Let's Cooking: TNL!

[Tones]

Come to think of it, I only eat steak once every few months. Compared to the low-end cuts that I usually purchase, it is a true luxury when I eat it.

[icarusfall]

Working on ways to effectively pair cheese and beers while incorporating the beer into an actual part of the dish.

Thinking about maltodextrin to dehydrate the beer into powder.

Made DuPont Foret into jelly the other month with some success.

Ooh! What about cheese soup with the beer powder as garnish!

[Drewbacca]

Josh -- if you're forced to go vegetarian / vegan for health reasons have you tried any Indian food yet? The best Indian food I've ever had was always the veggie dishes.

[Josh]

I love Indian food. I use their spices when I make myself dinner. Indian stir fry, sorta?

[icarusfall]

Nothing is sacred.

[Josh]

Not to me.

[Hubbitron]

Got a gigantic rockfish at the Asian market. Exciting times tonight.

[arjue]

My housemate uses a little curry when she makes lasagne. Sounds retarded but it works.

[Tones]

Another timecrunch meal: Bring water in a deep stockpot to a boil. This is for the pasta. Season a few porkchops; I have a standard herb slurry that consists of herbs, olive oil, and dijon mustard, and I slather that on the chops. Brown them nice on both sides in a skillet. Slice some mushrooms, I used baby bellas. Clean and prepare a bunch of fresh spinach. When the porkchops are done, put a few tablespoons of butter in the pan to loosen up the goodies. Dump some pasta in the water. Throw the mushrooms in the skillet, and don't mess with them for a few minutes. THROW THEM. Okay, make sure that they are looking nice on both sides. Put a few tablespoons of water in the pan, and add the spinach. Cover for a few minutes to steam it, then mix it together with the mushrooms.

Pasta's ready. Toss it with the mushroom/spinach mixture. Devour.

[icarusfall]

Made a ramen bowl niggas'd fight over.

Having eaten at Momofuku in the last 2 weeks, I'd put it right up against that in a contest.