How many of you guys here really, really enjoy cooking and planning meals?

[txdon]

I have a new favorite cook, Ella, she was on GMA today. Whole food plant based.

Her sweet potato brownies are in the oven!

Sweet Potato Brownies | Deliciously Ella

 

[DFB]

I have a new favorite cook, Ella, she was on GMA today. Whole food plant based.

Her sweet potato brownies are in the oven!

Sweet Potato Brownies | Deliciously Ella

Oh ya I like Ellla too! Delicious...brownies I mean.

 

[DFB]

and re Tom Sellers in the immediately preceding post. Where I grew up (between the Roman Wall and the more modern England/Scotland border) nobody grew any sort of pumpkin or squash. I was at least in my 20s, possibly 30s before I saw one. So we made Jack Shine the Miggys from bagies. Hard work and many a stabbed hand.

Wow you really are a McDonald

OldMcDonald do you have any squash favorites now considering your current location...some of my most favorite squashes I like to grow have deep Mediterranean roots!

 

[2LaneCruzer]

and re Tom Sellers in the immediately preceding post. Where I grew up (between the Roman Wall and the more modern England/Scotland border) nobody grew any sort of pumpkin or squash. I was at least in my 20s, possibly 30s before I saw one.

So we made Jack Shine the Miggys from bagies. Hard work and many a stabbed hand.

Interpretation please?

 

[IslandTractor]

Oh ya I like Ellla too! Delicious...brownies I mean.

I'd eat anything she cooked for me, even health food brownies. Whatta babe!

A more sinful brownie recipe from a famous old Boston Cooking School (Fannie Farmer):

FANNY FARMER BROWNIES
3 oz. unsweetened chocolate
6 tbsp. butter
1 1/2 c. sugar
3 eggs
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. salt
3/4 c. flour
3/4 c. nuts (if desired)
Butter 9 x 13 inch cake pan. Melt chocolate and butter. Stir until smooth. Remove from heat and add the rest of the ingredients. Mix well. I double this recipe. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until dry on top and firm to touch.

 

[RobertN]

Pumpkins, like tomatoes, were a New World fruit/veggie.

Still hard to imagine Italian cooking was once without tomatoes..

and re Tom Sellers in the immediately preceding post. Where I grew up (between the Roman Wall and the more modern England/Scotland border) nobody grew any sort of pumpkin or squash. I was at least in my 20s, possibly 30s before I saw one. So we made Jack Shine the Miggys from bagies. Hard work and many a stabbed hand.

 

[txdon]

I'd eat anything she cooked for me, even health food brownies. Whatta babe!

A more sinful brownie recipe from a famous old Boston Cooking School (Fannie Farmer):

FANNY FARMER BROWNIES
3 oz. unsweetened chocolate
6 tbsp. butter
1 1/2 c. sugar
3 eggs
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. salt
3/4 c. flour
3/4 c. nuts (if desired)
Butter 9 x 13 inch cake pan. Melt chocolate and butter. Stir until smooth. Remove from heat and add the rest of the ingredients. Mix well. I double this recipe. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until dry on top and firm to touch.

Why cook for taste buds only when you can cook for taste buds and health?
She is cooking for her health (A new concept!) after being hospitalized for Postural Tachycardia Syndrome.

The brownies are cooled and delicious.

 

[IslandTractor]

Why cook for taste buds only when you can cook for taste buds and health? She is cooking for her health (A new concept!) after being hospitalized for Postural Tachycardia Syndrome. The brownies are cooled and delicious.

Because, well, chocolate.

Chocolate brownies would always trump sweet potato brownies unless the latter came with the babe.

And don't forget, chocolate is a health food.

 

[2LaneCruzer]

Because, well, chocolate.

Chocolate brownies would always trump sweet potato brownies unless the latter came with the babe.

And don't forget, chocolate is a health food.

Not if you have an arrhythmia problem (darn it!).

 

[IslandTractor]

Not if you have an arrhythmia problem (darn it!).

All things in moderation. I thought SVT was only associated with consumption of large amounts of chocolate.

 

[txdon]

OH NO not an American saying the "M" word. The Americans have no idea what moderation is when it comes to food or alcohol, that's what makes America America..

 

[IslandTractor]

OH NO not an American saying the "M" word. The Americans have no idea what moderation is when it comes to food or alcohol, that's what makes America America..

Yep, "Moderation: yet another liberal vice".

 

[Tollster]

I always cook the meals at home, and have recipes on my computer, I'll cope good ones from time to time and paste them into "notepad" for easy reference. I make everything from Mexican, Chinese, stews, and a variety of other meals. I mix things up, somedays using a slow cooking to a wok. When I travel around the country I try to buy local cook books from time to time, southern cooking, texas meals, and local grange cook books..

Red-Eye Chicken
• 2 lbs. of boneless skinless chicken breast halves, each cut into 3 pieces.
• Coat with 2 Tb. of the spice mix.

• In 5 qt. Dutch oven.
• 2 Tb. oil.
• Brown the chicken in batches, 4 minutes per side, remove to plate.

• Add 2 cups of chopped onions. Spice Mix
2 Tb. New Mex. Chilies
1 ½ Tb. Paprika
2 ½ ts. Salt
1½ ts. Onion pwdr
1½ ts. Basil
1 ts. Cayenne
1 ts. Black pepper
1 ts. Garlic pwdr
½ ts. White pepper
• 3 Tb. butter.
• 3 Tb. flour.
• Remaining spice mix.
• Cook for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add 2 cups of chicken stock.
• Stir to distribute flour, and then bring to boil.
• Add the chicken and juices.
• Cook on medium heat for 10 minutes.
• Add ½ cup of sour cream.
• Stir thoroughly.

Serve with pasta, rice or mashed potatoes.

Spice Mix
2 Tb. New Mex. Chilies
1 ½ Tb. Paprika
2 ½ ts. Salt
1½ ts. Onion pwdr
1½ ts. Basil
1 ts. Cayenne
1 ts. Black pepper
1 ts. Garlic pwdr
½ ts. White pepper

 

[TomSeller]

And don't forget, chocolate is a health food.

And all this time I thought it was an addiction.

 

[bf109v7]

I don't know to cook, but my wife loves cooking, and I like eating, the american way (not moderate).
Alex

 

[txdon]

Yep, "Moderation: yet another liberal vice".

Sorry, but America's Moderation cannot be divided up politically - hang in there Alex, we will teach you the art of Moderation - American style - first lesson "Buffet". Tomorrow "Happy Hour".

 

[IslandTractor]

Sorry, but America's Moderation cannot be divided up politically - hang in there Alex, we will teach you the art of Moderation - American style - first lesson "Buffet". Tomorrow "Happy Hour".

Midterm exam: all you can eat shrimp at Red Lobster
Final exam: Cheesecake Factory outing.

 

[bf109v7]

Midterm exam: all you can eat shrimp at Red Lobster
Final exam: Cheesecake Factory outing.

I think I paased them. I worked some time in Chicago at Navistar (international harverster) helping them to design a v8/v6 diesel. And all my expensis were paid by my German company that sent me there. We have a "you can eat" here. But not real fun. My guest are full when I get started.
Alex

 

[2LaneCruzer]

I'm not supposed to have Caffeine, including Theobromine, although I do drink a couple cups of half-caff in the morning. I have to take pills to maintain normal heart rhythm and BP.

 

[tcreeley]

I did this today:
pork cubed fried in olive oil
potatoes cut cube size and fried with pork
add chopped onion
add chopped pepper
spices- hungarian paprika, cayenne pepper, curry, cilantro, 5 spice chinese (whatever that is!), ginger - etc
water in with frying stuff - simmer
add cream, flour to thicken (paste first then mix in)
-all in a large cast iron frying pan
boil up some saltless rice noodles- flat
When the noodles are tender add them to the simmering frying pan

Makes a great meal or two! - I try not to cook often because I want to keep eating it until gone - not good for "moderation" and weight! I really do enjoy my own cooking!

I have to do another loaf for tomorrow if I am to keep myself in bread!