Orlion's Mad Culinary Experiments

[Orlion]

I shall start this thread by saying hot dog quesidillas are a baaad idea. Tonight, I'm going to take a can of sphaghetti-Os (plain, nothing else) and mix them together with red beans. I figure mushrooms would be better.. but I don't have any at the moment... and corn may also be good in it...

Ah, the joys of college

[Vraith]

I just have to ask...are you training your taste buds for a future career as Anthony Bourdain's side-kick?

Seriously, go with the traditional Ramen [cheaper than canned stuff, too].
something to get you started:

www.rasmussen.edu/student-life/blogs/ma ... e-recipes/

Please. Spaghetti-O's with beans? You're making vicariously ill.

[rdhopeca]

ah, but hot dogs in your spaghetti-os (real hot dogs, not the ones already in the can) is not bad at all...

[Orlion]

ah, but hot dogs in your spaghetti-os (real hot dogs, not the ones already in the can) is not bad at all...

You speak sooth! I'm also trying to come up with more vegetrarian dishes, not because I'm becoming a vegetarian, but because if I focus on it, I'm bound to get more variety in my diet than meat and potatoes (delicious as those are).

Ramen and beans and corn does sound good, though...but it's missing something... I'm thinking blue cheese

Also, I'm thinking of cooking up some Angel Hair with some basil and mixing it with Asiago peppercorn cheese sauce and tuna.

I'll keep you updated on how it turns out. The reviews will probably looks something like this:

Hot dog quesadillas:

Corn tortillas filled with cheese:

[Orlion]

I just have to ask...are you training your taste buds for a future career as Anthony Bourdain's side-kick?

I'm actually a picky eater

I'm going to go drink ketchup now...

[Menolly]

I just have to ask...are you training your taste buds for a future career as Anthony Bourdain's side-kick?

Seriously, go with the traditional Ramen [cheaper than canned stuff, too].
something to get you started:

www.rasmussen.edu/student-life/blogs/ma ... e-recipes/

Please. Spaghetti-O's with beans? You're making vicariously ill.

Time to get some serious instruction going on here...

What gives, Orlion? I've seen you post way better meals than that before. Have you moved in to a dorm without a full kitchen? Is it a lean time of the semester? There are always fresh and healthy alternatives to such things!!!

*shudder*

~*~ah, preview shows me you posted as I was composing~*~

Seriously, pass on the prepared things like Spaghetti-O's or other Chef-Boy-R-Dee/Franco-American products. Your own concoctions sound much better!!

[Orlion]

Actually, as far as the spaghetti-Os are concerned, I get some organic kinds... much tastier, but also a little bit more pricey. My mad experimentations are an attempt to get the most bang out of my buck.

Same thing with Mac N' Cheese... I can't stand the generic kind anymore, and Kraft is just a little better. The noodles just....suck...

In the drink department, I'm still trying to perfect apple milk... I can't explain it, it just seems to me to be the holy grail of beverages... particularly if I can get some lime hint in it...

[Harbinger]

Mac and cheese with canned peas is not bad, nor is mac and cheese with tuna fish.

I still eat both of these from time to time- kind of a throwback to my college days when it was all I could afford.

[Orlion]

Mac and cheese with canned peas is not bad, nor is mac and cheese with tuna fish.

I still eat both of these from time to time- kind of a throwback to my college days when it was all I could afford.

Those don't sound bad. Sometimes I like to add a little mayo or blue cheese for a little zing!

[High Lord Tolkien]

I love Spaghetti O's


Chef Boyardee Beef ravioli is a good meal.
I like to over cook it (on the stove top, never the microwave) so the ravioli falls apart and it's just a mush.
Augment it with a toasted Thomas' english muffin with cream cheese.
Use the muffin to clean up the sauce......mmmmmmmmmm.........

[rdhopeca]

my spaghetti-os have to be the real thing...it's all about the flava...

[Orlion]

I love Spaghetti O's


Chef Boyardee Beef ravioli is a good meal.
I like to over cook it (on the stove top, never the microwave) so the ravioli falls apart and it's just a mush.
Augment it with a toasted Thomas' english muffin with cream cheese.
Use the muffin to clean up the sauce......mmmmmmmmmm.........

That sounds amazing! I hope the following sounds as good to you:

Sometimes, I like to toast an onion bagell (almost any non-sweet bagel will do) Spread cream cheese on both halves, insert strips of bacon and dip in a tomato Parmesan soup.

[Harbinger]

Oh yeah. I just remembered. I used to take those little Totino's pizzas and buy a handful of fresh mushrooms at the salad bar (be sure and get a bag so you don't pay for the container) and mince them up finely to put on the pizza.

The other thing I liked to put on the pizza was a 99 cent bag of salad shrimp. AWESOME!

And if you don't already know- The superior way to cook a Totino's party pizza is to bake at 425 until the crust is just shy of golden brown and then switch to broil until the top is bubbling nicely. I personally like them slightly well done, but you can pull it out as soon as the top is bubbling if you like.

[High Lord Tolkien]

I love Spaghetti O's


Chef Boyardee Beef ravioli is a good meal.
I like to over cook it (on the stove top, never the microwave) so the ravioli falls apart and it's just a mush.
Augment it with a toasted Thomas' english muffin with cream cheese.
Use the muffin to clean up the sauce......mmmmmmmmmm.........

That sounds amazing! I hope the following sounds as good to you:

Sometimes, I like to toast an onion bagell (almost any non-sweet bagel will do) Spread cream cheese on both halves, insert strips of bacon and dip in a tomato Parmesan soup.

I'll have to try that.

Tuna fish on a toasted cinnamon raisin bagel.
Sounds totally gross but I love it.

[Vraith]

I wonder if you people would be amazed or disgusted at the number of things I put pineapple, red pepper, and either cream or blue cheese on/in.

[Orlion]

I wonder if you people would be amazed or disgusted at the number of things I put pineapple, red pepper, and either cream or blue cheese on/in.

Only if you're amazed or disgusted at how often I throw lime juice in all of my foods

[Menolly]

Mac and cheese with canned peas is not bad, nor is mac and cheese with tuna fish.

I still eat both of these from time to time- kind of a throwback to my college days when it was all I could afford.

This I still make, only I toss frozen Birds-Eye baby green peas in the mac water during the last minute before draining, so they are just heated through instead of mushy. And I add Bumblebee albacore solid white tuna and a slice of Kraft American cheese singles. All in the same batch of Kraft blue box.

For this college-dorm staple, I need to make it with name-brand, quality ingredients.

[aliantha]

Orlion, for the love of the gods, please please PLEASE get yourself a copy of this book. I bought it well after my student days, just because it has lots and lots of quick, cheap and tasty recipes. Several of them are among my favorites.

(Hmm. Looks like there's a revised version, too...)

[Orlion]

And where's the adventure in that?

[Vraith]

And where's the adventure in that?

Adventure? you really ARE on a quest to join Anthony Boudain...maybe it's a subconscious desire, maybe your mom abused your newborn psyche by comforting you with mashed peas when you cried...