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RE: The Cooking Thread

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Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
chef wrote:
I need to get a glass jar with a non-metal lid so I can make a sourdough starter. Any idea where such a thing can be found?
Get a mason jar. Wal-Mart. Pretty much any grocery store. All the dollar stores around here have them. Hardware stores too.

All the mason jars I've seen have metal lids. I know metal is big no-no with sourdough starters.

My mom had a glass pitcher with a plastic lid but I have yet to see anything similar. I would love a small version of that.

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just Czech wrote:
chef wrote:
I need to get a glass jar with a non-metal lid so I can make a sourdough starter. Any idea where such a thing can be found?
Google will find a recipe for you or Pinterest.

I have a sourdough starter recipe. Well, 2, actually - the Hermann one and the one from my breadmaker manual. I may try both to find out which one is better.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

chef wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
chef wrote:
I need to get a glass jar with a non-metal lid so I can make a sourdough starter. Any idea where such a thing can be found?
Get a mason jar. Wal-Mart. Pretty much any grocery store. All the dollar stores around here have them. Hardware stores too.
All the mason jars I've seen have metal lids. I know metal is big no-no with sourdough starters.
My mom had a glass pitcher with a plastic lid but I have yet to see anything similar. I would love a small version of that.

Oops, my mind skipped over the non part!

chef · Guru

Oh. Never did make it to the 99cents store to see if they had a cookie scoop. I'll use a spoon and hope they're reasonably uniform. I'm sure my sous chef will enjoy helping with the cookie-making process.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

chef wrote:
Lawyerlady wrote:
chef wrote:
Finally getting to use my breadmaker! DH said he never had potato bread so I figured that would be the first recipe I would try. I can't wait until it gets to the baking process. I love the smell of yeast as bread bakes.
The potato starch is kept in the Jewish section in the grocery store. Just a little hint since I already had to do the hunt for it.
Good to know! Thanks!
I'm using the recipe out of the manual for this one. It called for instant potato flakes. Do you know if the potato starch makes a better final product?

They probably already have the potato starch.

chef · Guru

Here's my potato bread:

Spoiler

It rose a bit too much so I need to use less yeast next time according to manual. I used the amount of yeast the recipe called for so I'm surprised it rose too much. I don't mind the extra rise so I'm torn between reducing the yeast a bit or just leaving. Very yummy. I cut off a slice and buttered it for DH and I. He approves. Currently waiting for it to cool to room temp so I can finish slicing it and put it in a container.

I must say I'm impressed with the breadmaker. Some pieces of the top crust stuck to the inside of the lid since the loaf rose too much but they came off super easy. I barely touched them and they dropped into my hand. Love it!

weltschmerz · Guru

That looks delicious. I'm a bread junkie.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Ever try to use one of these?

What a mess!

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weltschmerz wrote:
That looks delicious. I'm a bread junkie.

So am I. Especially sourdough. I love sourdough. And croissants.

I can be quite happy with bread and cheese.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

I love my bread machine.

just Czech · Give Me Grand's!

I use my bread machine for mixing only.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

So, is anyone making anything special for Valentine's day? I'm going to try my hand at home made red velvet brownies and some home made marshmellows.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Nope.

If my brother is here, we will go out to celebrate his birthday.

If not, it's spaghetti at home.

weltschmerz · Guru

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
So, is anyone making anything special for Valentine's day? I'm going to try my hand at home made red velvet brownies and some home made marshmellows.

Nope. I'll probably be going out to eat with my gentleman friend. Or he'll cook.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

weltschmerz wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
So, is anyone making anything special for Valentine's day? I'm going to try my hand at home made red velvet brownies and some home made marshmellows.
Nope. I'll probably be going out to eat with my gentleman friend. Or he'll cook.

Keep your pants on! biggrin

weltschmerz · Guru

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
weltschmerz wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
So, is anyone making anything special for Valentine's day? I'm going to try my hand at home made red velvet brownies and some home made marshmellows.
Nope. I'll probably be going out to eat with my gentleman friend. Or he'll cook.
Keep your pants on!

Why?

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Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

weltschmerz wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
weltschmerz wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
So, is anyone making anything special for Valentine's day? I'm going to try my hand at home made red velvet brownies and some home made marshmellows.
Nope. I'll probably be going out to eat with my gentleman friend. Or he'll cook.
Keep your pants on!
Why?

FNW · Guru

I might make some heart-shaped chocolate chip pancakes for breakfast Sunday.

TrudyML · Guru

We just cancelled plans due to it going to be -20 out. Forget it!

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

TrudyML wrote:
We just cancelled plans due to it going to be -20 out. Forget it!

That's a bummer, Trudy. cry

I hope you can come up with something fun to do at home. wink

Tinydancer · Guru

I made stew to warm me up. I also actually chopped some wood for the fireplace tonight. I love a cozy fire when it's that cold out.

TrudyML · Guru

Fort Worth Mom wrote:
TrudyML wrote:
We just cancelled plans due to it going to be -20 out. Forget it!
That's a bummer, Trudy.
I hope you can come up with something fun to do at home.

I was going to suggest a day of drinking and making meatballs.

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

TrudyML wrote:
Fort Worth Mom wrote:
TrudyML wrote:
We just cancelled plans due to it going to be -20 out. Forget it!
That's a bummer, Trudy.
I hope you can come up with something fun to do at home.
I was going to suggest a day of drinking and making meatballs.

Tipsy meatballs!

Sounds like a plan, to me! biggrin

TrudyML · Guru

HAHAhaha! I thought it'd be fun!

Tinydancer · Guru

Do it naked and you'll have the perfect evening...lol

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

Tinydancer wrote:
Do it naked and you'll have the perfect evening...lol

Only if you're baking them.

If you fry them, for goodness sake, keep some clothes on!

Better safe than sorry! wink

TrudyML · Guru

Splatter! Ouch!

jlbear71 · Guru

No special food plans for VD. To us, it is a Hallmark holiday where restaurants put out a limited menu and jack up the prices.

We will probably cook something nice at home. Since it will be very cold but not -20 cold, we will probably make a stew or roast, maybe osso bucco or the venison.

TrudyML · Guru

We have a favorite little bar/restaurant but freezing to get there doesn't sound fun.

FNW · Guru

We'll go to the club. They do a nice romantic dinner for V-day. This year it will be Saturday night.

TrudyML · Guru

Whose taking the young lads? Or are they going?

FNW · Guru

My parents. If they are well by then. They caught the cold, too.

TrudyML · Guru

I hack away all day here. Bleh.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Two batches of marshmellows made. One peppermint. One espresso.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Here are my home made marshmellows. One espresso and one peppermint.

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Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Dessert. Red velvet brownies with chocolate mousse frosting.

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Lindley · Guru

Those look so good!! I thought about making red velvet cake from scratch but used a cake mix instead.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

The only problem is my SS has a red food dye allergy. He vomits profusely when he eats it. The recipe called for TWO TABLESPOONS of the stuff! I didn't let him eat a single bite! I gave him a bowl of frosting and some marshmellows for dessert. He was happy. He also got to put all the little decorative hearts on it. So he is happy!

Lindley · Guru

Frosting is my favorite part of the cake.

weltschmerz · Guru

Lindley wrote:
Frosting is my favorite part of the cake.

Frosting is the least favourite part of the cake. I scrape it off.

The absolute worst is the "gritty" frosting.

weltschmerz · Guru

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
The only problem is my SS has a red food dye allergy. He vomits profusely when he eats it. The recipe called for TWO TABLESPOONS of the stuff! I didn't let him eat a single bite! I gave him a bowl of frosting and some marshmellows for dessert. He was happy. He also got to put all the little decorative hearts on it. So he is happy!

A lot of red food dye is made from insects. Maybe that's why.

http://www.livescience.com/36292-red-food-dye-bugs-cochineal-carmine.html

Lindley · Guru

weltschmerz wrote:
Lindley wrote:
Frosting is my favorite part of the cake.
Frosting is the least favourite part of the cake. I scrape it off.
The absolute worst is the "gritty" frosting.

I'll take your share😸

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Why not make it without the dye? The dye doesn't chang ec the taste.

Or if you really want to make it from scratch, use beet juice.

Yup.

Beet juice is used to color it.

weltschmerz · Guru

Lindley wrote:
weltschmerz wrote:
Lindley wrote:
Frosting is my favorite part of the cake.
Frosting is the least favourite part of the cake. I scrape it off.
The absolute worst is the "gritty" frosting.
I'll take your share😸

Sure, no problem.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

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Beet Red Velvet Cake

KIM SEVERSON

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Pamela Moxley, the pastry chef at Miller Union in Atlanta, developed this cake as part of a book project for Steven Satterfield, the co-owner and chef. She uses dutched, nonacidic cocoa powder so she punched up the acid with extra lemon juice, which helps with the bright red color. She adds goat cheese to her cream cheese frosting, to play against the subtle beet flavor. The chef liked it so much that he added it to the restaurant menu.

Beet, Cake, American

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INGREDIENTS

3 medium beets
¾ cup/ 170 grams butter, plus more for greasing pan
¾ cup/180 milliliters buttermilk
Juice of 1 large lemon
2 teaspoons/10 milliliters white vinegar
1 ½ teaspoons/7 milliliters vanilla extract
2 cups/200 grams cake flour (sift before measuring)
3 tablespoons/24 grams Dutch process cocoa powder
1 ⅛ teaspoon/6 grams baking powder
1 teaspoon/6 grams salt
½ teaspoon/3 grams baking soda
1 ¾ cup/350 grams granulated sugar
3 eggs
Cream cheese frosting (see recipe), or other fluffy white icing

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

I wanted to do red for Valentine's Day and I didn't have beet juice on hand. I really wanted to do the red because of the theme thing. He is not a big sweet eater anyway. I don't make normal frosting. I use cream cheese and whipping cream to make a very light frosting. It's not the sickly sweet frosting most people talk about. Everyone likes my frosting for this reason. It's NOT overbearing. It's more like a mousse than a frosting.

I'm not sure if my SS will outgrow this red food dye thing. We haven't tested it since last Christmas when he ate some decorated Christmas cookies and spewed ham onto the ceiling. DH asked me if I was going to help clean up the ham and other stuff. I told him my time cleaning up throw up was over! My DS was allergic to blue food dye but grew out of it.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I have a cousin that has a red dye allergy.

Do you know which red dye?

You have to be super careful cause things you don't even realize will have it.

I remember how hard it was when she was little.

Just trying to get an antibiotic she could take took an act of Congress and two goats.

Everything from medicine to food to toothpaste had to be free of red dye for her.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

We think 40 but not a hundred percent sure. We just avoid anything red or pink. He's gotten really good about self monitoring. He can eat a red M&M or two but not red frosting. We just generally stay away from it.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Aaron went through that.

Red is used in just about everything.

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Beet Red Velvet Cake

KIM SEVERSON

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