The Cooking Thread

[Roo]

There are a lot of good cooks on this forum I've gathered, so let's share tips and brag about what's going on the dinner table. Bakers welcome too.

Tonight the charcoal grill is coming out of seasonal retirement for two fellets of cedar plank salmon that my buddy caught in Alaska. One will be crusted with a mix of chopped feta, olive oil, garlic, BACON, and fresh dill, tyme, and parsely. The other has a bit of teriyaki, ginger, cayanne, and citrus goodness lathered all over that bitch. Some oven roasted rosemary red and gold potatos, and sauteed chard greens with feta, toasted almonds, and BACON to round out the meal. All washed down with Paulaner Pils, Franzischkaner Hefeweizen, Ayinger Weiss, Samuel Smiths Pale Ale, and some cheap asian lagers (Tiger and Sapporo). It's a feast to say the least. Yeah I got a lot of beer for the occasion. What's snuson cooking tonight?

[RobsanX]

I love to cook, and I'm a member of a cooking forum, but I haven't decided what's for dinner yet.

We have Iron Chef type contests, and this week is lamb. So I might go to the grocery and see what kind of lamb they have in the rack. Probably boil some fingerling potatoes, then saute them in butter, garlic, and marjoram. I did this a while back, and they were outstanding.

[tom502]

I just took some bagels, cut in half, and put them in the broiler, did the bottoms 1st, then the tops, and then put spaghetti sauce, olives, pepperoni, and mazzorella cheese on them, and broiled that. It was gud.

[shikitohno]

I'm currently eating my red Thai-style curry. Some seitan, bell peppers, broccoli, baby carrots and green beans simmered in coconut milk, with a few teaspoons of red curry powder mixed in. That's sitting on this rice I picked up called Forbidden Rice, or some such thing. Looks like black rice, smaller grain than most I'm used to, and allegedly Chinese emperors used to be the only people allowed to munch on it. I like it. Need to get me an automatic rice cooker, though.

[nathancipher]

Recently made up some hummus with chipotle, habanero and ghost chili (bhut jolokia). Yeah, I like it hot. The ghost chili was underwhelming though for all the hype it gets. I ground a medium to large dried pepper for this including seeds. With that and 3 habaneros combined with large amount of my favorite chipotle sauce into around 4 cups of hummus it's not nearly as spicy as you might think it would be. It is however tasty as hell. Next time I may go with 3 ghost chilis.

[chadizzy1]

I have a Culinary Arts degree.

[lobstershack]

I just made some egg noodles with a rice milk/ soy sauce pepper sauce. not bad, it looks like gravy, tastes like pepper, soy sauce and garlic. Maybe it needs a little sweetness.

[WickedKitchen]

I ate snus.

I did make a kick-ass chicken smothered in magic onions with lemon, garlic, thyme, and tarragon...a bit of chardonnay for good measure and a wheat breadcrumb topping. Mmmm mmm mmm. Loads of steamed veg (beets, carrots, broccoli) a seared zucchini, creamed spinach and some roasted mushrooms with a bit of Parmesan and more of those breadcrumbs. I made roasted potatoes too, but I didn't have any. Just standard with olive oil, s&p, and rosemary. I saved the carbs for the chocolate after dinner. then ate more snus.

[Roo]

Went to Pike Place Market again... can't get enough of that place, which is funny as a local. Got some fresh locally-caught salmon, a jar of yearling Willapa Bay oysters, fresh basil, fresh gnocchi (pre-made), a slew of other shit... Pocahing the salmon now in champaign, lemon and capers, frying the tiny oysters in panko, my girl made fresh pesto with basil and pine nuts from the farmers market and basil olive oil from a local vendor, and a spinach salad with bacon and Humboldt Fog goat cheese from Cypress Grove in Arcata, CA. Goddamnit it's coming together well. Some champaign and Paulaner Hefeweisen (and Stoli) are gonna make it go down oh so nice!

[RobsanX]

Made surf an turf for V-Day. First time I've ever made lobster. It was pretty darn good!

[lofat]

I'm currently eating my red Thai-style curry. Some seitan, bell peppers, broccoli, baby carrots and green beans simmered in coconut milk, with a few teaspoons of red curry powder mixed in. That's sitting on this rice I picked up called Forbidden Rice, or some such thing. Looks like black rice, smaller grain than most I'm used to, and allegedly Chinese emperors used to be the only people allowed to munch on it. I like it. Need to get me an automatic rice cooker, though.

That sounds good.

A rice cooker is mandatory in my kitchen. If mine failed me I would immediately go out and get a new one. Stove-top rice? Not in my house.

[Roo]

Stove-top rice? Not in my house.

Do you mean Uncle Bens and such or cooking rice the old-fashioned way? I used a rice cooker for a couple years but eventually decided it took up too much space. 1 part rice, 2 parts water, boil then turn heat to low for 20 minutes is all it takes. lofat, does your handle refer to food consumption? Preference in women or milk? Just curious.

[Owens187]

Re: The Cooking Thread

Tonight the charcoal grill is coming out of seasonal retirement

Blasphemy!!! What is this "seasonal retirement" you speak of? Does not compute. I BBQ AT LEAST 3-4 nights a week: rain,sun,snow, el nino, freaking hurricane - I dont give a damn. You my friend are one cruel bbq owner. Do you lock your kids up during the winter too? :lol: :wink: :lol: :wink:

[RobsanX]

Re: The Cooking Thread

Tonight the charcoal grill is coming out of seasonal retirement

Blasphemy!!! What is this "seasonal retirement" you speak of? Does not compute. I BBQ AT LEAST 3-4 nights a week: rain,sun,snow, el nino, freaking hurricane - I dont give a damn. You my friend are one cruel bbq owner. Do you lock your kids up during the winter too? :lol: :wink: :lol: :wink:

No shit! I had to shovel snow off my deck to make that surf and turf! :lol:

[wadetheblade]

this is a little off topic but, a really good beer to enjoy with food that I just had for the first time. The new(er) Sam Adams Noble Pils. Give it try with dinner one night.