What have you cooked during this pandemic?

[pablo2752 106]

I have been baking reduced-sugar desserts quite a few times with more or less successful results. Today I made chocolate chip cookies that are 30% less in calorie, and 37% less in digestible sugar! It tasted pretty nice. I wouldn't mind sharing recipe. 

[TBoneTX 44,613]

Given marital arguments during lockdown, did I cook my goose?  

[Thegirl 224]

Lots and lots of banana bread

[eirinlinn 105]

Lots of healthy recipes and stuff. I’m determined not to get fat during this quarantine and for my fiance to not have to meet me several sizes bigger the next time we’re in person lol

[Crtcl Rice Theory 2,432]

Tonight I am doing burgers Sous Vide.   About 90 minutes at 140f and then a quick sear on the grill.

 

https://www.seriouseats.com/2015/08/the-food-lab-complete-guide-to-sous-vide-burger.html

 

Tommorow is roast chicken with my classic trick of a whole lemon in the cavity.

 

[Xyrstine 224]

17 hours ago, eirinlinn said:

Lots of healthy recipes and stuff. I’m determined not to get fat during this quarantine and for my fiance to not have to meet me several sizes bigger the next time we’re in person lol

I need your motivation! I've been the opposite and have been stress eating. It also doesn't help when your own government is offering a scheme for 50% for those that dine out for half the week... despite wanting to tackle obesity.
 

I have been providing my husband with the EveryPlate meal service where he is cooking up his own meals. Makes me happy knowing that he is being fed with good food AND he is learning to cook better. Win-win. Let's see if he cooks for me though. 😂

[laylalex 7,282]

We have been working on perfecting pizzas together. My fiance came into this relationship as a man who literally could not make a sandwich.  His mother shooed him away from the kitchen (not that she's particularly able either), when he was single he lived on microwave ready meals and takeaways, and then in his first marriage his wife didn't let him lift a finger. I am a decent cook, and I have been determined to help him be a little more self-sufficient. So every week we make pizzas together from scratch.  I do a 48 hour rise on the dough, and when we assemble for baking, I make one and he makes the other. Mine are usually pretty circular or at least oblong -- his are... amoeba-shaped. But still delicious.

 

I've also been making a lot of ramen recently. Not like Top Ramen, but using interesting noodles, like jade pearl rice or Forbidden rice noodles, or soba. Here's one I made the other day -- jade pearl rice noodles, chicken broth, sliced cooked chicken breast, spinach, bok choy and a (very) soft boiled egg, topped with sliced spring onions, cracked black pepper and toasted panko crumbs. I squeezed a little lime in it. 

 

Also really nice with a little slug of sesame chili oil. The egg cooks further in the hot broth. So delicious.

[Crtcl Rice Theory 2,432]

1 hour ago, laylalex said:

We have been working on perfecting pizzas together. My fiance came into this relationship as a man who literally could not make a sandwich.  His mother shooed him away from the kitchen (not that she's particularly able either), when he was single he lived on microwave ready meals and takeaways, and then in his first marriage his wife didn't let him lift a finger. I am a decent cook, and I have been determined to help him be a little more self-sufficient. So every week we make pizzas together from scratch.  I do a 48 hour rise on the dough, and when we assemble for baking, I make one and he makes the other. Mine are usually pretty circular or at least oblong -- his are... amoeba-shaped. But still delicious.

 

I've also been making a lot of ramen recently. Not like Top Ramen, but using interesting noodles, like jade pearl rice or Forbidden rice noodles, or soba. Here's one I made the other day -- jade pearl rice noodles, chicken broth, sliced cooked chicken breast, spinach, bok choy and a (very) soft boiled egg, topped with sliced spring onions, cracked black pepper and toasted panko crumbs. I squeezed a little lime in it. 

 

Also really nice with a little slug of sesame chili oil. The egg cooks further in the hot broth. So delicious.

Looking good! 

Check out Ivan Ramen on chef's table Netflix : Jewish boy from Long Island  doesn't fit in until he travels to Tokyo, finds love and purpose in making scratch Ramen (Mills his own barley for the noodles) 

[Mary Lou 681]

12 hours ago, CanAm1980 said:

Tonight I am doing burgers Sous Vide.   About 90 minutes at 140f and then a quick sear on the grill.

 

https://www.seriouseats.com/2015/08/the-food-lab-complete-guide-to-sous-vide-burger.html

 

Tommorow is roast chicken with my classic trick of a whole lemon in the cavity.

 

I have put a lemon in the cavity of the chicken also! So moist and delicious! I have also added along with the lemon, a quartered onions and cloves of garlic

[laylalex 7,282]

57 minutes ago, Mary Lou said:

I have put a lemon in the cavity of the chicken also! So moist and delicious! I have also added along with the lemon, a quartered onions and cloves of garlic

I do this too, but I also smear the inside of the cavity with a butter-tarragon combination along with the lemon. It''s a recipe my former mother-in-law had me perfect in her quest to make me worthy of her son -- I failed that test but I did learn how to roast the chicken!   This was the recipe: https://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/type-of-dish/sunday-roast/fast-roast-chicken-with-lemon-and-tarragon

 

Edited August 16, 2020 by laylalex

[Crtcl Rice Theory 2,432]

1 hour ago, laylalex said:

I do this too, but I also smear the inside of the cavity with a butter-tarragon combination along with the lemon. It''s a recipe my former mother-in-law had me perfect in her quest to make me worthy of her son -- I failed that test but I did learn how to roast the chicken!   This was the recipe: https://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/type-of-dish/sunday-roast/fast-roast-chicken-with-lemon-and-tarragon

 

Exes are a dime a dozen, being able to roast a chicken, that is a gift.

[Crtcl Rice Theory 2,432]

2 hours ago, Mary Lou said:

I have put a lemon in the cavity of the chicken also! So moist and delicious! I have also added along with the lemon, a quartered onions and cloves of garlic

I puncture the lemon and microwave it for 90 seconds. I have added rosemary, garlic is something next. I have the chicken uncovered in the fridge overnight to dry the skin out, that and olive oil really help deliver crispy skin.

[pablo2752 106]

Yesterday I made donuts with tangzhong - it defintely gives extra fluffy texutre! 

[Mary Lou 681]

16 hours ago, CanAm1980 said:

I puncture the lemon and microwave it for 90 seconds. I have added rosemary, garlic is something next. I have the chicken uncovered in the fridge overnight to dry the skin out, that and olive oil really help deliver crispy skin.

Rosemary sounds lovely too! Never have done the drying out of the skin, but use olive oil also

[Mary Lou 681]

18 hours ago, laylalex said:

I do this too, but I also smear the inside of the cavity with a butter-tarragon combination along with the lemon. It''s a recipe my former mother-in-law had me perfect in her quest to make me worthy of her son -- I failed that test but I did learn how to roast the chicken!   This was the recipe: https://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/type-of-dish/sunday-roast/fast-roast-chicken-with-lemon-and-tarragon

 

Thank you for sharing the recipe. I use Sazon seasoning for the skin. But I definitely will try it this way!!