NEW FOOD IDEAS

"Helen" <[email hidden]> wrote in news:1118259853.051132.95650
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Quoted message said:

Hi Folks,

We are in a bit of a food rut here and need some new ideas for some
dishes with only these ingredients in them.I have an extremely fussy
family and I need all the help I can get. The ingredients are beef or
chicken, with peppers,onion,potato and any herbs or spices. Not alot of
green happens in our household!!Please help.
Thanks
Helen

Helen,

Here's a link for starters to get you in the recipe "neighborhood."

http://search.allrecipes.com/recipe/ingadv.asp

Andy

Helen said:

Hi Folks,

We are in a bit of a food rut here and need some new ideas for some
dishes with only these ingredients in them.I have an extremely fussy
family and I need all the help I can get. The ingredients are beef or
chicken, with peppers,onion,potato and any herbs or spices. Not alot of
green happens in our household!!Please help.
Thanks
Helen

Can you give us an idea of what you are fixing now? It's easier for us to
add to your menu than to start from scratch.

Elaine

Helen said:

The ingredients are beef or chicken, with
peppers,onion,potato and any herbs or spices.

All of those can be sliced, battered, and deep-fried.
No need to batter the potato or slice the chicken.

You could grind them all up with a food processor
or hand-operated grinder, add salt and spices,
make into balls, and deep-fry. No need to worry
about the proportions, as long as it all holds
together. Beat in a raw egg if you have trouble
getting the raw mash to hold together as a ball.

For a deluxe presentation, you can make a design
with ketchup and mustard on each plate, and serve
the balls placed artisticly on top of the design.

Pete Romfh said:

Helen said:

Hi Folks,

We are in a bit of a food rut here and need some new
ideas for some dishes with only these ingredients in
them.I have an extremely fussy family and I need all the
help I can get. The ingredients are beef or chicken, with
peppers,onion,potato and any herbs or spices. Not alot of
green happens in our household!!Please help. Thanks
Helen

Here's a few beef ideas to consider.

* Exported from Mastercook *

Arcadian Shepherd's Pie

Recipe By : Pete Romfh
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Beef

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
1 1/2 pounds Ground Beef

Pete, Pete, Pete! Surely I don't have to tell you Shepherd's pie is made
with lamb or mutton, not ground beef?! 😉

Jill

jmcquown said:

Pete Romfh said:

Helen said:

Hi Folks,

We are in a bit of a food rut here and need some new
ideas for some dishes with only these ingredients in
them.I have an extremely fussy family and I need all the
help I can get. The ingredients are beef or chicken,
with peppers,onion,potato and any herbs or spices. Not
alot of green happens in our household!!Please help.
Thanks Helen

Here's a few beef ideas to consider.

* Exported from Mastercook *

Arcadian Shepherd's Pie

Recipe By : Pete Romfh
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Beef

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
1 1/2 pounds Ground Beef

Pete, Pete, Pete! Surely I don't have to tell you
Shepherd's pie is made with lamb or mutton, not ground
beef?! 😉

Jill

I know, but Ranchers Pie didn't sound right.

--
Pete Romfh, Telecom Geek & Amateur Gourmet.
promfh at hal dash pc dot org

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Quoted message said:

jmcquown said:

Pete Romfh said:

Helen wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> We are in a bit of a food rut here and need some new
> ideas for some dishes with only these ingredients in
> them.I have an extremely fussy family and I need all the
> help I can get. The ingredients are beef or chicken,
> with peppers,onion,potato and any herbs or spices. Not
> alot of green happens in our household!!Please help.
> Thanks Helen

Here's a few beef ideas to consider.

* Exported from Mastercook *

Arcadian Shepherd's Pie

Recipe By : Pete Romfh
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Beef

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
1 1/2 pounds Ground Beef

Pete, Pete, Pete! Surely I don't have to tell you
Shepherd's pie is made with lamb or mutton, not ground
beef?! 😉

Jill

I know, but Ranchers Pie didn't sound right.

--
Pete Romfh, Telecom Geek & Amateur Gourmet.
promfh at hal dash pc dot org

If it's made with beef, it's called Cottage Pie.

FREECYCLE MOM said:

If it's made with beef, it's called Cottage Pie.

Is that a British term? I never heard it before RFC.

I grew up on Shepard's Pie made with ground beef. Of course, maybe
that's because ground sheep wasn't easily found and grinding up leg of
lamb would have been akin to grinding up a prime rib.

sf wrote on 11 Jun 2005 in rec.food.cooking

Quoted message said:

FREECYCLE MOM said:

If it's made with beef, it's called Cottage Pie.

Is that a British term? I never heard it before RFC.

I grew up on Shepard's Pie made with ground beef. Of course,
maybe that's because ground sheep wasn't easily found and grinding
up leg of lamb would have been akin to grinding up a prime rib.

Well I've been here since 97 or so and I've heard it. I believe I read
it in a Canadian Living Mag. So it might be a Canadian term.

--
It's not a question of where he grips it!
It's a simple question of weight ratios!

A five ounce bird could not carry a one pound coconut.

Are you suggesting coconuts migrate?

Monsur Fromage du Pollet said:

Quoted message said:

sf wrote on 11 Jun 2005 in rec.food.cooking

Quoted message said:

On Fri, 10 Jun 2005 06:52:10 -0400, FREECYCLE MOM wrote:

> If it's made with beef, it's called Cottage Pie.

Is that a British term? I never heard it before RFC.

I grew up on Shepard's Pie made with ground beef. Of course,
maybe that's because ground sheep wasn't easily found and grinding
up leg of lamb would have been akin to grinding up a prime rib.

Well I've been here since 97 or so and I've heard it. I believe I
read it in a Canadian Living Mag. So it might be a Canadian term.

I have known the term as well. I understood Shepherd's pie to made with
lamb and Cottage pie to be made with beef. As my memory can sometimes fail
me, I went a searchin' and found this.

http://www.mitsu4wdclubqld.org/tips/kampkitch/aussie_meat_pie.htm

Debbie

Monsur Fromage du Pollet said:

sf wrote on 11 Jun 2005 in rec.food.cooking

Quoted message said:

FREECYCLE MOM said:

If it's made with beef, it's called Cottage Pie.

Is that a British term? I never heard it before RFC.

I grew up on Shepard's Pie made with ground beef. Of course,
maybe that's because ground sheep wasn't easily found and grinding
up leg of lamb would have been akin to grinding up a prime rib.

Well I've been here since 97 or so and I've heard it. I believe I read
it in a Canadian Living Mag. So it might be a Canadian term.

But did you know Shepard's pie is made with ground sheep/lamb BEFORE
you came to rfc? I didn't connect the dots before I read the threads
about Shepard's Pie - sheep/lamb and Cottage = beef. Maybe my mother
got it wrong because she's a product of intermarriage... Scot (via
Canada) & English (via America).

The real story may be that my mother was a very picky eater (even as a
grown up), so she substituted ground beef for the ground sheep/lamb -
but still called it Shepard's Pie because that's what she wanted to
call it. Frankly, I don't know anybody who admits to making Shepard's
Pie - so I have nothing to judge this thread by other than my own
experience.