NorthernInvader 🇨🇦
- https://twitter.com/TheEngrumpled"> The Original Engrumpled Curnudgeon
Retired left wing 74yo Canadian, Atheist, Widower, Cooking, Politics, Nature, Birds, Cats, Dogs, photography, born 312PPM CO2
Joined Mar 2021
Bakers - if you use a lot of yeast see if your local grocer sells this, if not Amazon (https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B000LRFVHE) has it.. It's a much better $ deal than buying individual packets or jars. The one I just finished lasted me several years (transferred to a sealed mason jar and kept in fridge) making bread every few weeks.
Tonight's dinner. Toppings are red pepper, roasted garlic, carrots, fresh tomatoes, sun-dried tomatoes, broccoli, mushrooms, red onion, Brussels sprouts, Mozzarella and Provolone picante cheeses.
#cosocooking #baking
Today's baking. Two banana bread with walnuts and dates.
One of the best bread puddings I've made in a long time. For some reason some bread I baked last week did not rise properly but worked perfectly for this. Oat milk, eggs, real cinnamon, fresh grated nutmeg, shredded coconut, raisins (my grapes), and Stevia.
Today's cooking adventures. Vegetarian Lasagna (but it has eggs and cheese) and roasted garlic (the last of last year's crop)
#cosocooking so last week I made this carrot cake (https://www.homecookingadventure.com/best-ever-refined-sugar-free-carrot-cake/#recipe) that uses dates rather than refined sugar. I ignored the layering and the frosting.
I baked the batter in 5 small ramekins so I could freeze them. Tonight I had 1/2 of one topped with fresh blueberries from my garden, and sugar free Chapman's Dutch Chocolate Ice Cream - oh my so delicious.
I may try the Date Salted Caramel Sauce (using Oat milk rather than cow milk) for one later.
#cosocooking
Today's baking
OK first this photo sucks but I'm too tired to redo it 😆
1. I made 6 of these - the bottom is a graham cracker crust, the center is a vanilla custard, and the top is a blueberry sauce made with berries from my garden. I should have used more cornstarch in thickening it.
2. I made 5 miniature (4" diameter) date/carrot cakes from https://www.homecookingadventure.com/best-ever-refined-sugar-free-carrot-cake/
3. 12 oatmeal applesauce muffins
If I'm up for it I'll make 2 loaves of banana bread tomorrow.
About 10 years ago I bought this Cuisinart food slicer. I haven't used it a lot, but yesterday I had a couple of small hams that were on sale that I wanted to slice and freeze. Now I know why I haven't used it much. The sliding tray sticks (fixed with some Vaseline) and cleaning is a nightmare. See those two nuts - you have to remove them to clean underneath that plate and that requires an 8mm wrench or socket. Lots of little crevices etc. that trap food. Bad engineering. Avoid
Tonight's salad with flowers from the garden. Pansy, Lavender, Nasturtium, Violet. EVOO with Balsamic Vinegar for dressing
This is now my default bread recipe. I've been working on it for a while. I weigh ingredients as it is more accurate than measuring cups.
Today
!2 extra large Applesauce Oatmeal muffins with dates and walnuts
1 Pizza with home made and grown marinara sauce, tomatoes, red onion, mushrooms, Genoese Salami, Parmesan, and two other Italian Cheeses sold locally as a house mix.(it changes regularly - I think this batch is Romano and Asiago)- Mexican Oregano (Lippia graveolens) from my garden, it's also known as Spicy Oregano, mixed into sauce and veggies.
Today's cooking adventure Butternut Squash Soup. This is the second time I've made this - it's quite delicious. I still have on Butternut Squash left from last year's harvest
via: https://www.loveandlemons.com/butternut-squash-soup/#wprm-recipe-container-42573
#cosocooking #gardening
I love Brussel Sprouts and am going to grow some this year. If you like them this is for you
https://studyfinds.org/best-ways-to-cook-brussels-sprouts/
The 7 Best Ways To Cook Brussels Sprouts, According To Chefs
Once shunned, Brussels sprouts now dance on foodie tongues, their caramelized coats hiding complex sweetness. Roasted to tender crispness, they surrender a nutty heart. Each bite is a revelation that elevates the humble sprout to culinary stardom.
Tonight's baking. !2 oatmeal, applesauce, date, dried apricot, large muffins. 2 loaves of WW, AP, Dark Rye, Oatmeal bread.
@FrankCannon once you stat baking your own you might want to try this one
Tonight's dinner a wide variation on pasta primavera
Yesterday I prepped carrots, celery, red bell pepper, mushrooms, corn, peas, garlic, parsnip, zucchini, red onion, small yellow tomatoes - some raw, some steamed, some lightly sauteed in EVOO+Butter.
Tonight I cooked the pasta and used a yellow tomato (like he one in the picture) sauce I made last fall and stirred in the veggies. Cheese added later was provolone piccante (love that cheese)
Forgot your pot on the stove and burned your morning porridge? Well don't feel to bad it's been happening for at least the last 5000 years :)
Even Stone Age people burned their porridge, 5,000-year-old food-scorched clay pot reveals
Thousands of years ago, a Neolithic person tried cooking porridge but ended up burning it.
#soup #cosocooking
This butternut squash soup is really delicious. I will be making it frequently.
Today's kitchen carnage. Banana bread with dried apricots, dried figs, cinnamon,and nutmeg.
#cosocooking #diet #Fats #coconutoil
It's very high in saturated fats - about equivalent to bacon grease. Very bad for cholesteral (raised LDL)
https://health.clevelandclinic.org/is-coconut-oil-healthy-for-your-heart-or-not
NorthernInvader 🇨🇦
- https://twitter.com/TheEngrumpled"> The Original Engrumpled Curnudgeon
Retired left wing 74yo Canadian, Atheist, Widower, Cooking, Politics, Nature, Birds, Cats, Dogs, photography, born 312PPM CO2
Joined Mar 2021