The Drop in Centre

[Thorn Wilde]

3 minutes ago, Mikiesboy said:

oh very nice!!  Michael and i  eat a lot of pork... crackling, yummy!!

 

Pork is good meat. I love to cook. When I'm depressive I don't have the energy when I'm only cooking for myself, but give me a guest and a little extra cash, I cook up a feast. Got leftover roast, so I can eat some tomorrow too.  

[Brayon]

Just now, Mikiesboy said:

give the little darling baked pork nuggets .. homemade mac and cheese???   i love that

Yes, homemade mac-n-cheese. With a lot of fattening stuff in it. I use this recipe, but I make it with Bow-tie pasta.

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/sunny-anderson/creamy-stove-top-mac-and-cheese-recipe-1949450

[Reader1810]

6 minutes ago, BHopper2 said:

Mac-n-Cheese.

I almost had that a couple of days ago, because it’s wonderful comfort food on a cold night. I’m sure I will  have it sometime in January. 

[Mikiesboy]

11 minutes ago, BHopper2 said:

Yes, homemade mac-n-cheese. With a lot of fattening stuff in it. I use this recipe, but I make it with Bow-tie pasta.

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/sunny-anderson/creamy-stove-top-mac-and-cheese-recipe-1949450

i use this recipe... grate a shit ton of old cheddar.. cook pasta, drain it.  throw in cheese and stir till it melts.  eat it.

[Brayon]

1 minute ago, Mikiesboy said:

i use this recipe... grate a shit ton of old cheddar.. cook pasta, drain it.  throw in cheese and stir till it melts.  eat it.

I've done that before. LOL. Add in a little butter, and dash of minced garlic, and you'll have what I would prefer.

[Mikiesboy]

i just like mine with freshly ground black pepper.. not too fine ..

[Brayon]

That sounds good. I think I'm going to go and fix me another bowl of what's in the kitchen.

[Mikiesboy]

1 minute ago, BHopper2 said:

That sounds good. I think I'm going to go and fix me another bowl of what's in the kitchen.

Michael said should we have a bite to eat?  I said what do you want, cheese on toast or if not i'll need to make mac and cheese.. lol

[Brayon]

6 minutes ago, Mikiesboy said:

Michael said should we have a bite to eat?  I said what do you want, cheese on toast or if not i'll need to make mac and cheese.. lol

ROFLMAO!!! I started a trend. 🙂 💖

[mollyhousemouse]

all this talk of dinner

Phil did burgers on the grill, with a great seasoning rub from a local guy, thick slices of red onion, and good pickles

and some Ore Ida curly fries

i am so full! He's great with burgers on the grill!

[Thorn Wilde]

10 minutes ago, BHopper2 said:

ROFLMAO!!! I started a trend. 🙂 💖

 

I want Mac and cheese too, now. Even though I ate way too much tonight already... Though admittedly it's been a few hours since dinner.

[Brayon]

2 minutes ago, mollyhousemouse said:

all this talk of dinner

Phil did burgers on the grill, with a great seasoning rub from a local guy, thick slices of red onion, and good pickles

and some Ore Ida curly fries

i am so full! He's great with burgers on the grill!

That sounds good too.

[Reader1810]

22 minutes ago, BHopper2 said:

I've done that before. LOL. Add in a little butter, and dash of minced garlic, and you'll have what I would prefer.

I made half size spaghetti with butter, garlic and parmesan for dinner tonight. It was yummy! :

[Backwoods Boy]

42 minutes ago, BHopper2 said:

Yes, homemade mac-n-cheese. With a lot of fattening stuff in it. I use this recipe, but I make it with Bow-tie pasta.

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/sunny-anderson/creamy-stove-top-mac-and-cheese-recipe-1949450

 

30 minutes ago, Mikiesboy said:

i use this recipe... grate a shit ton of old cheddar.. cook pasta, drain it.  throw in cheese and stir till it melts.  eat it.

I applaud your avoidance of the commercial products.  Since I haven't had mac and cheese since shortly before the first Christmas, I did a little browsing of what's available on your grocery shelf.  I found a couple that deserve sharing:

8. Quinoa Mac & Cheese

Cheesiness: 1 -- It doesn't even taste like cheese, it's more straight up pasta. It's as if the macaroni shampooed itself with cheese sauce and washed it off. All that's left is the smell.
Artificial flavor: 5 -- The flavor had hints of paper and sterilizer, but was so neutral that it earned average marks.
Pasta: 3 -- The sauce formed to the macaroni, giving it a rough texture that was pretty horrid. It didn't have an aftertaste; it had an aftertexture.
Overall flavor: 2 -- This is an embarrassment and shouldn't even be called mac and cheese.
Final score: 2.75 -- DON'T EAT THIS, EVER.

 

7. Mrs Leeper's Gluten-free Mac & Cheese

Cheesiness: 4 -- Creamy and full of flavor up front, but with highly diminishing returns. Each bite tastes less cheesy.
Artificial flavor: 6 -- Turmeric and paprika do a good job of masking the artificial flavors until the stainless steel aftertaste overpowers them.
Pasta: 1 -- Definitely the worst. Their slogan "keeping the taste in and the gluten out" is only technically accurate. It didn't keep consistency at all. Damn you, rice flour!
Overall flavor: 2 -- The fakeness of the pasta took center stage, detracting from a decent cheese flavor.
Final score: 3.25 -- GLUTEN, LIKE GREED, IS GOOD. DON'T EAT THIS UNLESS YOU HAVE TO.

 

There were none that measured up to Mom's, and I suspect she used Velveeta.  🤢

[Brayon]

Be back later. I've done all my schoolwork for the day, and not going to work on my story tonight. I have several things I need to critically think about to problem-solve... damn... @Mikiesboy and @Backwoods Boy have reinforced what I was learning this week in class with there advice.

 

Off to Beta a chapter for BB for his off-site story. With a few minor tweaks, clean up some scenes some, I swear he can post it here on GA. It's really good. tim can vouch for me, that if I think something sucks you would know.

 

Also, I'm going to have to start a new Skyrim game. The problem with pirated games... things can corrupt easily. But, I found another version that is more stable.

[Brayon]

3 minutes ago, Backwoods Boy said:

There were none that measured up to Mom's, and I suspect she used Velveeta.  🤢

1 box of your favorite pasta

1 normal box of Velveeta, cubed

Enough heavy whipping cream to keep the Velveeta from burning and that it melts uniformly. Amount of liquid varies.

 

Fix Pasta as directed.

In a large pot melt Velveeta with Heavy whipping cream. Sit constantly.

Once the cheese mixture is melted, fold in pasta. 

 

Serve immediately...

 

I've had that version a LOT of times. It was my ex-roomies favorite way.

[mollyhousemouse]

9 minutes ago, BHopper2 said:

1 box of your favorite pasta

1 normal box of Velveeta, cubed

Enough heavy whipping cream to keep the Velveeta from burning and that it melts uniformly. Amount of liquid varies.

 

Fix Pasta as directed.

In a large pot melt Velveeta with Heavy whipping cream. Sit constantly.

Once the cheese mixture is melted, fold in pasta. 

 

Serve immediately...

 

I've had that version a LOT of times. It was my ex-roomies favorite way.

there's a pretty good version here:

 

[Mikiesboy]

back .. after cheese on toast and a Napoleon with a cup of tea, of course. 

[Mikiesboy]

40 minutes ago, Reader1810 said:

I made half size spaghetti with butter, garlic and parmesan for dinner tonight. It was yummy! :

half size spaghetti?

[Reader1810]

33 minutes ago, Mikiesboy said:

half size spaghetti?

It’s actually called half-cut not half size

 

https://www.barilla.com/en-us/products/pasta/pronto/pronto-half-cut-spaghetti

[Mikiesboy]

1 minute ago, Reader1810 said:

It’s actually called half-cut not half size

 

https://www.barilla.com/en-us/products/pasta/pronto/pronto-half-cut-spaghetti

interesting . i like barilla they make nice pasta

[Reader1810]

1 minute ago, Mikiesboy said:

interesting . i like barilla they make nice pasta

Yes, they do. I like making it in the skillet, because you don’t have to wait for the water to boil. It takes about 10 minutes. I wing it and add water as needed or drain it with a colander if there’s too much water. Sauce/butter is mixed in the skillet, too. Nice and easy clean up. 

 

[Mikiesboy]

20 minutes ago, Reader1810 said:

Yes, they do. I like making it in the skillet, because you don’t have to wait for the water to boil. It takes about 10 minutes. I wing it and add water as needed or drain it with a colander if there’s too much water. Sauce/butter is mixed in the skillet, too. Nice and easy clean up. 

 

last Christmas someone gave us a selection of dipping sauces for bread .. not our thing at all, but they were great on pasta!  

[Mikiesboy]

oh man , i feel like writing right now ...

[Mikiesboy]

i have a chapter to edit for Changes, Again ... chapters 1 to 10 are ready to go