Current Events > Cooking general V2: Can we make 500 this time?

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FF_Redux posted...

Also prepped 3 meals

Do you have to eat those like 3 days in row or do they last ?

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Bump, havent really cooked anything of note since Friday

peace

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Bump for night CE

Anyone else in here take their leftovers to the extreme? My wife and I have a calendar of all our meals and stuff so we can keep track of when each meal was cooked. I just finished some peanut curry the other day that was over 2 weeks old, lol.


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LostForest posted...

Anyone else in here take their leftovers to the extreme? My wife and I have a calendar of all our meals and stuff so we can keep track of when each meal was cooked. I just finished some peanut curry the other day that was over 2 weeks old, lol.

I made baked breaded eggplant the other day & I didn't want to throw the breading left in the bowl out so I put it in a plastic bag & put that in the fridge, so I can relate lol.

Gonna attempt at making some savory pancakes with the rest tonight.

how did it get to be 2 weeks old lol

the only way that happens here is if someone jams it all the way in the back of the fridge and everyone forgets about it forever

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kirbymuncher posted...

how did it get to be 2 weeks old lol

the only way that happens here is if someone jams it all the way in the back of the fridge and everyone forgets about it forever

Lol sometimes. But more often it's cuz we cook huge portions and it's just the two of us.

Most of the time we finish stuff within a week, but that curry in particular was gigantic, and we were away for two days last week.

That said, it wasn't the first time I've had two week-old leftovers lol. Lived to tell the story everytime

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I try to use everything when I cook, as little waste as possible. Sometimes when I cooked potatoes or other root veggies, I use the peel, mostly I cut them and fry. For example last time on my cabbage soup I used most of the carrots.

Topped with fried carrot peels, carrot top, carrot top oil I made by mixing the oil used for the peels with olive oil, then blend with the carrot tops.



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Well yeah we don't waste our leftovers, that's why we eat em no matter how old they are lol.

As far as scraps go, we either compost stuff or give it to the dog.

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PC_Genjin posted...

I made baked breaded eggplant the other day & I didn't want to throw the breading left in the bowl out so I put it in a plastic bag & put that in the fridge, so I can relate lol.

Gonna attempt at making some savory pancakes with the rest tonight.

https://imgur.com/i7D8fac

Pictured: Savory breadcrumb pancakes, roasted sweet potatoes, country-style green beans & the driest grocery store rotisserie chicken Ive ever had very disappointing. Sides turned out well at least

PC_Genjin posted...

Pictured: Savory breadcrumb pancakes, roasted sweet potatoes, country-style green beans & the driest grocery store rotisserie chicken Ive ever had very disappointing. Sides turned out well at least

Heating up the leftover green beans, gonna have them with a microwaved veggie burger for a lazy Saturday lunch

@DuranOfForcena posted...

it's my mom's birthday tomorrow and she likes chinese food, so i'm gonna make a shitload of fried pork wontons and sweet and sour sauce tonight, and then some chicken chow mein to go with the leftovers of those tomorrow. i might also make some beef and broccoli or something, which i wasn't initially planning on doing, but there was some sirloin on a $5 Friday deal yesterday that i just couldn't pass up.

Hell yeah, post plenty of pics

i've never made savory pancakes before. that sounds pretty good, and they look tasty! i might try it one of these days.

This is the recipe I used (also added some Italian seasoning & Lawry's seasoning salt to the breadcrumbs before mixing them with the eggs, and once the mixing was done I also added a dash of sherry to the mix):

https://www.atasteofmadness.com/2017/11/egg-and-breadcrumb-patties.html

If you ever make them I recommend serving something moist over them, like eggs benedict for example. Was hoping the chicken would scratch that itch but again, the one I bought was really dry... fml

DuranOfForcena posted...

awesome, i bookmarked it. yeah, using those for eggs benedict sounds like it would be pretty good. i was also thinking maybe some country sausage gravy.

That would be good too... honestly any meat/gravy pairing would probably be pretty good over them. Roast beef w/ beef gravy, chicken breasts or thighs stewed in mushroom gravy, etc.

https://imgur.com/M78M9wd

Made roasted carrot soup.

Dude those little waffle makers from Dash are the best. We make a batch every couple of Sundays, and freeze them up. They're like Eggos, except better because we add protein powder

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Semi-OT: I don't get chicken salad as a stuffing. Stuffing should be something you put into a vessel that helps it keep its composure during the cooking process while also being tastefully accented by said vessel's juices

I made turnip green chips today. had some sitting around from thinning turnips but they were a bit old and too sad looking to just sorta cook normally in a pan so I figured if you can lay a bunch of kale out on a sheet and bake it to get kale chips, maybe the same would work here.

.... well, they weren't inedible at least. definitely wouldn't recommend it though. kale is sturdy enough to make it work but these basically just turned into some extremely thin papery things that instantly disintegrate in your mouth and leave you with this slightly burnt leaf taste

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DuranOfForcena posted...

https://i.imgur.com/KSOqMHj.jpg

You probably already clarified earlier & I just skimmed over it but is the sweet & sour sauce from scratch? Looks tasty.

https://imgur.com/dAoaOEC

Pic of some homemade mango habanero salsa I snapped last night (little fuzzy I know)
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my first brisket sous vide.

sous vide for 40 hours then 3 hours smoked at 275.
tasted great, it was almost too tender. it just fell apart.


I wasn't prepared for all the juice in the vacuum bad, saved that and made a nice vinegar bbq sauce. my family was real skeptical that it would be worth the 40 hours, totally was.

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BuckVanHammer posted...

my first brisket sous vide.

Cross section pic please (if theres any left)!

https://imgur.com/VngBkLo

Doctored up a package of beef Mama noodles for lunch; boiled the noodles with mushrooms & a sliced red chili (which I removed before eating), also added a tiny shake of fish sauce, some white pepper, black/white sesame seeds and a tiny bit of kewpie Mayo to balance the heat of the broth.

Not sure exactly what the pepper was (friend gave it to me from his garden) but the heat it wrought was pretty intense even with the kewpie Mayo offsetting it.
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Made jerk chicken and red beans & rice yesterday but forgot to take pics

All turned out pretty good except the beans were uncooked oh well
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This was an easy meal, however it is one of my favorite . No bells and whistles, just well seasoned turkey meat and chips. I will come back with something more complex Sunday or Monday. But I wanted to post one my favorite meals. I could eat this every day. If I had a nacho chip that tasted like Nacho but was low crab I would eat it every day.



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https://imgur.com/8vc7VeZ

Mushroom stir fry w/ rice & baby bok choy from yesterday
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Vegetarian indian dish foavored red lentil pot with paneer cheese. So damn tasty

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Maybe this is a better presentation and lighting:



I gotta say its prob one of my tastiest dishes Ive made.

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I used some thing thats like bell pepper but they were still in the ice box when I took this picture.



And then this..



Honestly some of the best sauce I have ever made. However the effort that goes into it too much. Getting stuff from the store is better here. And I can't believe I am saying that. I literally make my own Chinese food lol.

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my family does a bunch of assorted homemade tomato sauces and stuff around this time of year. talking multiple litres of spaghetti, lasanga, generic pasta sauces as well as just some plain tomato paste

it's really the only realistic way to use up our hundreds and hundreds of tomatos <_<

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I wanna make my own ketchup but I feel like it wouldn't be worth it when I can buy some store brand for half the cost.

Sure, it'll be spicy but would it be worth it? Idk.
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DuranOfForcena posted...

man, i posted the pic of my Mexican pizza to a few subreddits, and it's getting some decent traction on r/FoodPorn but they really did not appreciate it on r/mexicanfood, lol. the description of the acceptable content in the sub's sidebar led me to believe they wouldn't be such sticklers about "authenticity". guess i was wrong.

That's stupid though, cuz my favorite burrito place, which is a seemingly authentic, hole-in-the-wall Mexican grill owned and operated by a Latino family has those on the menu, lol. Or does "Mexican-American" not count?

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SIayer_22 posted...

I wanna make my own ketchup but I feel like it wouldn't be worth it when I can buy some store brand for half the cost.

Sure, it'll be spicy but would it be worth it? Idk.

My mom has made own ketchup from home grown tomatoes once and it was pretty delish. But the made a more loose version.

Anyway. This is what I made up from my own head:



It looks pretty sloppy and the angle made it look like there is more veggies than there is.

Anyway, its a kind of ratatoullie with red lentils, cod and pan fried fresh brussel sprouts in butter, topped with the first leaves of the cooked sprouts and a crumble of deep fried carrot and parsnip peels.

It was really good honestly.

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No recent cooking expeditions to report on... eating some tasty durian cookies I bought from a Hmong grocery store
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I have been busy with work and school so I have not had the time to look home made like I . And I noticed something, home made food rocks. I has pasta from the jar like I said I woul and it was nasty. I had it but I am left full and unsatisfied like my ex.

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So whats for dinner tonight everyone.

I have no clue what to cook. I am very worn out from work so I think I might just do by fast tacos. Just brown meat add taco spice and pure chips.

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