Discussion Recipe Exchange

[GoodPersonEffed]

Another member posted asking if folks cook for themselves. I responded that I order groceries every couple of weeks, spend a couple days cooking, and freeze everything in individual portions for thawing and reheating. I particularly enjoy Mediterranean, Indian, Thai, and Mexican cuisines.

I'm always on the lookout for new recipes, and invite folks to share their faves!

Here are links to some favorite recipes of mine:

Spoiler: Easy Chicken Shwarma

Easy Chicken Shawarma Recipe (Video) | The Mediterranean Dish

Easy homemade chicken shawarma recipe, baked right in your sheet pan! Recipe includes a great video tutorial and how to make your own shawarma spices.

www.themediterraneandish.com

I eat this with basmati rice and a sauce of Greek yogurt mixed with a little milk.

Spoiler: Chickpeas and Rice

Roasted & Spiced Chickpeas Recipe from Jessica Seinfeld | Jessica Seinfeld

A delicious Roasted & Spiced Chickpeas recipe from Jessica Seinfeld

jessicaseinfeld.com

I use the same Greek yogurt and milk sauce.

Spoiler: Mediterranean Bean Salad

Lebanese Lemon-Parsley Bean Salad - Cookie and Kate

Fresh and flavorful chickpea and kidney bean salad with lemon, parsley and garlic. It's a healthy, vegan, gluten-free, Mediterranean-style salad or side..

cookieandkate.com

I use only chickpeas, substituting the kidney beans with more chickpeas, and I sprinkle in some lemon zest.

Spoiler: Thai Pork & Peanut Curry

Thai pork & peanut curry

Use fragrant hot red curry paste as the base to this coconut curry dish with baby sweetcorn, coriander and soy

www.bbcgoodfood.com

I add a bag of frozen stir fry vegetables and serrano chiles.

Spoiler: Mango Cucumber Rice Salad

Best Mango Cucumber Rice Salad recipes

Find all the best Mango Cucumber Rice Salad recipes on Food Network. We've got more mango cucumber rice salad dishes, recipes and ideas than you can dream of!

www.google.com

Spoiler: Lentil Salad

Lentil, Tomato & Feta Salad recipe | PCC Community Markets

www.pccmarkets.com

It's a little dry, so I add extra olive oil.

Spoiler: Mexican Restaurant Salsa

Mexican Restaurant Salsa Recipe

Authentic Mexican restaurant salsa prepared fresh plum tomatoes, white onion, cilantro and serrano peppers just like they make in Mexico. It's simple, fresh tasting and easy to make.

mexicanfoodjournal.com

I add lime, cumin and green onion stalks. I like spicy, so I use 4 arbol or 1-2 serrano chiles and I leave in the seeds.

Spoiler: Restaurant Style Mexican Rice

Restaurant Style Mexican Rice

Our Restaurant Style Mexican Rice rivals anything you can get in a restaurant. It has the perfect consistency and just the right amount of seasoning.

www.favfamilyrecipes.com

Spoiler: Moroccan Salad

Moroccan Chickpea Quinoa Power Salad Recipe | Little Spice Jar

A quick quinoa power salad that that uses leftover quinoa, is vegan, and drizzled with a honey-lemon dressing. Moroccan chickpea salad is filling & healthy!

littlespicejar.com

Spoiler: Cowboy Rice Salad

Cowboy Rice Salad

Take a trip out to the wild west with this SouthWestern COWBOY RICE SALAD! Based on the famous Cowboy Caviar, this brown rice salad is filled with bright flavours!

www.recipetineats.com

I substitute quinoa for the rice, browning the quinoa in a little oil until it's aromatic before adding water, which gives it a richer, almost nutty flavor.

Spoiler: Greek Tzaziki

Tzatziki Recipe (Greek Cucumber Yogurt Sauce) - Cookie and Kate

Learn how to make tzatziki, a traditional Greek yogurt and cucumber sauce with fresh herbs. Tzatziki is a refreshing sauce or dip, and it's so easy to make!

cookieandkate.com

I prefer this over traditional tzaziki recipes, and I throw it in the blender and freeze it in portions.

Spoiler: Indian Mango Chutney

Indian Mango Chutney Recipe - The Daring Gourmet

The BEST EVER Mango Chutney recipe! Sweet and spicy, it's delicious as a spread, dip, or used in a variety of Indian curries and dishes!

www.daringgourmet.com

I love this on vanilla ice cream as well as with entrees. It's really hard to make with a thin cooking pot or at least without a cooking thermometer.

 

[crazy1]

Thanks, i might make the chicken shawarma and the mango cucumber rice salad, they look nice although I might change a few ingredients. Thanks for the cooking inspiration.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...Vaw1JPDGiQpj5G2f2tXcmlFvt&cshid=1583632752267
I made this abit ago and it was really good, if you have access to a slow cooker, although I never follow recipes exactly.

 

[puppy9]

Hope this helps you guys a bit. Good Luck!!!

 

[GoodPersonEffed]

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Hope this helps you guys a bit. Good Luck!!!

To be honest, it was derailing and felt to me like trolling.

It's a recipe exchange, not a nutrition class. "Best ways to cook these vegetables" does not equate a recipe.

So, respectfully, no, it does not help a bit, or at all.

 

[Epsilon0]

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Hope this helps you guys a bit. Good Luck!!!

Oh no! I always cook my kale. Just think of all the vitamins and minerals I have missed all these years.

I probably would not even be here, if I had eaten my greens raw.

What a Bummer

Ah well, it's too late now.

 

[Deleted member 1465]

AFAIK eating raw vs cooked veg simply provides different nutrients. The best way is to do both at different times.
But not my area just what I heard.

 

[puppy9]

To be honest, it was derailing and felt to me like trolling.

It's a recipe exchange, not a nutrition class. "Best ways to cook these vegetables" does not equate a recipe.

So, respectfully, no, it does not help a bit, or at all.

I'm just providing the cooking utensils, yeah it's kinda derailing, Definitely not trolling. What made you come to that conclusion?
I hurt someone's feeling with this. So sorry.

@Fried Egg Recipe

-One egg
-Oil

Heat the oil on a pan, break the egg and fry the egg and take it out. ENJOY

 

[Dear Flabby]

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Hope this helps you guys a bit. Good Luck!!!

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Hope this helps you guys a bit. Good Luck!!!

Hi puppy9, I am just glad to see that you are back:)

 

[GoodPersonEffed]

Spicy chicken vindaloo recipe. I make it with pork, add way more tomato paste, at least a tablespoon of curry powder, and a teaspoon of sugar. Note the ingredients list is missing water or chicken broth, it's in the instructions, I use the broth. I marinate the pork overnight, and I cook for way longer than the time recommended so the meat gets softer and the sauce is thicker.

Spoiler: Spicy Chicken Vindaloo Recipe

Chicken Vindaloo Recipe

A recipe for the popular spicy Indian dish, this spicy, tangy curry is a quick and easy kitchen staple. My version is wonderfully fiery, though you can easily adjust the heat and spice to your preference.

www.chilipeppermadness.com

 

[SuiSqueeze92]

Porchetta recipe



I LOVE this sauce, it's the sauce you find on gyros typically. Just keep tasting it as you add things so it's just right. For anyone wondering, it's pronounced Tuh-Zee-Kee.

 

[GoodPersonEffed]

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Porchetta recipe

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I LOVE this sauce, it's the sauce you find on gyros typically. Just keep tasting it as you add things so it's just right. For anyone wondering, it's pronounced Tuh-Zee-Kee.

That tzaziki sauce is very similar to the recipe I use, just has more garlic. I much prefer the taste of lemon juice, even though vinegar is more traditional.

But where are the steps to these recipes?

 

[SuiSqueeze92]

That tzaziki sauce is very similar to the recipe I use, just has more garlic. I much prefer the taste of lemon juice, even though vinegar is more traditional.

But where are the steps to these recipes?

Sorry lol I just know what to do, at least for these two and I do add lemon juice as well.
The steps for the porchetta you can find on Binging with Babish's YouTube channel, it's pretty simple.

Tzatziki Sauce Recipe

Tzatziki Sauce is a Greek cucumber yogurt dip. This healthy sauce is great with chicken, grilled veggies, pita, gyros, and as a veggie dip.

natashaskitchen.com

The tzatziki recipe and steps can be found here. Remember after peeling the cucumbers to cut out the core of seeds first. For the part of squeezing the water out of it, it helps to add a little bit of salt.

 

[SuiSqueeze92]

New recipe, just made some of these!

Ingredients

- Six to eight eggs, "wet" scrambled
- Ground pork 3lb
- Egg roll wrappers
- Cheese of your choice
- Vegetable oil, enough to cover about half of the egg rolls

Season it as you like, taste to see as you go

1) brown the sausage to your liking, it was good with pretty crispy ground pork, make it as finely chopped as possible

2) set the pork to the side and scramble the eggs lightly, don't season too quick on the eggs otherwise they get a rubbery texture. Don't cook them too long otherwise when you fry them the eggs will be dry

3) heat oil to 350 degrees Fahrenheit

4) wrap about a 1/4 cup of egg and pork mixture into the wrap with the cheese in the middle, this is also a "preference" based on size of egg rolls, learn as you go is the best way

5) with the wrap facing you in a diamond shape, roll the egg roll halfway, tuck the "flaps" off to the side into it, like wrapping a sub and continue to roll until it meets itself.

6) brush egg wash onto the roll that'll act as a "glue" so it won't come apart, about 1/4 of the top "flap" so it glues itself

7) fry egg rolls until it is golden brown and set on a paper towel so the oil won't sit inside of it

8) season with salt immediately, helps absorb moisture and stick to it

9) let them sit for about 5min

10) ENJOY!

These are breakfast sausage, egg and cheese egg rolls :)



I have also made the "Disney" cheeseburger egg rolls and can post that if anyone is interested :) they're VERY good

The eggs and sausage should look about like this



NOTE: this was the "aftermath" of what I had so you'll have more than this, just wanted to show some visuals

 

[Epsilon0]

Today I made red lentil and tomato soup. Probably my favourite dish! Nothing beats it with a slice of whole wheat home made bread.

 

[SuiSqueeze92]

Today I made red lentil and tomato soup. Probably my favourite dish! Nothing beats it with a slice of whole wheat home made bread.

Let's see that recipe! :)

I've always been curious about lentils... and btw the egg roll recipe will make about 15 egg rolls