What did I cook this weekend.....

[bob1852]

Oh my. My taste buds are giddy.

Recipe???

Sick of buying char siu bau. Too damn expensive...

 

[passedpawn]

Food grade lye friends... what is the concentration of the lye solution that you use for say... pretzels? I've got pounds of lye and want to make pretzels.

What I've done:

LYE DIP:
2 level tbsp. lye
2 quarts. cold water

Heat (don't boil) lye solution, dip for about 10 seconds, let dry on rack for 10 minutes, bake. Make sure to keep aluminum away from the lye and pretzels. Best thing by far is a silicone sheet / silpat.

 

[Melana]

Good to know. Always add water to lye not the other way around.

 

[Staestc]

Never got around to posting the plated wing picture from last night. Used Hooter's Hot Wing sauce on mine. And I seriously love blue cheese dip with hot wings!!

 

[Psylocide]

Made up some shrimp scampi and served it on fettuccine alfredo last night.

Good and simple as flocc. Of course, what isn't tasty with a heavy dose of cream and a bunch of garlic?

**despite what is on my stove, no powdered garlic was harmed in the making of this dish

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[mattmmille]

Recipe???

Sick of buying char siu bau. Too damn expensive...

I've started putting it in Word... I'll post it when I get a chance to finish it.

 

[mattmmille]

Stromboli tonight... Italian sausage and cheddar (I'm out of mozzarella).

 

[BrewingTravisty]

Stromboli tonight... Italian sausage and cheddar (I'm out of mozzarella).

That looks great! I've never tried a stromboli with cheddar before, but I imagine it worked fairly well.

I was gonna have some pan seared tuna steak tonight with mashed potatoes and zucchini but sadly the store was out of tuna steaks since they were on sale for $2.99 a lb. I was very much looking forward to it too. Oh well maybe next week. I picked up a 5 lb pork loin though for $8, on sale. I love sales xD I'll be eating on that all week.

 

[ChefRex]

Stromboli tonight... Italian sausage and cheddar (I'm out of mozzarella).

You've been killing it Matt!

 

[passedpawn]

You've been killing it Matt!

Yes. He. Has.

 

[bob1852]

I've started putting it in Word... I'll post it when I get a chance to finish it.

Thx, and no hurry, I've seen a few on the web, but yours look delicious.

 

[mattmmille]

Recipe???

Sick of buying char siu bau. Too damn expensive...

Okay, so I put together a blog post...that way, I don't have to fill a page with the recipe...plus there's photos!

https://mmmfoodies.wordpress.com/2016/02/12/chinese-sausage-baked-buns/

 

[LakesideBrewing]

It is going to be a freezing weekend up here in New England. I'm glad I made a giant pot of turkey soup!

 

[damlamb]

Ive never cooked the whole fish but after my recent vacation I was inspired. Made some stuffing out of bread, onion, garlic, lemon zest, dill, cherry tomatoes, and some fire roasted mini peppers and stuffed it in these rainbow trout I picked up today. Very tasty meal.

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[beergolf]

Ive never cooked the whole fish but after my recent vacation I was inspired. Made some stuffing out of bread, onion, garlic, lemon zest, dill, cherry tomatoes, and some fire roasted mini peppers and stuffed it in these rainbow trout I picked up today. Very tasty meal.

That looks good. I just put two whole golden trout in the oven about 5 minutes ago. Along with some roasted asparagas and quinoa pilaf.

 

[Psylocide]

Apparently McDonalds is serving breakfast all day and it's a big deal.

I remember my first free will.

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[mcbaumannerb]

Had friends over and did some buffalo roasted cauliflower, veggies with a fresh cucumber, dill & feta dip; Fritos with salsa/sour cream dip.
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Then made personal pizzas to order for everyone. Mine was Italian sausage, sopressata, pepperoni and banana peppers. So good but eating at nine is going to cause problems later I think.
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Was going to do a blackberry cobbler for dessert, but got to late and ate chocolate instead. So the cobbler will probably happen tomorrow.

 

[Kharnynb]

thai style sweet stir fry with loads of oystersauce

 

[bob1852]

Making some pho broth today...

 

[Kharnynb]

It is going to be a freezing weekend up here in New England. I'm glad I made a giant pot of turkey soup!

any recipe? doing a smallish turkey tomorrow, planning ahead for leftovers

 

[Natdavis777]

Got some ribs in the smoker as we speak. Havent really made ribs before (except ABs version in the oven which came out as a fail), so I am using the 3-2-1 method. Ive got some homemade BBQ sauce ready to go, including one I make with ghost chilies... mmmm Pics to follow later

 

[mcbaumannerb]

Made the gluten-free blackberry cobbler that was postponed from last night. Juicy and awesome!
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[Natdavis777]

Prep
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During the smoke
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The finished product (bones literally pulled out of the meat)
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[unionrdr]

Nice lookin' bark! And we used to make cobbler like that with dew berries in PA. The hillside behind the house was covered with'em! The geese & ducks used to nest on the hill in diagonal lines. Musta liked the berries?

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

This flakey moist Mahi with real Mac n cheese on Friday

 

[BrewingTravisty]

This flakey moist Mahi with real Mac n cheese on Friday

That looks great... I've been craving fish lately. I was gonna pick up some tuna steaks at the store yesterday because they were on sale, until I got a look at them and realized why they were on sale lol

 

[mattmmille]

Starting a fairly simple Valentine's dinner. Bought some assorted mini tarts and chocolate covered big strawberries. Vegan crabcakes from Whole Foods for SWMBO, Ribeyes, broccoli, Caesar salad. Oh, and salt-covered baked potatoes. And there's some purchased wings and Lo Mein for the kids, if needed.

 

[kaffeenjunkie]

Lobster poached in Vanilla and lemon scented oil on risotto with herbs and wild black trumpet mushrooms. Grana Padano and micro greens.

 

[kaffeenjunkie]

Coffee and chocolate crusted lamb rack with roasted radish, baby carrots and fingerling potatoes, bourbon glacé.

 

[Remmy]

Ribeye, potatoes au gratin and sautéed carrots.
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