The Food Thread: What's Being Munched? 🍴

[BlackSheepVegan]

If I were trying to cook this vegan, I'd simply fry off my mushrooms before adding the rest of the veg. I once heard a chef say "mushrooms can't be overcooked" - and while that's not quite literally true, always feel they can withstand as much cooking as dense protein.

Actually wish I had some leek left here, I'd have substituted most of the onion for it. With anything vegan I feel cream can be the hardest thing to replicate healthily, so many brands seem to just try use seed oil blends with emulsifiers.

Recipe could probably accommodate tofu easily too! Or at least a lot more miso in lieu of meat.

Mmmmm mushrooms always
For cream we usually make a cashew cream, or a home made oat cream.
Or sometimes I simply thicken some soya milk, adding white vinegar gives you a “buttermilk” which is great.
Silken tofu works well too blended with water

I only use plenish brand milks . As they add no oils or additive (I think I’m similar to you, I avoid as much seed oils etc as possible)

 

[Muiredach]

So tonight I have a couple of chicken breasts and a pot of sour cream to use up. Thinking I'm going to fry up onions, garlic and diced peppers in lard, with some toasted spices - cumin, fennel, caraway, cardamom, fenugreek etc, and a bay leaf or two.

Will sear the meat diced, chuck it on an oven tray until cooked through, then dump into the rest and build up a sauce from the sour cream, bouillon, masala, miso, garlic paste, lemon juice, worcester sauce, and some chopped coriander and basil - then serve with pilau rice.

Wish I had some decent bread in, can't be bothered with going through the effort of making something fresh.

Ironically have the same ingredients tonight, and think this is on the menu again. Think I'm going to add a bit of tinned coconut milk this time around.

 

[node]

Ironically have the same ingredients tonight, and think this is on the menu again. Think I'm going to add a bit of tinned coconut milk this time around.

Yes pls. lol

 

[BlackSheepVegan]

Home made mince pie for dessert today!

 

[GrownHealth]

Home made mince pie for dessert today!

Looks absolutely lovely
Now here is where my food antenna is on high alert ,only shallow filled no nut content ,in fact just like they'll be tomorrow
I Blinkin loves me some homemade mince pies ,preferably made at my mums home

 

[BlackSheepVegan]

Looks absolutely lovely
Now here is where my food antenna is on high alert ,only shallow filled no nut content ,in fact just like they'll be tomorrow
I Blinkin loves me some homemade mince pies ,preferably made at my mums home

Oh yeah Waitrose mincemeat to!

 

[GrownHealth]

Oh yeah Waitrose mincemeat to!

Used to make/process it for them when no nuts were involved.

 

[GrownHealth]

No chocolates left and I've got to starting eating normal again
Bring on the easter eggs
Did have a homemade meat & potato pie over new year with suet crust

 

[node]

No chocolates left and I've got to starting eating normal again
Bring on the easter eggs
Did have a homemade meat & potato pie over new year with suet crust

Theres a beautiful little shop here that sells Chatwins pies. Best pork pie I ever tasted.

 

[node]

Just had a Mortadella sub sandwich. Real simple and super tasty. Ppppprotein hit!

 

[GrownHealth]

Wife and father-in-law love there pork pie's just not overly keen on pork myself but you've inspired me to put a sheppards in the microwave and my mouths watering now

 

[node]

Wife and father-in-law love there pork pie's just not overly keen on pork myself but you've inspired me to put a sheppards in the microwave and my mouths watering now

Good for you.To be honest its like I had all the kind of lovely food sometimes... I was on expenses for years with nokia so needed feeding round eu/apac so been priviledged to taste lovely beautiful food from all over. But I saw the effect of all this my colleagues waistlines so its a double edged sword. That sub was the first thing I ate all day. Fasting really underated.

 

[GrownHealth]

Good for you.To be honest its like I had all the kind of lovely food sometimes... I was on expenses for years with nokia so needed feeding round eu/apac so been priviledged to taste lovely beautiful food from all over. But I saw the effect of all this my colleagues waistlines so its a double edged sword. That sub was the first thing I ate all day. Fasting really underated.

I naturally/subconsciously fast regular ,and have always been a good weight ,actually started exercising this week for first time in a long long time and because I don't smoke now I wasn't even tired by it in the slightest .

 

[node]

I naturally/subconsciously fast regular ,and have always been a good weight ,actually started exercising this week for first time in a long long time and because I don't smoke now I wasn't even tired by it in the slightest .

Good for you mate. I can see that in your face. That makes us 50x healthier than some or perhaps most of our neighbours.

 

[GrownHealth]

Good for you mate. I can see that in your face. That makes us 50x healthier than some or perhaps most of our neighbours.

Now you've got me thinking you live in the house down the road

 

[node]

Now you've got me thinking you live in the house down the road

I'm outside lol.

 

[node]

lol these weapons grade stoner buns after all yeah easter. on jan 3rd lol. If you haven't you really should.

 

[GrownHealth]

lol these weapons grade stoner buns after all yeah easter. on jan 3rd lol. If you haven't you really should.

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Did your ears burn then ,can't show me that ,I'm far too weak.

Did I tell you I lived off blueberry muffins for years

 

[node]

Did your ears burn then ,can't show me that ,I'm far too weak.

Did I tell you I lived off blueberry muffins for years

You can warm or freeze them or just eat... as.is.They were obscene from the fridge in the summer.

 

[MigraineMan]

Tim Tam slams for dessert, thank you my aussie co-worker!