Need cooking advice

[R00k]

I disagree with all of your suggestions.

1. Chop some garlic, the onion and the tomato
2. Mix together.
3. Add balsamic vinegar
4. Get some feta and crumble it in.
5. Add a small amount of olive oil

Chicken:

rub with salt, ginger, rosemary and garlic.

Drizzle a small amount of olive oil.

Bake at 400 for approx 20 mins.

P.S. Save some ginger. Halve the avacado, remove the "meat". Mix it up with grated ginger, and return it to the empty avacado halves. For extra sweetness, add a small amount of honey or maple syrup to the mix.

For your carbs I suggest wild rice. It takes about 45 mins but it's real fucking good.

Kinda like a stuffed pepper - doesn't sound too bad.

[[xeno]Julios]

And yes Jules, if you're going to bake it, you really should put cheese on top of the dish before you throw it in the oven. Otherwise you may as well not bake it. The cheese is the key that holds the thing together, and there's nothing like a baked cheese crust on top of a pasta dish.

i dunno - not a big cheese and pasta fan. I much prefer the tomato route. Plus had a lot of havarti cheese for lunch.

Given that, should i bother baking?

[R00k]

If I were making it, and I didn't have cheese, I wouldn't bake it. Just mix the chicken in with the tomato sauce while you're simmering it. Then serve it all over the pasta.

[Dark Metal]

Just do what ever I said. Casaroles are very uninspired.

[MKJ]

you can also serve the pasta cold as a side dish if you do DMs approach

[R00k]

Uninspired?

Okay, Emeril.

[R00k]

*BAM!*

[MKJ]

bam? i think Rooks casarole just exploded

[R00k]

Nah, Emeril is a chef who has his own show. He's always saying that when he does something.

"Put some the salmon in the egg whites - *BAM!*"

Another little known fact is that DM uses the nick Emeril from time to time and one of his binds is *BAM!*

[Dark Metal]

I used to... I recently replaced [WYD]Emeril with [WYD]RonBurgandy. That being said I'd like to bring Emeril back.

!BAM!

[R00k]

Shows how long it's been since I played Q3.

[MKJ]

have i never played DM then? or have i just not been paying attention? :icon32:

i guess its the latter

[Guest]

Juls - boil the pasta so its edible

fry the :
mushrooms
onions
garlic
ginger

together until all is cooked. also fry the chicken in small strips.

cut the tomatos up into chunks and also fry them
if you have peppers do the same
find some tomato pasta sauce and heat through.
Mix the fried stuff with the tomato sauce
Then tip over and stir into cooked pasta

slap in over for 20 mins, grate cheese over the top and then put back in oven for 5 mins!!

Every thing like my own recipe except for the last oven baking part. Instead, I just pour all the filling in a pita bread. Also, it is best with fettuccini or plain spaghetti.
You should cut the chicken in little dices and cook them first then add mushroom and the other ingredients. PS: You don't cook the avocado and a trick is to cut it in half in its lenght and then after removing the kernel, you make many slice cuts like a cross words and then press the back of it to empty it, use a table spoon if necessary. Bon appétit.

[Dark Metal]

I have lots of names I play with...

[plained]

hehe alot of pretty good cooks here ey

CooK3World

lots of good choice already so i'll try related suggestioning.


i like a heated plate to eat off, its a hassle, i never had it before, but i cant go back now

careful with what plate tho it has to be a certain type

[menkent]

i say skip the casserole. pasta is boring.

go to the store and get some balsamic, basil, and mozzarella: tomatoes + onions + mozzarella chunks --> drizzle with olive oil & balsamic == salad.

sautee chicken breasts then use some low-sodium chicken stock with the garlic, some onion, and the mushrooms to make a pan sauce for the chicken. if you want carbs serve it on a bed of wild rice with a nice beer.

[feedback]

Ok, this is what i have:

tomatoes
mushrooms
onions
garlic
ginger
avocado
chicken breast

Want to make something relatively easy that incorporates as much of this stuff as possible (avocado not a big deal, can eat that on the side).

I can also can pick up more ingredients between now and the time i'm cooking - could use something with carbs (got the protein and micronutrients all sorted with the current ingredients).

Any ideas?

Make a sandwich, if you have the bread. Something italian and coarse. Use the avacado as a spead on the bread by scooping the meat out and mashing it up into a paste, adding some lemon juice and salt and pepper.

Sautee the mushrooms (sliced), onions (frenched), garlic (minced), and ginger (grated/finely sliced) together, use maybe soy sauce and olive oil to bring it together (but remember to add soy sauce last, it burns fast) or maybe some balsamic vinegar or dark cooking wine. then add in the breast to the pan until it's cooked. Use the tomatoes, mushrooms and onions as toppings over the breast in the sandwich.

I've never tried this, just imaging that would be a good way to prepare it.

[feedback]

i say skip the casserole. pasta is boring.

go to the store and get some balsamic, basil, and mozzarella: tomatoes + onions + mozzarella chunks --> drizzle with olive oil & balsamic == salad.

insalata caprice =)

[[xeno]Julios]

tx for all the help guys - ended up going the pasta sans baking route. Turned out nicely

Gonna save this thread for ideas.

[Sanction]

Depending on how much you have of the ingredients, you can make guacamole with tomatos, garlic, onions and avacado

[l0g1c]

Stuffed mushrooms! C'mooon! ARGGHHH!



Ok, I've got one.

I've got some lasagna noodles, some ricotta cheese, some spaghetti sauce, some spinach, and a couple bags of mozzarella cheese. Any ideas?

[prince1000]

get a subscription to cooking light

[menkent]

i've got a subscription to fine cooking. great stuff, but usually i can't afford the ingredients we may have gotten some thanksgiving recipes from it for turkeyday2k4 though...

[Dave]

Easy meal for all those ingredients: Pick up the phone and order pizza.

[menkent]

trade it all to a homeless guy for some crack.