S.I.P./Quarantine Cooking

Well, we are all in a mess, so lets have some fun and learn a few things along the way!  First and foremost might be that...you can make a burrito at home!!!  That's a bit facetious talking to this crowd here on THP, who have some of the maddest cooking skills on the interwhebz. 
 
SO, lets post what we are cooking at home, what is made from the pantry, what was out of but substituted, all basic cooking skills.....
 
I'll get it started!
 
A couple days ago, talking with my son who is now 21 and living on his own for the last 2 years, he said..."I gotta go, Mom, the roasted chicken is done.  We're gonna eat dinner now."  :sniff:  AWW!!!!  I'm a happy mom.....
 
 Here's what we did for family entertainment last weekend.  We rented Milo and Otis...for the DOG to watch!!!

 
what's in the meat drawer- pork chops
Pantry- wild rice (doctored up majorly!)
Breading with pantry crackers
tomatoes (cuz that was the best FRESH veg I could come up with.)

 
I didn't have Panko, so I blitzed some Mary's pepper crackers in the food processor with some flour,  added some spices and pepper powders, dredged the chops in seasoned egg/milk wash and then cracker crumbs.  Pan Fry in cast iron skillet with a bit of oil until golden brown and done.
 

 
Rice- Saute rice mix in some butter (ala Rice-A-Roni) until toasty nutty done.  Add water and chicken base/boullion, cook until done.  Key notes!  Use broth as the cooking liquid and saute the rice mix before with butter!  There are lots of quinoa, rice mixes....just don't cook with plain water.  Saute in olive oil/butter or not,  or not, but definitely use seasoning in the water. 

 
Looks kind of blah, but was really yummy!

 
 
next up... Pork, shrimp, LO wild rice-vs-white rice, beans........and andoulle...
 
share what you got cooking.  Might make this into a competition of who had the best cooking Hack, or best out of nothing dish, to be awarded when all of this shite is over.
 
and my husband has developed a strange affinity for watching musicals.
 
Paint Your Wagon
Oklahoma
Dirty Dancing (OK...that one's mine... )
 
 
I'm queuing up
Pirates of Penzance,
Showboat
South Pacific...

 
and Floyd's final episodes.....

 

[bob65]

Had a few drinks so can't leave it at that.
 
What to do with the left overs.
 
Pies of course.
 
Had some puff pastry left from the sausage rolls the other week so mini stir fry pies it is.
 

 

 
Also had some left over charcoal cooked chicken from the corner store. That's a good idea.
 
Chopped with some onion
 

 
Cooked with some gravy
 

 
Grate some cheese
 

 

 
These little pies are a great size, freeze them and stick one in the microwave for one minute when you want a snack.
 

 
Nom, nom, nom.
 
The stir fry pies are great, but the chicken and cheese pies are stand out favourites
 

 

[salsalady]

Oh man, Bob, that pie cooker thing is pretty slick. Perfectly cooked, and like you said, freezer the extras.

 

[sinensis]

that is so cool. i want one of those pie cookers...

 

[The Hot Pepper]

Aussie meat piesssss!!!!!

 

[bob65]

You have never seen pie makers like this before?
 
I guess we use meat pies to wean kids in Australia so they are a common thing down here.
 
 
 
What about toasted sammich makers like this one (also common)
 

 
 
You put a slice of bread (buttered side out) in it, fill it with anything you want, like baked beans or something, put another slice of bread on top (also buttered side out) and cook. It will toast it, cut it in half and seal around the edges at the same time.
 
Often called "jaffles"

 

[The Hot Pepper]

You have them because of aussie meat pies... they are not a thing here. 

 

[The Hot Pepper]

Here's one if people are interested: https://amzn.to/2BuHgoD

 

[salsalady]

George Foreman grills and that sammich cooker are popular, waffle bakers, panini grills....but not the pie baker.

We will occasionally have Marie Calendar's frozen chicken pot pies, microwave and cook/brown. I made some meat pasties earlier in the thread. But those small pies are wonderful.

Like Boss says, meat pies just arent a thing outside of a few communities. I also like the puff pastry.

 

[The Hot Pepper]

I want to try a curry cod one. Cod, yellow curry, potatoes, peas, carrots, onions. I need the pie maker thingy though lol...

 

[salsalady]

Ok, this one has a few pictures that are DC quality, but here goes.

Dinner idea- Beef Suya
https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/beef-suya/

Thin strips of marinated beef, skewered and grilled.

Tri-tip beef
Peanuts and spices blend
Oil

Pulse the peanuts in a food processor then pulse in the spices.

Thin slice the beef, mix in the spices and peanuts. Marinate for a couple hours. Added a couple tablespoons lemon juice and a spoon of sambal.

Roasted Yukon gold potatoes, can of black beans, 2 ears LO corn on the cob, onion, olive oil, Italian herbs, garlic, salt pepper.

I wasnt happy with the meat strips, the tri-tip had some fat and silver strips that looked bad even when sliced cross grain. I didnt think they would work on skewers. So I decided to cut into small bits, hot cast iron pan , quick fry and set aside.

Set the meat aside, make some gravy with sour cream, halfnhalf, seasonings

Looks like a hot mess, but dang good.

 

[The_NorthEast_ChileMan]

Like Boss says, meat pies just arent a thing outside of a few communities. I also like the puff pastry.

 
Yes, we have a local establishment that makes 'em.....Meat Pie Thread-Pg. 3
 
 

 

[Ashen]

Cherry smoked short ribs

 

[The Hot Pepper]

mahi

 

[luvmesump3pp3rz]

nice i`m drooling now,       

 

[luvmesump3pp3rz]

i forgot to quote Ashen`s post but now i`m drooling for the Mahi too!

 

[The Hot Pepper]

Mahi over a pecan wood fire no charcoal. Freakin delicious.

 

[The Hot Pepper]

Don't mind the ash pile

In before ashen makes a joke

 

[Ashen]

That just looks delicious.

No joke there.

 

[The Hot Pepper]

Holy crap yours looks amazing! 

 

[Ashen]

That's what she said.

True story.