ISO: Motel cooking ideas!
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RECIPE: cooking now: need some ideas
Comments (4)Do you bake this recipe? If so, then our favorite Ham Delights would be good on the croissants - if a little rich. Here is a recipe, but I would use less butter if using the croissants: Ham Delights presented by Andrea's Troy-Bumpas Inn Bed & Breakfast 1 pound of ham 1/2 pound of Swiss cheese 1/2 pound of margarine or butter 3 Tbsp mustard 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce 3 Tbsp poppy seeds 2 pkgs of party rolls Mix margarine, mustard, and Worcestershire sauce together until it is of spreading consistency. Spread on both inside surfaces of party rolls. Place ham and cheese on bottom half of rolls. Place top half of party rolls over cheese. Return rolls to foil tray. Bake at 400° for 10-15 minutes. Serve warm. You would spread the butter mixture on the croissants instead of the party rolls (which may not be made by P. Farm anymore). If using asparagus, zucchini, potatoes or other vegetables, you would need to saute them first as they give off water when baking. I wouldn't add in rice, potatoes, or pasta to your recipe. Nor would I add in any canned cream of ___ soup. Stick with chicken, ham, seafood, or even dried chipped beef and cheeses, even cream cheese. Any kind of chicken salad, ham salad, even tuna or crab salad would work. Look for recipes for baked chicken salad casseroles - that might work too. A mixed vegetable medley like ratatouille mixed with grated cheese might work. The cheese and/or mayonnaise/cream cheese/sour cream would help to bind the ingredients and provide melted goodness. Teresa...See MoreThe Motel Next Door
Comments (36)Bob -- Why shouldn't you be taxed as a business when you are running one? Why shouldn't you be required to register as a business or be fined for running one where none is permitted under zoning regulations? (If you were actually running a B&B you would require a license, which would be dependent on zoning and inspections -- and you would be taxed a business.) "What you do" in your own house isn't the issue. You are running a rental business in it. That is probably as much a non-conforming use as making fireworks in your basement. Neither is a 'plus' for your neighbors -- or the police or fire departments. The flat you rent Long Term can be taxed as the Single Family Residence it is. This is not the same thing as transient rentals. You are kidding yourself that your guests are vetted. Airbnb and VRBO pressure both owners and guests to *love* the process. It's in their business interest. Their lawyers have attempted to forestall legal problems by adding boiler plate about being 'considerate' and to 'know and follow local laws', but you will note they absolve themselves of all responsibility. Every contract is between owner and guest. Why should neighbors who do not conduct businesses bringing strangers into your neighborhood for an hour or two subsidize your business that brings them in at all hours to pay to rent your apartment for days? You and your neighbors pay taxes on Single Family homes, not businesses. When you chose your home, did you want a neighborhood where transients come and go? Buyers have long been advised to avoid areas where many homes are not occupied by their owners, but the 'door' that revolves once a year on a long term lease is *nothing* compared to the revolving door on a short term rental. Transient areas are valued differently than SFH areas. I'm not asking about others' experiences RENTING STR's. We've had many happy guests at our *legal* short term vacation rental on Maui. My post is about living amidst STR's and how communities unaccustomed to them are regulating them. There is a reason we have zoning laws. There is a reason businesses are regulated and taxed differently than single family homes. Despite the sappy promotionals, this is not about 'welcoming other cultures' or 'sharing' anything. This is about money, i.e. business -- and property values....See MoreISO: Electric Free-Standing Range w/Rotisserie; under $1k
Comments (8)A CSO is an expensive built-in. Rotisserie does two things: gives all sides a chance at the heat, and self bastes by recapturing the melted fat as it turns instead of having it drip off. For the poultry, at least, though meat as well, the better bet is to try to accomplish these things in your current oven. Heated convection does a lot for the all sides get a chance at the heat, because the point of it is to distribute the heat evenly around the oven. If you don't have a lot of hot/cool spots, however, it's not necessary if you can figure out how to even up the access. This is what butterflying is all about. Cut the spine out of your bird. If it's a tender young chicken, you can just kind of pull it open, turn it over, and gently but firmly press the breast down. For a big turkey, you might have to cut out the breast bone (google butterfly or spatchcock for pictures and directions). Make a bed of root vegetables or stuffing in your roasting pan and lay the flattened bird on top. Turn the legs knees in, and tuck the wing tips under. Add a generous amount( but not a flood) of wine, stock, and/or water to the bottom of the pan to help steam the bird and keep it tender. Butterflying meat just takes a very sharp knife and courage, but it's more technical, especially if there's a bone. Watch some videos. Or get your butcher to do it (or the birds). Most meat has so much fat that a lot is dripping off from the rotisserie. Same with butterflying. So not as good a candidate for roasting on a bed. Instead, use the grill pan as usual, for the fat to fall through. You should get a nice, even cook. You can also add liquid to the pan for steaming, and baste occasionally. Experiment with different temperatures and modes (roast or broil, etc.). Maybe a good alternative to the countertop appliance. :)...See MoreRemodeling a 90s kitchen - ISO help tearing plan apart/improving it
Comments (46)The mudroom is unfortunately small and the only drop zone is the the sink, so not somewhere you would actually want kids setting down anything. (Not that it stops them) Yes, it's difficult because I'm realistic that the clutter will be set down somewhere. We always have school papers and laptops and whatnot, so at least keeping it contained could be useful. But my husband disliked that version, anyway. He did have me talk through the idea someone here had to move the doorway, but with the plumbing and tight layout, it just isn't really doable (not without losing the sink, but he uses that a lot for garage activity cleanup and I don't want any of that in a sink where food items would be)....See MoreUser
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