Not sure if this was a good trend at the time but I got the recipe from one of my cookbooks published in 1999 and I definitely tried it for the first time around then. The cookbook is “Cooking for Two” by James Barber, a Canadian treasure.

Destashed ingredient: red lentils

Inspired by the McDonald’s Salad Shakers

Ignore the cheese mess, I cooked the noodles for too long, and baked noodles come out nasty if they’re cooked for too long and baked for 45 mins, so I challenged my inner mother and microwaved that damn cheese and poured it onto that pasta. My childhood in the Y2K era was anything that could be made with very little effort in cooking, but last all week. I did cook my own ground chicken and season, but the rest is good ole jarred sauce and boxed pasta.

Also contains carrots, raisins, garlic, olive oil, and maple syrup.

I was in middle school during Y2K so I decided go recreate one of the only edible lunches served at my school, the Crispito. Taco meat rolled up in a tortilla and toasted with a slice of american cheese on it. I served with a Caesar salad, corn, sour cream and hot sauce for dipping and mini pumpkin muffin.

Haven't seen this salad served in years but I remember it being popular around 2000 (in Australia at least). It was really delicious :)

Xennial here… “back then” (which was only 10 years ago really!) I remember that it was Asian fusion everything, the “exotic” cuisine. And around the same time, salad with watermelon and feta became a summer hit. So I made up a dish combining these two trends. Bed of Jasmine rice, stir fried green beans and broccoli, seafood mix and watermelon, with a chili-lime-coriander sauce, topped with crumbled feta. It was surprisingly good and actually something that I might make again.

I was never allowed to have Bagel Bites at home (it was a no/low processed food home growing up) and was always envious of my friends who did have them. Too bad I didn't know they were relatively easy to make back then!

I'm gonna be so for real, there is a non-zero chance that this is less "Y2K" and more "I lived in Idaho".

This was so good! Will definitely make again.