#Kitchen Adventures

[toyastales]

A kitchen embedded in a rocky cliff

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[mirillel]

Little apple pie stars i made for a friend i had staying over hehe :)

#loooove getting to cook for people <3 #kitchen adventures #personal

[petermorwood]

I’ve occasionally mentioned the delicious little Parmesan Biscuits from “Savouries a la Mode” (1897) by Mrs de Salis.

A couple of days ago I saw another recipe (full-article link) this time involving caraway seeds, @dduane​ gave it a try yesterday afternoon, and it was highly successful!

Here’s the recipe-only link; it’s meant to produce about 20 biscuits.

Using a smaller cutter for better comparison with the de Salis version made about 50; here they are, including cooled triple-stacks at the rear right but excluding a few which had to be sampled in case something had gone wrong. (That’s our excuse anyway...)

The recipe also says “best eaten warm”; yes for a softer texture, however we found that leaving them to cool completely keeps that soft crumble in the middle while developing a pleasing crunch round the edges. I’d also suggest letting them get cold before putting them in the obligatory airtight container; warm might cause soggy, and that would never do.

Some puffed up a little more than others; they stayed softer, too. NB, since not everyone likes caraway (my Dad was one) try using coarse-ground or mortar-cracked black peppercorns.

I have a feeling - to be acted on really soon - that this recipe will lend itself to tweaking: substitute the caraway with whole cumin-seeds toasted in a dry pan, grated Cheddar and a spoonful of favourite chili-con-carne mix or trusted curry powder. I intend to try making both. :-D

And, since I mentioned Mrs de Salis at the beginning, here’s her recipe.

Adding more cayenne or even hot chilli powder does no harm; for one thing all that cheese, egg and butter seem to blunt the burn, and for another these are tiny one-bite biscuits meant to accompany a little drinkie, so the succession of diminutive spicy explosions work really well.

#food and drink #kitchen adventures #recipes #cheese biscuits #Parmesan biscuits #Parmesan cookies

[bassenji]

i bought a whole ass pumpkin to use in my soup. it was a complete workout to cut it open and then had to be roasted for another hour to easily cut out the flesh.

was it worth it over buying canned pumpkin puree?

probably not

did I learn anything?

I learned how to cook an entire pumpkin

would I ever again want to cook an entire pumpkin?

no

#kitchen adventures

[takeme-totheworld]

Speaking of cooking, I had a CHAOTIC KITCHEN ADVENTURE this evening. It involved, among other things, dragging a piano bench into the kitchen to climb on it to get the balsamic vinegar down from an extremely high place (no I don't understand why such a common ingredient was so inaccessible either WHY ARE MY ROOMMATES LIKE THIS), a container of crushed red pepper flakes exploding everywhere, extreme cat-wrangling (the cats wanted to eat the red pepper flakes and it would have been very bad), lots of amusing but completely unhelpful running commentary from my roommates, and almost knocking my phone into an open flame.

Now that it's over (and I have endless tupperwares full of leftovers to last me for the next few days), I'm so tired and loopy that I feel almost drunk and I can't stop giggling about it.

Is this how people learn to enjoy cooking? This is how they get you, isn't it? At some point the chaos just becomes hilarious?

#personal #operation: learn to cook #adulting #cooking #kitchen adventures #cat owner adventures

[elucubrare]

It’s been SO long but I’ve finally made texturally good ice cream! I wish I didn’t have to to get raspberry ice cream, but oh well.

#kitchen adventures

[viapu-com]

Homely comfort meets audacious flavors in our Smoked Meatloaf Recipe! It's tradition with a twist you'll love. Smoke up your cooking game! #StayTunedForMore

#smoked meatloaf #twist on tradition #meatloaf recipe #home cooking #comfort food #food innovation #recipe ideas #foodie #delicious #savory dishes #home chef #try something new #reinventing classics #cooking inspiration #kitchen adventures #tasty #epicure #smoked dishes #gourmet meals #food lovers.

[citrus-cactus]

I’m back from vacation and I’m gonna make omurice this week!!!!!!!!!

#AND TOMATO SOUP W GRILLED CHEESE SAMMICH #I JUST REMEMBERED I CAN DO THAT #PEACE AND LOVE ON PLANET EARTH #the cactus speaks #kitchen adventures

[malbecmusings]

Decided to make a batch of hummus for happy hour. I think I got my recipes crossed between this and something else I was going to try. God bless the Boy Scout tho. He was eating it like it came from the hand of God himself. Then I tried it. Holy shit it is GARLIC hummus. Miiiiight need a redo or mix this with another batch. Fuuuuuuuuuck 😬🤣 At least there's wine and bourbon.

#acwm #kitchen adventures #i'm good at a lot of things #culinary skills ain't in my toolbox

[toyastales]

I wouldn't mind washing the dishes with this kind of view.

#waterfall #water #trees and forests #trees #mountains #plants #nature #green #landscape #jade #teal #stainless steel #farmhouse sink #kitchen ideas #kitchen inspiration #kitchen interior design #kitchen items #kitchen accessories #kitchen adventures #march #april #spring #toya's tales #style #toyastales #toyas tales #home decor #interior design #kitchen decor #kitchen design

[mirillel]

Ngl i'm kinda proud of this

#haven't made a pie in a hot moment and this actually slapped! #also didn't have a heart cookie cutter so i cut all of these with a knife lol #kitchen adventures #personal

[spoopy-action-at-distance]

On account of being Le Tired, I have let some dishes build up in my kitchen.

There aren't that many of them, but they have somehow found a way to be arrange themselves in one of the least efficient uses of space I have ever witnessed, so that I am simultaneously in acute danger of running out of counter space and not even slightly in danger of running out of dishes. There is a Dish Jenga Tower of Doom in one sink, with a cake dish on top of it that is soaking, and four other things under it that are somehow not soaking, but which are held in place by the cake dish that somehow is soaking. The most delicate things needing the most delicate of washes are at the bottom of the other sink. Something in there smells of meatballs.

There have not been meatballs in this house since I moved in in 2019. There has not been meat in this house since 2019.

I made this and I am impressed and cowed by it.

After half an hour of cautiously tackling things from the side, as one should, I have now rediscovered the original instigator of this pile-up: the hapless victims of the Pressure Cooker Congee Incident from the other week. If you have ever attempted to scrub congealed starch out of small piping with a straw cleaner, you now know why these dishes have remained unwashed.

I am never, ever, ever, ever, EVER making congee in a pressure cooker ever again.

I am afraid to touch the cake dish for fear of angering the Doom Gods at the base of the Dish Jenga Tower.

Strewn about, there are five separate empty oil bottles, none of which used to contain the type of oil that I consume the most, and all of which have failed to migrate into the recycling bag. I finish one oil bottle roughly every other month. There are five (5) of them.

I feel like I am being perceived by an ancient kitchen deity and found wanting.

#I was moaning about this in dms but fuck it this deserves to be its own post #kitchen adventures #obligatory adulting post

[petermorwood]

Another of @dduane’s last-week baking experiments: Torta della Nonna, “Granny’s Custard Pie”.

It’s Tuscan, a shortcrust pastry filled with lemon custard under an (optional) pastry lid and a sprinkle of pine-nuts, then finished with a dusting of powdered sugar and fresh lemon zest once it’s cooled.

It tasted as good as it looks in the pic. The filling is much more delicate than lemon meringue, and the pine-nuts toast in the oven to become wonderful.

There are various recipes on-line, and one provides this useful info:

How long does Torta della Nonna last?

Torta della Nonna will last for around 4-5 days in the fridge although the pastry will start to soften after a day or two.

4-5 days? Maybe if the fridge is locked and the house is empty. In real life it lasted two enthusiasts about two days, and the pastry never had a chance to go soft...

I accompanied one slice with a glass of unsweetened espresso; no idea if that’s an authentic approach, but if it isn’t it should be. The contrast of temperatures and flavours was amazingly delicious, deliciously amazing and damn good too. :->

#food and drink #kitchen adventures #italian food #desserts

[ayeshaspillsthetea]

I spent the day dehydrating oranges 🍊

#dehydrated #oranges #fruit #dehydrated fruit #diy #dehydrated oranges #kitchen adventures #AyeshaSpillsTheTea

[mangosensei]

Foreword

(c) Ziyi281, Meng Qi Shi Shen, Bilibili

I do not consider myself a cook, but I do know that cooking can be considered a survival skill because obviously food is essential.

And so, as I am in my early 30s... it is rather embarrassing that I find myself nervous of my cluelessness whenever aunts ask me to come help them prepare food in the kitchen during family gatherings.

Therefore, I have decided to attempt to learn the art of cooking!

This secondary blog will henceforth be a reflection of that attempt and the adventures I make herein! :)

That being said, this blog will mostly be about the recipes I have come across and attempted. So more of instructions and simple photos rather than blogging itself, most likely. And lots of quick notes about easy cooking stuff too. But, we'll see how it goes ;)

PS. I also post other related content on my TikTok and Twitter accounts.

PPS. As of January 17, 2024, I will also be posting my favorite chocolates and to-go food options from various restaurant menus. This blog will therefore be known as my personal food blog from here on out! :)

#cooking #kitchen adventures #recipe #food blog #chocolates #chocolate #blogging

[lavenderandlaurel]

made the most Delicious savory miso oatmeal the other day and I cannot stop thinking about it

#kitchen adventures #photo diary