The Smells in My Kitchen

[locke]

I have a new breakfast recipe to try

http://bethsjourney.com/2010/05/07/eggs ... ado-sauce/

I want to experiment with using arugula for eggs florentine rather than spinach as well.

I'm going to learn to perfectly poach an egg this week.

(I had eggs florentine at a restaurant this weekend and it was awesome but also simple enough I knew I was going to make it a staple.

also, Kelly, I agree with your facebook status, there is only one whipped cream, and pretenders are not acceptable.

I am quoting myself because I made this recipe this morning and it is really awesome. I took a picture. the avocado-yogurt sauce on poached eggs is amazing.

Also, this weeks good eats was about Eggs Benedict! that's next on the agenda to cook. it's a great episode, and wow his homemade english muffins look about the most delicious things ever. the episode "little big lunch" is on several times this week, you fellow foodies should record it.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alto ... index.html

[Young Val]

I make Alton Brown's English Muffins all the time! I use a slightly adapted version of his recipe that adds just a pinch of baking soda in the last stage. SO delicious!

[locke]

do yours require his overnight rise? because otherwise I'd make them tonight.

[Young Val]

nope. I use the She Simmers adaptation:

http://www.shesimmers.com/2009/03/homem ... -with.html

[locke]

nice. thanks for the link. ABs recipes are usually stripped down to their basics and I've found adaptations and additions like the baking soda trick often take his recipes to the next level.

I don't have any nonfat powdered milk and haven't bought any in years, so I sort of nixed the idea of making the batter for tomorrow anyway.

[Petra456]

I absolutely love Alton Brown <3 I could listen to him talk about food all day.

Edit: Kelly, I just made homemade whipped cream for the first time, I don't think I could go back to the other stuff.

[LilBee91]

Today I made bread and then banana bread. It's been a marvelous day! And my kitchen smells quite lovely.

[locke]

Edit: Kelly, I just made homemade whipped cream for the first time, I don't think I could go back to the other stuff.

Alton Brown would also approve/be very proud of you never going back to non homemade whipped cream

I will say that on desserts that are going to have leftovers, non homemade whipped cream has an advantage, as real whipped cream gets a skin on it if refrigerated after the initial serving.

[Young Val]

YAY Fred! Welcome to the good life!

As for keeping it in the fridge overnight... I never, ever do that. It's just not stable enough. Honestly, the best thing to do is just make fresh, small batches whenever you need them. It's so simple and quick, it's really not a hassle to just make a new batch. If I ever have left over whipped cream that I just cannot possibly finish (almost impossible) I freeze it in dollops on a cookie sheet. When fully frozen I transfer them to a ziploc bag and keep them in the freezer. The frozen whipped cream is delightful in Hot Chocolate, although I'll admit to eating frozen whipped cream as is. Yum!

[locke]

ahh well my family makes a caserole sized oreo crust/coffee ice cream/fudge/whipped cream dessert. They were not amused when I made it with fresh whipped cream rather than the traditional cool whip. and I learned that one can't replace cool whip everytime. since we're talking a 9x13 for a small batch and a half sheet cake pan for a 'normal' batch, it's something that is supposed to last a week or so of desserts. :-p

[Eaquae Legit]

I totally made the second-best carrot cake you'll ever have yesterday. Sadly, the best carrot cake you'd ever have is my friend's secret family recipe and none of us will ever be able to make it. But I managed a pretty awesome second!

It's rich and moist and so very delicious. I'm drooling just thinking of it. I think I need to go have another piece.

[Young Val]

I looove carrot cake!

I'm making strawberry shortcake tonight for tomorrow evening's dinner party. With biscuts, not cake, as it should be!

[Eaquae Legit]

My dad-in-law's opinion: "It was like an angel pooped on my tongue!"

[Young Val]

Ever since the english muffin talk up thread I've been dying to make them. I had a spare hour this evening and I juuuuuust pulled the last batch off the griddle! Tomorrow after the Farmers Market David and I are going to make a truly decadent brunch--Eggs Benedict!

I used the adaptation that I linked to above, but I should note that I use butter instead of shortening, because vegetable shortening is terrible. I've been meaning to make up a batch of lard for awhile now, but just haven't had the time or energy, so butter it is!

[Jayelle]

I LOVE Eggs Benedict. Yum. I want to make English Muffins from scratch when I get the chance.

Paul made fudge today and despite all his stress while making it ("Why won't the temperature go up!? Why!!??"), it is super-yummy.

[buckshot]

I just have to make scones with the dried cranberrys or cherries in them in the morning . With good java it's about my best sunday breakfast

[Young Val]

Today's Farmers Market Haul:

2 crates of New Potatoes: $5
Carrots: $3
Beets: $2
Red Onions: $3
Basil: $2
Parsley: $2
Raspberries: $5

[Graff^]

Today's Farmers Market Haul:

2 crates of New Potatoes: $5
Carrots: $3
Beets: $2
Red Onions: $3
Basil: $2
Parsley: $2
Raspberries: $5

Really? Raspberries that cheap? Mmmmm I love raspberries.[/b]

[Luet]

I can pick raspberries for $4/pound at my local farm. And pyo blueberries are going to be starting any day! For $2/pound!

[Young Val]

Really? Raspberries that cheap? Mmmmm I love raspberries.

Go to your local farmers market!!! It's SO worth it!

Nomi, I love picking berries! I hope we get a chance to do so this summer.

[Graff^]

I really should. THe only place I get them is the grocery store for a crazy high price. $8 for a small plastic container? I pick berries in the summer, my moms old coworker grows the best blueberries.

[Rei]

I just have to make scones with the dried cranberrys or cherries in them in the morning . With good java it's about my best sunday breakfast

I loooooove currant scones. Especially with raspberry jam and either creme fraiche, clotted cream, or devon cream. Served with a pot of black tea.

[Graff^]

Ok just to show my confusion.
What the f*** are scones?
I hear them everywhere with no description of what they are!

[Jayelle]

An example of a scone.


Basically, it's like a biscuit, but sweeter and more dense.

They don't have biscuits in the UK, they have scones. They call cookies biscuits.

[Graff^]

Ok thanks for that.

Heh,stupid backward lobsterbacks.

[Petra456]

I can pick raspberries for $4/pound at my local farm. And pyo blueberries are going to be starting any day! For $2/pound!

I have a whole bunch of wild blackberries that grow in my back yard, they get huge! I can't wait until they're ready to be picked : )

[Luet]

I have a couple thornless blackberry bushes that I planted in my yard too, but they aren't quite ready either. We also just planted two blueberry bushes this year and I ate the first two berries off of them this morning!

[Petra456]

Right now I am cleaning my oven and the kitchen smells horrible... I also didn't know the top of the stove pops up. I literally freaked out when Will said it should just list... and it did! Way easier to clean the entire top now.

[Jayelle]

It's funny that you just posted a bad kitchen smell, Fred, cause I totally came in here to do the same!
I will never "roast" garlic in the microwave again. Smells nasty. Also, doesn't work.

[Eaquae Legit]

Bran muffins!

Reasons muffins are good: they don't require much beating.
Reasons muffins are grumpy: you can only make one batch at a time.

[Satya]

Smell: My mom's homemade lasagna, the greatest lasagna ever made. It is, after all, my birthday.

[Eaquae Legit]

Happy birthday! Mom's lasagne is always the best (whoever your mom is doesn't matter).

[Satya]

It's soooooo good. She made two giant pans that must weight at least 20 lbs each, with slightly different recipes. I can't decide between the two. I've had 2 pieces of each. So far.

Tapping into my inner Garfield..

[Eaquae Legit]

Om nom nom.

My mom's lasagne is the best (like your mom's), and it's illogically delicious. Cottage cheese, cheap mozzarella, 99c sauce, etc. Yet somehow when she waves her magic wooden spoon, it becomes the most delicious thing ever. (Other people have even agreed - I think their moms never made lasagne or something?)

I've tried messing with it to "improve" it, but it never works. You just can't beat mom's.

[locke]

Om nom nom.

My mom's lasagne is the best (like your mom's), and it's illogically delicious. Cottage cheese, cheap mozzarella, 99c sauce, etc. Yet somehow when she waves her magic wooden spoon, it becomes the most delicious thing ever. (Other people have even agreed - I think their moms never made lasagne or something?)

I've tried messing with it to "improve" it, but it never works. You just can't beat mom's.

SERIOUSLY?

cottage cheese is what made my grandma's lasagna so iconic, I've never even heard of anyone else doing that. wow. that's awesome.