The Cooking Thread

[Courtney]

Sleepingrock, those look good! I am way impressed by folks who make their own bread and grow their own food.

[Courtney]

I plan to make every single one of these 101 salads from Mark Bittman. Watch me.

[Sleepingrock]

Sleepingrock, those look good! I am way impressed by folks who make their own bread and grow their own food.

Its simple

[Aurgasm]

Its simple

sure is when your father is a master baker for over 20 years, isn't that so, Reid?


8^)

[Dr. Lufs-al-ot]

Sleepingrock you should meet my father. He bakes his own bread (even made his own yeast!)
and they're very delicious
i would love to try some of yours

how far along are your pineapples?

I have one that's three years old that i made from taking the top of pineapple i had eaten, letting it sit and sprout, then potting it. Still hasnt produced fruit but its a pretty large plant. Im thinking it'll spit something out soon, but idk.

[Sleepingrock]

Wow, I'd love to make my own yeast, I shall try that one day!! And bring your dad to Coach! We can all eat bread and stuffs!

I did the exact same thing as you, sprouting the top and I planted it a week or 2 ago, so it is quite far off from fruiting >.<
I'd love to have homegrown pineapples

[Aurgasm]

how far along are your pinapples?

lol

[Dr. Lufs-al-ot]

a meet up with copious amounts of bread is one ill most definitely be attending
making your own yeast isn't hard. He even made it from a plum we grew ourselves. You just need to really pay attention to the yeast and treat it as your child. I'll trade you some of our bread and a plum for some of your bread and a pineapple

[Sleepingrock]

Kinky..... We actually have a plum tree in the backyard, and cherries and a buncha vegetables and such......

Is homemade bread aloud on Le Grounds?

[Dr. Lufs-al-ot]

i know who im visiting when i go to Canada.
ha.

sneak it in. do it. i dare you.

[Sleepingrock]

I shall

Bitchez don't know about my bread

[CalmerThanYou]

Just about to BBQ up 6 lbs. of Alaskan King Crab...i'll post some pics later.

cajun seasoning, fresh parsley, fresh lemons, beer, sea salt, garlic and the crab; all wrapped in tin foil and thrown on the Q for 30.

happy sunday summer afternoon!

[Courtney]

Today's packed lunch for work: Salad #1 of 101



Cubed Ewa Sweet Thai Watermelon, halved Ho Family Farms cherry tomatoes, basil and feta (to be topped with a basic balsamic vinaigrette)

[Dr. Lufs-al-ot]

^ that actually looks really good. I can has some?

[Courtney]

Lunch: Salad #7 of 101



Grated carrot, blueberries and sunflower seeds tossed with the juice of a Meyer lemon from the backyard, some good olive oil, Maldon sea salt and copious amounts of ground black pepper

[dorkfish]

your sunflower seeds appear to be untoasted.

[thefunkylama]

my grandma used to make a variation of that salad using raisins instead of blueberries and, true to southern roots, mayo as the dressing. and no sunflower seeds. it was the greatest thing on the planet, if unsophisticated. i can only imagine that this version is as fabulous.

[Courtney]

your sunflower seeds appear to be untoasted.

It is true; they are untoasted. I'm not sure Mark Bittman would approve.

my grandma used to make a variation of that salad using raisins instead of blueberries and, true to southern roots, mayo as the dressing. and no sunflower seeds. it was the greatest thing on the planet, if unsophisticated. i can only imagine that this version is as fabulous.

I have had that salad -- I think of it as a traditional southern thing, often accompanying coleslaw and fried chicken on picnics and such. I'm not sure if that's even remotely accurate. But yes, it's a delicious excuse to basically have carrot cake in salad form.

[dorkfish]

my grandma used to make a variation of that salad using raisins instead of blueberries and, true to southern roots, mayo as the dressing. and no sunflower seeds. it was the greatest thing on the planet, if unsophisticated. i can only imagine that this version is as fabulous.

I prefer carrots with pineapple, mint, a tiny bit of yogurt, and dash of honey or sugar if the yogurt isn't sweetened.

but yeah, i've had the carrot salad your grandma used to make often in my southern-infused life.

[canexplain]

a meet up with copious amounts of bread is one ill most definitely be attending
making your own yeast isn't hard. He even made it from a plum we grew ourselves. You just need to really pay attention to the yeast and treat it as your child. I'll trade you some of our bread and a plum for some of your bread and a pineapple

my grandma moved here from kansas around 1920 or so ... she was a big bread baker .... she brought here starter (read fresh yeast) from kansas when she came here .... twice in 80 years i think i was told, something came up (like ww11) that she could not bake bread and the starter went bad ... so off to kansas for some new starter ... not too bad, two goofs in 80 years .... cr****

[Courtney]

I prefer carrots with pineapple, mint, a tiny bit of yogurt, and dash of honey or sugar if the yogurt isn't sweetened.

That sounds good. Pineapple and mint is such a winning combination.

It makes me want to try a Moroccan-style version with grated carrot, chopped fig or date, mint, yogurt, cumin and cinnamon. Would that be too weird? I might try it.

[Sleepingrock]

A tribute to cooking =D

[Sleepingrock]

[Courtney]

Lunch: Salad #2 of 101



Sliced peaches, cherry tomatoes, red onion, cilantro and red chili flakes, tossed with Meyer lemon juice, good olive oil and Maldon sea salt

[sames44]

That looks (& sounds) amazing Courtney

[Courtney]

Thanks! I am enjoying working my way through these recipes. Definitely helping me get in my daily servings of fruits and veg.

[algunz]

Some of those salad combinations I would never think of, but they look scrumptious.




BTW, I still hate cilantro.

[amyzzz]

I love cilantro. That looks interesting.

[HowToDisappear]

What a great article. I'll have to try some of those, too. I've been making the same salad (with a few variations) of spinach/baby greens, tomato, cucumber, red onion, feta, walnuts/almonds nearly every day for the past two months. It's getting old.

Great pics, by the way. Are they from one of his books? Or do you really own all that cute dinnerware?

[Courtney]

That's why I am doing this -- I was stagnating in my salad habits too. There is really only so much red leaf lettuce + tomato + feta + pine nuts + balsamic that one can take.

The photos are my own, so thank you!