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nakedsushi
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I went to this Middle Eastern place for dinner last night that had an assortment of salads with free refills. I left STUFFED.
The last pic was my main dish: sweetbread. I don't think I'm a fan of sweetbread. It was too chewy. In hindsight, I should have just stuck with eating the side dishes, they were much better.
The last pic was my main dish: sweetbread. I don't think I'm a fan of sweetbread. It was too chewy. In hindsight, I should have just stuck with eating the side dishes, they were much better.
Cosmic Bus
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smirk: I made an omelette this morning that turned out very similar to that (it hadn't set up quite enough when I tried to fold it, so it tore and flopped around a bit) yet it actually tasted better than most of my 'proper' omelettes. Go figure! Maybe it had something to do with the Chinese dumplings I'd made the night before, while neglecting to clean the pan before cooking the eggs.
God, I wish I lived somewhere with food culture. It all looks so good.
smirkrevenge said:
nakedsushi said:
God, I wish I lived somewhere with food culture. It all looks so good.
I know it would've presented better with half as much sauce and half as many potatoes, but alas! I am a man of simple gesture.
PS. The potatoes came premade, I just had to heat them up, same for the sauce! No misteak though, that steak was made by yours truely!
If I wasn't playing Monster Hunter at the time, it would've been a bit more tender..
nakedsushi, you are one of the few persons i know that have at least tried sweetbread. It's very much an acquired taste and the preparation is difficult. judging from the pic, the cook didn'ttake the usual prep steps which could have resulted in the "chewiness". Rest of the dishes look great, though! Arab places have a suprisingly big array of dishes. There's this place around the corner that does a "surprise menu" each week, with 10 dishes in the order of your choice:
-appetizer/preselection plate
dessert from the gods, yoghurt with caramelized cherries:
Kuran, steak and taters is always the right choice!
-appetizer/preselection plate
dessert from the gods, yoghurt with caramelized cherries:
Kuran, steak and taters is always the right choice!
smirkrevenge
Member
sweetbreads rock, if prepared well as onkel said.
here are some fried veal sweetbreads i've had at a restaurant here:
there's also a taco truck that makes the best sweetbread tacos ever; perfect as a hangover cure -- mollejas tacos por favor!
here are some fried veal sweetbreads i've had at a restaurant here:
there's also a taco truck that makes the best sweetbread tacos ever; perfect as a hangover cure -- mollejas tacos por favor!
nakedsushi
Member
OnkelC said:
Really? I would have thought that sweetbreads would be popular in a country like Germany, since you guys have such fantastic sausages. I thought the taste was good, but it was just too chewy. It was like liver-flavored chewing gum. Although now that I think of it, that doesn't sound THAT bad haha.
Kuran: those potatoes look fantastic. I love small potatoes.
Well, I had a good run and didn't cut myself for a couple of years.
However last week it happened again and this time pretty badly. This is how the cut looks like after one week: pic #1, pic #2. It's healing very well thanks to the very clean cut of my Japanese kitchen knife.
I was distracted and fucked up. It's almost like I need it every now and then to gain new respect for the blade ~_~
So yeah, guys. Be careful out there.
However last week it happened again and this time pretty badly. This is how the cut looks like after one week: pic #1, pic #2. It's healing very well thanks to the very clean cut of my Japanese kitchen knife.
I was distracted and fucked up. It's almost like I need it every now and then to gain new respect for the blade ~_~
So yeah, guys. Be careful out there.
obijkenobi
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So I had two requests for the Med. salad and the Spanish Rice, so I'm posting the recipes here. The next post will be devoted to the best meal I've ever made.
Med. salad
* 4 cups roughly chopped raw vegetables (I used carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, and red/yellow/green peppers, and fresh green beans)
* 2 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
* 1/4 cup sliced Kalamata olives
* 1/2 cup torn basil leaves*
* 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
* 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
* 1 pinch Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
* I didn't use basil leaves, but I had grounded basil. I didn't put in half a cup though. I just kind put it in last and mixed enough to where it looked "good".
Spanish rice
* 4 bacon strips, diced
* 3/4 cup chopped onion
* 2 tablespoons olive oil
* 1 cup uncooked long grain rice
* 1 (14.5 ounce) can beef broth
* 1 cup diced green pepper*
* 1 cup diced sweet red pepper*
* 1 (14.5 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
DIRECTIONS
1. In a large skillet, cook bacon until crisp; remove to paper towels. Drain, reserving 2 tablespoons drippings. In the drippings, saute onion until tender. Remove and set aside.
2. In the small skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add rice; cook and stir until golden brown. Reduce heat; stir in broth. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Stir in the bacon, onion, peppers and tomatoes. Cover and simmer 25-30 minutes longer or until rice is tender and most of the liquid is absorbed.
For presentation purposes, I made a mix of 2 cups of green/red/yellow pepper. I also added a little more rice. Other than that, that is the exact recipe
Med. salad
* 4 cups roughly chopped raw vegetables (I used carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, and red/yellow/green peppers, and fresh green beans)
* 2 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
* 1/4 cup sliced Kalamata olives
* 1/2 cup torn basil leaves*
* 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
* 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
* 1 pinch Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
* I didn't use basil leaves, but I had grounded basil. I didn't put in half a cup though. I just kind put it in last and mixed enough to where it looked "good".
Spanish rice
* 4 bacon strips, diced
* 3/4 cup chopped onion
* 2 tablespoons olive oil
* 1 cup uncooked long grain rice
* 1 (14.5 ounce) can beef broth
* 1 cup diced green pepper*
* 1 cup diced sweet red pepper*
* 1 (14.5 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
DIRECTIONS
1. In a large skillet, cook bacon until crisp; remove to paper towels. Drain, reserving 2 tablespoons drippings. In the drippings, saute onion until tender. Remove and set aside.
2. In the small skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add rice; cook and stir until golden brown. Reduce heat; stir in broth. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Stir in the bacon, onion, peppers and tomatoes. Cover and simmer 25-30 minutes longer or until rice is tender and most of the liquid is absorbed.
For presentation purposes, I made a mix of 2 cups of green/red/yellow pepper. I also added a little more rice. Other than that, that is the exact recipe
obijkenobi
Member
Ok GAF, I present to you Grilled Spicy Chicken and Spiced Lemon Rice
Grilled Spicy Chicken Ingredients: 4 chicken breasts, one piece of lemon, sea salt
Marinade: 1 teaspoon amchoor (dried mango powder), 1 teaspoon crushed fenugreek seeds, 1 teasppon garam masala, 2 teaspoons ginger, 2 teaspoons finely grated garlic, 1 tablespoon chilli powder, 1 teaspoon ground cumin, 1 teaspoon ground coriander, 1 cup low fat plain yogurt, lime wedges to serve
Directions:
1. Slash each breast diagonally 3-4 times and place in shallow dish. Pour lemon juice over top and season with salt. Cover and set to side
2. Place all marinade ingredients into a blender/food processor until mixture is smooth. Pour over chicken, cover, and place in fridge for 2-3 hours or longer
3. Remove and grill for 15 minutes turning over halfway through or until side is cooked and lightly charred on edges.
Spiced lemon rice
Ingredients: 1 cup basmati rice (I used white rice, couldn't fin basmati), 1 tablespoon olive oil, 12-14 curry leaves, 1 dried red chili, 1 inch piece of cassia bark or cinnamon stick, 2-3 cloves, 4-6 cardamon pods, 2 teasppons cumin seeds, 1/4 teaspoon turmeric, justice of one large lemon, 1 1/2 cups of boiling water, sea salt, chopped cilantro leaves to garnish
Directions: heat oil in nonstick pan, when hot add curry leaves, chile, cassia or cinnamon stick, cloves, cardamon, cumin seeds, an turmeric. stir fry for 20-30 seconds and add rice, stir fry for 2 minutes and then add lemon juice an boiling water. Bring to a boil, cover and reduce heat to low.
Cook for 10-12 minutes, remove from heat, anad allow to stand for 10 minutes.
The only alteration I made besides the white rice was curry leaves. I couldn't find curry leaves so I just put in some grounded curry. probably a teaspoon and a half or so.
Completed meal.
Grilled Spicy Chicken Ingredients: 4 chicken breasts, one piece of lemon, sea salt
Marinade: 1 teaspoon amchoor (dried mango powder), 1 teaspoon crushed fenugreek seeds, 1 teasppon garam masala, 2 teaspoons ginger, 2 teaspoons finely grated garlic, 1 tablespoon chilli powder, 1 teaspoon ground cumin, 1 teaspoon ground coriander, 1 cup low fat plain yogurt, lime wedges to serve
Directions:
1. Slash each breast diagonally 3-4 times and place in shallow dish. Pour lemon juice over top and season with salt. Cover and set to side
2. Place all marinade ingredients into a blender/food processor until mixture is smooth. Pour over chicken, cover, and place in fridge for 2-3 hours or longer
3. Remove and grill for 15 minutes turning over halfway through or until side is cooked and lightly charred on edges.
Spiced lemon rice
Ingredients: 1 cup basmati rice (I used white rice, couldn't fin basmati), 1 tablespoon olive oil, 12-14 curry leaves, 1 dried red chili, 1 inch piece of cassia bark or cinnamon stick, 2-3 cloves, 4-6 cardamon pods, 2 teasppons cumin seeds, 1/4 teaspoon turmeric, justice of one large lemon, 1 1/2 cups of boiling water, sea salt, chopped cilantro leaves to garnish
Directions: heat oil in nonstick pan, when hot add curry leaves, chile, cassia or cinnamon stick, cloves, cardamon, cumin seeds, an turmeric. stir fry for 20-30 seconds and add rice, stir fry for 2 minutes and then add lemon juice an boiling water. Bring to a boil, cover and reduce heat to low.
Cook for 10-12 minutes, remove from heat, anad allow to stand for 10 minutes.
The only alteration I made besides the white rice was curry leaves. I couldn't find curry leaves so I just put in some grounded curry. probably a teaspoon and a half or so.
Completed meal.
slidewinder
Banned
A Sonoran hot dog from a place known locally for them. When one bacon-wrapped wiener just doesn't seem to fill that roll up:
Menudo from the same place. Blurry pic, but it wasn't very good anyway:
Homemade stuff: a hearty weekend breakfast; pintos cooked with lots of red New Mexican chile powder:
Chicken breast tacos with some pico de gallo:
Menudo from the same place. Blurry pic, but it wasn't very good anyway:
Homemade stuff: a hearty weekend breakfast; pintos cooked with lots of red New Mexican chile powder:
Chicken breast tacos with some pico de gallo:
nakedsushi
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Wow DonCuco that carne asada looks great. I wish I knew how to grill.
Dinner tonight for me was vegan "meatball" subs with rapinni (broccoli rabe?), garlic paste, and a whole wheat bun. Pretty delicious!
Dinner tonight for me was vegan "meatball" subs with rapinni (broccoli rabe?), garlic paste, and a whole wheat bun. Pretty delicious!
I made an amazing accomplishment the other day... I feel so proud of myself for my achievements in life!!!
this is a concoction of a sliced half of banana, about 3 or 4 strawberrys, orange juice, and ice.
blend it up and...
I made a smoothie!! I drink it straight from that thing
and omg... it is soooooooooo good!! I cant believe it!!
I got sum mangos at home now too!! I wanna put sum mango in it tomorrow!!
this is a concoction of a sliced half of banana, about 3 or 4 strawberrys, orange juice, and ice.
blend it up and...
I made a smoothie!! I drink it straight from that thing
and omg... it is soooooooooo good!! I cant believe it!!
I got sum mangos at home now too!! I wanna put sum mango in it tomorrow!!
smirkrevenge
Member
slidewinder: your pics remind me to pick up some ingredients for pico de gallo this weekend. been craving that for awhile.
armubaba: i use a canon rebel xt, 50mm f/1.4 lens. if you have a canon DSLR, do yourself a favor and get this lens. IT IS A MUST!...not just for food pics, but just all-purpose pics in general.
kassatsu: your gf is too kind. my favorite flavor from there is fuji apple, but it is only seasonal. the many times i've been back, i have yet to see it again. however, red grape is pretty damn tasty.
armubaba: i use a canon rebel xt, 50mm f/1.4 lens. if you have a canon DSLR, do yourself a favor and get this lens. IT IS A MUST!...not just for food pics, but just all-purpose pics in general.
kassatsu: your gf is too kind. my favorite flavor from there is fuji apple, but it is only seasonal. the many times i've been back, i have yet to see it again. however, red grape is pretty damn tasty.
slidewinder
Banned
Better to slurp the broth from?Schrade said:
That's what I like about them, anyways.
FromTheFuture
Member
They work better as soup spoons. Also slightly cultural? But I thought it's pretty normal, and it's efficient as well.Schrade said:
The Hermit
Member
Just wanted to post in the best Gaf thread ever.
Congrats Onkel and everyone posting in this thread... when I live by myself (hopefully next year) I will start posting my own dishes.
Cheers!
Congrats Onkel and everyone posting in this thread... when I live by myself (hopefully next year) I will start posting my own dishes.
Cheers!
nakedsushi
Member
For dinner last night, I made some spinach filo dough pastry thing. This was my first time working with filo pastry. It's a pain in the arse. Tasted okay, but will not make again!
Dinner tonight was wonton soup using leftover filling from the spinach thing last night.
I like wrapping wontons much more than wrapping filo pastries. =)
Dinner tonight was wonton soup using leftover filling from the spinach thing last night.
I like wrapping wontons much more than wrapping filo pastries. =)
Great stuff, everybody!
keep them coming, folks.
thanks. I'm looking forward to seeing your first attemps!Baiano19 said:Just wanted to post in the best Gaf thread ever.
Congrats Onkel and everyone posting in this thread... when I live by myself (hopefully next year) I will start posting my own dishes.
Cheers!
keep them coming, folks.
smirkrevenge
Member
made spicy turkey meatballs today (a la perilla, which uses duck...but ground duck is impossible to find).
turned out VERY tasty. google "spicy duck meatballs" for the official recipe.
turned out VERY tasty. google "spicy duck meatballs" for the official recipe.
check it out check it out!!!
take sum ingredients, heat the beans up on a pan...
heat up sum tortilla, then put everything together and...
BAM! bean n cheese burrito!! hella good, and when u eat it u feel all strong n shyt too!!
seriously! when I eat these I feel ready to go the gym in like an hour! Otherwise it takes me like 2-3 hours after lunch until I feel like going
take sum ingredients, heat the beans up on a pan...
heat up sum tortilla, then put everything together and...
BAM! bean n cheese burrito!! hella good, and when u eat it u feel all strong n shyt too!!
seriously! when I eat these I feel ready to go the gym in like an hour! Otherwise it takes me like 2-3 hours after lunch until I feel like going
Got the woodfire oven cranking the other night, soo good on a brisk winter evening! Didn't snap a pic of the lasange but here are the pizzas and calzone that I made . Phone photos so some came out abit dodgy.
Anymore than 3-4 toppings on a pizza is sacreligious!!! Stop doing it people!
. Phone photos so some came out abit dodgy.
Anymore than 3-4 toppings on a pizza is sacreligious!!! Stop doing it people!
i just tried the best mexican food in my life. it was from this place called guelaguetza in los angeles. it's oaxacan mexican food that's known for their cheeses and mole sauces.
it blew my mind away. all these years living in LA eating mexican food but never experiencing oaxacan food and what it had to offer. i mean, it was mexican food, yet it was a new experience. the horchata (rice drink) was topped with a cactus fruit puree, the mezcalados (margaritas) were made with mezcal instead of tequila, so on and so forth. i even tried their fried crickets pictured here which tasted like little bits of carnitas (fried pork).
it blew my mind away. all these years living in LA eating mexican food but never experiencing oaxacan food and what it had to offer. i mean, it was mexican food, yet it was a new experience. the horchata (rice drink) was topped with a cactus fruit puree, the mezcalados (margaritas) were made with mezcal instead of tequila, so on and so forth. i even tried their fried crickets pictured here which tasted like little bits of carnitas (fried pork).
nakedsushi
Member
funk0ar said:Got the woodfire oven cranking the other night, soo good on a brisk winter evening! Didn't snap a pic of the lasange but here are the pizzas and calzone that I made
I'm so jealous of your woodfire oven. How long does that thing take to get up to temperature?
nakedsushi
Member
thirty said:
What a coincidence. I tried Gualaguetza (the one by Trader Joe's) two weeks ago. I love their mole there, but what I REALLY love is their horchata. So delicious and dairy-free haha. I didn't know they had crickets there. I might have to try it.
This is what I had:
A chicken tamale covered with mole.
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Lunch yesterday:
Beef stir fry with Ultimate Thai and Jerk Sauce. Super spicy but very good, could have done without the cauliflower though.
I'm going to take pics of my next steak night.
Beef stir fry with Ultimate Thai and Jerk Sauce. Super spicy but very good, could have done without the cauliflower though.
I'm going to take pics of my next steak night.
BlueTsunami
there is joy in sucking dick
I'm going to make some Chicken Marsala at some point in the future. I don't know when exactly, but its going to happen!
http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/03/alexs-chicken-and-mushroom-marsala/
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http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/03/alexs-chicken-and-mushroom-marsala/
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