Chef Boyardee

Re:Chef Boyardee (ScreamingChicken)

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 13:25:50 GMT

tmiles

I loved Chef Boyardee as a kid, and still keep a few cans in the house for a quick meal.

Like everything else from Back Then, it was better.

Re:Chef Boyardee (chewingthefat)

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 11:55:23 GMT

MetroplexJim

The last time Chef Boyardee was in my pantry was during my marriage to Mrs. Metro, III. She used to buy his ravoili in Costco quantities; when she was depressed she'd open a few cans, grab a fork, go to bed, and eat it out of the can while watching Jean Claude von Damme videos.

Even though her pulchritude was such that I gladly would have gotten up at 3 AM to go get cheese for her crackers-in-bed, strangely, that marriage did not last.

Nothing worse than Chef Boyardee breath!

Re:Chef Boyardee (boyardee65)

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 10:59:48 GMT

I never liked canned spaghetti of any variety. The sauce was always too sweet. My kids however are another story.

p.s. the kitchen in my house is my domain!!

David O.

Re:Chef Boyardee (FriedClamFanatic)

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 20:57:29 GMT

lleechef

Yes, it is very nice!! His section of the kitchen consists of those two cans of ravioli plus one can of Campbell's spaghetti.
But the rest is MINE!!

LOL.we had friends........he was British, she American. They actually had their kitchen outfitted with two stoves/single ovens on the end of an 8 foot+ island. They would "combo-cook" a meal...but each doing their thing to their individual part

Re:Chef Boyardee (Michael Hoffman)

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 20:14:34 GMT

You should see her trying to box up chocolates on the conveyer belt.

Re:Chef Boyardee (MetroplexJim)

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 20:09:45 GMT

Someone should send this thread to the Food Network as a treatment for their first sit-com: "I Love Lucy" meets "The Odd Couple" with food intrigue involved.

Re:Chef Boyardee (Michael Hoffman)

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:59:08 GMT

I like it. I've been making that since I was about 9. It was just another weapon in the fight against both hunger and my mother's cooking.

Re:Chef Boyardee (agnesrob)

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:54:59 GMT

Michael Hoffman

agnesrob

Michael Hoffman

I just happen to have kippered snacks and sardines handy, as well as Armour Vienna sausage and Underwood deviled ham. After all, a guy's gotta eat.

I always have a can of Underwood deviled ham! A memory from childhood! Can't sell my kids on the stuff!

Mix two cans of Underwood deviled ham with a little mayonnaise, Dijon mustard and pickle relish, then chill in the refrigerator for three or four hours to firm it a little. Spread some cream cheese on a slice of bread, then a layer of the deviled ham spread, a little black pepper and top with a second slice of bread. Nice sandwich. If lettuce is your thing, add a leaf.

This is gourmet pantry food.

Michael, I have tweaked it before but that sounds so good!!

Re:Chef Boyardee (lleechef)

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:43:11 GMT

I was delerious.

Re:Chef Boyardee (Michael Hoffman)

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:41:00 GMT

lleechef

MetroplexJim

lleechef

Yes, it is very nice!! His section of the kitchen consists of those two cans of ravioli plus one can of Campbell's spaghetti.
But the rest is MINE!!

Are there any Waffle House leftovers in the fridge?
()

Never. He eats it all before coming home, thank God.

And then there are the times when you plaintively ask, "Could you bring me some chili?" Let's not forget the requests for some country ham and grits. Oh, and what about the time you asked me to bring home a waffle for you?

Re:Chef Boyardee (MetroplexJim)

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:35:01 GMT

The last time Chef Boyardee was in my pantry was during my marriage to Mrs. Metro, III. She used to buy his ravoili in Costco quantities; when she was depressed she'd open a few cans, grab a fork, go to bed, and eat it out of the can while watching Jean Claude von Damme videos.

Even though her pulchritude was such that I gladly would have gotten up at 3 AM to go get cheese for her crackers-in-bed, strangely, that marriage did not last.

Re:Chef Boyardee (lleechef)

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:29:55 GMT

MetroplexJim

lleechef

Yes, it is very nice!! His section of the kitchen consists of those two cans of ravioli plus one can of Campbell's spaghetti.
But the rest is MINE!!

Are there any Waffle House leftovers in the fridge?
()

Never. He eats it all before coming home, thank God.

Re:Chef Boyardee (Michael Hoffman)

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:22:26 GMT

agnesrob

Michael Hoffman

I just happen to have kippered snacks and sardines handy, as well as Armour Vienna sausage and Underwood deviled ham. After all, a guy's gotta eat.

I always have a can of Underwood deviled ham! A memory from childhood! Can't sell my kids on the stuff!

Mix two cans of Underwood deviled ham with a little mayonnaise, Dijon mustard and pickle relish, then chill in the refrigerator for three or four hours to firm it a little. Spread some cream cheese on a slice of bread, then a layer of the deviled ham spread, a little black pepper and top with a second slice of bread. Nice sandwich. If lettuce is your thing, add a leaf.

This is gourmet pantry food.

Re:Chef Boyardee (MetroplexJim)

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:14:11 GMT

lleechef

Yes, it is very nice!! His section of the kitchen consists of those two cans of ravioli plus one can of Campbell's spaghetti.
But the rest is MINE!!

Are there any Waffle House leftovers in the fridge?

()

Re:Chef Boyardee (agnesrob)

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:04:08 GMT

lleechef

Michael Hoffman

I just happen to have kippered snacks and sardines handy, as well as Armour Vienna sausage and Underwood deviled ham. After all, a guy's gotta eat.

Yesterday after shopping at Carfagna's, our fantastic Italian market/butcher shop he opted for a bag of Cape Cod potato chips. He came into the kitchen and saw me happilly snacking away on Nicoise olives, marinated artichoke hearts, giardiniera, hot cherry pepper stuffed with prosciutto and fresh mozzarella, with a hunk of Italian bread dipped in a little EVOO. I could not understand the stricken look on his face. After all, there were two cans of Boyardee ravioli in the cabinet plus all the above!

Well, I could snack with either one of you and be happy!! I think I'd probably choose your snack, though, lleechef!

Re:Chef Boyardee (agnesrob)

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:00:13 GMT

Michael Hoffman

I just happen to have kippered snacks and sardines handy, as well as Armour Vienna sausage and Underwood deviled ham. After all, a guy's gotta eat.

I always have a can of Underwood deviled ham! A memory from childhood! Can't sell my kids on the stuff!

Re:Chef Boyardee (bartl)

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 11:58:27 GMT

First of all, in terms of pronunciation, here it is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euo086SUjls

Second of all, I probably have told this story a time or dozen, but...

When I was in college, Chef Boyardee was a regular part of my diet; cheap, lots of it, easy to make and I liked it (mind you, I added a couple of things to it). A few years later, I went on my first healthy diet, with pretty much all fresh ingredients. About 6 months after I started the diet, I bought a can of Chef Boyardee ravioli. Opened it. Took a look (and a sniff), and threw it right into the garbage; I had been spoiled. I never ate Chef Boayardee again.

Bart

Re:Chef Boyardee (lleechef)

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 11:40:58 GMT

Michael Hoffman

I just happen to have kippered snacks and sardines handy, as well as Armour Vienna sausage and Underwood deviled ham. After all, a guy's gotta eat.

Yesterday after shopping at Carfagna's, our fantastic Italian market/butcher shop he opted for a bag of Cape Cod potato chips. He came into the kitchen and saw me happilly snacking away on Nicoise olives, marinated artichoke hearts, giardiniera, hot cherry pepper stuffed with prosciutto and fresh mozzarella, with a hunk of Italian bread dipped in a little EVOO. I could not understand the stricken look on his face. After all, there were two cans of Boyardee ravioli in the cabinet plus all the above!

Re:Chef Boyardee (Michael Hoffman)

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:44:48 GMT

I almost forgot. I always have at least one jar of Fischer's Red Hots sausages on hand, along with Saltines, which go with the Red Hots, the Vienna sausage and the sardines and kippered snacks.

Re:Chef Boyardee (SeamusD)

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:09:23 GMT

I had a can of Boyardee ravioli last week, I couldn't figure out what I wanted for dinner and just grabbed a can of that before I frustrated myself out of the grocery store. Mom would serve that when I was a kid, but always paired it with a vegetable so at least we got something relatively healthy. I still like it. Not something I'd eat on a regular basis, but still tastes the same to me as it did when I was a kid.

Re:Chef Boyardee (mar52)

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 22:22:33 GMT

I keep other easy lunches in my pantry...Kipper snacks, sardines and smoked baby clams.

Ditto.

Re:Chef Boyardee (Michael Hoffman)

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 22:19:20 GMT

I just happen to have kippered snacks and sardines handy, as well as Armour Vienna sausage and Underwood deviled ham. After all, a guy's gotta eat.

Re:Chef Boyardee (ChrisOC)

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 21:25:20 GMT

I keep other easy lunches in my pantry...Kipper snacks, sardines and smoked baby clams.

Re:Chef Boyardee (ChrisOC)

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 21:21:59 GMT

OMG that green can. My mother used to use that when I was a kid back in the 40's.

Re:Chef Boyardee (Michael Hoffman)

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 19:52:36 GMT

I get enough grief for having the Chef Boyardee, I can only imagine what would go on around here if I had the canned "parmesan."

Re:Chef Boyardee (felix4067)

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 19:42:55 GMT

I keep some for those days when I'm feeling stabby and don't want to deal with cooking in any way. My mother, however, has taken to buying the whole wheat versions. Blech!! Not only is the pasta even nastier than you'd expect from canned pasta, but the sauces are completely different (and not in a good way). I'm partial to Beefaroni, Chili Mac, and the little tiny raviolis (micro? they're smaller than regular mini ravioli). Served, of course, with a ton of canned grated cheese. Because I can.

Re:Chef Boyardee (lleechef)

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 19:29:26 GMT

Oh, I almost forgot.....one of the nicer nicknames I had when I was working in restaurants was Chef Boyarlee. Grrrrrrrrrrr.............

Re:Chef Boyardee (agnesrob)

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 17:11:13 GMT

lleechef

Yes, it is very nice!! His section of the kitchen consists of those two cans of ravioli plus one can of Campbell's spaghetti.
But the rest is MINE!!

Love it lleechef!! Most of the kitchen is mine too!! I try not to let him feel that way, though!!

Re:Chef Boyardee (lleechef)

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 16:23:19 GMT

Yes, it is very nice!! His section of the kitchen consists of those two cans of ravioli plus one can of Campbell's spaghetti.
But the rest is MINE!!

Re:Chef Boyardee (agnesrob)

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 15:41:25 GMT

Michael, It took me seven years of separation and then getting back together to learn that it's OK to have separate kitchens in the same kitchen! Very nice!!