I remember when I was a teen, I'd accompany my mom to the grocery store, and she'd often lament, "I wish they'd invent a new meat!". Well, to be honest, I hadn't a clue what she was on about, and didn't pay it much attention (What teen pays attention to anything his or her parents say?). I just wanted to get to the checkout and scoop up the new Cosmo or Glamour.

Now that I'm grown, however, and preparing meals most nights of the week, I know exactly how she felt. I consider myself a decent cook, and even have a few signature dishes that people seem to like--including paella and stuffed pork roast--but man, I wish they'd invent a new meat or something. I get sick of making the same things again and again.

Does anyone here at FT have a recipe that might spice up my culinary life? I'd love to hear what you guys make for dinner--whether it's a gourmet feast for twelve or a quick and casual meal for two. Please help me by posting your favourite recipes here. I promise to try them all, unless they involve organ meat or ritual sacrifice. By the same token, if anyone is remotely interested in my strange recipes, I'd be more than happy to share them.

Bitter and sour machutuaoionos

Ingredients

Snake Blood
Pancreas of a Goat
Monkey's brain (similar to the one you saw in 'Temple of Doom')
An Aussie Panda
Tadpoles
Fenugreek
Leaves of a Mandrake
Pus (from the facial pimples) of a Gorilla
Any FT member
2 hard drives
3 floppy disks
2 lawyers
1 Accountant
3 roach eggs


Method


Finely chop (or mince) all solid ingredients
Take the Snake blood in a large vessel and bring to a boil
Add the tadpoles and let them simmer for some time.
Add Fenugreek and pus. Keep on adding till it reaches a thick consistency
Add hard drive, Floppy diskettes, Panda and brains
Bring to a boil
Adjust seasoning – if it’s too sweet (add the accountant), leaves a good after-taste (add the accountant or the lawyer).
Garnish with roach eggs

Now to get the FT member to eat the stew



Suggested alternative (to Bitter and sour machutuaoionos)

Broccoli

Ace, you are one sick puppy..

Everyone knows that you cannot successfully blend snake blood and gorilla pus!

Come on, Ace, Magpie asked a legitimate question. You don't have to parody everything, do you?

I know this isn't going to be to everyone's taste but I am rather partial to the occasional rabbit stew, low in calories and high protein. I just simmer it in thickened stock with some onions, usually in a casserole dish in the oven. Before anyone thinks I am stealing pets, I buy the rabbits frozen at the butcher or supermarket.

Years ago, when married, my husband used to be partial to a pigeon pie. I used to add bacon chunks, steak, onions herbs and seasoning then bake it under a puff pastry crust.

I am partial to any meat (any animal or bird) ; of course that includes BEEF (Which is haram for Hindus) .

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Magpie asked a legitimate question. You don't have to parody everything, do you

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Oops, sorrie....

It's due to my head (or the lack of it) (eating all that Manchio... isn't good )






The world is NOT yet ready for the truth. So wait...

He actually seems to have to parody everything. I'm a vegitarian.

A popular meat dish my family loves is something called pelau.

I haven't made it on my own in years so I don't really remember everything.

I'm not going to bother asking anyone for directions because out of the people I know, everyone has their own style and no one measures a thing.

I did a quick search and came up with this site with its own recipe.

I haven't tried it, but you may want to.

It's a bit different from how I've seen people make it in that the site's recipe uses brown sugar rather than white sugar and it calls for red butter, which isn't really necessary.

People tend to like to throw in a lot more spices and veggies.

In addition, I've eaten it with both meat and poultry in the same dish, while this recipe seems to give the option of only either or.

Anyhow, the recipe given is basic and doesn't call for spices that are difficult to find in a supermarket so it may be worthwhile.

Thanks for all the suggestions, guys. I adore rabbit stew, Sue, though rabbit is extremely difficult to find in Ottawa grocery stores. For some reason, few people eat it here. Lanni, that pelau sounds delicious, and a lot like my recipe for paella, minus the sausage and shrimp. I will try that for sure. Ace, I think I will pass on your 'Bitter and sour machutuaoionos'. I have only met one other FT member in person, and I doubt he'd agree to try this!

Thanks again, guys!

Hey, if you're looking for a new meat, you can always try out the "fake meats" they have for vegetarians these days (I'm not taking the mickey either, being a veggie myself )....as I've often told my Dad "the main difference between the sausages I eat and the sausages you eat is that mine come with a list of ingredients!"

I will try and think of some recipes for you, though. I've always been more of an improv cook myself, but I'll see if I can wrangle something up for you...

So far, I've tried fake burgers, fake hotdogs, and fake chicken.

Well, at least I think the last one was supposed to be chicken. I'm not too sure on that one.

All three left me scarred.

They may have been tolerable if they weren't passed to me as they were with those names already associated with a particular taste as if the fake would share that taste.

For example, don't call a veggie burger a burger at all.

It doesn't taste like a burger and that just messes with me.

I bite in expecting something resembling the taste of a burger, and although it isn't too bad, it is kind of like when you take a gulp of milk thinking that it was Sprite or something.

It just shocks the system.

I'm still recovering.