What’s cookin TPM?

[ruby smelt]

That meat looks goated

[ruby smelt]

https://youtu.be/MC9o6nSuETc

[supple shuttle]

just found out adding roasted hazelnuts to a risotto makes it taste much better

[ruby smelt]

Sounds so fucking good

Im about to go eat pho

[ruby smelt]

Just a heads up to everyone: this shit is fucking amazing, you should order a big jar of it asap, this is a new classic for me, didn’t realize how significant it would be until I had it

[junior zealot]

I love air frying whole chickens so much

[rough hornet]

just call it baking!

dont fall for big air fryer's lies...

[junior zealot]

https://tenor.com/view/correct-futurama-the-best-kind-of-correct-yes-yep-gif-5787390

[vocal geyser]

It's salad season baby

[junior zealot]

Some kind of dahl-like dish

[velvet shore]

From the double concentrated tomato folks??

[sand flame]

yesterday i foraged some stinging nettle. boiled it to make it inert, then sauteed with butter and salt. it was honestly great and i want to go harvest a ton now. I also drank the water from boiling like tea. it tasted like jasmine tea

i'm trying to get into foraging, and stinging nettle seems exceptionally common, easy to identify, competitively tasty (for a green), and relatively quite healthy even compared to other greens

only thing is that my fingers still tingle because i got stung while picking it

[sage gyro]

used to have flogging wars with stinging nettles as kids. but the trick to pick them up without getting stung is stroking it a bit from bottom up, making a handle. it breaks and drains the needles. only going against the stem stings

[supple shuttle]

what a coincidence I was planning to go pick some nettles tomorrow

I'll make a risotto out of them

[supple shuttle]

you can do the same with the leaves, if you fold them over themselves and rub them you can then eat them raw

[edgy remnant]

Look at this cortado I made

[ruby smelt]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jkmNRD_F4Yg

[sand flame]

everyone says this but i looked at the leaves and you can see pointy bits on the top and bottom. I wasn't brave enough to try it

[supple shuttle]

how I did it was to fold them while wearing gloves, then when they're unfolded touch with my bare hands to see if it's safe, then eat it

[supple shuttle]

The risotto in question

[sand flame]

shit this is ballin

[ruby smelt]

I once knew a woman who made for me nettle crackers of some sort

They were not good and neither was she to be around (for long)

I’ve thus spurned your (plural) foraging of the plant but this risotto is very pretty perhaps I was wrong

[steep zephyr]

I tried eating boiled stinging nettles once and they had the texture of wet paper. I think I've heard tea from them can be good and may work well as a component to a vegetable broth though.

Seems plausible there are dishes they are good in.

[sand flame]

So their texture is slightly fibrous but honestly they seemed as good as any other boiled green. I added butter and salt, sauteed them after a 2 minute boil, and enjoyed eating them as a side dish

I think the flavor is more interesting than spinach and would definitely add it to soup or something to get more complexity

some people dry them and then crush them into a powder that's basically just green flavor and a lot of nutrients

stinging nettles have (according to some sources) the highest protein of any green

the tea was actually really good, vaguely reminiscent of jasmine tea, and i drank three cups of the water that i boiled them in. I liked the strength although I probably only did 1/3 of the time other people will do for making tea

oh shit i guess i already said most of that

[supple shuttle]

Yeah that's what happens when you boil leaves

It's going to have cooked spinach texture

[steep zephyr]

I bet spanakopita or saag paneer kind of dishes could be good with stinging nettles.

Or maybe even pesto?

[rain scaffold]

What kind of meat was used for the sausages? Do they have a special name?

[vocal bone]

pork sausages, i forgot what kind

[rain scaffold]

I want to cook exactly that dish!

[sweet pagoda]

That looks dope
I've never eaten any dish with urtica leaves but I've heard of it from a long time

I'm gonna cook a risotto today, my past tries a few years ago were failures but I hope this time won't be
I'll show it off if it goes well

[dawn flint]

I have never tried it but I've always wanted to see what nettles taste like after I played that one quest in Runescape where you have to pick them

[supple shuttle]

spinach + tea

[junior zealot]

Matcha is very green lol

[sweet pagoda]

Managed to cook the risotto without anything burning, that's a start

It's not perfect because the rice is just a bit too hard, I guess that means I didn't put enough broth, but that's still a success
Next time will be better

[supple shuttle]

if you're doing a recipe strictly follow the rice/water ratio

stove should be mid temperature, italians will swear you have to put in one ladleful of broth, mix until it's absorbed, then put in another ladleful and keep doing that until the whole broth is put in ladle after ladle, but you can just put the whole broth in all at once and occasionally stir if you're lazy

if it's mid heat and the bottom is burning it means you're not stirring enough, ideally you'd stir it the whole time and stay next to the risotto for 20 minutes doing just that, but if there's enough water I find you can come back every 1-2 minutes and stir and the result will be fine

[sweet pagoda]

I used a cooker and followed the booklet's recipe, which says to use the cooker in "fry" mode
I'll try again with a lower temperature setting next time

[junior zealot]

Buldak

https://tenor.com/view/sweaty-sweat-heat-hot-wipe-sweat-gif-17716050

[rain scaffold]

I have to be rude... is it from a package/satchel or homemade?

[ruby smelt]

buldak is always good but it's too sweet

the grease in it also man... my stomach can take spice no problem but not much oil...

[junior zealot]

Here's a posit for the philosophers: Pasta is deconstructed soup

[ruby smelt]

soup is watery... anything that isn't watery that you call soup you're wrong about... stew and chowder etc. are different classes

[junior zealot]

So you're saying it's a stew?

[ruby smelt]

no, probably not, but that bowl looks closer to a stew than a soup

stew is a weird category of "broth / stock soups often involving some sort of roux" in my head

[junior zealot]

[junior zealot]

Making ginger syrup for homemade ginger ale in the SodaStream

[dawn flint]

my professor gave us this brownie recipe

[dawn flint]

Buffalo sauce on ikea meatballs

[steep zephyr]

there are protein bars with 20g protein. I ate three today.

[dawn flint]

Pizza with herb crust, spinach, mozzarella, pineapple jam, hot sauce, salt, oregano, with garlic and cumin

The jam and hot sauce was a good combo, like hot honey

[junior zealot]

Hot damn! That looks great!

[sweet pagoda]

Leek fondue and rice

[junior zealot]

Some kinda quinoa salad thing

[dawn flint]

Nacho(s)

[junior zealot]

That looks delicious but so messy lol

[dawn flint]

My friend's family is in town for their graduation and took us out to get Italian food. I got some squid ink pasta

[sweet pagoda]

1st try at a pad thai, with marinated tofu

[dawn flint]

Got a bowl of gumbo today. it was alright.

[junior zealot]

I keep thinking about making my own gumbo

[ruby smelt]

I made 3 different pots of gumbo to accommodate my friends’ weird dietary restrictions for my 23rd birthday

I think gumbo is best made by poor people with few ingredients

[junior zealot]

Garam masala for white people

[dawn flint]

Two different soups today

I tried throwing a soup party but everyone was busy or sick today

[junior zealot]

I love soup and a soup party sounds outsanding

[dawn flint]

The idea on paper was good but I guess the timing was bad. End of semester party, I ended up inviting over 10 people but only one person ended up coming. Feels bad.

I think they enjoyed themselves though so I'm happy about that. Oh. Also my friend's drunk girlfriend spilled water on my thousand dollar laptop so I hope it's not fucked.

I should have gotten a nice used ThinkPad instead.

[coral ember]

maybe they were too big

[ruby smelt]

Seems trump’s tariff bullshit didn’t stop this Chinese tea subscription for a month at least

This shit is gas it’s so fucking good

In retrospect I think the old arbor from last year is what opened me up to puer

It’s got that stone fruit / apricot note on the top and then it mellows out into a robust semi-sweet earthiness, some florals all throughout, just solid tea

https://www.reddit.com/r/FoodieSnark/comments/1e1l6nd/kenji_lopez_alt_divorce_guy_energy/

Also found out today he’s living on the cuckboat

[junior zealot]

Chicken and rice

[dawn flint]

Looks nice!

[junior zealot]

This bird came out awesome! I melted some butter in some olive oil with some garlic powder, onion powder, cajun seasoning, smoked paprika, and louisiana hot sauce. Rubbed that all over the bird and air fried

If you ever have the opportunity to buy an air fryer so big you can cook a whole pizza in it, definitely do it

[sand flame]

No pics but I got a tiny gas grill and I've been grilling it up. Hot dogs, hamburgers, steak, tri-tip. Last night I did chicken thighs with a dry rub of some Cajun seasoning and served with a bunch of grilled veggies and rice. Cant believe I've been cooking with pans on a stove like a schmuck for so long

[junior zealot]

I live in an apartment building and am not allowed to have gas BBQ's or grills

[coral ember]

https://imgur.com/qAnzIyr

[junior zealot]

I made a very not traditional "gumbo"

[ruby smelt]

caramelized onions -> bechamel? wtf is that jump

spices look like an afterthought...

gumbo is a oil-based espagnole...

[junior zealot]

I caramelized the onions and then added flour and butter, then chicken bone broth

[junior zealot]

I did put gumbo in quotes lol

It's kind of a bastard French onion gumbo

[dawn flint]

you could print all of these pictures on a poster and i would put it on my wall

this is literally a work of art

as a matter of fact, hold on

gimme a sec

[dawn flint]

New addition to my art wall

@junior zealot

[junior zealot]

Haha that's amazing. I'm flattered!

You misspelled "Nebetsu"

[vocal bone]

https://www.britannica.com/topic/nembutsu

[dawn flint]

Whoops lmao

[junior zealot]

Wouldn't be the first time. Probably not the last

[supple shuttle]

love me beef cheek

never had mashed potatoes served on the side like that before

[ruby smelt]

try toasting the roux a little next time... it'll be so dope

[junior zealot]

I did toast it a little, but I definitely could have toasted it longer

[dawn flint]

Peanut butter jelly cake

[ruby smelt]

if you posted this on /ck/ someone would invariably reply "I should text her"

[sweet pagoda]

Weeeell I literally did that last time a friend posted a picture of his last semi-cooked chocolate cake

[radiant tangle]

I recently learned how to make-a pizzas, with a friend. It's been very fun.
Pic is from our second attempt. The dough came out much nicer and the pizzas were actually round and flat

[junior zealot]

I need to make pizza again sometime. My air fryer is so big I can use it as a pizza oven and it has a pizza option. Did a test run on a square pan with premade dough. I got a real pizza tray and plan to make my own dough eventually lol

[ruby smelt]

altoona pizza bros... we are getting mogged by the circle pie toona tune in 'za

[junior zealot]

Today's adventures in fatassery: Dipping fries in mashed potatoes

[sweet pagoda]

Made a green curry with white fish, using carrots and cucumber slices I pickled a few days ago. It tastes so good

[radiant tangle]

Surely that's some type of cannibalism, like eating chicken with eggs

[supple shuttle]

Oyakodon

[junior zealot]

Fried chicken can be coated with eggs

[radiant tangle]

True! Chicken parmiggiana as well

[radiant tangle]

Oh my God

The Japanese really are advanced, they realized this long ago

[ruby smelt]

Making a bunch of these was cheap

For four:
1-1.25lbs beef: $5-6.25
12 pickle slices: $2 (approx 1/3rd for 6 dollar jar)
Bread is a lot of Bulgarian challah style woven bread I got day old for $3, used like half the loaf, ergo $1.5
Boigah sauce is primarily homemade mayo and ketchup with spices and vegetables, let’s just round up to a dollar for all 4, $1
4 slices American, gotta be like 1 dollar max again bro
4 pieces bacon, assume 1oz per and a pound is 4 dollars, ergo 1 dollar

12.75 for 4 = 3.19 rounded to save on mental math but it’s 3.18 something per burger

Labor was about 30 mins

Oh I guess I seasoned the bacon with black pepper and smoked paprika too

but I got free bacon grease from this so I’m up!

@sage gyro I think I beat the system on burgers at home

This is all just an elaborate response to an argument we had months ago…

Forgot to mention the harissa paste

Oh and the vegetables are green onion shitty mt olive or whatever yellow dyed shit tier pickle and a couple serranos

Think 3.1875 tbh

In sower Che c k after

So based

Gonna leave the math on the board

[junior zealot]

Got fucking dayum!

[junior zealot]

Harissa paste on a burger?? That's a great idea. I have harissa paste and will definitely do that next time I make burgers

[ruby smelt]

yeah you could do that but I used it in the sauce

[ruby smelt]

I made some mayo recently with avocado oil, lemon juice, extra egg yolk, a de-seeded calabrian chili (should've done a seed in or 3 de-seeded), bpepper and garlic obviously, some calabrian chili oil as well and that was probably half the sauce

the other half was largely ketchup

then probably 5-10% harissa paste by volume

obviously not halves above but you get the picture

[junior zealot]

Fuuuck. You can make me burgers anytime

[ruby smelt]

wish I'd taken a more accurate picture with cross section to substantiate that this is superior to a restaurant burger for 1/4th the price and arguably less time

[ruby smelt]

Burger week day 2

This is killing me tomorrow I’m gonna have chicken but I have a burger plan for end of week

Girlfriend made pretzel bun today so those are free

Not really I’d pay like 2 a pop for them st a store I think but probably 50c a pop at home

The burger plan for Thursday is to do apple of some sort caramelized onion maybe small bit of mayo maybe mustard instead uhhh idk man sauerkraut could actually work with that really well now that I think about it

Just looking around my kitchen right now thinking about what to do

Kimchi would be too powerful unless I did radish kimchi and washed it and sliced into thin strips but that texturally mirrors the apple so like what’s the point

[ruby smelt]

This sounds good maybe even napa cabbage 🥬 midsection of the leaves to get variety

On Friday I’m gonna buy and drink half a bottle of chivas

Just a quick 10 shots

[junior zealot]

Chicken chickpea kale pasta thing

[supple shuttle]

got le frog cannelloni with giant mushrooms and artichoke

[dawn flint]

This and some pre marital

[junior zealot]

It isn't premarital if you never get married

[ruby smelt]

Same

[junior zealot]

Memes: British food bad lol

British food:

[ruby smelt]

😋

Can’t forget the spotted dick

[junior zealot]

[supple shuttle]

This is the least typically british thing on the whole menu

Every country has a beef stew...

[ruby smelt]

A restaurant I hate burned down apparently

It was one of them good liberal aesthetics bad liberal food joints

Feeling stoked

[steep zephyr]

Can I ask what makes food liberal I'm genuinely curious

[ruby smelt]

Surface level / minimum culture or performative / heavily featured cultural shell to justify why the food is bad and overpriced

Let me rephrase that

Liberal good is bad overpriced food made by white people being propped by up visual aesthetic justifications and pop / trendy ingredients

[sage gyro]

were you in a restaurant or are you this fancy at home? looks really good

[rough hornet]

kale

[sage gyro]

gonna try these at one point. they look really good

[steep zephyr]

Is cheesecake factory good liberal food with good liberal aesthetics

[ruby smelt]

No

Not in the slightest

[steep zephyr]

Cheesecake factory and panera have a certain aesthetic to them but ig it's something different

Cricket flour is liberal food got it

[supple shuttle]

I'd only cook like that for friends, it's in a restaurant where the lunch menu changes every week

[sage gyro]

one really nice trick I've been using to get closer to perfect burritos/tortillas/whatever is mildly crushing some chips in. I'm really liking dried tortillas with jalapeno and lime flavor (as the crunchy chips). lime is surprisingly good there

[steep zephyr]

There's literally a chocolate chip cookie mix with cricket flour called eat bugs heh

[sage gyro]

also severely underrated: long forks and knives. they make everything just slightly better

[steep zephyr]

Heavy bowls make people like food more too iirc

[rough hornet]

https://tenor.com/view/termina's-cage-gif-2702795870681820605

[junior zealot]

Sweet and sour pork rice bowl thing

[astral spindle]

would devour

[junior zealot]

It was very good. Had gochujang and ghost pepper in it to give it kick

[dawn flint]

@steep zephyr came over and I made vegan enchiladas.

[steep zephyr]

They were good!

I brought black bean brownies

[supple shuttle]

Lasagna...

[steep zephyr]

Bay leaf soda would fix me

Pearly everlasting is yummy, haven't been able to make a good tea with it yet though

[radiant tangle]

Made moar pizza with my friend. It's getting better and yummier even if it's not perfect yet. We need to start adding more salt to the base dough mix.

[radiant tangle]

Whoaw, lobster... Always wanted to try

[coral ember]

selling lobbies 150gp

[radiant tangle]

I must've eaten thousands of lobbies

And fished as many

[ruby smelt]

here

[regal lotus]

ok

so cut up some sausage

fry it

then put a can of heinz beans in the same pan

[ruby smelt]

what type of sausage

[regal lotus]

i have no clue

i think smoked

[ruby smelt]

okay so like precooked sausage like kolbasi

[ruby smelt]

I dig I dig

yeah that shit looks good

alright so you're gonna fry up sausage in the pan

[regal lotus]

its what i usually use with my beans

[ruby smelt]

then take the sausage out?

[regal lotus]

no

the radical thing is frying the beans

a can of heinz baked beans

[ruby smelt]

like baked beans?

respect

[regal lotus]

with the tomato sauce

[ruby smelt]

yeah they're kinda sweet and shit

[regal lotus]

put em over the sausage in the pan

[ruby smelt]

I dig I dig

[regal lotus]

would this turn out good

i have no clue

[ruby smelt]

this costs 2 dollars to test

[regal lotus]

or just heat the beans in a pot

and add the sausage

which is how i usually make em

[ruby smelt]

the beans won't really fry with this setup because they're too juicy

[regal lotus]

the pan will prolly be a mess tho

[ruby smelt]

you have 5 minutes to clean the pan

the whole process will cost almost nothing

I think feta would be good with that

[regal lotus]

i hate feta sry

[peak canopy]

You would add some richness from the meat fat in the bean sauce, which is definitely a thing in other recipes incorporating fat from fried meat in sauces. I would try it if your intuition tells you you might like it.

[ruby smelt]

salt too

[peak canopy]

Frying the sausage first will probably add some more savory flavor from the maillard reactions

[ruby smelt]

only minorly though with that lumpy circular tube

[peak canopy]

It might make it taste less "fresh" though, It will probably depend on taste.

[peak canopy]

Yeah but it would still make a noticable difference I think. Worth trying if thats what you have on hand.

[ruby smelt]

if I only had beans and sausage I would eat this

I would like goat cheese or feta in this more

but mostly I would want actual vegetables (goated)

[peak canopy]

I assume its a bit like the difference between a cooked or panfried hotdog

Today I caramelized some onions in the pressure cooker (actually works because it can reach about 120c), made some pork sausage cooked sous vide at 64c and finished under my bernzomatic torch and served it with freshly baked bread and butter

simple ingredients, fancy cooking techniques, makes for delicous food

Made these fall of the bone gojugang chicken wings a few weeks ago (don't mind the presentation)

[ruby smelt]

Good plating anyways

How’d you cook

[peak canopy]

12h in the fridge with some baking soda for texture. Multiple stages, first in steam oven, then finished under the grill. I have a recipe if you want.

Some other stuff I made

[sage gyro]

if you want vegs there's something somewhat similar, but I can't find an english name for it. just dice sausages, fry them, then add the vegs and potatoes (or another type of meat, usually bovine)

[peak canopy]

Looks delicious!

[sage gyro]

it's pretty good and really low effort. one of those poor people foods from way back. usually people add onions and a fried egg too, personally I skip onions

[peak canopy]

Poor people food is a good way for a chef to show their skills since it's all about technique and you can't hide behind fancy ingredients, it's something I have been trying to get into more lately

Like even for a simple burger the skill level needed to make it perfect is insane

[peak canopy]

Stuff like this needs to be served in restaurants more often, people would love it

[sage gyro]

speaking of poor people food, I ate some "blood pudding" (or it looks almost the same, but not quite the english dish -- basically blood, rye flour and some milk) a few days back. I think I messed them up, they didn't taste as they should

[peak canopy]

Did you make them yourself with actual blood?

I don't even know where I could buy that in Belgium

[sage gyro]

yeah. it's still a popular dish. you can buy them pre-made or you can just buy blood in a jug

[peak canopy]

Damn, blood in a jug 😮

Sounds pretty interesting as an ingredient

[peak canopy]

We have blood sausage in Belgium but I have never heard anyone making it at home

[peak canopy]

I wonder what else you can do with that

Interesting cocktail ingredient maybe :p

[sage gyro]

lmao. I wonder if there is one

ah of course there is

[peak canopy]

An actual bloody mary?

[sage gyro]

it's just vodka + blood it looks like

that just sounds vile

[peak canopy]

Imagine ordering this in a bar, and acting surprised if they don't have a jug of blood handy

Does it come in grades? Like can you order veal blood? Or different animals?

[sage gyro]

that has got to be some pre-boomer thing when people just hunted and wanted to do dumb stuff

[peak canopy]

Is that pigs blood ?

[sage gyro]

I think I've only seen cow blood

[peak canopy]

I think we use pigs blood for sausages in Belgium

Interesting

[sweet pagoda]

The cocktail is vodka + tomato juice, not actual blood
But that would be hilarious to serve as a prank (to someone that is not disgusted by blood ofc)

[sage gyro]

yeah I just checked because I didn't know, but the popular blood sausage uses pig. the "crepe" style stuff uses bovine blood

[peak canopy]

Blood really has gone out of fashion as an ingredient. I suppose it mostly ends up in pet food now, since we must have a lot of it that has little value

[sage gyro]

yeah but I did look it up and the first hit was the recipe. it even has a a substitute if you can't get cows blood to just use reindeer blood instead

[sweet pagoda]

Ah yes. Nordic's Bloody Mary.

[peak canopy]

Finishing touch: add a few duck tears at the end

[velvet shore]

just ordered an 8lb tubb of knorr chicken bouillon powder

[velvet shore]

75gallons of broth equivalent btw

[ruby smelt]

this guy hasn't heard about better than bouillon

[velvet shore]

i use both

not at the same time. not psychotic

[junior zealot]

I pressure cook chicken bones for 3 hours to make bone broth and freeze what I don't immediately use

[dawn flint]

Food is back on the menu boys. I got approved for food stamps so I don't have to worry about buying food as much.

[velvet shore]

When the menu has food

[ruby smelt]

How much they dishing you

Always lie as much as you can on those

Just be evasive and act like you’re kinda stupid if they ask for proof you’ll get more

I got 321 a month st one point while I had a job and a stipend from an assistantship and I didn’t tell them shit

[dawn flint]

About 200 dollars a month which where I live covers almost all my groceries

[ruby smelt]

Bro if you got 100 more a month you could get a tin of decent caviar monthly on the man’s dime

Think about that

[junior zealot]

Finally checked out the H Mart that just opened up in my city a couple months ago

[regal lotus]

Breakfast

[velvet shore]

Solid

[regal lotus]

Is it still charcuterie if the smoked cheese is in a sammie

[junior zealot]

Quinoa tabbouleh like salad

[ruby smelt]

Soup recipes from a soup thread on ck

[rain scaffold]

Minestrone

[radiant tangle]

Jolly...

[astral spindle]

Sad tofu stew I made

It is good tho

[ruby smelt]

I was about to say I’d eat that even though it’s vegslop

Normally I enjoy eating large quantities of meat

[astral spindle]

It has leftover steak thinly sliced

[ruby smelt]

Oh based

I can’t fuck with oil honestly my gut can’t handle it

Or red 40

[astral spindle]

Real

[ruby smelt]

Just puked for 25 mins because I ate a big halal cart meal

[astral spindle]

I’m so sorry whyyy

[ruby smelt]

I think I got out most of the grease and red 40

Well the grease makes my stomach agitated, I get acid reflux, then I get extreme headaches until I puke it up

The red 40 I sssociate with this but it could just be that things dyed with red 40 usually have a lot of acid (red hot Cheetos) or grease (halal cart)

[astral spindle]

Food poisoning without the bacteria sucks

[ruby smelt]

Mandolin for the onions?

[astral spindle]

No don’t have one

[ruby smelt]

Real sharp knife?

Those looks like high consistency and thin

[astral spindle]

Yeah got it from a place that was gonna get demoed

[ruby smelt]

Impressive technique either way

[astral spindle]

Thank you. I tried 😭 I had no scallions

[rain scaffold]

Sir, this is a Cooking Channel.

[ruby smelt]

that puke would taste better than some of the slop you mongrels plate

[rain scaffold]

@Mods, kick that malfeasant philistine

[ruby smelt]

listen man I know you've only been in this server a couple of days but I'm a big name around here... if you wanna take a shot at me let's handle it over the board

https://www.houseofstaunton.com/the-mammoth-ivory-and-genuine-ebony-collector-series-luxury-chess-pieces-4-4-king

[rain scaffold]

https://tenor.com/view/shimmy-sumo-dancing-gif-5421002

[ruby smelt]

we can use my mammoth ivory and ebony set

you probably don't have one...

[ruby smelt]

i used to know this guy's name

[rain scaffold]

I suck at chess. 😦 Never really gotten into it and the few times I tried it I played against "gifted" people.

last time i played chess was probably pre-covid. I was very drunk, the other guy a member of an amateur chess club. He beat me within a "couple" turns. Asked him if Magnus Carlson could still have turned my silly moves around. He said... no. 😭

In highschool I played against someone who partook in the International Math Olympiad (he was the worst among the German delegation, but oh well, whatever) - my skills were woefully inadequate back in then, too

I have a vague memory of his mother taking a peek at the chessboard and then looking at me with pity.

I was good at a lovely old DOS game called battle chess. No idea how one would quantify its ELO, but that's more my ballpark.

[dawn flint]

Tomorrow I'm gonna try cooking Tom Kha, a spicy Thai soup for my crush

I'll let you guys know how it goes

[junior zealot]

Dayum!

[dawn flint]

ngl she saw i wasn't making it correctly and took over lmfao

it's really good

[rain scaffold]

what did you do wrong, what did she do right?

[ruby smelt]

Airport ass energy drink

[astral spindle]

popped raviolis

milk curdled but was in buttery garlic heaven for a bit

[radiant tangle]

Sad pizzas because I was sad

[astral spindle]

This is literally how Italians make pizza

[radiant tangle]

I have an Italian last name, must be why

[velvet shore]

Good pizzas, to heal sadness...

[junior zealot]

Pasta time

[sand flame]

Nice melty cheese

[junior zealot]

Thanks! I used my brulee torch. Cheese has to be melty lol

[dawn flint]

gonna try making gazpacho, watermelon soups tomorrow

[junior zealot]

Bacon, cabbage, tomato, and some other veg

[dawn flint]

who tf was gonna tell me pancake mix is mostly just flour and baking powder, I'm making my own from now on

[dawn flint]

@steep zephyr what other types of flour can we try making different types of mixes with

[steep zephyr]

i usually make it with a mix of whole wheat and white flour, i think people usually use a mix of white flour and other things so it rises properly

mashed sweet potatos mixed with flour would probably be really good though idk if it would still count as pancakes at that point

people use acorn flour sometimes, i want to try it

[ruby smelt]

Cricket flour is an option

[dawn flint]

Mmmm yes Thai tea

[steep zephyr]

https://youtu.be/EEPO1uilmw8

Miracle berry

Gonna try it at some point

(Makes sour things taste sweet)

[steep zephyr]

Tried raw bitter melon

Reminds me of dandelion greens/flowers and broccoli. Very bitter.

And cucumber a bit

[ruby smelt]

Ate a whole medium sized watermelon today

Pic is of a two gallon bowl

[dawn flint]

WERE FUCKING COOKING NOW BOIS

[ruby smelt]

moonpies are the american equivalent of this treat...

[dawn flint]

That's an insane thing to say Tom

[ruby smelt]

https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/21/teslas-retro-futuristic-diner-officially-opens-as-elon-musk-hints-at-more-locations/

Red gravy is perhaps the most offensive / Californian article on this list

[radiant tangle]

Is it cheaper if I want the imprisoned tortured soul egg?

[dawn flint]

That much for avo toast is daylight robbery, even by California price standards

[ruby smelt]

Dude I am convinced the prices are grok generated or something

On what planet does it make sense to price the chicken and waffles BENEATH the tuna melt

Also the adult burger is a 50 cent difference from the kid burger

[dawn flint]

We shouldn't have expected better from the biggest loser on the planet

[ruby smelt]

Also what dip would you get for the bacon

Listed on the menu under various items but no concrete listed section:

wagyu chili
Maple black pepper mayo
“Dilly ranch”
Avocado crema
Electric sauce

Presumably they’d have ketchup and mustard as well

[dawn flint]

Something slightly spicy or tomato based

[junior zealot]

Since it's Elon, I bet the wagyu isn't actually wagyu and when it says something is "organic" or "free-range", I bet it isn't that either

Half the fun is figuring out how Elon is lying to you so you can pay way too much for his garbage

[steep zephyr]

Funny thing here is his brother has a fake meat company iirc

But having that on the menu would go against musk's brand I think

[junior zealot]

Funny how excessive carnivore propaganda and being a right wing shit head go hand in hand

Don't get me wrong: I love meat. I'll often air fry a whole chicken, eat it, then pressure cook the bones to make bone broth

But the forced meme of making eating meat part of masculine identity is super cringe

If I'm playing Magic The Gathering and we're ordering a group meal, if there's a vegetarian there, we'll often get pizza loaded with spinach, mushrooms, more veg and stuff and it's not a big deal. Every once in a while, we'll get someone who demands that they need to eat meat every meal and refuse a vegetarian option and it's like... grow the fuck up. Food is food

[ruby smelt]

I don’t see much of a distinction here

What’s the significance of vegetarianism that lets it trump carnivorous eating

Especially on the point “grow the fuck up. food is food,” precisely the same thing is often said to vegetarians. I find this sentiment to be cringe all around

[junior zealot]

If you're hanging out with friends and people have eating preferences, maybe just be flexible

[ruby smelt]

I don’t know if it’s actually forced either, could also just not be a meme at all and have a thorough justification

[ruby smelt]

Carnivorism / wanting to eat meat is an eating preference. Are you reading the words you’re writing?

[junior zealot]

There's a difference between "I don't want Indian food" to have it vetoed by the group and find something else everyone can enjoy and saying "I have to eat Indian food every meal" and being obstinate about it

[ruby smelt]

Eating Indian food is different from the identity aspects of vegetarianism / carnivorism, unless you’re eating it because you’re a pro-aryan Nazi or something or avoiding it because you hate Indian people

I think there are legitimate nutritional cases to be made for eating a keto / carnivore / high meat diet, especially if you’re obese or something. On pizza specifically I can’t imagine getting picky because it’s terrible for you / extremely greasy, but I don’t think you have solid ground for disparaging carnivorism except projected animosity / misandry that bloats your feelings

[junior zealot]

A few slivers of pepperoni isn't going to make much of a difference for a high protein diet lol

[ruby smelt]

Yes, that’s why I said “on pizza specifically I…” but you’ve got an odd degree of thought terminating anger pertaining to the carnivorous population, when what they’re doing and their justifications for it are actually pretty interesting (not scientifically so much as in terms of contemporary new religions and purity)

Also I don’t see it as being really any different from vegetarianism to eat carnivore

Both are orthorexic but with different definitions of health, most of the time

But what I’ve really found with the two groups is that people rarely tilt to one for a logical or ethical reason, but because they don’t like meat that much or something. That’s true of my friends at least, but obviously not everyone

[junior zealot]

☝️

[ruby smelt]

☝️

[ruby smelt]

☝️

[junior zealot]

Yeah, it is cringe and that's the pattern I've seen

[ruby smelt]

Already addressed this, I personally try to avoid being repetitive

[junior zealot]

I'm working right now, so I'll have to go in more detail about it another time

[junior zealot]

I have a coffee break now and can give more of a thorough take here: I should start by pointing out that I started with using pizza as an example deliberately. The issue was that in the situation that has happened a number of times, the obstinate people are fine with the type of food itself. It's that they couldn't handle not having a few slivers of meat for that one meal. The sentiment had nothing to do with having a full carnivore diet. If they were polite about it and said, "I'm on this diet of scrambled eggs, beef broth, and steak. I'll get a separate order", that would be entirely different and would be respected. I've heard of the full-carnivore diet before and the people who live that way claim that it's a good way to shed weight (sidestepping the notion that it could be a tell that they're too into Jordan Peterson)

What I'm talking about isn't vegetarianism vs carnivorous eating. I'm talking about vegetarianism vs omnivorous eating where there's a lot of overlap and one of the people who are omnivorous is refusing to go without what is a negligible amount of meat for a single meal. When you're hanging out with friends and you're getting a meal together with the notion that you're all getting the same thing, everyone has veto powers that they use and sometimes people don't understand that veto means that the meal doesn't have the thing and trying to use the veto powers to force ingredients is just a monkey wrench in the system and defeats the purpose of the exercise

And yeah: Every time I run into someone who insists that they can't have the same food that others also want unless it's got a few tiny slivers of meat on it and own bacon merch like they're a suburban mom with "wine-o-clock" merch, they happen to be the people who fall down the right-wing rabbit hole and don't understand that Maddox's "For Every Animal You Aren't Going To Eat, I'm Going To Eat Three" blog post is satire making fun of them. Life experience is a small sample size, but that's what I've seen.

Lastly, vegetarians abstain from meat for moral reasons, which are pretty valid, so it's a bit disproportionate to say that vegetarian eating choices and carnivorous eating choices are the same. Vegetarians choose not to eat meat most often because they don't want to be an explicit part of the killing of animals while people who eat meat choose to eat meat because they want to. I don't think it's a fair comparison

[ruby smelt]

On the first paragraph - you mentioned pizza as an example, but you also sent consecutive messages specifically pertaining to masculine identity and how carnivore is cringe. This demonstrates that there’s some sort of link for you between wanting to eat meat and carnivore as an identity (which, it absolutely is). I think your association of the one with guys you don’t like and the other with guys you do like causes you to disparage the one style of eating and prefer the other, seemingly from a misandrist angle. Whether you like this and want to stay that way is a question for you that I don’t care about too much, but there’s minimal difference between the types of choices, and you’ve got an outsized disdain for the one type, which you’ve (correctly) connected to your Jordan Petersons and Joe Rogans. Why did I respond if I don’t care how you feel? Kinda wish I hadn’t, BUT arguing is a great way to form negative boundaries that keep you from uncritically listening to someone and weakening your mind as a result, much in the same way as your relation with carnivores / people who really want meat.

On the second paragraph - the people who like meat should buy their own pizza in the same way that someone who likes mushrooms should buy their own pizza if everybody else hates it / wants something else. I don’t believe in forcing anyone to eat a certain meal they don’t want to eat, and I don’t think anyone should be obliged to subsidize someone else’s meal. I think we agree here.

On the last paragraph - I don’t think you’re gonna be able to ground that carnivore eaters aren’t doing it for moral reasons, and if you think you’re successful, it’s probably something that could be flipped back to imply that vegetarians aren’t doing it for moral reasons.

[junior zealot]

On the first paragraph - you mentioned pizza as an example, but you also sent consecutive messages specifically pertaining to masculine identity and how carnivore is cringe. This demonstrates that there’s some sort of link for you between wanting to eat meat and carnivore as an identity (which, it absolutely is). I think your association of the one with guys you don’t like and the other with guys you do like causes you to disparage the one style of eating and prefer the other, seemingly from a misandrist angle. Whether you like this and want to stay that way is a question for you that I don’t care about too much, but there’s minimal difference between the types of choices, and you’ve got an outsized disdain for the one type, which you’ve (correctly) connected to your Jordan Petersons and Joe Rogans. Why did I respond if I don’t care how you feel? Kinda wish I hadn’t, BUT arguing is a great way to form negative boundaries that keep you from uncritically listening to someone and weakening your mind as a result, much in the same way as your relation with carnivores / people who really want meat.

It's not just something I've seen among my fairly large group of friends who all play Magic: The Gathering together. Recently a popular plant-based restaurant announced they were going out of business. It was quite popular here in the city and it was often filled with people, but we have this problem where restaurants will often have their rent increased by unreasonable amounts because commercial buildings don't have the same protections as residential ones where the landlord is only able to increase the rent by a certain percentage per year. All across the local communities there are people cheering its demise because they're not just people who happen to eat meat, they're part of the greater meat eating cult/culture. It's not eating meat that I find cringe. It's that almost Christian-like mentality where they act like cult and refer to normalization bias at the same time.

On the second paragraph - the people who like meat should buy their own pizza in the same way that someone who likes mushrooms should buy their own pizza if everybody else hates it / wants something else. I don’t believe in forcing anyone to eat a certain meal they don’t want to eat, and I don’t think anyone should be obliged to subsidize someone else’s meal. I think we agree here.

Generally, these orders are made with the intent that if everyone goes in on one item and eats it together, the cost is lower for everyone than if each person got their own individual items. The people I'm talking about agree that they're going into that sort of arrangement while knowing that one or more people involved in the process are vegetarian and then make it a big deal that they can't have a few slivers of meat on their pizza.

The funny thing is: For all of the memes and caricatures of angry militant vegetarians and vegans, I've seen more people who eat meat get up in the face of people who don't with mockery on the internet and obstinance in arranging food orders. That's also very parallel with Christians and atheists where Christians frame atheists as snobby, pushy, or aggressive as a smoke screen for their demand that people conform to their views

My favourite example of this sort of behavior is when vegetarians get married and spend a lot of money on great looking vegetarian food, just to have the guests get upset that there isn't a meat option, as if they can't just eat a McDouble on the way home for a couple bucks to meet their imagined meat quota

On the last paragraph - I don’t think you’re gonna be able to ground that carnivore eaters aren’t doing it for moral reasons, and if you think you’re successful, it’s probably something that could be flipped back to imply that vegetarians aren’t doing it for moral reasons.

Sure, I guess they both do it for moral reasons. For people who don't eat meat, the morality comes from a place of harm reduction and for meat eaters, the morality comes from a strong desire to adhere to societal norms. That's probably the crux of why being way too performative about eating meat is associated with conservatism and eating soy is associated with "the left" (whatever that means in North America these days). I don't see how those can be functionally made to be viewed as basically the same.

And I don't "disparage" eating meat or think that eating meat is cringe. I just had a beef barbacoa burrito for lunch today and it was delicious. I think the performance of eating meat is cringe

[ruby smelt]

"Generally, these orders are made with the intent that if everyone goes in on one item and eats it together, the cost is lower for everyone than if each person got their own individual items."

why make somebody eat something they don't want? are you guys ordering catering trays? surely you have more than 20 bucks between the lot of you to allow the 2 other people to buy their own pizza

"for meat eaters, the morality comes from a strong desire to adhere to societal norms."

super reductive and confused to the point of making it worthless to explain the counterpoint

"That's also very parallel with Christians and atheists where Christians frame atheists as snobby, pushy, or aggressive as a smoke screen for their demand that people conform to their views"

so confused I think again doing anything other than quoting and ridiculing this would be a waste of time

[junior zealot]

https://tenor.com/view/jennifer-lawrence-j-law-thumbs-up-ok-good-gif-5325359

[sand flame]

On the last paragraph - I don’t think you’re gonna be able to ground that carnivore eaters aren’t doing it for moral reasons, and if you think you’re successful, it’s probably something that could be flipped back to imply that vegetarians aren’t doing it for moral reasons.

I'm a little confused about this. Are you saying a typical carnivore (or omnivore? normal eater? not sure who exactly we're talking about) has as much moral conviction in their eating as a typical vegetarian?

[ruby smelt]

carnivore specifically

but the others might similarly apply

I view this stuff as a contemporary religious movement with standards of ritual purity and shit

similarly I imagine the both harbor orthorexic tendencies that have swung in opposing directions

I view morality as being more complex than the basic schools taught in phil 101

our friend asterisk above did make a point that I was surprised to see, and it's one that I really agree with; the idea of norms-following being a sort of moral system

I'd actually say that vegetarianism's ethical roots will often be found in the same spot, being accomplished with negative boundaries against meat eating / meat eaters and positive boundaries including animals in the in group of good things

this isn't true for all cases of course

carnivorism seems to be rooted mostly in like an extreme variant of keto. I think it is probably especially effective for weight loss because you can't eat meat exclusively for very long or you start to hate eating

[sand flame]

yeah i guess i buy that moral grounding exists for carnivores

[ruby smelt]

I think moral grounding exists for most identity features

[junior zealot]

If you agreed with it, why did you say it was "super reductive and confused to the point of making it worthless to explain the counterpoint"?

[sand flame]

i honestly think a lot of the blowback against vegetarians is just a byproduct of a few incidental things:

• there was not a lot of good vegetarian food widely available until recently
• most vegetarians are (probably) college-aged and most college-aged people are not good cooks
• most vegetarians are (probably) college-aged and college-aged people tend to be kind of militant and outspoken about their beliefs
  but i do think there exists a weird politics-by-proxy thing where meat -> conservative and vegetarian -> liberal that some people like to lean into

when i was a vegetarian in college i probably cooked some of the worst meals of my life for my friends and family

[junior zealot]

Also food scarcity is becoming more and more of a factor. It's more expensive to reduce harm in your eating and for more and more people, it's not a cost they're able to make

[sand flame]

and just to make it clear where i stand on the issue: i'd never say "nah, i gotta have meat on the pizza" if a vegetarian is involved, but i will briefly bitch about it to my fiance in private, and if i've just met the person, i will internally wonder whether they're needy and annoying

[junior zealot]

I find the trick is to load it up with so many vegetables that you wouldn't notice if there was meat on it

Spinach and mushrooms are a must

[sand flame]

Yeah definitely agree on that

[junior zealot]

A little while ago, me and a buddy of mine were going to a metal show. He suggested going and getting a bite to eat beforehand. We looked around at what was nearby and there was only fast food and a plant-based restaurant. He wanted to try the plant-based restaurant, so I agreed out of curiosity and it seemed better than getting fast food. Got a really nice salad with quinoa and deep fried king oyster mushrooms, which I'm sure wasn't enough healthy eating to counteract the amount of drinking we did at the concert, but it was something I like to be optimistic and I think that restrictions have a tendency to compel creativity

[ruby smelt]

now I see the line you were talking about

the thing I was disagreeing with was the way you spoke of it disparagingly

that was one that I should've probably quoted more fully I just grabbed the end of the sentence

[ruby smelt]

the last point is especially true

there's a lot of good vegetarian food if you have an adult palate though

[ruby smelt]

tofu costs significantly less per pound even post press than chicken, the cheapest meat

[ruby smelt]

I would just order myself a pizza with meat on it if I wanted a pizza with meat on it... I don't understand this idea that you can only have 1 pizza...

I don't eat pizza though / when I do every 3 or 4 months I puke it up that night

or I get an extreme acid reflux based headache and end up puking up bile for 2 hours around 2-4am. spinach worsens this for me which is why the vegetarian pizza sounds impossible for me to handle as well... I can usually eat a slice or two of cheese pizza if I remove the grease from the top and only end up with a mild hangover the next day

[junior zealot]

If you were hanging out with us, then we'd respect your veto and get something other than pizza

[ruby smelt]

I would just buy different food!

[junior zealot]

Having multiple deliveries when the group just wants to get back to doing the activity (in my case, usually Magic: The Gathering) isn't very efficient

Part of the appeal of a group food order is it being a one-and-done thing and then getting back to what we were doing as soon as possible

[ruby smelt]

I'd be fine to wait for my food

I only really eat pho when I go out now

sometimes I'll get a banh mi

[sand flame]

I think the benefit of ordering my own pizza to cater to my tastes usually outweighs the social credits I spend insisting on my own meat pizza, but only because I don't really care about having a veggie pizza. I just like to judge other people

I also get my stomach fucked up by pizza to a lesser degree but recently have been getting Indian pizza and it's so good

In fact in a Boston there was a vegetarian restaurant that served different Indian pizzas and it was a high tier restaurant

[sage gyro]

I just like eating meat because of the satiety it gives. if I go veg I just eat a lot of shit

it's default that everyone orders their own whatever though in a gathering. I can't remember getting some megapizza together ever

[ruby smelt]

indian food ruins my stomach too now

[ruby smelt]

true as well

[sand flame]

That's fucked up, sorry to hear it

[ruby smelt]

this is a large pizza in america which is enough to feed up to 4 americans we normally order together so we can get larger pizzas for cheaper

I don't know the last time I had a gathering with a pizza this small actually

normally we'll get the XL at least

see this one is for these 3 american girls

[sage gyro]

looks like a hearty breakfast

[ruby smelt]

meat pizza so it's filling so it'll be enough for them

but if you were having a magic the gathering game you'd probably need to get three of these, 4 if they're all gonna be vegetarian on account of the lacking satiety

this would probably be enough. shame he put pepperoni on it. would've been great for my next time at the dog tracks

[sage gyro]

what's the cert for? having his feet covered while stepping in the food?

[ruby smelt]

guinness world record for most people fed with a medium sized american pizza

[ruby smelt]

trvthnvke

[sage gyro]

this is like half a step from holocaust denial memes

[junior zealot]

BOOOOY DINNER

Beer is a carb and apple sauce is a vegetable

[dawn flint]

I'm back on my bullshit

[dawn flint]

Behold, heart shaped bread

[supple shuttle]

🌰

[edgy crypt]

made some halibut

[junior zealot]

I absolutely love fish

[ruby smelt]

That’s not enough fish for a growing boy

[edgy crypt]

Not pictured: 4 more filets

[ruby smelt]

Now we’re talking

[rain scaffold]

What are the side dishes?

[edgy crypt]

asaparagus and blue (purple) corn chips

[junior zealot]

Lazy steak and veg

[rough hornet]

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[dawn flint]

What the hell

Cheese sauce isn't even that hard to make

This is bait

[ruby smelt]

Bro they only just got baked potatoes over there

[junior zealot]

Average American trying to make poutine

[junior zealot]

Hand cranking out some mayo

[ruby smelt]

Respect

[edgy crypt]

that's what she said

[dawn flint]

Made spicy chicken tacos

[rough hornet]

why do people like chicken breast over dark meat

have only ever thought that when the chicken was super fresh and the breast meat was moist

but aside from that what's the appeal?

[ruby smelt]

I’ve taken to chicken breast recently after like 5 years of only eating thighs

I like that it doesn’t overwhelm the other flavors in the dish as much

Obviously people like the macronutrients of chicken breast over thighs but that’s not really important for this discussion

The fats of dark meat need to be wiped away, like with a Côtes du Rhône or something

Chicken breast will take the flavor of whatever it’s cooked in more and has a more subtle taste

However you’re also right to note texture; thigh meat is generally softer, more moist, more “consistent” or maybe “not shredding into strands”

Thighs are really hard to fuck up, even if you massively overcook them they’ll be fine

The schmaltz of thigh meat coats your tongue though which has positives and negatives re: “wipe it away with red wine”

But yeah I eat breast now because:

less fatty
Not as “loud” of a flavor (you have to build the dish around the thigh or strip it away to taste other things)
Embracing diversity / trying new things will pay in spades
Feel better after eating breast
Improvement of general cooking technique

There are exceptions to this like making coq au vin or other french stews where you want dark meat more, also generally “stewing” breasts will overcook them if you do it for long enough, dark meat you can let it run and forget about it

Dark meat doesn’t fry as well in my experience as breast (at home outside of a deep fryer, like making katsu or something), like it just doesn’t taste right

I think it depends on what you wanna cook / often cook in some period. I’ve been having rice, yogurt, kimchi, cucumber, onion, chicken at least once a week, usually 1 time for dinner and 1 or 2 leftover meals for lunch

[rough hornet]

yeah i think breast meat does better in terms of soaking up flavors on account of the dryness

remember asking a chef at a lunch place who only made chicken breast sandwiches what happens to the rest of the chicken and he said he takes it home and makes the dark meat for his kids

[ruby smelt]

I think the chewiness of dark meat also makes it worse on a sandwich, where the shear of the meat is useful for managing the size of a bite

With dark meat you often end up biting off more than you can chew literally

It is formed into more homogenous chunks (rather than having relative homogeneity but stringiness of meat like breast) that you bite into, but they have like harsher walls around their “cells” (the globules / chunks of muscle) that result in a net less homogenous sandwich

[edgy crypt]

I think it's a texture thing. Usually when I'm cooking for children I get white meat.

[junior zealot]

I like pressure cooking chicken breast and the shredding it with a hand mixer. Such a satisfying stringy chicken texture

[junior zealot]

Tuna melt and three beverages for breakfast

[dawn flint]

A really good friend is home from England and having dinner over at my place tomorrow. I was worried about what I would make them that would taste good, but then I thought, well they've been eating English food for a month so I should be fine.

[vocal bone]

no you need to make them more english food to ease their transition back to solid foods

[dawn flint]

souuuuuuuup

[junior zealot]

I'm envious! It's too warm here for soup

[junior zealot]

Sheet pan meatloaf for meatloaf sandwich

This turned out so much better than I thought it would in my head

The topping has gochujang in it which really ties it together and makes it really comforting lol

I also don't use breadcrumbs and use parcooked quinoa instead to give it that poppy seed bite

The sandwich itself got a quick slaw with a homemade apple cider vinaigrette, some Dijon, and some homemade mayo

[sand flame]

Nice, I need to get in the habit of adding gojuchang to more shit

[junior zealot]

It's awesome stuff!

[ruby smelt]

This is interesting. I struggle to think of meatloaf with any topping other than a thick layer of ketchup, like frosting on a cake.

[junior zealot]

This topping was ketchup, gochujang, and a little bit of sambal to raise the heat a bit more lol

Another good place for gochujang is in a red sauce pasta 🍝

[ruby smelt]

Think it would be very good in putanesca

[sand flame]

i actually make a pasta that's like a carbonara with gojuchang that's also good

[coral ember]

WHAT THE FUCK ARE MY FLATMATES GROWING

[dawn flint]

Made veggie curry and biscuits and jam tonight for my friend and i

[ruby smelt]

Ive grown oysters from those bags before

[junior zealot]

I've done cheesecakes with a ganache topping that's basically like the filling in this video. I never thought to make the ganache topping the star of the show

[ruby smelt]

homogenous pies always look good to me and sound good conceptually bt I never enjoy them as much as the other desserts I like

[junior zealot]

It's entirely possible that I would make this and then go back to making cheesecakes with this sort of ganache topping to have a more interesting and varied texture

[ruby smelt]

how do you make cheesecake

[junior zealot]

In the pressure cooker

[dawn flint]

Im hella broke, but I have breakfast sausage and homemade biscuits with coffee so it's chill

[junior zealot]

Air fried rockfish on a bed of air fried cabbage and peppers

[junior zealot]

Basically a "cabbage roll pasta"

[dawn flint]

Imagine the dishes we could make with the radioactive Walmart Shrimp

[junior zealot]

Dayum! That looks great!

[radiant tangle]

hungy...

haven't had a good fettuccine in a while

[junior zealot]

Chicken and egg drop soup

[dawn flint]

Heart shaped biscuits

[dawn flint]

for whatever reason i kept vocal stimming NO BIGOTS ONLY BICUTS when making more

[edgy crypt]

healing my inner child

[junior zealot]

I air fried a whole chicken and then took the tray of drippings and mixed rice peas and corn with it and air fried the rice for a pretty boring (for me) fried rice, but still better than most Chinese restaurants

[steep zephyr]

Oasis in the backrooms energy

[velvet shore]

Its the inner light of it

[rough hornet]

continental breakfast juice dispensers are from hell sorry

[dawn flint]

Does anybody have any tips on preparing instant coffee?

[vocal bone]

try this ancient korean recipe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHmpgMsW-aA

[dawn flint]

omg it's so thicc

[astral spindle]

Going to fuck up this pie

[astral spindle]

My hungry ass is craving forbidden seed

[astral spindle]

Hospital sushi 🏥

[dawn flint]

are you ok @astral spindle

[astral spindle]

Yeah, I’m okay. I’m waiting for my grandmas knee replacement surgery to finish

[supple shuttle]

I'm sure she won't mind if you taste one

[rough hornet]

cyborg grandma cyborg grandma cyborg grandma cyborg grandma

[astral spindle]

Called 911 yesterday cause she went unconscious for a bit and now we’re back in the hospital. They fucked up and pulled her Coke pump and now she’s in debilitating pain.

They don’t want to put it back because of “risk of infection”

[astral spindle]

Update: morphine and methocarbamol has been given. She is finally getting good sleep

[edgy crypt]

tonight I'm gonna make the lavendar rosemary margarita that I saw in my dream

[edgy crypt]

RIP my blender

my blender did not survive this margarita

it's smoking and smells like burned plastic

born to drink frozen margs, forced to ice

(it's pretty good chat)

[edgy crypt]

I made it shaken. It tastes closer to my dream and it also tastes and looks better

[velvet shore]

Got a big bag of unflavored Huel powder and have to find ways to doctor it up to the point where it is edible

So far have tried
honey
ice cubes to agitate the clumps of protein glopp
peanub butter
making it with whole milk instead of water

next up, applesauce or something. reinventing baby food

[sage gyro]

haven't tried that specific thing, but powders tend to go easy with curds

in anything more watery it gets clumpy and you get these occasional pockets of powder clumps that I dislike

ok it just might be called a yogurt in the US? idk

[supple shuttle]

these are leeks right

[coral ember]

yesssss

[dawn flint]

im making soup with pumpkin and butternut squash

i didn't realize roasted squash is like the same texture as potato wtf

[steep zephyr]

I just tried a pumpkin dessert yesterday that tasted like and had the texture of yams

[dawn flint]

Skyrim ass lunch

[dawn flint]

I made the Beverage this morning

it's pretty good

[edgy crypt]

forwarding my soup here, it turned out well (super, you might say)

[rough hornet]

im in my putting laoganma in everything phase

[astral spindle]

Another roast

Don’t mind the chunk missing

[rough hornet]

beef tongue curry uoooghghhhghghhg

no pictures for you

[astral spindle]

Fine then! Hmph 😤 No tongue for you either

[rough hornet]

https://fxtwitter.com/lauradang0/status/1992724558596768151

laura (@lauradang0)

1 minor inconvenience:
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︀︀*makes banana bread*

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[dawn flint]

@trim nebula post your food

[trim nebula]

Thank you!

[dreamy comet]

not my best work. but my gf's brother's fianceé is allergic to eggs so I had to go the sweetened condensed milk+cornstarch route, never done it before. I will find out tomorrow if it tastes good

usually I make my pumpkin pie with eggs + evaporated milk + brown sugar. maybe next time I do eggless I'll do 1 can sweetened condensed milk + 1 can evaporated milk + half as much brown sugar?

I just like that molasses flavor

[trim nebula]

Speaking of molasses flavor, I just got these to try recently

They’re pretty good

[steep zephyr]

I have made a butternut squash curry by the recipe. It is bland I think I did not heat the spices in the oil long enough :'

[steep zephyr]

Oh I heated it a bit longer and the spices settled in now I think

[dawn flint]

https://www.framedcooks.com/thanksgiving-leftovers-soup/ I'm gonna loosely follow this recipe

[trim nebula]

Curries always taste better after sitting a while, too

[dawn flint]

For the first time in my adult life

I made an appropriate amount of food for Thanksgiving

Soup, sweet potatoes, apple cider, and my friend brought turkey. @steep zephyr brought over a lovely coconut and squash curry too.

[dreamy comet]

update: was good, very well received. person who is allergic to eggs got to try pumpkin pie for the first time in her life so that was cool. I still think eggs give it a better texture but it's pretty close

i also made roasted brussel sprouts at dinner and they were gone before anything else

really glad my gf's family likes my cooking 🥰

[trim nebula]

That’s really cool of you to be considerate of their dietary restrictions.

[dreamy comet]

I do what I can

[digital stag]

I didnt know you could be allergic to eggs

[supple shuttle]

Sole reason why there is "this product may contain: eggs" on the packaging

[digital stag]

I thought it was just catering to people who were really scared of salmonella

[velvet shore]

I have a friend who is deathly allergic to eggs, people know roughly what to do about peanuts and stuff but the egg thing is rare enough that she often gets unpleasantly surprised

[steep zephyr]

Attempted to cook california buckeyes, hopefully changed the water enough times and have not poisoned myself.

Only thing I have ever cooked where a rock was more useful than any other cooking tools available for one of the steps ha

https://youtu.be/3J5XTH2gKwI

Relevant anthropological documentary

Looks kinda like mashed potatos or oatmeal

Mallet might have worked

[dawn flint]

Made The Beverage. A packet of hot chocolate, a packet of instant coffee mixed with hot water, then added some winter spices and milk.

[dreamy comet]

cozymaxxing

[trim nebula]

Verdict?

[dawn flint]

Made it too sweet, I'll just use straight instant coffee instead of one with additional sugar next time. Very good though.

Comes in handy with finals season

[trim nebula]

I made hot cocoa with oat milk last night and it tasted like a chocolate chip oatmeal cookie. It was nice but too sweet for me also.

[vocal geyser]

Hot chocolate with a shot of espresso is one of my fave wintertime orders at my go-to cafes

[trim nebula]

My favorite alcoholic thing to mix with cocoa is Stroh. It’s a spiced rum with a high proof and works great with cocoa and tea. Maybe even coffee but haven’t tried that combo I don’t think.

I need to go grab some actually, don’t have any in our new house.

[dreamy comet]

I like to add hazelnut liquor to my coffee

[sage gyro]

I'm 95% sure that's a drink. some stroh, hot cocoa and a bit of hwipt cream

if it's not I can recommend it

[dawn flint]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgTITl_OoYE

[trim nebula]

Vegetarian turkey tetrazzini

[supple shuttle]

First I hear of this apparently famous food... bon appétit

[rough hornet]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgswDy8PMAA

[trim nebula]

I love Turkish delight

Christmas was watching the BBC Narnia mini series and eating some

[steep zephyr]

Very nontraditional inari with lentils in it. Probably would be better if I cooked the lentils and rice with some paprika or something

Bit of olive oil, soy sauce, nutritional yeast, and kimchi

Next food experiment I want to try some time is stir frying a native herb in a noodle dish with some mushrooms

[dawn flint]

Bf's dad made crabs

[rain scaffold]

Were they still alive when you took the pic?

[dawn flint]

Nah, they were cooked when we got em, just needed to be steamed

[rain scaffold]

I guess its easy to tell by their colour, but they don't look too reddish there.

[dawn flint]

Just gonna save this for later

[steep zephyr]

@dawn flint Cookie idea: pixel art m&m cookies

[rain scaffold]

looks kinda sus

[astral spindle]

I soul trap my enemies in cookies

[dawn flint]

Chocolate sprinkle bear

[trim nebula]

This and mimosas

[dawn flint]

https://plowingthroughlife.com/easy-pistachio-pudding-cake/ found a recipe similar to something my grandfather used to make for pistachio cake

[dawn flint]

Made the pistachio cake hehe

[supple shuttle]

show the green!

[dawn flint]

Sheet-Pan Baked Feta With Broccolini, Tomatoes and Lemon

Serving size: 4 servings
Cooking time: 25 mins

Ingredients
1 bunch broccolini, ends trimmed, thick stalks split lengthwise, or broccoli, stalks trimmed and cut into bite-size pieces
1 pint grape tomatoes, halved (about 2 cups)
1 small red onion, peeled, quartered and cut into 2-inch wedges
1 lemon, 1/2 cut into thin rounds and the remaining 1/2 left intact, for serving
3 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for serving
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon red-pepper flakes
Kosher salt and black pepper
2 (6- to 8-ounce) blocks feta, cut into 1-inch slices
Cooked orzo or farro, for serving
1/2 cup fresh basil or cilantro leaves and fine stems, roughly chopped (optional)

Directions

1. Heat the oven to 400 degrees with a rack set in the lower third. On a sheet pan, combine the broccolini, tomatoes, onion and lemon slices with the olive oil and toss. Add cumin and red-pepper flakes, season with salt and pepper, and toss again until evenly coated. Nestle the feta slices into the vegetables. (It’s OK if they break apart a little.)

2. Roast 15 to 20 minutes, stirring halfway through but leaving the feta in place, until the broccolini is charred at the tips, the stems are easily pierced with a fork and the tomato skins start to blister and break down.

3. Serve over orzo or farro. Drizzle with olive oil and serve with the remaining lemon half for squeezing. Top with fresh herbs, if using.

Nutrition
Amount per serving
Calories: 548
Total Fat: 33g
Saturated Fat: 15g
Sodium: 1188mg
Total Carbohydrate: 43g
Dietary Fiber: 7g
Sugars: 6g
Protein: 24g

[steep zephyr]

https://youtu.be/TDkH3EbWTYc

[edgy crypt]

it ain't much but Spanish rice with a fried egg is a good cheap lunch

[dawn flint]

Butternut squash and sweet potato soup with carrots, onion, spinach

It is vegan so @steep zephyr can have some

[dawn flint]

Been observing Taco Tuesday while down in socal

[dawn flint]

Had a slice of pistachio cake in a cafe. I'm gonna learn how to make it.

I've never made a ricotta cake before

[edgy crypt]

I'm making Alaskan salmon tonight, will send pics

[edgy crypt]

nvmd it was too tasty no pics

[dawn flint]

Marxist-Leninist latte

[steep zephyr]

Made nasturtium pesto with nasturtium, garlic, pine nuts, walnuts, lemon juice, olive oil, nutritional yeast, salt, and pepper. Somehow tastes kinda like avocado idk how that works.

[dawn flint]

i tried making Danishes with biscuit dough and a ricotta jam filling. They are fine, but a little bland

[dawn flint]

I made burritos with yellow rice, black beans, chipotle chicken, a lime cilantro jalapeno sauce, and oaxaca cheese

[dawn flint]

This is that chili recipe from my game design book

[steep zephyr]

I had a cursed intrusive thought:

Culinary oobleck

[edgy crypt]

I have always wanted to eat oobleck

Maybe it would work as a green curry sort of flavor?

[steep zephyr]

Apparently it causes bloating and stomach aches if you eat more than a little bit because of the type of raw starches necessary for the consistency being digested very quickly slowly in early stages of digestion but quickly by bacteria at the end

Or so the internet says

Maybe if you added something that inhibited the enzymes that broke it down a little

But would probably require safety testing of the enzyme inhibitor which would be expensive

It's possible something like that has already been tested though

Wait it's more conplicated

It's broken down too slowly in early stages of digestion and broken down quickly by bacteria in later stages

So could accelerate it earlier or slow it later, but slowing it later could cause problems from indigestion

So would make sense to add enzymes for breaking it down more quickly as you're eating it

[dawn flint]

I enjoy a good cinnamon sugar mix because I've always wondered what it feels like to eat sand

[astral spindle]

I love feeling pretentious and saying ｍｉｒｅｐｏｉｘ

[astral spindle]

Someone needs to post their lunch

Now!

[steep zephyr]

This was a good lunch I had last week I think. Natto avocado toast.

Stir fry cooked into steaming rice the other day

[dawn flint]

I was explaining to my coworker what a deviled egg is and found this

[steep zephyr]

Delightful

[astral spindle]

Angel eggs 🥚

[steep zephyr]

Made a stew with the stuff I had lying around, came out alright and I think would be good with a little dark chocolate or cocao powder. Lots of sweet squashes in it that i cooked with oil in the oven first for a bit to soften.

Had some nopales and ginger and black beans

Tried putting roasted squash seeds in it but was impatient and didn't roast them quite long enough.

So the texture of those is less crunchy than it should be

[steep zephyr]

I was just thinking about it and oobleck is basically deep frying batter already, just needs spices and such. Could be a fun way for a teacher to justify a cooking day in a physics class hehe.

Looked it up and people have done it it looks good.

[edgy crypt]

if you make it please share with me

[steep zephyr]

Attempt at fried noodles.

[steep zephyr]

Not great

[steep zephyr]

Needed more ginger and less seaweed

[coral ember]

ough,,, laksa,,,

[dawn flint]

Danish for lunch

[rough hornet]

are they ok

[dawn flint]

Very tasty!!!

[rain scaffold]

Yes, very very tasty!!!!

[astral spindle]

My small world mind blown away at the thought of a danish ever being savory

I’ve only ever seen cream cheese danishes my whole life

[steep zephyr]

i want to try making egglant danishes some time

and/or natto danishes

natto danish with a little rosemary could work well I think

[edgy crypt]

40 clove marinara. Tastes like my grandma's marinara sauce. Miss her. Yummy!

[rain scaffold]

TELL US! Every detail! Every piece of pasta must be described

[edgy crypt]

It it sweet with a very mild heat. The savory garlic flavor comes through with a strength that is more mild than you would expect.

https://tenor.com/view/anton-ego-gif-9709800945809453150

me after one bite

[digital stag]

Making beer battered fish again tonight

Bought two pounds of fish so it will be a staple for a while

[trim nebula]

I don’t eat fish but that sounds good

I could go for a nice batter rn

[digital stag]

I got one more night of fish left

Made tacos with the beer battered fish last night to mix it up

[edgy crypt]

Fettuccine Alfredo with chicken

[astral spindle]

Sister used pizza cutter on non stick pan. Another plane into my twin towers called life

[dawn flint]

i wanna make this

[steep zephyr]

Are those gummy fish or decorative plastic?

Hopefully gummy I haven't seen ones that looked like that before they look neat

[edgy crypt]

finally cooking the elephant garlic, I'm not following any recipe wish me luck

it's pretty good (ft. mushrooms)

[astral spindle]

Is this for an aioli

[edgy crypt]

be warned: it does taste different than your standard garlic

[astral spindle]

It’s true!

[edgy crypt]

It's milder with a bit of an earthy flavor (that might be the mushrooms though)

I roasted it in the oven covered in tin foil for 45 minutes w salt, pepper, oil, water, and mushrooms, then I uncovered it and roasted it for 5 minutes

I think it could be very good with a little Italian seasoning. I was modest with the spices because I didn't know what it would taste like. Wish I had some pasta to go with it!

[edgy crypt]

I don't know how to make aioli but idk it could be

I feel like the presence of a giant garlic clove on your pasta could be very funny and appealing as a dish, though

[astral spindle]

Gaslighting a Protestant larping as an Italian into believing real garlic is that large

[edgy crypt]

Downsides of elephant garlic: elephant garlic farts

[rain scaffold]

@supple shuttle I'm enjoying a simple meal. Pasta, tomato sauce (with ample basil) and tuna on top of it. Along with it I have a white wine, which I have diluted with sparkling water and it is on the rocks. I do the same with red wines. I diluted them and drink them on the rocks. Since you are a man of culture and I seek validation of my sensory-aesthetic, possibly idiosyncratic, preference, I am going to ask you what your first reaction to this piece of information is: (i hope so?) or or or or or or or or or ?

[supple shuttle]

Im having pop corn champagne

[rain scaffold]

https://tenor.com/view/i-absolve-you-mediocrities-amadeus-salieri-asylum-gif-12153872795236773259

[supple shuttle]

I remember spritz was created when austrian soldiers mixed sparkling venetian wine with water, I'm not familiar with doing it myself but it must fit german wines... I'm also more familiar to mixing creme fraiche with tuna rather than tomato, and I think the common combo is beef with tomato and fish with fatter sauces... otherwise I can't judge any of it as I haven't tasted it! Bon appétit

[rain scaffold]

I'm enjoying a Grüner Veltiner, an Austrian wine

[supple shuttle]

I'll be in vienna this summer, I'll try it

[rain scaffold]

You could also just cross the border, go into an Edeka and buy a bottle for 2.49€

[dawn flint]

Ok it's soup time

[steep zephyr]

I cooked a good lentil and rice dish in the instant pot

I need to eat more tofu or tempeh to be more normal I think, don't do well when I miss my protein quota.

[dawn flint]

i made chicken soup and strawberry pie

[dawn flint]

@steep zephyr lets make vegan custard when you get back home

[dawn flint]

My friend and I went to this yummy restaurant looking over the bay. Super fun! Definitely felt out of place wearing my bike gear but it was fun.

[supple shuttle]

Two cherries...

[steep zephyr]

Fig leaf tea is alright. Kind of like white chocolate and the bitter component of black tea.