What did you cook or eat today (August 2024)

[kaneohegirlinaz]

Oh btw msmofet if I were to go by a recipe, I like our girl Relle from Maui, you may know her from PBS Great American Recipe.
Chicken Karaage: The Crispiest Japanese Fried Chicken

 

[kaneohegirlinaz]

I was too slow on the up take to post this from my birthday celebration with Missus Next Door Neighbor earlier this week:

Mrs. NDN ordered an appetizer as her entrée. Pretty healthy portion if you ask me ...

I saw this on the menu and couldn't resist - stuffed mushroom caps, yum! We shared.

My entrée request was lobster tail with parmesan risotto (and a bowl of clam chowder that we also shared - sorry, not pictured)

Tiramisu as a shared dessert .
It was unfortunate that the winery tours were closed, as we had been there on a week day
We had a lovely time.

 

[Puggles]

Long day today. Nice finish with shrimp tacos and a red velvet cake. % homemade.....ash also decided to help with the baking.

 

[badjak]

I prepared a left over chicken dish, but then I felt like some salami and olives for appetiser with my tripel (Belgian beer) and I wasn't hungry anymore

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Hubby did poached egg and beans on toast.

His timing was a little off tonight, so not as runny as normal but just look at the colour of the yolk from one of my chooks (she's named blackberry, she's a big black Australorp (Australian breedof chook)). It's almost the same colour as the baked beans! She must have been enjoying the cape daisies that grow in our lawn. Their leaves collect a bright yellow pigment that colours the flowers and the yolks of eggs.

 

[Morning Glory]

Asian cucumber salad, bulgogi pork dumplings, and shrimp fried with chili. View attachment 116863View attachment 116864

It all looks fab. Is that cucumber cooked? I've just been thinking about cooked cucumber fot which I have several recipes. Its something I forget about.

 

[Rocklobster]

No. It has been marinating in the dressing for about 45 minutes. The soy sauce has darkened it somewhat. I also over roasted the peanuts but I wasn't about to start over. And, I used what we call English Cucumbers. The recipe calls for smaller ones. But, I just grabbed what I have from the shop.
Question. What do you call English Cucumbers in England? lol

 

[Puggles]

Hubby did poached egg and beans on toast.

His timing was a little off tonight, so not as runny as normal but just look at the colour of the yolk from one of my chooks (she's named blackberry, she's a big black Australorp (Australian breedof chook)). It's almost the same colour as the baked beans! She must have been enjoying the cape daisies that grow in our lawn. Their leaves collect a bright yellow pigment that colours the flowers and the yolks of eggs.

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How do you get the whites to look so creamy?

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

How do you get the whites to look so creamy?

Very fresh eggs laid by very happy, content, free range chooks and a hubby who knows how to do poached eggs better than I can.

 

[Timenspace]

Breakfast was coffee with coconut butter and a banana.

An apricot for elevenses, which I shared with my Dad ( it did feel a bit like I was 2 again).

Light lunch, beans on toast, vegan cream cheese, leftover braised cabbage from yesterday.

Gluten free choc cake, coffee and vitamin water out.

So grateful I could walk my usual distances, 7 to 9 km. Overcast and very nice to be outside.

 

[TastyReuben]

and a red velvet cake. % homemade

Ahhhh…someone who knows the proper amount of frosting to start with on a cake…

 

[medtran49]

Chili dogs with slaw last night. No pictures.

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

msmof
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No. It has been marinating in the dressing for about 45 minutes. The soy sauce has darkened it somewhat. I also over roasted the peanuts but I wasn't about to start over. And, I used what we call English Cucumbers. The recipe calls for smaller ones. But, I just grabbed what I have from the shop.
Question. What do you call English Cucumbers in England? lol

Cucumber

It’s odd to us that it has another defining word attached, it is simply a cucumber, the one and only, the other types don’t get a look in
Well that’s not entirely true, recently mini cucumbers (sometimes called Persian cucumbers) have made an appearance and they’re good too.

 

[Puggles]

Ahhhh…someone who knows the proper amount of frosting to start with on a cake…

I actually had to throw away like 25% of it. I had a lot left over still. The recipe must have been a bit inaccurate. 4 blocks of cream cheese seemed like a bit much, but I didn't want to deviate.

 

[Rocklobster]

Our common supermarket cukes are English, Field, and Mini. Field being shorter and fatter with large seeds and more moisture in the centre. I have some out back that are ready in a couple of days. I’ll cut into one and show you.