Really Simple Recipes

Simple Queso -

Velveeta cheese block

Can of Rotel

Garlic , Salt and Pepper

3-5 mins in MW

Wala

...And another, now I'll leave it to someone else to clog up the internets...



Ingredients:

2 lbs. chuck/boneless short ribs.
1 onion diced
3 stalks of celery including tops (medium green leaves and young pale yellow leaf, no stem)
1 medium size head of garlic minced
1 small head of cabbage (remove core completely to avoid strong taste)
2 carrots scrapped clean
1 can whole tomatoes
Flour
Salt and pepper (black coarse)
Beef Bouillon @6 tspns.


Mirepoix:
Oregano
Thyme
Sage
Rosemary
Basil
Finely chop leaves
4-5 small bay leaves
Minced celery leaves

Prep:
Thoroughly wash celery stalks and cut 1, in thirds including the white bottom stalk.
Cut the other 2 stalks into julienned strips (thin), line them up and dice them fine also.
Cut the meat into small chunks no bigger than 3/4” X 3/4”.
Put flour into bowl and lightly flour the meat chunks in preparation to be browned in an iron skillet.
Grate 2 carrots and set aside.
Blanche head of cabbage after you have quartered it.
After blanching cut quarters into strips and dice into 1” X 1” pieces.
Pour a quart of water into large 4-6 qts heavy bottom stock or soup pot, add beef bouillon and bring to boil. Add spices and celery chunks along with the white root from all the celery stalks (3).
Put a little pure virgin olive oil in the cast iron skillet and sauté, lightly brown the garlic (minced) and the onion (diced) along with the celery (minced) and leaf…when done onion is translucent, put it all in the soup pot.
Using a slotted spoon, pull the celery chunks that you used for flavor OUT and discard.
Brown the meat chunks lightly to medium brown in the oil from the garlic, etc. When all browned put it in the soup pot.
Add the cabbage to the soup pot.
Add the spices, bay leaves, and a can of whole tomatoes that you have broken (the tomatoes) up so that it better mixes in the soup.
Add the carrots, grated.

Heat for about 60-90 minutes (boiling), then let cool and skim any fat off the top sacrificing a little of the ingredients, but getting the fat off.

PUT SOUP INTO LARGE BOWL….
PUT A HEAPING TABLESPOON OF SOUR CREAM IN MIDDLE OF SOUP BOWL(after soup is in)

EAT WITH BLACK PUMPERNICKEL BREAD AND SWEET BUTTER…ENJOY

Moon Pie Madness, open wrap, open RC Cola, Viola Belly Buster.!

C'mon folks lets see some of those recipes. (I'm copying them to word and saving them for future references.)

Simplest and tastiest pasta in the world. I eat it at least once a week and it only takes 10 minutes total (well plus some time to boil water, but you can be doing anything else while that is happening).

Spaghetti Aglio e Olio con Peperoncini

1. Set 1 lb of spaghetti to boil in salted water ("salato come il mare" like my mother would say "as salty as the ocean")
2. slice 8 cloves of garlic paper thin
3. heat 1/3 cup olive oil in small frying pan
4. add some crushed red pepper
5. add garlic and saute until soft and just turning golden on the edges. no more than 2 minutes!!!!!! Really it is just toss for a minute to get the flavor of garlic in the oil.
6. remove from flame and add 1/2 cup of pasta cooking water to stop the cooking (dump it quick so it doesn't splatter)
7. When pasta is cooked drain, toss with olive oil mixture
8. top with grated cheese and black pepper  (add fresh basil if you are feeling fancy)

I used to make that with Angel Hair.

What???

^^ Looks Delicious will try soon and report

My grandpa favorite. This is what he cooked when my grandma would go out of town and he would stay home.

A few beef roasts, a bag of potatoes, a few whole onions. Salt and pepper.

Put everything in a huge pot, let cook, eat for a week.

He was a simple man.

This is all looking good...let's see some more...I know you folks eat..let's do it.

Here is another favorite for REAL key lime pie...like they make in Key West.


1 Graham cracker crust, blind baked with egg white wash, sprinkled with cinnamon, baked for 4-5 minutes, let cool!!

4 EGG YOLKS BEATEN WITH 1 TSPN. VANILLA

1 SMALL CAN CONDENSED, SWEETENED MILK (MINOT OR EAGLE)

6 OZ. “NELLIE AND JOE’S” KEY LIME JUICE

Beat together and let sit for a few minutes

Pour mix into pie crust and bake at 325-350 for about 25-30 minutes until pie filling is firmish.

Let cool completely, at least 1 hour.

Top with real whipped cream and refrigerate for 2-3 hours before serving.

Even faster and easier! Most of the time is waiting for the pasta to cook.

Spaghetti Squash:

1. Pre-heat the oven to 375˚
2. Cut a spaghetti squash in half lengthwise.
3. Scoop out the seeds and stringy guts
4. Place the two halves in a Pyrex baking dish.
5. Stick the baking dish in the oven.
6. Forget about it for approximately 80 - 90 minutes
7. Check to see if done, and if done, remove from oven and turn off oven.
8. Let rest for 10 minutes
9. Scoop out the strands into a casserole dish that has a cover.
10. Dump whatever you want on the spaghetti squash.
11. Eat

Easy turkey recipe.

Set oven to 500f, if you live where it isn’t Fahrenheit you’ll need to do the math. Wipe turkey inside and out until dry, rub the outside of cavity with unsalted butter then use your own amount of salt to taste based on past experience, fresh cracked pepper if desired and a few bay leaves under the skin and body. Rub the inside of the cavity with salted butter then fill the cavity with unpopped popcorn and sew cavity closed. Face the butt end of the turkey towards the back of the oven then close. No need to set a timer since the turkey will let you know it’s finished as the pressure from all the popcorn will propel it through the stove door against the wall on the other side, if you are good at calculating trajectory you can place a platter to prevent it from hitting the floor, the popcorn is for the football game so you’ll need to decide what vegetables to go with it. Enjoy.
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