Foodbox (Food & Recipes)

Arya Stark · 01-14-2012, 07:43 PM

Guys. This thread is being under appreciated if my posts from August are still here on the most recent page.

VEGANGELICA · 02-14-2012, 09:55 PM

I have developed a new food obsession:

Food For Life Gluten-Free "Multi-Seed" English Muffins.

They were on sale recently at a health food store and so I tried a pack. Holy moly, I loved them!

Mmmmm. I microwave a muffin for a minute until it is steaming hot. Then I use a knife and fork to tear apart the two halves that cling together in a deliciously gooey way. I dab on a little Smart Balance spread so that it melts into the muffin. I like watching it melt.

The muffin ends up warm, chewy, and scrumptuous. It tastes so good that I look forward to going to sleep just so my stomach can empty and I'll be able to eat another muffin (or two) the next day! Sometimes when I'm full I feel frustrated because I can't stuff another one in me even though I want to.

Here. Enjoy:

VEGANGELICA · 02-15-2012, 10:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paloma

I think we should start using this thread just to post pretty pictures of food tbh

^ This. I want to eat this.

CanwllCorfe · 02-15-2012, 11:51 PM

If any of you decide to make pasta salad, use 1/3 cup oil olive oil and 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar. That's assuming you make a whole box. Don't you dare use Italian dressing.

MoonlitSunshine · 02-16-2012, 05:00 AM

For some reason I've never really got my taste buds around salad dressings, even just balsamic vinegar. I much prefer no dressing, a drizzle of olive oil at most, especially with really good ingredients - a great tomato and a nice peppery rocket adds all the taste you need to a salad imo. Not that I'm a big salad eater - I usually only eat salad when it's accompanying a large amount of meat :P

Howard the Duck · 02-16-2012, 05:18 AM

^^i have salad at least once a week

Manhattan Fish Market serves some pretty good ones - and the Cajun Honey Mustard sauce is simply delish

FETCHER. · 02-16-2012, 07:45 AM

I think someone should write some easy snack/meal recipes for me. I love cooking but don't know where to start?

MoonlitSunshine · 02-16-2012, 04:37 PM

That's kinda of a hard question to answer. I tried to earlier and I got bogged down in a veery long post on the kind of things one should have in their kitchen if they're planning on cooking, which I can post if you want but it is rather long and probably not what you're looking for!

Here's two relatively simple recipes for two really nice snacks: Spinach Soup, and Rocky Road. I apologise for the rough measurements, but it's from memory.

Spinach Soup

Utensils:
A large saucepan, enough to hold about 2 1/2 pints of water, preferably with a lid
A measuring jug
A blender (hand blender or food processor, so long as it works :P)

Ingredients:
2 or 3 decent sized potatoes
1 large onion/2 medium onions
3 vegetable stock cubes
1 bag of spinach

Instructions:

Preparation - Chop the onions and dice the potatoes finely, and wash the spinach if you need to.

Melt a knob of butter on the lowest heat possible in the bottom of the saucepan, enough to cover the bottom of the pan with a good layer of melted butter. put the onions and the potatoes into the pan, and put the lid on. Leave them to cook slowly until they are both soft, stirring them occasionally to make sure they don't stick to the bottom. after about 10-15 minutes, they should be nice and soft. Dissolve the 3 stock cubes in 2 pints of boiling water, and add that and the spinach to the pan. Leave it to cook for about ten minutes, then blend it all until smooth. season with salt and pepper, and you're done

Optionals: Add some cream to the bowl when you dish it up for some extra richness, or fry bacon and chop it up finely and add them in for a little crunchiness. Goes very well with Irish brown bread, but unfortunately that's quite difficult to get outside of ireland :P

Rocky Road

Utensils:

1 saucepan
1 baking tray
baking paper (enough to cover the tray)

Ingredients (I think)

A healthy tablespoon or two full of golden syrup
half a large bar of plain chocolate (200g, I think?)
marshmallows (as many as you want)
half a pack of digestive biscuits.

Instructions:

This is ridiculously simple, and very difficult to stop eating. Add the golden syrup and the chocolate to a pan, and melt on a low heat. Smash the digestive biscuits up into pieces smaller than a 50p piece and dust, and add to the mixture with the marshmallows when it's melted. Mix it all together, and throw it on a baking tray (well, on baking paper on a baking tray to stop it sticking). Pop it in the fridge, and wait an hour or so till it's (relatively) set. Eat.

Soups in general are really easy. If you use the first two steps regarding the pots and the onions, it forms the base for any vegetable soup. Meaty soups might be different, I haven't tried making any yet!

FETCHER. · 02-17-2012, 08:54 AM

Cheers, I think I might even remember the both of those they're that simple. I'll be making rocky road as soon as I can

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FRED HALE SR. · 02-17-2012, 11:29 AM

Shrimp Recipe with Spinach and Feta Cheese

Gonna try the shrimp with feta cheese and spinach recipe this weekend. Looks and sounds pretty damn good.

02-15-2012, 11:51 PM	#304 (permalink)
CanwllCorfe Quiet Man in the Corner Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Pocono Mountains Posts: 2,480	If any of you decide to make pasta salad, use 1/3 cup oil olive oil and 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar. That's assuming you make a whole box. Don't you dare use Italian dressing. __________________ Your eyes were never yet let in to see the majesty and riches of the mind, but dwell in darkness; for your God is blind.

02-16-2012, 05:00 AM	#305 (permalink)
MoonlitSunshine Dat's Der Bunny! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 1,088	For some reason I've never really got my taste buds around salad dressings, even just balsamic vinegar. I much prefer no dressing, a drizzle of olive oil at most, especially with really good ingredients - a great tomato and a nice peppery rocket adds all the taste you need to a salad imo. Not that I'm a big salad eater - I usually only eat salad when it's accompanying a large amount of meat :P __________________ "I found it eventually, at the bottom of a locker in a disused laboratory, with a sign on the door saying "Beware of the Leopard". Ever thought of going into Advertising?" - Arthur Dent

02-16-2012, 04:37 PM	#308 (permalink)
MoonlitSunshine Dat's Der Bunny! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 1,088	That's kinda of a hard question to answer. I tried to earlier and I got bogged down in a veery long post on the kind of things one should have in their kitchen if they're planning on cooking, which I can post if you want but it is rather long and probably not what you're looking for! Here's two relatively simple recipes for two really nice snacks: Spinach Soup, and Rocky Road. I apologise for the rough measurements, but it's from memory. Spinach Soup Utensils: A large saucepan, enough to hold about 2 1/2 pints of water, preferably with a lid A measuring jug A blender (hand blender or food processor, so long as it works :P) Ingredients: 2 or 3 decent sized potatoes 1 large onion/2 medium onions 3 vegetable stock cubes 1 bag of spinach Instructions: Preparation - Chop the onions and dice the potatoes finely, and wash the spinach if you need to. Melt a knob of butter on the lowest heat possible in the bottom of the saucepan, enough to cover the bottom of the pan with a good layer of melted butter. put the onions and the potatoes into the pan, and put the lid on. Leave them to cook slowly until they are both soft, stirring them occasionally to make sure they don't stick to the bottom. after about 10-15 minutes, they should be nice and soft. Dissolve the 3 stock cubes in 2 pints of boiling water, and add that and the spinach to the pan. Leave it to cook for about ten minutes, then blend it all until smooth. season with salt and pepper, and you're done Optionals: Add some cream to the bowl when you dish it up for some extra richness, or fry bacon and chop it up finely and add them in for a little crunchiness. Goes very well with Irish brown bread, but unfortunately that's quite difficult to get outside of ireland :P Rocky Road Utensils: 1 saucepan 1 baking tray baking paper (enough to cover the tray) Ingredients (I think) A healthy tablespoon or two full of golden syrup half a large bar of plain chocolate (200g, I think?) marshmallows (as many as you want) half a pack of digestive biscuits. Instructions: This is ridiculously simple, and very difficult to stop eating. Add the golden syrup and the chocolate to a pan, and melt on a low heat. Smash the digestive biscuits up into pieces smaller than a 50p piece and dust, and add to the mixture with the marshmallows when it's melted. Mix it all together, and throw it on a baking tray (well, on baking paper on a baking tray to stop it sticking). Pop it in the fridge, and wait an hour or so till it's (relatively) set. Eat. Soups in general are really easy. If you use the first two steps regarding the pots and the onions, it forms the base for any vegetable soup. Meaty soups might be different, I haven't tried making any yet! __________________ "I found it eventually, at the bottom of a locker in a disused laboratory, with a sign on the door saying "Beware of the Leopard". Ever thought of going into Advertising?" - Arthur Dent

02-17-2012, 11:29 AM	#310 (permalink)
FRED HALE SR. Neo-Maxi-Zoom-Dweebie Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: So-Cal Posts: 3,752	Shrimp Recipe with Spinach and Feta Cheese Gonna try the shrimp with feta cheese and spinach recipe this weekend. Looks and sounds pretty damn good.