On the subject of food...

[BigMommaJesca]

I'm gonna take Lor's question a step further and ask everyone what their favorite recipe is (to make AND eat, don't give me some pain-in-the-ass complicated kinda food!)  I PROMISE this isn't going to turn into a "food-themed" group, but someone asked this in another group, and I thought it was a great idea for a post!  Here's mine...super-easy:

Chicken enchiladas...lessee if i can do it from memory:

16 oz sour cream
16 oz picante
1 lb chicken, cut up small
1 packet of fajita seasoning mix
flour tortillas
LOTS of shredded cheeze

Marinade the chicken to make it fajita-y, and cook it (in a pan.)

Mix the sour cream and salsa into a pink goo, and coat both sides of the tortillas in the goo (yeah, it's messy bidness)

Put chicken along the middle of the gooey tortillas, roll em up, place em seam-side down in a 9x13 pan, side by side, til the pan's full or the chicken's gone, COVER this conglomeration with lotsa cheeze, and bake it...um...350 for 30 min i think.  So the cheeze is starting to get brownish.

Mmmmmmm...i miss meat.

-Jess-

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[HossanahFox]

Hands down my favorite food is Chinese.

But it has to be greasy takeout.


To make at home, I'm thinking donuts....  yum.

First you make or buy pizza dough.  You can get it in your fridge section, or buy it from your local pizzaria. I make mine from scratch.. I don't have the recipe on hand.


You press the dough into a round abut 1/2 inch thick.

Then you cut it with a biscuit cutter, and use a 1" circle cutter to make the holes.

Heat up some veg oil, and deep fry the donuts, flipping once, for about 4 minutes total.. you want them golden brown.  Dredge them in Cinnamon and Sugar. Serve hot, the hotter the better.

Fry the holes (my favorite part) and when they're done, throw em in a bag with A handful of powedered sugar, and have the kids shake them up.  Open and eat them hot, right out of the bag.

[Lorial51]

Well, my recipes are usually for about 10 people.  I made Dani's favorite tonight as she's leaving for Rome soon.
Chicken fettuccine
I make my own fettuccine noodles but the amount of sauce I make is probably going to cover about two boxes of noodles. 
Boil or grill or bake four skinless, boneless chicken breasts.
Start cooking your noodles and put two sticks of butter (yes, it must be butter) into a pan with some garlic or garlic powder, add a pint of heavy cream and grate a large wedge of both parmesan and romano cheese and whisk that into the sauce.  Add salt and pepper to taste and the cut up chicken and pour over the noodles when done.

Lor

[BigMommaJesca]

My mom used to make her own donuts!  I LOVED it!

Quoting HossanahFox:

Hands down my favorite food is Chinese.

But it has to be greasy takeout.


To make at home, I'm thinking donuts....  yum.

First you make or buy pizza dough.  You can get it in your fridge section, or buy it from your local pizzaria. I make mine from scratch.. I don't have the recipe on hand.


You press the dough into a round abut 1/2 inch thick.

Then you cut it with a biscuit cutter, and use a 1" circle cutter to make the holes.

Heat up some veg oil, and deep fry the donuts, flipping once, for about 4 minutes total.. you want them golden brown.  Dredge them in Cinnamon and Sugar. Serve hot, the hotter the better.

Fry the holes (my favorite part) and when they're done, throw em in a bag with A handful of powedered sugar, and have the kids shake them up.  Open and eat them hot, right out of the bag.

-Jess-

Celebrate Diversity! http://www.cafemom.com/group/celebratediversity

[VegMom423]

I just love food, lots and lots of food.  Here's an easy, easy, easy recipe for all of you.  I make it veggie style but you can certainly use meat instead of veggie crumbles.

Girl Scout Stew
1 package veggie crumbles (Boca, Morningstar, Quorn, whatever)
     (For you meat-eaters, a pound of ground beef, turkey or chicken will do.)
1 jar spaghetti sauce
1 can sliced carrots
1 can sliced new potatoes
1 can sweet corn
1 can sweet peas

Brown crumbles in a large soup pot with a little olive oil.
Add spaghetti sauce and all canned veggies.
Heat until warmed through.
Enjoy!!!

You can really put any veggies you like in it and it's amazingly good.  You wouldn't think something so simple could be such a fabulous meal.  It's hearty and warming.