The All Things We Love To Cook and Eat Thread

[Bact PhD]

As we head into winter holidays, this seems like a good a time as any to talk about special holiday dishes. Dear Daughter has been going at it with the cookie-baking.

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I'm still loving the air fryer. Last night I made an entire meal with the two we own.

The main dish was boneless chicken thighs. First I seasoned them with onion powder, garlic powder, and salt and air fried them at 360F for about 8 minutes until they were maybe 2/3 done. Then I pulled them out, dipped them in honey mustard salad dressing, and put them in to finish at 375 for another 5 minutes. Super simple and very tasty.

The carb was Alexia frozen sweet potato fries just simply done at high heat, 450F for 8 minutes. Put those in the oven to stay warm and used the same air fryer for green beans coated with EVO, onion powder, roasted garlic powder, paprika, a veggie seasoning mix, and salt.

My wife found perforated parchment paper discs that drop right into the air fryer which handle a lot of the gook from cooking and make cleaning up even easier than usual.

[andydp]

We've recently become enamoured of a new recipe called "Egg Roll in a Bowl" which is exactly what it sounds like.

There are literally dozens of these recipes on line. Just google the name.

Basic ingredients: A protein of some sort: Chicken, pork, beef, shrimp, or seafood.  Fry in a wok or large pan add garlic and ginger, then a bag of cole slaw mix. Put in one TSP of sesame oil, salt and pepper to taste. Cook throughly and serve.

[Rue Bella]

Basic ingredients: A protein of some sort: Chicken, pork, beef, shrimp, or seafood. Fry in a wok or large pan add garlic and ginger, then a bag of cole slaw mix. Put in one TSP of sesame oil, salt and pepper to taste. Cook throughly and serve.

I make something vaguely similar using ground beef, onions, and shredded cabbage. The original recipe is called 'Crack Slaw'. Not sure where that name came from, but the dish is good and fast. I grew cabbage this past winter and it was especially sweet and tender in the 'crack slaw'. 

Yesterday I made a taco salad. Ground beef, onion, flavorings (hot pepper, cumin, ground sage) mixed in a bed of sliced romaine, and shredded cheddar cheese. Quite yummy. Also quick to prepare. 

[Rue Bella]

I just purchased an airfryer (Ninja Foodi) from Costco. It is on sale this month. Looking forward to playing with it.

[LFC]

I recently went of a very successful trip for Golden Tilefish. I came back with about 14 lbs of fillets plus we've got some other fish from last fall. Black Sea Bass, Porgy, and Tautog/Blackfish season is coming up in November so I figured I needed some other ways to prepare fish. For whatever reason I decided to take a swing a fish cakes.

I scanned a few recipes plus threw in a few things of my own. Basics of the recipe are cooked tilefish, bread/panko crumbs, eggs, onion, celery, garlic, horseradish mayo, mustard, lemon juice, and a few seasonings including a little bit of Old Bay. Fry the cakes in butter and serve with either cocktail sauce or honey mustard. Ooooohhhhh, baby. I'm real happy with the way these came out. Worked great on Bluefish which I caught last fall as well and these can be on the stronger side.

[LFC]

Why FSM? WHY???!!!

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This review, just 18 tweets long, is worth the read.

[andydp]

PG asked for my cheesecake recipe in another thread:  

The recipe I use has been adapted from a "Lindy's Cheesecake" recipe published in our local paper years ago. I adapted it to fit our situation and likes.

Tip: Leave the cream cheese overnight on your counter until its room temperature. Put it in the mixer bowl with the sugar and start mixing. I use the wisk attachement to the mixer to get a fluffy and airy batter. Keep the mixer on and start assembling the other items. The idea is to make the cream cheese as smooth as possible.Be sure to periodically scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl to make sure all the cream cheese gets mixed.

Crust: I use Oreo Cookes for the crust, usually about 2 stacks of the package, put in food processor and make into crumbs. (Depending on your desires, you can use chocolate or blond Oreos.) Put crumbs in a bowl and add about 1/3 stick of butter mix well. Put the crumbs into a 9 inch springform pan and bake at 350 for about 15 minutes (The crumbs should have a slight toasted look.)

Once the crust has been removed: put a 9X13 inch pan of water on the bottom rack of the oven. This will keep the oven moist and help prevent the cheesecake from cracking.

Now for the recipe: (9 inch springform pan)

Five 8 oz packages of cream cheese (or Newfchatel)

1 3/4 cups sugar (more if you want)

1 1/2 Tsp grated orange rind

1 1/2 Tsp grated lemon rind

1/2 or 1 Tsp Vanilla extract

Five eggs (Add eggs one at a time)

2 Egg Yolks

1/4 cup heavy cream. (NOTE: I use plain fat free Greek yogurt, I have seen recipes using sour cream. Or... you can skip this part)

Special optional stuff: BEFORE adding the batter you can put in chunks of Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough on the bottom.

Special technique: pour half the batter into the pan. Melt a cup of Chocolate Morsels, add about a cup of the batter, mix well. You can leave it like that, or add some Grand Marnier or Bailey's Irish Creme. Mix well and gently pour evenly onto the batter in the pan. Gently pour the remaining batter on top. Put the cake in the oven at 350. After 40 minutes check to make use the top is light brown and firm, bake longer until evenly brown. Take the cheesecake out of the oven and cool completely.

I cut my cake before serving it. The secret to doing it evenly and well is to wash the knife off after every slice. Takes time but worth the effort.

[LFC]

All of the cannibalism with none of the guilt!

Ever wondered what Kanye West or Ellen DeGeneres tastes like? Well, there's a lab meat company out there who is just as curious about the forbidden meat (celebrities) as you are.

"BiteLabs produces fine artisanal salami from meat that has been lab-grown from celebrity tissue samples," the company says on its website.

"Today, In-Vitro meat production is close to becoming a reality, offering highly controllable meat production without the animal cruelty, waste, and environmental impacts of industrial farming. But this process can offer so much more than replicas of beef and pork," BiteLabs says.

And by "so much more" they mean "we would like to collect myosatellite cells from celebrities and then turn them into salami". The firm even has social share buttons to make it easy for you to send a (vaguely threatening) request to the celebrity you would like to sausage.

[pnwguy]

Jan 19, 2022 22:11:52 GMT LFC said:

All of the cannibalism with none of the guilt!

No one can eat just one...

[LFC]

Jan 20, 2022 15:36:29 GMT pnwguy said:

No one can eat just one...

I hear that in Mexico they like variety. That means no one can eat just Juan.

[andydp]

La grande bouffe` recap:

Thursday: French themed lunch at the CIA (Culinary Institute of America).  

Friday AM:  60 minute spin class to atone for the French Lunch.  The Chocolate Gateau with molten fudge center was worth it.

Friday PM: Dinner at Johnny's Italian Restaurant in Schenectady.

Saturday: Visiting my cousin in CT, not exactly a WW diet paradise.

Sunday: Lunch at a Portuguese restaurant in NJ for a friend's birthday.  

Monday:  Recovery and penance.

[goldenvalley]

Chocolate Gateau with molten fudge center...heaven!  Enjoy life while you can still taste the food.

[andydp]

Never let it be said I don't appreciate fine art and a good Reuben

www.sadanduseless.com/art-history-as-a-sandwich-gallery-funny/?fbclid=IwAR0oYozi_IrAQ4Amiu1Nu778-Epp29NXNY_4Euf2Q1sItRpV9J8OdDEPiWk

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Science takes on the separation of Oreos and why the cream sticks to one side.

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There are thousands of reports of gastric distress from Lucky Charms and the FDA doesn't know what the issue is.

The end of the rainbow may not have a pot of gold—but a pot of something entirely different.

Thousands of people have reported stomach pains, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea after eating Lucky Charms, the "magically delicious" sugar-coated cereal fronted by a cartoon leprechaun that feebly tries to prevent hungry children from getting his colorful charm-shaped marshmallows. The illnesses have left many wondering if the latest lineup of charms includes hearts, stars, horseshoes, clovers, and tasty infectious bacteria.

The website iwaspoisoned.com, which collects consumer reports of food-borne illnesses, has received more than 3,000 complaints about the cereal from all over the US, most of which are from the past few weeks. Lucky Charms has now received more illness reports than any other individual product in the site's 10-year history, according to Patrick Quade, founder of the site, who spoke with The Wall Street Journal.

In statements to the press, the Food and Drug Administration said it has received more than 100 reports of illnesses through its own reporting system and has opened an investigation. "The FDA takes seriously any reports of possible adulteration of a food that may also cause illnesses or injury," the regulator said.

General Mills, which makes Lucky Charms, told reporters that it has heard the reports but has not found any evidence that its cereal is causing illnesses. “Food safety is our top priority,” a spokesperson told The New York Times. “We encourage consumers to please share any concerns directly with General Mills to ensure they can be appropriately addressed.”

[andydp]

Apr 19, 2022 19:12:59 GMT LFC said:

Science takes on the separation of Oreos and why the cream sticks to one side.

I remember reading an article regarding the positioning of Oreo cookies in their packaging.  How many faced one way and how many were opposite.  Sadly I cannot find it.

[pnwguy]

Apr 20, 2022 16:34:24 GMT andydp said:

Apr 19, 2022 19:12:59 GMT LFC said:

Science takes on the separation of Oreos and why the cream sticks to one side.

I remember reading an article regarding the positioning of Oreo cookies in their packaging.  How many faced one way and how many were opposite.  Sadly I cannot find it.

Oreo packaging is designed to lure children into satanic worship, and then pedophiles can track them (the cookie placement make them a phased-array antenna for broadcasting their location). Q has all the details! And oh yeah, mixing black cookies on white filling is brainwashing children into accepting "miscegenation" and other defilement of the white race!

[andydp]

RC-MoonPie Festival

On the third Saturday of June, Bell Buckle, Tennessee, throws a party in honor of an iconic local pairing: MoonPies and RC Cola. MoonPies—two round graham cracker cookies sandwiching marshmallow and enrobed in a chocolate coating—have been a specialty of nearby Chattanooga, Tennessee, since 1917. RC (“Royal Crown”) Cola is a Georgia-based soft drink that tasters liken to Pepsi. In the 1950s, each item could be purchased for a nickel, and the duo became known locally as “the working man’s lunch.” The pairing even earned its own song, “Gimme an RC Cola and a MoonPie,” performed by Bill Lister (also known as “radio’s tallest singing cowboy”).

www.atlasobscura.com/foods/rc-cola-moonpie-festival?utm_medium=atlas-page&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR3_Uuy4unyyCgL3JVF7O51rUNFftZIdymp4E4TngujOW0JILN_uHZdh5H4

If you want to hear the song:


www.youtube.com/watch?v=loamVbAOsPo

[goldenvalley]

Apr 29, 2022 12:45:12 GMT andydp said:

RC-MoonPie Festival

On the third Saturday of June, Bell Buckle, Tennessee, throws a party in honor of an iconic local pairing: MoonPies and RC Cola. MoonPies—two round graham cracker cookies sandwiching marshmallow and enrobed in a chocolate coating—have been a specialty of nearby Chattanooga, Tennessee, since 1917. RC (“Royal Crown”) Cola is a Georgia-based soft drink that tasters liken to Pepsi. In the 1950s, each item could be purchased for a nickel, and the duo became known locally as “the working man’s lunch.” The pairing even earned its own song, “Gimme an RC Cola and a MoonPie,” performed by Bill Lister (also known as “radio’s tallest singing cowboy”).

www.atlasobscura.com/foods/rc-cola-moonpie-festival?utm_medium=atlas-page&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR3_Uuy4unyyCgL3JVF7O51rUNFftZIdymp4E4TngujOW0JILN_uHZdh5H4

If you want to hear the song:


www.youtube.com/watch?v=loamVbAOsPo

I wish RC were more widely available.  It was my soda of choice when I was living in Tennessee.  MoonPies are icky sweet...not a match for RC ever.

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[LFC]

I had no idea that bratwurst was such a serious biz.

The queen of the Bratwurst Festival in a northern Ohio city has been stripped of her crown and both the dethroned royal and festival organizers have retained legal counsel.

Abigail Brocwell was expected to inaugurate this year's Bucyrus Bratwurst Festival Aug. 18 with the ceremonial first bite of sausage.

But when the bratwurst was delivered to the stage, it was first runner-up Natalie Stover who was in place to fulfill the queen's duties for the three-day festival.

An annual summer tradition in Bucyrus since 1968, the festival includes rides, food, vendors, music, three parades and contests – from bratwurst-eating to longest pigtails. Traditionally, a new queen is crowned on the first night of the event.

Brocwell, 21, was crowned in 2021 and was expected to reign over this year's festivities. But she was removed from her throne 10 days before the start of the 2022 festival.

Why was Abbie Brocwell removed as Bratwurst Festival Queen?

Brocwell attended a luncheon hosted by another festival, in violation of the Bratwurst Festival board's instructions, according to a letter from board president Adam Heinlen.

At a royalty travel meeting Aug. 3, the queen and her court were told they were to stop attending other festivals around the state as representatives of the Bratwurst Festival, Heinlen stated.

The letter stated queens' actions and behaviors while at other festivals – toward each other and other festival royalty – "did not properly represent the festival," he wrote.

It is not clear what actions prompted the travel ban.

Court members asked if they could travel on their own to other festivals and were told they could do so, provided they did not present themselves as festival representatives and did not wear their dirndls, crowns or sashes — they were to wear regular clothing.

Heinlen's letter states they were explicitly told not to attend any luncheons, "as luncheons are events reserved exclusively for visiting royalty and are not open to the general public."

Both Brocwell and the festival board agree that she attended a queens' luncheon at the Baltimore Festival on Aug 6. What they disagree on is whether she was there in her official capacity as queen.

The Bratwurst Festival Board of Directors contends she was.

"The board explained to Ms. Brocwell that by attending the luncheon, she interrupted the duties of another girl who had been delegated as a Bratwurst Festival representative, as directed by the board, for that luncheon," Heinlen wrote.

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I so want this to be true.