As much as we love to cook around here, we have our favorite short cuts too..
For this week’s Take-out Tuesday,
I am recommending several really good take-out foods,
that you can pick up and cook at home
As I write this, on Sunday, the forecast on Tuesday is snow…
Snow is a rare event in Alabama,
we don’t have the equipment to handle it,
and it generally shuts down the entire area
Everyone has a snow story…
Hitting the grocery stores is mandatory, shoppers fill their carts to the brim and hope they are lucky enough to grab that last loaf of bread…on Saturday I popped into Publix to get a few things and before I knew it, I was in full snow panic!
I had a cart full, ingredients for beef stew, spaghetti, tacos, plus fresh fruits and vegetables…we are set for the week snow or no snow!
Fingers crossed that everyone is safe and warm this morning!
Over the weekend HHjr cooked the first pizzas in the new pizza oven. We are definitely going to make our own with fresh dough and toppings, but until he practices a little, adjusting the fire and experimenting, he suggested trying pizzas from Papa Murphy’s. This is not a sponsored post, just sharing information…
Papa Murphy’s offers Take and Bake pizzas, you choose the type of crust and toppings, they assemble the pizzas, and you bake them at home. On Fridays they have $5 large 1 topping pizzas, cheese, sausage or pepperoni, so I bought a couple to experiment with
To cook in the pizza oven, you first build a fire in the middle, then as the oven heats and the fire gets going really well, it is pushed to one side. The pizza is placed on the other side, and the shape of the oven and the draft from the chimney, draw the flames over the pizza
It is the craziest thing you’ve ever seen~
Not bad for the first pizza!
To see if there is a Papa Murphy’s in your area click here
Another family favorite is good ol’ macaroni and cheese…I have several easy recipes, Magic Mac & Cheese 1-2-3, Lightened Up Mac & Cheese, No Boil Mac & Cheese
But we often let Stouffer’s do the cooking and buy their frozen macaroni and cheese
Since fancy macaroni and cheese seems to be trending, with restaurants offering versions like lobster mac and cheese, HHjr decided to make his own version with a few of his favorite things
Bourbon, Brussels Sprouts and Bacon!
He cooked bacon
Then he caramelized onions and sauteed purple Brussels sprouts with a little bacon fat
Baked the macaroni and cheese
And combined everything plus a splash of bourbon
He was taking it to a cookout at a friend’s house but I was lucky enough to get a few photos and a bowl full for my dinner
Psst…you might find PF Chang’s Orange Chicken in my freezer too…
Do you have any great take out dishes that you turn to on busy or tired days?
Please share in the comment section!!
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