Food Aficionados Unite ツ
 

Food! Cool.

My dad and a few relatives are foodies and I am trying my hand at cooking now. I'm a big meat person. I love checking out new meats! And pies. Meat pies. ;)

I currently have some ground turkey in the freezer that I'm going to try mixing with some cream of mushroom soup to make a goo of some sort.

I'm a big fan of meat pies as well. I have a local bakery nearby that makes the BEST chicken pies.

Is this a place where we should swap recipes?! Cause I'm down

Recipe swaps are the best!

That reminds me, I really want to make muffins soon. And maybe some bread, too if I can get my kitchen cleaned up so I have the counter space.

One of the earlier realizations I had doing this adult thing, was that food is worth spending money on.

Sure, we all would rather buy that game, or that movie, or get something fun, but having food you actually enjoy eating in your house instead of just stuff to keep you fed is a totally worthy expense! If I have to pick between going out to a fancy restaurant or getting a game I want, I will seriously consider the restaurant.

i'd be game for recipes too XD


i am n love with the concept of food even though i find actually eating food to be a bit of a trial XD

Baked Mac 'n Cheese with Goldfish Crackers
 

Huh. Sounds like an interesting recipe! I would probably make a few mods just based on personal taste...but overall that sounds awesome!

I always have Kraft Dinner around (there's a Canadian joke there) and often I'll throw in some good, sharp cheddar or old cheddar to enhance the cheesy-ness. I'm picky about my box food!

Not my thing but I know people who swear by chip dip made from Velveeta, re-fried beans, and maybe a can of salsa all thrown together into the microwave.

I can already tell you that instead of velveeta, I would use a combination of grated cheeses (probably sharp cheddar, colby, and/or a pepper jack) and cheese-it's instead of goldfish because I feel like they have better flavor.

Beyond that, I would have to try the recipe prior to adding or changing anything. Although I don't have any of the ingredients except cheese currently. XP

can you use real cheese or would that change the taste too much?

It would give it a better cheese flavor. But otherwise shouldn't actually be an issue. At least in my opinion. I don't care for processed cheese products like velveeta.

So I love to eat! Not so much to cook, but last night I made a flatbread pizza in my little toaster over!

First I toasted the flatbread, then I put sauce on it and pepperoni, seasoned with oregano, garlic powder, mozzarella cheese and feta cheese, and toasted it until the mozzarella cheese melted.

Took maybe 20 minutes at the most, and it was delicious!

I love Bun Ga. I used to go to a Vietnamese restaurant at least once a week and order this, then the restaurant closed and I cried!

I've had Pho once. I like soups in general so it was okay but didn't strike me as anything special.

My favourite place for Udon is the stall at the medical tower where I see my specialists. It's a Sushi Go! or something like that, but they use the same broth pot for all of their soups and it's really good! I have no clue what's in it: floating stuff, a spice bag, and I'm pretty sure I saw chicken feet poking out now and then.

I'm a broth person. When I think of it, I'll take left over veg and meat bones and just let them boil for a tasty drink. ;)

Snack tonight was apple fries! Sort of. Just thing sliced this apple that I had lying around and threw the pieces into a hot pan, tossed them a bit. Cooking things helps my stomach process them so I experiment. Still have half the apple so I might try doing it again, perhaps with cinnamon or maybe some savory. Not sure, yet. I often just figure something out once I start cooking.

I can honestly say that no, I have not had Vietnamese food. But then eating out is kind of hard for me because of my dietary choices...
>.>
So if I can find a good, authentic, meatless recipe I might attempt to make something...

Quiet: I would like to suggest a sprinkle of either chili powder or curry powder and cumin.

pho is alright XD i like my bases more greek/french, hahaha

I'm not the biggest curry fan, and I have to be careful with spicy things since I'm not 100% sure what spices my gut reacts to or not. I know chili flakes can be a problem. Thai chilies seem to be okay, but hotter than I like. Not familiar with how cumin tastes off the top of my head. I need to go and investigate what these individual things are because I know I've had them but not enough to tell what each individual thing tastes like.

Id like to find more ways to use Lemongrass. I like the flavour, but the actual stuff is like chewing on wood, so maybe I should try it with a spice ball or something if I am making a broth. How would I use it without steeping? The pieces are a little small to just eat around.

Well I explored the spice cupboard. No cumin or curry powder or anything that relates to them (as far as I know). I could try seasoning with my tumeric tea perhaps. Pretty sure it has cardamom and maybe cumin in there. I'll have to check.

There is paprika, smoked paprika, and chipotle chili powder, and regular chili powder. I think I like paprika, but I'm only encountered it on my sister-in-law's deviled eggs.

I am a big cumin fan, not so much curry.
I do use Garam Masala on fish usually. It has such a nice aroma.

Friend cooked a fabulous roast last night, so fabulous leftovers tonight!

Basic of the basic though. Gutted some baked potatoes, fried with pieces of roast, gravy, and the usual salt, pepper, and parsley, all in one pan. Shovel food at it's finest!

Quiet: Ah. That has got to make cooking somewhat tricky with spices...

Starry: Ah! Thanks for the link! I will bookmark it and browse through it later when my stomach isn't so unhappy.

Moon: I have to say pretty much same on cumin. One of my fave spices!
Also, I have a bottle of garam masala in my spice drawer that I bought for a recipe like a year ago, but I never made it and I've been so unsure what to use it for that I haven't even opened it. But I may have to try using it in stuff soon just to see how it tastes.
XD

I have a random pineapple curry sauce thing that I am never sure what to do with, besides some manner of pasta or rice. I quite like mango chutney, too, and usually stick it on red meat, or anything that I think needs flavour. Other than that, I don't keep a lot of bottled sauces around as I tend to have some issues with them on occasional as well.

My gut is just flat buggy. Used to be made of iron but time and crummy health eat away at things. Not knowing what sort of ingredients give me trouble gets awkward. For example, a friend's home made butter chicken gave me trouble, but not the one a relative made with a tweaked package sauce.

@ Quiet: I use it on veggies too.
Tonight I made salmon in wine and butter, and used Old Bay on it.
Was delish!

I need to nab my sister's salmon recipe. It was really good. I like the way my mother makes it a lot, which is basically butter, brown sugar, and soy. sauce.

Never heard of Old Bay.

So, peanut butter and jam burger. Who would have thought?

The Taphouse we went to for dinner, apparently: beef burger, chipotle peanut butter, and bacon jam. Tasted pretty good actually. My sister had it and we all had a bite.

I had an almond pesto linguine and a tiny side mac & cheese to try. Not a big fan of bread crumbs on my mac & cheese as I find it makes it dry, but it was still good.

There's a French recipe wherein you cook white fish in a dishwasher, because the temperature and steam is just the right temperature and duration. I've been meaning to try it one day. Something to actually consider now. I live right next to a salmon river, though I'm not sure if it's sold anywhere or just local people fishing for personal use.

Heck yes. I love food. I love watching recipe videos.

And now I'm craving for some good salmon.

Salmon is always amazing. Anyone here like salmon teriyaki? I had it in my bento box the other day-which reminds me, do you guys ever get those bento boxes at Japanese restaurants? I love them.

Teriyaki sauces are too sweet for me (or maybe I just haven't found a place which makes good teriyaki). Bento dishes in Japanese restaurants are cute, but I always prefer to get noodles or the rice bowls.

Since we're on the topic of Japanese cuisine, what are your thoughts on wasabi? I used to hate it, but now I always want extra helpings of it.

Oh, man. I always mix wasabi in the soy sauce where I dip my sushi in, I love how it tastes. Other than that, I can't really eat a lot of it. I LOVE spicy sauces like sriracha and tapatio, but it's hard for me to get down a lot of wasabi. I always feel it going through my nose.