What's on your plate today?

[The Black Cloud]

That sounds and looks spectacular.

 

[jfields]

Fresh Eastern Shore Oysters!

 

[CigSid]

Tofu Sweet sticky rice, made with fresh Pandan leaves...

 

[jfields]

Fried oysters and soft shell crab sandwiches

 

[thinde]

Tofu Sweet sticky rice, made with fresh Pandan leaves...

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Is that a desert? Never had tofu that did it for me but that sounds interesting.

 

[Nihon_Ni]

Shrimp and grits with red pepper jam and cheese curds. I know, fish and cheese don't go together, but this was a dish I threw together from leftovers I had on hand while I was between phone calls yesterday for lunch.

 

[CigSid]

Is that a desert? Never had tofu that did it for me but that sounds interesting.

Damn, did I say Tofu, I meant Taro... Yes, the sweet rice, with the natural vanilla flavoring of the Pandan leaves, makes this a delicious healthy desert. Topped off with a bit of coconut milk, which also cooked with Pandan leaves.

 

[The Black Cloud]

Had an interesting breakfast experiment this morning. I grew up eating Cream of Wheat and still love it to this day. My mom would usually add cinnamon to the milk while cooking. Every time I taste it it brings me right back to being a kid and sitting at my parents kitchen table. I've made it a hundred times in my life but only once before did I try melting blocks of Mexican hot chocolate tablets into the milk instead of just simply cinnamon. It turned out good, although it needed more of the tablets and the texture of the cereal was changed slightly, becoming a tad more grainy, but not off putting.

I made it again this morning. I added a couple small pieces more of Ibarra chocolate tablets, in addition to a touch more cinnamon. The result was an enjoyable bowl of sugary sweet decadence. Then I had the idea to push it more into the Aztec/Mexican/mole vibe and thought about adding a pepper component. I looked in the spice rack and found some candidates. Regular chili powder seemed too savory (I didn't want a bowl of chili cream of wheat), paprika seemed okay but a tad too subtle, smoked paprika gave off too much smokiness, so I settled on a bottle of ancho chili powder and set aside a portion of the cream of wheat to try it. I was worried the piquant qualities would make it gross, but without overdoing it I found the piquant seemed to play off the sweetness very nicely, balancing it out but also allowing a nice transition from one to the other. Just a very very slight warming from the powder but really no heat was noticed. What was a sugary sweet bowl of cereal was now a more mature, nuanced, and interesting adventure. I swear if a nice Mexican-fusion restaurant served this in a cute bowl they'd charge like $14 for it.

Sorry for the long-winded post. It was really interesting to me this morning and I was kinda surprised how well it worked out.

 

[thinde]

Short rib ragu over rigatoni with a dab of fresh ricotta bought from a small family run Italian market here in town.

 

[H. Vachon]

Crab Rangoon egg rolls with sweet chili sauce

 

[H. Vachon]

Wanted bagels and I was too lazy to go to the store, so I made the impulsive decision to learn how to make them from scratch. I think they turned out well for a first try!

 

[Upgrayedd]

Wow those bagels look great, and you have an interesting definition of laziness !

Some broccoli beef I whipped up after watching a bit of Martin Yan:

 

[Nihon_Ni]

Wanted bagels and I was too lazy to go to the store, so I made the impulsive decision to learn how to make them from scratch. I think they turned out well for a first try!
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These look great! I'm too lazy to make my own bagels.

 

[H. Vachon]

These look great! I'm too lazy to make my own bagels.

Thanks. I have some changes I’d like to make for the next round to correct the texture. It was actually an easy process, only part that take a lot of time is letting it rise.

 

[The Black Cloud]

Not too many gas stations have restaurants attached that serve such things as wild boar chops, but the one I visited during a trip with friends to the mountains did. It was quite good, too.

 

[CigSid]

Not too many gas stations have restaurants attached that serve such things as wild boar chops, but the one I visited during a trip with friends to the mountains did. It was quite good, too.

I’m sure it was family owned for generations...

 

[CarsonTheCat]

Caprese Salad with tomatoes and basil from our garden for an appetizer.


Jamaican Jerk Chicken, Corn and Black Bean Salsa, Roasted Garlic and Corn Couscous for dinner.

 

[jfields]

Nothing like fresh melon you grew yourself for breakfast. Harry, our Cocker Spaniel loves watermelon and cantaloupe. He’s always over checking on them when I’m out picking vegetables, or weeding the garden. He claims his spot in the kitchen as soon as he sees me pick a few to eat.

 

[CigSid]

Nothing like fresh melon you grew yourself for breakfast. Harry, our Cocker Spaniel loves watermelon and cantaloupe. He’s always over checking on them when I’m out picking vegetables, or weeding the garden. He claims his spot in the kitchen as soon as he sees me pick a few to eat. View attachment 33106View attachment 33107

Great pic!!

 

[H. Vachon]

Porterhouse with garlic roasted redskins and fresh green beans from my buddy’s garden. Definitely have leftovers, that steak was huge..