Carol's Cooking Quiz:
Q. What cook taught you the most about cooking and give an example?
A. Other than the food network, I pretty much taught myself. My mom microwaved---cooking was Greek to her.
Q. Who is your favorite media food star and why?
A. Alton Brown, who can teach any idiot how to do nearly anything in the kitchen. Another reason I love A.B. is that he’s not afraid to experiment and stray from recipes. Inevitably I’ll be in the middle of making something and realize I don’t have 1-2 necessary ingredients. I could throw a rock and just about hit the Kroger parking lot but I love the thrill of straying off the beaten path!
Q. What is your biggest time saver in the kitchen?
A. Food processor
Q. What is your favorite comfort food?
A. Potatoes or bread in nearly any shape or form
Q. If you eat at a restaurant, what do you order?
A. Steak because I never cook it at home
Q. If you are having a party what do you always cook?
A. I would much rather talk a friend into having the party---that way they cook, clean and I get to enjoy the whole thing!
Q. Do you cook all at once or work ahead?
A. All at once; being a working mom (gone all day and often meetings every night), when I do have an opportunity to cook, it’s usually a window of an hour or two right before the meal.
Q. What is your favorite short-cut from the grocery store?
A. Campbell’s Soup or Onion Soup Mix
Q. What store-bought item do you use that is closest to homemade?
A. Frozen Biscuits
Q.What is your family's favorite home-cooked dish?
A. Brown Sugar Meatloaf (see in earlier posts by scrolling down)
Q.What is your favorite cooking gadget?
A. My stand-mixer because you can actually do 2-3 three things at once when it’s working for you
Mary has been fantastic and she even gave us an extra recipe I didn't notice until now.
We get a great Mary bonus ! ...and here it is :
Q. What is your favorite cookbook?
A. THE PHONY GOURMET because it has all kinds of short, easy recipes and as much humor as any cookbook I’ve seen—written by sisters Pam Young and Peggy Jones. My favorite recipe from the book (and I always get raves for) is
Defrost a family size package of frozen lasagnaA. THE PHONY GOURMET because it has all kinds of short, easy recipes and as much humor as any cookbook I’ve seen—written by sisters Pam Young and Peggy Jones. My favorite recipe from the book (and I always get raves for) is
Lasagna.
Add 1 jar of spaghetti sauce to a 9x13” (or larger) pan
Remove lasagna from original aluminum pan and press into your pan that has been “lined” with jar of sauce. Press into corners so that it has the appearance of homemade.
Pour another jar of spaghetti sauce over the top
Add about a cup of shredded cheese to the top and bake 45-60 minutes at 350*
This last recipe is awesome. I have never thought of cheating a recipe like this -BUT I LOVE IT!
1 comment:
What a delicious pan of Lasagna! Looked and tastes like you spent hours in the kitchen but actually took less than 5 minutes to get ready for the oven! In fact, my husband thought it was home made until he took out the garbage and saw the preboxed Lasagna box. LOL I made my own version of garlic bread which you will want to sop up the last crumb! Great "recipe"!
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