Dinner II: The Gallery of Regrettable Foods (Part 2)

[torakris]

Fun thread!

My attempt in genetic engineering:

dcarch

Wow! that is just creepy.

[nakji]

I made this for lunch tomorrow, and I knew as soon as it was finished I had to report it here.

Turmeric: meet red cabbage. Red cabbage: meet turmeric. Lunch: meet Gallery of Regrettable Food. My camera can't even capture the Prussian blue-meets-yellow ochre matte horror of this dish.

[gfweb]

The colors would be subtle and beautiful if in a leaf mat on a stream bottom and not on a plate.

[judiu]

I made this for lunch tomorrow, and I knew as soon as it was finished I had to report it here.

Turmeric: meet red cabbage. Red cabbage: meet turmeric. Lunch: meet Gallery of Regrettable Food. My camera can't even capture the Prussian blue-meets-yellow ochre matte horror of this dish.

But Erin, how did it TASTE?

[nakji]

Actually really good, as I'd let the cabbage crisp up in the pan, and it made it quite sweet. I actually garnished with fresh chopped cilantro, which helped a little, too. Mixed in with the rice, it wasn't as horrifying.

But yeah, it did look like a stream bed.

[Kouign Aman]

This little beauty was delicious (black sesame filling), but everytime I see this picture, I think of this thread, so here it is.

[Panaderia Canadiense]

OMG, the blob ate something that didn't agree with it! I love it - what flavour was the wrapper?

[Kouign Aman]

yam (rice dough)

[Shelby]

That looks like a tick that's full of blood off of my dog--except it's green blood.... *faint*

[GlorifiedRice]

Id eat it

[Kim Shook]

I have no clue what that is. But, yes, it certainly belongs on this thread.

[Panaderia Canadiense]

This was beef stroganstuff (not quite a true stroganoff - no cream); delicious, but it looks kind of like cat yukk with noodles in it.... Try as I might I couldn't get a flattering photo of it. The peas are particularly unfortunate, I think.

[nonblonde007]

I am so happy this thread came back to life!

[SylviaLovegren]

This was beef stroganstuff (not quite a true stroganoff - no cream); delicious, but it looks kind of like cat yukk with noodles in it.... Try as I might I couldn't get a flattering photo of it. The peas are particularly unfortunate, I think.

Cat yukk is perfect. Hope it tasted good!

[Panaderia Canadiense]

It was delicious, and in the end I regretted not having made more. Too bad it looked so awful!

[ambra]

It doesn't look so bad! What did you use in place of the sour cream?

Edited April 29, 2012 by ambra (log)

[Panaderia Canadiense]

Thin sour yogurt (the type sold here for use in smoothies; it has the consistency of thick cream. If you simmer it low enough, this doesn't curdle or separate the way that sour cream does.) It's also much easier on Mom; since she hasn't got a gallbladder, it's hard for her to process the amount of fat that sour cream or nata plus a squeeze of lime implies.

It also means, of course, that I can't really call it Stroganoff. Since it's essentially a variation on what my family calls "stuff in a pan" it was christened Stroganstuff - it's close enough ideologically, if not ingredients-wise....

[ambra]

Thanks for the info!!! Stroganstuff might hit a table near me sooner than later.

[Beebs]

This little beauty was delicious (black sesame filling), but everytime I see this picture, I think of this thread, so here it is.

I think he's kinda cute...imagine him with beady little eyes.

[Panaderia Canadiense]

Sort of a dyspeptic yam-ball god? LOL! I think it needs to become the mascot for this thread....

[teapot]

Fun thread!

My attempt in genetic engineering:

dcarch

Well, if we're talking about attempts at genetic engineering . . .

[SylviaLovegren]

OK, I haven't made this but I had to share. A 1930s Canadian charity cookbook has a sandwich filling recipe that is: 2 bananas mashed, 3 strips cooked bacon, crumbled, 3 hardboiled egg yolks mashed, mayo to moisten, paprika.

My husband wants to try it. The thought of it just makes me gag. What say you?

[Panaderia Canadiense]

Sounds ghastly to me, but by all means let him try it. Preferably when he's hung over.

[PopsicleToze]

Just had one yesterday for dinner. My mother wanted to cook shrimp scampi. Her recipe called for pasta, sauteed shrimp, a dozen cloves of garlic and white wine. She didn't want to use the wine, so she found an alternative. Somewhere on the Internet it said that apple cider vinegar was a good substitute for white wine. After the shrimp were sauteed, she dumped a cup of apple cider vinegar on them -- and that and the garlic made the 'sauce' to pour over the pasta. It was a sad end for those poor innocent shrimp, but on a good note -- I had no problem staying on my diet.

[DanM]

I was despirate for lunch... I pulled out a Tofurky sun dried tomato Italian sausage (disturbingly good on its own) split it down the middle, and layed one of my daughters mozarella cheese sticks in the middle. I nuked the whole thing until the cheese was melted and the sausage was hot... I ate it on a slice of bread with some red onion...

I hate myself for liking it... but man was it good.

No pictures will be shown for the good of society.

Dan