Iron Chef WAYCT - What Are You Cooking Today

[Giles]

Thomas,  It is my speciality,  I do about 20 different ones.  Come stay for a week and I'll teach you all you need to know….

[thomasnunnally]

I need to make that happen.  My mouth is watering thinking about it.

[Chris]

@thomasnunnally:

I need to learn how to make curry.

I was just thinking the same thing.

And Giles- I'll take you up on that visit/cooking lesson, eventually (if it's open to me, too).  Just have to wait for the kids to get a little older; we're not ready to subject a planeful of people to loud & unhappy children for 8+ hours.

[Giles]

We have 3 cellars…...

[Giles]

Oh, and a 50 foot well, if they get really noisy…..

[Chris]

My children, deep underground, surrounded by several inches of brick and stone?  Oh that sounds heavenly…
They're in the midst of nasty head colds- which they have, of course, passed on to Julie and me- so they're especially cranky right now.  Shutting them up in a cellar is a wonderful fantasy.

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[MastersOfDeath]

I would love that Tarka Dhal recipe G. I have a Pat Chapman version which is not bad….always best after it's cooled a bit and started to solidify.

[Giles]

Tarka
8oz red split lentil
4oz yellow split lentil
3 cloves garlic - crushed
1 inch ginger - bashed
2 pints water
Liberal application of turmeric
4 large (hotter the better) green chilis chopped

All bunged in pan and simmered until lentils soft

Dhal
8 dried red chilis
2 onions sliced
1 large tomato sliced
Loads of mustard seeds
Loads of Onion seeds
Fried until a pulp

Mix altogether, and enjoy

[Madame Buttonfly]

@Chris:

My children, deep underground, surrounded by several inches of brick and stone?  Oh that sounds heavenly…
They're in the midst of nasty head colds- which they have, of course, passed on to Julie and me- so they're especially cranky right now.  Shutting them up in a cellar is a wonderful fantasy.

Gotta shout out for the kids - Caroline is a lovely little girl, Benjamin (admittedly not met) a delightful and spirited boy - could be that Dad is the cranky one who gets locked in the cellar…

[Chris]

As long as we're not in the same room, so that I can have some quiet time to myself, sure.  I'll happily be the one that goes to the basement.:)

And lest anyone get the wrong idea, my children are generally quite sweet, loveable little people.  It's just when we're all sick that I (and Caroline) get really short tempered.

[Madame Buttonfly]

Ah, promise not to lock you in the basement (unless you want to be, maybe with large supply of Belgian beer!)

Hope you all feel better very soon - lots of love from Gosport to y’all 

[Chris]

Same to you, too, Paula!  By the way, my big blue bag showed up today.  Three days from Gosport to Houston; not bad.

[injunjack]

Spaghetti alla carbonara

[madmonday]

yum

[emceeQ]

Decided on making some ricotta today for the first time a while.  I always forget just how good that stuff is fresh.

Ricotta on thinly sliced zucchini with salt, pepper, and olive oil.

[injunjack]

Again Pasta time

Ham, Italian sausages and champion mushrooms in creamy tomato sauce. Some freshly fried Champions marinated in garlic oil.

pour the pasta sauce into the pan

add cream

Let simmer while spaghetti is cooking.

Voilá

andalso a glimse of our new walnutwood dining table

[Giles]

And last night's stir fry…..

[davito]

You are professional chefs, miam. "En guete" as we say in our dialect. Looks mmmmmh

[Jii]

Tonight's quick dinner. Roasted salmon, fresh green asparagus and lemon mayonnaise with zest.

Sometimes the simplest things are the best.