Something Delicious

[ahk]

teddy:

if those are the ravioli from TJs, those are really good.

Enjoy your friday!! and dinner.

[Ursy]

Originally Posted by Sun

Yes. I am very close to Mexico and can likely get you some seeds. Shall I? Will we be breaking some international agri code when I mail these to you? Will my package get confiscated in customs?

All the more reason to try

Let me look into this I will check with Chef Silvana and see what she suggests.

Recon seed mission.

Ah luvz it.

Aww, that's so sweet of you, but I looked it up after making that post, it's classified as a weed (probably because of the flighty seeds) so it will most likely get confiscated.

Cath once sent me an autumn leaf and even that got confiscated!

Have you tried it Sun? It sounds amazing.

[Teddybear]

Originally Posted by ahk

teddy:

if those are the ravioli from TJs, those are really good.

Enjoy your friday!! and dinner.

They arent from TJs. I dont know where one is from work and home. cinn goes to one for her work

[Sun]

Originally Posted by starryeyes

I made pancakes from scratch with powdered sugar. Mmmmm.

A girl has to eat! :-P

Pancakes from scratch are the best! Nice job. I need to find a recipe for what is called a "Dutch Baby Pancake" because it is so good and you all will love it. Though it is a high egg product cholestrol fest. totally worth it. Not an everyday thing but for a once in a while meal. It is actually not a baby at all, it is a huge pancake, almost a souffle really where you pour the batter into a big round pan that has deep sides and set it in the oven to bake. For serving it gets a dusting of powdered sugar and a squeeze of fresh lemon.

Originally Posted by ahk

Hi.

So earlier I had started to write something and the darn connection went.

So instead of looking through 8 pages of things I've missed and comments I wanted to make of others, I am just doing a quick recap.

Ursy: I know of the seeds.
KC: I love apples and PB, I think they are a great brain jolt protein snack. Have you ever tried Ambrosia apples?
Sun: I think cheese day should be every day. Though since yesterday was National Cheese day, I made some cheesy (sharp cheddar) green chili chicken enchiladas. Had some friends over and chowed down.
Dante: Hi.

I will probably be MIA for another week, I have been super busy crazy with classes and I was looking up to see how many more days I have, and its only 53 days. I just can't believe it. Seriously.

Today's study break included: cara care orange, triscuits, and extra sharp white cheddar (the kind that has crystals in it). MMM.

Well back to study... test tomorrow, final thursday. See ya'll later.

Eat good. be Happy.

You are one busy guy, my friend. Did you already share the recipe for the enchiladas? If not please do. I cant recall what all made it up here as a post. That said I should start downloading some of the recipes. It is crazy to go back and try to find them. Though I have not picked a date yet I def want to come to NM for Green Chili harvest this fall. We will have to be in contact about that.

Originally Posted by Teddybear

Today is our friday and I always cook something for us to have when cinn gets home. so tonite this is our menu and cinn doesnt have a clue so wait till she reads this

butternut squash raviloi with a brown butter sauce
turkey breast cooked with apple wood rub
sauttee green beans with sliced almonds and garlic
whole cranberry sauce

lets hope it turns out as good as i think it will

Nice menu Teddy. I am sure that Cinn will be thrilled. Great pairing of dishes too. Butternut squash ravioli is so good. Yum.

[Sun]

Here is the recipe that I mentioned. Though I see variations on this recipe, and mine had more eggs in it, this one looks about right. The end product looks like the one that I have cooked out of a cookbook that I have in CA not with me.

Dutch Baby Pancakes

[StrongButch]

Oil for frying, 1/4 cup of butter ,1/4 cup louisiana ,hot sauce ,dash ground pepper ,dash garlic powder ,1/2 cup of flour, 1/4 teaspoon paprika, 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper ,1/4 teaspoon salt ,10 chicken wings heat oil to 375 just enough oil to cover the wings combine butter hot sauce,pepper,garlic powder in small saucepan over low heat heat until butter is melted and ingredients are well blended combine flour,paprika,cayenne pepper and salt in a small bowl put the wings in a large bowl and sprinkle flour mixture over them couting each wing evenly put wings in hot oil fry 10-15 min remove wings place on paper towel to drain then put wings in bowl and add hot sauce and stir serve with bleu cheese dressing and celery

[Sun]

Originally Posted by Ursy

Aww, that's so sweet of you, but I looked it up after making that post, it's classified as a weed (probably because of the flighty seeds) so it will most likely get confiscated.

Cath once sent me an autumn leaf and even that got confiscated!

Have you tried it Sun? It sounds amazing.

I have likely had it but did not know that I had it. Never worked with it. That is why I will ask Silvana about it she brings in a lot of stuff from Mexico since her restaurants are the real deal. It is no problem to send it I just have to hide it in something like a little stuffed animal. *grin*

What are they going to do at customs cut open a little fluffy animal toy? They have no real criminals to go after?

I see the writing on the wall now..International conspiracy...protests..demonstrations..boycotts...

Yeah no worries let me see if I can get the seeds first.

[Sun]

Originally Posted by StrongButch

Oil for frying, 1/4 cup of butter ,1/4 cup louisiana ,hot sauce ,dash ground pepper ,dash garlic powder ,1/2 cup of flour, 1/4 teaspoon paprika, 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper ,1/4 teaspoon salt ,10 chicken wings heat oil to 375 just enough oil to cover the wings combine butter hot sauce,pepper,garlic powder in small saucepan over low heat heat until butter is melted and ingredients are well blended combine flour,paprika,cayenne pepper and salt in a small bowl put the wings in a large bowl and sprinkle flour mixture over them couting each wing evenly put wings in hot oil fry 10-15 min remove wings place on paper towel to drain then put wings in bowl and add hot sauce and stir serve with bleu cheese dressing and celery

Nice Recipe! I love it when the hot fried wings hit the hot sauce. Awesome. Thank you for sharing this.

[Teddybear]

Originally Posted by Sun

Nice menu Teddy. I am sure that Cinn will be thrilled. Great pairing of dishes too. Butternut squash ravioli is so good. Yum.

Sun

I really struggled with finding something to go witht he butternut squash ravioli. I thought of baked fish or a pork roast with apples and cherry but as I was talking to a friend about how we have a date nite when cnn gets home from work tonite and was telling them about what I was thinking about. I told them that knowing that the brown butter sauce is rich I didnt know if the baked fish I was think of would pair well. I mentioned the turkey breast and they damm near jumkped thru the phone to be here when it would b done. I am glad they dont live closer enough to show up for dinner

[Sun]

Originally Posted by Teddybear

Sun

I really struggled with finding something to go witht he butternut squash ravioli. I thought of baked fish or a pork roast with apples and cherry but as I was talking to a friend about how we have a date nite when cnn gets home from work tonite and was telling them about what I was thinking about. I told them that knowing that the brown butter sauce is rich I didnt know if the baked fish I was think of would pair well. I mentioned the turkey breast and they damm near jumkped thru the phone to be here when it would b done. I am glad they dont live closer enough to show up for dinner

I hear you brother. Emphasis on "date night" jeeez some people only think of themselves. Folks get psycho with food. Its a good pairing. I was with a vegetarian for many years and when I would do turkey I would cook Tofurkey for her and wound up liking it oddly enough, so that was one item that got paired with the butternut squash. If you happen to have any fresh sage, it will compliment the butter sauce nicely. If not, no big deal.

The cranberry is what got me. I am a sucker for anything cranberry that is served with poultry. Yum. Let us know how this turns out. I am so happy that you are cooking tonight, cinn is so sweet and yall are so adorable.

[TheMerryFairy]

Wow! There is so much going on here tonight. I LOVE it!!!! Thanks for all of the wonderful ideas and recipes.

"Date night" cooking. I really enjoy things like this. It can be simple, intimate and you can learn a lot about a person from spending time together in the kitchen & their food habits. There are always exceptions.

I had some of the same experiences you have Sun, when it comes to cooking for others. I usually make vegetarian options (with at least one vegan dish) and non vegetarian options. What I found was that 9 times out of 10 the non vegetarians liked those dishes a lot more! Go figure

Ground soy is a lifesaver haha.

[Ursy]

Originally Posted by Sun

I have likely had it but did not know that I had it. Never worked with it. That is why I will ask Silvana about it she brings in a lot of stuff from Mexico since her restaurants are the real deal. It is no problem to send it I just have to hide it in something like a little stuffed animal. *grin*

What are they going to do at customs cut open a little fluffy animal toy? They have no real criminals to go after?

I see the writing on the wall now..International conspiracy...protests..demonstrations..boycotts...

Yeah no worries let me see if I can get the seeds first.

Oh you are devious! But they might, I bet they have sniffer dogs. How else could they have known there was an autumn leaf in Cath's card? Beats the heck out of me!

I would worry if you made it obvious that you were hiding it. I wouldn't want you to get in trouble!

[TheMerryFairy]

Originally Posted by Sun

I have likely had it but did not know that I had it. Never worked with it. That is why I will ask Silvana about it she brings in a lot of stuff from Mexico since her restaurants are the real deal. It is no problem to send it I just have to hide it in something like a little stuffed animal. *grin*

What are they going to do at customs cut open a little fluffy animal toy? They have no real criminals to go after?

I see the writing on the wall now..International conspiracy...protests..demonstrations..boycotts...

Yeah no worries let me see if I can get the seeds first.

Hold up. First of all, customs will sometimes scan those. Secondly, please please don't ruin being able to send stuffed animals for the rest of us? LOL!

[Sun]

Originally Posted by Ursy

Oh you are devious! But they might, I bet they have sniffer dogs. How else could they have known there was an autumn leaf in Cath's card? Beats the heck out of me!

I would worry if you made it obvious that you were hiding it. I wouldn't want you to get in trouble!

The dogs are going to sniff some seeds?

Omg..its not like I am sending pot seeds! How am I going to get in trouble?

I will figure something out. If I can walk through homeland security with an 8" knife and not wind up in jail, in NYC no less, I can get you some seeds.

[TheMerryFairy]

Originally Posted by Sun

The dogs are going to sniff some seeds?

Omg..its not like I am sending pot seeds! How am I going to get in trouble?

I will figure something out. If I can walk through homeland security with an 8" knife and not wind up in jail, in NYC no less, I can get you some seeds.

May I say you must be awfully charming and dashing to be able to walk away from that! LOL. I would have been met with armed guards and completely probed and dragged to some kind of jail.

Only you could have managed that! Actually, I am thinking of maybe one other person I know who may have escaped doom. She's adorable like that. But I don't know if people would let her risk that LOL

[Sun]

So..I made a soup today, by request for a friend who needs to get back on her yoga healthy eating track. She is super busy and stressed out so I was happy to help.

Here is what I used:

Veg Soup

2 Large Sweet Potatoes (Cut into 1/2" chunks)
1 Large Turnip (cut into 1/2" chunks)
3 Large Leeks (halved and sliced)
2 Sweet onions chopped
8 cloves of garlic chopped
1 stalk of celery, chopped
1 Red Bell Pepper, diced
1 Bunch of Turnip Greens, chopped
2 Cups sliced button mushrooms (any variety would work)
1 Head Broccoli, chopped
1/2 Cup Fresh Italian Parsley, chopped

Stock:
1 Qt Chicken Broth
1 Qt Veg Broth
1 Cup water

Seasoning:
3 Bay leaves
6 Coriander seeds
1/2 tsp Turmeric
ground black pepper
& sea salt (to taste)


I started the soup with the broth heated up and tossed in the Turnip and Sweet potatoes first. They take the longest to cook, after 20 mins, added the celery, onions, then carrots. After cleaning the leeks well, they can be full of dirt this time of year, they were sliced and added to the pot. Cook another 15 mins on low and then add everything else. Simmer for another 30 minutes.

This really needs another quart of broth or stock but at this stage is hearty. Adding cooked protein like sliced chicken or black beans would work too.

[Ursy]

Originally Posted by Sun

The dogs are going to sniff some seeds?

Omg..its not like I am sending pot seeds! How am I going to get in trouble?

I will figure something out. If I can walk through homeland security with an 8" knife and not wind up in jail, in NYC no less, I can get you some seeds.

It must be the charisma

Originally Posted by TheMerryFairy

May I say you must be awfully charming and dashing to be able to walk away from that! LOL. I would have been met with armed guards and completely probed and dragged to some kind of jail.

Only you could have managed that! Actually, I am thinking of maybe one other person I know who may have escaped doom. She's adorable like that. But I don't know if people would let her risk that LOL

See? MerryFairy agrees! Charisma!

I don't have it. I got a 1.5 inch swiss army type knife confiscated because I'd forgotten it was in my bag. Pair that with my imposing height of 5 ft, who can blame them? I'd have been scared of me too.

[TheMerryFairy]

Originally Posted by Ursy

It must be the charisma



See? MerryFairy agrees! Charisma!

I don't have it. I got a 1.5 inch swiss army type knife confiscated because I'd forgotten it was in my bag. Pair that with my imposing height of 5 ft, who can blame them? I'd have been scared of me too.

I have it but not enough for THAT. I can bat my eyes all I want. Now I may be able to sweet talk them into buying something but it's not quite the same.

It would have been the icing on the cake if Sun had've talked them into letting him have the knife BACK. Happy ending for sure then.

[Sun]

Originally Posted by Ursy

It must be the charisma



See? MerryFairy agrees! Charisma!

I don't have it. I got a 1.5 inch swiss army type knife confiscated because I'd forgotten it was in my bag. Pair that with my imposing height of 5 ft, who can blame them? I'd have been scared of me too.

Did you all miss my post on this? Omg it was tragic.

So thank you, I do not think it was charisma I think it was the genuine look of shock on my face that I could be so stupid as to bring a "weapon" through Homeland Security surrounded by armed guards. My mind was somewhere else when I was packing. So my knife..my beautiful Shun Santuko knife that I worked with every day for the last year, was going to either be confiscated or..and here is the real miracle..they gave me a chance to go check my carry on.

Really they should have just taken the knife, but I must have looked so shocked, sad..I dont know I was probably pouting, had puppy dog eyes..! I've been told that if I pout I can get anything out of anyone, and seriously I do it and I don't even know I am doing it.

God I cant believe I just admitted that in a public forum.

*so embarrassed*

Well those big bruiser, Homeland Security guards were so concerned about my reaction to not being able to take my knife once they realized that I was a Chef and not a terrorist..that they really did try hard to help me. In the end it was too late to check a 2nd bag and I had to just give the knife away. Its so stupid but I was so upset. Then I stopped to think of all of the nice things that people have done for me in my lifetime and I gave it to a nice lady who worked for the airlines who said she would give it to her son in law who was just learning to cook and did not own one good knife.


Suppose that was paying it forward in some way.

*shrugs*

It was not a good week. Or month. One loss after another.

[TheMerryFairy]

Originally Posted by Sun

Did you all miss my post on this? Omg it was tragic.

So thank you, I do not think it was charisma I think it was the genuine look of shock on my face that I could be so stupid as to bring a "weapon" through Homeland Security surrounded by armed guards. My mind was somewhere else when I was packing. So my knife..my beautiful Shun Santuko knife that I worked with every day for the last year, was going to either be confiscated or..and here is the real miracle..they gave me a chance to go check my carry on.

Really they should have just taken the knife, but I must have looked so shocked, sad..I dont know I was probably pouting, had puppy dog eyes..! I've been told that if I pout I can get anything out of anyone, and seriously I do it and I don't even know I am doing it.

God I cant believe I just admitted that in a public forum.

*so embarrassed*

Well those big bruiser, Homeland Security guards were so concerned about my reaction to not being able to take my knife once they realized that I was a Chef and not a terrorist..that they really did try hard to help me. In the end it was too late to check a 2nd bag and I had to just give the knife away. Its so stupid but I was so upset. Then I stopped to think of all of the nice things that people have done for me in my lifetime and I gave it to a nice lady who worked for the airlines who said she would give it to her son in law who was just learning to cook and did not own one good knife.


Suppose that was paying it forward in some way.

*shrugs*

It was not a good week. Or month. One loss after another.

You poor dear! I am really sorry. At least it was some form of paying it forward. I hope this month will be better than the last. Maybe you will get another knife of the same (I know it's NOT the same) to work with.

I am a sucker for a pout and puppy eyes. I won't even lie. I might do it on occasion without trying but again, you are brining someone to mind. It's funny how that works - you see similarities in people but yet they are so different on so many levels.

I wish the pout worked for me sometimes LOL! Not that I am trying to get anything out of anyone but, I would like to make someone mushy :P

Your reaction was not stupid. That is your tool - it's your art. I would have been just as upset. It's a piece of you, you exchanged energy on a daily basis.

The first pair of real haircutting scissors I owned ended up getting damaged really bad. I was stupid. I cried for days. I was so proud to have earned those. I felt confident when I could use them. I understand.

Perhaps it was life's way of telling you to let go - that better things are yet to come. I am such an optimist.