What's Cooking?

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Toaster oven would work well too.

When I used to travel a lot we got put up in a very seedy hotel in West Memphis for two nights.  I get back from work in the evening and there is an Arabic guy cooking food over a can of burning charcoal in the hallway.  ON THE CARPET!!!!

[Terrierman]

12 hours ago, MOPanfisher said:

Fishing season special tonight.  Came home from fishing and had a fried egg sammich, with a couple slices of cheeae and several slices of cheap delI roast beast.  Added a double handfull of Cheetos, and a bowl of my wife's pasta salad, and an ice cold Coca Cola. 

Haute cuisine comes to Pomme de Terre!

[ness]

Marie Callender fixed dinner for me tonight. 

 

[BilletHead]

11 minutes ago, ness said:

Marie Callender fixed dinner for me tonight. 

 

            Microwave or oven method? . Foodies want to know,

BilletHead

 

[ness]

12 minutes ago, BilletHead said:

            Microwave or oven method? . Foodies want to know,

BilletHead

 

Microwave, baby. Remember when these things took 40 minutes? I can kick this off, put on my jammies and have time to spare!

[Johnsfolly]

Ok so this will sound a bit funny, but I figured out and cooked most of my Birthday dinner.

I picked up a couple of thick T-bones and seasoned them with montreal seasoning, garlic, and onion powder - kept at room temp.

The longest dish to make was going to be the au gratin potatoes (Livie requested these). I picked up a block of Kerrygold Dubliner cheddar cheese and shredded half of the block and we mixed it with another shredded sharp cheddar cheese. This cheese is one that we used to enjoy when we lived in N. Ireland. We cooked down some minced onion, garlic, then added flour, some dried basil. then about two cups of milk. I greased a casserole dish with butter and layered sliced potatoes. I added half of the onion/milk mixture then topped with half of the shredded cheese. Then layered the rest of the potatoes, the onion/milk, and the rest of the cheese, a little more basil on top followed by a bit of parmesan.

We covered the casserole with foil and into the oven at 350 for 35 minutes, then another 45 minutes uncovered.

While the potatoes cooked, I mixed sesame seeds, golden flaxseed, green pumpkin seeds, and some sunflower seeds. I toasted them until the sesame seeds were golden. In another bowl I mixed about 1/4 to 1/3 cup of balsamic vinegar, about a tablespoon of honey, a tablespoon of mustard, and about two tablespoons of oil. I blanched green beans and cold shocked them. Once down I mixed the beans with the seed mixture and the vinegar mixture.

When there was about 20 mins left on the potatoes, I began grilling the steaks. As they were on the hot coals, I dry sauted sliced mushrooms. I also added a few dried porcinis into 1 1/2 cups of beef stock and heated in microwave to make a mushroom and beef stock.

I pulled the steaks off of the grill and put them in the oven for a couple of more minutes. I added a couple of tablespoons of corn starch and poured the stock into the pan with the mushrooms and cooked until thickened. I let the steak rest for several minutes, sliced, and served.

 

[Johnsfolly]

Can't have a Bday without a cake. My betterhalf and Livie made a black forest cake.

[BilletHead]

          Well done Birthday Boy!,

  Pictures included ,

BilletHead

[MOPanfisher]

Wow, and I was drooling over the Maries Calendars pot pie.

[MOPanfisher]

I finally have something worthy of a photo.  Grampa duty after a successful week of walleye fishing.  So baked fresh walleye, some sautéed asparagus, fried taters, and bought a key lime pie I decorated with raspberries.