spaghetttti

Today I had the most delicious surprise of my life These golden rose apples, plucked from my mother's tree, are so wonderfully sweet and fragrant, it's like floating on a bed of rose petals.

There are just some things learned in childhood that are still enjoyed as an adult. Butter slathered on slices of fresh, hot steamed Chinese-style spongecake. French fries lavishly sprinkled with Old Bay seasoning then dipped into a block of butter leaving potholes and railroad tracks. Banana fritters hot out of the frying pan then topped with pats of creamery butter. Butter, butter, butter is good on anything. Everything?!?

Magnificent dinners all around, which begs the question -- how does one gain membership to Jinmyo's club?

[... the food, the food and again... the food. I'd move there tomorrow if circumstances permitted but I'd also open a real espresso bar. More later. ← Welcome back, Owen!

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Oh my, Percy -- you do have a way with eggs! These belong on the food porn thread, doncha know!?!

Today was filled with deliciousness. A steaming bowl of pho for lunch & the caphe sua afterwards. The snack of perfect grilled cheese sandwiches & cream of tomato soup. And these very elusive cookies that I've spent close to three months trying to track down, my sister found them tonight! Pepperidge Farm Lemon Nut cookies and hot, sweet lemon tea, which I'm having as I type. reesek, you and I had yummy cookies today!

Dinner tonight will probably be the last one I make in the States (til the next trip back) so it's Clear-out-the-fridge lasagna . Hope y'all like the Indonesian stew, I forgot to include "adjust seasonings and add salt to taste".

Thanks! I note that your recipe includes no "exotic" ingredients hard to find in the US. Was this adapted for western supermarket shopping, or would you make it exactly this way in Indonesia? ← The stew is simple, home cooking. I guess the most exotic it gets is substituting thinly sliced shallots for the onion. Although I sometimes add chunks of potato and a chopped, medium-sized tomato for a thicker, richer sauce/gravy; so yes, this is pretty much how it's made in Indonesia.

That quick & easy, do-not-stir fruit cobbler is one I frequently rely on. It's very forgiving, fresh or canned fruit, the cobbler can be topped with ice cream, creme anglaise or whipped cream.

Oh my that looks good, Spaghetttti. Any chance of a recipe? ← Thank you so much! This is a family favorite and really hit the spot after romping around in the snow. Indonesian Beef Stew 2 Tbs vegetable oil 1 large onion, finely chopped 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped, mashed with 1/2 tsp salt 2 tsp finely grated fresh ginger 1 lb chuck or round steak, cut into chunks (I used chuck top blade steak boneless) 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper 1/4 tsp each ground cardamom, cinnamon, and nutmeg 1/8 tsp ground cloves 3 Tbs dark soy sauce 1 Tbs light brown sugar 2 Tbs lime juice 1 cup hot water Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over high heat and fry the onion until soft. Add the garlic and ginger and continue to cook until the onion just starts to turn brown. Add the meat and stir fry just until it has turned color. Add the remaining ingredients and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook covered until the meat is tender. Remove the cover after 1 hour and 15 minutes to help reduce the liquid, until the sauce is thick and coats the meat.

Indonesian beef stew with rice

I have scallions in the fridge. Please do post your recipe, Ling. Thanks!

Those parathas look gorgeous, would you kindly share the recipe?

Getting ready for the blizzard here in the Metro DC area. Breakfast this morning was some leftover ( ) grits, panfried in butter and smothered in gobble sawmill gravy seasoned with Grandma Maude Southern Seasonings (mighty fine!) and loads of freshly cracked black pepper, and wonderful, aromatic Trung Nguyen coffee.

fifi, this is such a great thread, the savory gratins sound amazing and make me want to make some. However, what do you all think of sweet gratins? Fruit gratin?

Julia Child had a profound influence on many of us here at eG. If you would like to read more, I found some links to threads dedicated to her. Julia Child -- In Memoriam Julia Child's Kitchen Honoring Julia - What We Cooked

It's a good thing I said maybe! Now don't go puking all over the place, chefreit!!! But when this sign is on and you get some hot doughnuts rolling off this thing the glazed, too sweet--make your teeth hurt and hips explode -- ones can be a nasty habit.

I make basic pate a choux quite often and follow these proportions: 1 cup water 1/2 cup butter 1/4 tsp salt 1 cup flour (I find bread flour produces fine results) 4 large eggs (room temperature) When I've used vegetable shortening (Crisco), the puffs rise higher but don't have that buttery taste.

Haven't eaten yet, but your dinner sounds amazing! My kind of food! We'll be sitting down soon to eat some chicken enchiladas, first time making them, hope they turn out well. Wish me luck!

I am so nasty, I will say no more on the subject (maybe)

Ling, what a wonderful topic! Yesterday: Angel hair pasta with shrimp & asparagus tips in alfredo sauce Today: These very ugly, but creamy & not too sweet heavenly truffles from Trader Joe's!

Are those beef sausages in that photo? ← Sausage, schmausage... I was eyeballing the sunnyside-down eggs 'n grits! Mighty fine eatin'! ← Turkey schmausage with those over easy eggs Not photographed were some homemade buttermilk biscuits smothered in sawmill gobble gravy -- darn tootin'!

Hi pattimw! Thank you, yes -- the pancakes are very light and fluffy, and above all very easy to make: Blueberry Pancakes 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 Tbsp. sugar 2 tsp. baking powder 1/4 tsp. salt 1 beaten egg 1 cup milk 2 Tbsp. melted cooled butter 4 oz. fresh blueberries Mix the first four ingredients (dry) together. Blend together the wet ingredients then add to the the dry all at once. Stir just until slightly lumpy, you don't want the batter to be too smooth. Pour about 1/4 cupfuls onto a hot lightly buttered skillet/griddle. Then drop blueberries into pancakes - I used about 6-8 blueberries for each pancake. Flip when bubbles have burst. I like high sides on my pancakes and I get them fairly high with this recipe. The batter makes about 8 pancakes. This morning I had them with warmed maple syrup but they're extra special with blueberry syrup! Didn't have enough to make some!

Is it operating today? These are my last few days in DC before heading back to Indonesia, I'd like to have a chili dog today