Made a mini-quiche. Onions, garlic, fresh basil. Tasty.
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Made a mini-quiche. Onions, garlic, fresh basil. Tasty.
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We had homemade pizza tonight. It was gone before I could get the camera. It was THAT good. sorry. ;-)
Damn you. :haha:Quote:
Originally Posted by greyhair biker
I'm looking for a good pizza dough recipe. I've got one of those inserts for my gas bbq grill that holds a pizza stone. I have this vision of making fresh pizza with a thin crust and all sorts of delish toppings. But so far my dough has been disappointing. I did some tomatillo, roasted garlic and carmelized onions for a topping that was pretty great though.Quote:
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Mmm, caramelized onions... :slobber:
My fave pizza consists of caramelized onions, a mix of mozza and chevre, and pine nuts. The roasted garlic would be a good addition to that, for sure...
We just finished installing our very first ever vegetable garden in our new yard (we moved last summer). Just 2 raised beds right now, 4' x 10' each. Two more beds to come, either next year or the following one. I installed irrigation (drip lines, valves, timer) for both, with plumbing for the next two as well. Today we planted a bunch of stuff - ranging from carrots and radishes, to onions, leeks, garlic, etc. Already wishing we had twice the room. Hell, we'd do one entire bed in leeks, probably...
Here are a couple shots of the beds - one in progress, one completed. The trellises aren't in place yet - there will be one at the north end of each bed - the end closest to the house, for tomatoes on one, and cucumbers on the other. Still a few empty spots with seeds planted, and a couple spots for the last few plants...
We look forward to cooking with our own "crops" - a new thing for both of us!
I cheat. Go to your local grocery store and ask for the french bread dough that they use to make fresh baked french bread. They will sell it to you unbaked. It makes good pizza dough. I can make it from scratch but I don't have the time and sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.Quote:
Originally Posted by ststephen
Oohh. Good idea to ask for bread dough, I'll try that.
Kev's garden looks great! I've got to build a deer-proof fence and get serious about gardening. I've tried things on my deck and they'll even come up on the deck to eat stuff.
Tonight's dinner: Spaghetti Carbonara. The secret is good pancetta, the more the merrier, and to separate the whites/yolks. You add the whites to the cooked pasta first and toss it in the pan under low heat. The whites cook and make little white specks all over the pasta. Then the add the yolk and just toss to let it coat all the pasta. Aaron has a friend over and the four of us devoured all of it!
Ok, so heres what I got. One plate is my steak, medum rare with garlic and parmesian cheese one top. There is some mashed potatos on there and then some fried potatos with a lemon sauce. First time we tried that. Wasn't great. The other plate is the same minus the steak. (The girlfriend is vegitarian...kinda) She has a piece of hailibut that we covered in oil, salt, pepper, and garlic. First time I've grilled fish outside of tin foil. Not a bad first tryAttachment 33693.Attachment 33692
Wow, I want Don's Killian and Dave's steak.
My favorite dinner is instant mashed potatoes at 12,000 feet. Or coffee from freshly ground beans after a day of backpacking. Or instant oatmeal when camping in snow. Or...sheesh, just about anything that doesn't come out of my kitchen. :mrgreen:
Attachment 33697Havent been able to get on here much lately but I DID manage to cook dinner for my wife this Mothers Day.
Kiawe Hawaiian BBQ chicken with quinoa cooked in chicken broth and broccoli n cauliflower steamed with italian herbs and basil. yumyumyum!
OK. So my family and I go to my Mother-in-laws for Mother's day dinner. My sister in law kindly volunteers to bring all the fixings for mexican food. You know, the fresh corn tortillas, carne asada...etc. She apparently bought it at an authentic mexican market. We are lined up and my oldest daughter (15) who is directly in front of me looks in the pot and quietly says "Dad, what kind of meat is that?" We were told that it was beef, problem is, it wasn't the normal beef my kids or wife are used to. I said, "you may want to try the pork." She of course didn't have the faith in me to just quietly eat the pork, so she askes, "Why?" I whisper to her that it is cow tongue that she is seeing and those little white bumpy things are tastebuds. Then the wretching begins. Then my 13 year old daughter hears my oldest making a scene and she askes what is up. She was in line also in front of me. My oldest tells her and child number 2 starts to wretch..... No one lost it but they came close. I had three tacos.... :lol8: I tried my best to make them be quite so as not to offend anyone, but that was mostly useless. My sister-in-law apparently had no idea what she bought. It just tasted good when she ate a sample. Of course, after discovering what it was, a couple of brother-in-laws had to tell of other weird/disgusting things they have eaten. My wife then starts to get sick..... Most entertaining Mother's day meal yet.:haha:
Cow tongue = yum. :haha:
Agnolotti (similar to ravioli), stuffed with portobello and crimini mushrooms (I should have gotten a picture of the inside but they're gone now), topped with marinated mozzarela and capers. Served with a tomato, olive, artichoke heart and mozzarela salad and a Wasatch summer ale. Yum.
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Also, I don't have much space so it's all container gardening and I ran out of light so no pictures but I did some planting this evening! Heirloom tomatoes (thanks Cody) and some herbs. I plan to get some peppers too.
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Just got a new smoker yesterday!:clap: Tonight, we're smokin pork ribs, a chicken, and jalapeno poppers. Also steamed artichokes and sliced avacado...Did I mention I love long weekends?:nod:
last night chicken fajitas. this night food poising and pepto
so long canyoneering in the roost this weekend.
Fired the smoker up again today, did a full spare rib, corn and jalepeno poppers with cheese and italian sausage, fresh peach pie (didn't need to smoke it) :nod::nod:
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I hear there's a smoked turkey headed for Family Fest on Saturday night! :2thumbs: Those jalapenos look dee-lish. :nod:
Dayham dood!Quote:
Originally Posted by Pelon1
Sombeech can attest to the awesomeness of this recipe. Yep, its a match...the pork, dressing and rice are identical. Yum! :2thumbs:
Summer is just about here and I am getting my food blog crankin': http://thegoodfoodblog.com/cafe-rio-...tos-or-salads/
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