Could You lend me Your favourite recipe? Anything will do. Nothing fancy, just good old fashioned tasty food?

Question

I have just been looking in the cupboard and realised that I am sick of My own cooking. (No. It is not that bad) I want to try something different for a change. Try Someone else's way of preparing a dish or a meal. Make sense?

Thanking You in advance!

Answer 1

One the French specialties are Gratin, so here are a few of my favorites

CAULIFLOWER GRATIN :
Clean and boil the cauliflower for about 8 minutes.

On the side, make a sauce like this : 30 grams of flour
30 grams of butter
salt & pepper
a touch of nutmeg
1/2 liter of whole milk

In a pot, melt the butter, add the flour and when golden a little,
add the milk, salt, pepper and nutmeg.
With a wisk, mix it all. Then use a wooden spoon until the sauce is thick.
It takes a little while, but don't stop stiring.
Put a little of the sauce in the an long oven dish to cover the bottom,
then the cauliflower and pour the rest of the sauce all over.
Add the shredded gruyère on top (trust me, this cheese is the best
if you need melted cheese, and you can find it in every supermarkets),
put in the oven until
the cheese is golden, checking on the cauliflower, it can't be too cooked.

You can do the same gratin with :
-Big macaroni (again boil the pasta first, just that when keeping
on cooking in the oven they won't be over cooked, put in oven dish, pour sauce,
gruyère on top, oven at 380°)
-Leeks

BELGIUM ENDIVES GRATIN :
6 endives (not too big)
9 slices of regular cooked ham
Gruyère cheese (in every supermarket)
30 grams of butter
30 grams of flour
1/2 liter of milk
a pinch of nutmeg
salt & pepper

Boil or steam the endives a little first, then drain water.
In a pot make a sauce : put the butter and when melted ad the flour, stir to mix it well.
When golden a little, add the milk and use a whisk to mix. Add the salt, pepper and nutmeg.
Stir continuously with a wooden spoon until the sauce is thick, it takes a little time.
In 1/2 slice of ham, put a little bit of shredded gruyère, wrap the endives
one by one (each must completly wrapped).
Butter an oven dish (not too much), pour a little bit of the sauce to just cover
the bottom, lay the endives on, pour the rest of the sauce, sprinkle with shredded gruyère gruyère.
Baked in the oven at 380° until the sauce is bubbling and the cheese is well gold

An some other ideas too

RATATOUILLE (for 6 people) :
4 zucchinis
4 bell peppers of different colors
3 eggplants
2 big onions (sliced)
5 crushed garlic cloves
thyme & bay leaves
1 cup of olive oil
2 big cans of whole peeled tomatoes
salt & pepper

Diced the vegetables (all of them), not too thick and not thin.
In a pot, put the butter, the sliced onion, crushed garlic.
When the onions are golden, add the peeled tomatoes (drained
the max you can of their juice), the
thyme and bay leaves, salt pepper (a little).
Let the liquid evaporate and then add first the bell peppers,
salt & pepper ( a little), then 10 minutes after,
the zucchini & eggplants, salt & pepper, a little.
You can serve this hot, or very cold as an apetizer

VEGETABLES MACEDOINE :
A bag of frozen peas (or fresh peas)
1/2 a bag of baby carrots
2-3 white potatoes
2 onions
1 pack of salted pork (diced, without the white fat)
Butter

In a pot, put the butter, the sliced onions and the diced pork.
Add the frozen peas and bay leaves. About 10 minutes after, the diced potatoes,
and 5 minutes after the carots.
Cook until the vegetable are cook the way you like

FLANK STEAK, SHALLOTS & VINEGAR :
1 big flank steak (or skirt steak)
tons of sliced shallots
1 1/2 glass of vinegar
butter
salt & pepper

In a pan, put some butter, then when melted, add the shallots, a little salt & pepper and
when golden, take them out and put the steak in the pan, salt & pepper again.
Cook on medium heat. When golden on both size, add the shallots and the vinegar and
let it reduced a little. When you have an homogeneous sauce, it's done.
Serve with boiled potatoes or fresh pasta

PORK CHOPS :
sliced onions
sliced bell pepper
mustard (Dijon mustard is best)
white wine
salt & pepper

Put the chops in an oven dish, with oil & butter.
Spread some mustard on them and add the ingredients on top.
Put in the oven at 380°, and when the butter is bubbling, pour the wine on top of the chop.
Baked until the juice has reduced

MUSSELS MARINIERE :
Mussels
Sliced onions (small pieces)
Dry white wine, not sweet at all
Double cream or crème fraîche
Flour
Butter
Salt & pepper

In a pot, put the butter, shallots and onion, salt & pepper, the wine and
a little touch of flour to thicken it just a little.
Add the mussels that should be covered by the liquid.
Before serving, add kitchen spoon of cream (depending of the quantity
you're making, 2-3-4 etc spoons).

SHRIMPS WHISKEY (or scallops):
Shrimps or scallops
heavy cream
a glass of whiskey or cognac (whiskey better)
salt & pepper
butter

Put butter in a pan and when melted, add the peeled shrimps (you can leave the skin,
but it's messier to eat), salt & pepper.
Cook on medium heat.
When starting to turn pink, turn the heat to the max, pour the alcohol and light a fire with
a match (careful the eyebrows ;-)). Then add the cream and voilà !
Serve over white rice (better) or fresh pasta

They are all quite easy to make, they look long because I talk too much ;)

Answer 2

I recommend a bowl of Oatmeal. Now before you stop reading I will tell you why.
Oatmeal which is Rolled Oats is very very good for you. You get fiber and there are no allergies to oats like there is to wheat, and it is wonderful for your digestive system.
Quaker Oats (quick cooking) not the instant ones.
I cup of Filtered or bottles water
1/2 cup of oats
1/4 tspn of sea salt
1/4 cup of blueberries fresh or frozen or cook a half an apple with it.
1/2 tspn of ground cinnamon
6 walnut halves chopped fine.
Stevia (a liquid herbal sweetener)

Put water to boil, just before it boils slowly stir in the oatmeal.
if you want apples add finely cut pieces now. I just cook up some before hand and keep in the fridge and then just add a couple of tablespoons full just before the oatmeal is done. Keep it quite liquidy, you do not want it to be thick. Now if you choose the blueberries which are very high in anti-oxidents which our bodies need add them just when the oatmeal is cooked. add your salt sprinkle on the cinnamon add the Stevia be careful as it is very sweet, toss in the walnut peices and stir it all up, and eat it. NO MILK!' If you think you cannot eat it without milk use Rice Milk. Get off of cows milk unless you can get it directly from the cow, as when it is pasteurized it kills all the good out of it. As for Vitamin D and calcium you can use other sources.
This is so delicious and you can eat it any time. It is of course a breakfast but you can eat it any time. In fact I am going to go and have some right now as a snack.
This is a very Healthy meal for anyone, Enjoy
Do not use sugar of any kind or the substitutes they are killers.

Answer 3

Hope you like cheap steak. You'll need a large cut (1lb.-1.5) of skirt or flank steak, (they are technically different, but most grocery butchers don't bother). Prep. is easy--perforate the steak throughout with a fork, both sides. Place steak into a ziploc bag with 1 part olive oil (not extra virgin, just cheapo), 2 parts soy sauce; some salt and pepper as you like it; a sprig or two of fresh rosemary, and shake. After shaking, let the bag lie flat and sealed on a flat surface for at least fifteen minutes. Remove the steak and cook in an oiled skillet set on medium-high for about 2 minutes per side--you should end up with a great tasting, rough steak.

Answer 4

Brownies (in case you want dessert, too. these are a family recipe passed down for generations - very easy and good) - 1) Melt 2 cubes butter in 13x9 baking pan in 350 F oven. In large bowl, mix 2 cups sugar, 3 Tablespoons cocoa, a dash of salt, 2 teaspoons baking powder, and 1 and 3/4 cups all purpose flour until it's all one color. Add 4 eggs and the melted butter and 2 teaspoons vanilla. Add 1 cup nuts if desired and mix again. Bake at 350 Fahrenheit oven for approx 25-30 min.

Answer 5

If you have canned refrigerator biscuit dough, break the dough up and lightly roll the pieces with your fingers into little teaspoon size balls. Heat 1/2 inch cooking oil in frying pan just a tad under the hottest range setting. Carefully drop all of the balls into the hot oil, stand by them constantly (they golden up FAST), turn and golden up on the other side. They basically just kinda bobble over. The second side golden's up MUCH faster than the first, so be attentive. Remove them from the oil quickly with a holey spoon and drain them on a paper towel. Sprinkle with lots of table sugar immediately. Eat them while they are hot. YUM. This takes all together only about a commercial break.

Answer 6

Potato Soup. - This is one of my favorite recipes my father brought from Ireland. It is PERFECT for a cold day.

Peel and cube potatoes (for one person 2 or 3 is enough)
dice onions (to a ratio of about 1/10th of the potatoes or less)

Boil well. When the potatoes have reached the stage for mashed potatoes, drain completely and return to the pot.
Add butter and milk to make a thick soup.
Spice with celery leaves and celery salt.

Answer 7

METHE DOSA

Soak one cup of rice for one hour and grind it thick barter. Add grated coconuts, salt and chilly powder to taste, half cup of finely chopped methe leaves. Spread the barter on non-sticky pan. Eat the hot dosa with ghee or butter which you prefer.