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

[littlebirdjoy]

Just made the most amazing cream cheese stuffed mushrooms with garlic, onion, celery, balsamic vinegar and a little cayenne ... WOW! Then took the leftover filling and put it on some romaine with braised beef fillet ...
I think I had a mini orgasm. It was the best thing I've made in YEARS!

I have made keto strawberry chia jam to go with coconut chia pudding for desert. I'm a happy camper. I cant wait for the next work potluck! I'm bringing THAT!

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[seela]

I'm making salmon soup using the crawfish stock I made last fall as base. Served with bread I baked this morning that turned out really lovely. I'm hungry already!

 

[seela]

Veggie lasagna. The vegetables are in the oven getting all roasty, toasty delicious and then I'll lasagna them with cheese and tomato sauce for even more goodness. So unhealthy, yet so exactly what I need right now.

 

[gracie920101]

Veggie lasagna. The vegetables are in the oven getting all roasty, toasty delicious and then I'll lasagna them with cheese and tomato sauce for even more goodness. So unhealthy, yet so exactly what I need right now.

Mmmm! Great comfort food.

I'm having cereal tonight to make up for today's carb blowout thanks to a yummy variety of mini quiches at a baby shower.

 

[Tallcajun]

Tonight was chicken and sausage gumbo with French bead.
Just enough.

 

[twister947]

Just made the most amazing cream cheese stuffed mushrooms with garlic, onion, celery, balsamic vinegar and a little cayenne ... WOW! Then took the leftover filling and put it on some romaine with braised beef fillet ...
I think I had a mini orgasm. It was the best thing I've made in YEARS!

I have made keto strawberry chia jam to go with coconut chia pudding for desert. I'm a happy camper. I cant wait for the next work potluck! I'm bringing THAT!

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-73ABVFKyJ2A/Xihg04jMD1I/AAAAAAAAJ-Q/hJZ9aQU2v0sYw2BEfoR7snvUAFTBiLIYgCK8BGAsYHg/s512/2020-01-22.jpg

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I want to try these mushrooms; did you use a recipe, or just wing it?

 

[twister947]

Pot roast. Chuck blade.
Golden baby taters.
Carrots.
Celery.
Onion.
Garlic.
Rosemary.
Malbec.
Broth.

Cook for hours in Dutch oven.
OMG!!!

Cook all day on top of a woodstove...you have never smelled a house like this!

 

[Dardesstra]

 

[littlebirdjoy]

Keto friendly Vichyssoise.

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Substitute potato for broccoli and fennel. <3
It's AMAZING!

@ Twister, I'm so sorry that I missed your message here <3 I'm glad you messaged! All recipes that I post here I'll gladly share

 

[gracie920101]

Spaghetti squash with meat sauce for lunch. (No, Far, I didn't make the sauce!)

I braved the Superbowl weekend grocery store and has assembled all the ingredients for my two appetizers to take to a birthday party tomorrow night.

https://cookingontheweekends.com/lemon-basil-strawberry-caprese-recipe/

And

https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/mini-blt-appetizers/

I want to make and eat them now!

 

[littlebirdjoy]

Homemade orange sponge cake with pastry cream filling and fresh black cherry marmalade.

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I even made some in the shapes of butterflies and teddies, but those havent come out of the oven yet.

 

[seela]

Today Thai-esque chicken and veggies thing. The Thai-esqueness comes from using Thai curry paste to season the chicken, because I made some paste on Thursday and now have to use it up.

Tomorrow mushroom risotto with chantarelles, black chantarelles and porcini. I still have some mushrooms left that I picked two years ago, so I have to use them up as well. I've been eating a lot of mushroom dishes lately as a result. I still have plenty left from last year's bounty, too.

 

[littlebirdjoy]

Today Thai-esque chicken and veggies thing. The Thai-esqueness comes from using Thai curry paste to season the chicken, because I made some paste on Thursday and now have to use it up.

Tomorrow mushroom risotto with chantarelles, black chantarelles and porcini. I still have some mushrooms left that I picked two years ago, so I have to use them up as well. I've been eating a lot of mushroom dishes lately as a result. I still have plenty left from last year's bounty, too.

That sounds fantastic, Seela!

 

[gracie920101]

The mini blt appetizers were a hit but they will be one-hit wonders. What a pain in the ass to put together! Although they might be fit into small cups with shredded lettuce instead.

The strawberry caprese were great. Easy but messy to make and very yummy. I had to buy 4 boxes of strawberries to get a sufficient amount of medium sized, ripe berries.

Now what to do with the left over monster sized berries? Tough to come up with a low carb dessert with strawberries.

 

[gracie920101]

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Not sure which is more disturbing: my name on the label or artificially flavored cocks.

 

[gracie920101]

Invite me over? I’ve had enough real cock soup to discern the diff...

*ahem*

Nevermind.

I can't think why anyone would want artificial.

 

[Bramblethorn]

I can't think why anyone would want artificial.

Better shelf life.

 

[twister947]

I can't think why anyone would want artificial.

The donor pool dried up...

 

[seela]

Beet and barley balls, roasted parsnip with black sesame seeds, and salad with spinach, carrot and more black sesame seeds.

So basically everything I could scrounge up in the kitchen thrown together. It was really tasty.

 

[seela]

Vietnamese inspired noodle salad with ribeye. The dressing turned out really good, I was happy.

 

[gracie920101]

Beet and barley balls, roasted parsnip with black sesame seeds, and salad with spinach, carrot and more black sesame seeds.

So basically everything I could scrounge up in the kitchen thrown together. It was really tasty.

I can honestly say I've never seen any balls on beets or barley. Do they taste similar to mountain oysters? Do you fry or roast them?

 

[twister947]

Turkey chili.

Also, Necro made me chicken enchiladas, but used zucchini to wrap them in, instead of tortilla. Yummy!

How does that work? Zucchini?

 

[Jada59]

Beet and barley balls, roasted parsnip with black sesame seeds, and salad with spinach, carrot and more black sesame seeds.

So basically everything I could scrounge up in the kitchen thrown together. It was really tasty.

How do you make the beet and barley balls/ I looked for a recipe and found none.

 

[Jada59]

Leftovers here. Chicken and rice pilaf with toasted almond slivers.

 

[seela]

How do you make the beet and barley balls/ I looked for a recipe and found none.

They're really nothing fancy or special, just something I once concocted in my head and had to try. They're okay. I don't use any recipe, it always varies a little what I add to it. Here's how I did it the last time.

Grate beet
Add sauted onion and garlic, chili if you want, boiled pearl barley and black beans mix everything together
Add herbs, spices, seasoning, balsamic and such to your taste
Ball 'em up and cook in the oven or on a pan

You can add egg if you need help to keep it all ball shaped. If you add beans, I find it best to squish them up, but not all the way into paste. Use a bit of force when you shape the balls because otherwise they can fall apart pretty easily.

Using sweet potato instead of beet is really good, too. The barley is not a necessity, they work well just with beet/bean or sweet potato/bean versions too.