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[bitWISE]

I know some of you guys like to cook, as I still to this day love making the chili recipe I got from Rook a few years back. Lets hear your favorite from-scratch or nearly-from-scratch recipes. I'm looking for something new that is good and fun to make for a date night.

I'll start off with rook's chili:

2 lbs ground beef
1 beer - preferably a strong one - only put half in the chili, drink the other half
3 cans red kidney beans
4 jalapenos, sliced to about 1/4 to 3/8 inches thick
2 cans tomato sauce
1 can diced tomatoes
2 tbsp crushed red pepper
2 tbsp cumin
1 chopped white onion
1 packet generic chili powder
2 cloves crushed garlic (heat in microwave 10 seconds before peeling, much easier)
2 tsp fresh ground black pepper

I'm a lightweight myself so I cut back the crushed red pepper tsp instead of tbsp, and use green bell peppers instead of jalapenos.

And some great salsa I found with google:

1 28 oz. can diced fancy tomatoes, petite (open can and empty out as much water/juice as possible)
4 Tbs bottled HOT jalapenos, finely minced
1 Tbs pickle juice from jalapeno jar
1 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp Kosher salt
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
2 Tbs fresh cilantro, finely minced
1/4 cup red onion, finely minced
2-3 dried chili peppers, finely minced

Run it all through a blender for a bit. Its even better after it sits in the fridge the first night.

[Captain]

My girlfriend loves my Bigkok noodle soup:

Prepare the steamed noodles (none of that instant noodle bullshit for fags)

Boil water separately, then add the noodles and the following ingredients:

Paprika
Onion flakes
Oregano
Teriyaki sauce
Ground peppers
Cayenne pepper hot sauce
Green peppers and veggies optional

Cheap, healthy, and easy to make.

[seremtan]

* 500g ground lean Irish beef
* approximately one metric fuckload of chopped button mushrooms (time to dust off that slapchop)
* jar of sliced jalapenos
* tin of chopped tomatoes
* tin of kidney beans (rinsed in a colander to remove the brown sludge they come in)
* 1 tbspn olive oil
* garlic (chopped or paste, makes no diff)
* as much cayenne chilli pepper as you can handle, which in my case is a lot because i'm nails
* basil leaves (optional, as depending on how much chilli pepper you add, the taste might be drowned out)

brown the ground beef in the olive oil in the largest fry pan you have, along with the chilli pepper and garlic. toss in the tomatoes and stir. then toss in the rest and leave that shit to simmer until the tomato water has evaporated

consume with rice, pasta, tortellini or wrapped in tortillas. should last all week

yeah, it's simple, but fuck u...

[HM-PuFFNSTuFF]

a mango

[EtUL]

salt or sugar?

[andyman]

My favorite brownies, easy to make and doesn't use flour. I bake mine an a throwaway aluminum pan, seems to work best that way. going to make some right now

16 oz of walnuts
1 egg
1 cup honey
1/2 cup baking cocoa
1 tbs pure vanilla extract
1 tsp baking soda
2 ozchocolate chopped
1 – 2 tbs coconut oil

Directions:

Preheat oven to 325. Grease a 8 x 8 baking dish with coconut oil.
Pulse walnuts in food processor until smooth and creamy.
In a large bowl, beat an egg. Add in the nut butter and vanilla and honey and stir to combine.
Add in cocoa powder and baking soda. Stir in chopped chocolate.
Pour batter into greased baking dish.
Bake at 325 for 30-35 minutes. It will puff up in oven and settle when it cools. To check doneness, insert a toothpick or knife in the center. It should come out clean.
Cool for 15 minutes and then cut and eat.

[andyman]

Another favorite which is stupid easy is to grill a thick steak at ~ 400 degrees for a few minutes each side, then put it on a baking pan and bake it at ~430 degrees for 15 -20 minutes. Makes it perfect. salt and pepper if you like

[Ryoki]

I don't know what the fuck it's called, but it's Italian, you make it in under 2 minutes and it's godly:

Grab:
* 2 or 3 tomatoes
* fresh basil leaves, alternatively fresh coriander leaves. Or whatever other kind of herb, i think it all works as long as it's strong tasting, not too bitter and most importantly, fresh. Dried stuff won't do at all.
* the best mozzarella you can get your hands on. It's important not to be greedy here, every 50 cents you spend more on this will reward itself with extra yummy taste. The cheap stuff is very bland and should be avoided.

Cut tomatoes into thick slices. Put a bit of mozzarella on each slice. Add a little salt and pepper for taste. Put a few leaves of whatever herb you chose on top. Spread slices out on plate for visual pleasure, which is enormously important. Eat.

Makes a good starter or just for snackery.

[phantasmagoria]

i had a toasted ciabatta with roast vegetables (aubergine, pepper, tomato, courgette) and goats cheese marinated with some onion chutney for my tea. Shit was cash. Protip: butter ciabatta with olive oil

[mrd]

A simple but good breakfast... (if you're hungry as fuck)

Take a bunch of vegetables and cut them up coarsely. I usually use tomatoes, onions, peppers, cucumbers, zucchini. Fry them up with a good quality no-stick pan (this part is important for later) in some butter/oil for a bit, add salt & pepper to taste, then sprinkle a shit load of shredded cheese on top. Crack four or five eggs over top of the whole thing but don't mix anything up. Put a lid on it and let the entire thing cook as a single entity. Make some toast while you wait, then slide the entire thing onto a large plate. Dip the toast in the egg yolks, then chow down on a plate of cheesy, eggy veges to finish up Really filling and fuckin' tasty!

[seremtan]

cous cous (add tbspn of sunflower oil - NOT olive oil - and a pinch of salt), with added spring onions, red peppers, mushooms (all chopped) and bacon (grilled then cut into small strips)

shit is ultracash. i'm eating it right now, in fact

[Scourge]

2 16 oz. cans tomato sauce (or 1 can and a couple fresh tomatos)
15 or so jalapenos
15 or so serranos
5 or 6 habaneros
3or 4 decent size garlic cloves
a couple of green onions chopped
salt
a bit of lemon juice
Lately I've been adding a bit of powdered cayenne pepper and basil.

Put 1 can of tomato sauce(also tomatos if used), all the peppers, and garlic in a blender. Blend until fairly pulped. Pour into medium sized pot with rest of tomato sauce, about 8 oz, water, salt, chopped green onion, lemon juice, and other spices. Simmer for about 15 min. Let cool and eat or put in a jar. Should make around half a gallon.

Guaranteed to get the nostrils and eyes running. Should get hotter after a couple days in the frig. Sometimes I use more peppers. I usually play with the recipe by adding salt and peppers until I'm satisfied it'll peel paint.

[mjrpes]

I don't know what the fuck it's called, but it's Italian, you make it in under 2 minutes and it's godly:

Grab:
* 2 or 3 tomatoes
* fresh basil leaves, alternatively fresh coriander leaves. Or whatever other kind of herb, i think it all works as long as it's strong tasting, not too bitter and most importantly, fresh. Dried stuff won't do at all.
* the best mozzarella you can get your hands on. It's important not to be greedy here, every 50 cents you spend more on this will reward itself with extra yummy taste. The cheap stuff is very bland and should be avoided.

Cut tomatoes into thick slices. Put a bit of mozzarella on each slice. Add a little salt and pepper for taste. Put a few leaves of whatever herb you chose on top. Spread slices out on plate for visual pleasure, which is enormously important. Eat.

Makes a good starter or just for snackery.

I do something exactly as described, but with a dash of vinaigrette on top. Makes a good side. Quality of tomatoes matters too.

[EtUL]

I haven't met many who dislike tomatoes and mozzarella, good recommendations.

I tend to use spice mixes from a local shop and simple sides, but I'll find a decent recipe to post up.

Also, to add onto the "microwave garlic to make it easier to peel" tip, you can crush the cloves a bit with a flat knife or a hand, and it does the same kind of thing.

I love garlic and onions.

[Tsakali]

Not really a recipe but a method I use:

when I make pizza, I don't throw everything on there at once and toss it in the oven. Some things are either pan seared first, and the rest of the toppings get put on the pizza at their own predetermined time. Gives you a pizza with all toppings cooked to perfection. Jealous?

[Captain]

I always bake the dough first and then bake it once more with all the toppings and I'll bet your butthole mine tastes better.

The pizza that is, not my butthole.

[Captain]

All this talk of food and buttholes made me hungry.

[EtUL]

Please elaborate on the pizza tips. I attempted my first scratch pizza a bit ago. No shit, my own dough, sauce, fresh cheese and toppings. It was good, but ended up cooked at the top, crisped at the ends, but still a bit under done in the middle. This was with a medium crust.

I'd love to make a gread home made pizza, post them up!

[Captain]

Your dough was too thick.

Like I said, bake the dough first, because it takes longer than the cheese and ingredients.

[EtUL]

be pacific

"I always bake the dough first" doesn't help me

pretend you're writing a recipe for shitty car mods

To clarify too, the bottom of the pizza was crisped in the middle, but the cheese and toppings in the middle 2 inch radius was not a done as I'd like.

[Tsakali]

cook in lower temperature. failing that, toss your oven in the garbage

[bitWISE]

I made a breakfast pizza a few months back that turned out really good. I just pulled it all out of my head but apparently they have recipes for it too.

I took two of those biscuit tubes and mashed them into the best chicago style crust I could. Baked it for a while and while that was going I fried up some bacon and scrambled eggs. Then I took two frozen bob evans sausage gravy trays and microwaved them. Used the sausage gravy as sauce, then layered on the egges, then diced up the bacon and put it on, then covered it all in some cheese. Put it back in the oven for a while. You cold almost eat it by the slice like normal pizza.

[menkent]

I don't know what the fuck it's called, but it's Italian, you make it in under 2 minutes and it's godly:

Grab:
* 2 or 3 tomatoes
* fresh basil leaves, alternatively fresh coriander leaves. Or whatever other kind of herb, i think it all works as long as it's strong tasting, not too bitter and most importantly, fresh. Dried stuff won't do at all.
* the best mozzarella you can get your hands on. It's important not to be greedy here, every 50 cents you spend more on this will reward itself with extra yummy taste. The cheap stuff is very bland and should be avoided.

Cut tomatoes into thick slices. Put a bit of mozzarella on each slice. Add a little salt and pepper for taste. Put a few leaves of whatever herb you chose on top. Spread slices out on plate for visual pleasure, which is enormously important. Eat.

Makes a good starter or just for snackery.

caprese salad (insalata caprese), afaik. i've always seen it with a little balsamic vinegar over the top.

[obsidian]

Giant veggie omelette:



I cook without measuring so I might be a little off on the numbers.

• 3-4 eggs
• Splash of milk (keeps eggy bits soft, but too much and it won't hold structure)
• 1 small onion (cubed)
• 1 green onion (chopped fine)
• cubes of veggies - sweet bell peppers, celery, zucchini, etc.
• cheese cut in cubes
• salt and pepper to taste

Beat eggs with milk. Heat pan on high with oil, stir fry veggies in order of whatever takes longest to cook (onions, celery, zucchini, peppers). Dump in eggs. There should be enough egg to just cover all the other ingredients. Top with cheese. Turn heat down to medium and cover with lid. Cook until you hear it sizzle and check to make sure it's solidified. Pop a plate over the omelette and flip the pan onto the plate.

The tricky bits to cooking the perfect omelette are the amount of milk to egg, the temperature and duration the omelette cooks at, and making sure you use a well oiled non-sticking pan. Screwing this up and you'll end up with a too soft or too hard omelette, will take some experimenting on your part to get it right.

[Tsakali]

holy shit that's alot of egg. I don't think i could finish that