What did you cook or eat today (April 2020)?

Mushrooms, chicken and mushrooms. My version of the TGI Friday's chain restaurant really old dish.
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So I kind of tried to invent a Japanese hotdog today. Features a panko coated frankfurt, pickled onions and cucumber, enoki mushrooms sautéed in light soy, and wasabi infused kewpie mayonnaise. I always wondered what the baseball loving Japanese ate at the games, if it was American style hotdogs or something like this one.

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murphyscreek said:
So I kind of tried to invent a Japanese hotdog today. Features a panko coated frankfurt, pickled onions and cucumber, enoki mushrooms sautéed in light soy, and wasabi infused kewpie mayonnaise. I always wondered what the baseball loving Japanese ate at the games, if it was American style hotdogs or something like this one.

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This looks great!
 
indianwells said:
Desperately wanted to make my own pesto but couldn't find pine nuts or fresh Basil
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It needs neither.
We make it with rocket and walnuts, or macadamia nuts. The rather peppery rocket tames after a day or two, but I'm not 100% regarding walnuts but I'm not a huge fan of them. It worked really well with macadamia nuts but they can go rancid quickly, so we actually froze it and used it a week later without issue. Almonds or cashew nuts are next on my list to try it with. I'm still pulling wheelbarrow loads of rocket up out of my veg patch where it self seeded this summer just gone (I'm down under).
 
medtran49 said:
Almonds work fine in a pesto. I'd imagine cashews and pecans would as well, besides the other nuts listed. I'm not big on walnuts either, but don't mind them in pesto and romesco.
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Thank you. That's useful to know. Australia is big on almonds, and it is also the one nut I have plenty of.
Pine nuts on the other hand are difficult to come by and terribly expensive for some reason. I've no idea why because pine trees grow quite readily here and my entire track is lined with them, as is the perimeter of the house and land. They are used as a wind break. I even park my vehicles under one which is that big rain rarely makes it to the vehicles nor massive hailstones.
 
This is from The Kitchn (2011), but is probably still accurate regarding the expense of pine nuts:

"So why are they so darn expensive? There are a few reasons. First there the obvious climate changes that are affecting crops worldwide. More specifically, most of our pine nuts are grown in China and Russia and in the past few years the crops have suffered in quality. All the while, demand is growing as more and more people are becoming acquainted with recipes for pesto, sauces, and savory desserts.

Also, pine nuts are labor intensive. Remember, they’re really just edible seeds produced by pine cones. Plain and simple. To gather those seeds from the cones takes time. Combine poor crops, a labor intensive product, and a greater demand and you’ve got your answer."
 
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