Favorite meal ideas?

[Sussudio]

I'm trying to get some ideas for how to expand in my cooking...what are some dishes you guys like preparing that aren't too complicated to put together? Throw out anything, as it will be good to see a variety of what people like making. If you use any websites that have some good recipes you're welcome to post em too.

[Diesel]

did a quick google search for you and this was the first result:

http://www.recipematcher.com/

the site description says, Find delicious recipes based on ingredients/groceries you have at home

hope that helps

[Sussudio]

lol thanks diesel. i have been googling for like 5 min and couldn't find anything but i changed my wording and found like 10 sites that do that

oh well, regardless, if anyone has any favorite dishes they like to prepare i'd love to know about em...i'm going to see if i can change the thread title since that was more of what i was asking anyways. i'm trying to experiment with more varied cooking..

[toef]

Originally Posted by Sussudio

lol thanks diesel. i have been googling for like 5 min and couldn't find anything but i changed my wording and found like 10 sites that do that

oh well, regardless, if anyone has a great site they use OR dinner they like to prepare i'd still love to know about it...i'm going to see if i can change the thread title since that was more of what i was asking anyways. i'm trying to experiment with different dishes..

I've never checked, but maybe YouTube has some decent recipe videos, by the budding-/wannabe-Rachel Rays of the world.

I wouldn't say I'm a great cook, but when it comes to guys and cooking, I think I'm in the top tier. Most of what I learned I learned from just watching TV.

Shows I really like:

Food 911

Actually, that's the only one I really watch. You can find some episodes of it on YouTube.

One of the many recipes I stole from that show was some sort of steak with chimichurri sauce.

The chimichurri sauce is really good, and I ended up making a huge batch of it, and used the extra as a salad dressing.

[Diesel]

Originally Posted by toefer

I've never checked, but maybe YouTube has some decent recipe videos, by the budding-/wannabe-Rachel Rays of the world.

I wouldn't say I'm a great cook, but when it comes to guys and cooking, I think I'm in the top tier. Most of what I learned I learned from just watching TV.

Shows I really like:

Food 911

Actually, that's the only one I really watch. You can find some episodes of it on YouTube.

One of the many recipes I stole from that show was some sort of steak with chimichurri sauce.

The chimichurri sauce is really good, and I ended up making a huge batch of it, and used the extra as a salad dressing.

this guy would like to talk to you:





oh also, its not a recipe, but if you happen to have a pack of bologna and some peanut butter lying around and are in the mood for a sandwich....
slap that on some bread and chow down

[JJ]

Same here, toe. As far as being a male and cooking is concerned, I like to consider myself top notch, at least in my age group. I could never stomach university Dining Hall food, and could never live off Ramen noodles like fellow college students. I always lived in a place with a full kitchen, and by now, after 4 years of cooking for myself, I've mastered most of my mother's and father's recipes - all sorts of hispanic meals and pastas, too. Fish, chicken, pork, steak, beef...I use everything at my disposal. I'm mean with tilapia and salmon.

[saprano]

Sussudio would this happen to be for a lady the reason why your asking this?

[Sussudio]

Originally Posted by saprano

Sussudio would this happen to be for a lady the reason why your asking this?

never said that..........

[Diesel]

Originally Posted by Sussudio

never said that..........

nice save

[Uniquely]

Well what are you into? Meat & potatoes so to speak.... light foods... seafood.... ethnic foods... spicy foods? What makes you wanna slap your pappy? I make a world class gumbo.... it's not complicated but it does take a lot of time and patience.

[Sussudio]

Originally Posted by robinandtami

Well what are you into? Meat & potatoes so to speak.... light foods... seafood.... ethnic foods... spicy foods? What makes you wanna slap your pappy? I make a world class gumbo.... it's not complicated but it does take a lot of time and patience.

for the purposes of this thread i'm not putting a restriction on anything because i want to see what everyone likes making and don't want to limit that. i'm pretty much into anything BUT: thai, vietnamese, and seafood (allergic )

[Sussudio]

Originally Posted by Diesel

nice save

that website rules...thanks diesel

[Diesel]

Originally Posted by robinandtami

Well what are you into? Meat & potatoes so to speak.... light foods... seafood.... ethnic foods... spicy foods? What makes you wanna slap your pappy? I make a world class gumbo.... it's not complicated but it does take a lot of time and patience.

i wish i had some gumbo right about now
my whole family knows how to make it (of course since we're from Louisiana) but i dont, i've never been a cook kinda guy, i usually just slap something together or thaw it out from the freezer

Originally Posted by Sussudio

that website rules...thanks diesel

no problem man

[toef]

Originally Posted by Sussudio

for the purposes of this thread i'm not putting a restriction on anything because i want to see what everyone likes making and don't want to limit that. i'm pretty much into anything BUT: thai, vietnamese, and seafood (allergic )

Allergic to all 3, or just seafood?

I never tried thai food until a couple years ago, and though I've had a few bad things, most of the time it was really good.

I'm not a huge seafood fan, but it's ok. And I don't really like Indian food.

But even though I consider myself good at cooking, I have to admit two of my favorite foods are Kraft Mac 'n Cheese and Little Caesar's Crazy Bread (cooked pizza dough drenched in garlic butter, with parmesan cheese on it... incredibly greasy).

[saprano]

Originally Posted by Sussudio

never said that..........

haha i was joking anyway.





Not

On topic- im sorry i cant really cook

[Uniquely]

How about italian then? Get some manicotti shells, or even easier to stuff..... the big seashell shaped shells, and make a spinach and cheese filling for some; and a meat and cheese filling for the rest. Looks impressive... but really not all that hard.

Make a nice italian salad to go with it... and I have an awesome secret for that... take your hardier vegetables like your onions, a little garlic, carrots, etc, and mix them in a ziploc bag with some herbs, like oregano and basil, salt and pepper, and enough olive oil or italian dressing to lightly coat, shake and marinate for a couple of hours.. then toss with your greens. It allows the flavors to mingle and tastes so good you really don't need to add dressing to the final salad unless you just want to.

Make some toast with roasted garlic.... just take a garlic clove and cut off the root end and make a foil bed to make it stand upright... drizzle olive oil over it... wrap all the way in foil..... and roast at 325 for 15-20 minutes. When it cools a little just squeeze the garlic into a pestal or small bowl... sprinkle a little salt in and mash with a mortar or fork. Then mash in some butter.

[Sussudio]

Originally Posted by toefer

Allergic to all 3, or just seafood?

just seafood. i went to a wedding last year and at the rehearsal dinner everyone was eating these giant lobster...i had spaghetti

I have to admit two of my favorite foods are Kraft Mac 'n Cheese and Little Caesar's Crazy Bread (cooked pizza dough drenched in garlic butter, with parmesan cheese on it... incredibly greasy).

me too man (in regards to the mac & cheese). back in the college day i ate so much i never thought i'd want to see it again, but every now and then i get a strange craving for it

[toef]

Originally Posted by Sussudio

me too man (in regards to the mac & cheese). back in the college day i ate so much i never thought i'd want to see it again, but every now and then i get a strange craving for it

Same here. At one point when I was living off campus (which was for all but 1 semester of college), I was making some MnC for lunch, and while eating it thought "wow, I can't keep eating this forever. It's starting to seem gross."

Yet now I still have occasional cravings for it, and always keep a box or two in my cabinets.

[Diesel]

Originally Posted by Sussudio

me too man (in regards to the mac & cheese). back in the college day i ate so much i never thought i'd want to see it again, but every now and then i get a strange craving for it

thats strange
im getting ready to cook some at this very moment

i find their Easy Mac (the 'instant' one, for those who dont know) tastes even better though, i usually buy the local brand of mac'n'cheese lately
it kicks Kraft's A$$ if you can believe that

[toef]

While I'm at it, I'll mention another one of my favorite foods.

I never tried to actually make it myself, but I think it can't be too hard.

A local middle eastern place makes a sandwich called the Chicken Grecian, and I could eat them all day, every day.

It's a regular piece of pita bread, with some grilled chicken in it.

Add to that some lettuce, tomatoes, onions and feta cheese.

To top it all off, there is some sort of magical creamy dressing, which I can't really figure out (though that sounds kind of bad).

It's definitely garlic-y, but beyond that, I have no idea. One of these days I might just call them and ask, but I fear that that's like asking KFC for their list of herbs and spices.