Whatcha Eatin'?

[Iceni]

Must be an Ohio thing' date=' no idea how good food should taste, we won't hold it against you Minds [/quote'] I once heard a story about the 'sopapillas' in Mississippi, they were tortillas with chocolate syrup or powdered sugar. I don't even like sopapillas but that's so painfully off the mark that it boggles the mind.

[RelentlessOblivion]

Doesn't sound right no. However it's widely known you have literally no functioning tastebuds so I don't know.

[FatherAlabaster]

His taste buds are fine. He's got a superabundance of Dorito receptors, is all. He's "hyperfunctional".

[RelentlessOblivion]

Personally I prefer good food.

[H34VYM3T4LD4V3]

Pepperoni, Jalapeno and Tandoori chicken pizza with chicken tikka sauce and cheese crust. holy shhhhiit this is the best thing ever

[BlutAusNerd]

Pepperoni, Jalapeno and Tandoori chicken pizza with chicken tikka sauce and cheese crust. holy shhhhiit this is the best thing ever

Dude, you're killing me right now. I woke up late and had to rush out of the house without breakfast, and this is what I see while waiting for my freight to arrive.

[FatherAlabaster]

That does look delicious. I haven't been able to handle much greasy food lately, but I'd give that a try no matter what. Now Eating: coffee, and a bowl of yogurt with banana slices.

[RelentlessOblivion]

Duuuuuuude sounds tasty. My last pizza was very simple actually just a plain tomato sauce, buffalo mozzarella, salami, and fresh mint.

[RelentlessOblivion]

Two outstanding meals in a row. Last night was pizza: thin, crispy, base, tomato and oregano sauce, chicken pieces, prosciutto, onion, portobello mushrooms and mozzarella. Tonight was a slow roasted leg of lamb with a lemon salt rub, rosemary, and thyme accompanied with roasted baby potatoes, roasted pumpkin, and roasted sweet potato.

[Iceni]

A microwave meal Moroccan chicken - grilled chicken, diced tomatoes, lentils, corn and feta cheese, and a liter of orange juice.

[BlutAusNerd]

Two outstanding meals in a row. Last night was pizza: thin' date=' crispy, base, tomato and oregano sauce, chicken pieces, prosciutto, onion, portobello mushrooms and mozzarella. Tonight was a slow roasted leg of lamb with a lemon salt rub, rosemary, and thyme accompanied with roasted baby potatoes, roasted pumpkin, and roasted sweet potato.[/quote'] Damn, this is making me hate my bachelor food even more.

[FatherAlabaster]

Went to a fair today and ate the requisite crap, but I'm looking forward to the barbeque pork and beef we just ordered, and I'll be making a salad to scrub the guts later. We found a place that actually does the meat right, and doesn't charge a ton.

[RelentlessOblivion]

It is somewhat ironic that possibly the best pizza I've ever eaten was at an Irish pub but there you go. With the leftover lamb I'll be having roast lamb sandwiches for lunch too.

[GorboGorboze]

Whiskey *******

[RelentlessOblivion]

Nah I was still relatively sober at that point. Certainly the kebabs later on were a product of heavy intoxication.

[GorboGorboze]

Nah I was still relatively sober at that point. Certainly the kebabs later on were a product of heavy intoxication.

Sorry for the confusion dude, I mean to say that Whiskey is what I'm eating, loosely speaking.

[RelentlessOblivion]

Yeah I thought as much, it was yet another ill-fated attempt at humour. Anyway I have leftover curry for dinner and thought Alabaster might appreciate the recipe. 3 teaspoons peanut oil 1kg (2.2 pounds) chicken breast or tenderloins diced 2 tablespoons Thai red curry paste (trust me it's much easier to buy then make yourself) 1 cup coconut milk 1/2 cup chicken stock 440 ounces butternut pumpkin 440 ounces snow peas 1 tablespoon fish sauce 2 teaspoons brown sugar Juice of 1 lime Coriander leaves to garnish 1 cup Jasmin rice 2 cups water Brown 1/3 chicken with 1 teaspoon of peanut oil and set aside on a plate (repeat until all chicken has been browned) Reduce heat to medium and stir-fry curry paste for 1 minute then combine with coconut milk, stock, and pumpkin, return chicken to wok and reduce to simmer for 15 minutes Meanwhile cook rice in seperate saucepan or rice cooker Add snowpeas to curry and cook for further 2 minutes Stir in fish sauce, lime juice, and sugar Serve with rice and garnish with coriander

[FatherAlabaster]

Awesome, thank you! That looks delicious. I've hardly done any Asian cooking, I bet the whole family will love that.

[RelentlessOblivion]

With Thai food you should think of curry pastes like chillis. Green = mild, yellow = medium, red = hot. That recipe was enough for two and a serve left over.

[FatherAlabaster]

Ok. The red curries I've had here tend to be mild, but I like a bit of heat. Yeeeaaaah booooaaeeeyh. One question: where it says "440 ounces butternut pumpkin, 440 ounces of snow peas" - what's the actual measurement?

[RelentlessOblivion]

It's 200 grams of each but I did the conversion to pounds since that's the unit of weight you Americans use and it came back at .440 and about a half dozen more numbers after that. Sorry for the confusion I was trying to be helpful. EDIT: And you are right actually red curries are generally mild, yellow curries are generally medium, and green curries are generally hot but that isn't always the case.

[FatherAlabaster]

I see. That clears that up. Four hundred and forty ounces is what, 27 1/2 pounds... Not that I don't like snow peas, you understand. There's an Asian market about ten minutes from here, I bet they'd have the special ingredients. I've been avoiding them since they moved in, though - they're a combination meat and fish market, right next to a live poultry place. You can imagine how it smells in the summer.

[RelentlessOblivion]

So for future reference what would be the correct unit of measurement because I am completely clueless in that regard. Your local supermarket would likely carry all the ingredients actually - a bonus if you wish to avoid such diabolical smells.

[FatherAlabaster]

So for future reference what would be the correct unit of measurement because I am completely clueless in that regard. Your local supermarket would likely carry all the ingredients actually - a bonus if you wish to avoid such diabolical smells.

For fish sauce and curry paste, I'll have to go to an Asian market. No worries, though, it's easy enough to find. So the measurement is 0.44 pounds? There are sixteen ounces in a pound - it's not a decimal conversion. It works out to a little over seven ounces. Over here, I'd expect to see a volume measurement in cups, though - fluid ounces - rather than by weight. Anyway I guess it works out to just under a cup of each, and I'm not particularly exacting about my measurements when I cook. Thanks again!

[RelentlessOblivion]

Yeah the recipe is just a guideline as I see it as well. Thai curries are meant to be a little runnier but you might want corn flour or some other thickening agent handy just in case.