What did I cook this weekend.....

[Temptd2]

Holy crap, @mcbaumannerb - I bow to your cookie-making skillz!!

I am willing to offer up my taste-testing should you need an objective source of critiquing!

 

[applescrap]

Wow

 

[Homercidal]

Wife knows a few people in Europe (from online, like i know many people who homebrew...)

She was asked if Americans had any traditional Christmas foods they make for the holiday, like many European areas do.

I couldn't really think of anything that I know is strictly American. I think we tend to borrow that stuff from others. This might include things NOT food too, like events or rituals.

 

[iijakii]

Wife knows a few people in Europe (from online, like i know many people who homebrew...)

She was asked if Americans had any traditional Christmas foods they make for the holiday, like many European areas do.

I couldn't really think of anything that I know is strictly American. I think we tend to borrow that stuff from others. This might include things NOT food too, like events or rituals.

Traditional Christmas is typically Thanksgiving2.0, but likely with a ham instead of turkey.

 

[Homercidal]

Traditional Christmas is typically Thanksgiving2.0, but likely with a ham instead of turkey.

So true! (Although I think we are doing a non-traditional think this year, but we haven't decided what and exactly when. Depends on the visitor we get.)

I'm totally down for a ham meal. That may be a uniquely American tradition.

In our house the girls get new PJs for Xmas eve. That's not necessarily an "American" tradition. I can't think of a real food tradition, either.

 

[iijakii]

Yeah wife and I do a PJ exchange on Eve as well. I think that's partly carried over from her German side of the family, but they do their whole exchange on Xmas eve.

Love me some honeybaked ham, that's for sure.

 

[Beernik]

My idea, wife cooked it. The picture is before it whet in the oven.

It's pizza in an "all edge" brownie/lasagna pan

 

[hunter_le five]

All edge pans are an abomination unto the lord.

"Here, let's make a brownie that's nothing but the sh!tty part!"

Good idea. Meanwhile I've been collaborating with Monsanto to develop a new species of banana that's nothing but peel.

 

[Psylocide]

So true! (Although I think we are doing a non-traditional think this year, but we haven't decided what and exactly when. Depends on the visitor we get.)



I'm totally down for a ham meal. That may be a uniquely American tradition.



In our house the girls get new PJs for Xmas eve. That's not necessarily an "American" tradition. I can't think of a real food tradition, either.

We've always had crab legs/prime rib for Christmas... Not sure where it came from. Seems American enough for me.

 

[iijakii]

All edge pans are an abomination unto the lord.

"Here, let's make a brownie that's nothing but the sh!tty part!"

Good idea. Meanwhile I've been collaborating with Monsanto to develop a new species of banana that's nothing but peel.

I pity you.

 

[unionrdr]

Yeah I agree I make all kinds of different size pies. I make a lot of personal pan size pizzas so everybody can have what they want on it. I'm too cheap to buy a peel so I use a metal cookie sheet with cornmeal on it and slide it onto a piece of steel that has been preheating at 550 degrees. We used to put pizza in baking pan but I like it right on the steel the crust browns. Biscuit dough is always on sale and is much cheaper than the pizza dough in the rolls we use it when we don't make dough I might have to give it a try

I make my own biscuit crust from scratch. It'll be in my upcoming book, " The High Tech Hillbilly Cookbook" I'm finally writing after getting the idea some 25 years ago! Anyway, here's my biscuit crust recipe in it's final, average form;
** country-style pizza crust******
Makes 2 cookie sheet size, or 3-12" pies.
8C plain flour- you could sub 1C spent grain flour
2tsp salt
2TBSP baking powder
Optional- 1C shredded cheese- mix with dry ingredients to coat the shreds well.
1/4C extra virgin olive oil
3C milk
1C tub margarine
Measure out & mix well all dry ingredients. Add shredded cheese now if you want & mix well to coat. Otherwise, Cut in 1C tub margarine till mix is crumbly. Then add 3C milk & 1/4C EVOOL. Mix with a fork until a soft dough is formed. Turn out onto floured surface & kneed until the rest of the dry part is absorbed & a soft dough forms. Shape into thick rectangle & divide into 3 equal parts. Shape a chunk on each of 3-12" pizza pans & form outer crust. Top with sauce, toppings & cheese of your choice. Bake about 15 minutes @ 500F, or until crust is evenly golden brown, but only just! It'll start to dry out & get firm at that point, so watch it at the 14-15 minute mark. YRMV according to total watts your stove/oven has. Ours is 3,600W, with induction top & oven that can convect or not. Pics;


Won't be using Dollar Tree shredded cheese again! didn't happen to read back of bag that says it won't melt!

 

[hunter_le five]

I pity you.

That's rich, coming from a tater tot lover.

You must be some kind of masochist.

 

[ChefRex]

All edge pans are an abomination unto the lord.

"Here, let's make a brownie that's nothing but the sh!tty part!"

Good idea. Meanwhile I've been collaborating with Monsanto to develop a new species of banana that's nothing but peel.

Wrong, all wrong!

Tots not so much.

 

[ChefRex]

Mark, you outdid yourself! Bravo!

 

[BGBC]

All edge pans are an abomination unto the lord.

"Here, let's make a brownie that's nothing but the sh!tty part!"

Good idea. Meanwhile I've been collaborating with Monsanto to develop a new species of banana that's nothing but peel.

+1

To the first part that is, not the all-peel banana part. Although you could corner the banana peel comedy gag market.

 

[Beernik]

All edge pans are an abomination unto the lord.

"Here, let's make a brownie that's nothing but the sh!tty part!"

Good idea. Meanwhile I've been collaborating with Monsanto to develop a new species of banana that's nothing but peel.

Do you need the crust cut off your bread?


If all edge pans are wrong, I don't want to be right.

And tots are amazing when baked on a grill. Dust them with some garlic powder...

 

[unionrdr]

Or maybe fried, & tossed on a pizza with Italian sausage, mushrooms & bacon!

 

[BGBC]

Macaroon kisses

This is a great idea. I mean, they all sound delicious, but I like this cookie marriage.

We've done chocolate dipped macaroons a few times before, but I like the kiss idea.

 

[BGBC]

Do you need the crust cut off your bread?

No, but I don't hollow it out and only eat the crust either.

 

[DrunkleJon]

Family always does either leg of lamb or roast beef, with collard greens and some ham on the side for christmas dinner. Plus lots of wine and beer flowing. Mom always makes a dip she calls caviar supreme. That stuff is cracklike. Then on Christmas day mom always makes eggs benedict. I am definitely taking pictures when I help this year.

 

[ericbw]

Caribbean Mango Salmon was on sale for the same price as skinless salmon, so dinner was a little easier.

 

[johngaltsmotor]

I had to burn some vacation before the end of the year so yesterday was spent grinding, stuffing, and smoking 20lb of Kabanosy sausage. Some will be given away as Christmas gifts. The rest will be hoarded like gold bullion.

 

[bob1852]

Made some pho for lunch today.

 

[Remmy]

Made some pho for lunch today.

Jerk.

 

[mattmmille]

Mmm...tater tots and all-edge brownies.

 

[slym2none]

I'll try and document what goes through our house this year as far as Christmas-time related food. It's usually a few gallons of Chex mix, couple dozen loaves of cinnamon-swirl raisin bread, few pounds of beef jerky, IDK how many cookies, 10 or so pounds of hand-made buttermints, and that's just the regular stuff.

Just made 4 dozen M&M cookies for a family dinner this weekend. I brought home what was left, pics later.

 

[banesong]

Do you need the crust cut off your bread?


If all edge pans are wrong, I don't want to be right.

And tots are amazing when baked on a grill. Dust them with some garlic powder...

Urm.. Baked tots on a grill?

 

[Temptd2]

Seems like everyone has their own family tradition, not a "typical American" one - for us, on Christmas Eve, we have large boiled shrimp with cocktail sauce, steamed artichokes with lemon/garlic aioli, garlic cheese bread, and usually Dungeness crab, which sadly can't be harvested this year due to the domoic acid we're been having for months now in the Bay. Can't wait for THAT to go away!

Christmas day, we have prime rib and lots of go-alongs - this year will be twice-baked potatoes, asparagus with mayo sauce, maybe some sauteed mushrooms, maybe a salad if my sister makes one - hers are always good, usually arugula and sliced pears and whatever else she throws in there with a good vinaigrette. It's a fluid thing because it will only be KOTC, my sister, and me this year, so easy but yummy is the name of the game. WINE for sure, probably a nice Alexander Valley Silver Oak Cab.

 

[vanishingpint]

Deep fried tots are the way to go.So damn much better than baked.Even Swmbo likes them and she's not a fan of tots.

 

[slym2none]

^^^ Agreed! If you aren't gonna deep-fry the tots, there's really no use making them.