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Happy Christmas all! Hope you get lots of useful kitchen presents. But feel free to post the useless ones too, like banana slicers and microwave hot dog cookers.
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Merry Christmas, all! I can't wait to post my first bread on my new pizza stone! 
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Dec 25, 2013 14:30
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contrapants posted:Merry Christmas, all!  Pizza stones are for pizza. Should have gotten a bread stone.
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Dec 25, 2013 14:51
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Wife got me Charcuterie and whiskey!
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Dec 25, 2013 15:04
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Got me a smoke gun and it runs on batteries! Already smoked some bloody Mary's for breakfast, which is good, since everybody is wicked hungover. Now to make red eye gravy....and probably smoke that. Also, am I old if I'm jazzed about getting socks?
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Dec 25, 2013 15:09
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Just finished Christmas dinner for 23. 8 kg of chicken, 5 kg potatoes, 6 kg veg, about 8 litres of gravy plus stuffing, pigs in blankets, bacon and other trimmings. Took 2 days, but I nailed it. Chickens were moist and cooked through, spuds were crispy, veg was al dente. Going to drink, sleep and watch everyone else clean up. Roast potatoes in beef dripping are the bomb. On the tongue and the stomach.
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Dec 25, 2013 16:27
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Doing fondue for Christmas this year. Got the crusty breads (baked them myself), roasted and steamed veggies, and some dime sized meatballs. Dip, eat, drink wine, send kids to bed, pass out on couch. That's my grant plan.
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Dec 25, 2013 18:18
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NosmoKing posted:Doing fondue for Christmas this year. I'd award you a grant for that. Application accepted!
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Dec 25, 2013 19:04
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I got a hot blazing pink Thermapen  I got my other Christmas present before Thanksgiving: a whole bunch of Victorinox knives, cutting boards, and so on. So, I am well and truly in a happy place atm.Santa brought me a stand/stylus combo for my tablet to sit in the kitchen for easier viewing of my digital cookbooks. All in all it was a good day!! Oh, and Santa brought me Jelly-bellies and a candy cane too. Disco Salmon fucked around with this message at 20:11 on Dec 25, 2013 |
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Dec 25, 2013 19:43
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Coffee with bourbon, cinnamon rolls, bacon, mimosas, and the Star Wars holiday special. I have never shouted WHAT THE gently caress at the tv so much in my life.
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Dec 25, 2013 19:43
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NosmoKing posted:Doing fondue for Christmas this year. Also got a pressure cooker, so that's nice.
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Dec 25, 2013 19:49
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Drink and Fight posted:Coffee with bourbon, cinnamon rolls, bacon, mimosas, and the Star Wars holiday special. My favorite part in the whole thing is Carrie Fisher having a slight bit of difficulty getting around a table because her motor functions are impaired
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Dec 25, 2013 20:18
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Drink and Fight posted:Coffee with bourbon, cinnamon rolls, bacon, mimosas, and the Star Wars holiday special. I'm with you lady let's get blasted and yell at the TV Except I put brandy in my coffee because I have no bourbon.
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Dec 25, 2013 20:21
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Bertrand Hustle posted:I'm with you lady let's get blasted and yell at the TV A Christmas Tradition
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Dec 25, 2013 20:28
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Christmas is much more festive when you start baking at 7AM.
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Dec 25, 2013 21:01
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Flash Gordon Ramsay posted:Christmas is much more festive when you start baking at 7AM. I baked a loaf of bread starting at 8 but I woke up at 6 hungover as gently caress and had to take the child downstairs and play with and feed the brute. The bread still turned out nicely.
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Dec 25, 2013 21:07
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gonna go get dim sum because exhausted from 12 course menu yesterday. woooooooo Christmas!
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Dec 25, 2013 21:13
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My mom informed me that she's making canned asparagus, and jello salad with whole raw cranberries. So glad I'm not eating there.
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Dec 25, 2013 21:19
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I got me an Anova sous-vide machine, and a sous-vide book by Tom Keller to go with it! ...I think I may have put my book priority in the wrong order. While this one is really pretty, and the recipes look fantastic, I'm noting just how serious the guy was when he said this was a book for professional chefs working line kitchens. Some of this I could tweak to turn into home recipes, but goddamn. If nothing else, it's an interesting look into the profession. Besides, I can always get recipes and tips from the thread we have.
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Dec 25, 2013 21:58
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Flash Gordon Ramsay posted:Christmas is much more festive when you start Oh, hello there, bubbly.
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Dec 25, 2013 22:29
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Dec 25, 2013 22:42
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As per tradition my dad cooked up a heap of palacsinta (crepes) for breakfast. He made three batches worth and it was gone in short order. My brother is cooking a turkey and I am bringing some sides. Cauliflower baked in a garlic cream sauce with prosciutto, green beans with shallots and a warm mustard vinaigrette, and those carrots that .dino (and everyone else now)makes. I think my niece and nephew won't touch any of them, so I made some plain green beans for them. They are not adventurous eaters, but we are trying.
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Dec 25, 2013 23:10
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therattle posted:I'd award you a grant for that. Application accepted! How did I do that?? Posting from iPhone is convenient, but the interface is sucky. NosmoKing fucked around with this message at 23:48 on Dec 25, 2013 |
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Dec 25, 2013 23:40
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NosmoKing posted:How did I do that?? Yeah, it was too good to pass up! I think awful app is pretty good, actually. Main wife made creme caramel, as her parents came for lunch. They (desserts, not in-laws) were really excellent. Afterwards Leo (2 1/3rd) had as much strong Yorkshire blue, Stilton, and mature gruyere as we'd give him.
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Dec 25, 2013 23:54
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Woohoo! I got a pressure cooker! To celebrate, I caramelized a soup. Specifically, the Moosewood groundnut stew. I made this two days ago with the same ingredients and technique. Last time, it was really tasty. This time, it's literally the best soup I have ever eaten.
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Dec 26, 2013 00:04
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Dec 26, 2013 02:30
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My Dru k Kitchen We're roasting the things and sauteeing the things and it's great. Murry Crimmis one n all!
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Dec 26, 2013 02:55
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YEAH DOG posted:My Dru k Kitchen The holiday spirits, indeed. gently caress yeah.
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Dec 26, 2013 03:33
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Vegetable Melange posted:The holiday spirits, indeed. gently caress yeah. I'm on the way to drunk. Hopefully I manage to cook these burgers and stumble into work with the best hangover tomomrrow.
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Dec 26, 2013 03:35
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nearing the end of this bad boy right now  so boozy so good unf may switch to 2 year aged nog after this.  goon friends!Merry Christmas! edit: Mylescatte likes christmas too! 
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Dec 26, 2013 03:36
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My mom died today/on Christmas day, non of us had the opportunity to do some grocery shopping these past days, except for a serious stash of drinks i've bought a few days ago. Luckily that was the most important food group, and enough for the whole tribe Christmas will never be the same ofcourse, but not in a bad way, I think... Hopefully, next year will have more smiles, good memories and solid food, Cheers, and don't forget to have fun when you get the chance! :-)
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Dec 26, 2013 03:39
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 I'm sorry, paraquat.
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Dec 26, 2013 04:21
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It's 11pm on Xmas night and I'm hanging out in my hotel room after driving to approximately eighty-five locations today to visit everyone I can while I'm in town. Thank goodness I can have some drinks here because having to drive all day combined with a family who finds Miller Lite to be some heavy poo poo doesn't really work for me. I was so looking forward to the 24 lb fresh ham my dad traditionally makes for Xmas, poked full of garlic cloves. Unfortunately this year I don't know what the gently caress he did but that poo poo was dry as gently caress. I was looking forward to it so much and my heart was basically broken at how bad it was compared to the past. At least my mom's broccoli casserole was delicious. I had made her recipe in the past and wondered why it wasn't the same as growing up - come to find out, Velveeta changed their recipe or some poo poo a couple years ago so instead of just layering Ritz/Velveeta/Broccoli and baking it, she now makes a broccoli and Velveeta slurry that she layers in a tin with a Ritz topping. poo poo is midwestern hotdish-style type, but it's good as hell. My brother, his wife, and their two kids are estranged from the rest of my family hence the need to stay in a neutral (hotel) location, but having to stop by both of their places multiple times is exhausting. Luckily my older nephew loved his toy, so I'm the best uncle ever. I'm basically using this post as a Livejournal so thank you all for listening, Merry Christmas, and I'll catch you all on the flip side.
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Dec 26, 2013 05:04
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Used my fancy new All-Clad skillet to pan sear a ribeye: Still haven't figured out how to properly clean the stainless though.
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Dec 26, 2013 05:19
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Josh Lyman posted:
Steel wool and barkeeper's friend. Also, fireball is tasty. Not necesarilly great, but tasty.
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Dec 26, 2013 05:23
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I made cinnamon rolls out of challah dough last night and let them sit in the fridge, only had to let them warm up a bit and toss them in the oven for the best drat cinnamon rolls I've ever had. Worked out great for a late Christmas brunch with the in-laws. My side of the family did Mexican food for dinner, wasn't too bad but I would have appreciated more flavor.
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Dec 26, 2013 05:49
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Amykinz posted:I made cinnamon rolls out of challah dough last night and let them sit in the fridge, only had to let them warm up a bit and toss them in the oven for the best drat cinnamon rolls I've ever had. Worked out great for a late Christmas brunch with the in-laws. My side of the family did Mexican food for dinner, wasn't too bad but I would have appreciated more flavor. Man, that sounds fantastic. I've only done cinnamon rolls a few times, and they weren't anything special. I'll try it with challah.
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Dec 26, 2013 05:52
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I used the recipe from The Breadmaker's Apprentice by Peter Reinhart and Ron Manville, which is a really fabulous but slightly more involved challah recipe. You mix it up and knead it, let it rise once and knock it back down, let it rise again, form it, and then proof it and bake it. I did both rises and just patted it into a rectangle, brushed with melted butter and added cinnamon sugar. Baked the next morning and did a light cream cheese icing and they were perfect.
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Dec 26, 2013 06:08
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@Paraquat - poo poo, condolences, man. mindphlux posted:what do y'all cook for holiday times? I am required under pain of death by several family members to produce the mashed potatoes and green bean casserole because I do it properly. Casserole: Blanched and shocked fresh beans cut to just over an inch, mushrooms quartered and sauteed properly in butter, finished with a crisp white wine and a bit of lemon and thyme. Sauce suprême, made with heavy cream, roux, reduced homemade stock, and brightened with a touch of lemon juice and zest. And topped with motherfuckin French's fried onions because ain't nobody got time for that. BTW, y'all owe mom an apology. We choose names for one gift among the adults. She got me this year. This year's theme, chosen by her was "food." I gave my brother a Vollrath skillet. She got me:  The top thing is a cheesemaking kit. Rennet, cheesecloth, etc. The bottom thing is a modernist cosmopolitan kit. I make a drat good cosmo. It has stuff for foams and encapsulation, alginate and whatnot that I would never buy for myself, but it looks like fun. I may repurpose some of it... The labeling on the interior is kind of funny.
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pr0k posted:BTW, y'all owe mom an apology. Your mom doesn't need to give me any powders to make me espuma all over her spheres.
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