Foodie Thread

[gmbteach]

Our dinner tonight will consist of a tin or whole baby potatoes, a tin of champignon pieces and stems, about 500g of diced ‘bacon bits’, mixed together, covered with grated tasty cheese and cooked in the oven alongside some sausages. I have found baking the sausages keeps them moist on the inside but with a crispy skin outside!

 

[Angry Floof]

This week's Big Stew:

onions, carrots, peas, corn, tomatoes, chickpeas, Great Northern beans, black beans, red beans, brown rice, chicken broth (only because they didn't have no-salt beef broth. ), beef stew seasonings, basil, Mrs. Dash. With cheez-its and parmesan cheese on top.

Did Mrs Dash complain when you put her in the stew?

Yes, but not for long.

 

[ZiprHead]

 

[Tharmas]

This morning I made a baked Denver "omelet" for Sunday brunch. It consisted of enough eggs for four omelets (8) plus finely chopped ham, green pepper and onion, and shredded cheddar cheese, all mixed together with some half-and-half cream, poured into a 9 X 9 inch baking dish, which translates to 24 X 24 cm, and baked at 410 degrees (215 C) for 25 minutes or a little more.

It worked out well.

I also tried popovers. I had a recipe for popovers in a muffin tin and this is the second time I’ve tried it. I used a disposable muffin tin made of aluminum foil I guess, or aluminium if you prefer, and the results are not satisfactory. The popovers don’t rise enough and are quite dense, although they tasted OK. I’ll have to go ahead and buy custard cups and use a more traditional recipe, or at least buy a real muffin tin.

 

[T.G.G. Moogly]

If you overcook your rice

When you make it too long and it's stuck to the bottom of the pan, not burned, just cooked too long, leave it set with the lid on, heat off and it will rehydrate at the bottom. Works like a charm.

And of course this only pertains to the unwashed masses who still make their rice the old fashioned way.

 

[Treedbear]

When you make it too long and it's stuck to the bottom of the pan, not burned, just cooked too long, leave it set with the lid on, heat off and it will rehydrate at the bottom. Works like a charm.

And of course this only pertains to the unwashed masses who still make their rice the old fashioned way.

Actually that's what I've learned to do with my $20 rice cooker. 30 oz water to 14 oz rice and an hour later when it beeps and goes into the keep warm mode I leave it plugged in another 15 minutes or so. That greatly minimizes the sticking and burning on the bottom. I see that's a common complaint on all but the more expensive automatic rice cookers.

 

[Angry Floof]

Has anyone here ever made tuna salad except with salmon instead? I love tuna salad and crab salad, so it's probably delicious. I don't know. The interwebs don't have much in the way of recipes because "salmon salad" comes up as a garden salad with grilled salmon on top, or pasta salads. I'm going to try it the same way I make tuna salad and see what happens.

Edit: Never mind. I found some recipes. I just searched on 'tuna salad salmon' and found some recipes.

So I just made some salmon salad with mayo, dijon mustard, onion, celery, salt, pepper, lemon juice, and paprika, and holy flipping cthulhu, this is good stuff. I don't know why I was so wary about it.

 

[IanSYK]

From Pancake Day - Pancake With Gravy

 

[Angry Floof]

Cream of chicken and mushroom soup. Butter, olive oil, flour, onion, garlic, celery, carrots, mushrooms, chicken broth, chick peas, coconut milk. Once the rice bags come out, I'll throw in some fresh spinach, let it simma dah nah, and done.

 

[IanSYK]

 

[IanSYK]

 

[Angry Floof]

So I already finished off the first pot I made three days ago of creamy chicken and mushroom soup, so I made another pot today.

The danger with this recipe is I always want seconds.

 

[Angry Floof]

Ordered some brown rice for delivery but they ran out and substituted with arborio rice, so I tried this recipe:

https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/lemon-risotto-with-peas/

What I did differently: added minced garlic, yellow onion instead of shallots, and chicken broth instead of wine. Good stuff.

 

[IanSYK]

One portion down - nineteen to go.

 

[IanSYK]

 

[IanSYK]

Half a Tin of Pea & Ham Soup. Roasted potatoes with paprika to serve as croutons and oven crisped oil brushed bread.

 

[gmbteach]

Tonight is sinful fry up night. It consists of streaky bacon, fried eggs, and mushrooms and tonight I am trying to decide between potato cakes, or simple sliced potatoes which are fried in bacon fat.

 

[gmbteach]

Tonight is sinful fry up night. It consists of streaky bacon, fried eggs, and mushrooms and tonight I am trying to decide between potato cakes, or simple sliced potatoes which are fried in bacon fat.

I compromised and cooked the spuds, sliced them, then crumbed them and fried them in a combination of bacon fat and butter from the mushrooms. Delicious.

 

[Angry Floof]

I can't get enough coconut these days.

Tahini Coconut Bliss Balls


Coconut Impossible Pie

 

[C_Mucius_Scaevola]

Chicken and broccoli, just like the local Chinese makes it ... or better!

And to anybody who might be suffering withdrawal since the local Chinese is closed for the duration (as mine is), get yourself down to this youtube channel ... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3HjB3X8jeENm46HCkI0Inw Souped Up Recipes. She makes a bold claim - "better than takeout" - but the recipes deliver on that claim! So far, I've made the chicken and broccoli and the sweet and sour pork, and I've had not only some delicious meals, but the satisfaction of having made, with my own hands, some delicious meals. I'll never buy either of those again, when I can make it myself just as good. Making beef stir fry with black bean sauce later this week ...