Big Cookbook

[LoopyPanda]

All of us have at least one recipe to share that can be prepared in a short amount of time or in a small portion of minimal money needed (and some recipes can be readily made with whatever you have in your pantry!) This is the Boogaloo Cookbook, a collection of quick and easy meals (or some yummy snacks) shared by the members right here!

As such, we ask that those who would like to submit a recipe use the format of what you would find in a real cookbook, with a list of ingredients and instructions and estimated prep time. Of course, they don't have to be exclusively your own; even one you found that can be a quick and easy recipe works. Please do not shitpost; anything indicative of such will be removed from this thread. Feedback on such recipes is welcome, however.


Chef Loopy's Brownie in a Mug!

Spoiler: Brownie in a Mug Recipe

Prep Time: ~10 minutes
Ingredients:

• 1/4th cup flour (preferably All-purpose baking)
• 1/4th cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons cocoa (Powder form like Hershey cocoa)
• 1/4th cup water
• 2 tablespoons canola oil (preferred)
• Pinch of salt and cinnamon
• Optional: 1-2 drops vanilla/almond extract or chocolate chips
• 1 mug (ceramic generic shape with handle) and microwave

Instructions:

1) Mix all of the DRY ingredients together in the mug first. Add the liquid ingredients into it and mix with a fork or spoon until it becomes smooth and you do not see clumping.

2) If you want, now is the time to add nuts or chocolate chips

3) Pop in the microwave for 1 minute and 40 seconds (you may have to adjust it depending on your microwave). To test if the mixture properly baked, you can use the toothpick test to see if it comes out clean when you poke it in with the prongs of a fork. If not, stick it back in for 10 more seconds. Top off with a dollop of ice cream for optimum enjoyment (optional ofc).

 

[ShineCero]

Wow, that's sounds very interesting. If I never had an bad experience with the brownies, I would totally make that right now XD

 

[LoopyPanda]

I also experimented and the brownies do taste a bit sweeter if you use some milk more than the water (I have yet to try it with 1/4th cup milk in place of the water).

 

[Snowball Cay]

The brownie in a mug sounds great! :awesome:

 

[LoopyPanda]

The brownie in a mug sounds great! :awesome:

Let me know how it tastes when you get around to trying it out!

 

[Elio]

I've been doing this since there wasn't anything but a packet of spaghetti and dried shrimp at home and I have like... MYR1 to my name. But I made some wicked fried spaghetti (Italian, with an Asian flair!) just with that and a packet of flavor paste for Asian-style fried noodles or rice vermicelli (I recommend Adabi, it's sooooo good)

And you don't need a lot of spaghetti either -- just about a fistful is enough if you're eating for one. 

EASIEST FRIED SPAGHETTI RECIPE

Spoiler: Recipe for fried spaghetti

Prep time: 5-10 minutes

Ingredients:

Spaghetti, cooked al dente (about 3 minutes)
Premix paste for stir-fried Asian noodles - Adabi Bihun Goreng paste most recommended and should be available in Asian specialty stores. Otherwise, use a bit of ketchup and soy sauce, and a little bit of sugar
2 cloves of garlic, chopped
A handful of dried shrimp
Oil or butter for frying
(OPTIONAL) Chicken, sausage, bacon -- make sure you cook these first beforehand

How to:

1. Heat oil/butter in a pan or wok. Add in the sugar first and stir it for a couple of seconds.
2. Add in garlic and stir-fry until slightly golden and its aroma comes out. Lower the heat, add in the premix paste or the ketchup and soy sauce. Stir for a couple of seconds, add in the dried shrimp. At this point you can also add in whatever you want to add, like chicken or sausage. Fry for a few seconds.
3. Turn up the heat, and add in the spaghetti, fry for two-three minutes or until until everything is evenly mixed and the spaghetti has been evenly colored (that means the paste has been mixed evenly around the spaghetti)
4. Take the pan off the stove, serve it up and enjoy! 

A wok is most recommended to cook this (as with a lot of Asian dishes) but a frying pan works just as well!

And you can do this with other pasta too -- macaroni, fettucine, whatever your favorite pasta is. I prefer angel hair spaghetti since it's as closely Italian to rice vermicelli as it can get. 

 

[LoopyPanda]

I can't have shellfish, but man that sounds tasty! I'll probably use chicken in place of the shrimp on its own (I also love pasta... mmm). Definitely trying it! B) now I'm hungry. XD

 

[Snowball Cay]

The brownie in a mug sounds great! :awesome:

Let me know how it tastes when you get around to trying it out!

Tried baking the brownie in a mug earlier except I didn't add the salt and cinnamon (will be adding salt later) and I used the ramekin and added one of the Hershey's Kisses.

The brownie sure is moist. :awesome:

I've been doing this since there wasn't anything but a packet of spaghetti and dried shrimp at home and I have like... MYR1 to my name. But I made some wicked fried spaghetti (Italian, with an Asian flair!) just with that and a packet of flavor paste for Asian-style fried noodles or rice vermicelli (I recommend Adabi, it's sooooo good)

And you don't need a lot of spaghetti either -- just about a fistful is enough if you're eating for one. 

EASIEST FRIED SPAGHETTI RECIPE

Spoiler: Recipe for fried spaghetti

Prep time: 5-10 minutes

Ingredients:

Spaghetti, cooked al dente (about 3 minutes)
Premix paste for stir-fried Asian noodles - Adabi Bihun Goreng paste most recommended and should be available in Asian specialty stores. Otherwise, use a bit of ketchup and soy sauce, and a little bit of sugar
2 cloves of garlic, chopped
A handful of dried shrimp
Oil or butter for frying
(OPTIONAL) Chicken, sausage, bacon -- make sure you cook these first beforehand

How to:

1. Heat oil/butter in a pan or wok. Add in the sugar first and stir it for a couple of seconds.
2. Add in garlic and stir-fry until slightly golden and its aroma comes out. Lower the heat, add in the premix paste or the ketchup and soy sauce. Stir for a couple of seconds, add in the dried shrimp. At this point you can also add in whatever you want to add, like chicken or sausage. Fry for a few seconds.
3. Turn up the heat, and add in the spaghetti, fry for two-three minutes or until until everything is evenly mixed and the spaghetti has been evenly colored (that means the paste has been mixed evenly around the spaghetti)
4. Take the pan off the stove, serve it up and enjoy! 

A wok is most recommended to cook this (as with a lot of Asian dishes) but a frying pan works just as well!

And you can do this with other pasta too -- macaroni, fettucine, whatever your favorite pasta is. I prefer angel hair spaghetti since it's as closely Italian to rice vermicelli as it can get. 

The fried spaghetti sounds good too. :awesome:

 

[ShineCero]

I've been doing this since there wasn't anything but a packet of spaghetti and dried shrimp at home and I have like... MYR1 to my name. But I made some wicked fried spaghetti (Italian, with an Asian flair!) just with that and a packet of flavor paste for Asian-style fried noodles or rice vermicelli (I recommend Adabi, it's sooooo good)

And you don't need a lot of spaghetti either -- just about a fistful is enough if you're eating for one. 

EASIEST FRIED SPAGHETTI RECIPE

Spoiler: Recipe for fried spaghetti

Prep time: 5-10 minutes

Ingredients:

Spaghetti, cooked al dente (about 3 minutes)
Premix paste for stir-fried Asian noodles - Adabi Bihun Goreng paste most recommended and should be available in Asian specialty stores. Otherwise, use a bit of ketchup and soy sauce, and a little bit of sugar
2 cloves of garlic, chopped
A handful of dried shrimp
Oil or butter for frying
(OPTIONAL) Chicken, sausage, bacon -- make sure you cook these first beforehand

How to:

1. Heat oil/butter in a pan or wok. Add in the sugar first and stir it for a couple of seconds.
2. Add in garlic and stir-fry until slightly golden and its aroma comes out. Lower the heat, add in the premix paste or the ketchup and soy sauce. Stir for a couple of seconds, add in the dried shrimp. At this point you can also add in whatever you want to add, like chicken or sausage. Fry for a few seconds.
3. Turn up the heat, and add in the spaghetti, fry for two-three minutes or until until everything is evenly mixed and the spaghetti has been evenly colored (that means the paste has been mixed evenly around the spaghetti)
4. Take the pan off the stove, serve it up and enjoy! 

A wok is most recommended to cook this (as with a lot of Asian dishes) but a frying pan works just as well!

And you can do this with other pasta too -- macaroni, fettucine, whatever your favorite pasta is. I prefer angel hair spaghetti since it's as closely Italian to rice vermicelli as it can get. 

Damn. I would definitely tried this out tomorrow when we get all the stuff from the stores. I always love me some spaghetti and it's fried too? :goood: sign me up

 

[Masamune+]

when you dont have a rice cooker you can easily make rice in a pot.
just remember:

1 Cup of Rice = 2 Cups of water

1. Bring 2 Cups of water to a boil
2. Put rice in and stir until boiling again.
3. Put lid on rice and set stove to low for 20 minutes. (DO NOT TAKE LID OFF. THATS HOW IT COOKS AND WILL MAKE RICE WATERY)

thats it! i know this sounds simple but i know a few of my friends who keep screwing rice up