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totalnewbie posted:I'm going to feed people shepherd's pie for pi day. Any suggestions for sides? Peas are great with cottage or shepherd's pie, and if you want something a bit fancier than plain peas, why not make minted petit pois, which would work well with the lamb?
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So if you were going to make salmon shepherds pie, or fish gratin as some plebs would call it. What veggies/sauce would you go for?
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Feb 19, 2019 08:38
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That’s a fish pie, and mange tout are the best thing to have with it
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Feb 19, 2019 08:41
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FYI Beef = Cottage pie Lamb = Shepherds pie Fish and or seafood = Fish pie. All have a mash potato top. You can add cheese to the mash for a fish pie. Serve with peas, petit pois, green beans or snow peas.
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Feb 19, 2019 11:05
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sterster posted:So I ended up with 4 small pork tenderloin besides making a pork roast. What could I do with them. Seems wrong to use it to make pulled pork or something. Was thinking about filleting them open and stuffing the roast with spinach, artichoke and Havarti like I do when i make stuffed pork chops then tying it up. Tenderloin you're just want to do simple and quick. The hotter and faster the better. I'd salt them, let sit for 10 minutes while you get the pan and a high temp oil screaming hot, pat the meat dry with a paper towel, then cook 1-2 minutes (depending on thickness) the first side (or till you get a nice bit of browning), flip, then cook until you hit an internal temp of 135. Pull off pan and rest under foil for 5ish minutes to come to USDA approved temps. Serve with the stuffing on the side, and a nice little sauce, perhaps a balsamic reduction.
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Feb 19, 2019 17:17
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Any recommendations on a vanilla flavored non-dairy ice cream? I've found a few decent ice creams, but none that do a plain vanilla very well.
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Feb 19, 2019 20:40
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Make mark bittman’s twice cooked pork tenderloin, it’s delicious and easy and impressive. I know other goons in this thread also endorse it. I’d post the link but I’m lazy and you may be able to find it by checking my posts in this thread.
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Feb 19, 2019 23:59
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This is kind of gross and not really a cooking question, but how do you deal with roaches in the kitchen? I think they tagged along from the roach-infested apartment I lived in prior to this one. They're the smaller kind that only get up to about 3/4". Poking around online they sound like German Cockroaches. The more academic websites I've found say being more sanitary, less cluttered, and making sure they don't have access to food and water is the trick. This makes a lot of sense, but I live in an apartment with two other single men so we'll see lol. I tried using one of the commercial traps for small roaches (Combat brand) and it seemed to eliminate all the adult roaches for about a week but didn't do anything about the babies, who are now adults again and don't seem to be affected by the traps at all. I feel like I'm not sure if the original traps actually did anything or if I just put them out at the same time the first generation died out or something.
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Feb 20, 2019 13:32
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Call an exterminator. No mercy.
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Feb 20, 2019 14:05
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Assuming your apartment complex doesn't suck, the management will be very interested in your roach problem and send someone to spray poison all over the place if you alert them.
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Feb 20, 2019 15:05
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diatomaceous earth I'm moving soon because the people upstairs literally do not take out trash so there're mice in the ceiling and walls. I'm going to be very angry if any hitch a ride, any suggestions to avoid that?
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Feb 20, 2019 15:57
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DasNeonLicht posted:Call an exterminator. No mercy. fart store posted:Assuming your apartment complex doesn't suck, the management will be very interested in your roach problem and send someone to spray poison all over the place if you alert them. ALL THESE THINGS. My wife used to be a pest tech. Take the nuclear option otherwise the problem is going to be around for a long time. Even after you have them spray you are still going to want to keep things clean and sanitary to the best of your ability. Additionally, it may not even be your problem. You said you were in an apartment and they could be coming from another tenant's apartment
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Feb 20, 2019 16:00
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sterster posted:Additionally, it may not even be your problem. You said you were in an apartment and they could be coming from another tenant's apartment Which is why it's important to let management know. A competent management company will want to check out the neighboring units to see if they also have them and if there's a housekeeping issue with any of them that could be causing it. Flash Gordon Ramsay fucked around with this message at 16:09 on Feb 20, 2019 |
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Feb 20, 2019 16:06
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Submarine Sandpaper posted:diatomaceous earth Burn everything.
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Feb 20, 2019 16:07
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Mice, being warm-blooded mammals, don't exactly spawn from unattended eggs, so as long as you don't physically bring a portion of dry wall with a mouse nest and breeding pair inside they're not going to hitch a ride the same way bugs might.
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Feb 20, 2019 16:11
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Agreed, but I can't really open up every box on moving day to make sure none decided to nest in them. I'm hoping they just keep chilling behind the fridge wall. Would blasting or killing the heat close to moving day encourage the mice to gently caress off from my floor?
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Feb 20, 2019 16:15
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When you finish packing a box, tape it up. If chew holes appear, repack that box.
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Killing the heat (and airing out the apartment so it actually cools down) would discourage nesting in your stuff instead of the relatively cozy and wsrm neighbour's walls, at least. But yea, just tape your boxes shut and check any that look chewed when you move them.
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Feb 20, 2019 16:23
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I don't know if this is the right place to ask, but didn't want to start a new thread. There's a woman that worked for the place I work at through a Goodwill program, and just found out that she can't work anymore due to the program being incompatible with her SSI. She has very little money and is losing this program and she's not in a good place financially and until she can get food stamps and other things going, she's in trouble. I had our office manager get her address and I want to send her some things like a rice cooker and a bag of rice and some quinoa through Amazon, along with some things to make it healthier and not taste horrible; I've lived off of a limited income and rice has really helped me out. Does anyone have any suggestions for things I can include in the care package? Cooking with rice cook book, ingredients, etc? I have my own ideas - but don't want to limit her to the things I like to eat if she doesn't like it. Any help would be appreciated - I'm not much of a cooking person. If there's another route that might be better, I'm open to suggestions.
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OneTwentySix posted:I don't know if this is the right place to ask, but didn't want to start a new thread.
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fart store posted:Assuming your apartment complex doesn't suck, the management will be very interested in your roach problem and send someone to spray poison all over the place if you alert them. (and all the other helpful replies) Thanks for the advice, our management seems to be pretty good and the other units I've lived in in this complex have always been roach-free. I put in a maintenance request today.
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Feb 20, 2019 18:23
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Submarine Sandpaper posted:diatomaceous earth Call around to local exterminators to see if they have freezers that you can put your stuff in for a few days. Especially kitchen and bathroom area items, and linens. They charge for this service, but a few days in deep freeze will kill anything lurking in your stuff. Take the time to inspect all items, open and empty all boxes before repacking, and unfold all linens, particularly folded comforters and other seasonal or rarely used items.
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Feb 20, 2019 21:07
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I had to curtain off the kitchen and bug bomb, but that's probably not an option for shared area like an apartment. Alert the landlord and/or call an exterminator. Definitely keep all food sealed in a container but I learned that roaches can live off paper so empty all your drawers completely. Trigger warning: the horror stories I have living with a gross dude who thought MEAT SCRAPS was compostable. At one time if you turned on the oven you would see tiny fireballs bursting because the roaches were living in the oven and didn't scurry away fast enough. We couldn't even see the oven timer because there was a fat one living inbetween the LCD screen.
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al-azad posted:At one time if you turned on the oven you would see tiny fireballs bursting because the roaches were living in the oven and didn't scurry away fast enough. But how did they taste?
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Feb 22, 2019 10:58
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I was going to ask about cornmeal in yeast bread, but now I've completely lost my appetite.
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Bagheera posted:I was going to ask about cornmeal in yeast bread, but now I've completely lost my appetite. I put cornmeal in my soaker (grains left overnight to soak in water) sometimes.
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Feb 22, 2019 22:53
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Anyone have any favorite cast-iron skillet recipes? I just got one for my birthday. I'm looking forward to making (trying to anyway) lots of pan-roasted chicken thighs. Roasting whole chickens in them also seems fun?
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Feb 22, 2019 23:05
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How long in an instant pot do you guys think it would take to reduce sweet potatoes to mash? Or should I just bake em
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Feb 22, 2019 23:33
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Captainsalami posted:How long in an instant pot do you guys think it would take to reduce sweet potatoes to mash? Or should I just bake em If all you want is mush, microwave them.
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Feb 22, 2019 23:38
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Mashed sweet potato burritos are the poo poo man.
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Feb 23, 2019 00:09
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Captainsalami posted:How long in an instant pot do you guys think it would take to reduce sweet potatoes to mash? Or should I just bake em as it turns out not very long, 10 min on high for some sweet potatoes and chicken thighs simply yields thighs in orange mush, not mash just mush
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Feb 23, 2019 00:33
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DasNeonLicht posted:Anyone have any favorite cast-iron skillet recipes? I just got one for my birthday. You'll want to pick a specific recipe based on what style you like (I find the serious eats one pretty good), but, in general, cast-iron skillets are wonderful for cornbread.
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Captainsalami posted:Mashed sweet potato burritos are the poo poo man. I do em roasted with some cumin and cayenne + salt and pepper for burritos, it is so good. Anyway, besides coq au vin, what are some good hearty poultry-based stews? I'm really, really craving irish stew and stuff but my partner doesn't eat red meat or pork, so lamb/beef stews are right out.
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Feb 23, 2019 00:51
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DasNeonLicht posted:Anyone have any favorite cast-iron skillet recipes? I just got one for my birthday. "Fire-pit Fontina with Tomatoes, Rosemary and Lemon" from Date Night In, a book I highly recommend if you like special composed meals you can partially prep ahead of time. 1 Tbsp olive oil 1 Tbsp minced shallot 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, halved 5 oz fontina, cut into 1/2 inch cubes Lemon zest Fresh rosemary Bread or fresh pretzels for serving Heat oil on high. Sauté shallots until soft, ~5 minutes. Add tomatoes until very juicy, 3-4 minutes. Add cheese, stir until melted, finish with zest and rosemary. It's like fondue but somehow sexier, and with the cast iron on a trivet it stays warm on the table well  My wife said patatas bravas, and I agree on that too.
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Feb 23, 2019 01:04
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Gallatin posted:as it turns out not very long, 10 min on high for some sweet potatoes and chicken thighs simply yields thighs in orange mush, not mash just mush So moisture retention in a pressure cooker is much higher than normal. Might that be the issue here?
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Feb 23, 2019 01:51
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spankmeister posted:So moisture retention in a pressure cooker is much higher than normal. Might that be the issue here? My test wasn't that scienc-y, I just had an extra sweet potato last time I made chicken. However given the density and moisture content of a sweet potato combined with the high pressure and temperature in an instant pot that would make sense
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Feb 23, 2019 02:15
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DasNeonLicht posted:Anyone have any favorite cast-iron skillet recipes? I just got one for my birthday. Friends don’t let friends put sugar in cornbread. Steaks are great in cast iron too. Dry off steaks and salt well-leave on a wire rack in the fridge overnight. Throw the steaks in the freezer for 10 min before cooking, get the skillet good and hot, turn the heat to medium/medium low cook steaks on one side for 4-5 minutes, flip them over and put everything in a 550 degree oven for 4-5 min until done to your liking. Put steaks on a plate and rest for 10 min with a little butter on top. I’ll have to find this great recipe from Saveur or Bon Appetit for Georgian-style spatchcocked Cornish game hens cooked in butter till they’re crispy all over with some yoghurt garlicky sauce that’s fine in cast iron.
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Feb 23, 2019 04:30
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I used to have a recipe for pressure caramelized (well, maillard) sweet potatoes, but I've lost it somehow. You can cook sweet potatoes with a little baking soda and since the temperature gets so high combined with an elevated pH it produces a nice maillard taste. I think the method I used had a baking soda/water slurry, pressure cook for some amount of time, then probably a natural release. Does that sound familiar to anyone?
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Bagheera posted:I was going to ask about cornmeal in yeast bread, but now I've completely lost my appetite. I make this all the time. It's Portuguese - called broa.
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