What are you cooking?

[Smigo]

Forget what Doctors have to say because they say you should get Jabbed~! D3 and Zinc has kept me NEGATIVE with 4 Possible Exposures to the CV-19. Listen to @Jimi ~! Oh, lets not forget the Anti Bacterial Properties of Vaporized PG from VAPING~!

Hi mate. Yeah iv been a regular on Jimi's health thread for quite a while, he's a great guy.
I do use Zinc and D. Had some stomach issues with one Zinc brand but am all good on a new recent one I got. I also have for months been using Glutothione. Its an essential thing, especially prevelant in our lungs to fight infection as well as the rest of the body. The highest levels we have are in our lungs. Studies showed that many covid death patient's had very low levels of it in their lungs. Its also a thing that reduces in people, levels of it, with aging. Some supplements of it do nothing and pass through the body. But "Glutothione Reduced" L Glutothione, is readily absorbed and utilised by the body. We also take Cordyceps Militatus Mushroom extract and Maitake extract. Both are proven to increase fighter cell levels. In fact my misses after we had taken it for a while had a blood test. The Dr commented "your (ill say fighter cells for infection because I cant recall the actual name) are very high right now, have you been ill!?" No she hadn't it was the Cordyceps and Maitake that raised them to get ready to kill invaders levels.

 

[Smigo]

@Bliss Doubt
"I have a 1951 book "Cherokee Cooklore" which says:

"They relished fresh meat, after days without it, but they put aside a thrifty portion to be cured or dried for use at a time when fresh meat was not available. Gluttony was not a habit to foster, when there were always lean days ahead."

Then there is a long description of how corn was boiled, then dried over slow fires, for storage, to be used later in all sorts of ways.
What are your Thanksgiving food theories? And what did you eat? I speak food."

Thats a very interesting insight to back then. Here of course we rely on movies about those times. And I know Hollywood makes a lot of things up.
We don't have anything like Thanksgiving, some have now n then tried but it fell flat.
Its a nice thing though I think in many ways in this negative world now. I think I'd like it if we had something similar, getting around with family and friends, being thankful.

 

[Smigo]

@SteveS45
These I use. Are from California actually.

 

[Bliss Doubt]

@Bliss Doubt
"I have a 1951 book "Cherokee Cooklore" which says:

"They relished fresh meat, after days without it, but they put aside a thrifty portion to be cured or dried for use at a time when fresh meat was not available. Gluttony was not a habit to foster, when there were always lean days ahead."

Then there is a long description of how corn was boiled, then dried over slow fires, for storage, to be used later in all sorts of ways.
What are your Thanksgiving food theories? And what did you eat? I speak food."

Thats a very interesting insight to back then. Here of course we rely on movies about those times. And I know Hollywood makes a lot of things up.
We don't have anything like Thanksgiving, some have now n then tried but it fell flat.
Its a nice thing though I think in many ways in this negative world now. I think I'd like it if we had something similar, getting around with family and friends, being thankful.

You know, Smigo, I was thinking about that yesterday, that you were seeing all the photos of American Thanksgiving food, the chatter around preparations, while it was an ordinary day in Oz.

Thanksgiving is a government sanctioned holiday here in the US. Canada has Thanksgiving in October.

I've heard many immigrants here say they enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday because it doesn't belong to any particular religion or creed, so everybody is included, with a day off from work and worry, for time with family and friends.

I don't think it takes government permission to have a day of gratitude, sharing and celebration. In fact, when it is a government idea, the best reaction is probably to run for your life. I hope you felt a part of my celebration. This thread of yours is one of the many things I'm thankful for, especially in this era of fear, disinformation and government overreach. I hope you felt involved in yesterday's festivities, as I felt you were included in my day, as a treasured part of my community.

Can't wait to see some Oz Christmas kitchen magic from you and your brilliant Misses next month.

 

[Bliss Doubt]

Here of course we rely on movies about those times. And I know Hollywood makes a lot of things up.

You nailed that right.

Earlier Hollywood painted the native Americans as ignorant savages without morals or ethics. Some later movies have been intentionally more honest about the genocide against the natives, the betrayal, things like the kidnapping of their children, to give them to white missionaries to raise, but the full history may never be written.

As many of us in the US wonder if we are saying goodbye to our free republic, I can only think that many who first encountered the "white devil" had to, in the end, say goodbye to their nations, their lives, their communities, and accept bare subsistence survival in the least desirable lands given grudgingly to them as their "reservations".

I've collected many books of native lore. The "first nations" of north America had vast knowledge of plant medicines, agriculture, hunting and gathering, building and boat making, all of the skills and knowledge I believe we will soon wish we had, as the life we know is being swept away through treacherous artifice.

 

[SteveS45]

Pasta Piselli and a Potato and Egg Omellete

 

[Smigo]

Pasta Piselli and a Potato and Egg Omellete

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Pasta in an omelette! Never though of that before.

 

[SteveS45]

Pasta in an omelette! Never though of that before.

Not Pasta it is Potato?

 

[Smigo]

Not Pasta it is Potato?

Ahh I missed the and bit.
I thought the first pic was the ingredients.
Anway, iv invented a new omelette. With pasta in it. I bet it will taste awesome!
I'll call it a Pomellete!

 

[martynana]

Honestly, I try to lead a healthy lifestyle, eat healthy food, have a healthy sleep and exercise regularly. I really feel great when I stick to my schedule. I often prepare something tasty but at the same time useful for myself and my mother. I think that in our country it is necessary to reduce the consumption of fast food a little because it is too much. Sometimes it is better to do something at home and take it with you to work so as not to buy fast fatty foods

 

[Smigo]

Honestly, I try to lead a healthy lifestyle, eat healthy food, have a healthy sleep and exercise regularly. I really feel great when I stick to my schedule. I often prepare something tasty but at the same time useful for myself and my mother. I think that in our country it is necessary to reduce the consumption of fast food a little because it is too much. Sometimes it is better to do something at home and take it with you to work so as not to buy fast fatty foods

I agree, better your own than fast food. If you ever do anything. Doesn't have to be Chef style, hey im no Chef I can assure you, post it up! We'd love to see anything.
Here it's not about perfect, just sharing with friends.

 

[Smigo]

Hey all. Where is @f1r3b1rd ?
Have not heard anything from him. Getting worried, is he ok?

 

[SteveS45]

I made Turkey Soup for dinner. Simmering all day while I was busy fixing my truck.

 

[Smigo]

Misses made Baked Redfin, caught yesterday, with a Goats cheese sauce veggie bake. Delicious.
Beautiful fish these.

 

[SteveS45]

Shrimp Scampi with Broccoli on the side for dinner tonight

 

[Smigo]

Shrimp Scampi with Broccoli on the side for dinner tonight

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That's it! Was thinking what to get for my misses birthday next week to have for dinner. Will get shrimp/our prawns. I'll write that down or ill forget

 

[SteveS45]

That's it! Was thinking what to get for my misses birthday next week to have for dinner. Will get shrimp/our prawns. I'll write that down or ill forget

Prawns are so much different than shrimps at least to me. Prawns are like little Lobsters at least when I have had them~!

 

[Smigo]

Prawns are so much different than shrimps at least to me. Prawns are like little Lobsters at least when I have had them~!

Hi, we only have prawns here, a number of types like King prawn, Tiger, Banana, Black etc. Never seen shrimps to buy other than in cans from asia and they are tiny just a few cm long.
Perhaps certain Prawn types there are called Shrimp im guessing as there are bigger and smaller and different texture type with ours. Are all yours there soft shell? Ours are regardless of the name or size.
We have freshwater shrimp, nice to eat but difficult to catch enough for a good feed. We have freshwater Yabbies, hard shell, same as your Crawfish, they're nice to.
Used to be able to get yabbies nearly anywhere. Now though its often a waste of time as people go and catch illegal amounts and sell them wiping out the small bush dams. We have lots of small bush dams either left over from the goldrush days or made as water points for firefighting. Thousands of them across the forest's of the state.
Its now easier just to go to the supermarket and buy some prawns than waste a day trying to catch some yabbies.
My favourite though are prawns.

 

[SteveS45]

Hi, we only have prawns here, a number of types like King prawn, Tiger, Banana, Black etc. Never seen shrimps to buy other than in cans from asia and they are tiny just a few cm long.
Perhaps certain Prawn types there are called Shrimp im guessing as there are bigger and smaller and different texture type with ours. Are all yours there soft shell? Ours are regardless of the name or size.
We have freshwater shrimp, nice to eat but difficult to catch enough for a good feed. We have freshwater Yabbies, hard shell, same as your Crawfish, they're nice to.
Used to be able to get yabbies nearly anywhere. Now though its often a waste of time as people go and catch illegal amounts and sell them wiping out the small bush dams. We have lots of small bush dams either left over from the goldrush days or made as water points for firefighting. Thousands of them across the forest's of the state.
Its now easier just to go to the supermarket and buy some prawns than waste a day trying to catch some yabbies.
My favourite though are prawns.

Here in the US, Prawns are totally different than Shrimps. A whole different breed of shellfish.

 

[SteveS45]

Finding Crawfish here us like GOLD~!

 

[gopher_byrd]

Finding Crawfish here us like GOLD~!

Maybe in NY, but in the south they are all over the place. When I was working in Louisiana earlier this year you could buy 5 or 10 pound bags of boiled crawdads for cheap. We were working late and our boss went out and bought 10 pounds for our crew. They were delicious!

 

[Smigo]

Maybe in NY, but in the south they are all over the place. When I was working in Louisiana earlier this year you could buy 5 or 10 pound bags of boiled crawdads for cheap. We were working late and our boss went out and bought 10 pounds for our crew. They were delicious!

I think too in the region I'm in part of the bush dams being hammered so bad is the internet.
Being a gold area central Vic there are a lot of detectorists that come from Melbourne and other coastal places. On their forum sites which im not a member of any but used to look at when I worked at the shop to get an idea of what people thought of certain gear used, they would blab about everything from where they got finds from to dams they got good yabbies in. They're unreal! Id look at it all and be shaking my head. They'd even show on maps and with gps references where to go.
Most of them on those forums are utter nuts, go here, go there these are the coordinates!
They're the look at me generation in overdrive.
I used to have a dozen good hoop nets, it became cheaper and easier to buy prawns. I put them on the nature strip with a for free sign. Were gone in 2 hrs. You can still get them, yabbies here, but the sizes are smaller and numbers lower. Not worth the effort.

 

[DogMan]

I like Bugs. https://www.sydneyfishmarket.com.au/Home/Seafood/Species-Information/List/moreton-bay-bug

 

[SteveS45]

Maybe in NY, but in the south they are all over the place. When I was working in Louisiana earlier this year you could buy 5 or 10 pound bags of boiled crawdads for cheap. We were working late and our boss went out and bought 10 pounds for our crew. They were delicious!

Sure because down South that is a regular thing but on Long Island most people who work in Seafood stores had no idea what they were~!

 

[Smigo]

Misses made these today, vanilla custard flavour wholemeal muffins with Krimson Kiss blackberries.
Taste great.

 

[Bliss Doubt]

Misses made these today, vanilla custard flavour wholemeal muffins with Krimson Kiss blackberries.
Taste great.
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Can just smell the vanilla and taste the fruit every time you post pics of the Misses muffins. Those look brilliant.

 

[SteveS45]

I forgot to post this from Sunday Dinner of Sausage and Peppers with Broccoli Rabe

 

[SteveS45]

Tonight's Meatloaf with Mushroom and Onions, String Bean Casserole and Tater Tots~!

 

[Smigo]

Tonight's Meatloaf with Mushroom and Onions, String Bean Casserole and Tater Tots~!

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I love Tater Tots, called Potato Gems here. My misses doesn't. Guess who eats them all!?

 

[SteveS45]

I love Tater Tots, called Potato Gems here. My misses doesn't. Guess who eats them all!?

They are like Hash Browns Nuggets~!

 

[Smigo]

They are like Hash Browns Nuggets~!

Yeah thats them. Think I've seen them called nuggets too. Tasty little suckers!

 

[Smigo]

@SteveS45
Got some cooked Endeavour Prawns for dinner tonight. Misses birthday, her call, Prawns and Chips. Love these ones. Nice firm texture, lovely flavour.



I shelled them, and though they were cooked I cooked some chopped garlic in olive oil then did them in that for 5 minutes. Were lovely.
Are these like the Prawns you guys have there?

 

[SteveS45]

@SteveS45
Got some cooked Endeavour Prawns for dinner tonight. Misses birthday, her call, Prawns and Chips. Love these ones. Nice firm texture, lovely flavour.
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I shelled them, and though they were cooked I cooked some chopped garlic in olive oil then did them in that for 5 minutes. Were lovely.
Are these like the Prawns you guys have there?

No the ones I have had are much bigger when cooked more like the size of the "chips".

 

[Smigo]

No the ones I have had are much bigger when cooked more like the size of the "chips".

So bigger than your palm of your hand!?
Cant say iv ever seen any like that here even when I lived in central Queensland which was the Australian Prawn Capital.
Mmm....id like to try those for sure. Iv noticed the bigger the variety is the firmer the meat.
Do they have a particular name like we give our varieties?

 

[SteveS45]

So bigger than your palm of your hand!?
Cant say iv ever seen any like that here even when I lived in central Queensland which was the Australian Prawn Capital.
Mmm....id like to try those for sure. Iv noticed the bigger the variety is the firmer the meat.
Do they have a particular name like we give our varieties?

I am not sure I just know that the Prawns I have had were much bigger. Even larger than the biggest Jumbo Shrimps I have had.

 

[Smigo]

I am not sure I just know that the Prawns I have had were much bigger. Even larger than the biggest Jumbo Shrimps I have had.

Yeah ok. I dont doubt over the world there are some differences for sure with seafoods.
Here we have Crayfish. I see on US shows Lobsters, with huge claws. Our Crays dont have claws. And for yrs, decades, even when I worked at the Melbourne Airport as a teen and we shipped them all over the world, they were Crays. These days I hear of them and see them as Lobsters! But they are still the same, no claws like I still see US lobsters have, the US Lobsters have claws.
To me they are still Crayfish like yrs ago when we shipped them at the Airport.
Your Lobsters, they have big claws don't they!? Like I remember?

 

[DogMan]

Yeah ok. I dont doubt over the world there are some differences for sure with seafoods.
Here we have Crayfish. I see on US shows Lobsters, with huge claws. Our Crays dont have claws. And for yrs, decades, even when I worked at the Melbourne Airport as a teen and we shipped them all over the world, they were Crays. These days I hear of them and see them as Lobsters! But they are still the same, no claws like I still see US lobsters have, the US Lobsters have claws.
To me they are still Crayfish like yrs ago when we shipped them at the Airport.
Your Lobsters, they have big claws don't they!? Like I remember?

Ours are rock lobster. USA has something else I think

 

[SteveS45]

Tonight was Chicken Cutlets Fried with Fettuccine Alfredo and Carrots with Butter.

 

[Smigo]

Ok. I forgot to take a picture of the Gorgonzola cheese I got from Aldi, then also when I made the hamburger at the end on the bun. "doh"
This is the cheese though, same one just not in our Aussie packaging and the buns are the two left over. But it was delicious.

Very nice mild Gorgonzola.
Low carb buns.

Ultra low fat beef mince, (ground beef) with vegie salt, oregano, parsley and basil.
Eggs fried in light Virgin olive oil.
Now use your imagination

 

[Smigo]

Have not had a Lamb roast leg in ages. Think the last was by my mother who is gone now. No sad, she was a lovely person, lived a great life, all great memories.
But she did awesome lamb roasts.
Was at the shop yesterday. Saw a nice little lamb leg there. Got it.
My wife has grown a fantastic rosemary plant in front of the house, huge.
Recalled how my mother made her lamb roasts, I think so anyway with my limited mind!
So set about to it.
I recall her putting cuts into the meat and pushing in rosemary and oregano all over, I did that.
Then sprinkling cracked pepper and herbs like parsely and thyme.
Put it in a tray with some light olive oil.
Then in another tray some veggies.
Did an Onion, garlic with Worcestershire sauce gravy to go with it.
I think I got close




I could have carved it better but, hey, im a bit feral!

 

[Bliss Doubt]

@SteveS45
Got some cooked Endeavour Prawns for dinner tonight. Misses birthday, her call, Prawns and Chips. Love these ones. Nice firm texture, lovely flavour.
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I shelled them, and though they were cooked I cooked some chopped garlic in olive oil then did them in that for 5 minutes. Were lovely.
Are these like the Prawns you guys have there?

Those look delicious. I know there are variations among countries as to what to call prawns, and what to call shrimps. Science says they are not the same species, but sometimes I think science is full of sh*t.

Anyway, nice birthday dinner.

 

[Bliss Doubt]

Have not had a Lamb roast leg in ages. Think the last was by my mother who is gone now. No sad, she was a lovely person, lived a great life, all great memories.
But she did awesome lamb roasts.
Was at the shop yesterday. Saw a nice little lamb leg there. Got it.
My wife has grown a fantastic rosemary plant in front of the house, huge.
Recalled how my mother made her lamb roasts, I think so anyway with my limited mind!
So set about to it.
I recall her putting cuts into the meat and pushing in rosemary and oregano all over, I did that.
Then sprinkling cracked pepper and herbs like parsely and thyme.
Put it in a tray with some light olive oil.
Then in another tray some veggies.
Did an Onion, garlic with Worcestershire sauce gravy to go with it.
I think I got close
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I could have carved it better but, hey, im a bit feral!

Enviable rosemary plant, beautiful dinner, great photos.

Stay feral.

 

[Bliss Doubt]

I'm cooking up a storm today for my holiday party.

I tried to make my own mini potato pancakes. It didn't quite work out. I grated the potatoes, squeezed all the liquid out of each fistful of shreds, patted that into a patty between my hands, and gently lowered each one into the hot oil. They're very tasty salted, but won't hold together as finger food, so these are for me, and some real potato pancakes will come from the grocery store deli. I guess these do need eggs and flour and all that. Like Jacques Pepin once said, the first one is always for the dog.

 

[Smigo]

I'm cooking up a storm today for my holiday party.

I tried to make my own mini potato pancakes. It didn't quite work out. I grated the potatoes, squeezed all the liquid out of each fistful of shreds, patted that into a patty between my hands, and gently lowered each one into the hot oil. They're very tasty salted, but won't hold together as finger food, so these are for me, and some real potato pancakes will come from the grocery store deli. I guess these do need eggs and flour and all that. Like Jacques Pepin once said, the first one is always for the dog.

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As long as they taste good is what matters.
My misses does zuchini fritters, shreds them like that, yeah she uses flour.

 

[DogMan]

Will be broth. For soup tomorrow

Sister is coming

 

[SteveS45]

Made a Nice dinner of Calamari Marinara over Linguini for Mom and I and going to watch The New Bond movie in a bit.

 

[DogMan]

Made a Nice dinner of Calamari Marinara over Linguini for Mom and I and going to watch The New Bond movie in a bit.

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Hard to tell from photos. But that linguine, as in the pasta Noodles, looks like quality. Too many people skimp on the Noodles part

 

[SteveS45]

Hard to tell from photos. But that linguine, as in the pasta Noodles, looks like quality. Too many people skimp on the Noodles part

Just Anna Pasta

 

[Bliss Doubt]

I'm finally recovered enough from my hangover to post food pics from my holiday party last night.

Next year I'm going back to prepared foods. My food turned out delicious, but doing it all myself meant I had to spend too much time in the kitchen, monitoring things in the oven, re-filling plates, and this morning (with a massive hangover) two sinks full of dirty dishes.

The first pic is a sloppy composite of stock photos of the libations I served, the almond milk holiday nog, a surprisingly wonderful hard cider, some rum for the nog, and the two bottles of wine, a Prosecco and a Cremant de Bourgogne. We also had plenty of what people brought with them.

The first plate passed around was mini-bagel pizzas. Do the pine nuts on top look yummy, or do they look like insect eggs?

Next, the potato pancakes. I couldn't find mini ones, so I cut the regular size ones into wedges, and decorated the plates with green onion.

Then a stock photo of the samosas. No need to photograph what anybody can buy at the store and run into the oven. I decorated those plates with raw snow peas.

About three plates of each item were consumed by the end of the night, hence the excessive kitchen time while everybody was having fun, or yelling at me from the living room "hey, your candle is on fire!". Yeesh, never again with the DIY party cooking.

I did a candle lit buffet area for sauces, condiments, a raw veggie tray, and a dessert tray of dark chocolate almond cookies, baby mandarin oranges and toasted pecans, and extra plates, glasses and napkins.

I'm glad it's over. Next year, it's back to my usual deli food or restaurant food or all frozen food you run in the oven to crisp up, done.

 

[Smigo]

I'm finally recovered enough from my hangover to post food pics from my holiday party last night.

Next year I'm going back to prepared foods. My food turned out delicious, but doing it all myself meant I had to spend too much time in the kitchen, monitoring things in the oven, re-filling plates, and this morning (with a massive hangover) two sinks full of dirty dishes.

The first pic is a sloppy composite of stock photos of the libations I served, the almond milk holiday nog, a surprisingly wonderful hard cider, some rum for the nog, and the two bottles of wine, a Prosecco and a Cremant de Bourgogne. We also had plenty of what people brought with them.

The first plate passed around was mini-bagel pizzas. Do the pine nuts on top look yummy, or do they look like insect eggs?

Next, the potato pancakes. I couldn't find mini ones, so I cut the regular size ones into wedges, and decorated the plates with green onion.

Then a stock photo of the samosas. No need to photograph what anybody can buy at the store and run into the oven. I decorated those plates with raw snow peas.

About three plates of each item were consumed by the end of the night, hence the excessive kitchen time while everybody was having fun, or yelling at me from the living room "hey, your candle is on fire!". Yeesh, never again with the DIY.

I did a candle lit buffet area for sauces, condiments, a raw veggie tray, and a dessert tray of dark chocolate almond cookies, baby mandarin oranges and toasted pecans, and extra plates, glasses and napkins.

I'm glad it's over. Next year, it's back to my usual deli food or restaurant food or all frozen food you run in the oven to crisp up, done.

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The lol was for the first sentence! So no rock music today then!?

This for the rest.