What Have You Cooked Recently?

[Smaug's Smokey Hole]

Last week I made a lot of Swedish pea soup, it's a soup that can be eaten with a fork, consistency is similar to risotto. It is made from yellow peas, an obscene amount of diced pork belly that melts down into the soup so the amount put in and what can be seen in the finished dish differs greatly, also a bullion cube and diced onion. Add black pepper and thyme towards the end, that's it. It is very good, I had planned to packet and freeze most of it but that did not go as planned.

I made some pierogi from scratch, they turned out pretty good but I need to find a better filling than just potatoes and cheese.

Bolognese is an alternative or put in whatever leftovers you can find that can be matched together for a weekend special. With the potato filling you can also add leeks and spinach to give it some variety while still being mild in taste, or use feta to give it a börek twist.

Made some Skyr yoghurt last night and jesus fucking christ I need a freaking knife to carve this shit up its so freaking thick and rich. Also I got a fucktunne of whey from the filtering process which im going to probably use to brine some chicken in a day or two

Christmas is coming so you need to watch out for the skyr gobbler.

 

[AnOminous]

Great northern beans with bacon and onions and cornbread.

 

[W00K #17]

Fresh caught rainbow trout, with asparagus and home cut fries.

 

[MerriedxReldnahc]

My pop's birthday was yesterday so I made him a coffee flavored cake with coffee frosting. I may need to acknowledge the fact that while everything else I make is great, I'm not very good at making frosting. I was short on powdered sugar so I think that may have contributed to the frosting having the textural apperance of Fancy Feast cat food. I adorned the top with M&M's from the leftover Halloween candy, hoping that would make it look a bit more appetizing.
And you know what? That was a tasty cake. My dad loved it and did not think it looked like it was frosted with cat food. The frosting definitely needed more sugar though so it didn't taste so much like straight butter with coffee.

 

[AnOminous]

My pop's birthday was yesterday so I made him a coffee flavored cake with coffee frosting. I may need to acknowledge the fact that while everything else I make is great, I'm not very good at making frosting. I was short on powdered sugar so I think that may have contributed to the frosting having the textural apperance of Fancy Feast cat food.

If you don't have powdered sugar, you can just take normal sugar and grind it in a coffee grinder or food processor until it's light and fluffy. Store bought powdered sugar is just ground up normal sugar with corn starch (or something else) in it to keep it from caking.

Just keep grinding it until it's at the desired level of fluffiness.

 

[MerriedxReldnahc]

If you don't have powdered sugar, you can just take normal sugar and grind it in a coffee grinder or food processor until it's light and fluffy. Store bought powdered sugar is just ground up normal sugar with corn starch (or something else) in it to keep it from caking.

Just keep grinding it until it's at the desired level of fluffiness.

That's good to know, I didn't realize I could do that! I did try adding in some regular sugar (unground) to help the texture a bit.

 

[Ughubughughughughughghlug]

Fried chicken, green beans, mac'n'cheese

Served with soup beans and cornbread I got from elsewhere

 

[Nut-Roaster the 2nd]

Bf and I made some damn good chicken chili a day or two ago, and have leftovers for days. Hot with some crusty Italian bread, it's a good lunch or dinner option.

 

[Midlife Sperglord]

A stock pot full of homemade chicken noodle soup. Only five ingredients - first, I make the stock with chicken thighs, water and salt. Then I cook up some egg noodles in a different pan. After skimming the junk off the top of the stock, I mix it all together with some fresh parsley and let it simmer for a couple of hours. The end result is simple but very tasty.

 

[Judge Holden]

My patented zero effort Chicken Thigh tendies, for days when I cant be assed to brine/deep fry/whatever and just want a hearty chicken feast prepared in about a half hour

1) Take three chicken thighs, debone/devein/decartilage until you have nothing but meat, fat, and skin. Trim any excess skin, and butterfly any plumper areas until you have three chicken slabs of uniform thickness

2) Pat dry with paper towels and cut in to inch wide strips

3) Dredge in flour, about a quarter cup-third of a cup will do for all the strips

4) Soak in beaten egg that has been mixed a generous glug of worchestershire sauce, soy sauce, hot sauce, and if you have any a bit of mushroom ketchup. Not too much but enough to turn the beaten egg from yellow to bordering on dark green

5) Now re-dredge in seasoned breadcrumbs, just under half a cup will do. For seasoning I just add a half teaspoon salt/pepper/sugar/oregano/thyme/paprika/MSG/garlic powder/bay seasoning but you can mix and match whatever you fancy, just try to keep to the half a teaspoon per spice rule.

6) Spray with your prefered cooking oil and place in a preheated oven at 200 Celsius. After about 10 minutes flip over and spray again with oil, and cook another ten minutes. At this point they should be over 79 Celcius internally and thus good to eat.

If you dont want to waste the bones/gristle/trimmed skin you can stockpile these bits in a freezer container until you have enough to make a batch of chicken stock

 

[Matthew216]

My latest project is Fermented German Gingerbread. I found the recipe at this website last year (https://www.wildfermentation.com/german-fermented-gingerbread-cookies/) and have been waiting to try it out. I finally got the parts last week, and put them together tonight.

It's November 8th now, and I plan to bake them on Dec 20th.

My dad says his Grandpa used to make and ferment his own wine. However, he also made and fermented his own Sauerkraut, and stored them in the same room. He says this is why he can't eat Sauerkraut.

 

[A Grey Cat]

Smoked turkey legs, with brussel sprouts mashed potatoes, stuffing and gravy. my own personal Thanksgiving dinner for one

 

[Judge Holden]

Not exactly cooking but I made New York Egg Creams for the first time today and they turned out really nice, though I probably should have tried them back in summer because the ice cold seltzer/milk/syrup foam was just absurdly refreshing

 

[JimmyHill'sBlarms]

Tried to make something a little different. Beef Burgundy minus the bacon (because I forgot it, like a dipshit) over rice. It came out pretty good.

 

[A Grey Cat]

Brisket with honey glaze, mashed garlic and herb potatoes, and seasoned brussel sprouts. The left over brisket I sliced for sandwiches with Dijon mustard.

 

[The Final Troondown]

I've got this boeff bourbignon which will be done in about half an hour

 

[Gar For Archer]

Made some pork quesadillas the other night. The recipe is super straightforward:
- Slice your pork, onion and pepper into thin strips. Marinate the pork in salt, cooking wine, starch, and your seasonings of choice.
- Fry the pork in a big pan on medium-high heat. Once it’s on the edge of golden brown, take it out (but leave the oil!)
- Fry the onions and pepper in the same oil on high heat. Add the pork back in.
- Wipe down your pan and brush on a little oil, medium heat.
- Place tortilla on pan, cover half of it with your choice of cheeses.
- Put in your toppings of choice. I used avocados and spinach. Then, put on the quesadilla filling we just made.
- Fold over the other half of the tortilla and squeeze it flat with a spatula. Turn the heat on medium-high, cook until the bottom is golden-brown, flip and repeat.
- Serve with sour cream, guacamole, salsa, whatever you have on hand. I like making a quick salsa fresca by chopping up some cilantro, baby tomatoes, jalapeños and red onion and marinating it in lime juice.

 

[a terminal posture]

Borshch and because I still had beets, vinegret.

 

[soft kitty]

I generally don't cook because it's a pain in the ass, but I've made some really good mac and cheese dishes. Most of the time though, it's sandwiches, instant noodles (chow mein), and sushi.

It is a bit more expensive to buy frozen dinners all the time but whatever, it's more convenient. I just worked an 8 hour shift I'm not going home to do more work. God, I need a wife.

 

[Lame Entropy]

I made this "cajun" shrimp rice thing and I'm pretty happy with how it came out. I made the rice with some chicken broth and seasoning (salt, paprika, garlic powder, chili powder, oregano). I cooked the shrimp in a separate pan with some butter and the same seasoning. Then at the end I threw it all together along with a frozen mixed vegetable bag I had (previously heated obviously).

Nothing too impressive but it's definitely better than the usual crap I live off of.