Perpetual What Are You Cooking Thread

[merigayle]

meri, I don't see nutritional info.  Do you mean on my recipe? 

It was delicious and made a ton.  I have another meal or two for the freezer now.

It is between the recipe and the comments, it said 900-some calories per serving, i think they mean per RECIPE.

[Ice Cream]

It is between the recipe and the comments, it said 900-some calories per serving, i think they mean per RECIPE.

After seeing your post, I tried to click on that extender button, but it did not work. The dish looks healthy. I never look at the nutrition info of a recipe, just at the ingredients to judge myself.

[caribougrrl]

diablita, that looks delicious... love meyer lemon anything!

[rocketgirl]

I would eat the cheesecake thing.  Yum!

We were lazy this weekend.  We didn't cook this weekend other than breakfast yesterday (scrambled eggs with spinach, feta, kalamata olives and probably some garlic and stuff).  We didn't even eat dinner last night!

I am going to marinate some chicken for Monday or Tuesday night, cut up some tomatoes and dump in olive oil with garlic and salt and basil (and/or some Italian seasoning) for bruschetta Monday or Tuesday.  And maybe make some pimiento cheese for this week's lunches.

Ok, pimento cheese fail.  I didn't have pimentos.  So it is roasted red pepper and green chilis cheese spread.  I'm gonna eat some for lunch tomorrow.

[merigayle]

I made a pad thai with spiralized sweet potatoes for the noodles yesterday for lunch. It was quite good, perhaps a bit too sweet with the sweet potatoes, but yummy and i ate it all

[Chasing Amy]

I baked salted, white and dark chocolate pistachio cookies this weekend.

Oh my god.

[Run Amok]

I baked salted, white and dark chocolate pistachio cookies this weekend.

Oh my god.

And, yet, to recipe? 

[Chasing Amy]

Consider yourself warned.  I noted my adjustments in parentheses. 

2 cups minus 2 tablespoons cake flour (I had pastry flour on hand so I used that instead)
1 2/3 cups bread flour
1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons coarse salt
2 1/2 sticks room temperature unsalted butter
1 1/4 cups light brown sugar
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons natural vanilla extract
3/4 cup pistachio paste (King Arthur makes this, but I made my own)
10 oz. high-quality white chocolate, coarsely chopped (next time, I'll reduce to 8 oz)
6 oz. high-quality dark chocolate, coarsely chopped
1 cup roasted and shelled pistachios, chopped (I would probably reduce this to 3/4 cup)
Sea salt flakes


In a medium bowl, sift flours, baking soda, baking powder and salt into a bowl. Set aside.

Using a mixer fitted with paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugars until very light, about 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Mix in the vanilla and pistachio paste.

Reduce speed to low, add dry ingredients, and mix until just combined. Fold in chocolate chunks and chopped pistachios. Press plastic wrap against dough and refrigerate for 24 to 36 hours. Dough may be used in batches, and can be refrigerated for up to 72 hours.

Scoop 3.5-ounce mounds of dough (the size of generous golf balls) onto baking sheet. Sprinkle lightly (or generously, like me!) with sea salt flakes and bake until golden brown but still soft, about 18 to 20 minutes at 350F.

Transfer sheet to a wire rack for 10 minutes, then slip cookies onto another rack to cool a bit more.

[rocketgirl]

There are 3 different types of flour in addition to all-purpose flour?   

[Chasing Amy]

There are 3 different types of flour in addition to all-purpose flour?   

There are a lot more than 3!

[onawhim]

I bet you could use all AP flour for this.  Bread flour has high gluten and cake has low and AP is in the middle.  So half and half is pretty much AP anyway 

[seattlegirl]

Making this for dinner tonight - Baked Polenta w/ Sausage.  I plan on adding some mild Italian into it along w/ some mushrooms.  Might add some tomatoes in too.....

http://www.marthastewart.com/900641/baked-polenta-sausage-and-artichoke-hearts#Harness%20the%20Power%20of%20Polenta|/1034160/polenta-recipes/@center/854190/comfort-food-recipes|900641

Finally made this - yummy!   I used Italian chicken sausage and added some mushrooms.

[merigayle]

DD picked this out for dinner tonight and we all enjoyed it. DH was a bit skeptical of the peanut butter but it was tasty.

http://www.veganfamilyrecipes.com/2015/03/curried-lentil-potato-stew.html

[caribougrrl]

last night I had a dinner fail using a recipe for vietnamese squid stir fry... it was just bland and weirdly textured

but I redeemed myself tonight with asparagus & prosciutto on squid-ink pasta

[merigayle]

I so rarely have recipe fails that when I do, it is sooooo disappointing.

[merigayle]

DD picked this out for dinner tonight and we all enjoyed it. DH was a bit skeptical of the peanut butter but it was tasty.

http://www.veganfamilyrecipes.com/2015/03/curried-lentil-potato-stew.html

I reheated the leftovers for lunch and topped with crushed cashews, YUM! it needed a crunch.

[merigayle]

OMG so delicious

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/lentils-with-butternut-squash-and-walnuts-100639

[wherestheportojohn]

  Meri, that DOES look good!
I just need to get a shallot and a lime, and then I'll have everything needed.

[merigayle]

Meri, that DOES look good!
I just need to get a shallot and a lime, and then I'll have everything needed.

you can use a sweet onion.

[merigayle]

made a variation of this http://www.popsugar.com/fitness/Healthy-Thai-Hummus-Recipe-31053032 based on Hope's hummus i fell in love with.