# 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:** 13\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![sachertorte](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sachertorte/32/3727_2.png) [@sachertorte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sachertorte)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2010, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-but-delicious-food/539553/61 "2010-05-18T15:51:56Z")
Cold watermelon + Hot day ---
**Author:** ![Loisseau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/2bfe46/32.png) [@Loisseau](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loisseau)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2010, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-but-delicious-food/539553/62 "2010-05-18T16:18:38Z")
Food process enough day-old country bread into a cup of breadcrumbs. Mix with three cloves of minced garlic and a 1/4 cup of light olive oil. Sauteé until golden brown. Meanwhile cook a 1 lb. of farfelle pasta al dente. Mix in the breadcrumbs and serve with fresh ground Parmigiano-Reggiano. Enjoy! ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2010, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-but-delicious-food/539553/63 "2010-05-18T16:54:49Z")
Chicken, roasted with nothing more than a little salt rubbed under the skin. Hint: take some of the fat from the tail end and shove it under the skin of the breast before roasting. It renders down into the white meat. Hint # 2: lay some slices of crusty bread in the bottom of the pan as the chicken is roasting. The bread soaks up all the drippings and turns into this amazing chicken-flavored yumminess. (Good God, am I hungry now…) ---
**Author:** ![filling\_pages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b9bd4f/32.png) [@filling\_pages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filling_pages)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2010, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-but-delicious-food/539553/64 "2010-05-18T17:12:19Z")
My mom raises chickens. My best friend works at a local natural foods store. I sometimes will get a gift of fresh eggs from one and delicious, local cheeses from the other on the same day. At those times, I make what I call my $15 egg scramble. Eggs, cheese (anything from [Sweetgrass Dairy](http://www.sweetgrassdairy.com/) is a major plus), salt, black pepper, all scrambled together and cooked in a little butter in my cast iron skillet. I am not a fancy man, but I do know quality when I taste it. ---
**Author:** ![MTCicero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2010, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-but-delicious-food/539553/65 "2010-05-18T17:19:30Z")
This may be just a tad over five ingredients, but it’s damned simple, and _damned_ tasty: Caprese Salad - Fresh tomatoes from the garden, sliced into fairly thick slices - Fresh whole milk Buffalo mozzarella, sliced the same thickness as the tomatoes - Fresh, bright green basil leaves - Generous drizzling of top quality extra virgin olive oil (I like A L’Olivier) - Add some good kosher sea salt (course grind, naturally) and fresh ground black pepper, and you’re in heaven. (You could also add a good quality balsamic vinegar, but I rarely find it nece.) ---
**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 18, 2010, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-but-delicious-food/539553/66 "2010-05-18T18:51:52Z")
> [@sachertorte](#): > > Cold watermelon + Hot day Cold watermelon + hot day + roll kuchen (a deep fried rolled bread from the Mennonite culture) - oh, yeah. ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-but-delicious-food/539553/67 "2010-05-19T05:31:31Z")
Simple fresh tomato, cucumber, feta, olive and olive oil salad sprinkled with fresh picked wild greek oregano and some soft white Greek taverna bread. Kind of a Greek staple. ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-but-delicious-food/539553/68 "2010-05-19T05:40:48Z")
kind of an arranged salad. A slice or two of fresh Sheep’s milk feta is the centerpiece, with the salad composed over or around, very simply and unceremoniously comprised… probably one of the quickest salads, too. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-but-delicious-food/539553/69 "2010-05-19T06:08:14Z")
Step 1: Gather - baguette, dijon mustard, roquefort, prosciutto Step 2: Assemble Step 3: See God ---
**Author:** ![pancakes3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba9def/32.png) [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-but-delicious-food/539553/70 "2010-05-19T06:40:09Z")
> [@lissener](#): > > 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. a chicken and jam sandwich is just a lesser, bastardized version of turkey/cranberry sammich, no? ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-but-delicious-food/539553/71 "2010-05-19T10:02:41Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > Chicken, roasted with nothing more than a little salt rubbed under the skin. > Hint: take some of the fat from the tail end and shove it under the skin of the breast before roasting. It renders down into the white meat. > > Hint # 2: lay some slices of crusty bread in the bottom of the pan as the chicken is roasting. The bread soaks up all the drippings and turns into this amazing chicken-flavored yumminess. > > (Good God, am I hungry now…) Or peel and slice potatoes and put them in the bottom of the pan. Also, I peel (if necessary) and quarter onions, carrots, and celery. Put this in the cavities of the bird, and around it. ---
**Author:** ![maladroit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f475e1/32.png) [@maladroit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maladroit)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-but-delicious-food/539553/72 "2010-05-19T17:38:35Z")
My favorite easy food is roasted red peppers. Char the skin, seal in a bowl to steam the skin off, scrape off the blackened skin, save the juice, add to sandwiches or salads or anything, awesome! Add salt and olive oil. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-but-delicious-food/539553/73 "2010-05-19T18:59:41Z")
DIY Lentil Gumbo - Saute a chopped onion in a saucepan with butter or oil - Add half a bag of frozen, uncooked shrimp (keep 'em in the freezer for this type of use - easy to defrost and de-tail) - I will also use other leftover meats… - Add a veggie if you want - okra, zucchini, green beans - Poor in a can of Progresso Lentil soup - Add some left over rice - maybe 3/4 cup I sometimes add some cumin, cayenne and paprika. Fake Gumbo-licious! 10 minutes, tops. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simple-but-delicious-food/539553.md?page=3)