what are you eating?

[Curtis, baby]

Everybody, is going, to get to know,.each other..in the pot

[thoxans]

aced my econ class at the end of last year, so had a weekend-long japanese food blowout to celebrate. first course was ofc edamame, spruced up with shiso fumi furikake

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then made some not-so-clear osuimono with white mushrooms, green onions, sake steamed clams, and narutomaki

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third course was sashimi, with namasu and shoyu pickled cucumber (not sure why this particular pic has a piss-coloured filter on it)

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fourth course was shiraae. blanched green beans in a tofu/tahini mash

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fifth course was komochi shishamo (but couldn't find whole smelts), ponzu, and grated daikon

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then shiitake no nimono, with crispy chicken skin, and charred green onion

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seventh course was ika shogayaki, and as you can see from the presentation, it was at this point in the night that i was getting tired/inebriated (hot sake and cold sapporo!)

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day two of this feast started with karaage, which turned out awesome. served it alongside a kewpie and shichimi togarashi dipping sauce

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then i made up some tuna nigiri. this one was topped with just a couple slivers of green onion

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then this one was topped with a nikiri that i whipped up

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also made up some pickled plum onigiri, topped with a dash of furikake

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potato and leek soup, topped with bacon, green onion, enoki mushrooms, celery leaves, and fresh cracked pepper

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club sandwich. duh

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country ham. love to cook these for xmas, and snack on little slices all throughout the day. american prosciutto right here

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leftovers from prime rib xmas dinner. cooked two six pounders this year. the additional end pieces came in handy for those uncivilized fam members who prefer medium

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rustic ramen, with miso marinated and grilled ostrich, sansho pepper, roasted carrots and cherry tomatoes, simmered shiitakes, charred kale, and fresh scallions. forgot the egg. whoops

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[Curtis, baby]

mm japanese food. but why? it was an econ exam... why not austrian food? or overloaded soupy pizza? (chicago joke) or boiled potatoes and watered down milk? (keynes joke? great depression joke?!)

[thoxans]

made sushi again. futomaki w/ avocado, cucumber, and kombu. this is def one of the most difficult things to make imo. cuz it's so heavily reliant on technique, it's not a foodstuff that's very forgiving of error; and lemme tell ya, there's nothing more disappointing than taking hours to make the rice and prep the ingredients, only to have the whole enterprise literally fall apart in your hands. thus, i went simple this time for the practice. no fish or sauces or other accoutrements. just good rice, fresh veggies, and nori. the rice was on point. not mushy. each grain clearly evident, well seasoned, and all with a nice sheen. i use this recipe for anyone who's interested. believe me, i've tried countless others, and that linked recipe is by far the closest i've come to restaurant-quality sushi rice. also toasted my nori this time, which made a big difference for handling the rolls. made like 40 pieces of these. i was pleased with the outcome. can't tell you how much respect i have for real deal sushi chefs...

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[nrh]

finally cooked after long dry spell, braised duck legs with root vegetables.

[nrh]

not a brilliant week for cooking overall but had one very successful dinner, just some simple clams and dressed salad and toasted bread.

[Curtis, baby]

started cooking some more interesting things, instead of the same lunch and dinner every day (i still eat the same breakfast every day tho)

yesterday i cooked beans or w/e for the first time. cut up some baby corns, some asparagus and some grape tomatoes. fried them in a little garlic. added lentils and "mixed beans"... added chili flakes, banana peppers and black pepper for spice and flavour. it was pretty good but i think it was missing a little something, maybe those lightish green italian peppers. maybe could've thrown some portobellos in with the veggies too, and maybe fry that shit in onion as well to get a little more flavours mixing. might could've been a bit less dry too. anyway, it was really fun. it made dinner a lot more interesting and i was very engaged with the process of cooking, which i actually found sorta invigorating as opposed to draining which was pleasant and what i hoped for

[nrh]

if you feel like doing beans/legumes more often i recommend this - https://www.ranchogordo.com/blogs/recipes

but honestly they're pretty forgiving and it feels nice to fuck around.

[Curtis, baby]

oh man some delicious-looking recipes there. that prawn and halibut bean gumbo thing... goddamn. i actually have some fresh halibut in the fridge + some argentian prawns... but halbut for w/e reason is literallt $6/100g these days, so i gotta eat that baby pure. gonna cook it tonight in a tiny bit of oil. maybe a tiny sprinkling of pepper on top. really taste that baby, taste it up good

also... is there ANYTHING you're not interested in?? you know all the main arts, but then you also know like cooking and comic books and everything else? perhaps you don't follow sports...?!

[nrh]

any cooking knowledge i have is purely second hand from living with someone who's actually good at it.
sports i enjoy but haven't really been able to follow probably since starting college. feel like i know almost nothing about like painting, architecture, sculpture, most of the sciences...

[Curtis, baby]

1 can black beans
1 can kidney beans
1 can bean medley
1 can corn
2 bunches broccolini
1 pint grape tomatoes
6 large white mushrooms
2 serrano peppers
garlic and shallots
cajun hot sauce, lemon juice, lime juice, salt pepper

yum! 10/10

[Curtis, baby]

just banged out an ill salad

red cabbage
carrots
avocado
banana peppers
this weird yogurt salsa dressing (not vegan but i guess i'll finish it off and just find a vegan dressing/dip next time)
cajun hot sauce
lemon, lime, pepper

it was tasty! 10/10

[rischka]

I had vegetable soup and a tuna sandwich (non vegan)

[Curtis, baby]

1 plantain (fried with cloves, lemon juice, sambal oleok and a touch of soy sauce)
1/2 can peas and carrots
1/2 can lentils
tumeric, chili powder, more lemon juice, more sambal oleok, black pepper

cooked it in a pot then i ate it with some avocado

good stuff! 10/10

[Silga]

I love sambal oelek!

[Curtis, baby]

one thing i've been trying to remind myself is that in instances when i'm planning on making myself an ill meal for that meal, is that if i don't have the time/energy at the point when i'd like to have the meal, it's better to eat something pre-made that's good than it is to "wait until" i can make an ill meal and risk going a long time without food and/or eating some crap

lunch today: can of vegetable soup

afternoon snack today: bowl of cherries, glass of soy mik

[Curtis, baby]

heat this up in some oil:
garlics
shallots
jalapenos

-add:
1 bag of bean sprouts
couple handfuls grape tomatoes
a buncha baby carrots
some stalks of asparagus

-add:
- bit of lemon juice
- bit of soy sauce
- lotsa chili powder
- lotsa ground pepper
- lotsa lime juice

makes 3 meals

super! 10/10

[rischka]

cheese and crackers and green tea. i had some kimchi flavored ramen to unstuff my head

i might try your stir fry above. need some variation on onions - bell pepper - carrots - broccoli fried in chili oil w/garlic sriracha sauce

[nrh]

do the asparagus and baby carrots not still still too fibrous in this method? I love asparagus (and it is in season in ny right now) but doesn't it not work that well in a stir fry? i also have to admit i often mess things up in time sensitive, stove top cooking. which makes hot weather cooking really hard to pull off.

[Curtis, baby]

Wasn't really a stir fry. Cooked it in a regular pot at quite a low temperature but for quite a while, sometimes adding more lime/lemon juice or soy sauce to avoid it getting too dry

[nrh]

went to a nice restaurant after a long time





cocktail is sasakawa whisky with salted plum, lemon and cherry bitters; oysters are with a parsley mignonette; bluefish is very nicely grilled and over braised greens and i think horseradish.

[sally]

i just unwittingly ate some peanut butter that was 2 months past its use by date am i gonna die

[greennui]

Rip in peace twoverydeadmagpies

[rischka]

happy midsommar! i'm having a hemp pizza lol