From time to time I peruse the One Million Moms facebook page just to see what stupid thing they are doing now. Yesterday I saw that they were boycotting Carl's Jr for the ad with Kate Upton(Miss Sports Illustrated cover model). They always describe these things in detail and link to the offending ad (because they are so shocked and appalled) so I clicked through to check it out. Well, it worked on me. Made me hungry. So my first thought as always was "I could make that at home" And I did. With a few adjustments. Thank you moms!
One Million Mom Sandwich
1 onion
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
4 slices sourdough bread
4 slices pepper jack cheese
Nacho jalapenos
1 pkg tempeh
Special sauce (below)
Slice the onion into rings. Heat the oil in a frying pan until hot. Saute the onion in the oil until the onion is soft. Put the onion in a separate bowl and set aside.
Slice the tempeh in half and then slice each part in half lengthwise. You will have 4 thin slabs. Fry slabs in hot frying pan for 4 minutes each side.
Now to assemble the sandwich!
Toast the sourdough bread. Spread a tablespoon of special sauce on each slice and layer the sandwich as follows:
Bread slice
1/2 the onion
2 pieces of tempeh, side by side
2 slices of cheese, side by side
Slices of jalapeno, as many as you like
Bread slice
Cut the sandwich in half and serve.
2 sandwiches
Special Sauce
1/2 cup mayonnaise or Miracle Whip
4 T sweet chili sauce
1 T Hickory barbecue sauce
Stir together.
It was fabulous. I used tempeh because I had some and my hamburger meat is all frozen solid. I think you could use whatever kind of meat you have. Sliced roast beef might be good. Today I brought hot dogs to try with it. The special sauce is an adaptation of a santa fe sauce I found online. The version online had taco sauce in place of the sweet chili sauce. I'm sure that would be just as good.
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Wednesday, March 07, 2012
Thursday, January 26, 2012
It doesn't have MUCH spam in it!
Here we go again with part 2 of the indeterminate part casserole cooking series.
The obligatory cookbook shot.
Today we are going with the Lazy Lady's Casserole. I'm curious to find out just how "lazy" the ladies were back in 1961.
Do you see what I see? Yes indeed. 12 oz can of luncheon meat. In other words, Spam. This was before spam meant junk mail in your email. This was before Monty Python. At this time, it just sounded funny. Nothing more. Well, something more. I've never eaten Spam in my life. Not sure why.
I took a little artistic license with the ingredients. I had onion left over from tacos the night before and I used Bisquick instead of biscuits in a can. So I wasn't truly lazy. Let's do those onions!
Yum yum.
Now that the onions are soft, let's throw in the beans and mustard and ketchup. Oh, my mouth is watering already.
While we are waiting for that to boil, let's slice up that Spam! It comes right out of the can with a lovely slurpy noise.
Slice that baby into 12 pieces. Easier said than done. There's no grain like meat usually has so my slices were a tad wavy. But hey! This is the 60s man! Groovy and all that!
This my friends, this is the magic sauce. Pineapple juice, brown sugar and mustard. True magic.
Now stir up them biscuits. Is it just me, or is this taking on a simply heavenly glow?
Pour the hot beans in the pan and carefully, carefully lay your Spam slices on top. Blurry pictures from my extreme hunger pains.
Artfully arrange your pineapple and blob some biscuits on top. The recipe said to bake the rest of the biscuits separately but I just blobbed them on there. The true spirit of lazy.
Bake 15-20 minutes and viola! The same thing except the biscuits are now baked.
Ahhhhhh Oooooooo. This was not bad. Kind of a sweet taste from the pineapple. The Spam was fine. I think I am far lazier than this though. Entirely too many items to prepare before assembling the casserole. Stir this, cook this, slice this, stir this. Too much too much.
It was fun while it lasted.
The obligatory cookbook shot.
Today we are going with the Lazy Lady's Casserole. I'm curious to find out just how "lazy" the ladies were back in 1961.
Do you see what I see? Yes indeed. 12 oz can of luncheon meat. In other words, Spam. This was before spam meant junk mail in your email. This was before Monty Python. At this time, it just sounded funny. Nothing more. Well, something more. I've never eaten Spam in my life. Not sure why.
I took a little artistic license with the ingredients. I had onion left over from tacos the night before and I used Bisquick instead of biscuits in a can. So I wasn't truly lazy. Let's do those onions!
Yum yum.
Now that the onions are soft, let's throw in the beans and mustard and ketchup. Oh, my mouth is watering already.
While we are waiting for that to boil, let's slice up that Spam! It comes right out of the can with a lovely slurpy noise.
Slice that baby into 12 pieces. Easier said than done. There's no grain like meat usually has so my slices were a tad wavy. But hey! This is the 60s man! Groovy and all that!
This my friends, this is the magic sauce. Pineapple juice, brown sugar and mustard. True magic.
Now stir up them biscuits. Is it just me, or is this taking on a simply heavenly glow?
Pour the hot beans in the pan and carefully, carefully lay your Spam slices on top. Blurry pictures from my extreme hunger pains.
Artfully arrange your pineapple and blob some biscuits on top. The recipe said to bake the rest of the biscuits separately but I just blobbed them on there. The true spirit of lazy.
Bake 15-20 minutes and viola! The same thing except the biscuits are now baked.
Ahhhhhh Oooooooo. This was not bad. Kind of a sweet taste from the pineapple. The Spam was fine. I think I am far lazier than this though. Entirely too many items to prepare before assembling the casserole. Stir this, cook this, slice this, stir this. Too much too much.
It was fun while it lasted.
Monday, November 07, 2011
Nostalgia kitchen
Welcome to this episode of Nostalgia Kitchen.
The year was 1961. Women were just creeping out from the "stay-at-home" mindset. A whole new world of cooking was arriving. The family demanded good meals but the woman demanded more free time. It was time......
You remember this, don't you. I don't, because I wasn't born yet. Ah well, we will soldier on. I was perusing this lovely tome, looking for something to make. Little did I know that the perfect recipe was lurking inside. The perfect blend of flavor, ease of preparation and just plain fun. It also sounded funny too.
Do you see that? People are going to REJOICE over this recipe. How can I miss?
I decided to do this one in the style of the great cooking blogs *coughPioneerWomancough* and so I know it will be well received by all.
First the ingredients,
pork and beans, onion soup mix, catsup (ketchup?), water, brown sugar, mustard and frankfurters. Does anyone say frankfurters any more?
First you turn on the oven so it can be heating while you are stirring up this delectable concoction. Make sure you have adult help. That is, if you aren't an adult already. Or if you're drinking and cooking. You know how it is. 350 degrees, a moderate oven. No radical ovens here.
Dump your 2 cans of pork and beans or baked beans or whatever you bought. (disclaimer: I don't know the beautiful bean recipe for Bush's Baked Beans. The dog won't talk)
Now open the packet of onion soup mix carefully and just throw it in. Doesn't that look delish already?
1/3 cup catsup. I can't find my 1/3 cup measure so here's a little tip for you. Use the 1/2 cup measure and don't fill it up all the way. Live dangerously. That's my motto. My motto is also " It doesn't pay to be efficient" but that's another story.
Pour in the half cup of water. Note the beautiful glass two-cup measure. My pride and joy.
Two tablespoons of brown sugar. They look like sugar eyes. I'm sure there's a song to go with that.
One tablespoon of prepared mustard. Can't think of anything funny to say about that.
And last but not least, the sliced frankfurters, hot dogs, weiners.
Stir it up and pop it uncovered into the oven. But first, discover that the oven racks are too high and waste time getting the hot pads out to move the oven rack. But no worries.
Next notify your son that dinner will be ready in one short hour.
And don't forget to turn on the timer because I'm terrible at remembering to take things out of the oven. Note the retro stove as well.
Then kick your feet back and find something else to do while you are waiting.
Eat a snack. 'Dessert First' is my motto. Or one of them.
No kitty, dinner is not done yet.
Do a little weaving with two kitty help. Hi Dusty and Fwuffie!
Buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Yay it's done!
And look! There is indeed rejoicing. Ah cooking is so satisfying!
And actually, it wasn't bad at all once I stopped giggling over the title.
Here's the recipe so you can try it yourself in your very own home.
Weiner Bean Pot
2 - 1 pound cans of pork and beans (4 cups)
1 envelope onion soup mix
1/3 cup catsup
1/4 cup water
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon prepared mustard
1 pound frankfurters, sliced
Combine all ingredients in 2 quart casserole or bean pot. Bake uncovered in moderate oven (350 degrees) for one hour. Serves 6-8.
Easy to make, good tasting and very funny to say.
Well, that's all we have today from Nostalgia Kitchen.
Weiner Bean Pot to you too!
The year was 1961. Women were just creeping out from the "stay-at-home" mindset. A whole new world of cooking was arriving. The family demanded good meals but the woman demanded more free time. It was time......
You remember this, don't you. I don't, because I wasn't born yet. Ah well, we will soldier on. I was perusing this lovely tome, looking for something to make. Little did I know that the perfect recipe was lurking inside. The perfect blend of flavor, ease of preparation and just plain fun. It also sounded funny too.
Do you see that? People are going to REJOICE over this recipe. How can I miss?
I decided to do this one in the style of the great cooking blogs *coughPioneerWomancough* and so I know it will be well received by all.
First the ingredients,
pork and beans, onion soup mix, catsup (ketchup?), water, brown sugar, mustard and frankfurters. Does anyone say frankfurters any more?
First you turn on the oven so it can be heating while you are stirring up this delectable concoction. Make sure you have adult help. That is, if you aren't an adult already. Or if you're drinking and cooking. You know how it is. 350 degrees, a moderate oven. No radical ovens here.
Dump your 2 cans of pork and beans or baked beans or whatever you bought. (disclaimer: I don't know the beautiful bean recipe for Bush's Baked Beans. The dog won't talk)
Now open the packet of onion soup mix carefully and just throw it in. Doesn't that look delish already?
1/3 cup catsup. I can't find my 1/3 cup measure so here's a little tip for you. Use the 1/2 cup measure and don't fill it up all the way. Live dangerously. That's my motto. My motto is also " It doesn't pay to be efficient" but that's another story.
Pour in the half cup of water. Note the beautiful glass two-cup measure. My pride and joy.
Two tablespoons of brown sugar. They look like sugar eyes. I'm sure there's a song to go with that.
One tablespoon of prepared mustard. Can't think of anything funny to say about that.
And last but not least, the sliced frankfurters, hot dogs, weiners.
Stir it up and pop it uncovered into the oven. But first, discover that the oven racks are too high and waste time getting the hot pads out to move the oven rack. But no worries.
Next notify your son that dinner will be ready in one short hour.
And don't forget to turn on the timer because I'm terrible at remembering to take things out of the oven. Note the retro stove as well.
Then kick your feet back and find something else to do while you are waiting.
Eat a snack. 'Dessert First' is my motto. Or one of them.
No kitty, dinner is not done yet.
Do a little weaving with two kitty help. Hi Dusty and Fwuffie!
Buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Yay it's done!
And look! There is indeed rejoicing. Ah cooking is so satisfying!
And actually, it wasn't bad at all once I stopped giggling over the title.
Here's the recipe so you can try it yourself in your very own home.
Weiner Bean Pot
2 - 1 pound cans of pork and beans (4 cups)
1 envelope onion soup mix
1/3 cup catsup
1/4 cup water
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon prepared mustard
1 pound frankfurters, sliced
Combine all ingredients in 2 quart casserole or bean pot. Bake uncovered in moderate oven (350 degrees) for one hour. Serves 6-8.
Easy to make, good tasting and very funny to say.
Well, that's all we have today from Nostalgia Kitchen.
Weiner Bean Pot to you too!
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