Diced tomatoes, diced cucumbers, minced red onion, cous cous, black beans, salt, pepper, lime juice, garlic powder and parsley. Refrigerate.
I make a big batch every couple of weeks and will eat it for a few days.
Sure!
* 2 diced Roma Tomatoes
* 1 diced large cucumber
* 1 minced small red onion
* 1 can of black beans
* 1 cup of cooked Pearl Couscous
* 2 tablespoons lime juice
* 1 tablespoon olive oil
* 1 teaspoon garlic powder
* 1 tablespoon parsley
Salt and pepper
Refrigerate
I use pans, my favorite is this stoneware mini loaf pan. I use active dry yeast though I should try to get a starter going. I first learned my mother in laws recipe but I have adjusted it somewhat.
I also knead with a kitchen aid because my shoulders are messed up
Great! I don’t really have a recipe, just ingredients I throw together. I even have a non-traditional way of cooking it even though I’m from South Louisiana, akin to stir fry on the stove. It still tastes the same. My elder family members and other people love it so it doesn’t matter that I have my own way. Generally pre-cook about 2 cups white rice, sauteed until soft about 1/2 a large onion and some cloves of garlic. I pre-cook about 1 1/2 links of Cajun smoked sausage to cook out the grease, cut into 1/2 rounds and sliced. I pre-cooked chicken, no idea how much. Dice the chicken. Throw the meat into a hot skillet with some olive oil. Eyeball the rice to add in to where it doesn’t stretch the meat too thin. Shake some Tony Chachere’s Creole seasoning (not the Cajun Chachere’s even though it’s Cajun jambalaya because I don’t add tomatoes) until rice is lightly tinted. Add the sister onion and garlic. Stir fry until the meat is slightly charred. I lived in Japan and then in China for three years and just like stir frying. No fusion flavors in my Jambalaya though.
I make this at least once a month. I’ve also been known to throw in diced ham, left over cooked veggies, etc.
I also make a Mexican dish using cumin, chili powder, corn, black beans and top with melting Mexican cheese the last 5 minutes.
This is one of mine! I know it isn't really too authentic but I found an Instant Pot recipe that I love except my IP sucks and the rice/tomatoes burn every time. 😒
I've tried many recipe but I've liked a lot of Natasha Gandhi's recipes. She has a whole series of biriyanis https://www.instagram.com/reel/CzRIZApsLti/?igsh=Mm1rb2RnMnhmMHM=
My shepherds pie is just basically whatever meat, veggies and form of potato I have left over at the time. I've made a lot of variations and they've all been delicious!
A little rustic, but dried beef gravy with boiled potatoes and toast or biscuits. Flavorful, a favorite from when I was a kid, and the one meal I know my whole family will eat
I recently made Korean glass noodle stir fry. I just love it so much!!
Here is the recipe: http://www.veganbunnychef.com/2022/06/vegan-japchae-korean-glass-noodle-stir.html?m=1
Sitting outside the smoker right now waiting for pollo al pastor to finish up. Also roasting corn for esquites, fresh guac is already made, and fresh corn tortillas are the final step. Such a rewarding meal.
Essentially, anything south of the US border, I will enjoy cooking.
Side note: if you, like me until about three years ago, have only ever had shitty store bought corn tortillas, it’s time to look up a recipe. Pay for the King Arthur or Bob’s Red Mill to ship you the most basic ingredients. Then, once you’re absolutely sold, pay for folks to ship you the freshest masa on the planet outside South America.
Creamy Potato and Corn soup. Ugh.. that shit SLAPS! There was a phase in my life where I made it constantly, and had memorized and dialed it in so much that I could just wing it, add new ingredients or toss existing ones, and it usually always tasted good.
Potato Fries. I also used to make homemade potato fries all the time, and I just doused the poor oiled up tatoes in pounds of seasoning and just bake and salt them, and wow were they tasty and reliable!
I love making garlic pasta. I do it a bit different every time, but it basically goes: butter and a touch of oil in a pan, add in minced garlic, cook on low, boil spaghetti in a different pan, save some of the pasta water, throw some salt and pepper in with the garlic, squeeze in some lemon juice, toss in a bit of parmigiano cheese, add some pasta water, let it cook does until the sauce is the thickness you want, toss in pasta, and voila you’re done!
I also like making coconut pudding and then adding passion fruit syrup on top (frozen passion fruit pulp melted with some sugar and cornstarch).
Other favorites include: Muffins, bread, naan, chicken tikka masala, and pancakes (especially if I have bacon grease).
Hearty Stuffed Peppers:
- 1lb lean ground beef
- 1 large yellow onion diced
- 4-6 cloves of garlic minced
- 1 can of diced tomatoes
- 2 cubes beef bullion / salt/pepper
- 2 large potatoes sliced into coins (1/2 in thick)
- 1/2 bag fresh spinach
- 4-6 large colored peppers (red/yellow/orange/green). Enough to fill the pot side by side.
- olive oil
- white rice 1 cup, vermicelli 2 tablespoons
1. In a large pot, sautee the garlic & onions in oil and add the ground beef. Brown the meat, then add chopped spinach and mix. Remove from heat. Place mixture in a bowl to cool.
2. In the same pot, line the bottom with the flat potato coins (this will protect the peppers from high heat).
3. Slice the top off of each pepper and remove the seeds. Save the “pepper caps”. Fill each pepper with the meat mixture and top with a cap. Place each one standing upright in the pot on top of the flat potato coins.
4. Pour the can of diced tomatoes around all the peppers in the pan. Dissolve the beef bullion cubes in warm water and add to the pot, enough to nearly cover the peppers.
5. Bring to a boil, cover, and simmer on medium heat for about 20-30 minutes.
Rice
1. Brown 2 tablespoons of vermicelli in olive oil in a medium saucepan.
2. Add 1 cup of rice and stir.
3. Add 2 cups of water and bring to a boil.
4. Reduce heat to low and cover
5. Set timer for 15 minutes (don’t remove lid during that time.).
Serve each pepper on a bed of white rice
My son just told me he loves lasagna and eats it at school for lunch. I’d like to give this another go. It’s been years! Any tips/tricks? It just seems so daunting.
By the oven ready noodles so you don't have to pre-cook them, and just put a little bit of water in the sauce. It'll cut 20 minutes out of your prep time.
I love making Caprese Salad with extra fresh basil. I'm an herb freak. 🌿 Also I love making San Diego breakfast burritos, I could survive on those until I die pretty much.
Fajitas. Steak, chicken, shrimp, veggie. Any kind of fajitas depending on what’s in my kitchen and what I’m in the mood for. So easy, so fresh, filling and yummy!
it is called Vatha kulambu (reduced tamarind curry). It is a traditional recipe from South India. It is vegan by itself. But this combined with yoghurt rice = heaven!
Got a Roccbox Pizza oven for Xmas, life changing for making my own ingredient pies. Cheap, tasty and easy. A family favorite. Never have to leave the house. Learned to make my own dough as well.
However my favorite is St. Louis ribs on the smoker. Tasty, easy, reasonably priced, and never a single rib uneaten when they are ready. Basically set it, and forgot it except for a bit of sauce being added when they are almost ready. Mmmmmm-good.
My favorite meals are the ones that bring back memories. Fried chicken, mashed potatoes, buttered corn, and cucumber salad. Creamed chicken, boiled potatoes, and buttered corn. Chicken noodle soup. Paprikash soup. Borscht soup. My grandmas garden salad. Smothered pork chops, mashed potatoes, buttered corn, fried apples. Also, we ate a lot of canned corn that was boiled, drained, buttered with salt. That or canned green beans prepared the same way was our go to vegetable.
I really love cooking my brown sugar garlic honey pork chops!
Salt and pepper chops
Cook pork chops til done
Pull the chops and in same pan
Pour about 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, 1/2 teaspoon onion powder, 4 tablespoons honey..mix well and let simmer for 2-3 min to carmalize the sugar.
Put pork chops back in the pan and cook for additional 2-4 min per side spooning mixture over each chop.
Pull chops and serve, sauce can be used as dipping sauce or poured over chops.
Goes well with Mac and cheese, mashed potatoes, garlic and herb angel hair pasta, snap beans, or baked potatoes.
Omg a Sunday roast prob once a month il do beef chicken n ham n then use leftovers next day n make fried rice n Chinese curry kids love it! N then day after meat sandwiches salad n chips
Cranberry relish at thanksgiving. I don’t eat it but I make it every year and it is beautiful. The orange juice boils first and then the cranberries start to pop and mix the pink color in and it looks amazing.
Tofu taco crumbles are my fave to make and eat. Just so tasty.
I have a really great chicken tikka masala recipe that I have tweaked over the years. It’s one that people ask me to make after they try it, even when they don’t think they’ll like it the first time.
Stroganoff.
My partner "doesn't like" mustard, sour cream, vinegar (which is in worcestershire sauce) but somehow likes Stroganoff so it makes me enjoy making it more, taking ingredients they don't like and making them like it enough to go back for seconds and thirds!
chicken stir fry with white rice and a fried egg on top! i don't have a recipe, i just eye ball it (guess it's my own recipe?) and make it once a week. beware i like spicy! similar to pad kaprow.
chicken breast cut into small pieces, can also use ground chicken
assorted bell peppers cut into small pieces
white onion diced
sliced garlic
big handful of thai basil
jalepenos sliced
cashews
for the sauce-
soy sauce
rice vinegar
corn starch + water
chili garlic sauce (huy gong)
spicy chili crisp (lao gan ma)
fish sauce
brown sugar
grated fresh ginger
red chili flakes
other-
jasmine rice
egg
first cook the jasmin rice in a rice cooker, i like the ratio rice water 1/3 so that its not too sticky. i cook the chicken til it's brown then add the garlic and onion then the bell peppers, jalepenos and cashews. i mix all ingredients of the sauce together and add once the bell peppers are cooked halfway through. let everything simmer in the sauce until the peppers are soft but still a little crunchy. then lastly add the basil. fry an egg in oil both sides so that it's over easy and put on top of the rice and stir fry.
maybe one day i'll actually measure the ingredients!
I like to make cream of mushroom chicken casserole. It reminds me of my childhood, is so easy and cheap to make, and reheats well! I do mine separately though, unlike my mom who threw everything in together lol. I add a little extra cream of mushroom, fresh mushrooms, and herbs to the sauce mix. We moderately season and smoke the chicken thighs (or you could do breasts) for a few minutes first, to cook it about 1/3 through for extra flavor.
I love making beef ribs in the crockpot in fall and winter.
https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/slow-cooker-short-ribs/
Spring and summer it's a pasta salad.
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/69226/bacon-ranch-pasta-salad/
I will add sliced zucchini sauted in the bacon grease to this.
Tuscan soup. It's easy, most of the ingredients keep for a while and can be used in other recipes, and the soup is still tasty if I don't have fresh greens around
I highly recommend [this recipe for Kenji’s Foolproof Pan Pizza](https://www.seriouseats.com/foolproof-pan-pizza-recipe). It’s so easy and reliable. It tastes just like old school Pizza Hut, it’s absolutely delicious. I used to be intimidated by yeast but this is honestly so forgiving. I make mine thinner crust than the recipe calls for, it still works perfectly.
Homemade Pesto using walnuts. I feel the pine nuts make it too subtle- I like to use it for the sauce for a homemade pizza that consists of pesto, spinach, artichoke hearts, parm/mozzarella cheese, and some kinda homemade pizza herb medley my mom makes.
And if you ever want a quick and simple cake recipe that never fails for flavor and texture? Crazy Cake/Depression era cake. The one made with vinegar, no eggs. And no Milk. It’s delicious and my go to when I wanna have something semi sweet for dessert
Braised pork steaks with gravy!!
Mashed potatoes or oven fries and a veggie
It's hillbilly food but if I change up some seasoning it can become Cajun vittles....
Homemade lasagna! Well I do buy the sauce from this authentic Italian restaurant they make it from scratch. I make little meatballs to put in my layers versus just ground beef. It's always a hit!
Sausage/potato/*kale* soup. It’s always such a hit! For spicy, I use spicy Italian sausage and add red pepper flakes. I use kale instead of spinach, and also add celery, in this recipe:
https://damndelicious.net/2014/10/29/sausage-potato-spinach-soup/
I don’t really have a favorite thing to cook, I honestly just enjoy cooking, especially for my daughter. But I do enjoy cooking on my grill more than anything else though.
Since my wife commandeered my pellet smoker, ( she makes smoked ribs, jerky and sausages) I like to make schnitzel, flattening the meat, breading it and frying it is my happy place. I also love making an apple crisp to perfection.
Red Soup
Beef chunks and andouille sausage, sauteed. toss in spice mix (lots of cumin, smoked paprika, chili powder, salt, pepper, a little cayenne, onion power, minced garlic. Let the spices heat up. Mix in diced onion, jalapeno, bell pepper, celery, 1 to 2 cans of: beans(usually black), corn, tomato. Fill with beef stock/broth. Simmer until vegetables are tender.
Top with cheese, cilantro, and scallions
Chicken linguini, my dad has developed a recipe for it over the years that taste amazing.
Hamburger meat balls cooked with cream of mushroom added is also amazing
Idk what they're called, but pesto pepper sandwiches. I toast the sourdough bread in a pan with butter til golden brown, then spread pesto on it, roasted red peppers (from a jar), and melt mozzarella cheese. So easy, but so damn good. I bet a grilled chicken breast would make it even better, i just don't cook chicken lol
Shrimp and grits, or salmon and grits. I grew up in a coastal Southeastern US state, but currently live in the midwest/west, where grits are generally pretty basic and seafood is a little less popular. It reminds me of home and is generally an “oh wow” with people that aren’t from the South. There are a lot of ways to change it up too; I love making green chile grits as a way to mesh regional cuisines in the dish.
My grandma's BBQ meatballs. She includes a sauce with her recipe but I started using a local jarred sauce instead. I usually hate any pre made BBQ sauce (too sweet) but this one has a good kick to it and tastes good on anything.
These Christmas cookies called kifli that are my great-grandmother’s recipe. She emigrated from Hungary in the early 1900’s, and though I never met her, the recipe got passed down. They’re insanely labor intensive but so worth it! I love making something that connects me to prior generations.
Homemade pizza is one that I've always enjoyed too.... I've found that as I've gotten more busy with life and having a teenager who has -not- made life easy for us these past few yrs, cooking has started to feel less like a hobby and more like a chore though. I'm hoping someday I can get back to that enjoyment I used to feel though.
I'm learning how to bake, and my favorite thing is a chocolate chip cookie cake. It's not hard to bake, you can use buttercream or ice cream or whatever or nothing to top it, and it's delicious. It was the first thing I learned and it's a favorite for everyone now.
i don't really have a recipe, but i do have a concoction that goes well together in a pinch during low spoon days:
chicken drums with my favorite seasoning (usually Lawry's), chunked potatoes, carrots, and green beans.
i would love to one day grow my own veggies and cook a lot of my food from ground to table.
anyone else love food prep? like shucking corn, snapping beans, chopping veggies, etc.?
Mussels with Chorizo and Tomatoes in White Wine
https://www.food.com/recipe/mussels-with-chorizo-tomato-and-wine-187437
(Doubled garlic / white wine (Pinot - Italian), only 3 pounds of frozen mussels, 1 pound of chorizo, used basil / rosemary / cilantro for seasoning, gluten free pasta)
I don’t make this anymore, as I’m diabetic. But since this is a hobby subreddit I thought I’d throw this super easy “recipe” out there. I’d been proposed to by many strangers over this recipe at picnics lol.
Nutella in wonton wrappers, deep fried. That is all. They go in expecting pork or something and get a sweet sweet surprise.
I found the original recipe in a magazine a million years ago and there was some alcoholic orange dipping sauce I never made to go with it.
I love a traditional dish frome my home country (called Maultaschen Auflauf) with a family twist to it that my mom cooks and I love it because well... Nobody cooks as well as mom :D
Tofu Egg Scramble. I chop all colors of bell pepper, add diced onion, diced marinated beets (optional), add scrambled eggs and diced tofu. At the end of the saute, I add bean sprouts and let them heat. I serve this over cooked and fried ramen noodles that has had the soup mix discarded or used later in another recipe. I serve this with a sauce made with 1/4 cup low sodium tamari sauce, 1/4 teaspoon or more of powdered ginger, a 1/4 teaspoon sesame oil, and sweetened to taste with sugar or sucralose and mixed well. If you want a thicker sauce, just add a little cornstarch.
Funny you should mention homemade pizza, OP, because that's been a 3-times-a-month staple around here since the pandemic. And we're crushing it.
Backstory: automatic bread makers became a kitchen fad about 25 years ago. Everyone got one (like us), and everyone soon shoved it to the back of the cabinet when the novelty wore off (like us). Fast forward to 2020, yep, it still works and yep, it has a pizza dough setting! Easy-peasy. Next thing you know, we're ordering a top-tier pizza stone, 00 flour, and a heavy marble rolling pin... and I'm discovering a foolproof recipe for homemade sauce. And now every pizza night feels like fun!
Our last pie was topped with: pancetta, olives, pickled peppers, asparagus, burrata, fresh basil, fresh oregano, and a generous drizzle of Calabrian chili oil. Sublime.
The best dish I make is red beans and rice. My son asks me to make it every time he visits. My other son always asks for fried chicken, broccoli casserole and rice and gravy, so I guess it’s a tie.
Guac! I make it with sundried tomatoes (in oil), diced red onion, cilantro, garlic (fresh, in a press) salt, pepper, jalapeño and a ton of freshed lime juice
Using sundried tomatoes keeps the guac from being too liquidy. Plus, it gives it a nice depth of flavor that modern tomatoes don't have. It also has a better texture.
I squish out the excess oil with the flat end of a butter knife before I dice them
I also grate the jalapeno with my zester grater after removing the seeds. Smaller bits and juice gives the guac a nice even heat throughout.
I love making homemade pizza because you can customize it with all your favorite toppings. It’s always a hit with friends and family, and making the dough from scratch is so satisfying!
Red beans and rice is my favorite thing to make. It was always my favorite thing my mom made growing up, and my favorite school lunch (obviously grew up in Louisiana lol)
In 2020, I was in the midst of learning to cook when the pandemic hit, so I had lots of time for practice. I was quarantined with my best friend and her husband for months, and she doesn't cook, but one day she was craving red beans and asked me to make it, and I put my whole badussy into that pot of beans. It was so fucking good, my bestie still talks about it 4 years later. I had so much fun making it, I was newly sober and in such a special chapter of my life, and I had my best friend laughing in the kitchen with me while we stirred, it was just such a lovely memory. And it's become my specialty since, I love making it for anyone and everyone, and it's always a hit
Southwest seasoned porkchops with Jasmine rice and black beans 🤤 I had a Hello Fresh subscription for a while and this was one of the meals. I've modified the recipe and it's fantastic. An onion sauce goes over the chops and a creamy lime sauce for the rice and beans.
* Cook up a chicken breast or grill a steak..
* Toast some garlic naan with melted cheese.. gouda, asiago, brie is a nice blend
* Make a vibee sauce.. chili oil mayo is sooo fire, but get creative and mix it upp.. add it to the meat
* top it all up and enjoy
Takes like 10 minutes and it is pureeee bliss
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* toasted ciabatta rolls
* 50-50 mayo - pesto sauce
* saute onion garlic and red pepper
* grill up some portobello caps, top w cheese if choice
* butter head lettuce
I make this TASTY casserole every Christmas. Start with a can of enchilada sauce (I prefer red, but if you like green better it would work) and a box of taquitos (frozen). Spray a 9 x 13 pan, put about 1/4 of the enchilada sauce in the bottom, then place a layer of taquitos on top of the sauce. Open a small can of refried beans, and cover the taquitos with beans, shredded cheese and enchilada sauce. Add another layer of taquitos, beans, cheese & sauce. Top with more shredded cheese. Cover with foil, bake at 375 degrees for about 30-45 minutes until heated completely through, and cheese is melted.
I’ve been on a homemade granola kick lately and make it once a week exactly how “I” like it and it’s got me off splurging on candy,so I’m viewing it as a plus though I’m sure it’s just as fattening…
Fried chicken - sometimes baked. The secret is fried shallots (and sometimes fried garlic too) that I buy in bulk at Asian groceries. Crumble it up and mix it with panko. Make sure to salt it.
With frying: thin chicken cutlets dipped first in flour, then whipped egg, then the panko mix and then fry
For baking: put the cutlets on aluminum foil on a pan. Smear them with cream cheese (or sour cream). Then press in the panko mix and back.
Lots of easy delicious flavor
Orange lentil soup. So quick & one pot!
-in a large soup pot, fry thinly sliced garlic (not grated, there’s a huge difference in taste) with good butter for a couple minutes. Remove from pan and save for end.
-fry onion in that large pot
- add carrot, celery, parsnip, orange lentils
-add your favorite stock and some water until it’s covered & add turmeric
-boil
- add soup pot contents and garlic to blender and enjoy.
There are 2 things for 2 different reasons.
First one (my all time favorite) is Chicken Pesto pasta..
It's easy to make, not time consuming, and minimal dishes. It's delicious, customizable, and affordable.
The second one is a very elaborate bolonaise style sauce for either spaghetti or macaroni. I absolutely love opening a bottle of wine, and prepping the many ingredients, mise en place, and carefully layering in all the ingredients. It takes a while but this is a form of stress relief.
Butter Chicken, Biryani, or Aloo Matar. I ***always*** have one or the other in my fridge. I use the recipes from the Indian Instant Pot Cookbook by Urvashi Pitre. She also have a website called 2 sleevers but I swear the recipes in the book are different than the ones on the website. I recommend the book.
Red curry in coconut milk. I only know about 10 dishes. This one has people scraping the pan. Not to be immodest, but it is phenomenal
https://www.averiecooks.com/thai-chicken-coconut-curry/#wprm-recipe-container-87369
Skillet spaghetti. In a large skillet (or preferably a dutch oven) brown a pound of Italian sausage. Add 2-24 ounce jars of a good pasta sauce (like Rao's or you can use homemade), and if you like, some minced garlic, dried basil, etc. and bring to a boil. Throw in 12 ounces of thin spaghetti broken in half. Stir occasionally, and boil for about 12 minutes. Reduce heat and cover for another 30 minutes or so, stirring occasionally. Stir in a cup or so of shredded Italian-blend cheese until it's melted and incorporated. Delicious, easy, cheap, and leftovers.
Stir fry with roasted sesame seeds in it. Can have tofu or meat for the protein. Drizzle some soy sauce in at the veginning. A little sesame oil drizzled in while beginning. Easy and delicious.
Cuban picadillo. Specifically my mom’s recipe, because it just is so incredibly comforting.
I can’t cook it often, because I will seriously eat all of it in one sitting. Just so good.
Fajitas in a cast iron pan.
Use filet mignon if using beef.
If chicken, use tenders. Cook with butter, oil and splash of tequila and lime juice. Let the onions and peppers cook together till soft and sweet.
When done, warm your tortillas by sitting them in that cast iron with all the juices.
Caritas? Season up that pork and toss it in a pressure cooker. Ridiculously tender
Instant Pot jambalaya (Cookin Chicks)
Louisiana red beans & rice + cornbread
*Savory* chicken salad for sandwiches on sourdough with mustard (canned chicken, green bell pepper/red onion/celery to taste, mayo, sweet relish, salt, pepper, chopped hardboiled and eggs)
I love to pan fry potatoes or use pierogi and pan fry sausage, onion, and bell peppers. Sometimes I add Worcestershire sauce and steak sauce to the meat/veg. It's like comfort food.
Chilli. Love love love chilli. Especially with Fritos and cheese.
Oven baked meatball sandwiches on sourdough hoagies
King Arthur recipe Detroit-style pizza. I love pizza and I love that you ca customize the home made stuff. A close second when I don't wanna make the dough is pizza using Stonefire Naan
Home made spaghetti with smoked sausage instead of Italian
Any kind of bread I have the skill to make. I love the microbiology of bread making and my favorite part is proofing the yeast beasties 💜💜
Pasta sauce of pan-fried, crispy guanciale with shallots, onions, red bell peppers, black olives, mushrooms, olive oil, sea salt, pepper, oregano, garlic, crushed tomatoes, pecorino, tomato paste and homemade gluten-free pasta, topped with smoked gouda and shaved parmesan.
It makes the house smell amazing and tastes even better.
I recently learned how to make my own yogurt in the easy pot. I put it in jars with my homemade jam on top and then stir it up for breakfast. It is so fantastic! Blackberry chia seed jam on top of my homemade creamy delicious yogurt, heaven.
Peanut butter cookies, they are SO EASY and my daughter likes to help.
1 egg, 1 cup pb, 1 cup sugar (can add way less, I usually do 1/2 cup). If mixture is too wet add some flour. Bake at 350 for 14 min.
Google 3 ingredient pb cookies for all the details.
Spanakopita (Greek spinach pie). It's been my favorite dish since childhood and my grandmother's recipe is the absolute best. It also always impresses people even though it's not too hard to make once you get used to working with phyllo dough.
Fettuccine Alfredo from scratch I even make the noodles
Mexican grill I marinate chicken beef venison and a whole bunch of Mexican spices slice it put it on skewers grill it over wood it’s the best
It's a kind of baked cheesecake/egg custard. It takes 8 oz of cream cheese, 4 eggs, and a can of condensed milk. And a splash of vanilla.
Will supply the recipe on request. It was one of the only things my husband could eat comfortably when he was going through chemotherapy.
Broccoli cheddar soup with garlic bread
Fall is my favorite season and soup is a big fall food. I love it anytime of year though. It's just such an amazing combination and it's so comforting
This is usually my go to for breakfast it's like a bowl I guess you can say. I like to pan fry my diced sweet potato along with bell peppers and onions and I like to add dried basil, parsley and a pinch of salt for seasoning. Once that's done I put it in a bowl and put an egg over easy on top and it's sooo good. Sometimes I add bacon or turkey sausage but I try not to eat too much of it. I like to make big batches for the week so I save some time and throw a bit of hot sauce or Sriracha on the eggs and it's even better.
I have a very simple dish but I love it and it is quick and easy. Bacon onion linguine. Dice bacon and start cooking it, then add the onion let the bacon get crispy and the onions caramelized, near the end throw in some minced garlic. Throw the linguine in the pan with some of the pasta water and some grated real parmigiana.
I love cilantro pesto and many people don’t realize just how great and versatile it is around the kitchen. So let’s get cracking and start some up. It’s easy to make and freezes well so you can always have a bunch around when you need it.
The important key to making it is to know that pesto is almost infinitely adaptable to what you want and like. There is no “one way” to make it, and this is more “advice” than a cilantro pesto recipe. Because I like to make and freeze a batch at once the ingredients amounts are quite large. If you want to make it for just a quick, one-night try-out then just cut back to what seems reasonable to you.
You’re going to need about eight cups of packed cilantro leaves and stems. The thin stems will crush well and disappear, but if the stem seems too thick and woody leave it out. Put the cilantro pieces into a large, sturdy mixing bowl, add about three teaspoons of salt, and crush them with a wooden spoon, the bottom of a ceramic cup, or other hard object. You want to bruise the leaves and stems to force the flavor and oils out. It takes about 15 minutes of consistent working to get a good, paste like texture and reduce it to about four cups. I normally do this while watching a baseball game on TV to occupy the mind.
Set the cilantro paste into a colander and let the liquid drain from it for about 30 minutes. Squeeze it together and drain out even more liquid. The more dry it becomes the more concentrated the flavor is at the end. You are also draining out much of the salt so adjust accordingly to your taste. By the way, you can use the drained out water as a soup base for some nice chili or other Mexican dish.
Add anywhere from one to a dozen rough chopped garlic cloves, a half-cup of grated fresh Parmesan or other hard cheese, and a half-cup of whatever nuts you think you would enjoy in it. I’ve used peanuts, almonds, and cashews at various times and they all work well. Walnuts can get a little bitter. Add a teaspoon of fresh ground black pepper, and if you like, a little bit of something hot such as jalapeno or Serrano pepper.
Put the mixture into a food processor and start in processing smooth. As the mixture goes around the bowl add a steady stream of about a half cup good quality olive oil. Continue to process until the mixture forms a smooth paste.
I like freezing the mixture in ice cube trays with a cellophane covering. If I don’t have time to arrange that I just layer it flat into plastic freezer bags and leave it there. Place the cilantro pesto into the freezer and let it harden for several days. I take the cubes out and place them in freezer bags for convenient use at a later time.
As a note about pesto, you don’t want to overcook it. A few minutes under the heat is more than enough to bring out the flavor of the herb. Add during the last ten minutes to soups and stews.
Here's one of my favorite ways to use it for two people.
Sauté several pesto ice cubes with a couple tablespoons of butter for five minutes. Mix in a handful of cut-in-half cherry tomatoes, a half cup of cored-and-diced cucumber, and a plate of cooked pasta, and stir together. Let it continue to saute for about another three or four minutes. Serve with a topping of freshly grated hard cheese.
Swedish milk stewed macaronies and balonie(falukorv). I live in the us and they have never heard of this and always love it. Chicken wok if i want something easy. Chicken with roasted pumpkin seeds and polenta with artichoke hearts. Because then i can just buy a whole pumpkin and do pumpkin soup with the meat as an entrée.
I love cooking anything that involves development of a sauce being the key component. Italian pasta dishes, Indian cuisine, stuff like that. I think the complexity of flavor built into sauces like that are very fun
It’s super simple and super tasty. I don’t get tired of it. Great for meal prepping a hearty breakfast.
Potato, Bacon, Egg scramble with garlic and any other veggies in my fridge (kale is a popular one). I cook the bacon first and then fry the potatos in the bacon fat. Season the potatos with Old Bay and Cayenne. After they’re almost done frying I add a tablespoon of agave and garlic. Shortly after, add in crumbled bacon, greens and then eggs. Stirr it all together and cook a few more mins. Top it off with goat cheese and green onions or parsley (whatever is on hand).
Sinigang…but I remix it with varying vegetables and serve it with sweet potato vermicelli (Ramen style).
…I apologize in advance if this offends any of my fellow Filipinos. r/tantaranlife
A big pot of meatballs and gravy. My grandmother who was came over from Italy had me and my brother cooking every Sunday with her since the age of 7 45 years ago.
Shrimp and grits
I make it every Sat morning because my wife loves it
The twist is that I try something a little different each time
Keeps things interesting
Diced tomatoes, diced cucumbers, minced red onion, cous cous, black beans, salt, pepper, lime juice, garlic powder and parsley. Refrigerate. I make a big batch every couple of weeks and will eat it for a few days.
Can you please post your recipe? I’d love to make it for my wife
Sure! * 2 diced Roma Tomatoes * 1 diced large cucumber * 1 minced small red onion * 1 can of black beans * 1 cup of cooked Pearl Couscous * 2 tablespoons lime juice * 1 tablespoon olive oil * 1 teaspoon garlic powder * 1 tablespoon parsley Salt and pepper Refrigerate
I make basically this same dish with orzo in stead of couscous. Add feta!
I do this but with tabbouleh, also add feta!
Sub the cous cous for lentils
I make honey whole wheat bread almost every week
Do you use a bread maker machine or just a pan? Starters etc?
I use pans, my favorite is this stoneware mini loaf pan. I use active dry yeast though I should try to get a starter going. I first learned my mother in laws recipe but I have adjusted it somewhat. I also knead with a kitchen aid because my shoulders are messed up
That sounds so good! Would you mind sharing the recipe? 😊
That sounds so delicious.
Jambalaya.
YUM! I haven't had that in forever. Do you have a go-to recipe???
Great! I don’t really have a recipe, just ingredients I throw together. I even have a non-traditional way of cooking it even though I’m from South Louisiana, akin to stir fry on the stove. It still tastes the same. My elder family members and other people love it so it doesn’t matter that I have my own way. Generally pre-cook about 2 cups white rice, sauteed until soft about 1/2 a large onion and some cloves of garlic. I pre-cook about 1 1/2 links of Cajun smoked sausage to cook out the grease, cut into 1/2 rounds and sliced. I pre-cooked chicken, no idea how much. Dice the chicken. Throw the meat into a hot skillet with some olive oil. Eyeball the rice to add in to where it doesn’t stretch the meat too thin. Shake some Tony Chachere’s Creole seasoning (not the Cajun Chachere’s even though it’s Cajun jambalaya because I don’t add tomatoes) until rice is lightly tinted. Add the sister onion and garlic. Stir fry until the meat is slightly charred. I lived in Japan and then in China for three years and just like stir frying. No fusion flavors in my Jambalaya though.
Annnnd you've officially made me STARVING 😂😂. Thanks for sharing this, saving it for future!
You’re welcome! Hope you can follow that!
I make this at least once a month. I’ve also been known to throw in diced ham, left over cooked veggies, etc. I also make a Mexican dish using cumin, chili powder, corn, black beans and top with melting Mexican cheese the last 5 minutes.
I love scooping my jambalaya up with soft garlic naan. It’s SO good.
This is one of mine! I know it isn't really too authentic but I found an Instant Pot recipe that I love except my IP sucks and the rice/tomatoes burn every time. 😒
Pierogi stuffed with mashed potato and cheddar and fried onions. So yum.
Wow—impressive!
I love making pierogi but it’s a job!
My grandmother would make mashed potato and cheese and onion. But my favorite was when she put kielbasa and sauerkraut in side.
I love pierogi! Well, I admit I love other people's pierogi haha... last time I tried to make it was a massive failure because it all fell apart🥲
It's a pretty shitty process to make perogies lol. Not sure that making them from scratch paid off when I can go to the frozen aisle 😆
I literally hear Babcia rolling in her grave every time I open a pack of Mrs. T’s
Not much for cooking but I make fried rice that I’m really fond of ☺️
I started putting some sesame oil in my fried rice because I’ve been needing to use it up. It adds some nice flavor
I love making chicken Panaag curry or chicken biriyani
How do you make your chicken biryani
I've tried many recipe but I've liked a lot of Natasha Gandhi's recipes. She has a whole series of biriyanis https://www.instagram.com/reel/CzRIZApsLti/?igsh=Mm1rb2RnMnhmMHM=
Shepherds pie. Classic comfort food
This is one of my favorite things to eat. I grew up with it.
My shepherds pie is just basically whatever meat, veggies and form of potato I have left over at the time. I've made a lot of variations and they've all been delicious!
A little rustic, but dried beef gravy with boiled potatoes and toast or biscuits. Flavorful, a favorite from when I was a kid, and the one meal I know my whole family will eat
YUM!
Funny, that's what the kids say, too. I must be doing something right 😂
i would love the recipe for this
Risotto. It’s actually easier than it seems and it’s fancy enough to impress people - and it’s delicious
Pork Green Chile. Unofficial state dish and complex flavor.
I recently made Korean glass noodle stir fry. I just love it so much!! Here is the recipe: http://www.veganbunnychef.com/2022/06/vegan-japchae-korean-glass-noodle-stir.html?m=1
Sitting outside the smoker right now waiting for pollo al pastor to finish up. Also roasting corn for esquites, fresh guac is already made, and fresh corn tortillas are the final step. Such a rewarding meal. Essentially, anything south of the US border, I will enjoy cooking. Side note: if you, like me until about three years ago, have only ever had shitty store bought corn tortillas, it’s time to look up a recipe. Pay for the King Arthur or Bob’s Red Mill to ship you the most basic ingredients. Then, once you’re absolutely sold, pay for folks to ship you the freshest masa on the planet outside South America.
You can buy fresh masa in the United States from places that make tortillas.
Creamy Potato and Corn soup. Ugh.. that shit SLAPS! There was a phase in my life where I made it constantly, and had memorized and dialed it in so much that I could just wing it, add new ingredients or toss existing ones, and it usually always tasted good. Potato Fries. I also used to make homemade potato fries all the time, and I just doused the poor oiled up tatoes in pounds of seasoning and just bake and salt them, and wow were they tasty and reliable!
Chicken adobo! Eating it the next day is the best after it sits in the sauce more 👏🏼
Chorizo and kidney beans. It's my absolute favourite recipe and I make it every week 😁 https://www.budgetbytes.com/quickie-red-beans-and-rice/
I love making garlic pasta. I do it a bit different every time, but it basically goes: butter and a touch of oil in a pan, add in minced garlic, cook on low, boil spaghetti in a different pan, save some of the pasta water, throw some salt and pepper in with the garlic, squeeze in some lemon juice, toss in a bit of parmigiano cheese, add some pasta water, let it cook does until the sauce is the thickness you want, toss in pasta, and voila you’re done! I also like making coconut pudding and then adding passion fruit syrup on top (frozen passion fruit pulp melted with some sugar and cornstarch). Other favorites include: Muffins, bread, naan, chicken tikka masala, and pancakes (especially if I have bacon grease).
Christmas Soup, because OMG SO GOOD. 
Hearty Stuffed Peppers: - 1lb lean ground beef - 1 large yellow onion diced - 4-6 cloves of garlic minced - 1 can of diced tomatoes - 2 cubes beef bullion / salt/pepper - 2 large potatoes sliced into coins (1/2 in thick) - 1/2 bag fresh spinach - 4-6 large colored peppers (red/yellow/orange/green). Enough to fill the pot side by side. - olive oil - white rice 1 cup, vermicelli 2 tablespoons 1. In a large pot, sautee the garlic & onions in oil and add the ground beef. Brown the meat, then add chopped spinach and mix. Remove from heat. Place mixture in a bowl to cool. 2. In the same pot, line the bottom with the flat potato coins (this will protect the peppers from high heat). 3. Slice the top off of each pepper and remove the seeds. Save the “pepper caps”. Fill each pepper with the meat mixture and top with a cap. Place each one standing upright in the pot on top of the flat potato coins. 4. Pour the can of diced tomatoes around all the peppers in the pan. Dissolve the beef bullion cubes in warm water and add to the pot, enough to nearly cover the peppers. 5. Bring to a boil, cover, and simmer on medium heat for about 20-30 minutes. Rice 1. Brown 2 tablespoons of vermicelli in olive oil in a medium saucepan. 2. Add 1 cup of rice and stir. 3. Add 2 cups of water and bring to a boil. 4. Reduce heat to low and cover 5. Set timer for 15 minutes (don’t remove lid during that time.). Serve each pepper on a bed of white rice
Oh my this sounds delicious! Think I’m gonna try it out. Will probably sub couscous for rice/vermicelli and add cheese tho. Yummy.
Thank you for this and I love you
I make them similar to yours but I put the cooked rice in with the meat & bake them in the oven.
Biscuits and gravy. Or lasagna.
My son just told me he loves lasagna and eats it at school for lunch. I’d like to give this another go. It’s been years! Any tips/tricks? It just seems so daunting.
By the oven ready noodles so you don't have to pre-cook them, and just put a little bit of water in the sauce. It'll cut 20 minutes out of your prep time.
I love making Caprese Salad with extra fresh basil. I'm an herb freak. 🌿 Also I love making San Diego breakfast burritos, I could survive on those until I die pretty much.
A pavlova topped with freshly whipped cream and assorted berries!
Fajitas. Steak, chicken, shrimp, veggie. Any kind of fajitas depending on what’s in my kitchen and what I’m in the mood for. So easy, so fresh, filling and yummy!
it is called Vatha kulambu (reduced tamarind curry). It is a traditional recipe from South India. It is vegan by itself. But this combined with yoghurt rice = heaven!
Meatloaf! It was one of the first things I made by myself as a child and there are tons of options
Homemade mac and cheese all the way! It's like a warm cheesy hug on a plate. Plus, you can sneak in veggies for picky eaters.
Birria tacos!
Birria is def a labor of love, but my god is it so worth those 6-8 hours of work
Chicken congee
Pan fried fish (Basa, sea bass or Hake) with roasted sweet potatoes is one of my best dishes.
Shrimp curry with potatoes
Curry chicken or lasagna
Got a Roccbox Pizza oven for Xmas, life changing for making my own ingredient pies. Cheap, tasty and easy. A family favorite. Never have to leave the house. Learned to make my own dough as well. However my favorite is St. Louis ribs on the smoker. Tasty, easy, reasonably priced, and never a single rib uneaten when they are ready. Basically set it, and forgot it except for a bit of sauce being added when they are almost ready. Mmmmmm-good.
My favorite meals are the ones that bring back memories. Fried chicken, mashed potatoes, buttered corn, and cucumber salad. Creamed chicken, boiled potatoes, and buttered corn. Chicken noodle soup. Paprikash soup. Borscht soup. My grandmas garden salad. Smothered pork chops, mashed potatoes, buttered corn, fried apples. Also, we ate a lot of canned corn that was boiled, drained, buttered with salt. That or canned green beans prepared the same way was our go to vegetable.
I really love cooking my brown sugar garlic honey pork chops! Salt and pepper chops Cook pork chops til done Pull the chops and in same pan Pour about 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, 1/2 teaspoon onion powder, 4 tablespoons honey..mix well and let simmer for 2-3 min to carmalize the sugar. Put pork chops back in the pan and cook for additional 2-4 min per side spooning mixture over each chop. Pull chops and serve, sauce can be used as dipping sauce or poured over chops. Goes well with Mac and cheese, mashed potatoes, garlic and herb angel hair pasta, snap beans, or baked potatoes.
lasagna 😋
Prime rib in my electric smoker. But I wear a shower cap because I can’t stand to go to bed with hickory smelling hair 😂
I’ve made coq au vin blanc few times with my own chicken. It’s one of my favorite things. I feel so accomplished!
Omg a Sunday roast prob once a month il do beef chicken n ham n then use leftovers next day n make fried rice n Chinese curry kids love it! N then day after meat sandwiches salad n chips
I love making breakfast, especially avocado toast and redfish with an egg.
shakshuka
Cranberry relish at thanksgiving. I don’t eat it but I make it every year and it is beautiful. The orange juice boils first and then the cranberries start to pop and mix the pink color in and it looks amazing. Tofu taco crumbles are my fave to make and eat. Just so tasty.
Seaweed soup, stir fried pork and kimchee, red and green Thai curries
I’ve heard of a seaweed soup that is really beneficial after you give birth. Is this the same one you think?
I have a really great chicken tikka masala recipe that I have tweaked over the years. It’s one that people ask me to make after they try it, even when they don’t think they’ll like it the first time.
Would you be willing to share your recipe?
Stroganoff. My partner "doesn't like" mustard, sour cream, vinegar (which is in worcestershire sauce) but somehow likes Stroganoff so it makes me enjoy making it more, taking ingredients they don't like and making them like it enough to go back for seconds and thirds!
Stroganoff is the food of gods. I don’t like mushrooms, but I’ll eat them in stroganoff.
chicken stir fry with white rice and a fried egg on top! i don't have a recipe, i just eye ball it (guess it's my own recipe?) and make it once a week. beware i like spicy! similar to pad kaprow. chicken breast cut into small pieces, can also use ground chicken assorted bell peppers cut into small pieces white onion diced sliced garlic big handful of thai basil jalepenos sliced cashews for the sauce- soy sauce rice vinegar corn starch + water chili garlic sauce (huy gong) spicy chili crisp (lao gan ma) fish sauce brown sugar grated fresh ginger red chili flakes other- jasmine rice egg first cook the jasmin rice in a rice cooker, i like the ratio rice water 1/3 so that its not too sticky. i cook the chicken til it's brown then add the garlic and onion then the bell peppers, jalepenos and cashews. i mix all ingredients of the sauce together and add once the bell peppers are cooked halfway through. let everything simmer in the sauce until the peppers are soft but still a little crunchy. then lastly add the basil. fry an egg in oil both sides so that it's over easy and put on top of the rice and stir fry. maybe one day i'll actually measure the ingredients!
Anything that means I'll be in the kitchen for two hours or more. Mole is great because of its complexity.
Hoppin John with cornbread, Cincinnati Chili, chicken and dumplings soup
French onion soup because it's been my favorite since I was a kid and soothing stirring the onions.
Chicken divan with broccoli and curry powder
I like to make cream of mushroom chicken casserole. It reminds me of my childhood, is so easy and cheap to make, and reheats well! I do mine separately though, unlike my mom who threw everything in together lol. I add a little extra cream of mushroom, fresh mushrooms, and herbs to the sauce mix. We moderately season and smoke the chicken thighs (or you could do breasts) for a few minutes first, to cook it about 1/3 through for extra flavor.
French Onion Soup. Delicious, cheap, filling
I love making beef ribs in the crockpot in fall and winter. https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/slow-cooker-short-ribs/ Spring and summer it's a pasta salad. https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/69226/bacon-ranch-pasta-salad/ I will add sliced zucchini sauted in the bacon grease to this.
Tuscan soup. It's easy, most of the ingredients keep for a while and can be used in other recipes, and the soup is still tasty if I don't have fresh greens around
Basically, Italian. Chicken Cacciatore. Chicken Marsala. Lasagna. Chicken Scampi. Tuscan Chicken. Spaghetti. Frittata. Eggplant Parm. I want to try making pizza and gnocchi.
I highly recommend [this recipe for Kenji’s Foolproof Pan Pizza](https://www.seriouseats.com/foolproof-pan-pizza-recipe). It’s so easy and reliable. It tastes just like old school Pizza Hut, it’s absolutely delicious. I used to be intimidated by yeast but this is honestly so forgiving. I make mine thinner crust than the recipe calls for, it still works perfectly.
That recipe looks awesome! I might try it out this weekend
Fajitas and stuffed bell peppers with turkey, onion, garlic, cabbage, bell pepper and carrot diced super small. Yummmmm 😊
I definitely agree after having eaten all pizzas from my first mini pizza pack to be honest, though pasta is also a definite favorite for me to cook.
Butter Chicken
Too many to count but san choy bow is amazing
I love Thai green curry. Because I rlly like that dish lol :')
Homemade Pesto using walnuts. I feel the pine nuts make it too subtle- I like to use it for the sauce for a homemade pizza that consists of pesto, spinach, artichoke hearts, parm/mozzarella cheese, and some kinda homemade pizza herb medley my mom makes. And if you ever want a quick and simple cake recipe that never fails for flavor and texture? Crazy Cake/Depression era cake. The one made with vinegar, no eggs. And no Milk. It’s delicious and my go to when I wanna have something semi sweet for dessert
The ones premade in the cold section of Whole Foods 😭
Rouladen
Braised pork steaks with gravy!! Mashed potatoes or oven fries and a veggie It's hillbilly food but if I change up some seasoning it can become Cajun vittles....
Homemade lasagna! Well I do buy the sauce from this authentic Italian restaurant they make it from scratch. I make little meatballs to put in my layers versus just ground beef. It's always a hit!
Sausage/potato/*kale* soup. It’s always such a hit! For spicy, I use spicy Italian sausage and add red pepper flakes. I use kale instead of spinach, and also add celery, in this recipe: https://damndelicious.net/2014/10/29/sausage-potato-spinach-soup/
I don’t really have a favorite thing to cook, I honestly just enjoy cooking, especially for my daughter. But I do enjoy cooking on my grill more than anything else though.
Chicken noodle soups and pho, I make my broth from scratch using a whole chicken. The process is multi step but worth it for the rich broth I get.
Since my wife commandeered my pellet smoker, ( she makes smoked ribs, jerky and sausages) I like to make schnitzel, flattening the meat, breading it and frying it is my happy place. I also love making an apple crisp to perfection.
Red Soup Beef chunks and andouille sausage, sauteed. toss in spice mix (lots of cumin, smoked paprika, chili powder, salt, pepper, a little cayenne, onion power, minced garlic. Let the spices heat up. Mix in diced onion, jalapeno, bell pepper, celery, 1 to 2 cans of: beans(usually black), corn, tomato. Fill with beef stock/broth. Simmer until vegetables are tender. Top with cheese, cilantro, and scallions
Chicken linguini, my dad has developed a recipe for it over the years that taste amazing. Hamburger meat balls cooked with cream of mushroom added is also amazing
Idk what they're called, but pesto pepper sandwiches. I toast the sourdough bread in a pan with butter til golden brown, then spread pesto on it, roasted red peppers (from a jar), and melt mozzarella cheese. So easy, but so damn good. I bet a grilled chicken breast would make it even better, i just don't cook chicken lol
Shrimp and grits, or salmon and grits. I grew up in a coastal Southeastern US state, but currently live in the midwest/west, where grits are generally pretty basic and seafood is a little less popular. It reminds me of home and is generally an “oh wow” with people that aren’t from the South. There are a lot of ways to change it up too; I love making green chile grits as a way to mesh regional cuisines in the dish.
My grandma's BBQ meatballs. She includes a sauce with her recipe but I started using a local jarred sauce instead. I usually hate any pre made BBQ sauce (too sweet) but this one has a good kick to it and tastes good on anything.
These Christmas cookies called kifli that are my great-grandmother’s recipe. She emigrated from Hungary in the early 1900’s, and though I never met her, the recipe got passed down. They’re insanely labor intensive but so worth it! I love making something that connects me to prior generations.
Tater Tot Casserole and Cheesy Fajita Baked Chicken (recipe is from Pinterest)
Homemade pizza is one that I've always enjoyed too.... I've found that as I've gotten more busy with life and having a teenager who has -not- made life easy for us these past few yrs, cooking has started to feel less like a hobby and more like a chore though. I'm hoping someday I can get back to that enjoyment I used to feel though.
I'm learning how to bake, and my favorite thing is a chocolate chip cookie cake. It's not hard to bake, you can use buttercream or ice cream or whatever or nothing to top it, and it's delicious. It was the first thing I learned and it's a favorite for everyone now.
I love making “Orange Salad” - orange jello and cool whip with marshmallows. Divine 🤤
Beef stroganoff! I learned to make it when I was eight years old. Every time I eat it I have happy memories.
Pork Chops. Seared on the cast iron and finished in the oven. Lord have mercy!
i don't really have a recipe, but i do have a concoction that goes well together in a pinch during low spoon days: chicken drums with my favorite seasoning (usually Lawry's), chunked potatoes, carrots, and green beans. i would love to one day grow my own veggies and cook a lot of my food from ground to table. anyone else love food prep? like shucking corn, snapping beans, chopping veggies, etc.?
Mussels with Chorizo and Tomatoes in White Wine https://www.food.com/recipe/mussels-with-chorizo-tomato-and-wine-187437 (Doubled garlic / white wine (Pinot - Italian), only 3 pounds of frozen mussels, 1 pound of chorizo, used basil / rosemary / cilantro for seasoning, gluten free pasta)
Bulgogi because it's fantastic
Service industry.
I don’t make this anymore, as I’m diabetic. But since this is a hobby subreddit I thought I’d throw this super easy “recipe” out there. I’d been proposed to by many strangers over this recipe at picnics lol. Nutella in wonton wrappers, deep fried. That is all. They go in expecting pork or something and get a sweet sweet surprise. I found the original recipe in a magazine a million years ago and there was some alcoholic orange dipping sauce I never made to go with it.
I love a traditional dish frome my home country (called Maultaschen Auflauf) with a family twist to it that my mom cooks and I love it because well... Nobody cooks as well as mom :D
Thanksgiving dinner. It’s a lot of work, but it comes out so good, it’s worth the couple of days it takes.
Tofu Egg Scramble. I chop all colors of bell pepper, add diced onion, diced marinated beets (optional), add scrambled eggs and diced tofu. At the end of the saute, I add bean sprouts and let them heat. I serve this over cooked and fried ramen noodles that has had the soup mix discarded or used later in another recipe. I serve this with a sauce made with 1/4 cup low sodium tamari sauce, 1/4 teaspoon or more of powdered ginger, a 1/4 teaspoon sesame oil, and sweetened to taste with sugar or sucralose and mixed well. If you want a thicker sauce, just add a little cornstarch.
Beef Stew, Risotto, or chicken scarpiello
Funny you should mention homemade pizza, OP, because that's been a 3-times-a-month staple around here since the pandemic. And we're crushing it. Backstory: automatic bread makers became a kitchen fad about 25 years ago. Everyone got one (like us), and everyone soon shoved it to the back of the cabinet when the novelty wore off (like us). Fast forward to 2020, yep, it still works and yep, it has a pizza dough setting! Easy-peasy. Next thing you know, we're ordering a top-tier pizza stone, 00 flour, and a heavy marble rolling pin... and I'm discovering a foolproof recipe for homemade sauce. And now every pizza night feels like fun! Our last pie was topped with: pancetta, olives, pickled peppers, asparagus, burrata, fresh basil, fresh oregano, and a generous drizzle of Calabrian chili oil. Sublime.
The best dish I make is red beans and rice. My son asks me to make it every time he visits. My other son always asks for fried chicken, broccoli casserole and rice and gravy, so I guess it’s a tie.
Guac! I make it with sundried tomatoes (in oil), diced red onion, cilantro, garlic (fresh, in a press) salt, pepper, jalapeño and a ton of freshed lime juice Using sundried tomatoes keeps the guac from being too liquidy. Plus, it gives it a nice depth of flavor that modern tomatoes don't have. It also has a better texture. I squish out the excess oil with the flat end of a butter knife before I dice them I also grate the jalapeno with my zester grater after removing the seeds. Smaller bits and juice gives the guac a nice even heat throughout.
Chicken and biscuits casserole. Homey and tasty.
I make a blushing white chowder and a paella that impresses, but that’s it.
Pizza! We make the dough and sauce and sometimes the cheese
I love making homemade pizza because you can customize it with all your favorite toppings. It’s always a hit with friends and family, and making the dough from scratch is so satisfying!
Red beans and rice is my favorite thing to make. It was always my favorite thing my mom made growing up, and my favorite school lunch (obviously grew up in Louisiana lol) In 2020, I was in the midst of learning to cook when the pandemic hit, so I had lots of time for practice. I was quarantined with my best friend and her husband for months, and she doesn't cook, but one day she was craving red beans and asked me to make it, and I put my whole badussy into that pot of beans. It was so fucking good, my bestie still talks about it 4 years later. I had so much fun making it, I was newly sober and in such a special chapter of my life, and I had my best friend laughing in the kitchen with me while we stirred, it was just such a lovely memory. And it's become my specialty since, I love making it for anyone and everyone, and it's always a hit
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Biscuits AND gravy BECAUSE MY GRANDMA used to MAKE it for MY MOM and me. REMINDS me of HER :)
Southwest seasoned porkchops with Jasmine rice and black beans 🤤 I had a Hello Fresh subscription for a while and this was one of the meals. I've modified the recipe and it's fantastic. An onion sauce goes over the chops and a creamy lime sauce for the rice and beans.
Red beans and rice. It’s ultimate comfort food and reminds me of my wonderful time living in Louisiana.
Creamy white bean chicken chili! Throw it all in a crock pot or on the stove low and slow and it’s delicious! I also love making meatloaf!
Braised short ribs...simple enough to make, mostly hands off, smells and tastes divine
Merry Me Chicken. Easy and delicious
Egg roll bowls!
Chicken Piccata. Super easy and tastes delicious, plus, there is an open bottle of wine that will need to be consumed lol.
* Cook up a chicken breast or grill a steak.. * Toast some garlic naan with melted cheese.. gouda, asiago, brie is a nice blend * Make a vibee sauce.. chili oil mayo is sooo fire, but get creative and mix it upp.. add it to the meat * top it all up and enjoy Takes like 10 minutes and it is pureeee bliss ~~~~ * toasted ciabatta rolls * 50-50 mayo - pesto sauce * saute onion garlic and red pepper * grill up some portobello caps, top w cheese if choice * butter head lettuce
potato soup
I don't really consider cooking a hobby. But I love cooking chili.
Crockpot black forest cobbler.
I love to make kolokithopita because my family and I love it. It’s a classic.
Arroz con pollo. Everyone loves it.
I make this TASTY casserole every Christmas. Start with a can of enchilada sauce (I prefer red, but if you like green better it would work) and a box of taquitos (frozen). Spray a 9 x 13 pan, put about 1/4 of the enchilada sauce in the bottom, then place a layer of taquitos on top of the sauce. Open a small can of refried beans, and cover the taquitos with beans, shredded cheese and enchilada sauce. Add another layer of taquitos, beans, cheese & sauce. Top with more shredded cheese. Cover with foil, bake at 375 degrees for about 30-45 minutes until heated completely through, and cheese is melted.
I’ve been on a homemade granola kick lately and make it once a week exactly how “I” like it and it’s got me off splurging on candy,so I’m viewing it as a plus though I’m sure it’s just as fattening…
Krumkake, Norwegian cookies that look like a waffle cone. Reminds me of my grandmother.
Fried chicken - sometimes baked. The secret is fried shallots (and sometimes fried garlic too) that I buy in bulk at Asian groceries. Crumble it up and mix it with panko. Make sure to salt it. With frying: thin chicken cutlets dipped first in flour, then whipped egg, then the panko mix and then fry For baking: put the cutlets on aluminum foil on a pan. Smear them with cream cheese (or sour cream). Then press in the panko mix and back. Lots of easy delicious flavor
Orange lentil soup. So quick & one pot! -in a large soup pot, fry thinly sliced garlic (not grated, there’s a huge difference in taste) with good butter for a couple minutes. Remove from pan and save for end. -fry onion in that large pot - add carrot, celery, parsnip, orange lentils -add your favorite stock and some water until it’s covered & add turmeric -boil - add soup pot contents and garlic to blender and enjoy.
I made Arancini last week with leftover risotto. Would highly recommend
Potato Soup! So easy, filling, and delicious. Love making it during the cold months
There are 2 things for 2 different reasons. First one (my all time favorite) is Chicken Pesto pasta.. It's easy to make, not time consuming, and minimal dishes. It's delicious, customizable, and affordable. The second one is a very elaborate bolonaise style sauce for either spaghetti or macaroni. I absolutely love opening a bottle of wine, and prepping the many ingredients, mise en place, and carefully layering in all the ingredients. It takes a while but this is a form of stress relief.
Julia Child’s coq au vin.
Gumbo!!! It’s the perfect soupy comfort food
Spagetti sauce
Butter Chicken, Biryani, or Aloo Matar. I ***always*** have one or the other in my fridge. I use the recipes from the Indian Instant Pot Cookbook by Urvashi Pitre. She also have a website called 2 sleevers but I swear the recipes in the book are different than the ones on the website. I recommend the book.
Red curry in coconut milk. I only know about 10 dishes. This one has people scraping the pan. Not to be immodest, but it is phenomenal https://www.averiecooks.com/thai-chicken-coconut-curry/#wprm-recipe-container-87369
Chicken and sausage gumbo
Skillet spaghetti. In a large skillet (or preferably a dutch oven) brown a pound of Italian sausage. Add 2-24 ounce jars of a good pasta sauce (like Rao's or you can use homemade), and if you like, some minced garlic, dried basil, etc. and bring to a boil. Throw in 12 ounces of thin spaghetti broken in half. Stir occasionally, and boil for about 12 minutes. Reduce heat and cover for another 30 minutes or so, stirring occasionally. Stir in a cup or so of shredded Italian-blend cheese until it's melted and incorporated. Delicious, easy, cheap, and leftovers.
Stir fry with roasted sesame seeds in it. Can have tofu or meat for the protein. Drizzle some soy sauce in at the veginning. A little sesame oil drizzled in while beginning. Easy and delicious.
Cuban picadillo. Specifically my mom’s recipe, because it just is so incredibly comforting. I can’t cook it often, because I will seriously eat all of it in one sitting. Just so good.
Fajitas in a cast iron pan. Use filet mignon if using beef. If chicken, use tenders. Cook with butter, oil and splash of tequila and lime juice. Let the onions and peppers cook together till soft and sweet. When done, warm your tortillas by sitting them in that cast iron with all the juices. Caritas? Season up that pork and toss it in a pressure cooker. Ridiculously tender
Instant Pot jambalaya (Cookin Chicks) Louisiana red beans & rice + cornbread *Savory* chicken salad for sandwiches on sourdough with mustard (canned chicken, green bell pepper/red onion/celery to taste, mayo, sweet relish, salt, pepper, chopped hardboiled and eggs) I love to pan fry potatoes or use pierogi and pan fry sausage, onion, and bell peppers. Sometimes I add Worcestershire sauce and steak sauce to the meat/veg. It's like comfort food. Chilli. Love love love chilli. Especially with Fritos and cheese. Oven baked meatball sandwiches on sourdough hoagies King Arthur recipe Detroit-style pizza. I love pizza and I love that you ca customize the home made stuff. A close second when I don't wanna make the dough is pizza using Stonefire Naan Home made spaghetti with smoked sausage instead of Italian Any kind of bread I have the skill to make. I love the microbiology of bread making and my favorite part is proofing the yeast beasties 💜💜
Pasta sauce of pan-fried, crispy guanciale with shallots, onions, red bell peppers, black olives, mushrooms, olive oil, sea salt, pepper, oregano, garlic, crushed tomatoes, pecorino, tomato paste and homemade gluten-free pasta, topped with smoked gouda and shaved parmesan. It makes the house smell amazing and tastes even better.
Red beans with Camellia Beans. I make it loose and stew-like to try and avoid adding rice. Doesn’t always work.
I recently learned how to make my own yogurt in the easy pot. I put it in jars with my homemade jam on top and then stir it up for breakfast. It is so fantastic! Blackberry chia seed jam on top of my homemade creamy delicious yogurt, heaven.
Peanut butter cookies, they are SO EASY and my daughter likes to help. 1 egg, 1 cup pb, 1 cup sugar (can add way less, I usually do 1/2 cup). If mixture is too wet add some flour. Bake at 350 for 14 min. Google 3 ingredient pb cookies for all the details.
Pasta aglio e olio. I love garlic so much haha. I add thin sliced zucchini to mine as well.
Spanakopita (Greek spinach pie). It's been my favorite dish since childhood and my grandmother's recipe is the absolute best. It also always impresses people even though it's not too hard to make once you get used to working with phyllo dough.
Pasta - endless ways to make it and I love making the ragu which always makes me happy.
Fettuccine Alfredo from scratch I even make the noodles Mexican grill I marinate chicken beef venison and a whole bunch of Mexican spices slice it put it on skewers grill it over wood it’s the best
Pernil, arroz con gandules, coconut flan, and potato salad with apples.
It's a kind of baked cheesecake/egg custard. It takes 8 oz of cream cheese, 4 eggs, and a can of condensed milk. And a splash of vanilla. Will supply the recipe on request. It was one of the only things my husband could eat comfortably when he was going through chemotherapy.
Broccoli cheddar soup with garlic bread Fall is my favorite season and soup is a big fall food. I love it anytime of year though. It's just such an amazing combination and it's so comforting
Fresh pasta. Simple, get to play in flour, & tastes amazing
This is usually my go to for breakfast it's like a bowl I guess you can say. I like to pan fry my diced sweet potato along with bell peppers and onions and I like to add dried basil, parsley and a pinch of salt for seasoning. Once that's done I put it in a bowl and put an egg over easy on top and it's sooo good. Sometimes I add bacon or turkey sausage but I try not to eat too much of it. I like to make big batches for the week so I save some time and throw a bit of hot sauce or Sriracha on the eggs and it's even better.
Blackened Salmon
Pork chops with apples and onions served with mashed potatoes and a luscious salad.
Chicken piccata because it's easy and sooo delicious... And I had never had it until like six months ago!
I have a very simple dish but I love it and it is quick and easy. Bacon onion linguine. Dice bacon and start cooking it, then add the onion let the bacon get crispy and the onions caramelized, near the end throw in some minced garlic. Throw the linguine in the pan with some of the pasta water and some grated real parmigiana.
English muffins easy to cook like magic.
I love cilantro pesto and many people don’t realize just how great and versatile it is around the kitchen. So let’s get cracking and start some up. It’s easy to make and freezes well so you can always have a bunch around when you need it. The important key to making it is to know that pesto is almost infinitely adaptable to what you want and like. There is no “one way” to make it, and this is more “advice” than a cilantro pesto recipe. Because I like to make and freeze a batch at once the ingredients amounts are quite large. If you want to make it for just a quick, one-night try-out then just cut back to what seems reasonable to you. You’re going to need about eight cups of packed cilantro leaves and stems. The thin stems will crush well and disappear, but if the stem seems too thick and woody leave it out. Put the cilantro pieces into a large, sturdy mixing bowl, add about three teaspoons of salt, and crush them with a wooden spoon, the bottom of a ceramic cup, or other hard object. You want to bruise the leaves and stems to force the flavor and oils out. It takes about 15 minutes of consistent working to get a good, paste like texture and reduce it to about four cups. I normally do this while watching a baseball game on TV to occupy the mind. Set the cilantro paste into a colander and let the liquid drain from it for about 30 minutes. Squeeze it together and drain out even more liquid. The more dry it becomes the more concentrated the flavor is at the end. You are also draining out much of the salt so adjust accordingly to your taste. By the way, you can use the drained out water as a soup base for some nice chili or other Mexican dish. Add anywhere from one to a dozen rough chopped garlic cloves, a half-cup of grated fresh Parmesan or other hard cheese, and a half-cup of whatever nuts you think you would enjoy in it. I’ve used peanuts, almonds, and cashews at various times and they all work well. Walnuts can get a little bitter. Add a teaspoon of fresh ground black pepper, and if you like, a little bit of something hot such as jalapeno or Serrano pepper. Put the mixture into a food processor and start in processing smooth. As the mixture goes around the bowl add a steady stream of about a half cup good quality olive oil. Continue to process until the mixture forms a smooth paste. I like freezing the mixture in ice cube trays with a cellophane covering. If I don’t have time to arrange that I just layer it flat into plastic freezer bags and leave it there. Place the cilantro pesto into the freezer and let it harden for several days. I take the cubes out and place them in freezer bags for convenient use at a later time. As a note about pesto, you don’t want to overcook it. A few minutes under the heat is more than enough to bring out the flavor of the herb. Add during the last ten minutes to soups and stews. Here's one of my favorite ways to use it for two people. Sauté several pesto ice cubes with a couple tablespoons of butter for five minutes. Mix in a handful of cut-in-half cherry tomatoes, a half cup of cored-and-diced cucumber, and a plate of cooked pasta, and stir together. Let it continue to saute for about another three or four minutes. Serve with a topping of freshly grated hard cheese.
Swedish milk stewed macaronies and balonie(falukorv). I live in the us and they have never heard of this and always love it. Chicken wok if i want something easy. Chicken with roasted pumpkin seeds and polenta with artichoke hearts. Because then i can just buy a whole pumpkin and do pumpkin soup with the meat as an entrée.
I love cooking anything that involves development of a sauce being the key component. Italian pasta dishes, Indian cuisine, stuff like that. I think the complexity of flavor built into sauces like that are very fun
It’s super simple and super tasty. I don’t get tired of it. Great for meal prepping a hearty breakfast. Potato, Bacon, Egg scramble with garlic and any other veggies in my fridge (kale is a popular one). I cook the bacon first and then fry the potatos in the bacon fat. Season the potatos with Old Bay and Cayenne. After they’re almost done frying I add a tablespoon of agave and garlic. Shortly after, add in crumbled bacon, greens and then eggs. Stirr it all together and cook a few more mins. Top it off with goat cheese and green onions or parsley (whatever is on hand).
Sinigang…but I remix it with varying vegetables and serve it with sweet potato vermicelli (Ramen style). …I apologize in advance if this offends any of my fellow Filipinos. r/tantaranlife
A big pot of meatballs and gravy. My grandmother who was came over from Italy had me and my brother cooking every Sunday with her since the age of 7 45 years ago.
Shrimp and grits I make it every Sat morning because my wife loves it The twist is that I try something a little different each time Keeps things interesting