The Food Thread

[norminal]

Gonna try and experiment with a few dishes that include them this week. Just not sure where to start. Caesar Salad?

Caesar Salad is the bomb.

 

[la szum]

Thanks, fret. I always have Romaine on hand!

 

[fretworn]

Caesar Salad is the bomb.

I have a pretty funny Caesar salad story…


When my boys were young, like 5 and 7, we took them to an Italian restaurant chain… Had never been before… Buca di Beppo.

I didn’t realize that each dishes ginormous.

We adapted to menu and ordered up some Caesar salad. It arrived with monstrous strips on top of the salad, which my children immediately asked to eat because it was bacon!

All the tables around us turn to watch as the kids each took a slice of bacon off the salad and popped into their mouth.

Peoples jaws were open with wonderment as my children’s faces proceeded to change from joy to disgust, realizing that those bacon strips were actually monster fillets of anchovies



They both stop chewing, and look to us to get permission to spit the food out into their napkins, which was probably granted.

 

[la szum]

I wonder why there was never a Brutus Salad?

 

[fretworn]

I wonder why there was never a Brutus Salad?

E tu?

 

[fretworn]

I like my tofu block marinated with basil.

But once a week I can't help but munch on a meal of meatballs.

Pho w/ tofu and basil…

 

[la szum]

What the Pho?

 

[fretworn]

What the Pho?

Not Galician España food … lol

Although tomorrow morning, I’m taking a stab at a tortilla de Espana (potato, onion, egg omelette, traditional)

 

[fretworn]

Tortilla de España

 

[la szum]

Looks a little like a Spanish take on a Fritatta.

 

[fretworn]

Looks a little like a Spanish take on a Fritatta.

Far less stuff. Super simple.

Spoiler

or I just over, complicate the snot out of frittatas

 

[fretworn]

A “roasted salsa“

That sh!t is En Fuego …

 

[norminal]

Speaking of salsa, here’s my current go-to recipe. This recipe yields around six cups and is always present in my refrigerator:

6-8 Roma Tomatoes
2-3 Jalapeño Peppers
1 White Onion
1 7oz Can Chipotle Peppers
1 15oz Can Crushed Tomatoes
1 Tsp Kosher Salt
1 Tbsp Chili Powder
1 Tbsp Cumin
1 Tbsp Garlic Powder
1/4 Cup Finely Chopped Cilantro
2 Limes Juiced

Purée chipotle peppers, seasonings, half of tomatoes and half of peppers.
Dice and rough chop onion and remaining tomatoes and peppers
Add can of crushed tomatoes.
Add juice and cilantro.
Mix thoroughly and refrigerate.

 

[Holden Afart]

Speaking of salsa, here’s my current go-to recipe. This recipe yields around six cups and is always present in my refrigerator:

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6-8 Roma Tomatoes
2-3 Jalapeño Peppers
1 White Onion
1 7oz Can Chipotle Peppers
1 15oz Can Crushed Tomatoes
1 Tsp Kosher Salt
1 Tbsp Chili Powder
1 Tbsp Cumin
1 Tbsp Garlic Powder
1/4 Cup Finely Chopped Cilantro
2 Limes Juiced

Purée chipotle peppers, seasonings, half of tomatoes and half of peppers.
Dice and rough chop onion and remaining tomatoes and peppers
Add can of crushed tomatoes.
Add juice and cilantro.
Mix thoroughly and refrigerate.

as is, but add a little bit of Carolina Reaper powder and even more

 

[fretworn]

Marinaded flank … future tacos al carbon

Edit to add ingredients… Kansas City black angus prime flank steak, in a marinade of crushed pineapples (specific enzymes in there breakdown the meat), whizzed up chilies (jalapeños, Serranos, Anaheim’s, habaneros), Spanish onion, garlic, cilantro, lime juice, salt, pepper, Mexican, oregano, fish sauce, soy sauce, etc. 2 day soak, burn on wicked hot grill

 

[Achilles]

I do not have a picture but tried this last night and it was pretty damn awesome.

2 Tbsp each of olive oil, lime juice, and brown sugar
1 Tbsp ginger powder
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp each of salt, onion powder, garlic powder, and paprika

Mixed it all to make a thick paste and then coated some bone in, skin on chicken and then grilled on high. It tasted like a fusion between Indian, Asian, and regular BBQ sauce. Unique but really good. Everyone agreed.

 

[fretworn]

Mas refritos ….

 

[la szum]

Yum!

I need to try making some of them there Frijoles. Want to get into making Tortillas from scratch, too.

 

[fretworn]

Yum!

I need to try making some of them there Frijoles. Want to get into making Tortillas from scratch, too.

We’re making bean & cheese tostadas… Deep frying, store-bought corn tortillas… But the refried‘s are easy… Technique does kind of matter, but I’m talking about nuances here.

 

[fretworn]

French vanilla for blackberry cobbler… “soon”