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Jul 08, 05
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cooking to impress
what have you cooked to impress a special someone?
what have you been cooked that knocked your socks off? Im a shitty cook but Im trying tonight..... Im working on greek food; chicken solvaki, greek rice, seasoned potatoes, greek salad, homemade hummus and tzakziki The Zorba the Greek soundtrack is playing on my record player in the background to set the mood and such :P 
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I've cooked various things from Pork Roast to Casserole.
That sounds damn tasty. Hope it all works out for you.
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hopefully I dont leave anything in the microwave for three months like I did at Christmas
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lol Oh man. Reminds me about the Chinese Food I forgot in my Fridge for about the same period of Time. Except I nuked it and ate it.
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i make banana foster when i really want to impress someone...
fry sliced peeled (duh!) bananas in butter and brown sugar with a little cinnamon, when they start to look cooked through, sprinkle lightly with brandy or rum, then light the mother up!!!! let the alcohol burn off and serve immediately with good vanilla ice cream. just keep a lid handy to put the flames out, and make sure your kitchen has a fire extinguisher if you're a slob or nervous about this kind of stuff....and never EVER add more alcohol to anything that's already burning, or pour booze to be used in this manner from the bottle...measure out the booze before hand (1/8-1/4 cup should do nicely) and add from the measuring cup, not the bottle. if you burn down your house it's not my fault.
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ok when should i be there!! jk...sounds great i may have to make that very soon..like tonight!
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Chickpea Curryish Dish:
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon cumin 1 tablespoon ground coriander 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon tumeric 1 teaspoon paprika 2-4 teaspoons chilli powder depending on how spicy you want it 1 tablespoon oil 2 small onions sliced 5 -6 cloves of garlic, crushed or finely chopped 1 zucchini finely chopped 1 carrot finely chopped 2 450 - 500 mL cans of chickpeas, drained 1 450 - 500 mL can of tomato pieces, undrained 1 teaspoon garam masala Heat the oil in a largish pan/pot and cook the onions and garlic until the onions begin to soften Add the cumin, coriander, tumeric, salt, paprika and chili powder and cook while stirring for 1 minute Add the chickpeas, undrained tomatoes, zucchini and carrot and combine with the onion/spice mixture Simmer over low heat, covered, stirring occasionally, for 20-30 minutes. Stir in the garam masala and continue to simmer for 20 minutes or until the carrots soften. Serve with naan bread or any other soft bread-type thing. -OR- Pepper Steak: 2 Steaks 2-4 cloves of garlic - chopped or minced 1/2 of a medium onion - sliced 1 red pepper - sliced 1 green pepper - sliced 1/2 zuchinni - sliced oil or butter salt pepper curry powder chili powder (optional - only if you like it spicy) 3/4 cup of water or beef broth dash of worchestershire sauce oregano (optional) 1. Take the steaks and liberally season with salt, curry powder, and chili powder (approx 1 part salt, 2 parts curry, and 1 part chili) 2. Heat a large pan to medium-high heat, add oil or butter and combine all the vegtables. Cook for approx 4 minutes or until the veggies are just tender. Remove from pan and set aside keeping warm. 3. Sear the steaks in the pan - approx 3-4 mins on each side for medium rare. Once cooked, remove from heat and set aside & keep warm. 4. Add the broth of water to the pan and gently boil at medium heat, scraping up the crusty bits from the steak in the process. Add salt to taste, pepper, worchestershire sauce and oregano. Reduce to about 1/3 cup. Stir in the vegtables and coat in the gravy. 5. Spoon veggies over the steaks and cover in the sauce. 6. Serve immediately.
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Jul 09, 05
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I go straight for the grilled ahi steaks that I make in a sesame balsamic marinade.
I usually accompany those with some pan seared digby scallops to start with some asparagus spears and florets. I've been thinking of doing some maki as of late; probably a roll with wild salmon, inoki mushrooms, avacado, cucumber and a garlic/wasabi aoli.
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Jul 09, 05
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Small Roast Chicken
Preheat Oven to 375°F (350° convection). Wash, then place chicken on it's side push down until you hear you have cracked the bones (releases bone marrow for flavour). stuff with fresh thyme, rosemary, sage, lemon slices, whole garlic cloves with skin on, onion slices with skin on, celery, butter, salt and pepper. Tie the legs with cooking twine so none of the flavour escapes. Take some more butter chunks :P, and slide underneath the skin of the chicken breats. Take some more butter haha and rub all over the chickens outer skin, season with salt and pepper (lots of pepper). Bake chicken for 30 to 40 minutes or until chicken is browned well. Basting every 10 mins or so to get crispy brown skin. (Internal temperature should read 165°F. When using an instant read thermometer be sure not to touch bone when taking temperature.) After chicken is done, let stand about 15 minutes before serving. If you want to make gravy use all the juices from the bottom of the pan the chicken was cooked in. In a stove top pan, sprinkle 2 tbsp flour over juices. Cook over medium-high heat, whisking, for 1 minute. Drizzle in 3/4 cup chicken stock and 2 tablespoons (25 mL) lemon juice (or substitute with white wine if you have any). Cook, whisking, for about 3 minutes or until thickened. Yorkshire pudding, roast potatos, and any vegetable of your choice would go well with this meal! Last edited by RoxyBeBe; Jul 09, 05 at 12:18 PM.
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Yard-Style Jerk Chicken.
Macaroni Banzaii. Scallop, lobster, crab medly, simmered in butter and garlic. Lightly suateed asparagus in butter and garlic. Chicken tettrazini. Chicken curry (from scratch). I love to cook! I just don't have much chance to do it. Plus, I've got to have people around to eat it, because, I don't bother to cook for myself. Frosty (a li'l this, a touch of that...)
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...If you cant spell the food youre trying to cook,chances are youre not going to be able to cook it either!!!!!!
just a lil word of advice;) ps:hi sheena!<3
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Mine is lobster once a year for the boy's birthday, and I made lasagna to feed our parents when they came over for dinner.
I made chicken parmesan for Valentine's Day too.
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Jul 09, 05
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^ hah - perhaps someone can host an FNK potluck or something...
Caramelized Onion Bruschetta Ingredients: 2 loaves of crusty French bread 2 medium red onions, caramelized fresh pesto (dunno how much I used, but it was a lot) 4 cloves of garlic, finely chopped 3 tomatoes, diced feta cheese fresh chopped baby dill First off, you want to caramelize the onions. Slice the onions thinly. Heat about 3 to 4 tablespoons of olive oil in a largish saucepan and then reduce to medium-low heat. Add the onions and stir until covered in oil. Cover and allow the onions to cook for about 15-20 minutes or until the onions are soft. Add about 3 teaspoons of sugar (brown sugar is recommended). Increase the heat to about medium and cook for another 5 minutes or until the onions are translucent in color. Onto the actual bruschetta... -Spread a generous amount of pesto on each slice of bread. -Place a layer of caramalized onions on top of the bread. -Put the tomatoes on top, sprinkle with chopped garlic and crumple the feta onto each slice. -Sometime in the preparations, you'll probably want to preheat the oven to broil (which doesn't take that long). -Add the dill and pepper and salt if desired (doesn't really need it). -Broil for about 3-4 minutes or until the bread is lightly toasted. -Allow to cool for about 5 minutes and serve.
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Jul 09, 05
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Cooking what they want
I'd say the best thing you can cook to impress is to find out what they like the most and then just amaze them by taking it up a few notches.
Say they like Ahi Tuna seared Then try something like a 8 spice Pampadom Encrusted Ahi Tuna served on gingered veg with a sweet soy reduction. 2 4oz pieces of belly cut Ahi Tuna 2 crumbled Pampadom waffers 1 tsp chinese 5 spice 1/4 tsp white pepper 1/4 tsp black pepper 1/4 tsp ground cumin 2 pinches of salt julienned season veggies 1 knob of fresh ginger minced 1/4 cup chicken stock, low salt grape seed oil or veg oil kecap mix pampadom with spices, sprinkle each piece of Ahi with pinch of Salt then roll the four longest sides in Pamapom mix. sear on 4 coated sides until lightly brown. Ahi should still be rare in the center. set aside heat pan again then start cooking julienne veggies with fresh ginger, after 1 minute add stock and cover for qanother minute and let cook on high. drain veggies and place on plate, slice Ahi on an angle into 6 or 7 slices each, fan out over edge of veggies and lightly drizzle with Kecap and serve. Last edited by Viol8r; Jul 09, 05 at 04:54 PM.
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Jul 10, 05
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This is a good Falafel recipe from the net.
1 cup of dried peeled fava beans, soaked overnight 3/4 cup dried chickpeas, soaked overnight 1 small onion finely chopped 1/3 cup minced flat leafed parsley 2 tablespoons minced cilantro 1 garlic clove minced 1 teaspoon of baking powder 1 teaspoon of kosher salt 3/4 teaspoon ground cumin pinch of crushed red pepper 3 tablespoons of water pure olive oil for frying Drain and rinse the fava-beans and chickpeas and put them in a food processor. Add the onion, parsely, cilantro, garlic, baking powder, salt, cumin, and crushed red pepper. Scrap the side of the bowl until you form a coarse paste. Add the water but process until the mixture is gritty but fine and green. Put the paste into a bowl. In a medium sized sausepan, heat 2 inches of oil to 350 degrees F. Scoop rounded tablespoons of the falafel mixture into the hot oil and fry in small batches until browned and crisp, about 2 minutes. Drain on paper towel and serve hot! Then I like to take a pita, add some bits of the falafel, yogurt, pickle slices, sliced cooked onions, cubed tomatos, homus, and sometimes I dip it in Tzatziki. Sooo delicious! It's good to eat with lentil soup too, but that's another recipe! If you have ever eaten at Habibis on Broadway... you know falafel sandwiches are to die for! Last edited by RoxyBeBe; Jul 10, 05 at 12:38 PM.
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Jul 10, 05
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what have you cooked to impress a special someone?
i've tried cooking a bunch of recipes for the first time and feed them to people. when i think in reality it takes at least 2-4x to make a dish somewhat right, and then you can add or take away ingredients, but other times it turns out perfecto. i've made martha stewart's gingerbread cookies, chocolate mint cookies, triple c cookies, oatbran muffins, stuffed peppers (not using rice), and chillied chicken (that tasted as delicious as turkey). what have you been cooked that knocked your socks off? tzaziki, humus, any salads, salmon, rice pilaf, lasagna. i really loved making calamari with maria, because i love calamari, and it was fucking difficult to make, and really delicious to eat. christina
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