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On Burgs and Other Important Items of Nourishment
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It's one of those traditional British dishes I always forget isn't common elsewhere.
It's actually a pretty good dish for fussy kids, or kids who aren't too keen on fish. It's so potato-y and creamy (I'd say bland but that isn't quite right, as hopefully you have enough vegetables/herbs/seasoning to give it good flavour!) that it's really hard to dislike.
It really is pretty fucking southern down there. My grandfather's hometown is pretty much along the same east-west line as St. Louis and Louisville.
"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
Coran Attack!
Nice.
Krogan sushi
Mystery drink
....what else can be done?
E: doesn't Rupert say something about calamari
Hahaha I loved that.
Legality aside, there really just aren't a lot of options for collecting cooking shows. Except for Australia and the UK. I can find all kinds of those. One in particular from Oz, is "My Kitchen Rules". I had no idea Australians were such stuck-up, pretentious little piss-ants and cunts. Jesus.
And the extent to which you fuckers openly mock and insult other countries is amazing. My God. At first I thought it was just playful. No. These little quasi-hipster fucks honestly hate New Zealanders that much. Even the otherwise decent soldier dudes on the show openly resent and deride the New Zealand couple. Fucking hell.
Australians are God-Damned cocks.
It's just big brother at a dinning table.
Satans..... hints.....
Don't try and make us feel bad.
You should feel bad for watching the show long enough to be able to type that much tripe about it.
Satans..... hints.....
Satans..... hints.....
or does every australian have a 100k dollar kitchen?
Honestly, it was one of the funniest fucking things. By the end I was pretty sure he wanted to go to NZ and just hug everyone.
The recipe doesn't actually say when to add the vanilla. It was easy enough to assume when, but you should probably still put that in. The topping had a greater density than the potato mixture, so "spreading" it was kind of a trick. I developed a technique that I like to think of as "scattering ashes with a fork." It setup great though.
30 minutes was almost pushing it on the cook time. Like, I needed to pull it right at 30 with a black spot or two starting on the crust. Might tell people to start checking it before that? Or get more feedback on people's cooking times. Maybe my oven thermometer is wrong.
Tasted great. Very sweet, but not quite dessert. The orange zest is very noticeable. Makes the casserole seem unique, but I don't know if you'd intended it to be more subtle or what.
The filling had the more noticeable texture of sweet potatoes as compared to russets or whatever. I don't mind it, since I eat baked sweet potatoes all the time. But I'm wondering whether taking the mixer to them instead of hand mashing would impart a smoother texture or just be more work and equipment for little gain.
And lastly, though I'm hesitant on this and want to try it again today and would wait for more feedback from other people, but it seems like it could use a touch more salt. Just a little bit.
Came out delicious and it's a super simple recipe that could easily be modified cheese wise for a different flavor.
All I hear is "Dan, it needs more salt."
This is excellent feedback, and exactly what I need. Good catch on the vanilla, you're right, I totally forgot to include that.
I have to remember to be vague with cooking times. I'll include verbiage to start checking at 25mins in.
Do you think adding a little fat to the topping may help with the density? I wanted it to stay thick, but if it's really a challenge to distribute I may need to re-think it.
I wanted the citrus to be pronounced, and I personally have always liked a thicker more sweet-potatoy consistency.
the casserole didn't have orange zest, the pone did.
and the pone didn't have a topping.
Did you combine the two?
I don't think you ever sent me a pone recipe. I think you posted it in the thread once for people that wanted an alternative or something? This is what you sent me:
Comfort food Alpha and Omega. This dish is one of my favorites. Sweeter than Pone, and with the gooey sickly-sweet topping of Pecans and Sugar. This is the dish that so many people make the mistake of adding those God Damned marshmallows to. No. Bad. No Marshmallows.
Casserole
* 3 cups cooked, mashed sweet potatoes
* 1 cup brown sugar
* 2 eggs, beaten
* 2 teaspoons vanilla
* 1/2 cup heavy cream
* 1/2 cup melted butter.
* 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
* 1 teaspoon salt
* Zest of one orange
Topping
* 2/3 cup brown sugar
* 1/2 cup AP flour
* 1/2 cup melted butter
* 1 cup chopped pecans
* 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Pre-heat to 375.
Begin with a large mixing bowl and combine the sugar, eggs, cream, and butter. When well incorporated begin adding the spuds in 3 doses. When you have a good mixture and everything seems uniform, add the zest, salt and nutmeg and stir well to combine.
Pour this into a well-lubricated casserole dish. In a smaller bowl combine the topping ingredients. Just combine them enough to mix, and spread over the top of the casserole.
Set this in the middle of the oven and cook for 30 and then check. The topping should set and caramelize evenly.
That has zest and a topping. Anyway, I like the zest, it's just more forward than I would have expected going in.
Or maybe just tell people to crumble/not quite sprinkle/disperse/cropdust/some other word the topping instead of spreading it.
and that's weird. I must have decided to try and combine the two recipes. Huh. Well, if it works, it works.
You realise it's a reality show? They deliberately pick the most worthless pieces of whiny shit to ensure the maximum amount of drama. The whole show is literally a competition to see who can be the most pretentious 'foodie' wanker. Actual human beings love Kiwis. We rip on 'em, yeah, but it's the same as when you're with your mates and you all pay out on each other for shits and giggles. Surely if we were that mean to them, then there wouldn't be 1% of the entire population of New Zealand immigrating here each year...
I decided to give up "excess sugar" for Lent. This means no soda, no cake, no pie, no candies, no gummi bears, no donuts, no cookies. No Sweet Iced Tea.
On one hand...damn. On the other hand, hey, that much healthier since I'm eating more fruit again!
I'm hoping it's just that one episode I saw and not the whole thing. But it was like they built an entire episode around slamming the perfectly pleasant NZ couple simply because they are from NZ.
Clearly I don't watch enough reality tv to be desensitized to that kind of bullshit.
Masterchef is far more about cooking. Though it isn't often about cooking techniques (though it is sometimes).
Satans..... hints.....
Did I ever tell anyone about the time I tried to eat 100 flavor-ice (otter pops) in one sitting?
It didn't go well
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