• Favorite GAMEDAY food ? ..... Dine in, carryout, *delivery or make at home.

mjp28

@dutch-oven said:

Like Italian heaven!

Another benefit of home cooking especially in the cold weather months the house really smells good like home cookin'.

Although our rib eyes on the grill were excellent especially on an unusually warm February day. Won't be too long until the grills are out again.

hoorta

@mjp28 said:

Another benefit of home cooking especially in the cold weather months the house really smells good like home cookin'.

Although our rib eyes on the grill were excellent especially on an unusually warm February day. Won't be too long until the grills are out again.

Doesn't matter to me how cold it is outside to fire up the Weber. Well maybe 10 degrees or colder might give me second thoughts.

mjp28

@hoorta said:

Doesn't matter to me how cold it is outside to fire up the Weber. Well maybe 10 degrees or colder might give me second thoughts.

We've had a mild winter so far. As long as there's no blowing snow or rain we try to occasionally get out to grill. Especially sunny days which have been few this winter.

Deep winter generally just for convienance and a nice warm good smelling kitchen we do our casseroles, soups, stews, chili and the Sunday roast chicken and beef meals.

And then of course are the GAMEDAY, tailgating and all that good stuff! Mmmmm, making me hungry ! Time to throw a good menu together.

mjp28

Well my wife surprised me yesterday and made one of our GAMEDAY recipes the Contadina Meatball Subs by their recipe with a few slight modifications 1. She used the Contadina thick and zesty tomato sauce and 2. she used the 80/20 ground beef and not the lean beef. It came out good -but- to be honest I like my wife's 3 meat mix beef/veal/pork and a few slightly different spice combinations but here it is:

CONTADINA MEATBALL SUBS, from the Contadina foods recipes. An easy and old time favorite recipe. https://www.contadina.com/recipes/collections/our-favorites/meatball-subs

Serves 4 Prep time 10 minutes Cook time 35 mintues

Ingredients

2 Tbsp. olive oil
3/4 cup minced onion, divided
1 1/2 tsp. minced garlic, divided
1 1/4 tsp. dried oregano, divided
2 Tbsp. Contadina Italian Herb Tomato Paste or Contadina Tomato Paste
1 can (15 oz.) Contadina Tomato Sauce
1 slice white sandwich bread, torn into very small pieces
1/4 cup milk
1 large egg, beaten
1 lb. lean ground beef
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
2 Tbsp. thinly sliced fresh basil leaves
4 soft French sandwich rolls, split and toasted, if desired
4 slices mozzarella cheese

Directions

Heat oil in a large, deep skillet over medium heat. Add 1/4 cup onion, 1/2 tsp. garlic and 1/2 tsp. oregano; and cook 2 to 3 minutes or until softened. Add tomato paste and cook about 1 minute, stirring constantly, until paste browns slightly. Stir in tomato sauce; cover and simmer on medium-low heat while preparing meatballs.
Place bread, milk and egg in a large bowl; smash with a fork until bread is moistened and a paste forms. Mix in 1/2 cup onion, 1 tsp. garlic, 3/4 tsp. oregano, ground beef, Parmesan, salt and pepper just until combined. Form into 1 1/2-inch meatballs (about 2 Tbsp. each) and drop into simmering sauce in a single layer. Do not stir.
Cover and simmer about 20 minutes, stirring gently halfway through, until meatballs are cooked through and tender. Sprinkle with basil. Place a slice of mozzarella in each sandwich roll, then top with meatballs and serve with sauce for dipping, if desired.

mjp28

We finished the Contadina Meatball Subs today for lunch they were even better after letting the flavors marry a bit.

My wife did use the. 2 Tbsp. Contadina Italian Herb Tomato Paste in her version, better flavor. It's quick and easy and good.

mjp28

Now this is one of my very favorite dishes for a GAMEDAY or any day meal and I found a quick and easy recipe for you for CRAB ALFREDO. I prefer crab to lobster but you can adapt it for either if you like. It would also be good with shrimp if you'd like it that way. Or you can go out to a fancy restaurant and see if it's any better at a fancy price.

From one of our favorite recipe places Delish !

Red Lobster fans, you can thank us later.

YIELDS:4 PREP TIME: 0 HOURS 25 MINS TOTAL TIME: 0 HOURS 25 MINS

INGREDIENTS

12 oz. fettuccine or linguine

3 tbsp. butter

3 cloves garlic, minced

3 tbsp. all-purpose flour

1 c. heavy cream

1 c. low-sodium chicken broth

1 1/2 c. freshly grated Parmesan, plus more for garnish

1 tbsp. Old Bay, plus more for sprinkling

kosher salt

Freshly ground black pepper

2 tbsp. freshly chopped parsley, plus more for garnish

1 lb. lump crab meat

Juice of 1/2 lemon

DIRECTIONS

In a large pot of salted boiling water, cook linguine according to package directions until al dente. Drain and return to pot.
In a large skillet over medium heat, melt butter. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, 1 minute, then add flour and stir until golden. Pour over heavy cream and chicken broth and simmer until thick, 3 minutes. Add Parmesan and let melt, 2 minutes.
Season with Old Bay, salt, and pepper. Stir in parsley and crab meat and toss until coated, then add linguine and toss until fully combined.
Garnish with Old Bay, parsley, and Parm and squeeze with lemon.

mjp28

This week's GAMEDAY Sunday meal was my wife's homemade chili with corn bread and butter.

Chili is always great when you look out and see snow on the ground.....and yes I miss the NFL when compared to the new XFL.

TexasAg1969

@mjp28 said:

This week's GAMEDAY Sunday meal was my wife's homemade chili with corn bread and butter.

Chili is always great when you look out and see snow on the ground.....and yes I miss the NFL when compared to the new XFL.

Careful-she's making a Texan out of you! ?

TexasAg1969

hoorta will be very interest in this. Price of wine is dropping.??

https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/16/business/grape-surplus-cheap-wine-trnd/index.html

DieHardBrownsFan

Tuna Casserolle tonight.

TexasAg1969

@diehardbrownsfan said:

Tuna Casserolle tonight.

So what goes in it other than tuna?

DieHardBrownsFan

@texasag1969 said:

So what goes in it other than tuna?

I don't know the wife makes it. I think egg noodles, cream of mushroom soup, peas, cheddar cheese, fried bread crumps on top.

TexasAg1969

@diehardbrownsfan said:

I don't know the wife makes it. I think egg noodles, cream of mushroom soup, peas, cheddar cheese, fried bread crumps on top.

We're just having having homemade vegetable beef soup with diced steak, tomatoes, onions, potatoes (and carrots for her) with some salt throw in to up the blood pressure.

The Gipper

McDonald’s fish filet

The Gipper

@dutch-oven said:

Did you lose a bet? ?

Arby's has some decent fish sandwiches, but I just can't do the McD's fish sandwich... oof.

Not yet. Arby’s fish is good

mjp28

@the-gipper said:

Not yet. Arby’s fish is good

I think Arby's fish sandwich is better than most all takeout fish sandwiches with potato cakes horsey sauce and a jamocia shake not bad! And 2/$6 is pretty good too.

ATOM

@mjp28 said:

I think Arby's fish sandwich is better than most all takeout fish sandwiches with potato cakes horsey sauce and a jamocia shake not bad! And 2/$6 is pretty good too.

i have never had either sandwich but i do like the horsey sauce

TexasAg1969

Koa coffee at my place right now! Best 100% Hawaiian Kona out there IMO.??

calfoxwc

Kona coffee. Like magic. The Kona blend is good, but real pure Kona coffee,

is magic...

like Hawaii. If you there, take at least two weeks...

and bring me some Kona coffee beans.

the flight there is about 4? hrs from San Fran though.

The Gipper

@texasag1969 said:

Koa coffee at my place right now! Best 100% Hawaiian Kona out there IMO.??

Too bitter for my taste.