DANGER MEN COOKING

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Ok. So, I was in a rush. I hadn’t thought of anything to cook for dinner, and she was coming home in 45 minutes. This is the panic spot for most guys.

There was a frozen Pizza. Am I safe? Was she saving that? Oh, no. She’s on that no bread diet thing.

Only other thing in the freezer (we HAVE to do shopping tomorrow) frozen mixed veggies.

Quick run off to the shop. 1.5lbs. of lean hamburger and 15 minutes later.

Prices are insane, people. Remember that when you go to the shops. That, and there’s too much salt in the chicken breast. Looks like a Sam’s Club Trip this week. (Guys love to buy in BULK, BTW).

Here’s what’s on my counters now.

• 1.5 lbs lean hamburger
• 1 package brown gravy mix
• 1 lbs package frozen mixed vegetables
• 2 table spoons of minced garlic in oil
• 2 tea spoons garlic powder
• 2 tea spoons MrsDash food seasoning
• 2 tablespoons real butter
• 1 1/3 cups Instant Mashed Potatoes
• 3 cups water
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 package shredded cheddar cheese
• laptop computer open to my blog page.

Glad that I invested in a ‘Chafing Dish’.

Set heat to med high, and brown the beef. You can use a skillet, but the dish has the nice lid that keeps spatters down…. mostly… I’ll change my shirt in a minute… I’ll clean the keyboard this weekend.

Start the water in a 2 qt pot and add garlic powder, butter and MrsDash. Bring to a boil.

Mix 1 cup cold water with the brown gravy mix… whisk with a fork till no lumps are seen floating … add to the now brown beef along with minced garlic…. stir in frozen veggies and set heat to med low, covered.

Go change my shirt.

Now, I have steam from the pot and the water just starting to roll at a light boil, remove from heat, add milk and potato flakes. Whisk with a fork until no lumps or dry flakes are seen (Is there a pattern here?)

With the fork, scoop out one tablespoon servings and place over now warmed through beef and veggie mixture. Start from the outer edge and circle your way inward. If you don’t have enough potatoes to make a third row inward, towards the center, that’s fine.

Sprinkle, (or spill) half the package of shredded cheddar cheese over the top. Place dish (skillet) in center rack in the oven. Set the oven to Broil. (No you don’t have to preheat.)

Clean up packaging and place unused utensils in the sink. Clear off dining room / kitchen table and get out the good paper plates. Lots of napkins. Lets not us the plastic sporks tonight, real forks will do.

RUSH back to kitchen and fetch the, now over brown, crispy cheese covered dish out of the oven. USE OVEN MITTENS! (the burns will heal, really).

Time to take a photo for the blog? Nope… she’s home… I’ll find something that looks nicer on Google image search later. For now I’ll just bask in the glow of my Mastery of the Kitchen, and the fact that dinner is on the table, and the house isn’t a Fire Fighter’s convention.

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There are few things in this world that have distinction in the Man’s cooking world. Most flavors and smells seem to blend with time into a mass of organics all of which resemble Garlic and Meat. Teriyaki on the other hand is completely different. Hints of sweet and sharp flavors blend with citrus in a truly masculine oder and flavor that says to anyone around, “LETS EAT!”

The sauce it’s self is where most of the flavor comes from. Ginger and Sugar provide the Highs while a simple soy sauce establishes the base flavor of the meal.

Teriyaki is mostly associated with pork and chicken because, lets face it, everything tastes like chicken. Teriyaki provides a way for rice, chicken, pork, some fish, and others to stand out against their history of bland taste and become something to remember.

This is a perfect GUY recipe because it really is simple, with a complex taste.

Teriyaki Marinade/Sauce.
Ingredients:
1 cup soy sauce
1/3 cup granulated white sugar
3 cloves of fresh garlic (large cloves)
1 piece of fresh ginger (approx. same size as garlic clove)

peel and chop/blend/mince garlic and ginger as fine or as corse as suits you. My preference is a nearly paste like mix that will blend well in the soy sauce. Heat soy sauce to hot. Blend in garlic and ginger. Add sugar to thicken mixture. Add more soy sauce to thin mixture. See the photograph above to see my preference to a thick, brush on (Bar-b-que style) sauce. Thin with soy sauce to use as a pre-cook marinade for pork and chicken.

Teriyaki sauce keeps well when refrigerated and can be made in advance for large events.

Having guests? in 15 minutes you can have the dish above ready for two or four. Minute Rice prepared as directed. Boneless Chicken Breast sliced and lightly fried. Salad Mix (oil and vinegar dressing) and a fresh cut orange slice for each plate.

Not only will you win well needed Parental Points if her folks are coming over, but this meal is impressive enough to win a third base run on the first date.

Lets Eat.

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