You feel or think you are cooking an exotic or gourmet dish when you cook...
ok, if anybody says ramen noodles, uh, no—that ain’t exotic. but hey if you can really hook up ramen then, you go girl! or you go boy! please share…
bottom line, what do you do in a pinch with your meats or fridge staples, i.e., eggs, milk, asparagus, beets, cheese, pickles, beer or whatever is in your fridge when the budget forces you to be creative?
whatever it is, it turns out quite tasty and/or creative, but you didnt mean it to be… you know?
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@FireMadeFlesh ever had an egg and provolone cheese omelet with onions and grilled asparagus? to die for! i came up with it when i didnt have no money for take-out and just searched in the fridge for whatever because i was so damn hungry. i needed something quick.
When I have left over chop suey, I make my dad’s version of Egg Foo Yung.
Mix egg and milk like you would for scrambled eggs. Then stir in the leftover chop suey add some chinese noodles if you want to. Then drop a serving spoonful into hot skillet and fry, turning once. Serve with soy sauce or hot mustard.
Most of the recipes from my Afghan cookbook. I love making different things, so I often look for ethnic food recipes online. I made a Swiss fondue tonight.
@charliecompany34 When the morrel mushrooms are in season here, I like to gather some and some fresh wild asparagus which I use to make stir fry with whatever I have in the fridge that I think will work with it.
@WestRiverrat i order egg foo yung all the time, but always wondered how it is made. do you know?
When the frig is sparse then I round up any leftover vegies to cut up and cook into a box of Rice o Roni wild rice mix. If I’ve only got eggs then I scramble them and serve them on top of the rice, maybe with grated cheese. If I’ve got some meat the I’ll slice it thin or cube it and pan braise it to on top of the vegied rice.
@charliecompany34 I only know how to make my dad’s. I am sure if you get onto one of the recipe sites you will find lots of recipes.
I make oatmeal when I am stumped.
I am often stumped.;)
Do I have enough red wine?
steak tartare, hummus, baba ganoush, gazpacho, pad thai, szechuan chicken
—or when i vinaigrette asparagus, make a bearnaise sauce for asparagus
make a perfect omelet with sauteed leftovers for filler [you listed good ingredients for omelet—incl milk, cheese, asparagus]
make a health drink with beets etc look up recipe for borscht
get molly katzen’s moosewood cookbook or others by her or any of sheilah kaufman’s cookbooks and look at the ingredients. When you have most of them you can wing it
potatoes, asparagus, cilantro, diced tomato, green pepper, onions, and hot spices/seasoning, sea salt.
fry up all that up, melt some grated harvati on top, then cook an egg over easy on top. Et voila. Yummy and easy. I have it almost every weekend.
Stir fry with left over meats and fried rice with various veggies left in the crisper. Always turns out better than expected and very easy to make!
Anything with Spam.
What’s that you said? No? I think you’re just being an elitist.
@charliecompany34 It sure sounds good, but I’m not up to cooking omelettes yet. I’ll give it a go another time!
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