Tell us what you have cooked lately (that's interesting)

Kaigen · 2010-10-15T22:11:09.000Z

Gwendraeth:

Awesomeness.

Awesomeness.

Dejin · 2010-10-16T02:57:21.000Z

Gwendraeth:

For Canadian Thanksgiving, I just baked apple pie FOR THE EMPEROR!

It is both gluten- and heresy-free

That’s awesome Gwendraeth! Happy Thanksgiving.

Hans_Lauring · 2010-10-16T14:30:05.000Z

I carved pumpkins with the kids today and my wife made an awesome spicy pumpkin soup with basmati rice.

That up there is definitely celeriac.
If I’m not using it for a specific recipe or as part of a celeriac-potato mash, then I make a roots mix as a sidedish in the oven.
Celeriac, beetroot, carrot, potato, parsnip, kohlrabi and parsley root cut into fries size on my mandolin. Cover in oil and salt and pepper a spread out in a baking pan add a whole garlic with the cloves unpeeled as well as some thyme, rosemary or what else you feel like. Salt and pepper and bake for about 45 minutes (remember to mix it up with a spatula once in a while).
So simple, so good, in season right now (in this part of the world) and only the cutting takes any time (and not much on a mandolin).

Mightynute · 2010-10-16T15:08:40.000Z

Made a (rather weak) curry in the crockpot. Beef roast, cubed up with some carrots, potatoes, and onions and some (allegedly) spicy jalfrezi sauce. Evidently there needs to be quite some more spice. Next time, I’ll try chicken vindaloo.

harkmamilton · 2010-10-16T20:16:38.000Z

CANDIED PECANS i came when i ate it

Athryn · 2010-10-16T21:24:47.000Z

REPORTED

merryprankster · 2010-10-16T21:32:22.000Z

Fried up some Scrapple this morning. Yummness!

Mightynute · 2010-10-18T16:39:41.000Z

A quick and simple spicy frittata with six eggs, some cream, and a handful of shredded parmesan. Sautéed up some diced onion, jalapeno, garlic, and then added some grilled chicken strips to the mixture. Pop in the oven for half an hour and voila.

In the pan.

On the plate.

Meghan_Bowyer · 2010-10-18T17:51:37.000Z

Pumpkin pie… waffles.

Oh yeah. I went there.

And my house smells AWESOME.

Athryn · 2010-10-19T15:02:34.000Z

I got a bag of apples at the store this week, they were pretty mealy and not very tasty.

Happily, some peeling, some cutting up, some water and sugar … and now they’re delicious apple sauce.

Jeremy_Johnsen · 2010-10-19T20:55:58.000Z

I spent an hour tonight slicing about 100 vanilla beans and dumping them in bottles of vodka. I’m making home made vanilla extract to use for Christmas presents. So now my hands and the house smell really, really good.

Bonus is I bought too many beans and so I have a bunch to use for different stuff.

CheesyPoof · 2010-10-19T21:04:55.000Z

Cripes, how much did 100 vanilla beans cost you?

baren · 2010-10-19T21:07:24.000Z

Meghan Bowyer:

Pumpkin pie… waffles.

Oh yeah. I went there.

And my house smells AWESOME.

Recipe? Pictures?

Brad_Grenz · 2010-10-19T23:52:02.000Z

Jeremy Johnsen:

I spent an hour tonight slicing about 100 vanilla beans and dumping them in bottles of vodka. I’m making home made vanilla extract to use for Christmas presents. So now my hands and the house smell really, really good.

Bonus is I bought too many beans and so I have a bunch to use for different stuff.

Awesome. Vanilla beans are so fantastic. Way better than having garlic hands.

Indyls · 2010-10-20T07:33:27.000Z

Jeremy Johnsen:

I spent an hour tonight slicing about 100 vanilla beans and dumping them in bottles of vodka. I’m making home made vanilla extract to use for Christmas presents. So now my hands and the house smell really, really good.

I love that idea for Christams Gifts. Can you share the recipe? (assuming there is more to it than dumping 100 bean scrapings in a bottle of vodka)

Meghan_Bowyer · 2010-10-20T17:29:32.000Z

baren:

Recipe? Pictures?

No pictures, but here’s my recipe:

5 tablespoons melted butter
1 cup pumpkin puree
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/4 tsp cinnamon
1 1/4 tsp grated ginger (I used less because ginger is a pain to grate - still tastes great)
1/8 tsp ground cloves
1/8 tsp nutmeg
Pinch of salt
1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 cup milk
1/2 cup sour cream
2 eggs
2 tbsp dark rum (I left this out because I forgot to go to the liquor store - waffles were still awesome)
1 tsp vanilla extract

Mix the pumpkin, sugars, spices, and salt together, then add flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Mix together - it’ll be more like a dough at this point.

In another bowl, mix together the milk, sour cream, eggs, rum, and vanilla until well blended. Add to the pumpkin mixture and stir until combined, then fold in the melted butter.

Then - to the waffle iron! About 1/2 cup of batter per waffle for these. I doubled the recipe and I may have miscalculated the flour, because mine came out really soft. But so, so good.

Gendal · 2010-10-20T23:33:56.000Z

CheesyPoof:

Cripes, how much did 100 vanilla beans cost you?

Curious too, I rarely use them because of the crazy cost, maybe it’s available in bulk some where?

Omniscia · 2010-10-21T07:05:37.000Z

Well, it’s $10 for two at the King Arthur Flour store, so that would only be… uh… $500 if he bought them from there. But that’s the primo Madagascar stuff, and not labeled for wholesale.

Looks like you can buy Indonesian vanilla beans (on teh Internets) by the pound for about $40ish, and there are apparently about 100 beans per pound.

nlanza · 2010-10-22T15:36:14.000Z

Yeah, you can get them in bulk on eBay for pretty reasonable prices.

Omniscia · 2010-10-22T21:22:44.000Z

I’m not sure I’d trust any ingredients from eBay. But I’m also not sure I have a valid reason not to.

Also, can anyone recommend a good butane burner? Not necessarily a camp stove; I’m looking for something I could use indoors when I want a little more temperature control than an electric burner offers.