The REAL Bachelorette

Cinderella

As a real bachelorette, I feel the duty to list my up-until-now, highly secretive, and much sought after recipes. Prepare yourselves.

***Comfort Food Crunch***
Ingredients:
1-2 Tbsp smooth peanut butter (Adam's no stir is the best)
2 pieces whole wheat bread (nutrition!)
Hand full of Lay's potatoe chips

Directions:
Spread the peanut butter on one piece of the bread. Layer the chips on top of the peanut butter. Add the other piece of bread to the top. Eat over the sink.

***No Money For Booze Cocktail***
Ingredients:
1 part club soda
3 parts lemonade
Hand full of ice cubes

Directions:
Put ice in glass. Pour liquids over glass. Swirl. Drink. Fabulous.

***Spaghetti What?***
Ingredients:
1 can Spaghetti O's (with or without meatballs)
3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Directions:
Heat up Spaghetti O's in microwave. Trim mold off cheese, shred about 3/4 cup or more if you like. Sprinkle cheese over Spaghetti O's. Eat while watching reruns of "Friends".

Don D

When you have gentlemen callers over for dinner, is this your M.O.? Try to work boiled eggs and beer into your budget. Men love them both.

Cinderella

Hells bells Don, I make guys take me OUT for dinner! I'm not slaving over a hot stove until I've got a big fat ring on my finger. ;;)

Parabeagle

You sound like my kind of bachelorette, Cinderella!

Needless to say this reminds me of my "comfort food" when I was in college and living on $213 a month after tuition. x;-)

One of my favorites was Top Ramen, cooked, drained, covered with tomato sauce and grated parmesan cheese over a piece of garlic toast. Yum.

... and I already use your peanut butter and potato chip recipe, but I make a sandwich out of it.x;-)

Beave

Peanut butter and potato chips? ... together? ... in a sandwich? ... at the same time? ... um, not to be offensive, but, I'd rather eat cardboard and ketchup thank you ... x:P

Cinderella

You can take baby steps and just eat a peanut butter sandwhich with chips on the side first. x:)

HRQ

The potato chips add a nice crunch and just a bit of salty taste. My childhood favorite: peanut butter, jelly and Pringles in a sandwich.

Parabeagle

Pringles are good for uniformity on a sandwich but I think I prefer Ruffles. And I never put jelly in my peanut butter and chip sandwiches. And it absolutely HAS to be old-fashioned peanut butter (regular peanut butter is too sweet). x;-)

HRQ

Another good one that until recently I thought was unique to MY family: peanut butter, mayo, lettuce and pickle sandwiches. GREAT mix of sweet and sour flavors.

My husband just about tossed his cookies when I suggested that one. My children, however, loved it. x:D

LarryC

I love those!!

Don D

Beagle and 'Rella: Have y'all tried that 'samwich' on the George Foreman grill? Quick boxes of mac and cheese do well on the grill too. And, one more tip: If you level up the Foreman, it's entirely possible with a little practice to do fair omelettes.

Leslie

Potato chips and peanut butter is the best - I even layer on the jelly. I rarely eat peanut butter any more, but if I do the chips (has to be regular Lays) will be in there.

Cinderella

Alas, George Foreman is light years ahead of me in technology. If it takes more than a can opener then I don't make it. x:D

Good thing I bought a condo across the street from my mom's house x:D

Don D

Don't tell me! You had a key made for your Mom so she could continue to take out your trash and clean up your room like she did for your first 19 years.

mwild31

Cinderella - you should rethink the George Foreman grill. It's a snap!

Here's my favorite Bachelorette recipe:

Prepackaged lettuce (many varieties to choose from)
Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing
Big bowl
& Salad Toppings
Bottle of Pinot Grigio

Cut open salad bag & liberally pour dressing on top. Apply Salad Toppings to taste. Open bottle of Pinot Grigio and pour into a large wine glass (I add ice). It takes about 1 commercial break to prepare & depending on my mood I either add more vegetables or skip the salad entirely x;-)

Parabeagle

Nice variation on one of my favorites, Mwild.

One of my favorites:

Bag O' Salad
Pita bread
Best Foods Mayo
Ranch dressing
Sliced sharp Tillamook cheddar
Cucumber
Tomato
Green onions
Green pepper (optional)

Combine salad with vegetables in a big bowl and toss with mayo and ranch dressing; place two slices of cheddar inside pita pocket and spoon in salad mix, salt and pepper to taste.

Now you can carry your salad anywhere and eat it like a sandwich. x;-)

But I'll pass on the wine - give me a pint of Guinness.

Cinderella

Beagle - we are lucky enough to have Tillamook cheeses in our neck of the woods but I don't think it is distributed all over the US. Too bad for those who've never tasted the yumminess that IS Tillamook Creamery Products. YUM!!

Parabeagle

Very true, Cin. That's why everytime I go to our property in Alabama our general manager (a former Oregonian gone Southern on us) back there makes me bring her a two-pound loaf of Tillamook Cheddar. However, now I just send it to her via UPS because the fine folks at airport security think a two pound loaf of cheese looks suspiciously like a two-pound loaf of plastique explosive. x;-)

Cinderella

Nope! I just eat at her house.

Don D

I tried MWild's salad and Beagle's recipe that followed on the Foreman. What am I doing wrong? I made a mess!

FHR

Speaking of unusual potatoe chips combinations, my SO insists that vanilla ice cream and lays chips are GREAT. I take his word for it.

HRQ

Oh MAN - that reminded me of another favorite from back in the days when I could eat without thinking about what the food will do to me...

Dipping Wendy's fries in a Frosty. =P~

Beave

Chips & peanut butter???? Must be a West Coast thing I guess. This Michigan "Troll" will stick with steaks on the grill!

HRQ

I'm originally from Nebraska, and that's where I first experimented with chips in my PB&J sandwiches... Is NE closer to the west coast than Michigan? x;-)

Leslie

[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 03-05-04 AT 10:48AM (CST)[/font][br][br]And I'm originally from Illinois where p-nut butter and Lays was an old family recipe - I can tell you exactly how to do it but then I'd have to kill you!

Here's another quickie (recipe that is...)

Tomatoes & Mozzarella

Fresh vine ripe tomatoes
Fresh Mozzarella (preferably in water which can be found in an Italian deli, or, if you're lucky, sometimes in your local grocery's deli case. Watch out, it's spendy.)
Extra Virgin (can I say that?) olive oil
Fresh basil - dried works, but fresh is better.

Slice tomatoes. Slice cheese, place on top of tomatoes. Drizzle a small amount of olive oil over them, and top with basil. Salt and pepper to taste. I prefer Merlot, Cabernet, or particulaly with this dish, a nice Chianti - hold the fava beans please.

Parabeagle

I think you can say the "v" word, Leslie. x;-)

I saw a variation on this that called for balsamic vinegar instead of oil and it was considered to be a dessert. Have you tried that?

This does sound great, though. I don't know if it would trump my PB&C, but I'd like to try it. x;-)

Leslie

As a matter of fact, I went to an Italian restaurant on Valentine's Day and the appetizer was this made with the balsamic vinegar. It was really good, but I still make it at home my way.

Yahoo

Speaking of peanut butter combo sandwiches....anybody else do a peanut butter & pickle? (Sweet pickles, not dill.) Add an even layer of thin-sliced sweet gherkins to your PB sandwich - yummy! My grandma used to make these for me when I was a kid.

Parabeagle

I'm sorry... I just don't get the whole PB/pickle or PB/mayo/lettuce/pickle thing... it's just too strange for me. x;-)

Yahoo

It's okay, Beagle.....I'll eat PB & pickle, but the thought of putting mayo or lettuce on it grosses me out!

Parabeagle

Mustang Sally (aka HRQ) swears by PBML&P sandwiches. Guess I just have boring tastes. Can remember as a child eating mayo sandwiches on white bread. Must be the Canadian influence from my parents. x;-)