#homecooking

What was on the #vegan plate tonight?

Tricolore Pasta topped with Hälsans Kök 'Plant based filet pieces' and vegetables in homemade BBQ sauce.

**: j@fabrica:~/src;** @josephholsten@mstdn.social · 1d *

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Why yes, I did make almost exactly the same thing for lunch today. Asha noodles, broccoli parboiled in the noodle water, crispy egg, scallions and some gochujang mayo they had at the awesomest food pantry up in Skagit county. Super spicy since the monsters just had PB&J for lunch today.

Bowl of noodles as described in main post.

**Veganhead** @veganhead@vivaldi.net · 1d

What was on the #vegan plate tonight?

Seaweed, Tofu, Miso and Vegetable soup.
Served w/ Finnish rye bread & hummus.

hastingsmothman @hastingsmothman@mastodon.green

**hastingsmothman** @hastingsmothman@mastodon.green · 2d *

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One thing I like as much as mothing is trying to recreate #takeaway as #fakeaway. We love Nepalese food and so, for #Vegan Wednesday (is that a thing?) I had a bash at some ghee-free Nepalese *style* dishes that we often order.

Made 4 #dinner dishes:

Split pea dal tadka, farsi takari (a kind of butternut squash stew), aloo methi potatoes and, of course, my easy peasy naan bread. Enough leftover to enjoy it all again tomorrow!

overhead shot of a plate with three bowls of food in a triangular arrangement and a naan bread balancing on top. The bowl to the right is slightly larger and contains a turmeric earthy orange split pea dal. Bottom left is a small bowl with diced potato, fenugreek and cumin seeds and top left is another orange butternut squash stew with some peas.

#food #foodporn #curry

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**: j@fabrica:~/src;** @josephholsten@mstdn.social · 2d

Finally, a crispy fried egg, some scallions and we’re done.

Guess who ran out of pans? Bring the oil to shimmering, nearly smoking. Try to avoid the PFTE’s fluoropolymer fever. And maybe try not to break the yolk when cracking the egg into the oil.

Immediately take the egg off the heat, anything but a crepe pan should have residual heat to get a good crisp on one side.

Top those noodles to show off the variety of textures and colors. Make sure you slice the scallions on a bias so people think they’re fancy.

And a perfect bite with some of everything.

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**: j@fabrica:~/src;** @josephholsten@mstdn.social · 2d

Nearly there, lots of tossing.

Add brown sugar and sugar to the buttered carrots. Now is a great time to discover your children have not really internalized the concept of “to taste”. That or de gustibus non est disputandum.

After you toss the noodles into the sauce, make sure to toss the noodles in the sauce. And lament English prepositions.

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**: j@fabrica:~/src;** @josephholsten@mstdn.social · 2d

Making the sauce is pretty similar to making the sauce for kraft macaroni dinner. Just mix seasoning and fat, then stir in liquid and reduce.

Stirring over medium heat to coat the seasoning in melted butter.

A generous splash of water, just enough to hydrate the bullion powder and salts so they can emulsify into the fat.

Bring up to high to encourage hydration and then reduce. Close your eyes and imagine you’re making a pan sauce where you add stock to drippings and fond.

Once you’re reduced to the point you’re worried about the emulsion breaking, take off heat.

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**: j@fabrica:~/src;** @josephholsten@mstdn.social · 2d

Once the noodles and carrots are parcooked, we’ve got to dress them. For the carrots we just need enough butter to coat, but the noodle pot needs enough to mix with seasoning and enough water to create a sauce.

Cold rinse of noodles after a 2 minute boil, stopping the cooking while remaining elements come together.

With noodles draining, melt a knob of fat, but don’t go too far, we’re not really going for browned butter.

While fat melts, drain the water from the carrots, add some fat to them as well. Just enough we can toss to coat.

Once fat is fully melted, toss in the seasoning packets from the ramen. Note those long cylindrical crystals: that’s MSG! Now would be a great time to toss in aromatics like garlic, onion, ginger.

**: j@fabrica:~/src;** @josephholsten@mstdn.social · 2d

Tonight we’re having gussied up top ramen with garlic honey carrots and poached eggs. My monsters are helping with food prep, so I’m feeling lucky there’s no blood in these sliced carrots tonight. Definite improvement in technique though: peeling required no correction and we’re starting to use the left knuckle to guide slices! Just starting with water in pots, carrots steaming and noodle water getting to temp.

“Steaming” the carrots in a bit too much water, a bowl of instant ramen packages split lengthways so noodles aren’t full length, water pot over a hob burner in background.

wendinoakland @wendinoakland@beige.party

**wendinoakland** @wendinoakland@beige.party · 2d *

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Grinding up a mixture of “bin bhuna hua garam masala” - my kitchen smells fantastic! Tonight’s dinner is saag paneer. @amiserabilist you might even approve. Recipes from Raghavan Iver’s 660 curries. #spices #HomeCooking #curry #masala #yum

**Veganhead** @veganhead@vivaldi.net · 2d

What was on the #vegan plate tonight?

When you start prepping a curry but chopping up so much veg that it develops into two different curries...

(L) Cauliflower, Sweet Potato & Red Lentil Hot Madras;
(R) Cauliflower, Sweet Potato & Chickpea Thai Green Curry; Jasmine Rice w/ toasted sesame seeds & crispy fried onions.

Karen Conlin @GramrgednAngel@beige.party

**Karen Conlin** @GramrgednAngel@beige.party · 2d

https://www.culinaryhill.com/loose-meat-sandwich-maid-rite-copycat/

I suddenly want a Maid-Rite (aka loose meat sandwich). NOT the same as a sloppy Joe!

Culinary Hill · May 14, 2021Loose Meat Sandwich (Maid-Rite Copycat)Inspired by Iowa Maid-Rites, my Loose Meat Sandwiches are a copycat of a diner classic. The easy ground beef recipe cooks in just 10 minutes!

Chaplin Tokyo _Hello, world!_ @ChaplinTokyo@vivaldi.net

**Chaplin Tokyo _Hello, world!_** @ChaplinTokyo@vivaldi.net · 3d

A bowl of left-over cabbage and bacon soup with a plate of pork ginger and some brown rice for supper tonight.

Quick and tasty! #japanesefood #HomeCooking #ビバ丼

A plate featuring sautéed pork slices, shredded lettuce, cherry tomatoes, and diced fruit. Accompanied by a bowl of cabbage soup with chunks of meat and a small bowl of brown rice. The setting has a wooden table surface.

**Veganhead** @veganhead@vivaldi.net · 3d

What was on the #vegan plate tonight?

Pizza with homemade B-B-Q sauce w/ shredded jackfruit, and vegetables.