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Title: what's new on your table these days?
Post by: caribougrrl on April 27, 2021, 01:56:39 PM: we are eating more barley and farro these days... as a direct result of buying a rice cooker and discovering how useful it is for other grains... typically we will dress the grains when hot with lemon/olive oil or a vinaigrette, then use them as a base for a warm or cold salad

also, in December bon appetit published this tofu recipe: https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/vegetarian-taco-bowls

and the tofu tastes amazingly like chorizo... we've made the actual recipe, but also just made up the tofu for other uses, like tacos... I don't know why it took so long to have this epiphany, but squeezing water out of tofu by hand is a revelation, so we've started to adapt that technique for other ground meat substitutes... last night I made a mash-up of the NYT and Woks of Life dan dan noodle recipes, borrowing the bon appetit technique to substitute crumbled tofu for the ground pork... very successful
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Post by: BonitaApplebum on April 27, 2021, 02:00:13 PM: Oh yeah, I love barley in the rice cooker. I haven’t tried farro, thanks for the tip.

Our current experiments mostly revolve around the air fryer and the IP. Both are faddish but have turned out to be solid additions to our kitchen toolset.
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Post by: Ice Cream on April 27, 2021, 04:14:21 PM: https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1021817-farro-with-blistered-tomatoes-pesto-and-spinach
This one is on my list to cook this week.
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Post by: seattlegirl on April 27, 2021, 09:56:45 PM: Bookmarking the tofu taco recipe. Thanks!

I made turkey meatloaf for the first time yesterday, using a recipe from Skinnytaste, and I really liked it. This is good news because I can find ground turkey for much less money than ground beef. I just always assumed it would be lame. :D
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Post by: Chasing Amy on April 27, 2021, 10:15:10 PM: I’ve been cooking from Ottolenghi’s Flavour cookbook quite a bit and it requires the occasional hunt for spices.

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Post by: Chasing Amy on April 27, 2021, 10:17:44 PM: I also have this saved, but the available roses are covered in aphids.

https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1018929-pistachio-and-rose-water-semolina-cake?smid=ck-recipe-iOS-share

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Post by: rocketgirl on April 28, 2021, 04:28:28 PM: Dust. I've been eating crap in front of the TV...
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Post by: merigayle on April 30, 2021, 07:21:53 PM: https://flavorthemoments.com/one-pot-cheesy-broccoli-chickpea-rice-casserole/
made this tonight, very quick and easy. DD ate it up.
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Post by: diablita on May 01, 2021, 08:04:45 AM: looks heavy (really filling) but delicious. I may try that.
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Post by: Rejaneration on May 02, 2021, 07:42:19 AM: Nothing new really. Like BA, I have been experimenting with the air fryer and loving it.
I need to up my game though. Getting bored.
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Post by: merigayle on May 02, 2021, 10:11:18 AM: Quote from: diablita on May 01, 2021, 08:04:45 AM
looks heavy (really filling) but delicious. I may try that.
I did not use that much cheese and it was fine. Skim milk too.
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Post by: JBM on May 05, 2021, 10:46:49 AM: I’ve been roasting eggplant. Olive oil, diced onions and diced eggplant, garlic powder and some salt and pepper. Roasted on 400. So freaking good. Eat alone or in sauce over pasta

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Post by: Ice Cream on May 08, 2021, 07:32:53 PM: Aldi's now has bags of fresh garlic, peeled. I buy a bag and place the cloves in aluminum foil with EVOO, roast them, and serve with either pasta, shrimp, and black olives or with parmesan and black olives.
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Post by: Rejaneration on May 13, 2021, 08:21:05 AM: Quote from: JBM on May 05, 2021, 10:46:49 AM
I've been roasting eggplant. Olive oil, diced onions and diced eggplant, garlic powder and some salt and pepper. Roasted on 400. So freaking good. Eat alone or in sauce over pasta

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This is one of our staples. Love it.
Also good in a tortilla.
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Post by: ihop on May 17, 2021, 03:53:39 PM: Do you peel the eggplant before roasting? I love eggplant!
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Post by: JBM on May 19, 2021, 08:49:19 PM: Quote from: ihop on May 17, 2021, 03:53:39 PM
Do you peel the eggplant before roasting? I love eggplant!
I leave the skin. Just dice it all up. I made one this week and for lunch and dinner today I had pasta with sauce and the eggplant. So yummy

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Post by: ihop on May 21, 2021, 09:32:56 AM: Thank you! I am going to make some.
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Post by: ihop on May 27, 2021, 09:06:43 AM: I roasted some eggplant last night. It was delicious!
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Post by: Rejaneration on May 28, 2021, 11:43:17 AM: Quote from: ihop on May 27, 2021, 09:06:43 AM
I roasted some eggplant last night. It was delicious!

:D
Roasted then, tossed with mint and feta is fab.
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Post by: ihop on June 04, 2021, 10:59:29 AM: That sounds good too!