Adventures in Good Food

[martygreene]

With the recent thread about drinks, and with all the wonderful folk here I'm sure there must be some truly amazing recipes out there. Why not share the tastiness? Links to favorite cooking sites, pertinent news articles, talk of kitchen gadgetry, recipes you've made, so-called "food porn", it's all welcome!

My personal online cookbook is available at www.livejournal.com/community/untitled

I'm also a huge fan of www.epicurious.com

 

[martygreene]

PUMPKIN CHOCOLATE CHIP POUND CAKE
1 c. butter
3 c. sugar
5 lg. eggs
3 c. all-purpose flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. cloves
2 c. canned or cooked pumpkin
1/6 c. rum
1/6 c. apple cider
1 bag dark chocolate chips or chunks

Beat butter at medium speed of mixer about 2 minutes or until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating 5 to 7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating only until yellow disappears.

Combine pumpkin, cider, and rum in a bowl.

Combine flour, salt, spices, and soda in a bow.

Add flour mixture to creamed butter mixture alternating with pumpkin mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Mix at lowest speed just until blended after each addition.

Fold in chocolate chips.

Pour batter into a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour and 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack 10 minutes then remove from pan.

I glaze it with a confectioners sugar/apple cider thin royal icing, and then drizzle over top with melted dark chocolate.

 

[lovemichelle]

Yuck. Pumpkin!

I love making Empanadas. I buy the dough pre-made, but sometimes I'll do it myself. The filling is just ground beef seasoned with adobo, onion minced, pepper finely chopped, cumin, paprika, salt and pepper and green olives.

 

[martygreene]

Quote:

Originally Posted by lovemichelle Yuck. Pumpkin! I love making Empanadas. I buy the dough pre-made, but sometimes I'll do it myself. The filling is just ground beef seasoned with adobo, onion minced, pepper finely chopped, cumin, paprika, salt and pepper and green olives.

Genearlly, I agree 100% with the yuck pumpkin comment. This is the ONLY way I will eat pumpkin. I don't eat squash in general actually. I find them all vile and disgusting. Somehow, this was amazingly good though.

What sort of dough do you use? Pie crust dough? Bisquit dough? I'm guessing you bake these?

 

[user2]

Nachos with melted cheese
* plain non-seasoned Nachos
* grated Cheddar
* grated Mozzarella
Just simply put the right amount of cheese for you on top of the nachos and let the cheese melt in the oven!
Now everything you need is some salsa or guacamole, a sombrero and some cheap tequila! Hola!

And: THE BEST CHILI EVER!!!

2 medium onions
1 clove garlic
Olive oil
2 level teaspoons chili powder
1 heaped teaspoon ground cumin (or crushed cumin seeds)
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 pound (455 grams) chuck, minced or ground
7 ounces (200 grams) sun-dried tomatoes in olive oil
1 fresh red chile, deseeded and finely chopped
2 (14 ounce) cans chopped tomatoes (400 grams)
1/2 stick cinnamon
5 ounces water
2 (14 ounce) cans red kidney beans, drained (400 grams)

If you are going to use the oven method, preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
Chop up the onions and garlic in the food processor and fry in some olive oil until softened. Add the chili powder and cumin and a little seasoning.
Chop up the meat in the processor and add to the pan, cooking it until slightly browned.
Place the sun-dried tomatoes and chile in the processor with the oil and blend to form a paste. Add these to the beef with the tomatoes, cinnamon stick, and a wineglass of water. Season a little more, if need be.
Bring to the boil, cover with greaseproof paper and a lid, then either turn the heat down to simmer and cook for 1 1/2 hours or transfer the pan to the oven for about 1 1/2 hours.
Add the red kidney beans 30 minutes before the end of cooking time.

 

[user2]

Maybe somebody has a great Devil's Food + frosting recipe?

 

[lovemichelle]

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Originally Posted by martygreene Genearlly, I agree 100% with the yuck pumpkin comment. This is the ONLY way I will eat pumpkin. I don't eat squash in general actually. I find them all vile and disgusting. Somehow, this was amazingly good though. What sort of dough do you use? Pie crust dough? Bisquit dough? I'm guessing you bake these?

Theres a pre-made dough you can buy in the freezer section of any grocery store. I believe it's called a frozen puff pastry. It works good. Just put the filling in the dough close it and paint on an egg wash for browning.

Some people replace the olives with hard boiled egg peices. I wouldn't ever use that, but it's more for texture then taste.

 

[72Cosmo]

Martygreene, that cake looks heavenly. Could the rum be substituted with something else? Don't like rum tasting sweets, but LOVE pumpkin.

 

[MACreation]

My mom once made a recipe of squash cake with chocolate chips, it was soooo frickin good!! So that cake looks amazing!!

 

[martygreene]

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Originally Posted by 72Cosmo Martygreene, that cake looks heavenly. Could the rum be substituted with something else? Don't like rum tasting sweets, but LOVE pumpkin.

You could probably just use the cider in place of it. I don't taste the rum at all, and I really detest rum. I did use vanilla rum, as that was what the origional recipe called for.

 

[mspixieears]

I have to plug my adopted city: foodies, your life is NOT complete unless you come to Melbourne, Australia.

I was just talking to a good friend of mine, who originally hails from Japan and we were waxing lyrical about the Italian/Greek/Middle Eastern groceries you can buy here. Thai and Indian food is pretty popular here too. Tomorrow a girlfriend of mine is celebrating the last day of her having teeth by...having a few of us go to yum cha for lunch. Then the poor thing gets her wisdom teeth taken out.

Seriously, this place is food-lovers paradise. It's even an official 'Slow Food' city.

What I would give for some Indian sweets (barfi) right about now. Fattening as hell, but I couldn't give a toss.

 

[user4]

i totally hate u guys for posting this and i hate myself for reading it right now cuz im STARVING!!! lol... i think im def trying that pumpkin cc cake... looks delish!!!

 

[martygreene]

another lovely recipe, this one is great year 'round! It's delightful served hot in the fall and winter, and chilled in the spring and summer!

Mom's Carrot Ginger Soup
2 T butter
1 1/2 C diced onion
4 C peeled sliced carrots
2 T grated fresh ginger
4 C broth
1/2 C orange juice
zest from 1 orange
1 C half and half
white pepper
salt
paprika

melt butter in large pot, add onions and cook until transparent. Add carrots, ginger, and broth. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes, or until carrots are tender. Remove vegetables with a slotted spoon and puree- then return veggies to the broth in the pot (unless you have a handheld puree thingy, then just do it in the pot without removing anything). stir in orange juice, zest, and half-and-half. Return to heat. Season with salt, white pepper, and paprika to taste. DO NOT BOIL. Serve with sour cream.

 

[Chelsea]

Let's do a recipe thread..

Im starving. Post your fave recipes!

 

[user2]

Jamie Oliver's fave Chili con Carne!

2 medium onions
1 clove garlic
Olive oil
2 level teaspoons chili powder
1 heaped teaspoon ground cumin (or crushed cumin seeds)
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 pound (455 grams) chuck, minced or ground
7 ounces (200 grams) sun-dried tomatoes in olive oil
1 fresh red chile, deseeded and finely chopped
2 (14 ounce) cans chopped tomatoes (400 grams)
1/2 stick cinnamon
5 ounces water
2 (14 ounce) cans red kidney beans, drained (400 grams)

If you are going to use the oven method, preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
Chop up the onions and garlic in the food processor and fry in some olive oil until softened. Add the chili powder and cumin and a little seasoning.
Chop up the meat in the processor and add to the pan, cooking it until slightly browned.
Place the sun-dried tomatoes and chile in the processor with the oil and blend to form a paste. Add these to the beef with the tomatoes, cinnamon stick, and a wineglass of water. Season a little more, if need be.
Bring to the boil, cover with greaseproof paper and a lid, then either turn the heat down to simmer and cook for 1 1/2 hours or transfer the pan to the oven for about 1 1/2 hours.
Add the red kidney beans 30 minutes before the end of cooking time.

It's so frickin' yummy you can't believe it!!!

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Devil's Food Cake

1 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1/4 pound butter, soft
3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted
3 egg yolks
1/4 cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups cake flour, sifted
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup milk
3 egg whites, stiffly beaten

Cream sugars and butter. Add melted chocolate. Beat yolks; add water and vanilla extract and blend. Gradually add yolk mixture to chocolate mixture; beat until light and fluffy. Sift together flour, salt and baking soda. Alternately add flour mixture and milk, blending well after each addition. Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry, fold into batter.
Turn into two greased and floured 9-inch round cake pans or one greased and floured 13x9x2-inch cake pan. Bake layers or loaf in moderate oven 350 F about 30-35 minutes or until cake springs back when touched lightly.

Turn out on cooling rack. Yield: two 9-inch layers or one 13x9x2-inch loaf.

I could take a bath in this!!!!!!!! *mhh*

Thx now I'm starving too!!

 

[CaliKris]

Chicken Salad!!!! It is so good! =] I think I will make it tonight!


Chicken Mixture
5 cups Chicken: Cooked and diced
1 cup Water chestnuts: sliced
2 cups Pineapple tidbits
1/2 cup Celery: chopped
1/2 cup Green Olives: slices

Combine all and chill

Dressing:
1 cup Sour Cream
1 cup Mayo
4 tablespoons Chutney
1 tablespoon Curry Powder

Combine and chill


At serving time in a large bowl combine the chicken mixture and dressing. Stir in Chinese Crunchy noodles (as much as desired)

 

[martygreene]

Pesach Lasagne (kosher for passover, or any time of year)

3-4 sheets of matzo
2 eggs, beaten
12 oz. ricotta
Italian seasoning or oregano, marjoram, and basil
Grated Parmesan cheese
Tomato sauce of your choice (I generally use a little over 1 regular sized can)
Sliced or shredded provolone or mozzerella cheese

Mix eggs, ricotta, parmesean, and herbs in a bowl.

In a 8"x8" lightly greased square pan, layer:
1) tomato sauce
2) 1 sheet of matzo which has first been briefly passed on both sides under warm/hot running tap water.
3) ricotta mixture
4) provolone/mozzerella

Repeat this series of layers until your pan is 1/2 - 3/4 inch shy of full. The whole thing will rise slightly from the egg when baked, so you want space for that. Finish with some extra cheese and herbs on top.

Bake at 350°F for approximately 20 minutes. The top layer of cheese should be bubbly. If it starts burning on top, cover loosely with foil. You may wish to bake on a tray or on foil, in case the sauce gets bubbly. I use a thick version of sauce so as to reduce this to a minimum.

 

[ishtarchick]

well, not exactly a recipe but this is a vinaigrette i use to pour over fresh uncooked veggies to serve as munchies, my friends love it!

1 cup olive oil (i don't use extra virgin cause i think the flavor is too strong, but you can if you like it)
1/3 - 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
3 garlic cloves
salt & pepper to taste.
1 tsp mustard
1 tbs honey.

put it all in the blender, and serve over sliced carrots, cucumbers, beet, celery, jicama (a mexican fruit, idk what it is called elsewhere) or whichever veggies you like

if you like it hot then add 2 red chillis in the blender.
enjoy!

 

[DaisyDee]

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Originally Posted by martygreene Genearlly, I agree 100% with the yuck pumpkin comment. This is the ONLY way I will eat pumpkin. I don't eat squash in general actually. I find them all vile and disgusting. Somehow, this was amazingly good though. What sort of dough do you use? Pie crust dough? Bisquit dough? I'm guessing you bake these?

I totally know what you mean... although I LOVE pumpkin!
But with zuchinni, I HATE it unless it's in zuchinni bread, which I LOVE!

 

[DaisyDee]

Quote:

Originally Posted by VuittonVictim Jamie Oliver's fave Chili con Carne!

Yummm! I just want to eat up Jamie Oliver!