Saturday, May 10, 2008

DIY Rachel Ray Recipe

I've noticed that a lot of new recipes are just hybrids of old recipes. Rachel Ray is the queen of this. Look at what a search for buffalo chicken reveals on her website. You know that you're at least as smart (and not nearly as annoying) as Rachel Ray. Why don't you try making your own recipe. I'll make it simple for you. Simply choose one or more sets of flavors from list number one, then a platform from list number two, then figure out the recipe. The only rule is that you can't use a traditional combo (cheese steak hoagies, garden salad, etc...). Extra points if it can be made in under 30 minutes.



I plan on trying out a few new combos and I'll post them here. If you come up with a recipe, please share it in comments or through a link to your blog.

List one--
Cajun
Cheesy/3+ cheese/cream cheese
Thanksgiving
Garden
Salmon and dill
Baked potato topping (bacon, sour cream, cheese...)
Indian
Chili cheese
Chicken and ranch
Club (bacon, turkey, tomato...)
Greek/Mediterranean
German
Alfredo
Barbecue
Pesto
Southwestern
Shrimp/seafood cocktail
Tex/Mex
Cheese steak
Florentine (spinach, ricotta...)
Buffalo chicken
Thai peanut
Italian
Vietnamese
Chinese
Korean
Japanese


List 2--
Taco/nachos/enchilada/tostada/burrito
Nori rolls
Egg/spring/summer rolls
Casserole/bake
Soup/chowder/chili/stew
Hoagie/sandwich/melt
Pizza
Roll-up
Salad/slaw
Kabob
Burger
Hot dog
Baked Potato
Dip
Crostini/Bruschetta
Omelet/Quiche/Frittata
Pasta/Lasagna
Polenta
Pot pie
Meatloaf/balls
Skillet

3 comments:

Margaret said...

Here’s something I made last night for dinner with leftovers. I would put in this in the Thanksgiving category:

One chopped onion
one small sweet potato or yam, sliced thinly
Approx two cups of cooked penna pasta
2 cooked chicken breasts, sliced into ½ inch slices (or turkey)
fresh or dried thyme and or oregano, sage

saute onion and sweet potato in olive oil Add other ingredients, heat thru and serve.
Dried cranberries would also be good in this.

Swoof said...

My eyes are almost too burned to type after that first pic.

I have a concept for Thanksgiving Balls but I haven't had the time or inclination to test it yet so these measures are only approximates based on what's in my my head kitchen.

1 pound of fresh ground turkey
2 cups dry diced bread: white, corn or rye
1 small diced cooked yam
1 cup of fresh, canned or frozen corn
1 cup of mashed potatoes
1 handful of dried cranberries, chopped

Put all ingredients in a bowl and crack one egg (add another if it's too dry) over the whole thing. Mix well. Clean hands work better than spoons or forks.

Form the resulting glop into balls and fry in peanut oil in a shallow pan, turning regularly. Add the finished balls to a sauce pan full of prepared turkey gravy and simmer for 30 minutes.

Serve on sliced Vienna rolls or another soft sandwich loaf. Drizzle gravy over the whole thing.

Swoof said...

Oops. Forgot to add the sage and thyme to the ingredient list. Just a bit. A teaspoon or so of thyme, more if it's fresh. As much sage as one can stand.