Nope, I can't follow directions.
So far, my boyfriend has loved all my creations. Or so he claims.
This is a short list of recipes I've created. I'm sure it will fill up fast, so keep an eye out for new stuff!
Stuffed Pork Tenderloin
Ingredients:
1 boneless pork chop for each person, thawed
1 box pork Stove Top stuffing for every 4-5 chops
butter or margarine
Tools:
oven bags (often used for turkeys)
cooking spray
toothpicks or kitchen string
baking pan
sauce pot
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350^F. Cook the Stove Top according to directions. (If you have your own favorite stuffing recipe, use it!) Slice the thawed pork chops hamburger bun style leaving the two halves connected by a centimeter. Fill each chop with dressing and close with kitchen string or toothpicks around edges. Spray top and bottom of each chop with cooking spray. Place in oven bag on baking sheet and close loosely (you may want to cut the bag down to size). Bake for 50-60 minutes or until center reaches 160^F.
Alterations:
I haven't attempted coating the chops with any types of seasonings, but if you have a suggestion, leave it below!
Spaghetti Pie
Ingredients:
1/2 - 1 pound spaghetti (I prefer angel hair)
3 - 5 eggs
small bag sliced pepperoni
shredded cheese of your preference
small can olives
small can mushrooms
medium jar pasta sauce of your preference
Tools:
pie or regular baking dish
pasta pot or pot and colander
mixing bowl
whisk
cooking spray
Directions:
Preheat oven to 325^F. Boil and drain pasta according to directions. Whisk 3-5 eggs into pasta, looking for a thick, soupy consistency. Eggs should coat pasta but not pool in bottom of bowl. Grease baking pan and pour in pasta mixture, making it no more than half (the height of the pan) deep. Layer pepperoni, olives, and mushrooms (and 1/2 of cheese if you wish) on top. Gently spoon spaghetti sauce on top, and cover with rest of cheese. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until pasta/egg mixture is solid and doesn't drip when lifted at the corner.
Alterations:
If you wish, add ground beef or turkey! I'd like to try this with alfredo sauce, chicken, and broccoli. If you do, tell me how it is!
Need some cooking gadget recommendations?
For someone who doesn't cook, I seem to have a lot of great gadgets. Check them out here:-
Kitchen Gadgets You'll Actually Use and Love
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For the longest time, I hated cooking, and I was horrible at it. I could screw up macaroni and cheese, believe it or not. Lately, I've become quite domesticated, as I've taken on the challenge of cooking for my grama, my boyfriend, and his three kids...
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Magic Bullet Blending System
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For at least two years I've wanted the Magic Bullet blending system but have been too cheap to buy it for myself. I've seen the cheesy commercials countless times, but spending $60 on something for myself just wasn't a habit I was into. I even told...
Twice-Baked Potato Casserole
Ingredients:
8 medium potatoes, baked, cooled, and diced
1 1/2 cups shredded cheese of your preference
small can black olives
small bag bacon bits
small container sour cream
Tools:
9x13" baking pan
cooking spray
small ice cream scoop or spoon
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350^F. Grease baking pan and layer half of potatoes in bottom. Gently scoop sour cream on top to layer. Sprinkle on olives, bacon, and half of cheese. Cover with rest of potatoes, then rest of cheese. Bake for 30 minutes, or until cheese is melted.
Alterations:
I would have used real bacon, but I was lazy. This could also be good with ground beef or turkey, but I hate browning beef.
Fiesta Baked Corn
This is an altered version of a baked corn recipe I like.Ingredients:
Can sweet corn
Can creamed corn
1 each red, yellow, green bell peppers
3/4 c. milk
3 T butter melted
3 T flour
1/4 c. white sugar
3 eggs
Tools:
9x13 baking pan, greased
mixing bowl
spatula
Magic Bullet Blender System (or other mixer and small bowl)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375^F. Mix can creamed corn and can drained sweet corn in bowl. Chop 1/3 of each of the bell peppers and mix with corn. Mix eggs, milk, butter, flour, and sugar in tall cup (or small bowl) and blend thoroughly. Mix with veggies. Bake for 90 minutes or until corn cakes when lifted at corner.
Alterations:
Add peas, chopped mushrooms, black olives, and cheese. If adding additional veggies, add another egg.
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More altered recipes
You can usually tell when a recipe is mine because I don't do a very good job of using measurements. But sometimes it just doesn't matter. Find out what else I've been cooking up on The Lazy Cook blog.
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byPoor Girl's Vegetable Soup
Ingredients:
1 can sweet corn (drained)
1 can sweet peas (drained)
1 can sliced carrots (drained)
2 cans diced tomatoes
1 can dark red kidney beans
1 cup water
pepper to taste
Tools:
Crock pot
Spoon
Ladle
Can opener
Directions:
Mix all ingredients in crock pot and heat on low. (Be sure not to drain tomatoes or kidney beans.)
More recipes I actually dare to try
I only recently started baking, so it seems like I have a lot of recipes to share. Here are some more awesome recipes I've ventured to try lately, and actually liked!-
Easy Jello Fruit Pies
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Ooh how I love strawberries! But you can only have so many strawberry smoothies in a summer. (Or can you?) What else to do with them? Put them in a pie - a Jello pie! This recipe is one of my many altered recipes. Sometimes the original recipe I get...
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Best Hot Cocoa Recipes
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Snuggling up with a good book and a hot cup of perfectly made cocoa is one of my favorite wintertime activities. Join me in the quest for the best hot cocoa recipes and share your personal favorites. Image by CathyK
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Green Treats for St. Patrick's Day
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Even if you don't normally celebrate St. Patrick's Day by drinking green beer, you can have a little fun by getting green with your food. Here are a few simple recipes to get you started. I have included a few side dishes, but most are very tast...
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Leftover Halloween Candy Recipes
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Leftover candy, you say? Are you nuts? Who has left over candy? Ok, so maybe you don't have any leftover candy. But if you do - or if it's just all the random stuff that no one else wanted. In any case, here are some gre...
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Pumpkin Cherry Cashew Muffins
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The recipe for these muffins started out as a recipe for blueberry banana muffins, but I'm not much on bananas or blueberries, so I altered it to something a little tastier. What I came up with is a smooth, crunchy sweet, and tart muffin that is good...
What do you think?
It's empty, I know, but honest, I'll be adding more soon.
Did you try any of the recipes above? How did they come out? Let me know!
Susan52 wrote...
I love to change up recipes so that they're uniquely mine. Love your variation on the twice-baked potato casserole - gotta try it soon!
Posted April 25, 2008
BigGirlBlue wrote...
The spaghetti pie reminds me of pizza. What a great alternative.
Posted April 13, 2008
CherylK wrote...
This is a great idea for a lens. Haven't tried your recipes, yet, but I will.
Posted April 13, 2008
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I'm Squidoo's Community Organizer, which means my focus is on building the community: bringing in new lensmasters, developing...
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