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[Miss Cat Ears]

worthless without recipe

[Büge]

You did not use the magic word.

[Classic]

A-Alakazam?

[Silversong]

Just made these cookies: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/jens-almond-cardamom-cookies/detail.aspx?event8=1&prop24=SR_Title&e11=cookies%20almond%20paste&e8=Quick%20Search&event10=1&e7=Home%20Page

They are ridiculously delicious. I made them as instructed except doubled the amount of cardamom.

[Mongrel]

Too many strawberries to eat before they go bad?

STRAWBERRY COBBLER TIME.





(No we didn't fry it... that pan is oven safe and was the right depth and size)

[François]

I just made spaghetti sauce.

Now I've made spaghetti sauce before, a lot, but they've always been rosées, with cream and such. But today I made a dark red sucker with beef cubes, crushed chili pepper and a shit-ton of tomatoes (among various other ingredients of course).

This is one of those rare times when I'm happy I live in Canada, because had I eaten that sauce in one of those countries where it's illegal to have any fun, the government sensor arrays could have detected my pleasure through three meters of solid lead and I'd have been executed on the spot.

Any of you guys have that problem where you try your hand at something and it's delicious and it feels like it's the best you've ever had? I can never tell if it's an ego thing or if that's actually the case.

Now I just hope I can remember how I did it because I eyeballed everything. 

[Büge]

This is one of those rare times when I'm happy I live in Canada, because had I eaten that sauce in one of those countries where it's illegal to have any fun, the government sensor arrays could have detected my pleasure through three meters of solid lead and I'd have been executed on the spot.

I feel like I'm missing something. Is this like when Niku kvetches over barbecue sauce?

[Brentai]

I think he's saying he just spilled his sauce all over his pants.

[François]

I'm not sure what happened exactly but I think I don't count as a virgin anymore.

[spoiler]okay maybe i do

but still, damn good sauce

first time i ever spontaneously sang hendel's hallelujah after a meal[/spoiler]

[Esperath]

Brain cream in a tube.

[Mongrel]

I can't quite say why, but I have always drawn the line at eating brains (and spinal columns). I'll never earn my zombie merit badge, I know.

[Esperath]

Prions.

[Mongrel]

"Naw, that's a car".

[Büge]

As a memorial to Hostess, I should make some Vegan Devil's Food Cupcakes.

[Silversong]

Buge, thank you for introducing me to black cocoa powder. Now I need to find some.

[R^2]

I'm basically doing this recipe for Thanksgiving only with pumpkin instead of sweet potatoes.

The sweet potatoes are getting fried in duck fat.

I'm also roasting a duck.

[Shinra]

Chinese Broccoli and Pork /w Chiles

i am mostly listing this for the sake of record, I don't have a recipe book and we came up with this on the fly and it came out fucking amazing

Cut 1-1.5 lbs of Pork into thin strips, Sashimi style, then half those into 1 inch squares
Heat the everloving fuck out of a wok
Mix pork with
 * 1 tbsp Pearl River Light Soy Sauce (best soy sauce in the universe, cheaper than kikkoman at your asian import market)
 * 1-2 tbsp Sriracha
 * 1 tbsp Chile oil
 * Pinch salt
Drop pork in now smoking wok. Stir-fry until you get carbon and deep browning on most of the pork
Pull pork and set aside, fill wok half-way with water and set to boil
Trim wilted leaves (only! leave the non-wilted) off 1lb Chinese Broccoli. Cut stems in half lengthwise, max of about 4inch long each stem (If you prefer smaller pieces, cut stem into 1 inch lengths)
Drop chopped chinese broccoli into boiling wok water. While broccoli is boiling:

2tbsp pearl river light soy
2tbsp shao xing wine
2tbsp beef broth
1tsp-2tsp dried thai chile flakes
1tbsp sugar/corn syrup/whatever (or 3 drops of liquid splenda, since I'm on a low carb diet)
1/2 tbsp Chinese Five Spice
1 tsp Lemongrass
1 tsp Monosodium Glutamate
1 tbsp cornstarch or 1 tsp Xantham Gum

Mix ingredients in a cup (or whatever) if corn starch or xantham gum clumps a little that's fine. Pull the broccoli after it's boiled for about 2-3m and plunge into ice cold water, drain water, replace with more ice cold water
Dry off wok, pour in about 3-4 tbsp of oil
Heat oil to smoking
Toss broccoli into pan, stir fry until leaves have fully wilted and stems are somewhat tender (but not mushy, you want them to be like asparagus)
Add meat back to wok and liquid after broccoli is done
Stir fry together until liquid is reduced and coats the meat and broccoli
Serve on it's own or over rice

[A²]

I need microwave-based solutions to eating healthier, cheaper, and all around better.

My home situation dictates that I can't get the oven for long, unless it's at night, past 8, 9, 10pm most of the time. I'd like to figure out a way to do something interesting with food. I recently got beer-infused cheese dip, and would like to try and get something going with that. I tried microwaving it to get something creamy and it just came out clumpy

tl;dr: I can't oven for long and need good food that isn't unhealthy.

[Mongrel]

I hate to break it to you, but beer-infused cheese dip is going to be pretty damned low on any list of potentially healthy foods.

Are there any vegetable you like raw? I'm no great shakes in the kitchen, but with a list of base healthy ingredients that are acceptable to you, maybe the chefs among us (no shortage of those) will have a working starting point for suggestions?

[Mazian]

What's your stove and fridge/freezer access like?  If the microwave's going to be the tool most of the time, you seem like a good candidate for the wonderful world of soups when you can get at the stove, then reheating portions on demand when you can't.