Next food is "giant / baked beans" which i think at the time of proposal was sort of a winter thing? But now the weather is fairly balmy I'm just thinking of baked beans ala BBQ
Yes, those are peanuts; I guess between the peanut and lime, the BA mushroom recipe was going for a Thai style.
Anyway, I think it's neat to look back on all the dishes I made and evaluate whether I'd make them again or not, and what it's led to me cooking. Kind of a "oh, here's what I've learned" kind of thing.
Shakshuka: Tasty, but kind of heavy on the prep and also an excessive amount of bell pepper and tomato for uh... proper digestion... later on. Probably not a remake, but Huevos Rancheros or eggs in sauce are things I'm thinking about.
Jiaozi: Individually easy to make and tasty, but a lot of effort. Food to bring to a party, but not much else.
Boeuf (mushroom) Bourguignon: Very good, not too bad to make. I enjoyed the hyper-buttery potatoes almost as much as I enjoyed the mushroom. It was also very good re-microwaved, making it a dish I might revisit later just for meal prep.
Crusty Bread: I didn't really do this one, but I did like the Socca frybread I made instead, and I went from there to making Bannock, so a very solid week in terms of getting me easy snack/meal sized foods.
Fish Stew: I had absolutely no problem making this and it was very tasty. I need to make it more often.
Root Vegetables: This was a solid dish and a good way to use a bunch of root vegetables, but I wasn't hugely impressed by it and it was a lot of prep. I think if I happened to have a lot of veggies lying around, a big casserole of them would be more appealing, but I'm mostly buying staples + food for the weekly cook club so this isn't really an option for me.
Risotto: Very good, will absolutely purchase ingredients to make this again as a normal dish. Cheese keeps it more microwavable than most rice dishes, too, so it works for lunch.
French Onion Soup: High effort but extremely tasty. This is definitely my "what I'll cook when at home to add to the big holiday feast" dish.
Arancini: The only dish that I think the first batch really completely failed, but only because I didn't properly gauge stickiness. Much like the Jioazi it'll probably be mostly for parties, but it's a little easier and I think the lemon + aromatics I put into it kicked it over the top so I'll probably have it as a "staple" for parties.
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I didn’t really eat beans very often as a kid; it just wasn’t something that my parents cooked for me regularly. But I have memories of eating beans with cut-up hot dogs in it at my Nan’s house. So behold! The best beans ever:
I had to buy a pack of wieners just for this, but screw it. If I’m eating beans, it’s going to be Nan’s way. I more or less used this recipe but used hot dogs instead of bacon. It’s probably better with bacon but I don’t care about that. The molasses makes it sweet and delicious. Perfect with toast.
Brown some diced chorizo, set aside. Bung some roughly chopped onions in the same pan, get them to a good state. Add finely chopped garlic, let that hang out for a bit. Add beans (kidney and maybe some black, we’ll see), chicken stock (scrape the bottom of the pan), spices (cumin, chili, ???)/salt/pepper. Simmer. Mash it a bit – let about half the beans be intact. Add some red lentils, simmer until they’re cooked and everything has thickened. Add the chorizo back in, simmer for 5 minutes. If any fresh herbs caught my eye while shopping for this, in they go before serving. Or whatever, based on what I find tomorrow.
I didn’t really eat beans very often as a kid; it just wasn’t something that my parents cooked for me regularly. But I have memories of eating beans with cut-up hot dogs in it at my Nan’s house. So behold! The best beans ever:
I had to buy a pack of wieners just for this, but screw it. If I’m eating beans, it’s going to be Nan’s way. I more or less used this recipe but used hot dogs instead of bacon. It’s probably better with bacon but I don’t care about that. The molasses makes it sweet and delicious. Perfect with toast.
I was just reminded that we have loads of fresh rosemary, so my above beans?! "recipe" now includes fresh rosemary, and because it goes well together, rather than just chicken stock we're going chicken stock and tomato, and will finish with some heavy cream. Beans!
...This is my first time with dried beans. Case in point, I forgot to soak them last night, so... this has been pushed to tomorrow. Time to gauge how flavourful they are in comparison to canned!
I'm planning to cook ribs for Memorial Day and a side of bbq beans sounds excellent. I think I only have black beans in the pantry though so I may seek inspiration south of the border for my beans.
...This is my first time with dried beans. Case in point, I forgot to soak them last night, so... this has been pushed to tomorrow. Time to gauge how flavourful they are in comparison to canned!
They had a little kick but not too much, I think the slow cook mellowed them out.
I did the frijoles charros. In an effort to increase my spice tolerance I included the ribs and seeds of the single jalapeno I used. :P It was good! It's probably my first time using dried instead of canned beans, and it tastes... a lot better? Hum
I made baked beans today, and I totally forgot to take a picture before we dove into them. Delicious though. Baked for an hour and a half the topped with bacon and cooked another hour.
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Hot dogs and fancy baked beans were my birthday dinner of choice for like, A While in my life. Unfortunately after a few weeks of "fuck it comfort food" I'm back on my vegetarian/one carb/one protein meal a day BS so no pizza for me...
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Beans and Bannock! Beaaaaaaaans. It was mostly following the simple maple baked beans recipe, but doubled for a pound of navy and a pound of pinto beans. Added some bay leaves while cooking, some chili powder, chopped the onion up so it stayed in the end product, and added a little maple vinegar to it for some extra zing
Personally, I like the Cook Club for introducing me to either new dishes I can easily make, or portions of dishes/variations I can easily adapt to cook for either myself or for others. I also like it for allowing me to pull from recipes ranging from simple to complicated and mix-and-match them to make a dish, e.g. I usually take the simple variation of the most complex ingredients or sides and pull seasonings and cooking techniques from a more complicated recipe.
I don't feel I really get that from Pop Tarts, though I wouldn't be opposed to a general dessert/pastry week that included homemade pop-tarts as one of the options. If we were including adult versions of treats we had as a kid, we could even put in like, Rice Krispy Treats and cookies and brownies as options.
How about something with a lot of levels to it? Something that a basic version of is basically impossible to fuck up, but has room for tons of room for elevation. I'd like to vote for...meatloaf.
Ah, it helps to know what people like, thank you! Also... I don't know if I've ever had an elevated meatloaf. But perhaps that should be reason to try it!
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Really easy to make, though not all that photogenic. The peppers ended up being juuuust my limit of spicy
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Any other suggestions for preparation of beans?
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Yes, those are peanuts; I guess between the peanut and lime, the BA mushroom recipe was going for a Thai style.
Anyway, I think it's neat to look back on all the dishes I made and evaluate whether I'd make them again or not, and what it's led to me cooking. Kind of a "oh, here's what I've learned" kind of thing.
It's getting cold down here. lol.
I mean, we can do whatever.
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I'll get this up first thing tomorrow
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I've deamed it "fuck it, beans"
That's a habanero my dude. These beans are going to kick!
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niiiiice
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I'm definitely going to make this again / regularly. It was very easy.
I had to buy a pack of wieners just for this, but screw it. If I’m eating beans, it’s going to be Nan’s way. I more or less used this recipe but used hot dogs instead of bacon. It’s probably better with bacon but I don’t care about that. The molasses makes it sweet and delicious. Perfect with toast.
Brown some diced chorizo, set aside. Bung some roughly chopped onions in the same pan, get them to a good state. Add finely chopped garlic, let that hang out for a bit. Add beans (kidney and maybe some black, we’ll see), chicken stock (scrape the bottom of the pan), spices (cumin, chili, ???)/salt/pepper. Simmer. Mash it a bit – let about half the beans be intact. Add some red lentils, simmer until they’re cooked and everything has thickened. Add the chorizo back in, simmer for 5 minutes. If any fresh herbs caught my eye while shopping for this, in they go before serving. Or whatever, based on what I find tomorrow.
Beans for dinner!?
god that looks like it hits the spot
Taya, those beans look like a nostalgia trip
Also Doodman, how spicy did it all end up being?
...This is my first time with dried beans. Case in point, I forgot to soak them last night, so... this has been pushed to tomorrow. Time to gauge how flavourful they are in comparison to canned!
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They had a little kick but not too much, I think the slow cook mellowed them out.
That's some homemade german-style pork and venison sausage in that ziploc right there.
WOO!
I did the frijoles charros. In an effort to increase my spice tolerance I included the ribs and seeds of the single jalapeno I used. :P It was good! It's probably my first time using dried instead of canned beans, and it tastes... a lot better? Hum
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Please give me your topping recs! The last few times I just made margherita pizzas.
Also, if anyone has suggestions for food weeks after ice cream and pesto, please send them my way!
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I don't understand.
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Beans and Bannock! Beaaaaaaaans. It was mostly following the simple maple baked beans recipe, but doubled for a pound of navy and a pound of pinto beans. Added some bay leaves while cooking, some chili powder, chopped the onion up so it stayed in the end product, and added a little maple vinegar to it for some extra zing
less brown sugar
thai chilis instead of habanero / jalapeno
a wedge of cured lemon
bacon instead of ham hock
I'm excited to see how it goes.
Going to make my pizza dough tonight! Going to go with the KAF sourdough/commercial yeast hybrid. Last time all sourdough ended up a bit... peculiar
Scratch that I'mma try the all sourdough again
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Claire from Bon Appetit released a home version of her Gourmet Makes pop tarts and... I kinda want to try it for a week? What does everyone think?
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I don't feel I really get that from Pop Tarts, though I wouldn't be opposed to a general dessert/pastry week that included homemade pop-tarts as one of the options. If we were including adult versions of treats we had as a kid, we could even put in like, Rice Krispy Treats and cookies and brownies as options.
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i've been meaning to for a while.
I need to get out of my cooking rut. but i'm so over cooking.
I need to find a good beans idea again for last week.
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