What did I cook this weekend.....

[Temptd2]

Having so much fun with the new ice cream maker! Had a brainstorm and found out it makes dandy frozen margaritas.

 

[applescrap]

That is so cool. (See what i did there). Recipe please! I love mine and have used it quite a bit. Now am experimenting with xanthan gum. As a tip when adding a lot of stuff, bananas, brownies, strawberries, etc...adjust recipe down or it will over fill. Iirc my recipe for adding stuff is

2c milk
1/2 c sugar
Pinch of salt
Vanilla or whatever flavor to taste
This amount seems to help the machine work a little better in general imo. Any tips on how you would you go about making a mojito?

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

I'll just drop this here:

https://twitter.com/trilliumbrewing/status/1026934052056649728?s=19

 

[Temptd2]

That is so cool. (See what i did there). Recipe please! I love mine and have used it quite a bit. Now am experimenting with xanthan gum. As a tip when adding a lot of stuff, bananas, brownies, strawberries, etc...adjust recipe down or it will over fill. Iirc my recipe for adding stuff is

2c milk
1/2 c sugar
Pinch of salt
Vanilla or whatever flavor to taste
This amount seems to help the machine work a little better in general imo. Any tips on how you would you go about making a mojito?

Haven't tried a mojito so no help there.

Margarita - 2 servings - we do sugarfree so I'm gonna list what I used - 24 ounces ice-cold diet Mt. Dew, 2 jiggers good-quality tequila, 1 jigger Triple Sec (gonna try Grand Marnier next time), squirt of lime juice, Splenda sweetener to taste (I use the little bottles of liquid stuff that Walmart now sells, just a good squirt) - mix that all together in a 4 cup measure. Get out your bowl from the freezer, put on machine, add dasher, and start it up - then pour in the liquid and set a timer for 15 minutes. Check at that point and see how slushy it is - mine usually takes 18 to 20 minutes total. I put a piece of bubble wrap and a kitchen towel over the opening at the top to keep the cold in.

Spoon into iced beer mugs, eat with a spoon! (We keep beer mugs in the freezer all the time.)

We also did a Rum & Coke the day before - 24 oz. ice-cold Coke Zero and 2 jiggers gold rum. It wasn't quite sweet enough (the freezing dulls the sweetness) so next time I'd add a squirt of that Splenda.

I think you could just make your Mojito and then pour it in there to slushie the stuff? Don't know, never made one. Let me know if you try it!

 

[applescrap]

Thanks temptd2. Clever recipes. I cant wait to try one.

Well after a first failed attempt, i was able to produce a hard dark chocolate. Hard to find any recipes that aren't paleo with honey, syrup, and the like. Gleaned that powdered sugar was ok. Used butter first time.

This time used half cup bakers cocoa powder (this stuff has a heavenly smell) and half cup coconut oil. And 1/4 cup powdered sugar. Dang it, forgot pinch of salt, maybe some vanilla. Coconut oil was melted so warmed in microwave to 110, 30 secs power level 5, stirred in chocolate, and powdered sugar. Whisked a little, put in freezer, bam, dark chocolate. Its pretty good, excited to where this could lead.

Edit...upon a second taste . It is really good. More like lindt then Hersheys. Definitely satisfies the itch. As far as i know that is my recipe, so i would like help naming it. How about scrappy poo?

 

[Staestc]

Dats not habs or bonnets mon. Dem peppas has no heat at all but dey taste like bonnets and habs.

Boom!!! The rice and peas got part of the floater minced in.

I was hooked already, but you really got me with the rice and peas! Just fantastic! Well done!

 

[user 211287]

I tried to get it super close to authentic. I like a little sweet red bell in mine. Main thing i do differently is the curry powder. I get vadouvan powder from myspicesage because it has no added salt and includes dried thyme. Its pretty mild so you can use as much as you like without getting too salty or too spicy. I used about 4 tbs in mine and its was barely medium spicy to me.

Aji Dulce and Trinidad Perfume are used as seasoning peppers in the Caribbean and south America. Not very common in Jamaica though. The flavor is a perfect match for Caribbean style curries. Just adjust your heat with bonnet/s. Both my bonnets are pretty hot to use in large amounts.

 

[user 211287]

Had to do this again with some homemade ingredients.
1 Tbs reduced sodium soy sauce
1 Tbs Fresh Thyme brand sesame paste...tahini...whatever
1 Tbs LaoGanMa Spicy Chili Crisp
1 Tbs homemade hot oil (made with peanut oil)
1 Tbs no salt added chicken bone broth
1 Tbs broth from cooking the pork a few days ago
2 Tsp of my best 5yr Chinese black vinegar
1/2 Tsp Korean pepper flakes
Pinch of sugar

Sichuan pepper from the garden, homemade fermented mustard greens and fermented nappa (both blanched)

Freakin stellar dan dan noodles!!!

 

[paulthenurse]

If you ship overnight it ought to be just hitting its stride when it arrives here.

 

[Schlenkerla]

Carnivore Carnivale - This is a huge brisket taco with smoked onions and peppers with sprinkling of cheddar. Then small side of charro beans on top of rice.

Drinking some ***** Modelo with it!!!

I'm eating out so I didn't make this, but I could see me making it for dinner.

 

[jimyson]

Boo yeah. The wife should really melt the cheese more, but I wouldn’t dare tell her. Nope, don’t screw up a good thing.

 

[TwistedGray]

Boo yeah. The wife should really melt the cheese more, but I wouldn’t dare tell her. Nope, don’t screw up a good thing.

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Grilled cheese?

 

[jimyson]

Grilled cheese?

Sure enough. Turkey and cheese. Need some protein.

 

[TwistedGray]

Pork belly (sous vide), kale from the garden, tomatoes from the garden, garlic from the ... you know, salsa molcajete from the MIL, and some eggs (not from the garden ... yet).

I was just going to eat some Captain Crunch, but I had to finish of the pork belly.

 

[gratus fermentatio]

Having so much fun with the new ice cream maker! Had a brainstorm and found out it makes dandy frozen margaritas.

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Tempted, looks & sounds great! Here's a recipe you might like:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/lambic-sorbet.126774/
Regards, GF.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Wow, such tasty looking dishes! I cooked up dinners for hubby before heading out to a conference last week, looking for some inspiration here, now.

 

[TwistedGray]

Made a tomatoe and coconut chicken curry

 

[davidabcd]

This is the salted-Carmel, boxed brownie by Ghirardelli. I wasn't on my game, clearly. In spite of its appearance, tasted pretty good.

 

[TwistedGray]

Got an ice cream maker for my birthday, so I made some ice cream for the first time. (I've made no-churn in the past.)

It's a blackberry lemon ice cream on a vanilla base. I grew the blackberries.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Boneless pork chop, twice baked potato with bacon, and veg.

 

[paulthenurse]

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Boneless pork chop, twice baked potato with bacon, and veg.

You’d better bring something good like that to Masstoberfest or I’m gonna pout.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

I wouldn't want you to pout, Paul.

 

[applescrap]

Got an ice cream maker for my birthday, so I made some ice cream for the first time. (I've made no-churn in the past.)

It's a blackberry lemon ice cream on a vanilla base.

Amazing, please share how you made that.

 

[TwistedGray]

Amazing, please share how you made that.

2 cups heavy cream, 2 cups whole milk, 2tbs of vanilla extract, and 3/4 cup sugar. Then it goes into the ice cream maker. After I folded in about four handfuls of blackberries and the zest and juice of one lemon. I might just add everything to the mix at the beginning rather than at the end...not sure what affect that will have. Maybe others can chime in.

 

[Temptd2]

Adding everything at once will give you pink seedy ice cream!

What kind of ice cream maker are you using? I always add any "solid" stuff (chocolate pieces, pieces of fruit, etc.) about 20 minutes or so in. I want the ice cream ALMOST ready before I add anything, that way it just folds the solids into the mixture instead of beating them up the whole time it takes to freeze the cream/milk.

JMHO of course!

So far we've made vanilla, bourbon buttered salted pecan, mint chocolate chip, and vanilla with chopped SF peanut butter cups. Next up will likely be matcha green tea ice cream, which we serve with SF chocolate sauce and no-sugar-added mandarin oranges on top. All our ice creams are made sugar-free.

 

[applescrap]

Wow, you two are inspiring. Lots to try going on in my mind. I have had mine for three years now. I use it sometimes nightly, sometimes weekly, sometimes sporadically. Someone says ice cream and in a flash its on the counter 2 cups 1 percent in, pinch of salt, half cup sugar (maybe a little more ) and then i start milling around. Halloween time candy in. Frozen bag of strawberries/fruit sitting around in. Lots of cocoa powder, seems like it makes this simple ice cream better. Tons of chocolate and bananas is norm. Lots of strawberries if i have them, lots. Keeping with the whole process here dumped in at go. Not opposed to folding in and need to try it. With said massive amounts of fruit its pretty good. Now experimenting with xanthan gum. I am pretty certain giving the xanthan gum a little oil before is a good practice. It gives it a chance to spread first. So yeah thats been my ice cream making. Thanks again for inspiring me to reach out, get some cream, use new and interesting ingredients.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Chicken tacos.

 

[paulthenurse]

Darn those look good

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

I could bring some to Masstoberfest if you change the day.

 

[TwistedGray]

Adding everything at once will give you pink seedy ice cream!

What kind of ice cream maker are you using? I always add any "solid" stuff (chocolate pieces, pieces of fruit, etc.) about 20 minutes or so in. I want the ice cream ALMOST ready before I add anything, that way it just folds the solids into the mixture instead of beating them up the whole time it takes to freeze the cream/milk.

JMHO of course!

So far we've made vanilla, bourbon buttered salted pecan, mint chocolate chip, and vanilla with chopped SF peanut butter cups. Next up will likely be matcha green tea ice cream, which we serve with SF chocolate sauce and no-sugar-added mandarin oranges on top. All our ice creams are made sugar-free.

Yeah I read somewhere where it said to do it after you make the ice cream; however, it never actually explained the logic behind that. Thanks

Just a cheap one from Target, Koji.

Sounds like a nice mix of ice creams!