Subj : Cookware (part #2) [1]
To : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Sun Mar 31 2024 19:52:54
Hi Dave,
-=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
DD> supply of souffle' trays which are great for making baked spaghetti or
DD> pot/ shepherds/cottage pies.
RH> Now those, I could use a couple of.
DD> Closest image I come up within the web was this - a Japanese curry
DD> plate
https://tinyurl.com/BAKE-PASTA - close, but no cigar.
I found more like what I was looking for by chance the other night. Our
VFW had a dinner salute to mark 50 years since troops left Viet Nam,
somebody had brought fried chicken in 2 metal (about 6"x10"x2") pans.
After dinner someone had stacked the pans with a couple of pieces of
chicken left for the taking. We took it home; the pans will be nice for
small casseroles, etc.
DD> I've made this recipe and had to use all 12 of my trove of souffle
DD> dishes so. I'd say the the author's 8 - 10 servings is low. Bv)=
DD> It works without the ricotta, as well. Just put the pasta in the
DD> bottom, then sauce over, cover w/cheese and into the oven until the
DD> cheese begins to scorch arund the edges.
RH> Ever make a half batch and put some in the freezer for quick/easy
RH> meals?
DD> Not yet. Bv)=
Cooking for two I can do a regular batch of some things and end up with
left overs that will go into the freezer. I've got several meals in the
freezer now, will put them in the camper fridge when we hit the road.
DD> Title: Baked Spaghetti
DD> Categories: Pasta, Pork, Mushrooms, Vegetables, Cheese
DD> Yield: 9 Servings
RH> It would easily feed a crowd, especially if you add salad and garlic
RH> bread.
DD> Or some of my Rustic Italian Cheese Bread (I've posed that happy
DD> recipe a number of times. And nearly every time I do it gets me
DD> jonesing for
DD> sandwiches made with it.
I've probably got the recipe tucked away in some file, somewhere. (G)
DD> Rub the inside of a 13" x 9" casserole dish (a Pyrex dish
DD> works great) with olive oil. Spread 1 cup of the sauce
RH> A handy size to have; I've got 3 glass ones and a couple of metal ones.
RH> Had to take a meal to shut ins the other day so made a couple of
RH> smaller meatloaves, put them in a glass pan running the short side to
RH> short side. In between I put halved small white potatoes and baby
RH> carrots, baked the whole thing about an hour at 350. Took out and put
RH> in a take out container one meatloaf and about half of the potatoes &
RH> carrots. Turned the oven off, recovered the pan and slid it back into
RH> the oven while we made the delivery. Came home to a hot, no fuss supper
RH> and very little clean up.
DD> I've got 13" X 9" in ceramic, Pyrex, and aluminum. Same for 10" square
I don't think I've got it in ceramic but do have a ceramic lasagne pan
that's similar in size, but deeper. A full lasagne recipe makes for one
heavy pan. My metal pans are aluminum and stainless steel. Don't have a
10" square but have 8" and 9" squares.
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Catch you later,
Ruth
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