Peanut gravy./sauce

Peanuts per se are not used that much in American cooking except probably in the deep south.To really make this interesting, you could probably roast the peanuts first to have added flavor.

Put your bottle of peantust in the blender and then add some boiling chicken stock. Do not buy stock, just get some chicken and boil it to make the stock. So you get the stock and the chicken for the same price of the chicken,

Toast some bread and cook some eggs.

Put the eggs on the toast.

 Add a pice of cheese. We like swiss.

Then finally add the peanut sauce and microwave it for half a minute or so.

Breakfast!

Coffemaker meals.

Coffeemaker meals and etc.

Table of Contents
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Intro: Coffeemaker meals and etc
Step 1: Coffee or tea. but
Step 2: Making beer in a coffee maker
Step 3: Making cheese
Step 4: Coffeepot oatmeal
Step 5: Coffeemaker eggs
Step 6: Grilled cheese NOT!
Intro: Coffeemaker meals and etc..

Just a couple of coffee maker options for cooking various foods. Oatmeal, eggs. and more to come.
Note: for making pasta in a coffee maker see:www.instructables.com/id/Coffee-maker-pasta/
for making soup in a coffee maker see: www.instructables.com/id/Tuna-noodle-coffepot-soup/
for making confederate coffee: http://www.instructables.com/id/Confederate-coffee-or-tea-recipe/
Idea: You can take some tomato puree or the like, add basil, onion/garlic powder, salt, pepper,and oregano then put the mixture in the coffee make to warm up and you have instant pasta sauce.
You can always poach some fish in the coffeemaker also.

Step 1: Coffee or tea. but.....
You can certainly use a coffee maker for cooking but, a coffee maker will have the taste of coffee that will not enhance the flavor of the food. You can flush out the unit a
zillion times till you get most of the taste out. Preferably you can get a separate unit that has not been used for coffee. Usually they are inexpensive. Be sure and put a
sign on the unit that says "NOT FOR COFFEE USE!!" Good luck.

Step 2: Making beer in a coffee maker.
How to brew beer in a coffee maker, using only materials commonly found

Materials
(1) electric drip coffee maker with a water-heating compartment and a hot plate
(1) wooden rolling pin (marble is too heavy)
(1) coffee filter
(1) saucepan, larger than 2 quarts
(2) 1-quart canning jars with lids
(2) 6-inch squares of cheesecloth
(2) rubber bands
(1/2 gallon) filtered-not distilled-water
Brewing ingredients
1 1/4 cups regular oatmeal
1/2 to 1 cup sugar
1/4 cup or so oregano (can be used for hops)
1/2 packet of Champagne yeast or .baker’s yeast

Method:
Basic prep.
Gather materials.
Sanitation is key. Everything must be clean.
Grain prep:
Grind up your ‘grains’ (but not so much that it becomes powder).
Place your ‘grains’ in coffee pot (not the filter basket, the carafe).
Run 2 cups of clean water through coffee maker and let it sit on the hot plate for an hour. This releases all the good chemicals from you ‘grains’ and creates a fluid
called wort.
Wort prep:
Strain the wort through the coffee filter and place the filter full of ‘grain’ into the filter basket. Add the ‘malt’ to the filter basket. Pour the strained liquid back into coffee
maker and add 1 cup of water.
Run the wort through the coffee maker 5 times, each time adding 1 cup of water.
Pour the wort into the saucepan and boil for 45 minutes. Two minutes before boiling is done, add the hops.
Carefully pour the wort into the canning jars.
Fermentation:
Let the wort cool to between 60 and 70 F. Once it is cool enough to touch the outside of the jars without burning, pitched the Bakers’ Yeast into the mixture.
Seal jar with a handkerchief and rubber band over the mouth.
Store in a cool, dark place where it will not be disturbed for a week.
Final:
Results: A cool, smooth brew, flavored with whatever you found. It may be very bad, it may be good. It will be beer.

Step 3: Making cheese
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I have made cheese before using the regular methods, but I wanted to try something new. If you have a second free coffee pot you can be making your noodles at the
same time. That is if you are having a pasta meal. . This is a delicate process so you need some free time or being nearby doing other things to keep an eye on it. Using
the rennet tablet lowers the temperature to curdle the milk and separate the curds from the whey.

Ingredients:
2 - tablespoons vinegar
1 - Rennet tablet. (Tablet can be crushed in the packet before using so ot makes it easier to dissolve.
10 - cups room temperature milk. (Do not use ice cold milk) (Number of cups depends on your coffee maker. mine is 12).
3/4 - cup water.
1 - Tablespoon salt.

Method.
With the coffee machine off pouyr the water into the resevoir.
Pour the milk into the carafe.
Add the crushed Rennet tablet.
Add the vinegar.
Turn on the coffee maker.
Water will go into the carafe. That will help get the milk up to temperature quicker.
Now you will need to let the milk do it's thing.
Watch carefully as you do not want the curds to burn on the bottom of the carafe.
Once the curds and whey are separated, turn off the coffee maker.
Take a large bowl and inver a solid cup in the bottom.
Place a pasta strainer basket on top.
lay a non-frizzy towel in the basket covering as much as you can.
Take the carafe and slowly empty the whole contents into the basket on top of the towel.
You will probably have a alot of liquid. Be careful.
Add some salt to the cheese.
Place the bowl unit in the fridge for the cheese to drain off more whey,
Whey can be used for making polenta or feeding the cats.
Use the cheese as soon as your meal is ready.

Step 4: Coffeepot oatmeal.

Normally this should be done with instant oatmeal, but 5 minute oatmeal seeded to do ok.
With coffee pot inserted, add twice as much water to the coffee reservoir as there is oatmeal. (be sure not to overflow the reservoir.
Turn on coffeepot maker.
In a "Oven proof " cup, add your oatmeal (one/half cup is a serving), sweetener and or fruit. (Do not put the oatmeal in the carafe!!)
Stir well.
Pour water from the coffeemaker pot into the heat proof cup until the oatmeal is well moistened, but not soupy.
Remove the carafe from the coffee maker.
Put the oven proof cup on the coffeemaker base. keep stirring until everything is well combined.
Turn off coffeemaker.
Add milk.
Eat.

Step 5: Coffeemaker eggs.

Use a larger coffee make if possible i(.e. 12 cup).
Use pasteurized eggs if possible.
Bring eggs to room temperature.
With coffeepot installed add eight or so cups of water to the resevoir.
Turn on coffeemaker.
When the reservoir is emptied, add the eggs (one or two) gently. (if the eggs crack, they will possibly be easier to peel.)
Let cook for about twelve minutes
Carefully remove the eggs with a spoon so that you do not get burned.
Turn on coffeepot maker.
Add ice to the eggs to help them cool off a bit before peeling.
Peel eggs and eat.
Note: Great for making safer mayonnaise

Step 6: Grilled cheese NOT!

This did not turn out too well. It is probably better done with an iron.
Place a piece of foil setting shiny side up. (that reflects heat better.)
Just put a touch of butter if any at all. (I put way tooooo much)
Place the butters side towards the shiny foil.
Add the cheese between the bread.
Close up the foil.
Put package on the heater plate WATCH CAREFULLY!!!!!!!!!)
After a couple of minutes turn and repeat the last step.
Remove from heater plate turn off coffee maker.
Because I used way too much butter it was all soggy, Put it in the microwave to finish.
Fail!

Homemade SOS

This is an old military sort of meal that I varied a bit.

Ingredients:

Swiss cheese slices
Bread slices
Ground turkey
Flour
Butter or oil
Salt, pepper and etc.
Water: (several glasses)

Method:
 1. Toast the bread slices.
 2. Saute the ground turkey in 1/4 lb hunks.
3. Remove the turkey from the pan,
4. Add cooking oil if needed.
 5. Scrape up the bits in the pan to an emulsion.
 6. Add two tablespoons flour.
 7. Let that cook till the flour taste should be gone. (several minutes).
 8. SLOWLY add just a bit of water (milk or whatever) and mix into the oil and flour mixture. You will add more liquid as you go along to increase the volume of the gravy. Add pepper and salt as needed.
 9. Put a slice of cheese on a piece of toast.
10. Slice up a 1/4 pound of meat and put on top of the cheese.
11. Pour gravy on the top.
12 Eat.

SOS

Toast some bread.

Add some left over chicken,

And potato like gravy.

and some green beans.

Topped with a bit of parmesan cheese and you are in heaven for a poor man's
meal.

Breakfast

The best meal of the day.

Method 1: Milk- and oil-based scrambled eggs

Ingredients

2 eggs
Salt and freshly ground black or white pepper or garlic powder to taste
Butter or oil spray
Milk (optional)
Olive oil
Water (optional)
Cheese (optional)

1. Prepare the eggs. Break two eggs per person into a bowl or jug. Add one tablespoon of milk, water and olive oil, or sour cream per egg if you prefer a more tender moist dish; adding liquid to the eggs means the dish is less likely to turn out tough or rubbery.

2. Mix well until the color and texture are uniform throughout. Add salt and pepper to season, if desired. You may also add cheese for cheesy eggs.

3. Select the right sized pan for the number of eggs you will scramble. Two eggs will require a very small pan, while a dozen eggs requires a much larger one.

4. Heat a pat of butter (2 teaspoons), bacon drippings or oil in a frying pan. Move the pan by its handle, so that the melted fat glides around the surface and coats the entire pan.

5. Flick some tap water onto the skillet from your fingertips to test the heat. When small droplets sizzle and evaporate, the pan is just hot enough to pour in the egg mixture. Continue to whisk as you pour the egg mixture into the pan. Set the burner on low.

6. Watch that as the eggs start to cook, the mixture solidifies. As soon as this starts happening, move the mixture around the pan with a spatula to scrape the cooked eggs from the bottom to the top of the mixture and expose the still-wet portions to the heat. This keeps the eggs from developing a leathery brown skin on the bottom.

7. Look to see if your eggs are almost cooked. When they are, take them off the heat, as the hot pan will continue to cook them. If you prefer drier-textured eggs, leave them on the heat as required. Your eggs are done after there's no liquid of any kind left in the skillet. Remove your eggs from the pan before they lose their moist appearance.You can also add strips of cheese to the eggs to get a more vibrant flavor out of them. Make sure to add cheese when the eggs are still hot so it will all melt onto the eggs.


Method 2: Blended "real" scrambled eggs (no milk or water)

Ingredients

2 large or jumbo eggs
Pinch salt and pepper
2 tablespoons butter or 1 tablespoon cooking oil

This method follows the belief that true scrambled eggs should not be yellow, but a blend of yellow and white. This means that milk and water should never be used.

1. To one eight inch frying pan, add 2 tablespoons butter or 1 tablespoon cooking oil. Turn heat to high for 30 seconds then reduce to medium.

2. Take 2 large or jumbo eggs or three medium eggs break them into the pan. Using a spoon at first break any yolk and then scramble the eggs using a combination of stirring and flipping. add 1 pinch of salt and 1 pinch of black pepper.

3, When the eggs are still a touch moist but solid turn off heat, and scramble for 15 to 30 seconds more

4. Serve. Add a sprig of fresh parsley and serve immediately.

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Eggs and turkey bacon are good too.

Toasting bread.

Throw out your toaster! It's a waste of counter space when you already have an oven. Why spend money on an appliance that only does one thing. Use your oven and you can make up to 10 pieces at once.

 1. If you do not have a separate broiler, Move one of your oven racks to the very top position.

 2. Set the oven to Low Broil. If your oven doesn't have a HI-LO setting for broiling you will just have to pay closer attention as to not burn the toast. (broiler temperature low 400 high 575 degree)

3. Distribute pieces of bread evenly on the top rack.

4. Leave the oven door cracked open.

5.  Watch the toast carefully so it doesn't burn.

6. It should take about 2 minutes on Low, but ovens vary.

7. When the first side reaches your desired color flip each piece using tongs.

8.  When the second side reaches your desired color remove your toast using tongs.

9.  Turn your oven off and enjoy your toast!

10. Finished.

or just use a frying pan:

Heat the pan to medium high. Watch carefully.
Toast each side till desired color.