Flour Power

[DigitalAngel126]

For all of you that are thinking "You idiot - - it's 'flower', not 'flour'", this thread is about COOKING!!! I'm moving out (again), to my OWN apartment - - FINALLY - - And I love to cook. I'll post a couple of my recipes on here, but I want to know what your favorite recipies are too!! Of particular interest are things that are easily cooked, divided, and possibly frozen for later eating (so I can bring it to work)... Let's hear it!!!

[docetboy]

I'm a big fan of homemade breads (not involving a breadmaker)

[DigitalAngel126]

Any recipes for homemade bread you'd care to share?

[docetboy]

Nope...i'm too lazy to make it myself!

[KappaKittyCat]

A quick and easy dinner that my big sis taught me to make involves sauteéing veggies (and meat or tofu, if you want) in olive oil, basalmic vinegar, and lemon juice. It's really good with brown rice.

I'll post more when I can think of it.

[SigkapAlumWSU]

Beer Bread - It's the easiest recipe and it involves a favorite that we all have around, BEER!

Beer Bread
1 cup sugar
3 cups self rising flour
1 can Olympia Beer

Mix sugar and flour in a bowl. Pour in can of beer. Mix well. Put into greased loaf pan. Back @ 350 for 30 minutes. test with a toothpick. The bread should be sweet and a little moist, tastes great when warm with a little butter and Ta-Da! You just made Beer Bread!

*NOTE: I know that not everyone is in an area where this gourmet (read cheap) beer is available, but it can be substituted with Pabst Blue Ribbon, or other fairly mild beer. The hint is to look in the cheaper beer section of your local store.

[texas*princess]

My boyfriend is getting home late from work today, and I think it would be nice to have a nice hot dinner ready when he gets back... any suggestions?

[Hootie]

Mom's Sloppy Joes

1 pound ground beef
Tablespoon Mustard
Chopped Onion (to your liking)
1 Can Campbell's Tomato Soup
Tablespoon of Worshester Sause
1/4 (I believe) of brown sugar

Brown your beef in a saucepan. Drain Greece. Add in all the above ingrediants and let simmer (stir frequently). Add more or less of the ingrediants to your liking. Mom also uses Lowery Salt but it's not necessary (just like the onions). Serve on hamburger buns

[Hootie]

Broiled Italian Chicken

For something quick I take two boneless, skinless chicken breasts and broil them in the oven at 400 degrees. For the first 7 minutes I allow them to broil on one side, then I flip them. After flipping I add some of my favorite italian dressing to the side up. Then after another 7 minutes I flip and add more dressing to the other side. Then I allow for them to broil. Depending on how big the chicken breasts are it may take longer to broil so just adjust the time accordingly but add your italian dressing everytime you flip. Then I serve with white rice. Pretty easy.

I know my mom would often grill or broil chicken with italian dressing that had been soaked in the fridge for a day. But I never have that amount of time so this is quick. You can also do similar things with butter and a mixture of spices from McCormick.

Also if you get the chance, visit campbells.com and you may still be able to get your free Campbell's Cookbook. They have some great recipies for slow roasters too

[aephi alum]

An idea for you:

Get a vertical roaster. You can get them at places like Lechters or Williams-Sonoma.

Take a chicken (3.5-4 lbs), pull out the giblets, and set it upright on the roaster. Season with pepper, paprika, basil, oregano, whatever you want.

Preheat your oven to 450 degrees. (If there's an upper rack in your oven, remove it first!) Bake the chicken at 450 for 15 minutes per pound.

Leftover chicken can be refrigerated and eaten within a couple of days.

You can also take the carcass, heart, and neck (but not the liver), place in an 8-qt pot 1/2-2/3 full of water, add veggies if you like, and simmer for about 2 hours, to make chicken broth or soup.

(One of my AEPhi sisters introduced me to vertical roasting. She calls it "raped chicken." )

[ilovemyglo]

Homemade chicken noodle soup:

Take a whole chicken cut already and put in a large pot with water and boil until the chicken is thoroughly cooked.
Remove chicken, keep water (this is the base for your broth) but remove the nasty stuff off the top. Add 10 Chicken Boullion cubes and while that is mixing in the water remove chicken from the bone adding back to pot. Afterwards cut up small bits of green onion and add as desired. Also add yellow food coloring to desired color. One Bag of egg noodles and chives..... let stand n medium/low for about 30 minutes-1 hour. Eat!!
It tastes better the second day after sitting in the fridge for the night!

[mmcat]

a pound of lean ground beef or round or whatever.
a large can of kidney beans
a large can of tomatoes
two cans of tomato paste, you can use tomato sauce with chili if you would like.
a can of chopped green chili
dried onions, generally two or three tablespoons
red chili powder to taste.
envelope of chili seasoning.

brown the beef, drain the grease, combine all the ingredients and let it cook at a slow heat.
you can also include mushrooms and other veggies.
it's good the first night and better as it has time to age.
good to reheat time and time again.

cheers

[carnation]

The best book ever for college students who are starting to cook:

A Man, A Can, A Plan. It's fantastic--lays out the ingredients and voila! Simple, fast, cheap, and delicious meals! I got it from www.BooksAreFun.com !

[Munchkin03]

The Joy of Cooking was a godsend for me...it's got exotic recipes, along with the old standbys. The most recent version also has vegetarian and vegan recipes!

[Hootie]

My mom got me a great cookbook called "Help. My Apartment has a Kitchen" or something like that...I forget. I left it in TX. HA HA HA