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Just thought it would be interesting to hear people's favorite recipes.. or lack of them.. Yes, I know this is a tech oriented site, but lets face it, even techies have to eat sometimes (even if all it is is Pizza).. You have to have something besides Jolt to keep you going..

I'll type up a couple of my favorites if anyone is interested, if not, this topic can die a happy death

Don't exactly know how to make it, but whatever the recipe is to Maccaroni and Cheese... Oh yea, good stuff....

You want to know how to make Macaroni and Cheese?.. Er, well, sure I can tell you how to make it from scratch if you like, using a packet is easier.. but if that's what ya want, I'll tell you how.. pretty easy stuff..

involves a box from the store, some water, a pan, and some heat source...

Share the recipe for making pop tarts Lucia, I love those! Frosted Brown Sugar and Cinnamon are my favorite, followed closely by unfrosted strawberry... all good with milk, coffee, frappucino, or a big protein drink!

Hello, Papa Gino's.
Yea i'll have a large peperoni and a bottle of coke sent here please.
45 minutes sir. Thanks for your order, again!

ooooo Papa Gino's.

Beleive it or not ~MM~ Papa Gino was a real guy. Right after high school I worked for the pizza company he was working at when he decided to try it on his own .... many years later of course.

Anyhow, here are some recipes.

How to make a Baloney Sandwich
How to make a TV Dinner.

Phew, I was afraid to ask how to make a TV Dinner AND how to make a balogna sandwich! Thanks nav, you're a lifesaver!

Hmm allen, I suspect pop tarts involve shortcrust pastry with extra sugar, and then whatever filling floats your boat..

Or you could just buy them from the store.. .

Alright, what would you guys like to hear? Lucia's Special Chocolate cake, Chocolate and Amaretto trifle (not necessarily containing amaretto, there's a non-alcoholic version too), Kung Pao chicken, Paella, or something else? I like cooking and most things I make, I make from scratch.. Unless it would be pointless to do so

On a more serious note...

Jamin's Grilled Shrimp
1 1/2 pounds large shrimp, shelled
9 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup water
3 tablespoons lemon juice
3 tablespoons parsley
Various amounts of various spices (seasoning salt, garlic salt, pepper, etc.)

Mix everything except the shrimp in a big (~9x12x3) tupperware container with a lid. Then spread out all the shrimp evenly around the bottom of the dish. Put the lid on, and let it sit for about 30 minutes. Then flip it over really fast, and let it sit for another 30 minutes. During this time, you can be firing up the grill. I prefer propane or natural gas, as charcoal leaves a bad taste IMHO.

Then you should have one of those nifty mesh fillet thingies - they fold over in two parts and you can lay stuff between the two parts and then hold it over the grill and it gets grilled nicely - not sure what that's called, but that seems to work best. The smaller the mesh, the better, because there will be less chance of the shrimp falling out and into the grill. Anyway, open the fillet tray up, and lay out all the shrimp onto it (or at least as many shrimp as you can fit). Sprinkle on a little more seasoning salt for that last little bit of flavor. Go outside (cuz that's where your grill should be) and grill each side of the shrimp for about 4 minutes. Let the shrimp cool, and eat them. Be sure to remove the tails prior to eating, because those don't tend to digest very well.

¡Muy excelente!

---Skorpion

And on a less serious note...

Chef Aid's Chocolate Salty Balls
2 tablespoons of cinnamon
2-3 egg whites
1/2 stick butter (melted)

Put that in a bowl.
Stir it with a wooden spoon.
Then add...

1 cup of flower
1/4 cup unsweetened chocolate
1/2 cup brandy
1-2 bags of sugar
pinch of vanilla

Grease a cookie sheet.
[Separate dough into small balls and spread out evenly on aforementioned cookie sheet.]
Preheat the oven to 350.
[Do not cook them too long - they burn. The actual cooking time varies.]

---Skorpion

[ April 15, 2001 09:27 PM: Message edited by: Skorpion ]

Mmmm sounds good.. I love seafood.. I forgot, I have a great recipe or 4 for Mussels, which I adore..

Whats really good to snack on is the famous cheese ball. Heres my version:

Take a bag of choped walnuts, mix in with a cup and a half of parsly. Leave it aside.

Take one case of:
Old English Cheese (Krast)
Roka Blue (kraft)
One 8 oz. bar of cream cheese.

Mix the cheese VERY well WITH YOUR HANDS. Mix it in a big bowl untill its nice and mixed. Refridgerate overnight.

Roll the cheese in the crushed walnuts with parsly. Add some choped onion power if you wish. Get crackers, some caffeine, dip and enjoy!

MMM these recipes sound good. I'm gonna have to think of one of the things I make, and get the recipe .

Mussels? Hmmm. I was a chef for about 7 years before I burnt out and switched careers. Here's a mussel recipe from one of the Hotels I worked at.

2 dozen mussels rinsed and de-bearded
Julienne carrots (about a half cup)
Julienne fennel bulb (about a half cup)
Julienne red pepper (about a half cup)
Pernod
White wine (Chardonnay will do)
Salt
Pepper
Olive oil
Chopped fresh parsley
Unsalted butter

Do all the chopping first, because this dish will take only a couple minutes to cook. The julienne vegetables should be cut very thin – almost toothpick width. Chop the parsley. Wash and de-beard the mussels. Have all ingredients at hand before you start cooking.

Heat sauté pan until very hot under high heat. Do not use a Teflon pan for this!
Add a tablespoon of olive oil in pan and add the mussels. Toss until they start to open.
Splash about a half-cup of Pernod in the pan. It will ignite explosively, so watch out!
When the flame is almost out, add the julienne vegetables and a healthy splash of wine (half cup).
Toss for another minute or two, just until the mussels are opened up nicely.
Lower the heat to medium. Remove the mussels and place in a shallow serving bowl.
Don't worry about getting all the veggies out.
If not much liquid remains, add another splash of wine.
Add a pinch of salt and some fresh ground pepper to taste.
Add about 2 tablespoons butter in the pan to finish the sauce.
As soon as the butter is melted and blended in, drizzle the sauce over the mussels.
Throw some chopped parsley on top.

Serve with some Italian bread and a nice salad.

MMmmmm now you're making me hungry.. I'll have to try that.. if I absolutely had to pick something as my favorite food, it would probably be mussels

On another less serious note...

Die Eier Von Satan

(The Eggs of Satan)

Half a cup of powdered sugar
One quarter teaspoon salt
One knifetip Turkish hash
Half a pound butter
One teaspoon vanilla-sugar
Half a pound flour
150 g. ground nuts
A little real powdered sugar
... and no eggs


Place in a bowl
Add butter
Add the ground nuts and
Knead the dough


Form eyeball-size pieces from the dough
Roll in the powdered sugar
and say the Magic Words:
"Sim sala bim bamba sala do saladim"


Place on a greased baking pan and
Bake at 200 degrees for 15 minutes
...AND NO EGGS


Bake at 200 degrees for 14 minutes
...and no eggs.

*ahem*..

Don't think I'll be making that one Skorp..

Same here.

[ April 16, 2001 01:26 PM: Message edited by: J*Jewell ]

www.webtender.com

For all your nutritional needs.

I've been there before.. I adore cocktails, I can always be counted on to try the weirdest drink in the bar, and to know what some obscure liquor is made from/how it should be served.. My days as a former waitress have a lot to answer for.. Irish coffee anyone?

Tagilatelle with gorgonzola sauce

Should make enough for about 4.

• 25g butter
• 175g gorgonzola cheese
• 150ml whipping cream
• 30ml dry white wine
• 15ml chopped fresh sage
• salt and freshly ground pepper
• 250g dried tagilatelle or other long thin pasta

• Melt the butter in a saucepan
• Crumble in the gorgonzola and stir it for 2,3 mins until it's melted
• Pour in the cream and wine whilst whisking it.
• Stir in the sage
• Season
• Stir until sauce thickens
• Remove pan from heat

There's your sauce.

• Cook the tagliatelle in a large pan of boiling salted water until just tender.
• Gently reheat the gorgonzola sauce, whisking all the time
• Adjust seasoning

Divide tagliatelle onto warmed plates, top with sauce, viola.

mmmmmmm

whoops, double post.

[ April 16, 2001 06:10 PM: Message edited by: Sally ]

Alright. Here we go!

Dark Templar's Peanut Butter And Jelly Toast Deluxe!

Ingredients:

2 slices bread
Peanut Butter
Margarine/Butter
Jelly/Jam/Preserves of your preference
Toaster oven (yes, you need a toaster oven. a toaster will NOT work for this)

Directions:

Place the two slices of bread into the toaster oven. Toast them until they're not quite toasted as you'd like. The toaster oven should be OFF. Withdraw the slices of bread, and place them on a plate. Close the toaster oven door (You'll see why in a sec). Take one slice of the toast, and spread a thin layer of margarine (or butter!) on it. Open the toaster oven door, and place it back in. NOTE: Do not turn the toaster oven back on. Next, spread peanut butter on the other slice of toast. Place that slice (with the peanut butter!) back in the toaster oven. Withdraw the margarined (or buttered!) slice from the toaster oven and once again close its door. Spread a nice layer of Jelly/Jam/whatever over it. Now, open the toaster oven door and take the peanut butter toast out (the melted peanut butter is what makes it deluxe ;)). Cut each slice into quarters.

Eating Recommendation:

Heres the best way to eat it: Take a bite out of a quarter of peanut butter deluxe toast, and a bite of the jelly toast. Repeat. Drink whatever beverage you'd like with it.

Enjoy.

[ April 16, 2001 08:04 PM: Message edited by: Dark Templar ]

Pancakes on Drugs (No real drugs, just looks it. ITS AN EXPRESSION GAMER!)

Take a box of bisquick. Make the pancake batter as directed. DO NOT COOK!
Place one package of green jello mix into it. Place half a packet of any other colored jello mix you want. Stir well. Now, you cant really taste it well, so dont worry. Place a cup and a half of chocolate chips, and nuts if desired. Mix it all up well. When doing this, place a tsp of sugar into the batter then mix again. Put batter in microwave bowl for 15 seconds, or untill the chips are slightly melted. Mix. Now, you can be creative by putting oatmeal into this, but i dont. Cook on the stove, one at a time. make sure you use syrup or chocolate sauce if you want.

[ April 16, 2001 08:05 PM: Message edited by: MasterMind ]

Geek Coctail, with lied-->no caffeine
hehe, fooled ya.
Take a bottle of caffeine pills (25 mg pills will work, this is a must, or just dont bother doing it). Insert 1-3 caffeine pills into a small bowl; crush into a power. Mix it with sugar (2 tablespoons) so you have caffeine pills and sugar crushed in a bowl.
Take 4-6 cups of fruit punch in a large bowl. Take a half cup of orange juice and put it in. Take 2 flavored hi-c packets, unsweetened. Put any two flavored packets into the juice. Follow it with the caffeine/sugar mix. Put a half cup COLD water into it. Mix lightly. Now, pop in 3 tsp's of lemon juice; bottled or fresh. Half cup orange juice if wanted. Mix vigourously, so the caffeine gets all mixed.
Take 1/3 of the mix, put it in a sealed container of some sort; this is where you'll shake it. Shake that one third mix for 25 seconds. Put it in another bowl; Same for another 1/3 and the last 1/3.
Serve cold.

[ April 16, 2001 08:05 PM: Message edited by: MasterMind ]

Oh my goodness MM that caffeine recipe is pretty intense!

Ah, MM why you have to go fooling me like that.

Wired Pizza's

Take 6 (yes, 6) english muffin halves. (3 wholes) or bagles, both will work very well. Do both,
Grab some pizza sauce. Poor it in a bowl. Heat it up. Good.
Grab some cheeze, any kind. Parm, Mozzerella (heh), anything you wish. Put it in a bowl.

Lightly warm up the muffins/bagels in the toaster or microvave. Dont toast.
Place the sauce on the warm bagels/muffins. Place the cheeses on the sauce.
Add a half TSP of garlic powder if desired..
Add a sprinkle of sauce. Even add pepperoni!
(Optional)
Take a caffeine tablet and crush it. Put a small ammount in the sauce.
(/optional)

Cook in the toaster untill done.

LOL, I am just going to leave the crushed caffeine pill part out. That one does actuelly sound tasty though MM, I will have to try it some time.

Here's another

Dark Templar's Cheese Steak Sandwiches

Ingredients:

Steak
Jack Cheese
Mushrooms
Onions
Roll/Hamburger bun
Ketchup
Liquid Smoke (if you don't know what this is, don't ask)

Directions:

Preparation:

Cut the steak into very thin slices. Chop up the onions and mushrooms. Slice the jack into thin slices.

Cooking:

Brown the meat in a 10" or 12" pan. Remove it, and add the onions and mushrooms. When the onions have browned sufficiently, re-add the meat. Mix it in together, and separate into portions. Place sliced cheese over each portion. You know you have the right sized portion when you can put about 3 or 4 normal slices of jack cheese on it. Heat until the cheese is melted. Using a spatula, take a portion out of the pan, and place on a roll/hamburger bun. I prefer the small French Rolls, like you can find at your nearby grocery store, but what you put it on is up to you. Note that having it on hamburger buns changes the flavor a bit.

Optional: Add the Optional Sauce (recipe below)

Serves 1-5, depending on how much steak you use, and what sized portions you make.

Optional Sauce

Take one teaspoon liquid smoke, and add it to a bowl. Add ketchup to taste. The proper taste is ketchup, with a mild to medium smokey flavor. You can play around with it to see what works right with you.

~Fin~

Enjoy!!!

MM you are one "odd" person who has far too much time on your hands if you could think of this .

Those pancakes sound like they have more sugar in them than pure sugar does, if that's possible

Cal's Healthy Sandwiches

I eat these nearly every day and i'm still not dead, so they must be good.

Ingredients:

[*]2 Slices of thick white bread. "Warbuton's Toastie" is best, but quite pricey.

[*]High fat butter imitation spread. Utterly Butterly works for me, but i doubt you get that in the US.

[*]A good mature cheddar.

[*]1 pack of frazzles. These are little bacon shaped crisps. Bacon crispies or bacon fries will suffice, but frazzles (together with their exciting e-numbers) are best.

[*]One box of crinkle-cut McCain micro chips. I assume you get microwave french-fries in the US?

Steps:

[*]Put your chips in the microwave first!!!

[*]Toast the bread lightly until it starts to brown a little.

[*]Cover toast in as much spread as you can without being sick.

[*]Add a bit more.

[*]Cut 4 slices of cheese, each around 8mm thick. Put two on each slice of toast.

[*]Spread the frazzles out on top of one of the slices of toast. You should be able to make around three full layers from one packet.

[*]The chips should be ready now. Put them on the other slice of toast.

[*]Taking one slice in each hand, quickly bring the slices together, being careful not to crush the contents too much.

[*]Cut down the centre with a sturdy knife.

[*]Eat quickly before it goes cold.

Just a thought

[ April 17, 2001 10:01 AM: Message edited by: cal ]

Ewwww.... Cal.. that's.. disgusting.. You actually eat McCain Micro Chips?.. They taste like cardboard..
I don't think there's an equivalent here.. As for the bacon things.. hmm Fritos would probably be best.. No utterly butterly, but "I can't believe it's not Butter" is available here..

Oh yeah, anyone needing english/american food translations just needs to ask me..

What is the US equivilent of all of the stuff cal said?
I gotta try them.

Totally Pure
This recipe uses BAWLS, Red Bull, or grape jolt. Or all three.
Take two bottles of whatever one (3 for red bull), put it in a bowl. Add 4 cups of fruit punch, one packet of lemon/orange kool aid mix. 1 TSP of sugar. Mix well. A cup cold water. Mix REALLLLLY well. Let sit in cold for 4 hours.

Drink!

Basically, bread, cheese, some kind of bacon flavor chips, and microwaveable french fries, along with some butter/margarine type spread..

I am definitely going to have to try this one whenever my next order from Thinkgeek comes in!!

---Skorpion

Chocolate Amaretto Trifle

Bake one chocolate cake mix in 2 round layers

Mix 2 small packages of Instant Chocolate Puddings as directed for a pie. (Angel Delight for Brits, with about 3/4 the milk directed on the packet)
To the pudding add 1/3 cup Amaretto or for the non-alcoholic version, 1/2 tsp of Almond extract flavoring

Thaw out one X-large bowl of Cool Whip

Crush up 4 Heath Bars or the crushable candy bar of your choice.. (Crunchie's for brits or Butterfingers for americans work pretty well)

Now, construct the trifle in layers as follows:
1 Layer of Cake
1/2 of pudding mixture
1/2 of Cool Whip
1/2 of crushed candy bars

Repeat Layers

Can be made the night before and kept in the refrigerator.

If you're planning on taking this cake anywhere, I recommend either freezing it overnight and allowing it time to thaw, or making it in some kind of bowl, rather than on a plate.. it's not very sturdy as a cake..

1) Pick up phone.
2) Dial same.
3) Say "Ya, it's Dave. Send me my regular".
4) Hang up phone.
5) Walk straight to door.
6) Open door.
7) Hand pizza guy money, take pizza from pizza guy, tip well.
8) Be glad the pizza place is right next door.