Cooking, Baking, Grilling, Etc.

[Kyonye]

Over the course the last year or so, I've become much more in tune with my cooking/baking side. I'm always looking for new recipes. Maybe we could all trade recipes with each other.

Any good recipes you enjoy and want to share?

[Kyonye]

Just tried this one today. Came out really well.

Banana and Pistachio rice pudding:
1/2 tablespoon butter
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 cup basmati rice, rinsed and drained
2 cups milk
1 cup cream
1/4 cup pistachios, shelled and chopped, plus extra for garnish, if desired
1 banana

1. In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over low heat. Stir in the cardamom, cinnamon, nutmeg and sugar and cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly.

2. Stir in the rice, milk and cream. Bring the mixture to a simmer over high heat, then reduce the heat to maintain a simmer. Cook the rice, uncovered, until very tender, stirring occasionally, 20 to 25 minutes.

3. Remove from the heat and set the pan aside, uncovered, until the rice cools to room temperature, about 30 minutes to 1 hour. (The pudding will be very soupy at first, but will thicken as the rice continues to absorb the liquid as it cools in the pan.) When the rice is almost cooled, peel and dice the banana.

4. Stir in the pistachios and banana, then cover and refrigerate the pudding until well chilled. Garnish with extra pistachios if desired. This makes about 3 cups rice pudding.

[Nazzov]

Two Tablespoons of cinnamon
2 or 3 eggwhites
A-Half a stick of butter, melted
Stick it all in a bowl, Stir it with a wooden spoon
Mix in a Cup of Flour

Quarter cup of unsweeted chocolate
half cup of brandy
throw in a bag or two of sugar
and just a pinch of vanilla
Grease up the cookiesheet
Then Preheat the oven to 350°

and give that spoon a lick.

[Kyonye]

My favorite salad:
Mix of spring leaves, spinach
Green peppers
Avacado
Dried Cranberries
Cherry Tomatoes
Olive oil
Balsamic vinegar


Both the tomatoes and the cranberries add a good amount of sweet, but not too sweet (judging on how many cranberries you put in there).


Easy dessert/snack:
Oranges
Nestle Chocolate Chips
European style butter (tends to be creamier)
Frost Flakes

This is a simple recipe.
1) To start, peel the oranges (as many as you want to use) into sections.

2) Take the frosted flakes, place them in a ziploc bag and crunch them up into medium size pieces.

3) Next place the chocolate and butter in a bowl and melt in the microwave and mix it until you get a fine consistency.

4) Dip the orange sections into the chocolate and then the frosted flakes, place them into a container, and put in the fridge for roughly an hour or so.

It's simple and tastes really good.

[BUGGER]

Slow Cooker, burger and beans, onions and peppers, tomatoes and relish. GARLIC.

Mmmmm....Chilli.


Also, chocolate chips in a bowl in the microwave is the most dangerous way to make fudge. Just saying calorie counters....

[Kyonye]

Gotta try that out. First I gotta get a crock pot.

[Captain1nsaneo]

Also, chocolate chips in a bowl in the microwave is the most dangerous way to make fudge. Just saying calorie counters....

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[maradine]

Determine your year of birth.
Navigate here: http://www.chilicookoff.com/Winner/Winner_Champions.asp?Cat=1
Index against your year of birth.
Click on the winner's name.


BEHOLD: your Birth Chili.

[Kyonye]

Determine your year of birth.
Navigate here: http://www.chilicookoff.com/Winner/Winner_Champions.asp?Cat=1
Index against your year of birth.
Click on the winner's name.


BEHOLD: your Birth Chili.


Heaven...

[teddie]

I just bought a cast iron cocotte, and did some ratatouille. Here's the recipt for four persons

¼ cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 large onion / 8 oz. Coarsely Chopped
2 Red Pepper / 10 oz. Cut into 1 cm / ½” cubes
½ Eggplant / 10 oz. Cut into 2 cm /1” cubes
1 Zucchini / 10.5 oz. Cut into 1 cm / ½” cubes
1 Tomato / 8 oz. Cut into 1 cm / ½” cubes
4 cloves of garlic. Chopped
Bouquet garni (collection of herbs : chopped fresh parsley, thyme and bay leaf)
Sea Salt
Freshly Ground Pepper

Toss Eggplant with sea salt and leave for 2 – 4 hrs (or overnight). Prior to cooking, rinse eggplant to remove excess salt ; pat dry with paper towels or a clean kitchen towel.
5 minutes prior to cooking, preheat your Staub Cocotte over medium heat. Add the Olive oil to the Cocotte. Add the Onion Garlic, Red Pepper, and Eggplant to the Cocotte and stir to combine and coat with Olive Oil. Season with Salt and Pepper and cook over medium heat for 20 minutes. Add Zucchini and cook for 10 minutes. Add Tomato and cook for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and taste. Adjust Seasoning Add Chopped Parsley and serve.