What’s cooking at your house?

by Cass Sun Jan 07, 2018 9:03 pm

First topic message reminder :

While watching the playoffs, I’ve been busy in the kitchen.

Made a huge pot of pasta e fagioli and there’s plenty left for lunches. Of course I omit the onion and don’t add celery as I just don’t like it, but a good sprinkling of smoked Spanish paprika is delicious. Serve it with some grated Parmesan and crusty bread and salad.

Second is banana and pecan bread. Pecans are a huge business in Arizona and just before Christmas is harvest time. I have a super lovely older lady patron who gives me a massive bag of freshly picked nuts as a Christmas present. They’re expensive so I’m grateful. I’ll probably make a pecan pie or pecan bars with the rest.

What have you got on the go?

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by Original Quill Sat May 09, 2020 10:45 pm

Star24 wrote:
Original Quill wrote:Black beans mixed with pinto beans is a favorite with Mexican food.

I’d be trumping if I had all those beans.

It's not the mixture, it's the volume you consume. lol!

by eddie Sat May 09, 2020 11:17 pm

Original Quill wrote:Black beans mixed with pinto beans is a favorite with Mexican food.

Love beans! So good for you.

by Original Quill Sun May 10, 2020 1:55 am

I love black bean, pinto bean and corn salad.

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Lots of cilantro and diced red onions...yuuuuummmm. Easy to make, great presentation, and really good.

by Maddog Sun May 10, 2020 2:37 am

Star24 wrote:
Maddog wrote:

Ok, wasn't my house and I didn't cook it.

But I ate it for dinner last night.

Is that different types of beans?

It's red beans and rice which is served with most Cajun meals. The rice is on the bottom.

by Maddog Sun May 10, 2020 2:39 am

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Ok, so I actually cooked at my daughter's house.

by Original Quill Sun May 10, 2020 5:31 am

Maddog wrote:
Star24 wrote:

Is that different types of beans?

It's red beans and rice which is served with most Cajun meals. The rice is on the bottom.

Red beans and rice are an old New Orleans dish, usually fixed with Andouille Sausage. https://www.pauladeen.com/recipe/red-beans-and-rice-with-andouille-sausage/

Best at the Commander's Palace Restaurant, in the Garden District. https://www.neworleans.com/coolinary/listing/commanders-palace-restaurant/38402/

Best ever.

by eddie Sun May 10, 2020 7:29 pm

Original Quill wrote:I love black bean, pinto bean and corn salad.

Lots of cilantro and diced red onions...yuuuuummmm. Easy to make, great presentation, and really good.

That looks very nice and refreshing. I don’t like cilantro - or as we call it, coriander.
I liked dried coriander, which is sweet, but not fresh coriander. It smells weird to me.

by Ben Reilly Sun May 10, 2020 7:56 pm

Looks to me like that red beans and rice did also contain black beans. Still looks nice -- true "coon-ass" food, as the Cajuns say Smile

by Original Quill Sun May 10, 2020 8:36 pm

eddie wrote:
Original Quill wrote:I love black bean, pinto bean and corn salad.

Lots of cilantro and diced red onions...yuuuuummmm. Easy to make, great presentation, and really good.

That looks very nice and refreshing. I don’t like cilantro - or as we call it, coriander.
I liked dried coriander, which is sweet, but not fresh coriander. It smells weird to me.

It's definitely got a taste of it's own. It's as essential to Mexican food, as salt & pepper to ours.

I love it. But, I also love jalapeno peppers and hot food generally.

by eddie Sun May 10, 2020 8:48 pm

I don’t mind hot food, I grew up living with a lot of black people, it’s just fresh coriander. It tastes yuck to me.

by Original Quill Sun May 10, 2020 8:50 pm

Ben Reilly wrote:Looks to me like that red beans and rice did also contain black beans. Still looks nice -- true "coon-ass" food, as the Cajuns say

Yes, red beans and rice is Cajun food. My wife (from New Orleans) told me it was the Tuesday lunch, in all of New Orleans. That was the tradition. Tuesday? Down to the QUAH-TA for red beans n' rice...or a muff-ah-LOTTA (Italian-style sandwich with cured meats, cheese, and olive salad oil)...sometimes called a PO-BOY.

by Star24 Mon May 11, 2020 9:34 pm

Original Quill wrote:I love black bean, pinto bean and corn salad.

Lots of cilantro and diced red onions...yuuuuummmm. Easy to make, great presentation, and really good.

That dish looks really nice, OQ.
I find sweetcorn very hard to digest, so would have to
substitute for something else.

by Original Quill Mon May 11, 2020 11:10 pm

Star24 wrote:
Original Quill wrote:I love black bean, pinto bean and corn salad.

Lots of cilantro and diced red onions...yuuuuummmm. Easy to make, great presentation, and really good.

That dish looks really nice, OQ.
I find sweetcorn very hard to digest, so would have to
substitute for something else.

Depicted is yellow corn. Try white corn. Anyway, the corn isn't essential, just traditional native American...which is what Mexican is. The essential ingredients are pinto beans, black beans and the chopped red onion...plus cilantro.

by Maddog Tue May 12, 2020 1:11 am

eddie wrote:
Original Quill wrote:I love black bean, pinto bean and corn salad.

Lots of cilantro and diced red onions...yuuuuummmm. Easy to make, great presentation, and really good.

That looks very nice and refreshing. I don’t like cilantro - or as we call it, coriander.
I liked dried coriander, which is sweet, but not fresh coriander. It smells weird to me.

I think about 15% of folks thing cilantro tastes like soap. It's actually genetic.

by Star24 Tue May 12, 2020 8:22 am

Maddog wrote:

Ok, so I actually cooked at my daughter's house.

Now that is a great meal. Well done Maddog.

by Star24 Tue May 12, 2020 8:24 am

Original Quill wrote:
Star24 wrote:

That dish looks really nice, OQ.
I find sweetcorn very hard to digest, so would have to
substitute for something else.

Depicted is yellow corn. Try white corn. Anyway, the corn isn't essential, just traditional native American...which is what Mexican is. The essential ingredients are pinto beans, black beans and the chopped red onion...plus cilantro.

I love Coriander use it in most dishes. I will definitely make this bean salad though.
It looks yummy.

by Maddog Tue May 12, 2020 3:46 pm

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I made tacos!

Well, I sorta paid someone to make tacos.

Close enough. Don't judge. Smile

by Syl Tue May 12, 2020 4:44 pm

Looks good.....what's the green dip?
(I'm not well up on Mexican food)

by Original Quill Tue May 12, 2020 4:47 pm

Looks great! Now I'm craving Mexican food.

by Maddog Tue May 12, 2020 5:43 pm

Syl wrote:Looks good.....what's the green dip?
(I'm not well up on Mexican food)

Salsa verde.

Green hot sauce.

by Syl Tue May 12, 2020 6:11 pm

Maddog wrote:
Syl wrote:Looks good.....what's the green dip?
(I'm not well up on Mexican food)

Salsa verde.

Green hot sauce.

Looks nice, I like hot food. Last tacos I had had the hottest red chilli pepper slivers on top, after the initial shock I quite enjoyed them....no one else would eat one though. Razz

by Original Quill Tue May 12, 2020 6:35 pm

Syl wrote:Looks nice, I like hot food. Last tacos I had had the hottest red chilli pepper slivers on top, after the initial shock I quite enjoyed them....no one else would eat one though.

Green chili sauce is hotter. Jalapeños, which are green, hotter still.

by Victorismyhero Tue May 12, 2020 6:37 pm

heathens, monsters, chilli munchers eaters of the devils food........ What’s cooking at your house? - Page 8 474684931

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by Original Quill Tue May 12, 2020 6:45 pm

Victorismyhero wrote:heathens, monsters, chilli munchers eaters of the devils food........

That's why dairy products are always available on a Mexican table. Even in the above, see the cheeses? Dairy cheeses and creams dampen the heat.

When I lived in Tucson, I attended a pig pit-bake with some Mexican families. The host brought in some pico de pajaros and offered them. Immediately, the women went to the refrigerator and started pouring some glasses of milk and getting out the sour cream.

by Syl Tue May 12, 2020 6:53 pm

Original Quill wrote:
Syl wrote:Looks nice, I like hot food. Last tacos I had had the hottest red chilli pepper slivers on top, after the initial shock I quite enjoyed them....no one else would eat one though.

Green chili sauce is hotter. Jalapeños, which are green, hotter still.

I love jalapenos stuffed with cream cheese....making me hungry now.

by Original Quill Tue May 12, 2020 6:56 pm

Syl wrote:
Original Quill wrote:

Green chili sauce is hotter. Jalapeños, which are green, hotter still.
I love jalapenos stuffed with cream cheese....making me hungry now.

Xlnt. Make sure you remove the seeds. The flesh of the pepper is hot enough. The seeds are on fire.

by Syl Wed May 13, 2020 12:24 am

Original Quill wrote:
Syl wrote:
I love jalapenos stuffed with cream cheese....making me hungry now.

Xlnt. Make sure you remove the seeds. The flesh of the pepper is hot enough. The seeds are on fire.

And make sure you dont touch your eyes before you have washed your hands thoroughly. Evil or Very Mad

by Original Quill Wed May 13, 2020 2:56 am

Right!

by Cass Fri May 15, 2020 4:57 am

So after a rough week, I started cooking again.

Marinated steak with Nigella’s Salt and Apple cider vinegar potatoes.

Chile crisp shrimp with green beans and shredded carrots served over egg noodles.

Slow cooker shredded beef tacos.

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by Original Quill Fri May 15, 2020 4:45 pm

Recipe for the chile crisp shrimp with green beans, por favor? I happen to have the ingredients in the fridge now (fresh bought), and your dish looks delicious.

by Syl Fri May 15, 2020 6:33 pm

Cass, how one woman turn the humble spud into a mouth watering item I really don't know....but you can. x

by Cass Sat May 16, 2020 4:49 pm

Original Quill wrote:Recipe for the chile crisp shrimp with green beans, por favor? I happen to have the ingredients in the fridge now (fresh bought), and your dish looks delicious.

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by Cass Sat May 16, 2020 4:55 pm

Syl wrote:Cass, how one woman turn the humble spud into a mouth watering item I really don't know....but you can. x

Well Nigella did it, I just followed. I saw a Jamie Oliver video the other day and he suggested getting a small bottle spritzer/spray and filling it with flavored vinegar or vinegar infused with a herb and spraying it on roast or baked potatoes when they come out of the oven. I’m going to make a white wine with tarragon and a red wine one with thyme.

by Original Quill Sat May 16, 2020 5:09 pm

Thank you.

by nicko Sat May 16, 2020 5:14 pm

Tonlght's menu, Baby boiled spuds in there skins, hard boiled Egg, sliced Tomatoes skinned, Pork pie, Tinned Ham, cut into small cubes,Bread with Lurpak salted Butter. For afters, sliced Peaches with Evaperated Milk, cop of TEA !

by Cass Sat May 16, 2020 5:17 pm

Original Quill wrote:Thank you.

Welcome. Sorry it came out in the wrong order. It’s early. Didn’t sleep well so brain not quite awake. Enjoy. I added extra soy sauce because I’m a rebel Cool

And so add the peanuts. They give it a nice crunch.

by Cass Sat May 16, 2020 5:21 pm

nicko wrote:Tonlght's menu, Baby boiled spuds in there skins, hard boiled Egg, sliced Tomatoes skinned, Pork pie, Tinned Ham, cut into small cubes,Bread with Lurpak salted Butter. For afters, sliced Peaches with Evaperated Milk, cop of TEA !

Great. Now I want a pork pie AND I CANT GET ONE. Thanks a lot mate Sad

Tonight is takeaway. Either Vietnamese or Pizza. Tomorrow I’m making a chicken pot pie from scratch (apart from the pastry because life is too short). Monday is Mr. C’s birthday so we are getting takeaway from the local steakhouse.

by nicko Sat May 16, 2020 5:53 pm

I forgot the Iceland Lettuce !

by Syl Sat May 16, 2020 6:53 pm

Well I ordered baked salmon with lemon and dill from Asda, which I was going to have with a gorgeous salad (I am good at salads Razz

)

Instead they substituted it for smoked mackerel fillets. Crying or Very sad

by Original Quill Sat May 16, 2020 8:18 pm

Syl wrote:Well I ordered baked salmon with lemon and dill from Asda, which I was going to have with a gorgeous salad (I am good at salads )

Instead they substituted it for smoked mackerel fillets.

I hope you refused the order and withheld payment. pale

by Star24 Sat May 16, 2020 9:52 pm

Syl wrote:Well I ordered baked salmon with lemon and dill from Asda, which I was going to have with a gorgeous salad (I am good at salads )

Instead they substituted it for smoked mackerel fillets.

That is what puts me off online shopping. I would rather not have it,
then they give me a substitute Neutral

by Cass Sun May 17, 2020 12:03 am

Star24 wrote:
Syl wrote:Well I ordered baked salmon with lemon and dill from Asda, which I was going to have with a gorgeous salad (I am good at salads )

Instead they substituted it for smoked mackerel fillets.

That is what puts me off online shopping. I would rather not have it,
then they give me a substitute

I never used to have a problem way back when with Tescos or Sainsburys except very occasionally with some veg that was almost off.

Here in the US they allow you to say no substitutions for the whole order or for individual items. Like I usually buy the store brand milk but I say it can be Shamrock or if they don’t have Kerrygold butter I’ll say another brand. Can you not do this over there?

They have also started in the last few weeks of texting you what substitutions they have made and you can accept or decline.

by Syl Sun May 17, 2020 12:10 am

Asda do offer a no substitute option, for all or individual items, I just didn't use it, I will in future though.

I dont want to moan about them, because they honestly have been a Godsend delivering my full weeks shopping, promptly and politely.
The main supermarkets round here have had horrendous waits just to get in, so I have been grateful for the service.

by Cass Sun May 17, 2020 12:25 am

Syl wrote:Asda do offer a no substitute option, for all or individual items, I just didn't use it, I will in future though.

I dont want to moan about them, because they honestly have been a Godsend delivering my full weeks shopping, promptly and politely.
The main supermarkets round here have had horrendous waits just to get in, so I have been grateful for the service.

Yeah I learned the hard way about substitutions.

Here it is free pickup at the store in a designated slot and time. It is fulfilled by grocery store employees. And that is what I have been using for the last 2 months. If something is out of stock, then so be it and I will adjust.

The delivery service on the other hand is expensive and is contracted out to individuals, a bit like Uber or Lyft, and I did it once. The couple were a bit weird and kept pressing me for an extra tip and some of the substitutions were not even close. Plus a thing of butter was missing. I asked and they said it wasn’t in their car. So. Yeah. No more of that.

by Syl Sun May 17, 2020 1:10 am

Cass wrote:
Syl wrote:Asda do offer a no substitute option, for all or individual items, I just didn't use it, I will in future though.

I dont want to moan about them, because they honestly have been a Godsend delivering my full weeks shopping, promptly and politely.
The main supermarkets round here have had horrendous waits just to get in, so I have been grateful for the service.

Yeah I learned the hard way about substitutions.

Here it is free pickup at the store in a designated slot and time. It is fulfilled by grocery store employees. And that is what I have been using for the last 2 months. If something is out of stock, then so be it and I will adjust.

The delivery service on the other hand is expensive and is contracted out to individuals, a bit like Uber or Lyft, and I did it once. The couple were a bit weird and kept pressing me for an extra tip and some of the substitutions were not even close. Plus a thing of butter was missing. I asked and they said it wasn’t in their car. So. Yeah. No more of that.

Hi Cass, the asda delivery here always comes direct from their own drivers in Asda vans.
Costs between £2 and £6, they offer slots of one hour, and always text when they are on the way.

We have no contact with the driver, he bags them up and leaves them on step.....as we are self isolating we are always around, so it works.

There is nothing like doing your own shop though, picking your own fruit and veg, choosing good sell by dates etc.....but in these present times it's a good service to have.

by Maddog Sun May 17, 2020 1:51 am

Pizza and an IPA, brewed on site.

Not my house obviously.

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by Syl Sun May 17, 2020 12:18 pm

Maddog wrote:Pizza and an IPA, brewed on site.

Not my house obviously.

It looks nice, but like Oscar Wilde once said about kids....'I couldn't eat a whole one', I would have to share. Cool

by Maddog Sun May 17, 2020 8:47 pm

Syl wrote:
Maddog wrote:Pizza and an IPA, brewed on site.

Not my house obviously.

It looks nice, but like Oscar Wilde once said about kids....'I couldn't eat a whole one', I would have to share.

Well, I'm a pig.

On a side note, they took my temperature before I could sit down. Second place to do this to me. You can't eat there with a fever.

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by Cass Mon May 18, 2020 2:19 am

Busy day. Blueberry bread, brownies, bread and chicken pot pie. Pastry was a fail, I’m only good at it with sausage rolls, but it was delicious nonetheless.

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