Foodgasms

[Batch]

Think steamed carrots and pumpkin......and then mashed together with spices, etc

thinking of which makes me happy. and then I think of yams.

 

[thør]

thinking of which makes me happy. and then I think of yams.

Yam soup is awesome.....make it in the vitamix with cashews.....

munching on some home made granola and toasted pumpkin seeds

 

[Batch]

Yam soup is awesome.....make it in the vitamix with cashews.....

munching on some home made granola and toasted pumpkin seeds

yummy. I must make some granola this week.

 

[thør]

yummy. I must make some granola this week.

I'll go straighten up the kitchen in a bit....

 

[Batch]

I'll go straighten up the kitchen in a bit....

and I want to make some onion soup, too.

 

[thør]

and I want to make some onion soup, too.

I'll make the croutons........

 

[Batch]

I'll make the croutons........

shall we have Camembert in it, too?

 

[thør]

shall we have Camembert in it, too?

under the broiler....

 

[Batch]

under the broiler....

yes... please and some champagne, too.

 

[thør]

yes... please and some champagne, too.

simple onion soup is getting complicated........

 

[Batch]

simple onion soup is getting complicated........

a celebration, my son is home, for a bit.

be happy with me.

 

[thør]

a celebration, my son is home, for a bit.

be happy with me.

oh, I didn't know........

I have some White Star in the cooler.........

 

[Batch]

oh, I didn't know........

I have some White Star in the cooler.........

and he is has gotten engaged too... but it isn't official yet...

youth is wasted on the young, I tells ya.

 

[thør]

and he is has gotten engaged too... but it isn't official yet...

youth is wasted on the young, I tells ya.

Engaged?

I should send a fondue......

 

[Batch]

Engaged?

I should send a fondue......

indeed. though I suspect they'll live together awhiles before they commit to the big M.

fondues are coming back in style, good choice.

*giggles*

 

[thør]

indeed. though I suspect they'll live together awhiles before they commit to the big M.

fondues are coming back in style, good choice.

*giggles*

good choice.......to wait a bit........

Had fondue at The Melting Pot in Maui last spring........yummmmmmy

and home fondues are quite tasty, too.....

 

[Batch]

good choice.......to wait a bit........

Had fondue at The Melting Pot in Maui last spring........yummmmmmy

and home fondues are quite tasty, too.....

you gladden my heart.

 

[thør]

you gladden my heart.

Cool


And I need to gladden other, too.....so, I'm off to do the dishes.....back laters...have a peaceful sleep, if I miss you.....

 

[Batch]

Cool


And I need to gladden other, too.....so, I'm off to do the dishes.....back laters...have a peaceful sleep, if I miss you.....

i need to get to sleep, soon

till you meet next.

 

[Recidiva]

I'm giving some health foods another chance. I've always hated whole wheat pasta, but taking up a culinary challenge to make it yummy, I thought it might go really well with Chinese food. I'm reading a book about Beijing and I thought if it was good enough for famous street food...it's good enough for me.

I wanted to make traditional Don Don noodles, which has sesame paste, but I don't have sesame paste, so here's my adaptation, substitutions noted in the recipe.

Seriously unexpected yumminess. I think I'd prefer this with whole wheat for the bite and the bitterness of the pasta setting off the flavors.

This is my new "healthy snack" that is served cold and the components can be kept in the fridge and assembled per serving.

Don Don Noodles...Sorta

Original recipe from "Mrs. Chiang's Szechuan Cookbook"

Hope you enjoy! I've read over or heard of this recipe maybe 40 times and I've never tried it. MISTAKE.

12 cloves garlic.
3 inch piece ginger
3/4 tsp salt

Using a mortar and pestle (or like me, using a food processor) combine garlic, ginger and salt and make a paste.

5 Tbs water

Add the water to the garlic and ginger and stir well (or pulse a few more times in a food processor. I have a teeny one that's good for small portions like this)

6 Scallions

Clean and chop until very fine. (or like me, just chop as usual...about 1/8 inch, lazy but fine in the final product for me. I like big herbs)

1 lb whole wheat spaghetti - prepare as usual, but rinse with cold water until noodles are cool to the touch.

Serving: Put each individual serving of noodles into a separate plate or bowl, then add the ingredients to each, mixing well.

1 Tbsp of garlic-ginger-water mixture
1 Tbsp chopped scallions
1-2 teaspoons hot pepper flakes in oil (I substituted a squirt of Sriracha)
1/8 teaspoon ground Szechuan peppercorns (worth getting! the effect is to numb the tongue, and that just makes it taste more Szechuany. I don't think you can substitute with anything else, really, it's not like regular pepper.)
4 teaspoons sesame paste (I substituted 4 tsp of ground peanuts.)
2 Tablespoons soy sauce
1/2 tsp granulated sugar.

YUUUUM!

Okay. Tofu next. I bought some and I'm going to marinate the hell out of it, see if I don't. Anyone with yummy tofu suggestions, spill.

 

[Batch]

just a simple bowl of brown rice.

 

[rosco rathbone]

I got this Mango Kuchela today.

Indo-Trinidad unripe-mango chutney made with mustard oil and amchar masala spice mix.

I've eaten half the jar since I got home, and it's supposed to be a condiment.

 

[Batch]

the impact of my mouth suddenly filling with saliva, hurt. Thanks Food Master Rathbone. But it was a good pain.

 

[onceavirgin]

ferrero rondnoir... im hooked

 

[rosco rathbone]

the impact of my mouth suddenly filling with saliva, hurt. Thanks Food Master Rathbone. But it was a good pain.

This stuff has a very odd taste property. It literally demands that you keep eating it. "Next spoonful will be the one that's enough."