MacGyver My Meal
 

I love cooking! When I want to learn to cook something I become very studious, I read recipes and forums and cook books, I plan a trip to the market with a specific shopping list, I buy the best ingredients I can afford and then I make it a few times and try to perfect it.

But I'm not a great by-the-seat-of-my-pants cook.

My Best Femme is, she can turn 5 random and seemingly unmatchable ingredients into a gourmet 3-course meal using a microwave and a hot plate. (I've seen her do this exact thing, its quite impressive.)

I thought it would be fun to have a thread where you can come in and share a list 5 or 6 random ingredients you have, and crowd source possible meals to be made of them.


For example...

I currently have:

• 1 bag of uncooked edamame,
• 2 large yams,
• 1 frozen naan,
• a small block of havarti and
• a bag of arugula.

that may or may not be the sum total of the contents of my fridge/freezer at the moment.

Any ideas?

That sounds quite awesome, actually! Thanks! :)

Cannot help myself.....

A yam and cheese sandwich of course with a salad. *Chuckles.

Actually, seriously, Parker has the better idea. :-)

Corkey, that sounds fantastic too! I would never have thought to purée the edamame! I did consider puree'ing the roast yam with a little Greek yogurt and some chile (cheating).

/I knew there was a cooking show that did something like this as part of the competition. :) I couldn't remember what it was called!

You could also --

bake the yams til almost done. peel.

add to saute pan with olive oil, season with salt/pepper
add edamame and arugula til wilted/cooked
place on top of (un)frozen naan
add some grated cheese
place back into oven til melted

MMM.

(maybe some crushed/sliced garlic would be good too)

YUM! .....

I would first peel and cut the yams into small bite size cubes and quickly fry them till they are crispy, drain on paper towels and lightly season with kosher salt. Second, I would prepare the edamame, shell them, and lightly season the peas with kosher salt. Next, I would slice up the havarti and get the naan half baked, maybe a little more than half baked it would just depend on the product. I usually have some roasted garlic oil around so I would probably use that to spread all over the half baked bread then place the yam chunks and edamame all over the naan. Here would be my dilemma, do I put the arugula on and then the cheese and really wilt it down with all the other ingredients, or do I put the cheese on and wait and add the arugula later for the not so wilty taste which would change the experience some what? :thinking:

Great thread!!!

What I did...

I sliced one yam/sweet potato in to very thin rounds (I got a microplane for xmas and was dying to use it) and tossed them in an extra light virgin olive oil, seasoned them with salt, pepper and red pepper and baked them until crisp... et voila, sweet potato chips/crisps.

I baked the naan half-way, and then shredded the havarti over it and stuck it under the broiler for a minute until melted.

And I cooked and shelled the edamame and tossed them in a bowl with the arugula and some roasted sunflower seeds and a light olive oil/balsamic vinegar dressing. The sunflower and flax seed mix I found was a good addition to the salad, it gave it more flavor.


Another set of ingredients? Anyone?