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Guest Guest
| Subject: Food Trials Wed Aug 11, 2021 2:21 pm | |
| Justice will be served!
I'll be experimenting with curry, second attempt.
My aim is a chicken based soup. I have cooked with curry once before lightly in a tomato based type of goulash. It was edible, even tasty.
Any suggestions regarding curry?
I think I'm going to add coconut milk to the basic broth once the chicken is falling off the bones.
1/2 lbs. chicken dark meat 1 quart chicken broth 1 quart coconut milk 2 1/2 tsp. curry 1 1/2 tsp. turmeric 1/8 tsp. basil a dash of dill weed a dash of thyme salt to taste 12 oz. broccoli 1 oz. onion 6 dried apricots diced
I think it's a winner. The taste is complex already with a subtle heat and the apricots I just added haven't even been incorporated yet. |
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Guest Guest
| Subject: Re: Food Trials Fri Aug 13, 2021 5:24 pm | |
| My first trial
What all can be done with soy sauce?
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Guest Guest
| Subject: Re: Food Trials Sun Sep 25, 2022 9:24 pm | |
| On account of soy sauces high salt content, thought better of cooking with it forevermore. Gar-baaaage!
Aldi’s is now selling Cape gooseberries. After trying a few of them for the first time, I’m on the fence as to how I feel about them.
Heard of gooseberries, but no direct contact with’em. No one I know has ever served them.
How to make Cape gooseberries shine?
Out of all of YouTube ideas on what to do with them, some take on a gooseberry cheese dessert sounds good.
My twist…
Filling- 12 oz. of Cape Gooseberries 1 1/2 Tbs. raw honey 2 Tbs. milk 3 eggs pinch of salt 12 oz. cream cheese
Crust(Shooting for something healthier than processed flour and lower carb but tasty)- 1/2 c. shredded coconut 1/4 c. chia seeds 1/2 c. of Old Fashioned oatmeal 1/4 c. of cornmeal 1 egg 2 Tbs. butter(melted) 1/4 c. milk pinch of salt
Will probably bake the crust for 10 min. at 200F before adding the filling. Haven’t decided in which baking dish to put it.
Should the gooseberries remain available next week, time to bake. |
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Freyja
Gender : Posts : 141 Join date : 2022-09-16 Location : Many moons away
| Subject: Re: Food Trials Wed Sep 28, 2022 10:35 pm | |
| I think it's a winner. The taste is complex already with a subtle heat and the apricots I just added haven't even been incorporated yet.
Got a picture of the finished dish? |
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Guest Guest
| Subject: Re: Food Trials Wed Sep 28, 2022 11:12 pm | |
| - Freyja wrote:
- I think it's a winner. The taste is complex already with a subtle heat and the apricots I just added haven't even been incorporated yet.
Got a picture of the finished dish? Unfortunately, that phone pic was deleted long ago. Let’s me just say that it tasted better than it looked. I may try to feature a pork cut next go round. |
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Freyja
Gender : Posts : 141 Join date : 2022-09-16 Location : Many moons away
| Subject: Re: Food Trials Wed Sep 28, 2022 11:36 pm | |
| It is fairly rare that people love to cook today and your enthusiasm is delightful.
I agree Soy sauce should be used sparingly, sometimes as an addition to a casserole in the stock to cook the meat and vegs in, (just a dash).
I must admit I don't have time to make my own pastry, I buy the pastry in the roll, either butter pastry or savory unsweetened, great for sausage rolls. A winter treat.
Don't eat pork.
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Guest Guest
| Subject: Re: Food Trials Thu Sep 29, 2022 12:45 am | |
| - Freyja wrote:
- Don’t eat pork.
Why? Not a lot of options in my neck of the woods. |
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Freyja
Gender : Posts : 141 Join date : 2022-09-16 Location : Many moons away
| Subject: Re: Food Trials Thu Sep 29, 2022 1:25 am | |
| Cancer Council recommends:
consuming a maximum of 455g per week of lean, cooked red meat avoiding processed meats such as frankfurts, salami, bacon and ham, which are high in fat and salt limiting consumption of burnt or charred meat choosing lean cuts of meat and poultry and eating more fish and plenty of plant-based foods such as fruit, vegetables and wholegrain cereals
I dont eat a lot of meat. Tonight I will cook a casserole which will have more vegs than meat in it. Never barbeque!
Now summer is coming I am going to plant a strawberry patch, add a new passionfruit vine (they only live about 6 years) and I am thinking what to put in the veg garden, as it is colder here than other places, have to choose something that will thrive. |
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Satyr Daemon
Gender : Posts : 36828 Join date : 2009-08-24 Age : 58 Location : Hyperborea
| Subject: Re: Food Trials Thu Sep 29, 2022 6:15 am | |
| I'm not a fan of pork....nor any red meat, really. I only eat pork chops - meat around the bone is best. But the cook must know how to prepare it to not make it dry and chewy.
Years ago I discovered what many butcher's keep secret, that chops higher up, around the neck/shoulder are ideal. When I tasted some I was hooked. But it's difficult to find a butcher that will save those parts...you need one you have been going to for years.
Chops from the neck.
In all meats any part of the animal that does not touch ground is the best cut. _________________ γνῶθι σεαυτόν μηδέν άγαν
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Freyja
Gender : Posts : 141 Join date : 2022-09-16 Location : Many moons away
| Subject: Re: Food Trials Thu Sep 29, 2022 8:05 pm | |
| Satyr's culinary adventures......
Extra Spicy Sambhar
Is that before or after you ate it? |
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Guest Guest
| Subject: Re: Food Trials Mon Oct 10, 2022 2:02 pm | |
| Justice was served in my first (Cape Gooseberry)cheesecake. Turned out way better than I expected.
Recipe modifications occurred.
Filling- 12 oz. of Cape Gooseberries(arrange on top of baked crust then pour the rest of the filling mixture over berries) Mix 2 1/2-3 Tbs. raw honey 1/5 c. milk 2 eggs 16 oz. cream cheese 1 tsp vanilla extract
Crust(mix well, butter baking dish before adding crust) 4 Tbs. butter(melted) 2/3 c. flax seeds(ground) 1/2 c. quick oatmeal dash of nutmeg
Bake the bottom crust for 15 min. at 350F before adding the filling. Add gooseberries then filling. Cover and bake for 45 min. at 350F or until cheese is firmed up and golden brown.
Cheesecakes must cool and be chilled to set up.
Thanksgiving is approaching and this may be my dinner contribution. |
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Guest Guest
| Subject: Re: Food Trials Tue Nov 22, 2022 12:05 pm | |
| Dashed…my plan to bake a Cape Goosberry cheesecake for Thanksgiving. Instead, I am creating my take on a bread pudding.
A croissant and Hawaiian bread mixture will be used.
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Satyr Daemon
Gender : Posts : 36828 Join date : 2009-08-24 Age : 58 Location : Hyperborea
| Subject: Re: Food Trials Tue Nov 22, 2022 12:39 pm | |
| "Cape Goosberry cheesecake"? Sounds good.
But so does bread pudding. Never had either. _________________ γνῶθι σεαυτόν μηδέν άγαν
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Guest Guest
| Subject: Re: Food Trials Tue Nov 22, 2022 2:07 pm | |
| - Satyr wrote:
- "Cape Goosberry cheesecake"?
Sounds good.
But so does bread pudding. Never had either. Cape Gooseberry cheesecake isn’t really a thing. From what I’ve gathered online, the gooseberries are more or less on top of a typical cheesecake. Found only one recipe with some other type of gooseberry chopped up and combined in the cheese mixture(however, that looked unappetizing). Mine definitely looked more appealing and tasted rich with a bit of tropical tanginess. What do you know? I actually invented a recipe. Utterly tragic that you have lived without intimately knowing such scrumptious dishes. Follow my recipe and try yourself some gooseberry cheesecake. Having inherited my Dad’s sweet tooth, sweetness is the highlight of my every meal. If my bread pudding comes out well, I’ll add that recipe which you should also then try. |
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Satyr Daemon
Gender : Posts : 36828 Join date : 2009-08-24 Age : 58 Location : Hyperborea
| Subject: Re: Food Trials Tue Nov 22, 2022 2:18 pm | |
| - WendyDarling wrote:
If my bread pudding comes out well, I’ll add that recipe which you should also then try. And a pic. I'm not much of a sugar fan, but I do enjoy it in winter. I seem to have a sweet craving in winter. I'm more of a salt fan. _________________ γνῶθι σεαυτόν μηδέν άγαν
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Guest Guest
| Subject: Re: Food Trials Tue Nov 22, 2022 2:30 pm | |
| - Satyr wrote:
- WendyDarling wrote:
If my bread pudding comes out well, I’ll add that recipe which you should also then try. And a pic.
I'm not much of a sugar fan, but I do enjoy it in winter. I seem to have a sweet craving in winter.
I'm more of a salt fan.
I’ll take a pic but I don’t know how to post pics. As I’ve aged, most noticeably the last 5 years, I’ve started to cook with way more salt. Tastebuds are the first physical sense to lose their ability. My need for salt must be that I cannot taste it as much anymore. |
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Satyr Daemon
Gender : Posts : 36828 Join date : 2009-08-24 Age : 58 Location : Hyperborea
| Subject: Re: Food Trials Tue Nov 22, 2022 2:44 pm | |
| You click on 'host an image' above the posting box. You upload the pic. It'll give you a link, copy it. Then you click on the icon next to it, 'insert image'....paste the link the upload gives you and then 'insert'.
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Guest Guest
| Subject: Re: Food Trials Tue Nov 22, 2022 3:12 pm | |
| My bread pudding recipe(so far) to make 2- 9X9 pans
I dried the breads out for 2 days ahead of baking.
Ingredients
6 medium croissants 1 Hawaiian bread loaf 8 eggs 3 1/2 Tbs. butter(melted) 5 oz. raisins 4 cups half-n-half 1 evaporated milk 12 oz. can 2 dashes of salt 4 Tbs. raw honey 1 Tbs. vanilla 4 generous shakes cinnamon 4 generous shakes nutmeg
Grease 9x9 pans Tear bread into 1 in. chunks and fill the pans in layers adding raisins to each layer.
preheat oven to 350F
In a large bowl, whisk together all the remaining ingredients until mixed well. Pour large bowl of ingredients over pans of bread until all bread becomes soaked. Let pans sit for 15 min. before placing in the oven. Bake at 350F for 1 hour.
The next entry will be the caramel, cream cheese glaze to drizzle over the bread pudding.
Last edited by WendyDarling on Thu Nov 24, 2022 11:42 am; edited 2 times in total |
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Guest Guest
| Subject: Re: Food Trials Tue Nov 22, 2022 3:16 pm | |
| Caramel, cream cheese glaze(there already is a caramel glaze and a cream cheese topping but I’m gonna combine them…why not?)for the bread pudding
Ingredients
3/4 cup butter 1/2 cup brown sugar 4 oz. cream cheese
Melt butter in a saucepan on low then add brown sugar and cream cheese. Whisk smooth. Drizzle over the bread pudding until covered. |
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Satyr Daemon
Gender : Posts : 36828 Join date : 2009-08-24 Age : 58 Location : Hyperborea
| Subject: Re: Food Trials Thu Nov 24, 2022 12:57 pm | |
| And what would that be?
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Guest Guest
| Subject: Re: Food Trials Thu Nov 24, 2022 1:00 pm | |
| My first pan, the guinea pig pan. It was not piled as high or saturated as thoroughly as my primo, off to Thanksgiving dish. That’s still cooking. The taste is good, but I’m not thrilled as of yet. I’m going to make another pan of glaze minus the cream cheese and adding more cinnamon and nutmeg. |
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Guest Guest
| Subject: Re: Food Trials Thu Nov 24, 2022 1:00 pm | |
| My take on bread pudding. |
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Satyr Daemon
Gender : Posts : 36828 Join date : 2009-08-24 Age : 58 Location : Hyperborea
| Subject: Re: Food Trials Thu Nov 24, 2022 1:01 pm | |
| Ah...never saw it like that. _________________ γνῶθι σεαυτόν μηδέν άγαν
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Guest Guest
| Subject: Re: Food Trials Thu Nov 24, 2022 1:08 pm | |
| I don’t get paid for food porn so it looks completely unlike anything you’ve ever seen before. Go figure. |
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Satyr Daemon
Gender : Posts : 36828 Join date : 2009-08-24 Age : 58 Location : Hyperborea
| Subject: Re: Food Trials Thu Nov 24, 2022 1:14 pm | |
| Tastes good?
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Satyr Daemon
Gender : Posts : 36828 Join date : 2009-08-24 Age : 58 Location : Hyperborea
| Subject: Re: Food Trials Thu Nov 24, 2022 1:16 pm | |
| Food is a multisensory experience: taste, look, scent, texture.
For example, I enjoy Jell-o once in a blue moon not for the taste so much, but more because of the texture, and its coolness on a hot day.
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Guest Guest
| Subject: Re: Food Trials Thu Nov 24, 2022 1:39 pm | |
| - Satyr wrote:
- Tastes good?
Yes, but not great. My expectations were much higher. Next time croissants and brioche bread instead of the Hawaiian bread. Perhaps the chunks should be much larger too. Maybe a couple more eggs 10 instead of 8. 5 Tbs. honey instead of 4 Tbs. |
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Guest Guest
| Subject: Re: Food Trials Thu Nov 24, 2022 1:45 pm | |
| - Satyr wrote:
- Food is a multisensory experience: taste, look, scent, texture.
For example, I enjoy Jell-o once in a blue moon not for the taste so much, but more because of the texture, and its coolness on a hot day.
Well, I’d never make you or anyone a jello monstrosity out of moulds for looks sake. I say, I say…t’ain’t happenin’! |
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Guest Guest
| Subject: Re: Food Trials Thu Nov 24, 2022 2:44 pm | |
| [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]The Thanksgiving bread pudding before glaze and after. Seems that resizing the pics smaller really has a negative effect on the clarity. |
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