Food and Recipes while under Coronavirus quarantine

[MaryG12]

Love caramelized onions! One of my all time favorite recipes is Caramelized Onion Beer Cheese Dip. Can’t make it unless I have a group over because I would literally eat the entire thing myself.

I will post the recipe later in case anyone wants to try it.

I love caramelized onions too. Especially the pearl onions, with sugar peas, in a little olive oil. Delicious!

 

[Quiet Time]

Bet you could use a loaf of Rhode's Rolls frozen & get that nifty shape!

I use them to make beerocks.
Mmm those sound good..

 

[MimosaMornings]

Rhodes Rolls:

Rhodes Bake-N-Serv – Home of America's Favorite Frozen Dough

A line of frozen rolls & bread dough, grease the pan, put the frozen dough in, wait for it to thaw & rise then bake.

White, whole wheat, pizza dough!

Now taste-wise I do prefer starting from scratch, but for convenience these are great.

Their recipes work fine with your own dough, too.

Good for the camper or a cabin/condo vacation, since you don't have to measure much or carry yeast.

Also good for people who are convinced that baking bread is 'too tricky.'

I have a pan that makes a house -- intended for gingerbread -- but a loaf of Rhodes works well & then you have a tasty visual joke of home-made bread.

I've used them for years but only shop in the US. Decades ago I was director of a pre-school, we had mostly low-income families. I called the corporate office & asked for coupons -- they mailed me coupons for a free product for every family in our program -- students & staff.

ymmv

Adding to my list!!

 

[anneg]

I use them to make beerocks.
Mmm those sound good..

Looked this up... interesting, the things I learn here.

 

[MimosaMornings]

I use them to make beerocks.
Mmm those sound good..

Beerocks? Must look up.....

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

When I was at the nail salon last week, I asked my tech if any of the staff go to the Chinese takeout place in the strip mall where they're located. I know they go to Jet's (pizza) because I've seen some of them bring Jet's boxes into the salon at lunchtime. Tech said, yes, they all go to Pearl's sometimes and that she likes the Almond Chicken. We decided to expand our takeout repertoire and tried Pearl's Express last night. Since we hadn't ever gotten anything there before, we decided on the Dinner for 2 that included soup, eggrolls, two entrees (Almond Chicken and Sweet and Sour Pork), rice, and fortune cookies. Dinner for 2 was easily enough for 4 people, and we will be eating Chinese again today The entrees were both very good, but we didn't care for the egg rolls that were mostly filled with sprouts, and egg drop soup was nothing special. It was a bargain at $20, but we will only order entrees with rice the next time we get Chinese takeout.

 

[Quiet Time]

I use the 3 loaves of the frozen bread dough for my beerocks. If you set them out for a few hours they rise like crazy. I can get abt 24 nice sized beerocks out of them.

My neighbor lady RIP, used the frozen individual rolls to make her tiny beerocks. Just as good, but smaller.

 

[Tbone144]

I’m familiar with those, my husband says they are a Kansas thing (he’s from Kansas so that’s probably why). He spells them Bierocks, I haven’t made them but I could make some for his family to try.

 

[mickey2942]

@BetteDavisEyes aren't you worried about getting your nails done at a salon?

 

[Laughing]

I use the 3 loaves of the frozen bread dough for my beerocks. If you set them out for a few hours they rise like crazy. I can get abt 24 nice sized beerocks out of them.

My neighbor lady RIP, used the frozen individual rolls to make her tiny beerocks. Just as good, but smaller.

Well, gosh, since a trip to Nebraska in the 'oughts, I've used them to make Runzas!

Home | Runza 

 

[Quiet Time]

Yes!!
An old kinda boyfriend lived in Nebraska, and told me they call them runzas.
And, I think he said they put gravy on them.
*******
Tbone, they are a chore to make, but they're worth it. Of course you can freeze them too. Ya, I'm wrong on the spelling, i think that's the California way lol.

 

[IceIce9]

Beerocks? Must look up.....

I think in Wisconsin they call them pasties. Or pastys, not sure of the spelling.

 

[HongKongPhooey]

This is a pasty in the UK. Due to their heritage, they have to be called Cornish pasties. Story goes they were made for tin miners in Cornwall and the reason for the ridge shape was that it formed a kind of handle for their dirty hands.

They taste good. Beef, white pepper, onions and root veg. You can buy them anywhere, but its one of those things when you're on hols in Cornwall, you really have to have one.

 

[Laughing]

Pasties are made with more of a pie crust dough -- short crust -- instead of a yeast-raised dough.

I have Welsh & Cornish ancestors. A Pastie is a thing of beauty!

Of course, so is a Runza/beerock/bierock!

You can include pickle relish, caramelized onion, sauerkraut. I usually brown ground beef, but have used leftover roast beef, shredded with forks.

Terrific for people young enough & active enough for those carbs!

As a nutrition educator, I say use whole wheat.

As an old human, I saw fix it the way Grandma did! If your Grandma didn't make this -- borrow someone else's Grandma for cooking lessons!

Culture is food. Find out what your ancestors ate!

Think about your family's historic Thanksgiving table. I must have both Waldorf Salad & Watergate Salad, one for each Grandma.

jmho ymmv lrr

 

[mickey2942]

Pasties are quite popular in Montana, the history is that miners took them for lunch. The crust is a "hot water" pie crust, not flaky, fall apart crust, but a hearty crust that goes around beef, onion, swede, filling with gravy on the side.
St. Patrick's Day pasty, a gift from Cornwall

 

[Tbone144]

I’m supposed to be on a diet right now, competitive for money and all I can think about is eating meat and bread right now..lol. I’m having a steamed artichoke for dinner and some sort of protein once I figure out what.

 

[MimosaMornings]

Pasties are made with more of a pie crust dough -- short crust -- instead of a yeast-raised dough.

I have Welsh & Cornish ancestors. A Pastie is a thing of beauty!

Of course, so is a Runza/beerock/bierock!

You can include pickle relish, caramelized onion, sauerkraut. I usually brown ground beef, but have used leftover roast beef, shredded with forks.

Terrific for people young enough & active enough for those carbs!

As a nutrition educator, I say use whole wheat.

As an old human, I saw fix it the way Grandma did! If your Grandma didn't make this -- borrow someone else's Grandma for cooking lessons!

Culture is food. Find out what your ancestors ate!

Think about your family's historic Thanksgiving table. I must have both Waldorf Salad & Watergate Salad, one for each Grandma.

jmho ymmv lrr

Oh yes, Watergate Salad. Mmmm.

 

[anneg]

I had not heard of beerocks, bierocks, or runzas before. But I knew about Cornish pasties because of traveling to England decades ago and eating pub food.

Tonight we ordered takeout, and I had shredded roasted lamb on tandoori bread with tzatziki sauce and slaw. Delicious. I ate half and saved the other half for tomorrow.

With fall weather, I'm eating too many carbs and too much food in general. Stress eating may be another factor. Whatever, I need to cut back.

 

[Catmommy]

Calorie/carb dump in prep for hibernation.

 

[anneg]

Calorie/carb dump in prep for hibernation.

haha .... yeah.