Cookaholics Bulletin Board

In the spirit of Mark Bittman’s Summer Express 101, what is your favorite “no recipe” recipe?

One of mine is shredded cabbage sautéed with deeply caramelized yellow onions seasoned to taste. Burying some kielbasa links or pieces to warm at the end is permissible.

Clean out the refrigerator pasta -- boil pasta, sauté some garlic in olive oil, turn heat way down and throw in any leftovers from the refrig. that looks good (including herbs), toss with pasta.

Salmon broiled or baked with Dijon mustard, brown sugar & chili powder, served with some green veggie from the fridge along some variety of rice from the cupboard.

Roasted whole trout with julienned fennel and shaved brussels sprouts.

Tim

Sweet potatoes fried in butter with a little fresh grated ginger thrown on top at the end.

edited to add -- And some S&P, of course.

Italian sausage cooked very slowly with cabbage and served with mashed potatoes.
fitzie

Pasta with olive oil, grated cheese, and whatever veg is in fridge. Asparagus is a good find.

My father's spaghetti sauce which is 2 dicedgreen peppers and a diced white onion sweated in olive oil then 3 cans of tomato paste and 9 cans of water and two sticks of pepperoni (sliced, but not thinly) and cooked on low for 3 hours....family calls it liquid pepperoni.
Ilene

Spaghetti pie, whatever is around mixed with leftover pasta and egg and then fried in a pan. I also like a tortilla with a hot dog and cheddar cheese, nuke it then serve with salsa and Dijon mustard. If I could get pepperoni I would be all over Ilene's sauce.

Mary

For dinner last night - pan fried breaded fish. I use flour/breadcrumbs/seasonings as I have them. Never fails. Then again, anything panfried is tasty.