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felipe
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:51 pm    Post subject: cookingforengineers.com cake! Reply with quote

Here is my submission. I hope you like it because it was made with love!




Contact: feliperm at gmail dot com
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 11:04 pm    Post subject: my entry Reply with quote

Entry from Patti Anastasia @ http://www.anastasiastable.com

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foxteck



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 11:49 pm    Post subject: Cooking4Engineers Reply with quote

Cooking for an Engineer! Me! :-D



In the picture chicken with spices and cognac, rice and grape water.
Also a N95 showing cookingforengineers.com web page Wink



Just in case :-)
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BillWeiss



Joined: 04 Oct 2008
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Location: New Mexico

PostPosted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 4:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

(Edit note: this doesn't look very good on the site because of the forum formatting. Go look at it there if you want all of the pretty stuff).

I'll do one better. Not only do I have a picture (two, actually) of something I've cooked, but I'll include a recipe! It's not a very "engineering" approach, nor is it formatted appropriately for the site, but what the heck?

Pictures:


More at My flickr, cookingforengineers set

Recipe:
Ingredients:

  • 1 Onion. I prefer red, but white or yellow work as well
  • Half a head of garlic
  • 10 white mushrooms
  • 1 lb ground beef (90/10 or 95/5 beef/fat)
  • 28 oz. canned diced tomatoes
  • 28 oz. canned tomato sauce
  • 12 oz. canned tomato paste
  • Spices (pepper, salt, Italian seasoning, basil)
  • Balsamic vinegar (optional, but tasty)
  • 1 lb. pasta, your choice (Farfalle is my choice tonight)
  • Parmesan cheese. Do us all a favor and don't use the stuff in the green can tonight. I buy grated three-cheese blend from the store

Steps:
Prep
Dice the onion into small pieces. Mince the garlic into the smallest bits you can within reason. Rinse and slice the mushrooms.

Brown the meat
Heat a large pot (5-6 qt.) over medium-high heat. Once it's hot, toss in the ground beef. Add:

  • Half of the garlic
  • Some salt and pepper (to taste)
  • Italian seasoning to taste. I would guess I put in ~2 tablespoons.

Once it's started to brown, pour in ~2 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar (if you're using it), the rest of the garlic and the onion. Continue cooking until the beef is cooked through.

Add the sauce
Reduce heat to medium. Add canned tomato stuff (diced, sauce, paste). Once it comes to a simmer, add in the mushrooms and some more spices. I'd suggest some more pepper, salt, and Italian seasoning. Go easy for now, you can always add more.

Once the sauce starts to bubble, reduce the heat to low. You want it to lightly simmer. On my stove, this is just a touch above the lowest flame it will give me.

At this point, the sauce is "ready". The more it simmers, the better it is. I would suggest half an hour as a good starting point. When you're getting hungry, make the pasta. I estimate 15-20 minutes for the pasta to happen (from starting the water to pouring into a colander).

Assemble
Toss a serving of pasta into a bowl, spoon some sauce on top, and sprinkle generously with cheese. Nom. Adding a slice of bread or two is nice, though it's adding more carbs to an already heavy meal.

Store
Unless you've got a big group to feed, this will leave you with a lot of sauce leftover. Spoon it into containers and freeze it in 1-2 serving portions. It thaws easily and reheats well in the microwave, or on the stovetop. There, quick dinner for several nights!
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simo2409



Joined: 08 Oct 2008
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 11:17 am    Post subject: Pizza! Reply with quote

This is my entry ... a good italian Pizza Smile

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Brenda
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 3:21 pm    Post subject: dessert Reply with quote





Who doesn't love a sunday with fresh strawberries, real whip cream, sprinkled with bits of walnuts and cinnamon and sugar ?

Thanks for the chance to win

fritcb@gmail.com
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SakuraBlossoms64
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 5:40 pm    Post subject: Hm Reply with quote

It would seem my pictures didn't show up when I checked later with deleted cookies
So here they are again!
This time 3 different versions of the same food and the last one is what I had for breakfast this morning! :'D



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mari_fb14



Joined: 08 Oct 2008
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 7:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here's my entry!!
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mari_fb14



Joined: 08 Oct 2008
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 8:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hope you like this one!!
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rachk07



Joined: 06 Oct 2008
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 8:55 pm    Post subject: entry Reply with quote

here's another one!
almond biscotti
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dani



Joined: 07 Oct 2008
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 9:29 pm    Post subject: Cooking for engineers Reply with quote


Cooking for engineers with awesomely hot little peppers.
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mskwik



Joined: 08 Oct 2008
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 12:30 am    Post subject: Cookies Reply with quote

Lots of fun Smile
Always liked slice and bake cookies and it's much more fun when you make your own designs. A bit harder to do that many letters out of one recipe, but at least letters are fairly simple.



While I was at it took other pictures too, here's the in-progress when I started slicing: http://img.movoda.net/ghktbpd5.jpg and all the extra letters I ended up with at the end: http://img.movoda.net/x6itfxy3.jpg
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Elkaye



Joined: 05 Oct 2008
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 2:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Feeding the mind and your tummy:




I really shouldn't put a bowl of oats and cranberries on a bed and expect it to stay there:




I have a few more ideas that I'll try to add later. Smile
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jyfeliz



Joined: 09 Oct 2008
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 3:10 am    Post subject: my submission Reply with quote

some spanish food for us =D

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hardertobreathe



Joined: 09 Oct 2008
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Location: Oregon

PostPosted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 5:06 am    Post subject: Contest entry Reply with quote

Hello!

Here is my first entry into the contest. Since Halloween is approaching, I decided to make a spooky dinner:



Cheeseball bats served as an appetizer to the main course of meatloaf rats, served with mashed potato snakes.

Thank you, Cooking For Engineers and HP, for hosting such a fun contest!

-Beeb
bakahentai AT gmail.com
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