Your Food Thread

[Lyricalli]

I mentioned, in some thread somewhere, a stew I like made with quinoa, chicken, and red lentils. If you're not familiar with red lentils, they get mushy when cooked, so they natural thicken soups and stews. I love them. This is a very simple recipe, so it can be fun to play with when it comes to spices. It's a favorite here in cold weather. The recipe calls for bell pepper, and I usually use a color other than green.

Quinoa, Chicken, and Red Lentil Stew

I usually toast quinoa before adding it to a recipe or adding the liquid to cook it on its own. I rinse the quinoa, then I put it in a dry skillet on med to med-high heat. The water from rinsing cooks away fairly quickly, then I dry toast the quinoa until it's golden brown (for the white quinoa) and there's some popping going on.

If I think to take pictures when I make it next time, I'll share, though this isn't a particularly pretty dish.

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[Lyricalli]

I think this might be really useful for me. Its not something look up or arrive at my myself but I think would go down well here, thank you, I will try it next time my sometime house guest and Gianbattista are both home.

I'm glad you think you can use it. It's a very comforting, homey kind of meal.

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[doctor_insanus]

Chicken stir fry with noodles works at 4:30 in the morning.

 

[snugglestruggle]

I had the easiest dessert I ever made aside from squirting whipped cream in my mouth from the can.

This is a campers recipe and it's done by a fire but you can do it in a oven, microwave, BBQ grill or convection oven. Cook times vary accordingly. I omitted the foil because I did mine in a microwave. Credit to Ray Mears for bringing it to my attention.

http://www.food.com/recipe/chocolate-rum-bananas-273148

Split open a banana down the middle with a knife just deep enough to hold pieces of chocolate, leaving it in the peel which serves as the container.
Break off pieces of chocolate and shove them into the bananas crack. lol
Pour 1 shot of Rum over the chocolate .
Heat until chocolate melts.
Eat it out of the peel, ice cream just makes it better, omit alcohol for kids.

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

Damnit! I just ate my last banana.
Worst thing about that is... I have rum and chocolate and ice cream on hand! Aaarrrgghh!

 

[snugglestruggle]

Ahahahahhaha.ow you have an excuse to go get more.

Speaking of which so do I.

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

And some genius just suggested I add pecans on top, which I also have! Mine just may turn out even better than the original

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

What about if you caramelised the pecans?

I might explode

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

Hey, you aren't having the banana!

Aren't I?
I'll never tell

 

[okatty35]

And some genius just suggested I add pecans on top, which I also have! Mine just may turn out even better than the original

My genius rarely comes, but when it does, food seems to be involved! But with that said the carmelized idea was off the charts!

 

[Aglaopheme]

Well I wanted to make Char Sui but it's going to be more like Samgyeopsal-gui. No Mr cat at the butcher thick cut bacon is not the same as pork belly.

 

[juttjaw]

Well I wanted to make Char Sui but it's going to be more like Samgyeopsal-gui. No Mr cat at the butcher thick cut bacon is not the same as pork belly.

I cant find pork belly for shit! I have to special order it if I want any.. that's crap considering I live in the biggest pork producing state in the world.

 

[Aglaopheme]

I cant find pork belly for shit! I have to special order it if I want any.. that's crap considering I live in the biggest pork producing state in the world.

I called my butcher and they said they had pork side. Which he describe as a thick hunk of bacon. He neglected to tell me it was sliced. I just grabbed it and ran. Never saw it it was wrapped in brown paper.

These cats are famous for their bacon. I'm sure he'd cut me some actual pork belly upon request. That won't help me tonight.

 

[juttjaw]

I called my butcher and they said they had pork side. Which he describe as a thick hunk of bacon. He neglected to tell me it was sliced. I just grabbed it and ran. Never saw it it was wrapped in brown paper.

These cats are famous for their bacon. I'm sure he'd cut me some actual pork belly upon request. That won't help me tonight.

bastard cats.

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

Roasted chicken, cheese, wine, bread and olives.
And a friend
Best. Dinner. EVER!

 

[Sinny]

I cant find pork belly for shit! I have to special order it if I want any.. that's crap considering I live in the biggest pork producing state in the world.

Do you have any Korean or Chinese grocery stores near you? Chances are, they have it.

 

[thør]

I called my butcher and they said they had pork side. Which he describe as a thick hunk of bacon. He neglected to tell me it was sliced. I just grabbed it and ran. Never saw it it was wrapped in brown paper.

These cats are famous for their bacon. I'm sure he'd cut me some actual pork belly upon request. That won't help me tonight.

New Sagaya Market and Costco are the places in my town to get pork belly.

I may have to think about cooking one this weekend in my egg.

 

[NHKitty]

Mmmmm pork belly...

 

[BradBigBrain]

New Sagaya Market and Costco are the places in my town to get pork belly.

I may have to think about cooking one this weekend in my egg.

I've done that in my BGE - but I cured the pork belly in brine for a week first. It was so good.

 

[Aglaopheme]

New Sagaya Market and Costco are the places in my town to get pork belly.

I may have to think about cooking one this weekend in my egg.

Do it!

I've done that in my BGE - but I cured the pork belly in brine for a week first. It was so good.

Dinner was good, but did not quell my craving. I'll have to hunt down a proper pork belly tomorrow.

 

[Aglaopheme]

Mmmmm pork belly...

My mmmmmmming will have to wait till Sunday now.