Has anybody on here had a chicken bacon pizza, now that????????s
really good, I was only able to find that once in the grocery
store, but after that I couldn????????t find it anymore. Sent from
my iPhone > On Aug 8, 2020, at 4:19 PM, Linda S. via
Cookinginthedark <[email protected]> wrote: > >
??????That happened to me with rice krispy treats. Can't stand
them, and everyone loves them. (lol) > >> On 8/8/2020 1:16 PM,
meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark wrote: >> We made a barbecue
chicken pizza once. But we both got the flu that night and have
never done it again. Too bad, too, because it was really
good. But the flu sort of spoiled it for us. >> >> >> >>
-----Original Message----- >> From: Cookinginthedark
<[email protected]> On Behalf Of Simon Wong via
Cookinginthedark >> Sent: Saturday, August 8, 2020 11:30 AM >> To:
[email protected] >> Cc: Simon Wong
<[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza
almost >> >> Someone here actually makes a pretty good chicken
pizza, onions peppers and mushrooms and put the chicken without
the sauce. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>>> On Aug 7, 2020, at
11:09 PM, meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark
<[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> ??????Could you eat
a white cheese pizza, if you like that kind of thing? >>> No tomato
sauce. >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From:
Cookinginthedark <[email protected]> On >>>
Behalf Of Simon Wong via Cookinginthedark >>> Sent: Friday, August
7, 2020 7:59 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Cc: Simon
Wong <[email protected]> >>> Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza
almost >>> >>> Sorry cannot eat pizza because of acid
reflux. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Pamela
Fairchild via Cookinginthedark >>> Sent: Friday, August 07, 2020
8:10 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Cc:
[email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza
almost >>> >>> The crust crisps nicely on the edge. It would crisp
all over if I >>> weren't so generous with my toppings. If you go
easy on the sauce, and >>> just add pepperoni, it gets nice and
crispy with the cheese. With the >>> olives sausage and onions, it
doesn't get as crisp, but you can pick >>> it up and eat it without
it getting floppy. The oil is what helps it >>> to get more crispy.
One pita crispins if you skip the sauce and just >>> do pepperoni
and cheese. With all the things I add, the two crust idea >>>
really helps. I love the cheese between. I may also experiment
with >>> flour tortillas or a combination of pita for the first
layer and flour >>> tortilla for the third. With fewer toppings the
cooking time can be cut to 10 or 15 minutes. >>> >>> Pamela
Fairchild >>> <[email protected]> >>> >>> -----Original
Message----- >>> From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of diane.fann7---
via >>> Cookinginthedark >>> Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 7:22
PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Cc:
[email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [CnD] Homemade Pizza
almost >>> >>> I certainly haven't found any frozen pizza that I
like. This looks >>> like all kinds of possibilities. Does the
crust get crispy? >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From:
Cookinginthedark <[email protected]> On >>>
Behalf Of Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark >>> Sent: Friday,
August 7, 2020 5:26 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>>
Cc: [email protected] >>> Subject: [CnD] Homemade Pizza
almost >>> >>> DOUBLE CRUST PITA PIZZA >>> >>> 2 pitas, any size
you choose but both should be the same size, or if >>> not, use the
larger pita on the bottom. >>> Olive oil >>> Cheese or cheeses of
choice >>> Pizza sauce of choice or use any pasta sauce you like,
or spaghetti >>> sauce Any toppings of choice >>> >>> Choose a pan
to cook the pizza in or on. These may range from a cookie >>> sheet
with an edge to a pizza pan, pie tin, or whatever works with your
pitas. >>> Those all come in different sizes. >>> Generously oil
your pan, then let the larger pita rest on the oily >>> surface of
the pan. Flip the pita making sure there is enough oil to >>> coat
the second side, but not as generously as the first side. Flip
it >>> one more time so the less oily side is on top. >>> Put
cheese slices on the pita for the second layer. Make certain to >>>
cover all the pita well to within 1/8 inch of the border. >>> Layer
3 is the second pita. Press it down firmly against the cheese
so >>> it all sticks together when the cheese melts. >>> Layer 4 is
the sauce. I put it on with an ice cream scoop and used 3 >>> full
scoops to cover the crust. >>> Layer 5 was a sausage patty that was
cooked in the microwave and then >>> broken up to a crumble. Best
to use 2 breakfast patties here. >>> Layer 6 was onions cooked in
the same way, I used half an onion and it >>> was a Vidalia. >>>
Layer 7 was black olives, I used 10 that I cut up into 3 slices
each. >>> Layer 8 was a thin layer of grated cheese, about the same
amount in >>> layer 2 where I used the slices. >>> Layer 9 was
pepperoni, and I was generous with that. If you like it >>>
slightly well done like I do, put it on top. If you like it less
done >>> then put it under your last cheese layer. >>> Cook in a
toaster oven at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. I put it in the >>>
cold oven rather than preheating, and it worked fine. >>> I had to
let this cool a bit before cutting. It turned out great. >>> There
will be many more of these in my future! >>> >>> Pamela
Fairchild >>> <[email protected]> >>> >>> -----Original
Message----- >>> From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Linda S. via
Cookinginthedark >>> Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 3:52 PM >>> To:
[email protected] >>> Cc: Linda S.
<[email protected]> >>> Subject: Re: [CnD] Matches and
irrational fears >>> >>> I love these stories. We can immagine
ourselves sitting around a table >>> of food that we all cooked
just telling our stories. How fun! >>> >>>> On 8/6/2020 10:58 PM,
Carol Ashland via Cookinginthedark wrote: >>>> When I was a child,
we lived in a little trailer house. I had a >>>> little >>> potty
chair in a shed om the porch, but I suppose my parents used an >>>
out house. I don't know what my mother did with the laundry. There
was >>> a storm, and the roof of the house caved in right above me
because of >>> the weight of the snow. Then we moved into a real
house. I loved that >>> house. The back yard was literally carved
out of the forest. There >>> were birds galore in and over the back
yard, and across the gravel >>> road that went through the
community. I used to walk up the road to a >>> neighbor's house.
She had a washboard to cope with her laundry. My >>> mother got a
ringer washer, and finally a regular washer and dryer, which we had
until we sold the house on Arthur Street. >>> They don't make
appliances as durable now as they used to! >>>> Carol Ashland >>>>
[email protected] >>>> Sent from my BrailleNote Touch+On Aug 6,
2020 6:38 AM, Pamela >>>> Fairchild >>> via Cookinginthedark
<[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> Oh, yes, I remember
ringer washers and hanging my clothes on the >>>>> clothes line
outside, and on a wooden rack in the house in winter. I >>>>> am so
grateful to live in this country, and in this day and age
with >>>>> modern conveniences. I can remember outhouses in my
youth, and wood >>>>> heating stoves and coal stoves where only one
room of the house was >>>>> heated. I remember coming to the living
room to get dressed where it >>>>> was warmer, and when the
electricity wasn't always reliable. Now we >>>>> are very spoiled
in many ways. I for one don't have the physical >>>>> strength >>>
of my older relatives. I don't have to work as hard. >>>>> We
wouldn't have survived when I was young if we had not grown a >>>>>
garden and put food up for the winter by canning it or drying it.
I >>>>> remember when my grandmother got her first freezer. It
lived outside >>>>> on the front porch, which was covered, but open
to the wind. >>>>> >>>>> Pamela Fairchild >>>>>
<[email protected]> >>>>> >>>>> -----Original
Message----- >>>>> From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of
meward1954--- via >>>>> Cookinginthedark >>>>> Sent: Wednesday,
August 5, 2020 8:58 PM >>>>> To:
[email protected] >>>>> Cc: [email protected] >>>>>
Subject: Re: [CnD] Matches and irrational fears >>>>> >>>>>
OMG! My washboard was actually stone, a shallow stone basin
with >>>>> places for the water to come out and a drain in the
middle. There >>>>> was a bigger basin to the side where you could
soak the clothes. >>>>> >>>>> We had those gas things, too. I
lived with another woman for a >>>>> while in a set of rooms, not
connected, on the top floor of a >>>>> building. It was not really
safe. I should have told her no. >>>>> Anyway, one night, somebody
came up all those stairs and stole my >>>>> gas tank. I tried to
make coffee in the morning and could not light the stove. No
gas. >>>>> Literally no gas. I cried, cursed, and
moaned multilingually. >>>>> >>>>> I had electricity most of the
time, though it sometimes went off. >>>>> Same with the
water. Sometimes during the summer, there was not >>>>> enough
water pressure to get the water up to our apartment, this was >>>>>
another roommate. So we had to carry jugs and buckets up
those >>>>> uneven stairs. I couldn't do it now. I am such a
chicken now. >>>>> >>>>> I was lucky living in the mountains. It
was cold enough that I could >>>>> safely keep cooked food for a
couple of days. But if it had meat, >>>>> it had to be boiled
every twelve hours or else thrown away. I never >>>>> ever cooked
chicken at home. I didn't trust it. That is what >>>>>
restaurants were for. Yes, we had restaurants. >>>>> >>>>> Those
were definitely the days. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>
-----Original Message----- >>>>> From: Cookinginthedark
<[email protected]> On >>>>> Behalf Of Linda S.
via Cookinginthedark >>>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 5, 2020 7:30
PM >>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>> Cc: Linda S.
<[email protected]> >>>>> Subject: Re: [CnD] Matches and
irrational fears >>>>> >>>>> Wow, this brings back a memory. When I
lived in Mexico, I learned to >>>>> wash my clothes with a wash
board. The gas stove was also different >>>>> because you had to
buy the gas in tanks and connect them to the >>>>> stove. I ex
in-laws would do that thank God. There were people who >>>>> would
go through the colonia and yell out what they had, for >>>>>
example, gas, water, yams, the postman with the mail
etc. >>>>> >>>>> We went to the store every day to buy meat and
veges as there wasn't >>>>> a refrigerator in the house. If there
wasn't money to pay for >>>>> electricity, well it just plain got
turned off, no compromising >>>>> until it >>> was paid. >>>>>
Those were the days, but I wouldn't trade them for anything, or
the >>>>> lessons I learned. >>>>> >>>>> On 8/5/2020 4:23 PM,
meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark wrote: >>>>>> Regarding getting
the match to the gas flame, my burner was a very >>>>>> cheap
little thing. It is possible that the reason I didn't have >>>>>>
much trouble with that part is that it was not what I was afraid
of. >>>>>> But I know these gas things come in lots of
configurations. >>>>>> Actually, it had a disturbing history. I
bought it from another >>>>>> Peace Corps Volunteer who had been
killed in a bus accident. His >>>>>> brother came to take care of
his things and visit with us. >>>>>> >>>>>> I had an electric range
top before the gas one, but it had died. >>>>>> That electric
burner was actually quite a bit more dangerous than >>>>>> the gas
one was. As I found out when it died on me. Nearly caught >>>>>>
the table on >>>>> fire. >>>>>> I was actually too scared to
react. So I had to buy a gas one no >>>>>> matter
what. >>>>>> >>>>>> When I moved back here to Texas, it was as
though I had never been >>>>>> through any of that. >>>>>> >>>>>>
There are still so many parts of the world where most people
don't >>>>>> have access to the conveniences we take for granted
here. >>>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From:
Cookinginthedark <[email protected]> On >>>>>>
Behalf Of Immigrant via Cookinginthedark >>>>>> Sent: Wednesday,
August 5, 2020 3:07 PM >>>>>> To:
[email protected] >>>>>> Cc: Immigrant
<[email protected]> >>>>>> Subject: Re: [CnD] Matches and
irrational fears >>>>>> >>>>>> As far as matches - for me it was
not a fear of matches themselves, >>>>>> it was simple inability to
work with them. I would start a gas >>>>>> burner, strike a match
away from the stove so I wouldn't cause a >>>>>> gas explosion, and
when I tried to bring the match to the burner to >>>>>> light the
flame, the match would burn in my fingers faster than I >>>>>> was
able to bring it to the burner, and I would instinctively
drop >>>>>> it onto the stove surface between burners. That was
before I came >>>>>> to America. I am >>>>> glad my stove now has
electric ignition. >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From:
Cookinginthedark <[email protected]> On >>>>>>
Behalf Of >>>>>> meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark >>>>>> Sent:
Wednesday, August 5, 2020 10:12 AM >>>>>> To:
[email protected] >>>>>> Cc:
[email protected] >>>>>> Subject: [CnD] Matches and irrational
fears >>>>>> >>>>>> I used to have to light my burners with a match
back when I lived >>>>>> in Ecuador. I had to work with a friend
to light them because I >>>>>> was so afraid of them. She spent
several hours with me getting me >>>>>> over my fear. I'll never
forget it. >>>>>> >>>>>> I had to light the match and then light
the stove with the lit >>>>>> match, which all my sighted friends
said was more scary than >>>>>> lighting the match >>>>>
itself. >>>>>> I had to do this or go hungry. It was that
simple. >>>>>> >>>>>> But guess what? Now that I am back in Texas,
I am just as much >>>>>> afraid of lighting matches as I was
before. I am also afraid of my >>>>>> Instant Pot. Even though I
used a regular pressure cooker in >>>>>> Ecuador almost every
day. In fact, I may have used the regular >>>>>> pressure cooker
two or three times on some days. But now, I am >>>>>> terrified of
even my very safe Instant Pot. I guess I am going to >>>>>> have
to make myself use it a few times to get over this. And I >>>>>>
will >>> have to keep using it. >>>>>> -----Original
Message----- >>>>>> From: Cookinginthedark
<[email protected]> On >>>>>> Behalf Of Ron
Kolesar via Cookinginthedark >>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 4, 2020
10:08 PM >>>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>>> Cc: Ron
Kolesar <[email protected]> >>>>>> Subject: Re: [CnD]
Preferred cooking methods >>>>>> >>>>>> I don't use the oven top as
well. >>>>>> With the island that came with the house. >>>>>> The
gas admitter burned out. >>>>>> So, to use the oven these days you
need to strike the stove with a >>> match. >>>>>> So, that's out
for me and the toaster oven and microwave is over used. >>>>>>
SMILES. >>>>>> Ron >>>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>
From: Immigrant via Cookinginthedark >>>>>> Sent: Monday, August 3,
2020 17:02 >>>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>>> Cc:
Immigrant >>>>>> Subject: [CnD] Preferred cooking
methods >>>>>> >>>>>> I use the oven and the microwave for my
cooking, trying to avoid >>>>>> stovetop cooking as I don't trust
myself boiling and especially >>>>>> frying. And I cannot think of
any foods that I would prefer boiled >>> anyway. >>>>>>
-----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: Cookinginthedark
<[email protected]> On >>>>>> Behalf Of Karen
Delzer via Cookinginthedark >>>>>> Sent: Monday, August 3, 2020
3:48 PM >>>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>>> Cc: Karen
Delzer <[email protected]> >>>>>> Subject: Re: [CnD] Cooking
Brown Rice in a rice cooker >>>>>> >>>>>> We use Success rice
sometimes, and it's great! You just boil the >>>>>> bag for about
ten minutes, and then you're done. They've got >>>>>> different
ones, >>>>> too. >>>>>> Karen >>>>>> >>>>>> At 12:44 PM 8/3/2020,
you wrote: >>>>>>> As I said, my rice is minute rice, so it is
partially cooked. It >>>>>>> comes in 4-ounce cups, and it is meant
for microwaving. I don't >>>>>>> buy regular rice because I don't
feel the need for a bag of 5 or >>>>>>> more pounds of rice for
just me, and all that stovetop cooking for >>>>>>> just one person
when I can cook a couple of those cups for a >>>>>>> minute and a
half and they are ready. To rinse or not to rinse is >>>>>>> not a
question as this rice is prepackaged and I cook it in its
cup. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>> From:
Cookinginthedark <[email protected]> On >>>>>>>
Behalf Of Deborah Armstrong via Cookinginthedark >>>>>>> Sent:
Monday, August 3, 2020 11:30 AM >>>>>>> To:
[email protected] >>>>>>> Cc: Deborah Armstrong
<[email protected]> >>>>>>> Subject: Re: [CnD] Cooking
Brown Rice in a rice cooker >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Well I prepare rice
completely differently but I mostly eat brown. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I
have read that it is important to rinse rice, but packages
in >>>>>>> the U.S. and cookbooks published in America advise
against it. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Turns out after further reading, I
found out why; rinsing >>>>>>> originally removed field debris. Now
that rice is prepared in >>>>>>> factories, rinsing removes excess
starch which can make it sticky. >>>>>>> The reason they advise
against rinsing is given is that here in >>>>>>> America, rice is
fortified with spray-on vitamins and minerals >>>>>>> which >>>
rinsing removes. >>>>>>> If you eat plenty of vegies you don't need
the spray-on nutrients, >>>>>>> so go ahead and rinse it to remove
the starch. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I put my rice in my cooker with 1 cup
of rice to 3 cups of water >>>>>>> for brown and 2 cups of water
for white. I sprinkle in a little >>>>>>> salt; that's all. I then
let it sit an hour or two. I've read this >>>>>>> makes the rice
better absorb the liquid and this works especially >>>>>>> well for
brown; >>>>>> makes it less chewy. >>>>>>> I let the cooker do its
thing; there's a sensor that knows when >>>>>>> the water is almost
gone. Once it is back to just warming, I turn >>>>>>> it off and
let it set ten minutes. Then I stir and cover again so >>>>>>> it
won't dry out and put it in the fridge when it's cool
enough. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I generally flavor it when I add other
things -- for example I >>>>>>> might microwave it with garlic or
curry and vegies. Or I might mix >>>>>>> it with cumin and add it
to enchiladas. Or I might make a salad >>>>>>> with cold rice,
mayo, vegies, spices, pickles -- yum. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I have tried
flavoring it in the cooker, but especially with brown >>>>>>> rice,
the hull is so thick that most of the flavoring is
lost. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> --Debee >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>
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