Comments on: Easy Dishes for Being Stuck at Home

By: Susan Reynolds

Susan Reynolds — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 05:34:25 +0000

Super quick and easy. Prep maybe 10 minutes, cooks 20 minutes, feeds a lot of people.

Chop one onion, maybe celery if you have it, cook in a little oil until onion is starting to brown. Take 4 cups chicken stock, add the onion and celery, and bring it to a boil in a big soup pan with a lid. Add 2 12 ounce cans of cooked chicken, fine chopped carrot it you have it, and some frozen or leftover peas if you have them. A teaspoon of poultry seasoning or dried marjoram or basil or oregano, a shake of dried garlic, whatever. In a mixing bowl mix 1 cup of milk with 3 cups of Bisquick, and try to mix it to the point there aren’t floury lumps. Your stew should be boiling. Spoon the dumpling mixture on top, covering most of the stew. Lower the heat and cook 10 minutes. Cover and cook 10 minutes more. Serve at least one dumpling to each person and spoon a ladle full of stew alongside. The stew will probably have some dissolved dumpling in it, and that’s fine. If anyone is still hungry they should have made a salad while you were cooking.

By: CharisN

CharisN — Thu, 19 Mar 2020 05:31:52 +0000

In reply to Yvonne. Thanks - I have been wanting to make this.

By: Ilona

Ilona — Wed, 18 Mar 2020 23:39:24 +0000

In reply to Hailli. Every comment is emailed to me. I see everything. Just not right away.

By: Hailli

Hailli — Wed, 18 Mar 2020 23:38:11 +0000

Idk if you’ll ever see this because it’s so far down, but instead of pouring water in with my carnitas, I pour a whole jar of pickled jalapeños in. The juice gives it a great flavor!

By: Beth Leffler

Beth Leffler — Wed, 18 Mar 2020 17:18:57 +0000

This has become known as “That Onion-Spaghetti Stuff” and my picky crew asks for it at least every other week. Warning: the aroma lingers, but worth it! 🙂
1/4 C olive oil
1 large Spanish onion, thinly sliced
5-6 large cloves garlic
coarse black pepper to taste
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/8-1/4 tsp red pepper flakes, depending on the palate of the diners
1/2 cup Marsala wine
Saute the onions in the olive oil; as they begin to soften and turn translucent, add the seasonings and garlic. Allow them to carmelize a bit before adding the Marsala for a really yummy sweetness. Cover and reduce the heat to low.
Prepare one package of spaghetti according to directions, AL DENTE per favori!!
Drain and toss well with the onion/garlic/wine sauce to coat thoroughly. After plating the pasta, load it up with freshly grated Parmesan.
Great without any meat added, but leftovers tossed in would be tasty! Feeds five or six easily, especially with rolls and salad.
Thanks for sharing and y’all keep calm now, y’hear!

By: momcat

momcat — Tue, 17 Mar 2020 19:00:08 +0000

Basic plain old chicken soup. I just cut whatever raw chicken meat I have into easy bite size bits. Usually I have between one and two cups cut up of chicken. Saute or brown it lightly in a little olive oil..If you have leftover cooked chicken , forget cooking again, chop it up, and toss it in the pot. Add about 4 coups chicken broth, homemade or not. Juice from half a lemon, a smashed good sized clove of garlic and a handful of bruised, not chopped parsley. Bring it to a boil and add broken pasta like fettucine or whatever you have on hand. I usually fish out the parsley before serving as my family is deeply suspicious of “little green bits.” Go figure. Fast, easy to eat and digest, Good luck and bon appetit. If I really feel crummy toast goes well with it.

By: momcat

momcat — Tue, 17 Mar 2020 18:44:22 +0000

In reply to jewelwing. Oh man, That brings back memories. My Dad made just this on Sundays once in a while. I loved it. And haven't thought of it in years until you printed this. Excellent. Thank you.

By: FCina

FCina — Tue, 17 Mar 2020 16:13:00 +0000

In reply to Sara.

Yesterday, March 16, I enjoyed my last eat-in breakfast at a local diner. While there, a neighbor asked me ‘What can I make for dinner tonight?’
Enthusiasticly, I brought him to this blog. A huge smile lit his face.
Thank you, Ilona, for cultivating a warm, safe, informative, and caring international community. We have physical distancing, but not social. Thank you, BDH, for your neighborly comments, which I really enjoy.