What did you cook, eat or drink today (February 2019)

[Morning Glory]

As the above recipe called for two egg yolks I had two egg whites spare, so made some meringues.

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Very pretty!

 

[Wyshiepoo]

So what is in those Gobbits?

Egg yolks, rice, leftover roast beef, carrot, turnip (I used swede) stock, flour, pepper and salt. Herbs of your choice.

 

[Wyshiepoo]

And butter.

The recipes in the book are unusual (to me) in that they don't specify a weight for ingredients. For instance, in the Gobbits recipe, it specifies a quart of chopped leftover roast beef.
I'm used to references to 'a pint of shrimp' but not volume for all ingredients.

 

[medtran49]

So what is in those Gobbits?

I was wondering what gobbits are to begin with?

 

[medtran49]

Just got done baking a couple of 5 inch cheesecakes. Had some cream cheese we bought when BOGO and hadn't used it all. We didn't have Graham crackers of vanilla wafers, but did have saltines, which I had seen America's Test Kitchen use for a crust for a lemon icebox pie, so used those. Saltines, butter and sugar taste pretty darn good BTW. The cheesecakes are cooling in the oven for a bit, then will finish out, then into fridge.

 

[Wyshiepoo]

I was wondering what gobbits are to begin with?

It was just the name of the recipe.

I have googled it and apart from 'gay hobbit' I can't find any other meaningful reference to Gobbits.

Perhaps it's a misspelling by the author or their own invention?

 

[medtran49]

I found the gay hobbits reference too. LOL!!

Maybe referring to bits of things gobbled together?

 

[Wyshiepoo]

I found the gay hobbits reference too. LOL!!

Maybe referring to bits of things gobbled together?

There is 'gobbets' meaning pieces or lumps of meat or other matter.

 

[Morning Glory]

it specifies a quart of chopped leftover roast beef.

Very strange - is this a vintage book?

 

[rascal]

As the above recipe called for two egg yolks I had two egg whites spare, so made some meringues.

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Exactly what I do when making brûlée.


Russ

 

[rascal]

Gobbits, new one on me too.

Russ

 

[rascal]

Porterhouse steak with garlic sauce, needed a meat rush so meat it was. One burnt and one blue.
Sides of new potatoes butter beans and corn, all veges from the garden.

Russ

 

[Wyshiepoo]

Very strange - is this a vintage book?

The terminology sounds 'old' it talks about 'take from the fire' and suchlike.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_s...Recipes+.+Tranquility+Books.+Kindle+Edition.+

 

[Morning Glory]

What did I cook? Stuff for The CookingBites Recipe Challenge: Coffee

Spiced onion & coffee jam (failed).
Spiced onion & coffee jam again - success!
Marinated avocado to grill (failed)

Will try again with marinated grilled avocado tomorrow. I'm sure it will work if I use unripe avocado. It falls apart otherwise.

 

[Morning Glory]

The terminology sounds 'old' it talks about 'take from the fire' and suchlike.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias=digital-text&field-keywords=Leftovers:+How+to+Transform+Them+Into+Deliciously+Wholesome+Dishes+with+Money+Saving+Recipes+and+Tips+by+Sarah+Rorer+Rorer,+Sarah.+Leftovers::+How+to+Transform+Them+Into+Deliciously+Wholesome+Dishes+with+Money+Saving+Tips+and+Recipes+.+Tranquility+Books.+Kindle+Edition.+&rh=n:341677031,k:Leftovers:+How+to+Transform+Them+Into+Deliciously+Wholesome+Dishes+with+Money+Saving+Recipes+and+Tips+by+Sarah+Rorer+Rorer\c+Sarah.+Leftovers::+How+to+Transform+Them+Into+Deliciously+Wholesome+Dishes+with+Money+Saving+Tips+and+Recipes+.+Tranquility+Books.+Kindle+Edition.+

Curious - I think its an American publication so perhaps quarts is not so odd? One of the co-authors seems to have written this book too which is stranger still!
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