What are you cooking?

[Beastije]

Does anyone use cottage cheese to make white sauce? I often fail and it curds and I don't know where I make the mistake. I always blend it before using, don't use long hear or high heat.
Maybe I should use no heat... Always confusing

 

[MaloK]

The last time I used cottage cheese, was to patch a water leak in my basement.

 

[gwand]

I make a roux with butter and flour and then add milk or cream over low heat.

 

[jaylach]

I am once again showing that I'm a culinary weirdo.

Having baked beans with both bacon and a cutup pork chop. When I'm ready to eat the beans will be tossed with egg noodles. May sound weird but it is filling and I REALLY like.

 

[lottabubbles]

quick easy and delightful dinner
grilled cheese on big homemade rye bread with, provolone, cheddar, pepperoni cooked on a 1994 George Forman grill with boiled small potatoes with salt pepper and butter and cooked spiced spaghetti squash frozen for 6 months.
funny thing about the spaghetti squash is it gains in sweetness in the freezer for some reason.

 

[WhistlingBadger]

Smoked elk roast, air fries, canned peaches, and a big mug of chocolate mint tea. Ain’t life wonderful?

 

[fishorama]

Tonight will be ropa vieja (old clothes): shredded beef (chuck roast pressure cooked to heck w/ onion, garlic & oregano) with sauted onion, jalpeno & maybe bell peppers on flour tortillas with sour cream. Maybe a side of broccoli...or another ropa.

 

[jaylach]

As is common with me I don't yet know what dinner will be. Several options but won't know until I get hungry if I do.

1. Fettuccine Alfredo with sliced grilled chicken and broccoli. Throw the broccoli in the pasta water with a few minutes to go so the green is mixed in. Toss the pasta/broccoli in some of the Alfredo sauce. Lay the sliced grilled chicken on top of the pasta mix and cover with more sauce. As a note... If possible, always coat pasta in some sauce even if adding more sauce on top. It just makes sure that all the pasta has some sauce. If cooking just for yourself do or don't as you wish but, if cooking for a date, coat all the pasta in sauce before serving. It does make a bit of difference.
2. A boneless pork chop cut up and done Asian with bell peppers, onions, broccoli, egg noodles and a sauce to be determined. Would probably be an orange sauce or sweet chili.
3. Big old smoked 12 ounce pork chop with pan fried potatoes and whatever veggie.

LOL! Don't know which it will be but know I'll enjoy. Best part is that, tonight's losers, will be there tomorrow.

 

[fishorama]

We had au gratin potatoes w/ham & the broccoli we skipped yesterday

 

[jaylach]

We had au gratin potatoes w/ham & the broccoli we skipped yesterday

I like the sound of that! I actually have a broccoli/cauliflower gratin dish in my chest freezer. Not taters but some could be added along with some ham. That actually sounds really interesting.

Thanks for posting.

 

[Beastije]

I tried something new today. Well almost.
I made a 'steak' from celeriac. I usually dice it as fries and put it in the air fryer and use it as a sidedish. This time I marinated in thyme, mustard, oil and lemon juice. And then baked it for 20 minutes in the air fryer. Forgot to take a picture before I started eating. I planned to have it with mashed potatoes, but we have guests over tomorrow, so we have a salmon planned and that will work better with the potatoes.
So instead I made pearl barley. Didn't know if it or the steak would be too dry so I made a sauce. Had leftover lentils so onions, mustard, thyme, broth and lentils and pureed it. Surprisingly the combo, the steak and overall the meal was amazing!
Would not have guessed it when hearing ' celeriac steak'
Does not look great though

 

[fishorama]

Interesting, Beastije, I don't think I've ever tried celeriac. The marinade & sauce sound pretty good too.

 

[Beastije]

For some reason I don't really like celery unless in some sort of french sauce. But celeriac! In mashed potatoes. Air fried fries. With apples and yoghurt and walnuts. It costs nothing lasts for weeks even when cut it still lasts for a while in th fridge. One of the staples, at least in central europ in winter

 

[lottabubbles]

For some reason I don't really like celery unless in some sort of french sauce

man it's hard to beat celery and a big smattering of peanut butter!

 

[fishorama]

@jaylach I think you may have misunderstood my au gratin potatoes w/ham, the broccoli was separate. I know you like to mix everything together, lol.. I do broccoli & rye in cheese white sauce but no ham (both have a little finely chopped onion cooked slightly in the butter before sauce) so your version sounds pretty good too. My husband is a cheeseaholic but didn't like ham or bacon in mac'n'cheese, his most favorite food of all time.

I like celery in chicken stir fry (but not beef or pork), some soups & potato salad, that's about all. I just searched celeriac & it's just grown for the bigger root, they're the same veg. Hmm, more intense & slightly earthy taste...I'll need to think about that before I buy it.