What did I cook this weekend.....

[Staestc]

I almost forgot the red onion that I slow roasted with thyme, cayenne, and a little garlic!!
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[chisena]

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[mcbaumannerb]

Made dessert for a neighborhood party - chocolate delight
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Wish there was some leftover for breakfast but it was gone pretty fast.

 

[Melana]

Just spatchcocked a chicken and pushed roasted garlic herb butter under the skin.

 

[CreamyGoodness]

Ok so no pics but I think I'm going to put this in medium-heavy rotation after a few tweaks to be determined.

Bed of japanese noodles. Boiled in water and soy sauce and then lubed liberally with sesame oil after draining. A few sesame seeds and a dollop of soy rounded it out.

Atop that were chicken wings that I marinated in soy, garlic, ginger and scallions and then baked until glazed and cooked through.

Salad along side was a simple shaved kohlrabi (not keeping with theme but I had one lying around) with extra virgin olive oil, kosher salt and lemon juice.

Surprisingly tasty for a quick meal.

 

[sablesurfer]

So, after taking care of my brewing duties today...

The pork lion has been salted, peppered, seared off in cast iron pan to render some fat and caramelize. Then into slow cooker for rest of the day. I found a pretty good Carolina BBQ sauce we want to try out. (SHHH...don't tell 'cause we are in the KC BBQ region, but I am getting burned out on tomato/brown sugar sauces.)

Also, chicken breasts have been in brine for a day. Those will get pan seared in the rendered pork fat, then oven roasted to finish. The bones will go toward a stock and the chicken will be sliced and served with smashed potatoes. (Or pan fried home fries, not sure yet.)

 

[sablesurfer]

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Basil? That is my kinda salad. Not a lettuce anywhere to be seen. LOL.

 

[Staestc]

Lots of good things going on today! I got some chicken thighs into a chipotle lime marinade before starting to put together an IKEA bookcase for my wife's classroom. Going to do Mexican rice and some Mexican Zucchini boats to go with it.

 

[Melana]

Before and after
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[ChefRex]

Cajan wings, double baked potatoes, portabellos, Jersey corn and garden tomatoes, HAPPY!View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1440371200.167775.jpg

 

[Staestc]

Mexican Zucchini boats. Grilled hallowed zucchini halves stuffed with Queso Fresco seasoned with garlic and chili powders.
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[Staestc]

Chipotle chili lime chicken hits the grill.
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[Quadrupled]

The first runnings of about 250 lbs of wild flower honey we harvested today. Took several hours so this is the closest I came to cooking other than making Ramen.

 

[ChefRex]

the first runnings of about 250 lbs of wild flower honey we harvested today. Took several hours so this is the closest i came to cooking other than making ramen.

Need!:d

 

[Melana]

The first runnings of about 250 lbs of wild flower honey we harvested today. Took several hours so this is the closest I came to cooking other than making Ramen.

Wow

 

[podz]

Crawfish with some dill and lemons.

 

[gratus fermentatio]

Nice hat!
Regards, GF.

 

[Temptd2]

Made a tomato salad with yard-grown cherry tomatoes, halved, pitted Kalamata olives, halved, sweet onion cut into wedge pieces, separated, two jars of marinated artichoke hearts, and an avocado, large dice, with homemade balsamic vinaigrette.

Made pasta/pesto with pinenuts.

Made a flourless sugarfree/gluten-free Meyer lemon cake, which then was adulterated with two cans of buttercream frosting! LOL!

This is a picture of the cake:

 

[BUCKNUTS]

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My take on a Caprese salad
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Red potatoes with olive oil and rosemary
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Steaks on the grill

 

[Staestc]

I'm eating leftovers tonight. Sad when I see all the wonderful food yall are doing. I did do a peach crumble for later though. Peaches came from an orchard 30 minutes from here that is the only commercial peach orchard left in Texas and which has amazing fruit. We grabbed these in the last week of their season. This is the crumble before it went into the oven.
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[CreamyGoodness]

Was it a crumble or a buckle. Dont false advertise!

Who am I kidding... needed an excuse to say "buckle"

Buckle.

 

[CreamyGoodness]

5 lbs of fresh local eggplant... plus a lot of other ingredients... plus a LOT of effort yields Grandma B's cappalatina (cappanata).

 

[Staestc]

Was it a crumble or a buckle. Dont false advertise!

Who am I kidding... needed an excuse to say "buckle"

Buckle.

Recipe said crumble, and honestly I don't remember the difference between a buckle and a crumble, or a grunt for that matter! I just needed an excuse to say grunt. Lol
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I do know that it was just amazing!

 

[Quadrupled]

Recipe said crumble, and honestly I don't remember the difference between a buckle and a crumble, or a grunt for that matter! I just needed an excuse to say grunt. Lol
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I do know that it was just amazing!

Tell me the icecream is homemade as well, even if it's a lie.

 

[Kharnynb]

Crawfish with some dill and lemons.

real rapujuhlat? singing and booze and all?

 

[Kiichi]

Leave it to the nordics to make crawfish proper. Love the events around here even though I am a veggy.

 

[Staestc]

Sorry for the double post. iPhone app always says I have to wait 30 seconds but it posts it anyway. It was left on my phone this morning and I was not sure I sent it last night! lol

Ice Cream was Home Served!

 

[passedpawn]

I grilled a couple of ribeyes yesterday. I made a rub of coffee, cumin, and some dried chili peppers a friend grew. So damned delicious. No pictures, sorry.

 

[Homercidal]

Leftover lasagna last night. Leftover chicken for lunch.

I'm seriously neglecting my cooking duties. I'll be making it up when it gets to be soup season again.

I'm probably just depressed because of the cold snap. It feels like autumn is here already and I didn't get to do much work on my Mustang or spend as much time doing other things I wanted to do.

 

[Kiichi]

Leftover lasagna last night. Leftover chicken for lunch.

I'm seriously neglecting my cooking duties. I'll be making it up when it gets to be soup season again.

I'm probably just depressed because of the cold snap. It feels like autumn is here already and I didn't get to do much work on my Mustang or spend as much time doing other things I wanted to do.

Every season is soup season. You just need to vary which ones you make. The Indian inspired lentil soup I posted here is perfect for summer. Light, spicy, fresh, etc. Just fits. In the fall I also do lentil soup, but go heavier and darker. Some brown fried smoked tofu (instead of bacon or such), apple vinegar, carrots, celery, bay leaf, etc.

And cooking with left overs is a joy to me. One of the great challenges that really gets your mind going. What can I do with what I have. Some of the best things are born from that. Especially a leftover casserole is usually amazing for me.
Even when you just have a leftover done meal like lasagne it can be awesome. Doing variations on finishing flavoring is an amazing learning experience.

With my ramen, which I am still eating at times since I froze half of the stock, I am constantly doing stuff. Finishing with white pepper one day and with tellicherry the other. Using different chilies and chili sauces. Adding coriander. Adding red wine vinegar. Especially cool was to compare adding sesame oil, olive oil, and butter. So much to try.

Leftovers are one of the absolute best ways to learn about flavors.