Okanagancook

I am enjoying your travel and dining reports. Thanks for taking the time to capture the moments.

Just saw this. yes, I have always used total weight and 2.5%.

Over at Serious Eats they suggest cutting the veggies a tad thicker and fry them until brown and a little tender. This drives off moisture and develops a deeper vegetable flavour.

😲 i suspected…… but was hoping

@Shelby lovely looking meals. ”air fryer onion rings”….can you elaborate on how you make them please?

Thanks for your thoughts on this topic. I do not think I need anything more than EYB. As you do, I like using the cook books I have and do not like just using internet recipes unless they are from a very trusted source. So much garbage out there. I have not bought a lot of cook books in the last few years after I got ill. I find I have to sift through all the comments on new books to see comments on the books I have at EYB. Oh well. I am getting old and really do not need any more books as I haven’t even cooked from quite a few books I have. i have so many recipes saved on MacGourmet and in various note books I can’t possibly get to taste these before my time. I am feeling stressed deciding what to cook…just the two of us and my mobility is bad so I have little in the way of energy expenditure. Weight gain is something I do not want so it is difficult. I am sure many of our older members are struggling with a reduction in Basal Metabolic Rate and physical activity. The two components of the energy balance equation. I think recipe organization is an interesting topic and open to lots of discussion.

Congratulations. You are an exceptional home cook. I often go to your internet recipes. And Moe seems a very appreciative audience. Well done and wishes for many more anniversaries.

I made the Pomegranate + Poppy Seed Wings. I cooked the wings in the air fryer. The sauce is really good. Addictive. One can definitely taste the pomegranate molasses but the other ingredients mix so well with it and mellow it out a bit. I made cucumber + Roasted Corn Salad to go with the wings. Delicious. It says it serves four but I ate half of it! Great textures and nice acid.

Ha, ha, we had sous vide beef short ribs with green peppercorn sauce, roasted mushrooms and yellow beans. Red wine was Misson Hill 2008 Compendum.

@SLBglad you find it helpful. I use it daily. I am enjoying all the notes members make about recipes and frequently use the sort by ratings feature to find popular recipes. I believe I took advantage of their initial offer of free lifetime membership…I lucked out.

Just one Canadian.? Humph ☹️ I have been to three on the list. There are definitely similar or better vineyards in Canada.🇨🇦 Like any list…..take with a grain of salt.

Wow @scamhi, perfect cook on the pork! Looks delicious.

https://www.mynetdiary.com/food/calories-in-rotisserie-chicken-by-costco-serving-32145186-0.html you are right. 1200 to 1500 mg recommend by health people

Do you think quinoa would work here instead of couscous? I am not too fond of couscous. I can report the chicken dish mentioned up thread was delicious. It resulted in really well seasoned chicken and the flavour of the chicken really came through. Easy to make and then pop it in the oven. Yum. I did buy an extra copy for my friend’s bday.

While googling I inadvertently happened upon a chicken recipe with an interesting marinade…Worcestershire , garlic, ginger, s&p, oil. So I made it…in the oven roasting with new potatoes and king mushrooms as a type. It is from this book. It and other recipes from the book were on The Guardian website. All this lead me to Eat Your Books to look at all the comments on the book…very useful. Then I remembered @blue_dolphincooking from Nik’s other book Season. I liked the look of a lot of those recipes too. Almost bought Season but didn’t until the Flavour Equation entered the picture. Both are arriving on Thursday 😊

I have a Napoleon grill. They are made in Canada. Sizzle zone or IR is awesome. Something like 1200 F. Good for steaks. The regular gas grill area is very even in heat. Love it. My friend put it together for me. It came in a big box. She loves doing that kind of stuff. When she was all done I got handed a bag of screws that she couldn’t find a place for….maybe they provide “extras”.🤪 it hasn’t fallen a part yet.

You may find this resource very helpful. He has tables for various foods cooked to pasteurization. https://douglasbaldwin.com/sous-vide.html

I think I have read that 3 days for head on shrimp is the limit for freshness.

As I recall my shrimp were only two days at the most out of the sea AND they were live. From what I have read there are enzymes in the head that quickly spoil the shrimp meat/head. So if you get dead head on shrimp they need to be very fresh. Perhaps others can add their thoughts. I heated some chicken stock with lemon juice to just under boiling, put a Thermapen in the largest shrimp in the batch I was cooking and just waited for the temp to get to 120F and then served. I did not cook many shrimp at once and stirred the liquid as they cooked…it didn’t take very long. hope that helps.

Kinda like bacon on a stick. I have a meat slicer that would do a nice job on the belly if I firm it up in the freezer. Thanks for posting this.

I quite like your idea of thinly sliced pork belly on a stick. Do you include the skin? And is there any pre-grilling treatment like salt for a few hours?

I’ll add my note of thanks for taking us along. Always interesting.

Swooning over that Dahl. Good job.

I once overheard a chef saying just that….more flavour.

Asparagus season here too…British Columbia southern Interior. This is the only asparagus I buy as the imported stuff is a waste of money in comparison. It is presented for sale in large boxes and you select the ones you want. What sizes do you like to buy, small or big thick stalks? I like the large ones. When peeled they end up being large enough to get a nice roast on the outside while being tender and substantial.