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[nismaratwork]

I'd eat the bacon and onions with the paprika on toast... the rest is delicious, but simply dressing...

 

[HeLiXe]

I have been making my own tzatziki sauce and gyros...soooo good :)

 

[nismaratwork]

I have been making my own tzatziki sauce and gyros...soooo good :)

Speaking as a 1st generation (half) Greek, GOOD FOR YOU!

 

[Evo]

I have been making my own tzatziki sauce and gyros...soooo good :)

oooh, not fair, I love gyros!

 

[nismaratwork]

oooh, not fair, I love gyros!

You're a GOOD Evo, you know that?

Now, for the final test: lamb or beef?

 

[Evo]

You're a GOOD Evo, you know that?

Now, for the final test: lamb or beef?

Lamb.

 

[nismaratwork]

Lamb.

Take me. *swoon*

 

[HeLiXe]

Speaking as a 1st generation (half) Greek, GOOD FOR YOU!

I read that as half geek -_- *puts on glasses* geez I'm really doing bad today.

oooh, not fair, I love gyros!

Me too! and I despise yoghurt but now I found a way I can eat it :D tzatziki sauce! I had no idea it was so easy to make lol

 

[nismaratwork]

Yogurt... I love it so much... SO much.

Just plain greek yogurt, a little honey, or some jam... oh god yes.

It's combination with sour cream, mayo, a little lemon zest, a bit of sugar, some mirin, and a splash of herbs (basil works) and you have the base for a KILLER chicken salad.

 

[HeLiXe]

*googles mirin*

 

[lisab]

*googles mirin*

I'm not going to google it, I'm just going to sit here and think it's the liquid you get when you squeeze a goldfish really tight.

 

[HeLiXe]

OMG

 

[turbo]

My wife has been on a tear during the last few months, making lots of rustic artisan breads every weekend. The last couple of weeks, in addition to the plain bread, she has been making bread with rosemary, sun-dried tomatoes and garlic. Today, she tweaked that up even more with the addition of chopped broiled hot chilies. It's great with butter or in a chicken-salad sandwich. Even better as a grilled-cheese sandwich with sharp cheese and mustard. The baguette-sized loaves are perfect for small sandwiches to serve with soup.

 

[nismaratwork]

I'm not going to google it, I'm just going to sit here and think it's the liquid you get when you squeeze a goldfish really tight.

Whoa! Your avatar is so deceptive...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirin

I would add a splach of rice-wine vinegar too, and if you use the mirin you don't need to add sugar.

 

[nismaratwork]

My wife has been on a tear during the last few months, making lots of rustic artisan breads every weekend. The last couple of weeks, in addition to the plain bread, she has been making bread with rosemary, sun-dried tomatoes and garlic. Today, she tweaked that up even more with the addition of chopped broiled hot chilies. It's great with butter or in a chicken-salad sandwich. Even better as a grilled-cheese sandwich with sharp cheese and mustard. The baguette-sized loaves are perfect for small sandwiches to serve with soup.

Hmmm... if your foot is still bunko come planting season, you might find a strange drifter willing to work for grilled cheese. :!)

Or I'm stealing your wife!

 

[HeLiXe]

I just had grilled cheez! :D (without reading this thread before making it.) Can I win something?

 

[turbo]

I just had grilled cheez! :D (without reading this thread before making it.) Can I win something?

You win the drooling contest for imagining that the bread for your sandwich was made with rustic artisan bread with roasted garlic, sun-dried tomatoes, rosemary, and chopped roasted chilies. It's too good to describe. We finished up that little batch today, and my wife is going to thaw out some chilies in the morning and put them under the broiler and make another batch tomorrow. She can get two boules and a demi-baguette out of one batch of dough, so I'll be stylin' for bread. She likes to give bread to friends and family, so I may have to tie her up and leave her in the cellar so she can't do that. I hate when that happens, but what can you do?

 

[nismaratwork]

You win the drooling contest for imagining that the bread for your sandwich was made with rustic artisan bread with roasted garlic, sun-dried tomatoes, rosemary, and chopped roasted chilies. It's too good to describe. We finished up that little batch today, and my wife is going to thaw out some chilies in the morning and put them under the broiler and make another batch tomorrow. She can get two boules and a demi-baguette out of one batch of dough, so I'll be stylin' for bread. She likes to give bread to friends and family, so I may have to tie her up and leave her in the cellar so she can't do that. I hate when that happens, but what can you do?

*knock knock*
Who's there?
ME, Gimme bread dude! I know you're hobbled right now, so just hands it over, and nobodys gets hoits.

 

[HeLiXe]

You win the drooling contest for imagining that the bread for your sandwich was made with rustic artisan bread with roasted garlic, sun-dried tomatoes, rosemary, and chopped roasted chilies. It's too good to describe. We finished up that little batch today, and my wife is going to thaw out some chilies in the morning and put them under the broiler and make another batch tomorrow. She can get two boules and a demi-baguette out of one batch of dough, so I'll be stylin' for bread. She likes to give bread to friends and family, so I may have to tie her up and leave her in the cellar so she can't do that. I hate when that happens, but what can you do?

My grilled cheese pales in comparison -_- lol @ stylin for bread! I like to give away baked things too...but I don't know anyone here.


I would really like to have rice today but I can't make a decent pot of rice to save my life.

 

[turbo]

My grilled cheese pales in comparison -_- lol @ stylin for bread! I like to give away baked things too...but I don't know anyone here.


I would really like to have rice today but I can't make a decent pot of rice to save my life.

Buy a Black and Decker steamer and stock up on Basmati rice. The best rice you've ever had - bar none.

 

[nismaratwork]

Buy a Black and Decker steamer and stock up on Basmati rice. The best rice you've ever had - bar none.

Basmati is great, but good sticky japanese rice is the BEST. If you're lucky enough to get REALLY sticky rice with akazuki bean paste... yum.

 

[turbo]

Basmati is great, but good sticky japanese rice is the BEST. If you're lucky enough to get REALLY sticky rice with akazuki bean paste... yum.

I love the nutty aroma of steaming Basmati.

 

[nismaratwork]

I love the nutty aroma of steaming Basmati.

No arguments there, and nothing goes better with murgh tikka masala, or gohst curry.

Heck, just salt it and put a bit of olive oil or butter and I'll eat it straight up. Still... Japanese rice is king, Basmati is queen, and Arborio is the grand duke.

 

[HeLiXe]

Buy a Black and Decker steamer and stock up on Basmati rice. The best rice you've ever had - bar none.

I've never tried it with a steamer...but I have really messed up a pot of basmati before ---it feels like sacrilege

 

[turbo]

I've never tried it with a steamer...but I have really messed up a pot of basmati before ---it feels like sacrilege

B&D steamers are quite affordable. You can make perfect rice with one. Also comes in quite handy for steaming broccoli, carrots, etc when you don't want to lose the vitamins through boiling.

 

[nismaratwork]

A crockpot can do the trick in a pinch too if you don't want to have a dedicated steamer.

 

[Evo]

I've never tried it with a steamer...but I have really messed up a pot of basmati before ---it feels like sacrilege

Just don't use Astronuc's recipe

1 cup of rice
3 cups of cold water

Bring both to a boil, remove from heat, and let sit, covered for 20 minutes.

That still gives me nightmares.

 

[nismaratwork]

Just don't use Astronuc's recipe

1 cup of rice
3 cups of cold water

Bring both to a boil, remove from heat, and let sit, covered for 20 minutes.

That still gives me nightmares.

Is that a recipe for bricks?

 

[HeLiXe]

Just don't use Astronuc's recipe

1 cup of rice
3 cups of cold water

Bring both to a boil, remove from heat, and let sit, covered for 20 minutes.

That still gives me nightmares.

>_> What's wrong with it? The water to rice ratio? Or removing from the heat instead of keeping it on a low fire?

 

[HeLiXe]

B&D steamers are quite affordable. You can make perfect rice with one. Also comes in quite handy for steaming broccoli, carrots, etc when you don't want to lose the vitamins through boiling.

but what am I supposed to do? Sorry I'm really bad with this and so many people have tried to help me before but I always mess it up...sometimes it's like pudding and fine gravel, and sometimes the top is hard and the bottom is ok -_- How much rice should I use and how long should I steam it? I have a stainless steel steamer here but the holes are too big to do rice.

A crockpot can do the trick in a pinch too if you don't want to have a dedicated steamer.

I think this is too advanced for me lol

 

[turbo]

but what am I supposed to do? Sorry I'm really bad with this and so many people have tried to help me before but I always mess it up...sometimes it's like pudding and fine gravel, and sometimes the top is hard and the bottom is ok -_- How much rice should I use and how long should I steam it? I have a stainless steel steamer here but the holes are too big to do rice.


I think this is too advanced for me lol

Get a B&D steamer. Put water in the bottom (to produce steam). Put 1 cup of Basmati in the steaming bowl and 1-3/4 cup of water. Plug in the steamer and set the timer for 1 hour. Perfect rice every time.

 

[nismaratwork]

Get a B&D steamer. Put water in the bottom (to produce steam). Put 1 cup of Basmati in the steaming bowl and 1-3/4 cup of water. Plug in the steamer and set the timer for 1 hour. Perfect rice every time.

They are great, and you can pre-steam oats too.

 

[HeLiXe]

Get a B&D steamer. Put water in the bottom (to produce steam). Put 1 cup of Basmati in the steaming bowl and 1-3/4 cup of water. Plug in the steamer and set the timer for 1 hour. Perfect rice every time.

Thanks Turbo :D
[PLAIN]http://www.eggcookers.net/images/pictures/black-decker-hs1000-handy-steamer-rice-cooker-and-food-steamer.jpg
Is the steaming bowl the white bowl inside? I just want to be sure. Making rice intimidates me lol

 

[HeLiXe]

Lack of response makes me think yes :D I am actually feeling excited about it lol I'll take a picture once I make it and I'll tell you if I messed it up again lol

 

[turbo]

Thanks Turbo :D
http://www.eggcookers.net/images/pictures/black-decker-hs1000-handy-steamer-rice-cooker-and-food-steamer.jpg
Is the steaming bowl the white bowl inside? I just want to be sure. Making rice intimidates me lol

Yes, the steaming bowl in our steamer is clear, but the one in your picture is white. That's where you need to place the food that you are cooking.

 

[lisab]

Dinner:

crushed tuber root
fungus
seed pods
bovine psoas major

Gooood stuff.

 

[Evo]

Dinner:

crushed tuber root
fungus
seed pods
bovine psoas major

Gooood stuff.

lisab if you can't afford food, you only had to ask. The thought that you're having to root around in vacant fields for food is distressing.

I had bacon cheeseburger hamburger helper tonight. Food of the gods.

 

[lisab]

lisab if you can't afford food, you only had to ask. The thought that you're having to root around in vacant fields for food is distressing.

aaahahaha...

 

[nismaratwork]

Dinner:

crushed tuber root
fungus
seed pods
bovine psoas major

Gooood stuff.

Glutenous foam with a lipid coating to enhance the Maillard reaction
Solar Radiation dried Nightshade fruit
Fresh nightshade fruit
Blended cured pitted fruit from Greece, with lipid extract from said fruit
Freshly enzyme coagulated bovine mucosal excretions.
Basil (nothing clever for that one)

Grilled, with a bit of soup.

Yum.

 

[rootX]

Looking at those fancy names, I thought it is some kind of expensive recipe

 

[nismaratwork]

Looking at those fancy names, I thought it is some kind of expensive recipe

Don't buy a used car from Lisab!

 

[rootX]

lisab if you can't afford food, you only had to ask. The thought that you're having to root around in vacant fields for food is distressing.

I had bacon cheeseburger hamburger helper tonight. Food of the gods.

I also had a burger! Not having a good variety of food near me, I decided to commute to uptown to get my burger.

Don't buy a used car from Lisab!

 

[nismaratwork]

I also had a burger! Not having a good variety of food near me, I decided to commute to uptown to get my burger.

Mmmmm... burger... any toppings of note?

 

[HeLiXe]

Yes, the steaming bowl in our steamer is clear, but the one in your picture is white. That's where you need to place the food that you are cooking.

Thanks so much :D I'm going to buy the steamer tomorrow :) And thanks for explaining everything in detail...sorry if this whole thing is coming across as elementary, but you have no idea how many rice disasters I've had lolol

 

[HeLiXe]

I also had a burger! Not having a good variety of food near me, I decided to commute to uptown to get my burger.

yesterday I had a turkey burger that tasted just like a hamburger

 

[WhoWee]

Dinner:

crushed tuber root
fungus
seed pods
bovine psoas major

Gooood stuff.

Does one cook this bounty?

 

[nismaratwork]

Does one cook this bounty?

Uncooked tuber-root??
EWWWWWwwwwwWWWWwww!

j/k, I kow what you meant.

 

[Astronuc]

Laws Concerning Food and Drink;
Household Principles;
Lamentations of the Father

by Ian Frazier

http://www.theatlantic.com/past/docs/issues/97feb/frazier/frazier.htm

I heard it read tonight on NPR's Selected Shorts.

 

[lisab]

Laws Concerning Food and Drink;
Household Principles;
Lamentations of the Father

by Ian Frazier

http://www.theatlantic.com/past/docs/issues/97feb/frazier/frazier.htm

Loved that !

 

[turbo]

...but not in the living room.

I made a dry rub last summer for pork, and it was OK. Most of the batch just sat around in a canning jar, until we tried it on chicken this winter, and now it's disappearing rapidly. Last night, I did a bit of a change-up and whisked the dry rub into egg, dipped the drumsticks in the egg, and coated them with panko bread crumbs and roasted them at 450 deg. That worked out really well.

The previous night's supper was quite nice, too. Take some thin-sliced rustic country bread (loaded with sun-dried tomatoes, rosemary, and hot chilies), and pan-fry it in olive oil. Put the slices in a broiler pan and broil until the bread is browned, then top with my home-made pizza sauce, ripe olives, bacon, garlic, onion, and shredded mozzarella/provolone. Back under the broiler until the cheeses start to brown.