Anyone Here Like To Cook/bake?

[kansas]

Setting the table for 10 on Thanksgiving.

Our parties are mellow now that we're all old, don't even have to take the car keys away from drunks anymore. Had chicken, roast beef and smoked lake trout, with a tres leche cake for desert.

 

[kallililly1973]

Italian feast. Meatballs gravy sauce and garlic bread… maybe some pasta tomorrow!

 

[Fishfur]

Italian feast. Meatballs gravy sauce and garlic bread… maybe some pasta tomorrow!

Mmmm, garlic bread! Nummy stuff.

 

[ProudPapa]

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

Salt on fresh sliced tomatoes is good.

I don't want watermelon with or without salt, but I'm weird anyway. I like other melons.

 

[Rose of Sharon]

Salt on fresh sliced tomatoes is good.

I don't want watermelon with or without salt, but I'm weird anyway. I like other melons.

Whatever you do, stay away from the pre cut cantaloupe right now....all those cases of listeria!!!

 

[Marlene327]

I made these cookies last night and they look just like the pictures! Gave my boss 6 in a little box today and half her fun was just opening them - "So pretty!" Then she smelled them. They smell like a dark chocolate brownie. Very rich and decadent - I was satisfied to eat just half of one, and come back later for the other half, and I'm a chocolaholic!
I made a double batch and think I got 34. I didn't think they were all that big either. If this author got 20 in a batch, they were very small. I guess when I see these pictures again, they are indeed smaller than mine. I had 6 different kinds of sprinkles.

https://www.sprinklebakes.com/2019/12/christmas-kiss-cookies.html

 

[BPSabelhaus]

More cornbread experiments.

Regular cornbread, but with fried corn kernels mixed in with cocoa and peanut butter. Smells like a fresh box of Reese's peanut butter puffs




Mmmmm The corn ended up becoming raisin like in consistency, only chocolate and peanut butter flavor I might actually write this one down. Next time I'm adding a chili to the butter, then cooking the corn in it. Cook it as as a cake and frosting it with more of the chocolate PB and maybe again use that chili in mixing the cocoa. It's almost perfect and using all indigenous American foods (subbed chicken egg for turkey, close enough lol) to create a dessert fit for a god.

 

[jackywacky]

More cornbread experiments.

Regular cornbread, but with fried corn kernels mixed in with cocoa and peanut butter. Smells like a fresh box of Reese's peanut butter puffs
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Mmmmm The corn ended up becoming raisin like in consistency, only chocolate and peanut butter flavor I might actually write this one down. Next time I'm adding a chili to the butter, then cooking the corn in it. Cook it as as a cake and frosting it with more of the chocolate PB and maybe again use that chili in mixing the cocoa. It's almost perfect and using all indigenous American foods (subbed chicken egg for turkey, close enough lol) to create a dessert fit for a god.

now that sounds good! i was skeptical when i heard about fried corn but it sound good!

 

[BPSabelhaus]

now that sounds good! i was skeptical when i heard about fried corn but it sound good!

Fried / grilled corn (elote) is fantastic. Put on some mayo, chunky cheese, some spices. Mmmmm

Or use that caramelized sweetness elsewhere

 

[V1K]

Ginger cookies. Will take them to my parents tomorrow.

 

[ProudPapa]

Ginger cookies. Will take them to my parents tomorrow.

I love good ginger cookies. My wife makes some that are particularly good. The ginger stands up and slaps you in the face.

 

[Fishfur]

Ginger cookies. Will take them to my parents tomorrow.
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Look pretty good!

 

[kallililly1973]

Fried Kielbasa peppers and onions we put in wraps last night. Look like pretty festive colors without even trying!!

 

[Thunder_o_b]

Today is chocolate chip day. Using the Tall House recipe.

Looking at 5 doz or so

 

[Fishfur]

Today is chocolate chip day. Using the Tall House recipe.

Looking at 5 doz or so

Mmmmmm, Toll House cookies. Can I come over?

 

[Thunder_o_b]

Mmmmmm, Toll House cookies. Can I come over?

Sure

 

[BPSabelhaus]

Hand made mochi and coffee with star anise and cardamom.

 

[V1K]

For a New Year party I made cheesecake topped with pumpkin and orange cream. I came up with the cream myself. Had a minor panic at one point, because I thought I added too much orange zest and it was too bitter, but once it fully cooled off, the bitterness faded to a point where it was kind of nice .

 

[StarGirl]

Made a pot of chicken noodle soup.

 

[V1K]

A pie with mutton, cabbages, purslane, carrots, etc. Successful improv, extremely satisfying . Might contain just a wee bit too much cumin, but not to the point where it's an issue, and I bet tomorrow, once everything settles together, it'll be even less noticeable. Also cumin is supposed to help digestion and IBS, so maybe it'll make all that cabbage go easier on my stomach .

 

[StarGirl]

Made Patty melt sauce for lunch tomorrow.

There is only a little bit of it really....lol

 

[Fishfur]

Made Patty melt sauce for lunch tomorrow.
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There is only a little bit of it really....lol

Reminds me that I need to make some cranberry mustard, cause I’ve none left. Being allergic to tomatoes and peppers and a ton of other things means I can’t buy condiments from the store.

When I make cranberry mustard I can leave out any problematic ingredient and it tastes a lot like mustard and ketchup together so it’s very good on sandwiches and just about any meat.

 

[bumblinBee]

Reminds me that I need to make some cranberry mustard, cause I’ve none left. Being allergic to tomatoes and peppers and a ton of other things means I can’t buy condiments from the store.

When I make cranberry mustard I can leave out any problematic ingredient and it tastes a lot like mustard and ketchup together so it’s very good on sandwiches and just about any meat.

I'd never heard of cranberry mustard before! Sounds like an amazing combo, I'll have to give it a try sometime

 

[BPSabelhaus]

Making guppy cupcakes

 

[kansas]

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Making guppy cupcakes

so they proliferate like crazy and you'll have so many they are hard to give away.

 

[BPSabelhaus]

so they proliferate like crazy and you'll have so many they are hard to give away.

I'm trying to pawn a couple off on the neighbors when the kiddo heads over in a few lol

Pillsbury Gluten Free mix. Not bad for a Pillsbury cupcake in general lol But it is gluten free (wife) It's a bit on the dry side for a good cupcake. But for what it is supposed to imitate, it does the job well. Kiddo saw it at the store and conned his way into it with "But we can make them for momma" lol

The frosting is just pure sugar. Overpowering sweet.

 

[Hopelessness]

I love cooking and baking… and making afternoon teas. I would love to be a homesteader.

 

[Fishfur]

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Making guppy cupcakes

Gupcakes! Cute.

 

[BPSabelhaus]

The kitchen smells like Kimchi this morning. So I guess I started making Kimchi a couple days ago lol

I love the stuff, wife and kiddo enjoy it when it's not spicy. So I made a batch spiced with a half an Anaheim pepper and added some carrots for sweetness. Should be ready, but I'll test it later then decide if it's for dinner tonight or tomorrow

I make sauerkraut and other lacto fermented veggies anyway (just haven't lately) so I figured I'd give it a shot. I can always toss in fermented chili paste to my portion

 

[StarGirl]

Best holiday dinner ever! My favorite!!!!

 

[Blacksheep1]

I’ve been trying to make mornings easier on the kids so handy breakfasts to go look like blueberry oat muffins for now ..they are all
Wonky but that’s okay. We’re going with rustic

 

[ProudPapa]

When I came in from working outside my wife said she had already eaten, but there was soup leftover from last night for my supper. It wasn't bad last night, but I didn't want it again tonight, so I made one of my stand-bys. I had sauteed sausage, poblano pepper, and white onions on flour tortillas.

 

[kallililly1973]

Speaking of wonky shapes I made a meatball n mozzarella calzone and my girlfriends mother said it looked like the shape of an amoeba hahahahaha

 

[bumblinBee]

I made some carrot cake cookies the other day, they were so very good, very autumnal, definitely becoming a part of my baked goods rotation

 

[BPSabelhaus]

Baking some of the last of my Ozette potatoes right now. Planted my seed potatoes last week and cooking some I had soaking in pickle brine for a few months.


My kitchen right now: "IT'S SO DILLY I'M GONNA DIE!!!"

Can't wait for dinner. I think I'm also cooking orange zest fish or something lol

 

[BPSabelhaus]

Beans with nettles tonight

 

[Fishfur]

Beans with nettles tonight

I have wondered what nettles taste like - so, what do they taste like?

 

[BPSabelhaus]

I have wondered what nettles taste like - so, what do they taste like?

Like a lot of greens, mildly bitter. It's a member of the mint family so it does have a minty tinge to it, but it more menthol than mint.

It's not kale but more mustard greens if that makes sense. Kale to me is quite bitter, this is much less so.

Edit: And a very very minor tingle. If you have been stung by nettles before, you know the sensation is painful but also mildly therapeutic feeling? It's that very tiny end of the pain tingle (not even pop rocks on your tongue tingle) that feels good and is bringing back the blood flow to your skin that warms you up tingle. It's one of those medicinal feels good and tastes good foods

 

[StarGirl]

Like a lot of greens, mildly bitter. It's a member of the mint family so it does have a minty tinge to it, but it more menthol than mint.

It's not kale but more mustard greens if that makes sense. Kale to me is quite bitter, this is much less so.

Edit: And a very very minor tingle. If you have been stung by nettles before, you know the sensation is painful but also mildly therapeutic feeling? It's that very tiny end of the pain tingle (not even pop rocks on your tongue tingle) that feels good and is bringing back the blood flow to your skin that warms you up tingle. It's one of those medicinal feels good and tastes good foods

I will pass on that one.....lol....I do like wilted spinach the best. Swiss Chard is good too.

 

[Fishfur]

Like a lot of greens, mildly bitter. It's a member of the mint family so it does have a minty tinge to it, but it more menthol than mint.

It's not kale but more mustard greens if that makes sense. Kale to me is quite bitter, this is much less so.

Edit: And a very very minor tingle. If you have been stung by nettles before, you know the sensation is painful but also mildly therapeutic feeling? It's that very tiny end of the pain tingle (not even pop rocks on your tongue tingle) that feels good and is bringing back the blood flow to your skin that warms you up tingle. It's one of those medicinal feels good and tastes good foods

The only time I ever ran across nettles growing was as a kid. They were in the lawn here and there, kept very short by the mowing.

I put a hand flat onto a patch and had a really nasty reaction that was intensely painful. Kept my distance after that.

 

[BPSabelhaus]

Grabbed these at the Japanese market today. Like Whoppers, but good lol Malted corn with good creamy chocolate coating.

Just need to avoid going to California while I digest them lol

 

[Kwikfab]

Talking about yeast in another thread, made me venture here to see if there was a cooking thread.
Even better, baking!
Well, I tend to do that sort of stuff too from sourdough breads, to cream cheese carrot cake, herb oil rolls, yellow cake pops, chocolate eclairs, challah bread in various twists, chocolate ganache, vanilla cream pie, and more

 

[Fishfur]

Talking about yeast in another thread, made me venture here to see if there was a cooking thread.

Even better, baking!
Well, I tend to do that sort of stuff too from sourdough breads, to cream cheese carrot cake, herb oil rolls, yellow cake pops, chocolate eclairs, challah bread in various twists, chocolate ganache, vanilla cream pie, and more

That all made my mouth water - yumm!

I am modestly famed for my cheesecakes and am planning on getting into sprouting grains and then using them to grind my own flour to bake with. I have the grain mill already. I use a lot of whole rye because technically I’m allergic to wheat so even though it doesn’t give me trouble I try to minimize my use of it.

 

[Kwikfab]

That all made my mouth water - yumm!

I am modestly famed for my cheesecakes and am planning on getting into sprouting grains and then using them to grind my own flour to bake with. I have the grain mill already. I use a lot of whole rye because technically I’m allergic to wheat so even though it doesn’t give me trouble I try to minimize my use of it.

Cheesecakes are always a hit, no matter the maker!

That's awesome though. I'm all about making everything from scratch, even my frostings on cakes and more.

But when it comes to grains, I just get my flours from the store.

I have grown and kept up a starter for over a year, but I was more often tossing the sourdough I was making cause I was always making other stuff as well.

Here I'd separate what I'd use, feed my starter, and toss it back in the fridge and make more bread from the sponge I pulled.

 

[Kwikfab]

Made dough yesterday for today's dish; apple pie

Anyone that uses apple cores as part of their pie makes it without love!















Had to feed the kiddo so accidentally left the pie in 5 minutes too long; it's alright cause it's only egg wash that made it look burnt (but isn't)

 

[Fishfur]

Made dough yesterday for today's dish; apple pie
Anyone that uses apple cores as part of their pie makes it without love!
Had to feed the kiddo so accidentally left the pie in 5 minutes too long; it's alright cause it's only egg wash that made it look burnt (but isn't)

Looks absolutely delish!!!! Can I come for dessert?

 

[Kwikfab]

Looks absolutely delish!!!! Can I come for dessert?

Ha, I actually bake a little extra specifically for guests to take home

And yeah, it was absolutely deliciois



Normally I'd wait the 3-4 hours to let it cool before cutting but I couldn't wait

 

[Fishfur]

Ha, I actually bake a little extra specifically for guests to take home
And yeah, it was absolutely delicious
Normally I'd wait the 3-4 hours to let it cool before cutting but I couldn't wait

Very pretty pie too. They can taste great but look like a sad & bumpy puddle on the plate if you don’t get the filling right.

 

[Kwikfab]

Very pretty pie too. They can taste great but look like a sad & bumpy puddle on the plate if you don’t get the filling right.

If you haven't noticed, I'm a bit of a perfectionist otherwise stuff bugs me if it doesn't look good lol

Even baked goods meant just for my wife and I

 

[Fishfur]

If you haven't noticed, I'm a bit of a perfectionist otherwise stuff bugs me if it doesn't look good lol

Even baked goods meant just for my wife and I

I do believe I have noticed that .