Great food for those who hate to cook, lack experience or time, or just like easy stuff

[ravfem]

Originally Posted by Tranzman

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flank steak
Trim excess fat from steak and slice into thin strips against the grain. ....

i am not a cook, i am a girl who tries to fix food that is edible. Sometimes i even succeed!

So....Jesse? If i'm at the meat section looking, will the package say "flank steak"? And....how do i cut it against the grain??

[Jesse]

Originally Posted by ravfem

i am not a cook, i am a girl who tries to fix food that is edible. Sometimes i even succeed!

So....Jesse? If i'm at the meat section looking, will the package say "flank steak"? And....how do i cut it against the grain??

If you can't find Flank steak, look for London Broil...they are the same thing. But you can use any beef, pork or chicken for this recipe.

As for cutting against the grain, look at the meat and you will see lines running up and down in the meat, you want to cut it the opposite way the lines are running so that you cut through the tough fibers to make the meat more tender.

[Sachita]

French bread or ciabata - slice
mix extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar, ground rosemary, salt and pepper
slice tomato and mozzarella cheese- the good stuff
dip each slice of bread in oil and vinegar mix
assemble cheese and tomato add fresh basil leaves.

eat like a sandwich.

open a bottle of chianti

yum

[iamkeri1]

I made the most fantastic dinner the other night. It was also very easy.

Chicken stew/ chicken and dumplings

One for each person being served of the following
boneless chicken breast
scrubbed (not peeled) cubed potato
large carrot

Add one large chopped up onion and
One chopped up green or red pepper.

Saute the chicken till the pan you are cooking in is browned well - adds flavor, then break the chicken into pieces, add the onion and pepper and continue to saute.

Sprinkle garlic powder liberally over the mixture. My own personal little secret spice that I put in almost everthing is Luzianne cajun seasoning Adding a little gives it great flavor, adding more makes it spicy hot - its up to you To the mixture add about three tablespoons of flour and stir until mixed, then add about four cups of water and stir again. Bring to a boil and stick in the oven for one hour. A few minutes before the hour is up, mix up a batch of dumplings using the recipe on any package of baking mix. Drop buyspooonfuls on top of the chicken mixture, put the lid back on the pan and bake for fifteen minutes. Take it out and eat it.

Yummy!
Smooches,
Keri

[iamkeri1]

Hey where is everybody? Haven't you had anything to eat since Christmas? Come on - I need some easy stuff to fix for dinner!


Here's a super easy one for you. My room mate told me had had cole slaw once with pineapple in it. That sounded good to me so I just ad-libbed it for dinner tonight.


I had fresh pineapple so I just chopped it up (approximately pea size), but I'm sure canned would work too. I shredded some cabbage and added miracle whip. I usually turn my nose up at it - I am a mayonaisse woman - but I wanted the slaw to be sweet. I would say I used about 1/2 cup pineapple per 1 cup pf cabbage and then add miracle whip till its as wet as you like it.


TASTY!!!

Smooches,
Keri

[Mopsie]

*bump*

This is a great thread!

[cinnamongrrl]

Great thread to dust off Mopsie Reminds me of a featured article called Cheap Thrills in our paper...good food done cheap and easy...lol

This isn't one of those, rather something I discovered by happenstance...

Mix some of that lovely sriracha Vietnamese spicy sauce:



With plain ol sour cream. It subdues the heat and gives a great flavor...great as a condiment or a dip...

[Mopsie]

Originally Posted by cinnamongrrl563

Great thread to dust off Mopsie Reminds me of a featured article called Cheap Thrills in our paper...good food done cheap and easy...lol

This isn't one of those, rather something I discovered by happenstance...

Mix some of that lovely sriracha Vietnamese spicy sauce:



With plain ol sour cream. It subdues the heat and gives a great flavor...great as a condiment or a dip...

I love advice like that! Because for me the sauce aisle is overwhelming. There are so many different kinds and so many different brands and I am never sure what I should try, so usually I am getting nothing. I'm going to look for this next time I'm at the store!

[Mopsie]

Since we're talking sauces... I have a question about Thai peanut sauce...

It looks like it would be really delicious... but I don't really know anything about it.

Is it as good as it looks? How do I use it? Do I just toss it in with stir fry?

[cinnamongrrl]

Originally Posted by Mopsie

Since we're talking sauces... I have a question about Thai peanut sauce...

It looks like it would be really delicious... but I don't really know anything about it.

Is it as good as it looks? How do I use it? Do I just toss it in with stir fry?

I would suggest trying something with a peanut sauce at a good Thai place. See if you have the taste for it...Thai cuisine makes good use of many things I never cared for or tried in food before (pineapple for one...)

Let me know how you like it!