What to cook for my grandparents??!
Answers: my grandma is a fabulous cook and i know i will never be like her but i would like to make them a good meal. does anyone know what i should make as far as meat, veggies and other stuff?
You could make a meatloaf with mashed potatoes and whole green beans, baby carrots or peas - steamed; a hearty stew; chili; spaghetti with a salad and garlic bread; ham and bean soup with fresh hot cornbread; Cornish game hens with roasted veggies...and for dessert a cheesecake with fresh fruit or a flavored cheesecake.
SOUP
How about pot roast (you can do this in a crockpot so its real nice and tender) with rice, a side of roasted red potatoes, and a nice salad.
Tasty and easy to do.
Pot Roast with veggies such as carrots or potatoes
Mashed potatoes and gravy
Sweet Corn
Buttermilk Biscuits (you can buy these from the grocery store)
Salad with assorted dressings
Pie or Cake for dessert such as Apple Pie or German Chocolate Cake,you can buy these from the store too! ;-)
Old people like liver and onions. Serve with a healthy glass of prune juice. For dessert a nice orange jello yum yum
use the crockpot for some reallly good meals made easy. As for kinds of foods.. granparents tend to go for hearty meats and veggies...
try lamb, or steak.. and green beans, mashed potatoes or squash.. also brocolli, cauliflower and cheese is a very good side veggie that is very easy.
Why not do something that your grandma never cooked? My mother used to tell me my dad couldn't have onions or garlic. After she passed and I cooked for my dad he told me he LOVED onions and garlic! So I made tacos, enchiladas, Chinese food, stuff that mom never made. Do something different, not boring food. I bet they'll get a kick out of something different and new tastes. Don't try to copy grandma (the master cook!), be your own master cook!
******CROCK POT BEEF STEW
3 carrots, cut up
3 potatoes, cut up
2 lbs. beef chuck or stew meat
1 c. of water or beef stock
1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 clove garlic (opt.)
1 bay leaf (opt.)
1 tbsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. paprika (opt.)
3 onions, quartered
1 stalk celery, cut up (opt.)
Put in crock pot in the order listed. Stir just enough to mix spices. Cover and set to low for 10 to 12 hours or high for 5 to 6 hours.
Serve with cornbread.
it would be cool to cook foods they liked as a child cultural foods with a modern twist