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i say swears online
Mar 4, 2005


put this out in a pinot grigio and i will denounce bernie sanders

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Doc Walrus
Jan 2, 2014




Cryin' Chris is a WASTE.
Nap Ghost

hail satan

Doc Walrus
Jan 2, 2014




Cryin' Chris is a WASTE.
Nap Ghost
Anyway, tonight my girlfriend cooked:

FETA HARISSA CHICKEN THIGHS WITH BURST CHERRY TOMATOES





It was goddamned delicious. Recipe:

https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/one-pan-chicken-thighs-with-burst-tomatoes-harissa-and-feta

i say swears online
Mar 4, 2005

pretty cast iron

Moot .1415926535
Mar 24, 2006

Yep, that's pretty much it.
will someone please make some enfrijoladas and tell me how it turns out

SHVPS4DETH
Mar 19, 2009

seen so much i'm going blind
and i'm brain-dead virtually





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Willie Tomg posted:

if folk can't figure out how to make broccoli cheese Good then they should reevaluate how they spend their time because clearly worshiping the recipes isn't doing it. s...shoudl we... learn from the recipes? and form our own ideas?


no. no. the text shall tell us how to taste. 'tis only right.

i know i'm not active in this thread enough but i looked at this and went "what if fried chs curds but with broccoli florets in it" and felt compelled to post

ok thanks gna keep catching up on this thread and if someone wants to make broccoli chs fritters idk if that's a thing yet but maybe involve potato again thanks so much for reading

SHVPS4DETH
Mar 19, 2009

seen so much i'm going blind
and i'm brain-dead virtually





Ramrod XTreme

snoo posted:

buddy,

bloom
Feb 25, 2017

by sebmojo
Here's some breads I made a few weeks ago


Gonna make more today I think if I don't get lazy.

Also I need a rectangular oven dish so I can make finnish island black bread in it

SHVPS4DETH
Mar 19, 2009

seen so much i'm going blind
and i'm brain-dead virtually





Ramrod XTreme

twoday posted:

who has got some hot salad tips for me

I suck at making salads

so like the whole thing abt salads is this: what are yr goals

do you want a salad with a hot protein atop it? are you sure you don't rly want a soup? either way you have options but i won't get into that here

now twoday you need to define "salad" bc there is some bullshit here that involves fruit and/or cooked proteins made cold and mixed with mayo that call themselves salads. that bullshit is a soup and everyone knows it. don't try to do that ok

now if we're talkin greens with other poo poo on it, that's good salad and smtg to be aspired to

here is the way to make a good one-of-those-salads

1. fresh greens AND HERBS. this is a thing that ppl gently caress up a lot. you want raw herbs too, ones that fit with the flavor profile of the whole thing
2. a great salad doesn't need dressing and anyone who tells you otherwise is a liar and a fraud
3. a variety of texture is the most important thing that you can even imagine
a. get some seeds, some grains (unless yr doin gluten free which is a whole boondoggle i'd rather avoid here but is by no means a barrier to good salad)
b. fruits, berries, legumes. if yr salad has fewer than 5 of these you have hosed up
c. firm veggies that have good cronch to them but can also follow this next guideline
4. if yr salad cannot be poked and picked up with a fork, many will be derisive and say it is not salad. they are wrong and apparently have never heard of spoons
a. keep things diced and only dice them prior to serving unless you want a soup on yr hands

i just realized that the use of a spoon reveals that salads are ultimately part of the stew food group. so be it.

5. freshness is the name of the game. you will never have a better salad than one which has just been butchered after being taken from the earth and that's a fact. if you cannot get greens that were harvested within the last few weeks, give up. it's fine; this is not a judgment of your skills. it is an intractable fact. and after you have eaten a subpar salad you know this as you lay in bed attempting restless sleep.
6. there are no rules for a salad but you will know it when you see it, and if yr not sure make it for yrself first. be unafraid to be critical as you are the only one who will know this happened.
7. it's a good loving salad, and you will know it the moment you taste it, and you will know you can recreate it at any time so long as the ingredients remain available. and when you can't have one ingredient, you will search yr heart and know exactly what to use instead.
8. you are good at making salads. do not convince yrself otherwise.

in conclusion i love you and i am picking up my merch from yr store tomorrow and i am excited but also tired and i forgot where i was going with this. ok thanks

SHVPS4DETH
Mar 19, 2009

seen so much i'm going blind
and i'm brain-dead virtually





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aw hell crakkerjakk beat me to that so bad lmao

SHVPS4DETH
Mar 19, 2009

seen so much i'm going blind
and i'm brain-dead virtually





Ramrod XTreme

bloom posted:

Here's some breads I made a few weeks ago


Gonna make more today I think if I don't get lazy.

Also I need a rectangular oven dish so I can make finnish island black bread in it

that's good fkn bread bloom

bloom
Feb 25, 2017

by sebmojo
thx shvps. I'm pretty happy with how those turned out

I've been meaning to take some photos or video of the baking process to post here but it's kinda tricky because I use my hands to knead the dough instead of a machine so I don't wanna be touching my phone in the middle of it all. Gonna have to see if I can get my gf to help me document it some day or something.

SHVPS4DETH
Mar 19, 2009

seen so much i'm going blind
and i'm brain-dead virtually





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bloom posted:

thx shvps. I'm pretty happy with how those turned out

I've been meaning to take some photos or video of the baking process to post here but it's kinda tricky because I use my hands to knead the dough instead of a machine so I don't wanna be touching my phone in the middle of it all. Gonna have to see if I can get my gf to help me document it some day or something.

get a gopro i guess

HUGE PUBES A PLUS
Apr 30, 2005

bloom posted:

Here's some breads I made a few weeks ago


Gonna make more today I think if I don't get lazy.

Also I need a rectangular oven dish so I can make finnish island black bread in it

Nice sourdough. The weather is going to cool off I should make some.

bloom
Feb 25, 2017

by sebmojo

SHVPS4DETH posted:

get a gopro i guess

Way too poor for that. I could maybe afford a roll of duct tape to tape my phone to my head.

HUGE PUBES A PLUS posted:

Nice sourdough. The weather is going to cool off I should make some.

Not a sourdough, tho that is something I should get into. These ones were with just regular old dry yeast. Regular wheat flour, whole grain wheat, water, oil, sugar, salt, yeast and a bunch of grated carrots mixed in as a cheap way to give it taste.

e: oh yeah and i brushed them with egg before the oven to give them color. gonna try milk or cream next time because the egg gives the crust a texture i associate more with sweet buns

HUGE PUBES A PLUS
Apr 30, 2005

They look like sourdough. Here is some I made a while back.

bloom
Feb 25, 2017

by sebmojo
dang those look good

Crakkerjakk
Mar 14, 2016


SHVPS4DETH posted:

aw hell crakkerjakk beat me to that so bad lmao

You have a good point about herbs. They're just too spendy unless you grow your own most of the time, IMO.

Which is why you should totally grow your own.

snoo
Jul 5, 2007




HUGE PUBES A PLUS posted:

They look like sourdough. Here is some I made a while back.



give me a sourdough recipe and also how to make a sourdough starter bc I just got a kitchenaid mixer and need to use it 👀

please

I made vegan banana bread a couple weeks ago and it was good. probably could've used more bananas and cinnamon but I followed a recipe for once

Crakkerjakk
Mar 14, 2016


snoo posted:

give me a sourdough recipe and also how to make a sourdough starter bc I just got a kitchenaid mixer and need to use it 👀

please

I made vegan banana bread a couple weeks ago and it was good. probably could've used more bananas and cinnamon but I followed a recipe for once

Beginner sourdough recipe:

https://www.theperfectloaf.com/beginners-sourdough-bread/

How to make sourdough starter from scratch:

https://www.theperfectloaf.com/7-easy-steps-making-incredible-sourdough-starter-scratch/

snoo
Jul 5, 2007





jesus that's a lot of maintenance and work for someone with little time lmao

maybe I'll get something started this week.

how about a nice crusty bread recipe?

Crakkerjakk
Mar 14, 2016


snoo posted:

jesus that's a lot of maintenance and work for someone with little time lmao

maybe I'll get something started this week.

how about a nice crusty bread recipe?

This no knead loaf recipe is simple and amazing. I like to dust it with cornmeal for a bit of a buttery popcorn flavor on the crust:

https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/11376-no-knead-bread

i say swears online
Mar 4, 2005

I love kneading too much, those no-knead recipes remind me of cold brew

a basic loaf inside a Dutch oven in a regular oven with a tablespoon of water in the pot is the easiest way to get crusty bread. with baguettes you gotta open up the oven and flick or spray water on them a couple times I think. what's a better way

snoo
Jul 5, 2007




I saw a recipe on serious eats for basic bread but it called for a dutch oven too and I don't have one :sigh:

I've made plenty of pizzas in my cast iron though, wonder if it might work in a pinch

bloom
Feb 25, 2017

by sebmojo
It angers me greatly how complicated people make basic bread sound

People have been baking bread for thousands of years. it's really not that complicated

I'm not sure what a dutch oven is but I feel confident in saying you don't need one

i say swears online
Mar 4, 2005

bloom posted:

It angers me greatly how complicated people make basic bread sound

People have been baking bread for thousands of years. it's really not that complicated

I'm not sure what a dutch oven is but I feel confident in saying you don't need one

lol it's the most versatile kitchen tool ever invented

it really does make good crusty bread quickly and easily

snoo
Jul 5, 2007




I've made a lot of bread but it never had the kind of crustiness I wanted

now I'm a grown-rear end person and can afford poo poo, I want to make something good

snoo
Jul 5, 2007




I've always wanted a dutch oven anyway, I don't need an expensive le creuset, yeah? it's just a drat pot

i say swears online
Mar 4, 2005

New thread title btw

bloom posted:

I'm not sure what a dutch oven is but I feel confident in saying you don't need one


snoo posted:

I've always wanted a dutch oven anyway, I don't need an expensive le creuset, yeah? it's just a drat pot

I have two surviving pieces of my mom's 70s le creuset, a small skillet and a medium sized Dutch oven. they're nice and easier to care for than cast iron, but I've seen grocery stores selling enameled cast iron pots for $35 that would work fine. I havent read any horror stories with cheaper ones losing glaze, cracking, etc

bloom
Feb 25, 2017

by sebmojo
me, a poor person with a regular type of oven and stove: bread isn't really that complicated
the disgusting champaigne socialists of cspam: hahah you don't even have a dutch(country known for its high wealth and standard of living) oven?

kelly self-insert: wow

Epic High Five
Jun 5, 2004



snoo posted:

I've always wanted a dutch oven anyway, I don't need an expensive le creuset, yeah? it's just a drat pot

I have a normie Lodge one that's been going strong for like a decade now

le creuset is enormously surplus to requirements if you're just lookin for some basic rear end cookware

i say swears online
Mar 4, 2005

bloom posted:

me, a poor person with a regular type of oven and stove: bread isn't really that complicated
the disgusting champaigne socialists of cspam: hahah you don't even have a dutch(country known for its high wealth and standard of living) oven?

kelly self-insert: wow

what do you do to get really crunchy crusty bread in an oven? it's hard imo

snoo
Jul 5, 2007




I was looking at lodge and crockpot and a couple other brands i can get w/ my spouse's discount. goodbye ~$40 lmao

it's almost time for stew and chili weather anyway

i say swears online
Mar 4, 2005

yeah i mainly use mine for soups, stews, roasts, chili, cooking down onions for fajitas, etc etc. only used it for bread twice i think

Crakkerjakk
Mar 14, 2016


Yeah, I have a lodge enameled Dutch oven and use the poo poo out of it. It's great.

twoday
May 4, 2005



C-SPAM Times best-selling author
You can often find them in thrift shops for pretty cheap, and if it hasn't gotten cracks and such after being in an old person's kitchen until they died, it probably never will

i say swears online
Mar 4, 2005

when the boomers start going in droves i'm gonna get so much good stuff in estate sales. gimme that copper you old bat

Epic High Five
Jun 5, 2004



i say swears online posted:

when the boomers start going in droves i'm gonna get so much good stuff in estate sales. gimme that copper you old bat

too late they already took huge loans against all their possessions to maintain their lifestyle so once they die the banks take literally everything

Iron Crowned
May 6, 2003

by Hand Knit

Epic High Five posted:

too late they already took huge loans against all their possessions to maintain their lifestyle so once they die the banks take literally everything

Seriously what is a bank going to do with some cast iron?

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Plinkey
Aug 4, 2004

by Fluffdaddy

Epic High Five posted:

too late they already took huge loans against all their possessions to maintain their lifestyle so once they die the banks take literally everything

nah, auction houses come in take everything out of the house except a few nice things that the kids and grandkids want and the check goes directly to the nursing home.

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