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I love to cook and bake and with a lot of time on my hands, I'm doing it more often. What are ya'll making?
I'm starting a pot roast and maybe some homemade blueberry muffins later!
Bring on the food porn!!
Do you have a recipe to share?
How about yummy drink or cocktail to try?
Some of my other favorties:
Beef Stew
Quick Chili
Double Chocolate Brownies
Baby Corny Muffins
Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Stuffed Mushies
I just put some concoction together. You know us white ladies and our casseroles!! Lol. :) Porch chops, half cream of celery/mushroom soup, carrots, potatoes, bell pepper, onion, turmeric, fresh garlic, cracker pepper. I haven’t decided on rice or egg noodles yet. Hopefully, it turns out good.
I love me some casserole
Steak, lobster ,shrimp, Fish, ckicken, greens , Bake potato, aspagus , beans, greens, salads, Corn on cob
Surf And Turf is fav breakfast
Here are three of my fave cocktails at the moment. The Sp**** is lowest ABV, the Sour packs a punch.
Aperol Sp****:
Prosecco or other cheap sparkling wine
Aperol (of course)
Soda water
Fill a large wine glass with ice. The proportions are 3:2:1 of the ingredients as listed. Stir and garnish with an orange peel
Trinidad Sour (pictured):
1.5 oz of bitters (I use Angostura... which if from Trinidad hence the cocktail name)
.5 oz of 100 proof Rye
1 oz of Orgeat (almond syrup, Specs has it)
.75 oz fresh squeezed lemon juice
Pour all the ingredients over ice in a Boston shaker. Shake vigorously, strain into chilled coupe glass. A lemon wheel is a nice garnish
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Naked and Famous:
.75 oz Mezcal
.75 oz Aperol
.75 oz Fresh lime juice
.75 oz Yellow Charteuse liqueur
Pour over ice in a Boston shaker. Shake and strain into a coupe or Nick&Nora glass. Garnish with Lime wheel
Yummy I love prosecco will have to try them. Thanks for sharing!!Quote:
Originally Posted by EagleEye
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I made a homemade French Dip last night. It was sinful!
Ooooo yummy!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Roksana
I baked homemade blueberry muffins today!
Jello shots!!
Being a health nut and borderline germophobe, I have always cooked my own food. Grew up eating meat but now avoid it because of the the Use of Growth Hormones and Antibiotics on Livestock Animals.
I love meat. In the last year I have discovered a taste for hearts and livers ( the Turkish cook them) just not sure which animal. I am pretty sure chicken and lamb, I have also enjoyed the likes of Kangaroo and Buffalo steaks as well as steaks from Argentina. They seem to have a different flavor to them.Quote:
Originally Posted by casa-nova
As to the photos in the thread it looks like BL bought all the sugar in the store and Roxanne all the bread as all that was there last trip was Sweet and Low and Tortillas. Good enough; first come first served. I was however able to get a bag of Nathan's fries ( along with two giant packs of hot dogs to make hot dog tacos) ; one must be creative like in Chopped kitchen...
But I must say it does appear BL might have shot winning some prize money on some of Duff's shows on the Food Network for the desserts and I'd happily buy that French Dip; looks better than the one at Jason's Deli ( the Beefeater I think it is)
I however will be on team red or team blue on the ' Worst Cooks in America' show..
I do not drink although it looks good; one can never complain about the ' sp****' if done properly !!
I luckily buy things in bulk so I bought a bag or two of sugar before things happened. It's pretty cool some of the restaurants around me are selling kitchen staples for really good prices since they buy in bulk and get deliveries some times more often then grocery stores. Plus it's a way for them to make money and help the locals. I've seen some selling bags of flour, sugar, pounds of butter, large cartons of eggs, milk, paper towels and a bunch of other stuff.
I learned to cook and bake from my dad so when I'm bored I like to do a lot it and then package stuff up and give it to people around me who dont have have food or the elderly that can't cook.
OMG:love: I wish I was locked in with Brittany !! LOL
Today Im cooking a pulled pork roast, mashed potatoes & gravy, veggies and cornbread...
I have been cooking every day! :giggles:
Just a few things I have made...
Those strawberries were huge. Awesome with my little steak.
I love breakfast tacos! Scrambled eggs/cheese, corn tortilla, skillet potatoes... beans and bacon.
My famous meatloaf, mashed garlic potatoes .. green beans.. and sauteed mushroom-onion gravy ...
I'm no pro but... I love to cook !
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:) I wish I had someone locked in with me to eat everything I cook.Quote:
Originally Posted by JessieJane
Mmmmm that meatloaf looks fabulous!!!
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I spent my free time today learning the art of canning. I feel like this skill could come in handy. And started some seeds for a little patio garden of my own.
Pulled pork roast... Mashed potatoes and broccoli florets...
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Man I want to learn canning and do my own pickles...
I'm making green chile, chicken and cheese enchiladas and lots of yummy organic soups! It's fun being creative in the kitchen!
Jessie:
You dont need 'canning supplies' for pickles.
Literally all you need is <name your veggie>, apple cider vinegar, salt (make sure it is non-iodized, or the brine goes cloudy), mustard seed, and dill.
Cut your veggies and pack them into a jar, and put three sprigs of dill interspersed with veggies. I went got half gallon jars. Make the brine with the remaining ingredients and fill up the jars.
Cold brine the jar in the fridge, after a day you have full blown pickled whatever.
These 'pickles' are more like the Klausen pickles (found in the cold foods section at the grocer) as opposed to the Vlasic ones. (after you taste cold brined pickles you will never willingly choose the traditional types.....)
Easy peasy. No heating stuff up and sealing like you need to do with canning.
I've got a brisket in my weber grill now. First time ever so any good vibes would be appreciated.
Yummy! Haven't had brisket in a while. Hope it turns out fantastic!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Oam2.0
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I'm obsessed with pickles. Thanks for this I might try to make my own!Quote:
Originally Posted by tonicman
Damn I’m hungry!
I discovered a recipe for a cake without flour, milk or eggs. Tasted better than I expected. Like coffee cake.
Being a widowed old fart I cook for myself every day. I have a few dishes that are very good and I'm OK/good with the grill. But it's tough to cook for one and not be just plain ass wasteful. I certainly don't have the skills you ladies are showing off.
So here whats up !!! Tongue in cheek. Your some cruel ass BDSM bitches.
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Care to share the recipe sounds yummy!!!
Happy to oblige.Quote:
Originally Posted by britttany_love
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I didn’t have grated zest of lemon, so I used lemon juice.
Also didn’t have vanilla beans, so I used vanilla extract.
I erred when I said it didn’t include flour.
Enjoy!
Thank you... definitely going to make it!Quote:
Originally Posted by Lovinglifeinaustin
I got an Instapot - so I'm instapotting. So far I've made chiili and teriyaki chicken. The chili was great the teriyaki chicken - ehh. I've also been doing German food - schnitzel and bratkartoffein with Black Forest cake for dessert.
How do you like the instapot Ellen? I've thought about getting one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Austin Ellen
I like it Brit. It cuts down on the length of time it takes to cook meat and it makes everything nice and juicy. Plus they have tons of utube videos showing how to cook different things so you can't go wrong. Thank goodness!!
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Originally Posted by britttany_love
Instapots rock --- meals that used to take 4 hours with a brown, braise, simmer cycle one can do in about one hour. And, you only have one thing to clean.Quote:
Originally Posted by Austin Ellen
I can now do pinto beans from dried beans in about 40 mins.
Another thing I find to make great in an instapot are rice dishes -- kind of Central American style. Brown chunks of chicken in the pot with an adobo powder; then add rice, tomatoes, onions, maybe some ground cumin, paprika, and/or chile powder, then add either water or chicken stock. Crank the pressure cooker for 40 mins or so, and you have a great 'tinto de gallo' type dish. Enough for 6 servings or so.
Instapots truly rock.