What did I cook this weekend.....

[Temptd2]

I didn't cook a dang thing. It has poured rain here most of the afternoon. It's National Pizza Day so I ordered delivery!

 

[Staestc]

You cooked Frodo?

Indeed. Rabbit, hobbit, what's the difference?

 

[Staestc]

Browning beef for the stew y'all flung a craving on me for. Can't remember who posted it and too lazy to go back and find out, but it's the serious eats recipe I started with.
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[cpa4ny]

Quick buckwheat ramen noodles...

Half an hour of cooking time, all-in (including making the ginger pork meatballs).

 

[Remmy]

Attempt at a burrito with leftovers.
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[Hoppy2bmerry]

The Mrs and I bought our first house two weeks ago, and after 2 weeks of completely demo-ing the place and remodeling we finally have our first home cooked meal. The range has yet to be hooked up (thats tomorrow's chore) so we had everything bbq'd and store bought (potato salad). Tri-tip with grilled veggies and potato salad pair with a 2014 private selection merlot made by one of my clients

Wonderful, may you make nothing but good memories there... Well, I know that is unrealistic for most but it sounds good. Enjoy and congrats.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Stupid, fat hobbit! You ruins it! Give it to us wriggling!

How's this? Though I'm not the stupid hobbit you're looking for... I hope...

 

[schematix]

Wife gave notice the deep fryer is going on hiatus when the current deep fryable inventory is depleted.

So here's a homemade burger made with 100% home ground chuck, a toasted potato bun, melted gouda cheese with a little lettuce and tomato.

Paired with some very meh onion rings.

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[Temptd2]

How's this? Though I'm not the stupid hobbit you're looking for... I hope...

Now that's my kind of plate - huge hunk of steak and two peas! LOL!

I'm not big on the veggies so much but man I love me some good MEAT, cooked rare, thankyouverymuch.

 

[mkelly601]

St Louis Cut Ribs with some grilled corn, baked beans, artichokes and oven baked potatoe wedges. Beer is Elysian Immortal IPA.

 

[Staestc]

Got the exhaust system replaced on the jeep today and purchased and hung our Valentines present TV which is now functioning. Time to grill some steaks!
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[Staestc]

I did manage to get a picture of the steaks and roasted taters last night before inducing a protein and carb coma!! Lol
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It's not quite as rare as the iPhone makes it look, but it was awesome!!

 

[Temptd2]

Oh man, Travis, I'd fall face-first into that plate!

 

[Staestc]

We did!! Lol.

 

[LakesideBrewing]

Since my wood fired pizza oven is under 2 feet of snow, I figured I'd try my hand at some Sicilian style pan pies. Not too bad!

 

[ChefRex]

Blue cheese stuffed thighs wrapped with bacon brushed with a balsamic reduction, curried rice and green beans.
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[Hoppy2bmerry]

Valentine's dinner for hubby tonight, since he is taking me out tomorrow. Mussels in white sauce, broiled lobster tail, salad and garlic bread.

 

[cpa4ny]

New York style bagels!

After baking, cut them into halves and froze them.

Just had a toasted one for breakfast (with cream cheese & salt-cured salmon slices) - yum.

 

[passedpawn]

^^ those look awesome! Is that an acid (baking soda) solution in the pan? Lye?

 

[passedpawn]

Made spinach linguine. Mixed it up with some fresh fried zuchinni, tomatoes, parmesan, OO, etc, but got druck on the way to the Grammies (which I don't give a rats ass about, but wife was excited) and no more pics. Sorry. But I thought I'd post because green pasta is fun.

BTW, I used my food processor to fold the fresh spinach and flour and water together to make the dough. Really easy and attractive.

 

[beergolf]

Blue cheese stuffed thighs wrapped with bacon brushed with a balsamic reduction, curried rice and green beans.
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mmmmm That looks so good.

 

[cpa4ny]

^^ those look awesome! Is that an acid (baking soda) solution in the pan? Lye?

The bagels were boiled in pure unadulterated tap water

I think they bled a bit of flour, which gave the water a bit of a turbid look.

 

[cpa4ny]

Made spinach linguine. Mixed it up with some fresh fried zuchinni, tomatoes, parmesan, OO, etc, but got druck on the way to the Grammies (which I don't give a rats ass about, but wife was excited) and no more pics. Sorry. But I thought I'd post because green pasta is fun.

BTW, I used my food processor to fold the fresh spinach and flour and water together to make the dough. Really easy and attractive.

Wow - the color is so vivid that initially I thought that you were drying some green kitchen towels

Awesome looking pasta; got to give spinach pasta a shot one of these days

 

[LakesideBrewing]

New York style bagels!

After baking, cut them into halves and froze them.

Just had a toasted one for breakfast (with cream cheese & salt-cured salmon slices) - yum.

Those look awesome! I've tried making bagels several times and failed hard every time! I can never get a good rise on them. Any tips?

 

[cpa4ny]

Those look awesome! I've tried making bagels several times and failed hard every time! I can never get a good rise on them. Any tips?

Thank you

I think the trick here is to mix sugar water and yeast first and let it rest for a few (5?) minutes (I used 1/2 a cup of warm water with 1.5 tablespoon of sugar and about 2 tsp of yeast). This "yeast starter" really gives a nice boost to the yeast.

Another thing - after you prepare the dough, let it rise for an hour or so at a warm ambient temperature.

 

[kev211]

My wife and I don't do Valentine's day, but to the extent that we do celebrate, we do din. And our "gift" to each other this year was a kitten. So tonight we had waygu filet mignon, haricot vert, and sweet potatoes with brown sugar followed up with kitten cuddles

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[Temptd2]

Aw, now that's a perfect Valentine's gift - and we get no pictures of said kitten??

 

[Homercidal]

Wanted to cook last night, but the Wife wanted to go out. So we ate at a nice place nearby. I had Bolognese for the first time. It was awesome. Going to look for a recipe soon.

Also found some strange squash that looks like a giant zucchini but the color of honeydew melon. It says it's delicious steamed so I'm going to try it.

 

[kev211]

Aw, now that's a perfect Valentine's gift - and we get no pictures of said kitten??

Here he is!

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[JB_Brewing2]

Wanted to cook last night, but the Wife wanted to go out. So we ate at a nice place nearby. I had Bolognese for the first time. It was awesome. Going to look for a recipe soon.

Also found some strange squash that looks like a giant zucchini but the color of honeydew melon. It says it's delicious steamed so I'm going to try it.

Thought you might enjoy this bolognese recipe. I got this recipe for tagliatelle bolognese from cook's illustrated. Cooked it last week and it was delicious!

1pound 93 percent lean ground beef
2tablespoons water
¼teaspoon baking soda
Salt and pepper
4cups beef broth
6ounces pancetta, chopped coarse
1 onion, chopped coarse
1 large carrot, peeled and chopped coarse
1 celery rib, chopped coarse
1tablespoon unsalted butter
1tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
3tablespoons tomato paste
1cup dry red wine
1ounce Parmesan cheese, grated (½ cup), plus extra for serving
1pound tagliatelle

instructions
If you use our recommended beef broth, Better Than Bouillon Roasted Beef Base, you can skip step 2 and make a concentrated broth by adding 4 teaspoons paste to 2 cups water. To ensure the best flavor, be sure to brown the pancetta-vegetable mixture in step 4 until the fond on the bottom of the pot is quite dark. The cooked sauce will look thin but will thicken once tossed with the pasta. Tagliatelle is a long, flat, dry egg pasta that is about 1/4 inch wide; if you can’t find it, you can substitute pappardelle. Substituting other pasta may result in a too-wet sauce.

1. Toss beef with water, baking soda, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in bowl until thoroughly combined. Set aside.
2. While beef sits, bring broth to boil over high heat in large pot (this pot will be used to cook pasta in step 6) and cook until reduced to 2 cups, about 15 minutes; set aside.
3. Pulse pancetta in food processor until finely chopped, 15 to 20 pulses. Add onion, carrot, and celery and pulse until vegetables are finely chopped and mixture has paste-like consistency, 12 to 15 pulses, scraping down sides of bowl as needed.
4. Heat butter and oil in large Dutch oven over medium-high heat until shimmering. When foaming subsides, add pancetta-vegetable mixture and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until liquid has evaporated, about 8 minutes. Spread mixture in even layer in bottom of pot and continue to cook, stirring every couple of minutes, until very dark browned bits form on bottom of pot, 7 to 12 minutes longer. Stir in tomato paste and cook until paste is rust-colored and bottom of pot is dark brown, 1 to 2 minutes.
5. Reduce heat to medium, add beef, and cook, using wooden spoon to break meat into pieces no larger than 1/4 inch, until beef has just lost its raw pink color, 4 to 7 minutes. Stir in wine, scraping up any browned bits, and bring to simmer. Cook until wine has evaporated and sauce has thickened, about 5 minutes. Stir in broth and Parmesan. Return sauce to simmer; cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 30 minutes (sauce will look thin). Remove from heat and season with salt and pepper to taste.
6. Rinse pot that held broth. While sauce simmers, bring 4 quarts water to boil in now-empty pot. Add pasta and 1 tablespoon salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente. Reserve 1/4 cup cooking water, then drain pasta. Add pasta to pot with sauce and toss to combine. Adjust sauce consistency with reserved cooking water as needed. Transfer to platter or individual bowls and serve, passing extra Parmesan separately.