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Good Food, Good Friends and.... actually, no, just [Food Thread]

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  • StaleStale Registered User regular
    Big Area, what neighborhood?

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  • PiptheFairPiptheFair Frequently not in boats. Registered User regular
    tynic wrote: »
    Quoth wrote: »
    Wait, what can I do with 43? I have some handy...

    If you put a can of ginger beer, a litre of apple cider, a cinnamon stick and a few werther's originals in a pot on a stove

    And heat it until the werther's have melted

    And then take it off and pour it into mugs and add a shot each of brandy and liquor 43

    You have a fucking awesome winter drink.

    If you add a tablespoon of butter it's technically a butterbeer recipe but personally I'm not a fan, makes it oddly greasy.

    that's kinda a crazy hot toddy

  • JC of DIJC of DI I think we're fucked up. I know I am.Registered User regular
    I guess we're staying north of SOMA on Howard Street at the intercontinental, but we've already got plans up near Golden Gate Park and the marina greens. Also gonna zip up to Mill Valley for a bit one day.

    Really just winging this trip though so if there's some to-die-for place a little more out of the way that may work too.

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  • StaleStale Registered User regular
    Incanto

    Sushi Sams (san mateo)

    Delfina

    Morimoto (napa)

    Bouchon

    Baker and Banker

    Town Hall

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  • LiiyaLiiya Registered User regular
    Hello, does anyone know if there is a trick to getting water to boil in a pan on an electric hob quickly? I'm used to a gas hob and the electric one in my flat seems to take ages!

  • tynictynic PICNIC BADASS Registered User, ClubPA regular
    boil it in the kettle first

    Sadly, there is no quick method of making electric stoves heat up faster. Just get it as hot as possible before you put it on, basically.

    Although once I was having the devil of a time heating water for pasta on an electric stove. It would take me at least half an hour or more to get it hot enough.
    After a few days I realised that the stove had very stylish, very flat, very black burner covers.

    TefDay of the Bear
  • LiiyaLiiya Registered User regular
    Kettle first, got it! I guess I'll have to learn to allow more time! Ho hum, thats a shame!

    Hahaha, stylishly deceptive.

  • tynictynic PICNIC BADASS Registered User, ClubPA regular
    yeah uh
    you didn't really want to see what the inside of those burner covers looked like

    when I left i cleaned the kitchen to an absolutely spotless state and hoped like hell nobody would think to look at them.

  • LiiyaLiiya Registered User regular
    By the time they did then you'd be long gone!

  • SkeithSkeith Registered User regular
    JC of DI wrote: »
    I guess we're staying north of SOMA on Howard Street at the intercontinental, but we've already got plans up near Golden Gate Park and the marina greens. Also gonna zip up to Mill Valley for a bit one day.

    Really just winging this trip though so if there's some to-die-for place a little more out of the way that may work too.

    Tommy's Joynt.

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  • Blake TBlake T Do you have enemies then? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.Registered User regular
    tynic wrote: »
    boil it in the kettle first

    Sadly, there is no quick method of making electric stoves heat up faster. Just get it as hot as possible before you put it on, basically.

    Although once I was having the devil of a time heating water for pasta on an electric stove. It would take me at least half an hour or more to get it hot enough.
    After a few days I realised that the stove had very stylish, very flat, very black burner covers.

    I do this but also I also prefil the pot with some hot water to initially warm it up, empty that. Then will it with ten or 15 mm of water first and throw it on the hob while the water is boiling in the kettle.

  • JC of DIJC of DI I think we're fucked up. I know I am.Registered User regular
    Thanks for the recommends, Stale and Skeith. Shall certainly be there long enough to check at least a few of them out, if not all.

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  • PeenPeen Registered User regular
    I made a pumpkin cheesecake with a gingersnap crust and I have no idea how it is because it's for my father-in-law's birthday so I have to wait until tonight to cut into it and the suspense is killing me

    nevilleThreeCubed
  • tynictynic PICNIC BADASS Registered User, ClubPA regular
    I ran 10km and treated myself to a dinner of seared duck breast and chips. it was awesome and delicious and now I'm gonna go draw while watching game of thrones.

    UsagiDruhimlonelyahava
  • KalTorakKalTorak One way or another, they all end up in the Undercity.Registered User regular
    i discovered yesterday that while roasted pumpkin seeds are delicious, they are probably not the best things to chop up and use in place of nuts when making pumpkin muffins.

    fucking hulls

  • DruhimDruhim Registered User, ClubPA regular
    Well, I imagine they'd be fine once you de-hull them like any sane person. :P

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    tynic
  • SalSal Damnedest Little Fellow Registered User regular
    edited September 2012
    After a break last week due to illness, I made up for it this Sunday by cooking two dishes. The primary one was baked shrimp in tomato feta sauce:

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    and to follow up I made some hash browns:

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    Sadly the photos came out a little blurry this week, but no matter. Onward to next week!

    Sal on
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  • KalTorakKalTorak One way or another, they all end up in the Undercity.Registered User regular
    Druhim wrote: »
    Well, I imagine they'd be fine once you de-hull them like any sane person. :P

    that sounds like a lot of work

    ThreeCubed
  • UsagiUsagi Nah Registered User regular
    @Sal, that looks fabulous!

    Day of the Bear
  • SalSal Damnedest Little Fellow Registered User regular
    Thanks! I'm having a lot of fun learning after neglecting this stuff for most of my life

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  • cabsycabsy the fattest rainbow unicorn Registered User regular
    Ooh those look nice! I made hash browns successfully for the first time this morning... I think the problem in general is that I never wanted to let them cook quite long enough so they were crispy outside, raw inside.

  • SkeithSkeith Registered User regular
    I think I want to try making hash browns this week. I can shred the potatoes fine with a cheese grater, yeah? About how much oil would I want to fry with, and should I dry out the shreds first?

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  • cabsycabsy the fattest rainbow unicorn Registered User regular
    edited October 2012
    I just went with what someone posted in here a while back - shred them on a box grater, squeeze out as much water as you can, and toss them in a pan with a little oil. I just used the pan I made bacon in and drained the fat until it was almost completely dry but it's a brand new higher end nonstick pan so I didn't really need oil for anything but flavor and browning.

    I didn't even bother to peel the potatoes, also I had to cook them a lot longer than I always thought I would so that's another thing to keep in mind.

    cabsy on
  • George Fornby GrillGeorge Fornby Grill ...Like Clockwork Registered User regular
    I watched El Bulli last week and it was pretty awesome, made me appreciate the whole "avant garde food" art thing a lot more.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN0eshtAxYA

  • SalSal Damnedest Little Fellow Registered User regular
    I dried the potatoes out with a paper towel; it worked surprisingly well for a low tech solution

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  • lonelyahavalonelyahava Call me Ahava ~~She/Her~~ Move to New ZealandRegistered User regular
    i made hashbrowns the other morning a while back.

    although i added an egg to the batter so they were more like little potato cake things.

    i'm looking forward to doing them again with some sweet potatoes and some zucchini.

  • PeenPeen Registered User regular
    @neville and other foodbros, my cheesecake was tasty but fell in. What did I do wrong?!

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  • UsagiUsagi Nah Registered User regular
    Did you beat the shit out of the batter? Too much air can do that

  • Mr FuzzbuttMr Fuzzbutt Registered User regular
    Usagi wrote: »
    Did you beat the shit out of the batter? Too much air can do that

    one time i hyperventilated at a baseball game

    now i'm banned from all baseball

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  • PeenPeen Registered User regular
    edited October 2012
    I don't think so? I mixed it pretty thoroughly but I can't say that I really beat it. Thanks for the tip!

    Peen on
  • nevilleneville The Worst Gay (Seriously. The Worst!)Registered User regular
    Peen wrote: »
    Peen wrote: »
    @neville and other foodbros, my cheesecake was tasty but fell in. What did I do wrong?!

    Can be lots of causes, actually.
    Usagi's point is correct.
    Cheesecake naturally rises when baking (as do most/all cakes), but if you don't butter the sides, it may grow radically then fall.
    Using a water bath can also help a lot!

    Personally I don't care if it falls; I care more about cracks, if anything.

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  • ThreeCubedThreeCubed Grandma Winky's fat ankles Registered User regular
    Waterbath! Waterbaths are essential to any baked eggy dessert.

    Listen to the cheesecake lady up there.

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  • nevilleneville The Worst Gay (Seriously. The Worst!)Registered User regular
    That's-a me

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  • BucketmanBucketman Call me SkraggRegistered User regular
    Yesterday my family went to a local brew fest. Dear lord. I had over 85 different samples. Southern Tier stands out as amazing beer all around. Also Sprecher the root beer guys are getting into real beer and they are great. And Woodchuck as an IPA that was pretty good

  • SporkAndrewSporkAndrew Registered User, ClubPA regular
    Stale wrote: »
    Bouchon

    My Uncle took us to the Bouchon that's in the Venetian at Vegas when I was visiting this Summer. Their thing seems to be "pile fries so high." I had a pork chop that had been slow cooking for around 12 hours and it was still pink on the inside and so good.

    When they brought the bill the maitre'd asked my Uncle whether he'd enjoyed his 98th meal there, so I think that's as good a recommendation as any.

    The one about the fucking space hairdresser and the cowboy. He's got a tinfoil pal and a pedal bin
  • Lost SalientLost Salient blink twice if you'd like me to mercy kill youRegistered User regular
    Dim sum twice and a traditional Cantonese diner and so much snacks.

    If I lived in this city I would have to exercise twelve times as much to work off the food I would eat.

    The best was the barbecued pork in thin rice noodle wrappers and the crispy thing with golden syrup and the fried noodles with shrimp.

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    "Sandra has a good solid anti-murderer vibe. My skin felt very secure and sufficiently attached to my body when I met her. Also my organs." HAIL SATAN
  • KrubixCubeKrubixCube JapanRegistered User regular
    Went to a recommended burger place in Tokyo. I had an apple burger, it was really good! Though the baked apples made the bun all...slide-y

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  • DrZiplockDrZiplock Registered User regular
    I need apple pie recipes.

    I picked 10 pounds of apples this weekend and I'm going to be making some apple sauce and freezing some of that and now I need to make a pie. There is a solid chance that this pie will go to feed a few of the DC based forumers as well. If I'm feeling so generous (likely not).

    "zip, i dunno what it is about you, but there's something very cat-like about your face. i can't really place it. you'd make a good mountain lion." Hail, Satan! Satans Post
  • Blake TBlake T Do you have enemies then? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.Registered User regular
    Made a simple meal of Moroccan spiced chicken, steamed asparagus with a cream lemon and chili sauce thing on a bed of caramelised onions. It wasn't too bad considering it was just a raid the house meal.

  • PeenPeen Registered User regular
    edited October 2012
    neville wrote: »
    Peen wrote: »
    Peen wrote: »
    @neville and other foodbros, my cheesecake was tasty but fell in. What did I do wrong?!

    Can be lots of causes, actually.
    Usagi's point is correct.
    Cheesecake naturally rises when baking (as do most/all cakes), but if you don't butter the sides, it may grow radically then fall.
    Using a water bath can also help a lot!

    Personally I don't care if it falls; I care more about cracks, if anything.

    Thanks! It was my first one so I'm not stressed but I'd like to do better. I will probably try a water bath next time, I saw that suggested in the comments to the recipe I was using but I was baking late at night and it seemed like too much work. I also need to sort the crust out, it was too thick and very sticky so it made it a little hard to eat.

    Peen on
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