Food and Recipes while under Coronavirus quarantine #8

[Seni]

Back on topic! Yes @Bette we will be hosting lunch on Friday. Not too many people.

Will prepare hummus and baba ghanoush with mini pittas and olives as starter.

Then my "lucky" 7 vegetable couscous. Along with almond chicken. (Will post recipe when I have a longer moment, but its easy)

Am going to make Mutabbaq for dessert for the first time, using Ottolenghi's recipe from his Jerusalem cookbook. Will also post that.

 

[slowpoke]

I hesitated to post this meal, because it was kind of a fail. We ate it, but it wasn’t very good.

The salmon was marinated in a paste mixture where the main ingredient is “Sake Kasu” (sake lees), which is a byproduct of sake production. It was kind of sweet yet bitter. The bitterness was the disappointing part.

Sautéed Chinese spinach with garlic, cucumbers and brown rice rounded out the meal.

Oh well. They can’t all be winners, I guess!

 

[PayrollNerd]

I hesitated to post this meal, because it was kind of a fail. We ate it, but it wasn’t very good.

The salmon was marinated in a paste mixture where the main ingredient is “Sake Kasu” (sake lees), which is a byproduct of sake production. It was kind of sweet yet bitter. The bitterness was the disappointing part.

Sautéed Chinese spinach with garlic, cucumbers and brown rice rounded out the meal.

Oh well. They can’t all be winners, I guess!

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When I was learning to cook or trying a new recipe, I reminded everyone at the table, McDonalds is right down the street. I think we bailed maybe once or twice. Mainly because we hated wasting food!

 

[IceIce9]

Wow, thats stunning work!! My small Incy still has a lot to learn...

I think spiders are amazing creatures. The web was so beautiful and over 8 feet in diameter. It was so strong too.

It was especially beautiful with the morning dew, when the sun was shining on it.

 

[Seni]

When I was learning to cook or trying a new recipe, I reminded everyone at the table, McDonalds is right down the street. I think we bailed maybe once or twice. Mainly because we hated wasting food!

My mother is a good cook, at least has some good recipes, but always hated to cook. We basically grew up on sandwiches.

The 4 of us love to cook, all very different, but its something that interests us. Same with my children.

Dearest mother claims this as a victory! As usual, she is probably right.

This is her beetroot, apple and chicory salad ( have posted before, its a goodie)

Beetroot must not be pickled. I buy the smallest beets I can find and leave them whole, dont remove stalks or roots. This preserves flavour and colour. If they are small, cooking time should be about an hour.

Peel, chop and leave to cool.

Take off outer leaves of chicory bulb (endive?) and slice or line dish with leaves.

Peel and chop or slice apple. I use the national variety which is very tasty (also good for cooking) or Cox. Leave the apple in some lemon juice for at least half a hour.

Peel and chop or slice beets

Serve mixed or in layers with apple/ cider vinaigrette.

 

[Seni]

Lunch today