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| Topic Started: Jun 17 2010, 10:26 PM (631 Views) | |
| Minx | Jun 17 2010, 10:26 PM Post #1 |
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All right, the fluffy fat minxy Rhianna is a self confessed Foodie and I even said so in my introduction. So this is your thread to talk about what you like, dislike, recipes, whether you can cook or bake, diets, etc. I started reading a lot of nutrition books and I found out despite the fact I eat pretty healthy anyway I STILL needed to change my diet and I'm converting into one of those Organic foods people. I think eating for pleasure is great! But you also eat to live, not the other way around! Anyway, it's hard but I realized I was eating waaaay too many calories and waaaay too much Sodium to boot, and I discovered that people in this country eat too much sodium, carbs, and bad, bad quality meats that even if they are good quality you only need like once a week. So, upon realizing people need a high potassium to sodium ratio and my diet was the opposite, I have been converting into a low sodium diet. I've actually been fairly decent at eating only 500-2,500 MG of sodium and I haven't even passed the threshold! I've also been good about 1,500-2,000 calories a day. Sometimes I get the salt cravings but as a general rule I only eat one thing high in sodium a day and it tides me over. My favorite spice is quickly turning into Turmeric. It's amazing. So much flavor and spice and none of the bad stuff! Put it on eggs, rice, sauces, I could put it on damn near anything, seriously. My favorite condiment is Green Chile, I've found some low in sodium that are delightful to put on my breakfast. Also, I love sardines. I love them so much. They are pretty much the only canned food that's pretty good for you. I like kippers too but they are pretty salty so, sad day for me. Anyway, discuss your foodstuffs |
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| Andrew Bean | Jun 18 2010, 12:08 AM Post #2 |
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I'm not even going to pretend to be a foodie, as my own tastes are pretty simple. However, I've found myself cooking a lot lately, since my apartment-mate has a serious aversion to the kitchen, and money is a bit tight, so we don't eat out much. I don't mind cooking and baking, but I'm quickly coming up against the limits of my experience! There's only some many times you can prepare chicken fried rice before it starts to lose something- and there is, after all, the health issue. All that soy sauce isn't the best thing for your sodium levels! Anyone know any good, healthy, simple recipes? (that is, recipes that don't require a zillion hard-to-find ingredients? |
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| Minx | Jun 18 2010, 12:39 AM Post #3 |
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I dunno man, I was at target today and I found super cheap deals on tons of spices with little to no sodium, so really my suggestion is to find a bunch of spices and it turns out most of them are good for you too, like Turmeric. Ingredients aren't hard to find, all the spices you'll ever need are just at your local grocery store. Sometimes they are expensive but they last a long time. Anyway I found that putting a bunch of turmeric in brown rice is really tasty, also lots of pepper is good with that. I put turmeric on grilled chicken and I like it. I also like making grilled chicken with garlic in it and it tastes good and it's pretty healthy. You can use the internet to your advantage as well. My kitchen essentials are: Extra virgin olive oil, peanut oil, parsley, oregano, basil, turmeric, thyme, salt, pepper, salsa, green chile, red chile powder, paprika, annnd of course garlic. I seriously make about dozens of different simple recipes with my fiance with those things. Also my fiance found this delicious flavored extra virgin olive oil and when he put it in rice and pasta it's super tasty. There are probably flavored olive oils at your grocery store too. I am not sure what the sodium content is on those things though, it's probably bad. Simple recipes that don't require a whole lot, you could just find a bunch of veggies and chicken and stir fry them up with some olive oil and garlic, maybe some other stuff for more taste. Oh, also you can get some chicken breasts, cooked asparagus, and some sharp cheddar cheese, and wrap the chicken around the asparagus and cheese, and then cook it I THINK 20-30 minutes at 400 degrees, can't remember the exact cooking time and stuff on that one but you can look it up I'm sure. |
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| Chrispy | Jun 18 2010, 11:41 AM Post #4 |
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I an not Bud Oven - my cooking expertise is solidly bachelor. If it's not fried rice, stir fry or spaghetti, I'm lost. Half the time nowadays I end up eating out of the freezer. Yes, I am painfully single. Like Andrew, I would love to learn some good, simple recipes to get me started down the cooking path again! I don't think I've ever successfully baked a dessert in my life. We need all the help you can give us, Minx! (And others too!) Edited by Chrispy, Jun 18 2010, 11:21 PM.
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| Minx | Jun 18 2010, 12:42 PM Post #5 |
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For a higher vegetable intake, juicers are incredible, wonderful things. If you mix a raw egg with the juice or make smoothies and mix it in you can't even taste the egg and it fills you up with protein. For your sweet tooth, apples and carrots are the best juice base, while being incredibly good for you to boot. If you do that there are no recipes, just experiment and have fun. As far as simple recipes there's tons of websites with good search functions www.simplyrecipes.com www.allrecipes.com www.cooks.com etc. Again a spice rack of some sort is always in a cook's best investment. |
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| Iron Ed | Jun 20 2010, 07:14 PM Post #6 |
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Quick & Easy... Brown about 1/4 lb of hamburger in a small skillet, then add a small can of Bush's Baked Beans and a small can of mushrooms (drained!). Stir and simmer until it's hot all the way through and you're done! If you want to make it go farther, fix about 1/2 cup or so of Minute Rice and mix that in. Well, -I- like it... ;-) Edited by Iron Ed, Jun 20 2010, 07:14 PM.
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| Dragonkiri | Jun 21 2010, 05:29 PM Post #7 |
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Considering my last name Is Cooke, I had to learn to cook some decent meals, or my Dad would freak out. I prefer to make chocolates rather than meaty stuff though. |
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| koobi kitsune | Jun 22 2010, 10:25 AM Post #8 |
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Hey all, Koobi here! Anyways I, like Minx, am a self proclaimed foodie. I love to it, but more so I love to cook! I'm also pretty good at it too; in fact I dare say that my skills could rival that of Bud's! (don't let him find out that I said that though). Also it's cool that I found another foodie *huggels Minx* in a town of less then 250 people I'm like the only one that likes food. I've been lucky to spend the last five summers at the CIA, that the culinary institute of America for you none foodies, so I know a lot of good recipes. My favorite spice is grains of paradise, also known as cardamom. It is an amazing little spice that can add a little hit and citrus to what every you add it too. Unfortunately it is not well known and kinda hard to find, I had to order mine off line, but despite that I urge all the cooks out there to try it at least once. As for recipes I have some good ones that aren't too difficult First up is a delicious pork dish. To prepare you will need 1 pound of pork tenderloin medallions , cut into 1 inch thick pieces. If you can't find these pre-cut the buy your own tenderloin and cut them yourself. We are looking for even circles here, about 1 to 1 and half inches thick, the more thin they are the faster they will cook. Try to make them around the same thickness if possible. At this point you can trim the fat off for a healther version of this dish. 2 tbsp. butter 2 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce 2 tbps. chopped chives 4 tbps. lemon juice 4 tsp. lemon pepper 2 tsp. dijon mustard. None of these ingredients are hard to find so your local supermarket should have them all. Now take your pork medallions and sprinkle the surfaces with the lemon pepper. While your doing this you can heat the butter in a heavy skillet at medium to medium high heat. Add the medallions to the skillet and cook for 3-4 minuets on each side. Remove them from the skillet and check to see if they are done. To do this cut into the largest medallion and see if it is white all the way through. If it is a nice even color throughout then your done and you can continue on. If not, don't worry just put them back in the skillet for another 1-2 minuets on each side. When done the medallions should be a even white and have a nice brown crust on the top. Now that you have removed the medallions add the lemon juice the Worcestershire sauce and mustard into the skillet, whisk the ingredients together and let it seat on the heat until the sauce is hot, it shouldn't be longer then 2 minuets. Pour the sauce over the medallions and sprinkle them with the chopped chives. Serve while hot. There you go a nice easy recipe that will have people thinking you really know how to cook, lol. I normal like to serve it white plain white rice and green beans, but a lot of side dishes would do great with this dish. So try it out and let me know what you think! |
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| Minx | Jun 22 2010, 10:50 AM Post #9 |
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koobi: oooh that sounds delicious, unfortunately I'll have to wait until I get more moneys because I only buy grass fed free range beef from Whole Foods, it's really an expensive price to pay but it's cattle that's been properly fed and not abused. It turns out when you corn feed your beef it makes them sickly and fat so when you eat it you're getting much of the same. So it's cheap for a reason. Also I wouldn't recommend white rice, it's quite starchy, but brown rice sounds like it would go good with that dish. I like brown rice because it has protein and once you start eating it you never want to go back to white! But seriously, if you eat that meat from whole foods you'll never really wanna have anything else. Mmmm so juicy and delicious. |
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| Chrispy | Jun 26 2010, 12:28 AM Post #10 |
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Ooh, I missed these posts! I need to try that recipe, koobie! Meanwhile on the PATHETIC BACHELOR front, I have eaten Hebrew National 97% fat-free hot dogs for my past 5 meals. *breaks down sobbing* |
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| Andrew Bean | Jun 26 2010, 01:31 AM Post #11 |
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Hey, if it makes you feel better, Chrispy, we realized too late that we were out of meat and ended up eating potstickers as a major component of dinner tonight. Gotta get to the store! |
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| Chrispy | Jun 26 2010, 01:46 PM Post #12 |
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As someone who eats a plate of potstickers - and only potstickers - as an entire meal, I am less comforted than ever. 
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| tekaramity | Jun 26 2010, 08:22 PM Post #13 |
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Such decadence. We effulgent types could ne'er endure to consume refuse. Now. If you'll excuse me, I have been ravenously craving the contents of this can of store-brand green beans all week! ...*joins the sobbing* |
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| Little Miss Chaos | Jun 26 2010, 10:27 PM Post #14 |
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I make darn good pumpkin chocolate chip cookies, and I've been trying things from Taste of Home- mostly the baking sections. My fortes seem to be coffee cake and pineapple-almond bread, and I make a good cheesecake too. I just need to work on my crusts. I'm also rather good at the family meatloaf recipe, and my brain-twin (well, one of them) might teach me some pastier things. |
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| myk | Jun 26 2010, 10:44 PM Post #15 |
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As a college student with no cooking ambition, my dinners are also quite bleak. Especially when compared with my roommates who apparently have all the time in the world to make gourmet meals. Anyway, it's usually mac & cheese or frozen burgers/enchiladas for me... |
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| Chrispy | Jun 27 2010, 02:34 PM Post #16 |
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myk - My littlest bro (the good one) was a hospitality major through college. This meant he and his friends would cook three-course meals for practice while the rest of us order in pizza. That just seems so wrong! (I'm jealous!) |
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| tekaramity | Jun 29 2010, 07:57 PM Post #17 |
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Okay, my brother clearly inherited my dad's cooking skills. He just whipped up a delicious mandarin chicken ensemble, barely knowing what he was doing. He's gonna cook from now on if I have any say in it. >=/ (I'll meekly watch, hoping to absorb a morsel of his talent.) |
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| Dispis | Jun 30 2010, 05:57 AM Post #18 |
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As long as this is about food and not cooking... I have to say all my favorite food stuff is, sadly, inaccessible here in Sweden. When I talk about fast food, it doesn't even compare to what they had in the U.S. When I think about candy from the U.S, everything else tastes bitter and plain icky. I have grown and survived with the greasy fast food in the U.s, and now I am forced to eat 10 second fried fries. It's torture. Otherwise some lovely fried rice goes down well. Home made pizza works wonders as well. |
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| Purplecat | Jun 30 2010, 04:36 PM Post #19 |
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I cook. I'd never call myself a great chef by any means, but I cook. I cook because I like to eat. If I don't make it, nobody else will. This was even true before I got my own place. I treat recipes as suggestions, and most of my best dishes come about from ignoring instructions, or in one case, accidentally following two recipes at once. I'm currently eating one of the former, a very rich concoction that I call cheat's risotto (because I don't do all the "authentic" faffing about with it.) Ingredients: Chorizo, Chicken, a little bit of olive oil, Red onion, spring onion, mixed herbs, black pepper, saffron strands. Pitted black olives, Capers, peas. Risotto rice Vegetable stock. Cook up line 1 in a fairly deep saucepan until nicely browned. turn heat down. add line 2 , mix well and allow to soften up a bit. throw in line 3 and stir. add line 4, mix well so it picks up all the juices. Try to prepare line 5 before line 4 sticks to the bottom of the pan. add it in, making sure everything gets thoroughly covered. Bring to the boil, then simmer until the rice is done. Oh, and to the kitchen essentials list I'd add: Paprika, coriander (I can never have enough of those two), a good sharp knife, and someone else to do the dishes. |
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| Iron Ed | Jun 30 2010, 08:39 PM Post #20 |
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You cook stuff like that and I'll be happy to wash! :-) A good, sharp, chef's knife is a must! Edited by Iron Ed, Jun 30 2010, 08:40 PM.
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