Recipe entirely of packaged items!

This biscuit business sounds a bit like suet pastry to me such as “cobbler”

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Maremia

Is it a bit like having roast beef and yorkshire puddings?

Sadly (for them) , US "biscuits and gravy " is nothing remotely like RB+YP.

Oh dear, poor things.
I almost feel sorry for them.

icanhandthemback

I once made a Spaghetti Bolognaise for 2 Italian teenagers who were so rude about it, refusing to even try it that I wouldn’t try to feed Italian food to the Italians ever again. If I want proper Italian food I go to a restaurant. Nowadays I go for ease and healthy recipes so don’t eat much pasta. My pasta maker is great for clay rolling though.

I had a French exchange student stay when my children were young. I over heard her on the phone to her father (a chef) saying oh its disappointing they eat exactly the same as we do at home. I got my gold star out and gave it a polish 😂

I still use condensed soup for a tuna bake. However 2 tubs of tuna now as the tins really reduced in size.

Maremia

Is it a bit like having roast beef and yorkshire puddings?

Sadly (for them) , US "biscuits and gravy " is nothing remotely like RB+YP.

I had a recipe book given to me soon after I was married (60+ years ago) called "How to Cheat at Cooking" by Delia Smith. It uses tins, ready cooked chickens and packet mixes and really helped me in those early days when I only had a limited number of dishes to rely on.
I still dip into it when I'm tired and don't feel like cooking. I don't know if its still in print.

I once made a Spaghetti Bolognaise for 2 Italian teenagers who were so rude about it, refusing to even try it that I wouldn’t try to feed Italian food to the Italians ever again. If I want proper Italian food I go to a restaurant. Nowadays I go for ease and healthy recipes so don’t eat much pasta. My pasta maker is great for clay rolling though.

Italians would be rolling in their graves at the thought of that carbonara! I'm not knocking your recipes, by the way - and you can of course call it whatever you like. When I make 'proper' carbonara, it's just pancetta (guanciale if I can get it, which isn't very often), eggs and parmesan.
I admit do occasionally use condensed soup in a tuna pasta bake which my mum used to make, but I've not made that for ages. I don't think there's anything wrong with using things that from time to time, but almost all those American recipes I see on social media seem to use nothing but prepacked ingredients and very little fresh.

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icanhandthemback

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icanhandthemback

Cambells Chicken and white wine condensed soup makes a great carbonara. We all loved it in this house.

Could we have the receipt please. I like the sound of that? x

We just add chicken, mushrooms and onions along with a white wine stock pot before mixing in with cooked tagliatelle.

Thanks, but still unsure when the condensed soup goes in?
And that’s not a carbonara surely …to me a carbonara is with bacon or similar, egg yolk and Parmesan etc?

We aren't so refined...carbonara to us is just a white sauce. 🤣
Once all the chicken, mushrooms and onions are cooked, we add the condensed soup. Oh, we add a bit of garlic too. It is just a quick go to meal when we don't want to spend hours cooking and used to feed our large family easily.

icanhandthemback

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icanhandthemback

Cambells Chicken and white wine condensed soup makes a great carbonara. We all loved it in this house.

Could we have the receipt please. I like the sound of that? x

We just add chicken, mushrooms and onions along with a white wine stock pot before mixing in with cooked tagliatelle.

Thanks, but still unsure when the condensed soup goes in?
And that’s not a carbonara surely …to me a carbonara is with bacon or similar, egg yolk and Parmesan etc?

SueDonim

at Jack In The Box biscuits! I might look for those biscuits next time I’m in the US and make my son bake them for me.

Just looked up a recipe and according to that one you need two tablespoons of baking powder 😲 - it must be a typo!!
Apparently this makes a shaggy dough
Think I'll give that one a miss!

DHs newspaper has a daily recipe, so does FB, but lately they always seem to be a cobble together of pre-packed, pre-prepped items. One even mentioned a cake mix!

at Jack In The Box biscuits! I might look for those biscuits next time I’m in the US and make my son bake them for me.

The American biscuit is more bread like than a plain scone and lighter in texture. Eaten a lot in the southern states I think and that's where I first tasted them. Had them with gravy at dinner but I think people also sometimes eat them just with butter and jam. Very nice.

suelld

icanhandthemback

Cambells Chicken and white wine condensed soup makes a great carbonara. We all loved it in this house.

Could we have the receipt please. I like the sound of that? x

We just add chicken, mushrooms and onions along with a white wine stock pot before mixing in with cooked tagliatelle.

I figured our "scones" weren't the real deal. I may have to find a recipe and try my hand at them! I actually love making recipes from other cultures. It is cooling off here now, so I will be able to use my own more. No baking when it is 95 degrees F here in the summer.

SueDonim

We call that kind of food a construction kit recipe. You just put all the things together like a Lego kit.

We recently stayed in a very nice hotel with a huge breakfast menu to choose from. A party of Americans were seated at the next table and one of them asked for biscuits with his cooked breakfast items. There followed a rather amusing (to us!) conversation with the waitstaff as to what the guest actually wanted.
‘Biscuits?’
‘Yes, biscuits.’
‘Aaaah…we have shortbread.’
‘What’s shortbread?’
‘A type of biscuit, made with butter flour and sugar.’
‘No, that doesn’t sound right.’
‘We may have some other packet biscuits. Chocolate chip, ginger snap.’
‘NO! BISCUITS! For my breakfast!’

At this point dh and I decided discretion was the better part of valour and we scurried back to our room. For all I know, they are still there, arguing. 😂

I must say I would have piped up😂 if only to rescue the poor waiting staff from confusion. Biscuits are not really a thing over here (certainly I have never seen them or to my knowledge had them) I understand they look a lot like scones but are savoury and more crumbly and you dont butter them 😂

I’ve had biscuits and gravy up north on Mackinaw Island.

icanhandthemback

Cambells Chicken and white wine condensed soup makes a great carbonara. We all loved it in this house.

Could we have the receipt please. I like the sound of that? x

I've probably started a debate about scones now

Scones shouldn't have a crunch. They are more like a firm cake texture, so you can cut them in half and put the cream and jam on. They are often served warm from the oven which makes them extra delicious.

imaround

You can buy uncooked biscuits pre-made in a tin. They are refrigerated. If I am making biscuits and gravy, I would use this vs. from scratch. But we did that once a year at most, when we went in our trailer camping (caravan it's called in the UK I think).

Example: www.walmart.com/ip/Pillsbury-Grands-Southern-Homestyle-Buttermilk-Biscuits-10-2-oz/10319325

Funny antidote, those tins are pressurized. They have a seam and you whack them on the counter to break the seam. It often leads to a fun game similar to using a Jack in the Box. You never know when it is going to break and how loud it will be.

I have to ask, do scones have a crunch? I have always thought scones to be a bit harder than our biscuits, but since I have never had an authentic one I can't compare. I have had one here bought at the grocery store and they always seem hard.

Our scones are only crunchy if they are overcooked or old. They should be lovely and soft in the middle with the outside just being a little firmer. They just have to be eaten with strawberry jam and clotted cream!

You can buy uncooked biscuits pre-made in a tin. They are refrigerated. If I am making biscuits and gravy, I would use this vs. from scratch. But we did that once a year at most, when we went in our trailer camping (caravan it's called in the UK I think).

Example: www.walmart.com/ip/Pillsbury-Grands-Southern-Homestyle-Buttermilk-Biscuits-10-2-oz/10319325

Funny antidote, those tins are pressurized. They have a seam and you whack them on the counter to break the seam. It often leads to a fun game similar to using a Jack in the Box. You never know when it is going to break and how loud it will be.

I have to ask, do scones have a crunch? I have always thought scones to be a bit harder than our biscuits, but since I have never had an authentic one I can't compare. I have had one here bought at the grocery store and they always seem hard.

There are hundreds of these American recipes on social media. One was aimed at children and it used frozen french fries, chicken nuggets, tortilla wraps and pre grated cheese, layered up and baked in the oven. A delicious snack, apparently.

Frozen veg are often better than fresh and need no prep. I’m a great fan of ‘ short cut cooking! Why not. Apart from ( usually ) too much salt for me tinned or fresh soups are good and tasty. Not sure of the substitute for biscuits would be be? Frozen chicken fine.
Actually don’t fancy the combination myself , but if it was tasty… I’d give it a go. I mainly use Air Fryers ( 2 if necessary) and microwave for meals now, occasionally with the hob. I even cook spaghetti in a microwave special container with a drainer nowadays, and just pop it in the dishwasher after.
Don’t knock convenience for we elder ladies. Far happier doing that than having those ready meals from those firms like Wiltshire Farms! Tho I can’t honestly compare them, as I’ve not had any. They could be fine, but this type of shortcut Cheaper I should imagine. You don’t even have to go out to shop with supermarket deliveries!