What Have You Cooked Recently?

[indomitable snowman]

Made an almond bread bread machine recipe, came out okay, but way too dense.

My family was iffy on it, but the ducks loved it.

Will try a different recipe soon.

Using just almond flour? I find almond flour is very dense. It's good for cakes or cookies that can be dense, not so much for breads.

Thread tax, it's hot and I'm lazy so I poached some chicken thighs. Using the poached chicken with leftover chips and salsa, made chilaquiles con pollo of sorts.

 

[AnOminous]

I have been getting a giant bag of tomatoes every week from a friend who has a garden like a miniature farm, nearly an acre. I've been eating BLTs every day, doing caprese salad, just randomly adding tomatoes to everything, sort of wondering what else I can do with tomatoes. Also making frittatas with tomatoes. Also just eating tomatoes whole like apples.

Anyone have any tomato favorites?

 

[Smokeski]

I get broccoli, a bell pepper, chickpeas, serrano peppers, grape tomatoes, a cucumber and I mix it with rice and beans with pressure cooker chicken. I top is with a tablespoon of japanese bbq sauce and tabasco. I also have some wasa crackers with it. Its a staple for me. I also have been freezing bananas for smoothies in the morning.

 

[Juan But Not Forgotten]

Cheese bagels and all of you motherfuckers should try them NOW! They are incredibly tasty, nutritious and surprisingly not that heavy on the stomach.

Just look at this and tell me that they aren't adorable.

Spoiler

And the recipe? Crazy easy!

150 grams cottage cheese or tvarog in polish or творог in Russian
100 grams hard cheese, not mozzarella, something like gouda or masdamer
1 egg, but you can save a part of it for decoration
100 gr white flour, but you can put more
Salt, pepper, seeds for decoration

Just mix it all, form bagels, decorate and put in the 180 degree oven until brown, that's around 15-20 minutes. You can add some garlic since they are savory, not sweet. Or you can make khachapuri by forming them into a boat and putting an egg on top.

Anyway, try it, you're not going to regret it.

 

[John Andrews Stan]

Anyone have any tomato favorites?

My two favorite salads call for tomatoes, and chunks of larger tomatoes can be used in place of cherry toms.

1. Avocado & Tomato Salad

3 pints best quality cherry tomatoes
3 avocados
½ pound buffalo mozzarella
1 cup Spanish green olives
¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
3 TB balsamic vinegar
Salt and pepper to taste

Halve the cherry tomatoes. Score the avocados' skin and peel, then cut into chunks. Tear mozzarella into bite-sized pieces. Chop olives in half.

Gently combine vegetables and cheese with the olive oil and vinegar, seasoning to taste. Add more vinegar or oil as needed.

This tastes best if the flavors are allowed to meld overnight in the refrigerator, but give it at least two hours before eating.

2. . Hearts of Palm Salad

No hard and fast amounts or ratios. Drain and rinse a jar or can of hearts of palm and slice into coins. Halve a bunch of cherry tomatoes. Combine in a large salad bowl with avocado chunks and just enough mayo to bind everything together. Season to taste.

Both of these are EXTREMELY difficult to stop eating. I make double and triple batches in the hopes of having leftovers, but multiple family members will sneak back to the fridge to jack whatever’s left over. When I go to take the bowl out, looking forward to some of my favorite food, I often find the only thing left behind is the avocado stone. (You don’t have to throw it in but I do just so the avocado stays green.)

I also like a good gazpacho buy don’t really use a recipe — just throw in the tomatoes with de-seeded cucumber, a red pepper, etc. And I put slices of tomato on top of most of my frittatas and crustless quiches.

You could also make your own sundried tomatoes and put them up for winter.

 

[Optavia Sales Rep]

Hosting some family over the weekend so I made a batch of quick pickles, some simple mac salad, a huge plate of veggies and dip.
I will not pay $18 for chopped broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, and ranch. I will not pay $12 for two jars of pickles. I will not abide gross, runny, gloopy, store bought mac salad at any price.

 

[murph]

I made a really nice shrimp bisque and a simple side salad with garlic bread. I hardly ever cook, but it was fun to do.

 

[JamusActimus]

white trout. vaguely italian red sauce and mushroom ratatouille also no carbs
Looks pretty old school something an old italian grandma would serve.

Mushroom stock is underrated. I used it with the mushroom ratatouille and it gave it a nice complex spice anise taste

 

[Waifuwars]

I have been getting a giant bag of tomatoes every week from a friend who has a garden like a miniature farm, nearly an acre. I've been eating BLTs every day, doing caprese salad, just randomly adding tomatoes to everything, sort of wondering what else I can do with tomatoes. Also making frittatas with tomatoes. Also just eating tomatoes whole like apples.

Anyone have any tomato favorites?

I grew up eating tomatoes with sugar in them. It's best with farm fresh tomatoes and it tastes a lot better than it sounds.

Food wise you can do a ton of things. I've been meaning to make some Antep Ezme (spicy Turkish tomato salad) this week, as well as a sardines and tomato sandwich (recipe here). The chinks love cooking tomato and egg. I used to make it a lot when I was a broke college kid since you could easily pair it with rice or noodles. The best version of it is here. Tomato soup is also another obvious one. I could go on but having a ton of tomatoes is definitely a good problem to have.

 

[Obstacle]

I have been getting a giant bag of tomatoes every week from a friend who has a garden like a miniature farm, nearly an acre. I've been eating BLTs every day, doing caprese salad, just randomly adding tomatoes to everything, sort of wondering what else I can do with tomatoes. Also making frittatas with tomatoes. Also just eating tomatoes whole like apples.

Anyone have any tomato favorites?

Plant them in random places, and spread the tomato plague.
Give them to random people.
Throw the rotten ones at people you don't like.
Hell, throw them at people you do like.

 

[John Andrews Stan]

Anyone have any tomato favorites?

I don’t have a favorite recipe for it because I always buy it from a Moroccan rabbi’s wife who makes the best I’ve ever had, but matbucha is the bomb. Many people make it with canned tomatoes, but I think it would be killer with fresh. The Sephardic Spice Girls have tons of amazing recipes; their matbucha recipe looks true to the version I love best.

 

[ye's Official KF Burner]

I have been getting a giant bag of tomatoes every week from a friend who has a garden like a miniature farm, nearly an acre. I've been eating BLTs every day, doing caprese salad, just randomly adding tomatoes to everything, sort of wondering what else I can do with tomatoes. Also making frittatas with tomatoes. Also just eating tomatoes whole like apples.

Anyone have any tomato favorites?

Make your own salsas and spaghetti sauce.

 

[AnOminous]

Make your own salsas and spaghetti sauce.

These are mostly big heirloom tomatoes, pretty good for salsa, not so good for sauce (I generally prefer plums).

I think I'll make a big batch of salsa next time.

 

[Bassomatic]

Made some ribs again, I have it down on cooking, but more I eat them (I keep away because I love ribs and I need to keep my girlish figure) It's all about the rub, you could fucking microwave ribs with a good rub it'll be ok, or have the best chef use blessed by the pope charcoal bad rub they won't work.

Things ALL my home made rubs run, coffee and absurd amounts of black pepper.

For a branded just shake on (I still add lil coffee) the Salt Lick is fucking GREAT. I keep a few bottles for when I am just lazy and don't want to make my own blend.

I have been getting a giant bag of tomatoes every week from a friend who has a garden like a miniature farm, nearly an acre. I've been eating BLTs every day, doing caprese salad, just randomly adding tomatoes to everything, sort of wondering what else I can do with tomatoes. Also making frittatas with tomatoes. Also just eating tomatoes whole like apples.

Anyone have any tomato favorites?

Fuck couldn't merge posts, but panzinella? Probably spelling wrong. The salad. Made that tonight, dice tomatoes, salt and pepper them put in a collender, bowl under that. You need that tomato water.

Make croutons. soak them in the tomato water, add some fresh moz, lots of basil, little oil (evoo) toss. bomb.

 

[There She Glows]

I have been getting a giant bag of tomatoes every week from a friend who has a garden like a miniature farm, nearly an acre. I've been eating BLTs every day, doing caprese salad, just randomly adding tomatoes to everything, sort of wondering what else I can do with tomatoes. Also making frittatas with tomatoes. Also just eating tomatoes whole like apples.

Anyone have any tomato favorites?

Tomato and caramelized onion jam is an excellent condiment

 

[ye's Official KF Burner]

Tried Barilla chickpea rotini pasta with pesto and some parmesan, plus grilled chicken breast strips for some added proteins.

Not too fond of the Barilla chickpea pasta, not enough protein to justify the carbs. Hopefully Banza chickpea pasta does better in that category. Will keep you folks posted.

 

[Marvin]

I made some pan fried salmon the other night, and I gave roasting potatoes another try.



I did much better with the potatoes this time. Boiled them for ~10 minutes first, and then fucked them up a bit in a mixing bowl with a fork and some oil. Just scratched up the surface of the potatoes a bit, made them all starchy. They roasted in the oven fantastically.



Fried the salmon in the pan, got the skin all crispy. Salt, pepper, oil, not complicated, but very tasty.

And then I had another cup of minute rice+quinoa. That's a pretty solid side, I might buy that again next time I'm at the store.

 

[There She Glows]

Tried Barilla chickpea rotini pasta with pesto and some parmesan, plus grilled chicken breast strips for some added proteins.

Not too fond of the Barilla chickpea pasta, not enough protein to justify the carbs. Hopefully Banza chickpea pasta does better in that category. Will keep you folks posted.

For lower carb pastas I'm partial to this one. Not a fan of any other brands so far.

 

[John Andrews Stan]

For lower carb pastas I'm partial to this one. Not a fan of any other brands so far.
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You beat me to it! I was just about to recommend the protein-heavy Veggiecraft to @Sketchy Minecraft Mod. It’s actually on sale right now at Kroger-owned stores.

 

[Señora Airi]

I will not pay $18 for chopped broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, and ranch. I will not pay $12 for two jars of pickles. I will not abide gross, runny, gloopy, store bought mac salad at any price.

It is stupid how expensive precut vegetables are.

Thread Tax: Brined and Roasted some chicken drumsticks for meal prepping this week. Also did Jasmine rice and stir fry veggies.