Dishes that your wife made you, and you love it.

[1967coronet]

meat & fire..& cold beer... I'm doing ok.

 

[Richard Cranium]

Every once in a while, my wife will indulge me with some sweet poontang pie.

 

[747mopar]

The wife used to make a dish that was delicious then she decided to throw out the cheese and switch to sweet potatoes instead of regular potatoes.. haven't eaten since! The list of good things that she makes has been shrinking every since she started shying away from meats and using "healthier" ingredients.

 

[F4R/T]

My wife is generally a pretty darn good cook, my fav is lasagna and chicken parm. Yes she is part Italian and more German so it’s double the stubbornness but hey I’m a simple critter/ typical male it really doesn’t take much to keep me happy.. Food, alcohol , Mopars , and some tlc once in awhile when I start getting cranky ..

 

[Darter6]

"healthier" ingredients.

That comes and goes around here.

 

[MarPar]

I don't have a wife of course but everyone who tries this loves it. Fast, easy and never any leftovers, it's my

Tater Tot Casserole

1 to 1 1/2 lbs. browned ground beef
2 cans of Cream of Chicken soup (or 1 Cream of Chicken and 1 Cream of Mushroom)
Half a bag of frozen tater tots
Shredded sharp cheddar cheese

Drain the beef and put it in a casserole dish. Stir in the "raw" cans of soup and a big handful of shredded cheddar; mix well. Cover the entire top with a single layer of frozen tater tots (Recommended: you can get more on there if you place them in a circular fashion around the dish instead of just tossing them in there) and then cover it with more shredded cheddar. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until the tots are lightly browned.

It rocks!

I so stole that!! Friggin stoners delight!!

 

[ckessel]

My wife has been making smothered pork chops after watching the 'Cajun Ninja" on YouTube. FFN AWESOME STUFF. Only has like 5 or so easy to source ingredients. One I like to do and she loves it also is Puerto Pibil. If you've ever watched "Once Upon A Time In Mexico", this is the dish that Johnny Depp always orders. If you have it on disc, the director Robert Rodriguez tells you how to make it. I've made it a little simpler to deal with as Banana leaves can be a pain to find and I've found that cutting the meat up like he does makes it come out dry. I like to keep the meat whole. It calls for pork butt but in reality its a shoulder cut. You may have difficulty finding the main spice, Achiote seeds. Look for them at a Mexican market. Depending on where you are they can also sometimes be found in the Mexican specialty spice rack which had stuff in little bags. Up here I have not been able to find the seeds so the last trip my wife made to the San Diego area she brought back several bags for me to use. I have found the powder and paste up here but it doesn't come out the same. You'll need a crock pot thats big enough for a football just so you have a size reference. Bigger is ok also. I'm not sure what that equates to in quarts but if you use one too small, it will overflow when cooking. I like to let it sit for 12 hours marinating before I turn it on also.

 

[PRND21]

Every once in a while, my wife will indulge me with some sweet poontang pie.

Can you buy that at Kroger?

 

[Darter6]

poontang pie.

Yum,Yum.

 

[kiwigtx]

Can you buy that at Kroger?

Available after 11pm at the rear entrance.

 

[Budnicks]

Lisa has been gone for 20+ years now (I still miss her)
she made the best sticky rice

I know this may sound weird
it was just plain white rice 2 cups for every 4 servings
& 2 cups of chicken broth for every 4 servings
(usually made from dripping off some chicken, from a prior meal)
usually had/added mushrooms & olives, lots of garlic
sometimes celery, sweet peppers & red onions
(sort of depended on the meat we were having)
a can of dark (brown) Campbells cream of mushroom soup
& a canful of sourcream, mixed all together
baked in an oval 2 qt (?) Pyrex casserole pan in the oven
for like an hr at 350*
she wouldn't stir it much or at all after putting it in the oven
covered with foil
(take off the foil & leave it in the oven, shut off for a few min.s
just before serving, get like a lil' crispy edges)
& it would spoon out in sort of a clump 'hence sticky rice'
with an ice-cream scoop like deal,
with or without a lil' gravy over it

it was always the best rice, I could eat it as a meal alone

strange how you remember certain things

she'd do it with a standing rib roast in the oven sometimes too
with wild rice instead

I do all the cooking at my house
I've tried to do it the way she did, it just never comes out the same
it's still good but just something is missing

 

[ckessel]

Food always tastes better when your wife or mom makes it. Probably because their fingers were in the stuff. The old love ingredient.

 

[coronet68mx]

The wife used to make a dish that was delicious then she decided using "healthier" ingredients.

Am sorry for you brother that the really sucks

 

[coronet68mx]

Food always tastes better when your wife or mom makes it. Probably because their fingers were in the stuff. The old love ingredient.

Amen brother.

 

[coronet68mx]

My wife has been making smothered pork chops after watching the 'Cajun Ninja" on YouTube. FFN AWESOME STUFF. Only has like 5 or so easy to source ingredients. One I like to do and she loves it also is Puerto Pibil. If you've ever watched "Once Upon A Time In Mexico", this is the dish that Johnny Depp always orders. If you have it on disc, the director Robert Rodriguez tells you how to make it. I've made it a little simpler to deal with as Banana leaves can be a pain to find and I've found that cutting the meat up like he does makes it come out dry. I like to keep the meat whole. It calls for pork butt but in reality its a shoulder cut. You may have difficulty finding the main spice, Achiote seeds. Look for them at a Mexican market. Depending on where you are they can also sometimes be found in the Mexican specialty spice rack which had stuff in little bags. Up here I have not been able to find the seeds so the last trip my wife made to the San Diego area she brought back several bags for me to use. I have found the powder and paste up here but it doesn't come out the same. You'll need a crock pot thats big enough for a football just so you have a size reference. Bigger is ok also. I'm not sure what that equates to in quarts but if you use one too small, it will overflow when cooking. I like to let it sit for 12 hours marinating before I turn it on also.

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I know that the content of Netflix vary from one country to other but if you can unblock there's a documentary about Mexican tacos, we call that dish here "cochinita pibil"is a Mexican delicatessen as you stated is delicious is from the southeast of the country, Yucatan to be precise and looks line this in tacos...

Achiote seeds

Achiote in paste

 

[FitzyB5]

You Mopar lovers to the north can probably appreciate is Rappie Pie. I never had it till I met my wife. Her family roots are from Nova Scotia. It’s a great comfort food in winter.

 

[coronet68mx]

Rappie pie looks delicious

 

[Scott Engelhardt]

Available after 11pm at the rear entrance.

Rear entrance will cost you extra

 

[Scott Engelhardt]

My wife makes strawberry pretzel dish that is delicious!!!

 

[747mopar]

I know that the content of Netflix vary from one country to other but if you can unblock there's a documentary about Mexican tacos, we call that dish here "cochinita pibil"is a Mexican delicatessen as you stated is delicious is from the southeast of the country, Yucatan to be precise and looks line this in tacos...View attachment 1138286 Achiote seeds
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We have a restaurant nearby called the Yucatan, one of my absolute favorite places to eat. Don't know much about the authenticity but there's not a single employee who isn't Mexican and doesn't speak Spanish. Great people, great food.