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I tried my hand at kielbasa and lentil soup today. It came out surprisingly delicious. I may have to try some other recipes I've been sitting on.
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Weird, I've never had that issue with stock and I make broth at least twice a week, I also actually think I prefer poultry stock made from raw bones and meat.Yes, and I did start with cold water and (possibly stupidly) actually brought it to a boil. I think the stock attempt was doomed from the start though. Even my worst previous stock attempts ended up well no matter how they started.
I made broth with the chicken carcass from Sunday and used mushrooms, carrots and onion (had some that were gonna go bad soon). Turned out pretty good. I am not a huge chicken broth fan, but it tasted just like store bought. Going to save the bones from this one and do the same, but might wait a bit since I might be low on freezer room...Funky stock.Man, I hate that. It just seems to happen out of nowhere. Starting the stock with cold water instead of putting the bones in already-hot water supposedly raises the odds against it and it does seem to help, but over the years I will still sometimes get a batch of funky stock out of good bones for no identifiable reason.
I've had some luck rescuing funky broth with mushrooms, either fresh or dried. For fresh, slice up at least a pound of white mushrooms and chuck them in your stock and simmer. Or if you are using dried mushrooms, you can replace some of your stock with the mushroom soaking water, then simmer with the reconstituted sliced shrooms, which is my favorite method. You can keep the mushrooms in the stock or discard them once the stock is sorted out, whichever you prefer. Something in the mushrooms seems to rebalance the taste and odor of the stock, most of the time at least. Sometimes it just needs to go down the drain.
Cornish game hens brined is literally cheating, it's so easy and good.Cooked cornish game hens on Thanksgiving for me and the galpal and they turned out amazing.
yeah that sounds like some "microwaving fish" levels of stankHere's a little life pro tip for everybody.
If you have some limburger cheese spread in the fridge that is a little bland that you want to try adding something to, to perk it up, DO NOT under any circumstances put the cheese in the microwave for a few seconds to soften it up so that it mixes better.
The cheese will soften in the microwave, enough to easily stir in any additions. HOWEVER you will need to have an exorcism performed on the kitchen and the house will need to be burned to ashes in order to send the smell back to the darkest corners of Hell where it belongs.
I added dill seed, onion and garlic powder and it tasted pretty good but I had to eat it outside due to the whole exorcism/house burning thing. (Luckily the genie from the lamp I bought on Amazon earlier this week still owed me a wish so I put the house back to normal, just without the evil smell.)
Fish can only dream of smelling so bad.yeah that sounds like some "microwaving fish" levels of stank
Walmart has it sometimes, and I've seen it on Amazon. Look for "candied fruit" or "fruitcake mix" since it's different stuff from just dried fruit.Does anyone know where I can get those bits of dried fruit for fruitcake that are dyed unnatural neon colors, like the green chunks, the cherries and shit. You know the ones. I need to make my own fruitcake because I fucking hate nuts in cake and bread. I'll probably use this 10 cup ribbon loaf pan I've got kickin around.
Thank you! Search strings like "food colored dried fruit" and "green cherry pieces" weren't getting me very far.Walmart has it sometimes, and I've seen it on Amazon. Look for "candied fruit" or "fruitcake mix" since it's different stuff from just dried fruit.
I got two of those too. I got them at the same time I got the turkey, when I decided fuck it and just bought a giant bird instead of settling for these. I like cornish game hens and it's about time to cook them, too. Chicken in general seems to be a really good deal lately. I have scored entire chickens for less than $5 lately and things like thighs are often less than a dollar a pound.I've started to experiment cooking with whole birds recently. Cooked cornish game hens on Thanksgiving for me and the galpal and they turned out amazing.
Chicken and pork. I bought three pork chops for a little under 5 bucks, but 4 short ribs are pushing $14 right now. The only beef I can find that is decent priced are shank and ox tail. Both good, but it would be nice not to pay $30 for a steak. I bought a big thing of chicken thighs but I don't really know wtf to do with them. I bought them with something in mind, but I completely forgot what it was. I may try using them for rendang since I can make a large batch.I got two of those too. I got them at the same time I got the turkey, when I decided fuck it and just bought a giant bird instead of settling for these. I like cornish game hens and it's about time to cook them, too. Chicken in general seems to be a really good deal lately. I have scored entire chickens for less than $5 lately and things like thighs are often less than a dollar a pound.
Lol this guy is a monster from Little NightmaresThis is probably why I only recently started seriously cooking, but baking is something I did even when I was a child. I came across the Betty Crocker cookbook when I was a kid, realized it was just a list of things you do to get cookies and cakes, and immediately started turning flour, sugar, butter and other things in the house into things I could eat. And then, to impress other people with, like Toll House cookie brownies.
I don't think I've ever seen limburger cheese and bland in the same sentence before.If you have some limburger cheese spread in the fridge that is a little bland that you want to try adding something to, to perk it up, DO NOT under any circumstances put the cheese in the microwave for a few seconds to soften it up so that it mixes better.
Amish Country "Old Fashioned" Limburger cheese spread seems kind of meh to me. It may be because I've been eating a lot of white cheddar cheese and a really pepper-y pepper jack lately.I don't think I've ever seen limburger cheese and bland in the same sentence before.