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Flo said:I made this vegan carrot pie just now, it was a test to see if it tastes good enough to make for my grandma's birthday. It tastes pretty damn good!
nice!
I've been kinda busy with school and making time for Left 4 Dead but this weekend and Thanksgiving weekend will give me opportunities to share.
Carrot pie
Ingredients cake
3 cups/450 gr shredded carrot (foodprocessor or something similar is handy)
1,25 cup/250 gr sugar
2 cups/ 300 gr flour
0,5 ts salt
2 ts baking powder
2 ts cinnamon
0,5 cup/110 ml orange juice
0,75 cup/165 ml canola oil
Ingredients frosting
30 ml Tofutti cream cheese
30 ml margarine
1 cup/160 gr powdered sugar
1 ts vanilla
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees or 180 C.
- Do not use a handmixer for the batter, use a ladle or a spoon. Mix all the dry ingredients. Then mix the carrots and the oil into the dry ingredients. Add the orange juice and mix it all together.
- Grease the pan you want to use and put the batter into it. Bake for 45 min and check if its done by inserting a knife/toothpick. Let it cool completely (and really completely, I didnt and my frosting melted on one side while i hadnt even finished the other.)
- Chop up the butter to small pieces. Put all the ingredients for the topping in a bowl and mix it with a handmixer (you can add a little water if needed, I did after I found out the powdered sugar would fly everywhere when stirring it in any way). Add water until the consistency of the topping seems right. I then put it in a normal plastic bread bag, cut off the corner and put the frosting on any way you like!
I also made a vegan version of the banana bread a week ago and it was freaking amazing! I added pieces of a whole banana to the dough, and it gave a really nice touch.
Ingredients cake
3 cups/450 gr shredded carrot (foodprocessor or something similar is handy)
1,25 cup/250 gr sugar
2 cups/ 300 gr flour
0,5 ts salt
2 ts baking powder
2 ts cinnamon
0,5 cup/110 ml orange juice
0,75 cup/165 ml canola oil
Ingredients frosting
30 ml Tofutti cream cheese
30 ml margarine
1 cup/160 gr powdered sugar
1 ts vanilla
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees or 180 C.
- Do not use a handmixer for the batter, use a ladle or a spoon. Mix all the dry ingredients. Then mix the carrots and the oil into the dry ingredients. Add the orange juice and mix it all together.
- Grease the pan you want to use and put the batter into it. Bake for 45 min and check if its done by inserting a knife/toothpick. Let it cool completely (and really completely, I didnt and my frosting melted on one side while i hadnt even finished the other.)
- Chop up the butter to small pieces. Put all the ingredients for the topping in a bowl and mix it with a handmixer (you can add a little water if needed, I did after I found out the powdered sugar would fly everywhere when stirring it in any way). Add water until the consistency of the topping seems right. I then put it in a normal plastic bread bag, cut off the corner and put the frosting on any way you like!
I also made a vegan version of the banana bread a week ago and it was freaking amazing! I added pieces of a whole banana to the dough, and it gave a really nice touch.
valparaiso
I had an Al Sharpton friend...Once! Well not a friend really, but we talked a few times. Well one time. Well I yelled out my window "GET OFF MY LAWN!"
so i just shoved a shrimp/pineapple salad into the fridge and i'm gonna eat it for dinner w/ the gf in about 8-9 hours.
is this thing gonna go bad? the pineapple is fresh and i boiled and sauteed the (frozen) shrimps for maximum safety.
any comments would be much appreciated
edit: i wrapped everything up with saran wrap/cling film.
is this thing gonna go bad? the pineapple is fresh and i boiled and sauteed the (frozen) shrimps for maximum safety.
any comments would be much appreciated
edit: i wrapped everything up with saran wrap/cling film.
hello fellow iron gaffers, didn't think i was posting something again so soon but it seems i had some time to prepare something decent... i hope...
SCOTCH FILLET
- this nice piece of meat was on sale so i took advantage of it and decide to buy some & finally have a go in trying to cook this beauty! first time ive ever prepared this kind of steak.
- sprinkled salt & pepper both sides. added some crushed garlic with rosemary & thyme to bring out "teh" flavours.
- bring a nice amount of extra virgin olive oil to the pan and make sure its very hot. make sure that once you add the steak to the pan that there is a sizzling sound (a good indication the steak will cook well). after turning once, add a couple of knobs of butter & keep spooning the melted butter which will help provide the steak in obtaining a good colour.
- i noticed that there is some correlation between how well you like your steak & touching certain parts of your face. touch to the cheeks (face
) indicates meat is about medium rare, touch to the chin = medium, and touch to the forehead = well done. i like mine just a tad over medium rare.
- let the meat rest for about 10 minutes, i served it with greek salad which i also prepared and pasta salad (which i bought from the supermarket). i didnt make time to prepare a sauce to go with the steak and also would have like to make some garlic bread to go with the meal.
hope you guys ENJOY!!!
SCOTCH FILLET
- this nice piece of meat was on sale so i took advantage of it and decide to buy some & finally have a go in trying to cook this beauty! first time ive ever prepared this kind of steak.
- sprinkled salt & pepper both sides. added some crushed garlic with rosemary & thyme to bring out "teh" flavours.
- bring a nice amount of extra virgin olive oil to the pan and make sure its very hot. make sure that once you add the steak to the pan that there is a sizzling sound (a good indication the steak will cook well). after turning once, add a couple of knobs of butter & keep spooning the melted butter which will help provide the steak in obtaining a good colour.
- i noticed that there is some correlation between how well you like your steak & touching certain parts of your face. touch to the cheeks (face
) indicates meat is about medium rare, touch to the chin = medium, and touch to the forehead = well done. i like mine just a tad over medium rare.
- let the meat rest for about 10 minutes, i served it with greek salad which i also prepared and pasta salad (which i bought from the supermarket). i didnt make time to prepare a sauce to go with the steak and also would have like to make some garlic bread to go with the meal.
hope you guys ENJOY!!!
nakedsushi
Member
Flo said:I made this vegan carrot pie just now, it was a test to see if it tastes good enough to make for my grandma's birthday. It tastes pretty damn good!
That looks good and I don't even like carrot cake! Thanks for sharing the recipe. It's good to have more vegan recipes in this thread.
beelzebozo
Jealous Bastard
pizza night at beelzebozo's
pissaladiere
white pie
ze mushroom speciale
pissaladiere
white pie
ze mushroom speciale
beelzebozo
Jealous Bastard
absolutely. off the top of my head:
4 cups bread flour
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1.5 teaspoons instant yeast
1 teaspoon sugar
1.5 cups water
.25 cup olive oil
combine flour and kosher salt in a stand mixer bowl and whisk to aerate and combine. combine yeast and sugar in small bowl along with water warm to the touch and whisk with a fork to dissolve. let yeast mixture sit until foamy. add water and yeast mixture to flour and stir with a wooden spoon to combine. it should still be shaggy and wet. add the 1/4 cup olive oil (this will help the crust brown). knead for roughly ten minutes, until the gluten has developed and the baker's windowpane is evident. again, i don't like my dough too dry, so it should be wet.
move it to a plastic bag sprayed with oil in the fridge overnight for better flavor, or let double in size on plastic wrap sprayed with oil, divide into 2-4 dough balls (i did 4), and shape into pizzas after they double in size again.
whew, what a typing marathon
4 cups bread flour
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1.5 teaspoons instant yeast
1 teaspoon sugar
1.5 cups water
.25 cup olive oil
combine flour and kosher salt in a stand mixer bowl and whisk to aerate and combine. combine yeast and sugar in small bowl along with water warm to the touch and whisk with a fork to dissolve. let yeast mixture sit until foamy. add water and yeast mixture to flour and stir with a wooden spoon to combine. it should still be shaggy and wet. add the 1/4 cup olive oil (this will help the crust brown). knead for roughly ten minutes, until the gluten has developed and the baker's windowpane is evident. again, i don't like my dough too dry, so it should be wet.
move it to a plastic bag sprayed with oil in the fridge overnight for better flavor, or let double in size on plastic wrap sprayed with oil, divide into 2-4 dough balls (i did 4), and shape into pizzas after they double in size again.
whew, what a typing marathon
beelzebozo
Jealous Bastard
the sugar is there because it feeds the yeast a bit. and your olive oil on top trick is very neopolitan from what i understand, so kudos on that.
Zyzyxxz said:
scotch fillet which is also known as rib-eye fillet.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rib_eye
that pizza looks hot, beezlebozo
nakedsushi
Member
Got lazy with my irongaf posting, but here's a photodump of the past two weeks:
Beet, candied walnuts, and dried cherry tartare made by the BF. (vegan)
Scrambled duck egg, beets, and scalloped potatoes.
Pumpkin bundt cake by the bf.
Mushroom and barley soup by the bf. (vegan)
Beet, candied walnuts, and dried cherry tartare made by the BF. (vegan)
Scrambled duck egg, beets, and scalloped potatoes.
Pumpkin bundt cake by the bf.
Mushroom and barley soup by the bf. (vegan)
Great looking food as usual NakedSushi, the "tartare" is pretty clever but...
How come you never play Left 4 Dead when I happen to play though?!
Anyway what are you guys serving for Thanksgiving?
It's my first time doing it this year so I was gonna go with the basics to start off with:
Turkey
Mashed potatoes....
and then what?! Need ideas!
How come you never play Left 4 Dead when I happen to play though?!
Anyway what are you guys serving for Thanksgiving?
It's my first time doing it this year so I was gonna go with the basics to start off with:
Turkey
Mashed potatoes....
and then what?! Need ideas!
coltcannon
Member
Zyzyxxz said:
My favorites after those is green bean casserole and creamed corn. Ive tried to make the beans with non-frozen/canned but its just not the same. The creamed corn will have sweat corn I froze this summer in it along with some canned stuff. It bothers to me that my thanksgiving food taste memories all have some amount of processed/canned/frozen in it, which I try hard to not include nowadays.
obijkenobi
Member
I'd say you'd be safe with some cornbread to go along with the mashed potatoes (i'm assuming you're making gravy too?) I have a good cornbread recipe if you need it.
For dessert, I'd say a nice fruit salad would be easy/quick to make. And healthy too. Maybe pumpkin pie if you don't want to go that route.
For dessert, I'd say a nice fruit salad would be easy/quick to make. And healthy too. Maybe pumpkin pie if you don't want to go that route.
obijkenobi
Member
Anyway, here's my latest contributions
Potatoes wedges with caremlized onion. I've made it before but I think I'm on the verge of perfecting it
Chicken nuggets
Both with mustard
Walnut/raisin bread
The crunchy inside!
Potatoes wedges with caremlized onion. I've made it before but I think I'm on the verge of perfecting it
Chicken nuggets
Both with mustard
Walnut/raisin bread
The crunchy inside!
nakedsushi
Member
Zyzyxxz said:
I did see you on steam once...right as I was about to sign off. LOL. I usually play around 7pm-8:30pm, or 10pm+. We'll see each other one day!
We're hosting Thanksgiving this year, so I think it's gonna be mostly veggies. Since I suck at making meat, I don't think there's going to be turkey V_V;
last night we had my brother and his gf over so i made roasted potatoes and broccoli for dinner.
ingredients:
broccoli
a mix of yellow and red skinned potatoes
sweet potatoes
fresh (chopped) parsley
plenty of olive oil
paprika
pepper
salt
bread crumbs
parmesan
mix all the ingredients except bread crumbs and parmesan in a bowl
put into an oven pan (i had enough for two)
after half the time in the oven sprinkle the bread crumbs and the parmesan (not pictured) generously over top
done
we also had a tomato and cucumber salad with a dijon mustard/pumpkin seed oil dressing. didn't take any pics of it though.
ingredients:
broccoli
a mix of yellow and red skinned potatoes
sweet potatoes
fresh (chopped) parsley
plenty of olive oil
paprika
pepper
salt
bread crumbs
parmesan
mix all the ingredients except bread crumbs and parmesan in a bowl
put into an oven pan (i had enough for two)
after half the time in the oven sprinkle the bread crumbs and the parmesan (not pictured) generously over top
done
we also had a tomato and cucumber salad with a dijon mustard/pumpkin seed oil dressing. didn't take any pics of it though.
I'm making Coq au Vin tonight, but I forgot to bring a shopping list. My memory sucks, but I manage to scavenge the following ingredients. I bought enough for around 3 people.
Chicken
Bacon
Carrots
Garlic
Basil
Rosmary (Unsure about this)
Onions
Potatoes
Wine
My initial plans are to boil the chicken carcass with some garlic, salt and pepper, and basil, with a touch of chicken brine. When this has set in, I'll fry the bacon, then the chicken in the bacon fat, put it in a pan with the vegetables and then add the hot chicken water :lol .
Is this a good plan of action?
Chicken
Bacon
Carrots
Garlic
Basil
Rosmary (Unsure about this)
Onions
Potatoes
Wine
My initial plans are to boil the chicken carcass with some garlic, salt and pepper, and basil, with a touch of chicken brine. When this has set in, I'll fry the bacon, then the chicken in the bacon fat, put it in a pan with the vegetables and then add the hot chicken water :lol .
Is this a good plan of action?
My first contribution. I'm not much of a cook, but here's a picture of my small but growing sake and (recently depleted) beer collection.
From left to right:
Meibo Yuwano Tsuri Junmai Ginjo
Mineno Hakubai Ginjo
Masumi Karakuchi Ki-ippon Junmai Ginjo
Dassai 23 Junmai Daiginjo
My lonely bottle of Chimay white label
From left to right:
Meibo Yuwano Tsuri Junmai Ginjo
Mineno Hakubai Ginjo
Masumi Karakuchi Ki-ippon Junmai Ginjo
Dassai 23 Junmai Daiginjo
My lonely bottle of Chimay white label
Just made this last night, huge resolution courtesy of my girlfriend
I just followed a recipe I saw Onkel post earlier in the thread, turned out fantastic. Spaghetti + pasta sauce + fried mozarella = yum. If you live in the Bay Area, you must get your cheese from the Cheeseboard Collective!
I just followed a recipe I saw Onkel post earlier in the thread, turned out fantastic. Spaghetti + pasta sauce + fried mozarella = yum. If you live in the Bay Area, you must get your cheese from the Cheeseboard Collective!
Ryder said:Just made this last night, huge resolution courtesy of my girlfriend
I just followed a recipe I saw Onkel post earlier in the thread, turned out fantastic. Spaghetti + pasta sauce + fried mozarella = yum. If you live in the Bay Area, you must get your cheese from the Cheeseboard Collective!
http://i38.tinypic.com/2e6fu9t.jpg[IMG][/QUOTE]
Congrats and thank you for the props. It's really easy to make, isn't it?
Milchjon said:
Try this KFC-alike recipe. I've used it before. It's some work, but it's as close as I've tasted to replicating KFC Original Recipe.
Original Kentucky Fried Chicken Coating Secret Ingredients
2 envelopes tomato soup mix, preferably Lipton cup-o-soup brand
2 envelopes Italian dressing mix
1 tablespoon paprika
2 teaspoons dried chervil (optional, but makes a huge difference in taste)
1 teaspoon seasoned salt
1 teaspoon instant chicken bouillon powder
1 teaspoon dried parsley
1 teaspoon tarragon
1/2 teaspoon sage
1/4 teaspoon pepper
3 cups pancake mix, preferably Bisquick brand (self-rising flour can be substituted, but won't taste as good)
Instructions for Making the Original KFC Recipe
Blend all of the Kentucky Fried Chicken ingredients for the coating in a blender.
The fried chicken coating is enough for a whole chicken, cut up. Soak the chicken pieces in buttermilk for at least one hour in the refrigerator. Remove chicken from buttermilk and roll in the chicken coating mixture above. Let chicken sit at room temperature while waiting for the oil to get hot.
Deep fry if possible for the most authentic copy of the original Kentucky Fried Chicken recipe. If that is not possible, use a cast iron skillet. Do not crowd the chicken when placing into the skillet. Use lard or shortening if you really want that original Kentucky Fried Chicken taste. If you're making this chicken recipe, chances are you weren't looking for low-fat, healthy recipes.
Brown the chicken in the skillet on high heat. Then turn down the heat and cover the pan. Cook until the fried chicken is done, about 30 minutes. During the last 5 or 10 minutes, uncover the pan and turn up the heat. This will crisp up the fried chicken. Be careful not to burn the chicken during this last step.
Remove the fried chicken and drain on paper towels. Serve while still hot.
The Take Out Bandit
Member
Trying to maintain a food budget these days, and I'm limited a toaster oven, microwave, and two spot electric range.
You're Doing It Wrong Chicken Parmesan!
Ingredients:
Tyson Chicken Patties
Linguine
Pasta Sauce
Mozzarella slices
1. Heat up the chicken patties.
2. Cook the linguine noodles
Once you have this crap prepared follow the pictures:
Bake on 400 degrees for 20 minutes:
Slice and serve:
You're Doing It Wrong Chicken Parmesan!
THere's no Parmesan cheese in the dish
Ingredients:
Tyson Chicken Patties
Linguine
Pasta Sauce
Mozzarella slices
1. Heat up the chicken patties.
2. Cook the linguine noodles
Once you have this crap prepared follow the pictures:
Bake on 400 degrees for 20 minutes:
Slice and serve:
waxer
Member
Hopefully this doesnt count as a scan but a mag picked up one of our recipes(which we slightly modified) the other day. Sorry about the darkness. If the pics a no no then Ill post just the recipe. Its our to give anyway.
Also I made some raspberry, blueberry and apple pies. If I remember Ill take pics of them cut in half when I eat later Slim chance as that might be.
Also I made some raspberry, blueberry and apple pies. If I remember Ill take pics of them cut in half when I eat later
Slim chance as that might be.
Hi all, new to Irongaf. Here's what I made this past weekend,
Fried spicy salmon with sweet sauce and fried rice.
I didn't really follow a recipe and just made it up as I went along but it tasted really good.
I also made some curry beef and a pizza margarita but forgot to take pictures of those.
EDIT: Need soem advice too :X
I'm a bit of a novice cook, so I'm having a few issues. One thing that's been bugging me is that every time I try to cook a steak, it always comes out grey. It still tastes great, but it's just not visually appealling at all. I'm even using a cast iron skillet to sear then bake it in the oven at high temperature.
What am I doing wrong?
Fried spicy salmon with sweet sauce and fried rice.
I didn't really follow a recipe and just made it up as I went along but it tasted really good.
I also made some curry beef and a pizza margarita but forgot to take pictures of those.
EDIT: Need soem advice too :X
I'm a bit of a novice cook, so I'm having a few issues. One thing that's been bugging me is that every time I try to cook a steak, it always comes out grey. It still tastes great, but it's just not visually appealling at all. I'm even using a cast iron skillet to sear then bake it in the oven at high temperature.
What am I doing wrong?
Adumaha said:Hi all, new to Irongaf. Here's what I made this past weekend,
Fried spicy salmon with sweet sauce and fried rice.
I didn't really follow a recipe and just made it up as I went along but it tasted really good.
I also made some curry beef and a pizza margarita but forgot to take pictures of those.
fried rice never needs a recipe!
Just follow the same process but put whatever you want in it, that is the beauty of it.
Adumaha said:Damn straight. One of the most important lessons I've learned pertaining to cooking is beating an egg into the rice beforehand. Makes fried rice 1000x better
Did you use cold rice? That's important as it prevents the rice from getting soggy.
As for me I haven't been cooking much but Thanksgiving is coming up and this is my first year cooking it for my family so this pic will have to tide you over until I get my Turkey on!
slidewinder
Banned
That salmon looks great.
More heat. Make sure that the pan's really hot (smoking when dry) before the steak hits it, and turn up the burner some more if you can. If you pat the surfaces of the steak dry with a paper towel before you sear it, you'll get a better, browner crust, too. If your stove-top burners or elements for some reason won't get the pan hot enough, you can always heat it up in the oven before putting back on the burner at max heat.Adumaha said:
waxer
Member
slidewinder
Banned
Damn, deviled-fucking-eggs. Tomorrow's turkey day, but as I soon as that gets eaten, I know what I'm making.
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