That is beautiful... you are certainly baiting Jessy with a title like that!

Dcarch:
I missed this one.
With your great Photo's and recipes, I don't know why this didn't get any response. ??????????

LOU

You spent more time plating the food than preparing it! :-)

Beautiful!
Looks delicious, too.

A meal like that would make one feel like royalty, whether alone or with somebody!

Rusty

Having A Quickie By Yourself

Te he. Thanks, dcarch, I needed that!

"Posted by vacuumfreak --------- That is beautiful... you are certainly baiting Jessy with a title like that!"

LOL, thanks Bobby. This thread is for you. As I remember, you sometimes have no time to cook and eat by yourself.
Off topic for you:
I almost bought a big lot of motor carbon brushes. You should too, if you have not already. All vacuum cleaners use universal electric motors. Their carbon brushes are the first things to be worn out and need replacement. I have repaired many electric motors.

"Posted by hawk307 ----- Dcarch: I missed this one.
With your great Photo's and recipes, I don't know why this didn't get any response. ?????????? LOU"

Thanks Lou. Now why would anyone be interested in my cooking a quick lonesome meal? :-)

Of course it is always nice to have others comment on your work and exchange knowledge. Based on the way that many times my bandwidth at the hosting site is exceeded, at least I know my posts are viewed frequently.

In this post, I was hoping someone would comment on one small thing, i.e. the way I use mozzarella. I like tearing them in chunks, not slicing them. I feel they taste better that way.

"Posted by teresa_mn ------- You spent more time plating the food than preparing it! :-)"

Thanks teresa. You may be right. 1 minutes in cooking and 6 minutes in plating. :-) (Actually, plating time, Watermelon on the dish, 5 seconds? Everything else just pile on top.)

"Posted by therustyone ------Beautiful! Looks delicious, too. A meal like that would make one feel like royalty, whether alone or with somebody! Rusty"

Thanks, Rusty. I wolfed down the whole thing so quickly, I was hungry. I don't remember if they tasted good or bad. LOL

"Posted by sherrmann ------- Having A Quickie By Yourself
Te he. Thanks, dcarch, I needed that!"

Now be nice please. I am very innocent, and pure as driven snow. I get embarrassed easily. :-)

dcarch

I wouldn't have thought of using the spent flower heads as a garnish, but it works! Beautiful.

I'll tear off pieces of mozzarella and just snack on it from time to time. Usually happens when I'm so lazy I don't want to even bother with a knife.

Sally

"Posted by sally2 ------------------I wouldn't have thought of using the spent flower heads as a garnish, but it works! Beautiful. I'll tear off pieces of mozzarella and just snack on it from time to time. Usually happens when I'm so lazy I don't want to even bother with a knife. Sally"

Thanks Sally. I am a little spoiled. The Shoprite near me makes mozzarella cheese fresh and warm. It is my opinion that there is a big difference in taste once the cheese has been refrigerated. The milky taste and the stringy texture are gone.

I think M cheese should be warmed up before serving to get some of the stringy texture back. I don't like slicing the cheese. I like using two forks to tear the cheese in chunks. This way you get a lot of the stringiness, and there will be a lot of nooks and crannies to pick up dressing and seasoning.

dcarch

Dcarch - if you have not tried Queso Blanco pan fried - run to your store and get some. I slice it 1/4" thick and brown it in a non-stick pan. Gooey, stringy and if you let it cool and put it in a salad - crunchy!

I get a package at Costco that is two 1 lb blocks for less than $6. It's great warm with a sliced crunchy apple.

Teresa

I always open your threads JUST to see the photographs. AMAZING.

âÂÂPosted by teresa_mn ------------Dcarch - if you have not tried Queso Blanco pan fried - run to your store and get some. I slice it 1/4" thick and brown it in a non-stick pan. Gooey, stringy and if you let it cool and put it in a salad - crunchy! I get a package at Costco that is two 1 lb blocks for less than $6. It's great warm with a sliced crunchy apple. TeresaâÂÂ

Thanks, Good to know. I will be going to Costco soon to buy garlic. Their garlic is from California and very good price. I need 12 lbs of fresh garlic. (yes, 12 lbs )

âÂÂPosted by loves2cook4six ----------- I always open your threads JUST to see the photographs. AMAZING.âÂÂ

Thanks. Good to know. Here eating all by myself. I was feeling very lonely and loony, un-wanted and wanting, rejected, and dejected ----- :-)

What do you normally make for the six? Eating with six, thatâÂÂs lots of fun!

dcarch

dcarch,
Is the beef in that noodle bowl already cooked or raw when you put it in the dish? That looks yummy!

Teresa

What on earth are you doing with 12 lbs of garlic? Have you ever tried the Christopher Ranch peeled garlic? I got a bag at Costco in July when I was making dill pickles and what alot of time that saved me!

And I washed large batches of the mini cukes in my washing machine on the delicate cycle for 10 minutes.

Pickle prep time was cut in half!

"Posted by teresa_nc7 ----- dcarch, Is the beef in that noodle bowl already cooked or raw when you put it in the dish? That looks yummy! Teresa"

Thanks Teresa. Not only that the beef was raw, it was actually frozen. I sliced the frozen tenderloin beef about 1/8" thick. The beef was medium cooked after the boiling soup was poured on top, that's the way they serve you in a Vietnamese restaurant. Really a super quick one-step preparation meal.

"Posted by teresa_mn ----- What on earth are you doing with 12 lbs of garlic? Have you ever tried the Christopher Ranch peeled garlic? I got a bag at Costco in July when I was making dill pickles and what a lot of time that saved me! ------- "

A few people got personally offended because I like playing games. Here I am, playing games again. :-)
I am not telling you why I need 12 lbs (about 100 bulbs?) of garlic. Not yet. No, it's not for Halloween. Peeled garlic is not what I want.

"And I washed large batches of the mini cukes in my washing machine on the delicate cycle for 10 minutes. ----"

In another cooking forum, we were talking about cooking fish in a dishwasher.

dcarch

Playing games? I don't think that is rude at all. Adds a little fun!