Eating during a creative dry spell

SobaAddict70 · July 30, 2003

Anything with Mrs. Dash.

Broiled boneless skinless chicken breasts.

Big Macs. :biggrin:

Soba

malcolmjolley · July 30, 2003

QUOTE (maggiethecat @ Jul 30 2003, 10:46 AM)

Pasta Putannesca, heavy on the anchovies and capers.

And shoot me, but I like grated parm atop.

I think this is one of the few fish recipes where it is not taboo to grate some cheese over it. I mean, you're certainly not going to be obscuring any delicate flavors!
Personally, though, I like pecorino rather than parmigiano with this one.

Amen! (Also a good peice of meat on the Weber)

Rhea_S · July 30, 2003

Steamed rice, fried egg and kimchi.

Mixed greens with pan-fried steak or chicken breast or other protein source and a simple vinaigrette.

browniebaker · July 30, 2003

grated hard or semi-hard cheese, cream cheese, or cottage cheese mashed into a baked russet potato

NeroW · July 30, 2003

Noodles. Braised garlic. EVOO. Parmigiano. Balsamic.

steverino · July 30, 2003

Chicken and/or Beef Enchiladas -

Kids: "We have enchiladas, like, every night."

Grilled Pizza -

Kids: "We have Grilled Pizza, like, every night."

Grilled Burgers -

Kids: "MMMM Burgers!"

Quick stir fry. (Trader Joe's frozen stir fry veggies ROCK!!)

Kids: "we have, like, (you get the picture)

Pasta with some type of tomato sauce, and mixed green salad-

Kids: "We have, like,..

Me: "Make your own damned food, then! I'm sure there's some yummy spaghettios in the pantry! Just don't forget to add a tablespoon of sugar - it's probably not sweet enough! Or there's got to be some scrumptious Mac N' Cheese!! Oooh yeah!"

Pasta w/ fresh pesto. Basil. Fresh from the garden. Fresh from the garden

Kids: "eewww - what's this green stuff"?

Me: "It's what your brain's going to look like in a few years, from all those Spaghettios and Mac N' Cheese!! That's it!! I'm done cooking for you little ingrates!"

Next night:

Grilled Burgers -

Kids - "MMMM Burgers!"

Lather, rinse, repeat.

Maybe I'm just a slow learner.

fifi · July 30, 2003

Since I usually have some form of leftover pork butt or chicken in the freezer, I pull that out, start chunking veggies out of the fridge. Then I either boil some pasta and make whatever kind of sauce from what I pulled out or wrap some combo of the ingredients in a tortilla. I go through periods when I do the same sort of thing with a can of coconut milk and some flavor of Thai curry paste that I always have on hand. I don't think about it, I just let what the fridge disgorged guide me. It is usually pretty good.

When my son lived with me, if he came home and found me staring into space, he would say... "I see it is clean out the fridge night."

torakris · July 30, 2003

Gohan (Japanese rice), miso shiru with silken tofu and baby spinach, takuan and gari pickles.

Jin :wub:

I tend to turn to Japanese food when I am feeling uncreative.

a bowl of rice, a bowl of miso soup, and some pickles and if I have some type of himono (dried fish) in the freezer I will grill that .

Special Ed · July 30, 2003

Miso soup for me too.

Spaghetti alio olio is common.

Like tommy, I tend to grill a lot.

Lots of sandwiches.

To get myself out of a cooking slump, it usually takes a great meal of some sort. Something inspiring. A good fine dining experience tends to always do it for me.

Foam Pants · July 31, 2003

fajitas. I have it down to a quick routine in the kitchen and I usually have the major components on hand. Plus they are pretty tasty as leftovers as well.

pim · July 31, 2003

Jasmine rice, crispy fried egg (Thai omlette), Nam-la Prik (fish sauce and chilli), or Sriracha sauce.

Jinmyo · July 31, 2003

Gohan (Japanese rice), miso shiru with silken tofu and baby spinach, takuan and gari pickles.
Jin
I tend to turn to Japanese food when I am feeling uncreative.
a bowl of rice, a bowl of miso soup, and some pickles and if I have some type of himono (dried fish) in the freezer I will grill that .

Actually, I also often do this when I am profoundly inspired and deeply moved about the ruthless generosity of existence.

Eric_Malson · July 31, 2003

Funny, that has changed over the years....

Nowadays, it's a Portuguese chicken and rice dish, the one I posted the recipe for on the Chicken Thighs Thread. When I'm well-organized and in the groove, I can usually make this in half an hour.

A few years ago it was Spaghetti alla matriciana....so simple, and so tasty.

Several years before that it was spaghetti with oil and garlic, usually with a couple of anchovy filets and some dried red pepper tossed in.

Looks the common themes are one-pot meals that contain a nice, comforting amount of STARCH in some form or other.

Edited July 31, 2003 by Eric_Malson (log)

inventolux · July 31, 2003

I think that eating during a creative dry spell is a form of eating disorder. Its a dirty habit.

fresco · July 31, 2003

I think that eating during a creative dry spell is a form of eating disorder. Its a dirty habit.

Habits, dirty or otherwise, are what get you through these spells.

KNorthrup · July 31, 2003

Pouch of Tasty Bite curried potatoes/garbonzos mixed with bag of Med blend veggies and topped with runny-yolked egg(s).

Mac/cheese with kielbasa.

Baked beans with kielbasa.

Claire · July 31, 2003

These also qualify as quick, simple comfort food:

pasta, browned butter and mizithra

tomato soup with cheddar cheese and egg noodles

hjshorter · July 31, 2003

Grilled or broiled (steak, chicken, sausages, burgers, etc.) with salad and bread.

Or takeout. :smile:

Country Cook · July 31, 2003

Pasta with tomato sauce or anchovy capers garlic and olive oil , a grilled steak or chop. A stir fry often helps me get creative again.

suzilightning · August 3, 2003

Maccaroni, cheese (grated framhouse cheddar), Heinz Tomato Ketchup

in the fall you can cook for me anytime, baby

mac and cheese - meatloaf

in the summer anything grilled which is tricky since HIMSELF has decreed anything cooked on the grill can't be dark since it causes cancer(DO NOT ASK) - can we say ocd??????!!!!!!

though i also do a lot of fish and crab salads and just did a potato salad that I will eat - not german which the husband wants but with cubed boiled potatoes, minced carrots, minced shallots, celery salt, dill, miracle whip, thawed frozen peas, and a touch of mustard.

actually made spaghetti and meat sauce the other day. extra was frozen for use during the hawk watch when i just have to thaw it , cook pasta and make a salad with garlic bread

jznyc · August 3, 2003

Sauteed pork/lamb chop with cauliflower and smashed yukon potatoes. Yum!

snowangel · August 4, 2003

Frittata. A great empy the fridge dish.

engberson · August 4, 2003

Soup!

Lots of pastas so far, here ... little soup.

Specifically -- Tom yum, or Chinese hot & sour (depending on whether or not lemongrass is in the kitchen, kinda hit or miss at my house).

Suzanne F · August 5, 2003

I too stare into space, then with increasing concentration look at the list of what I have in my freezer, fridge, and closets -- the fruits (and vegetables and meats) of happier, more creative times past. And pull out a container of some stew or sauce or a collection of oddments to be heated up and turned into something new.

Or if it's a lucky day and the Greenmarket is open, I will mosey on down to see what veggies look good, and get my inspiration there.