io I've heard good things about https://oaktownspiceshop.com/
― lukas, Thursday, 2 April 2020 20:41 (four years ago) link
I made toum with some garlic that wasn't the best and past it's best and it's too astringent. mellowed it with some yoghurt and it tasted ok drizzled on a roasted whole head of cauliflower and as a dipping sauce for rotisserie chicken (my gf had the latter)
― COVID and the Gang (jim in vancouver), Thursday, 2 April 2020 21:27 (four years ago) link
What's a good, ethical (ie their workers are not currently striking for paid sick leave) place to mail-order food things? I'm looking for flavors I can't get in this small town--curry paste, sambal olek, dried guajillo, pasilla, arboles chilies, also I can't find a single lentil in the whole county so if I could order some that would be great. There's no grocery deliver, it would be straight mail order.
― There's more Italy than necessary. (in orbit), Thursday, April 2, 2020 9:33 AM (two days ago) bookmarkflaglink
loz, if it's chiles you want i can probably sort this out
― gbx, Saturday, 4 April 2020 18:31 (four years ago) link
Thanks, dude! Actually C brought home some arboles and pasillas from Queens the other day so I'm good there but I'm still missing the Asian stuff. Might just wait it out.
There could be a modified posole in the cards though.
― There's more Italy than necessary. (in orbit), Saturday, 4 April 2020 19:16 (four years ago) link
IO, I get chile products from here — http://thechileshop.com/ — every year or so. Everything's been really good so far.
― Miami weisse (WmC), Saturday, 4 April 2020 20:54 (four years ago) link
had some zucchini about to turn so I made pesto with it (not the greatest I've had but pesto is very substitutable), then took a hunk of goat cheese and made pasta sauce; if I ever have children I really suspect I'm going to become that mom who hides vegetables in everything
― like, I’m eating an elephant head (katherine), Friday, 10 April 2020 16:15 (four years ago) link
made amazing asparagus risotto last night. one of the best things i’ve made for ages. absolutely ballsed up a chicken pilaf earlier in the week - whole grain rice was all that was available and cos i never cook with it i forgot it takes twice as long to cook. result totally inedible. had to make it all again and drank a lot of beer and danced round my kitchen in the process. the end result was v 5/10. waterzooi - belgian fish soup - tonight.
― Fizzles, Friday, 10 April 2020 16:18 (four years ago) link
I have so much arborio rice, I really need to commit to some risottos. Chx soup on my schedule for tomorrow though, with the intent of freezing it for later.
― There's more Italy than necessary. (in orbit), Friday, 10 April 2020 16:35 (four years ago) link
I don't like zucchini or eggplant or any squashes so it's been basically kale and broccoli and fresh salad veg (as long as they'll keep) for us--feels like I need to branch out a bit but I'm not that creative with veg!
― There's more Italy than necessary. (in orbit), Friday, 10 April 2020 16:48 (four years ago) link
we have been murdering the fennel risotti recently. lattermost one also had a large leek in it which pushed things even further. great lockdown food, would endorse
courgette and aubergine were both very apt ingredients in the giant daal tt made last night. they stew really well and soak up any flavour
my big question for tonight is how to deal with kohlrabi. the current feeling is a soup but that's almost a waste of its texture maybe?
― ban laggy jazzer (imago), Friday, 10 April 2020 17:02 (four years ago) link
great for high-heat roasting
― call all destroyer, Friday, 10 April 2020 17:06 (four years ago) link
or shaved raw in some sort of salad context
the former sounds eminently plausible!
― ban laggy jazzer (imago), Friday, 10 April 2020 17:10 (four years ago) link
went with the soup, accompanied by the leaves turned into crisps a la kale
it is superlative
https://www.abelandcole.co.uk/recipes/hellas-creamy-kohlrabi-soup
― ban laggy jazzer (imago), Friday, 10 April 2020 19:25 (four years ago) link
fake larb (i.e. with textured vegetable protein instead of meat because it's shelf-stable), which didn't turn out half bad actually
― like, I’m eating an elephant head (katherine), Sunday, 19 April 2020 23:08 (four years ago) link
arroz con pollo with some drumsticks that have been in the freezer for some years. they were vacuum sealed and look good as new, though.
― forensic plumber (harbl), Monday, 27 April 2020 23:25 (four years ago) link
there's a loquat tree on hoa property behind our home. going to harvest some for jam this year. i say that every year, and i've never actually done it, though.
― Nudeln und Klopapier Gore (Sufjan Grafton), Monday, 27 April 2020 23:36 (four years ago) link
had some saffron in my pantry for a truly unreasonable amount of time, but finally used it today to marinate some chicken, alongside a roasted radish salad, which is probably one of the best things I've made in years
― like, I’m eating an elephant head (katherine), Thursday, 30 April 2020 01:48 (four years ago) link
saffron so expensive. must use it up. someday I'll get a proper tahdig on saffron rice. Today, i harvested the 8 cups loquats. We watched paddington 2 and made 2 jars of marmalade.
― Morton Koopa Jr. Sings Elvis (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 30 April 2020 02:15 (four years ago) link
yeah, it's like that thing when you're playing a video game and you're reluctant to use up the best potion item in the game because then it's gone. except with ingredients
― like, I’m eating an elephant head (katherine), Thursday, 30 April 2020 03:39 (four years ago) link
Even though I made a massive shopping run yesterday, from which we shall be eating for most of the next 3 weeks (!) I now confine myself to one store only rather than the three I usually shop at, and there is no menu prepared in advance from which to make my list and no guarantee what I seek shall be findable. So, there are a great many dishes we could make, but it's a bit like Tetris, in that it is easy to have gaps among necessary ingredients, and if one dish is chosen, it may preclude four other dishes by virtue of using all of one ingredient that then won't be replenished for quite a while. It is a daily game of optimization, constantly restarted with a shorter list of fresh ingredients. Fun at times, frustrating other times.
― A is for (Aimless), Thursday, 30 April 2020 03:53 (four years ago) link
― Yanni Xenakis (Hadrian VIII), Thursday, 30 April 2020 04:29 (four years ago) link
xp the recipe optimisation game is very relatable. I am quite fatigued by it this week. My indecision is bad at the best of times, but when it necessitates sacrifice too then it's hard to make any decision at all! Especially because everything is now organised by what is going to go off first rather than what I want to make. I miss impulse.
But anyway, the proliferation of pesto and houmous varietals continues to favourably rule many dishes. So cheap and easy to make!
― tangenttangent, Thursday, 30 April 2020 21:20 (four years ago) link
I am making my own wide rice noodles again now that I have a proper steamer basket. Getting prettay good.
― Morton Koopa Jr. Sings Elvis (Sufjan Grafton), Saturday, 2 May 2020 00:05 (four years ago) link
made this, was phenomenal (with substitutions -- couldn't find ground lamb so substituted turkey and upped the spices, used pistachios in place of pine nuts because I hate pine nuts, I'm sure someone on twitter is screencapping this and getting 100,000 likes on what a horrible person with horrible taste I am) https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/spiced-lamb-and-dill-yogurt-pasta
― like, I’m eating an elephant head (katherine), Friday, 8 May 2020 01:19 (four years ago) link
https://scontent.fphl1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/p720x720/96774332_10158106960244000_5216103069342760960_o.jpg?_nc_cat=105&_nc_sid=8024bb&_nc_ohc=C9OOwr2UY0sAX-QG52j&_nc_ht=scontent.fphl1-1.fna&_nc_tp=6&oh=b7487e8a32dd271550c5a55dfae01fc1&oe=5EDB8215
A homemade chocolate custard--not as photogenic as my sister's loaves of bread, but definitely delicious. Tomorrow once it's set, we'll see if it's better than pudding from a mix.
― Life is a banquet and my invitation was lost in the mail (j.lu), Saturday, 9 May 2020 15:38 (four years ago) link
Anybody with an Aeropress can make amazing cold drip coffee at home really easily. Here is the recipe. OK this looks long but I swear it's easy. Serve black over ice. Do not water down! It's like the whiskey of coffees.
1. Set the plunger aside, you won't be using it.2. Get a small plastic water bottle3. Cut the bottom off of it with some scissors4. Take the cap off, poke a very small hole in it, and screw the cap back on5. Turn it upside down and pour water in what used to be the bottom. You should get about 1 drop per second coming out of the hole in the cap. If it's going too fast, put a piece of sellotape over the hole and play with it a little until you get the right flow. Nice.6. Set everything up the normal way, i.e. a jar or coffee cup underneath everything, and put enough coffee in your Aeropress for about 3 cups of coffee. i.e. 3 scoops. This is going to be strong!7. Put another one of your paper filters OVER the coffee grounds, down in the Aeropress. This is going to ensure that the water distributes evenly through the coffee.8. You may want to put the funnel on top to hold the upside-down water bottle steady.9. Turn your water bottle upside down, fill about 3/4 full of cold water, and put into the top of the Aeropress.10. Voila - you should be seeing cold water drip slowly through the grounds, and eventually drip down into your jar. It'll take an hour or so.
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 24 June 2020 16:00 (four years ago) link
Whoa, mini-Toddy, nice
― change display name (Jordan), Wednesday, 24 June 2020 16:56 (four years ago) link
David Rudnick's three-hour pomodoro sauce. I got orange tomatoes, so it ended up being the color of SF's sky.
https://pastebin.com/1RbdnctG
― lukas, Thursday, 10 September 2020 04:30 (four years ago) link
I'm sure there are other good cooking threads but this is the first in my bookmarks... Anyway, do I need/want a OnePot (or variant thereof)? I keep reading about them and have a bit of Christmas cash from my old dear and am hovering over the buy button.
― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Tuesday, 29 December 2020 22:48 (three years ago) link
is that like an instant pot? i like them
― superdeep borehole (harbl), Tuesday, 29 December 2020 23:02 (three years ago) link
yeah we use ours a fair bit - weekly steel cut oatmeal, all-in-one casserole things, they’re good!
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 29 December 2020 23:09 (three years ago) link
Right, it's that or a new knife/new skillet pan. How do I choose?!
― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Tuesday, 29 December 2020 23:12 (three years ago) link
that's a tough one. what is your current skillet and knife situation?
― superdeep borehole (harbl), Tuesday, 29 December 2020 23:13 (three years ago) link
Honestly, both kind of ordinary. Knives are ordinary - could do with a better chef's and cook's knife (the shame).
― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Tuesday, 29 December 2020 23:16 (three years ago) link
if you're committed to the idea of cooking meals for yourself over the long haul, I'd say buy the knives before you buy the One Pot. good ones last for many decades while electronic gadgets rarely have such staying power.
― Respectfully Yours, (Aimless), Tuesday, 29 December 2020 23:20 (three years ago) link
yeah agreegood knives firstfancy gadgets later
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 29 December 2020 23:29 (three years ago) link
good knives is a game changer
i agree with that. i like to pressure cook but went so long without it, it's fine.
― superdeep borehole (harbl), Tuesday, 29 December 2020 23:35 (three years ago) link
Knives it is. Cheers.
At the start of August, we decided to try a more vegetarian diet and haven't looked back. My wife has continued with dairy but, the odd dalliance here and there, I'm basically vegan. It's been such a fucked up year, I've no real idea if I feel 'better' as such but I'm not missing meat at much at all and dairy even less. The big question is why didn't I do it sooner?
― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Tuesday, 29 December 2020 23:44 (three years ago) link
chicken strips or nuggets seem to be one of the most desirable meals for young dudes under 7, and I also like to make meals the whole family can eat. Lately I've been making chicken strips using the ad hoc fried whole chicken recipe. They are good! The brine is also a great way to get rid of some extra fresh parsley and thyme.
― kniphofia face (Sufjan Grafton), Saturday, 9 January 2021 03:24 (three years ago) link