Quarantine Cooking Chat

Btw, has anyone attempted fancy drinks this summer? Found out my brother and his gf had borrowed my ice shaver to grind frozen cocktails while at the beach

Nothing fancy, but we found cotton candy flavored soda that my husband really likes.

That sounds interesting! I’ve actually wondered if there is something added to sugar used in cotton candy, or if it’s just the mild caramelization of sugars that make it taste different from just a spoonful of sugar

I wonder this also

Cooking something fun husband requested for dinner. Meatballs and tomato sauce inspired by how I learned to make stuffed peppers, but without the peppers due to them causing him acid reflux. Will add pics when done. How to make: Cook rice Combine approximately equal parts of cooked rice and ground beef. Add garlic powder and onion powder. Add an egg or 2 (I typically use one pound of meat, a little more is okay) Mix the meat rice with fork, spoon or hands until it looks all mixed up and consistent texture. Make balls of the meat mix (golf ball size or bigger) and place in big pot. Get out a large bottle of tomato juice (or V8 if you prefer that flavor but husband prefers tomato juice) Gently pour the tomato juice into the pot over the meatballs and cook something like medium or low. Add some salt. Don't stir immediately or you will break up the meatballs. After about 20-30 minutes stir gently once in a while so the stuff on the bottom doesn't overcook. When the tomato juice becomes more the consistency of tomato sauce and the meatballs are cooked all the way through it is done. Serve over pasta or with pasta. Additional: if you like peppers and/or onions add some when you add the tomato juice in the beginning, it is basically deconstructed stuffed peppers.

I’ve done stuffed pepper filling in portobellos before, but would be pretty good in stuffed meatballs too!

Looks like it came out great!

It did. I am happy with it. And I get 2 meals to take to work too.

Great looking meal!

Was so tasty

Looks wonderful