Monthly Cooking Thread - July 2019

[Jamestown1630]

I’ll look for it.

[Jamestown1630]

Mmmmmmm...Bacon.

[pugmama]

This article lists some of the daily menus. Food sounded fantastic especially when one of the cooks was a prior pastry chef!
When he served,our ex submarine friend said food was simply awesome.

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-jan-18-fi-submarine18-story.html

[Jamestown1630]

Yes, I saw that, and remembered especially the last part - it’s the only service where the guys generally gain weight on deployment ;-)

[pugmama]

I recently made this version as I did not have canned soups in the house. Recipe does call for 3 4.5 oz cans of chopped green chiles. I used mixed chiles I froze last year from the garden. I also added a layer of that smoked frozen corn you get from Trader Joe’s. Casserole was really good.

https://www.aspicyperspective.com/king-ranch-chicken-casserole/

[Jamestown1630]

I need to go to Trader Joe’s and see what it’s like. They recently opened a Lidl near me - it’s very nice. Are they similar?

[Jamestown1630]

It kind of threw me when I saw lobster, and in one video King Crab legs - those seem really inefficient to store; but I figured it must be a first-week-out thing. (I’ve never seen processed, frozen lobster, but I guess the Navy could get it.)

[pugmama]

Lidl is AMAZING. Really lower prices than Trader Joes and they have these weekly bargains like eggs for 27 cents a dozen. A whole pineapple for 79 cents.Very inexpensive spices etc etc.
They do have an app that you can use to see what the weekly bargains are.
Their wines used to be really great and very inexpensive-many French, German and Spanish ones. but now I see that they have a much smaller inventory. I don’t know why.

They are really giving Trader Joe’s a run for their money.

[Jamestown1630]

I was amazed at how much money we saved - I know some of it was due to special ‘grand opening’ prices; but a lot of the regular prices were very good. The only problem with these stores is that they won’t be a one-stop place because they just don’t carry many of the big-brand name items that most people use and want. We’ll probably go to Lidl once a month or so.

We like Aldi, too; but parking at the store near us is a nightmare on weekends. The Lidl was easy.

[pugmama]

This is the chicken enchilada recipe I use when I have left over rotisserie or other chicken in the fridge. I also add some Trader Joe’s enchilada sauce( addicted to this stuff),to the salsa on the bottom layer and then add more of the enchilada stuff on the top. We like things spicy and this adds a lot. Sometimes the salsas are very bland.
This recipe came from Gourmet Magazine years ago and was voted as one of their most popular recipes.

https://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/1168/Baked-Chicken-Cheese-Enchilada84752.shtml

[pugmama]

Lidl has started bringing in lamb....both US and Australian. Prices are amazing and the quality is excellent. Meat and poultry prices are really low too. Since they are really close to us, we are going there for most of our shopping and not getting to Trader Joes as much, because of location and traffic issues. Aldi is right across the street from Lidl and both are very busy.

[Liz]

So you cruised over to Bahama Breeze and had their memorable Roasted Cuban Bread.
Now you can debark and make it on-land.......at home

PREP Steep overnight in glass dish 1/4" slices 2 lge beefsteak tomatos, Marinade.

METHOD Spread Cuban bread loave halves w/ herb butter; lightly toast 450 deg.

ASSEMBLY slightly overlap tomato slices on buttered loaf; add Parm. Oven bake 1-2 min.
Cut 8 pieces. Sprinkle w/ julienned basil; arrange on warm server. SERVE garnished w/ basil sprigs.

HERB BUTTER fork/mash 4 tb butter, 2 tb evo, tsp minced garlic, ½ tsp thyme leaves, tb thin scallion rounds.

TOMATO MARINADE blender ½ cup Wh/wine vinegar, ¼ c oj, tb L/Juice, ¼ c evo,
tb ea Dijon, minced garlic, br/sugar, tsp ea fresh oregano leaves/parsley, ¼ tsp s/p.

[Jamestown1630]

Cuban Pizza?

That looks like a fun place - I’d never heard of it, though there’s one not too far away in VA.

I like coconut shrimp...

[Liz]

I believe Bahama Breeze started off as an island restaurant in the Caribe......but became very popular, and is a chain in the US.

[Liz]

I believe Bahama Breeze started off as an island restaurant in the Caribe......but became very popular, and is a chain in the US.

[boatbums]

This was a go-to recipe on our boat when we had company for dinner:

Shrimp Nimbus

2# large peeled and deveined shrimp
2 sticks unsalted butter
1 large green bell pepper - chopped
1 large or 2 medium white onion - chopped
3 cloves garlic - minced
2 cans cream of celery soup
1 - 8 oz. can tomato sauce
1 tblsp. lime juice
1 tblsp. Worcestershire sauce
salt and pepper

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In large pot, melt butter then saute onion, peppers and garlic until translucent. Add remaining ingredients (except shrimp) and simmer for 20 minutes. Stir in shrimp and simmer for another 5-10 minutes until shrimp are just done. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve over cooked rice or pasta.

[boatbums]

LOL!

[boatbums]

My hubby served in the Navy on the aircraft carrier Independence in the Mediterranean during Viet Nam and he said they ate pretty well, too.

[boatbums]

The key lime pie at Bahama Breeze is excellent!

[Liz]

.......yum.......