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Cookin again
- Thread starter Dannyalcatraz
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Looks good! How did yours come out?
Good videos make for decent instructional guides. That one wasn’t too bead, actually.
Here’s one of my faves:
Simple, but tasty.
Here’s one of my faves:
Simple, but tasty.
Zardnaar
Legend
That's just not fair. Been skipping bacon lately.
Mercurius
Legend
Absolutely fantastic. It was easy and the best donut(s) I've ever had.
And, a classic...
My wife and I are doing "Thanks-taking" this year. We cannot have the dozen folks we'd usually have in the house, but my wife cannot abide not feeding people. So, we are cooking a standard meal.. and them packing it up for folks to come, visit for a few minutes masked and distanced outside, and to take home.
And of course, after our plan was already in place, we got the "hey, could you handle a couple more people?" call. So, tonight I have to go out and get more stuffing ingredients, more ingredients for two of our desserts, and more containers for takeaway.
My wife and I are doing "Thanks-taking" this year. We cannot have the dozen folks we'd usually have in the house, but my wife cannot abide not feeding people. So, we are cooking a standard meal.. and them packing it up for folks to come, visit for a few minutes masked and distanced outside, and to take home.
And of course, after our plan was already in place, we got the "hey, could you handle a couple more people?" call. So, tonight I have to go out and get more stuffing ingredients, more ingredients for two of our desserts, and more containers for takeaway.
Mad_Jack
Explorer
Had to buy flour for something I cooked last week, so I had basically the whole bag left over. Decided to make basic flour-and-water biscuits and grabbed a random recipe off the internet.
Then I decided it wasn't going to be nearly enough dough for what I had in mind, so I doubled it.
And started fiddling.
A lot of sugar, cinnamon and mashed apples later, I ended up with something vaguely resembling cinnamon apple scones...
(Yeah, I put a LOT of cinnamon in there, lol.)
A bit dry, but not entirely terrible for one of my little spur of the moment adventures in improvisation.
Then I decided it wasn't going to be nearly enough dough for what I had in mind, so I doubled it.
And started fiddling.
A lot of sugar, cinnamon and mashed apples later, I ended up with something vaguely resembling cinnamon apple scones...
(Yeah, I put a LOT of cinnamon in there, lol.)
A bit dry, but not entirely terrible for one of my little spur of the moment adventures in improvisation.
We planned on doing something similar, but we’re being thwarted at each turn. But we’re still following through, albeit scaled down.
Since our oven died last month, I’ve been using a tabletop roaster. But tomorrow morning, the plumber is coming to unclog our sink. It’s backing up for reasons we don’t have the foggiest notion as to why.
And tonight, I spent a while cleaning up the bottle of olive oil I knocked off the cooking island, which sent glass shards careening even around corners...plus sopping up the oil pool itself, of course.
Zardnaar
Legend
Cleaning up oil is the pits. Mate has a food stuck and he spelt his big ass container of it.
Seen it spill in a warehouse as well. They had to use a degreaser and sand iirc to clean it up. Forklift tires can spin on it.
Plunger doesn't work on your sink?
No. This one is major. We tried liquid drain cleaner, too. We may even have had water from the washing machine- on the other side of the house- come up through the sink. Thank goodness, nothing from the showers or toilets has returned...
And like I said, I don’t have a clue as to what caused it.
And like I said, I don’t have a clue as to what caused it.
Zardnaar
Legend
Yeah that's a let the professionals do it. Our taps leaking and I want to rip out the kitchen, bathroom and weatherboards.
Probably should call someone.
The Legend of Cursed Thanksgiving continues!
Plumber came by, cleared our pipes. Said the problem was just a perfectly inconveniently timed accumulation of sludge. Essentially, that section of pipes had a clogged aorta. But in the process of using his cleaning equipment, a few of the circuits in our house tripped and could not be reset. So his boss- our electrician/HVAC guy of the past 30+ years- will be coming for a visit. Eventually.
Did I mention that some of the circuits in question involved half of the kitchen? Thankfully, it’s just the section where most of my cooking and prep appliances are located, NOT the one with the fridge, stovetop or dishwasher.
Plumber came by, cleared our pipes. Said the problem was just a perfectly inconveniently timed accumulation of sludge. Essentially, that section of pipes had a clogged aorta. But in the process of using his cleaning equipment, a few of the circuits in our house tripped and could not be reset. So his boss- our electrician/HVAC guy of the past 30+ years- will be coming for a visit. Eventually.
Did I mention that some of the circuits in question involved half of the kitchen? Thankfully, it’s just the section where most of my cooking and prep appliances are located, NOT the one with the fridge, stovetop or dishwasher.
...and about an hour ago, I sliced a 1cm chunk out of the side of my rt index finger. I was digging for some gear and found an unseen blade for a mini-food processor. It’s not deep, but it’s broad & bloody. Taking its damn time stopping.
This is how I 1-upped my mom slicing her thumb with a paring knife doing prep-work yesterday.
This is how I 1-upped my mom slicing her thumb with a paring knife doing prep-work yesterday.
Ulfgeir
Adventurer
Ouch... Seems that this is not your week.
Nope.
I’m half expecting land mines on Thursday,
I’m half expecting land mines on Thursday,
@Dannyalcatraz It sounds as though you're having a rough go of things. I hope things get better.
Drazen
Arch-Villain
Made myself some Tachos.
Delicious nachos with tater tots instead of chips.
With loads of sour cream, cheese, and salsa.
Meat cooked to perfection with just the right seasons
So, Thanksgiving dinner was a mildly catastrophic mess--nothing so bad the kitchen being unusable, but probably the biggest mess I've made in more than a decade.
We were making chili verde (because our Thanksgiving tradition is to not make a traditional Thanksgiving dinner) from a recipe from Cook's Illustrated. We had pretty good success with it before, but we tried to streamline it and ended up putting (effectively) salsa into fat that was way (way, way) too hot, and we ended up with something that looked an awful lot like a volcanic mud pot.
Clean up was an adventure, but the chili tasted good ~2 hours later (even though I suffered a brain-cramp and added the fresh cilantro before putting it in the oven).
We have decided that we want to revise the recipe so it works better for us, and so we don't have the temptation to streamline in the future.
We were making chili verde (because our Thanksgiving tradition is to not make a traditional Thanksgiving dinner) from a recipe from Cook's Illustrated. We had pretty good success with it before, but we tried to streamline it and ended up putting (effectively) salsa into fat that was way (way, way) too hot, and we ended up with something that looked an awful lot like a volcanic mud pot.
Clean up was an adventure, but the chili tasted good ~2 hours later (even though I suffered a brain-cramp and added the fresh cilantro before putting it in the oven).
We have decided that we want to revise the recipe so it works better for us, and so we don't have the temptation to streamline in the future.
Cursed Thanksgiving’s final tally:
Besides the dead oven, blocked plumbing & temperamental circuitry in the kitchen, and my sliced right index finger, I also chalked up a slice to my LEFT index finger and a leaky filter on our second refrigerator’s water dispenser/ice maker.
BUT...
All the dishes I cooked came out aces, my maternal aunt sent deviled eggs and a ham, and our purchased fried turkey was perfect. Our guest took a picture of her plate- I’ll post it after she sends me a copy.
I’ll call it a close victory.
Besides the dead oven, blocked plumbing & temperamental circuitry in the kitchen, and my sliced right index finger, I also chalked up a slice to my LEFT index finger and a leaky filter on our second refrigerator’s water dispenser/ice maker.
BUT...
All the dishes I cooked came out aces, my maternal aunt sent deviled eggs and a ham, and our purchased fried turkey was perfect. Our guest took a picture of her plate- I’ll post it after she sends me a copy.
I’ll call it a close victory.