The "I'm Thinking of Making" Thread

[Jenne]

Hm...I'm going to have to think of making a lot of organic simple shit for the next 2 weeks--will have a guest that is very, uh...parteekyoulawr in how she likes her foods.

Hmf.

[LMNO]

Throw a head of lettuce at them while screaming, "Here's your fucking organic raw food!  Now excuse me while I go assert my place in the food chain!"

[Bruno]

Just got a kick ass waffle iron for Christmas. I have some ideas of wacky things to make waffles from. So far I have made a cornbread waffle with white beans. I also want to try potato cake waffles and salmon waffles.

[Jenne]

Throw a head of lettuce at them while screaming, "Here's your fucking organic raw food!  Now excuse me while I go assert my place in the food chain!"

We had Mahi Mahi last night--boring as far as my husband goes, but pretty interesting as far as I saw it.  (If it's not overdone in onions and garlic, he complains)

We took the Mahi Mahi and squeezed Mexican limes over the steaks, doused them in dry vermouth, pinot grigiot and extra veer-hen olive oil, cracked pepper and sea salt.  They bathed in this in a foil bath in the oven for about 30 minutes on 350'F (might have been less time, but they were done really well with a nice bit of juice leftover).

Then I did jumbalya rice from Zatarain's and salad with steamed broccoli.

Oh and bread with dipping oil.

Not bad.  But now that I found out she doesn't eat CHICKEN...I'll be doing some orzo and pasta and she can opt to not have the meat (I'll keep it on the side).

On the other hand, I'm learning a LOT about shit like using coconut oil instead of butter, this japanese paste that's made from sour plums, and why canola oil is shit.  *shrug*

[Jenne]

Just got a kick ass waffle iron for Christmas. I have some ideas of wacky things to make waffles from. So far I have made a cornbread waffle with white beans. I also want to try potato cake waffles and salmon waffles.

Hm...this reminds me of when  my husband and son used cut oats for something other than SWEET oatmeal!

Share those recipes, Jerry!  We're always looking for new ways to do stuff here.

[LMNO]

Why is Canola oil shit?  I usually use olive oil, I was just curious.

[Jenne]

Her response:  "What the hell is a canola, anyway?  I can't FIND a canola anywhere!"

In other words, if it's man-made manufactured beyond its natural properties, then it's not good enough.

But then, she's "allergic" to a lot of stuff.  :/

Eating with her is always an adventure, but it does get confining to find things she finds acceptable.  She makes places like Whole Foods and Henry's sound "corporate" and sellout.    Which I'm sure they are in many ways, but damn.

[Bruno]

Just got a kick ass waffle iron for Christmas. I have some ideas of wacky things to make waffles from. So far I have made a cornbread waffle with white beans. I also want to try potato cake waffles and salmon waffles.

Hm...this reminds me of when  my husband and son used cut oats for something other than SWEET oatmeal!

Share those recipes, Jerry!  We're always looking for new ways to do stuff here.

Well, I tried a couple of potato cake waffles last night. I think I'm getting close. The second one was pretty good despite the fact that I forgot to grease the waffle iron, and had to peel/scrape the waffle off of it.

IMHO, waffles by design need some kind of toppings. For the potato waffle, I'm thinking Salisbury steak would be the way to go.

I actually have some cut oats. What did they finally wind up doing with them?

So far, all I've made with them was some multi-grain gruel.

[Bruno]

Her response:  "What the hell is a canola, anyway?  I can't FIND a canola anywhere!"

RAEP!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canola

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

A Brassica, similar to mustard. Somewhere along the line, someone decided "rape" wasn't a very marketable term for the oil...

[Jenne]

Her response:  "What the hell is a canola, anyway?  I can't FIND a canola anywhere!"

RAEP!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canola

No, she explained it was Rape Seed, etc.  Much discussion on why this was all a problem ensued, of course, since we use canola a LOT.  Come to find out, she uses COCONUT OIL for all her oil needs that she doesn't use extra-virgin olive oil for.

She's a riot, she really is.  But I'm having fun coming up with shit she'll actually eat.

[Jenne]

Just got a kick ass waffle iron for Christmas. I have some ideas of wacky things to make waffles from. So far I have made a cornbread waffle with white beans. I also want to try potato cake waffles and salmon waffles.

Hm...this reminds me of when  my husband and son used cut oats for something other than SWEET oatmeal!

Share those recipes, Jerry!  We're always looking for new ways to do stuff here.

Well, I tried a couple of potato cake waffles last night. I think I'm getting close. The second one was pretty good despite the fact that I forgot to grease the waffle iron, and had to peel/scrape the waffle off of it.

IMHO, waffles by design need some kind of toppings. For the potato waffle, I'm thinking Salisbury steak would be the way to go.

I actually have some cut oats. What did they finally wind up doing with them?

So far, all I've made with them was some multi-grain gruel.

I like the topping idear.

Also: they sort of doctored it up rather grotesquely, iirc.  They put mustard, TapaTio sauce (Mexican hot sauce) and some other savory things that my husband doesn't remember.  He says there were instructions on the can how to make the oats savory.  *shrug*  Just didn't sound "right" to me at the time, but they both enjoyed the hell out of it and remember the experience rather fondly.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

My suggestion: If your guest is that much of a picky brat, make her cook for herself. It sounds like she's one of those people who's intent on making herself "special" by having specific, non-allergy-based dietary requirements instead of just being a good guest and eating what you cook for her.

[Jenne]

That's good advice, Nigel, but I'm willing to learn new things in the meantime--plus she bought all the ingredients for tonight's dinner because she's so picky (she knows this about herself and so compensates and compromises when needed/wanted).

Fucking fresh ass tacos with all the fixins--twas yum.

Oh shit, and she made this Obi?-flavored thingie for dessert which was a rice cake, with coconut oil, tahini, sour-plum-paste and brown rice syrup.  Sweet, sour and savory all at once.  REALLY yummy, though it sounds really like twiggy, nuts and shit.  I'm serious, though, this is a good education.

And chick looks GOOD for 40, so it's not doin' her wrong at all.

[Jenne]

Her response:  "What the hell is a canola, anyway?  I can't FIND a canola anywhere!"