooking..... So maybe there will be something in there I can use to cook!!!! If it is full of butter and fried anything my family will LOVE ME for making it....
For my birthday this year my family got me new knifes!!!!! They are very sharp! I know this because while washing them I cut my finger. I also got my fav. movie.... Julie and Julia... and My life in France and Mastering the Art of French Cooking..... So maybe there will be something in there I can use to cook!!!! If it is full of butter and fried anything my family will LOVE ME for making it....
Chicken Mole Enchiladas * and other recipies...
WOW March 11, was the last post... Man I know I have been cooking... I will give you a run down.
First the Chicken Mole enchiladas. I had no clue what Mole negro sauce was and it is described as " made up of 35 ingredients, including chilies, nuts, spice and chocolate." So after reading that I thought HEY! I like chilies, nuts, spices and chocolate!!!! Plus the picture in the book looks yummy (page 263 for those that have this book). It was suppose to be super easy. A rotisserie chicken, the mole sauce and tortillas. I am sad to say Mr. David Zinczenko and Mr. Matt Goulding, I did not like this at all!!! Neither did my kids. So as a disclaimer I didn't follow the recipe exactly. I had chicken breast I put in the crock pot and cooked with the mole sauce all day. Maybe that was the problem ..... nope I don't' think so. I think it was missing something. I still can't quite put my finger on it but there was something that I thought the dish needed. So I do not recommend this at all. Which is sad because maybe someone would really like it. Just not us.
My critics said.
Amanda - MOM THIS IS GROSE!
Emma- I don't like the meat
Keneson- Do I have to eat this?
Corrina - opted out of the meat ( she ate later than the rest of us.)
Tracy- thought it was okay but only had two tacos
Me- The first taco I ate was good and had a little spice to it. The second one... not good.
Hearty Lasagna ****
This is page 206 and you should run don't walk to use this recipe. Again I didn't follow it exactly only because it calls for precooked chicken sausage. I couldn't find any in any of the three stores we have in town. So we used hamburger. I am sure that changes the nutritional value but it was soo good..... Even left overs (which there was enough for two lunches for me ONLY) . I only had to run to the store one extra time. That was only because I already had the lasagna no cook noodles but when I looked closer to the box it expired March of 08... Yes 2008, So I bought new. This recipe does calls for Muir Glen Tomato sauce... I couldn't find the basil kind, and looking at it now it says pasta sauce not tomatoes. WOOPS... I did find that kind of tomato sauce and there was even a dollar off coupon on the back if you bought two. SCORE! it is super good tomato sauce! Everyone loved it.
My critics say
Amanda - Mom this is really good (with a great amount of surprise)
Emma- Oh I like this - do I have to eat my salad?
Corrina- it's good
Keneson- can we have this every night
Tracy- Oh I like this....
Me- yum.... I hope there is leftovers.
So see even though I have been MIA I am still cooking! YUMMY stuff!!!!! (well most of it has been)
3 2 1 .... Get COOKING...
First the Chicken Mole enchiladas. I had no clue what Mole negro sauce was and it is described as " made up of 35 ingredients, including chilies, nuts, spice and chocolate." So after reading that I thought HEY! I like chilies, nuts, spices and chocolate!!!! Plus the picture in the book looks yummy (page 263 for those that have this book). It was suppose to be super easy. A rotisserie chicken, the mole sauce and tortillas. I am sad to say Mr. David Zinczenko and Mr. Matt Goulding, I did not like this at all!!! Neither did my kids. So as a disclaimer I didn't follow the recipe exactly. I had chicken breast I put in the crock pot and cooked with the mole sauce all day. Maybe that was the problem ..... nope I don't' think so. I think it was missing something. I still can't quite put my finger on it but there was something that I thought the dish needed. So I do not recommend this at all. Which is sad because maybe someone would really like it. Just not us.
My critics said.
Amanda - MOM THIS IS GROSE!
Emma- I don't like the meat
Keneson- Do I have to eat this?
Corrina - opted out of the meat ( she ate later than the rest of us.)
Tracy- thought it was okay but only had two tacos
Me- The first taco I ate was good and had a little spice to it. The second one... not good.
Hearty Lasagna ****
This is page 206 and you should run don't walk to use this recipe. Again I didn't follow it exactly only because it calls for precooked chicken sausage. I couldn't find any in any of the three stores we have in town. So we used hamburger. I am sure that changes the nutritional value but it was soo good..... Even left overs (which there was enough for two lunches for me ONLY) . I only had to run to the store one extra time. That was only because I already had the lasagna no cook noodles but when I looked closer to the box it expired March of 08... Yes 2008, So I bought new. This recipe does calls for Muir Glen Tomato sauce... I couldn't find the basil kind, and looking at it now it says pasta sauce not tomatoes. WOOPS... I did find that kind of tomato sauce and there was even a dollar off coupon on the back if you bought two. SCORE! it is super good tomato sauce! Everyone loved it.
My critics say
Amanda - Mom this is really good (with a great amount of surprise)
Emma- Oh I like this - do I have to eat my salad?
Corrina- it's good
Keneson- can we have this every night
Tracy- Oh I like this....
Me- yum.... I hope there is leftovers.
So see even though I have been MIA I am still cooking! YUMMY stuff!!!!! (well most of it has been)
3 2 1 .... Get COOKING...
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Shrimp Fra Diavolo *** Teressa
Sorry to say there are no pictures with this meal. But I can tell you that this is a very fragrant meal. And that I cooked way to much pasta with this!
Unlike most creamy shrimp pastas this is a tomato based sauce. It isn't tomatoey like spaghetti and meatballs. It is more like a hint of tomatoes.
You start by cooking the shrimp a little then saute some garlic, onions and oregano. This is where all the fragrance comes from... WOW it made the house smell soooooo good. Everyone commented on that part for sure. Then it is like 1 can of tomatoes, and some wine. There is normally enough wining going on in my house so I opted out of wine, I used broth instead.
I also used whole wheat spaghetti noodles. These are quickly becoming my fave kind of noodles. So what did the critics have to say about this fantsic meal?
Tracy- Its really good. (to much pasta the flavors are lost)
Amanda - I love shrimp anything!
Keneson- I only got 3 shrimp!
Emma- Who wants my shrimp....
Corrina can I have more?
Me. Your right there is to much pasta and not enough sauce but it still has good flavor...
Which reminds me...there is a little secret in this recipe. Red pepper flakes, you saute it with the onions and stuff.... Packs a little bit of spice but YUM!!!!! This is found on page 212 by the way....
3 2 1 LETS COOK
Unlike most creamy shrimp pastas this is a tomato based sauce. It isn't tomatoey like spaghetti and meatballs. It is more like a hint of tomatoes.
You start by cooking the shrimp a little then saute some garlic, onions and oregano. This is where all the fragrance comes from... WOW it made the house smell soooooo good. Everyone commented on that part for sure. Then it is like 1 can of tomatoes, and some wine. There is normally enough wining going on in my house so I opted out of wine, I used broth instead.
I also used whole wheat spaghetti noodles. These are quickly becoming my fave kind of noodles. So what did the critics have to say about this fantsic meal?
Tracy- Its really good. (to much pasta the flavors are lost)
Amanda - I love shrimp anything!
Keneson- I only got 3 shrimp!
Emma- Who wants my shrimp....
Corrina can I have more?
Me. Your right there is to much pasta and not enough sauce but it still has good flavor...
Which reminds me...there is a little secret in this recipe. Red pepper flakes, you saute it with the onions and stuff.... Packs a little bit of spice but YUM!!!!! This is found on page 212 by the way....
3 2 1 LETS COOK
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Think we forgot about you? Teressa
Oh don't worry we are still cooking away. I have made a few recipes and I will get them posted but first let me ramble on about nothing.... Okay it will be something. The one topic on my mind lately is how to shop for a cookbook.
I am sure everyone has different things they look for. Mine has totally changed! Use to, I would look at who wrote it and buy it. Trust me, I have a bunch that I have never used. Well after using the Cook This not That cookbook I know now what I want. PICTURES, PICTURES AND MORE PICTURES!!!!! I love looking at the pictures and guessing what ingredients are in the dish. I don't like looking a picture and seeing it one way then reading the recipe and seeing that chicken is listed but not in the picture. Or wheat pasta is used and it is not even close to wheat pasta.
The other thing is simple ingredients that I know what they are, or there is a description of what it is. Like Mole (no not the animal that digs in the ground.) but the Mexican food item that has chocolate and chile's in it. Please authors of cookbooks us "non chefs" don't know what some things are. Give us a clue.... or at least another item we can use instead.
What kinds of things do you look for?
So Erin and I are looking at another cookbook. Although I for one walk around my house constantly caring the Cook This not That book. We will be making other dishes. Don't give up on us.
I am sure everyone has different things they look for. Mine has totally changed! Use to, I would look at who wrote it and buy it. Trust me, I have a bunch that I have never used. Well after using the Cook This not That cookbook I know now what I want. PICTURES, PICTURES AND MORE PICTURES!!!!! I love looking at the pictures and guessing what ingredients are in the dish. I don't like looking a picture and seeing it one way then reading the recipe and seeing that chicken is listed but not in the picture. Or wheat pasta is used and it is not even close to wheat pasta.
The other thing is simple ingredients that I know what they are, or there is a description of what it is. Like Mole (no not the animal that digs in the ground.) but the Mexican food item that has chocolate and chile's in it. Please authors of cookbooks us "non chefs" don't know what some things are. Give us a clue.... or at least another item we can use instead.
What kinds of things do you look for?
So Erin and I are looking at another cookbook. Although I for one walk around my house constantly caring the Cook This not That book. We will be making other dishes. Don't give up on us.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Repeat Recipe - Pot Stickers (Erin) ****
So, I made my first repeat recipe. I LOVED, LOVED, LOVED the pot stickers the first time around!! Did I mention I loved the pot stickers?!? :)
I hate to admit I didn't like them as well this time, and it's Jason's fault. :) I LOVE when I can blame something on someone other than me. Okay, it's not actually his fault, but he bought some weird pot stickers when he went shopping. They looked weird on the box, and they were. They completely fell apart while cooking them. They didn't have the same kind of "wrapper" on the outside as the first ones I made.
They still had good flavor, and I LOVED the brown rice and snap peas. I will gladly take the leftovers for lunch tomorrow. There is a lot because Madeline ate her leftover Jose Peppers burrito, and Riley ate some of her faves...not pot stickers, brown rice, and snap peas...imagine that! :)
I'm not going to tell you to start cooking tonight. Instead, I'm going to tell you to START COMMENTING!!! Is anyone reading this blog? :)
I hate to admit I didn't like them as well this time, and it's Jason's fault. :) I LOVE when I can blame something on someone other than me. Okay, it's not actually his fault, but he bought some weird pot stickers when he went shopping. They looked weird on the box, and they were. They completely fell apart while cooking them. They didn't have the same kind of "wrapper" on the outside as the first ones I made.
They still had good flavor, and I LOVED the brown rice and snap peas. I will gladly take the leftovers for lunch tomorrow. There is a lot because Madeline ate her leftover Jose Peppers burrito, and Riley ate some of her faves...not pot stickers, brown rice, and snap peas...imagine that! :)
I'm not going to tell you to start cooking tonight. Instead, I'm going to tell you to START COMMENTING!!! Is anyone reading this blog? :)
French Pot Roast with buttered noodles. *** (Teressa)
Here is the down low on the Pot Roast.
I must confess I have NO CLUE on how to "eyeball" a measurement. I cut the meat to 1 1/2 inch instead of 1 inch. So after Tracy came to my rescue. The meat got cut. Also how is this a healthy for you recipe when you brown the meat in baccon grease... YES thats right baccon grease! 2 strips of baccon browned then brown the meat. I decided not to use the wine in this... oh there was wineing just not any of the red wine was used in the sauce. I got the meat in the crockpot, with all the broth and tomato paste. No bay leaves. I forgot them at the store.
The pearl onions were a little hard to find. Walmart here didn't have them. But Dillons did. yeah Dillons.
The critics in my house didn't like this at all!
They ate the noodles and didn't like the meat, or the onions or the peas... So I don't think I will make this again. Sorry Cook this not that people. Not a family fav.
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