Mekkakat Posted November 30, 2011 Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 Who here likes food? Man I love to cook. I've been making a lot of silly things lately, trying to make a small book (if you will) of "foods for the mentally obese". Basically, stuff you REALLY shouldn't be eating, but is really tasty lol. Things like (and everything is from scratch): A three-cheese pizza with onions, mush, grn. pep, and red peppers, with a (first separately cooked) pizza-sized meat patty placed on it, with a duplicate pizza - flipped over and placed on top. This is sliced like regular pizza too. - The Wicked Wich Grilled chicken, marinaded in a chipotle-lime mix, shredded very fine, and placed on panini-pressed mini tacos, all covered in a havarti-buffalo cheese sauce, a black bean corn salsa (spicy), and a tangy home made sour cream. - Buff Chix' Nachos Red potatoes, skin on and barely mashed (crushed?), tossed with - shallot, red onion, celery salt, dijon mustard, blueberry balsamic vinegar, Frank's Red Hot, a little wild curry, cumin, paprika, salt/pep, and a little sugar. This is a hot one... - Ambush Potato Salad For dessert, homemade French-vanilla bean ice cream(real deal stuff too, no extract) with just a HINT of cayenne pepper. Top thick sliced bacon with brown sugar and broil it for just a bit, making it into basically candy. Smash it with a hammer in to tiny bits, and mix with the ice cream. Dust with cinnamon. Finish with a stick of cinnamon and candy bacon sticking out. - Frenchman's Nightmare Post me your thoughts/ideas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P4: Gritty Reboot Posted November 30, 2011 Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 The Twinkie Weiner Sandwich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekkakat Posted November 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 haha interesting for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorgi Duke of Frisbee Posted November 30, 2011 Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 http://bookriot.com/2011/11/30/when-used-books-attack-banana-edition/#.TtZXeqFvb50.twitter I don't want to eat this, but I figured since we're going to show food that looks disgusting as hell, I would go ahead and top everything ever. /thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRevanchist Posted November 30, 2011 Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 My parents are making a friendship cake. Basically, you make booze from fruit and sugar for a couple of months. You then use that to make the cake, sort of like a fruit cake. I'm going to see if I can borrow some of that juice to have a really happy holiday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursday Next Posted November 30, 2011 Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 (edited) I make a pretty mean toad in the hole. Also, pretty good at chilli and bolognese. I tend to make meals that are easy to share around rather than discrete plated up meals, comes from having a Mediterranean background I think. I used to make my own pizza bases when I was at uni, but I don't have the time these days. EDIT: I don't make the time is more accurate. Edited November 30, 2011 by Thursday Next Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted November 30, 2011 Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 What is a toad in the hole? Do I even want to know? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted November 30, 2011 Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 I hate toad in the hole but then again I hate sausages that's why and if you're curious Ethan it's not the worst kind of food to be honest just not my type -->http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/toadinthehole_83871 I think Balut still is probably quite disturbing. Then again I know my dad's side used to eat fried goat's brains -.- There's this really easy meal that I got from Nigel Slater which is pretty decent. All you need is a block of feta, some chillis, onions, olive oil and some bread like naans or well any soft bread would do. Even Khubus would be good as well as pita. It's really simple --> http://www.stylist.co.uk/life/exclusive-nigel-slater-recipes third one down. But I do know how to make parathas, chapatis and naans. Curry too. I'm not too keen on making seriously gross food but Italian, Lebanese and Indian foods come ok to me. I just need to own a rotisserie of some sort and I'd make shawarmas (they're similar to gyros but not the same). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted November 30, 2011 Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 I hate toad in the hole but then again I hate sausages that's why and if you're curious Ethan it's not the worst kind of food to be honest just not my type -->http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/toadinthehole_83871 Actually that sounds pretty good. Might have to try making that sometime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted November 30, 2011 Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 It's basically just Yorkshire pudding with sausages in. Pretty simple dish. You'll probably want something on the side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted November 30, 2011 Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 And here I thought you Brits were supposed to have the worst food in the world. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted November 30, 2011 Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 As I've stated many times I've no idea why Americans seem to join in on that when you guys have such a broad definition of cheese. French want to piss take our food fine, but yanks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted November 30, 2011 Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 Hey, we acknowledge it's not cheese, that's why the package says "cheese product." Besides, we're talking about food here, leave our edible food-like substances out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P4: Gritty Reboot Posted November 30, 2011 Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 There's nothing quite like eating real cheese. Some of the dairies here in central California have shops attached where you can pick up fresh wheels; we always stop in when we drive up that way to go camping in the Sierra Nevadas or whatever. But yeah the Kraft singles are pretty bad--do Brits have crap like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted November 30, 2011 Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 these or these? We have both, but given we made an animation that almost entirely focuses upon advertising the Yorkshire cheeeesegromit industry you can figure out where we fall with regards to real cheese. The soft cheese triangles are usually in kids pack lunches, the cheese sheets found on burgers in fast food restaurants. (pubs tend to use proper cheddar) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted November 30, 2011 Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 The fake cheese sheets tend to only be found on children's sandwiches and fast food hamburgers here too, otherwise like you said you're more likely to get actual cheddar. *Edit* - And I've never actually seen spreadable cheese wedges like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRevanchist Posted November 30, 2011 Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 There's nothing quite like eating real cheese. Some of the dairies here in central California have shops attached where you can pick up fresh wheels; we always stop in when we drive up that way to go camping in the Sierra Nevadas or whatever. But yeah the Kraft singles are pretty bad--do Brits have crap like that? Where I live, outside of Fresno, there is a place that makes various types of cheese. The problem is the price. I pay more for cheese that is on par taste wise with the stuff the store. During the farmer's market time of year, there are cheese booths sporting their wares, but those are overpriced, as well. For good quality cheese, I go to Trader Joe's or Whole Foods. There, I do pay a higher price, but the flavor profile is usually more pleasant. The first time I got any appreciation for cheese, I was at a company Christmas party in Pebble Beach (the company was corrupt and raided by the FBI soon after I left, but they spend $100k on the party every year). They had a cheese and fruit plate, and I was like, "What the fuck is this shit?" I wanted some desert, but didn't know that was just another course after the main course.* Wow! I didn't know cheese was supposed to taste good. I thought I had fancy meals and knew all there was about food. Corrected me really quickly and made me a fan of cheese and fruit pairing. *I can be such a tool at times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursday Next Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 Normally do onion gravy with toad in the hole. I tend to stick to pretty simple food, all that complicated fancy schmancy stuff tends to be a lot more effort with not much more tastiness. Learning how to cook meat properly without burning it is waaaaay more important than remembering recipes. I have a decent crack at doing a roast dinner every now and then. Including roast parsnips, carrot and potatoes and usually cauliflower cheese on the side. In fact, feeling somewhat inspired to do one this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturnine Tenshi Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 Fried rice with whatever ingredients I have at the time: shrimp, chicken, eggs, onions of various types, etc. Baked stuffed chicken breast is nice, with a layer of eggs and green onions. Pancit bihon, too. Dango! Oh, and instant fucking mashed potatoes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrainHurtBoy...2 Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 I'm a well-rounded cook, and I cook for almost every meal. Being from India, I do enjoy cooking Indian food, and am fairly skilled at it. I'm also a big fan of southeast asian food, and make nasi lemak and laksa often. Oh, hainanese chicken rice, too. (I spent a good part of my childhood in Singapore) Also, I eat Bihon, too, Tenshi! But I normally use it when making Hokkien Mee. The smells remind me of my youth. I mean, I cook a lot of stuff. I need variety. These are just a few of my favorites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 Still living with my mother and there's almost always some kind of meal available, so I don't have a lot of opportunities to cook for myself. That said, I'd love to get better at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursday Next Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 Does she chase you out of the kitchen if you offer to cook for everyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 Pretty much, she and her boyfriend don't want people interferring. And just cooking for myself when there's leftovers would be a waste of food. We don't have enough money to start doing crap like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battra92 Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 My Dad (who speaks fluent French) was a bit pissed when they stopped calling it La vache qui rit around here. Of course I don't remember it ever being called that but whatever. Believe me, after spending a week in England, there is some incredibly HORRID food there (go to the Crown and Anchor in Euston if you need to induce vommiting) In fact, most of the pub fare I ate in England was rather bland and devoid of flavor. That's not to say Americans don't have bad food as well. Americans have created some great cuisine. Unfortunately most are in the form of snack foods (popcorn, potato chips etc.) but I think Southern fried chicken, cornbread and barbecue are the best contibutions of American cuisine to the rest of the world. Unfortunately for me, I can't eat a lot of different foods due to having various food allergies (allum family mostly - except garlic for whatever reason) and because people seem insistant on serving me stuff I won't eat. I wasn't able to eat anything except cake at my own fucking wedding because my in-laws selected disgusting foods for the meal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 Barbecue is probably my favorite kind of food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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