What's Cooking 4/29/23

[jmcquown]

Spaghetti sauce. Minced onion and garlic cooked until translucent with
a pound of Italian sausage, seasoned with S&P. Add tomato sauce and
Italian seasoning*. As usual, I'll grate a fresh zucchini into the
sauce. Cover and simmer on low, stirring occasionally.

*Someone recently criticized Italian seasoning blend. It's nothing more
than dried marjoram, oregano (those two herbs are pretty much
interchangeable, although marjoram is slightly sweeter) thyme, crushed
rosemary, basil and sage. It's easier to buy a bottle of Italian
seasoning than to have separate bottles of each dried herb, but hey, do
whatever you like.

Ah, but that's not what's for dinner tonight. The spaghetti sauce is
for tomorrow. Dinner tonight will be pan-seared scallops served with
roasted asparagus. :)

Jill

[Dave Smith]

I have some pizza dough proofing and we will be having a vegetarian pizza.

[Thomas]

Crock pot chuck roast, potatos, carrots and baby portobello shrooms. Red and green sweet peppers for some color.

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

On Saturday, April 29, 2023 at 12:18:03 PM UTC-5, jmcquown wrote:
>
> Spaghetti sauce. Minced onion and garlic cooked until translucent with
> a pound of Italian sausage, seasoned with S&P. Add tomato sauce and
> Italian seasoning*. As usual, I'll grate a fresh zucchini into the
> sauce. Cover and simmer on low, stirring occasionally.
>

> Ah, but that's not what's for dinner tonight. The spaghetti sauce is
> for tomorrow. Dinner tonight will be pan-seared scallops served with
> roasted asparagus. :)
>
> Jill
>

Perhaps some hamburgers in the air fryer, no buns so they will be consumed
on white bread. I'm planning on getting four out of a pound of ground chuck
for lunches/dinner later this week.

[jmcquown]

Enjoy! I do know how to make pizza dough (both thick and thin crust)
but it's not interesting enough for me to bother with.

Jill

[Sqwertz]

On Sat, 29 Apr 2023 13:17:51 -0400, jmcquown wrote:

> Spaghetti sauce. Minced onion and garlic cooked until translucent with
> a pound of Italian sausage, seasoned with S&P. Add tomato sauce and
> Italian seasoning*. As usual, I'll grate a fresh zucchini into the
> sauce. Cover and simmer on low, stirring occasionally.
>
> *Someone recently criticized Italian seasoning blend. It's nothing more
> than dried marjoram, oregano (those two herbs are pretty much
> interchangeable, although marjoram is slightly sweeter) thyme, crushed
> rosemary, basil and sage. It's easier to buy a bottle of Italian
> seasoning than to have separate bottles of each dried herb, but hey, do
> whatever you like.

There's no standard formulation. My blend is basil Oregano,
Rosemary and thyme. And I keep separate stashes of all those
except basil which I grow fresh (it's near worthless dried).

>
> Ah, but that's not what's for dinner tonight. The spaghetti sauce is
> for tomorrow. Dinner tonight will be pan-seared scallops served with
> roasted asparagus. :)

Roasted? <gasp!>

-sw

[Bruce]

On Sat, 29 Apr 2023 19:44:21 -0500, Sqwertz <sqwe...@gmail.compost>
wrote:

Beats steamed.

[Hank Rogers]

SIgh. You didn't get any further than Popeye.

You'll have to whack off again, like kuth.

Maybe you could glue some quarters to the sidewalk and hide in the
bushes to watch.

You always get off on that.

[jmcquown]

I know you love your air fryer but is one really good for cooking
hamburgers?

Jill

[Bryan Simmons]

"It's not interesting enough for me to bother with."

"It's easier to buy a bottle of Italian seasoning than to have
separate bottles of each dried herb, but hey, do whatever
you like."

You're just lazy, and don't prioritize quality. You are the
canned menudo gal. You're probably equally lazy when
it comes to fellatio, and that's why you will die alone.
>
> Jill

--Bryan

[Bryan Simmons]

Of course not, but like you, she has low standards. Convection
oven baked burgers on white bread. Sounds like she's going to
pre-cook them for later in the week. You two could have a lazy
contest. You could bring your can of menudo.
>
> Jill

--Bryan

[GM]

GAWD, Bryan...!!!

Poor Princess Jill leads a miserable "lonely girl" lifestyle...

Even her poor cat Buffy was glad when that mean old hawk swooped down and carried her away...

--
GM

[Mike Duffy]

On 2023-04-30, jmcquown wrote:

> I know you love your air fryer but is
> one really good for cooking hamburgers?

I'm not sure about that, but this AM I did
a weiner and warmed my bun at the same time.

I had it naked except for the butter.

[GM]

Stop the dirty talk, Mike, there are women and children present...

--
GM

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

On Saturday, April 29, 2023 at 9:08:46 PM UTC-5, jmcquown wrote:
>

I used the grill plate, and they turned out great! I used Lawry's seasoning on
them before cooking.

[Bryan Simmons]

At least he didn't say, "*Fuck* butter," but I'm sure that you're
more familiar with this:
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Santorum
>
> --
> GM

--Bryan

[Bryan Simmons]

Like a burger you'd buy at a gas station from the cold case.
Just pop it in the fillin' station's microwave.

--Bryan

[jmcquown]

Cool! I'm not familiar with Lawry's seasoning. Is it like Season-all
seasoned salt?

Jill

[Bruce]

On Sun, 30 Apr 2023 07:49:46 -0400, jmcquown <j_mc...@comcast.net>
wrote:

"Salt, Sugar, Spices (Including Paprika, Turmeric), Onion, Corn
Starch, Garlic, Tricalcium Phosphate (to Make Free Flowing), Sunflower
Oil, Extractives of Paprika & Natural Flavor"

Sugar, yay! Tricalcium Phosphate (to Make Free Flowing)... love it,
it's free flowing! Corn starch... of course, it's American! Natural
Flavor... cause it tasted like crap without it! Gotta love Lawry's
seasoning!

[Bryan Simmons]

How "Cool!" Convection oven baked hamburgers with
seasoned salt!
>
> Jill

--Bryan

[Thomas]

I would never buy a mix with rosemary. I hate the stuff.
All separate seasonings for me except one mix that is sweet red pepper, garlic, onion, brown sugar, black pepper and salt. It goes good on pizza and grilled burgers.
I should add some right now to my beef jerky marinating since yesterday am.

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

Sorry, I don't frequent the same lunch joints as you do. I've never bought a burger
at a gas station, I've never bought any food from a gas station unless you want to
call a fountain drink food.

But don't let my reluctance stop you from enjoying your lunch there. Enjoy.

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

On Sunday, April 30, 2023 at 6:49:57 AM UTC-5, jmcquown wrote:
>

Yes and it's quite good. It's different from the Nature's Seasons I use as this
one has paprika and turmeric in it. Probably other different spices as well.

Contrary what people think, turmeric does have a flavor.

[Bruce]

Is that the Bryan who often puts food down by calling it trashy?

[dsi1]

My friend took me to Carl's Jr. for lunch a few years ago. I didn't know there was one on this rock. We went to a gas station and went into the convenience store which was also a Carl's Jr. That was disorientating and wacky. The menu was pretty extensive and not bad at all. Too bad it's located in a gas station. I just can't abide going to a gas station to fill up with food.

https://s3-media0.fl.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/G9e18bCBXhCYSs47l8HcRg/o.jpg

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

That's our Bryan. Far be it for me to stop him buying hamburgers at a
gas station. His recommendation is also for Montezuma's Revenge
Restaurant.

[Bruce]

On Sun, 30 Apr 2023 14:05:59 -0700 (PDT), "itsjoan...@webtv.net"

<itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote:

>On Sunday, April 30, 2023 at 2:05:36 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
>>
>> On Sun, 30 Apr 2023 09:23:27 -0700 (PDT), "itsjoan...@webtv.net"
>> <itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote:
>>
>> >On Sunday, April 30, 2023 at 5:47:41 AM UTC-5, Bryan Simmons wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Like a burger you'd buy at a gas station from the cold case.
>> >> Just pop it in the fillin' station's microwave.
>> >>
>> >> --Bryan
>> >>
>> >Sorry, I don't frequent the same lunch joints as you do. I've never bought a burger
>> >at a gas station, I've never bought any food from a gas station unless you want to
>> >call a fountain drink food.
>> >
>> Is that the Bryan who often puts food down by calling it trashy?
>>
>That's our Bryan. Far be it for me to stop him buying hamburgers at a
>gas station.

He's becoming his white trashy father on whose grave he says he wants
to piss.

[Cindy Hamilton]

It has a lot of flavor. If you use too much of it, your food tastes
like dirt. Actual garden soil.

--
Cindy Hamilton

[songbird]

itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
...

> Sorry, I don't frequent the same lunch joints as you do. I've never bought a burger
> at a gas station, I've never bought any food from a gas station unless you want to
> call a fountain drink food.

donuts and pizza (take two slices of pizza and put donuts
in between and get the best of both worlds combined!). not
really, i don't think i would try that more than once. might
as well eat a good meal at a roadside cafe if i'm spending
that kind of $ and don't want to eat from a grocery store
instead (which is what i tend to do since it is often a lot
cheaper plus better food).

> But don't let my reluctance stop you from enjoying your lunch there. Enjoy.

you ain't lived until you've eaten gray hotdogs from a gas
station's roller grill.


songbird (lived dangerously but has not repeated that
experience

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

> Cindy Hamilton
>
True. Many people think it's just something to change the color of the
dish they are preparing.

[GM]

It's an essential ingredient in mustards...

--
GM

[Mike Duffy]

On 2023-04-30, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

> It has a lot of flavor. If you use too much of it,
> your food tastes like dirt. Actual garden soil.

If you eat enough garden soil, it tastes like beets.

[Dave Smith]

Please. The term is earthy.

We had a better than usual bottle of wine that usual and my wide tried
to figure out the flavours that she should be sensing in it and then
asked me what I got from it. I told her pussy gauze and chlamydia.

[Bruce]

On Sun, 30 Apr 2023 20:39:00 -0400, Dave Smith
<adavid...@sympatico.ca> wrote:

>On 2023-04-30 8:19 p.m., Mike Duffy wrote:
>> On 2023-04-30, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>
>>> It has a lot of flavor. If you use too much of it,
>>> your food tastes like dirt. Actual garden soil.
>>
>> If you eat enough garden soil, it tastes like beets.
>>
>
>Please. The term is earthy.
>
>We had a better than usual bottle of wine that usual and my wide tried

I don't think she'll appreciate being called that.

[Cindy Hamilton]

Good one. I'm glad I wasn't drinking coffee when I read that.

--
Cindy Hamilton

[Julie Nilsen]

Lol!

Nellie

[GM]

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[dsi1]

Fresh turmeric is sold in markets on this rock. I have no idea why - there's no Hawaiian dishes that use turmeric. I used to work with a woman that used sliced turmeric in salads. There's not much of a taste but you're left with a mouthful of fibrous material - the best that can be said about it is that it's "unpleasant." Near as I can tell, it's used in smoothies. The Hawaiian name for turmeric is "olena."

https://hilo.hawaii.edu/nihopeku/2018/02/05/the-medicinal-plant-olena