What's Your BEST or FAVORITE Dish?

[Marion Morrison]

I do chicken and drop dumplings with real greens.

 

[boedicca]

At the risk of sounding immodest (and to paraphrase Ava Gardner):

I'm a swingin' cook.

I have quite a few specialities ranging from simple everyday to fancy fare:

Everyday:
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salmon patties
- Cal-Mex chicken filling (can be used for lots of dishes)
- Meat sauce (again, can be used for spaghetti, lasagna...)
- Chile
- Chile rub flank steak (grilled)
- Sloppy Joes (mr. boe's fav)
- And a variety of homemade soups

Fancy:
- Sauteed filet mignon (from the compete meat cookbook)
- Fish a la banana (actually filet of sole west indies from the jr. league cookbook)
- Braised Short Ribs
- Oso Bucco
- Chicken Tettrazini

I also am a pretty adept baker - savory and desserts.

When I have some time, I'll post a few recipes if requested.

 

[Marion Morrison]

Mah pressure cooker! It's like the Crock Pot that gets 'er done in 1 hr.

The crock pot is for people who don't really know how to cook!

The pressure cooker is the bomb! (pun intended)

Seriously though, the time before last that I made Spanish Bean Soup, I had to cook it for 2 1/2 days.

Last time was 3 hours max and done.

 

[ChrisL]

I do chicken and drop dumplings with real greens.

What are real greens?

 

[Marion Morrison]

I do chicken and drop dumplings with real greens.

What are real greens?

Ones you have to roll and cut. They come in a paper grocery bag. Seasoned with fried Salt Pork.

 

[ChrisL]

Mah pressure cooker! It's like the Crock Pot that gets 'er done in 1 hr.

The crock pot is for people who don't really know how to cook!

The pressure cooker is the bomb! (pun intended)

Seriously though, the time before last that I made Spanish Bean Soup, I had to cook it for 2 1/2 days.

Last time was 3 hours max and done.

I'm just kidding. I have one, but I hardly ever use it because I like interactive cooking much better. I like to play with my food! I only use the crock pot if I don't have the time or going to be out or something.

 

[ChrisL]

I think the crock pot cooks things for too long and cooks all the flavor out of your sauces (or some sauces anyways). I've made some killer sauces that come out kind of bland in the crock pot. However, my mother uses it to make spaghetti sauce and it comes out great.

 

[ChrisL]

I do chicken and drop dumplings with real greens.

What are real greens?

Ones you have to roll and cut. Seasoned with fried Salt Pork.

Like lettuce? What is it. What type of veg?

 

[Marion Morrison]

I do chicken and drop dumplings with real greens.

What are real greens?

Ones you have to roll and cut. Seasoned with fried Salt Pork.

Like lettuce? What is it. What type of veg?

Cruciferous.

 

[iamwhatiseem]

I just prefer chicken in sauces rather than fried. I make chicken thighs with a sweet and spicy sauce that are awesome and baked in the oven so a lot healthier too, and I love sticky chicken wings. I prefer that type of chicken to fried chicken.

Definitely.
Try this one...Mario Batali's amped up version of Chicken Saltimbocca...awesome. It is still very good without the cauliflower fondue if you don't want to mess with that. But even better with it, but the cauliflower needs to be market fresh. Grocery store cauliflower is very-very hit/miss.

 

[Moonglow]

I do chicken and drop dumplings with real greens.

I make it several ways and with greens....But my audience has a hard time with it....

 

[Moonglow]

I just prefer chicken in sauces rather than fried. I make chicken thighs with a sweet and spicy sauce that are awesome and baked in the oven so a lot healthier too, and I love sticky chicken wings. I prefer that type of chicken to fried chicken.

Definitely.
Try this one...Mario Batali's amped up version of Chicken Saltimbocca...awesome. It is still very good without the cauliflower fondue if you don't want to mess with that. But even better with it, but the cauliflower needs to be market fresh. Grocery store cauliflower is very-very hit/miss.

So it's a summer/Spring dish...

 

[Moonglow]

At the risk of sounding immodest (and to paraphrase Ava Gardner):

I'm a swingin' cook.

I have quite a few specialities ranging from simple everyday to fancy fare:

Everyday:
- Rotisserie chicken
- Salmon patties
- Cal-Mex chicken filling (can be used for lots of dishes)
- Meat sauce (again, can be used for spaghetti, lasagna...)
- Chile
- Chile rub flank steak (grilled)
- Sloppy Joes (mr. boe's fav)
- And a variety of homemade soups

Fancy:
- Sauteed filet mignon (from the compete meat cookbook)
- Fish a la banana (actually filet of sole west indies from the jr. league cookbook)
- Braised Short Ribs
- Oso Bucco
- Chicken Tettrazini

I also am a pretty adept baker - savory and desserts.

When I have some time, I'll post a few recipes if requested.

I've not had salmon patties in ages..My Ma used to make them a lot...

 

[ChrisL]

I just prefer chicken in sauces rather than fried. I make chicken thighs with a sweet and spicy sauce that are awesome and baked in the oven so a lot healthier too, and I love sticky chicken wings. I prefer that type of chicken to fried chicken.

Definitely.
Try this one...Mario Batali's amped up version of Chicken Saltimbocca...awesome. It is still very good without the cauliflower fondue if you don't want to mess with that. But even better with it, but the cauliflower needs to be market fresh. Grocery store cauliflower is very-very hit/miss.

Sounds good. I would rather just have my cauliflower whole with butter, salt and pepper though! I like my veg simple. Steamed with butter, salt and pepper.

 

[Moonglow]

I do chicken and drop dumplings with real greens.

What are real greens?

Ones you have to roll and cut. Seasoned with fried Salt Pork.

Like lettuce? What is it. What type of veg?

No....greens that grow in winter...

 

[ChrisL]

I probably wouldn't like greens. I'm pretty picky when it comes to vegetables.

 

[ChrisL]

Everyone always says how delicious asparagus are, so I tried them, and I tried cooking them in every way, and I hate them. Lol.

 

[ChrisL]

I saw cauliflower rice in the frozen section at the grocery store. I wonder what that is like? Rice made from cauliflower? Can you use it like rice or would it taste weird?

 

[Marion Morrison]

I saw cauliflower rice in the frozen section at the grocery store. I wonder what that is like? Rice made from cauliflower? Can you use it like rice or would it taste weird?

That's a bit much for me.

 

[ChrisL]

Maybe it was just riced cauliflower, but it said "cauliflower rice" on the package.