Your Food Thread

[snugglestruggle]

Sunday Dinner

I had family drop in on me, so I had to cook. Rice pilaf, roasted lemon pepper Chicken and Bamiya (simmered Okra in a tomato puree with onion, garlic and herbs). I'm rather pleased the Okra didn't burst open while cooking or turn out slimy which it can if not prepped right .

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[raindancer]

Leeks!
And roast beef.

 

[raindancer]

It's fritters time. Zucchini, squash, corn, apple...

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

It's fritters time. Zucchini, squash, corn, apple...

You had me at apple

 

[Emerson40]

Tonight I made Roasted Beet Soup With Caraway, and it was quite a hit with the kids.

My son helped with the prep, and with adding and stirring the different ingredients to the pot.

He refers to the soup as Roast Monkey Heart Soup, as I may have told him the beets were wee monkey hearts when I was peeling the skins off them, after roasting. This earned me the raised eyebrow from Mrs. Em.

After ladling into bowls, I poured around a thin bead of fresh butter milk, spooned on some diced roasted beats, and sprinkled some chopped dill. It was quite delicious, with the subtle sweetness of the beets brought out by their roasting, balanced well with the savories of rosemary, thyme, and bay leaf, which I tossed in the pan with the beets for roasting.

This was devoured along with thick slices of Rosemary Artisan bread, and a simple green salad with apple cider vinaigrette.

 

[raindancer]

Beautiful!

I was attacked by fire ants today as I attempted to dig up the last of the sweet potatoes for soup. The garden and I are not on speaking terms.

 

[thør]

Beautiful!

I was attacked by fire ants today as I attempted to dig up the last of the sweet potatoes for soup. The garden and I are not on speaking terms.

Spreading DE in the garden?

 

[yossi]

I'm just going to be crashing dinners at Emerson's house from now on.

 

[raindancer]

Spreading DE in the garden?

No. There hasn't been a need. But, the wet weather may have forced the buggers to congregate in my garden.

 

[thør]

No. There hasn't been a need. But, the wet weather may have forced the buggers to congregate in my garden.

I'm not a fan of ants. They are cool in the wild, but they can stay away from my constructions.

Costco is the best bet for sweet potatoes up this way. We probably pay as much for 5 pounds as you can buy a bushel for, there.

 

[MichaelinChina]

I'm not a fan of ants. They are cool in the wild, but they can stay away from my constructions.

Costco is the best bet for sweet potatoes up this way. We probably pay as much for 5 pounds as you can buy a bushel for, there.

Did you know that (in Australia at least, I believe) sweetpotatoes is one word now?

It's to distinguish between other kinds of potatoes.

 

[BotanyBoy]

I'm not a fan of ants. They are cool in the wild, but they can stay away from my constructions.

Mmmhmmm

No. There hasn't been a need. But, the wet weather may have forced the buggers to congregate in my garden.

Diatomaceous Earth if you're looking for a non toxic alternative...though I'd wait for it to dry out a bit.

Did you know that (in Australia at least, I believe) sweetpotatoes is one word now?

It's to distinguish between other kinds of potatoes.

Seriously? LOL what a bunch of morons.

 

[Porkwarrior]

A sausage chili meat sauce bacon deep dish pizza!
(Shit I forgot the lasagna noodles...)

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a174/Tireur/IMG_20160914_175019985_zpsjh6pn2nx.jpg


http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a174/Tireur/IMG_20160914_204113870_zpsjakgapai.jpg

 

[MichaelinChina]

Seriously? LOL what a bunch of morons.

LOL and name-call all you like, but if you do a search for 'California sweetpotatoes' you will find that Americans beat the Aussies to it.

I guess it falls in the same category of thinking as 'sweetmeats' or 'sweetbreads' in order to make a distinction between them and the separated words.
Following that logic, a case could be made for joining sweet peas (the flower as distinct from 'sweet small round green vegetables'.

 

[Tigersman]

I'm getting an urge to fix a fluffy omelet. I cook it in a cast iron skillet which can lead to a slight discoloration. My ex wife used to use the skillet to fix spaghetti sauce in which leached some of the iron which when eggs were cooked in it, they would turn green.

 

[thør]

Did you know that (in Australia at least, I believe) sweetpotatoes is one word now?

It's to distinguish between other kinds of potatoes.

The stores here don't differentiate between sweet potatoes and yams.

 

[thør]

I'm getting an urge to fix a fluffy omelet. I cook it in a cast iron skillet which can lead to a slight discoloration. My ex wife used to use the skillet to fix spaghetti sauce in which leached some of the iron which when eggs were cooked in it, they would turn green.

That can be cleaned and the pan, re-seasoned.....

 

[BotanyBoy]

LOL and name-call all you like, but if you do a search for 'California sweetpotatoes' you will find that Americans beat the Aussies to it.

Don't care. It's fuckin' stupid with idiot reasoning behind it.

I guess it falls in the same category of thinking as 'sweetmeats' or 'sweetbreads' in order to make a distinction between them and the separated words.
Following that logic, a case could be made for joining sweet peas (the flower as distinct from 'sweet small round green vegetables'.

Sweet potatoes are a morning glory.

Regular spuds are a deadly nightshade.

Neither the plant nor the tubers look anything remotely alike.

If you need to combine words to tell the difference you're just an ignorant twat and I do hate catering to ignorant twats.

 

[HoHoBomb]

A sausage chili meat sauce bacon deep dish pizza!
(Shit I forgot the lasagna noodles...)

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a174/Tireur/IMG_20160914_175019985_zpsjh6pn2nx.jpg


http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a174/Tireur/IMG_20160914_204113870_zpsjakgapai.jpg

tasty looking

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

Does anyone have any recipes to share that use a lot of honey?

 

[Emerson40]

Does anyone have any recipes to share that use a lot of honey?

When we had an abundance of honey last year, we used a good amount to sweeten iced tea and drinks, we prepared meals that incorporated honey in sauces (honey & garlic, honey & soy sauce, honey & sesame, etc), glazes, and dressings. It pairs well with seafood, most meats, and brightens some roasted veggies when mixed with some citrus fruits (drizzle honey and squeeze some lime on roasted, whole carrots or squash - YUMMMMM!).

Honey mixed with plain yogurt and toasted walnuts or pecans, or muslix / granola, yummy stuff anytime - breakfast, lunch, dinner, or anytime in between. My kids now prefer this to yogurt with the fruit already mixed in.

There is a lot you can do baking-wise where sugar can be substituted with honey, and there are a few greek desserts where honey is heavily featured, baklava being an obvious one.

There was a pretty scrumptious honey cheesecake my wife made, the recipe for which was either in one of our many cookbooks of found online. I'll ask her about that later.


There are a few other things that can be done with A LOT of honey, but the accompanying 'ingredients' are found at your local hardware store, and the 'recipes' are better suited for a different thread.

Good luck!

 

[yossi]

You should make baklava.

I should make baklava.

 

[Aglaopheme]

Does anyone have any recipes to share that use a lot of honey?

If you're looking to use honey because you have an abundance of it, your curls would love a honey/olive oil hair mask.

 

[Aglaopheme]

A sausage chili meat sauce bacon deep dish pizza!
(Shit I forgot the lasagna noodles...)

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a174/Tireur/IMG_20160914_175019985_zpsjh6pn2nx.jpg


http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a174/Tireur/IMG_20160914_204113870_zpsjakgapai.jpg

We have the exact same granite counters and backsplash.

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

If you're looking to use honey because you have an abundance of it, your curls would love a honey/olive oil hair mask.

That is a lovely thought! Thank you!