Your Food Thread

[gotsnowgotslush]

First mixed salad from the garden. I swore off bought lettuce, after I was sick for four days. A month late, but better late than never.

 

[Aquagal]

I harvested rhubarb yesterday, again, and made a rhubarb cobbler. Today I picked a whole large plants worth of basil, and made pesto. My blender died, and I'm going to be on the hunt when my next plant is ready to be picked.

Anyone have recommendations on their blending choices?

 

[Saint Peter]

Food makes me sick.

 

[snugglestruggle]

I harvested rhubarb yesterday, again, and made a rhubarb cobbler. Today I picked a whole large plants worth of basil, and made pesto. My blender died, and I'm going to be on the hunt when my next plant is ready to be picked.

Anyone have recommendations on their blending choices?

Depends if you just use it to blend liquids or make frozen drinks? Your gonna laugh but I use a Hamilton Beach to mix pancake batter, quiche, pestos, marinades etc. They are cheap enough but not too good for crushing ice or frozen fruit for a daquri. For that you have to let thaw a bit.

I have a better quality blender with a more powerful motor for ice crushing for drinks,smoothies etc.

 

[warrior queen]

My eldest just came back from spending the weekend at his gf's house and brought home about 5kg filleted wild salmon, 5kg filleted trout and the same of swordfish.
Fish feast coming up!

 

[MichaelinChina]

My eldest just came back from spending the weekend at his gf's house and brought home about 5kg filleted wild salmon, 5kg filleted trout and the same of swordfish.
Fish feast coming up!

lol Let me get this right. He came back from his girlfriend's house loaded with fish. So, the fishing was a more attractive proposition than fucking his gf?<shakes head>

 

[warrior queen]

lol Let me get this right. He came back from his girlfriend's house loaded with fish. So, the fishing was a more attractive proposition than fucking his gf?<shakes head>

Haha! No..... her whole family goes fishing, so I'm guessing he and she stayed home on Sunday but he taxed their catch

 

[Noor]

Food makes me sick.

Wow, you too?

 

[Aquagal]

Depends if you just use it to blend liquids or make frozen drinks? Your gonna laugh but I use a Hamilton Beach to mix pancake batter, quiche, pestos, marinades etc. They are cheap enough but not too good for crushing ice or frozen fruit for a daquri. For that you have to let thaw a bit.

I have a better quality blender with a more powerful motor for ice crushing for drinks,smoothies etc.

The one that died was this versatile juicer/blender. It was cumbersome, so I don't really mind that it broke. For frozen drinks I use my Magic Bullet, but every time I use it for pesto, it clogs up. So I open it up, dig around with a spoon and get the blade cleaned out. I know the key is to keep liquids flowing in it, but too much olive oil, just tastes oily to me.

 

[BradBigBrain]

The one that died was this versatile juicer/blender. It was cumbersome, so I don't really mind that it broke. For frozen drinks I use my Magic Bullet, but every time I use it for pesto, it clogs up. So I open it up, dig around with a spoon and get the blade cleaned out. I know the key is to keep liquids flowing in it, but too much olive oil, just tastes oily to me.

You make drinks with this?
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41QW5Sv1qaL._SL500_SL160_.jpg

 

[gotsnowgotslush]

This winter was so tough, it killed off my tiny, tasty strawberries. Only the wild strawberries survived. They never form berries.

 

[Elixxxher]

Fresh Ontario asparagus is awsome! Strawberries coming in a couple of weeks. Can't wait.

 

[thør]

I harvested rhubarb yesterday, again, and made a rhubarb cobbler. Today I picked a whole large plants worth of basil, and made pesto. My blender died, and I'm going to be on the hunt when my next plant is ready to be picked.

Anyone have recommendations on their blending choices?

You want more rhubarb? There's a wheelbarrow full waiting to be pulled on the south side of my house. Take it all. It will be back in two weeks.

 

[Aquagal]

You want more rhubarb? There's a wheelbarrow full waiting to be pulled on the south side of my house. Take it all. It will be back in two weeks.

No, thanks. Although I'm not getting fresh supply every two weeks, I did have enough to freeze several gallon baggies.

Why doesn't anyone like rhubarb? I love its tartness.

 

[thør]

No, thanks. Although I'm not getting fresh supply every two weeks, I did have enough to freeze several gallon baggies.

Why doesn't anyone like rhubarb? I love it's tartness.

Great stuff, but one plant is enough.

 

[gotsnowgotslush]

They are stocking real buffalo mozarella. A couple of months, late. *shrug* We rate artisan burrata, now, too.

 

[JohnnySavage]

Kale stolen from the neighbor's garden last night, pork butchered by another neighbor yesterday. Dinner is at 6.

http://i1136.photobucket.com/albums/n487/johnnysavage1/10492448_10154311483315245_4034203553460383631_n.jpg

 

[BradBigBrain]

Wing sauce

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/t1.0-9/10358574_10152184081511769_7689723266349655803_n.jpg

 

[Lorilei]

Wing sauce

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/t1.0-9/10358574_10152184081511769_7689723266349655803_n.jpg

Gimme.

 

[BradBigBrain]

Gimme.

Someday....soon...you may be able to buy it.

 

[thør]

No photos of the planked white king salmon. It was too good, and now, gone.

 

[gotsnowgotslush]

Add everything that you can think of- it will make a cake that has your better half complaining- "I gained three pounds over the weekend!"


MAKES ONE CAKE
Ingredients

* 16 tbsp. unsalted butter, plus more for greasing
* 4 cups flour, plus 3 tsp.
* 3 tsp. baking powder
* 1 tsp. baking soda
* 2 cups sugar
* 4 eggs
* 2 cups sour cream
* 2 tsp. vanilla extract
* 1 cup dark brown sugar
* 5 tsp. ground cinnamon
* 1 cup chopped pecans

Instructions
Heat oven to 300°. Grease a 9½" bundt pan and set aside. Whisk 4 cups flour, baking powder, and baking soda in a bowl; set aside. In another bowl, using an electric hand mixer, cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add sour cream and vanilla and mix well to combine. With the motor running, slowly add dry ingredients until smooth; set aside. In another bowl, combine remaining flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Starting and ending with the batter, layer in bundt pan with sugar mixture to form five layers. Sprinkle with pecans and bake 1½ hours until a toothpick or knife inserted in center comes out clean.

http://www.saveur.com/article/recipes/arlenes-coffee-cake?cmpid=wrld

 

[gotsnowgotslush]

All of those 4th of July treats! Sweet stuff! I miss the sweet tooth that I had, when I was a youngling.
(Take that mr. anchoredinocean! Almost all my faves have coconut, in them. heh heh heh!/end devil's laugh)

A basketful of individual serving pieces, wrapped in wax paper- cool packs under the gingham cloth, to keep the bars from getting. Do not forget the napkins!

http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/seven-layer-bars-recipe

Seven-Layer Bars

# 1 3/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
# 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
# 10 tablespoons melted butter, divided
# 1/3 cup boiling water
# 3/4 cup sugar
# 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
# 1 cup dried whole milk
# 1 cup semisweet chocolate chunks or chips
# 2/3 cup mini white chocolate chips, or standard-size white chips or chunks
# 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
# 1 3/4 ounces coconut flakes or unsweetened flaked coconut
# 1/3 cup caramel cut from a block (or about 9 to 11 individual caramel candies)
# 1 tablespoon milk or cream

1) Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9" square pan.

2) In a medium-sized mixing bowl, combine the graham cracker crumbs, confectioner's sugar, and 6 tablespoons of the melted butter. Press the mixture into the bottom of the pan. Set aside.

3) With a hand or stand mixer, beat together the remaining 4 tablespoons melted butter, the boiling water, sugar, vanilla, and dried whole milk until thick and smooth. Pour into the pan

4) Top with the semisweet chocolate chunks, white chocolate chips or chunks, nuts, and coconut.

5) Bake the bars for 24 to 26 minutes, until the coconut starts to turn golden. Remove them from the oven.

6) Combine the caramel with the tablespoon of milk or cream, and heat until the caramel is pourable, stirring to combine.

7) Pour the caramel over the bars. Allow the bars to cool and set before cutting.

Yield: 16 bars.

Hands-on time: 15 mins. to 25 mins.
Baking time: 25 mins. to 28 mins.

 

[remy_lebeau8]

Some country ribs I smoked last night

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v395/gambit814/FB_IMG_1403989969617_zpsu7wfne7k.jpg

 

[neci]

okay. so i woke up this morning, made some coffee black, had a glass of water and didn't feel like eating until around 2pm. so i decided that today i would do the first fasting day, with the next one inside of this week. 5/2 as posted in the fitness thread, where i read and mainly cringe my aching body. so i started my day off with yoga. the 20 minute video reposted too many times, and several other poses. immediately i feel more connected to by body and soul. spicy noodle soup for lunch. basic thai. later i sauteed up a bunch of squash, tomatoes, onion, garlic, basil, salt and pepper. chopped. had about a cup hot. put the rest in a bowl in the fridge topped with a couple dashes of apple cider vinegar. i'll be picking on that the rest of the evening. i am not used to being hungry. i try to avoid that emotion. lots and lots of water. going to do another round of yoga in a bit. detox.