What's for Dinner?
#361
The Creator
Originally Posted by nicholbr
Wow Soopa that looks incredible.
where did you learn to cook all this stuff? just experimentation? or research?
where did you learn to cook all this stuff? just experimentation? or research?
#362
The Creator
Originally Posted by Whiskers
Anyone still have a Chi Chis?
#363
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I told my wife I would learn how to cook when I become the housewife in London..... What the fuck was I thinking.....
#365
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Originally Posted by soopa
We never had one, but I shared a meal at a Chi Chi's in Detroit with Astroboy & Rock Dog once. It was the worst food I had ever eaten, and the record stands to this day.
#366
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Originally Posted by Whiskers
I told my wife I would learn how to cook when I become the housewife in London..... What the fuck was I thinking.....
#367
Go Giants
Originally Posted by soopa
Ms. Whiskers got herslef her very own Naked Chef
#369
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Originally Posted by GreenMonster
I always liked Jamie Oliver..
2 of his cookbooks and I can't recall drawing inspiration from a one.
Damn English.
#370
Suzuka Master
Originally Posted by soopa
Love his show, don't know if I'd cook a fucking thing he makes though.
2 of his cookbooks and I can't recall drawing inspiration from a one.
Damn English.
2 of his cookbooks and I can't recall drawing inspiration from a one.
Damn English.
#371
The Creator
Originally Posted by kurt_bradley
We English have a very "unique" culinary style. Half of Jamie Oliver's book probably involves boiling the shit out of some bad cut of meat. Actually, I dig Jamie's work, but when it comes to TV chefs I like Giada De Laurentiis. She can put together a simple meal, a feast for all your friends, or throw quite the ball. I have a copy of Everyday Italian in the collection, and it's a good one. I have to say that The Gourmet Cookbook is the best book one can have in their cookbook arsenal. Did I forget to mention that she's
I used to like her TV show, but something about the way she finger fucks all her food made me sick... i mean... the first time it was hot... the second time too maybe... but eventually you just realize she's a giant cock tease.
I'm not quite sure what my favorite cooking reference is, I guess I tend to like the Asian style references simply because it's the one style of cuisine I have the most trouble preparing without inspiration/instruction.
So far as cooking books go, I have to say Alton Brown's first book is a must-read. Not so far as recipes go (he's not a "chef", y'know) but so far as intimate and necessary knowledge about food and the science of cooking goes... it'd be tough to beat.
There's a similar, probably equally informative, book I have by someone else whose name escapes me... I'll have to find that later.
#373
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I had a plate of zaru soba (chilled buckwheat noodles a la tsuyu sauce. Works great esp. with the heatwave we're going through here...
Also had a nice plate of mixed greens with miso dressing (made from scratch)...
Also had a nice plate of mixed greens with miso dressing (made from scratch)...
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Giadas married no?......though that changes absolutely nothing.....is it me or is her head totally out of proportion with her body.......thats kinda creeped me out!
#375
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Originally Posted by johnniewalker
Giadas married no?......though that changes absolutely nothing.....is it me or is her head totally out of proportion with her body.......thats kinda creeped me out!
#376
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Originally Posted by Yumchah
I had a plate of zaru soba (chilled buckwheat noodles a la tsuyu sauce. Works great esp. with the heatwave we're going through here...
Also had a nice plate of mixed greens with miso dressing (made from scratch)...
Also had a nice plate of mixed greens with miso dressing (made from scratch)...
#377
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Originally Posted by kurt_bradley
We English have a very "unique" culinary style. Half of Jamie Oliver's book probably involves boiling the shit out of some bad cut of meat. Actually, I dig Jamie's work, but when it comes to TV chefs I like Giada De Laurentiis. She can put together a simple meal, a feast for all your friends, or throw quite the ball. I have a copy of Everyday Italian in the collection, and it's a good one. I have to say that The Gourmet Cookbook is the best book one can have in their cookbook arsenal. Did I forget to mention that she's
I agree her head is kinda big,.......hahaha.
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#378
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Originally Posted by soopa
post your miso dressing recipe
2 to 2.5 tablespoons of miso paste
1/4 cup of rice wine vinegar
1/2 tablespoon of sugar
1 tablespoon soy sauce (light)
1/2 cup olive oil extra virgin (you can use canola too, I use the former for healthy reasons)
1 teaspoon seasame oil
salt to taste
Fast and easy.
#380
Suzuka Master
mmmm, ^^^ that sounds great.
Made dinner tonight,
-grilled garlic and lemon pepper chicken
-roasted red potatoes that were then mashed and mixed with a little fresh roasted garlic ( skins on of course)
-stir fry vegetables ( zucchini , summer squash, baby carrots, snap peas, and broccoli )
-fresh baked yeast rolls
overall, very good. Impressed the hell outta the girl i had over for dinner too!
She said "wow, you through a lot of trouble just to make me dinner"
me"no, actually i cook like this often, it's pretty simple to make" which it really is too.
later, i got dessert
Made dinner tonight,
-grilled garlic and lemon pepper chicken
-roasted red potatoes that were then mashed and mixed with a little fresh roasted garlic ( skins on of course)
-stir fry vegetables ( zucchini , summer squash, baby carrots, snap peas, and broccoli )
-fresh baked yeast rolls
overall, very good. Impressed the hell outta the girl i had over for dinner too!
She said "wow, you through a lot of trouble just to make me dinner"
me"no, actually i cook like this often, it's pretty simple to make" which it really is too.
later, i got dessert
#381
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Originally Posted by Yumchah
This is enough for a couple of meals...so, just be warned. Otherwise, half each of the ingredients if you are making for 2.
2 to 2.5 tablespoons of miso paste
1/4 cup of rice wine vinegar
1/2 tablespoon of sugar
1 tablespoon soy sauce (light)
1/2 cup olive oil extra virgin (you can use canola too, I use the former for healthy reasons)
1 teaspoon seasame oil
salt to taste
Fast and easy.
2 to 2.5 tablespoons of miso paste
1/4 cup of rice wine vinegar
1/2 tablespoon of sugar
1 tablespoon soy sauce (light)
1/2 cup olive oil extra virgin (you can use canola too, I use the former for healthy reasons)
1 teaspoon seasame oil
salt to taste
Fast and easy.
#382
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Originally Posted by soopa
sesame oil... regular or toasted? (light or dark?)
#383
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Originally Posted by Yumchah
I use dark. But, it's also worked with regular...
Just didn't wanna overpower it if it was only raw, or underpower it, y'know...
#384
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Originally Posted by soopa
Just curious cuz toasted, obviously, is ALOT more powerful/flavorful then raw. Figured that's what it was calling for with such a sparse amount.
Just didn't wanna overpower it if it was only raw, or underpower it, y'know...
Just didn't wanna overpower it if it was only raw, or underpower it, y'know...
And if you're really into experimenting, toss in a teaspoon or so of the Vietnamese chili (it has the rooster on the front--name escapes me at the moment but there was a thread awhile back about chili-sauce and it was talked about in it).
It really kicks it up a notch.
#385
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Originally Posted by Yumchah
it has the rooster on the front--name escapes me at the moment but there was a thread awhile back about chili-sauce and it was talked about in it. It really kicks it up a notch.
#386
BBQ'd a nice medium rare ribeye steak. It took me way too long to get the charcoal lit so I didn't have time to prepare anything else. I paired the steak up with a can of cream of corn. Not too bad of a combo.
#387
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Asian marinated Yellowfin Tuna topped with fried Chinese Eggplant "Noodles" on a bed of Jasmine Rice
Asian marinated Yellowfin Tuna topped with fried Chinese Eggplant "Noodles" on a bed of Jasmine Rice
#389
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^ Holy fark...! Very nicely presented too!
Dinner was some chicken breast stir-fried with shitake and enoki mushrooms. Brown rice too. Nothing as fancy looking as soopa's...
Dinner was some chicken breast stir-fried with shitake and enoki mushrooms. Brown rice too. Nothing as fancy looking as soopa's...
#390
Drifting
had a good ol' fashion bbq tonight...bbq chicken, ballpark franks, and some pre-made burgers(which sucked and tasted like burger king burgers)....
chicken was nice!
chicken was nice!
#391
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Originally Posted by Yumchah
Dinner was some chicken breast stir-fried with shitake and enoki mushrooms. Brown rice too. Nothing as fancy looking as soopa's...
#392
Whenever I see this thread bumped and soopa posted I prepare myself to know that my dinner looked like dog crap compared to what he ate
I had grilled cheese, pasta salad and broccoli salad and a tall glass of milk.
I had grilled cheese, pasta salad and broccoli salad and a tall glass of milk.
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i had a bowl of special K
#395
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Originally Posted by kurt_bradley
The plate needs some sort of garnish or decorative use of sauce.
But yeah, I agree, a sauce wouldn't hurt... and was considered. However this was a casual meal for me and my dog... and he didn't want no stankin' sauce
What I mean is, this wasn't made (nor has any meal I've ever photographed) to impress anybody (except maybe you fools).
When we have dinner parties, I don't take photos. Those are usually the most "decorative" meals.
#396
Interesting. Interesting.
I did a toasted cumin seed encrusted sea bass (pan seared, then baked to the correct consistency) with grilled asparagus. Simple prep. Presentation not nearly as fancy as soopa.
Toasting the cumin seeds before grinding them up produces a nice flavour.
Toasting the cumin seeds before grinding them up produces a nice flavour.
#397
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Originally Posted by wstevens
I did a toasted cumin seed encrusted sea bass (pan seared, then baked to the correct consistency) with grilled asparagus. Simple prep. Presentation not nearly as fancy as soopa.
Toasting the cumin seeds before grinding them up produces a nice flavour.
Toasting the cumin seeds before grinding them up produces a nice flavour.
Love sea bass, love cumin.
#398
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Originally Posted by soopa
Sounds good. I wish Asian cooking were so casual to me, I have to put alot of energy into it to get a decent result.
As a condiment, I used some Sambal Oelek.
#400
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Originally Posted by kurt_bradley
The plate needs some sort of garnish or decorative use of sauce.