Food

Krista - posted on 05/13/2010

I eat my steak still mooing, thank you very much. :) Sear it well on the outside, and leave it nice and rare and red and tender on the inside. Yum yum!



Honestly though, I can eat steak anywhere from rare to medium-well -- as long as it's tender. I know some people who will only eat their steak well-done, to which I say, "You obviously just don't like steak."



And no, Kati's comment didn't gross me out. I've got a pretty strong stomach.



And when I was pregnant, I wanted bread. I had gestational diabetes, and so could not eat anything but that pathetic, spindly little Weight Watchers bread. So on the way home from the hospital, I made Keith stop at a bakery to pick up a big honking loaf of freshly baked white bread and some butter.



It was heaven.

Good Day! - posted on 05/13/2010

How I make whipped cream: Buy whipping cream. Put in large bowl. Whip with hand mixer until fluffy (about 20 minutes). Add sugar (I add 4-6 tbsp) until it tastes right. LaCi, I'll have to try it with vanilla. =)

LaCi - posted on 05/13/2010

whipped cream recipe? I don't have one lol. I just kind of wing it. Whip cream til fluffy, add powdered sugar til it's your preferred sweetness. Add vanilla to your liking, and then add extra vanilla because the secret to all good sweets is more vanilla than you think is necessary ;D although not so much that it deflates the cream

Suzette - posted on 05/09/2010

Kati, creole seasoning is really good on fried potato's or french fries too. I LOVE fried potato's... lol

Rosie - posted on 05/09/2010

thanks sara! and sorry gillian! but it's so true! lol!

Good Day! - posted on 05/09/2010

Wow I'm amazed! You put it on like you would salt. But I would put a little then taste and put more, because it could be hot if you aren't used to it. You can also put it on ANYTHING you would put salt and pepper on. I use it in almost every meal. I hope you like it!

Let me know how the jambalaya comes out!

Lady - posted on 05/09/2010

Kati I think you may have just put me off steak for life!!!

Rosie - posted on 05/09/2010

sara i found tony chacheres creole seasoning!! in the middle of IOWA!! lol! i was so excited i laughed with glee, i'm sure i looked like a nerd in the grocery store laughing to myself! i'm gonna make it tonight i think, how much seasoning should i put in? i;m so excited!!

Suzette - posted on 05/09/2010

Jodi, mine thinks I have issues too! ;)
I never get enough sleep... I think it's pregnany right now and I'm sure once she's here that won't change. lol.

Happy Mother's Day!!

Jodi - posted on 05/09/2010

Thanks Suzette. I think my hubby would agree with you. But honestly, when I read through the entire thread in one hit, that just cracked me up..... Maybe I just haven't had enough sleep, LOL. Even on Mothers Day.

Suzette - posted on 05/09/2010

You're welcome, I hope he likes it! I hope you can find Chorizo where you're at too... sometimes it's a real pain in the butt to find anywhere except the West coast! :(

Happy Mother's Day! Have a great reunion!

Happy Mother's Day everyone!!!!

C. - posted on 05/08/2010

Awesome, Suzette! Thank you! That sounds like something my husband will want to eat. He loves Chorizo and he loves eggs! Definitely trying that one. And I LOVE refried beans, the hubby doesn't, but that's Ok :)

And I agree. That Mr Whippy sounds a little naughty.. For your mouth anyway :)

And Loureen, I'm with you on the prawns.. I LOVE prawns..

You all are too funny! Now I really need to get going and finish packing.. Hubby's coming home in the morning!!!!!!!!!!!!! HAPPY MOTHERS DAY, LADIES!!!!!!!!!!!

Charlie - posted on 05/08/2010

Oh LOL its soft serve ice cream ! with choc coating , nuts and a flake stuck in it !

Suzette - posted on 05/08/2010

@Loureen...



I still want to know what Mr whippy is... it sounds wrong... or maybe I'm in Jodi's mindset and reading things way too wrong. LOL!

Suzette - posted on 05/08/2010

@Jodi,



"@ Suzette:

"@Kati,

A tampon, Seriously?!! YUCK!! LMAO! I covered my face and said EEEEEEEWWWWWWWW!!! Hubby said "What?" I told him and he gagged... hahahahahaha!!!

I don't eat mine rare, just medium rare... lol."



Sorry, I laughed at this too....just the way it was written. You like your tampons medium rare? LMAO ;)"



You have issues... lmao!!! That cracked me up, but really you have issues... LOL!!!

Good Day! - posted on 05/08/2010

LOL!! You ladies crack me up!

Okay Kati, the recipes. Honestly the best jambalaya is my husband's grandmother's unwritten recipe, so I've never gotten right. Here is an easy one:

1 lb sausage (sliced)
1 lb chicken (chopped)
1 onion (chopped)
1 bell pepper (chopped)
(you could add shallots or celery if you like)
2.5 cups rice uncooked
garlic powder (or chopped garlic cloves if you prefer)
Cajun or creole seasoning
olive oil

In large pot heat olive oil. Saute two or three slices of sausage until juices run out. Take sausage out then saute onion and bell pepper in olive oil and sausage juice until tender (just takes 3 minutes or so, also add chopped garlic if you prefer that to garlic powder). Add sausage, chicken and seasoning and saute until fully cooked. Add rice and saute uncooked rice for a few minutes (to pick up on all flavors in the pot, don't let burn!) Add 5 cups of water and bring to a boil. Then turn on low and cover and simmer until there is no more water (but don't let jambalaya burned or too dry!) That should take about 30 minutes.


Mexican Cornbread:

1 cup cornmeal
2 beaten eggs
1/2 teaspoon of soda
1/2 teaspoon of salt (leave out soda and salt if you have self rising cornmeal)
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 can creamed corn
1 can whole kernel corn (drained)
1 onion chopped
1/2 bell pepper chopped
1 lb grated cheddar cheese
1/4 cup olive oil

Combine all ingredients. Put in 9 x 13 pan. Bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes.


I also have a great recipe for shrimp and corn chowder if you are interested. Soooo fattening but great for a cold night!

Charlie - posted on 05/08/2010

Oh and a kilo of prawns , i WANT a kilo of prawns all for me !!!

Rosie - posted on 05/08/2010

mmmmmmmmmmmm, medium rare tampons!!! LMAO!

Rosie - posted on 05/08/2010

i think laci needs to put her recipie for her whipped cream that tastes like marshmallow clouds on here... hello, laci..you there? god i really want strawberry pie right now with whipped cream that tastes like marshamllow clouds! lol!

Jodi - posted on 05/08/2010

When I was pregnant, I used to just dream I could eat any real food.....I had heartburn that bad that I'd get it just drinking water :(

Jodi - posted on 05/08/2010

@ Suzette:

"@Kati,

A tampon, Seriously?!! YUCK!! LMAO! I covered my face and said EEEEEEEWWWWWWWW!!! Hubby said "What?" I told him and he gagged... hahahahahaha!!!

I don't eat mine rare, just medium rare... lol."



Sorry, I laughed at this too....just the way it was written. You like your tampons medium rare? LMAO ;)

Suzette - posted on 05/08/2010

LOL Loureen. My dream anti preggo buffet (cause I can't decide on ONE meal and well, being hormonal has me craving everything... ha!) ...

Medium rare steak, a really really good sandwhich where I don't have to heat up the damn lunchmeat, a greek pizza (dammit with not being able to have soft cheeses!), Tiramisu (with alcohol!), I can't decide on an alcoholic beverage but I'm SO gonna have at least one! lol!
I think that about covers it... though I'm sure there's more than that... lol.

What is Mr. Whippy?

Charlie - posted on 05/08/2010

LOL katie , i have mine medium rare too i like a little blood at least so its pink inside .

I cant wait to eat a big wheel of Camembert cheese mmmm , a tray of oysters , sashimi , wash it down with a nice wine and MR whippy for desert my dream anti preggo meal LOL all the things i cant have right now .

Suzette - posted on 05/08/2010

LOL Kati, it's okay, I thought it was funny!

Suzette - posted on 05/08/2010

@Christina, the only way I like Chorizo is when I make breakfast burritos. I don't know how your hubby likes it though. I usually mix mine up with eggs. My Nana makes hers separately. She cooks up the chorizo and then you can eat it that way or you can put it with the egg yourself. I cook the chorizo then add the egg and scramble it all together. You have to cook the chorizo first though, otherwise you'll wind up burning the chorizo or the egg.

For example, if you go to the butcher you can get Pork Chorizo, I'm not sure if they sell Beef Chorizo at the butcher, I've never seen it there and I don't even know if butchers in some areas even sell chorizo, i've never looked anywhere but Arizona, Cali, and Texas for it. Anyway, you get pork chorizo or beef and you can cook it up the same way but if you get it from the butcher it's likely to have a little less fat than if you buy it at walmart in the tube. The brand is El Mexicano (they have a website, my mom thinks). Either way it's still yummy!

So if you buy the tube and you cook half of that, you're going to want to add at least 6 eggs - depending on how spicy or how many eggs you want, the more you add the less spicy it will be.
First, you fry up the chorizo, wait until it falls apart. When you put it in the pan it'll be all sticky and stay together, once you start cooking it (medium heat), it'll fall apart. (It'll be like hamburger crumbling.) It'll stay the same color, that's when you add the eggs. You have to whip them up first, then throw them in the pan and stir it all together and it'll be like a scramble. You can then put them in a tortilla and add cheese or whatever you like (or he likes).

Some people like to add potatoes to their burritos as well. Just fry them up first, then throw the chorizo in with the potatoes, fry that up, then add the eggs. Depending on how greasy the chorizo is, you may need to add a little oil so the eggs don't stick. If it starts to stick, add a little oil. (That way the potatoes don't get too mushy.) Add 4 potatoes to one whole tube and about 6 eggs with that. Then add to taste.

The El Mexicano website probably has recipes for Chorizo other than that, but that's the one that I know, use, and love. lol. You can also put chorizo in beans (refried beans) and it is really good. But those are the only ways that I like it. =)

You can also google chorizo recipes and see what they have. My Nana sometimes serves it as a sausage side dish too. (I don't like it that way, but some people do.) I hope that helps!

Rosie - posted on 05/08/2010

still waiting for them recipies sara!!!



and yes suzette, a tampon!! i just can't do it, everytime i see rare steak i see a bloody nasty tampon instead, even if it's cooked medium, it's still nasty to me. i didn't mean to make your husband gag, lol!! sorry!

Suzette - posted on 05/08/2010

@Kati,
A tampon, Seriously?!! YUCK!! LMAO! I covered my face and said EEEEEEEWWWWWWWW!!! Hubby said "What?" I told him and he gagged... hahahahahaha!!!
I don't eat mine rare, just medium rare... lol.

@ Loureen, yes pregnancy restrictions SUCK!! I cannot wait until I can have a medium rare steak again. *sigh*

@Sunny, thank you for telling me what a blue steak was... and I've never been brave enough to try a rare steak either, BLECH!

Good Day! - posted on 05/08/2010

Pinch the tails and suck the heads!! Yumm!!

I'll go get my jambalaya recipe and I actually have a good one for Mexican corn bread too!

But unless you can find Tony Chachere's Creole Seasoning it won't be true Louisiana style. I think they've gone out in other states, but from what I understand it's hard to find. You can order online though. You won't be sorry! Slap Ya Mama is another good Cajun seasoning but it's HOT if you aren't accustomed to Cajun cooking.

Rosie - posted on 05/08/2010

disgusting guys!!! lol!! eating rare steak makes me feel like i'm eating a tampon!!! just can't do it! i've finally come around to getting my steaks medium well.
i am interested in some of sara's recipies as well!! i'd love to make jambalaya some day with a true louisiana recipie! never made it at all, but still would love to try it. crawfish scare me the way you guys eat them. i prefer not to suck juices out of anythings head!! i'd eat their leg meat like crab, but other parts of it, no way.
i always have had my cornbread sweet. we either put butter and maple syrup on it, or put butter, sweetened strawberries, and then put milk on it. i would love to try some mexican cornbread. never had savory.

Lady - posted on 05/07/2010

MMM steak - they're not nearly as good over here!!

Charlie - posted on 05/07/2010

i love my steak bleeding , it sux having food restrictions when your preggers !!

Sunny - posted on 05/07/2010

@Suzette a blue steak just means its still mooing lol!
Its pretty much as rare as it can be, cook so that its pretty much only warmed through.
Lots of the butchers that i use to work with eat theirs like that but i was never game!

C. - posted on 05/07/2010

First I just want to know what happened to the 'send message' option that used to be by a person's name?? Ugh.. Anyway..

@Suzette.. My husband LOVES, LOVES, LOOOOOVVVEESS chorizo.. Any good recipes? I've never cooked it before I married him, and even then I only cooked it once b/c it didn't turn out that great. I was going to send you a PM, but I didn't feel like waiting for 3 different pages to load, sorry :)

Suzette - posted on 05/07/2010

There are so many foods I haven't even heard of... LOL. I think someone mentioned blue steak, what is that?
I LOVE steak, give me a good medium rare steak (pink in the middle but not too bloody) with a baked potato and some corn, and I'm in heaven. I guess I'm easy to please. lol.

I can't cook steak worth a damn though. ha! I love anything bbq, but hubby has to do it, that's not my specialty.

My specialty is Mexican food. My Nana (originally from Mexico) is the best cook I know! She wakes up every morning at 5a.m. (on the dot) and starts breakfast. And it's a buffet, seriously. She makes hashbrowns, eggs, chorizo, pancakes, tortillas (she usually does those from scratch at least once every three months but she's elderly now so she buys them at times from others who do them from scratch), and if you want something special tell her and she'll make that too. Oh and she makes the BEST mexican cornbread EVER!

Lunch is usually left overs (if there are any) from the night before. She used to do a buffet for lunch too, but since Tata (granddad) passed away she kinda does left overs or sandwhiches cause not many are at her house.

Dinner is usually a buffet, depending on who is there. Otherwise it's a small thing for those that live there now. (My aunt moved in to help her out.) She makes any number of things.

I love to make flat enchiladas, that's what I've always called them, I don't recall the real name. lol. You basically take masa, cheese, baking powder, and milk and mix it all together. Then you roll little golf ball sized patties up in your hand and put them into a damp towel and mash it so it's like a little saucer looking thing. Fry it in oil or lard (yes it's fattening!). After they're cooked thoroughly you can top with hot enchilada sauce or green chili sauce and your favorite toppings. They are SO good!
Hmm, Chicken Taquitos with green chile's, Homemade tacos.... Now my mouth is watering. I haven't been cooking since I've been pregnant and not able to stand for long periods cause of my hips. Ugh! I can't wait until my mom gets here... she makes all this stuff too. Yay!

And I love baking... my favorite is the gourmet brownies I made for my husband last valentine's day. (Partially from a box, they have 4 kinds of chocolate chunk inside... soooo yummy and melty!)

Now I'm starving and I miss Arizona because Kentucky does NOT have anything remotely close to the Hispanic food selection they have. :( I'm so glad my mom is bringing me real tortillas and freezing some green chile's to ship to me. LOL!

Sunny - posted on 05/07/2010

coles had shanks on special on tuesday lol i got six good sized ones for about $9 or $10 i use to work in a butchers and remember selling them for $1.80!

Jodi - posted on 05/07/2010

Now I'm going to have to look for some decently priced lamb shanks - you've got me thinking I need some!!!

Charlie - posted on 05/07/2010

i garlic the crap out of everything , i love it .

I just polished off left over lamb shank mmmmm even better the next day .

Jodi - posted on 05/07/2010

Kati, you'd hate eating at our house then :) Onion is a vegetable we load up on, LOL. Even my kids eat it chooped and cooked up in something.

I'm also a herb and spice nut. I have anything you can imagine in my cupboard so that whenever we cook, there's always a pinch of something going in.

Sunny - posted on 05/07/2010

@ Sara what is a po-boy? I've never heard of that before. Oh and what does corn bread taste like? I've seen it in movies but i've never seen it in Oz before....

Rosie - posted on 05/07/2010

i love roasted chicken with mashed potatoes, gravy, greenbean casserole, stuffing (not in the bird though, it weirds me out) and crescent rolls. favorite meal ever!
can't stand lamb, anything curry, or anything loaded with onions. a little cooked onion i can handle, but most people put in too much for my tastes.
i love strawberry pie. chad's grandma's strawberry pie to be exact. i've got the taste down when i make it, i just can't get the crust to come out clean like she does. but oh, man. is that pie good!!

Charlie - posted on 05/07/2010

Yeah i was so stoked !! a whole gourmet meal for $14 with all the trimmings :)

Its generally around $15 for four shanks here at the moment and they are on special , soooo expensive .

Jodi - posted on 05/07/2010

25c? Wow!!

Charlie - posted on 05/07/2010

OMG the supermarket stuffed up and i got four massive shanks for 25C !!!

Jodi - posted on 05/07/2010

I LOVE Lamb shanks!!! I haven't been able to get them cheap lately..... lamb has been so expensive!!

Anyway, my favourite food is anything I don't have to cook or clean up, LOL. Which isn't all that often!!!

Charlie - posted on 05/07/2010

My fave of all time is Japanese food especially Sushi and sashimi and yakidori chicken my other love is SEAFOOD especially prawns , we have a fish exporting company so lots of fresh , free seafood for us !!

AND LOL you Aussies are so easy to pick hahaha i cooked Lamb shanks with red wine sauce last night , YUUUUUUM so bloody good .

Sharon - posted on 05/07/2010

I grew up military. My mom is Japanese. Traveling around the world food was a big deal. So many cultures tie food in with courtesy and rituals. Finding "GOOD" food was always a big deal.



At the moment I don't have a favorite food. i have a favorite hard candy, a fav candy bar, a fav food for each culture, ....

C. - posted on 05/07/2010

My late-Grandmother's shepherd's pie.. Man that was great stuff.. My mom's pot roast w/ mashed potatoes.. My oldest sister's (Indian) curry chicken.. My second oldest sister's fiesta chicken casserole thingy.. Not sure exactly what she called it, but it was delicious! My brother's spaghetti.. If we're eating Italian, it's pasta.. If we're eating Mexican, it's usually enchiladas or quesadillas.. If it's Americanized-Australian, it would be the Alice Spring's Chicken (Outback.. Although my friend's ex was visiting and he's from AU and he said the actual food wasn't bad, but the service would have been better in Australia..) Chinese, General Tso's Chicken or Sesame Chicken.. And you can't forget the egg rolls.. Oh, and yes.. Burgers.. Oh how I love burgers..



Holy freakin' cow.. It's a good thing I don't eat like this daily. I'd be over 300 pounds!

Carolee - posted on 05/07/2010

I like almost all food, but Italian and Mexican and burgers are my favorites. I can't cook worth anything, though. I've burnt myself (entire tummy area) so many times trying to make spaghetti that I've just given up. I can bake, though. As long as it's a dessert, I can make it (well) if I follow a recipe.

Wanda - posted on 05/07/2010

I love to cook and bake but baking is my fav. My dream would be to own my own bakery. My rule is - I follow the recipe the first time around, after that I adjust to our likes. I've also made some stuff up as I went.

My favorite meal would be a turkey dinner with salt beef and all the fixin's. I also love chilli, scallops and cod cheeks/tongues (it's been so long since I had a mess of those). And for dessert either a cherry cheesecake or sex in a pan.

Good Day! - posted on 05/07/2010

Well ladies I hate to tell you but we have the BEST food in Louisiana. You just don't know what you're missing! Boiled crawfish, jambalaya and white beans, fried catfish, crawfish ettouffe, po-boys, redbeans and rice over cornbread, muffalotas, beignets...Cajun cooking is the AMAZING! And I've been to Cajun restaurants in other states, NOT the same! You have to come here to fully appreciate and understand our cuisine.



Oh yeah, I can cook some of the above.