Cookin again

[Zardnaar]

Mark Wiens in NZ.

5 foods.
1. Pies
2. Fish and Chips
3. Ice cream
4. Lamb shanks
5. Burgers

That places fish and chips look amazing even by our standards.

 

[ScottDeWar_jr]

So, I couldn't afford a pork loin so I used a Boston butt to make cubans and used pickles pickles.

Perfectly tender and tasty with a very well smoked ham, baby swiss and Goldens spicy mustard

 

[trappedslider]

I need to look into ramen recipes. A friend of mine gifted me some dry ramen noodles for Christmas last year.

If you have any success with YOUR journey, give us some tips!

It seems to me at least that a lot of the ramen recipes are more about how it looks in the bowl than anything else.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

The post-Thanksgiving meals have begun!

I had some gumbo for brunch, then made this for dinner:

That’s a bowl of mirliton (chayote) squash with shrimp & ham on rice paired with a roast beef po’boy. (I added more gravy to the sandwich.)

 

[Zardnaar]

Found a Palestinian place that's stupidly cheap. Chicken wrap $5, starters $4, Burger and fries $8 USD.

Went there on Friday had a wrap and burger meal. Burger meal was huge chicken schnitzel bigger than the bun, some sort of mayo based sauce, tomato, cheese lettuce. He put seasoning on the chips. Some sort of middle eastern spice mix.

I don't like cauliflower either but last vist gad fried cauliflower and tahine.

Does a small vegan platter for $5 iirc. Looks tasty.

 

[Zardnaar]

The post-Thanksgiving meals have begun!

I had some gumbo for brunch, then made this for dinner:

That’s a bowl of mirliton (chayote) squash with shrimp & ham on rice paired with a roast beef po’boy. (I added more gravy to the sandwich.)

Sigh miss gumbo Covid finished that place off.

Low salt diet time sigh. Last hurrah last night. Vegan time.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Sigh miss gumbo Covid finished that place off.

Low salt diet time sigh. Last hurrah last night. Vegan time.

I know there’s recipes for vegan gumbos out there, but haven’t looked at them. If done by someone who understands regular gumbos AND vegan cuisine, it should be pretty good.

A typical Gumbo uses:
A flavorful broth
A flour roux
lots of onion
Dried Bay Leaf
Salt
Black pepper
Cayenne pepper
Parsley
Thyme
Ground Filé (sassafras)
Bell pepper (we don’t use it)
Okra (we don’t use it)
One or more meats

The trick for you is finding a protein that ISN’T meat. I wouldn’t advise using any of those plant-based meat products because they might not retain their flavors after a bunch of time in hot liquids.

But there’s all kinds of mushrooms that are typically used as meat substitutes, like portobellos, oysters, and Lion’s Mane. I would not be surprised to find them (and others) in vegan gumbo recipes.

 

[Zardnaar]

I know there’s recipes for vegan gumbos out there, but haven’t looked at them. If done by someone who understands regular gumbos AND vegan cuisine, it should be pretty good.

A typical Gumbo uses:
A flavorful broth
A flour roux
lots of onion
Dried Bay Leaf
Salt
Black pepper
Cayenne pepper
Parsley
Thyme
Ground Filé (sassafras)
Bell pepper (we don’t use it)
Okra (we don’t use it)
One or more meats

The trick for you is finding a protein that ISN’T meat. I wouldn’t advise using any of those plant-based meat products because they might not retain their flavors after a bunch of time in hot liquids.

But there’s all kinds of mushrooms that are typically used as meat substitutes, like portobellos, oysters, and Lion’s Mane. I would not be surprised to find them (and others) in vegan gumbo recipes.

I struggle with mushrooms and have moral objections to vegan food.

 

[Bohandas]

The trick to cooking good vegan food is that you need to pack it with salt, corn syrup, and artificial flavorings (cf. Oreos and Sweey Spicy Chili Doritos)

 

[ScottDeWar_jr]

My brother cooked a turkey (fresh, never been frozen) that was phenomenal!!!