Trying to use the cookbooks - Page 6

bbro · 04-09-2011, 02:26 PM

Chicken BBQ:
Toppings:

Crust Pre-Bake:
Forgot a picture!

Crust Post-Bake

Pre-Bake:

Post-Bake:

Cut:

glatt · 04-11-2011, 08:08 AM

That pizza looks yummy.

I see that you bake the crust first and then put the toppings on. When I make pizza, I just put the toppings on the raw dough and bake it all at once.

Looks like yours would end up with a more crispy crust. Is that right?

Stormieweather · 04-11-2011, 11:08 AM

I make my own dough and put the toppings on the uncooked dough. Turns out great! How do you get the toppings cooked and not burn the already cooked crust?

bbro · 04-12-2011, 05:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

Looks like yours would end up with a more crispy crust. Is that right?

I suppose it might be more crispy - It was my first time making pizza dough from scratch. It actually might've been too crispy. When I went to cut the chicken one, it kind of crumbled a little bit.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stormieweather

I make my own dough and put the toppings on the uncooked dough. Turns out great! How do you get the toppings cooked and not burn the already cooked crust?

I think the key was to take it out when it was just browning, not completely brown. The cooking afterwards was only about 10 minutes, plus I kept checking to make sure it didn't burn.

Next time, I will probably try a different recipe. Especially since I have done it once now, it's not as intimidating.

skysidhe · 04-12-2011, 07:07 PM

I like the looks of the pizza crust bbro. Recipe? It looks nice and crispy.

wolf · 04-12-2011, 09:18 PM

One of my girlfriends is having a "cooking party."

This means that her son and her husband are out of town at a model train show and she doesn't spend time alone well.

So, she's inviting her two unemployed friends over to cook dinner.

Our other friend is recently laid off major chain bookstore manager. Who is a vegetarian and doesn't cook.

She "helped" me to cook when I was camping last year. This involved my pointing out ingredients and her measuring out amounts.

I expect that there will be wine involved, which should make it okay.

bbro · 04-13-2011, 06:23 PM

Wow, wolf - I would just skip the food and have a liquid diet that night! HA! Seriously, though, I do have a vegetarian cookbook if ideas are needed for what you are going to cook. There's a really good potato pizza at the beginning of this thread.

skyside - I posted the recipe before the pictures. It looks like it is on page 5. Let me know if you need any more details. I kind of skim-wrote the recipe

bbro · 08-12-2011, 07:10 PM

So - technically, this isn't from a cookbook - but it has a new recipe, so it counts, right?? I just want to show you my dinner, too

Cucumber recipe here - http://disgustinglygood.com/2010/07/...bers-and-dill/

limey · 08-14-2011, 11:08 AM

That looks fantastic, bbro!

bbro · 08-14-2011, 01:26 PM

Thanks limey! I have been a cooking fiend today. I made a quiche this morning, but I don't have any pictures of it. I bastardized a recipe I found on line. It was really good.

Then, for lunch, I did the same with a chinese recipe for beef and peppers. Instead, I used leftover beef, frozen cauliflower, and fresh broccoli. I only used the sauce from the recipe and it turned out really good. Only thing missing - some salt. I served it over orzo. And this one - I have a picture of!!

Urbane Guerrilla · 08-19-2011, 01:28 AM

Well, salt-it-yourself isn't the worst way to go, now is it?

bbro · 08-19-2011, 09:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla

Well, salt-it-yourself isn't the worst way to go, now is it?

Definitely! I think I am going to add this to my own personal cookbook of favorite things. I am actually eating the last of it today.

This weekend, I may have more. I want to make some candy and chicken a la king.

bbro · 08-22-2011, 08:22 PM

The chicken a la king will be later this week because I made these and now have to eat them all. They were ok. I added some sauce and they were great. For dinner tomorrow, I am going to top a couple with sauce and cheese and broil some. I think it will be much better. Maybe some crusty italian bread to go
http://www.foodmayhem.com/2009/08/st...ini-boats.html

Ingredients

Filling:

Baked:

bbro · 08-24-2011, 08:25 PM

New recipe! One I can actually check off my list since it didn't come from the internet. Obviously I didn't use the green pepper or mushrooms, but it still turned out fantastic. I added some onion powder and parsley, too. I cooked it a little longer at the end to make it thicker and I didn't use a double boiler. I think if you are careful, you don't need to worry about it. You can just use a pot.

Recipe:
2 tbsp butter
1/3 green pepper
1/4 lb fresh mushrooms, sliced
1 1/3 c evaporated milk
1 1/3c chicken broth
2 c cold diced chicken

Melt butter in top of a double boiler over direct heat; add green pepper and mushrooms and simmer for 5 minutes, covered. Lift out pepper and mushrooms. Blend flour into the fat. Add the milk, broth and seasonings and cook with constant stirring, still over direct heat, until sauce boils and thickens. Add chicken, green pepper and mushrooms; place over boiling water, cover, and cook until chicken is heated through.

Serving Size: 5 servings (I made it into 4)

Ingredients:

Cooking Sauce:

Plated - it's fuzzy, but I don't know how to fix it. Maybe it will look better in a smaller view.

monster · 08-24-2011, 08:28 PM

why no veggies?

04-11-2011, 11:08 AM	#3
Stormieweather Wearing her bitch boots Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Floriduh Posts: 1,181	I make my own dough and put the toppings on the uncooked dough. Turns out great! How do you get the toppings cooked and not burn the already cooked crust? __________________ "First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." - Mahatma Gandhi

04-12-2011, 09:18 PM	#6
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	One of my girlfriends is having a "cooking party." This means that her son and her husband are out of town at a model train show and she doesn't spend time alone well. So, she's inviting her two unemployed friends over to cook dinner. Our other friend is recently laid off major chain bookstore manager. Who is a vegetarian and doesn't cook. She "helped" me to cook when I was camping last year. This involved my pointing out ingredients and her measuring out amounts. I expect that there will be wine involved, which should make it okay. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

08-14-2011, 11:08 AM	#9
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	That looks fantastic, bbro! __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

08-19-2011, 01:28 AM	#11
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	Well, salt-it-yourself isn't the worst way to go, now is it? __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

08-22-2011, 08:22 PM	#13
bbro Insert witty comment here Join Date: May 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,182	The chicken a la king will be later this week because I made these and now have to eat them all. They were ok. I added some sauce and they were great. For dinner tomorrow, I am going to top a couple with sauce and cheese and broil some. I think it will be much better. Maybe some crusty italian bread to go http://www.foodmayhem.com/2009/08/st...ini-boats.html Ingredients Filling: Baked: Last edited by bbro; 08-22-2011 at 08:29 PM.

04-09-2011, 02:26 PM	#1
bbro Insert witty comment here Join Date: May 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,182	Chicken BBQ: Toppings: Crust Pre-Bake: Forgot a picture! Crust Post-Bake Pre-Bake: Post-Bake: Cut:

04-11-2011, 08:08 AM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	That pizza looks yummy. I see that you bake the crust first and then put the toppings on. When I make pizza, I just put the toppings on the raw dough and bake it all at once. Looks like yours would end up with a more crispy crust. Is that right?

04-12-2011, 07:07 PM	#5
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	I like the looks of the pizza crust bbro. Recipe? It looks nice and crispy.

04-13-2011, 06:23 PM	#7
bbro Insert witty comment here Join Date: May 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,182	Wow, wolf - I would just skip the food and have a liquid diet that night! HA! Seriously, though, I do have a vegetarian cookbook if ideas are needed for what you are going to cook. There's a really good potato pizza at the beginning of this thread. skyside - I posted the recipe before the pictures. It looks like it is on page 5. Let me know if you need any more details. I kind of skim-wrote the recipe

08-12-2011, 07:10 PM	#8
bbro Insert witty comment here Join Date: May 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,182	So - technically, this isn't from a cookbook - but it has a new recipe, so it counts, right?? I just want to show you my dinner, too Cucumber recipe here - http://disgustinglygood.com/2010/07/...bers-and-dill/

08-14-2011, 01:26 PM	#10
bbro Insert witty comment here Join Date: May 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,182	Thanks limey! I have been a cooking fiend today. I made a quiche this morning, but I don't have any pictures of it. I bastardized a recipe I found on line. It was really good. Then, for lunch, I did the same with a chinese recipe for beef and peppers. Instead, I used leftover beef, frozen cauliflower, and fresh broccoli. I only used the sauce from the recipe and it turned out really good. Only thing missing - some salt. I served it over orzo. And this one - I have a picture of!!

08-24-2011, 08:25 PM	#14
bbro Insert witty comment here Join Date: May 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,182	New recipe! One I can actually check off my list since it didn't come from the internet. Obviously I didn't use the green pepper or mushrooms, but it still turned out fantastic. I added some onion powder and parsley, too. I cooked it a little longer at the end to make it thicker and I didn't use a double boiler. I think if you are careful, you don't need to worry about it. You can just use a pot. Recipe: 2 tbsp butter 1/3 green pepper 1/4 lb fresh mushrooms, sliced 1 1/3 c evaporated milk 1 1/3c chicken broth 2 c cold diced chicken Melt butter in top of a double boiler over direct heat; add green pepper and mushrooms and simmer for 5 minutes, covered. Lift out pepper and mushrooms. Blend flour into the fat. Add the milk, broth and seasonings and cook with constant stirring, still over direct heat, until sauce boils and thickens. Add chicken, green pepper and mushrooms; place over boiling water, cover, and cook until chicken is heated through. Serving Size: 5 servings (I made it into 4) Ingredients: Cooking Sauce: Plated - it's fuzzy, but I don't know how to fix it. Maybe it will look better in a smaller view.

08-24-2011, 08:28 PM	#15
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	why no veggies? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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