What did I cook this weekend.....

[Staestc]

Great idea! And, you carved little faces on the mummy dogs!

Yeah, mummy dog faces are yellow mustard I made a ton of those with little smokies sausages and took them to work a couple of years ago with a jalapeno mustard dip and they were a big hit. Had a couple of sausages and a couple of hot dogs left from pretzel dogs, had a can of crescent rolls in the fridge, and had a hungry grandson, so I just scaled up to full size. Quite tasty actually

P.S. I saw chef John do the jack'o'lantern faces on bell peppers on youtube. I did not use his recipe, but I did steal the idea

 

[Temptd2]

I'm always on the prowl for ideas. Thanks., I definitely will.
My general menu would basically be meat and vegetables (corn, potatoes and other starchy ones I'll have as a treat). I get plenty of carbs from the veggies even with jogging three-four times a week. I'm not great at eating fruit but I do a whole array of vitamins and minerals.
1/2 t of sugar a day in my espresso.
I have found that Keto/Atkins (maintenance) is kind of common-sense eating. I don't know where the X amount of servings of fruit came from but that's a lot of sugar and seems counterintuitive.

The only fruit we generally eat would be avocados (frequently) and tomatoes (on occasion) - I do make a SF cranberry jalapeño sauce for Thanksgiving but otherwise, very little fruit passes through this house!

 

[VApatriot]

Wow, I made these over a week ago and do not appear to have posted. Stuffed Bell Peppers. Happy Halloween again!!

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I saw that on Chef John's Food Wishes blog. Very creative and it looks like you did it just like he did. Nailed it!

 

[Staestc]

I saw that on Chef John's Food Wishes blog. Very creative and it looks like you did it just like he did. Nailed it!

Thanks It was pretty cool, since my wife did not see what I had done with them till I served

 

[VApatriot]

Thanks It was pretty cool, since my wife did not see what I had done with them till I served

You devil, you

 

[Beerstein]

keto minestrone with the last of the garden veggies.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Leftover med-rare filet with shrooms and onions, and creamy potato leek soup.

 

[TwistedGray]

Beef cheeks, polenta, squash, and a fig & wine reduction. All from scratch and the squash from the garden

 

[davidabcd]

Got a poolish there. Super happy about making some pizza on Saturday. I don't have a 700°F outdoor oven but my BBQ does higher than the indoor oven. We'll see. I've got Margarita plus a ham, mushroom and artichoke on the menu.
I'm also thinking of doing a white pizza for the neighbor (alfredo sauce, BBQ chicken and I guess red onion). Any suggestions for a white pizza is more than welcomed.

 

[Oldskewl]

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Got a poolish there. Super happy about making some pizza on Saturday. I don't have a 700°F outdoor oven but my BBQ does higher than the indoor oven. We'll see. I've got Margarita plus a ham, mushroom and artichoke on the menu.
I'm also thinking of doing a white pizza for the neighbor (alfredo sauce, BBQ chicken and I guess red onion). Any suggestions for a white pizza is more than welcomed.

I like chicken, spinach, mushroom and onion on white pizza

 

[davidabcd]

I like chicken, spinach, mushroom and onion on white pizza

Those sound perfect. I can't believe I didn't think of spinach. Ugh. I'm just going to make that.
Edit (11/03/21):
White pizzas are a no-go this weekend, sadly. Maybe in two weeks.

 

[Staestc]

Simple dinner tonight. Grilled pork chops and zucchini with smashed taters.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Rib roast with sautéed mushrooms and onion, mash and fresh broccoli.

 

[Kickass]

We’ve been on a grilled spatchcock chicken kick. Shave the backbone, all the bones from cooking, and the carcass for broth and chicken and rice soup as leftovers. We get almost a week from one whole chicken.

 

[davidabcd]

Got a peel today. It was a little rough so I sanded it. Going to make four 16" pizzas in the oven.
Canadian bacon, mushrooms and artichoke hearts for two of them. The other two probably Margheritas.

 

[davidabcd]

I have no better answer for good pizza crust than this. I'm working with a standard stove and a pizza stone. This is all I've got.

 

[davidabcd]

I made four 16" pizzas--attempted to, actually, but they came out to about 14" because of the 00 flour. I'll have to adjust in the future. Very pleased with the dough--crunchy and chewy.

 

[Temptd2]

They look delicious to me!

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

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I have no better answer for good pizza crust than this. I'm working with a standard stove and a pizza stone. This is all I've got.

Looks like perfection to me, I’m a NYer and particular about pizza… I would gladly eat this based on the pic, and knowing you’re a great cook.

 

[Staestc]

So what did you do with your extra hour this morning? Many mini chocolate chip cookies and blueberry muffins here

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

So what did you do with your extra hour this morning? Many mini chocolate chip cookies and blueberry muffins here
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These are mini cookies? Oh, never mind everything is big in TX!

 

[davidabcd]

Looks like perfection to me, I’m a NYer and particular about pizza

Thanks. I had the pleasure of living in Manhattan for three months. NY pizza is top shelf for sure.

 

[passedpawn]

Paella. Someone had a shellfish allergy (minor though), so shrimp and mussels on one side only. But there was chicken and andouille in there (I don't care for chorizo).

After, we made s'mores on the fire pit behind the house.

 

[beermanpete]

SWMBO made lamb stew. I made buttermilk biscuits.

 

[Staestc]

Paella. Someone had a shellfish allergy (minor though), so shrimp and mussels on one side only. But there was chicken and andouille in there (I don't care for chorizo).

After, we made s'mores on the fire pit behind the house.

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Just AWESOME, and lovely yard! Eventually I will spring for a paella pan. How to you control the temp when cooking on the kettle?

 

[Staestc]

These are mini cookies? Oh, never mind everything is big in TX!

Lol

 

[Staestc]

Posted this on the pepper gardening thread by mistake and just noticed. Awesome potato soup during our most recent cold snap.

 

[davidabcd]

Pizza making is the gateway to omelet making. I normally wouldn't have green pepper, artichokes, mushrooms and Canadian bacon around at the same time except that I made pizza recently. As usual, I used American and sharp-white cheddar.
I switched to carbon steel three years ago but wish I had done so decades ago. Live and learn. The only real bummer I've noticed with the carbon steel is you can't cook anything wet and expect non-stick results.

 

[passedpawn]

Just AWESOME, and lovely yard! Eventually I will spring for a paella pan. How to you control the temp when cooking on the kettle?

I don't really control the temperature - believe me, it gets hot! Just keep adding chicken broth to maintain the moisture and it'll work out. Trick of course is to keep the rice moist enough to avoid burning, but not too moist so that you form a crunchy brown socarrat at the bottom (don't stir it!). I have a full recipe I've worked out, with timing of all additions and the whole process. Most of it I gleaned from a video I found, which is linked in the doc. See attached.

 

[Staestc]

I don't really control the temperature - believe me, it gets hot! Just keep adding chicken broth to maintain the moisture and it'll work out. Trick of course is to keep the rice moist enough to avoid burning, but not too moist so that you form a crunchy brown socarrat at the bottom (don't stir it!). I have a full recipe I've worked out, with timing of all additions and the whole process. Most of it I gleaned from a video I found, which is linked in the doc. See attached.

What an awesome video! Thanks for posting this Andrew! Pan shopping.