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RE: Cooking for One - The Singles Food Thread - 3/15/2008 9:26:28 PM
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Grace-N-Mercy
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I made a discovery tonight that's pretty tasty and handy for singles. The last time I was at WalMart they had this package of individually wrapped portions of salmon I think there's about 4-6 portions in a package. I wasn't sure if it would be any good because sometimes those commercially packaged meats can taste kind of funky, but I tried it out tonight and it was really tasty. I like it because you can take out just a portion and bake it. I did that and steamed up some veggies and had a very tasty dinner.
Ooh, was that Smoked Salmon? I love that! I usually mix equal amounts of olive oil and lemon juice, add garlic and chopped rosemary, and brush it onto the salmon then bake. Yum! Now, I did try to cook it on the stove top, but it wasn't as good as baking - the flavors didn't permeate the salmon.
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RE: Cooking for One - The Singles Food Thread - 3/15/2008 9:28:03 PM
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I love having a freezer. I make up batches of different foods and can freezer quite a bit of it for the future. Don't always freezer the whole dish (like moussaka) because I don't like the aubergine nor topping once it's been frozen, but I freeze the meat part and it makes it easier for me later. I nearly always have batches of soups in the freezer and am starting to cook and freeze batches of beans (works out cheaper than buying tins).
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RE: Cooking for One - The Singles Food Thread - 3/15/2008 9:51:57 PM
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Admittedly, I eat too many when I cook them this way since I'm a pancake piglet. Pancakes are, therefore, a rare but delicious treat!
It's not exactly cooking for one as I've got the Girl but we do a lot of pancakes on Sat morning. Ib ought a new griddle this year as we wore the last one out (and it will work nicely for the GT!) Should be able to do 9 pancakes at a time.
I've got an 8 cup pyrex mixing bowl that I use as my "pourer". That and a soft rubber spatula and I get the perfect pancakes. Lathered down with butter and real maple syrup and kiss teh diet goodbye for a few minutes. Yum Yum.
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RE: Cooking for One - The Singles Food Thread - 3/15/2008 9:55:56 PM
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John_O
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The last time I was at WalMart they had this package of individually wrapped portions of salmon I think there's about 4-6 portions in a package.
There's a company that delivers to teh Girl's school called Market Day. They have Chicken Cordon Bleu in individually wrapped portions. Just slap one on a cookie sheet and bake for 20 minutes or so. Magnifique!
(Notice how all the other cooks are adding spices and sauces and such? You probably won't see that from me. Slapping it on a cookie sheet and baking is about the limits of my kitchen talent. Except for handcarving cookies)
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RE: Cooking for One - The Singles Food Thread - 3/15/2008 10:19:09 PM
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Over the years I have acquired a nice selection of cook book. When I get the urge for something new I look thru them to find something.
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RE: Cooking for One - The Singles Food Thread - 3/15/2008 10:30:08 PM
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I made a discovery tonight that's pretty tasty and handy for singles. The last time I was at WalMart they had this package of individually wrapped portions of salmon I think there's about 4-6 portions in a package. I wasn't sure if it would be any good because sometimes those commercially packaged meats can taste kind of funky, but I tried it out tonight and it was really tasty. I like it because you can take out just a portion and bake it. I did that and steamed up some veggies and had a very tasty dinner.
Ooh, was that Smoked Salmon? I love that! I usually mix equal amounts of olive oil and lemon juice, add garlic and chopped rosemary, and brush it onto the salmon then bake. Yum! Now, I did try to cook it on the stove top, but it wasn't as good as baking - the flavors didn't permeate the salmon.
No, it isn't smoked. Just plain. I mixed up a bit of dill and lemon juice and covered it in that before baking. I tried the lemon and dill mixture on some walleye I had a week ago and I really liked it so tried it on the salmon....it was wonderful!
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RE: Cooking for One - The Singles Food Thread - 3/15/2008 10:35:41 PM
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Over the years I have acquired a nice selection of cook book. When I get the urge for something new I look thru them to find something.
Me too! I am very weird in that I love cook books and recipes but hardly use them. On top of having all the cook books I have a very full recipe box that is all nicely organized and then I have two big tins that are crammed full of recipes that I've either clipped from something or written on a scrap piece of paper. Oh...and my sister gave me a cd that is titled One Million Recipes. Actually I use that very often. What I love about the cd is if I have something that I want to try and do something different with it I can do a search and just put that ingredient and come up with tons of ideas of what I can do with it.
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RE: Cooking for One - The Singles Food Thread - 3/15/2008 10:35:58 PM
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I made a discovery tonight that's pretty tasty and handy for singles. The last time I was at WalMart they had this package of individually wrapped portions of salmon I think there's about 4-6 portions in a package. I wasn't sure if it would be any good because sometimes those commercially packaged meats can taste kind of funky, but I tried it out tonight and it was really tasty. I like it because you can take out just a portion and bake it. I did that and steamed up some veggies and had a very tasty dinner.
Ooh, was that Smoked Salmon? I love that! I usually mix equal amounts of olive oil and lemon juice, add garlic and chopped rosemary, and brush it onto the salmon then bake. Yum! Now, I did try to cook it on the stove top, but it wasn't as good as baking - the flavors didn't permeate the salmon.
No, it isn't smoked. Just plain. I mixed up a bit of dill and lemon juice and covered it in that before baking. I tried the lemon and dill mixture on some walleye I had a week ago and I really liked it so tried it on the salmon....it was wonderful!
You guys are making me hungry. MMmmm I love salmon. I'll have to try it with the garlic and Rosemary(not much into dill though). I usually top mine with mango salsa from Costco. Yummy!
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RE: Cooking for One - The Singles Food Thread - 3/15/2008 10:39:09 PM
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Oh yeah...mango salsa would be wonderful on fish. I tried the fruit salsa that Schwan's has and it was okay....but I love the peach/mango &pineapple salsa from WalMart and that would probably be better...and much cheaper.
Thanks for the idea Nadine. I've been trying to have fish at least once a week and trying to think of new ways.
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RE: Cooking for One - The Singles Food Thread - 3/15/2008 10:46:33 PM
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Oh yeah...mango salsa would be wonderful on fish. I tried the fruit salsa that Schwan's has and it was okay....but I love the peach/mango &pineapple salsa from WalMart and that would probably be better...and much cheaper.
Thanks for the idea Nadine. I've been trying to have fish at least once a week and trying to think of new ways.
Your welcome! We eat fish once a week too. We only eat meat 3 times a week 1 chicken, one red meat and one fish. My kids like fish, however if it is a little fishy they don't want to eat it. I read somewhere that if you poach it in vermoth and lime or lemon before you grill or broil it it takes away the fishiness. It actually does work. Now I miss the flavor, if I don't do it.LOL
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RE: Cooking for One - The Singles Food Thread - 3/15/2008 10:59:52 PM
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I'm with your kids on that one, Nadine....I don't like fishy fish. I tend to like the milder ones. My favorite is the White fish you can get here in the Great Lakes. Next week I'm going to try tilapia...never had it before but it's on sale so figured it's a good time to try it out.
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RE: Cooking for One - The Singles Food Thread - 3/15/2008 11:57:36 PM
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Admittedly, I eat too many when I cook them this way since I'm a pancake piglet. Pancakes are, therefore, a rare but delicious treat!
It's not exactly cooking for one as I've got the Girl but we do a lot of pancakes on Sat morning. Ib ought a new griddle this year as we wore the last one out (and it will work nicely for the GT!) Should be able to do 9 pancakes at a time.
I've got an 8 cup pyrex mixing bowl that I use as my "pourer". That and a soft rubber spatula and I get the perfect pancakes. Lathered down with butter and real maple syrup and kiss teh diet goodbye for a few minutes. Yum Yum.
You're adding yet another reason to attend the GT. Pancakes! I don't know why you would ruin the pancakes with syrup, though. 
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RE: Cooking for One - The Singles Food Thread - 3/15/2008 11:59:52 PM
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My family celebrated my birthday tonight (a week and a few days later). I got to cook dinner.  As I was cooking, I thought about how much I love having people over and feeding them.
How does this apply to this thread? We don't always have to cook for one. We can invite friends and loved ones over for fellowship and cook for them.
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RE: Cooking for One - The Singles Food Thread - 3/16/2008 12:01:44 AM
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How does this apply to this thread? We don't always have to cook for one. We can invite friends and loved ones over for fellowship and cook for them.
So true, I often make something to take when I visit friends.
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RE: Cooking for One - The Singles Food Thread - 3/16/2008 12:11:50 AM
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You don't use syrup on pancakes, Shema? 
Ewwww, no way. Butter only. :)
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RE: Cooking for One - The Singles Food Thread - 3/16/2008 12:15:37 AM
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You guys are making me hungry.
Me, too.
I wish I had something to add to all of this.
These are all great posts, by the way. :)
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RE: Cooking for One - The Singles Food Thread - 3/16/2008 5:16:58 PM
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Someone got me hooked on a really yummy peaches and whiskey sauce
What is it with the ladies here and the hard liquor. Would this be a jack daniels sauce by any chance?
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