What did you cook or eat today (August 2024)

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

Experimental kitchen with the mini ‘crimpet’ wrap sealer.
Aiming for portable food with a non-wet filling that’s not too dry.

Used the sort of ingredients that often draw disapproval from the ‘from scratch' brigade but bear in mind that this is in place of a sandwich and needs to be fast and easy to make before packing and travelling.

Made differently to see which works best - one with a garlic butter lining, one lined with a curry/salt/sugar dust and one plain.


Went in an Indian samosa type direction and when I say direction it’s a very vague direction

Chopped the mini bhaji’s, chopped and mashed the hash brown waffles and microwaved the edamame then mixed some fairly strong spices through it.

They’re in the fridge chilling down as that’s how they’d be leaving the fridge if I was travelling.
Taste test later then I’ll edit this so you can enjoy the unfolding disaster!

 

[JAS_OH1]

I had 3 pizza carryout shops so I took the pizza to our nephew's house and my middle daughter and my grandson met us there. Fed 8 people (3 were kids). Thin and crispy pepperoni. They all looked about the same and it was good.

 

[TastyReuben]

Maybe TastyReuben uses an egg slicer?

Indeed I do, this one:

Kroger

I have no idea what “Euro Flex” means.

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

Indeed I do, this one:

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Kroger

I have no idea what “Euro Flex” means.

Duh- it only slices one type of egg- eggs with big biceps from europe obv

 

[Timenspace]

Euro Flex” means.

Me neither. Perhaps just an extension of the brand/product name.
i reckon my Mom had a similar slicer, but she hasn't used it in ages.
It does give a touch of extra care and elegance to the dish presented, to me.

 

[Timenspace]

Store bought lunch, too tired to even think about cooking.

Lovely roasted pork and potatoes.

 

[TastyReuben]

It does give a touch of extra care and elegance to the dish presented, to me.

What’s really nice is, you can slice the egg the way I did, then turn the whole egg a quarter-turn, slice it again…perfectly chopped egg for egg mayonnaise sandwiches.

 

[Timenspace]

eggs with big biceps

That sounds so funny. Like a cartoon.
Do you remember Peppa Pig? Love the cartoon to pieces.
There was a Mr Potato is Coming to Town episode.
So perhaps there are Mr Egg and Mr Athlete Egg Coming to the Kitchen.

 

[Timenspace]

perfectly chopped egg for egg mayonnaise sandwiches.

Yes, that's right! I think I saw that somewhere.
My memories bring images of me playing with the eggs in the egg slicer, long time ago.
I loved helping out in prepping for entertaining guests.

 

[medtran49]

Maybe TastyReuben uses an egg slicer?

I saw Jacques Pepin do a nice trick with an egg slicer to chop eggs for egg salad. He sliced them the regular way, then carefully picked up the egg, keeping it whole, turned it 90 degrees and sliced again. I started doing that now, just have to be super careful when picking up the egg to turn.

ETA: I posted this before I saw TR's post.

 

[TastyReuben]

medtran49 - that’s who I learned it from!

 

[Timenspace]

just have to be super careful when picking up the egg to turn.

Yes, true. And the eggs need to be cooked properly, of course, and they are.
All sorts of patterns can be achieved by arranging the slices, I imagine, if needed. Or decorating chop boards with deli, cheese, olives, crackers and egg slices in an elaborate way, if the occasion calls for it.

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

That sounds so funny. Like a cartoon.
Do you remember Peppa Pig? Love the cartoon to pieces.
There was a Mr Potato is Coming to Town episode.
So perhaps there are Mr Egg and Mr Athlete Egg Coming to the Kitchen.

Still do the Peppaaa pig every now n then even now decades later

 

[JAS_OH1]

Still do the Peppaaa pig every now n then even now decades later

This makes me think of the "What made you smile" thread where someone posted a "Peppa Pig" jigsaw puzzle inage but it was a package of pork mince or cubed pork, I can't recall which...

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

This makes me think of the "What made you smile" thread where someone posted a "Pepoa Pig" jigsaw puzzle inage but it was a package of pork mince or cubed pork, I can't recall which...

I don't recall seeing it, it sounds gruesome