What Have You Cooked Recently?

[Mango Cobra]

This is one of my favorites too! On whole wheat or multigrain because my childhood demands it lol

EXACTLY!
My father made it for me all the time when I was a little kid, and I've had a love for it ever since.

 

[Double Dee]

I was making mac and cheese from scratch last night, but due to a rogue guest I found too late, I ended up scrapping the Bechamel in a fit of annoyance.
Took a few to cool off, remembered I had steak chunks in the fridge, and made steak and eggs instead. I tossed some paprika on the meat along with the salt and pepper, everything still came out fine.

 

[AnOminous]

This is probably is one of my favorite low-effort lunch.

Peanut Butter, Banana, and honey drizzled over the bananas.

I like Nutella and banana done as a panini on a Foreman grill. But because there's nothing special about Nutella I just use a generic store brand that is just as good. If I feel like eating a heart attack I'll add crispy bacon for a hazelnut version of the Elvis.

 

[Bibendum]

The other night I made Joshua Weissman's "but better" Chipotle burritos. Each component was delicious and I'll be making it all again later this week. I recommend using puya chilis rather than guajillo in the marinade for a little extra spice. Retain the marinade, cook it down at a rolling boil for a few minutes, and you'll have a tasty sauce to reuse for other meals.

 

[Mango Cobra]

I like Nutella and banana done as a panini on a Foreman grill. But because there's nothing special about Nutella I just use a generic store brand that is just as good. If I feel like eating a heart attack I'll add crispy bacon for a hazelnut version of the Elvis.

That sounds delicious.

I made grilled chicken thighs and brown rice. Broke out the new Rice Cooker & Foreman Grill, and it was delicious.

 

[Obi Wan Kenobi]

Reheated some green lentil soup I made 3 days ago, dont have pics of the original:


Its only 4 ingredients: Green lentils, onion, flour & fat (olive oil, butter or both)

Spoiler: recipe

1 part lentil to 4 parts water, cook that for 10 mins when it starts boiling, dice a large onion, cook it with oil until it starts getting some colour, add to the soup & finally make a basic flour slurry, add that and its basically ready, soup in 20 minutes

 

[Sourceress]

I wouldn't call it cooking, but I made an awesome salad last night. Chopped roasted chicken breast, romaine lettuce, baby spinach, shredded carrot, Marzetti sweet Italian dressing. Sooo good. Can't wait to do it again tomorrow.

 

[AnOminous]

Ghetto bruschetta, with sliced semi-stale bread Texas toast style with heavily garlic-infused butter, topped with chopped tomatoes (canned), olive oil, balsamic vinegar, crushed basil, chopped garlic, oregano, parmigiano-reggiano, and because I felt like it, masala curry powder, drizzled with more balsamic vinegar reduction.

Turned out well despite a couple of the ingredients being potentially dodgy. The basil had been frozen over a year ago, with a technique where I coat layers of it in EVOO before freezing in a freezer bag. I have been using this bag for sauces for well over a year and every time, it comes back to life and is almost as aromatic as the day it was packed. The garlic butter had also been frozen quite a while ago and was still fine.

 

[Nonconsentual Pronouns]

I made some creamy wild rice soup yesterday to use up some leftover meat from the turkey I'd roasted previously, as well as the ham separated from the fat of the bacon I rendered down. I hadn't tried making anything remotely like it since I was a kid, I did not look up a recipe and I was panicking at multiple stages that I may have fucked the whole pot of soup.

I thought I added way too much corn starch, but I ended up needing to add more after the little carton of half'n'half thinned it out considerably. I should have added the wild rice to the pot with the chicken stock after sweating the onions in bacon, but I forgot about it completely until the soup was pretty much done, so I had to steam the absolute fuck out of it in the microwave and dump it in after trying a spoonful of it with a little bit of the soup separately from the pot. The rice smelled very strongly like steamed lawn trimmings, which made me panic even more.

It turned out to be delicious, but I wrote up a note card to do things in the proper order next time regarding the rice, to add more carrots in place of the potatoes and to double down on the caramelized onions. The texture and flavor is even better today after the rice got to mellow out with the moisture and with the flavors of the onions, garlic, milled celery seeds, white pepper and ham. I stumbled around like a forgetful, clumsy idiot a bit in the process, but damn did I find out relatively easily that this one can get added into my regular cooking rotation.

 

[Another Sperg on the Net]

Korean style chickeb stir fry, with carrots onion and kappa cabbage topped with green onions and kimchi. Decided to make this after seeing the kimchi in the produce section while getting some bananas today.

 

[Nonconsentual Pronouns]

Korean style chickeb stir fry, with carrots onion and kappa cabbage topped with green onions and kimchi. Decided to make this after seeing the kimchi in the produce section while getting some bananas today.

Those carrots look like you got them to that perfect doneness of crisp yet tender.

 

[thebananaonion]

no picture unfortunately but made my self a lovely Pasta bolognaise with onions, leek(weird ik), home made garlic bread and a side or sweet potatoe fries (in their own bowl).
not the most complex or outstanding meal but i got 2 servings out of it.
Most of the stuff i used was going to go out of date by tomorrow anyway, so instead it going to waste, made that weird, but quite delicious meal out of it.
Honestly try leak with different things than you'd typically use it for. actually really nice.

 

[Takayuki Yagami]

Anyone have input on how to speed up getting a patina going on a wok? I think I seasoned and tempered the thing reasonably well, but I’m not sure how long proper seasoning takes for these things.

 

[TC-P]

Made chicken thigh with salt, pepper, and Korean pepper flakes baked and some leftover frozen broccoli with cheese sauce. I over cooked the broccoli as I was baking it with the chicken. It looks bad but tasted rather well.

 

[AnOminous]

It's hard for chicken thigh not to look kind of ugly, but it's my favorite part for actual flavor as well as being fatty enough not to have to add some to keep it from being bland. Just got some of those Golden Curry "Extra Hot" stock things again. As you know, if you've had those, "Extra Hot" really just isn't.

Contemplating what things to use it with. I am thinking root vegetables like taters and carrots, but maybe things like celery or celeriac or even something like turnips or parsnips. Sweet potatoes? Underground's the limit. And some kind of meat or even tofu.

 

[Hippopatumus]

BLT crostini for dinner.

These are surprisingly challenging to make well, I have done them a few times before and getting the right texture for each bite is elusive. Baguette is from a local italian bakery that absolutely kills.

 

[Xarpho]

Tried to use up some leftovers. Potatoes, cabbage, and a bit of onion into a pan with oil, then after it was fried together, tossed with soy sauce and butter.

Probably a bit high in carbs but it was very cheap, and very delicious.

 

[Fungi_]

I didn't take any pics of it but I dropped $10 on todays lunch. A bag full of mussels, some chili flakes, garlic and lime juice. Steamed those mussels up after letting them marinate in the juice for a while, fucking delicious. If you don't eat seafood you're a little bitch and/or don't live near an ocean, which also makes you a little bitch. But thats just my personal opinion and maybe you're a nice person.

 

[Hippopatumus]

MINI BAKED POTATO

 

[EnemyStand]

I made an attempt at shepherds pie. Unfortunately, the potatoes sunk into the filling so it's more of a stew. Still tasty, though.