AVFCLaura Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 I am cooking for 2 and I don't like fish. :oops: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiganvillain Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Ok, that's my very easy one gone, let me think again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 May I trouble all you lovely VT'ers for some help in the cooking dept? I am making a meal on Saturday and my cooking skills are very basic. I've been looking for recipies on the Sainsbury's website, mainly so I can get a list of the exact ingredients and know that it's everything they stock etc - but the recipies I find very complicated. I have a very basic level of cooking ability and would love a little recipe that I know I can follow and prepare. Any ideas folks? Here's a simple one: Cut 2 chicken breasts into cubes, and fry in a pan with oil and a few chopped/pureed garlic cloves til cooked Add one 500g carton of passatta, some black pepper and some dried oregano or basil. Simmer for 5 minutes. Salt to taste Add half a 500g bag of pasta that you've pre- cooked and drained (boil it in water with a bit of oil added), stir in and simmer for 5 minutes. Serve with garlic bread. You can't get any easier than that :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCLaura Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Thanks Rob. What's passatta and oregano? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted December 9, 2009 Moderator Share Posted December 9, 2009 Thanks Rob. What's passatta and oregano? Passatta is a jar of sieved tomatoes (no seeds), you'll find it with all the other tinned tomato type products except it comes in a glass jar or a tetrapak Oregano is a herb, doubt you'll get fresh oregano though so it'll be in the dried herb section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted December 9, 2009 Moderator Share Posted December 9, 2009 Laura buy a Jamie Oliver cookbook, all the recipes are easy, easy is what JO is all about. In fact for starters try the Jamie Oliver How to Cook book, covers all the basics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 What's passatta and oregano? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCLaura Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 *Shrugs* I said I was basic at cooking. lol Tomatoes, Chicken, Pasta & Garlic Bread sounds like a winner, I think I might be able to do that one. What kind of pasta would work best Rob? And Bicks, I will look up some Jamie books - thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 What's passatta and oregano? Well you did spell passata wrong.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 What kind of pasta would work best Rob? Penne, conchiglie, or fusilli should be fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meath_Villan Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 fajitas are easy and fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCLaura Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 What kind of pasta would work best Rob? Penne, conchiglie, or fusilli should be fine Woah, Woah... Shells, Twists, Bows, Laces or Spiral Curly Whirlies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCLaura Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 fajitas are easy and fun Yes, they are - and they are precisely what we eat every other day of the week because we have perfected the very essence of how easy they are... lol We live on Fajitas, Enchilladas, Stir fry, Chicken Grills - all the easy stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 What kind of pasta would work best Rob? Penne, conchiglie, or fusilli should be fine Woah, Woah... Shells, Twists, Bows, Laces or Spiral Curly Whirlies? Any of them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCLaura Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Ok great. I will make a list of what I need to buy and I'll go for it Rob, will take a picture and you can tell me where I can improve for next time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted December 9, 2009 Moderator Share Posted December 9, 2009 OH OH! Has anyone explained "al dente" to Laura yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCLaura Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 oh. damn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted December 9, 2009 Moderator Share Posted December 9, 2009 Pasta shmasta. It's cottage pie & stew weather these days. AND they keep in the fridge for days. So you eat for peanuts and have more to drink at the weekend - "Hello Stella my old friend" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted December 9, 2009 Moderator Share Posted December 9, 2009 I tend to agree there Bri, one of the most boring things ever invented is pasta, most of the time I find it rather dull. Spaghetti and meatballs is good or the Niçoise favourite Daube de Boeuf ( a slow cooked beef stew made with red wine and served with some form of ribbon pasta, usually spaghetti but can be something wider) but mostly I just find pasta unbelievably dull. Mostly its "that tasteless wheat filler stuff with a tomato, herb and garlic sauce and a small amount of meat, usually chicken" - dullsville Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidlewis Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 I tend to agree there Bri, one of the most boring things ever invented is pasta, most of the time I find it rather dull. Spaghetti and meatballs is good or the Niçoise favourite Daube de Boeuf ( a slow cooked beef stew made with red wine and served with some form of ribbon pasta, usually spaghetti but can be something wider) but mostly I just find pasta unbelievably dull. Mostly its "that tasteless wheat filler stuff with a tomato, herb and garlic sauce and a small amount of meat, usually chicken" - dullsville I agree with this, unless its meatballs with a rich beefy tomato sauce, bolognaise or lasagne, pasts is incredilby menial. there just isn't enough dead animal involved in many pasta dishes for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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