Food and Recipes while under Coronavirus quarantine #3

[PayrollNerd]

I’m glad Delta got you a room!
I’ve got two coworkers that got stuck in Chicago NYE and they each had to fork out $250 for a room!
That head cold bronchitis doesn’t sound good, do you have someone that can bring you something to eat?

I have some cans of chicken noodle soup but it doesn’t hold a candle to my cousins homemade last week. After 4 days of it, I’d prefer something different.

I did find a can of tomato soup. I like it with whole milk but I don’t have any. I have a carton of shelf stable 1% milk that I’m eyeballing now. I’ve never used it so no idea how it tastes, especially when warm. I’m wondering if it’s like a notch above water, which would ruin it for me.

I’m not the least bit hungry but I know I need to eat something.

 

[pocketaccent]

Chili powder recipe requested by LaborDayRN, from Covid main thread.

There were many versions but the one I chose to make is:

2 TB Paprika
2 ts Oregano (crush it first)
1 1/2 ts Cumin
1 1/2 ts Garlic powder
3/4 ts onion powder
1/2 ts Cayenne pepper
1/8 ts All Spice, and Cloves

(I made a larger batch using these proportions. Delicious!)
Enjoy!

 

[LaborDayRN]

Chili powder recipe requested by LaborDayRN, from Covid main thread.

There were many versions but the one I chose to make is:

2 TB Paprika
2 ts Oregano (crush it first)
1 1/2 ts Cumin
1 1/2 ts Garlic powder
3/4 ts onion powder
1/2 ts Cayenne pepper
1/8 ts All Spice, and Cloves

(I made a larger batch using these proportions. Delicious!)
Enjoy!

Thanks so much @pocketaccent It looks delicious!

 

[acutename]

I have some cans of chicken noodle soup but it doesn’t hold a candle to my cousins homemade last week. After 4 days of it, I’d prefer something different.

I did find a can of tomato soup. I like it with whole milk but I don’t have any. I have a carton of shelf stable 1% milk that I’m eyeballing now. I’ve never used it so no idea how it tastes, especially when warm. I’m wondering if it’s like a notch above water, which would ruin it for me.

I’m not the least bit hungry but I know I need to eat something.

I use shelf stable milk a lot- it tastes fine but 1% is not like whole milk of course.
If you have it past the use by date, it might degrade and get little protein chunks in it and separate.

 

[MimosaMornings]

I use shelf stable milk a lot- it tastes fine but 1% is not like whole milk of course.
If you have it past the use by date, it might degrade and get little protein chunks in it and separate.

Yuck!

 

[PayrollNerd]

I use shelf stable milk a lot- it tastes fine but 1% is not like whole milk of course.
If you have it past the use by date, it might degrade and get little protein chunks in it and separate.

Oh wow, well that’s an icky visual. I checked the dates, 2023 so they must last awhile. I should try it in baking. I ended up eating 2 cheese sticks for dinner. I’m cozy in my bed now. I will forage for food tomorrow.

 

[PayrollNerd]

I have an egg question. I bought a carton in early Dec that has Dec 19th expiration date. They’re Grade A pasteurized. Should I throw them out?

 

[IceIce9]

That sounds so good. This head cold bronchitis nonsense makes me crave soups. I got home from Utah at noon, took a shower put on pjs and was waiting for the soup fairy to appear. Still waiting. I had a 1/2 a stale bagel.

My flight from Atlanta to Sarasota was cancelled. Delta put me in a hotel at 11:30pm on NYE. No lunch. No dinner. I was sitting on the bed waiting for the soup fairy to appear there too. No luck then either.

Oh so sorry to hear about your flight. I am glad they got you a hotel. I had to spend the night in the Atlanta airport a few years ago when my flight was canceled.

If they put you in a hotel I am surprised they didn’t give you food vouchers.

 

[mickey2942]

I have an egg question. I bought a carton in early Dec that has Dec 19th expiration date. They’re Grade A pasteurized. Should I throw them out?

I eat eggs way past date, as long they have been in the fridge.

 

[acutename]

Oh wow, well that’s an icky visual. I checked the dates, 2023 so they must last awhile. I should try it in baking. I ended up eating 2 cheese sticks for dinner. I’m cozy in my bed now. I will forage for food tomorrow.

It really tastes fine if it is not too old! It is very similar to fresh milk.

 

[acutename]

I have an egg question. I bought a carton in early Dec that has Dec 19th expiration date. They’re Grade A pasteurized. Should I throw them out?

If eggs look and smell OK and you are cooking them, I think they are fine. YMMV of course.

 

[Caylee Advocate]

Chili powder recipe requested by LaborDayRN, from Covid main thread.

There were many versions but the one I chose to make is:

2 TB Paprika
2 ts Oregano (crush it first)
1 1/2 ts Cumin
1 1/2 ts Garlic powder
3/4 ts onion powder
1/2 ts Cayenne pepper
1/8 ts All Spice, and Cloves

(I made a larger batch using these proportions. Delicious!)
Enjoy!

Gonna' try it out tomorrow, I need to get some Cumin first. I really don't care for most of the ones in the stores anymore. Thanks.

 

[Auntie Cipation]

I have an egg question. I bought a carton in early Dec that has Dec 19th expiration date. They’re Grade A pasteurized. Should I throw them out?

Like Mickey said, as long as they've been refrigerated consistently, no don't toss them. I often let eggs sit longer than that intentionally because I'm going to hard boil them and fresher eggs are harder to peel. But even if you're going to cook them or use in baking, they are almost certainly fine.

 

[Caylee Advocate]

One of my first cookbooks was from the scholastic book list when I was in elementary school, the Peanuts Cookbook. My favorite recipe in the book was Lucy’s Lemon Squares.

I still make these lemon squares frequently, they are really tasty and super easy to make. And I always have the ingredients available so I don’t have to make a trip to the store.


Lucy’s Lemon Squares

• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar

Blend with fingertips until well mixed. Pat evenly into the bottom of an 8-x-8-inch baking pan. Bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees.

• 2 eggs
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2-1/2 tbspns fresh lemon juice
• Dash of salt

Pour over baked crust and return to oven for 20 to 25 minutes at same temperature.
Cool on rack. Cut in squares. Sprinkle with sifted powdered sugar.

On top of your crust try adding some slivered almonds before baking. Yummy on the tummy.

 

[weepingangel]

I eat eggs way past date, as long they have been in the fridge.

Same. Eggs seem to keep well past due date.

 

[IceIce9]

I have an egg question. I bought a carton in early Dec that has Dec 19th expiration date. They’re Grade A pasteurized. Should I throw them out?

4 Easy Ways to Tell if an Egg Has Gone Bad

 

[IceIce9]

Same. Eggs seem to keep well past due date.

I hate to think about all the eggs that are needlessly wasted because people toss them on the “sell by” date on the carton. But many people I know do just that.

I had a side job working on Saturdays as a caregiver for a man whose wife always threw out eggs on the carton date.

I tried to explain to her that they would be good long past the sell by date, but she didn’t want to risk it. Instead of throwing them out I convinced her to give them to me instead, and she thought I wanted them to give to my dogs. We ate them, of course.

She bought eggs every week and only ever used a couple before she decided they “went bad” so we never ran out of eggs.

 

[MaryG12]

Looks like there is a shortage of hash browns in the freezer section at Publix this morning.

2 weeks ago it was Gatorade.

No shortage of bath tissue though...

 

[MimosaMornings]

Looks like there is a shortage of hash browns in the freezer section at Publix this morning.

2 weeks ago it was Gatorade.

No shortage of bath tissue though...

No bagged lettuce/green leafy packages.
Due to recall plus New Years Day?

Pudding and jello empty in two stores.
Tater tots and hash browns gone like your Publix.

 

[Yesiamapirate]

Mr Pirate went to the store yesterday and proudly brought home the last box of leafy greens. I didn’t even think about the recall. Now I have to go look and see if it’s ok to eat!