Work Foods( need ideas)
 

My buddy and I work night shift at a hospital with no night-time cafeteria service. We either buy dinner coming in or prepare something ahead of time. Once in a while we cook at work...only our cooking time and cooking implements are limited. At our disposal: a George Foreman Grill, a somewhat dated toaster oven, a microwave, and a dorm fridge. There are two other restrictions: it can't be too odiferous, and shellfish makes my buddy anaphylactic.

Now the challenge: We LOVE to eat! Give me some great ideas for stuff to cook. It can be full recipes or just interesing ideas. We've done the chicken breast thing, BBQ pork chops etc. I'm looking for some true ingenuity! And from what I've seen so far, I'm in the right spot.

Thanks

Re: Work Foods( need ideas)
 

Mr. Cedar is the cook (I do the dishes), but he makes wonderful chicken fajitas on his Foreman grill. You can marinate the chicken beforehand in a mixture of lime juice, tequila, and cilantro, and grill it. Serve on flour tortillas with vegetables (also Foreman-grilled, or sauteed if you prefer). Add salsa, sour cream, guacamole, or whatever else you like. They keep well in the fridge and taste pretty good cold, too.

Good thing Mr. C doesn't come on here, 'cause he'd probably divorce me for giving out the secret to his fajita marinade. ;)

That is exactly the kind of stuff I'm looking for!!!!
That will be dish number one and probably a recurring favorite.

Thanks!

Re: Work Foods( need ideas)
 

You may be in the right spot, but you didn't read the rules of this forum.

Anyway, you don't always have to have a hot dinner. Sometimes bringing the items to make sandwiches, or making them at home and bringing them with you, can be a nice change. There are a bunch of great sandwich recipes in this thread.

Also, if you have a specific ingredient, try using our "search this forum" box on the main forum page. It's in the lower right hand corner when you scroll down. Type in the ingredient(s), and hit "Go".

Good luck in making your menus for work.

Fill Pita pockets or flat bread with
1 ham & cheese
2 grilled chicken, grilled veggies (these can even be pre-cooked)
3 mozzarella, fresh tomatoe & basil, a little extra virgin olive oil
4 grilled marinated lamb (beef)

Fill the pita or flat bread (the combinations are endless)and stick it under the grill...add any number of seasonings & herbs.

sish kebab, marinate veggies and meat and stick before you come to work, and cook on the GF

Grilled eggplant:

Rinse and dry an eggplant.
Cut off the cap.
Slice the eggplant lengthwise into 1/4 inch thick slices.
Spray the foreman grill with pam.
Cook eggplant slices 5-7 minutes, flip and cook for 4-7 more.

I use eggplant grilled like this on deli meat sandwiches, in pasta sauce, as a side dish, on pita bread with hummus.