Weekly Cooking (and related issues) Thread

[Jamestown1630]

This week: Summer Holidays! And I wish a fabulous Fourth to everyone – we have a lot to celebrate this year!

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-JT

[umgud]

Wow, the pie looks killer.

[Jamestown1630]

It does! I kind of like the even more rustic-looking one at the recipe link; but that pic was even huge-r, and I still haven't mastered the instructions that Liz gave me for re-sizing (mumble) years ago :-(

[Fiddlstix]

Help With The Potato Salad

[Twotone]

We’re planning on having friends over on the 4th. I’ve been pondering simple things to serve & ran across this dip recipe on my Facebook page, from kitchenmeetsgirl.com:

Gooey and Cheesy Warm Bacon Dip

Ingredients
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 cups sour cream
1½ cups shredded cheddar cheese
6 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
½ cup sliced green onion

Method
1. Preheat oven to 400 F.
2. Combine softened cream cheese, sour cream, cheddar cheese, bacon and green onion. Spoon mixture into a 1-quart baking dish and bake for 25-30 minutes, or until cheese is bubbling and hot.
3. Serve with bread slices, crackers, or veggies.

Looks pretty simple, & how can you go wrong with bacon & cream cheese?!

[Rushmore Rocks]

I use that same recipe......just add a sprinkle of tarragon and dill weed. Yummy.

[Jamestown1630]

LOL!

(But I don’t think a man would really interpret “half” exactly that way :-)

[BipolarBob]

Thanks. My wife will enjoy that one.

[Jamestown1630]

Your post reminded me of an Aldi ad that my husband and I have seen lately and always laugh about:

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/AueD/aldi-ice-cream

[JayGalt]

Since you postes such killer pies a little picture assist is de nada.

[Bodleian_Girl]

I wonder if any Freepers have Instant Pots and what they think of them?

[Jamestown1630]

“Civil War Airplanes”, huh?

LOL!

[BipolarBob]

It's a neat hobby.

LOL

[Jamestown1630]

¡Muchas Gracias, Senor!

[neefer]

Seems every time I make potato salad, it’s dry within an hour or two. Same reason I never take macaroni salad anywhere. If you don’t eat it right away, the pasta absorbs the dressing.

[Jamestown1630]

I’ve seen those online, and have wondered about them too.

[Jamestown1630]

I think it helps if you dress potato salad it while it’s warm, instead of letting the potatoes cool completely. Then let the whole thing cool, and store it airtight in the fridge.

I know a lady who makes pasta dishes for next-day parties by cooking her pasta the night before, cooling it, and putting it in a big ‘baggie’. Then, at the party, she microwaves it in the bag very shortly, and uses an electric pan to heat the sauce and then add the pasta. It turns out really well.

[neefer]

Thanks, I’ll give that a try.

[Jamestown1630]

Well, I’m sure Icarus inspired many prior to the Wright Brothers...