What's cookin', good lookin'?

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

（；゜０゜）That's amazing! So many!

I had an assistant.
Not the best but better then alone!!
And.. It's still a lot if work :l

Merry Chrsitmas!

Yes, it's that time!

 

[PDatura]

OOOOOOOOH TAMALES...

I'm about to dig in to my quiche: mushroom, spinach, chicken sausage, and feta.

Later, I think it will be garlic chicken over roast beet noodles with sauteed chard.

Ok, now I'm really hungry. Pardon me...

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

OOOOOOOOH TAMALES...

I'm about to dig in to my quiche: mushroom, spinach, chicken sausage, and feta.

Later, I think it will be garlic chicken over roast beet noodles with sauteed chard.

Ok, now I'm really hungry. Pardon me...

Those both sound extremely tasty.
Did you make or buy the noodles?

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[MeekMe]

^Looks good.

I visited with my friend this morning and she requested I make beef sandwiches. So I'm going to her place to cook later.

 

[PDatura]

Those both sound extremely tasty.
Did you make or buy the noodles?

I make the beet noodles with fresh beets cut on an Inspiralizer, and then roasted in the oven with s&p&evoo.

Quiche is good too. Quick and handy to have in the fridge.

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

I make the beet noodles with fresh beets cut on an Inspiralizer, and then roasted in the oven with s&p&evoo.

Quiche is good too. Quick and handy to have in the fridge.

Somebody just gave me an Inspiralizer
Guess what i will be making!!

Elle - your soup looks fantastic
The squeeze of lime totally makes it, doesn't it?
The only thing I could suggest is to make your crispy tortilla chips smaller, I use strips instead. I just like them like that, easier to eat.

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

Oh, I just saw that you used flour tortillas. Definitely corn! Flour tortillas here are really only fried for a sweet treat, dusted with cinnamon and sugar. As to the corn tortilla, cut it in quarters, then into strips and fry it that way. Muy auténtico

Also, you can use corn tortillas to thicken the soup. That is very traditional. Tear one corn tortilla into very small pieces and whisk it into the broth before you add anything else. Whisk until the corn tortilla disintegrates in the soup and it thickens it slightly. You absolutely must try this again! The difference the corn tortilla makes with the soup is way greater than you might imagine. You have not yet had tortilla soup. Sorry!

 

[PDatura]

Somebody just gave me an Inspiralizer
Guess what i will be making!!

Seriously, that thing is wonderful! I just got a new one, and it's replacing my existing spiral slicer.

Tip: use golden beets. Less bloody butcher look in the kitchen that way.
Also, definitely try the method for butternut squash noodles roasted in the oven. SO GOOD. Raw butternut and apple noodles in spinach salad with bacon and almonds is off the chain amazing. I made a curry chicken with turnip noodles the other day, and I made the quickest Trader Joes dinner ever: miso ginger broth brought to a simmer, then add diced tofu, some of their frozen dumplings or gyoza, and a spiralized yellow squash; turned the stove off once the dumplings were done and added a squirt of green dragon sauce in the bowl. So healthy and took maybe 5 minutes to make.

Just poke around the Inspiralizer site and Instagram for a minute, you'll have a million ideas!

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[desertslave]

Okay, what the heck is an Inspiralizer, please? What can I do with it and, if I can afford it, will it really be used often or just sit in my cupboard?

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

Seriously, that thing is wonderful! I just got a new one, and it's replacing my existing spiral slicer.

Tip: use golden beets. Less bloody butcher look in the kitchen that way.
Also, definitely try the method for butternut squash noodles roasted in the oven. SO GOOD. Raw butternut and apple noodles in spinach salad with bacon and almonds is off the chain amazing. I made a curry chicken with turnip noodles the other day, and I made the quickest Trader Joes dinner ever: miso ginger broth brought to a simmer, then add diced tofu, some of their frozen dumplings or gyoza, and a spiralized yellow squash; turned the stove off once the dumplings were done and added a squirt of green dragon sauce in the bowl. So healthy and took maybe 5 minutes to make.

Just poke around the Inspiralizer site and Instagram for a minute, you'll have a million ideas!

Awesome! Yes, I love golden beets. They would be my first choice. We also have candy cane beets here which don't bleed much. I even dreamt about my InspiralIzer last night I blame you

Ok, THANK you! ( joy at putting this on plan for after Christmas so soon! I really don't think G will be complaining). The only thing is I cheated with tortilla and they were bout, so I will have to make corn tortillas here, but in don't think its such a hardship, it will be fun.

The lime was incredible. It was heavier than the broth, so got more intense as the bowl got shallower, making each spoonful taste different.....which made it incredibly morish.

Fresh corn tortillas are simple to make! And so very delicious. They are a dime a dozen here, so envy you your exotic adventure

Okay, what the heck is an Inspiralizer, please? What can I do with it and, if I can afford it, will it really be used often or just sit in my cupboard?

Pretty much this.
Though there are several available, the prices range. I like mine a lot You can do all sorts of things to a zucchini

 

[PDatura]

Awesome! Yes, I love golden beets. They would be my first choice. We also have candy cane beets here which don't bleed much. I even dreamt about my InspiralIzer last night I blame you

I consider myself admirably blamed.

You can do all sorts of things to a zucchini

Oh, the things I do to zucchini.... wait are we talking about the same thing?

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

Oh, the things I do to zucchini.... wait are we talking about the same thing?

Probably

 

[PDatura]

Okay, what the heck is an Inspiralizer, please? What can I do with it and, if I can afford it, will it really be used often or just sit in my cupboard?

It's a veggie slicer that turns firm-texture fruits and veg into noodle cuts.

I found one at a yard sale for $10, and the original box was marked $70. I've used that one for a while, but I just recently upgraded to the one at http://inspiralized.com/

I use it enough to merit the purchase, for sure. I use the veggies in spring rolls, replace the pasta in pasta dishes, and all kinds of other things. The types of cuts do delicious things to the veggies. I used to not be very fond of butternut squash, but now I have recipes that make me like it. Now, I don't waste broccoli stems, which are super tasty as pasta. Sweet potatoes move up to a whole new level, and I'm about to try making some parsnip latkes.

The website I linked has a ton of ideas.

 

[PDatura]

Probably

Most likely.

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[pensivepoet]

Tonight we had practice canapés of salmon things, then lobster and lemon pasta and 'pannetone/ eggnog pudding'.....a festive take on bread and butter pudding.

Now that's a menu I can sign up for!

 

[desertslave]

It's a veggie slicer that turns firm-texture fruits and veg into noodle cuts.

I found one at a yard sale for $10, and the original box was marked $70. I've used that one for a while, but I just recently upgraded to the one at http://inspiralized.com/

I use it enough to merit the purchase, for sure. I use the veggies in spring rolls, replace the pasta in pasta dishes, and all kinds of other things. The types of cuts do delicious things to the veggies. I used to not be very fond of butternut squash, but now I have recipes that make me like it. Now, I don't waste broccoli stems, which are super tasty as pasta. Sweet potatoes move up to a whole new level, and I'm about to try making some parsnip latkes.

The website I linked has a ton of ideas.

Ooooh I'd love to seduce Master into liking butternut squash! I can see broccoli stems working for chicken alfredo. Definitely putting one of these on my wish list.

Thursday we splurged on a huge slab-o-beefsteak (deeply discounted) and 15 lbs of pork shoulder. We broke them both down a little while ago and got 15 steaks from the slab (similar to NY strips), six pork roasts and another 8 bags of pork chunks and steak trimmings for some "real" ground meat (that's what I learned to use for meatballs from my BFF's Italian Mama). I wish I could score some veal but nobody seems willing to slaughter yearlings around here. <sulk>

There's going to be a lot of chili verde this winter. I'm going to sneak in a cassoulet or two, too.

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

Chicken with a side of golden beets, white carrots, bacon and shallots, and a salad. I ate the side way before I finished my chicken I will be making that again!

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[MeekMe]

A friend gave us limes and they smell amazing. I don't really know what to do with them. Suggestions?

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

Very nice of you, Elle. I can't quite imagine a stew with pickled walnuts. Do you put them in early, so the pickle tang permeates the stew? Or drop them in last minute to keep the flavour contained to the walnut pieces?

Meeks - no matter what you end up doing with the juice, you could zest them as well and either freeze it, or make salt as Endless did. Perhaps thinly sliced and candied? Tortilla soup is made amazing by limes, as recently discussed. I am personally enamoured of lime aid made with a lot of water and little sugar. More like sweetness lime water. It's delicious.

 

[Penuche]

venison pie and roasted sprouts

 

[Primalex]

A friend gave us limes and they smell amazing. I don't really know what to do with them. Suggestions?

My suggestion would be to make a lime sauce out of them:

You need two limes, 1/2 cup of white wine, 1/2 cup of cream.

You cook up the zest of the limes with the wine, then add the cream:

http://www.onceuponachef.com/images/2013/07/lime-zest.jpg


This works well with wild duck or chicken. Of course, the above is just the core, you might want to add more herbs or spices and the fat and residues from whatever you cooked.

And the next day, fish in a bag, with lime slices.