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[Hopman]

I'm willing to bet that somewhere out there in Rangerland, there is some great food. Either you cook or you've found a hole-in-the-wall in your travels that blows your socks off and blows you're mother's _______ away.

I'm curious on what you guys (and gals) are cooking out there.

I recently stumbled across a buger joint in Cambridge, MA called "Flat Patties."
Worth the trip from Concord, NH, even if I wasn't down in Boston for something else that day.

I've also been known to makes some good stuff at home. Garlic (in the right ammount) makes anything better.

 

[straycat]

I'm willing to bet that somewhere out there in Rangerland, there is some great food. Either you cook or you've found a hole-in-the-wall in your travels that blows your socks off and blows you're mother's _______ away.

I'm curious on what you guys (and gals) are cooking out there.

I recently stumbled across a buger joint in Cambridge, MA called "Flat Patties."
Worth the trip from Concord, NH, even if I wasn't down in Boston for something else that day.

I've also been known to makes some good stuff at home. Garlic (in the right ammount) makes anything better.

We don't eat four legged animals. Fish and chicken once in awhile and sometimes turkey. We eats lots of fruit and veggies. Here is my White Chili recipe that you might enjoy. It is very low in salt and fat as well...

One large can Puree (add one can of water with puree)
One can diced tomatoes (no salt added)
One can tomato paste (organic)
2 cans butter beans (rinse and drain)
1 can of chili beans (rinse and drain).
1 large Onion
1 large red pepper
1 large yellow pepper
3 large chicken breast (skined and boned)
2 tps of chili powder (season to taste)
2 tbs of onion powder (season to taste)
2 tbs Cumin (season to taste)
2 tbs of Rosemary Garlic powder


Brown onions and peppers in large pot (need a top)
Add puree and one can water
Add tomato paste and diced tomatoes
Add spices and bring to a boil and then to a simmer.
Cover the pot for 1 hour.
Stir the mixture and taste it and then add more seasoning if you think you need more. Let simmer for another hour.
Add the beans to the mixture and simmer for an hour with the top off to thicken up the chili.
Meanwhile grill the chicken with the Rosemary Garlic. Cut into nice size bites and add to the chili and let simmer for one hour with the top back on.
If you want it thicker then take of the top to let it thicken up some more.
This is a very healthy dinner and very tasty. I have been making this for several years and all my family and friends love this chili.

Straycat

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

One of my favorites to make is a b@$t@rdized version of Shepherd's Pie.

1 lb ground meat (you're supposed to use lamb, but I typically use beef, so that's why it's b@$t@rdized)
1 can of corn (or whatever veggie you prefer)
Mashed potatoes (I usually cheat and use a packet of boxed mashed potatoes)

Brown the meat in a skillet (I use an iron skillet) and season it to taste (salt, pepper, garlic, onion, cajun spice, worsteshire sauce, whatever you prefer - there's no set type of seasoning combination)

Layer it in the bottom of a pyrex dish. Rinse the veggies and put them on top of the meat. Prepare the 'taters and layer them on top of the veggies (I mix some cheese in with the 'taters). Throw the whole thing in the oven on 350* F for a few minutes until it's heated full through an the tops of the 'taters start to brown a lil (for some reason boxed 'taters don't like to brown so just go till it's heated full through).

Enjoy!


I also have a collection of local resturants I visit for various menu items.

 

[Great_Big_Abyss]

I think that when shepherds pie is made with Beef, its then called cottage pie.

I like to think that I am the omelette master. NO recipe, I usually just throw a bunch of ingredients together. I do my omelettes one of two ways: Either pan fried in and folded over in the traditional way, or: I'll mix all the 'good's stuff into the beaten eggs, and throw it into the oven where it rises like a souffle. Yumm, tasty. BTW, cast-iron skillets rule the world.

 

[94twodoor]

Juicy Hamburgers-
Make hamburger patties however you like them.
Make 2 cans cream of mushroom soup.
Make mashed potatoes.

Put taters on plate, soak with soup, place patty on top, reapply soup.
Damn good eats!
I eat mine with sea salt and lots of black pepper.

 

[EnglishDan]

The difference between a cottage pie and shepards pie is a cottage pie has cheese on top of the mash.

 

[Great_Big_Abyss]

The difference between a cottage pie and shepards pie is a cottage pie has cheese on top of the mash.

Oh, okay. Either way, both are very tasty

 

[Hopman]

I think that when shepherds pie is made with Beef, its then called cottage pie.

I like to think that I am the omelette master. NO recipe, I usually just throw a bunch of ingredients together. I do my omelettes one of two ways: Either pan fried in and folded over in the traditional way, or: I'll mix all the 'good's stuff into the beaten eggs, and throw it into the oven where it rises like a souffle. Yumm, tasty. BTW, cast-iron skillets rule the world.

I belive Alton Brown would call that "refridgerator velcro."

One of my favorites to make is a b@$t@rdized version of Shepherd's Pie.

1 lb ground meat (you're supposed to use lamb, but I typically use beef, so that's why it's b@$t@rdized)
1 can of corn (or whatever veggie you prefer)
Mashed potatoes (I usually cheat and use a packet of boxed mashed potatoes)

Brown the meat in a skillet (I use an iron skillet) and season it to taste (salt, pepper, garlic, onion, cajun spice, worsteshire sauce, whatever you prefer - there's no set type of seasoning combination)

I do this on occasion at home, except I saute some onions & chopped garlic before I add the beef in to brown.

I also make a mean "corn chowdah"

Software:
5-6 medium potatoes (russets or Yukon Golds work well)
1 POUND bacon
1 bag frozen corn
3 cans sweet corn
2 cans cremed corn
2-3 onions (depending on size & your taste)
3 cans evaporated milk
1-2 tablespoons chopped garlic (again, depending on taste)
Salt & pepper (fresh cracked ONLY!!!)

Hardware:
large stock pot
wooden spoon
drainer
can opener

1. Peel, chop, and cook the spuds until tender.
2. Drain & put aside.
3. Chop up the bacon & place into the pot.
4. On the LOWEST heat you have, slowly render out the bacon fat, but NOT until the bacon's crispy.
5. Chop the onion and place into the pot w/ the bacon, cooking it on medium heat until the onion's translucent.
6. Toss everything else (the corns, milk & the drained taters) into the pot and simmer on LOW heat until it's warm & steaming.
7. Season & serve.
8. Go back for seconds!

 

[BlackBII]

Aside from eating at the "Y", Carls Jr is my favorite place.

 

[Ozwynn]

Impossible Cheeseburger Pie

2 pounds ground beef
1/2 of a medium purple onion (chopped)
2 clove garlic (chopped)
15oz can crushed pineapple (not drained)
2tbs apple sauce
1/4 cup apple juice
splash of Teriyaki sauce
1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
3 eggs
1 box of cornmeal
2 pounds shredded medium cheddar
15oz can chunk pineapple, drained
Mashed potatos (your own favorite recipe)

in a large bowl combine all ingredients except cornmeal, potatos, and cheese.

this will be a little runny....... sprinkle in cornmeal 1tbs at a time until mixture is stiff like a meatloaf mixture.

smash meat mixture in to a regular sized cake pan.... pack it in tight
spread pineapple chunks on top of meat mixture
sprinkle half of the cheese on the pineaple
cover with mashed potatos
cover with remaining cheese

bake in preheated oven at 375 for 1 hour.

 

[Hopman]

I never thought about using pineapple & burger together. I may have to try that.

 

[Ozwynn]

yeah, my wife says I have a flair (right sp?) for mixing flavors.

 

[Hopman]

Cooking is like building a truck: you've gotta mix & match to find combos that work best. Sometimes the best ones are unexpected.

 

[COPPERHEAD85]

A really good Omelet I think is to use left over Pizza hut Supreme pizza toppings.
While your eggs are cooking in the skillet,pull out the left over Pizza and microwave it to get the toppings warm.Scrape the toppings off the crust on to your egg,fold it over and your done.
Each slice makes a pretty good one or you can go mack daddy and put two inside it.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

I'm going to try this one out in the near future... got two packages of bacon in the fridge for my attempt at this....

http://www.peppersandsmoke.com/bbq/burgers/index.html