OT: The Food & Drinks Thread (Part 4)

[Treb]

Nice! wish I could eat asparagus,but highly allergic of all things!

You're not missing anything in my opinion.

 

[angusyoung]

You're not missing anything in my opinion.

I had it one time and it was fantastic,but blew up,weird!Don't recall how it was prepared as it was decades ago.

 

[peate]

You're not missing anything in my opinion.

Not to mention the funky urine smell after.

 

[angusyoung]

Not to mention the funky urine smell after.

Maybe that's what the song was all about.

 

[groovejuice]

Not to mention the funky urine smell after.

(couldn't find the 30 Rock vid clip)

Jack: That's where Donaghy Estates comes in. Now as you may have read in Robert Parker's Wine Newsletter, "Donaghy Estates tastes like the urine of Satan after a hefty portion of asparagus."

 

[cphabs]

Well, I broke out the habanero/tequila cheese known as Rattlesnake for the 4th... It appears that intoxicated people love it! Not so much the next morning... I was on the toilet praying it would stop this morning. I’m not embellishing in the least my friends. Lmao
Sad part? I’ll probably be in the same situation in a few weeks.

 

[Kairi Zaide]

alright, trying to make "coffee" out of date seeds

update : guess it does look like ground coffee, and it has a similar smell but not exactly the same (like, it smells roasted, but a bit sweeter)

though it looks clearer than coffee i guess when infused... (I filtered with cheesecloth since i don't have coffee filters)

As for the taste, I guess it's alright. Added some milk and some sugar. I don't drink coffee so I can't compare.

 

[GoodKiwi]

You're not missing anything in my opinion.

I disagree. Steamed or grilled asparagus is one of the tastiest vegetables around IMO.

I could eat a whole bunch of it (as it's sold at stores) as a snack.

 

[Per Sjoblom]

Not to mention the funky urine smell after.

 

[Per Sjoblom]

alright, trying to make "coffee" out of date seeds

update : guess it does look like ground coffee, and it has a similar smell but not exactly the same (like, it smells roasted, but a bit sweeter)

though it looks clearer than coffee i guess when infused... (I filtered with cheesecloth since i don't have coffee filters)

As for the taste, I guess it's alright. Added some milk and some sugar. I don't drink coffee so I can't compare.

Is that what they mean when they say "Date Drug"?

 

[Per Sjoblom]

I disagree. Steamed or grilled asparagus is one of the tastiest vegetables around IMO.

I could eat a whole bunch of it (as it's sold at stores) as a snack.

Yes. I made a quick recipe that I got from a food magazine that was easy and very good. Filo dough brushed with an egg, parmesan, asparagus, bread crumbs and bacon.

 

[angusyoung]

Yes. I made a quick recipe that I got from a food magazine that was easy and very good. Filo dough brushed with an egg, parmesan, asparagus, bread crumbs and bacon.

Big fan of filo! buy it, waste of time and money trying to make it. Use it to make Greek baklava and spanikopita.

 

[Kairi Zaide]

Is that what they mean when they say "Date Drug"?

Big fan of filo! buy it, waste of time and money trying to make it. Use it to make Greek baklava and spanikopita.

I honestly feel the same about a lot of pastry/dough stuff. Can be fun from time to time, but I sure as hell am not making bread every week. I don't own a standmixer so this takes even more time and energy when I do (like when I made these baos, must have taken me over 1 hour just to get the dough right)

 

[Per Sjoblom]

Big fan of filo! buy it, waste of time and money trying to make it. Use it to make Greek baklava and spanikopita.

Yes, it would take hours to make it. I have done it once, that was enough for the rest of my life and it was not of better flavor either.

 

[MXD]

I think I developped a mild allergy to bananas :|

 

[groovejuice]

I honestly feel the same about a lot of pastry/dough stuff. Can be fun from time to time, but I sure as hell am not making bread every week. I don't own a standmixer so this takes even more time and energy when I do (like when I made these baos, must have taken me over 1 hour just to get the dough right)

There are ways to get around a lot of the pains of breadmaking.

2 nice loaves of light rye made with the same technique as in the link below.

Jim Lahey's No-Knead Bread

 

[angusyoung]

There are ways to get around a lot of the pains of breadmaking.

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2 nice loaves of light rye made with the same technique as in the link below.

Jim Lahey's No-Knead Bread

Nice looking loafs! idiom and all!

 

[angusyoung]

Yes, it would take hours to make it. I have done it once, that was enough for the rest of my life and it was not of better flavor either.

Pretty much done with making some items like won-ton wrappers and that, fun the first few times but not jumping around doing cartwheels about the quality.

 

[angusyoung]

I think I developped a mild allergy to bananas :|

Symptoms? over ripe fruits can cause issues with people.

 

[MXD]

Symptoms? over ripe fruits can cause issues with people.

Swollen throat. No issue breathing, but, while I can swallow (liquid or solid), it's definitely not normal.

 

[angusyoung]

Swollen throat. No issue breathing, but, while I can swallow (liquid or solid), it's definitely not normal.

Take an antihistamine for now and see what happens. No rash,hives etc? dizzy?fever? I have food allergies but never that symptom.

 

[MXD]

Take an antihistamine for now and see what happens. No rash,hives etc? dizzy?fever? I have food allergies but never that symptom.

None of that.

 

[angusyoung]

None of that.

Hope all is better! ever have the mumps?

 

[Kairi Zaide]

So, I had coworkers smell my date seed "coffee". They could definitely tell it wasn't coffee, but they said the taste was somewhat reminiscent; the biggest difference was that the bitterness was somewhat missing from the smell. I was told coffee was somewhat bitter in a way, which makes sense since i didn't really taste any bitterness when I made a cup.

There are ways to get around a lot of the pains of breadmaking.

View attachment 352616

2 nice loaves of light rye made with the same technique as in the link below.

Jim Lahey's No-Knead Bread

still leaves a mess with a bunch of flour to clean around the kitchen

 

[groovejuice]

So, I had coworkers smell my date seed "coffee". They could definitely tell it wasn't coffee, but they said the taste was somewhat reminiscent; the biggest difference was that the bitterness was somewhat missing from the smell. I was told coffee was somewhat bitter in a way, which makes sense since i didn't really taste any bitterness when I made a cup.


still leaves a mess with a bunch of flour to clean around the kitchen

There's two things you can do about that. The first is obviously to use a little extra caution when measuring the flour. The second is to say "fk it", have a nice glass of wine and marvel in delicious masterpiece you just created.