The Dessert They Named Orange Stuff

Boomsplat's "Orange Stuff"
Gamer rating: Everywhere, although you might want to be careful at the computer.
Prep-time: 5-10 minutes, plus 2 hours setting time.

This recipe can be remixed easily by substituting the oranges and orange jell-o with raspberries and raspberry jell-o, and probably strawberries in the same way!

• Roughly 40 oz of mandarin orange slices. (3 large or 6 small cans)
• 1 8 oz container whipped cream (for diabetic-friendly types, sugar-free whipped cream doesn't even change the taste)
  
• 1 1 lb container of small-curd cottage cheese
• 1 large box sugar free orange Jell-o
  

1. Empty mandarin oranges into a colander over the sink. Let them drain and dry while preparing the rest of the orange stuff.
2. Mix together the whipped cream and the cottage cheese in a mixing bowl.
3. Stir the jell-o powder directly into the whipped cream/cottage cheese mix. Stir well.
4. Gently shake the oranges to make sure they're as dry as possible. Fold them very gently into the mixture, trying not to break them open.
5. Put the mixture into the fridge to set and chill for about 2 hours. Enjoy!
   

Requires a colander and a fridge. This recipe can be made diabetic friendly simply by using sugar-free whipped cream. This recipe is also vegetarian-ish (there's milk products, it depends how strict a vegetarian diet)

Credit to Boomsplat of Khadgar!

Southern Mac and Cheese

Southern Mac and Cheese

Gamer rating: table, lap, even in front of a monitor, if you're careful.
Prep-time: 15 minutes Total: 40 minutes (or slightly longer if you use one large casserole) Oven temp: 350 degrees

I can't take any credit for creating this recipe, but I've fed it to my table-top gamer group several times, and there is never anything left in the casserole at the end of the night!


The recipe doubles well if you're feeding a crowd - just adjust the baking time to suit a bigger casserole.


Ingredients


Coarse salt and ground pepper

1 tbsp butter, melted, plus more for ramekins/casserole

1/2 lb elbow macaroni

2 cups shredded cheddar (8 ounces)

2 large eggs

1 cup half-and-half

1 small garlic clove, minced

2 slices white sandwich bread, torn

1. Set a large pot of salted water to boil. Preheat oven to 350. Butter four 10-ounce ramekins (or one 1 1/2 quart casserole). Cook the pasta three minutes short of al dente; drain.



2. In a large bowl, whisk together 1 1/2 cups cheddar, eggs, half-and-half, garlic, 1/2 tsp salt and 1/8 tsp pepper. Add pasta and stit to combine; divide among ramekins (or casserole).



3. In a food processor, pulse bread and melted butter until coarse crumbs form; season with salt and pepper. Dividing evenly, top pasta mixture with the remaining cheddar and then with the breadcrumbs. Place ramekins on a rimmed baking sheet (or put casserole directly in the oven) and bake until cheese is golden and bubbling, about 20 minutes (25 - 30 minutes for a casserole). Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

Other info (oven, food processor, vegetarian)

Credit: Everyday Food Magazine

Boom's Bacon Bites

Boomsplat's Bacon Bites!
Gamer rating: Anywhere!
Prep-time: about 15 minutes, plus a few hours of soaking time

What could be better than bacon? How about yummy goodness wrapped in bacon? Yum! These are bite-sized, easy to eat treats, but be very careful when they come out of the microwave because they will be VERY hot!

• strips of bacon
• 1 can water chestnuts, packed in water
• Worcestershire sauce
• toothpicks
  

1. Drain chestnuts well. Place in bowl.
   
2. Pour Worcestershire sauce over chestnuts until covered. Cover with lid, tinfoil, what ever. Soak in fridge at least an hour. Longer if you can manage to wait. Overnight is best.
   
3. Take 2-3 slices of soaked chestnuts, wrap in slice of bacon, skewer with toothpick. Repeat as desired.
   
4. Place bites on a couple paper towels. Place on plate. Microwave on high for 4 min. Check bacon. If not done, do another min. Repeat until bacon is done.
   
5. WAIT, very hot treats! After they cool a minute, savor.

Requires a microwave.

Thanks to Boomsplat of Khadgar for the recipe!

Submitted Recipe: Strawberry and Rocket Salad

Strawberry and Rocket Salad
Platform: Anywhere!
Prep-time: About 20-30 minutes

Summertime lends itself to light, easy, delicious salads for dinner. It's also high time for strawberries. when you put the two together, the result is an unadulterated YUM! For all of us who don't recognize rocket as anything other than what gets stuff to space, it's just arugula. But "Strawberry and Rocket Salad" just sounds cooler.

• Two punnets of good strawberries
  
• Garlic (I used 1 1/2 bulbs of mild garlic)
• Two bags rocket
• 1 bag baby spinach
• Olive oil
• Chocolate balsamic vinegar (I got mine from the Oil and Vinegar franchise in Cardiff but there are recipes to make your own out there too)
• Black pepper to taste.
  

1. Chop up strawberries and roast the garlic briefly - I did mine with olive oil drizzled over it, unpeeled, then snipped the ends off with scissors to squeeze the garlic out.
   
2. Add garlic to strawberries and let the flavours infuse. I made the dressing and let it sit overnight, but may try putting it together fresh sometime, the texture of the strawberries will be better for it. Add the oil and vinegar, roughly about one third vinegar to two thirds oil (or to taste). Season with black pepper and toss strawberries and garlic with the rocket and spinach and serve.
   
3. I may also try this sometime on ciabbatta, as an alternative light summer bruschetta style starter. May also be an idea to serve with a wedge of lemon to cut through the sweetness, so people can flavour to taste.
4. (Poster's Note: A compromise between infusing flavours together for a day and using fresh strawberries in the dressing would be to infuse the dressing with a portion of the strawberries, and then adding the dressing to fresh strawberries just before tossing the salad.)
   

This recipe is vegetarian and vegan friendly. Garlic can be roasted by toasting it on a dry pan, so really not much is needed in terms of special tools. This recipe is also diabetic-friendly.

Thanks again to Cygninae of wow_ladies!

Submitted Recipe: Giggly Strawberries!

Giggly Strawberries
Platform: Any
Prep Time: About 10 minutes, and a day's soak time.

This is the first of a couple of recipes submitted for our contest by Cygninae of wow_ladies for our contest! All the recipes she submitted sound deeelicious but I laughed my butt off when I read the alternate name for this one, so I'm posting this one first. This recipe is very simple, alcoholic, and easy to eat.

• 1 bottle "average" red wine
• Sugar to taste
• About a pound of strawberries, washed, hulled, and cut in half
  

1. Heat red wine in a pan, not to boiling, and add sugar to taste.
2. Add as many strawberries as you can fit into the pan, and turn off the heat, so the strawberries soak up the wine and sugar mixture.
3. Let the strawberries soak up the wine mixture overnight for maximum potency.
4. Can be served in a bowl or a nice glass (poster note: hell, or straight out of the pan :D ) but beware, these are some POTENT strawberries!
   

This recipe doesn't require anything special in the way of tools, and if made with kosher wine, is kosher. Also, I believe this counts as vegetarian. It is alcoholic in nature and should not be fed to minors.

From Cygninae/Cygnet of wow_ladies

Jello Cookies

Jello Cookies
Gamer rating: Edible ANYWHERE.
Prep-time: 10-15 minutes (preheat oven to 350degrees)

Cookies are always awesome... but now you can have cookies that are vibrant colors and taste like jello! These cookies can be rolled out and cut with cookie cutters for neat shapes (if desired).

• 3/4 cup margarine or butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 (3 ounce) package Jello gelatin, any flavor
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt

1. Cream margarine, sugar, jello and eggs together in a medium to large bowl.
2. Add the rest of the ingredients.
3. Mix well.
4. Roll dough into little balls and place on a greased and floured cookie sheet.
5. Flatten each with a fork. Or... I use the bottom of a crystal brandy glass that leaves a star pattern on the cookie. Dip fork or whatever in flour to help with the sticking.
6. Bake 6-8 minutes at 350 degrees.

Yields 2 dozen cookies (more or less). Fun tips: Make two batches (or two half batches) with different flavors and let kids make playdo style cookies. They don't mix much when baking so you can get some really neat designs. You can also make a "roll" design and slice the cookies off the roll for matching decorative cookies.

Credit: Ruth

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