Soaked it in tequila and I’m taking it to the beach tomorrow
At 4/30/22 08:07 PM, Kiwi wrote:Soaked it in tequila and I’m taking it to the beach tomorrow
At 4/30/22 08:07 PM, Kiwi wrote:Soaked it in tequila and I’m taking it to the beach tomorrow
Nice. Finna be a good day today!
Easy breakfast prep
soy yogurt + granola + strawberries 🍓
I did a bunch of batch-cooking and I forgot to take photos except for this one. Burrito filling:
I also made meatballs, meatloaf, and pâté chinois.
And here's what I'm eating for breakfast now, since I'm trying to use diet to manage my stress levels:
No more coffee for me. Gotta eat beans, leafy greens, fish, peas, berries, nuts and whole grains wherever possible. I had a glass of milk with some whey protein mixed in, as well.
At 5/6/22 10:44 AM, OlTrout wrote:I did a bunch of batch-cooking and I forgot to take photos except for this one. Burrito filling:
I also made meatballs, meatloaf, and pâté chinois.
And here's what I'm eating for breakfast now, since I'm trying to use diet to manage my stress levels:
No more coffee for me. Gotta eat beans, leafy greens, fish, peas, berries, nuts and whole grains wherever possible. I had a glass of milk with some whey protein mixed in, as well.
I could seriously sit down to a little bowl of just that burrito filling. Looks delicious.
At 5/6/22 02:47 PM, HissPeepers wrote:At 5/6/22 10:44 AM, OlTrout wrote:I did a bunch of batch-cooking and I forgot to take photos except for this one. Burrito filling:
I also made meatballs, meatloaf, and pâté chinois.
And here's what I'm eating for breakfast now, since I'm trying to use diet to manage my stress levels:
No more coffee for me. Gotta eat beans, leafy greens, fish, peas, berries, nuts and whole grains wherever possible. I had a glass of milk with some whey protein mixed in, as well.
I could seriously sit down to a little bowl of just that burrito filling. Looks delicious.
I actually had just the filling for dinner with some tomatoes and sour cream, since I didn't want to defrost my tortillas. It was pretty bomb.
Made some General Tso's shrimp with egg fried rice and steamed baby bok choy.
I feel like I cheated, because I got a bottle of Iron Chef General Tso's sauce & glaze.
More batch cooking stuff. Making some sauce. Probably for lasagna and definitely just to put over pasta.
Prep:
1.5kg mushroom
6 large yellow onion diced
Beef and Italian sausage mixture (3kg total)
So here's some more pics of the process.
Sweat the onions
Add the meat mix
Some bomb ass tomato paste. Had this in Italy, originally and brought it back. They sell it at the grocery store now.
Get that paste in there and cook out the bitterness.
Cook down the mushrooms. This is the stage where I cook out all the extra liquid. Takes about 45 minutes, but way longer if you try to do it after adding the tomato sauce.
Heat way down to not burn the sauce.
Add some Balsamic vinegar.
Fromage cottage and spinach
Pasta
And the final assembly process:
Don't forget to label and date any food you put in the freezer!
At 5/6/22 10:44 AM, OlTrout wrote:No more coffee for me. Gotta eat beans, leafy greens, fish, peas, berries, nuts and whole grains wherever possible. I had a glass of milk with some whey protein mixed in, as well.
That all sounds great but... but coffee, the coffee...
Wonder if you're noticing a decreased stress as soon as you're off it though? Is it the one factor, or other elements you're a voiding; clearly notice a difference with/without? Just healthier ingredients overall = less stress?
At 5/7/22 01:02 PM, HissPeepers wrote:Made some General Tso's shrimp with egg fried rice and steamed baby bok choy.
I feel like I cheated, because I got a bottle of Iron Chef General Tso's sauce & glaze.
This looks hella good too!
At 5/7/22 04:23 PM, OlTrout wrote:More batch cooking stuff. Making some sauce. Probably for lasagna and definitely just to put over pasta.
What kind of plants are those in the background there?
We use Mutti tomato paste too, common brand over here! Cool to hear it's that special.
And lmao @ that cat food. XD Clever.
Fun to follow the whole process.
And all looks delicious.
Your lasagne looks delicious AF.
Looking at this again is making me crave Lina's spaghetti and meatballs something fierce.
At 5/10/22 12:21 PM, Cyberdevil wrote:At 5/6/22 10:44 AM, OlTrout wrote:No more coffee for me. Gotta eat beans, leafy greens, fish, peas, berries, nuts and whole grains wherever possible. I had a glass of milk with some whey protein mixed in, as well.
That all sounds great but... but coffee, the coffee...
Wonder if you're noticing a decreased stress as soon as you're off it though? Is it the one factor, or other elements you're a voiding; clearly notice a difference with/without? Just healthier ingredients overall = less stress?
Lots of evidence to suggest that a diet called "modified Mediterranean" can reduce stress, anxiety, depression. I guess a lot of these foods are high in precursors to neurotransmitters, like phenylalanine and tyrosine. I've noticed a massive improvement after a few days off the coffee, though I still have a cup of tea in the morning because being totally caffeine free seems impossible. I was getting a flare up on my skin from the increased stress and it basically went away over a couple days.
At 5/10/22 12:21 PM, Cyberdevil wrote:At 5/7/22 04:23 PM, OlTrout wrote:More batch cooking stuff. Making some sauce. Probably for lasagna and definitely just to put over pasta.
What kind of plants are those in the background there?
Tomatoes, two varieties but I can't remember what they are or which is which.
We use Mutti tomato paste too, common brand over here! Cool to hear it's that special.
Yeah we've had some Mutti products for a while but I've only started seeing the tubes of paste recently.
And lmao @ that cat food. XD Clever.
Fun to follow the whole process.
And all looks delicious.
:)
At 5/10/22 01:43 PM, OlTrout wrote:Lots of evidence to suggest that a diet called "modified Mediterranean" can reduce stress, anxiety, depression. I guess a lot of these foods are high in precursors to neurotransmitters, like phenylalanine and tyrosine. I've noticed a massive improvement after a few days off the coffee, though I still have a cup of tea in the morning because being totally caffeine free seems impossible. I was getting a flare up on my skin from the increased stress and it basically went away over a couple days.
Intriguing. I'm definitely addicted to the daily dose of hard bean caffeine at the moment, but if stress levels ever get intolerable I know what to try then...
No skin flare ups yet though. Maybe shan't have to resort to as drastic countermeasures.
At 5/10/22 02:47 PM, OlTrout wrote:Tomatoes, two varieties but I can't remember what they are or which is which.
Ooh that's a lot! To be put in a greenhouse later on? Or maybe you can have them just about anywhere over there?
We use Mutti tomato paste too, common brand over here! Cool to hear it's that special.
Yeah we've had some Mutti products for a while but I've only started seeing the tubes of paste recently.
Might make some paste that rivals the italian brands with the above hmm. :)
I read somewhere a while back how Italy tends to get higher grade fruits and vegetable imports than we do simply because they're more demanding than we are regarding their quality, so I am a bit surprised to know this is really the top tier stuff as far as canned tomatoes and paste goes. Figured it was standard.
Do you ever use canned cherry tomatoes? Common ingredient?
At 5/10/22 03:55 PM, Cyberdevil wrote:
Do you ever use canned cherry tomatoes? Common ingredient?
I use whole San Marzano tomatoes in the can when I'm feeling fancy, but generally I stick to crushed tomatoes when I'm cooking with canned. One restaurant I worked in made tomato sauce with just San Marzano tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, and salt. It was one of my favourite sauces. I could never find the same brand of tomatoes though, and so I had a tough time trying to replicate the sauce at home. The sauce was simple because it was used in a few different dishes with different flavour profiles.
At 5/10/22 05:32 PM, OlTrout wrote:I use whole San Marzano tomatoes in the can when I'm feeling fancy, but generally I stick to crushed tomatoes when I'm cooking with canned. One restaurant I worked in made tomato sauce with just San Marzano tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, and salt. It was one of my favourite sauces. I could never find the same brand of tomatoes though, and so I had a tough time trying to replicate the sauce at home. The sauce was simple because it was used in a few different dishes with different flavour profiles.
Ah I don't think we have those over here. Just Mutti when it comes to cherry tomatoes specifically. :)
Sounds like a sauce that really relies on quality ingredients to taste good, nice, I can imagine the flavor...
Also usually go with just crushed tomatoes, or passata, but cherry tastes so much more. Imagine it'd be perfect for some especially savorable blends.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CdyTl1outpK/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
thought this was pretty cool. To celebrate ring pop (the candies) 🍭 birthday they’re having a cake off on social media. Some of the submissions are pretty cool!
At 5/22/22 06:10 PM, Kiwi wrote:https://www.instagram.com/p/CdyTl1outpK/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
thought this was pretty cool. To celebrate ring pop (the candies) 🍭 birthday they’re having a cake off on social media. Some of the submissions are pretty cool!
That's awesome.
Any cake-related contribution of yours in the mix?
At 5/24/22 09:43 AM, Cyberdevil wrote:At 5/22/22 06:10 PM, Kiwi wrote:https://www.instagram.com/p/CdyTl1outpK/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
thought this was pretty cool. To celebrate ring pop (the candies) 🍭 birthday they’re having a cake off on social media. Some of the submissions are pretty cool!
That's awesome.
Any cake-related contribution of yours in the mix?
I thought it might be fun to make one but there’s a lot of professionals entering. It’s becoming more popular. I also haven’t had any good concepts come to me. I did pick up some stuff to do some baking here soon though!
At 5/24/22 11:49 PM, Kiwi wrote:I thought it might be fun to make one but there’s a lot of professionals entering. It’s becoming more popular. I also haven’t had any good concepts come to me. I did pick up some stuff to do some baking here soon though!
Tried entering some photo contests in the past but ditto, competition's usually just on a whole other level. You never know though, maybe they're looking specifically for that new; fresh; creatively amateur and all-inclusive approach...
Would be fun to see anyhow!
Some chocolate covered pretzels 🥨 I made this morning ☺️
At 5/26/22 02:28 PM, Kiwi wrote:Some chocolate covered pretzels 🥨 I made this morning ☺️
Damn those look tasty. Chocolate pretzels are one of the few sweet/savoury combinations that I actually enjoy.
So I bought a square Le Creuset skillet a year or so ago, and never actually had a real use for it other than being a beautiful piece of cookware, until I bought one of those cast iron burger patty presses this past week.
Made a grilled cheese panini and it was delicious.
At 6/13/22 06:18 PM, Prinzy2 wrote:So I bought a square Le Creuset skillet a year or so ago, and never actually had a real use for it other than being a beautiful piece of cookware, until I bought one of those cast iron burger patty presses this past week.
Made a grilled cheese panini and it was delicious.
do tell me the panini toppings 😍
Some homemade sugar cookies with frosting and sprinkles 🧁
At 6/13/22 11:03 PM, Kiwi wrote:
do tell me the panini toppings 😍
I was desperately hungry, so it was smoked chedder, aged gouda, and tomato.
Looking at recipes, a caprese panini would be right up my alley. Definitely going to be experimenting more now that I have the means to do so.
