Doctored off the shelf

"notbob" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I don't recall if we've done this recently, but what the Hell. What
is your current quickie off the shelf food you doctor to make
edible? My current fave is Dennison's chili:

1 can Dennison Turkey Chili
1/4 C white onion, diced
1/2 oz cheddar or American cheese (1 slice)
3 healthy dashes Frank's hot sauce

Prep time: 3 mins

Servings: me

Best served with 2 week old Dr. Pepper on the rocks.

nb

Our favorite "emergency" salad consists of equal amounts of Niblets corn and
diced canned beets, served cold, doctored with balsamic vinegar and pepper.

--
Peter Aitken

notbob said:

I don't recall if we've done this recently, but what the Hell. What
is your current quickie off the shelf food you doctor to make
edible?

I do a "Green Death Tuna Salad Sandwich"

1 can (12 oz.) solid white (albacore) tuna
1 avocado, medium dice
1 stalk celery, fine dice
Mayo to "spread" consistency
toasted multigrain bread
cheese slices

Optional: 1 jalapeno, seeded, minced

Mix first four ingredients + jalapeno.

Put two cheese slices on one toast slice, cover with green death, top
with 2nd slice of toast. Serve.

Serves 4.

Andy
Serves 1

On Thu 03 Nov 2005 10:23:18a, notbob wrote in rec.food.cooking:

Quoted message said:

I don't recall if we've done this recently, but what the Hell. What
is your current quickie off the shelf food you doctor to make
edible? My current fave is Dennison's chili:

1 can Dennison Turkey Chili
1/4 C white onion, diced
1/2 oz cheddar or American cheese (1 slice)
3 healthy dashes Frank's hot sauce

Prep time: 3 mins

Servings: me

Best served with 2 week old Dr. Pepper on the rocks.

nb

Soups, mostly.

1 can Tomato Soup (I like Wal-Mart's house brand)
1/2 can milk
1/2 can half and half
1-2 tablespoons salsa

Served with a dollop of sour cream.

1 can whole kernal corn
1 can okra
1 can stewed tomatoes, chopped with juice
diluted with a little water or broth

Voila! "Corn and Okra Soup"

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
_____________________________________________

A chicken in every pot is a *LOT* of chicken!

"notbob" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I don't recall if we've done this recently, but what the Hell. What
is your current quickie off the shelf food you doctor to make
edible? My current fave is Dennison's chili:

1 can Dennison Turkey Chili
1/4 C white onion, diced
1/2 oz cheddar or American cheese (1 slice)
3 healthy dashes Frank's hot sauce

Prep time: 3 mins

Servings: me

Best served with 2 week old Dr. Pepper on the rocks.

nb

Spaghetti sauce! I usually add oregano, bay leaf, basil, fresh garlic,
onion, mushrooms and olives. If I'm in a Kraft Mac'n Cheese kick, I like to
add chicken and/or tuna, more cheese, more butter and peas.

kili

notbob said:

I don't recall if we've done this recently, but what the Hell. What
is your current quickie off the shelf food you doctor to make
edible? My current fave is Dennison's chili:

1 can Dennison Turkey Chili
1/4 C white onion, diced
1/2 oz cheddar or American cheese (1 slice)
3 healthy dashes Frank's hot sauce

Prep time: 3 mins

Servings: me

Best served with 2 week old Dr. Pepper on the rocks.

nb

Lately? That would be canned menudo seasoned with Penzey's Mexican oregano,
crushed espazote and a few dashes of Tabasco sauce. Crushed corn tortilla
chips and grated Asiago on top. Run under the broiler to melt the cheese
and soak the chips into the "stew". Hot, spicy and cheesy <snort>... yee
ha!

Jill

notbob said:

I don't recall if we've done this recently, but what the Hell. What
is your current quickie off the shelf food you doctor to make
edible? My current fave is Dennison's chili:

1 can Dennison Turkey Chili
1/4 C white onion, diced
1/2 oz cheddar or American cheese (1 slice)
3 healthy dashes Frank's hot sauce

Prep time: 3 mins

Servings: me

Best served with 2 week old Dr. Pepper on the rocks.

nb

boxed macaroni and cheese + frozen peas and a can of tuna.

--

saerah

"Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a
disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice."
-Baruch Spinoza

"I think there's a clause in the Shaman's and Jujumen's Local #57 Union
contract that they have to have reciprocity for each other's shop rules."
-König Prüß

sarah bennett said:

notbob said:

I don't recall if we've done this recently, but what the Hell. What
is your current quickie off the shelf food you doctor to make
edible? My current fave is Dennison's chili:

1 can Dennison Turkey Chili
1/4 C white onion, diced
1/2 oz cheddar or American cheese (1 slice)
3 healthy dashes Frank's hot sauce

Prep time: 3 mins

Servings: me

Best served with 2 week old Dr. Pepper on the rocks.

nb

boxed macaroni and cheese + frozen peas and a can of tuna.

Mac & cheese (box or otherwise) with canned tuna?! I'm sorry, that's just
not right.

Jill

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Spaghetti sauce! I usually add oregano, bay leaf, basil, fresh garlic,
onion, mushrooms and olives. If I'm in a Kraft Mac'n Cheese kick, I like

to

Quoted message said:

add chicken and/or tuna, more cheese, more butter and peas.

Yeah, that's it for me, too - I work under the Never Leave A
Store-Bought Sauce Un-messed-around-with Rule. At the
VERY least, commercial spaghetti sauces will get some garlic,
fresh mushrooms, and whatever herbage, etc., might seem like
a good idea at the time. Ditto commerical chili, soup, you name
it - if it pours out of a can or a jar, it just HAS to have something
added to it. I just wouldn't feel right otherwise.

The other "off the shelf" item that is just a great base for quick
"semi-homemade" (hey, there should be a TV show about this
sort of thing...:-)) meals is, as noted in a recent thread, ramen.
Cook the noodles, throw away the "flavoring" (salt) packet, and
start tossing stuff in...

I can't think of anything else that really qualifies - if I'm so tired
or so pressed for time that I don't cook "from scratch," then it
almost always means eating out or grabbing something out of the
freezer and letting the microwave do its thing.

Bob M.

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notbob said:

I don't recall if we've done this recently, but what the Hell. What
is your current quickie off the shelf food you doctor to make
edible? My current fave is Dennison's chili:

1 can Dennison Turkey Chili
1/4 C white onion, diced
1/2 oz cheddar or American cheese (1 slice)
3 healthy dashes Frank's hot sauce

Prep time: 3 mins

Servings: me

Best served with 2 week old Dr. Pepper on the rocks.

nb

<lol>
sounds good...

For moi:

Any jar of your favorite canned or jarred spagetti/pasta red sauce
1 whole onion, chopped
a healthy sprinkling of garlic powder (probably 2 tsp.)
a dash of lemon pepper (1/2 tsp.)
1 tbs. fresh grated ginger
1 lb. ground round (or italian sausage or ground turkey or ground
chicken)
2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken thighs

Fry the chicken thighs in a cast iron skillet in some EVOO or Grapeseed
oil. Put aside when they are done. Keep the drippings in the skillet and
add more oil, add onions, fry until they are well wilted (beginning to
clear), Add ground meat and break up well with a fork until it's cooked
and beginning to brown a bit.

Add ginger, lemon pepper and garlic powder, mix well

Add the sauce.

Mix well and allow to cook on medium heat for about 5 minutes or until
the sauce begins to bubble, then add the pre-cooked chicken thighs.
Cover well and let cook on low for about 5 to 10 minutes to allow the
flavors to mingle.

Serve as is or over rice or pasta.

The above recipe also works for jarred white sauces, but skip the ground
meat and use fish in place of the chicken.

Cheers!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

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Peter Aitken said:

"notbob" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I don't recall if we've done this recently, but what the Hell. What
is your current quickie off the shelf food you doctor to make
edible? My current fave is Dennison's chili:

1 can Dennison Turkey Chili
1/4 C white onion, diced
1/2 oz cheddar or American cheese (1 slice)
3 healthy dashes Frank's hot sauce

Prep time: 3 mins

Servings: me

Best served with 2 week old Dr. Pepper on the rocks.

nb

Our favorite "emergency" salad consists of equal amounts of Niblets corn and
diced canned beets, served cold, doctored with balsamic vinegar and pepper.

That's interesting, do you shred the beets? :-)
This sounds good but I'd add baby spinach leaves...
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

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Peter Aitken said:

"notbob" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I don't recall if we've done this recently, but what the Hell. What
is your current quickie off the shelf food you doctor to make
edible? My current fave is Dennison's chili:

1 can Dennison Turkey Chili
1/4 C white onion, diced
1/2 oz cheddar or American cheese (1 slice)
3 healthy dashes Frank's hot sauce

Prep time: 3 mins

Servings: me

Best served with 2 week old Dr. Pepper on the rocks.

nb

Our favorite "emergency" salad consists of equal amounts of Niblets corn and
diced canned beets, served cold, doctored with balsamic vinegar and pepper.

That's interesting, do you shred the beets? :-)
This sounds good but I'd add baby spinach leaves...

This is one of those "emergency" dishes, suited to when you don't have
much else in the house or don't want to go out or don't have lotsa
dough or whatever...and it's strictly for yourself, not for company.
Adding baby spinach leaves would elevate it to fancy - schmancy
"company" grub...

See, the challenge is to think *creatively* when faced with mundane off
- the - shelf stuff...

For myself I always keep plenty of chopped onion, garlic, celery, and
canned tomatoes, hot sauce on hand. In an emergency these can pretty
much perk up anything...

The other night I made a salad out of canned peas, corn, beets, green
beans, chopped celery and onions and garlic. Dressed with some home -
made tomato - based salad dressing and some baco - bitz. Very tasty
for what it was, wouldn't serve it to guests it filled the bill quite
nicely that particular night when I didn't feel like hoofing it down to
the soopermarket...

--
Best
Greg

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

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"Peter Aitken" <[email hidden]> wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

diced canned beets....

Quoted message said:

That's interesting, do you shred the beets? :-)

Do you have a secret for shredding diced beets? 😉

nb

On Thu 03 Nov 2005 01:16:55p, notbob wrote in rec.food.cooking:

Quoted message said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

In article <[email hidden]>,
"Peter Aitken" <[email hidden]> wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

diced canned beets....

Quoted message said:

That's interesting, do you shred the beets? :-)

Do you have a secret for shredding diced beets? 😉

nb

You don't own a dice-shredder? Gee I thought everyone did. :-)

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
_____________________________________________

A chicken in every pot is a *LOT* of chicken!

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Gregory Morrow said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Peter Aitken said:

"notbob" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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>I don't recall if we've done this recently, but what the Hell. What
> is your current quickie off the shelf food you doctor to make
> edible? My current fave is Dennison's chili:
>
> 1 can Dennison Turkey Chili
> 1/4 C white onion, diced
> 1/2 oz cheddar or American cheese (1 slice)
> 3 healthy dashes Frank's hot sauce
>
> Prep time: 3 mins
>
> Servings: me
>
> Best served with 2 week old Dr. Pepper on the rocks.
>
> nb

Our favorite "emergency" salad consists of equal amounts of Niblets corn
and
diced canned beets, served cold, doctored with balsamic vinegar and
pepper.

That's interesting, do you shred the beets? :-)
This sounds good but I'd add baby spinach leaves...

This is one of those "emergency" dishes, suited to when you don't have
much else in the house or don't want to go out or don't have lotsa
dough or whatever...and it's strictly for yourself, not for company.
Adding baby spinach leaves would elevate it to fancy - schmancy
"company" grub...

See, the challenge is to think *creatively* when faced with mundane off
- the - shelf stuff...

For myself I always keep plenty of chopped onion, garlic, celery, and
canned tomatoes, hot sauce on hand. In an emergency these can pretty
much perk up anything...

The other night I made a salad out of canned peas, corn, beets, green
beans, chopped celery and onions and garlic. Dressed with some home -
made tomato - based salad dressing and some baco - bitz. Very tasty
for what it was, wouldn't serve it to guests it filled the bill quite
nicely that particular night when I didn't feel like hoofing it down to
the soopermarket...

I understand. :-)
It's just that baby spinach leaves, bagged, are part of our regular fare!

I'm fixin' to do the red sauce thing tonight with chicken thighs, but
I'm going to add some canned spinach to the sauce. I'll drain it in a
screen colander, put it on the cutting board and chop it up before
adding it so it'll mix better.

Cheers!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

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notbob said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

In article <[email hidden]>,
"Peter Aitken" <[email hidden]> wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

diced canned beets....

Quoted message said:

That's interesting, do you shred the beets? :-)

Do you have a secret for shredding diced beets? 😉

nb

Diced beets, no, sliced beets yes. :-)
Sorry! did not read it right the first time! <G>

I've never seen canned diced beets, only sliced???
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

jmcquown said:

sarah bennett said:

notbob said:

I don't recall if we've done this recently, but what the Hell. What
is your current quickie off the shelf food you doctor to make
edible? My current fave is Dennison's chili:

1 can Dennison Turkey Chili
1/4 C white onion, diced
1/2 oz cheddar or American cheese (1 slice)
3 healthy dashes Frank's hot sauce

Prep time: 3 mins

Servings: me

Best served with 2 week old Dr. Pepper on the rocks.

nb

boxed macaroni and cheese + frozen peas and a can of tuna.

Mac & cheese (box or otherwise) with canned tuna?! I'm sorry, that's just
not right.

Jill

It's good!

--

saerah

"Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a
disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice."
-Baruch Spinoza

"I think there's a clause in the Shaman's and Jujumen's Local #57 Union
contract that they have to have reciprocity for each other's shop rules."
-König Prüß

"Andy" <q> wrote in message
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notbob said:

I don't recall if we've done this recently, but what the Hell. What
is your current quickie off the shelf food you doctor to make
edible?

I do a "Green Death Tuna Salad Sandwich"

1 can (12 oz.) solid white (albacore) tuna
1 avocado, medium dice
1 stalk celery, fine dice
Mayo to "spread" consistency
toasted multigrain bread
cheese slices

Optional: 1 jalapeno, seeded, minced

Mix first four ingredients + jalapeno.

Put two cheese slices on one toast slice, cover with green death, top
with 2nd slice of toast. Serve.

Serves 4.

Andy
Serves 1

Ohh, This would be good on toasted English muffin halves (or bagel halves)
with the cheese on the top and melted under the broiler. We do something
like this, but without the avocado and jalapeno.

Lisa aka Pagemaster

sarah bennett said:

jmcquown said:

sarah bennett wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

boxed macaroni and cheese + frozen peas and a can of tuna.

Mac & cheese (box or otherwise) with canned tuna?! I'm sorry,
that's just not right.

It's good!

Oh yeah, I make it frequently, although not with the boxed stuff.

Brian

--
If televison's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who
won't shut up.
-- Dorothy Gambrell (http://catandgirl.com)

On Thu, 3 Nov 2005 13:45:07 -0600, "jmcquown" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

sarah bennett said:

boxed macaroni and cheese + frozen peas and a can of tuna.

Mac & cheese (box or otherwise) with canned tuna?! I'm sorry, that's just
not right.

Lots of people eat that. I'm not one of them, but I'd be willing to
bet that Crash would happily eat a bowl of it.

Carol