Comments on: Out of the Box http://www.gigglesandgulps.com/2009/08/28/out-of-the-box/ A life of laughter, wonder and surprises! Thu, 05 Jan 2012 06:43:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Shannon http://www.gigglesandgulps.com/2009/08/28/out-of-the-box/comment-page-1/#comment-8481 Shannon Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:05:08 +0000 http://www.gigglesandgulps.com/?p=1038#comment-8481 If I may be so bold as to suggest something native to Central Illinois, (and completely unhealthy I might add)... Make hamburger patties put one on top of a piece of toasted Texas toast cover with crispy golden french fries pour cheese sauce all over the top. This is callded a Ponyshoe. If you double everything up it is called a horseshoe. You can substitute the hamburger with turkey, ham, chicken, veggies, whatever you like. I call it cholesterol on a plate. YUMMY! If I may be so bold as to suggest something native to Central Illinois, (and completely unhealthy I might add)…

Make hamburger patties
put one on top of a piece of toasted Texas toast
cover with crispy golden french fries
pour cheese sauce all over the top.

This is callded a Ponyshoe. If you double everything up it is called a horseshoe.

You can substitute the hamburger with turkey, ham, chicken, veggies, whatever you like.

I call it cholesterol on a plate. YUMMY!

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]]> By: Janmary, N Ireland http://www.gigglesandgulps.com/2009/08/28/out-of-the-box/comment-page-1/#comment-8448 Janmary, N Ireland Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:15:07 +0000 http://www.gigglesandgulps.com/?p=1038#comment-8448 Tried this for tonight's tea - made it for a sauce for chicken and broccoli bake - easy and no lumps! Thanks :) Tried this for tonight’s tea – made it for a sauce for chicken and broccoli bake – easy and no lumps! Thanks :)

]]> By: Janmary, N Ireland http://www.gigglesandgulps.com/2009/08/28/out-of-the-box/comment-page-1/#comment-8389 Janmary, N Ireland Sat, 29 Aug 2009 17:50:45 +0000 http://www.gigglesandgulps.com/?p=1038#comment-8389 Saving this - I avoid making cheese sauce as I hate the bought stuff, and never seem to get a recipe to work. Definitely trying this. Thanks. Saving this – I avoid making cheese sauce as I hate the bought stuff, and never seem to get a recipe to work. Definitely trying this. Thanks.

]]> By: dina http://www.gigglesandgulps.com/2009/08/28/out-of-the-box/comment-page-1/#comment-8375 dina Sat, 29 Aug 2009 00:08:44 +0000 http://www.gigglesandgulps.com/?p=1038#comment-8375 It took me FOREVER to finally figure out how quick, easy, and so much more delicious this mac and cheese is. Don't you just feel proud of yourself? I feel proud of both of us! Here my kids are teenagers and I'm just now figuring it out! Good grief! Total gold star - and thanks for posting about your success! Blessings, dina It took me FOREVER to finally figure out how quick, easy, and so much more delicious this mac and cheese is. Don’t you just feel proud of yourself? I feel proud of both of us! Here my kids are teenagers and I’m just now figuring it out! Good grief!

Total gold star – and thanks for posting about your success!

Blessings,

dina

]]> By: BigKat http://www.gigglesandgulps.com/2009/08/28/out-of-the-box/comment-page-1/#comment-8373 BigKat Fri, 28 Aug 2009 23:39:42 +0000 http://www.gigglesandgulps.com/?p=1038#comment-8373 Did you know you made a bechamel sauce? It's one of the basic sauces in french cuisine. You can modify it and do a bunch of different things with it. You're cooking in French! The part at the beginning where you're combining equal parts flour and butter, that's called the roux. To thin the sauce, you don't necessarily have to get rid of the butter. You could increase the cooking time for your roux. The longer you cook your roux, the thinner your sauce. It will also change in flavor too. If you were making gumbo, you'd cook it a long time until it was reddish-brown. Another french thing to do it to take a half an onion and stick cloves in it. Then, after your milk is combined with your roux, drop the onion in. While the sauce is thickening, the onion/clove thing will add flavor. Just make sure to take it out (and any fallen out cloves) when it's done cooking. You could also use nutmeg. Have fun with it! Did you know you made a bechamel sauce? It’s one of the basic sauces in french cuisine. You can modify it and do a bunch of different things with it. You’re cooking in French!

The part at the beginning where you’re combining equal parts flour and butter, that’s called the roux. To thin the sauce, you don’t necessarily have to get rid of the butter. You could increase the cooking time for your roux. The longer you cook your roux, the thinner your sauce. It will also change in flavor too. If you were making gumbo, you’d cook it a long time until it was reddish-brown.

Another french thing to do it to take a half an onion and stick cloves in it. Then, after your milk is combined with your roux, drop the onion in. While the sauce is thickening, the onion/clove thing will add flavor. Just make sure to take it out (and any fallen out cloves) when it’s done cooking. You could also use nutmeg.

Have fun with it!

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