LanceMac10
Imperial Masterpiece
vegan's might want to look away, but I'm hip, so I don't mind if you "watch".... 
...with some coffee-cake porter....
...with some coffee-cake porter....
The cooking thread
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Japonicus
Imperial Masterpiece
Had a new light installed yesterday since my back and neck aren't up to the task.
It used to be an ugly faux oak box for 4 four foot tube lights.
Maybe I'll finish the bar/island next year. Love the cabinets. We had them custom built
through Lowes and me installing them saved a bunch. It's the back side/bar I need to face,
wire, and instal shelving, and instal something on the front under the border.
barrosinc
Masterpiece
Beautiful cabinets and I love the lights! I have white cabinets that I hate. Maybe when I win the lottery........
Japonicus
Imperial Masterpiece
Thank you! Yeh, price is why the original cabinets are still in place in the rest of the kitchen.
Hopefully the upgrades pay off when we move, and we can enjoy them for now too
One thing my wife and I never ever agree on is light colour, save for accent lighting.
She likes warm white and to me it makes everything look like it looks when you have the flu. Yellow, yuck!
That's fine and dandy on a Christmas tree or under a shelf highlighting stone on the wall sure.
jaco94
Chumono
Indian Dal with Red Lentils and Spinach
AlainK
Imperial Masterpiece
Chicken "à la chinoise" 
Easy to make and healthy.
Chicken cubes.
Fresh ginger, crushed garlic, a few drops of Tabasco, a pinch of salt, a pinch of sugar, soy sauce, a little Xeres vinegar
Let the meat marinate while cutting the vegetables
1/2 green pepper, 1/2 red pepper, 1 carrot and 1 onion thinly sliced
Cut the vegetables into small pieces (in French "en julienne")
Even better with fresh coriander leaves of chives.
Fry the meat until light brown, then add the peppers and the carrot. Just heat them so they stay "crispy", almost raw.
Add the onion in the end. It mustn't be fried, turn brown.
Full of taste and vitamins, quick to make.
If too much, can be the base for a curry that you will accompany with basmati rice.
I must get rid of the 2.5 kg I put on since February...
Easy to make and healthy.Chicken cubes.
Fresh ginger, crushed garlic, a few drops of Tabasco, a pinch of salt, a pinch of sugar, soy sauce, a little Xeres vinegar
Let the meat marinate while cutting the vegetables
1/2 green pepper, 1/2 red pepper, 1 carrot and 1 onion thinly sliced
Cut the vegetables into small pieces (in French "en julienne")
Even better with fresh coriander leaves of chives.
Fry the meat until light brown, then add the peppers and the carrot. Just heat them so they stay "crispy", almost raw.
Add the onion in the end. It mustn't be fried, turn brown.
Full of taste and vitamins, quick to make.
If too much, can be the base for a curry that you will accompany with basmati rice.
I must get rid of the 2.5 kg I put on since February...
leatherback
The Treedeemer
A dutch winter classic!
AlainK
Imperial Masterpiece
Ingredients, recipe ?...
leatherback
The Treedeemer
Peel mash-potatoes. Chop. Put in a large pot with water to the top of the potatoes.
Take kale, remove the main veign, Chop in 1cm sized bits
Fry bacon crispy, heat a traditional smoked sausage.
Bring the potatoes to a boil. Add kale on top, and close the lid.
Boil till potatoes are cooked.
Mash the potatoes, kale with a shot of milk, some vinegar and nutmeg, and if you are like me, generous serving of bacon-fat to a smooth mased potatoes with kale.
Serve piping hot, topped with hot sausage and bacon crisps.
Good winterfood against the nasty weather!
Flowerhouse
Chumono
Stamppot Kale! Mmm.... But we used to make it very plain, just chopped kale mashed with the potatoes and smoked sausage.
leatherback
The Treedeemer
In the Netherlands we do not like bland food
Did you make it with kale or with andives? Because that is usually added raw chopped to a mash.
Dutch are kings of Mashed potatoo stamps..
Add sourkraut, or carrots, or kale or andives..
AlainK
Imperial Masterpiece
Schmetz gut ! (or smthg)
There are so many preparations for pork meat in Europe.
A recipe my kids loved in winter : "Pois chiches à la Catalane"
-Chickpeas (I also add red beans, and/or maize for the colours)
- Meat :
-- chorizo (hot, sliced)
-- bacon bits (smoked)
- Vegetables :
-- red pepper
-- onion
-- garlic
-- crushed tomatoes
- Other :
-- Laurel
-- thyme
-- other mediterranean species according to the taste (sage, hyssop, etc.)
In a cooking pot, fry the chorizo and the pork. "Deglaze" with red wine, add the vegetables etc.
I'll post photos next time I cook some. It's a winter dish, full of energy
Flowerhouse
Chumono
Chopped curly kale, stamped into the mashed 'tatoes. I was a teen and it didn't seem too bland to me at the time. Plenty of seasoning in the smoked sausage, probably black pepper at the table, too.In the Netherlands we do not like bland food
Did you make it with kale or with andives? Because that is usually added raw chopped to a mash.
Dutch are kings of Mashed potatoo stamps..
Add sourkraut, or carrots, or kale or andives..
Flowerhouse
Chumono
Thanksgiving pizza. Given a choice, I'd rather not do the big turkey thing.
This is a deep-dish 2 crust pie, recipe from the Vegetarian Epicure cookbook.
This is a deep-dish 2 crust pie, recipe from the Vegetarian Epicure cookbook.
Japonicus
Imperial Masterpiece
Sipping Chocolate / Chantico
Leftover Chantico
My wife handed me the empty cup after I reheated it and sat down on the couch with her.
I went to take a sip, and it was all GONE! Didn't save me any!!!
So I got the ingredients out and showed her how to make them herself
This is not for the faint of heart. If you like chocolate bars, hot chocolates, and strong drink this should satisfy all chocolate cravings.
In order-
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup Nestle Quick
dump Nestle Quick on top of milk and let it dissolve stirring in after a minute
+ 1/4 cup Heavy whipping cream, stir
+ 1/4 cup Dark chocolate chips (Ghirardelli)
+Heaping tablespoon of Hot Fudge topping
Microwave on high 1 minute, remove and carefully blend ingredients stirring.
Ingredients will be thick and clumpy but beginning to melt.
Microwave additional 40 seconds and stir a while to finish melt.
Additional heating probably not necessary, but microwaves vary.
Best served by dipping out into small 2 oz cups or if you're like my wife
the cup might last 2 nights. It's heavy, dark and bold but very smooth.
Like drinking a melted chocolate bar it is.
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Leftover Chantico
My wife handed me the empty cup after I reheated it and sat down on the couch with her.
I went to take a sip, and it was all GONE! Didn't save me any!!!
So I got the ingredients out and showed her how to make them herself
This is not for the faint of heart. If you like chocolate bars, hot chocolates, and strong drink this should satisfy all chocolate cravings.
In order-
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup Nestle Quick
dump Nestle Quick on top of milk and let it dissolve stirring in after a minute
+ 1/4 cup Heavy whipping cream, stir
+ 1/4 cup Dark chocolate chips (Ghirardelli)
+Heaping tablespoon of Hot Fudge topping
Microwave on high 1 minute, remove and carefully blend ingredients stirring.
Ingredients will be thick and clumpy but beginning to melt.
Microwave additional 40 seconds and stir a while to finish melt.
Additional heating probably not necessary, but microwaves vary.
Best served by dipping out into small 2 oz cups or if you're like my wife
the cup might last 2 nights. It's heavy, dark and bold but very smooth.
Like drinking a melted chocolate bar it is.
The Starbucks Chantico Was The Greatest Thing That Ever Happened
An ode to the incredible, drinkable dessert.
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leatherback
The Treedeemer
Cold evenings ask for a good bellystuffing..
Prepared a bean-veggie-beef chili last night. Self-serve tortilla stuffing. Hmm
Prepared a bean-veggie-beef chili last night. Self-serve tortilla stuffing. Hmm