Let's Cooking: TNL!

[Advocate]

If you put a fried egg on your hamburger and some sharp ass cheddar cheese then you will be in heaven. I am going to try making some chicken marsala this week, you just serve it with pasta right?

Or Rice. I've seen it both ways, but Pasta is the more appropriate version.

I think I'm going to make a nice Pork Chop dish ... I have a white wine too. Hmmmm ....

[Advocate]

also if you use rice. Use Wild Rice imo.

[Mr-K]

Tell me more.

You see, I really hate the Irish but find them irresistibly delicious when ground up and fried.

[Tones]

Right now, I'm making bagels per this technique.

This Saturday, I'm going to a dinner that someone else is hosting. It sounds like most of the dishes I've heard of are Spanish-themed, with paella being the main course. I have about a quart of homemade chicken stock in the freezer that I can use. My first thought is lentil soup, maybe with some chorizo. This seems like it would be a bit dense when not a main course.

And I think that there will be eight people total.

Edit: I think I'll try making an asparagus soup. It should be pretty quick to make and I want some color. Since I won't be using meat, it won't be too hefty, either.

[Tones]

I just took the first four bagels out of the oven:

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For my first try, these were pretty damn good. They were easy to make, too. The only annoying part was 30 minutes of kneading. There wasn't much else to do at five in the morning, so I guess I cannot complain too much.

I left for a few hours for class, and just coming back into the apartment, it smells like heaven in here.

[Nomi]

I've got spring break coming up and I intend to bake a lot. Haven't had the time lately to do anything. I want more challah, or maybe try some pandesal. Those bagels look tasty though, I should give that a shot (my housemates love bagels).

[animegirl]

I made a rainbow cake for dinner at a friend's house. I iced it with grey icing and wrote "MEH" on it. He got a kick out of it when he cut the first piece. My poop is green today though due to the food coloring.

[Grave]

I love those. Ever since seeing the one with the drab grey rainbow on the outside I've wanted to make one myself. I should do that this weekend!

Coincidentally, I also love green poop. Grape soda makes me so happy for that reason. Blue fizz, purple soda, green poop. Can't beat that.

[Tones]

Tonight I went to a dinner party... It was really nice not hosting, for once. I brought the asparagus soup; it was really quick and easy. I sauteed two pounds of asparagus, while cooking half of a small onion and two cloves of garlic in a stock pot in some olive oil. Once the asparagus was tender, I added it all to the pot, and added enough chicken stock to cover everything by about a half inch. I brought everything to a boil, and then pureed everything in batches. I then passed it through a sieve to get any chunks out. I salted, peppered, and parmigiano-reggianoed it to taste.

All in all, it tasted very fresh, and has a nice silky texture. It was a really bright green color. The compliments on it sounded pretty genuine, so I suppose it wasn't bad.

Also present: empanadas, paella, bread and cheese, sangria, a curried dish of some sort, and guava cream cheese pastries. Definitely a good meal.

[Fe 26]

I love being a bachelor and cooking retarded simple things. Like just now I made rice and put spaghetti sauce on it.

in other news, skillets are awesome. And olive oil is awesome. I love how smooth the olive oil fry's chicken.