# Simple but delicious food **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 15, 2010, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-but-delicious-food/539553 "2010-05-15T17:03:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Baal\_Houtham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baal_houtham/32/13604_2.png) [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-but-delicious-food/539553/41 "2010-05-17T16:37:45Z")
Fresh Panera (aka Breadco) sourdough bread, toasted and buttered. There are lots of things equally good, but really nothing better. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-but-delicious-food/539553/42 "2010-05-17T16:55:42Z")
> [@Mr.Excellent](#): > > Toss a pound and a half of pork shoulder in a slow cooker. Dump in a jar of barbecue sauce and a can of beer. Put the slow cooker on low when you leave for work in the morning, and it’ll be done shortly after you get home. Put it on good rolls, and you’ve got dinner for the week. I would make two changes to this: one, I would season the pork shoulder with some salt, pepper and maybe a Country Herb blend (I buy mine in the grinder at Aldi’s); and I wouldn’t dump in the BBQ sauce until I got home. If it cooks for too long, the sugars in it will caramelize too much, and taste burnt. Otherwise, yep, sounds good! ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-but-delicious-food/539553/43 "2010-05-17T17:06:30Z")
Melt a little butter in a pan. Throw a corn tort in, cover with shredded cheddar, top with another corn tort. Turn and brown the other side until the cheese is melted. Dust a bit of cinnamon on top. It’s a funtadaTM! ---
**Author:** ![Baby\_Driver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/258eb7/32.png) [@Baby\_Driver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baby_Driver)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-but-delicious-food/539553/44 "2010-05-17T17:15:31Z")
Pastrami on rye, with grainy mustard, provolone, and a little bit of mayo. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-but-delicious-food/539553/45 "2010-05-17T17:17:39Z")
Last week I couldn’t be bothered to make an interesting dinner, so I stuffed a chicken breast with garlic, feta, diced onions and anchos. I didn’t do a lot of work, but it was delicious. Pan seared, sprinkled some sea salt and black pepper on top, et voila! The whole thing was done in under 30 minutes. Actual 30 minutes, not the fake Rachael Ray 30 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-but-delicious-food/539553/46 "2010-05-17T17:21:55Z")
Put some thick commercial teriyaki sauce or Korean kalbi sauce in a big bowl. Squirt in some Sriracha hot sauce. Broil chicken wings until they are cooked and golden brown, then toss them in the sauce until they’re well-coated. Voila, Asian buffalo wings. I made way too many for our hockey playoff “tailgate party” yesterday, so we’re eating the leftovers tonight. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-but-delicious-food/539553/47 "2010-05-17T17:22:43Z")
> [@Baal\_Houtham](#): > > Fresh Panera (aka Breadco) sourdough bread, toasted and buttered. > > There are lots of things equally good, but really nothing better. I remember when we were kids, my mom would often bake bread from scratch - the first loaf that came out of the oven was usually completely consumed, hot with butter. I did a thread here one time, polling people on fresh, hot, buttered bread versus chocolate layer cake - it was interesting. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Excellent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-but-delicious-food/539553/48 "2010-05-17T17:28:09Z")
> [@norinew](#): > > I would make two changes to this: one, I would season the pork shoulder with some salt, pepper and maybe a Country Herb blend (I buy mine in the grinder at Aldi’s); and I wouldn’t dump in the BBQ sauce until I got home. If it cooks for too long, the sugars in it will caramelize too much, and taste burnt. > > Otherwise, yep, sounds good! Both good suggestions - but I consider it a point of pride that this “recipe” requires no steps beyond “dump X,” and demands _less_ effort than opening a can with a non-electric opener. 😃 Seasoning the meat sounds like effort. ---
**Author:** ![Avarie537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-but-delicious-food/539553/49 "2010-05-17T17:33:32Z")
Fresh thin asparagus, in about 2 tablespoons of butter with a couple cloves of fresh garlic, salt and pepper. Top with grated/shredded parmesan cheese (NOT the kind in a can). ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-but-delicious-food/539553/50 "2010-05-17T17:36:46Z")
> [@teela\_brown](#): > > Squirt in some Sriracha hot sauce. Sriracha is the answer to everything. On Sunday I was putzing around, too lazy to make food, so I wrapped some blue cheese crumbles in a sheet of romaine, squirted some Sriracha on top, and consumed. It was a pretty good snack, and the preparation time is 10 seconds. ---
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2010, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-but-delicious-food/539553/51 "2010-05-18T03:46:18Z")
1. A big spinach wrap, Mission makes a good one 2. Rare roast beef, your own or a grocery store that does their own 3. a bit of mayo 4. lettuce and tomato, preferably grape or cherry tomatoes split 5. your choice of cheese (I like swiss) I ate probably 5 of these in one week. Utterly delightful. > [@MeanOldLady](#): > > Actual 30 minutes, not the fake Rachael Ray 30 minutes. Best line of the night. ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2010, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-but-delicious-food/539553/52 "2010-05-18T04:38:45Z")
> [@apollonia](#): > > “Ghetto yams.” > > Steam sweet potatoes in the microwave until cooked through. Scrape them out of their skins and mash them. Add cinnamon. I mean a LOT of cinnamon. Mix. Eat. Enjoy. Oh no! Sweet potatoes should never be violated with anything.Bake and eat. My choice is a Turkey Reuben(aka Georgia Reuben),turkey instead of corned beef,coleslaw instead of saurkraut. ---
**Author:** ![horsetech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dec6dc/32.png) [@horsetech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/horsetech)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2010, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-but-delicious-food/539553/53 "2010-05-18T05:04:03Z")
Is there anything simpler than hot pasta with butter and salt? Pure. Heaven. Not so good for the waistline in large quantities, though, and lacking in protein and micronutrients. ☹ Sauteed spinach. Put handful pine nuts in bottom of large pot, turn on burner to medium for a minute or two to lightly toast the nuts, then add a handful of dried cranberries and two tablespoons of EVOO with an ounce or so of water. Add fresh spinach (baby spinach is even better but it doesn’t really matter) to fill pot, stir and mash spinach down, finish adding spinach, cook just until spinach is all flat and starting to lose the brilliant green color. Consume with pasta or by itself. When no one is looking, drink the “juice” at the bottom. There’s some sort of art in the perfect peanut butter and jelly sandwich, made with a thick spread of natural (100% pulverized legumes) PB and fruit-juice-sweetened jelly on whole wheat bread. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2010, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-but-delicious-food/539553/54 "2010-05-18T05:07:05Z")
One of the most sublime flavors I’ve ever had in my mouth: Crusty bread Sliced chicken breast Mayonnaise, sprinkled with curry powder Apricot jam By far my favorite sandwich in a universe of sandwiches. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2010, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-but-delicious-food/539553/55 "2010-05-18T05:10:26Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > This is mine. Must use fresh, summer tomatoes. Toasted white bread, lightly buttered, S & P. > > I thought I was the only one. 😃 Mine, celery salt instead of plain, and make sure the pepper is fresh ground. And a good, rich mayo is better than butter in this situation, although I’d sooner live without mayo than butter in general. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2010, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-but-delicious-food/539553/56 "2010-05-18T11:48:34Z")
> [@horsetech](#): > > Is there anything simpler than hot pasta with butter and salt? Pure. Heaven. Not so good for the waistline in large quantities, though, and lacking in protein and micronutrients. ☹ If you use Barilla Plus pasta, you’re getting a _bunch_ more protein, fiber, and other nutrients! The only thing I would add to this recipe is a hand full or good grated Romano, or Parmagiano Reggiano cheese. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2010, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-but-delicious-food/539553/57 "2010-05-18T13:27:10Z")
When blending instant pudding with milk, add a half-cup of nuts (any kind), Yummy! During the big storm that took out our electricity, I had some frozen chese ravioli in the frrrzrt and a cast on my arm. Rather than let them go bad, and afraid to boil water, I fried them in some butter. They were fantastic. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2010, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-but-delicious-food/539553/58 "2010-05-18T13:37:46Z")
Chuck roast cubed, beef broth, Campbell’s golden mushroom soup, a little allspice and cubed potatoes with enough water to just cover. In the oven a long @$$ time. That thars meat and potaters. [QUOTE=Mr. Excellent] Toss a pound and a half of pork shoulder in a slow cooker. Dump in a jar of barbecue sauce and a can of beer. Put the slow cooker on low when you leave for work in the morning, and it’ll be done shortly after you get home. Put it on good rolls, and you’ve got dinner for the week. [/QUOTE] My mom used to do this with country-style ribs (and no beer). But you had to have the right barbeque sauce otherwise it was just a little off. ---
**Author:** ![prettydorky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f04885/32.png) [@prettydorky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/prettydorky)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2010, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-but-delicious-food/539553/59 "2010-05-18T14:15:22Z")
> [@NinjaChick](#): > > A second submission which technically has more than five ingredients: Chop up some garlic and onion, toss it in a frying pan with some olive oil and some dill. Add some chopped spinach and chickpeas. Serve over spaghetti, drizzle with lemon juice to taste, top with parmesan cheese if desired. It takes about as long as it does to boil your pasta, and it’s delicious. I make this exact same thing, except over couscous instead of spaghetti. Yum! My submission: drizzle o’ olive oil juice of one lemon parmesan cheese salt and pepper. serve over salad greens (bag, box, fresh picked, etc). Do the lemon very last to keep lemon from wilting. My bf’s mom says to make salad you should “season like a generous person and mix like a crazy person”. I have not been able to go back to dressing since I started doing this. ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2010, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-but-delicious-food/539553/60 "2010-05-18T14:39:16Z")
Now that it’s grilling time, my favorite nom is hobo potatoes: Russet potatoes, sliced thin Few cloves of fresh garlic, minced Red onion, minced Salt and pepper Tons of butter Wrap in aluminum foil, toss on the grill. Ten minutes on each side. I tend to add a dollop of sour cream when serving. Absolute heaven. Last night we made burgers and taters on the grill - the burgers are in the fridge. We ate only the taters. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-but-delicious-food/539553.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-but-delicious-food/539553.md?page=4)