The Cooking Thread

[LyceeFruit PE]

Pressure cookers scare me. My gram used one and I hated it 

 

[Booo]

Well instant pot is pretty much the same thing, just electric.

 

[Supe]

Well instant pot is pretty much the same thing, just electric.

It's actually got safety features, though.  

 

[LyceeFruit PE]

It's actually got safety features, though.  

and that's why IPs are way less scary 

 

[JayKay PE]

Pressure cookers scare me. My gram used one and I hated it 

My friend used one in college and blew off the hood of their oven.  I am ultra, ultra, leery of them.  Including IPs.  Because safety features fail.  

 

[leggo PE]

I picked up the book this week. The shear amount of fennel is disappointing. I cant stand fennel. Im happy that i didnt pay for this book. Im going to copy 15 of the recipes and will probably make like 4.

Too much fennel? I've made several things from this cookbook, and have not purchased anything fennel... You're talking about Nothing Fancy, right?

 

[LyceeFruit PE]

Too much fennel? I've made several things from this cookbook, and have not purchased anything fennel... You're talking about Nothing Fancy, right?

yeah, it calls for fennel or fennel seed and that's a big no for me

 

[JayKay PE]

I picked up the book this week. The shear amount of fennel is disappointing. I cant stand fennel. Im happy that i didnt pay for this book. Im going to copy 15 of the recipes and will probably make like 4.

Now that you said that I'm going to pour through the one I borrowed and haven't had time to look through.  I like fennel...but only if it's cooked a particular way.  I hate licorice, so fennel usually is a turnoff.  

 

[LyceeFruit PE]

Now that you said that I'm going to pour through the one I borrowed and haven't had time to look through.  I like fennel...but only if it's cooked a particular way.  I hate licorice, so fennel usually is a turnoff.  

exactly, i can't stand black licorice so fennel & anise are deal breakers

 

[Supe]

I hate licorice, but I think the best sausage is heavy on fennel and caraway seeds.

 

[leggo PE]

I hate licorice, but I think the best sausage is heavy on fennel and caraway seeds.

Agreed! I do not like licorice flavored things.

yeah, it calls for fennel or fennel seed and that's a big no for me

I will check out what recipes I've made, they definitely didn't use fresh fennel but may have used fennel seed. I don't have an issue with fennel seed.

The tiny chocolatey cookies don't use fennel!!

The stuffed shells (if I'm remembering correctly) don't either. I don't think the sticky chili chicken does either...

I also made the roast chicken on the cover and the short ribs. The short ribs might have used fennel (I know they used whole coriander seeds), and I can't remember about the chicken...

I also HIGHLy recommend the anchovy green beans!

 

[LyceeFruit PE]

Agreed! I do not like licorice flavored things.

I will check out what recipes I've made, they definitely didn't use fresh fennel but may have used fennel seed. I don't have an issue with fennel seed.

The tiny chocolatey cookies don't use fennel!!

The stuffed shells (if I'm remembering correctly) don't either. I don't think the sticky chili chicken does either...

I also made the roast chicken on the cover and the short ribs. The short ribs might have used fennel (I know they used whole coriander seeds), and I can't remember about the chicken...

I also HIGHLy recommend the anchovy green beans!

You just mentioned most of the recipes i copied

 

[leggo PE]

You just mentioned most of the recipes i copied

Haha so it wasn't a complete loss! And it was free, since you rented it. Maybe I was unintentionally choosing recipes without fennel?

I felt like a lot of her recipes use anchovies! But that is something I definitely don't mind. Gimme those itty bitty fishies!

 

[LyceeFruit PE]

Haha so it wasn't a complete loss! And it was free, since you rented it. Maybe I was unintentionally choosing recipes without fennel?

I felt like a lot of her recipes use anchovies! But that is something I definitely don't mind. Gimme those itty bitty fishies!

I didnt pick many (any?) Of those. Im meh on them and Boyfriend wont eat them - haddock/cod can be a battle

 

[ChebyshevII PE PMP]

Chicago deep dish pizza, first shot at it.

 

[ChebyshevII PE PMP]

And obligatory photo before consumption. It was really good! Maybe could have made the sauce a little less spicy and used a finer grind of cornmeal, but otherwise I enjoyed it. (And so did my family!)

 

[jeb6294]

Apparently they do a chili cookoff here at work as a fundraiser for the Christmas party.  Boss is chairman of the event team and asked if I was going to enter.  Being the 'new guy', figured it wouldn't be a bad way to suck up and it's a good excuse to make some more chicken taco soup...I'll just use a little less chicken broth to make it less soup and more chili.  Just got to figure out how to get the crock pot here on the bus without making a giant mess.

 

[JayKay PE]

Apparently they do a chili cookoff here at work as a fundraiser for the Christmas party.  Boss is chairman of the event team and asked if I was going to enter.  Being the 'new guy', figured it wouldn't be a bad way to suck up and it's a good excuse to make some more chicken taco soup...I'll just use a little less chicken broth to make it less soup and more chili.  Just got to figure out how to get the crock pot here on the bus without making a giant mess.

Your...Christmas party?

BUT FUCK YEAH CHICKEN TACO SOUP.  I forgot about that recipe!  Maybe I'll attempt to make something like that in a few days (aka: I've got a single chicken breast, but a ton of peppers + seasonings, let's do this!).

 

[LyceeFruit PE]

we have a chili day here too but it's unrelated to our holiday party. and no longer a cook-off, it ends up being catered instead. 

 

[Supe]