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filet mignon with mushroom sauce

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Christmas morning Challah French toast. Made a boozy berry sauce (rasp and blueberries, grand marnier, chambord, OJ and a little sugar) with it that was THE BOMB.

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it contains egg. the chick is just a model

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Sesame panko chicken, tempura spinach, broccoli and rice with spicy thai peanut sauce.

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Please keep in mind that making candy is literally shoving your bare hands into molten lava.

[guardians-of-the-food]

Cheesy Citrusy Brussels Sprouts Pasta is my new favorite pasta recipe. This is a creamy and comforting pasta with caramelized brussels sprouts flavored with orange. Kids will ask for more!

[guardians-of-the-food]

Easy Challah Bread

[papafieri]

guy fieri for president 2k16

we can’t let trump win

[roachpatrol]

i should make a low-effort cookbook

like you get those ‘i hate to cook! 101: easy meals for the kitchen novice!’ and it still wants you to make a three-cheese spinach casserole

mine would be like

did you know you can put chocolate chips on a spoonful of peanut butter and obtain the perfect snack

did you know if you crack some eggs into your pasta sauce and stir there’s more protein in it so you can go longer without having to make another goddamn meal

did you know you can mix a cup of cooked rice to any condensed soup instead of water and now you have dinner and breakfast

also put cheese on it

put cheese on fucking everything

and finally here’s a list of things you can microwave in a short enough time that you won’t walk out of the kitchen, go back to bed, fall asleep for four hours, and totally forget you attempted a lunch

[isozyme]

frozen pizza is expensive but!  biscuits in a can + last dregs of jar of tomato sauce + some shredded mozzarella cheese = EIGHT MINIPIZZAS

dump all your chinese delivery into a hot pan and crack two eggs into it, stir, now it is soft and good

if you add a kraft single to mac and cheese from the box it’s magically more delicious (and if you also add hot sauce then it’s spicy)

nachos: chips + shredded cheese + salsa + rummage in fridge in case there’s other things?  and then under the broiler for a minute or two.  if it’s hot it counts as a meal!  works good on stale chips.

an incomplete list of vegetables that won’t instantly rot on you: anything frozen, cauliflower, cherry tomatoes (they get wrinkly but u can still eat them), carrots, onions…i throw away a lot of veggies that have gone soft :(

i love parchment paper.  $4 for a roll but lay it down on ur baking sheet and know you’ll never have to scrub cheese or cookie crumbs off it again.  perfect for cooking with low spoons.  nothing sticks to it!

THIS IS SO IMPORTANT

[ursavorpalis]

also: mug cakes also also: if you cook rice you might as well dump some canned tomatos and canned beans in it. TADA NUTRITIONALLY COMPLETE MEALS in the list of foods that last: apples. apples can last an entire fucking winter. also also also: cottage cheese + bell peppers + crackers = what I ate for dinner for like a year

[leahazel]

1. You cook the rice in a pot. No spices, no nothing, just water oil and rice. 

2. Just before it’s ready, when there’s about a pinkie fingernail’s worth of water on the top, add in a tablespoon of peanut butter. 

3. Stir. Cook the rest of the way. 

4. It’s a meal! It has carbs and protein, it’s filling, it tastes good and it looks and feels like a legitimate dish, which is great for lifting the spirits a bit. 

5. If you feel fancy, add a teaspoon of honey or a handful of crushed peanuts. 

[hagar-972]

Alt., mix the rice with lentils. Cereal (rice, wheat) + legume (lentils, beans) = complete protein. Most people’s bodies will accept that in lieu of animal products.

Since no-one explained how to cook rice: (1) put bit of oil in pot, heat up on medium flame, (2) add 1-1.5 cup rice, mix up and add a bit of salt (you may need to reduce flame), (3) while you’re doing that, boil water in an electric pot, (4) add 2 cup water for each 1 cup rice; reduce flame a few seconds before you do that and mind the steam won’t hit you, (5) cover and set a 20min timer.

Pasta: (1) boil water, lots of water (covered pot goes fast; you can also use an electric pot for a shortcut and bring to a full boil on the stove - experiment), (2) up to 100 gr pasta per 1L water will work, but the more water per pasta the better, (3) reduce flame to medium (light bubbling), add pasta, set time to 10min, (4) check and add time as necessary - you may not need to.

Egg or bean noodled cook faster than pasta - like, half the time.

Easiest pasta sauce: 20-50gr of butter, melt; 1-2tbs lemon juice, homogenize; dump in pasta (and possibly peas, boiled from frozen). Taken 5min or under and will liven up pasta that’s been sitting in the fridge.

Easiest cream sauce: 1 standard (250ml) cream carton, 1 tsp shredded cheese (keeps well in freezer) or more, 1 tbs cottage cheese, spices to taste. Heat in a small pot on a small-to-medium flame while stirring constantly (if it’s too hot to stick a finger in, it’s too hot). Takes maybe 5-10min. Will keep in fridge up to 1 week.

Rice freezes well. Pasta doesn’t. Plain pasta (and most noodles) will last for up to a month in the fridge, though, and just dump it in the pan with some ketchup/tomato paste(+oil + water) and you’re good.

…nobody said that dry onion lasts? Dry onion lasts. Fried onion freezes well and keeps forever. So does diced garlic. If you like ‘em but worried about them going bad/don’t always have the time or spoons to deal with ‘em, there you go.

Fresh bread freezes well. Keep emergency bread in your freezer, sliced. It’ll thaw in the fridge/on the counter overnight, or you can stick a slice as-is in the toaster (just turn it up 1 notch relative to your usual preference).

Potatoes in their peel are the single most nutritious food. (You can, actually, survive on mashed potatoes.) A boiled potato will stay good in the fridge for a couple days. Boil partway (should still somewhat resist a fork), turn over/toaster oven on 150C (350F) or higher while you do the rest, slice potato(s), spread like deck of cards, brush oil over (with the sort of silicone brush one uses for eggs - costs next to nothing and you’ll be glad you got it), bit of salt, stick into oven and come back 20-40min later. Will re-heat well.

All of the following are good in eggs, just (1) dump them in the pan before the eggs, (2) the more you fluff up the eggs the betters: cubed semi-boiled potatoes, sliced/cubed tomatoes, tinned garbanzo beans (<-legume), tinned/frozen corn. Tinned and frozen stuff lasts forever. A pre-boiled potato and a couple eggs will save your ass on a cold, miserable morning.

3 shortbread cookies + 2 glasses of milk = 500kcal balanced dinner. Or breakfast.

1 cup cooked pasta + couple fluffed up eggs + shredded cheese (from frozen) to taste, in a stove-top pan or in the oven for ~20min = full meal.

Black lentils, cooked, will last nicely in the fridge - and unlike other legumes, they don’t need a pre-soak and only take 20min to cook. ½ bowl + 3 tbs oil + 2 tsp lemon juice + ¼ onion = dinner so nutritious you won’t believe it.

Cottage cheese and honey. No really. You only need a couple tsp honey for 250gr cottage tub.

1tbs peanut butter (flat as you can make it) + 3 tbs soy + 2 tbs maple/honey + 1 tsp vinegar = marinade for ~500gr of whatever. Takes ~5min to mix, 20min-2hr to soak, 5-10min to fry (non-stick pan and you don’t need oil). This + pot of rice (<-make while chicken/meat soaks) = lunch for a week. (Or dinner, if dinner’s your main meal.)

A tin of mayonnaise will last for months in the fridge. Hardboiled eggs last a nice while, too. 3 hardboiled eggs, chopped + 1tbs mayo + 1/3 onion chopped = 5min of work and egg salad for a few highly nutritious meals.

Ever make yourself hot chocolate? Make it with milk instead of water, for fuck’s sake. A large cup of hot chocolate is a legit small meal.

[m-winnike]

Buy broccoli and green beans frozen. For a couple dollars you can get a big enough bag of either to get at least 8-10 servings out of it and it keep for at least 6 months if you keep the bag closed. Buy a jar of chopped garlic in olive oil as well. That’ll keep in your fridge for months and adding a little bit to a handful of broccoli or green beans and sauteing(lightly browning them in a pan or pot on the stove) them together until everything is warm is a cheap, easy way to have a flavorful snack or meal. 

Also, ramen, drop an egg and a handful of some kind of frozen veggie(the previously mentioned ones or even some mixed carrots and peas) it adds a lot of nutritional value to your ramen, makes it so much more filling, and makes it have way better flavor than plain ramen. 

Buy a jar of Better than Bouillon. Amazon has them for as cheep as $2.99 a jar and one jar has enough in it to make a couple gallons of broth. Just one teaspoon of this stuff added to 1 cup of water will give you a deliciously broth for soup. Pick your flavor and drop whatever veggies or noodles you’ve got leftover in the fridge and you’ve got dinner. It’s also great to add to the water you’re cooking your rice in to give it some flavor as well. 

Don’t buy boxed Kraft mac and cheese. It may seem like an easy approach but there is a cheaper approach. A 3 lb bag of macaroni noodles is only a couple dollars and you can get a 1 lb bag of the powdered cheese just like in Kraft for $10 on Amazon. I bought a bag of cheese powder that size and it lasted me more than a year and I made mac and cheese once a week. You can also mix it with milk and broccoli and you’ve got a great dinner of broccoli cheese soup. 

My biggest tip for saving money on food is to make things that will freeze well. Say you make a pot of spaghetti. You could get 5 or 6 servings out of a full pot easily, if not more, but you’ll get tired of spaghetti before it’s gone. Stick servings in plastic baggies(which are fine to rinse and reuse!) and freeze them! Then you’ll be able to take out just the amount to eat for a meal and have some back up meals for when you’re loaded down with work, homework, etc and have no time to make a meal. 

[lovelylovelyartist]

ALL OF THIS

[quonunc]

fried rice:   cook a ton of rice, get some frozen veggies, whatever you like.  Fry the veggies in olive oil for a couple minutes, add the rice.  whisk two eggs and about a tablespoon of soy sauce.  Add in.  Cook until no longer wet. 

Tada - comfort food, you can freeze it, it tastes good, complete meal.

Also rice and pasta sauce is surprisingly good.

[paganprincesspersephone]

herbs and their uses

[leeskic]

wonderful depiction of herb uses!

[flufffbirdcooks]

Get hecked Noodles & Co. I make a better/cheaper Veracruz salad than u.

Also I forgot to add cilantro I am a huuuuuuuuuge disappointment.

Marinate chicken in lime juice, cayenne pepper, salt and chili powder. Cook as preferred. I microwaved it bc I’m lazy.

For the dressing, combine one part sour cream and one part ranch dressing. Thin out with lime juice. Chop one jalapeno fine, remove seeds, add to mix. Add salt, cayenne and chili powder to taste.

-I used half a heart of romaine, chopped, bc it’s just one generous serving for me. -Half an avocado, sliced. -One roma tomato sliced or diced, your preference. -1 green onion, chopped. -1/3 cup cooked sweet corn, I use frozen and microwave it bc I’m lazy. -3 slices bacon, cooked and chopped or crumbled. -I also added one decent sized button mushroom, chopped. -also pls make sure to add a metric heck ton of cilantro

[flufffbirdcooks]

Pictures from our St Patrick's supper. Soda bread, corned beef and veggies, Champ (mashed potatoes with scallions and chives and lots of butter), whiskey glazed carrots and ginger, skink soup, and currant shortbread. I am so, so full... it's great.

[flufffage]

HAPPY IRISH DAY I’LL BE SPENDING ALL DAY IN THE KITCHEN

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i'll post recipes and pics later :D

[theoreocat]

Ossobuco is a traditional Milanese specialty of cross-cut veal shanks braised with vegetables, white wine and broth. Ossobuco can also be made using a less expensive option, Pork shank.

Recipe: 4 pork shanks 1 can of diced Aylmer Accents tomatoes in Garlic and Olive Oil 1 onion (cut in chunks) 4 celery stalks (cut in chunks) 6 medium carrots (cut in chunks) 2 cups of white wine salt and pepper 1 tbsp dried basil leaves 2 tbsp butter (you can substitute with Olive Oil)

Method: In a crock pot, add the celery, onion and carrot. Salt and pepper the pork shank on both sides and set them on top of the vegetables. Add tomatoes over top of the shanks and pour over the white wine. Add the 2 tbsp of butter and the dried basil. Set the crock pot to high, cover and let cook for 6 to 8 hours. Once cooked, conserve the bones as they contain marrow that is great for spreading on fresh Italian bread! Serve with your favorite kind of pasta or rice.

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Seafood Gnocchi with White Wine Cream Sauce!

Tender gnocchi, succulent shrimp, and rich crab meat all served in a creamy white wine sauce.

GET THE RECIPE: http://homemadehooplah.com/recipes/seafood-gnocchi-with-white-wine-cream-sauce/

PIN IT: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/518336238342783009/

Really nice recipes. Every hour.

Show me what you cooked!

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[wangpatang]

FOOD HACKS: FAST FOOD EDITION

so i’ve been working at chipotle for a lil while now and i can say this is truuue

ask for two torts in the bottom of the bowl, or, alternatively, ask for them wrapped up on the side. when they start dishing up your rice and beans and such, they won’t charge you extra for any of it except the meat, so ask! double meat only costs like 2 dollars, and you can get two full servings of one meat or one serving of two meats each

[chi-dan]

Hmm