The other day. . . I through several dozen chicken wings in the crock pot with some spices and butter. . . for a few hours.
Then I put them on the panini press for grill marks and tossed them into BBQ sauce. (My brother made his own hot sauce with melted butter. )
I took the broth from the chicken wing and used it to make butter noodles with corn.
They turned out really good and I would defiantly make them again.
I have learned you can always get creative and use everything we have.
The other day I made grilled Munster cheese with turkey.
With simplified version of Cheddar cheese broccoli soup.
They were awesome but so simple that you could make it in a hotel or dorm room.
I made the soup with frozen broccoli and canned cheese soup.
I had a portable panini sandwich press.
I made grilled cheese and tomato soup the other day. It was always a comfort food and something I remember as a kid.
I love the many combinations with grilled cheese.
There are so many combination s
Or
The combo we had
I added rice and bacon and golden fish crackers to my tomato soup.
Its just yummy comfort I had from my childhood.
For my brother’s birthday (turtle), I made him homemade tacos.I love a good taco bar.
Sometimes I add rice, sometimes beans.
This was turtle’s taco.
Its fun to make you’re own.
I sometimes cut the tortillas and make mini tacos.
It was a really good taco. I think everyone enjoyed it.
I love a good salad whether it be simple or complicated.
I love a good crunch and a sweet and yet tart dressing.
I love good protein.
The other day I made a BLT (bacon, lettuce, and tomato) with cucumber. I used a honey mustard dressing. It was really good.
It simple and refreshing.
I love a good rice dish. . .
It can be in a pudding or in a bake.
You can make rice in an oven, stove, or microwave. There is long grain, short grain, and even in a bag, instant rice.
It is versatile: there are so many different things you can do with rice.
You can make in minutes and just add herbs and butter.
I love sushi: fish and sticky rice. . . yum.
You can add gravy or sauce to it.
Yesterday when I slow cooked the BBQ ribs that fell off the bone. I took the render fat and extra BBQ sauce and use it as part of the liquid to make the rice so it had the BBQ rib flavor. (It was so good.)
Turtle even add a ginger hot sauce to it.
You can even add rice into stews and soups.
You can add fruit and nuts with it.
The suggestions are limitless: go bold, or comfortable.
Note: I was use a fork to light stir the rice as I feel it makes it fluffier.
Zeroman and went shopping last Friday (so we could what I posted about Soupy Saturday.)
We got store brand cheap biscuits, but all he did was melt a bit of butter and made biscuits that would have costed us two dollars of more a roll.
There are only a few things I will buy that are name brand
(soda: I’m a Pepsi or 7up girl, Tide, I love the smell and it doesn’t make me
itch, and usually coffee I love Maxwell house.)
Growing up, I didn’t usually use too many fancy stuff. We would add things and make things look fancy.
A simple roll of biscuits can do many things.
We had sausage gravy over the same buttery biscuits.
You can make dumplings, mini pizza, hot dog rolls, semi-homemade cinnamon rolls. (All you need are just a few extra ingredients).
I couldn’t believe we just paid sixty-nine cents per roll.
Out kitchen situation is very complicated. We got an opportunity to be in a kitchen large enough for all three of us to cook. So Saturday (March 9th) we decided to make stew and soups.
Zeroman made Stew. It was extremely peppery and favoriful. It should be sold in diners. It was a bit thin on the first day, but it thicken up by the second day. I forgot to get a picture.
Turtle, Zeroman, and I made cheesy broccoli soup and Clam chowder. They were awesome and lasted almost four days. We also made biscuits and fish with it.
Cheesy Chicken and Broccoli Soup. It was very creamy and rich. I had hold myself back from over eating. I enjoyed the larger chunks of broccoli and chicken.
Clam chowder. It was full of clam and had amazing rich and flavorful creamy broth. It was a bit thinner than I want. However it turned out awesome for our first try at Clam Chowder.
To end an awesome Soup and Stew Saturday,
I even made a fruit cocktail yellow dump cake.
It’s simple empty a can or two of fruit cocktail on the bottom with the liquid. Then make a yellow cake mix and pour over.
Bake at 350 just as cake box suggests.
You can serve with ice cream or whipped cream.
Sunday (March 10Th) Turtle and I took left over biscuits, some ham, 3 minute eggs, and then drizzled the left over cheese soup over all of it. It was our simplified Eggs Benedict for breakfast. . . it was awesome. I almost just as good as a hollandaise sauce.
Cooking Improv 