Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 After my back problems I can’t stand and cook a simple meal for myself. My daughter got me signed up for meals on wheels, basically one balanced meal five days a week, reheat and eat. I realize I shouldn’t look a gift horse in the mouth but a few of the servings leave something to be desired. The menus repeat every six weeks so I have looked for ways to improve one serving of a vegetable. There is a menu with baby limas. OMG they are so bitter. I can just throw them in the trash but that is not in my dna. I looked them up and found, first that they were probably overcooked. But to improve I cooked them with bacon. I suppose to further improve the dish I could discard the beans and just eat the bacon but like I said, that is not in my dna. another dish needing improvement is sliced carrots. I found recipes that start with three cans of sliced carrots. No no no, one serving! A little brown sugar and a spice or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Butter and salt. Hey, you asked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Subdeacon Joe Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 6 minutes ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: There is a menu with baby limas. Steam them with part of a smoked turkey wing and add a little cider vinegar and brown sugar. 10 minutes ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: A little brown sugar and a spice or two. Sauteed in a little butter and brown sugar, add a little grated fresh nutmeg, a grind of black pepper, deglaze with some port or a late harvest red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowhouse Sam # 25171 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Trappeys pepper sauce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 re-cook them with a few pebbles from your driveway; cook until the pebbles are soft and eat the pebbles ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeaconKC Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Try some soy sauce on the limas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Do like the military and ruin some ham by adding it to the lima beans. I was going to add a picture but decided against it. Not enough eye bleach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Grated cheese Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-BAR #18287 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Barbecue sauce, particularly the mustard and vinegar combinations, salvage many otherwise inedible dishes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 3 hours ago, Buckshot Bear said: Goes on almost anything except angle food cake and Wheaties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 2 hours ago, Sedalia Dave said: Do like the military and ruin some ham by adding it to the lima beans. I was going to add a picture but decided against it. Not enough eye bleach. Yep. Buckshot and m..........! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabez Cowboy,SASS # 50129 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 For carrots Green Onion, Butter, Basil, Salt and a little sugar.... Lima Beans , Salt ,Pepper and Chilli Powder to taste... Jabez Cowboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 8 hours ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: Grated cheese Romano cheese !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 whiskey , lots of whiskey CB won't inprove the taste , BUT ya won't care Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go West Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 IMO you can't improve either of those unless you leave them out of the recipe. You need to start with an edible vegetable. Carrots are tasty if raw however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perro Del Diablo Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 13 hours ago, Buckshot Bear said: Generations of Marines primary flavor enhancer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted September 16, 2021 Author Share Posted September 16, 2021 1 hour ago, Go West said: IMO you can't improve either of those unless you leave them out of the recipe. You need to start with an edible vegetable. Carrots are tasty if raw however. Not just raw but fresh, they lose sweetness as they age and the so-called baby carrots that are now marketed are old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Meownself, I can't stand limas. However, I really like cooked carrots in butter.Wife's the opposite, she likes limas, but hates carrots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 You can improve the taste of most vegetables by frying them. That's the only way I will intentionally eat carrots - fried. There is, however, nothing you can do to improve the taste of lima beans. They are nasty. Boil them, steam them, bake them, fry them, shish kabob them, stew them - it don't matter. They are still going to be nasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Agree 100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twelve mile REB Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 19 hours ago, Sedalia Dave said: Do like the military and ruin some ham by adding it to the lima beans. I was going to add a picture but decided against it. Not enough eye bleach. Damn that was my favorite C rat, had the most in it and nobody else wanted it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted September 16, 2021 Author Share Posted September 16, 2021 14 minutes ago, twelve mile REB said: Damn that was my favorite C rat, had the most in it and nobody else wanted it. There’s always one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twelve mile REB Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Yes Mo there is always one, I'm not a picky eater then or now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeaconKC Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 Even okra can be good if properly prepared, but there ain't much you can do to lima beans... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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