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[BilletHead]

16 minutes ago, rps said:

Polish Potstickers!

Pierogis made and ready to cook tonight. A bit more than half are potato, cheese, and caramelized onion. The rest are sauerkraut.

                YUM!

[ness]

Took the kimchi plunge today. Used the same recipe as @BilletHead, from the Ball canning site. I was a little chicken to do a whole tablespoon of the chili flakes though -- did about half of what the recipe called for.

 

[Johnsfolly]

1 hour ago, rps said:

Polish Potstickers!

Pierogis made and ready to cook tonight. A bit more than half are potato, cheese, and caramelized onion. The rest are sauerkraut.

We love pierogis! Look great RPS!

[BilletHead]

4 minutes ago, ness said:

Took the kimchi plunge today. Used the same recipe as @BilletHead, from the Ball canning site. I was a little chicken to do a whole tablespoon of the chili flakes though -- did about half of what the recipe called for.

 

            Ya big sissy!

   During the taste test you will thank yourself but I am glad I went full recipe. It will mellow out as it ages. 

[ness]

And, while the cabbage was wilting down I made some Tuscan bean soup. Cannellini beans, shell pasta, diced taters, maters, kale, etc. Perty good, but I'd change it up some for next time (like leave out the pasta, less kale). Some ho' made sourdough too.

Earlier this week the missus made Olive Garden copycat Zuppa Toscana, which was pretty similar but with sausage and some cream. Also pretty good: 

[rps]

5 minutes ago, ness said:

And, while the cabbage was wilting down I made some Tuscan bean soup. Cannellini beans, shell pasta, diced taters, maters, kale, etc. Perty good, but I'd change it up some for next time (like leave out the pasta, less kale). Some ho' made sourdough too.

Earlier this week the missus made Olive Garden copycat Zuppa Toscana, which was pretty similar but with sausage and some cream. Also pretty good: 

Kale is just too darn healthy. I prefer spinach. The soups look great!

 

[ness]

11 minutes ago, rps said:

Kale is just too darn healthy. I prefer spinach. The soups look great!

 

I've never bought kale before the other day. Both recipes called for it, but I do think spinach would taste better. Weird, but I thought the kale tasted better in the first soup somehow. 

[ness]

42 minutes ago, BilletHead said:

            Ya big sissy!

   During the taste test you will thank yourself but I am glad I went full recipe. It will mellow out as it ages. 

I'll admit I'm a sissy. You guys can handle much more heat than us, based on the devil dust stuff you sent. I had to have a HAZMAT unit come handle that for me  

The recipe called for ½ cup of the gochagaru (I'm tired of looking up how to spell that. From now on this will be 'Korean chili flakes' ). I just couldn't see that much in 2 quarts, so I went with one tablespoon. First pass, so I guess we'll see. I figured I'd rather wish there was more spice than pitch the stuff because I couldn't eat it. 

[BilletHead]

1 minute ago, ness said:

I'll admit I'm a sissy. You guys can handle much more heat than us, based on the devil dust stuff you sent. I had to have a HAZMAT unit come handle that for me  

              You have to admit a little goes a long, long way. Oh yes get it right "Dust from Hell"

[rps]

Finished product with butter and caramelized onion finish. I wil make the next batch with a larger circle cutter and a thinner dough. They needed a higher content to dough ratio.