The Amazing PG Cookbook pt 2

[shmily]

So any new ideas for supper out there?

It's hot here in the summer - what's your go to Cool dinner?

I like a good pasta salad.

Cooked chicken, Pasta of choice, chopped veggies (bell pepper, carrots, celery etc), sweet peas, seasoning of choice. A little ranch dressing.
You can make a little or a lot.

simple - quick - cool.

 

[starrynightin64]

So any new ideas for supper out there?

It's hot here in the summer - what's your go to Cool dinner?

I like a good pasta salad.

Cooked chicken, Pasta of choice, chopped veggies (bell pepper, carrots, celery etc), sweet peas, seasoning of choice. A little ranch dressing.
You can make a little or a lot.

simple - quick - cool.

No AC here so it gets really hard to eat anything at home.
Right now I'm try just a tuna salad with some crackers.
Trying to even cook while it's over 100 degrees here inside is horrible.

 

[shmily]

No AC here so it gets really hard to eat anything at home.
Right now I'm try just a tuna salad with some crackers.
Trying to even cook while it's over 100 degrees here inside is horrible.

I know the feeling - one of my RV ACunits was out for a few weeks. Thankfully it was fixed yesterday, nice and chilly in GA now.

 

[MSH2]

Generally when its too hot it becomes sammich time

 

[shmily]

grilling outside is good - as long as there isn't a burn ban.

 

[MSH2]

grilling outside is good - as long as there isn't a burn ban.

Over here banning BBQ is just not done. Hosepipe bans sure, but deny an Englishman his right to burn the fuck out of a hamburger and that's just too damn far

Another hassle is I live alone, well in a shared house, but esentially alone, Cooking is a pain in the bum, grilling outside? major pain in the bum

 

[jeff_is_smiling]

SNICKERDOODLES!

THE best!

Ingredients

2-3/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup shortening
8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter – softened
1-1/2 cups sugar – PLUS 3 tablespoons sugar
2 large eggs
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

1. Sift the flour, baking soda, and salt into a bowl.

2. Beat together the shortening and butter. Add the 1-1/2 cups sugar and continue beating until light and fluffy – about 5-minutes. Add eggs – one at a time – beating well after each egg is added. Add flour mixture and beat until smooth.

Mix the 3 tablespoons sugar with the cinnamon in a small bowl. Roll dough into 1-1/2 inch balls. Roll the balls in the sugar/cinnamon mixture. Flatten the balls into ½ inch thick disks. Bake until light brown, but moist in the center – about 12-minutes. Cool on a rack.

 

[shmily]

Southwestern Chicken Salad in Avocado Bowls
Recipe courtesy George Stella’s “Real Food Real Easy” Cookbook
Prep Time 15 mins / Serves 4
Shopping List
2 cups cooked chicken, shredded
2⁄3 cup sour cream
3 tablespoons chunky salsa
1 tablespoon fresh chopped cilantro
1 teaspoon lime juice
2 avocados
1. Fold chicken, sour cream, salsa, cilantro, and lime juice together in a large bowl, shredding chicken with a fork until your desired consistency is reached.
2. Cover and refrigerate chicken salad for 30 minutes for the ingredients and flavors to mingle, or skip to the next step to serve immediately.
3. When you are ready to serve, slice the avocados in half lengthwise and remove the pit. Use each half as a serving bowl for 1 person, stuffing chicken salad into the empty pit cavity and then mounding heaping spoonfuls over top of the entire surface of the avocado half. Serve garnished with fresh cilantro.
George’s Tips | When shopping, look for a chunky salsa without any added sugar or corn syrup in the ingredients list. I've found that Pace’s Chunky Salsa does not add sugar and they should be readily available in any grocery store.
Variation | Give the salad more texture by adding 2 tablespoons of diced green bell pepper or a few teaspoons of diced jalapeño pepper, if you like spice. You can also serve topped with shredded Cheddar jack cheese and chopped bacon for even more great flavors!

 

[shmily]

SNICKERDOODLES!

THE best!

Ingredients

2-3/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup shortening
8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter – softened
1-1/2 cups sugar – PLUS 3 tablespoons sugar
2 large eggs
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

1. Sift the flour, baking soda, and salt into a bowl.

2. Beat together the shortening and butter. Add the 1-1/2 cups sugar and continue beating until light and fluffy – about 5-minutes. Add eggs – one at a time – beating well after each egg is added. Add flour mixture and beat until smooth.

Mix the 3 tablespoons sugar with the cinnamon in a small bowl. Roll dough into 1-1/2 inch balls. Roll the balls in the sugar/cinnamon mixture. Flatten the balls into ½ inch thick disks. Bake until light brown, but moist in the center – about 12-minutes. Cool on a rack.

we had a grandma at the elementary school I subbed at that would bring homemade snickerdoodles in.... yummmmmy

 

[starrynightin64]

Southwestern Chicken Salad in Avocado Bowls
Recipe courtesy George Stella’s “Real Food Real Easy” Cookbook
Prep Time 15 mins / Serves 4
Shopping List
2 cups cooked chicken, shredded
2⁄3 cup sour cream
3 tablespoons chunky salsa
1 tablespoon fresh chopped cilantro
1 teaspoon lime juice
2 avocados
1. Fold chicken, sour cream, salsa, cilantro, and lime juice together in a large bowl, shredding chicken with a fork until your desired consistency is reached.
2. Cover and refrigerate chicken salad for 30 minutes for the ingredients and flavors to mingle, or skip to the next step to serve immediately.
3. When you are ready to serve, slice the avocados in half lengthwise and remove the pit. Use each half as a serving bowl for 1 person, stuffing chicken salad into the empty pit cavity and then mounding heaping spoonfuls over top of the entire surface of the avocado half. Serve garnished with fresh cilantro.
George’s Tips | When shopping, look for a chunky salsa without any added sugar or corn syrup in the ingredients list. I've found that Pace’s Chunky Salsa does not add sugar and they should be readily available in any grocery store.
Variation | Give the salad more texture by adding 2 tablespoons of diced green bell pepper or a few teaspoons of diced jalapeño pepper, if you like spice. You can also serve topped with shredded Cheddar jack cheese and chopped bacon for even more great flavors!

I actually have almost all of that here now.
I may try making it tonight once the kitchen has cooled off some
so I can mix and not pass out in a sweaty mess before it's done. Thx!!!

 

[shmily]

Artisan Bread

an easy bread to make - good with Italian food, cut for French toast.

3 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon of salt ( I use sea salt)
1/2 teaspoon of yeast
1 1/2 cups warm water

In a bowl combine all ingredients. Mix until combined. Cover with plastic wrap and set a room temperature for 8 - 24 hours.
Turn dough out onto well floured surface and form it into a ball. Let rest for 30 minutes.
While dough is "resting" place the desired baking dish into the oven and preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
Slash an X on the top of the dough and carefully transfer to baking dish and cover.
Bake 30 minutes; uncover and bake an additional 10-15 minutes more until golden brown.
Cool before slicing.

or you can use several smaller baking dishes and divide the dough into them - bake as directed - hollow out after cool and you have Bread Bowls! good for soup, chili, etc.

 

[Blues]

Cheesy Basil Chicken

4 ounces fresh basil leaves
1 medium tomato, cut into 8 thin slices
1/2 pound mozzarella cheese, fresh, cut into 8 thin slices
3 teaspoons olive oil, divided
5 teaspoons unsalted butter, divided
8 4-ounce chicken breast cutlets without skin
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper

On platter top each slice of tomato with 1/8th of basil and i slice of cheese.

Season chicken with salt and pepper.

Heat half of the oil and half of the butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat until shimmering. Add 4 chicken cutlets and cook until browned, about 2 minutes.

Turn and top each with tomato/cheese stack. Cover and cook until chicken is opaque and cheese is melted, about 3 minutes.

Transfer to serving plate.

Repeat with remaining chicken.

 

[shmily]

Cheesy Basil Chicken

4 ounces fresh basil leaves
1 medium tomato, cut into 8 thin slices
1/2 pound mozzarella cheese, fresh, cut into 8 thin slices
3 teaspoons olive oil, divided
5 teaspoons unsalted butter, divided
8 4-ounce chicken breast cutlets without skin
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper

On platter top each slice of tomato with 1/8th of basil and i slice of cheese.

Season chicken with salt and pepper.

Heat half of the oil and half of the butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat until shimmering. Add 4 chicken cutlets and cook until browned, about 2 minutes.

Turn and top each with tomato/cheese stack. Cover and cook until chicken is opaque and cheese is melted, about 3 minutes.

Transfer to serving plate.

Repeat with remaining chicken.

with my waterless pans - I think this would work - save the oil & butter...sounds good.

 

[makemewet69]

Super easy flourless peanut butter cookies

1 cup peanut putter
1 cup of sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 chocolate chips (optional)

Mix ingredients together in a small mixing bowl. Scoop out and make small dough ball, roll balls in sugar and place on non greased cookie sheet. Press balls gently with a fork. Bake in the over at 350 for 10-12 minutes.

 

[shmily]

grilled some chicken tonight.
Cooked rice and grilled Brussel sprouts.

nothing fancy, but delicious

 

[mwmnpa]

grilled some chicken tonight.
Cooked rice and grilled Brussel sprouts.

nothing fancy, but delicious

You grilled two of the three. That works!

Hot and humid here, so I'm keeping it simple. Some sun dried tomatoes and capers concoction, tossed with some already cooked sausage. I'll boil up some pasta to go with it, and add some cheese.

Simple is good most of the time.

 

[starrynightin64]

This week I broke down and made tuna salad & then some chicken salad.
It's been so hot it's not funny here.
I feel like a rock lobster in a steamer pot

 

[shmily]

4th of July coming up - what's on your agenda for food?
do you have certin foods that are must haves on a holiday weekend?
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[shmily]

Can't have the 4th without homemade ice cream.
easy recipe:

1 cup whole milk
1 pint heavy cream
1/3 cup sugar
1 TBS vanilla
pinch of salt

Mix milk & sugar with mixer or spoon, until sugar is dissolved. Add heavy cream and vanilla, stir well.
Chill for 1 hour.
Pour into ice cream maker container.
Follow ice cream maker directions for delicious ice Cream.

Add your favorite fruit, nut, topping before Chilling or have toppings on hand for people to add there own.

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I did this today for the RV park kids (with parent permission of course)- We hade mini mm's, mint chips, caramel drops, Sprinkles, Chopped cherries, peaches & strawberries. Chocolate sauce and Hard shell chocolate.
It was a hit!

 

[Belfire84]

Dinner last night...shrimp scampi

 

[starrynightin64]

I've been wanting some corn relish that my Dad used to make for when we grilled burgers. I know I've got the recipe here in the lap top somewhere just need to find some time to focus and dig.

 

[UrbanBohemian]

"Doughnut" cake. This is like those cake doughnuts you get in the supermarket. Entemann's or Hostess makes them, among others, but if you don't have any of them this is a cake that approximates the taste pretty well. If you have a doughnut pan you can make the doughnuts or donut holes if you have one of those pans. If not you can make this as a cake or as muffins.

Here's the cake recipe.

A stick of salted butter.
1/3 cup 2% or whole milk.
3/8 cup white sugar
3/8 cup brown sugar
A teaspoon of vanilla extract. If you like more vanilla use an extra cap full.
2 small or medium eggs. Or 1.5 large. Beat them first and then put them in the batter.
2 tsp. baking powder. I know it seems like a lot but it will put bubbles in the cake like doughnuts so it's correct.
1 1/4 cup of flour. Maybe 1 1/2 if you want it a little thicker.
1/2 tsp cinnamon.

You may want to adjust this a little bit to get the exact structure you want. Maybe a little more or less milk or flour or something. Just experiment and you'll be fine.

First melt the butter. Then pour in the milk and vanilla.
Add the sugar, cinnamon, and beaten eggs and whisk together thoroughly.
Add 1/2 of the flour with the baking powder and whisk it together. Then add the other half of the flour. Do it this way to avoid lumps. The batter should be smooth.

Pour it into a wide cake pan. You don't want a thick cake. You want it about as high as a layer in a standard layer cake.

Bake it at 400 F for around 20-30 minutes, depending. Check it after 20. You may need a few extra minutes after that. You want to bake it at 400 instead of 350 to make it rise quicker. This should give it more of an airy texture if you do it right. The air bubbles will make it resemble the doughnuts more closely.

Top it with powdered sugar or cinnamon sugar. If you do that brush the top with melted butter. If you make a big cake just sprinkle the topping on but if you make doughnuts, donut holes, or muffins just dip them to coat them properly. You can also make a chocolate glaze if you want something like a chocolate doughnut. If you do that just combine butter, icing sugar, milk, vanilla, and cocoa powder until you get the taste and consistency you want. You'll be surprised how little liquid you need so start small and go from there. You want it thicker than a standard doughnut glaze but not quite frosting consistency. It might take a time or two before you get it just right but it's not hard to do.

 

[starrynightin64]

Bumping...

I had a great Lit friend teach me how to make cold brew coffee this weekend.
I buzzed all over the lace like a freaking bumble bee
So I know we still have people here who cook.

Anyone have any great summer recipes they make for family cookout to share??

 

[done_got_old]

Bumping...

I had a great Lit friend teach me how to make cold brew coffee this weekend.
I buzzed all over the lace like a freaking bumble bee
So I know we still have people here who cook.

Anyone have any great summer recipes they make for family cookout to share??

I cook everyday. It's not fancy, but it's good. Today's dinner was baked chicken, green beans and butternut squash. (I eat chicken and/or fish everyday)

A couple of days ago I tried a new recipe. It's for biscuits and they were great. See I'm diabetic......on my way back to borderline diabetic. I love biscuits, so when my numbers are low I can make 4 biscuits. (I only got 3 out of the recipe.)

Small Batch Biscuits


Ingredients
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons shortening
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted, divided



Directions
1. In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt; cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add milk, tossing with a fork until a ball forms.
2. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead 5-6 times. Roll or pat to 1/2-in. thickness; cut with a 2-1/2-in. biscuit cutter. Place on a greased baking sheet. Brush tops with 1 tablespoon butter. Bake at 450° for 9-11 minutes or until golden brown. Brush with remaining butter. Serve warm. Yield: 4 biscuits.

I've thought about mixing the dry ingredients and putting it in a baggy.

 

[starrynightin64]

I cook everyday. It's not fancy, but it's good. Today's dinner was baked chicken, green beans and butternut squash. (I eat chicken and/or fish everyday)

A couple of days ago I tried a new recipe. It's for biscuits and they were great. See I'm diabetic......on my way back to borderline diabetic. I love biscuits, so when my numbers are low I can make 4 biscuits. (I only got 3 out of the recipe.)

Small Batch Biscuits


Ingredients
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons shortening
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted, divided



Directions
1. In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt; cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add milk, tossing with a fork until a ball forms.
2. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead 5-6 times. Roll or pat to 1/2-in. thickness; cut with a 2-1/2-in. biscuit cutter. Place on a greased baking sheet. Brush tops with 1 tablespoon butter. Bake at 450° for 9-11 minutes or until golden brown. Brush with remaining butter. Serve warm. Yield: 4 biscuits.

I've thought about mixing the dry ingredients and putting it in a baggy.

Thanks! I will try to make those. My sugar runs higher post surgery & in PT when my pain levels are so high.
I've been trying Black seed oil caps twice a day since right before surgery.
The PCP says we can do blood work in about 6 weeks. So I will know if there is any difference.
But I am still dealing with the pain issues just less high the past couple months.