What's for supper tonight?

Heineken Man --
My mom's turkey meatball recipe (I saute in olive oil, but she's also baked them -- 375, 30-35 min depending on size of meatball, make sure you spray the cookie sheet with Pam or whatever)

1 lb lean ground turkey
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup onions, finely chopped
1/4 cup parsley, chopped
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon oregano
1 egg, beaten
1/2 cup dry breadcrumbs

Mix all the ingredients and shape into 30 meatballs apprx. 1" across.
Spray a nonstick pan lightly with veggie oil.
Cook the meatballs for 5-6 minutes or until cooked through and nicely browned on the outside You will likely have to repeat the process for a second batch unless you have one big frypan!

 

Everytime I check into this thread 2 things happen.

One, I get very hungry. And two, I am again embarrased at the shallowness of my cooking knowledge. So many of you can really bring it in the kitchen. I am very impressed.


And spup...You changed your hair to a color "Doc likes"? I can't get my wife to believe me when I say "it looks nice straight". You're some secure woman. ;D

 

It's a color I've had before. I'm not completely innocent, though. He hates it pulled up and tells me it looks amazing down, but in the mornings, I always pull it up because I hate bedhead no matter what he tells me.

 

Now that sounds more like home.

 

Dirk ... I've always been curious about that. I guess it's because I was always expected to know how to cook at home, what with two cooking women in my ear all the time.

But what about it seems daunting? The measuring? Timing? Honestly, I'm flummoxed. I know some recipes are telling you to saute this and sift that, but usually you just throw stuff together...

 

Shottie,

I can get by in the kitchen. Mom made sure I had a rudimentary knowledge, for which I thank her. And I am sure I can follow a recipe. But I don't feel all that secure in the kitchen. I hate it when I screw up and have to throw something out. (it's happened). People here talk about some pretty cool recipes and act like it's not a big deal to throw it together. For me, something like the burger pocket thingies (technical term), would be an all day sucker, and I would worry that it wasn't right the whole time.

Plus, I have been married for 20 years to an outstanding cook, so it's never been necessary.

I can grill, and barbecue, and keep a body alive if I need to.

But people who aren't scared of the kitchen impress me.

 

Once I figured out to take cookies and biscuits out of the oven 3-4 minutes before you think they're done, I licked the final frontier.

 

sloppy joes and mac and cheese

 

Ragu -- I love couscous. I usually make sun-dried tomatoes couscous and roasted asparagus. So good.

 

Best single thing I've had in the last month were fried macaroni & cheese bites at the Bloomsburg Fair.

I will be dedicating my first angioplasty to them.

 

One of the chain places is advertising those now. I think it's TGIFridays.

So you may not have to wait for your next fair to get started on that bypass.