Cooking Up Delicious Recipes: My New Cookbook Adventure

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Discussion Overview

This thread centers around participants sharing their experiences and excitement about a new cookbook, discussing various recipes they have tried or plan to try. Many express enthusiasm for the variety of recipes and their potential as meal options.

Discussion Character

  • Anecdotal
  • Opinion-based

Main Points Raised

  • One participant, identifying as a consultant, expresses love for the new cookbook and excitement to try the recipes, noting disappointment with their current lunch compared to the cookbook's offerings.
  • Another participant shares their experience making the Beef Enchilada Casserole, describing it as fabulous and suggesting it could be a good recipe to promote.
  • Several users mention enjoying the artichoke chicken and planning to make various recipes, including hominy soup and flank steak.
  • One participant lists a variety of recipes they intend to try, highlighting a mix of everyday family foods and more gourmet options.
  • Another participant notes the appeal of quick and easy non-meat recipes, reflecting their dietary preferences.
  • Some participants share their experiences with specific recipes, such as Mediterranean quesadillas and BLT mac & cheese, with mixed results.
  • One participant mentions the inclusion of Garam Masala in a recipe and discusses sourcing it from local stores.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Views differ on which recipes are the best or most appealing, and no clear consensus emerges regarding favorites or the overall quality of the recipes.

Contextual Notes

Participants share personal experiences with the cookbook, focusing on their cooking adventures and the types of meals they enjoy preparing.

Who May Find This Useful

Consultants looking for recipe ideas and personal experiences related to the new cookbook may find this discussion valuable.

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pamperedlinda
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I just got my SAT delivery and the first thing I looked through (after my appetizer dishes :D ) was the new cookbook....I LOVE this cookbook! I cannot wait to try the recipes. I was eating my lunch while browsing the pages and was rather dissappointed in my grilled cheese sandwich. These recipes look and sound delicious!

So, have you tried any of them yet? Which are your faves? Any that you tried and didn't turn out so well? They all sound so good, I don't know which to try first.

I think this will be an excellent seller this season.
 
loved the artichoke chicken
fixing the hominy soup & flank steak with rice for dinner tonight
 
I made the Beef Enchilada Casserole last night. It was fabulous! Next time I will need to double it and make it in the family skillet!! YUM.
 
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BethCooks4U said:
I made the Beef Enchilada Casserole last night. It was fabulous! Next time I will need to double it and make it in the family skillet!! YUM.
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I think that would be a great one to promote.....that's one fast dinner!
 
I thought these looked really good - a nice mix of "typical"-ish PC recipes and fancier fare.

semi-hijack: one recipe calls for Garam Masala, which is an Indian spice blend. You can get it at Indian groceries, or if there isn't one near you, you can order it from Penzey's Spices. They also have some physical store locations, if you're lucky enough to live near one (like I am!).
 
pamperedlinda said:
I think that would be a great one to promote.....that's one fast dinner!
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I know! DH came home and I hadn't even started it. He was irritated and then totally shocked when I called him to dinner 20 minutes later! (BTW: He is never ready to sit down to dinner until he's home at least 30 minutes - ever and he wasn't last night either.

Note: He usually doesn't get "irritated" but he got home quite late and was starving and had called me an hour before so he thought it should have been at least started. lol

AND he often does the cooking so don't start bombarding me with women's lib comments.:rolleyes: :p
 
I got so excited looking through this cookbook. I love pretty much EVERY recipe!!! I kept reading the names off to my DH and getting really excited about them and he's like "Yeah, whatever, that sounds good." Well, he just doesn't get it. As long as I cook something, he's happy! I've already shopped for ingredients to make the skillet lasagna tonight and the Mexican corn/skillet thingy tomorrow night. I forget the exact name since my cookbook is still in my bag in the car. Yum!!!! I think these will be great show recipes too when we're looking to do more of a "meal" type recipe.
 
I got my package yesterday afternoon - and now, I can't decide what to make first!

Every section of the cookbook has recipes that look and sound mouthwatering!!!

I love that there are such delicious sounding fish and vegetarian recipes in there! We are not vegetarian, but we usually only eat meat a couple times a month, and chicken just a couple times a week. So I'm loving the quick and easy non-meat recipes!:D
 
I can't wait to get that cookbook sounds like it is a good investment:)
 
We just had the mediterranean quesadillas with anitpasto relish for supper. Very good and easy to make! I skipped the relish for the kids, but was still worried they wouldn't eat it because there's basil in the chicken mix. Didn't need to worry - they liked it!
 
Sounds yummy can't wait to get my cookbook!! What other recipes does it have in it??
 
I'll be making the Skillet Lasagna and the Pecan-Crusted Chicken. Sounds yummy!
 
So far, I have listed to try:

Artichoke Chicken
Paprika Chicken w/ noodles
Turkey Gyros
Skillet Lasagna
Pecan Crusted Chicken w/ Sweet Mustard Dressing
Turkey Saltimbocca
Crunchy Whole Grain Chicken Bites (I bet DS loves these!)
Glazed Chicken w/ Apple Salad
Almond Chicken Stir-fry
Mediterranean Quesadillas
Sesame Tilapia
Dijon Crusted Halibut
Crispy Parmesan Shrimp
Shrimp Orzo Skillet
Grilled Tilapia w/ Pineapple Salsa
Barbecue Salmon
BLT Mac & Cheese
Beef Enchilada Casserole
Pork Tacos
Brown Butter Tortellini w/ Spinach & Ham
Tuscan White Bean and Sausage Stew
Moroccan Pork Chops
Caprese Pizza
Hot & Sour Soup
Spicy Broccoli Fritatta
Poached Eggs Florentine
Lightning Fast Veggie Chili
Crunchy Breakfast Tacos
Harvest Brown Rice Salad
Grilled Portabello Bruschetta

Thats All!

Looks like alot of recipe trials coming to the Deemter Household!:D
 
Yumm thanks for listing:)
 
It all sounds like normal everyday family foods - I'm so glad they've gotten a little bit away from the really gourmet trend from last year. My hosts and guests just did not got for that!
 
chefann said:
I thought these looked really good - a nice mix of "typical"-ish PC recipes and fancier fare.

semi-hijack: one recipe calls for Garam Masala, which is an Indian spice blend. You can get it at Indian groceries, or if there isn't one near you, you can order it from Penzey's Spices. They also have some physical store locations, if you're lucky enough to live near one (like I am!).
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Ooooh - my DH would be soooooooooooo jealous. He LOVES Penzey's - we get their catalog and he gets excited every time it arrives. If he can earn his way back into my good graces by Christmas, I may have you pick up a few things for him & mail them out to me!
 
dannyzmom said:
Ooooh - my DH would be soooooooooooo jealous. He LOVES Penzey's - we get their catalog and he gets excited every time it arrives. If he can earn his way back into my good graces by Christmas, I may have you pick up a few things for him & mail them out to me!
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I go there and hyperventilate from smelling the sample jars. :)

That's where I got the magic ingredient for my Polock Burgers.
Mix 1 lb ground beef with some chopped onion and 2 TB. Penzey's Polish Sausage Seasoning. Form into hamburgers and pan fry or grill. Serve on toasted onion rolls with sauteed onions and horseradish. For "Polish Fries", pan-fry potato pierogi and serve on the side.
 
Where is that store, Ann? I have a friend coming to visit and she lives north east of you (northeast of Troy, too.)
 
The one in the Detroit area is in Beverly Hills, at 13 Mile and Southfield Road. I think there's one on the west side of the state, but I don't remember if it's in GR or Traverse City.
 
It's in Grand Rapids! 2901 28th St. SE.
 
I may have my friend stop there and Trader Joe's for me if she can. She can't wait to take a break from her kids and come here. I hope she can stop at those stores for me.
 
Have tried the BLT Mac & Cheese. One of my team members made it for our meeting and it was delicious. When I made it...it was so so...could it be the old adage of "if someone else makes it, it takes better"??

Make the Caprese Pizzas and used our Pizza/Roll Mix. Very good! I like a thick crust so our mix was excellent for this.

On the hunt for more!!
 
baychef said:
Make the Caprese Pizzas and used our Pizza/Roll Mix. Very good! I like a thick crust so our mix was excellent for this.

On the hunt for more!!
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Oohh... good cross-sell!
 
pamperedbecky said:
I got so excited looking through this cookbook. I love pretty much EVERY recipe!!! I kept reading the names off to my DH and getting really excited about them and he's like "Yeah, whatever, that sounds good." Well, he just doesn't get it. As long as I cook something, he's happy! I've already shopped for ingredients to make the skillet lasagna tonight and the Mexican corn/skillet thingy tomorrow night. I forget the exact name since my cookbook is still in my bag in the car. Yum!!!! I think these will be great show recipes too when we're looking to do more of a "meal" type recipe.
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Huge thumbs up for the Skillet LAsagna. I made it tonight and it was delicious!! My kids even ate it!! I highly recommend it, but it definitely was longer than 29 minutes. I think I'm just slow!:)
 
pamperedbecky said:
Huge thumbs up for the Skillet LAsagna. I made it tonight and it was delicious!! My kids even ate it!! I highly recommend it, but it definitely was longer than 29 minutes. I think I'm just slow!:)
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I'm pretty good at judging actual cooking times when I read them - and Skillet Lasagna and a few others just seemed to me that they would take longer than 29 minutes.......but some of it is cooking time - not actual time you have to be doing something....so maybe they are only counting the "Busy time"?
 
There is a nice section in the front of the cookbook that has all kinds of tips. One is to have all ingredients out, prepped and ready to go. To me, this is part of making the meal. But I suppose that's how they can get a 29 minute time frame.:)
 
pamperedbecky said:
There is a nice section in the front of the cookbook that has all kinds of tips. One is to have all ingredients out, prepped and ready to go. To me, this is part of making the meal. But I suppose that's how they can get a 29 minute time frame.:)
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I agree with you that prepping the ingredients is part of the cooking process. Getting all of the stuff together and ready to go takes up quite a bit of time in itself.
 
For all the hoosiers out there, Penzey's has a store in Indianapolis. It's at 4026 E 82nd Street. It's a wonderful place to pick up those out-of-the-ordinary seasonings.
 
Okay, you guys have me wanting to go ahead and place my sample order. This cookbook sounds terrific!
 
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