i've got some frozen salmon fillets, never made any myself before. what do you recommend I put on them/best way to prepare?
pic related, it's what i've got here, instructions say oven at 145 F
>>7315436
oven at 145 F
145 is overcooked in reality. 140 is fine. 145 causes the whatever to release and dries it up real quick. 140 keeps it nice and moist.
>>7315436
Oven like other anons said, though if you're challenged in the kitchen, the George Forman grill cooks fish pretty well
Any Steak 'n Shake fans here?
>>7315300
Remember when they used to have mini fries?
>image.jpg
It's decent food, can't beat a burger and fries for $4
hey /ck/, im new at cooking and am looking to try making eggplant parm.
the thing is my friend gave me a big bag of frozen eggplant thats been cut into smaller pieces, not slices. all the recipes i find are for eggplant slices.
do you guys have any idea how i would go about making it with the eggplant i have? do i have to bread them first? should i thaw it before cooking it? some of the recipes say to layer the eggplant, how would i do that with bite sized pieces?
i know some of these questions are probably dumb, but any advice would be appreciated.
If the eggplant is in small pieces, why not make an eggplant parm casserole instead? It will taste the same, it just won't have the same shape or consistency.
>>7315338
Thanks for the suggestion, I didnt know eggplant parm casserole was a thing lol. I looked up a few recipes I think I'll try that tomorrow. Thanks again.
I bought some pasata today, tried it on toast with some garlic and cheese on top
it was absolutely disgusting
what should I use pasata for?
pic unrelated
>>7314685
>pic unrelated
not entirelly.
>>7314685
This is fuckin bullshit. OJ was not found innocent. He was just not proven guilty guilty.
Fuckin schmohawk...
>>7314685
great thread
Alright /ck/, let's try to make a curry. Some sort of jalfrezi thing maybe, wish me luck.
This is mostly cumin and coriander, along with a bit of cinnamon, pepper, mustard seed and celery seed.
>that pan
Clockwise from the top:
toasted spices
garam masala
turmeric
salt and failed attempt to grind chilli flakes
fresh chillies instead
ginger
garlic
>>7314100
The burnt on residue adds flavour.
BUTTER
Sup /ck/.
I bought this beef tenderloin and I just finished feeling it up here at home.
Some pieces of the fat were solid and I could snap them in pieces.
What's up with that?
>>7314002
It's fat.
It's normal.
>>7314004
Really? Because it's the first time I've encountered this.
>>7314019
you haven't cooked a lot
what do you want us to say?
HEY TONY
[spoiler]cereal thread? What's your favorite cereal?[/spoiler]
As a kid, Trix pre-nerf.
As a manchild, captain crunch with crunch berries.
I still buy a box of these a few times every year. I'm 45yo.
DON'T TALK SHIT ABOUT TOTAL
How's that diet going, /ck/? What's the best way or method to eating less while feeling satisfied?
Before you shoo me away to /fit/, this is not about gains or health. In the spirit of pic related, how does one go about "enjoying" food without eating 10 servings of it every time you sit down?
Eat slowly. Drink a lot of water. Don't gulp it down, just have it on hand always and continuously drink it throughout the day. Pause between bites to drink more water. You might be surprised by how little you actually drink while eating a meal, but maybe that's just me because I realized a while back that I tended to focus on eating everything and then just took a few sips. Eating slower and staying hydrated are two of the most effective things I know.
>>7312944
I had to come to grips with this one when I hit middle age and becoming a fatshit happened to me slowly over several years. Breaking my patterns of enjoying food were impossible so I needed to find something other than eating myself to death or becoming a monk.
I did start exercising on a regular basis, but that was just to keep things moving along (and it sucked at first). Exercise won't help you burn off a rich diet unless you labor like fuck for hours a day.
To me counting calories was unsatisfying and drained the joy from life. So instead I identified the most calorie rich foods I likes and made them once in a while foods. This included fried foods, meat and dairy. Left with beans, olive/peanut oil, vegetables and grains (in moderation, because you can be a fatshit eating mostly grains) I figured out what the fuck I would eat on a day to day basis.
It turned out to be mostly Asian (especially south) and Mediterranean dishes that leaned vegan friendly most of the time. Then whatever I felt I was missing once or twice a week to round things out. I dropped 60lbs, got off cholesterol meds and have stayed this way for nearly five years. Did have to re-learn how to cook, but that only took half a year or so.
Filling up on well seasoned/spiced dishes loaded with vegetable fiber makes it hard to miss food loaded with meat/butter/cheese very often.
I've replaced solid breakfast with an 80 calorie miso soup, normal lunch and veg+small amount of chicken/beef Monday to Friday. Normal weekend. Losing a kilo per week without giving up alcohol.
Hey co/ck/s what do you guys drink while shitposting?
pic related
>>7311498
>invert before opening
So you open it upside down and it pours out?
>>7311498
>invert before opening
>Australian
Semen obviously
I really didn't want to start my own thread, but I didn't see any other "Dinner, /ck/?" threads. So anyway,
What are you having for dinner?
I made okonomiyaki, because it's easy and uses ingredients I usually have.
(Inb4 weeb, it's hard to live in NorCal and NOT eat lots of asian and weeb food.)
Stupid weeb.
>>7309372
>it's hard to live in NorCal and NOT eat lots of asian and weeb food
especially if you are a low down dirty fucking weeb
>>7309372
My wife's son loves weeb food
>food or snack that has been in the pantry forever
>mom: "I NEEDED THAT"
yeah right
>>7308629
Or when you're not allowed to eat something and then they let it spoil
I fucking hate people
>>7308656
moms are fucking stupid but I finally have my driver's license and a job so I can buy snacks whenever I want
>visit mom
>get a bit hungry
>"can I eat on of your bananas?"
>"sorry i'm using those for banana bread soon"
>a week passes
>"hey mom how was that banana bread?"
>"i didn't make any banana bread...?"
>bananas still on the counter
>bananas clearly beyond eating
À good lunch.
>>7315512
the only person i ever saw eat those was in elementary school and he didn't speak english. do they just taste like watery hot dogs?
replace twinkies with pickled veg and it would be okay i guess.
>no delicious spam
obviously a troll
>>7315512
what are thoseee
I'm planning a clambake for the end of the term. Has anyone here done one before?
I've done frogmore stew several times before. It's really good for large crowds, I'd skip out on potatoes if the recipe you plan on using calls for them. The corn is normally enough for a non-seafood side.
>>7315427
Thanks. We're planning to do a boil instead if we can't get a fishmonger to spare enough seaweed for us.
>>7315419
mark bittman has a good guide. Don't boil it no matter what. Ruin good seafood.
Soup /ck/,
Just moved in to a studio apartment. I'll be living on my own for the first time in my life and was trying to think of some simple, low maintenance meals I can cook up at home.
I've got rice, beans, and eggs at the moment (literally just moved yesterday).
What are some other essentials that I'm missing?
Any particular spices you would recommend?
Cook the rice, beans, and eggs, mix in a bowl, season with salt and pepper
>>7315439
Any suggestions as to some other food I could pick up and cook with?
Anyone else here too stupid for cooking?
I can't remember fucking SHIT about all the different terms and techniques used in cooking. It makes it impossible to cook. I have to keep my laptop open with a glossary of terms whenever I read a recipe and I get distracted.
How am I supposed to remember all this stuff?
I'm too fucking dumb
>>7315359
Pic related, I can't remember this shit. I'm sure there are other terms I can't remember too.
>>7315361
...how do you not understand these terms? you can't even infer what they mean through context clues?
My only problem with cooking is that I haven't quite mastered measuring with my eyes. I fucked up some boxed sides by adding too much water. Used drinking cups to measure liquid. Feels bad man.
