Seli Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Couscous with sweet pepper and dried fruits (dates, apricot, raisin, plum), served with some beef sausages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolverine Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Got cucumbers coming out of my ears from my garden and made a couple awesome recipes with them. 1) Cucumber-gin lemonade. 5 lemons hand squeezed, 1/2 cup of sugar, mix then add 4 cups of water and steep for an hour with 1 sliced cucumber. Add a .750ml of your favorite gin and serve over ice. Delicious, but dangerous. Went through WAY too much gin this weekend :) 2) Cut up a loaf of French bread, buttered and garlic salted the pieces before broiling for 10 minutes. Made a cream cheese with dill, Italian seasoning, and red pepper flakes all to taste, then topped each of the pieces with the cream cheese mixture, diced up roma tomatoes, and two slices of cucumber. It was so good we are having it again tonight. Yah, they are going crazy. Anymore useful recipes for cucumbers would be much appreciated. I have even been throwing them in my smoothies and the other night, when drunk, I forced myself to eat a whole one rather than grab junk food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigima Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 I have no useful recipes, but a slice or two to garnish a glass of water is really nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reek Havoc Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Tzatziki sauce? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wise Fool Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Can of corn. Can of peas. This. This is dinner for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aceluby Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Yah, they are going crazy. Anymore useful recipes for cucumbers would be much appreciated. I have even been throwing them in my smoothies and the other night, when drunk, I forced myself to eat a whole one rather than grab junk food. Yep! 1) Infuse some gin w/ a sliced cucumber and some zest of a lemon. Put a .500ml of gin in a glass container w/ 1-2 cucumbers and a slice of zest, put in the fridge and shake vigorously once a day for 4 days. Serve w/ soda water or ginger ale over ice. 2) Salsa - seeded & diced cucumber, pablanos or similar diced green peppers (2-3), a can of corn, 1-2 diced tomatoes, cilantro. Mix in a bowl and eat w/ chips. 3) Simple cucumber vinegar salad: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/adriennes-cucumber-salad/ 4) cucumber, tomato & cream cheese sandwiches - flavor up the cream cheese as you see fit (or buy it pre-seasoned) and optionally toast the bread 5) Asian spinach & cucumber salad (I added chicken and crunchy noodles too!) http://www.rachaelray.com/recipe.php?recipe_id=2469 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tears of Lys Posted August 12, 2014 Author Share Posted August 12, 2014 Can of corn. Can of peas. This. This is dinner for me. Sounds tasty, actually. Sometimes when my SO is out of town, I'll open a can of lima beans and a can of sweet corn and have me some succotash. Gourmet it is not, but it's quick and I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seli Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Yah, they are going crazy. Anymore useful recipes for cucumbers would be much appreciated. I have even been throwing them in my smoothies and the other night, when drunk, I forced myself to eat a whole one rather than grab junk food. While I've never made it myself. I believe one can add quite some cucumber in Gazpacho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
all swedes are racist Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Tonight I made Inigima's Brazilian mango stew. I tried it out last week while visiting with family, and I liked it so much I went for it again with the missus. It's fairly cheap, it's easy, it's healthy, and it's goddamn delicious.We had it with a nice steak, and ended up making little fajita type things. And Ini, good call. Sriracha really makes that shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigima Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 The Sriracha is just a nice finish. The recipe itself is great with or without. Glad you liked it RRL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolverine Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Jambalaya for tonight. Good way to use more fresh garden stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aceluby Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Tonight I made Inigima's Brazilian mango stew. I tried it out last week while visiting with family, and I liked it so much I went for it again with the missus. It's fairly cheap, it's easy, it's healthy, and it's goddamn delicious.We had it with a nice steak, and ended up making little fajita type things.And Ini, good call. Sriracha really makes that shit. Now I have to make this tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nox Irradiata Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Grilled salmon, with lemon and butter. Wrapped up in foil with some Kona Longboard poured over it. Turned out pretty good! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
north of the wall Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Home made chips, steak and salad. I have also made and frozen chirizo and rookwurst lentils. Baked banana cake and made my boys stawberry and chocolate layered jelly.Had a fun day keeping myself busy and not think about smoking with lots and lots of cooking. I'll probably do it all over again tomorrow. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigima Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Red beans and rice? Red beans and rice. http://i.imgur.com/P2TpVxa.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seli Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Even though it is still summer the weather pretends it is autumn. So a perfect day for mustard soup. Basically a roux based soup flavoured with mustard, served with bacon. Yum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nox Irradiata Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Grilled pork chops, cheesy scalloped potatoes, and green beans. One of my favorite comfort food meals. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howdyphillip Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Red beans and rice? Red beans and rice. http://i.imgur.com/P2TpVxa.jpg There is no cornbread in that pic Inigima... I think that it is technically illegal to serve red beans and rice down here in the south without it. (It looks delicious though) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigima Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Oh man that would have been a great accompaniment. Didn't even think about it. I have all the ingredients and everything too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lily Valley Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Nuts Ini! I'm sure you have leftovers, do the cornbread next time. Thanks to aceluby's advice on the cooking thread, we had fettuccine alfredo and the sauce was creamy and delicious. Sides were pork chops, green salad with a remoulade dressing and a chocolate carmel cake. It's my son's 18th birthday, so of course he went to bed before dinner was ready. Big night for him yesterday. Looks like we'll eat the cake for breakfast. The remoulade came out...ok. This is my third or fourth attempt and I haven't found a recipe I'm thrilled with yet. This one had too much mustard and horseradish. I love both, but I got a bit carried away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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