Foodbox (Food & Recipes)

~~Cuthbert~~ · 12-17-2013, 05:24 PM

Would eat them all.

You like baking don't you BD.

**Frownland** · 12-21-2013, 12:49 AM

My latest hungover munchie invention: Quesadilla Breakfast Tacos.
Ingredients: 2 tortillas, cheese of your choice (I like sharp cheddar), 5 pieces of bacon, 1/4 onion or 1 shallot, mushrooms (I like shitake), 3 eggs.

Cook 3 slices of bacon to satisfaction, crispier is better as you'll be crumbling up the bacon to put in the eggs. While the bacon is cooking, slice your mushrooms and onion or shallot finely. I like to cut the mushrooms more roughly than the onion, which should be sliced as finely as possible to get a good carmelization. Once the bacon is done, put the bacon to the side and throw those onions into the pan with the remaining bacon grease. After a few minutes of letting the onions get a good sear put the mushrooms in.

Beat the three eggs with heavy whipping cream or milk for fluffiness. Once the vegetables are finished sauteeing, pour the eggs on the pan and scramble them, mixing the veggies and crumbled bacon in. You can add cheese if you like, sometimes I'll put havarti or meunster in the eggs.

When the eggs are scrambled, put them in your quesadilla. To make a quesadilla, put some butter in a pan and put it on medium. Then take two tortillas and neatly (or not, I don't give a ****) lay your cheese in the between them. After this, you can cook it on the pan with a flip and you're good.

Take the quesadilla and put the eggs on top of it, and fold the quesadilla to hold the eggs like a taco! You can add salsa, jalapenos, sour cream, more cheese, and other things to your taco, this is just the way I like to do it.

EDIT: I left you with two extra slices of bacon. You can cook those after you sautee your vegetables. Eat one piece and put the other with the rest of the crumbled bacon slices. Then you can cook your quesadilla in the bacon grease for some Murican flavour.

LoathsomePete · 01-08-2014, 09:07 PM

So I made a tomato bisque tonight with a pretty straight-forward recipe I found online.

Here's what you'll need:

5 cups of chicken stock
5 tablespoons of all purpose flour
1 28 oz can of whole tomatoes
1 onion
1 carrot
1 celery stick
4 cloves of garlic
1 cup of heavy cream
1 bay leaf
3 parsley sprigs
3 thyme sprigs
Salt + Pepper
bacon (however much you deem necessary)

Start by frying the bacon in a soup pot till crispy and the fat has rendered. Transfer the bacon to some paper towels and leave. Chop up your carrots, celery, onion, and garlic and let cook covered in the bacon fat for about 8 minutes, stirring occasionally on a medium heat. You're going to puree these veggies later on so you don't need to cut them up too fine.

Stir in your flour and continue stirring for around 3 minutes to make the roux, then pour in your chicken stock and tomatoes. Whisk constantly and bring your mix to a boil, then add in your bay leaf, parsley, and thyme. Let that simmer for about 30 minutes uncovered on low heat. After 30 minutes, remove from heat and let cool, discard the thyme, parsley, and bay leaf, then transfer to a blender or food processor and puree until smooth. Put it back in the soup pot and back on the burner on a medium heat and whisk in your 1 cup of heavy cream. Add salt and pepper to taste, then serve into bowls and break up the bacon into chunks for garnish.

I didn't take any pictures but it was pretty straight forward.

anticipation · 01-08-2014, 10:48 PM

3 words; never boil soup.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 01-19-2014, 02:42 AM

Made a curry yesterday, was very hot in terms of spice but very nice. Used a blender to do all the onions/ginger/spices/garlic, got it to a paste and it's bang on.

Paying for it now, too much heat my stomach is uncomfortable.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 01-22-2014, 06:20 AM

Top winter drink.

zombie kid · 01-22-2014, 06:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Christian Benteke

Made a curry yesterday, was very hot in terms of spice but very nice. Used a blender to do all the onions/ginger/spices/garlic, got it to a paste and it's bang on.

Paying for it now, too much heat my stomach is uncomfortable.

I don't think I've ever had curry.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 01-22-2014, 07:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zombie kid

I don't think I've ever had curry.

You're missing out mate. Curry is the best food in the world. South Asian curry (dunno much about Thai/Chinese etc) has so many different variations, flavours and heat levels. relatively easy to make provided you have a good recipe and cheap to go out and eat in a restaurant. You can buy curry pastes in jars to make it with but it's crap imo better from scratch.

My favourite is the balti, just unreal.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 02-20-2014, 03:43 PM

http://oi62.tinypic.com/ak95oy.jpg

Chippy tea. Fish had just come out the fryer, batter was hot and crunchy and the fish was perfect. Chips were fluffy and soft and the outside was slightly crispy. Little bit of salt & vinegar on the chips & a little squeeze of lemon juice on the fish was 5* tbh.

There was more but I ate most of it before taking that.

RoxyRollah · 02-23-2014, 08:31 AM

I never ever eat red meat, not for any other reason then I don't really care for it like that...Choice between chicken or beef I am gonna take the chicken every time, naturally. So I was kinda confused by my craving for a ****in cheese burger last night at work....

I give you my heart attack special..... No really, my left arm is numb is that bad?

Do I really need to tell you what's on it?

12-21-2013, 12:49 AM	#552 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,548	My latest hungover munchie invention: Quesadilla Breakfast Tacos. Ingredients: 2 tortillas, cheese of your choice (I like sharp cheddar), 5 pieces of bacon, 1/4 onion or 1 shallot, mushrooms (I like shitake), 3 eggs. Cook 3 slices of bacon to satisfaction, crispier is better as you'll be crumbling up the bacon to put in the eggs. While the bacon is cooking, slice your mushrooms and onion or shallot finely. I like to cut the mushrooms more roughly than the onion, which should be sliced as finely as possible to get a good carmelization. Once the bacon is done, put the bacon to the side and throw those onions into the pan with the remaining bacon grease. After a few minutes of letting the onions get a good sear put the mushrooms in. Beat the three eggs with heavy whipping cream or milk for fluffiness. Once the vegetables are finished sauteeing, pour the eggs on the pan and scramble them, mixing the veggies and crumbled bacon in. You can add cheese if you like, sometimes I'll put havarti or meunster in the eggs. When the eggs are scrambled, put them in your quesadilla. To make a quesadilla, put some butter in a pan and put it on medium. Then take two tortillas and neatly (or not, I don't give a ***) lay your cheese in the between them. After this, you can cook it on the pan with a flip and you're good. Take the quesadilla and put the eggs on top of it, and fold the quesadilla to hold the eggs like a taco! You can add salsa, jalapenos, sour cream, more cheese, and other things to your taco, this is just the way I like to do it. EDIT: I left you with two extra slices of bacon. You can cook those after you sautee your vegetables. Eat one piece and put the other with the rest of the crumbled bacon slices. Then you can cook your quesadilla in the bacon grease for some Murican flavour. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth.* d e a f b o x

01-08-2014, 09:07 PM	#553 (permalink)
LoathsomePete Cardboard Box Realtor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobb's End Posts: 7,648	So I made a tomato bisque tonight with a pretty straight-forward recipe I found online. Here's what you'll need: 5 cups of chicken stock 5 tablespoons of all purpose flour 1 28 oz can of whole tomatoes 1 onion 1 carrot 1 celery stick 4 cloves of garlic 1 cup of heavy cream 1 bay leaf 3 parsley sprigs 3 thyme sprigs Salt + Pepper bacon (however much you deem necessary) Start by frying the bacon in a soup pot till crispy and the fat has rendered. Transfer the bacon to some paper towels and leave. Chop up your carrots, celery, onion, and garlic and let cook covered in the bacon fat for about 8 minutes, stirring occasionally on a medium heat. You're going to puree these veggies later on so you don't need to cut them up too fine. Stir in your flour and continue stirring for around 3 minutes to make the roux, then pour in your chicken stock and tomatoes. Whisk constantly and bring your mix to a boil, then add in your bay leaf, parsley, and thyme. Let that simmer for about 30 minutes uncovered on low heat. After 30 minutes, remove from heat and let cool, discard the thyme, parsley, and bay leaf, then transfer to a blender or food processor and puree until smooth. Put it back in the soup pot and back on the burner on a medium heat and whisk in your 1 cup of heavy cream. Add salt and pepper to taste, then serve into bowls and break up the bacon into chunks for garnish. I didn't take any pictures but it was pretty straight forward. __________________ Last.FM 101 Albums That May Not Change Your Life, But I Really Like And You Might Too

12-17-2013, 05:24 PM	#551 (permalink)
~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	Would eat them all. You like baking don't you BD.

01-08-2014, 10:48 PM	#554 (permalink)
anticipation Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3,565	3 words; never boil soup.

01-19-2014, 02:42 AM	#555 (permalink)
~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	Made a curry yesterday, was very hot in terms of spice but very nice. Used a blender to do all the onions/ginger/spices/garlic, got it to a paste and it's bang on. Paying for it now, too much heat my stomach is uncomfortable.

01-22-2014, 06:20 AM	#556 (permalink)
~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	Top winter drink.

02-20-2014, 03:43 PM	#559 (permalink)
~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	http://oi62.tinypic.com/ak95oy.jpg Chippy tea. Fish had just come out the fryer, batter was hot and crunchy and the fish was perfect. Chips were fluffy and soft and the outside was slightly crispy. Little bit of salt & vinegar on the chips & a little squeeze of lemon juice on the fish was 5* tbh. There was more but I ate most of it before taking that.