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Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Joy of Cooking

Bonny22Pye · Guru

I'm making sweet potato hash for dinner with Turkey sausages.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

I am going to make Chicken pot pie today. Individual ones. THis gives me some practice at pie crust, which I am not very good at YET.

VoiceOfReason · Guru

Carnita tacos with pico and guacamole. They were so good last Sunday I'm making them again today.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

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Piping hot homemade chicken pot pies from scratch people!

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

They look great LGG!! Baking is not my forte I guess practicing would help me improve. I would have used store bought crust, lol.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Yeah I never made pies and neither did my mom. But I am in the process of really trying to learn to make a good crust. And those premade crusts are like $4 and I would need to buy 2 packs probably. And it's just flour, chilled butter ir crisco, salt and some ice water. So I can learn!

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

I've made chicken pot pie but used refrigerator biscuits, they are pretty cheap.

VoiceOfReason · Guru

They look delicious!!

Momala · Great cook-happy wife-superb fisherman

I made Chocolate Peach Cups for a meeting tonight. Came out pretty well - it involved melting chocolate & coating the insides of a cup-cake liner, then chilling it to make it "set". Next time, I'll put on three coats of chocolate.

chef · Guru

Strongly considering pork fried rice for tonight but might hold off till later in the week.

just Czech · Give Me Grand's!

BUMP!

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I am making this today.

Southern Strawberry Punch Bowl Cake
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1 yellow cake mix
1 (6 oz.) pkg. instant vanilla pudding
1 lg. can crushed pineapple, drained
2 (10 oz.) pkgs. frozen strawberries
2 bananas
1 (16 oz.) carton Cool Whip

Bake cake in two round cake pans and set aside to cool. Make pudding and set in refrigerator to get cold. Cut one layer of cake in small chunks; put in punch bowl. Spread half of pudding on top; then add half of pineapple and one package strawberries. Slice one banana on top; half of Cool Whip, spreading to cover completely. Repeat with the other layer the same - ending with Cool Whip. Let set in refrigerator overnight.

I don't know if it will sit in the fridge over night. Someone will probably get into it tonight.

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

I'm not cooking tonight. Had a big lunch.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I am not cooking tonight either. The cake part is done, Now it is just letting it cool and then putting it together.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Wings in the oven for DD's birthday sleepover!

voiceofreason · Guru

I got my cuisinart griddler today! I think I'll try it out with some chicken breasts and have a chicken salad for dinner.

-- Edited by voiceofreason on Saturday 13th of December 2014 05:35:35 PM

jlbear71 · Guru

My Instapot came this morning. But we are going out for dinner tonight. Tomorrow, I will be trying out a few recipes. First up will be to try hard boiled eggs. Dinner is supposed to be pot roast.

jlbear71 · Guru

voiceofreason wrote:
I got my cuisinart griddler today! I think I'll try it out with some chicken breasts and have a chicken slad for dinner.

Did you get the waffle plates too? I want to get it all so I can consolidate some of the appliances in the appliance cabinet.

voiceofreason · Guru

Yes, I ordered the plates separately.

Momala · Great cook-happy wife-superb fisherman

If you got the waffle plates, did you know you can bake cookies on them!!?? !!

voiceofreason · Guru

Momala wrote:
If you got the waffle plates, did you know you can bake cookies on them!!?? !!

And brownies too!

voiceofreason · Guru

So I changed my mind and made a made up recipe.

I chunk cut a chicken breast and quick sauted it over high heat with some garlic and butter, then I added frozen chopped spinich, a bit of chicken broth, about 2 ounces of cream cheese and about a tablespoon of knorrs dried vegie soup mix. I cooked that on the stove t thicked. Omg! It's a cross between creamed spinich, spinich dip and stuffed chicken. I'm calling it deconstructed spinich stuffed chicken. It is to die for!

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Sounds good.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I got the punch bowl cake put together.

It took a huge bowl. If you make it, it is huge. Now tomorrow it may be smaller after it settles and whatever. But it is a lot of cake.

jlbear71 · Guru

voiceofreason wrote:
So I changed my mind and made a made up recipe.

I chunk cut a chicken breast and quick sauted it over high heat with some garlic and butter, then I added frozen chopped spinich, a bit of chicken broth, about 2 ounces of cream cheese and about a tablespoon of knorrs dried vegie soup mix. I cooked that on the stove t thicked. Omg! It's a cross between creamed spinich, spinich dip and stuffed chicken. I'm calling it deconstructed spinich stuffed chicken. It is to die for!

That sounds good. I may have to try it later this week.

HB eggs turned out pretty good in the instapot. I can't cook them right on the stove top. They are either soft boiled or way overcooked with that green/gray ring. These were just barely undercooked, like maybe an additional 30 seconds.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

The punch bowl cake is really good. But it needs more pudding and would be really good with a little chocolate in it. It's like a banana split with cake instead of ice cream.

voiceofreason · Guru

jlbear71 wrote:
voiceofreason wrote:
So I changed my mind and made a made up recipe.

I chunk cut a chicken breast and quick sauted it over high heat with some garlic and butter, then I added frozen chopped spinich, a bit of chicken broth, about 2 ounces of cream cheese and about a tablespoon of knorrs dried vegie soup mix. I cooked that on the stove t thicked. Omg! It's a cross between creamed spinich, spinich dip and stuffed chicken. I'm calling it deconstructed spinich stuffed chicken. It is to die for!
That sounds good. I may have to try it later this week.
HB eggs turned out pretty good in the instapot. I can't cook them right on the stove top. They are either soft boiled or way overcooked with that green/gray ring. These were just barely undercooked, like maybe an additional 30 seconds.

My trick for hardboiled eggs is to bri g them to a boil for 5 mi utes, turn off the heat and let them sit for 20 minutes. I seldom have that green/grey ring. I boil 6 eggs a week to use in salads or for a snack so it's almost second nature for me now.

voiceofreason · Guru

I have another chicken breast so I'm making what I made last night. My mouth is watering thinking about it.

Tinydancer · Guru

I have to say my happiest times are when I'm cooking. It's my favorite way to show you I love you!

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I love cooking too.

I do the same thing with my eggs VoR.

JPT · Senior Member

jlbear71 wrote:
voiceofreason wrote:
So I changed my mind and made a made up recipe.

I chunk cut a chicken breast and quick sauted it over high heat with some garlic and butter, then I added frozen chopped spinich, a bit of chicken broth, about 2 ounces of cream cheese and about a tablespoon of knorrs dried vegie soup mix. I cooked that on the stove t thicked. Omg! It's a cross between creamed spinich, spinich dip and stuffed chicken. I'm calling it deconstructed spinich stuffed chicken. It is to die for!
That sounds good. I may have to try it later this week.
HB eggs turned out pretty good in the instapot. I can't cook them right on the stove top. They are either soft boiled or way overcooked with that green/gray ring. These were just barely undercooked, like maybe an additional 30 seconds.

I stopped hard BOILING the eggs and started STEAMING them. I've done it multiple times with both older and fresh eggs, and it works like a charm (12 minutes steaming)

I love to cook, it is relaxing for me. I am hosting Christmas dinner for 7 this year.

Tonight, I am making baby back ribs with a sugar maple rub. I slow roast them in the oven for 2 1/2 hours, and they turn out perfect.

VOR, your chicken sounds divine. DH won't do cream cheese, but he is going out of town next week, so I'll try it on my own!

Does anyone here like quinoa? I do it cold in a salad, but hot, I cook it in a broth (either chicken or beef) with a packet of onion soup mix. Everyone loves it, and it's so stupid easy!

voiceofreason · Guru

I havent ever had quinoa. Is it a carb?

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Ooh post your rib pics and recipe.

Tinydancer · Guru

voiceofreason wrote:
I havent ever had quinoa. Is it a carb?

I believe it's a carb. It can be paired with anything and taste good though so I used it all the time.

jlbear71 · Guru

I have tried multiple method for cooking HB eggs. I fail the majority of the time which is why I gave DH the job. Now I don't have to wait for him.

I turned the roast into stew meat and have beef stew cooking now. Smells delicious so far.

JPT · Senior Member

It's a carb, but the highest in protein.

I'll take a pic of the ribs when they come out of the oven.

JPT · Senior Member

JPT · Senior Member

The recipe...I used John Henry's sugar maple rub and roast them for 2 1/2 hours at 300 degrees....

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

DH is tired of pumpkin and pecan pie so for Christmas I'm trying two new desserts.

Double chocolate peppermint cheesecake

And peppermint poke cake.

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voiceofreason · Guru

Those look good njn!

And those ribs look yummy too jpt!

NAOW · Vette's SS

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
DH is tired of pumpkin and pecan pie so for Christmas I'm trying two new desserts.
Double chocolate peppermint cheesecake
And peppermint poke cake.

Do you have the recipes? Those look good.

Lindley · Guru

I've gained 20 lbs just by looking and drooling over the pictures.

JPT · Senior Member

The cakes look so yummy...and sadly looking at the pictures is all I can do these days....

voiceofreason · Guru

JPT wrote:
The cakes look so yummy...and sadly looking at the pictures is all I can do these days....

Me too. I won't even go to the store because i don't trust myself in the bakery section. Damn metabolism.

tlc · Regular

I can't wait until I can start actually cooking again. Still can't stand very long, so standing over a hot pan on the stove is not a good idea yet. I'm getting tired of sandwiches and frozen dinners.

JPT · Senior Member

voiceofreason wrote:
JPT wrote:
The cakes look so yummy...and sadly looking at the pictures is all I can do these days....
Me too. I won't even go to the store because i don't trust myself in the bakery section. Damn metabolism.

Damn Type 2....I am trying for as long as I can to get by on diet and exercise....

Tinydancer · Guru

tlc wrote:
I can't wait until I can start actually cooking again. Still can't stand very long, so standing over a hot pan on the stove is not a good idea yet. I'm getting tired of sandwiches and frozen dinners.

Awww...that's too bad. I'd cook for you if I could. I love to cook and especially for those who can't or don't.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

JPT wrote:

Nom, nom, nom.....

voiceofreason · Guru

I think I'm going to go get ribs for tomorrow. Mr.VoR isn't crazy about them so this is the perfect time forme to eat them. I'm having a lot of stuff he won't eat, spinich,squash,soups.