Monday, September 5, 2011

What to Cook with Rice

Fried Rice (can be made with either cooked or uncooked rice)
As a base for any kind of meat or veggie sauce
As a base for cooked beans, peas, lentils - good topped w/ chopped raw onion
As a base for sauteed onion
Add to soups
Add cheese &/or cream soup to cooked rice to make a casserole for main or side dish
Cook, add butter, pepper & curry powder or other herbs/spices

What to Cook with Onions

Onion Pie
Onion Soup (creamy or clear)
French Onion Soup
Baked Onions
Oven-Roasted Veggies
Onion Sandwiches - surprisingly good, especially if you have a cold, preferably on rye
Sauteed or caramelized onions over rice
Omelet, scramble or frittata
Black-eyed peas (or other bean) over rice topped with chopped raw onion
Casserole using cream of mushroom soup - potatoes can be added, can put pork chops on top & bake

Flavors/Additions that work well with onions:
caraway
sage, pecans & balsamic vinegar
mushrooms
beef (meat, or just stock/bullion for flavor)

Friday, September 2, 2011

What to Cook with Canned Tuna

Tuna Salad
Tuna Casserole / Tuna Bake
Stuffed Tomato
Stuffed Avocado
Tuna Spread - add cream cheese, pecans & onion
Tuna Melts
Pineapple-Topped Tuna Melts
Tuna Salad Sandwiches / Tuna Buns / Wraps
Tuna Salsa with tortilla chips
Pasta Salad
Tuna Cakes / Croquettes
Stuffed Mushrooms
Stuffed Zucchini
Add to a pasta/sauce mix
Pot Pie

Monday, July 25, 2011

What to Cook with Leftover Veggies & Meats

Quiche
Fried Rice
Omelet, Frittata
Soup
Savory Pancakes topped with sour cream or gravy
Filled Crepes
add to Manicotti / Cannelloni filling
Casserole - add to canned cream soup concentrate and cooked pasta
Layer over rice, biscuits or mashed potatoes, top with gravy
Curries

What to Cook with Eggs

Quiche
Frittata
Omelet
Fried Bread with Eggs (Egg in a Hole)
Devilled Eggs
Potato or Tuna Salad
Egg Salad
Breakfast Wrap
Egg Casseroles - many to choose from
Homemade Macaroni & Cheese
Fried Rice
Add to plain leftover noodles when reheating in butter to make breakfast noodles - add cheese?

What to Cook with Eggs & Milk

Goldenrod Toast - see recipe @ The Dine-In Table
French Toast
Custard
Pancakes/Waffles/Crepes
Homemade Mac & Cheese
Quiche

What to Cook with Smoked Sausage

Cabbage & Sausage
Red Beans & Rice
Fried Rice
Omelet, Frittata or Scrambled Eggs with Sausage
Sausage Dogs (in buns)
Grilled entree
Pizza
Stew
Zuppa Toscano (Italian soup made with sausage and potatoes)
Sausage-Potato Bake
Mac & Cheese with Sausage
Greens with Sausage
Jambalaya
Gumbo
Spaghetti Sauce