The Kitchen: all things delicious and disastrous

It's unlikely you'll produce something undrinkable — and even if you do, everyone knows someone who has no sense of taste.

A brighter future for a darker age.

Or who will drink anything.

I've found a great veggie soup recipe that I'm looking forward to as the bright spot in a week of shit this week >.>

Leeks, carrots, garlic, potatoes, veggie broth, a little lemon juice... The leeks make a huge improvement.

BTW, I'm a chick.

Purim is coming up! It's a Jewish holiday and one of the traditional foods is a triangular jam-filled cookie called a hamentaschen. I might be making some this weekend.

Last time I tried they were tasty but looked really lopsided. I'm trying hard to make them look nicer.

I still can't get the hang of a veggie soup recipe I saw.... apparently a teaspoon/tablespoon (I got it right when I made it last, but it's been a while) of turmeric was supposed to turn the whole pot a lovely gold, but it just kinda turned a murkier brown instead...

Leeks are awesome.

I really want to make soup but my fridge is overflowing with leftovers, so that'll have to wait until i can get some cleared out.

Doodles

Nononono. You're doing it backwards. Leftovers are what you make soup out of.

edited 17th Mar '11 1:54:18 PM by Madrugada

...if you don’t love you’re dead, and if you do, they’ll kill you for it.

Mmm, chili and refried beans soup...

^^ lies! None of my leftovers are suitable for soup.

Gonna make chicken vegetable soup, and live on it like a peasant with it spooned over egg noodles. Going over my food budget sucks. Contemplating if I should add this pea/lentil soup mix. It makes it heartier but blander tasting, and reuires more broth.

Biophilic bookworm by day, gentleman adventurer by night.

Mmmmm, Hot Pockets for dinner.

^ 's not real food...

edited 17th Mar '11 2:06:00 PM by Jace

Biophilic bookworm by day, gentleman adventurer by night.

I wonder if crotchety old sockpuppets like a Michael Pollan one would be appropriate here.

Sure it is.

Mmmmmmm

I would make soup pout of my leftovers but...wait a minute! i CAN make soup out of some of them. oooh, this is actually gonna be scrumptious!

Doodles

I still have alfredo-covered tortellinis in my fridge. Gotta make those go away soon.

Let's see, we had ham and scalloped potatoes Monday, white chedder macaroni on Tuesday, three-meat lasagna yesterday...

Might do "fend for yourself" night tonight.

Happiness is zero-gee with a sinus cold.

We make some pretty damn good chili, vegetable soup, and split-pea soup. Need to branch out a little and do some more.

A brighter future for a darker age.

^ I only make chicken vegetable soup. Last time I added the lentil/split pea soup mix and it ended up a combination of split pea soup and chicken vegetable soup. This time it'll be chicken vegetable soup with a generous serving of barley and a small amount of split peas.

I bought giant Belgium chocolate chunks and whole almonds. Gonna make chocolate almond bark AND sesame glazed almonds. Mmm.

Biophilic bookworm by day, gentleman adventurer by night.

Hmm... I feel like trying my hand at something umami.

So I only had one bouillon cube  ^*

left and I usually use two >.> Made it anyways, was still delicious on a cold day.

BTW, I'm a chick.

Question!

Yesterday, I put some navy beans on to soak. Today, as I was about to put the pot on the burner, I found that there was a bunch of foam at the top, and it smelled distinctly like mozzarella cheese.

Is that normal?

Yes. You want to cook them in fresh water — not the water you soaked them in.

...if you don’t love you’re dead, and if you do, they’ll kill you for it.

But I always cook them in the water I soak them in...

The only real problem with not changing out the water that you soaked the beans in is there may be residual amounts of dirt or fertilizer or other chemicals or insect or rodent detritus on them. The amount is really minute and well within FDA regulations but some people are super sensitive to those things. And/or grossed out.

Well, I rinsed them off before soaking...

If the foam is gray or black you might want to change it, but you aren't going to turn purple or grow extra toes.