The Food Thread

Cliffy6745

You guys have a different definition of looks crappy. Looks banging 

F Me In The Brain

Yeah that looks good

bbiggs

F Me In The Brain said:

Yeah that looks good

You on day 5 yet? I can’t believe you pop into a food thread during a 5 day fast. You really do like torturing yourself, don’t you? 

deadendp

bbiggs said:

F Me In The Brain said:

Yeah that looks good

You on day 5 yet? I can’t believe you pop into a food thread during a 5 day fast. You really do like torturing yourself, don’t you? 

That just came to mind.  I think today would be day 5, so perhaps FMe left himself the weekend to splurge.  But . . . if you splurge, wouldn't that kind of defeat the purpose?  

FMe, Please bring us up to speed on your progress and where you are going from here.

Speaking of here, we will be enjoying what my daughter calls, "Skillet chicken."  Just some olive oil, salt, pepper and chives on chicken breast cooked on low in ye ole cast iron skillet.  Sides will be stuffing and cream corn.  (The kiddo's favorites.)  I'll throw some mushrooms in the pan and cook them a bit while the chicken is resting.  

F Me In The Brain

That sounds awesome.  I do skillet chicken sometimes but usually put a weighted lid on top of the breasts.  I like the sear.

Day 5.  I get dinner soon.
I have been watching cooking stuff and also cooking meals for my family all week.

Not going to change my normal habits but it can make it seem more difficult.
When it all boils down to it, it is me against me.  If I let outside things mess with me that is my own mental weakness.
Part of the fun!

Beef stir fry is the winner as to what I will cook and eat tonight.  Already prepped things just need to cook.  Some fresh items I don't have but you gotta make do with what you do have in the Corona Daze!

F Me In The Brain

And, I won't splurge.  Not going on the strict diet but will be good about 8 hours (except for tomorrow, promised to eat breakfast with my son) and in general will mix in the stuff that is too bad for me, like what I was gorging on for the first 6 weeks of lockdown.

bbiggs

F Me In The Brain said:

That sounds awesome.  I do skillet chicken sometimes but usually put a weighted lid on top of the breasts.  I like the sear.

Day 5.  I get dinner soon.
I have been watching cooking stuff and also cooking meals for my family all week.

Not going to change my normal habits but it can make it seem more difficult.
When it all boils down to it, it is me against me.  If I let outside things mess with me that is my own mental weakness.
Part of the fun!

Beef stir fry is the winner as to what I will cook and eat tonight.  Already prepped things just need to cook.  Some fresh items I don't have but you gotta make do with what you do have in the Corona Daze!

We have different ideas of fun!  Joking aside, kudos to you.  You are one disciplined dude.  Enjoy the hell out of that meal tonight, as I'm sure you plan to.

F Me In The Brain

For sure, thanks!

F Me In The Brain

Beef fried rice

Took me three sessions to get through my one serving 
Damn tasty, though!

GlowGirl

F Me In The Brain said:

Beef fried rice

Took me three sessions to get through my one serving 
Damn tasty, though!

That looks delicious. Very colorful. A good meal to break your fast.

GlowGirl

Tonight I decided to make homemade oven baked potato chips. Used my mandoline slicer. They came out great paired with a broiled pork chop with bbq sauce and asparagus. 

F Me In The Brain

Looks great.
What did you do for the chips?

GlowGirl

F Me In The Brain said:

Looks great.
What did you do for the chips?

Thanks. The chips were super easy. I sliced a potato (skin on) very thin using a mandoline slicer. If you don't have one, you can slice by hand, but it is harder to get them as thin - so they may not come out crispy. Then I dried the potato slices off with a paper towel. If they are wet, they tend to steam more than crisp up. I sprayed a baking sheet with olive oil and put the slices on (don't overlap them), and then sprayed olive oil all over the slices and sprinkled with smoked paprika (you can put on whatever seasoning you like) - bake at 425 degrees for 10 minutes - then flip them over and bake another 5-10 minutes (depending on how thick they are) - just keep an eye on them. I let them go a bit longer since I like those extra crunchy brown parts. Add salt or more seasoning if you want - and eat. They are really good - and since they are baked they are better for you.

Tomorrow I am going to try homemade tortillas. I don't expect as much of a triumph. I actually bought a package of tortillas as backup. I am a fairly good cook but have very little confidence in myself for anything that even resembles a baked good (except for boxed cake and brownie mixes). I once tried to make olive bread. That loaf came out so hard it could have been used to give someone blunt force trauma

bbiggs

Everything is looking super tasty tonight. Nice work! 

deadendp

MF117973 said:

Tonight I decided to make homemade oven baked potato chips. Used my mandolin slicer. They came out great paired with a broiled pork chop with bbq sauce and asparagus. 

I need asparagus tutorial. I kill it. I don't mean to. 

Please help me. What I do to asparagus is a crime. 

GlowGirl

deadendp said:

MF117973 said:

Tonight I decided to make homemade oven baked potato chips. Used my mandolin slicer. They came out great paired with a broiled pork chop with bbq sauce and asparagus. 

I need asparagus tutorial. I kill it. I don't mean to. 

Please help me. What I do to asparagus is a crime. 

I just sauteed it in a bit of olive oil. I keep the heat low and cook it until it is hot. I like it just barely cooked - so it still has crunch. Some people like it softer. If that is the case, I would steam it. Just don't boil it.

F Me In The Brain

Asparagus by FMe
Snap the bottoms off
Gently (gently!) peel a layer of the skin from the 'Sparagus.
Put an inch of water in a medium sauce pan.
Out a steam basket in.
Pop the green critters in there

...bring to boil and steam until the blade of a parking knife goes easily in/out.
(2 mins)
Remove from heat.  Hit with lemon juice and your favorite finishing salt.

Boom.  Peeling when you are cooking for a large group is a total pain in the ass, but it is worth it.

F Me In The Brain

MF117973 said:

F Me In The Brain said:

Looks great.
What did you do for the chips?

Thanks. The chips were super easy. I sliced a potato (skin on) very thin using a mandoline slicer. If you don't have one, you can slice by hand, but it is harder to get them as thin - so they may not come out crispy. Then I dried the potato slices off with a paper towel. If they are wet, they tend to steam more than crisp up. I sprayed a baking sheet with olive oil and put the slices on (don't overlap them), and then sprayed olive oil all over the slices and sprinkled with smoked paprika (you can put on whatever seasoning you like) - bake at 425 degrees for 10 minutes - then flip them over and bake another 5-10 minutes (depending on how thick they are) - just keep an eye on them. I let them go a bit longer since I like those extra crunchy brown parts. Add salt or more seasoning if you want - and eat. They are really good - and since they are baked they are better for you.

Tomorrow I am going to try homemade tortillas. I don't expect as much of a triumph. I actually bought a package of tortillas as backup. I am a fairly good cook but have very little confidence in myself for anything that even resembles a baked good (except for boxed cake and brownie mixes). I once tried to make olive bread. That loaf came out so hard it could have been used to give someone blunt force trauma

Cool, thanks.
I may give that a go and put on a rack/switch to convection at perhaps a bit higher heat and forgo flipping 

I do have a mandoline, so I guess it will be a matter of playing with it to see how thin you prefer and adjusting the cooking time.

I made some on my salt stone not too long ago but I haven't baked any chips this way.  Sounds good.

deadendp

MF117973 said:

deadendp said:

MF117973 said:

Tonight I decided to make homemade oven baked potato chips. Used my mandolin slicer. They came out great paired with a broiled pork chop with bbq sauce and asparagus. 

I need asparagus tutorial. I kill it. I don't mean to. 

Please help me. What I do to asparagus is a crime. 

I just sauteed it in a bit of olive oil. I keep the heat low and cook it until it is hot. I like it just barely cooked - so it still has crunch. Some people like it softer. If that is the case, I would steam it. Just don't boil it.

F Me In The Brain said:

Asparagus by FMe
Snap the bottoms off
Gently (gently!) peel a layer of the skin from the 'Sparagus.
Put an inch of water in a medium sauce pan.
Out a steam basket in.
Pop the green critters in there

...bring to boil and steam until the blade of a parking knife goes easily in/out.
(2 mins)
Remove from heat.  Hit with lemon juice and your favorite finishing salt.

Boom.  Peeling when you are cooking for a large group is a total pain in the ass, but it is worth it.

Thank you! 

Hobbes

I prefer roasted asparagus. Roasting takes away the bitterness.
EVOO, S&P, maybe a little grated parm and minced garlic, 425 for 12-15 minutes.
Yum!