What Have You Cooked Recently?

[AnOminous]

I made a pizza from scratch. It was gud, but I did a poor job on the sauce. I was trying to avoid over sweetening the sauce, but I'm not 100% sure where I fucked up.

My sauce: smash tomatoes. Canned tomatoes are actually the best. You can get hoity toity and get San Marzanos, but most of those you can buy in the States are fake anyway. Just plum tomatoes are okay. Throw out the weird liquid it comes in. That stuff is not good.

Some oregano. Some garlic. A splash of olive oil. Something like literally a quarter of a teaspoon of sugar. It isn't for flavor. Do not do that shit, it ruins the sauce.

And by smash tomatoes, I mean just that, literally just smash them with your bare hands until they're at a decent consistency. You can use an immersion blender, or whatever, Vitamix that shit, and make it completely smooth, but I like chunky sauce. I also like canned because it gives it the "cooked" flavor that I like with pizza. Also if I have fresh tomatoes, I just like eating them by themselves. Why would I make sauce out of them instead of just eating them?

 

[Judy Fenestrator]

Baked a lemon blueberry sourdough loaf, 24h from start to finish because sourdough hates winter. Pleasantly surprised that it was able to rise normally with the berries.

 

[Dyn]

I've recently begun making spaghetti meat sauce in my Dutch oven and boil the pasta in the sauce directly. I really like how it turns out, my Italian ancestors might be annoyed, but I have delicious pasta, so I don't care

That is called risotatta and your ancestors are okay with it.

 

[Kit Marz]

That is called risotatta and your ancestors are okay with it.

I did have to break the noodles in half to fit in the Dutch oven. I also placed the Dutch oven in my oven instead of making it on the stove in a pan, so I still think there might be some shame.

I do recommend it though. All in a Dutch oven brown some meat, sauté some onion and garlic, brown some tomato paste, then add spices of your choice, a can of crushed tomatoes, then add a cans worth of water and simmer. Add the pasta and bake for 20 minutes at 425° F stirring every 5 minutes or so.

 

[Dyn]

I did have to break the noodles in half

Fuck you.

 

[TyrasGuard]

I did cook Wok but I feel like I'm missing an ingredient given the copypasta I was following

 

[Triple Flutz]

Made lime+soy sauce+brown sugar+garlic+tiny bit of worcestershire sauce-marinated beef street tacos with my red salsa and white onion + cilantro. My husband and the kids like queso fresco on theirs, but I kind of prefer them without and like to pile on the onion and cilantro. Single (don't tell the spics) corn tortilla reheated on a comal for me, flour for everyone else.
Nachos the next day. Any time I make tacos, we end up with a bunch of leftover meat and have nachos or quesadillas the next day.
I'm making braised endive tonight, not sure what it'll accompany yet, but I welcome suggestions.

 

[Sugriva]

I made frito pie, despite not being from the south. I made the chili from scratch and I also made a lime crema to put on top of it. It was really fucking good.

 

[thrasymachus]

Just fried up sausages for dinner. The butcher has these delicious thin pork sausages with Italian spices and I eat them with harissa sauce.

 

[Yandex Captcha Solver]

Found out that my local store has premade dough. Taking a pain out of cooking pizzas for a small convenience fee. So bought a few of them.

Made myself a detroit style pizza on the kamado grill. Used two separate stones, spaced apart to prevent burning the crust at 425. Came out nearly perfect, should have left on for maybe an extra minute as I loaded it with toppings. Thinking next time I just drop cheese on it, then halfway through put the rest of the toppings on.

With the super bowl coming up, wings are on sale so cooked about 6lbs right after after a 2 hour marinade with acv, oil, and some spices. Cooked them, then put a lemon juice, pepper, and salt mix on them in a rush as I didn't plan ahead. Came out nice and crispy considering I just threw them straight on the grill from out of the marinade.

 

[Fabio Socialist]

I've been eating less red meat, not because it's bad for me but to keep my food budget within limits, so besides eggs my main protein source has been (high quality) canned tuna and salmon. Over the winter I decided I needed something more substantial and comforting than quick and dirty patties, so I went back to my childhood and started throwing together casseroles: Fry arrowroot in butter, add cream and chicken broth, cook until sufficiently thick; add briefly steamed and fried vegetable stuff (usually cauliflower, onion, carrots and celery, maybe some kale, bok choi or other greens); add canned fish and bake 30-35 minutes at 350, top with crushed Terra chips and bake 10 more minutes. Tasty and satisfying and lasts 3-4 days.

Also found I really like muffaletta, or olive relish. Use a fork to smash up black olives (and green if I have any); add chopped onion and celery (maybe a bit of carrot), garlic, oregano, parsley, black pepper, ground celery seed; add olive oil (avocado works well too), balsamic vinegar, and a bit of sherry wine vinegar to balance out the balsamic sweetness. Great by itself or on burgers.

 

[AnOminous]

I just bought five different kinds of olives, Bulgarian feta, some red peppers, giardineiera but with superhots, and I'm not cooking shit, I'm just eating olives for a couple days.

(Bulgarian feta is ridiculously good btw. I don't know why it would be but it is.)

 

[salvuserit]

Baked a lemon blueberry sourdough loaf, 24h from start to finish because sourdough hates winter. Pleasantly surprised that it was able to rise normally with the berries.View attachment 5707182

that looks amazing

 

[Ughubughughughughughghlug]

I can never find Korean fried chicken ingredients anymore, so today I made a substitution. Although I like the Cheesecake Factory's recipe, I figured my usual stir fry (eggs, rice, mixed veggies, onion, oyster sauce, soy sauce, sesame seed oil) is good enough instead of edamame (which is too expensive and too much effort anyways for something that's a glorified green bean) and kimchi, and I used Asian zing sauce instead of the official Korean BBQ sauce for the chicken (cuts of breast, cornstarch, deep fried). It wasn't the same but it turned out perfectly sufficient.

 

[Yandex Captcha Solver]

Also found I really like muffaletta, or olive relish. Use a fork to smash up black olives (and green if I have any); add chopped onion and celery (maybe a bit of carrot), garlic, oregano, parsley, black pepper, ground celery seed; add olive oil (avocado works well too), balsamic vinegar, and a bit of sherry wine vinegar to balance out the balsamic sweetness. Great by itself or on burgers.

Muffaletta olive salad is a fantastic topping. One of the best toppings for anywhere that olives work. The classic muffaletta sandwich, various subs, pizza, hot dogs, are all great options. May have to give it a try on a burger though, sounds interesting.

 

[Cloaca Rimjob]

Made a breakfast wrap like the ones Mcdonalds do on their breakfast menu. put a rasher of bacon, a single scrambled egg, ketchup, two slices of cheap nasty processed cheese and a potato scone (didn't have hash browns) on a tortilla.
Was twice the size as the mcdonalds ones and was fucking lovely. Much cheaper too.

 

[Fat Gay Riker]

Super Bowl Spread, prepping today:
Spicy BBQ Lil Smokies
Bacon Wrapped Lil Smokies
Beef Teriyaki Strips
Deviled Eggs
Baked Potato Salad
Pickled Aspargras, Olives, and fresh crudite

I'm not going to be able to go to my favorite surplus shop due to work, which is sad. Between their goat cheeses and wide variety of non-processed cheeses which are perfect for a proper charcuterie tray. Alas, my heart will go on (until this set of apps clogs it).
Edit for clarification

 

[del_toid]

My dinner tonight was super simple:
Reverse sear steak, roasted potato wedges, and some 'fresh' bread.

What else do you need in life?

 

[Fried-Rice12]

Cod seasoned with salt, pepper, and rosemary, pan-fried in olive oil.
Mostly in 2 pieces.

 

[Triple Flutz]

Yesterday, the kids were away so we just grazed all day. Had tomato and garlic confit which I've been making every week lately with baguette, olives, artichoke hearts, salmon roe, and smoked mackerel.
I'm making thick-cut pork chops with a green salad tonight, with just oil+lemon juice+s/p+garlic+a bit of mustard.
We have a celebration tomorrow and will be out of the house, so I won't be cooking!

This is what it looks like before going in the oven, it's a lot of tomatoes but it cooks down quite a lot so the oil/tomato ratio ends up being perfect. I don't have pictures of the end result because I was just sending it to my mum as I was making it because it makes her happy when I cook dishes we ate growing up.