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Dimloep posted:Stuff like that is why I volunteered to cover dinner for our "potluck" Game Night this week. Very few of the regular attendees actually cook *ever*, and even fewer are good cooks. I'm doing a nice but simple (by my standards) salad bar, and next time I can go, I'm gonna do a risotto bar, 'cause gently caress, I love risotto.
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bartolimu posted:That's basically every potluck my office has. Funeral potatoes, Velveeta/Jimmy Dean/Rotel/cream cheese dip, Costco veggie tray, soggy Costco pre-made sandwich wrap tray, maybe a box of Dunkin Donuts. And then I bring something good. Everyone raves about how good my food is (it's not that great, I just spent an hour or two and gave a gently caress), but it doesn't inspire them to do anything different next potluck. I take the opposite approach. "Company potluck" means I'm going home early that day.
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May 2, 2014 16:58
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I made the mistake of making some homemade pepperoni bread for one of my department potlucks. Now I get death threats if I even THINK about bringing anything else. I'm loving sick of making pepperoni bread. Also gently caress you if you are one of the fourteen people signed up for "chips".
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May 2, 2014 17:23
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The Midniter posted:I made the mistake of making some homemade pepperoni bread for one of my department potlucks. Now I get death threats if I even THINK about bringing anything else. I'm loving sick of making pepperoni bread. That's what always happened with mine, too. Someone would HAVE to bring their nasty overcooked egg scramble thing in a crockpot, another would always have to bring his PB chocolate chip cookies, another would have to bring her lovely no-bake "cheesecake". There was one woman who would make the most beautiful arranged fresh crudite platters though, that was one good thing. I would always have to do a bloody (virgin) mary bar, but I was OK with this.
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May 2, 2014 17:44
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Crusty Nutsack posted:That's what always happened with mine, too. Someone would HAVE to bring their nasty overcooked egg scramble thing in a crockpot, another would always have to bring his PB chocolate chip cookies, another would have to bring her lovely no-bake "cheesecake". There was one woman who would make the most beautiful arranged fresh crudite platters though, that was one good thing. I would always have to do a bloody (virgin) mary bar, but I was OK with this. Did you secretly make yours non-virgin 
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May 2, 2014 18:11
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AllTerrineVehicle posted:Did you secretly make yours non-virgin I wanted to, but never did. I suspect other people did, since it was a temp job no one gave a poo poo about.
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May 2, 2014 18:21
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No Wave posted:Risotto bar sounds like a real bad idea. It'll be goop almost immediately. We do it as an action station at work all the time; the risotto is cooked to about 3/4 doneness (ideally the day before) then chilled, and finished to order on the station. Actually, now that I think about it, the major snag is not having dozens of pans, like I do at work. Polenta instead of risotto, then, maybe.
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May 2, 2014 20:17
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The Midniter posted:I made the mistake of making some homemade pepperoni bread for one of my department potlucks. Now I get death threats if I even THINK about bringing anything else. I'm loving sick of making pepperoni bread. Every loving Thanksgiving, "Can you bring your pumpkin pie? Like, four of them this year instead of three like last year?" Yeah, my grandma's pumpkin custard pie recipe is great. It's the best pumpkin pie I've ever had; every other pumpkin pie is a disappointment. But just once I'd like to take a shot at the stuffing, or even mashed potatoes so there are some non-boxed ones.
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May 2, 2014 22:21
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I cured and smoked a berkshire ham for inlaw's christmas a couple years back now every loving christmas I have to goddamn get out a bucket and it it in my fridge for two weeks and overhaul this loving ham and then smoke it and slather it in mustard and brownsugar because SOMEONE just HAS to have their loving ham. that someone is me. 
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May 2, 2014 22:29
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Yeah once you get on the Berkshire there's no getting off it. Except maybe for Mangalitsa.
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bartolimu posted:Every loving Thanksgiving, "Can you bring your pumpkin pie? Like, four of them this year instead of three like last year?"
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May 2, 2014 22:41
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No Wave posted:I don't know if I've ever had bad stuffing. You obviously haven't met my mother. She makes terrible stuffing.
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Scientastic posted:You obviously haven't met my mother. She makes terrible stuffing. something something pr0k's mom
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May 2, 2014 23:19
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Scientastic posted:You obviously haven't met my mother. She makes terrible stuffing. I attribute the weird popularity of the stuffing I get asked to make every loving year for Thanksgiving entirely to using `homemade' croutons. Making your own croutons is one of those things that non-cooks look on like some kind of amazing magic trick or something. I'm like look, I cut up some old bread and put it in a warm oven until it gets dry and toasty. Sometimes I put some garlic on it. That's it. And they're like pointing and hopping up and down and howling and poo poo, like a half sheet of croutons is the loving Monolith beaming poo poo into their heads to teach them to use tools. And I'm all look I'm making some sous vide turkey loving porchetta over here and you're doting on the loving croutons?
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May 2, 2014 23:20
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Any of you guys ever travelled to Lithuania? I'm going to Kaunas for a week and a half later this month. I've heard there's a decent beer scene there, which is exciting.
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May 2, 2014 23:44
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bartolimu posted:Every loving Thanksgiving, "Can you bring your pumpkin pie? Like, four of them this year instead of three like last year?"  Also, is your grandma's recipe a secret? My dad keeps saying he'll give me his recipe but mysteriously keeps forgetting.
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May 3, 2014 01:42
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I'm making daal for dinner. TRU MERIC IS BEST MERIC! Also, the smell of chilli, garlic and ginger chopped in a food processor is just so so good. therattle fucked around with this message at 19:29 on May 3, 2014 |
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May 3, 2014 19:18
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So I'm cooking for a lot of strangers (my sister's friends) next weekend. A few are vegetarians, so I'm thinking of just playing it really safe and doing bean and cheese burritos. Some diced onion, refried beans, cheese, rice, and some nachos with homemade guac. Can't go wrong, hopefully. Starting a 5-week cooking course this Tuesday too, pretty hype for it.
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May 3, 2014 22:56
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Hijo Del Helmsley posted:So I'm cooking for a lot of strangers (my sister's friends) next weekend. A few are vegetarians, so I'm thinking of just playing it really safe and doing bean and cheese burritos. Some diced onion, refried beans, cheese, rice, and some nachos with homemade guac. Can't go wrong, hopefully. Just to be safe, you'll want to find either cheese that's been made with vegetable rennet or just get vegan cheese. Many/most vegetarians won't eat cheeses that were made with animal rennet.
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Yeah, I was gonna get vegan everything just in case.
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May 4, 2014 00:21
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Amykinz posted:vegan cheese This is not a thing. Stop eating food that isn't food.
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bartolimu posted:This is not a thing. Stop eating food that isn't food. Oh, don't worry, we don't eat vegan cheese. At all. But if he's cooking for a group of people he doesn't know, the last thing you need is someone getting angry because their principles were violated with his thoughtful gift of food.
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So I've been broke as poo poo the last week or two, (gently caress lent) and made Dino's lemon rice last night because pretty much all that's in the fridge are lemons, and holy crap its the most amazing thing. I tried a bite and was ambivalent at first and then 15 min later I was almost done with my second bowl. So thanks Dino, that saved my evening!
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Amykinz posted:Oh, don't worry, we don't eat vegan cheese. At all. But if he's cooking for a group of people he doesn't know, the last thing you need is someone getting angry because their principles were violated with his thoughtful gift of food. No cheese is better than vegan cheese. Seriously. I've been vegan for 15 years and only eat vegan cheese on pizza when i am realllly craving something gooey. Never in burritos. Vegan cheese tastes like nothing (or sometimes actually tastes terrible). If you're doing burritos you could make a cashew crema maybe or some really good salsas to add flavor and moistness to the burrito but don't buy vegan cheese for a bunch of people who aren't even vegan. It will taste weird. There's a book called Viva Vegan by Terry Hope Romero with tons of good vegan Latin recipes and lots of good sauces if you really want to research vegan burritos. Tacos would be better than burritos if you're not using cheese. Beans, lettuce, salsa, avocado, and a squirt of fresh lime is good. Middle eastern food is super easy to make vegan too. Hummus, tabbouleh, carrot salad, pita, olives, etc. mine of those things call for cheese like burritos do so if you want to play it safe that may be a better menu.
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I'm a hard core meat eater, but I must respectfully disagree. Although rarely encountered in the wild, good vegan cheese is entirely possible. If you culture it with the same molds use to culture dairy cheese, then it will taste much like the real thing! Of course, texture is the hard part. I've had some very good vegan cheese made with cultured raw cashew, but that's never going to melt. Getting vegan cheese to melt requires weird ingredients and/or chemistry, and the results aren't great. Here is my GF's famous recipe for vegan blue cheese, the secret ingredient is fermented tofu: Melody's Vegan Blue Cheese posted:
http://melomeals.blogspot.com/2012/05/vegan-blue-cheese-recipe.html
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Squashy Nipples posted:I'm a hard core meat eater, but I must respectfully disagree. Although rarely encountered in the wild, good vegan cheese is entirely possible. If you culture it with the same molds use to culture dairy cheese, then it will taste much like the real thing! Wait...you're dating Melody from melomeals? Holy crap. I've read her for quite a while.
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Plus_Infinity posted:Middle eastern food is super easy to make vegan too. Hummus, tabbouleh, carrot salad, pita, olives, etc. mine of those things call for cheese like burritos do so if you want to play it safe that may be a better menu. I was actually gonna make falafel, as a snack for them since I have loads of chickpeas lying around. And everyone loves falafel. Thanks for your advice anyway!
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rear end in a top hat casserole posted:Wait...you're dating Melody from melomeals? Holy crap. I've read her for quite a while. Cool, please write her and tell her that! She could use some good vibes, ever since she decided to start eating dairy again, she has gotten nothing but hate and vitriol from the hard core vegan types. Speaking of foodblogging, she sent me a link to one of her friend's blogs, where she talks about why she turned down a publishing deal: Bojon Gourmet posted:Food bloggers are attractive to book publishers for several reasons. On the positive side, we often have an established audience that comes from years of diligent posting. We don't just create content, we create community based around our values and aesthetic. We have a strong network with other bloggers and food professionals. We're supposedly good at self-promotion (ha), and sometimes we take pictures of food that are high enough quality for print. http://www.bojongourmet.com/2014/05/cumin-and-honey-roasted-carrots-ricotta.html Gorgeous pictures, too.
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Squashy Nipples posted:I'm a hard core meat eater, but I must respectfully disagree. Although rarely encountered in the wild, good vegan cheese is entirely possible. If you culture it with the same molds use to culture dairy cheese, then it will taste much like the real thing! Oh yeah home made vegan cheese can be good. I've made some good soft cheeses at home before with nuts and liquid from fermented sprouts. When I said vegan cheese I was talking about the stuff you find at most grocery stores like Follow Your Heart or Daiya, not artisan stuff.
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Silly folks, publishers love food blogs.
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Vegan cheeses are pretty bad, but you really need to watch out for carnivorous cheeses. They're generally bad tempered, and they charge when wounded.
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I always thought that was what casu marzu was, seeing as how it'll eat you from the inside if you have too much of it.
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The only food that weeps with shame at how disgusting it is.
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I don't know the last bread that I made that didn't have depleted brewing grains mixed into the dough. It's been my favorite "waste not, want not" thing for the past few months at least. I probably need to start actually cooking again, rather than cooking lazy.
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What's this about me?
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Casu Marzu posted:
You're deadly and disgusting. hth
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I'm writing up a review of the all-inclusive place I stayed at last week, so the woman and I have been discussing the food. Overall, really loving good. The lunch and dinner menus were served gourmet style, with little portions of well plated food. Nice pairings, well flavored and seasoned food. Once I had a piece of fish that was a little dry, but otherwise the execution was awesome. The ingredients were great, fresh and local, with amazing fruits and cheese. Not many vegetarian options, but there were a few veg meals that you could pre-order. So then I read this review from someone who was there at the same time I was: "this all inclusive hotel was a great, but lunch and dinner was HORRIBLE! Didn't think food could taste so bad, If you want something decent go to the bar behind the spa, the food taste better and I was satisfied" I can't imagine what this woman lived on for 5 days. 
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Squashy Nipples posted:I'm writing up a review of the all-inclusive place I stayed at last week, so the woman and I have been discussing the food. Overall, really loving good. The lunch and dinner menus were served gourmet style, with little portions of well plated food. Nice pairings, well flavored and seasoned food. Once I had a piece of fish that was a little dry, but otherwise the execution was awesome. The ingredients were great, fresh and local, with amazing fruits and cheese. Not many vegetarian options, but there were a few veg meals that you could pre-order. Let's see...Doesn't like real people food, points out both the spa and the bar, and probably spent most of their time going between one and the other...I'm going with Lizard person or sentient lichen. This is probably the kind of person who normally eats lovely food, and then, when presented with the genuine article is overwhelmed with the difference. It would be like going from eating McDonalds every day, and then being presented with a handmade, well crafted cheeseburger.
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Allahu Snackbar posted:I don't know the last bread that I made that didn't have depleted brewing grains mixed into the dough. It's been my favorite "waste not, want not" thing for the past few months at least. Really? Don't the grain husks bother you? When I tried that I couldn't get past the husks. Or do you grind your grain fine enough that the husks aren't so noticeable?
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My prize for the ICSA arrived today. And it's AMAZING. Wiggles, you're the best.
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