The cooking thread!

[Melvang]

Alright guys.  This is close enough for my carrot cake and frosting recipe.  The cake is simple enough ray but the frosting is very touchy but very doable.  It is NOT a cream cheese frosting and will melt on you if room temp is to high or it sits in to warm of a car.  Will post sometime in the next day or two.  I am not going to attempt to post that from my phone.

[SpAmRaY]

Alright guys.  This is close enough for my carrot cake and frosting recipe.  The cake is simple enough ray but the frosting is very touchy but very doable.  It is NOT a cream cheese frosting and will melt on you if room temp is to high or it sits in to warm of a car.  Will post sometime in the next day or two.  I am not going to attempt to post that from my phone.

Awesome thanks!

If i can find my red velvet recipe and buttercream icing I will post it.

[Melvang]

alright guys here is my recipe for my Carrot cake and frosting

alright here is the recipe for the cake itself

2 cup sugar
1 1/2  cup oil
4 eggs
2 cup flour unsifted not self-rising if using self rising flour omit baking soda
2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 cup grated carrots I use baby carrots personally.  Its just what my mom uses so thats what I use.  She says the baby carrots are a touch sweeter. 

cream sugar and oil
beat in eggs one at a time
sift all dry ingredients together
mix together
add carrots mix in well
bake 1 hour at 350

and the frosting

Frosting
1 cup milk MUST BE 2% OR GREATER.  If you try and use 1% or skim milk there is not enough milk fat in it for it to even set up thick enough.  I personally use heavy whipping cream.
1/4 cup flour
salt no more than 1 teaspoon
1 cup butter not margerine or imitation butter of any kind.  Needs to be the real thing.
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons vanilla extract  Real extract is prefered but imatation will work in a pinch so long as it is extract not flavoring.  For some added flavor try adding in Ό teaspoon of rum flavoring or substuting half the vanilla for almond extract.

Cook milk, flour and salt on low heat stirring CONSTANTLY until think like paste.  If you think its thick enough it isn't.
let cool and put in fridge for at least couple hours
cream butter and sugar
combine with milk flour mixture
add vanilla
beat until fluffy
if it is to runny than the first part of the frosting was not cooked long enough to get thick enough

Melvang

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These are all "Tried & True" recipes that I have made hundreds of times over the past 40 years.  The Beef Manicotti is the very best one, but it has a long list of ingredients and takes a lot of time to made.  The Beef Stroganoff is pretty simple, and it is very good.  I'll try to post some pictures later.


Beef Stroganoff


Ingredients
•   3 to 4 lbs. of tenderized round steak or top sirloin steak
•   1 & 1/2 lbs. of fresh mushrooms
•   1 medium onion
•   flour, salt & pepper
•   6 or 7 cans of Campbell's Beef Consume soup
•   16-oz of sour cream
•   White rice or egg noodles
•   1 stick of butter

Directions
Put some flour in a large bowl and put a little salt & pepper in it and mix.  Then cut the steak up into small bit-size pieces.  Put the steak in the bowl of flour and firmly coat the outside of the steak with the flour.  Shake off all the excess flour from the meat. In a large frying pan put a large stick of butter in the pan and melt it on medium or medium-high heat.  Put the all the steak in the pan and cook and brown the meat for about 30 minutes turning every 5 minutes or so.  Add more butter if necessary.  In a separate pan dice the onions and cook in butter until tender and browned.  Slice the mushrooms and cook them in a separate pan with a little butter until tender.  After the mushrooms have cooked, drain the juice from the pan.  In a large 12-quart pot, combine the steak, onions & mushrooms.  Pour in the 6 cans of Campbell's Beef Consume soup.  Add 7th can if needed.  Set on medium heat until mixture begins to boil, and then reduce heat to medium-low.  Cook slowly for the next 2 hours until the mixture thickens.  Don't put a lid on top of the pot.  Stir every 5 minutes or so to prevent burning.  After 2 hours, add the sour cream.  DON'T FORGET TO ADD THE SOUR CREAM!  Stir in the sour cream and cook for 5 more minutes.  Boil egg noodles, and pour stroganoff over the rice or noodles. 

Optional:  Serve with vegetable and mashed potatoes and dinner rolls. 


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Blueberry Buckle


Ingredients
•   1/4 cup butter
•   3/4 cup sugar
•   1 egg
•   2 cups flour
•   2 teaspoons baking powder
•   1/2 teaspoon salt
•   1/2 cup milk
•   2 cups fresh blueberries (rinsed well)

Directions
Cream butter, add sugar and beat until light.  Add egg and beat well.  Add milk alternately with flour, baking powder, and salt, beating until smooth.  Fold in the berries.  Put into greased 9X9X2 square pan and sprinkle with crumb topping.  Bake in preheated oven 375 degrees for about 30 to 35 minutes. 
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Ingredients for Crumb Topping
•   1/4 cup soft butter
•   1/2 cup sugar
•   2/3 cup flour
•   1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Blend all together and sprinkle on top of cake. This topping goes on before the cake goes in the oven.   


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Chicken Breasts in Cream Sauce


Ingredients
•   8 boned and skinned chicken breasts
•   1 teaspoon salt
•   3 tablespoons flour
•   1 cup of sour cream
•   1 can of cream mushroom soup
•   1/2 cup sauterne wine


Directions
Mix together salt, flour, sour cream, soup and wine.  Spray pan with pam.  Good to use bottom of broiler pan.  Bake at 325 degrees for 2 hours.  Keep covered with foil.

Note: should double the recipe for more sauce.  When doubling use 1 cream of mushroom soup and 1 cream of chicken soup.


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Chicken Salad


Ingredients
•   4 cups cooked chicken diced-(around 3 lg. breasts)
•   1/2 cup diced celery
•   1/2 cup chopped onions
•   1/2  of a small Kraft Stove Top chicken stuffing mix box. (This makes it real good.)
•   1 & 1/2 cups Hellman's mayonnaise

Directions
Mix all together and let it sit for about an hour.


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Chocolate Praline Layer Cake


Ingredients
½ cup butter or margarine
Ό cup whipping cream
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
Ύ cup coarsely chopped pecans
1 (18.25 oz) package Pillsbury Moist Supreme Devil’s Food Cake Mix
1 & Ό cups water
1/3 cup oil
3 eggs

Topping
1. 1 & Ύ cups whipping cream
2. Ό cup powdered sugar
3. Ό teaspoon vanilla
4. 16 whole pecans—if desired
5. 16 chocolate curls—if desired

Directions
Heat oven to 350F.  In small heavy saucepan, combine butter, Ό cup whipping cream and brown sugar.  Cook over low heat just until butter is melted, stirring occasionally.  Butter and flour 2 8 or 9 inch cake pans.  Don't flour the sides—just butter.  Pour evenly into the cake pans.  Sprinkle evenly with chopped pecans.

In a large bowl, combine cake mix, water, oil and eggs.  Beat at low speed until moistened.  Beat 2 minutes at medium speed.  Carefully spoon batter over pecan mixture.

Bake at 325 for 35 to 45 minutes or until cake springs back when touched lightly in center.  Make sure cake is done.  Put a knife through the center and see if there is still raw cake at the bottom center because this is where the cake cooks last.  It takes a lot of heat to fully cook this cake.  Cool for 5 minutes in the refrigerator and then remove from the pans--turn the pans up-side-down so the praline runs down the sides of the cake layer.  Put bottom layer on cake pan, and put 2nd layer on a thin piece of cardboard with wax paper or something that you can slide it off.  It also goes on up-side-down like the bottom layer.  Then cool both layers for 1 hour in the refrigerator—important!! 

In a small bowl, beat 1 & Ύ cups whipping cream until soft peaks form.  Add powdered sugar and vanilla.  Beat until stiff peaks form.

To assemble cake, place 1 layer on serving plate, praline side up.  Spread with half of whipped cream.  Top with second layer, praline side up.  Spread top with remaining whipped cream.  Garnish with whole pecans and chocolate curls.  Store in refrigerator.


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Ellies Strawberry Jello


Ingredients
•   2 pkgs (3 oz) strawberry jello
•   1 large pkg frozen strawberries (10 oz)
•   1 10-oz can crushed pineapple in heavy syrup
•   1 & 1/2 cups boiling water
•   1/2 cup chopped pecans
•   1 cup sour cream (let soften to spread easily)

Directions
Add boiling water to jello and sitr until dissolved.  Add strawberries (chopped up), pineapple and nuts and stir.  Pour half of mixture into pan (9 X 13) and chill until jelled.  When set, cover with sour cream and add remaining jello mixture.  Chill till ready to serve.


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Hash Brown Casserole


Ingredients
•   32 ounce hash browns (1 large bag)
•   1 pint sour cream (16 ounces) (not Darigold)
•   1 can cream of chicken soup
•   3 bunches green onions - chopped
•   10 ounces of sharp cheddar cheese - shredded
•   1/2 stick melted butter (goes on top before baking)
•   2 to 4 cups of chopped ham
•   1 pound chopped cooked bacon
•   salt & pepper to taste

Directions
Combine all ingredients in bowl and pour into 9 X 13 buttered pan.  Top with butter and then bread crumbs.  Bake covered 1 hour at 325 degrees.
Note: use only white part of green onions.  Salt & pepper to taste.


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LeRoy's Meatloaf


Ingredients
•   2.5 lbs. of 85/15 hamburger meat
•   1 large onion
•   1 large bell pepper
•   2 tablespoons of Mustard
•   1 tablespoon of salt
•   Black pepper to taste
•   1 large egg
•   1 sleeve of crushed crackers
•   1 15-oz can stewed tomatoes (I get Del Monte then chop into very small pieces)
•   About 3 tablespoons of ketchup
•   Several dashes tobasco sauce - optional.

Directions
Chop green bell pepper and onion into small pieces.  Mix all ingredents well and form into one large or two small loafs.  Bake on 4oo degrees for 30 minutes, then turn down to 325 for one hour.  Put several strips of bacon on each loaf for extra flavor if desired. Add bacon with 30 minutes left to cook. 


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Pork 'N Potato Skillet


I have made this about 20 times.  It is really good.  Found it in a "Famous Brands" cookbook after I moved to Texas.


Ingredients
•   About 2 or 3 lbs. center cut pork chops or pork roast (without bone)
•   1 large package of Betty Crocker Au Gratin potatoes (box with dried potatoes, cheese, etc.)
•   Butter
•   4 or 5 large sticks of celery
•   1/2 cup to 3/4 cup Mayonnaise or Kraft Miracle Whip
•   Salt & Pepper to taste
•   Milk

Directions
Follow instructions on box of potatoes (add water & milk & butter & cheese and dried potatoes) and put all in a 8-QT pot.  Bring all to a slow boil onmedium low heat.  Actually I like to get the water/milk/cheese going first and add the potatoes later.  Cut up the celery (dice) and cook on mediumheat in a little oil.  Cook until tender and somewhat browned.  Cut up the pork in bit size pieces and cook in a large pan.  Don't overcook and dry out. Drain grease after cooking.  Put pork and celery in 8-QT pot. Add dried potatoes.   Let it all cook slowly for about 30 minutes on medium low heatand stirring occasionally.  Then add at least 1/2 cup of Miracle Whip or Mayonnaise.  You may even want to add a full cup.  This is what really givesthis casserole its flavor.  Those of you who are watching your fat grams will want to use less I guess.  Cook for about another 15 or 20 minutes oruntil dried potatoes are completely soft.  Eat by itself or serve with mashed potatoes or a vegetable.  It is good.


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Potato Salad


Incredients:
•   6 large potatoes
•   2 hard boiled eggs
•   6 strips of fried bacon cut up into small pieces.   

Ingredients for Salad Dressing:
•   1 cup of Helllman's mayonnaise
•   1 cup of Miracle Whip
•   2 teaspoons of vinegar
•   1 teaspoon of mustard for coloring - or less
•   2/3 cup of sugar--actually use just a little bit less!

Directions
Boil 6 large potatoes until cooked through and then cool and peal skin.    Cut into small cubes.  Boil eggs and cut into small pieces and then set aside.  Cook bacon in pan and then cut into small pieces.  Set aside. 

The salad dressing is the key to making this recipe taste good.  Combine equal amounts of Hellman's mayonnaise and Miracle Whip salad dressing.  Then add mustard mostly for a light off-white coloring.  Add the vinegar.  Add sugar, but use a little less than 2/3rds of a cup.  Taste salad dressing and if it is too sweet, add just a little more vinegar.  If it is too tart, add a little more sugar.  This dressing requires a lot of sugar and the right taste is sweet and a little tart at the same time.  Add the bacon bits and chopped hard boiled eggs to the salad dressing.  Pour the dressing into the potatoes and mix well.


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Shrimp Dip


Ingredients
•   24 oz sour cream (I don't like Darigold.  I use Daisey or other)
•   1 tsp horseradish
•   12 oz bottle Heinz Chili Sauce
•   1 8-oz package of Philadelphia Cream Cheese
•   2 cans of "broken shrimp"  This is in the tuna fish section, etc. 

Directions
Mix all real good with electric mixer and then add the shrimp and stir.

Serve with Tostitos White Corn Restaurant Style Chips


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Sloppy Joes


Ingredients
•   1-lb hamburger
•   2 med onions diced
•   1/2 lg green pepper diced
•   1 lg carrot diced
•   1 & 1/2 cups celery cut in small pieces
•   2 tbsp vinegar
•   2 tbsp brown sugar
•   4 tbsp catsup
•   2 (8-0z ) cans tomato sauce

Directions
Brown hamburger and drain. add all ingredients to hamburger and simmer a long time until thick.


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Spaghetti Sauce

Ingredients:
•   5 ribs celery
•   3 med mild onions
•   2 clove of garlic
•   4 tsp crushed dry parsley
•   2 tsp crushed basil
•   4 tsp cavenders seasoning
•   1.5 lb. ground Beef
•   1 lb ground pork (Smithfield packages at Krogers)
•   2 lg can crushed tomatoes (28oz)
•   2 12-oz can tomato juice 
•   4 packs sweet n low or splenda (to taste--maybe just use 2 or 3)
•   pinch baking soda
•   salt and pepper
Optional:    Just add a pinch of nutmeg.  Don’t add any Cayenne pepper—just a little black pepper and salt.
Directions
Chop onion & celery and sautee in olive oil and butter until soft and somewhat browned. Cook on medium or medium-low heat.  Chop garlic and add.  Cook meats in separate skillet and break into smallest pieces possible.   Drain the grease.  Transfer onion mix to large pot (at least 12 qt.) and add the meats.  Add tomatoes and tomato juice and wait till simmers. Add pinch of baking soda and stir. This helps take the acid out of the tomatoes. Add spices , salt and pepper to taste. Add sweetener to taste.   

Add Mostocholli shells to convert to Mostocholli or serve over spaghetti or use with Manicotti recipe. 


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Beef Manicotti


This is the way Mr. Frandoni, the Italian chef from the old country used to make it.  I knew him in Cincinnati when I was a teenager and he must of been about 75 years old at the time.  So I think this is a recipe that is really old.  He came to America in 1910. 

Some people tell me this is the best food they ever ate in their life, and the rest just say it is delicious.

Ingredients
(makes about 20 shells)

•   4 medium yellow onions
•   3 ribs celery
•   1-oz Olive oil
•   1 stick butter
•   2 clove of garlic 
•   Small bunch parsley leaves (About 8 stems, fresh)
•   teaspoon Basil 
•   2 lb ground beef
•   2 lb ground pork (not seasoned just regular ground pork)
•   2 small pkg frozen spinach (chopped)
•   2 8-oz Philadelphia Cream Cheese
•   1 cup bread crumbs
•   Romano & Parmesan Cheese (Kraft green tube thing)
•   6 eggs (white and yolk)
•   1/3rd teaspoon red pepper
•   1/3rd teaspoon black pepper
•   1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
•   Manicotti shells

Directions
Put meat in skillet and chop into smallest pieces possible.  After meat has cooked, drain grease in strainer and set aside.  In a large separate pan melt the butter and add the olive oil.  Chop onions (medium size) and celery and braise in the pan.  Chip parsley, garlic, and add them.  Add Basil.  Braise everything for at least 30 minutes on medium to medium low heat.  Transfer this mix into a large pot and add the meat.  It is important to let the meat cook with the onion mix for about 15 minutes so that the flavor is transferred to the meat.  Then add spinach (drain juice first) and mix: add Philadelphia Cream Cheese and mix: add bread crumbs and mix.  Remove from heat and add eggs (yolks and whites) and mix well.  Put it back on the heat and add peppers and nutmeg.  Cook for about 5 more minutes.  Cook the manicotti shells first in boiling water.  Then fill the shells with the filling and place in a 9 X 13 metal pan.  Put a layer of spaghetti sauce in the pan first and then add the shells.  Top the shells with spaghetti sauce and then sprinkle with the cheese.   Place in oven covered at 350 degrees to heat.  Takes at least 1 & 1/2 hours and maybe more to heat up.   Use any spaghetti sauce you want like Ragu, Prego, or make your own. 

Don't use Syracuse pork from Tom Thumb


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Swedish Pineapple Cake


Ingredients
•   20-oz can crushed pineapple with the juice
•   2 eggs
•   2 cups flour
•   2 cups sugar
•   1/2 cup nuts
•   2 teaspoons baking soda

Directions
Beat together and bake at 350 for 40 to 45 minutes.  Use 9 X 13 metal pan greased and floured.

Ingredients for Icing
•   1 stick of butter
•   1 8-oz cream cheese
•   1 & 3/4 cup powdered sugar
•   1/2 cup nuts
•   1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions
Mix together.  Pour over cake while hot.

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[Rendom]

I cook everyday. When I was young, I never cooked. Then I got a girlfriend and we moved to an apartment. Then I learned that she didn't like to cook and was in fact pretty bad at it. So I learned and now consider myself quite a good cook.

The thing I do the most when I want to cook something new is to go on the web, find like 2-4 recipes for what I want, and then it becomes easy to identify what are the core elements of the recipe and what are the variations. Then I decide on the variations based on my tastes and inspiration of the moment.

One of my most prized recipe is my spaghetti sauce. It's just awesome and quite healty too.

Here's one of my favorite super super easy recipes I "invented":

1. Cook some pasta. I recommend rotinis or fusilis
2. Cut an onion in dices and also a green onion (small slices)
3. Cook some minced meat (I use horse meat because it is WAY healthier than beef and I always have some in the freezer) I'd say around 300g (around half a pound)
4. Add the onions with the meat when it is half cooked so that the onions are not too backed. You want them to keep some puch
5. When the pasta is cooked, removed the water and put them back in the cauldron
6. Add the meat/onion mix and add the green onion (uncooked)
7. Add a can of diced tomatoes (San marsano are the best, try not to get some too cheap ones)
8. Add some grated cheeze on it to your taste (I recommand strong cheddar, but you can try the one you prefer I suppose)
9. Mix it all up and you have a really tastefull dish that cost not a lot and takes not much time to do (basically, you cut and cook then meat while the pasta is cooking)
10. Add peper and salt as you want. You can in fact add the spices that you see fit.

Note: Adding the cold can of tomatoes and the cheeze will make this dish not as hot as you would want, so you can let it eat up after you mix everything, or put your plate a few second in the microwave to get it back to the right temperature.

Also, this recipe gives you like 4 big portions, more if you dont have my appetite lol!

Remember to add salt and oil into your pasta while it is cooking in the water.

I am gonna try your recipe. ; D

Common mistake people always do, you can taste the difference.

[Thimplum]

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[JPG]

I cook everyday. When I was young, I never cooked. Then I got a girlfriend and we moved to an apartment. Then I learned that she didn't like to cook and was in fact pretty bad at it. So I learned and now consider myself quite a good cook.

The thing I do the most when I want to cook something new is to go on the web, find like 2-4 recipes for what I want, and then it becomes easy to identify what are the core elements of the recipe and what are the variations. Then I decide on the variations based on my tastes and inspiration of the moment.

One of my most prized recipe is my spaghetti sauce. It's just awesome and quite healty too.

Here's one of my favorite super super easy recipes I "invented":

1. Cook some pasta. I recommend rotinis or fusilis
2. Cut an onion in dices and also a green onion (small slices)
3. Cook some minced meat (I use horse meat because it is WAY healthier than beef and I always have some in the freezer) I'd say around 300g (around half a pound)
4. Add the onions with the meat when it is half cooked so that the onions are not too backed. You want them to keep some puch
5. When the pasta is cooked, removed the water and put them back in the cauldron
6. Add the meat/onion mix and add the green onion (uncooked)
7. Add a can of diced tomatoes (San marsano are the best, try not to get some too cheap ones)
8. Add some grated cheeze on it to your taste (I recommand strong cheddar, but you can try the one you prefer I suppose)
9. Mix it all up and you have a really tastefull dish that cost not a lot and takes not much time to do (basically, you cut and cook then meat while the pasta is cooking)
10. Add peper and salt as you want. You can in fact add the spices that you see fit.

Note: Adding the cold can of tomatoes and the cheeze will make this dish not as hot as you would want, so you can let it eat up after you mix everything, or put your plate a few second in the microwave to get it back to the right temperature.

Also, this recipe gives you like 4 big portions, more if you dont have my appetite lol!

Remember to add salt and oil into your pasta while it is cooking in the water.

I am gonna try your recipe. ; D

Common mistake people always do, you can taste the difference.

In fact, I never add salt to my water when I cook and I very rarely add salt to my food in general. Salt is not so good for the health and there is so much in so many food that I eat plenty enough already. But for sure if you prefer to salt your water, just add it. Basically, you just cook your pasta like you prefer them!

[oTurtlez]

Simplest recipe ever for a nice Ramen Egg Drop Soup.

Your choice of Ramen style noodles (I had to use Maruchan )
Two Eggs
Seasonings to your taste (I just use salt)
3  - 4 cups of water (depends how much broth you want)

Simply bring water to a boil in a pot, add noodles and seasoning.
Once they get about 3/4 the way done, crack two eggs into a bowl and scramble them, or alternatively keep yolks unbroken.
Pour the eggs into the water and wait for them to fluff up. Don't reduce heat, but continue to stir once you've added them.
After a good minute or so the eggs should be cooked in the soup.
All you've got to do now is drain excess broth and serve

Simple, but the most recent recipe I learned and I love it.

[Cafiend]

Uh oh the battle between those that salt the pasta water and those who don't... i don't!! 

[SpAmRaY]

Was gonna post this up but don't think I ever did....quick and easy meal!



This is fresh pork sausage.



some yellow rice and a can of tomatoes and okra



the result

It was a hit with everyone.

[Thimplum]

Some chocolate covered toffee that I(obscured) made a while back.

[SpAmRaY]

Another let's try this out meal....

This one was ground beef, cabbage, tomatoes, a little water and red beans and rice.



ready to eat



jalapeno jelly on toast




before stirring in sriracha sauce, salt and pepper

[noisyturtle]

Another let's try this out meal....

This one was ground beef, cabbage, tomatoes, a little water and red beans and rice.

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ready to eat

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jalapeno jelly on toast


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before stirring in sriracha sauce, salt and pepper

http://www.reddit.com/r/****tyfoodporn

edit: dat language filter tho. Thanks Obama.

[Thimplum]

Another let's try this out meal....

This one was ground beef, cabbage, tomatoes, a little water and red beans and rice.

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ready to eat

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jalapeno jelly on toast


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before stirring in sriracha sauce, salt and pepper

http://www.reddit.com/r/****tyfoodporn

edit: dat language filter tho. Thanks Obama.

Actually GH mods.

[SpAmRaY]

So here was last nights quick and easy supper idea.

here is a quick 'sandwich' i threw together out of things I could find in the fridge.

a tortilla with mustard and sriracha, lettuce, hamburger patty and a cheese stick 

I had pickles on the side 

[SpAmRaY]

Just like waiting on a group buy.....will have some tasty snacks....soon