Mach said:

I have no idea.

Lots of people, though, will call any red sauce that doesn't include meat a "marinara."

nakedpianoplayer said:

Awww....

nakedpianoplayer said:

The sour cream sounds weird, but with all those great reviews it can't be bad. Go for it!

PunkMistress said:

have any other great ideas for dinners??


we should make a thread about this - or perhaps i should just change the name on this one, yeah, i'll do that maybe we can come up with all kinds of good meal ideas to help stretch the food costs...


yay, this is fun!

best. thread. ever.

PunkMistress said:

i thought so too, but then, damn 3000+ people cant all be crazy lol. the thing that i love the most about that site is the reviews have different ideas or things that they had trouble with along the way, so its like you have a head start on making it - or at least how to change it to make something your family will really like

IAintTheOne said:

oh my lord...

PunkMistress said:

yummy!!!!!

IAintTheOne said:

PunkMistress makes the kitchen her bitch on the reg.





BTW, do NOT overcook the garlic. This is the worst. Do not burn it. Cook it LONG on LOW heat to really release it's wonderful, terrific flavor.


I lurve garlic.
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Here's something for you pet owners: Make your own pet food.
You can make it in bulk, then freeze it and thaw it as needed for your pets.
It cuts down the the environmental footprint, plus, it ensures your pets are
getting real meat and starches not derived from the nasty factories that
pump out current food.

I'm told dogs absolutely love the dog food once they've adjusted to it.
I've heard no stories about cats adjusting (cats can be real picky ).


But aside from being better for your pets, it will save you thousands of
dollars over the lifespan of your pets. Pet food, if you own 2 or more pets
can run over a thousand dollars a year for some folks. These recipes wont
even cost you $200 a year even if you have multiple pets:



DOG FOOD
Yummy Chihuahua's Stew

2/3 cup- turkey, liver, hamburger

1/2 cup rice

1/4 cup potato

1/4 tsp.garlic powder

1/2 carrot

1 cup water

Cut meat into tiny bite size pieces, slice the potato, and cut the carrot. Put all into a pot, add 1/2 cup water, then garlic powder. Turn on stove to high, let boil.

Cook the rice. While cooking add a little of the water every so often to the stew.

Add rice to pot, stir, keep at boil for 2 more minutes. take from heat.

Strain juice into separate pot. Let food cool. Once done, add a little juice.( if wanted)




CAT FOOD

CHICKEN AND PASTA STEW

2 packages ground chicken (Or turkey)

2-3 small carrots, cooked

2-3 cups macaroni (Cooked)

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

Garlic

Boil the macaroni until tender. Cook up the chicken in a frying pan. Mix everything together in food processor. Add the oil and the garlic. Mix well.


FINICKY EATERS MEAL

1 cup chicken, boiled or microwaved

1/4 cup fresh broccoli, steamed

1/4 cup shredded carrots, steamed

Chicken broth

Mix ingredients with enough chicken broth to hold together. This same recipe can be used with fish (broil or microwave until it flakes.) You can also vary the recipe by adding rice or other vegetables. Ensure the food has cooled sufficiently prior to serving to your cat.


You can also put the stuff in a food processor to make sure it's mixed together well so your pets don't pick at the parts they like and ignore the rest.


I saw this on planet green and tripped out at how much money folks saved, how healthy it was, and how the animals loved the food.

:takingnotes:

Imago said:

man, you might have just saved me a TON of money right there!!!!

to feed my two big dogs, im looking at about 50-60 a month in food for them, thats up to 720 a year!!! plus, the stuff they are eating could be full of all kinds of stuff that is not so good for them.

absolutely incredible! i will be trying this for sure to see if i can get them to eat it

thanks

athough, wait, i just read this...

http://www.ehow.com/how_1...e-dog.html


The American Animal Hospital Association lists raw and spoiled garlic as poisonous and potentially fatal to dogs. Use garlic only in small doses and make sure it is cooked.

so just make sure to cook it, never use raw, or delete it all together - gotta keep our furry family members safe
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nakedpianoplayer said:

It's also a good solution for vegetarians and vegans who own pets, cause the animals that are factory farmed to and put into cat/dog food live in very inhumane conditions.

At least now, you have some level of control where the meat in the food is coming from.

I don't trust commercial cat/dog food, and if I weren't giving my sister's cat a way the next couple of days, I would totally try this out on him. The shit they put in commercial dog food

nakedpianoplayer said:

It's best to use it in powdered form.

I've found that putting yellow paint on a piece of cardboard can often pass as buttered toast

Imago said:

awwww, you have to get rid of the cat?? you like that cat, dont you?

Byron said:

now thats a man i can cook for!

nakedpianoplayer said:

I do.
But I'm moving real soon, and where I'm going, I can't take him with me.

My sister thought about it and decided what's best for the cat is for me to find him a loving home here in the states, instead of flying him across the Atlantic (which could kill an 11 year old cat) to her house, where they're always too busy to pay much attention to him.

Imago said:

thats too bad, im sorry to hear that hope things work out well for you all. where are you moving to?

nakedpianoplayer said:

I'll be posting a thread about it in a few weeks

Imago said:

oh sweet!!! theres a secret

i kinda feel like since you lost me with the whole 'men who hate women getting married' thing, you owe it to me to share it with me early


alaska? that would be a big change from where you are now...
kansas? we could use some excitement around these parts...
michigan? you like cherries, right?
texas? everything is big in texas
new mexico? so pretty there... but oh so hot!
oklahoma - nevermind, noone would move there for real
georgia? youre a peach!

come on man, give me a clue

nakedpianoplayer said:

Are you good with cardboard and paint? lol

Byron said:

oh baby, we can do CRAZY things with cardboard and paint

Fish sauce on rice

Chili paste on rice

soy sauce on rice

Fauxie said:

done that

Imago said:

One simple meal I actually love though is that sour fermented sausage on rice. I don't even fry the pork sausage, just slice it up and put it straight on hot rice. A little soy sauce on top and you're done.

PunkMistress said:

YUM!!!!


I used to live in Northern Italy and had the chance to visit the south quite a bit. Did your grandma ever do really old school cotellettas made from veal? In Milano I used to eat I used to eat Coteletta with risotto as my favorite go to dish. It was so tender...I'm getting hungry now just fantacizing about it

not sure if this a "recipe" but anyways- i love to eat this if it is freeeeezing outside or inside lol.

take wheat put in pot and put enough water to cover it then turn on stove
taste the wheat if it is hard add more water, then turn heat to low if water is almost gone

then add milk and boil then turn off stove and honey or sugar 2 sweeten

and enjoy!
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Ottensen said:

Nah, she was kind of poor and never made veal.

And she never made fancy things like risotto. Just home stuff like sauce, ravioli, lasagna, pastagina, eggplant and chicken parm, fried zucchini, ricotta pie, anise cakes, oh, God, I miss her anise cakes the most.

kimrachell said:

I forgot to add, you should season the flour with salt and pepper.