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[Eureka Coffee Grinder]

There’s no shame in a flat bottom wok. In fact some the best stir fried rice I’ve ever had was done in cast iron frying pan,

you can't get wok hei w/ a flat bottom wok, and at that point it's really just an oversized skillet

 

[AnOminous]

The recipe is from a little cookbook I found at the dollar tree. It's pretty basic so you can play around with it if you want.

That looks fine by itself. Fun fact: alfredo isn't really Italian, although it was invented in its current form by an Italian. The idea was to have a simple dish you could mix and serve right in front of the customers.

The only thing I'd generally add to it is something like thin strips of grilled chicken. Some things people add, like peas, completely just weird me out.

 

[Usb2200a]

you can't get wok hei w/ a flat bottom wok, and at that point it's really just an oversized skillet

With respect most people can’t get wok hei anyway because they don’t have professional high powered wok burners.
The best home hack I’ve come up with is to put a wok ring on an induction and heat the hell out of it on high power.
Sometimes, at home especially, perfection is the enemy of good,

 

[EnemyStand]

Baked a pizza topped with fresh mozzerella, mushrooms, turkey pepperoni, and spinach. Love homemade pizza, even if the cleanup can be a bit of a pain.

 

[MoffAlbert]

I made some lime cilantro rice to go with my baked bbq chicken thighs. I just seasoned the chicken with salt, pepper and garlic, and went against my own rules and put pre-made sauce on the chicken, but it ended up being really good anyways. I also put some green tobasco and cheese and sour cream on the rice, ended up being one of the easiest, best, and cheapest dinners I've had in a while.

 

[Lunete]

That looks fine by itself. Fun fact: alfredo isn't really Italian, although it was invented in its current form by an Italian. The idea was to have a simple dish you could mix and serve right in front of the customers.

The only thing I'd generally add to it is something like thin strips of grilled chicken. Some things people add, like peas, completely just weird me out.

I like to add chicken as well. And sometimes broccoli, but never peas. I only eat peas in fried rice.
I didn't even know that was a thing until a few years ago when I read it on the back of a prepackaged pasta box.

 

[Muppetstudios]

Cottage Pie proper comfort food

 

[The I Scream Man]

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Cottage Pie proper comfort food

Oh man, how'd you pull off that bad mother? Would definitely smash

 

[Muppetstudios]

Oh man, how'd you pull off that bad mother? Would definitely smash

I'm actually a professional chef but I cook mainly Asian food in work this is the stuff that my mum made and I make for myself (the mash has 2 tablespoons of wholegrain mustard brings it to another level)

 

[The I Scream Man]

I'm actually a professional chef but I cook mainly Asian food in work this is the stuff that my mum made and I make for myself (the mash has 2 tablespoons of wholegrain mustard brings it to another level)

Yeah I could tell at first glance that you've got experience (props, I was boh for a handful of years and got out) and I will definitely try the mustard in the potates, I've done something similar before but it just looks heavenly here

 

[AnOminous]

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Cottage Pie proper comfort food

That looks great. How'd you score the top of the potatoes? With a fork or something more exotic?

ETA: also last thing, just fried every single bit of about-to-go-bad produce at very high temperature until it started to get soft, then combined with basmati rice, fish sauce, vinegar, freshly ground ginger, sesame oil, and whatever else seemed right. Maybe a bit of star anise. There were a couple jalapenos in there (super mild tho), onions, carrots, celery.

 

[Johan Schmidt]

We ran out of butter at the homestead, but I wanted to make a lemon cake. So I replaced the butter with roughly 1-1 vegetable oil, just to see what it makes. The batter was very much like cookie dough rather than cake batter, which was weird. When baked, it had the consistency of sweet pie base rather than cake all the way through, and had this really odd 'bland' flavour to it, that made me think I'd undershot the sugar. 3/10, would not recommend Recipe below if anyone wants to try.
225 grams Sugar, Self raising flour, and vegetable oil. 3 eggs. Zest of 1 lemon.
1) Add sugar to mixing bowl. Preheat oven to 180C/160C fan oven.
2) Sift flour onto sugar. Zest lemon onto flour.
3) Create 'well' in the middle of the flour sugar mix. Crack 3 eggs into the well.
4) Add vegetable oil to the egg mix of well.
5) Mix with electric mixer - make sure it's strong and reliable - or with a spoon until a tacky 'dough' forms.
6) Place in cake pan lined with greaseproof paper, place in the middle of the oven for 45-50 minutes.
Optional 7) Decorate with lemon icing. Juice the zested lemon into a bowl, add icing sugar and mix into a consistency you like.

 

[MerriedxReldnahc]

I had a hankering for cookies and everyone in the family has the day off today, so I made butterscotch oatmeal cookies for everybody. This was a recipe I've never used before but I really like how they turned out. One of the things I'm consistently seeing suggested in my favorite cookie recipes is use of the paddle attachment in the stand mixer, I also notice that when making cookies at my Grandma's house where she has a hand mixer the results are often very different. ( That and her old oven would fluctuate between totally different temperatures, last time we made cookies in the new oven and they turned out so much better)

 

[Goyslop Muncher]

Tandoori chicken tenderloins in the oven and cilantro lime rice. Turned out pretty tasty.

 

[Exceptionally Exceptional]

Last night I made arepas with pollo con mole. Good shit. Then I baked a load of soft and chewy peanut butter cookies topped with chocolate fudge frosting.
Didn't get pics of the arepas and pollo, but did get a shot of the frosted cookies.

 

[Takayuki Yagami]

Bit the bullet and ordered the wok, a stainless steel ring, and a spatula.

 

[AnOminous]

Grandma's house where she has a hand mixer the results are often very different.

Given the choice between advice from Grandma (RIP) and the Internet, I will pick Grandma every time. Also butterscotch oatmeal are among the best cookies ever and I am definitely making them some time soon now. Thank you!

 

[cowboytakeshi]

Made some savory sweet potato, caramelized mushroom, and black bean galettes. Kind of a dump meal but a savory galette is so good. i did go all out and used home made pie crust, but the store bought will do just fine in a pinch.

 

[Cuckoman]

For lunch I made some teriyaki chicken with udon noodles and assorted veggies I had in the fridge.
Was very nice. And quick to make. Will make again.



For all the unemployed lefties on twitter that complain they are fat because they can not afford to eat healthy and have to resort to "cheap" fast food:
Estimated cost:
0.70$ Udon Noodles
0.25$ Egg
1.00$ Chicken
0.50$ veggies(carrot/celery/red-onion/spring-onion/garlic), teriyaki sauce, seasoning ...

Lets round it up to 3.00AUD$ Not bad for a lunch compared to what some people pay ~20$ for with uber-eats.
(Fresh noodles, egg, lots of animal protein, this is not even trying to make a cheap lunch meal. It is the opposite of trying)

 

[Takayuki Yagami]

Anyone have tips for kung pao chicken? It’s always been a favorite of mine.

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Penne and chicken in a tomato and onion cream sauce with parmesan reggiano and dry vermouth.

What dry vermouth? I’d go with Dolin myself.