Thursday, March 25, 2010
Friday, March 12, 2010
Taste Tested - February
Breakfast - Baked Egg Roll
Reviews:
Apparently I'm a pretty bad cook because my egg roll was a disaster. Even though I sprayed the pan it stuck really badly. It wasn't cooked all the way through so that, along with the sticking created a big lump of mush! I nuked it in the microwave for a minute or so and it tasted OK when smothered in ketchup!
This was very easy to make and not bad tasting. My family was not really impressed, but the ease and okay taste would make it so that in an emergency I would probably serve it again. It is very mild in flavor and maybe adding something like bacon or peppers would jazz it up a bit. Overall, it was good, but not something I would have all the time. BTW, it would not fill up a large family. There were only 4 of us eating dinner this night and we ate the whole thing without too much problem. Probably would have had to make more to fill them up.
My family gives it a thumbs up! The only problem is getting it out of the pan, it sticks a little bit so use a nice long spatula to loosen the bottom. It looks far fancier than it is to make, so you win presentation points. We have made this before, so I was already familiar with it.
Dinner - Sour Cream Chili Bake
Reviews:
My kids really loved it! I made another double batch tonight and we will have it again for dinner tomorrow with no leftovers!
We thought this was a lot of work for a Frito pie...could of opened a can of chili and poured it on some Fritos and would of got the same flavor, taste and texture out of it. So that was disappointing. We thought this recipe was good for a fun family night but didn't know what it had to do with food storage...I don't know how much Fritos or sour cream and other items we will be putting in our home food storage. So we were not excited about this recipe.
I had my 12 year old son make the recipe and he thought it was easy and yummy. I even had him do a double batch, so we could freeze one for later. We’re definitely adding this one to our easy dinner list!
Desert - Cookie Clay Dough
Reviews:
I played with the amount of flour and water to make the desired consistency. I did leave a pile of flour on the counter, and taught the boys when they could add the flour to avoid the sticky mess on their hands. It was a pretty messy activity, which works well for our high mess tolerance family.
The dough wasn't complicated, but we had trouble rolling it into logs on the first batch. If the dough cracks, just add a tiny bit more water (even when you use a regular egg). My youngest didn't like the texture of the dough as it leaves a grit on your hands. However, both boys enjoyed playing with it. Biggest problem was determining when they were baked. Suggest keeping them all the same size and removing the cookies from pan before they cool completely. Once baked, I couldn't stop my family from devouring the entire pan! My family gives it a thumbs up.
To download recipe card click here.
Taste: 3.5
Ease to Make: 4.0
Special Ingredients: Powdered Eggs
How Long to Make: About 30 minutes – to long!
Reviews:
Apparently I'm a pretty bad cook because my egg roll was a disaster. Even though I sprayed the pan it stuck really badly. It wasn't cooked all the way through so that, along with the sticking created a big lump of mush! I nuked it in the microwave for a minute or so and it tasted OK when smothered in ketchup!
This was very easy to make and not bad tasting. My family was not really impressed, but the ease and okay taste would make it so that in an emergency I would probably serve it again. It is very mild in flavor and maybe adding something like bacon or peppers would jazz it up a bit. Overall, it was good, but not something I would have all the time. BTW, it would not fill up a large family. There were only 4 of us eating dinner this night and we ate the whole thing without too much problem. Probably would have had to make more to fill them up.
My family gives it a thumbs up! The only problem is getting it out of the pan, it sticks a little bit so use a nice long spatula to loosen the bottom. It looks far fancier than it is to make, so you win presentation points. We have made this before, so I was already familiar with it.
Dinner - Sour Cream Chili Bake
To download recipe card click here.
Taste: 4.5
Ease to Make: 4.5
Special Ingredients: Dried onions
How Long to Make: 10-15 minutes prep, 30 minutes cooking time
Reviews:
My kids really loved it! I made another double batch tonight and we will have it again for dinner tomorrow with no leftovers!
We thought this was a lot of work for a Frito pie...could of opened a can of chili and poured it on some Fritos and would of got the same flavor, taste and texture out of it. So that was disappointing. We thought this recipe was good for a fun family night but didn't know what it had to do with food storage...I don't know how much Fritos or sour cream and other items we will be putting in our home food storage. So we were not excited about this recipe.
I had my 12 year old son make the recipe and he thought it was easy and yummy. I even had him do a double batch, so we could freeze one for later. We’re definitely adding this one to our easy dinner list!
Desert - Cookie Clay Dough
To download recipe card click here.
Taste: 4.0
Ease to Make: 4.5
Special Ingredients: Wheat, Powdered Eggs
How Long to Make: 10 minutes prep, lots of time to play, 10-15 minutes cooking time
Reviews:
I played with the amount of flour and water to make the desired consistency. I did leave a pile of flour on the counter, and taught the boys when they could add the flour to avoid the sticky mess on their hands. It was a pretty messy activity, which works well for our high mess tolerance family.
The dough wasn't complicated, but we had trouble rolling it into logs on the first batch. If the dough cracks, just add a tiny bit more water (even when you use a regular egg). My youngest didn't like the texture of the dough as it leaves a grit on your hands. However, both boys enjoyed playing with it. Biggest problem was determining when they were baked. Suggest keeping them all the same size and removing the cookies from pan before they cool completely. Once baked, I couldn't stop my family from devouring the entire pan! My family gives it a thumbs up.