What did you cook or eat today (June 2018)?

[Morning Glory]

How do you spell souffle? Hubby tried making one for tea. It didn't work. It was more like an omelette with large lumps of overcooked broccoli and cauliflower in it. It was edible but definitely not a "thing I can't spell".

Soufflé - I think I accidentally added an extra e to the plural in the Cookalong title. I will correct.

 

[medtran49]

How do you spell souffle? Hubby tried making one for tea. It didn't work. It was more like an omelette with large lumps of overcooked broccoli and cauliflower in it. It was edible but definitely not a "thing I can't spell".

You can't really put large lumps of anything in a souffle. The egg whites don't have enough oomph to rise with large lumps of things. Even adding a puree, like I did with the corn and @morning glory did with the parsnips keeps it from rising as much because of the weight. Even cheese as well. The best rise you are going to get is just a liquid flavored souffle.

Did he beat the egg whites separately and GENTLY fold (not stir) them in after using 1/4 to a 1/3 to lighten his batter? You should still have some small streaks of white in the souffle mixture after folding in the egg whites. If it's a totally homogenized mixture, it was over-folded. Also, did he serve it immediately after removing it from the oven? There's a saying of something like "Souffles wait for no one" because they start to fall almost immediately after removing from the oven.

 

[Morning Glory]

You can't really put large lumps of anything in a souffle.

In that case the Strawberry Dust I made would be ideal for a strawberry soufflé. Or perhaps mushroom dust would make a good mushroom soufflé? Being dehydrated they are light and intense in flavour. I've not enough left to try this out at the moment.

 

[medtran49]

In that case the Strawberry Dust I made would be ideal for a strawberry soufflé. Or perhaps mushroom dust would make a good mushroom soufflé? Being dehydrated they are light and intense in flavour. I've not enough left to try this out at the moment.

Never tried that but I would think so!

 

[Lullabelle]

Lunch today

Giant bean stew, grilled mackerel and salad

 

[Morning Glory]

Lunch today

Giant bean stew, grilled mackerel and salad

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Gosh - the are giant beans!

 

[The Velvet Curtain]

Gosh - the are giant beans!

We came across them in Kos. These ones came in sauce from a jar from Sainsbury's but once we can find raw giant beans we will start making our own version.

 

[detroitdad]

 

[Elawin]

We came across them in Kos. These ones came in sauce from a jar from Sainsbury's but once we can find raw giant beans we will start making our own version.

Let me know if you find some. I refuse to pay Amazon or eBay prices and usually end up substituting butter beans.

 

[Elawin]

Tonight's dinner was quite simple - lightly sautéed potatoes and onions, with steamed carrots and asparagus, and cherry tomatoes, seasoned only with black pepper and the butter from the sautéing. Afters was a big, juicy apple.

 

[medtran49]

Craig made banh mi sammies. Asian pork meatballs, daikon and carrot slaw, hot chili mayo, cilantro and jalapeño slices for garnish.

 

[rascal]

Last night was leg of lamb and roast chicken for the grandkids. Adults had the roast lamb. Roasted potatoes carrots parsnip pumpkin and kumara. Boiled butter beans and peas. Baked cauli and broccoli cheese . Microwave puds for dessert. What was real good was carrots,parsnips,beans,peas,broccoli and cauli all from our garden. Cauli and broccoli picked fresh yesterday and the rest frozen from last summer. Kids loved their meals, empty plates.
Tonight something light.

Russ

 

[Morning Glory]

Fantastic that you grew so much of this meal.

kumara.

Is that the same as sweet potato?

 

[rascal]

Yep, kumara is the Maori name. We get red and yellow here.

Russ

 

[Yorky]

Pork burger in sour dough (with green oak, English mustard, shallots, tomato and pickled gherkins).