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Post subject: Re: Cooking Thread.
Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2019 4:28 pm
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I think I will have tacos.

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Post subject: Re: Cooking Thread.
Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2019 5:27 pm
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I dig all those Calypso Steak ingredients, Rev’. Cornbread is icing on the cake. Nice job.

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Thanks. I found a really good Caribbean cookbook while I was looking for a good Jamaican Jerk Chicken recipe and found the recipes for the rest of the meal in there.

I'll post pics when I do this weeks cook.

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Post subject: Re: Cooking Thread.
Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2019 8:16 pm
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Hey there, Steve. In the Swinging 60s I remember noticing how popular East Indian restaurants and food was in England. Not so much on this side of the pond until later, although there were and are plenty of multi generation Canadian East Indians certainly on the west coast.

My cupboard has some of those ingredients as I took a stab at cooking some stuff from my Indian cookbook amongst my ethnic collection. Their dishes are pretty gourmet at times, and a lot of work goes into making their meals. I love curry and turmeric in rice anytime, and a lot of their chicken dishes.

There’s a push here in Canada to catch up to Europe having pre-made meals as opposed to cooking at home. That and increasingly popular delivery from franchised and non- franchised restaurants or grocery stores. We do have pre-made, but I heard that it had been for some time so much more acceptable for shopping where you are. A few years ago a distributor told me they were shifting product ownership and distribution to do like they do on your side of the pond. It’s arrived. The big supermarkets are all renovating with that in mind.

Pre-made is so much better than it was, freshly made at home goes without saying. If that Chicken Korma is as good as it looks, it must be a good one, Steve. :wink:
As I said earlier, I love to cook, but more than that I love to eat. Only one of us likes pancake and waffles. I know . . . strange, huh. I couldn’t believe it when the wife said she said she didn’t like either, so boxed ones come in handy; but, as a label reader preservatives are not allowed or they are limited (seldom) in my waffles or pancakes. Not too keen on soya in my food or corn when it’s invasive and could be omitted. Lobbyists make sure corn and it’s related products are just about everywhere. I love corn when it’s corn or cornbread. :lol:
Right now I’m having waffles topped with eggs and maple syrup. I’m thinking the chickens ate corn, and I’m going with the flow. Somebody has to eat these waffles and eggs. :P
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Post subject: Re: Cooking Thread.
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2019 3:23 pm
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In my local Co-op store there is a really good selection of what we call "ready meals", packaged meals that you just put in the microwave, alongside their Indian collection they have some Chinese, and lots of English dishes such as beef stew with dumplings, shepherd's pie etc.

On Sunday evenings we usually eat with my brother and his wife who is German, I'll be asking her about the red cabbage with apples, we had red cabbage last week but I didn't put any on my plate and don't think there were apples and onions in it.

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Post subject: Re: Cooking Thread.
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2019 3:49 pm
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That’s great, Steve. Funny you should mention Co-op. We have a Co-op a block from us, I’ll be curious to find if they are connected to yours in England.

The existing store was pretty much gutted and is in transition as we speak. The Co-Ops here are following your example, and have just put a ready made smorgasborg setup where everything is chosen, put in a box, weighed and off ya go.

Sounds like you have a great selection. :D
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Post subject: Re: Cooking Thread.
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2019 4:15 pm
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Just thought I’d ask this question to you all. Do you still use paper recipes or cookbook(s) or do you just go to the website or both or all? Or none?

I’m of the belief that all the best recipes have yet to be digitized, but there is lots of good stuff to see and learn on The Net. :wink:

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Great thread, Rev J.

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Post subject: Re: Cooking Thread.
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2019 5:43 pm
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I've used the Internet a lot. Found plenty of bad recipes and a handful of good ones. One of the best was a dijon chicken wing recipe. Absolutely addictive. I tried 50 different pancake recipes and ended up going with Martha Stewart's. Go figure.


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Post subject: Re: Cooking Thread.
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2019 6:00 pm
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A little of both. I have 2 go to cookbooks. When I can get to them I'll tell you what they are. I found the one where I got the all of the Caribbean recipes used in a bookstore while looking for a good Jamaican Jerk Chicken recipe and it ended up being totally worth the $12.50 I paid for it.

If I have to do a conversion like dried herbs to fresh I will look it up. I started using instant buttermilk in my cornbread since I can only get the liquid in quarts and I hate seeing food go to waste.

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Post subject: Re: Cooking Thread.
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2019 6:21 pm
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None of the culinary incompetence revealed in this thread is surprising -- three quarters of the people in this country can't boil an egg, change a flat tire on a car, or properly string a Strat with vintage-style split-post tuners.

We are doomed!

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Post subject: Re: Cooking Thread.
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2019 7:00 pm
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I use printed recipes.
I have Brazilians of them.
If I need something from the internet I will save it and add to the digital library but I still print it.
I'm not cool enough to put my computer or iPad in the kitchen and I'm not going to run back and forth.

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Post subject: Re: Cooking Thread.
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2019 7:52 pm
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So my 2 go to cookbooks are "A Taste of the Tropics" by Jay Solomon and "The Hippie Gourmets Guide to Healthy Eating," by Bruce Brennan. The first is Caribbean and Southeast Asian food the second is Vegetarian, Vegan, and Pescatarian. I got great recipes for mushroom lasagna, and vegetarian mushroom stroganoff.

In other news I just ordered a pre seasoned cast iron grill pan off Amazon for $16.99 since most of what I cook is supposed to be grilled.

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Post subject: Re: Cooking Thread.
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2019 10:08 pm
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None of the culinary incompetence revealed in this thread is surprising -- three quarters of the people in this country can't boil an egg, change a flat tire on a car, or properly string a Strat with vintage-style split-post tuners.

We are doomed!

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I think part of the problem is that we treat cooking as something that is unnecessarily difficult plus with takeout and pre made meals it's easier to not be able to cook. When I was in Junior High everyone had to take both shop and home ec. Plus I grew up in a house where cooking was a requirement. I love to cook and I love good food. Plus when I eat healthy I feel so much better.

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Post subject: Re: Cooking Thread.
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2019 5:30 am
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Retroverbial wrote:
None of the culinary incompetence revealed in this thread is surprising -- three quarters of the people in this country can't boil an egg, change a flat tire on a car, or properly string a Strat with vintage-style split-post tuners.

We are doomed!

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Does this count? To get the full experience you might try this which was a trend in the 70s. After packing the kitchen sink and making that drive to the cottage, only to unpack the gear, who wanted to make a meal? This was often the answer in lake country and, surprisingly, some pretty fancy meals could and did successfully come out of it.



A whole different meaning for packaged food. :P Works on 4x4s and diesels too. So the next time that trucker passes you by, he or she might be cooking up a mean venison with mushroom stuffing, cheesy asparagus, and Bourbon Pecan Caramel Apple Crisp. :P
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It has been said by world famous chefs that the palate dictates more than the technique as to who the better chef is. That is why a recipe followed could be improved upon or not. However, one has to know how to get to there from here. Tricks of the trade are extremely useful. Some great chefs, on the other hand, make a lousy burger or mediocre ribs. IMHO. :lol:
In our house we both have expertise and a certain taste in certain dishes; but, not necessarily the same ones. That is true in professional kitchens too.

If ya like it . . . then it’s good. :wink:
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Post subject: Re: Cooking Thread.
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2019 7:45 am
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Yeah I'm not liking the Carbeque. He had the food well wrapped and far from the brake pads, but still.... And if it did leak, IMO that could catch fire and be a pretty expensive meal you never got to eat.

Not as good in the rain, but I'd prefer the old "Hobo stove":

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Post subject: Re: Cooking Thread.
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2019 8:17 am
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You’re probably right about a possible fire, Ghost. But, while I’ve never heard of a dinner burning a car, I know of killer car stereos, magnesium VW engines, and my brother’s dealer serviced BMW motor that burnt vehicles to a crisp. YMMV

That Hobo stove is pretty skookum, Ghost; but, don’t you need a hobo to operate it? The simplicity is very cool, but I haveta chuckle at the premium non stick pan. :lol:
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