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

[midwestyankee]

I'll get a ladder

That will be useful if your spice rack is on a high shelf.

 

[seela]

Pan fried pike with pea puree and fennel and apple salad.

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

Duplicate post.

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

Your food looks lovely, seela. I can't ever get into pea puree, personally. I mean, it always looks good, and it appeals to me, but it always seems grainy and my texture flag comes out. Does yours come out smooth or grainy? Not to be rude it's just a long standing thing with me and pea puree. Maybe I just need to accept that I don't like it and move on.


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Elle, do you like pork pies with solidified gelatine? Another texture flag for me, I'm afraid. Pretty much any other kind of meat pie, bring it on please

 

[seela]

Your food looks lovely, seela. I can't ever get into pea puree, personally. I mean, it always looks good, and it appeals to me, but it always seems grainy and my texture flag comes out. Does yours come out smooth or grainy? Not to be rude it's just a long standing thing with me and pea puree. Maybe I just need to accept that I don't like it and move on.

Pass it through a sieve to make it really smooth? Mine is more grainy I guess, because I can't be bothered to make smooth purees, unless it's for a special occasion.

 

[MeekMe]

I didn't cook tonight, but last night I made cod. It was a really simple meal like what we used to have. Seasoned boiled cod, steamed broccoli and rice. Strips of nori for the rice. Dessert was honey dew melon. I've missed these simple meals and for the life of me I can't imagine why it was so difficult to do for some time.

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

I see. The Recipe I linked to is probably more of a compote type dish. Yes, with fruit like that it would seem rather strange I think. Mostardas are not common here, so had no idea. Thanks!

Neither did we eat them in Spain. Is it Italian? Sounds Italian... but I never knew they were big mustard fans?

 

[Endless_Night]

I've never heard of mostarda either, Elle. Interesting. I can't imagine serving it as a condiment.

 

[seela]

Black salsify soup, pork loin, roasted Brussels sprouts and leek, apple sauce, fennel and apple salad, Runeberg torte for dessert.

Hello, food coma.

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[MeekMe]

We had broiled sanma tonight. My friend brought Asia Balachong and we had that with the rice. I also made horenso no ohitashi and Japanese style potato salad. We have the sanma simply salted (it's traditional to eat it this way) my friend insisted on bringing her own spices for one fish. I asked how it should be put on and she said everything in the container. There were habanero peppers too so I chopped them and added them to the spices with the fish. Later, after the fish had marinated it was discovered that the peppers were for the Asia Balachong. Her fish was a little too spicy. There was a part of me that thought about how she could have at least given the food I made a try. :/

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

So much googling!
I had to laugh looking up horenso no ohitashi, and ending up finding the I believe I can fry site

 

[seela]

The black salsify soup turned out really good yesterday! I topped it with powdered mushrooms on a whim and it was an excellent decision.

I also got finally rid of the stickiness on my hands, too. I covered my hands with flour and rubbed the sticky parts off, hand soap did nothing to it. Wear gloves when you peel black salsify, kids.

 

[MeekMe]

I had to google salsify, it seems interesting. It's something I've never seen sold here.

So much googling!
I had to laugh looking up horenso no ohitashi, and ending up finding the I believe I can fry site

I love puns. I stopped molding mine and now I just chop it after I squeeze out the water. I also sometimes top it with both sesame and kastuobushi. I'm kind of lazy and rarely make dashi just for it.

I forgot to mention the clam miso soup. I don't eat clams (my husband made the request) but the soup always comes out delicious with a mix of kombu and clam.

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

I have seen salsify here, but only very rarely. It's definitely not something you can pop down to the shops and grab on a whim. Your soup looks lovely and velvety, seela

 

[Miles Long]

Leftovers, yay.

 

[seela]

Common salsify isn't readily available here either, but black salsify is a pretty usual sight. Actually I can only remember seeing common salsify sold here exactly twice.

The soup really was good. I still have some left over in the fridge. I'm gonna have it for lunch tomorrow.

 

[MeekMe]

Veggie night! (^з^)-☆

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

So what's in the taco?
I mean, as opposed to the generalized "veggies"

 

[twister947]

I've been wondering if my George Foreman grill would function as a panini press; I have my answer. The reubens were delicious.

 

[MeekMe]

So what's in the taco?
I mean, as opposed to the generalized "veggies"

Black beans, chipotle sweet potatoes and avocado cream. Super tasty!

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

I've been wondering if my George Foreman grill would function as a panini press; I have my answer. The reubens were delicious.

I have never owned a GFG, but I admit I look at them a bit longingly every now and then. I don't know why, it's nothing that I can't accomplish with cast iron. Maybe I'll give myself permission to get one one day though

Black beans, chipotle sweet potatoes and avocado cream. Super tasty!

It does sound super tasty! I had basil pesto chicken pasta and SOSS Happy tummy stuff!

 

[MeekMe]

Eating my emotions and attempting some kind of compromise with them by picking something healthier. Onigiri (riceballs) mixed with salmon and sesame seeds. They don't have any seaweed around them yet but I wrap as I eat to maintain some of the fresh crunch before the moisture in the rice makes it chewy.