I've been feeling out of sorts the past few days....today for lunch I had my most favorite food in the whole wide world....fried chicken. When I'm feeling down, the best thing in the world is chocolate or chicken.
Anyone else have a comfort food?
Breakfast, lunch AND dinner!
Food in general.
Mac & cheese. Pretty much everything that has a lot of cheese.
Lately it's been licking the salt off of Ritz crackers.
pizza or beef nachos
Quote from: ignom on April 04, 2005, 12:31:44 PM
Lately it's been licking the salt off of Ritz crackers.
I love to eat sunflower seeds, but Timothy will just suck on them and then spit them out, without ever cracking the shells.
Homemade baked macaroni and cheese with girl scout thin mint cookies for dessert.
Quote from: BigDun on April 04, 2005, 12:34:44 PM
Homemade baked macaroni and cheese with girl scout thin mint cookies for dessert.
My mom makes awesome baked macaroni and cheese! I like to eat the cripy stuff around the edges of the dish.
Quote from: ReBurninator on April 04, 2005, 12:36:37 PM
Quote from: BigDun on April 04, 2005, 12:34:44 PM
Homemade baked macaroni and cheese with girl scout thin mint cookies for dessert.
My mom makes awesome baked macaroni and cheese! I like to eat the cripy stuff around the edges of the dish.
Yuck.
Mac and cheese is meant to be creamy, not crispy.
Quote from: jessie on April 04, 2005, 12:37:13 PM
Quote from: ReBurninator on April 04, 2005, 12:36:37 PM
Quote from: BigDun on April 04, 2005, 12:34:44 PM
Homemade baked macaroni and cheese with girl scout thin mint cookies for dessert.
My mom makes awesome baked macaroni and cheese! I like to eat the cripy stuff around the edges of the dish.
Yuck.
Mac and cheese is meant to be creamy, not crispy.
It isn't all crispy. Just the edges. Sheesh!
I've never had baked mac & cheese, but the crispy part of lasagna or a casserole is the best part.
I like country fried chicken or stew when I am feeling not so Dottilicious.
Quote from: ReBurninator on April 04, 2005, 12:36:37 PM
Quote from: BigDun on April 04, 2005, 12:34:44 PM
Homemade baked macaroni and cheese with girl scout thin mint cookies for dessert.
My mom makes awesome baked macaroni and cheese! I like to eat the cripy stuff around the edges of the dish.
Do you have her recipe. I have been looking for a killer macaroni and cheese recipe but haven't found it yet.
Quote from: BigDun on April 04, 2005, 12:43:29 PM
Quote from: ReBurninator on April 04, 2005, 12:36:37 PM
Quote from: BigDun on April 04, 2005, 12:34:44 PM
Homemade baked macaroni and cheese with girl scout thin mint cookies for dessert.
My mom makes awesome baked macaroni and cheese! I like to eat the cripy stuff around the edges of the dish.
Do you have her recipe. I have been looking for a killer macaroni and cheese recipe but haven't found it yet.
She makes it from memory, but I'll see if she'll give it to me. I know it involves cutting several large blocks of cheddar cheese into chunks.
Quote from: ReBurninator on April 04, 2005, 01:01:22 PM
Quote from: BigDun on April 04, 2005, 12:43:29 PM
Quote from: ReBurninator on April 04, 2005, 12:36:37 PM
Quote from: BigDun on April 04, 2005, 12:34:44 PM
Homemade baked macaroni and cheese with girl scout thin mint cookies for dessert.
My mom makes awesome baked macaroni and cheese! I like to eat the cripy stuff around the edges of the dish.
Do you have her recipe. I have been looking for a killer macaroni and cheese recipe but haven't found it yet.
She makes it from memory, but I'll see if she'll give it to me. I know it involves cutting several large blocks of cheddar cheese into chunks.
For some reason I saw memory as mammary, and felt inclined to make a joke about your mom making her own cheese.
Quote from: jessie on April 04, 2005, 01:02:16 PM
Quote from: ReBurninator on April 04, 2005, 01:01:22 PM
Quote from: BigDun on April 04, 2005, 12:43:29 PM
Quote from: ReBurninator on April 04, 2005, 12:36:37 PM
Quote from: BigDun on April 04, 2005, 12:34:44 PM
Homemade baked macaroni and cheese with girl scout thin mint cookies for dessert.
My mom makes awesome baked macaroni and cheese! I like to eat the cripy stuff around the edges of the dish.
Do you have her recipe. I have been looking for a killer macaroni and cheese recipe but haven't found it yet.
She makes it from memory, but I'll see if she'll give it to me. I know it involves cutting several large blocks of cheddar cheese into chunks.
For some reason I saw memory as mammary, and felt inclined to make a joke about your mom making her own cheese.
She does have an awful lot of cheese in her refrigerator.
Quote from: ReBurninator on April 04, 2005, 01:02:45 PM
Quote from: jessie on April 04, 2005, 01:02:16 PM
Quote from: ReBurninator on April 04, 2005, 01:01:22 PM
Quote from: BigDun on April 04, 2005, 12:43:29 PM
Quote from: ReBurninator on April 04, 2005, 12:36:37 PM
Quote from: BigDun on April 04, 2005, 12:34:44 PM
Homemade baked macaroni and cheese with girl scout thin mint cookies for dessert.
My mom makes awesome baked macaroni and cheese! I like to eat the cripy stuff around the edges of the dish.
Do you have her recipe. I have been looking for a killer macaroni and cheese recipe but haven't found it yet.
She makes it from memory, but I'll see if she'll give it to me. I know it involves cutting several large blocks of cheddar cheese into chunks.
For some reason I saw memory as mammary, and felt inclined to make a joke about your mom making her own cheese.
She does have an awful lot of cheese in her refrigerator.
Ask her for a fresh cup of milk next time you're there, and make sure it comes from the fridge.
My aunt melts the cheddar cheese in milk. She then pours it over the macaroni and bakes it. It is like heaven.
Just fix some Velveeta Shells & Cheese, and then pop it in the oven for a few minutes.
Quote from: ignom on April 04, 2005, 01:05:20 PM
Just fix some Velveeta Shells & Cheese, and then pop it in the oven for a few minutes.
It's not the same.
When I make mac and cheese, I just put cheese (I prefer american to cheddar personally), milk, and butter in it.
That's it.
Oh, and salt and pepper.
If you get the amounts just right, it is creamy heaven.
It's even better if you use penne instead of macaroni, because it gets all full of the cheese. Oh man, that's good.
I love the gooey cheesey kind but I also love the fluffy kind made with eggs I think.
I hate that chunky crap they make in Georgia. That is NOT mac and cheese.
I think I'm going to make some penne tonight and just melt a ton of swiss and mozzarella over it.
Quote from: ignom on April 04, 2005, 01:28:24 PM
I think I'm going to make some penne tonight and just melt a ton of swiss and mozzarella over it.
No. American with milk and butter til it's creamy.
Trust me.
No, I'm going to fix penne, and melt swiss and mozzerella over it.
Quote from: ignom on April 04, 2005, 01:31:21 PM
No, I'm going to fix penne, and melt swiss and mozzerella over it.
NO.
Oh, wait. I'm not eating it.
Ok, penne with swiss and mozzarella over it it is!
Quote from: jessie on April 04, 2005, 01:13:34 PM
When I make mac and cheese, I just put cheese (I prefer american to cheddar personally), milk, and butter in it.
That's it.
Oh, and salt and pepper.
If you get the amounts just right, it is creamy heaven.
It's even better if you use penne instead of macaroni, because it gets all full of the cheese. Oh man, that's good.
Cheddar cheese isn't really all that condusive to creaminess unless it is mixed with much milk or cream.
I might put some chicken in it, too before I bake it.
Quote from: ignom on April 04, 2005, 01:43:38 PM
I might put some chicken in it, too before I bake it.
Well that's a horse of a different color.
Quote from: ignom on April 04, 2005, 01:43:38 PM
I might put some chicken in it, too before I bake it.
You crazy man!
Dammit, now I'm all looking at recipes and getting hungry. I was going to start a diet. Oh well. The rice cakes can wait day.
I'm sure you can find a very healthy chicken and pasta recipe if you try.
I don't know about the cheese part, though.
I would could just melt some cheese on a plate and eat that.
Gamp bakes parmigian and eats it.
Olive Garden Heart Healthy Chicken/Pasta
Author/Submitted by: The Olive Garden
Servings: 4
Categories: Chicken / Low-Fat/Low-Cal / Pasta / Vegetables
Ingredients:
6 ounces pasta shells
1 1/4 pounds Fresh spinach
1 pound chicken breasts without skin, grilled, cut1"
4 cloves garlic, chopped fine
1 teaspoon Olive oil, or
Vegetable spray
1 cup Chicken broth
1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg
Salt and pepper
1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
Directions:
Cook the spinach in the broth until tender. Drain and reserve broth. Mash out excess liquid. Cook pasta. Preheat a saute pan or heavy skillet over medium heat, add the oil or vegetable spray and saute the garlic, stirring constantly, until it is white. Don't allow it to brown. Add the spinach and nutmeg or mace, salt and pepper. Add the chicken pieces to the spinach, stir and turn and add a small amount of the reserved cooking broth. Stir and turn the spinach until it is hot, adding broth as necessary. Remove pasta and immediately drain. Add the shells into the spinach mixture and blend well. Serve immediately with Parmesan.
But there's no melted mozzarella or swiss cheese.
But it has spinach!
spinach isn't cheese, and it certainly isn't mozzarella or swiss
That sounds blah.
But it...aww forget it.
Here god damn it.
Healthy Recipes - Cooking A Healthy
Version of Chicken Cordon Bleu
Boneless, skinless chicken breast - 4
Low fat boiled ham - 1/2 cup
Low fat yogurt - 8 oz
Milk - 1 tbsp
Low fat swiss cheese - 1/2 cup
Garlic - 1 tsp
White wine - 2 tbsps
Salt and pepper - add to taste
Seasoned bread crumbs - 1 cup
Preheat oven to 350.
Mix ham, low fat swiss cheese, garlic, wine, salt, and pepper to make the filling.
Cut a slit in the side of the chicken breast to make a pocket. Stuff each breast with 1/4 of the fillings. Close it with wooden picks when done.
Mix yogurt and milk. Dip each chicken breast in this mixture, and then roll in the bread crumbs.
Place into a greased baking pan, and bake for 45 minutes at 350. Serve with pasta and zucchini.
It doesn't have mozzarella, but there's no armed guard in your kitchen keeping you from adding it.
Spinach is good, and good for you.
1. Buy block of Velveeta
2. Place block in large bowl
3. Microwave bowl for several minutes.
4. Grab ladle.
5. Scoop up liquid cheese and pour directly into mouth.
Add a can of Ro-Tel tomatoes with chopped chilis to it prior to pouring in your mouth if you want to mix it up a bit.
Beef, reading that made my arteries hurt.
Quote from: ReBurninator on April 04, 2005, 03:54:07 PM
Add a can of Ro-Tel tomatoes with chopped chilis to it prior to pouring in your mouth if you want to mix it up a bit.
You just discovered the secret recipe to McAlisters nacho cheese.
Quote from: ignom on April 04, 2005, 03:57:15 PM
Quote from: ReBurninator on April 04, 2005, 03:54:07 PM
Add a can of Ro-Tel tomatoes with chopped chilis to it prior to pouring in your mouth if you want to mix it up a bit.
You just discovered the secret recipe to McAlisters nacho cheese.
When I make cheese dip I do that, plus I cook ground sausage and put that in there. I'm getting hungry just thinking about it!
I just use Pace.
That's just lazy.
Quote from: Beef on April 04, 2005, 03:52:29 PM
1. Buy block of Velveeta
2. Place block in large bowl
3. Microwave bowl for several minutes.
4. Grab ladle.
5. Scoop up liquid cheese and pour directly into mouth.
As long as you're melting Velveeta, please add a can or two of Rotel. And get me some chips dammit!
Quote from: jessie on April 04, 2005, 02:16:46 PM
Olive Garden Heart Healthy Chicken/Pasta
i ended up fixing something pretty similar to that, except I cooked the chicken separately and had the spinach pasta as the side.
It was good, except the herbs i used for the chicken had red pepper in it.
Quote from: ignom on April 04, 2005, 06:13:42 PM
Quote from: jessie on April 04, 2005, 02:16:46 PM
Olive Garden Heart Healthy Chicken/Pasta
i ended up fixing something pretty similar to that, except I cooked the chicken separately and had the spinach pasta as the side.
It was good, except the herbs i used for the chicken had red pepper in it.
That sounds good, except the red pepper part.
Oh god that velveeta thing sounds NASTY. :-X
OK- kickass mac and cheese.
Combine equal parts BUTTER (not margarine) and FLOUR in a heavy saucepan. I'd say a few tablespoons of each.
Stir over medium-high heat until golden brown.
SLOWLY add milk until the mixture is kind of runny. Stir some more.
Add lots of shredded cheddar cheese (about a pound), or a mix of cheddar, jack and/or swiss.
Stir a lot until everything is melted. Keep adding cheese until the sauce is as cheesy as you like it.
Make sure it isn't too thick- add milk as needed.
Season to taste with salt and pepper. Chili powder is a good addition if you want a little zing.
Pour over cooked macaroni or penne. Well, just about any pasta except spaghetti/linguini/angel hair will do.
Mix together, pour into casserole dish. A 13 x 9 pyrex dish is ideal.
Sprinkle with paprika if desired.
Bake, uncovered at 350 until it bubbles and has a little crust on top. About 20-30 minutes.
Quote from: DownSouth on April 04, 2005, 02:16:27 PM
Gamp bakes parmigian and eats it.
It's yummy. Parmesan crisps.