I love Rachael Ray. I'll just get that out there, so everyone knows from the beginning. She is kind of what helped me to really start enjoying cooking a few years ago. I cooked before, certainly, but I was always very nervous about it, feeling like I needed to be very precise with everything and had to get it all JUST RIGHT in order for it to be edible. And while I understand of course that some things do require that precision (hello, baking), it is thanks to Rachael Ray that I also understand that 3 additional leaves of thyme over a teaspoon will not ruin a recipe. I feel like I have a better sense of how to create a dish, rather than just how to follow a recipe. Rachael Ray is fun to watch, easy for me to follow, and her recipes taste good.
Another thing that I have discovered (that makes me love her even more) is that quite a few of her recipes are already Bryan-safe, or are easily adapted to be so. Over the years, I have earmarked several things that I want to try to make, but haven't actually tried very many- until now. =) This just may be my year...
Recipe- Steakhouse Chili by Rachael Ray (aired on 30 Minute Meals, available on Food Network website)
Modifications- Left out the sour cream (obviously) and reduced the amount of beef called for
Reactions- Well, once again, Dad liked it. Bryan isn't really a fan of things with ground beef- I don't know if it's a texture issue, or if he just doesn't like the taste. In any case, he didn't want to try it.
Notes- I reduced the amount of beef, but I accidentally forgot to also reduce the amount of brown sugar called for, so it ended up being a lot sweeter than it was supposed to- as Dad pointed out, kind of like a chili made with barbecue sauce. It wasn't bad, but probably not what was intended in the recipe. But like I said- Dad liked it, so it ended up okay.
Another thing that I have discovered (that makes me love her even more) is that quite a few of her recipes are already Bryan-safe, or are easily adapted to be so. Over the years, I have earmarked several things that I want to try to make, but haven't actually tried very many- until now. =) This just may be my year...
Recipe- Steakhouse Chili by Rachael Ray (aired on 30 Minute Meals, available on Food Network website)
Modifications- Left out the sour cream (obviously) and reduced the amount of beef called for
Reactions- Well, once again, Dad liked it. Bryan isn't really a fan of things with ground beef- I don't know if it's a texture issue, or if he just doesn't like the taste. In any case, he didn't want to try it.
Notes- I reduced the amount of beef, but I accidentally forgot to also reduce the amount of brown sugar called for, so it ended up being a lot sweeter than it was supposed to- as Dad pointed out, kind of like a chili made with barbecue sauce. It wasn't bad, but probably not what was intended in the recipe. But like I said- Dad liked it, so it ended up okay.
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