What's cookin', good lookin'? Part II

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[MeekMe]

Sautéed radish

I really hadn't expected to enjoy this so much. It's hard to stop eating this dish.

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[Blue]

Cheese slices and mini-pizza.
I can feel my arteries clogging already.

 

[seela]

This makes sense to me, like Sauternes with fois gras. I would try them with excitement rather than trepidation.

I was really excited to try them too, despite my general uninterest towards macarons. I'm glad I did, and I'd buy them again for sure.

Sautéed radish

I really hadn't expected to enjoy this so much. It's hard to stop eating this dish.

This looks so good! Too bad radishes are pretty much an early summer seasonal thing here. The rest of the year they're woody and quite unpleasant. Maybe I'll have to get some anyways.

I made eggplant and goat cheese tortellini yesterday. They turned out horrible. Tasted marvellous, but looked like a blind six-year-old had made them. I seem to be having a theme of visually unpleasant cooking going on recently.

 

[Primalex]

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[seela]

Looks so yummy Primalex! Except for the toast - I prefer mine darker, ie. slightly scorched. True story: the first breakfast I had at J's parents', her mother ran into the kitchen thinking something's burning when I made toast.

I had steak last night. I can't remember the last time I've eaten beef before that, it was good. I roasted beets (red, candy cane and golden), potato and parsnip to go with it and had rowanberry jelly with the steak. Really yummy.

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[seela]

I haven't noticed how heavy the Rowan crop is locally this year, partly because I don't plan on much jelly making, but our hawthorns are absolutely covered and I feel tempted to make hawjelly against my decision not to jelly make.

I also have never had jelly with steak, but sounds good. Reading your meal I wonder how the jelly might make a beautiful dressing for parsnips. An Autumn hedgerow nod to Tiberian parsnips.

It worked really well with the veggies too, so taking the jelly further and making it into a dressing would be a good idea.

I've never had hawthorn in any form. Intriguing! I have a ton of aronia berries and need to figure out what to do with them. I've already jellified seabuckthorns and red currants. I'm seriously running out of storage and mushrooms take priority, so I'll have to see what happens with the aronia berries.

 

[Primalex]

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Thin pizza dough, spread with heavy sour cream, seasoned with salt and pepper, then baked for about 8 minutes. Added slices of camembert and leek, continued baking till the cheese got runny, then added the dry-cured ham.

 

[MeekMe]

^This looks really good.

 

[seela]

Mmm. Cheese. I'd gladly have some of the pizza, too.

I'm gonna make cod with veggies, but I'm not at all sure how it is gonna turn out. I'd love to make soup but J was less than thrilled with the idea, so something else it is. Maybe something Korean inspired.

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[HisArpy]

Made a scalloped potato casserole the other day. In a roasting pan (or whatever pan with a lid you have) layer the potato slices and then add boneless pork chops or loin chops, sliced onions, salt and pepper and cheddar cheese. Cover lightly with flour and add another layer like making a lasagne. Cover the top potato/onion layer with cheese. Pour whole milk over it to about 1/3 the height of the pan. Roast covered at 350* for a couple of hours until everything is done and potatoes are soft. Scoop and serve accompanied with bread rolls.


Meat and potatoes in one dish. Mmmmmmm.

 

[seela]

My lunch was a lot bigger than it had any business being. On the other hand I don't think I'll be hungry today anymore.

Kinda like bibimbap.

 

[MeekMe]

My lunch was a lot bigger than it had any business being. On the other hand I don't think I'll be hungry today anymore.

Kinda like bibimbap.

This looks great. A cold dish might be in the works for tomorrow now.

Tonight I made mixed rice. I used chicken and shiitake and flavored it with miso. I think it came out a little stronger than I had anticipated due to a measuring error. It still tastes good.

 

[NoeMasks]

Tonight's dinner is Oven Roasted Hotel Turkey Breast w/ Gravey, Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes, and rustic Mashed Peas with butter.

 

[Tnt69]

I had a huge amount of Thai Basil in the garden this year, so I decided to make something new this year. Thai Basil Pesto. The recipe is easy, and put my tiny, fiery hot Thai peppers to good use also. The tedious part is cleaning the leaves, but the end result was worth it!
Last night I made enough to fill a jelly roll pan to the brim. I covered it with plastic wrap and popped it in the freezer. This morning I will cut it into single use size cubes and store them in a freezer bag, all ready for use. I figure I have enough Thai basil to make 2 more batches of that size.
Tonight I'll make Soba noodles with stirfried shrimp and sweet peppers topped with this pesto. Can't wait to try that!

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[NoeMasks]

I am making a little amount of blackberry curd tonight. I did not plan on making preserves but the want is strong, and so I thought if I just make a little I can have something nice ion th fudge for G for the weekend. .

The blackberries are heating now, and I can leave them to strain over night, though it's a small amount.

Yummy

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

Zucchini breads!! A walnut orange one, a pineapple, and some cinnamon chocolate chip. Yum yum yum...

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[seela]

Zucchini breads!! A walnut orange one, a pineapple, and some cinnamon chocolate chip. Yum yum yum...
*picsnip*

These look really yummy.

I made a lingonberry pie, with berries I picked myself. This is my favorite pie. Or is it a tart?

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

These look really yummy.

I made a lingonberry pie, with berries I picked myself. This is my favorite pie. Or is it a tart?

Looks tarty to me
What is the filling / why is it white?
Cheese!?! Looks so good!!

 

[seela]

Looks tarty to me
What is the filling / why is it white?
Cheese!?! Looks so good!!

It's made with a dairy product that's similar to sour cream, but not quite the same thing. It's difficult or impossible to find pretty much everywhere (edit: abroad, that is), so I have succesfully substituted with sour cream or even with quark/yogurt in past.