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Post by lagatta on Sept 23, 2019 18:02:59 GMT
I just have LARGE chicken legs (whole legs) baking in my little oven. Two come to slightly over 1kg. Don't know what I'll do with them (obviously eat them, and give a bit to Livia). They have a slightly gamey odour, though I know they are fresh. I guess older, larger poultry can be like that.
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 23, 2019 18:07:26 GMT
When they're cooked you can shred them & pile the meat taco style in a tortilla, pita, or something similar. It's an excuse to put on some sauce if the gaminess bothers you.
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Post by kerouac2 on Sept 23, 2019 18:53:34 GMT
I found myself buying a package of chicken drumsticks the other day (my favourite as a child but probably the piece that I avoid the most these days, perhaps even more than white breast meat) -- they were practically being given away at the supermarket because the expiration date was imminent. So there I was with 8 drumsticks. I put them all in a deep frying pan with olive oil, salt, pepper and herbes de Provence and cooked them suitably. Managed to eat them all over the next three days, some hot, some cold, some shredded with noodles and vegetables. I felt that I saved quite a bit of money, but no drumstick will be allowed in my flat any time soon except when I buy a whole chicken.
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Post by rikita on Sept 24, 2019 21:31:41 GMT
couscous and a tagine with chickpeas, zucchini, carrot and tomatoes. and i added some dried apricots that weren't in the recipe, but i liked having something sweet in there, too ...
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Post by lagatta on Sept 24, 2019 22:41:19 GMT
Yes, bixa, and when cooked I didn't mind the gamyness at all. I did shred them because I boned them; have quite a pile in my little freezer. But one of my fave supermarkets had little (180g) jars of Spanish aioli for 1$ Cdn; I bought four of them and will by more if there are others left. But this would be considered a deadly weapon if used in international or labour-management negotiations! I also have decent tinned chipolte sauce and chipotles in sauce, and several Asianish sauces.
I'll certainly buy drumsticks if they are also flavourable; I prefer dark meat so rarely buy a whole chicken unless I'm making a stew. Not much room in my countertop convection oven. I don't really care whether it is whole legs, thighs or drumsticks. I did have maize tortillas. But one can always serve those things on rice or quinoa.
I also have mushrooms al ajillo. Need some kind of poison-gas warning on my front door this evening.
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Post by kerouac2 on Sept 25, 2019 4:56:06 GMT
I made endives au gratin last night, proof that the season has changed.
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Post by whatagain on Sept 26, 2019 19:01:27 GMT
You mean you had chicons ? I love that. We had leftovers with leftovers. And a salad with tomatoes from the garden.
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Post by kerouac2 on Sept 26, 2019 19:38:48 GMT
Yes, but since I made to much, the other portion is now in the freezer. I have no idea how well it freezes.
Tonight I had another weird osso bucco curry, but it was delicious.
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 27, 2019 2:38:51 GMT
Leftover seashell macaroni with egg & broccoli stirred in to bring it back to life. Also a salad of apple, poblano pepper, tomato & onion.
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Post by lagatta on Sept 27, 2019 12:40:02 GMT
I'm having some leftover pennine for breakfast, mentioning it here because I didn't make it for breakfast, and usually have very little to eat in the morning. Want at least a bit of sustenance before attempting the march. Will not tell the vegans there was leftover chicken in the sauce...
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Post by kerouac2 on Sept 27, 2019 17:22:24 GMT
I had steamed rice with leftover oxtail and some pre-kimchi that is just starting to come alive.
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Post by rikita on Sept 27, 2019 17:23:24 GMT
some chili con soya (bought, not prepared by me), and a slice of sunflower seed bread with a fried egg and some cheese. a slice of crisp bread with something like dulce de leche (but bought in a russian store) and some chocolate for dessert.
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Post by lugg on Sept 29, 2019 16:32:28 GMT
Although Em and I live together it is rare that we actually eat the same meal/ at the same time; but tonight we are having a mother / daughter catch up night and are having steaks ( a very rare treat) - rib eye for me and fillet for her with spinach and cauliflower and Yorkshire puds and an onion gravy, followed by lemon meringue pie if we can manage it.
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 30, 2019 22:24:25 GMT
Well ~ that description put my newly acquired vegetarian sentiments to the test!
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Post by lagatta on Oct 1, 2019 21:43:22 GMT
I've been eating little meat, but a local shop had DUCK livers. grilled in pan with red onion, garlic, a bit of wine (rosé, actually, as that is what I had) and a splash of fish sauce.
By the way, my computer is having intermittent screw-ups, so I haven't been posting much.
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Post by kerouac2 on Oct 2, 2019 3:48:37 GMT
I had andouillette, a dish which strikes terror (or disgust) in the heart of just about anybody who isn't French.
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 2, 2019 5:18:04 GMT
I dunno. Almost anyone from the southern half of Louisiana would probably be happy to try it.
Hope your computer woes are short-lived, LaGatta. The duck livers do sound delicious.
Tonight I had a dish I made up as I went along. Earlier in the day I'd taken a liter container of cooked garbanzos out of the freezer. I sauteed some onion, garlic, & a little dried chile, then added about a pint of the drained garbanzos. Let all that cook while I chopped up a couple of plum tomatoes & three big-bite chunks of fresh pineapple. Threw that in along with @ a teaspoon of cumin seed & let it cook down. Towards the end I splashed in a little fish sauce & a small dribble of worcestershire. I served it with my new-found food sensation, popped amaranth, which I recently learned is a nutritional power house. It quickly absorbs the juices from whatever you serve it with & functions like any other cooked grain. Best of all, I can buy it already popped in the chile & seed store in my local market.
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Post by kerouac2 on Oct 2, 2019 5:59:00 GMT
Sounds interesting, but I can't imagine what it looked like.
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Post by bjd on Oct 2, 2019 6:52:03 GMT
I had andouillette, a dish which strikes terror (or disgust) in the heart of just about anybody who isn't French. I could probably qualify as French, or almost so, but still wouldn't eat andouillette.
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Post by lagatta on Oct 2, 2019 10:33:13 GMT
It doesn't strike terror, but I don't like it. I am interested in the amaranth, as I tried to cook it once and it just remained seeds.
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Post by kerouac2 on Oct 2, 2019 11:46:25 GMT
Glad to see everybody confirming what I wrote. I think it is genetic.
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 2, 2019 17:36:42 GMT
Sounds interesting, but I can't imagine what it looked like. Should have taken a picture. It pretty much just looks like garbanzos, but more attractive because of the color lent by the tomatoes. It would also be good as a side dish, hot or at room temperature. The amaranth quickly gets hidden in whatever it's served with. I am interested in the amaranth, as I tried to cook it once and it just remained seeds. I want to get some raw amaranth, just to experiment with it*. But the popped stuff is so easy. It's just a little strange to pour the plain white tiny beads onto a plate, even though they quickly incorporate themselves into whatever else is served with them. You probably wouldn't want to serve it as a side to company. *Hmmm. Your comment about it remaining seeds despite cooking prompted me to do a little googling. I found this: Amaranth can be confusing to cook, because the seeds stay crunchy while creating a gelatinous porridge around them. They never completely soften, so you end up with a smooth porridge that has a crunch in the center. Forget trying to cook amaranth seeds into a pilaf or fluffy separate grains like couscous. sourceThat quickly made me a lot happier about just sticking with the cheap & easily available popped product.
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Post by lugg on Oct 2, 2019 18:25:39 GMT
I had never heard of amaramth - interesting.
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 2, 2019 19:03:38 GMT
Lugg, you probably know it as cockscomb or celosia. Here is an overly yacky page on that, but with good pictures: gardenerspath.com/plants/annuals/celosia/I've known about it ever since I've lived here, but mostly in the form of a sweet -- alegrías -- made from the popped seeds. That's probably why those popped seeds are so readily available, since making alegrías is a common cottage industry here. More recently, as restaurant food becomes more experimental and trendy, the popped seeds are likely to turn up as garnish on salads or other foods. More information, including nutritional benefits and recipes: wholegrainscouncil.org/whole-grains-101/grain-month-calendar/amaranth-may-grain-month
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Post by lagatta on Oct 3, 2019 11:44:17 GMT
Yes, I knew they were extremely nutritious, which is why I tried them, but let's just politely allude to "digestive distress"... I've never seen the popped ones here, in natural food shops nor in Latin American ones, but will keep my eyes peeled... We have few actual Mexican shops - there is a Mexican casual restaurant at Jean-Talon Market that carries some foodstuff, but no more than the Central American ones do. There simply isn't much manual labour migration from Mexico to here; on the contrary they are well-educated and at least fluently trilingual. There were some Mexican farm labourers who stayed on, but they became skilled employees or partners in farms or other businesses in nearby rural areas (and more than a few married Québécoise girls, which led to rules restricting temporary visas to family men). Now almost all the migrant farm workers are from poorer countries in Central America. Those popped seeds might also work well in empanadas, tacos, stuffed pitas etc, along with other ingredients.
As we discuss this, I'm listening on the radio about US (Trumpian) restrictions on many popular food items from Europe, including cheeses, wines, olive oil...
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Post by mickthecactus on Oct 4, 2019 19:39:11 GMT
Grilled cod with fried garlic and chilli followed by caramelized pineapple. It was as delicious as it sounds.
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Post by kerouac2 on Oct 4, 2019 19:55:58 GMT
I had spinach and cheese vegetal patties with a cucumber salad. Took a photo which I should post in a couple of days. I was just happy that the vegetal patties were not full of soy meal as usual.
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 5, 2019 5:05:05 GMT
Went out for lunch and had an uninteresting fish dish. When I was time for supper I had to confront the fact that there is almost nothing to eat in my house except for pantry items and eggs. There was an apple which I peeled and chopped and threw into the "health pancakes" I made. These are pancakes made with stuff like ground oats and besan to replace most of the flour. Of course it had an egg in it and some curry powder. I put thinned-down honey on them & yogurt. Not too boring & fairly nutritious, plus the dogs like them so there are no leftovers.
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Post by lagatta on Oct 5, 2019 11:39:59 GMT
Besan is a very useful substance, eh? There is a South Indian restaurant here that does all sorts of interesting and nutritious crêpes with that and other nutritious flours. A pleasant change from the generic Anglo-North-Indian restaurants that are all too common, and often overly rich.
I just ate leftovers as I was cooking my duck, This morning I'm sorting it out. Meat, bones and duck fat. And the stock! Adding some vegetables, other than the onions that cooked with the duck. I'm tempted to put in a couple of chipotles. But not too spicy, as I'm adding cardamom, which is delicious - and expensive.
Bixa, that is a dog over cat advantage. I'm sure Livia and the little family would have eaten them in an alley, but now she eats very little besides "dental" cat food, meat and fish. She will eat an egg, but plain.
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Post by rikita on Oct 5, 2019 12:55:06 GMT
my brother wanted to invite me to a tamil restaurant as a thank you for helping him proof read his exam paper, but in the end we needed so much time, and got hungry, so instead we took a break and he prepared some omelette with cheese and mushroom, which we ate on bread with some green chili sauce ...
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