About me
I am retired and am cooking more. I'm branching out a little in the food preparation field in that I am sick of fried pork chops, mashed potatoes, gravy, and whatever vegetable that happens to fall out of the cabinet. I do not choose to do exotic foods--just new twists on the old standbys, beef soup, pot roast, and meat loaf. I cannot do spicy. I prefer recipes with few ingredients, a minimum of preparation, small size, and economy. I like to use the microwave and the oven with equal pleasure. I own a double boiler (something that apparently has become an oddity in that the pan is not sold in most of the stores in my area)! I like to play with desserts, cookies, and candy.
I spend my time reading, watching television, and playing on the computer. My life is one big bore but there is something to be said for boredom--no unpleasant surprises. I've spent most of my life with people who poke fun at my cooking abilities; but, for some reason, everyone around me is overweight. (Maybe it's from eating my failures?)
At the moment, I'm looking for my lasagna recipe. I think I originally found it in the Ideals magazine. I remember that I was to simmer the sauce in a crock pot for some hours. The sauce consisted of ground beef, Italian sausage, 3 bay leaves, at least 3 different cheeses (one of which was cottage), tomato paste, and maybe canned tomatoes. It's been 30 years ago but I kept up with it until about 8 years ago when it vanished from the scene. Would love to see it again. Help?
My Favorite Foods
Any food that is prepared by somebody else qualifies as being the Favorite of the Day. I particularly enjoy Italian, Mexican, and Chinese food. I rarely cook those types of food because the restaurants do a much better job than I can.
I truly regret not paying closer attention to my mom when she fixed her potato salad. She cut the cooked potatoes to which she added onions and boiled eggs. She put bacon grease, sugar, and vinegar in an iron skillet and heated the mixture. She beat an egg and stirred it in the hot mixture. She poured it over the potatoes/onions/boiled eggs. There are those of us in the family who have tried to reproduce the dish but we have all failed miserably. We know the ingredients; we just do not know the amounts. She used the same bacon grease/vinegar/sugar combination for wilted lettuce--Yummy!
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