What are you cooking?

[jaylach]

I need to find something else to eat as I've sort of gotten a rut of alternating between chicken and pork with a bit of beef thrown in now and then such as a burger.

Mayhaps I'll order some scallops. While I'm not a big seafood eater I DO like scallops. Or mayhaps a whole chicken on my rotisserie. Still chicken again but quite different. Or even Cornish hens.

Wish I could figure out a way to do a rack of ribs on my rotisserie but haven't figured out how to put on the spit with the ends not being burnt while the middle is raw. Hmmm, when I do ribs I tend to cut down to two rib sections. Two rib sections just might work on my rotisserie.

Possibly even a crock pot pot roast. Hmmm, haven't done corned beef and cabbage in a long time but that is still tried and true. A rolled and tied rrib roast on my rotisserie sounds good but, again, that isn't something new even though I haven't done in a long time.

 

[gimme30]

BAD JAYLACH!
Back away from the rotisserie....ribs can only be done on the bbq. I don't care if it's snowing outside, you've got a coat, that's what they're for!

Here's something new you might try...I ran across a video the other day of a gal who'd made lasagna in a loaf of french bread and it looked downright tasty.
I'd try it myself but I'm a lousy cook.

 

[fishorama]

I don't make ribs myself but people I know bake them in the oven & finish on a grill or in you case Jay, maybe the rotisserie or indoor grill. 1 of our of grills came with a rotisserie attachment but we never used it. We gave it to a neighbor. I wonder if they ever used it, lol. Maybe like my inherited pasta roller, sounded kinda fun but a possible PITA to learn.

gimme30, I have grilled in almost all weather except pouring down rain or lightning. Boots, coat & hat with maybe a snow shovel to get to the grill if over snow is boot-high, lol. I think jaylach lives in an upper story apartment.

Cooking isn't that hard; you're retired, you just need some practice of basic ideas & a few herbs &/or spices. I learned to cook basic gr. beef, canned crushed tomatoes & chopped onion dishes (+ salt & pepper) when I was 11. Add garlic & oregano, it's spaghetti sauce. Add macaroni & bell pepper (optional), maybe some paprika or crushed red pepper instead, it's goulash! Uncooked rice, bell pepper, maybe some zucchini & crushed red pepper flakes, it's Spanish rice, or stuffed pepper guts. Any canned beans of several kinds & chili powder, it's chili! Sour cream & it can be either stroganoff (with mushrooms?), or with chicken cut into bits instead of beef, different spices & it's Indian butter chicken (without the mushrooms, but you could). Any time I make something new, I taste along the way & think about what could make it better now or next time. & that's just a bare beginning of cooking 101, it can be fun! Once you're healed up, try cooking something new once or twice a month. You can freeze leftovers (except for pasta) so you don't OD.

Jay, maybe you should try making some different "international" cuisines. Indian or Thai curry-like dishes alone offer many options. My BIL says he doesn't like "curry", but I bet he's never even tried Thai coconut milk 1s. Middle Eastern?, we'll be having chicken shawarma soon. Different Italian dishes like chicken Marsala? Gee, so many options. I look at several recipes to get the idea & customize to our tastes & available ingredients. Yes, I do have different local markets than you do, but Safeway has many items you might need to try a new dish...

Next time I'm in WY, I'm inviting myself over for rib roast &/or scallops, lol

I'm thinking soft shell tacos for tonight. Ground beef, black beans, cheddar, sour cream & maybe a little napa cabbage mixed with romaine for something very slightly different. My husband is watching hockey, but I don't have to wait for him, I'm getting hungry now.

 

[gimme30]

Doh! Yeah, kinda hard to grill in an apartment. Unless you have a balcony! But then the people upstairs will complain about the smoke. Well that's what they get for stomping around in the middle of the night!
I'm kidding of course. What makes ribs so tasty and delicious is that bark, and I don't see how you can get that on a rotisserie or baked in an oven. Then again, I don't own a rotisserie and being a lousy cook no doubt I'm ignorant of the many ways to achieve certain results.

I found the vid of the gal making the lasagna:

Like you, @fishorama, she just seems to know what to use and how much, and with apparently little effort creates a masterpiece out of thin air. Granted I could probably figure out garlic bread lasagna on my own but it'd definitely require more thought on my part. Need an engine rebuilt? Shortwave radio built from parts? Pole barn to house your Ferrari collection?
No sweat!
But put me in the kitchen in front of a bunch of random ingredients and fuggedaboutit! Totally lost!

I'm with your BIL on curry though. Stuff smells like dirty feet.

 

[jaylach]

A rotisserie is great! I'll take a boneless rolled and tied sirloin roast and put it on the spit. While it is turning I'll use a real sharp knife to cut a diamond pattern about a quarter inch deep and baste with thinned out BBQ sauce. The sugars in the BBQ sauce caramelize making a crust. Really any cylindrical roast will work as long as it is fairly consistent as to thickness.

A turkey breast is also great on a rotisserie but I had to stop doing as it is just impossible to balance. Almost ruined the gearbox on mine.

Also a rotisserie chicken needs nothing said.

You will get really juicy meat on a rotisserie as while it turns it is always basting itself.

<Edit>
Just fixed an oops on my part.

 

[jaylach]

Hey, if any in the USA are interested, I just found a real New York Deli that delivers nationwide. The name, Katz's Deli, rings a bell so I assume they are well known. Looks pretty pricey to me but it has been over 40 years since I've been a real deli so don't really know.

This link is to their page for what they ship.

Katz's Deli Shipping Menu - NYC's oldest deli

Katz's Deli Shipping Menu

katzsdelicatessen.com

 

[Fishmanic]

Tonight I was lazy so I made a “hotdog done right.” Doing it right means toasting a pepperidge farm hotdog bun, using melted butter to butter the bun, first adding diced onion to the bun, then laying a heated Hebrew National hotdog on top of the onions. Top it off with a strip of mustard. Mmm mmm good.
I always think I’m not eating healthy when I eat a hotdog but then I figure if Joey Chestnut can down 70 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes at Nathan’s hotdog eating contest last July, how bad can eating one hotdog be.

 

[Fishmanic]

Tomorrow I will make chicken parmigiana and spaghetti. Looking forward to it.

 

[fishorama]

I spent the day cleaning & doing laundry, so my husband made a frozen cheese pizza. It was a new kind & pretty good

 

[jaylach]

Tonight I was lazy so I made a “hotdog done right.” Doing it right means toasting a pepperidge farm hotdog bun, using melted butter to butter the bun, first adding diced onion to the bun, then laying a heated Hebrew National hotdog on top of the onions. Top it off with a strip of mustard. Mmm mmm good.
I always think I’m not eating healthy when I eat a hotdog but then I figure if Joey Chestnut can down 70 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes at Nathan’s hotdog eating contest last July, how bad can eating one hotdog be.

The reason most say a hotdog is bad is the normal high levels of nitrites and nitrates. Hebrew National hotdogs are one of the few brands that don't add artificial nitrites/nitrates.

I spent the day cleaning & doing laundry, so my husband made a frozen cheese pizza. It was a new kind & pretty good

From the ones I've had I think Digiorno frozen pizza is the best. Although there is a pizza place called Papa Murphy's that puts together your pizza and you take it home to cook. They are really good and a 16 inch loaded pie is a lot cheaper.

 

[gimme30]

Does Papa Murphys still do the $10 Tuesday deal? I haven't been there in a while because their sauce tends to make me pay extra the next day, if ya know what I mean. They are good though. For frozen I like Red Baron on the brick oven crust, but only when they're on sale.
Still, my favorite, and you're all going to think I'm nuts, is Tostinos party pizza. Practically lived on those things when I was younger. Of course back then they were only .75 cents.
I have quite the refined palate.

 

[Innesfan]

Hey, if any in the USA are interested, I just found a real New York Deli that delivers nationwide. The name, Katz's Deli, rings a bell so I assume they are well known. Looks pretty pricey to me but it has been over 40 years since I've been a real deli so don't really know.

This link is to their page for what they ship.

Katz's Deli Shipping Menu - NYC's oldest deli

Katz's Deli Shipping Menu

katzsdelicatessen.com

Katz's is world-renowned and is the oldest Jewish Deli in the USA, operating continuously since 1888. It is superb. There's almost always a line to get in. We've talked about it here before in another thread a while back. One of our favorite places. I have a friend who moved from NYC a while ago due to a job transfer and whenever he returns for a visit he calls us from the airport to say, "Meet me at Katz's." One other note, it is the location for the famous scene in "When Harry Met Sally" that climaxes with the line "I'll have what she's having."

 

[jaylach]

Does Papa Murphys still do the $10 Tuesday deal?

Yes, but now it is $11.00.

 

[jaylach]

Katz's is world-renowned and is the oldest Jewish Deli in the USA, operating continuously since 1888. It is superb. There's almost always a line to get in. We've talked about it here before in another thread a while back. One of our favorite places. I have a friend who moved from NYC a while ago due to a job transfer and whenever he returns for a visit he calls us from the airport to say, "Meet me at Katz's." One other note, it is the location for the famous scene in "When Harry Met Sally" that climaxes with the line "I'll have what she's having."

Sounds good. I'm tempted to try a whole Pastrami weighing about 5 pounds. Would be about $20.00/pound but that really isn't all that higher than buying processed junk at a grocery which, locally, is going for $16.00/pound. I don't mind paying a higher price for good quality. Pastrami at my local grocery is so salty I can hardly eat the stuff. same with corned beef. Of course I could buy a raw but cured corned brisket and do myself but the only brand available locally is Hormel and I'm not fond of the brand.

 

[gwand]

Sounds good. I'm tempted to try a whole Pastrami weighing about 5 pounds. Would be about $20.00/pound but that really isn't all that higher than buying processed junk at a grocery which, locally, is going for $16.00/pound. I don't mind paying a higher price for good quality. Pastrami at my local grocery is so salty I can hardly eat the stuff. same with corned beef. Of course I could buy a raw but cured corned brisket and do myself but the only brand available locally is Hormel and I'm not fond of the brand.

If you want to approximate the true Jewish Deli experience, buy bakery quality rye bread and a high quality mustard. Then briefly steam the pastrami before building your sandwich. Important no no’s. No mayonnaise or cheese. Have a real kosher pickle and sauerkraut on the side as well as an ice cold beer. To be truly authentic drink a Dr. Brown’s celery soda instead of the beer.