Anyone Here Like To Cook/bake?

[jackywacky]

I'm sure the fish was good, but I clicked the Like button for the black-eyed peas.

Love it

 

[kallililly1973]

This past weekends menu. Pizza Friday. Low n slow baked honey bbq ribs Saturday. Eggplant rollitini Sunday.

 

[BPSabelhaus]

Made halibut chowder last night using potatoes from my experimental archaeology (precontact trade potatoes from the Makah / Ozette nations)

Local halibut, ancestral potatoes from my garden (as well as the onion) and taro stems from the pond instead of celery. Served it with toasted sourdough.

 

[StarGirl]

Made white chicken chili today.

 

[Fishfur]

As it happens, I am making a batch of broth which is based on a roasted turkey, a roasted chicken, and a potful of raw chicken bones and one pork bone that I saved and froze (from making up the cat’s dinners, they all eat raw food that I make up fresh daily).

Sweet onion, lots of garlic, celery, rosemary, sage and parsley are the added flavours and it should be done in time to have some for dinner.

I really have to learn how to can the broth cause I don’t have enough freezer space for it.

 

[StarGirl]

As it happens, I am making a batch of broth which is based on a roasted turkey, a roasted chicken, and a potful of raw chicken bones and one pork bone that I saved and froze (from making up the cat’s dinners, they all eat raw food that I make up fresh daily).

Sweet onion, lots of garlic, celery, rosemary, sage and parsley are the added flavours and it should be done in time to have some for dinner.

I really have to learn how to can the broth cause I don’t have enough freezer space for it.

Start collecting jars and rings. My Mom cans all kinds of stuff. I have not tried it yet.

 

[BPSabelhaus]

Baked cornbread muffins. Ube coconut with chocolate and peanut butter chips (50 first dates call back for the wife)

 

[BlueRaccoon]

I made Mac-n-cheese spaghetti squash for dinner! I just replaced the pasta with spaghetti squash. My young daughter, who refuses to eat vegetables, ate this up!

 

[Fishfur]

Start collecting jars and rings. My Mom cans all kinds of stuff. I have not tried it yet.

Got lots of those! I’ve done canning with boiling water - used to make a lot of jams and such but for broth or veggies and anything with meat, one needs a pressure canner.

I often end up tossing the last few servings of broth if I don’t have room to freeze it, so I figure the canner should pay for itself over a year or two.

I made Mac-n-cheese spaghetti squash for dinner! I just replaced the pasta with spaghetti squash. My young daughter, who refuses to eat vegetables, ate this up!

Parents have to be creative to solve these problems!

 

[V1K]

It's so weird to me that people make broth in advance. In my environment growing up, that was never a thing. If you want soup, you just boil some meat which you then use for whatever, and then make soup in a resulting potfull of broth. That's just it.

 

[StarGirl]

It's so weird to me that people make broth in advance. In my environment growing up, that was never a thing. If you want soup, you just boil some meat which you then use for whatever, and then make soup in a resulting potfull of broth. That's just it.

I'm lazy and just open a can......lol

 

[Fishfur]

It's so weird to me that people make broth in advance. In my environment growing up, that was never a thing. If you want soup, you just boil some meat which you then use for whatever, and then make soup in a resulting potfull of broth. That's just it.

Just goes to show there’s more than one way to do a lot of things.

 

[V1K]

I'm lazy and just open a can......lol

That's also not a thing here, I think. When we're lazy, we use those solid broth cubes that you crumble into the soup.

 

[StarGirl]

That's also not a thing here, I think. When we're lazy, we use those solid broth cubes that you crumble into the soup.

I've used those too.

 

[V1K]

Paella.

Since it's a rare occasion I had non-cooked shrimp, treated the fish with some finely chopped bits too.

 

[Fishfur]

Paella.
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Since it's a rare occasion I had non-cooked shrimp, treated the fish with some finely chopped bits too.

Raw shrimp? Not sure I’d ever want to try that - not a fan of raw seafood.

 

[StarGirl]

Raw shrimp? Not sure I’d ever want to try that - not a fan of raw seafood.

Its raw until you cook it, you dont eat them raw. They are the grey ones at the store. The pink shrimp are already cooked.

 

[Demeter]

Venison Swiss stake from this year’s early antlerless deer season. Topped with sautéed wild purple spored puffball and shaggy mane mushrooms.

 

[V1K]

Raw shrimp? Not sure I’d ever want to try that - not a fan of raw seafood.

Obviously I cooked them . Only my fish were eating them raw (I read the cooked ones aren't good for them).

 

[Fishfur]

Obviously I cooked them . Only my fish were eating them raw (I read the cooked ones aren't good for them).

That sounds much better .

 

[Marlene327]

As it happens, I am making a batch of broth which is based on a roasted turkey, a roasted chicken, and a potful of raw chicken bones and one pork bone that I saved and froze (from making up the cat’s dinners, they all eat raw food that I make up fresh daily).

Sweet onion, lots of garlic, celery, rosemary, sage and parsley are the added flavours and it should be done in time to have some for dinner.

I really have to learn how to can the broth cause I don’t have enough freezer space for it.

Sounds like a great bone broth! Unfortunately to can it, you'd need a pressure canner. A hot water bath just wouldn't get it hot enough. I have a pressure canner here, haven't used it in 3 years. I have at least a bushel of Roma tomatoes in my freezer, will be making spaghetti sauce one of these days. Should've been today but I have covid. I need the freezer space so it better be next week! I just washed them as they ripened in my garden and froze them, will use a tomato press to remove seeds and whatever skin is left when they thaw. I'll have to use the pressure canner for that, there's not enough acid. Could add lemon juice but don't want my sauce tasting like lemon!

 

[Fishfur]

Sounds like a great bone broth! Unfortunately to can it, you'd need a pressure canner. A hot water bath just wouldn't get it hot enough. I have a pressure canner here, haven't used it in 3 years. I have at least a bushel of Roma tomatoes in my freezer, will be making spaghetti sauce one of these days. Should've been today but I have covid. I need the freezer space so it better be next week! I just washed them as they ripened in my garden and froze them, will use a tomato press to remove seeds and whatever skin is left when they thaw. I'll have to use the pressure canner for that, there's not enough acid. Could add lemon juice but don't want my sauce tasting like lemon!

Which is why I am saving for a pressure canner. I sincerely appreciate the advice but I have wanted a pressure canner for some time, knowing I can’t water bath can low acid foods.

Now I’m feeding 3 cats a home prepared raw diet there’s a regular supply of bones and I just can’t bear to toss them when I can make delicious broth with them that I enjoy eating (for that matter the cats also like it but for them it can’t have any onion or garlic).

Water bath canning is great but it pretty much only works for fruit. I have zero desire to poison myself with botulinum toxin!

For now, once I make a batch I end up having soup for dinner daily til it’s gone so it doesn’t go to waste. Be nice not to have to eat it daily every time I make it.

 

[kallililly1973]

Yesterday smoked/grilled a couple steak tips. Friday night hot cap pepperoni n cheese calzone.

 

[V1K]

Something adjacent to Pho. Only adjacent, because I used lamb instead of beef, and because I didn't find some more exotic ingredients like star anise (or anise of any kind) and fish sauce in the local store, or, in case of coriander, it was rotten . Also no idea if it tastes anything like it should, as I never tasted the real thing . I just heard coleagues talking about it at work, googled what it is, and thought, I could try to make that xD. Anyway, it was delicious.

 

[kansas]

Something adjacent to Pho. Only adjacent, because I used lamb instead of beef, and because I didn't find some more exotic ingredients like star anise (or anise of any kind) and fish sauce in the local store, or, in case of coriander, it was rotten . Also no idea if it tastes anything like it should, as I never tasted the real thing . I just heard coleagues talking about it at work, googled what it is, and thought, I could try to make that xD. Anyway, it was delicious.
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I worked for 20 years in an industrial kitchen. We occasionally made dishes for catered events where nobody at work had ever seen the finished product. We we're given a recipe and hoped for the best. I used to wonder how close we came to what the costumers expected to receive.

 

[StarGirl]

Got my supplies for my holiday baking this year. Fudge, peanut butter bars and gumdrop cookies are on the menu this year.

 

[kallililly1973]

Some meals I made over the weekend.. Shepard pie. Or cottage pie cause it was made with ground beef and pork not lamb. A very hearty beef stew and an Italian calzone last night.

 

[V1K]

Cupcake sized pumpkin pies. I had a teeny tiny pumpkin, not enough for a full on pie, so I did these instead. More bothersome, but bonus - more of the crunchy crust . I ate one while still hot, and it was just perfect .


I can't believe I lived 30+ years until I discovered this goodness! Pumpkin pies aren't a big thing here, and many people who don't go to cafes and such don't even know what it is. E.g. my mum has never tried it and when I told her about it she was very sceptical

 

[V1K]

A successful experiment - savoury cheesecake. Structurally identical to a sweet cheesecake I often bake, except sweet ingredients are swapped for savoury spices, and blended berries between the cheese and the top crumble layer are in this case a tomato and a bell pepper .

 

[Fishfur]

Cupcake sized pumpkin pies. I had a teeny tiny pumpkin, not enough for a full on pie, so I did these instead. More bothersome, but bonus - more of the crunchy crust . I ate one while still hot, and it was just perfect .
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I can't believe I lived 30+ years until I discovered this goodness! Pumpkin pies aren't a big thing here, and many people who don't go to cafes and such don't even know what it is. E.g. my mum has never tried it and when I told her about it she was very sceptical

I have made my recipe for pumpkin pie and baked it in custard cups without any crust at all.

Every bit as good as pie but no crust reduces the calorie count and saves having to make pastry, something I am not particularly accomplished at making.

 

[kallililly1973]

Hearty medium heat chili. Ground beef and got Italian sausage and the usual dry ingredients with kidney and black beans. Tested it out with some shredded cheese and sour cream on top

 

[V1K]

I have made my recipe for pumpkin pie and baked it in custard cups without any crust at all.

Every bit as good as pie but no crust reduces the calorie count and saves having to make pastry, something I am not particularly accomplished at making.

That's clever. Although personally to me it's the combo of crunchy crust and creamy filling that makes me go "oh my gosh this is so good!!! ". The filling alone is like "this is nice" and that's it

 

[Fishfur]

That's clever. Although personally to me it's the combo of crunchy crust and creamy filling that makes me go "oh my gosh this is so good!!! ". The filling alone is like "this is nice" and that's it

I’m the opposite though good pie crust is nothing to sneeze at. I can make an edible pie crust that’s not a disgrace, but I’m not all that good at it because I rarely make pies. My sister makes pie pastry often and hers is divine. Mine is merely adequate.

For me pumpkin pies are all about the filling and ideally with the ultimate added indulgence of whipped cream on top.

My real specialty is cheese cake .

 

[kansas]

Hosted 10 for thanksgiving dinner. Roast beef, chicken, smoked lake trout, the usual side dishes.

 

[OICU812]

Made a pile of country style ribs yesterday. Put them in a crock-pot for about 8 hrs with a rib rub and then the wife came and slathered them in BBQ sauce and baked them in the oven for awhile while making her awesome mashed taters!

 

[Fishfur]

Made a pile of country style ribs yesterday. Put them in a crock-pot for about 8 hrs with a rib rub and then the wife came and slathered them in BBQ sauce and baked them in the oven for awhile while making her awesome mashed taters!

I so miss mashed potatoes. Once it was determined that I was allergic to the entire nightshade family, no more spuds (or tomatoes) for me, not for decades now.

My long since passed Irish grandparents would turn in their graves if they knew. .

 

[OICU812]

I so miss mashed potatoes. Once it was determined that I was allergic to the entire nightshade family, no more spuds (or tomatoes) for me, not for decades now.

My long since passed Irish grandparents would turn in their graves if they knew. .

My wife makes really good ones, too. Even better than what my grandmas did, and they were no slouches!

 

[V1K]

I so miss mashed potatoes. Once it was determined that I was allergic to the entire nightshade family, no more spuds (or tomatoes) for me, not for decades now.

My long since passed Irish grandparents would turn in their graves if they knew. .

That is so sad... Potatoes are a staple food to me (and most Lithuanians), so I imagine how hard it is.
What about sweet potatoes? They're a different family, but a really close one to nightshades, so are they good or still too close..?

 

[Fishfur]

That is so sad... Potatoes are a staple food to me (and most Lithuanians), so I imagine how hard it is.
What about sweet potatoes? They're a different family, but a really close one to nightshades, so are they good or still too close..?

Sweet potato and the brassicas are all good and as it happens, I’m fond of rutabaga.

I occasionally make a mashup of sweet potato, carrots and parsnips, which is very nice.

If I were to type out a list of all the foods I test allergic to it would take a couple of pages with one entry per line but I avoided them all for about 13 years so now I can eat a few of them without issues so long as I stay strictly away from all the others.

So now I can have wheat bread but for 13 years it was either 100% rye or nothing. Fortunately, I am fond of rye and I bake with it a lot in preference to wheat but fine things just have to be made with wheat to be good.

 

[OICU812]

Sweet potato and the brassicas are all good and as it happens, I’m fond of rutabaga.

I occasionally make a mashup of sweet potato, carrots and parsnips, which is very nice.

If I were to type out a list of all the foods I test allergic to it would take a couple of pages with one entry per line but I avoided them all for about 13 years so now I can eat a few of them without issues so long as I stay strictly away from all the others.

So now I can have wheat bread but for 13 years it was either 100% rye or nothing. Fortunately, I am fond of rye and I bake with it a lot in preference to wheat but fine things just have to be made with wheat to be good.

I am just glad i have no known food allergies. Have a cousin allergic to corn. Can't even eat corn-fed beef or chicken! Actually does make me count my blessings when i see/hear about people with various food allergies and how it affects life.

 

[V1K]

I have no allergies, but have IBS or something similar, and I have to be careful with onions and foods with a lot of insoluble fiber, especially raw. Onions are the most bothersome when I eat something I didn't cook myself, because it's often hard to tell how much of them is in there if they're cooked, and I only find out several hours later when cramps begin. I bring some activated carbon when visiting my parents, because my mom cooks with a ton of onions and can't be bothered with my nonsense, but eating a bunch of carbon pills usually gets me through.

 

[Fishfur]

I have no allergies, but have IBS or something similar, and I have to be careful with onions and foods with a lot of insoluble fiber, especially raw. Onions are the most bothersome when I eat something I didn't cook myself, because it's often hard to tell how much of them is in there if they're cooked, and I only find out several hours later when cramps begin. I bring some activated carbon when visiting my parents, because my mom cooks with a ton of onions and can't be bothered with my nonsense, but eating a bunch of carbon pills usually gets me through.

My Mom was pretty good about my restrictions but she got very annoyed once when I was visiting and she announced we would be having breaded something or other for dinner and I said not to thaw one for me and I’d make something else.

She knew very well that corn was one of my worst allergies and the frozen meat was breaded in corn flakes so why she expected me to eat it was a mystery.

Into every life a little rain and all that!

 

[Blacksheep1]

Eesh , families eh !

I’m glad my allergies are topical and not food related. I have family members that are celiac and some that are vegan , it’s can be tough to do a Christmas dinner but there’s always something for everyone. This is why I’m already planning and starting to prep my Christmas food , gotta keep things strictly separated !

 

[Fishfur]

Eesh , families eh !

I’m glad my allergies are topical and not food related. I have family members that are celiac and some that are vegan , it’s can be tough to do a Christmas dinner but there’s always something for everyone. This is why I’m already planning and starting to prep my Christmas food , gotta keep things strictly separated !

It can get complicated, can’t it?

Last time I made it to my sister’s place for the holidays was awhile back. One evening she was making tacos for everyone but me ( I think I was going to make a bit of Alfredo sauce and just have pasta) but before I could do anything about that, I found out the hard way that I was also allergic to cumin. I didn’t know it was a problem, it wasn’t a spice we ever encountered growing up. It was tomatoes and other seasonings on tacos that made them inedible for me. My sister didn’t mind, sensible woman that she is.

When the cumin hit the hot pan the fumes went right up my nose as I was standing by the stove. All of a sudden I started having trouble breathing and felt terribly ill and apparently turned as pale as pale gets.

I spent a few hours downstairs, resting, while the fumes cleared. I had no desire to eat but I came up just before bedtime to nibble something so I could take my meds.

I carry an EpiPen just in case now, but I do not dare to go into some restaurants where the cuisine uses plenty of cumin.

 

[kallililly1973]

Cast iron ribeye with onions and garlic and store bought cheese tortellini

 

[ProudPapa]

That is so sad... Potatoes are a staple food to me (and most Lithuanians), so I imagine how hard it is.
What about sweet potatoes? They're a different family, but a really close one to nightshades, so are they good or still too close..?

My second and third (I think) generation immigrant from Germany parents and grandparents were the same way. We'd have potatoes with every meal, even if we also had rice or pasta.

 

[V1K]

My second and third (I think) generation immigrant from Germany parents and grandparents were the same way. We'd have potatoes with every meal, even if we also had rice or pasta.

Well at least we don't eat pasta or rice with potatoes

My mum eats rice with bread though, which is also a weird carb on carb combo

 

[Fishfur]

Well at least we don't eat pasta or rice with potatoes

My mum eats rice with bread though, which is also a weird carb on carb combo

That is a very odd combo. I used to wince a little watching my Mom eat sliced apples with salt on them.

Definitely not a taste combination that appealed to me but I guess she grew up snacking on salted apple slices.

 

[StarGirl]

That is a very odd combo. I used to wince a little watching my Mom eat sliced apples with salt on them.

Definitely not a taste combination that appealed to me but I guess she grew up snacking on salted apple slices.

People eat salt on watermelon too, that is not very appealing to me also.

 

[Thunder_o_b]

Tomorrow I will be baking several dozen cookies. Peanut butter and/or chocolate chip.