What's cooking? part 4

It's great to add to stuff like bolognese, chili, awesome for pot roast, tomato soup, etc. If you can freeze into 2 or 4 oz portions, it's handy to plop in a cube vs having to thaw the whole thing at once.

u could cheat and add a couple of cups of water to it & make risotto

or freeze it

Beef and vegetable and barley soup. Barley soaks up the meaty broth just PERFECTLY.

Awww, black pudding turned out awesomely. Chock full of nom.

it's a slightly chilly rainy day so I'm cooking potato leek soup!

soup came up in conversation yesterday & it was just like OH MY IT'S TIME TO MAKE THAT AGAIN
gonna happen soon

(right now i am cooking some green split peas, i haven't tried them before & they look great)

I was reading Julia Child's recipe for Potato Leek soup, but it seems so basic. no herb except for parsley or chives as a garnish. I was thinking of adding thyme while cooking. I also have no crème fraiche. Is crème fraiche that different from heavy cream?

It's more like sour cream than heavy cream - slightly tangy.

Ah like Mexican Crema?
http://www.foodsubs.com/Photos/jocoque.jpg

that would be a great sub imo

salmon en papillote w/ tarragon, lemons, butter, garlic
roasted potatoes w/ rosemary
steamed kale w/ tahini dressing
wiiiiiiiine

i made a completely veganized version of that smitten kitchen baked orzo, and it was REALLY good -

1. i used just plain old penne, bc i have kind of a lot of pasta on hand (thanks, costco) and didn't want to buy orzo specially. i used the same weight as the recipe for orzo, plus the same amount of stock and it was fine.

2. i used daiya mozzarella shreds and galaxy fake parm

i guess real cheeses would have been better, but this was still very creamy and tasty, ytth's eyes just about bugged out of his head when he tasted it.

Has anyone made kale chips? if so how?

i haven't tried to make it yet but i have this kale chip recipe bookmarked.

Thanks!

I want to make kale chips so bad! I was cooking kale in the cast iron the other day and added cayenne pepper and salt, then went off and forgot about it. I returned just before it burned and ended up "chiplike" kale. So now i want J. to make the proper.

I've been making kale crisps (they're not really chips this way) in the microwave lately, because it's less hot than running the oven for so long, an objection that will matter much less when the outside temp drops below 50.

I de-rib the kale leaves and tear into pieces but you could leave the ribs in and/or leaves whole. Put in bowl, coat with olive oil, sea salt, black pepper, cayenne, and some smoked paprika. Then spread on a plate and MICROWAVE for like 7 minutes. Somewhere around 5-6 mins I usually open it up and blow some steam out, all that water has to go somewhere. Continue until all kale is crispy. Eat entire mixing bowl of kale in one sitting. Great for topping soups or salads or bowls of rice that need some crunch.

dat crunch

I am going to make Stevie's stroganoff tonight! Will report back.

I'm waiting for the weather to get below NINETY to crack that one

ugh this weather is messing with my love of fall cooking

i have really not been experimenting with my cooking for a while, just cooking the same things, which are good and delicious (not only to me; proven by friend-science), but the change of seasons has brought with it a desire to cook different things. and lo! today a publicist sent me a cookbook about food in Burma!
tamarind-pumpkin curry? yes please!
lemongrass-ginger sliders? totes
coconut sauce noodles? all the time
all that and more + pretty pictures + hardcover

i will try to make kale chips because kale i eat it all the time

coconut sauce noodles sound like my favorite thing in the world

srsly i know

"This rich meal-in-a-bowl is the one many foreigners say is their favorite dish from Burma"

coconut anything pretty much goes in my face without question, as far as that region of foodthings go

Yah no shit I just copied down a recp for spinach and chickpeas in coconut-lemon sauce, like, DAMN.

whoa

I would kick coconut sauce noodles to the curb for tamarind-pumpkin curry.

I'm not a huge pumpkin fan - the cooked texture is unpleasant for me unless it's like, pumpkin pie or scones or soup

I'm going to make Chile Con Queso with Asadero and chriozo, while Tera is cooking one of my favorite dishes, calabacitas con pollo!

coconut sauce noodles sound like my favorite thing in the world

― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, October 1, 2012 5:33 PM

Same here, without even knowing any other flavors involved.

i roasted some potatoes in liquid last night, for the first time this recipe and they were REALLY good! i used mostly veg stock, not water as in the recipe, and i think i may have used too much bc it took almost twice as long to cook off, but daaaang the lemon and oregano was such a vibrant, complex flavour and the potatoes were so creamy.

I am making turkey white bean chili soon (with both cannelinis and garbanzos) and today imma make Bittman's wheat berries w/ walnuts and apples. What would go well with such a thing? Like maybe just a sausage on a roll?

Also quince did you peep that stroganoff??

Tortilla chips are the obvious choice imo?

stevie would cornbread be out of the question?

I did the stroganoff! Was very tasty, though I overcooked the meat :(. Had it with egg noodles, which is how my mom did it back in the '70s. Of course back in the '70s beef stroganoff involved ground beef and cream of mushroom soup :)

Yeah, I overcooked the meat too but the rest of it was way too rich for me to care. Also did the egg noodles, which I haven't had in like 10+ years and I think they are my new favorite thing and will be a new household staple.

Tortilla chips actually sounds really bomb as fuck! Though I meant something to go with the wheat berries which are tonight's separate meal

kale chips are happening in my house fyi

I cooked Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya last night and it was tasty! maybe my bland cooking phase is over.

roasted gigantic cloves of garlic in the toaster oven, home smells great
later will make puff pastry gallette with goat chz and onions? maybe to eat with some apples and fancy bordelaise sausage made by my neighbor, the sausage purveyor.
feelin continental

damn, girl :)

Didn't see just1n3's Greek-style lemon potatoes post until just now, which was weird timing because I was just considering embarking on a recipe I found earlier which looks pretty similar except with added chicken quarters: http://ellysaysopa.com/2006/12/17/i-can-never-think-of-titles-for-my-posts/

(this has been postponed until tomorrow night, though, so if anyone has any advice or suggestions for chicken leg quarters it'd be appreciated, as I'm a bit scared of chicken leg quarters' reputation for turning out either really fatty or really dry...)

no recipes off the top of my head but look for a braise dish, maybe? that'll help them cook evenly

Wow La Lechera that sounds amazing!!

This guy makes the most amazing sausages. I think I've tried them all at this point, and I'm considering asking if he'll let me buy a whole bunch (like 8) at slight discount b/c what will I do for sausages once the farmer's market closes for the winter?!? I'm not really into buying a meat grinder and making my own when he's right there and does such a great job.

Was going to make the most boring curry paste and chicken on Friday, ended up deciding the chicken smelled off and was trying to decide whether to thaw another package of chicken or come up with an alternative. On a whim, threw in canned salmon I'd been meaning to use. It was great!

Salmon curry, now on the list.

there's a beverage being sold @ whole foods for $11 for a 12 oz. bottle. i bought one and loved it but not for the price. it's a cashew drink sweetened w/ agave and has a touch of cinnamon, vanilla extract and some fresh vanilla.
purchased necessary ingredients this morning and whipped up a batch that is completely quaffable and cost ~ 1/5 of the price to make.
sorry this isn't quite cooking but it's food related innit?

Every time I see that cashew drink at WF I just laugh.

i am having a prob with the words "cashew drink"