What did I cook this weekend.....

[Temptd2]

She doesn't like cake-type though which is the problem.

We're the opposite in this house! My faves are raised doughnuts (although I'll eat either kind) but KOTC only will eat cake doughnuts.

Not a worry at this point, however. Keto doughnuts have not been made in this house so far! . There are recipes for some however....

My next keto experiment is gonna be Indian fry bread (as in Native American type) - looking forward to trying it in a couple days.

 

[TwistedGray]

We're the opposite in this house! My faves are raised doughnuts (although I'll eat either kind) but KOTC only will eat cake doughnuts.

To be clear, if it's sweet, I'll eat it. My wife is the picky one.

 

[TwistedGray]

I just bought a 3pk this week and probably will only use 1. If either of you, or really anyone needs a pack, I'll send it for a "pay it forward." Just send a pm. I'm fairly certain its fleischman rapid, but would confirm before sending.

Gromit offered me some of his brick assuming it's still good...otherwise, I may be after you for one of those packs

 

[Staestc]

Homemade curry powder. Grew the ginger and harvested it and fresh turmeric root. Dehydrated and turned them into powder. Then added cardamom, coriander, cinnamon, black pepper, cayenne powder, and mustard powder. View attachment 673619 View attachment 673620

Awesome!

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Yesterday I cooked the smoked chops and served with a yam and fresh green beans, chicken tacos were dinner tonight.

 

[bob1852]

Had some mahi mahi in the freezer; some coconut milk, curry paste, fish sauce, palm sugar, chicken stock, and rice in the pantry; and plenty of fresh veggies......sooooooo.....red curry coconut poached mahi mahi over rice.

 

[imkiwi]

Awesome!

I would love to be able to do this myself.

 

[TwistedGray]

Quite grateful!! Thanks @gromitdj

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Seafood medley scampi style over spaghetti.

 

[TwistedGray]

Quite grateful!! Thanks @gromitdj
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@gromitdj - yeah, I think it's a wee bit on the aged side as it took a fair bit longer to start proving than the interwebs said; however, that could be due to many factors (ambient temp to name one; however, it is 72f right now in the house). Anyways, the dough grows so score! I hope to post up some doughnut photos this evening : ) ...it'll be the first time making them, so I'm curious how these will turn out.

...and now we're at about half a bag of flour, lol, so there's that. We'll try and order some when we place our order with Costco next week. I have low hopes, but we don't use flour for anything else, so I'll just be cautious.

 

[gromitdj]

@gromitdj - yeah, I think it's a wee bit on the aged side as it took a fair bit longer to start proving than the interwebs said; however, that could be due to many factors (ambient temp to name one; however, it is 72f right now in the house). Anyways, the dough grows so score! I hope to post up some doughnut photos this evening : ) ...it'll be the first time making them, so I'm curious how these will turn out.

...and now we're at about half a bag of flour, lol, so there's that. We'll try and order some when we place our order with Costco next week. I have low hopes, but we don't use flour for anything else, so I'll just be cautious.

In an attempt to verify it was O.K., I put 1 tsp in about 150ml of 80° water and 1 TBSP of Honey. It was completely foamy in about 15 minutes, so I figured it was good!

 

[applescrap]

Haha, its good. I love making doughnuts cant wait to see what you make. The cake ones are really good. I make doughnut holes because I dont have a pan and its really easy.

Made another cake with the kids. Boy was this one airy. Also made modified bolognese on my pasta I posted a ways back. Man was that good. Subbed one slice of bacon for pancetta and used fresh carrots and peppers from a frozen medley instead of fresh mirepoix. Still so good. No pic, doesn't look as good as it came out.

 

[TwistedGray]

Turned out great, but the donuts shouldn't been much fatter. That was my mistake. The three big ones are back in the fridge to retard the yeast until morning (crossing fingers). Otherwise the skinnier ones are waiting for the glaze to set; I made the two holes without glaze to get an idea of the texture before proving in the oven (much needed)...I didn't think they proved properly on the counter, and these two confirmed that (reminiscent of beignets). Happy with how they came out

 

[applescrap]

Those look tasty @TwistedGray !

 

[TwistedGray]

Those look tasty @TwistedGray !

Will find out in a few hours when I wake up

 

[gromitdj]

Turned out great, but the donuts shouldn't been much fatter. That was my mistake. The three big ones are back in the fridge to retard the yeast until morning (crossing fingers). Otherwise the skinnier ones are waiting for the glaze to set; I made the two holes without glaze to get an idea of the texture before proving in the oven (much needed)...I didn't think they proved properly on the counter, and these two confirmed that (reminiscent of beignets). Happy with how they came out

Great, now I've gotta try it!

 

[TwistedGray]

Great, now I've gotta try it!

I halved this recipe - https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1017065-classic-glazed-doughnuts

The ones I tried to retard in the fridge came out with a more closed texture, that of a cake batter doughnut. Those ones are still quite yummy!

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Steak tacos.

 

[Brewbuzzard]

Spaetzle with Paprika cream sauce.

 

[TwistedGray]

Donut egg and cheese sammich with some taters then a cinnamon bun, game day

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Roasted turkey breast for dinner with twice baked potato and broccoli. I had some very ripe bananas so, banana bread went into the oven once the meat was out resting.

 

[TwistedGray]

Stir fry

 

[Brewbuzzard]

Had some mahi mahi in the freezer; some coconut milk, curry paste, fish sauce, palm sugar, chicken stock, and rice in the pantry; and plenty of fresh veggies......sooooooo.....red curry coconut poached mahi mahi over rice.

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Looks delicious

 

[Evilgrin]

Fish curry is normally way down on my list because in Thailand its often green curry. Malay and Indonesian style though are a whole other matter. Laksa curry for example goes great with fish/seafood.

Prima Taste offers the laksa and Singapore curry paste kits. They are damn expensive on Amazon. Even locally they are around $5 but you wont find a better commercially available option. Mae Ploy or Maesri paste (red or yellow) and a can of good coconut milk aint bad either. I much prefer the Mae Ploy pastes.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Bean soup with ham is happening.

Served with the blue corn sourdough.

 

[TwistedGray]

Don't have much/enough unsweetened cocoa for baking, but I did make a mistake and buy an extra container of Ibarra. I used that 'puck', two TBSP of powder, and some other stuff. The consistency is cake-like, toned down brownie, with cinnamon...not what I was hoping for, but I'll gobble them all up (was aiming to make brownie-like texture).

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Roasted turkey leftover, with dressing and carrots. Had some homemade cranberry sauce too.

 

[TwistedGray]

Homegrown taters ... breakfast

 

[Temptd2]

Just put a very large meatloaf in the oven - probably about 4 pounds. Ground venison, grass-fed beef bulk Italian sausage, grass-fed beef stew cubes which I ground up, lots of seasonings, shredded cheese, eggs, Worcestershire.... Temp probe set at 160*. Will try to remember the "after" pictures!

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Just some beef burgers, and sort of bubble and squeak.

 

[Temptd2]

Out of the oven. We ate it with sliced avocados and some homemade mustard and SF ketchup. Also had some home-fermented jalapeno salsa but didn't get the picture after that addition!

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Cheese pie with garlic chips and herbs.

 

[Staestc]

Goan Vindaloo in progress.

 

[Temptd2]

If you want fresh try http://www.great-alaska-seafood.com/

I want to thank you for the link to the Great Alaska Seafood company - I just placed my third order with them! First the salmon steaks, which are great; then some true Alaskan cod, which KOTC and I were both rather surprised to find we liked just as well as the salmon; and today I ordered some sockeye salmon filets. Can't wait to try those too! They are amazingly FAST with their shipping - order Monday, it's here Tuesday! Perfectly packed. Can't say enough good about them!

 

[FrostyBeach]

Can't say enough good about them!

You're welcome. It's awesome fresh stuff. If you like scallops get some of their dry scallops. They are amazing too.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Well, I thought I had cherries in the pantry, we’ll have to get our dose of food coloring from jelly beans I guess.

 

[TwistedGray]

Made a cake for the first time, and after watching every baking competition under the sun, I've always been intrigued by olive oil cakes. I've had a slice of one...once, at our favorite restaurant many months ago.

So, I made a cara cara orange olive oil cake. I made some blueberry coulis as well for my second slice. I, I mean we, ate half the cake today.

Very simple to make, and they are really quite good. Crunch on the bottom and sides, light and fluffy interior.

 

[applescrap]

New toy, tried making bread in it. Am really enjoying it over old basket air fryer. Excited it has a reheat setting.

 

[Temptd2]

Mine is similar, think the brand is Oster - a little more rectangular but same type basket. I use that thing for EVERYTHING that fits in it! It's a great reheater too - stuff like meatloaf, chicken, whatever, comes out great in just about 5 minutes.

Today's fun - this stuff went into the Traeger about 3.5 hours ago. Two hams that were part of the pastured pork we bought, half a pig - these were in a curing brine for a week. One bone-in pork loin roast, brined for about 8 hours. Smoking over cherrywood pellets.

I have the Meater wireless/cordless probe in the pork loin roast and the temp probe connected to the Traeger in the front ham. All being monitored with my iPhone and iPad. Man I love technology!

Happy Easter, everyone!

 

[Brewbuzzard]

Out of the oven. We ate it with sliced avocados and some homemade mustard and SF ketchup. Also had some home-fermented jalapeno salsa but didn't get the picture after that addition!

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I think I've said this before but we have those same plates.