[!@#$%!]

Originally Posted by A Thousand Threads

you're quite the yogurt man!

milk is good nutrition but so boring to drink. so i make yogurt, one gallon at a time. sometimes strain it and get whey on the side, or if i accidentally overheat it i get quark instead of strained yogurt. i plan to move into cheese at some point, and maybe get a milk goat and/or miniature cow (ha! miniature cow! but they exist).

i just used some yogurt to make mashed potatoes. because it made them sour i added chili pepper paste and it was awesome-- a bit like the base for causa limeña.

this is a photo of a causa limeña:

 

it's a mashed potato bound with lime, hot pepper puree and oil instead of milk/butter. then stuffed with seafood etc. served cold.

i didn't go that far but more like a hybrid which with a hardboiled egg was plasant on a regular tuesday.

Originally Posted by A Thousand Threads

same place, which is running better and better again.
but as head of the kitchen it will be my first day... it's interesting. i can change the things a bit.

oh hell yes! CONGRATS, CHEF!

Originally Posted by schizophrenicroom

oh god, lentils sound good. if it weren't becoming unbearably hot-i really miss the breeze from biscayne bay- i'd try and make lentil soup somehow.

for hot weather boil them with garlic and thyme and let them cool-- not too much water to make soup not too little that it toasts instead. between 2-3 times the height of water vs. lentils on the pot (no need to presoak).

then use them for salad with shallots or red onions, olive oil, hardboiled eggs, tuna maybe, anchovies, etc.? side of potato? serve it on some romaine?

Originally Posted by A Thousand Threads

lentil soup:
steam onions (roughly cut), with bunch of thyme, ginger, bit garlic if you like, chilli. cilantro, bay leaf... and whatever you feel like should get in there.
add rinsed red lentils... put them in the pot.
turn up heat... add water (or stock if you have).
cook it till lentils are soft... mix it
season with salt, cayenne, and lime or be funny.

ginger and cilantro and lime i've never used with lentils... great suggestions! that would make a good salad too. with roast chicken maybe? with lean pork slices? bit of soy sauce on the pork or no?

[schizophrenicroom]

so I have a bunch of lentils now to get me through the month. but in honor of my new job monday I made my favorite meal ever, which is my spicy peanut noodles. unf. so good.

[Nefeli]

apparently too much.
but i think i havent yet gained all weight back -2 pounds only
because its many veggies and no fried stuff.
still cant say no to my daily choco thingies.

also..again..this time its sort of happening..im very close, it is happening..to stop eatng pork.

[schizophrenicroom]

the magic bullet is AMAZING. you can make killer pesto with it it, too

[A Thousand Threads]

haha, you americans.

[EVOLghost]

eggs...and pickled carrots.

[!@#$%!]

Originally Posted by Nefeli

also..again..this time its sort of happening..im very close, it is happening..to stop eatng pork.

but why???????????

i came home with a 4-kilo pork loin last night

beautiful

it makes such great meat cookies

[Nefeli]

 

some of my favorite dishes come from... ok i disgust myself
for what it is worth, i dont eat anymore bacon so whats the point anyway.

[!@#$%!]

Originally Posted by Nefeli

 

some of my favorite dishes come from... ok i disgust myself
for what it is worth, i dont eat anymore bacon so whats the point anyway.

oh, a suckling pig is a most delicious thing

what is so disgusting? you haven't been talking to religious people, have you?

that pork chop is your friend! and bacon is sending you love letters and asking you to take him back.

[tw2113]

Cold pizza and a Rogue Double Chocolate Stout to wash it down.

[_slavo_]

homemade spaghetti bolognese for a Sunday lunch. life is beautiful.

[A Thousand Threads]

moizeit everyone.
roomie has a goose in the oven.
bit early for goose... i wouldn't do a goose in march.
but yeah. let's see how it comes out.

[!@#$%!]

Originally Posted by A Thousand Threads

bit early for goose... i wouldn't do a goose in march.

early or late? still yummy though

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blueberry yogurt and cocoa-chile granola (2nd breakfast)

[A Thousand Threads]

Originally Posted by !@#$%!

early or late? still yummy though

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blueberry yogurt and cocoa-chile granola (2nd breakfast)

early and late :-)
was ok.

I'm sick at home. chicken soup with schöberl.

[schizophrenicroom]

Originally Posted by !@#$%!

blueberry yogurt and cocoa-chile granola (2nd breakfast)

oooh. i had plain greek yogurt with some raspberries. not as fun. but it filled me up.

[!@#$%!]

Originally Posted by schizophrenicroom

oooh. i had plain greek yogurt with some raspberries. not as fun. but it filled me up.

granola is really easy to make

heat up oven to 300

in a medium bowl mix:

3 cups rolled oats (regular not instant)
1.5 cups raw seeds (i use pumpkin, sunflower and sesame-- other possibilities are flax etc)
1 cup nuts (i use almonds or peanuts, depending on what i have) (if using walnuts the oven goes at 275)
1 tsp cinnamon (1/2 tsp cardamom, 1 tbs red chile, 1 tbsp cocoa optional)

in a large bowl mix:
1/3 cup oil (i use olive)
1/2 cup honey (easier if the honey is poured into a preoiled cup as it slips out easy)
1-2 tsp vanilla

add the medium bowl into the large one. spread onto parchment on a cookie sheet.

sprinkle 1/2 tsp coarse sea salt on top

after 15' take out and mix

bake another 15'

take out, add 1 cup dried fruit (i yet have to try freeze-dried), press a little, let cool. you can skip the fruit if you want less sweet.

once cool, break & pack. fits into a gallon ziploc & goes a long way.

you can develop your own choices of flavor by mixing the powdered spices, seeds, nuts, etc. i like cardamom with olive oil. e.g., the chile and chocolate i don't always do. originally i used shredded coconut (1/2 cup) but it's hard to find unsweetened at a good price this time of year so i'm skipping it. i use lightly roasted/salted peanuts but raw unsalted almonds-- cuz that's how i buy them for other uses-- but preroasted almonds would burn i suspect.

[A Thousand Threads]

Originally Posted by !@#$%!

granola is really easy to make

heat up oven to 300

in a medium bowl mix:

3 cups rolled oats (regular not instant)
1.5 cups raw seeds (i use pumpkin, sunflower and sesame-- other possibilities are flax etc)
1 cup nuts (i use almonds or peanuts, depending on what i have) (if using walnuts the oven goes at 275)
1 tsp cinnamon (1/2 tsp cardamom, 1 tbs red chile, 1 tbsp cocoa optional)

in a large bowl mix:
1/3 cup oil (i use olive)
1/2 cup honey (easier if the honey is poured into a preoiled cup as it slips out easy)
1-2 tsp vanilla

add the medium bowl into the large one. spread onto parchment on a cookie sheet.

sprinkle 1/2 tsp coarse sea salt on top

after 15' take out and mix

bake another 15'

take out, add 1 cup dried fruit (i yet have to try freeze-dried), press a little, let cool. you can skip the fruit if you want less sweet.

once cool, break & pack. fits into a gallon ziploc & goes a long way.

you can develop your own choices of flavor by mixing the powdered spices, seeds, nuts, etc. i like cardamom with olive oil. e.g., the chile and chocolate i don't always do. originally i used shredded coconut but it's hard to find unsweetened at a good price this time of year so i'm skipping it. i use lightly roasted/salted peanuts but raw unsalted almonds-- not sure why.

sounds like fun.

just made orangesalad with quince-pear chutney.

 

I discovered this place today:

 

weirdly enough, the guy who's working at that place I know from the music crowd.
He always comes to our shows and seems to be into it.
didn't know he runs a place that serves weird food, fine coffee and has the best and most impressive assortment of books on food and cooking.
and it's next to the place where I buy my guitar strings.

bought german translation of that Sandor Ellix Katz book on fermentation you mentioned. good stuff!

[schizophrenicroom]

ooh, that salad looks good, and thanks as always !@# for the recipe. this weekend when i get a day off i'll make it!

i got free curry chicken and beef and broccoli from my job for dinner. and some sushi with tuna and avocado. gonna get fat from work, i'm sure.

[!@#$%!]

i forgot to say that it doesn't have to be honey for granola-- it's that olive oil + honey work well so i use both

but you can use other sweeteners for it like maple, brown rice syrup, whatever/etc.

i had a whey shake and i'm having grapefruit and a strong cup of coffee. it's still dark outside! fuck damn and blast "daylight savings time".

[schizophrenicroom]

yeah, ill probably use honey or agave nectar. i'm not having intense hunger anymore or sugar cravings like i was a few weeks ago but i think it's also because i'm kinda settled into a workout regiment now.

i hate daylight savings. i like dark nights.