What Have You Cooked Recently?

[Grimoire Canthari]

The most unpicturesque medovnik known to man. Apparently it tastes great though, thanks Boris!

 

[Snazzy Sneedy Snake]

Forgot to post earlier about it, but I made two apple upside-down cakes this year for Sukkot. I only make them for the festival, and each year it comes out a little different since I fiddle with the recipe. But it's always very moist and apple-y.

This year, I used honeycrisp apples for what becomes the top, along with brown sugar, and chopped some up to put in the mixture. I use applesauce instead of oil, and cider instead of water. I used sparkling cider this year, it seemed to make it a little lighter. Added some cinnamon to the applesauce. Both came out great! Made two because we went to two different parties this year, and everyone loved it! Was very pleased it went over so well.

I also decorated the cake boxes I bought to carry them in with drawings of the Seven Species and the lulav and etrog. They came out cute and people liked them too.

The one thing I'm trying to figure out is how to give the cake more colour that isn't just "brown". The apples kind of blend in and the brown sugar doesn't help that.

 

[derpherp2]

Oh right forgot to add some little tricks to the dishes I made:

-Cut the tilapia fillets in half before breading it so one half is the actual fried fish while the flatter half is crunchy and if done right tastes like pork rinds.
-Use pancake batter instead of just eggs when waffling the monte cristo add a bit of bbq sauce to the mustard too, but not enough to overwhelm the mustard. Or just use chik-fil-a sauce/"chicken dipping sauce" from walmart.
-Panko breading is a lot better for baking shrimp.
-Making battered fries by hand isn't really worth it. Just get the generic brand from walmart and make your own spice blend - probably a copycat of an amazon one, since the amazon shit is either way too much spice just for fries, or somehow not enough but hey you get a magnetic tin for some reason.

 

[ChaosReignsOnSomeSaturday]

What was it marinating for? Maybe we can help a bit.

Never got this reply. But uh it was in the fridge for about 12 hours.
Mix was
-olive oil
-lemon juice
-garlic
-rosemary
Unfortunately turns out olive oil congeals when chilled. The 2nd batch of it since I prepared 2 containers I let sit out for a few hours to let the marinade melt and soak. Just ended up with very lemon tasting beef.

2nd attempt went better.
Soaked pork chops in a marinade for around 24 hours.
Mix was
-Fish sauce
-ginger
-sugar
-soy sauce
-black pepper
Only note was I didn't add enough sugar so I ended up with extremely salty pork. Which wasn't terrible, though the fish sauce smell was, and I ate it over some white rice.

This morning I used some of said leftover rice to make fried rice and it turned out moderately well.

 

[Betonhaus]

I got a spaghetti squash and when looking for cooking times i found an air fryer recipe - I'm going to use the rotisserie function on my air fryer and see how it works.

 

[Muppetstudios]

Rainbow carrots roasted with honey and thyme, absolutely amazing

 

[Nottafed]

Needed to do a large quick struggle meal and went to Aldi/Lidl: pkg of spinach and cheese manicotti, pkg breaded veal patties, 2 jars roasted garlic marinara, bag shredded parm, cottage cheese, bag of Ceaser salad.
$20 for a fancied up veal parm frozen style dinner with salad and cottage cheese for 4... tasted way better than it should have
8/10 - 2 points for cheap and easy

 

[Betonhaus]

I got a spaghetti squash and when looking for cooking times i found an air fryer recipe - I'm going to use the rotisserie function on my air fryer and see how it works.

@Nottafed Should be straightforward. First give it the Julius Caesar Friendship Special so it doesn't explode, then air fry at 400f for 40 min. the instructions say to check regularly so it cooks evenly, but i figure using a rotisserie would do the job - And I wanted an excuse to try the rotisserie anyways.

 

[TC-P]

First give it the Julius Caesar Friendship Special

I am stealing that phrase. Thank you for the giggle.

 

[OrionBalls]

Haven't done it, yet, but there's a chili cook-off tomorrow, up the hill. I always do something chili adjacent, with generally good results. Do you guys think pazole verde would fit in? They are very wasp. And sometimes the chili submissions have hot dogs in them, so it's not like they're all sticking to a standard recipe, anyway.

 

[Super Guido]

Cast iron pan-cooked pizza. 10/10 would do it again

 

[Betonhaus]

I am stealing that phrase. Thank you for the giggle.

I took a picture for the lulz

 

[Arkenas Einbrecht]

Haven't done it, yet, but there's a chili cook-off tomorrow, up the hill. I always do something chili adjacent, with generally good results. Do you guys think pazole verde would fit in? They are very wasp. And sometimes the chili submissions have hot dogs in them, so it's not like they're all sticking to a standard recipe, anyway.

I say go for it. You said they're not using any sort of standardized recipe. Time to experiment!

 

[888Flux]

I got a slow cooker last week so I made a pot roast. Easiest way to make food ever

 

[Jaded Optimist]

Fuck I love my job. A customer came into the shop and started talking to my husband because they are both from the visegrad 4. He then came back and gave us almost 3 pounds of prawns just because.
White wine steamed prawns w/ two types of flavored butter (garlic herb & cajun) and a ceasar salad.

 

[Betonhaus]

Spaghetti squash turned out perfect.

 

[Triple Flutz]

Had tacos again Thursday since we had leftovers, and there was a small leg of lamb roast on sale at the store yesterday (Like 2 lbs, semi-deboned) so I put it on a roasting pan with vegetables (carrots, onions, peppers, green beans, potatoes) under the grate. Very nice, I wasn't sure how it would go over with the kids since they weren't big on it last time, but their tastes seem to have changed and they loved it.

Having shells and cheese today- guess my homemade version from a roux and regular cheese (because I wanted to avoid the filler and dyes of the Kraft Dinner/Velveeta ones my kids enjoyed outside of the house lol) wasn't so bad because my husband was craving it and the kids begged when he mentioned it. Does sound kind of good and low intensity which is great because we have an early day tomorrow.

 

[glue eater]

Some time ago Anominous recommended portobello mushrooms as meat replacement. It's okay, but it has kind of slimy texture. What I discovered that Chicken-of-the-woods has a really meaty texture except no fat. What I would do is put them on a sauce pan, pour oil and potato starch which would attach to the mushroom to give it a "fatty" feel. I also breaded and fried them and put them between two slices of bread, sort of McChicken with no flesh. Very recommended for fellow salad munchers.

 

[Triple Flutz]

Cajun grilled shrimp with a salad today. (Mixed greens, radish, tomatoes, green peppers, carrots and an olive oil+garlic+lemon+tiny bit of mustard dressing)
Tomorrow, I'm trying another Maesri thai curry can, with rice on the side and salmon as a protein. I think it's the chu chee variety? I've never had it, looking forward to it. I'll add a few vegetables as well, but I don't want to overpower the flavor of the fish.

 

[Arkenas Einbrecht]

Nothing terribly complex this time. Apple&pear crumble. I was not aware pears generate less fluid than apples when cooking! I will adjust for this next time I make it by adding a small amount of water. Delicious. A little dry, though, according to die Muttereinheit. I'm absolutely adding a small amount of raspberries next time to see how the flavor changes.

Good Lord I forgot how long it takes to mix a crumble layer by hand! 15 minutes for a double-sized batch. Worth it.